Man arrested for impersonating a dentist

• • 
    
  • 
    

• 

For the last year, Alberto Nunez performed hundreds of dental procedures on patients at his unlicensed Melrose Park dental practice, according to Cook County Sheriff's police.

Nunez, who lives in the 7800-block of South Kenton, allegedly operated out of a home in the 2000-block of North Emerson in unincorporated Cook County.

Nunez faces a felony charge for practicing dentistry without a license and a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession of hypodermic syringes.

Inside the home on Emerson, police say they found a dental chair, lights, plates, tools, syringes, an x-ray machine and much more. Police allege Nunez performed a range of dental procedures, including root canals, bite impressions, cleanings, x-rays, surgical dental procedures and braces.

Police say Nunez claims he went to dental school in Mexico City, but he could not provide documentation that he completed the program.

"Based on statements made by Nunez," Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said in a press release, "it is believed he has been 'in practice' for approximately two years, had another location before this current one, and saw roughly 30 patients each week."

When police tried to set up an appointment as part of their investigation, a receptionist said nothing was open for a week because of the full schedule of patients. Guess what, I bet this guy was doing a good job. I've been to dentist who were total butchers. I'm not advocating unlicensed be allowed to operate but some of these professions are a closed shop and prices and damn too high.

source

Leafs Nation has a new suit to hate at MLSE

Tom Anselmi replaces Richard Peddie as president and COO of MLSE. He's been doing the job for the past 8 months on an interim basis which signals same old, same old. He previously controled the popular yet terrible Toronto FC. So we can expect the focus of MLSE to remain the same, make lots of money and don't worry too much about losing.

WTF was that in the picture week

Hump day hottie

Amberf Heard

Countdown to the NHL lockout: 11 days

Where is the past I have been apoplectic about missing NHL hockey during a labour lockout, not so this time. Last season the Leafs finished 14th in the East and 26th overall. The lineup that wasn't good enough last season is pretty much going to be returning intact when the season resumes.

Brian Burke went from being unhappy with his lineup in April when the season ended prematurely for the Leafs was suddenly okay with it in July. Sure he signed a defensive centre and flipped a disappointing Luke Schenn for a disappointing James van Riemsdyk. Meanwhile eastern rivals were aggressive in trying to improve their lineups. Certainly some of these teams will fail but sitting pat is not an option when you're at bottom feeder.

So if we lose 1/2 season because of a lockout, I'm fine with that. It will shorten the pain. Instead I can focus on the high draft pick that the Leafs will be awarded when the bottom out this season. Perhaps this can kick start the hiring of a GM with an actual plan and a real rebuild.

Oscar Pistorius complains about rival’s 'illegal' blades

Oscar Pistorius the so-called “Blade Runner” was surging to a third straight 200-metre gold Sunday night when he was overtaken close to the finish by Alan Oliveira, who is also a double amputee. Pistorius then criticized Oliveira within minutes of the upset, claiming the Brazilian used longer carbon fiber prosthesis than should be allowed.

He has since apologized for the outburst. But the idea of his rant is annoying and to some extent hypocritical.

He runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs. In 2007, Pistorius took part in his first international competitions for able-bodied athletes. However, his artificial lower legs, while enabling him to compete, have generated claims that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) amended its competition rules to ban the use of "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device".

So using his blades to beat able-bodied runners is just fine but someone using better blades to beat him is cheating. An interesting perspective.

Why I hate ping pong

1972 Summit Series: Game 2

Tonight is the 40th anniversary of Game 2 of the 1972 Canada - USSR series played in Maple Leaf Gardens. Game 1 had tons of hype and the game was played on a Saturday night. Game 2 was a more subdued, the cockiness was gone. I watched it alone at home rather than with a crowd of friends.

As it turns out Canada redeemed themselves in Game 2, thanks largely to two sets of brothers as well as a much better game plan. After the Game 1 blowout Game 2 took on incredible importance.

Canada held the upper hand on the Soviets most of the night, but had significant trouble beating Vladislav Tretiak.

After a scoreless first period, Phil Esposito, who was quickly establishing himself as the undisputed leader of Team Canada, opened the scoring in the second period. Yvan Cournoyer used his blazing speed to beat the Russian defense on an early power-play in the third period, but Alexander Yakushev, pulled the Soviets to within one just 4 minutes later on the feared Russian power-play unit.

