Showing posts with label Adults. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adults. Show all posts

December 28, 2015

Sexy New Jersey Lady Arrested For Theft From Romantic Gentlemen


The Victims

Ron Zoldan, victim


Jared Siemens, victim
 

Ron Zoldan, victim

The Suspect

Alexandra Martinez, 19, the suspect

[From article]
Some of the alleged victims of a 19-year-old blonde accused of repeatedly stealing Rolex watches, iPhones and money from wealthy men she picked up with friends at bars have been identified.
Alexandra Martinez allegedly preyed on a member of family that owns a Brooklyn oil-company, the heir to a fortune made on selling fireworks and the manager of a Midtown seafood restaurant.
Martinez, of Ewing, New Jersey, who has 'Love yourself so no one has to' tattooed along her arm, has been arrested five times for stealing items and cash from her victims in hotels and their homes,
[. . .]
Martinez and a girlfriend picked up 'Prince' Ron Zoldan - whose father founded Phantom Fireworks - at a bar in August and went back to the 25-year-old's Ritz-Carlton room, the NY Post reported.
Once they were back at Zoldan's room, the women waited until he had fallen asleep and then made off with his Rolex, two iPhones, some designer sunglasses and cash, according to sources.
Zoldan, who has appeared in photographs with Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady and NSYNC singer Joey Fatone, said: 'I didn't do anything wrong... I'm single. I'm 25. Girls come and they go.'
[. . .]
Matrinez does not appear to be the only alleged thief targeting wealthy people in New York City.
Two women are suspected of stealing $750,000 worth of jewelry from New York Knicks star Derrick Williams.
The alleged thieves were caught on a surveillance camera as they left New York City club Up & Down on December 19 at around 5am to head over to Williams' bachelor pad in the city's Tribeca neighborhood.
The NYPD has described them as persons of interests in the case.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3374078/Alexandra-Martinez-s-victims-include-Ron-Zoldan-Vincent-Theurer-Jared-Siemens.html

Fireworks scion, oil-company heir and top restaurant manager all duped by the 'Rolex blonde': Wealthy victims of teen 'who stole watches and cash from men she picked up in bars' revealed
Alexandra Martinez has been arrested five times for stealing from victims
Ron Zoldan, Vincent Theurer and Jared Siemens were victims of Martinez
Zoldan's father founded Phantom Fireworks, Theurer is son of president of Brooklyn's Approved Oil Co and Siemens manages L&W Oyster Company
Martinez was arraigned Wednesday in Brooklyn on grand larceny charges
By Dailymail.com Reporters
Published: 10:49 EST, 25 December 2015 | Updated: 11:20 EST, 25 December 2015

September 28, 2015

Seventy-five Percent of US Adults Think US Government Is Corrupt, Gallup




Scandanavian Countries report 30 percent or less think their governments are corrupt. See complete list in article.

[From article]
Three in four Americans (75%) last year perceived corruption as widespread in the country's government. This figure is up from two in three in 2007 (67%) and 2009 (66%).
While the numbers have fluctuated slightly since 2007, the trend has been largely stable since 2010. However, the percentage of U.S. adults who see corruption as pervasive has never been less than a majority in the past decade, which has had no shortage of controversies from the U.S. Justice Department's firings of U.S. attorneys to the IRS scandal.
These figures are higher than some might expect, and while the lack of improvement is somewhat disconcerting, the positive takeaway is that Americans still feel fairly free to criticize their government. This is not the case in some parts of the world. Questions about corruption are so sensitive in some countries that even if Gallup is allowed to ask them, the results may reflect residents' reluctance to disparage their government. This is particularly true in countries where media freedom is restricted.


http://www.gallup.com/poll/185759/widespread-government-corruption.aspx

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption

July 15, 2015

Acting More Like Children Than Children




[From article]
Jason Keyser, 42, a stay-at-home dad from a suburb of Sacramento, California, picked up the hobby a year ago in a program to help him with anxiety and depression after a friend passed away. "I've been doing it ever since," said Keyser, who placed third in a coloring contest for a picture he completed from Dover's "Asian Tattoo Designs."
"It's really relaxing," he said. "Takes your mind away from stressful things in life."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CRAFTS_ADULT_COLORING_BOOKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-07-15-11-14-14

Jul 15, 11:14 AM EDT
TRENDY BUT CALM: ADULT COLORING BOOKS SELLING LIKE CRAZY
BY BETH J. HARPAZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS

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[From article]
Men aren’t naturally inclined to be grown-ups; most of us would love to eat Count Chocula and play World of Warcraft all day, but the need to impress women makes us get out of bed, put on pants and go out into the world to slay the beast, or at least be the best darn middle managers we can be. If women are saying, “Everybody into the sandbox,” dudes will be only too happy to grab our pails.

