Photos/ Video: Vampire mother-of-two who drinks half-a-gallon of LIVE HUMAN BLOOD per month

Julia Caples, 45, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania has been drinking live human blood from willing donors for the past 30 years.

The care worker, who says she is hooked on the practice, consumes around half-a-gallon of blood per month and believes that it keeps her feeling young and vigorous.


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Vampire-obsessed: Julia Caples, 45, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania has been drinking live human blood from willing donors for the past 30 years

'When I feed off of a person and drink their blood I feel stronger and healthier,' she says.

'I know scientifically there's not a lot nutrition in blood, but maybe there's some value we haven't discovered yet.

'I feel more beautiful than any other time when I'm regularly drinking. I'm also extremely healthy with no major health problems, and I have an abundance of energy all the time.'




Bizarre hobby: Ms Caples' drinking sessions take place at her home, where she cuts the donor with a pagan-like sterilized knife she designed herself

Ms Caples says she finds her 'donors' - fellow vampire fans willing to let her drink from them - at her local occult and oddities store.

'I feel more beautiful than any other time when I'm regularly drinking blood'

Drinking sessions take place at her home, where she cuts the donor with a pagan-like sterilized knife she designed herself.

Ms Caples says her fascination with blood began as a young girl, during her first kiss as a teenager, when she got the urge to bite her sweetheart with disastrous consequences.

'It was my natural instinct and I liked the taste,' she said. 'I just got an urge and can't really explain it. It's never gone away. Needless to say though, he never kissed me again.'




Vampire mom: Ms Caples with her ex-husband Donald Lazarowicz and their son Alexei, nine

She says she and goth friends did it occasionally through her teens, but it wasn't until she met ex-husband Donald Lazarowicz, 49, that she started drinking live blood regularly.

The pair became part of a subculture who would hit New York nightclubs and drink from each other, and married in a vampire-themed ceremony in 2000 and drank from each other to celebrate.



Risk factor: Ms Caples' daughter, Ariel Marie Martin, 24 (left) does not approve of her mother's pastime

But when they had son Alexei, Mr Lazarowicz vowed never to drink again.

The counselor, who is still good friends with Ms Caples and shares parenting duties, explained: 'I gave up, so Julia didn't have to. We agreed that one of us would need to stop and focus on parenting full time.

'Julia still likes to drink, but she's also an amazing mother, and her children come first. She'd never let it stop her mothering her kids.'

Daughter Ariel, 24 and Alexei, now nine, both have reservations about their mother's bizarre habit though.

'We have all these decorations at home like coffins and dolls. I'm starting to think she's a vampire,' Alexei says.

Adds Ariel: 'I don't agree with it. I think she runs a lot of health risks. I worry she might get a disease from someone through the blood.'

Ms Caples says she is aware of the health dangers, but all her donors are tested before she'll drink from them.

'I meet some donors online but I absolutely have to meet them in person first, she says. 'And they have to get blood tests to make sure that they're not carrying any blood borne diseases like AIDS or HIV.'

Doctors believe that there is a resurgence in blood-drinking thanks to the recent trend for vampire-themed TV series and films.

Haematologist Steven Gruenstein at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, says a variety of cultures have been drinking blood for thousands of years but it could be due to deficiencies in the body.



Taking responsibility: When Ms Caples and welcomed son Alexei in 2004, now ex-husband Donald Lazarowicz vowed never to drink blood again in order that he could be a better father



Longtime obsession: Ms Caples in 1996 with two fellow vampire fans in a blood letting photo shoot

He says: 'Blood does contain chemicals like salt, iron, protein, and people might be driven to drink it because of a deficiency of iron or some other chemical.

'I would absolutely discourage someone from ingesting raw human blood,' he warns.

'There are risks involved. HIV, hepatitis and other viral and bacterial illnesses can be transmitted through blood, so though these risks are not large, they are real and it would be an unnecessary danger.'

