Yet again a cash now pusher has tried to factor a structured settlement annuity owned by the United States of America and someone has pissed on its leg. This time it's the United States District Court for the District of Kansas ordering summary judgment for the United States on March 10, 2009 in an ...

Over the past decade it has become accepted that some T cells play a role in dampening down immune responses. These cells are dubbed regulatory T cells or Treg for short. In lab studies, Treg have been shown to suppress the activation of other T cells, and there is considerable evidence that this re...

“The Strongest Man Alive” March 5th, 2009 There has very rarely been a scenario wherein two tribes on Survivor have been such polar opposites. Going into tonight’s episode, Timbira has been a highly dysfunctional wreck of a tribe, where Coach is convinced that he is not actually pa...

“Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This” February 26th, 2009 Winners find a way to win, losers find a way to lose. Coach might be one of the most delusional and irrational players in recent memory on Survivor, but of his various cliched idioms this one is actually quite apt for the ga...

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that a Federal Judge is questioning the constitutionality of the law designed to give the telecommunications companies blanket immunity for their illegal wiretaps. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has asked President Obama’s Justice Department to...

Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews (S18E02) Why do I get the idea that Jeff Probst thinks the ultimate Survivor show includes a blindside ouster of a castaway? Now, I like a good blindside as much as any show fan, but that's not what the show is all about to me. For me, the element of surp...

“Let’s Get Rid of the Weak Players Before We Even Start” February 12th, 2009 Every year of Survivor is in search of two things: a gimmick and a character. These are the two things that have made seasons that could have been weak into something very fascinating, whether it was the i...

Brooklyn Hasidic Street Patrols Profiled Jewish street patrols curb crime – and generate controversy Hasidic groups in New York patrol religious neighborhoods in marked cars, but they occasionally clash with outside groups and even among themselves. By Jordan Heller | Christian Science Monitor | F...

by Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner Given today's economic state, the man I would have preferred to have as president, a man with a proven business record and a successful career in the private sector, as well as executive experience as a former Governor, Mitt Romney says 'stimulate the economy,...

My husband and I were raised in entirely different households. Rick’s parents are conservative, tea-toddling Southern Baptists. My parents are…well, my parents are California pseudo-hippies. Rick’s folks raised him in a sterile environment, took him to the doctor for every ailment and protecte...