Here Are World's Top Five Weird, Funny and Hot News of April 02, 2013
Top 5-Teachers turn themselves in for cheating (bonuses)
ATLANTA, April 2 (UPI) -- Atlanta educators began turning themselves in Tuesday to face allegations they changed students' test scores to earn bonuses, jail records showed. Former Atlanta school Superintendent Beverly Hall and 34 district educators were
indicted Friday on 65 counts of racketeering. The grand jury alleged Hall led a corrupt organization that gamed the system to earn bonuses by fraudulently raising students test scores. Hall earned more than $500,000 in performance bonuses as school superintendent, The New York Times reported. The educators had until 11 a.m. Tuesday to surrender to authorities, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Tameka Goodson, a school improvement specialist at Kennedy Middle School, surrendered at 12:30 a.m. at Fulton County Jail. She was booked on $200,000 bond and was charged with racketeering, and making false statements and writings, jail records indicate. Donald Bullock, a testing coordinator at Usher-Collier Heights Elementary School, turned himself in just before 6 a.m., accompanied by his attorney. He was charged with racketeering and three counts of false statements and writings, the newspaper reported.
At around 7 a.m., Theresia Copeland, former Benteen Elementary testing coordinator, turned herself in, WSB-TV, Atlanta, reported. She was charged with violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act, theft by taking, and two counts of false statements and writings. At least two other former teachers attempted to turn themselves in Monday, though a spokeswoman for Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard said defendants must surrender "on Tuesday," not before. Investigators said nearly 180 educators, including more than three dozen principals, took part in the cheating on state curriculum tests that came to light in 2011, the Journal-Constitution reported. "If a school achieved 70 percent of more of its targets, all employees at the school received a bonus," the indictment said. "Additionally, if certain system-wide targets were achieved, Beverly Hall herself received a substantial bonus." Hall's bail was set at $7.5 million, the newspaper said
Top 4-Lucky girl narrowly dodges train after retrieving phone
Some people are way too attached to their phones. A video making the rounds online shows a woman trapped on the tracks below a commuter rail platform in Brazil escape within an inch of her life from an oncoming train. The video shows two men pull the woman to safety less than a second before the train speeds by at the Corinthians-Itaquera station in Sao Paulo. The YouTube video description said the woman fell onto the track and almost died. But according to local news station R7, bystanders said she jumped onto the tracks to retrieve her dropped cellphone, but couldn't climb back out.
Top 3-Bacon-flavoured condoms coming
TORONTO -- Think the bacon craze is over? Think again. A Seattle-based company launched bacon condoms and bacon sunscreen this week, proving bacon isn't a trend but rather a fact of life. "Each year 5 billion condoms are sold worldwide, 450 million in the U.S. alone, and exactly zero look, taste or feel like bacon - until now," bacontrepreneurs Justin Esch and Dave Lefkow said in a press release. The pair are behind Bacon Salt seasoning and have created Baconnaise, MMMvelopes and the less-appetizing-sounding Bacon Lip Balm. The sunscreen boasts SPF 30 to protect skins from UV rays. "Science has shown us that 10 out of 10 people prefer the smell of bacon to coconut, which makes this the most anticipated new product of the summer," the tongue-in-cheek release states.A 118 mL bottle will set you back about $10, and is available for pre-order at baconsunscreen.com. Orders are expected to ship out in June. The three-pack of condoms - touted as "the new standard of animal-protein-themed prophylactics" - is also about $10 and is already on back order at baconcondoms.com.
Top 2-A Worker Busted For Calling 911 with Phony Robbery Report
In one of the day’s dumbest April Fool’s Day pranks, a Waffle House worker allegedly called 911 to falsely report that the eatery had just been robbed. According to police, Susan Alexandria Tinker, 20, called around 6 AM to claim that the Hampton, Virginia eatery had been robbed. However, after officers arrived at the purported crime scene, they came to a different conclusion. “Responding officers investigated the incident and determined that the complaint was a fabrication in celebration of ‘April Fool’s Day,'” investigators noted in a media release. Tinker, pictured in the above mug shot, was arrested for falsely summoning police. If convicted of the misdemeanor count, she faces a maximum of 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $2500. It is unclear how Tinker thought she could get away with the prank.
Top 1-Escort posted naked pictures of herself clambering over a gravestone
A vicar has suggested there is a ‘time and a place’ to celebrate the beauty of the human body after an escort posted naked pictures of herself clambering over a gravestone at a Kent village church. The woman, known only as Gemma, 22, from Margate, posted nude photos of herself inside the Grade I 15th century listed Bartholomew Church, Goodnestone, Faversham, to a website in a bid to entice would-be clients. As well as
pictured on all-fours over a grave and crucifix, Gemma – who describes herself as ‘filthy’ and offering ‘domination and sensual fetish sessions’ – can be seen straddling the alter. Reverend Andy Bawtree pointed out to the Dover Express: ‘Although God made the human body a beautiful thing, there is a time and a place for it.’
He added: ‘I think this is just sad that this young lady has decided to use the church, which is a big part of the community as it houses the post office, in this manner. ‘It’s a place of joy and worship. Surely there’s a better place to meet people.’ A spokesman for Churches Conservation Trust, which manages the building, said: ‘We’re very sorry to hear pictures of this nature have been taken at our church without our permission. ‘Our churches are open to all as heritage attractions and places of peace and calm. ‘We expect visitors to treat the buildings with the respect they deserve, as well as being respectful of the local community and their use of these buildings.’
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