unclehobart
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I'm going to collect and post those little stories that are out threre... but not all that important or current events topical. Feel free to jump in with your own or comment as usual.
Robs 'almost news' roundup
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unclehobart
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Will Smith drops out of Oscars
Will Smith has announced he will not be attending the Oscars because of the war against Iraq.
The actor has asked to be excused from Sunday's ceremony, claiming that he feels uncomfortable attending.
It is thought he is the first Hollywood star to pull out of the annual event, which is to go ahead without its traditional red carpet arrivals.
In a statement, Smith's publicist Stan Rosenfield said: "He felt uncomfortable in attending and respectfully asked to be excused.
"There's no agenda, there's no speeches. He just felt uncomfortable in attending."
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_762661.html?menu=entertainment.latestheadlines
Will Smith has announced he will not be attending the Oscars because of the war against Iraq.
The actor has asked to be excused from Sunday's ceremony, claiming that he feels uncomfortable attending.
It is thought he is the first Hollywood star to pull out of the annual event, which is to go ahead without its traditional red carpet arrivals.
In a statement, Smith's publicist Stan Rosenfield said: "He felt uncomfortable in attending and respectfully asked to be excused.
"There's no agenda, there's no speeches. He just felt uncomfortable in attending."
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_762661.html?menu=entertainment.latestheadlines
unclehobart
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Man with 'offensive' name refused passport
An Australian man who changed his name to Prime Minister John Piss has been refused a passport.
The 57-year-old, from Melbourne, already uses the name on his driver's licence and on banking and medical records.
But a federal magistrate has dismissed his appeal against a decision not to issue him a passport, reports News.com.
The Melbourne office of Passports Australia said the name was offensive because it contained an expletive and a title not legitimately acquired.
Federal Magistrate Murray McInnis agreed, saying: "It was entitled to find that the name `piss' is offensive having regard to the ordinary definitions."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762764.html
An Australian man who changed his name to Prime Minister John Piss has been refused a passport.
The 57-year-old, from Melbourne, already uses the name on his driver's licence and on banking and medical records.
But a federal magistrate has dismissed his appeal against a decision not to issue him a passport, reports News.com.
The Melbourne office of Passports Australia said the name was offensive because it contained an expletive and a title not legitimately acquired.
Federal Magistrate Murray McInnis agreed, saying: "It was entitled to find that the name `piss' is offensive having regard to the ordinary definitions."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762764.html
unclehobart
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Marriages fall to lowest level in 100 years
The number of marriages in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in more than 100 years.
According to the Office for National Statistics, a total of 249,227 ceremonies took place in 2001 - a figure nearly as low as in 1897.
Its report shows a gradual slide in the number of people getting married from a peak of 426,241 in 1972, while the number of people choosing a religious ceremony has fallen markedly.
In 2001 there were 88,989 religious marriages (36%), the same proportion as a year earlier. A decade earlier, 51% of marriages took place in a religious setting.
Couples preferring a civil ceremony are increasingly choosing an approved location such as a hotel or stately home with a licence, rather than a register office.
The report shows 20% of civil marriages took place in approved premises in 2001, compared with fewer than 10% in 1996.
The number of first-time weddings for both the bride and groom rose slightly, from 58% in 2000 to 60% in 2001, while ceremonies where both parties had been married before fell 1% to 18% over the same period.
The average age for a groom - either married before or not - was 34.8 in 2001, compared with 32.2 years for women, according to the report.
It also showed the average age for a bachelor to tie the knot was 30.6 in 2001, older than women who have never been married before where the average age was 28.4 years.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762771.html
The number of marriages in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in more than 100 years.
According to the Office for National Statistics, a total of 249,227 ceremonies took place in 2001 - a figure nearly as low as in 1897.
Its report shows a gradual slide in the number of people getting married from a peak of 426,241 in 1972, while the number of people choosing a religious ceremony has fallen markedly.
In 2001 there were 88,989 religious marriages (36%), the same proportion as a year earlier. A decade earlier, 51% of marriages took place in a religious setting.
Couples preferring a civil ceremony are increasingly choosing an approved location such as a hotel or stately home with a licence, rather than a register office.
The report shows 20% of civil marriages took place in approved premises in 2001, compared with fewer than 10% in 1996.
The number of first-time weddings for both the bride and groom rose slightly, from 58% in 2000 to 60% in 2001, while ceremonies where both parties had been married before fell 1% to 18% over the same period.