http://nypost.com/2015/07/15/adults-are-acting-like-kids-and-it-needs-to-stop/

Adults are acting like kids, and it needs to stop
By Kyle Smith
New York Post
July 15, 2015 | 3:18pm

[video at this link]
https://youtu.be/r3WdcoWtQW0

July 8, 2015

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Voids Town Ban on Drinking While Watching




[From article]
The town of Mendon can’t ban alcohol at strip clubs because its restriction is too broad and violates the Massachusetts Constitution, the state’s highest court ruled today.
Showtime Entertainment was barred from selling alcohol at its prospective strip club after the town enacted bylaws “restricting the service of alcohol” in its adult entertainment district. The Supreme Judicial Court said the ban was overbroad and violated the state’s version of the First Amendment.
The SJC agreed that the town presented enough evidence to show that adult entertainment paired with alcohol would lead to increased crime. But, it ruled that the bylaw was too broad and thus unconstitutional.
[. . .]



The SJC ruling is the latest victory for Showtime. A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the company, indicating that limitations on the physical plant and operating hours were unconstitutional, The federal court sent the alcohol question to the SJC because it involved the interpretation of state law.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/07/sjc_rules_town_of_mendon_can_t_ban_booze_at_strip_clubs

SJC rules town of Mendon can’t ban booze at strip clubs
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
By: Bob McGovern
Boston Herald

June 30, 2015

Social Experiment Shows Adults Giving Cigarettes To 12-year-olds




[From article]
A video has emerged on YouTube of a 12-year-old boy asking the Australian public for a lighter as part of a social experiment. It exposed the ease in attaining a lighter or cigarette from the general public, despite the person requesting clearly being underage. (Watch the video above.)
While reactions vary, the video shows most people were willing to offer the young boy a lighter and in some cases a cigarette.
Only one woman, who claimed to be a nurse, seemed shocked at the age of the supposedly young smoker and tried to educate the young boy about the dangers of smoking.

http://nypost.com/2015/06/29/social-experiment-shows-people-giving-cigarettes-to-a-12-year-old/

Social experiment shows people giving cigarettes to a 12-year-old
By News.com.au
New York Post
June 29, 2015 | 3:25p

June 22, 2015

Drug Companies Expand Their Client Base Targeting Adults




[From article]
Adults in the U.S. have overtaken children in taking medication for the condition and accounted for 53 percent of the industrywide 63 million prescriptions for ADHD drugs last year,
[. . .]
More parents of children with ADHD -- which leads to restlessness, lack of focus and impulsive behavior -- are also getting diagnosed amid a growing awareness that it can be inherited.
[. . .]
In Europe, children are still by far the larger segment, making up 74 percent of ADHD patients in 2014. “It is important to note that the level of acceptance, diagnosis and available medications for ADHD are more limited in Europe than the U.S.,”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/american-adults-surpass-children-in-taking-drugs-to-stay-focused

American Adults Surpass Children in Taking Drugs to Stay Focused
by Makiko Kitamura
June 22, 2015 — 4:05 AM EDT

May 30, 2015

White Students Bullied More Often Than Black Students





Like politicians, law enforcement agencies focus on high school student bullies. It is easy to control high school students. But they ignore the larger problem of bullying abuses by teachers, police, FBI agents and informants, Communists, and assorted adult psychopaths, e.g., psychologists and psychiatrists. Government policy directs school administrators to try to stop  high school bullying. But in adult society taxpayer funded private and government agencies, whose mission is to protect vulnerable persons (e.g., the human services industrial complex [MA State Rep. Marie Parente's term]), join in the abuses. In high school they try to give students a voice in their battle against bullying. But in adult society bullies censor the victim, and declare him crazy so that no one will pay attention to him. While shunning and isolating the bullied student victims is condemned in high schools, among adults it is a recognized acceptable practice to isolate the victim in order to make him an easier target. Ridicule and humiliation, character assassination, provocations, threats and insults are regular features of crime families, police, Communists and FBI harassment.

[From article]
Nearly 1 in 4 surveyed U.S. students say they have been bullied in school. That's an improvement, but the prevalence reinforces just how difficult the problem is to solve.
[. . .]
Educators and researchers praised the decline, but said the large numbers of students still reporting that they are victims reflects that the issue is difficult to understand and address, particularly in a world of rampant online social media where malicious statements can be made anonymously and shared quickly and broadly.
[. . .]
Overall, bullying can be physical, verbal or relational — such as leaving someone out on purpose.
Respondents said the being made fun of, called names or being insulted was the most common way they were bullied at school. Being the subject of rumors or threatened with harm was also common. Much of the effort in schools to tackle bullying has focused on helping victims understand they should come forward and will get support and educating bullies about how their actions affect others,
[. . .]
"Our biggest goal is we have to give students a voice as they battle this bullying behavior," Buie said.
[. . .]
A higher percentage of white students — 24 percent — said they were bullied than black, Hispanic or Asian students.
[. . .]
The survey is from the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

http://www.startribune.com/survey-school-bullying-at-lowest-ebb-in-10-years/303858521/

