Not sure if you have a case? A new website will help you sue. Part lawyer referral service, part lawsuit evaluator, WhoCanISue.com will tell you if you’ve got a likely legal claim and pair you with a lawyer. It debuts in September, though the site’s founder is trying to sign up lawyers starting today at the American Bar Association meeting in New York.
An Atlanta actuarial firm says both presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama “can reasonably be expected to serve two full terms in good health.â€
But just barely.
The 30-year-old Bragg actuarial company, which specializes in morbidity and mortality calculations, gives 71-year-old McCain a “healthy expectancy†of 8.4 years, taking into account his four bouts with melanoma of the skin.
Barack Obama, who turned 47 today, can expect 21.9 years of good health — a forecast shortened by 10 percent or so by his history of cigarette smoking.
“Either candidate can be expected to serve two full terms, without age or health being an issue,†said John M. Bragg, the firm chairman.
The company drew a distinction “health expectancy†and the more usual term “life expectancy.â€
“In this analysis, ‘healthy’ means the person does not require the care provided by an assisted living facility and is free of Alzheimer’s disease,†Bragg said.
On April 18, 2008, the United States Postal Service issued a new set of definitive stamps featuring beautiful paintings of an American Flag flying in the breeze. The images, captured at different times of the day show the flag flying at sunrise, at midday, at sunset, and at night…
Close examination of the “evening” stamp, located in the lower-right quadrant of the official design featured on the U.S.P.S. website, reveals that the stamp apparently has one too many stripes.
A two year old bulldog is being hailed as a super dog hero after saving four kittens from drowning in a lake in mid Michigan.
His owner was at first upset with Napoleon after he abruptly bolted across a street and into the lake only to retrieve a bag.
Alexandra Breuer thought he was just grabbing a sac of garbage but then heard the meows coming from inside.
Turns out there were six kittens in the bag and someone was evidently trying to kill them. Two of kittens didn’t make it but the other four will always have Napoleon, the super dog, to thank.