The average age for a groom - either married before or not - was 34.8 in 2001, compared with 32.2 years for women, according to the report.
It also showed the average age for a bachelor to tie the knot was 30.6 in 2001, older than women who have never been married before where the average age was 28.4 years.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762771.html
unclehobart
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Prince Charles to have hernia surgery
Prince Charles is to undergo surgery to treat a hernia injury.
St James's Palace says Prince Charles, who is in the Lake District after booking into a bed and breakfast in the area on Monday, is due to have the routine operation on March 28.
It is thought that the injury happened as the Prince was laying hedges in the gardens at Highgrove.
The operation is usually carried out under local anaesthetic but the Prince could take a number of weeks to recover.
It finally scuppers any plans he had to ski in the Swiss Alps at Easter.
Charles was forced to cut short his holiday last year following the death of the Queen Mother and abandoned the trip two years ago because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in Britain.
It is the second time Charles has stayed at Yew Tree Farm, an 18th century farmhouse in the village of Rosthwaite, near Borrowdale.
Last year he booked into the B&B for one night to go walking in the Lake District.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_759255.html?menu=news.royals
Prince Charles is to undergo surgery to treat a hernia injury.
St James's Palace says Prince Charles, who is in the Lake District after booking into a bed and breakfast in the area on Monday, is due to have the routine operation on March 28.
It is thought that the injury happened as the Prince was laying hedges in the gardens at Highgrove.
The operation is usually carried out under local anaesthetic but the Prince could take a number of weeks to recover.
It finally scuppers any plans he had to ski in the Swiss Alps at Easter.
Charles was forced to cut short his holiday last year following the death of the Queen Mother and abandoned the trip two years ago because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in Britain.
It is the second time Charles has stayed at Yew Tree Farm, an 18th century farmhouse in the village of Rosthwaite, near Borrowdale.
Last year he booked into the B&B for one night to go walking in the Lake District.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_759255.html?menu=news.royals
unclehobart
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Lewinsky to Host Reality TV Dating Show
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Handbag designer and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has a new job: reality TV host.
Lewinsky has been hired for the Fox series "Mr. Personality," a dating show in which a female contestant is courted by men whose looks are kept hidden.
The men "must rely strictly on their personalities to captivate" the woman, Fox said.
"Since Fox is the network that has had the greatest success with this genre, I was very excited when they approached me to host the show. It sounds like good fun," Lewinsky said in a statement released Wednesday by the network.
The series is scheduled to begin April 21 on Fox, which has scored ratings hits with reality shows including "American Idol" and "Joe Millionaire."
http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_LEWINSKY?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Handbag designer and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has a new job: reality TV host.
Lewinsky has been hired for the Fox series "Mr. Personality," a dating show in which a female contestant is courted by men whose looks are kept hidden.
The men "must rely strictly on their personalities to captivate" the woman, Fox said.
"Since Fox is the network that has had the greatest success with this genre, I was very excited when they approached me to host the show. It sounds like good fun," Lewinsky said in a statement released Wednesday by the network.
The series is scheduled to begin April 21 on Fox, which has scored ratings hits with reality shows including "American Idol" and "Joe Millionaire."
http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_LEWINSKY?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT
unclehobart
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Clean cloudy drinking glasses?
Soak them for an hour or longer in slightly warm (not boiled) white vinegar. Then use a nylon-net or plastic scrubbie to remove film. Still there? The damage must be etching (tiny scratches that occur in the dishwasher) and is permanent, sorry to say. To avoid: Hand-wash your best glasses.
Soak them for an hour or longer in slightly warm (not boiled) white vinegar. Then use a nylon-net or plastic scrubbie to remove film. Still there? The damage must be etching (tiny scratches that occur in the dishwasher) and is permanent, sorry to say. To avoid: Hand-wash your best glasses.
unclehobart
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Erase white heat marks and water rings on wood furniture?
If the wood has a good finish (don't try on bare wood), mix equal parts of baking soda and regular white, nongel toothpaste. Lightly dampen corner of a clean, soft white cloth with water and dip into the paste. With circular motion gently buff the marks for a few minutes. Wipe area clean, and buff to a shine. Follow with furniture polish. (If rings remain after buffing five minutes or so, they may have penetrated the wood; you might have to refinish the piece).
http://www.heloise.com/
Hints from Heloise ... great tidbits.