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Anambra Communities to consult a traditional oracle to combat kidnapping and other crimes in the area.

The 21 communities in Anambra West and Anambra East local government areas have agreed to consult a traditional oracle to combat kidnapping and other crimes in the area.



Chinedu Obidigwe, the Chairman of Anambra East Transitional Committee, confirmed the move in Aguleri on Monday. Mr. Obidigwe said an oath would be administered to the people to stamp out the kidnapping and killings that had bedevilled the area in recent time.

He said the oracle, known for its powers in the area, would help to instil discipline because the people know its potency. “We decided to resort to traditional oracle because it acts fast, no going to police and seeking for bail or trying to bend the law.

If anyone defies the oracle’s orders, he pays instantly,” he said The Chairman of the traditional rulers of the communities, Roland Odegbo of Nteje, corroborated the development and said that the essence of the exercise was to reduce criminality to the barest minimum.

He advised the citizens to abide by the decision and avoid committing crimes, noting that such did not bring development to the area.

The communities have experienced kidnappings and killings in recent times by rival groups in the area.

Some of the communities in the two local governments are Ezi-Anam, Ifitie-Anam, Nzam and Oweelle in Anambra West; as well as Aguleri, Umuoba-Anam, Igbariam, Nando, Nsugbe, Umueri and Mkpunando-Otu Aguleri in Anambra East.

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6 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Yawning

 

We all do it, and we all know it has at least something to do with how tired we feel. But unlike sleep apnea or laptops in the bedroom, yawning is an aspect of sleep that researchers haven't quite figured out just yet.

That doesn't mean we're totally in the dark when it comes to catching flies. Here are a few of the facts we know for sure when it comes to yawning.

There Are Many Theories, But Little Proof There's little research to support any of a number of theories as to why we yawn. FIrst off, we don't only do it when we're tired. It also probably doesn't reflect a lack of oxygen, although that theory isn't a totally nutty one. The idea likely blossomed from the fact that too-shallow breathing can cause problems, says Michael Decker, Ph.D., associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

The bottom lobes of the lungs aren't usually called upon when we're in our resting state. It isn't until we exercise that we typically use more of our lung capacity, but such deep breathing helps keep the lungs healthy, he says. In cases of surgery patients, some have been known to lose lung function after developing pneumonia due to shallow breathing after anesthesia. "Yawning would be like a homeostatic response to not breathing deeply" if this theory were to hold up, says Decker, but there's little proof to suggest it's the primary reason for yawning.

Yawning does seem to increase with boredom, at least according to a small 1986 study of college students who yawned more when shown a pattern of colors than when shown a 30-minute rock video.

The most recent research on yawning suggests that it exists to cool down the brain. That open-mouthed yawn causes sinus walls "to expand and contract like a bellows, pumping air onto the brain, which lowers its temperature," National Geographic reported. The study found that people were more likely to yawn during the winter, when the exterior air is obviously cooler, than in the summer, when yawns won't do much in terms of bringing cold air inside, Healthy Living reported.

Yawning Really Is Contagious It's true! One study found that when shown videos of yawning, around 50 percent of people also began yawning. It even happens among animals! A 2004 study observed the catching nature of yawns betweenchimpanzees and baboons and macaques. Perhaps most impressive, though, are dogs, whomight start to yawn after just hearing their owners let one slip. Even merely thinking -- or reading! -- about yawning can trigger one (did we get you yet?).

Turns out, it's not really that strange of a reaction, Robert Provine, a psychology and neuroscience professor at the Unversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, told WebMD. Other very human reactions are equally "contagious" -- think about the last time you witnessed someone laughing! A number of studies have tied this catching nature of yawns to empathy, says Decker. "The yawning becomes more of a social phenomenon than a physiological phenomenon," he says, and helps explain why we yawn when we're not tired.

