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Pets gain right of inheritance
The Hawaian audience was eager for the governor to put pen to paper.
Some drooled. Catching the spirit of excitement, a few even lost control
and barked. Canines of all sizes and a spotted rabbit named Roxy were
among those gathered Friday at the Capitol to watch Gov. Linda Lingle
sign into law a measure that allows residents to leave a trust for the
care of their dog, cat, or other domestic animal.
Lingle’s two cats, Nani Girl and Stripes, were not in attendance.
“As you know cats don’t do as well in public settings like this as dogs
do,” Lingle said.
Friday also marked National “Take Your Pet to Work Day.” Several
legislators and a number of other workers showed off their four-legged
friends, who mostly behaved.
“These aren’t just pets. These are a part of the family. You miss them
when you’re away. You worry about them. They really are important parts
of your life,” Lingle said.
Animal law attorney Emily Gardner helped draft the original bill. Garner
became attracted to the issue while visiting elderly long-term care
patients at St. Francis Hospital with her dog, Toby, who works as a
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Man swallows key, locksmith uses X-Ray
Nebraska resident, Arthur Richardson thought he’d pull a prank and
pretend to swallow a friend’s truck key. Unfortunately, the prank
backfired when Richardson plopped the key in his mouth and gravity took
over.
Richardson went to a doctor who X-rayed his stomach and got a clear
picture of the key. The doctor said the key posed no danger, but
Richardson’s friend needed to use his truck.
So Richardson and his friend took the X-rays to a locksmith, who used
the pictures to fashion a new key. And it worked in the truck.
John Somers, owner of Al’s Lock and Safe, said he’d never made a key
before from the image of an X-ray.
“I have done all sorts of lock work, I’ve done all sorts of safe work,”
Somers said. “This is truly a first in my career.”
Somers said he didn’t have any immediate plans to set price rates for
X-ray keys, but it’s something he might consider. |
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Jordan axes Saddam’s new novel
Jordan has banned Saddam Hussein’s new novel on the grounds the tale of
an Arab tribesman who defeats a foreign intruder could hurt relations
between the two countries, censors and the publisher said on Sunday.
“Get out of here, curse you!,” believed to have been penned by the
ousted Iraqi leader before the U.S.-led war, was set to be released in
Jordan and other Arab countries on Thursday by a Jordanian company with
the permission of Saddam’s family.
“Publishing this novel will harm the Iraqi-Jordanian relationship and we
are keen to have the best relations with Iraq. Jordan will not approve
its publication. If they want to publish it they have to do it abroad,”
Ahmad al-Qudah, head of the government’s Press and Publication
Department, told Reuters.
The publisher said he had printed 10,000 copies for distribution in
Jordan and other Arab countries, including Iraq, after winning initial
permission. He said censors changed their mind after a local newspaper
reported the upcoming launch. |
Wimbledon first, wedding second
Sports-mad businessman John Livock is such a passionate Wimbledon fan
that he has organised his wedding so it does not clash with the men’s
final which he has attended for 45 years in a row.
Even the racehorses he owns have a tennis theme with the two-year-old
Championship Point providing Livock with a memorable win at Royal Ascot
earlier this month.
The property investment manager also has a double cause for celebration
this year -- his 56th birthday falls on the day of the men’s singles
final.
“Every year the first thing I do when I reach for my new diary is to put
in the dates for Wimbledon and Royal Ascot,” he said.
“There is no greater arena than the centre court at Wimbledon. I went to
my first final when I was 10 years old. I must say I did love the Bjorn
Borg era but Pete Sampras would definitely have to be up there as one of
the greatest winners.” |
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Woman in car crash already dead
A young mother found at the scene of a car crash near Tokyo in which her
husband and infant son were killed had already been dead for at least a
day before the accident happened, police were quoted as saying on
Sunday.
The bizarre discovery was made after emergency crews who rushed to the
scene found the body of Rie Ishikawa, 28, already in a state of rigor
mortis, Kyodo news agency reported.
The family car crashed early on Sunday on a highway in Sawara, Chiba
Prefecture.
Ishikawa’s husband, Masayuki, 32, survived the initial crash after the
car hit a concrete wall then rebounded and hit the lane divider in the
centre of the highway, Kyodo said. |
Tailpiece
Condoms
A young boy and his father were in a store when they walked past a rack
of condoms. Being a curious young lad, the boy asked his father, “What
are these things daddy?” His dad said, “Condoms son.” The boy asked,
“Why do they come in packs of 1,3, and 12?” The dad replied, “The packs
with one are for the high school boys, one for Saturday night, the ones
with three are for the college boys, one for Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, and the ones with twelve in them are for the married men, one
for January, one for February, one for March....”
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