If the wood has a good finish (don't try on bare wood), mix equal parts of baking soda and regular white, nongel toothpaste. Lightly dampen corner of a clean, soft white cloth with water and dip into the paste. With circular motion gently buff the marks for a few minutes. Wipe area clean, and buff to a shine. Follow with furniture polish. (If rings remain after buffing five minutes or so, they may have penetrated the wood; you might have to refinish the piece).
http://www.heloise.com/
Hints from Heloise ... great tidbits.
unclehobart
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Easter Eggs within all of your favorite DVDs:
http://dvdeasteregg.com/eastereggs.html
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and its already dry 
unclehobart
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Star Dies in Giant Gamma Ray Burst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers who flipped their telescopes to see a gamma ray burst "live" said on Wednesday they witnessed the death of a gigantic star and the birth of what looks like a black hole.
They said NASA (news - web sites)'s High-Energy Transient Explorer satellite, ground-based robotic telescopes and fast-thinking researchers around the globe managed to catch the fleeting flash of energy.
"If a gamma ray burst is the birth cry of a black hole, then the HETE satellite has just allowed us into the delivery room," Derek Fox of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena said in a statement.
"This stunning observation places us in the fiery throes of a star explosion, peering through the debris at a newly formed black hole within," said Anne Kinney, NASA's director for astronomy and physics.
Writing in the journal Nature, Fox and colleagues said their observations help support the theory that gamma-ray bursts come from stars as they collapse to become black holes. A black hole is a pinpoint of matter that is so dense -- because it contains the mass of a star -- that nothing can escape it.
These spinning objects suck in surrounding matter with their tremendous gravitational forces.
Gamma ray bursts are common, yet random and fleeting. The gamma ray portion of a burst typically lasts from a few milliseconds to 100 seconds. But the afterglow of weak light or X-rays can linger for days or weeks.
Fox's team describes a gamma ray burst named GRB021004 that appeared in October. The Automated Response Telescope in Wako, Japan, was able to turn and start recording the burst within four minutes.
Scientists raced to focus more than 50 telescopes in California, across the Pacific, Australia, Asia and Europe to catch the dying rays before the black hole prevented even light from escaping.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=573&e=10&u=/nm/20030319/od_nm/space_gamma_dc
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers who flipped their telescopes to see a gamma ray burst "live" said on Wednesday they witnessed the death of a gigantic star and the birth of what looks like a black hole.
They said NASA (news - web sites)'s High-Energy Transient Explorer satellite, ground-based robotic telescopes and fast-thinking researchers around the globe managed to catch the fleeting flash of energy.
"If a gamma ray burst is the birth cry of a black hole, then the HETE satellite has just allowed us into the delivery room," Derek Fox of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena said in a statement.
"This stunning observation places us in the fiery throes of a star explosion, peering through the debris at a newly formed black hole within," said Anne Kinney, NASA's director for astronomy and physics.
Writing in the journal Nature, Fox and colleagues said their observations help support the theory that gamma-ray bursts come from stars as they collapse to become black holes. A black hole is a pinpoint of matter that is so dense -- because it contains the mass of a star -- that nothing can escape it.
These spinning objects suck in surrounding matter with their tremendous gravitational forces.
Gamma ray bursts are common, yet random and fleeting. The gamma ray portion of a burst typically lasts from a few milliseconds to 100 seconds. But the afterglow of weak light or X-rays can linger for days or weeks.
Fox's team describes a gamma ray burst named GRB021004 that appeared in October. The Automated Response Telescope in Wako, Japan, was able to turn and start recording the burst within four minutes.
Scientists raced to focus more than 50 telescopes in California, across the Pacific, Australia, Asia and Europe to catch the dying rays before the black hole prevented even light from escaping.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=573&e=10&u=/nm/20030319/od_nm/space_gamma_dc
unclehobart
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Comedian Dick Smothers' Son Launches Porn Career
Tue Mar 18, 1:56 PM ET
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but the eldest son of veteran humorist Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers says his life's ambition is to become "the Orson Welles of porn."
Late last year, Dick Smothers Jr., 38, shocked his father by embarking on a career path that so far has included acting in several porn films, developing a Web-based X-rated game show and launching an adult entertainment Web site.
In fact, the younger Smothers, a self-professed exhibitionist who says he has "an incredibly overactive libido," made his porno film debut as the star of an adult movie titled "Bad Influence," playing the Dustin Hoffman-inspired role in an X-rated send-up to "The Graduate."
Since then, he said, he has done sexual performances in three other films and dialogue-only roles in three others.
