| Dog attack is felony charge for owner under new bill
AUSTIN -- Retired schoolteacher Mary Legorreta, 61, always felt safe carrying an old mop handle to scare dogs away when she walked at a little park just south of her home in Central El Paso. But a brutal attack by two pit bulls in July 2005 scarred her body, drained her savings, and shattered her sense of security. "I felt no pain. I was just so scared," she said. "I felt like I was in the sky and watching myself being attacked." This assault and others similar to it have led state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, and other lawmakers to introduce bills that would toughen penalties on owners who fail to control their dogs. "New laws come from real life," Shapleigh said through his spokesman Anthony Martinez. "When a pack of pit bulls almost kills a wonderful lady in El Paso, we need to protect her and others so it doesn't happen again." After Legorreta tapped her stick on the ground to scare away the two pit bulls, they came running after her.
'DN' Continues Coverage Of Ivanka Trump's Boobs
The Daily News' Dan Gross continues his coverage of all things Ivanka Trump- and boob-related with another lead item about the Wharton grad's chest. You may remember back last month when Gross reported Ivanka Trump's boobs were much bigger at the Golden Globes than the last time he saw her. She reportedly got implants in Mexico. Donald Jr. was on John DeBella's 102.9 WMGK morning show yesterday and lashed out at reports about his sister's breast implants, Gross reports: "Don't piss off an overprotective brother... If you don't want me to explode, you better stop with the Ivanka questions." Oh snap! After Donald Jr. declared the breasts 100 percent real, Gross called up Ivanka's publicist, who gave this quote from Ivanka: "Completely false. The only thing I do in Mexico is build buildings." Hmm.
Taking a load off men
For Nikunj Mallik (23, name changed), a job at the Chicago head office of a leading management consultancy firm was a dream come true. But an embarrassment dampened his spirits: the womanly breasts he had since he was 16. So, a few months before he emigrated, he went to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for breast-reduction surgery."Because of the enlarged breasts, the man was too embarrassed to go swimming, gymming or even wear T-shirts," says plastic surgeon SSSaha, who has performed many such surgeries. These days, there is one man for every two women desperate for breast reduction. "About 30 per cent of young men have the problem of enlarged mammary glands, or gynaecomastia," says cosmetic surgeon Vivek Kumar. "But it's only now that an increasing number of them are turning up for breast-reduction surgery," he adds.
In search of a better body: Men turn to plastic surgery
When Dr. Ronald Iverson began his East Bay cosmetic surgery practice more than 30 years ago, all but a tiny minority of his clients were women. Men made up just 5 percent of his patients back then. Today, they account for 20 percent, and the rise reflects a growing trend of men seeking cosmetic surgeries and procedures. .
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