Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Complex wins eviction of problem resident CHELSEA, N.Y., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Residents of London Terrace Towers in Chelsea, N.Y., have won a suit to evict the "neighbor from hell," the New York Daily News reported Monday. Advertisement Michael Davis has been accused of several indiscretions over the past twelve years, including roaming the halls half-naked, having sex with a homeless man in the building's health club showers, blasting music, slamming doors and stealing clothes from the laundry room Davis blamed his alleged transgressions on misunderstandings and sleepwalking. However, Housing Court Judge Gerard Lebovits has approved the complex co-op board's motion to evict. The eviction is scheduled for Saturday. "Neighbor from hell is a good name for him," said one resident who has lived in the building 29 years. "He's been involved in so many bad things. He's been a chronic problem for years." Advertisement Book: laziness is key to long life BERLIN, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A German book, "The Joy of Laziness: How to Slow Down and Live Longer," says laziness is the key to a long and happy life, the Daily Mail reported Monday. The authors, a retired professor and his general practitioner daughter, claim every person has a limited amount of "life energy," and their lifespan depends on how quickly the energy is depleted. Dr. Peter Axt and Dr. Michaela Axt-Gadermann claim in their book that high-energy activities, like running, accelerate the aging process and make the body more susceptible to illness. The book said bodies at rest produce fewer free radicals -- unstable oxygen molecules believed to contribute to aging. "Laziness is important for a healthy immune system because special immune cells are stronger in times of relaxation than stress," Axt-Gadermann said. "During relaxation, or 'down time,' your metabolism is less active, which means the body produces fewer free radicals. "If you do a lot of sport or are permanently stressed, then your body will produce more free radicals and that is one reason why your life could be shortened." Dutch TV bans 'Gay Jesus' ad AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Two Dutch TV channels have refused to air an ad that asks the question, "Was Jesus gay?" Daily Variety reported Monday. Advertisement The paper said the regional channels RTV Utrecht and RTV West have refused to air the ad for "Judas," described as an erotic thriller by writer Walter Kamp. The paper said it is thought to be the first time in Dutch history that a spot has been rejected on religious grounds. The spot has been accepted by several other regional channels in the Netherlands, and Kamp has filed suit claiming the decision to reject the ads violates Dutch law as well as the nation's international human rights treaty obligations. Kamp said he didn't think that being gay was an issue in Holland anymore. Smoking banned at Japanese sumo bouts TOKYO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- No Smoking signs have been installed in the Ryogoku Kokugikan Hall in Tokyo requiring Sumo fans to smoke cigarettes in a new smoking section outside. Smoking is now banned during tournaments at all indoor sumo venues across Japan, the Mainichi Daily News reported Monday. In the past, ashtrays were set in some box seats at the Kokugikan Hall and other stadiums during sumo tournaments. At the the first tourney of 2005 opened at Kokugikan in Tokyo Sunday, many fans did not protest the new policy. Advertisement