"The acting part of it is obviously what draws the most attention and piques the public's interest most. And to be perfectly honest, I also enjoy it," he told Reuters in a telephone interview. "But my real goal here is to build myself into a recognized, full-spectrum adult entertainer and entrepreneur."
And, capitalizing on the Smothers name, the onetime sales executive for an office products manufacturer wants to expand his involvement in porn films to the entire creative process.
"What I really want to do is become the Orson Welles of porn, not only performing in these films, but writing, directing and doing the music," said Smothers, who has put his rock band project, called lectrikDik, on hold while he focuses on his new adult entertainment ventures.
Of course, his father, renowned as the bass-playing, straight-laced half of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo, was stunned at first. "I think he told me after the fact," Dick Smothers Sr., 64, recalled in a separate interview. "My first reaction was, 'What name are you going to use?' ... He says he's going to use his name, and I said, 'Wait a minute. That's my name. I had it first."'
The elder Smothers stressed he does not condone his son's current career path but doesn't condemn him either. He said his son has always been a firebrand and has tried to break into show business for a long time.
Dick Jr., the second of six children and the eldest son from his father's first marriage, even appeared once with his old rock band on a short-lived revival of the Smothers Brothers TV variety show.
"You look at someone who's been working hard at trying to make it for 21 years or so. This is the first acknowledgment of him being viable," said Dad. "Now he's really pleased that he's doing something that's causing me a lot of consternation. He's ringing my bell. It's 'Dad, I'm here, and like it or not, I'm not going away.' If that gets him somewhere, good. Fine. But I'm not going to make any judgments about it."
News of Dick Jr.'s X-rated aspirations comes as his father and uncle, Tommy Smothers, are enjoying renewed attention on tour with their comedy act, playing about 100 dates a year.
They also are promoting the recent release of a DVD documentary titled "Smothered," the story how their political satire and embrace of the 1960s peace movement led to the demise of their pioneering variety show on CBS.
The younger Smothers said he understands the discomfort of his father, a devout Christian who also has always been an outspoken champion of free expression.
If it's any consolation to dad, Dick Jr. said he has no interest in so-called "gonzo porn" -- the more extreme realm of the business -- preferring to stick with "couples-oriented" productions that sometimes make it onto cable TV. He added that his Web site comes with "the most complete and thorough protections built in" to keep away minors.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...1&e=7&u=/nm/20030318/lf_nm/people_smothers_dc
Tue Mar 18, 1:56 PM ET
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but the eldest son of veteran humorist Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers says his life's ambition is to become "the Orson Welles of porn."
Late last year, Dick Smothers Jr., 38, shocked his father by embarking on a career path that so far has included acting in several porn films, developing a Web-based X-rated game show and launching an adult entertainment Web site.
In fact, the younger Smothers, a self-professed exhibitionist who says he has "an incredibly overactive libido," made his porno film debut as the star of an adult movie titled "Bad Influence," playing the Dustin Hoffman-inspired role in an X-rated send-up to "The Graduate."
Since then, he said, he has done sexual performances in three other films and dialogue-only roles in three others.
"The acting part of it is obviously what draws the most attention and piques the public's interest most. And to be perfectly honest, I also enjoy it," he told Reuters in a telephone interview. "But my real goal here is to build myself into a recognized, full-spectrum adult entertainer and entrepreneur."
And, capitalizing on the Smothers name, the onetime sales executive for an office products manufacturer wants to expand his involvement in porn films to the entire creative process.
"What I really want to do is become the Orson Welles of porn, not only performing in these films, but writing, directing and doing the music," said Smothers, who has put his rock band project, called lectrikDik, on hold while he focuses on his new adult entertainment ventures.
Of course, his father, renowned as the bass-playing, straight-laced half of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo, was stunned at first. "I think he told me after the fact," Dick Smothers Sr., 64, recalled in a separate interview. "My first reaction was, 'What name are you going to use?' ... He says he's going to use his name, and I said, 'Wait a minute. That's my name. I had it first."'
The elder Smothers stressed he does not condone his son's current career path but doesn't condemn him either. He said his son has always been a firebrand and has tried to break into show business for a long time.
Dick Jr., the second of six children and the eldest son from his father's first marriage, even appeared once with his old rock band on a short-lived revival of the Smothers Brothers TV variety show.
"You look at someone who's been working hard at trying to make it for 21 years or so. This is the first acknowledgment of him being viable," said Dad. "Now he's really pleased that he's doing something that's causing me a lot of consternation. He's ringing my bell. It's 'Dad, I'm here, and like it or not, I'm not going away.' If that gets him somewhere, good. Fine. But I'm not going to make any judgments about it."