Yawning Is More Contagious Between Besties Not just anyonewill pass a yawn onto you. According to 2012 research, yawns are most contagious among the closest of pals. "Researchers discovered that the closer you are to someone genetically or emotionally, the more likely it is that you'll 'catch' their yawn," HuffPost Science reported. Makes sense given the empathy theory, says Decker, since closer friends and family will have even stronger feelings toward each other.

Yawning May Be A Sign Of Disease It isn't usually the first symptom of anything serious, but excessive yawning can in some instances signal there's something wrong beyond severe sleep deprivation. In some people, excessive yawning could be a reaction caused by the vagus nerve, according to the National Institutes of Health, which could indicate a heart problem. In other rare cases, it could also signify a number of brain problems.

Even A Fetus Can Yawn No one knows exactly why yet, but unborn babies do yawn. While researchers have previously disputed imagery of open-mouth fetuses, a 2012 review of 4D scans was able to distinguish between a developing baby opening its mouth and a "non-yawn mouth opening," HuffPost Science reported. It may have something to with brain development, the researchers posited, and could potentially be used as a marker of normal development, LiveScience reported.

The Average Yawn Lasts 6 Seconds There might not be a scientific study to back this one up, but a number of news outlets peg yawn length at about six seconds. During those six seconds, heart rate increases significantly. A 2012 study examined the body before, during and after yawns and found that a number of the physiological changes that take place during those six seconds -- or however long you yawn for -- are unique to yawning, and were not replicated when study participants were simply asked to take a deep breath.

Did I succeed in getting y'all yawning? ...Well, i did yawn too!

Radiant in her wedding dress, Daughter of Nigerian oil tycoon becomes Britain's first black marchioness

• Emma McQuiston married future Marquess of Bath Ceawlin Thynn at family seat of Longleat House saturday
• Food blogger and daughter of Nigerian oil tycoon suggests she is being made to 'feel different or separate because of her race'
• Marquess of Bath and his wife instead went to the wedding of two professional polo players in Hampshire
• Lord Bath angry at son's renovation of Longleat which involved removal of a number of his prized erotic paintings

 

 

 

 

 

Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, married the daughter of a Nigerian oil tycoon saturday, but the ceremony was overshadowed by the conspicuous absence of his parents who refused to attend as a family feud rumbled on.

 

Emma McQuiston will make history when she becomes the first black Marchioness in Britain after her wedding to the future Marquess of Bath at the family seat of Longleat.

 

 

But she claims her relationship with the aristocrat has caused upset among the British elite because of her ethnicity and background.

 

 

 

Picturesque setting: The couple outside the family seat at Longleat, but his parents, Lord and Lady bath, refused to attend the ceremony

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viscount Weymouth, Ceawlin Thynn, with his bride Emma McQuiston at Longleat (left). The groom's father the Marquess of Bath (right) decided to attend another society wedding with his wife Anna Gael.

 

 

In an interview with society magazine Tatler, the 27-year-old said: 'There's class and then there's the racial thing. It's a jungle and I'm going through it and discovering things as I grow up.

 

 

'I’m not super-easily offended but it’s a problem when someone’s making you feel different or separate because of your race. I have never had anything horrible said or happen, but it is something you sense. You can just tell with some people.’

 

But the Marquess of Bath – famous for his string of ‘wifelets’ – and his real wife, Hungarian-born Anna Gael, 69, boycotted the ceremony, which took place at Longleat House saturday afternoon.

  

A source told the Daily Express: 'It was an intimate ceremony. Longleat is considered one of the foremost and widely respected traditional British estates in the country.

 

'With the backdrop of the safari park, estate and house, it was quite special.

 

'Many people have celebrated that she will be the first black marchioness in the UK, which was widely praised as "about time too".'

 

The couple were joined by 350 friends and family for the day, including Giant Digital director Andy Day and his wife Dee, who feasted on a lavish menu during the wedding breakfast which included sea bass.

