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Eat the Rich? Study Shows Wealthy People Are Chock Full With Life-Extending Hormones

Posted on October 22, 2010
A British study from the University College in London has found that wealthy people have higher levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate [DHEAS], a life-lengthening hormone. DHEAS is a natural steroid hormone is produced by the adrenal glands, sex organs and brain, and is linked to regular exercise, a good diet and companionship...

It Gets Better . . . Unless You Try To Join My Military or Get Married in My Church

Posted on October 22, 2010
To his credit, President Barack Obama added his voice to “It Gets Better” campaign to try to stem the suicide of gay and lesbian teenagers. Civil libertarians and gay rights advocates might be a bit more responsive if the message was not released the day his Administration successfully got a stay to be to resume [...

English Hotelier Left Homeless When Squatters Take Over House

Posted on October 21, 2010
Connan Gupta, 40, a hotelier moved out of his £700,000, five-bedroom home in Camberwell, England for renovations. When he returned, he found the locks changed and Italian squatters occupying his house — with all of his belongings, medication, and possessions inside...

New York Police Accused of Assaulting College Students Trying To Give CPR To Friend

Posted on October 21, 2010
Three college students are alleging that police in White Plains, New York first shot their friend, Danroy Henry, without cause and then beat them when they tried to give him CPR to save his life. The friends were later arrested and Henry died from his wounds...

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Unworthy Idea: Detriot Considers Jailing Parents Who Miss Parent-Teacher Meetings

Posted on October 21, 2010
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is calling for a new law to criminally charge parents who miss their parent-teacher conferences. We have previously seen a few cities propose jailing parents. I have written previously on the over-criminalization of America and this is a prime example...

Keep the Change: Audit Finds New Jersey Turnpike Authority Worker Receiving $321,985 Salary and Benefits

Posted on October 21, 2010
Next time you pass through the New Jersey Turnpike, you might want to ask the worker for a loan. Auditors recently found millions in unwarranted bonuses to workers on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. A total of $43 million was found wasted...

Obama Administration Secures Stay to Continue to Bar Gays and Lesbians From Military Service

Posted on October 21, 2010
The Obama Administration has succeeded in securing a stay of a federal court’s injunction on the don’t ask, don’t tell policy. The Ninth Circuit agreed to the demand of the Administration that it should be able to continue to bar openly gay military personnel and continue to discharge those who reveal that they are gay...

Obama Administration Loses Effort To Block Injunction of Don?t Ask Don?t Tell ? Announces Appeal To Reverse Victory Over DADT

Posted on October 20, 2010
Just days after the Obama Adminstration announced that it would appeal a historic victory in favor of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the Administration is now appealing an equally historic victory over the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy...

Couple Arrested After Alleged Attempt to Rob Store ? and Getaway in Wheelchair

Posted on October 20, 2010
Hefty bags may want to add the convenient use as robbery disguises to its list of product benefits. Noemi Duchene, 44, and Luis Del Castillo, 45, were arrested in what may have been the pathetic robbery attempt this year: Duchene left her wheelchair outside the store and masked herself with a trash bag...

Bewitched: O?Donnell on the Constitution

Posted on October 20, 2010
Now this is my type of debate. An alleged “bearded Marxist” debating an alleged “former witch” about the 17th amendment. You can imagine me wolfing down popcorn in feverish excitement while watching the debate of Delaware Republican Senate Candidate Christine O’Donnell and Democratic opponent Chris Coons...

Ugandan Newspaper Publishes Pictures of Homosexuals and Calls For Them To Be Hanged

Posted on October 20, 2010
The homophobia in Uganda has long been an international scandal. However, nothing prepared most of us for a front-page story in one of Uganda’s leading papers entitled “100 Pictures of Uganda’s Top Homos Leak.” Slapped next to the headline was a banner reading “Hang Them...

Introducing Moss Man: Oregon Man Arrested For Allegedly Breaking Into Rock Museum

Posted on October 19, 2010
Hillsboro, Oregon Police appeared unsure whether to book Gregory Liascos, 36, or to water him. Liascos was wearing a “ghille suit” commonly worn by military snipers to hide as moss after allegedly breaking into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals...

A Friend in Pine City: Rep. Oberstar Found To Have Just One Donor From His District in Latest Report

Posted on October 18, 2010
There is an interesting report out of Minnesota where Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., has been found to have just one donor from his district in the last round of political contributions. The rest of the donors for the 18-year-term incumbent and chairman of the Transportation Committee are from Washington and other areas...

The Dog Graduate

Posted on October 17, 2010
This looks like a scene out of the doggie remake of the movie “The Graduate” when Dustin Hoffman is confronted about his drifting in the pool instead of finding a job or going to graduate school. In the prior scene, Rex is tempted by an older female canine...

English Prosecutors Raise Sharia Law in Murder Trial of Saudi Prince

Posted on October 17, 2010
The trial of Saudi prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud for the murder of a servant in London took an interesting turn when the prosecution noted to the jury that, putting aside the murder allegation, Saud, 34, would have faced execution in the Kingdom for being gay...

