2 Stupid News

1) Can A Priest Marry
A priest in Virginia who is suspected of stealing more than $ 600,000 from two churches has denied accusations in court documents that he was living a double life as a family man in a neighbouring county. A newspaper report said that that Reverend Rodney Rodis acknowledged there’s a woman and three girls living at the home, but denies he was married and declined comment on whether the children were his. Rodis was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge. An investigation began in November after church officials found that a donation to the parishes had not been recorded. Rodis is accused of setting up a separate church bank account and funneling donation money into it over a five year period. Rodis has already been suspended from performing priestly duties. A lawyer for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond says the church was surprised to hear about Rodis’ living arrangements.
2) After He Received It
A retired police chief who made a career out of solving crimes is puzzled by his latest case — a postcard dated nearly 60 years ago that recently showed up in his mailbox. Ned Hethington said a plain white envelope containing a faded postcard of an old water wheel from the mountains of North Carolina arrived at his home. The card, dated June 28, 1949, reads, “Dear Granny, it is very hot up here. I thought this picture would cool you off by looking at it. Please write. Miss you. Aunt Olie Orr is going to take me around to see all the mountain. How is everyone. Margie.”

Before "Parties" Now "Nude Parties"

Naked parties are becoming a part of campus culture and Ivy League colleges are among the many institutions where students dare to bare in the name of fun. When Yale University student Molly Clark-Barol got the invitation, she was reluctant to go. A naked party? Where people stand around in their birthday outfit? It sounded awkward. But she quite enjoyed the experience, calling it “liberating’’. She said, “It was really low key, kind of just like any other party. Except you’re naked.’’

Yale is one of several Ivy League schools at which naked parties are popular. Ask the partygoers why they attend and they may tell you something about releasing academic pressure, selfexpression or experimentation. But push them a bit more and you’ll find that when you put 30 or so naked college kids together in a room, the pulse of youthful rebellion runs strong. Held late in the evening, the parties are usually a last stop after an evening of social revelry.

Full of liquid courage, the naked partygoers abandon their coats—and their clothes—at the door. The guest lists for the smaller parties are usually limited to around 30 or 40 people, and the conversations tend to be more intellectual, partygoers claim. And there are strict rules about touching and gawking. If guests start getting too friendly with each other, they’re asked to leave. “It’s more about breaking taboos,’’ says Clark-Barol. “You feel more like running around in circles than hooking up with someone.’’

The tradition of naked parties at Yale is not new. In the 1990s, a naked party held in a small campus dining area called the Buttery was dubbed, ‘Nude Night at the Butt.’ Also in the late 1990s, a secret society called ‘Porn ‘n Chicken,’ met together to watch pornographic movies while eating fried chicken in the nude, sources tell ABCNEWS.com.

The club gained national attention after its leaders threatened to make their own pornographic movie starring Yale students. Though the film was never released, in 2002, Comedy Central produced a fictionalised TV movie depicting the club’s activities. The prevalence of naked parties on college campuses is not only a Yale phenomenon—the university shares a certain national notoriety for the tradition with its fellow Ivy, Brown University, according to Luke Skurman, CEO of College Prowler, Inc, a company that produces ‘insider’ guides written by students for over 230 colleges.

At Harvard, public nudity is a form of stress relief. Baring it all at a naked party can have its consequences, however. Many students refuse to attend these parties fearing that their professional or political careers may be jeopardised

Same Old Stale News

For the sixth consecutive year, the Mumbai police have topped the city’s annual corruption index. At the second place is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, with 16 of its employees caught red-handed for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes.
According to the list prepared by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), 29 policemen were charged in 16 cases related to graft, resulting in the department topping the list for 2006. The 29 black sheep include a woman constable, who was arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs 1,000 for returning the cellphone of a complainant, and a sub-inspector and a constable who went to the extent of withdrawing money from an accused’s savings bank account using his ATM card in return for shielding him in court.
Asked to comment, former IPS officer Y P Singh said, “Senior police officers themselves don’t have impeccable integrity. There is an informal ban on holding frank discussions on corruption in official meetings and conferences. Sensitivity to moral values is also declining very fast.’’ But in what may come as a relief for the department, no senior policeman came under the ACB’s scanner last year. The highest ranking cop to be arrested in 2006 was suspended inspector Baban Kadam, who involved in a case of disproportionate assets. In 2005, the ACB had arrested senior inspector Sahebrao Survade of RAK Marg police station along with a constable for accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000.
Also, if the ACB’s lists are anything to go by, corruption is actually declining in the police department. In 2003, 60 cops were arrested for demanding bribes, while in 2006 the figure plummeted by half.