 

It might have been a society wedding but it was a star-studded affair with celebs also in attendance including Sugababes star Jade Ewen and fashion blogger Bip Ling. Guests were entertained by X Factor's Rylan Clarke who no doubt wowed with one of his unique performances.

 

 

 

Naked fury: Ceawlin Thynn incurred the wrath of his parents over his renovation of Longleat, which has involved removing a number of his prized erotic paintings

 

 

Lord Bath has expressed great displeasure at his son’s renovation of the family seat at Longleat, which has involved removing a number of his prized erotic paintings, and said he would stay away from the wedding.

 

The 80-year-old Marquess – wearing mustard chinos and a green velvet jacket – instead went to a wedding in Hampshire yesterday morning, accompanied by his wife, Ceawlin's mother.

 

 

 

Lady Bath, who splits her time between Longleat and Paris, is thought to disapprove of Miss McQuiston, an aspiring celebrity chef.

 

 

‘She has asked her son to call it off,’ a friend of the family said. ‘She seems to think Emma isn’t good enough for him. Emma’s a lovely girl and is understandably hurt by this, as is her family. But Ceawlin loves Emma and won’t be swayed.’

 

 

Doctor Nabbed For Suspected Ritual Activities...Mutilated Baby’s Corpse, Removed Eyes, Tongue & Private Part

The Ogun State Police Command, Sunday, said it has arrested one Dr. Babawale Joshua who owned Ajike Medical Centre at 11, Adeyemi Street, Saka, Sango Ota, for suspected ritual activities and disrespect to the corpse of a 13-month-old baby who died in his hospital.



According the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, for the state, Mr Muyiwa Ogunjobi, the police discovered that the boy’s corpse was mutilated. He told Vanguard that the eyes, tongue, two lips, two ears, private part, nails and the left hand and veins were cut off at the hospital.

Father’s account:

In his account of what happened, the child’s father, identified as Obinna Oleh, a 35-year-old auto spare part dealer at Ladipo market, from Umunze village in AnambraState, said: “On Friday the 7th of June, my child took ill, my wife joined me to rush him to the hospital.

“The next day, being Saturday, I came to see them at the hospital in the morning before going to my shop while the child was actually getting better then.

“It was with this hope that I left for my shop thinking that at least before the end of the day, the child would have recovered fully.

“But in the afternoon, my wife called to inform me that the baby’s health had deteriorated, that I should rush home. When I got here, I met my child in a very critical condition.

“I asked if any medication had been administered on him and my wife told me that the doctor gave him an injection that afternoon and that the child’s stomach swelled after the injection.


“The baby was practically abandoned by the hospital management in this condition until around 8p.m when he finally died.

“As we attempted to carry the corpse, the nurse in charge said we had to clear our bills before we could take the body away. She also said she needed to call the Medical Director for the full amount we were to balance before they could release the corpse to us.

“Mind you, we were not owing them before the baby died. We made some initial deposit prior to the baby’s admission and treatment. So when the nurse came up with the balance payment issue, I was not in the mood to argue that with them. I took my wife and we left, with the intention of returning yesterday morning to clear what ever bill there was, and take our child for burial.

“Also our pastor advised us to get a death certificate first before taking the corpse away for burial, so that we don’t encounter any problems with the police.

“We also needed to inform our kinsmen here about what happened. These were the reasons why we left the body of our baby at the hospital till the following morning.

“But yesterday morning, I was having a meeting with my brothers on how to get a doctor’s report on my child’s death when the nurse called me to come over to the hospital, that it’s like they used a spiritual arrow to kill my child. I asked her what she meant by that. And at same time, followed her to the room where the body was.

“I was shocked to the bones to find my child’s body in a gory state. His ears were cut off, his private part, his tongue, his lips, and his eyes were plucked out. I am yet to recover from the shock of that sight.The police was informed and they came and took the body away.”

Meantime, when Vanguard visited the hospital, yesterday, it was under lock and key, having been shut by the police who confirmed the development.

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