Oh Pickles: Scientology Could Face Loss of Tax Exemptions in England

Posted on October 17, 2010
English communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has proposed that the government may want to withdrawal tax breaks for the Church of Scientology — noting controversies over the Church’s activities and alluding to the general view in England that it is more of a cult than a religion...

English Researchers Find Virtually No Cancer Traces in Ancient Humans

Posted on October 17, 2010
Professors Michael Zimmerman and Rosalie David in England have an intriguing suggestion in their recent study of mummies: cancer may be a largely man-made disease. The study found no evidence of the disease in ancient corpses — leading to the theory that cancer may be the result of diet, pollution, and other man-made causes such [...

Florida Man Receives $650,000 For Injury During Striptease

Posted on October 16, 2010
Remember the prior story about the man who, MIchael Ireland, sued in tort after he was poked in the eye by a stripper’s high heel at the Cheetah Club near West Palm Beach? Well, he just won a $650,000 settlement for the negligent performance of a striptease...

CVS Reportedly Refuses To Give Inhaler To Woman During Asthma Attack Over One Dollar Discrepancy

Posted on October 16, 2010
CVS, the nationwide pharmacy, is looking into an allegation that has shocked the public in New Jersey. In Garwood, New Jersey, a woman began to have an asthma attack in front of a CVS and she and her boyfriend ran into the CVS to purchase an inhaler. He had only a $20 bill but the [...

Federal Court Rules Challenge To Federal Health Care Law Can Go Forward

Posted on October 15, 2010
In Florida, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson has rejected an effort by the Obama Administration to dismiss a challenge of the health care law and has ordered the case to proceed — even criticizing the position of the Administration as ?Alice in Wonderland? arguments...

Lettuce All Get Along: Belfast City Council Settles Lawsuit on Failed Tomato Jump By The Lord Mayor

Posted on October 15, 2010
The Belfast City Council has agreed to pay a settlement of £24,021.75 to a worker injured in a rather unique tort. Lorraine Mallon suffered a slipped disc when the Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers tied to jump over her while she was dressed as a giant tomato. Pictures of the failed leap can be seen in [...

TOP 100 IRISH LAWYERS

Posted on October 15, 2010
The annual selection of the Top 100 Irish Lawyers in the World has been published by The Irish Voice and I am honored to be included among the honorees. Last night, I received the award with fellow honorees from around the world at the residence of the Irish Ambassador...

Getting Your Dandar Up: Judges in Florida Squabble With Each Other Over Jurisdiction in Scientology Case

Posted on October 14, 2010
A lawsuit against the Church of Scientology has now pulled in two unlikely litigants: a state and a federal judge. Pinellas Florida Judge Robert E. Beach has filed a motion in federal court contesting an order from U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday enjoining him from imposing planned sanctions on lawyer Ken Dandar, who is [...

Phoenix Police Officer Arrested After Tasering and Shooting Unarmed Man

Posted on October 14, 2010
Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman has been arrested after he first tasered and then shot Danny Frank Rodriquez, 29. He also shot the family dog. Another officer reported that neither he nor Chrisman were being threatened at the time. Elvira Fernandez called the police after she felt her son might hurt her...

Father Beats Wife To Death For Opposing Arranged Marriage of Her Daughter

Posted on October 14, 2010
Italy is dealing with a shocking murder after Ahmad Khan Butt, a 53-year-old construction worker and owner of a local mosque in Modena, beat his wife to death with a brick after she opposed an arranged marriage for her daughter. While Ahmad Butt beat his wife, his son, Umair, severely beat his sister Nosheen Butt, [...

Federal Judge Imposes Nationwide Injunction of Don?t Ask Don?t Tell

Posted on October 13, 2010
While the Obama Administration has announced an appeal in Massachusetts to reverse the victory with regard to same sex marriage, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, California has upped the ante by imposing a nationwide injunction on the policy of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell– a move also opposed by the Obama Administration...

Obama Administration Announces Appeal To Reverse Same Sex Marriage Victory

Posted on October 13, 2010
The Obama administration will appeal the Massachusetts ruling in favor of same sex marriage. The Justice Department will defend the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. This action will further alienate civil libertarians and liberals — particularly at a time when the Administration is trying to preserve the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy in [...

Birth Before Booking: Ohio Woman Arrested After Trying To Steal From Walmart While In Labor

Posted on October 13, 2010
In Alliance, Ohio, Katurah L. Petty reached a level of fame or infamy among officers by allegedly stealing computer software from a Walmart while in labor. The Labor Day specials were long expired, so she was taken to jail after a visit to the hospital...

Fed Nominee Blocked By GOP Senator As Unqualified Just Received The Nobel Prize

Posted on October 12, 2010
The Nobel Committee may think a lot about MIT economist Peter Diamond, but he is currently blocked as a nominee for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Sen. Richard Shelby has objected that Diamond is not qualified for the Board because his specialty is not in monetary policy...

Iran Reportedly Arrests Ashtiani?s Lawyer and Son

Posted on October 12, 2010
Iran has reportedly arrested the lawyer and the son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, as well as two “foreign nationals” who interviewed her family. Ashtiani is still set to be stoned to death for adultery. In the meantime, Iran continues to mix Sharia law with old-fashioned totalitarian repression...

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