Yakushev's goal was the only one that would get by Chicago Blackhawks goalie Tony Esposito. Phil's brother had replaced Ken Dryden in the Canadian nets for this game. It was a good move as Esposito played well and adapted better to the Soviet's criss-crossing offense.

On the same power play, Pete Mahovlich scored on what was perhaps the most remarkable individual effort of the series. With Canada killing a penalty, Pete picked up a Phil Esposito clearing attempt just inside the center line. Faking his patented slapshot, Mahovlich deked a Soviet defender and drove in alone on Tretiak. He faked a forehand shot, went to his backhand, and while falling on top of Tretiak managed to slip the puck into the net by using his impressive long reach.

Big brother Frank Mahovlich teamed up with Stan Mikita a little more than two minutes later to cement the win. Mikita stole the puck behind the goal and centered to the unchecked Big M, who one-timed a shot off of the post and behind Tretiak.

Canada's successful came from a simplified game plan, one they would utilize again and again in international games. They dressed a more physical lineup and focused on a fierce forechecking game as well as a tight defensive game.

Canada outshot USSR 36-21 and Tretiak was selected the game MVP for Russia while the Esposito brothers were the Canadian MVPs.

Red Sox farmhand Jason Repko cares more than any Red Sox player

Jason Repko has spent the bulk of his 13-year career in professional baseball in the minor leagues, although he has spent time in the Show. This catch he made Sunday to rob Kosuke Fukudome of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of a first-inning grand slam will make every highlight reel though it probably won't get him back in the majors.

WTF was that in the picture week

Italian woman sues husband for seven years of 'slavery'

In a pact reminiscent of the eroticism featured in the best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey and the notorious novel The Story of O, the saleswoman from Padua signed the explicitly-worded agreement with her then boyfriend in 2004, when she was 24.

They married in 2006 but the relationship eventually fell apart and the couple separated last year.

The woman, now aged 31, has shown the two-page contract to her lawyers to support her demands for a divorce and accusations of physical abuse. She also accuses her former partner of stalking her since their split.

The contract stipulated that she be considered a "slave" to her husband, a property manager who was 10 years older than her.

He was referred to throughout the contract as her "padrone" or master.

The husband, now aged 41, argues that she signed the pact entirely of her own volition and that their activities were always consensual.

A lot of questions come to mind, like why did it take her 7 years to come to her senses or why did she agree to this in the first place. I'm sure some of this will come to light during the trial.

source

Dog kidnapped and held for ransom

A Lindbergh woman's dog was kidnapped and held for ransom and she put her life on the line to get it back. Emily Connors said she was willing to risk her life for Plato, her 7-year old Maltese. She was willing to meet with the man who stole her dog and pay him a $1,000 ransom to get her back. She received several threats from the suspect but it was a picture he sent her that convinced her she had to do something. The photo was of Plato with a gun pointed at her head. The photo even gave Atlanta Police pause. They knew they were dealing with a dangerous criminal and needed time to organize a takedown.

But Connors said she couldn't wait because she felt her dog's life was in danger. She agonized for two days after a burglary at her Lindbergh apartment on August 15th. Connors said she came home to find someone stole her TV, laptop, and other electronics and Plato. One day later Connors would find out her dog was still alive but in danger. She learned it from a cryptic phone call. "And he says I got your dog and it's going to cost you $3,000 to get her back," she said. A series of threatening text messages would follow, including one that said: "And u right i am a terrist and if u think im kidding dnt have that cash and watch how i torture this dog".

She eventually convinced the suspect to accept $1,000. He texted "So bring the 1000 and just remember if u play eany games i will kill the dog in front of you". Then he sent the picture with the gun pointed at Plato's head. "And he threatened to kill her, to cut off her head, to torture her," Connors said. Connors got the suspect to agree to meet her in front of her bank on busy Cheshire Bridge Road. "And he just strolled up like nothing was going on with the dog completely enclosed in the backpack," she said. Plato was zipped up inside a backpack. Connors said she and the suspect went back and forth about who would turn over the money or the dog.

