A SEVEN-year-old girl was made to strip naked by her teacher in a New Delhi school for not completing her homework.

That’s right after not completing her homework the teacher (Female by the way) made the girl strip down naked in front of her classmates, stand on a desk in the middle of the room, and encouraged students to boo her. The teacher was arrested after a complaint by the parents, however she was released after posting bail.

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CNN.com reported on the U.S. death toll in Iraq being at it’s lowest in over a year with the preliminary numbers showing 62 troops killed, down 3 deaths from the last low casualty month of 65 in August of 2006.

Military spokesman Rear Adm. Mark Fox said the lower toll resulted from a “combination of a number of factors” put in place by this year’s increase in U.S. forces in Iraq.

Iraqi civilian deaths have also declined this month as  authorities reported that 296 bodies were found dumped in Baghdad this month– the lowest monthly total this year. In August, there were 428 bodies found.

During the past year, civilian casualties in Baghdad have dropped from an average of 32 per day to 12, Odierno said on September 20. He said violence is down 50 percent in the capital but did not elaborate on how that figure was determined.

Move over, Transformers. Shove off, Spider-Man. There’s a new line of toys trying to muscle its way into toy boxes this month and some might say it’s divine.

Tales of Glory, a line of biblical toys created by Valencia, Calif.-based One2Believe, includes a 12-inch-tall talking Jesus, a muscle-bound Samson and villainous Goliath, as well as a Nativity scene and other figurine sets.

“We think they’ll have mass appeal,” One2Believe spokesman Josh Livingston said of the Judeo-Christian-themed fully posable figures. “These are toys parents can play with with their children.”

Finding Jesus

The dolls, which range from about $5 for a three-piece figurine set, to $20 for a talking Jesus, will be on the shelves of about 425 Wal-Mart stores, mostly in the Bible Belt. Meantime, East Coasters can find them now at www.store.
messengersoffaith.net and in October at www.target.
com. Livingston said.

The toys, which are aimed at 3- to 12-year-olds, include eight talking “Messengers of Faith” — Jesus, Mary, Esther, David, Moses, Noah, Peter and Paul. In addition to telling you a little about themselves, each quotes Bible verses that relate to their history. And, if Jesus or Paul gets a little too chatty, just pause him.

“You can start and stop the voice,” said Livingston, “in case you’d like to discuss or explain a verse. We hope these toys will spark kids to want to learn more.”

Too preachy? No worries. There’s something for the testosterone-charged tot, too: the mighty Samson and pumped Goliath (both 13 inches tall). Although it is true these two beefy characters wouldn’t have battled anywhere in the good book, Livingston said the company is taking a bit of biblical license.

“The idea (of Samson fighting Goliath) catches people’s attention,” Livingston said. “If they had fought, I’m sure Samson would beat up on Goliath.”

The 3-inch-tall Tales of Glory figures come in 10 sets of three and include Birth of Baby Jesus, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, two Noah’s Ark sets and a teeny, tiny Goliath in David and Goliath. Each includes a storybook.

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