LEGAL euthanasia could mean some medics deeming the seriously ill not worth saving.
For more go to: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/fight-for-life-to-the-last-breath/story-e6frg6zo-1225934039989
Rosary beads ‘save’ man who fell 39 stories.
NYC man plunges 40 stories, lands on car, survives. Associated Press Sept 1
NEW YORK — A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.
Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill tried to commit suicide by jumping from the high-rise at West 63rd Street on Tuesday. He landed in the backseat area of a Dodge Charger after crashing through the windshield.
Magill suffered broken legs. Police say he’s in critical condition.
The car’s owner, Guy McCormack, of Old Bridge, N.J., told the Daily News he’s convinced that rosary beads he kept inside the Dodge saved Magill’s life.
Witnesses told police they saw Magill falling past their windows.
He isn’t the only New Yorker to survive a high-rise fall. Window washer Alcides Moreno fell 47 stories from the roof of a skyscraper in December 2007 and doctors expect him to walk again.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us40_story_plunge AP Sept 1.
Giving fleas to Helen Clark – in the name of CHARITY, of course
[Ever wondered how some secular charities raise money?] …. Well, look no further…
Ian Steward reports today how:
Flea infestations, gay love scenes, the Samoan tsunami and Helen Clark featured in a night of story-telling to raise money for the Christchurch earthquake.
Nine media and literary personalities related 10-minute tales on the theme of “survival” to a large crowd at the events centre atop the Auckland War Memorial Museum last night.
Writer Steve Braunias told of a one-month OE that ended in flea-ridden depression in a Wellington flat that doubled as a bordello (he claimed to have infected Helen Clark with the fleas, though not at the bordello).
Marking World Habitat Day – 4 October
On Oct. 4, Habitat for Humanity will join efforts around the world to mark World Habitat Day – a day the United Nations has set aside to call attention to the dire need for affordable, adequate housing. Liza Peiffer,’on behalf of Habitat Humanity has put together a microsite with facts, videos, photos, banners and even a way to submit your own photo to the World Habitat Day Photo Wall. She has requested that we post this link: See: http://worldhabitatdaynews.org
Note: Stuff News today reports: “Christian aid group Habitat for Humanity plans to recruit an army of tradesmen to rebuild the homes of uninsured Christchurch earthquake victims. The nonprofit group, which uses volunteer labour to build houses for families in need, hopes to assemble a workforce of more than 600 to complete the job, which could take up to 18 months……”
For full story see: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4162730/Charity-to-rebuild-quake-victims-homes
Prosecuting directors of foreign-owned NZ-registered companies
John Malcolm Carr CPA (see photo:http://www.carr.co.nz/images/jmc.jpg ), an American businessman, faced eight criminal charges in Courtroom 2 of the Auckland District Court at 10AM on Tuesday 31 August 2010, involving offences he was alleged to have committed under the Financial Reporting Act 1993.
The charges relate to four companies that he is sole director of, that up until 16 December 2009 were ALL listed on the NZ Companies Office On-line Records (www.companies.govt.nz) as owned by a US-corporation Cuchara Inc. registered in Florida. The four NZ-registered companies are Velocity Partners Ltd, Shelf Company No 10 Ltd, First Virtual Deposit and Nominee Company Ltd, and PJ Digital Ltd: all owned by the foreign entity Cuchara Inc., that Mr John M Carr CPA directs. The name Cuchara Inc. was changed by John M Carr in 1999 to Carr Consulting P.A., but this change was not recorded on the NZ Companies Office Records as required by law until 16/12/2010 (see below). [Read more…]