Health and security clash over chemicals and cluster munitions
Jeff Konicek reports on endocrine disruptors in consumer products like nail polish and paraben exposure linked to health risks. The piece also discusses Pentagon delay on cluster bomb bans, prior US and international stances, and concerns about outsourcing military actions to foreign or private forces.
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Duke University
Journal of Applied Toxicology
Per
Sonal Care
USDA
Judicial Follies in Ruths Frivolous Lawsuits
In 1976 inmate Herman Max Ruth sued the First National Bank of New Jersey claiming misappropriation of funds after a $2 million transfer and $120,000 cash withdrawal. Judge Vincent Bianno dismissed the bank case as frivolous and refused to extend the funds, then rejected Ruths later suit against Congress over judicial compensation. The judge quipped Ruth resembled the Sultan of Swat but struck out in court.
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Ruth
First National Bank of New Jersey
United States
Vincent Bianno
Bianno
United States Congress
Senate
Bob Dole
Mr. Ruth
Congress
Swat
Travel adventures across South America with Joyce and a Swiss stranger
Susanna Janssen recounts forty years of travel tales from Mendocino College programs in Italy Mexico Ecuador and beyond. The narrative follows a 1979 South American journey with Joyce from Guayaquil to Bogota, including a chance meeting with Werner in Ecuador, a perilous bus ride, and a complex romance amid urban danger and cultural wonders. The column teases a forthcoming Bogota episode while reflecting on adventures and missteps along the continent.
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Italy
Mexico
Ecuador
Joyce
Colombia
Bogota
ADJ
Guayaquil
Argentina
Peru
Casa Blanca
Bolivia
Asuncion
Rio
Nazca
Continental
Galapagos Islands
Werner
Hans
Switzerland
Islands
Retirement Board Diverts Funds From County Pension
Dickerson Knudsen says the Retirement Board shifted 6.1 million from pension contributions to health benefits for three years, violating state law, then withdrew 3.5 million again until Excess Earnings appeared. He notes a 9.6 million asset named Actuarial Value of Unrecorded Earnings surfaced as a claim against future earnings, not in audited reports, inflating pension fund value by 9.6 million. The board allegedly hid the loss by spreading it across investments, constituting fraud in private sector terms.
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Knudsen
Retirement Board
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