Survey: School bullying problem recedes; whites more likely targets than minorities
By Kimberly Hefling
Associated Press
MAY 15, 2015 — 2:10PM

September 10, 2014

Illegal Alien Adults Pretending to Be Children Enroll In Massachusetts Schools


[From article]
The mayor of a city in Massachusetts has claimed that some illegal immigrants who have entered from Guatemala and are enrolled in public schools have greying hair and more wrinkles than her.
Judith Flanagan Kennedy, mayor of Lynn, said that many attending the schools are not children, but federal government will not allow officials to verify their ages.
One of the students was revealed to be 35 years old, while others are clearly much older than 21 - the oldest at which you are entitled to attend public schools in Massachusetts - Ms Kennedy said.
'One of the things that we did notice when we were processing some of these students coming in was that they were adults,' she told CNS News at a press conference.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2737638/Illegal-immigrants-enrolling-schools-ve-got-grey-hair-wrinkles-warns-city-mayor.html

Illegal immigrants are enrolling in our schools – but they’ve got grey hair and more wrinkles than me, warns city mayor
Lynn, Massachusetts mayor, Judith Flanagan Kennedy, made the claims
One of the Guatemalan students was revealed to be 35 years old
Number of Guatemalan students enrolling in Lynn's schools has doubled
They are claiming to be 14-18, but many believed to be much older
Officials cannot verify their ages as Department of Justice forbids it
Public schools legally required to enrol children of any immigration status
By ALEX FINNIS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:48 EST, 29 August 2014 | UPDATED: 07:49 EST, 29 August 2014

July 12, 2014

Lynn, MA Reports Illegal Adult Aliens Posing As Children Enroll in Schools


[From article]
Adult illegal immigrants posing as unaccompanied alien children appear to be attempting to enroll at public high schools, city officials in Lynn, Mass., tell National Review Online.
Some of them have had gray hair and they’re telling you that they’re 17 years old and they have no documentation,” Jamie Cerulli, the Lynn mayor’s chief of staff, tells NRO. “If my children went to the public schools, I’d be very uncomfortable with all of these unaccompanied minors [that] are placed in the ninth grade.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/382483/adult-illegal-immigrants-posing-children-enroll-high-school-ryan-lovelace

JULY 11, 2014 12:39 PM
Adult Illegal Immigrants Posing as Children To Enroll in High School
A Massachusetts city‘s packed school system is being forced to accept illegal-alien adults.
By Ryan Lovelace

January 3, 2013

Adult Adoptions in Japan

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/no-heir-to-run-the-company-why-adult-adoption-is-big-business-in-japan-8432779.html

No heir to run the company? Why adult ‘adoption’ is big business in Japan
Family firms in Japan often rely on adult adoptees to help retain
dynastic control. Finding a match has become an industry in itself
DAVID MCNEILL
TOKYO
FRIDAY 28 DECEMBER 2012

October 19, 2012

Focusing On Bullying

Nancy Lublin, the CEO of [a] nonprofit organization said, "The youth
knows about what’s going on in the bullying world more than adults."
Is this a fact? Adults are more effective bullies, and their bullying
is encouraged by journalists and law courts. Teachers bully students.
Psychiatrists bully patients, "Take your drugs or else! Police bully
civilians. Politicians bully businessmen. Bullying is part of being
human like hate. It is a tendency that humans need to be aware of and
to exercise self control. It is illegal to kill another human yet it
happens every day. What should be done? Place behavior monitors on
every corner, in every classroom and in every home?


 http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/19/do-something-bullying-talk/

 Activists ‘Do Something’ About Bullying
 By BOYOUNG M. KIM, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
 Harvard Crimson
 Published: Friday, October 19, 2012

October 9, 2012

One-Third Of Adults Under 30 Have No Religious Affiliation

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/09/study-one-third-of-adults-under-30-have-no-religious-affiliation/

Study: One-Third Of Adults Under 30 Have No Religious Affiliation
By Ben Fearnow
October 9, 2012 5:52 AM
CBS News Washington DC

May 3, 2011

Killing of Osama Done By Adults

[From article]
"The children are celebrating and taking credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, but make no mistake about it, this is a win for the adults. This will give Obama a short-term boost in the polls, but I submit after a few days or weeks of liberal celebration, reality will start to sink in for more and more Americans."

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/05/obls_death_a_victory_for_the_a.html

May 03, 2011
OBL's Death a Victory for the Adults
By C. Edmund Wright
American Thinker

February 16, 2010

Adults More Tech Foolish Than Youth

http://www.tnr.com/article/the-adults-arent-alright

The Adults Aren’t Alright
Is technology ruining America’s youth? It’s certainly ruining its older generations.
Michelle Cottle
February 16, 2010 | 12:00 am