Connors said Plato jumped out of the backpack. At the same time the suspect grabbed the envelope of cash from Connors hands.

source

The woman who failed her audition to be Tom Cruise's wife

An interesting article in this week's Vanity Fair about a "secret wife-auditioning process" conducted by Scentology for Tom Cruise. The magazine claims that one of the candidates who came pretty far along in the process before Katie Holmes was Nazanin Boniadi.

The Iranian-born, London-raised actress and Scientologist dated Cruise from November 2004 until January 2005. Her preparation began in October 2004, when she was told only that she was preparing for "a very important mission" on behalf of Scientology.

She just didn't quite make the cut, thanks to a couple verbal missteps with Scientology leader David Miscavige and Cruise. Boniadi moved in with Cruise and shared a bedroom, but by the third week of January, she was asked to move into Scientology's Celebrity Centre. Cruise reportedly had the Scientologists do the dirty work of breaking up with his live-in girlfriend.

You can never get tired of reading about Scientology.

Armed robbers frighten themselves off with firework

Arlington County Police have released surveillance video from the botched armed robbery of a 7-Eleven store. The robbery attempt happened at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19.

An approximately 5’8″ tall white male enters the store wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a bandana over his face, while pointing a handgun at the store clerk.

A second suspect, a 5’7″ tall black male in a white v-neck t-shirt, then enters the store behind the first suspect and appears to throw a firework.

The firework made a loud bang and startled the suspects and the two men ran from the scene empty-handed.

Arlington police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects.

I'm guessing Victoria Jackson is not a Democrat

82-year old career thief is caught again

An 82-year-old woman with a rap sheet that dates back to 1955 could face new criminal charges in more burglaries.

Torrance Police Sgt. Robert Watt said the department is submitting evidence on eight burglaries to the district attorney's office Tuesday for possible charges against Doris Thompson. Thompson — who has 25 aliases — is being held on $80,000 bail.

Watt said Thompson targeted doctors' offices. He said she would enter an office, hide until closing and search for keys to the cash box. He said she stole about $17,000.

Thompson was arrested at an El Segundo hotel without incident, Watt said, and police found evidence linking her to the burglaries.

Watt said a detective who had dealt with Thompson identified her from a video that allegedly caught her in the act. The detective recognized her distinctive hair, which Thompson wears in a stand-on-its-end electric style similar to boxing promoter Don King.

Thompson has a 20-page rap sheet dating to 1955. Burglary appears to be her chosen career.

According to court records, Thompson has been imprisoned at least nine times for burglary in Los Angeles and Orange counties. She first spent time behind bars in 1983, when she was 53, according to the records. It's unclear why they don't go back further.

source

WTF was that in the picture week

Italian courts rules phone sex is not prostitution

In the case of a man charged with prostitution for engaging in phone sex, Italian judges ruled that a lower court made a bad call.

Phone sex is not, in and of itself, prostitution, Italy's Supreme Court found on Friday.

"Verbally servicing an interlocutor for the purpose of sexual excitement does not constitute a sexual service, if it does not involve the bodily erogenous zones of the person who is getting paid for such a service," the court ruled.

The defendant had paid a woman to provide phone sex to one of his business clients. The lower court said that act constituted a crime.

Prostitution "may well be carried out via telephone or Internet Web chats" if the customer asks the vendor to perform a sex act.

source

Japanese adult TV channel hosts 'breast squeeze' charity event (NSFW)

We've seen some crazy television shows come out of Japan, but this has to qualify as the craziest. Paradise TV, a Japanese satellite adult channel, recently hosted an unusual charity event: a breast squeeze benefit.

The breast squeeze event was part of its "Erotica Will Save The World" event, a 24-hour live-streamed event late this month in Tokyo.

The event went down as follows: after making a donation and sanitizing their hands, participants over the age of 18 were allowed to squeeze the breasts of one of 10 Japanese adult video actresses. A limit of two squeezes per hand were allowed.

All the money raised at the charity breast squeeze went to benefit STOP!AIDS, an organization aimed at promoting AIDS awareness, treatment and prevention. It is not affiliated with the Stop AIDS Project that is run by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

WTF was that in the picture week