News of Dick Jr.'s X-rated aspirations comes as his father and uncle, Tommy Smothers, are enjoying renewed attention on tour with their comedy act, playing about 100 dates a year.
They also are promoting the recent release of a DVD documentary titled "Smothered," the story how their political satire and embrace of the 1960s peace movement led to the demise of their pioneering variety show on CBS.
The younger Smothers said he understands the discomfort of his father, a devout Christian who also has always been an outspoken champion of free expression.
If it's any consolation to dad, Dick Jr. said he has no interest in so-called "gonzo porn" -- the more extreme realm of the business -- preferring to stick with "couples-oriented" productions that sometimes make it onto cable TV. He added that his Web site comes with "the most complete and thorough protections built in" to keep away minors.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...1&e=7&u=/nm/20030318/lf_nm/people_smothers_dc
unclehobart
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Twins celebrate 100th birthday with older brother
Twin brothers celebrated their 100th birthday in Cuba - with their older brother.
Joaquin and Gerardo Esteban Garcia are famous in their home city of Havana for their age.
Their brother, Manuel, turned 101 earlier this year and both their parents lived until they were 90.
Gerardo told Terra Noticias Populares: "To last for so long is a trend in my family."
And Joaquin added: "To be a 100 is the biggest present life can give you."
The twins said they have no recipe for longevity and consider it a matter of luck.
But Gerardo advised: "I think we all should avoid excesses, and getting angry. As for food, oh, I advise people to eat all kinds of it!"
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762367.html?menu=news.quirkies
Twin brothers celebrated their 100th birthday in Cuba - with their older brother.
Joaquin and Gerardo Esteban Garcia are famous in their home city of Havana for their age.
Their brother, Manuel, turned 101 earlier this year and both their parents lived until they were 90.
Gerardo told Terra Noticias Populares: "To last for so long is a trend in my family."
And Joaquin added: "To be a 100 is the biggest present life can give you."
The twins said they have no recipe for longevity and consider it a matter of luck.
But Gerardo advised: "I think we all should avoid excesses, and getting angry. As for food, oh, I advise people to eat all kinds of it!"
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762367.html?menu=news.quirkies
unclehobart
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Guilty tourist mails back stolen brick to Great Wall of China
A repentant Canadian tourist has posted back a piece of the Great Wall of China he took as a souvenir.
The tourist was reprimanded by his father for stealing the brick and ordered to send it back, the South China Morning Post reported.
He mailed the carefully wrapped package to the maintenance department of the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the newspaper said.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762274.html?menu=news.quirkies
A repentant Canadian tourist has posted back a piece of the Great Wall of China he took as a souvenir.
The tourist was reprimanded by his father for stealing the brick and ordered to send it back, the South China Morning Post reported.
He mailed the carefully wrapped package to the maintenance department of the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the newspaper said.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762274.html?menu=news.quirkies
unclehobart
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Pet who gives owner reason to live is crowned top dog
A Siberian husky who helped save his owner's life by helping her overcome anorexia has been crowned the UK's top dog.
Michelle Smart, 23, weighed just four stone last year and had been given less than three months to live.
But, when her parents Pauline, 53, and Stuart, 51, gave her Rio, the dog of her dreams, she started to battle her way back to health.
Gaby Roslin handed the trophy £1,000 prize money to a tearful Miss Smart at the Golden Bonio Awards 2003 in London.
Miss Smart, a nursery nurse from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, said: "I had been in hospital and they told me I had only got three months and I wasn't bothered.
"I had always wanted a Siberian husky as a child and I was really pleased and excited but they said I had to try and gain the weight, that was part of the deal.
"It was hard because I had to wait while she was eight weeks old but as soon as we got her home I thought she has so much energy I had to get out because I hadn't gone out before."
During a setback last year, Miss Smart said Rio had also stopped eating.
"She lost a lot of weight and it made me realise what I was doing. The worry I was having over her was what my parents were going through."
Rio beat 11 finalists, who will each receive £250 and a year's supply of dog biscuits.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762004.html?menu=news.weirdworld.heartwarmers
A Siberian husky who helped save his owner's life by helping her overcome anorexia has been crowned the UK's top dog.
Michelle Smart, 23, weighed just four stone last year and had been given less than three months to live.
But, when her parents Pauline, 53, and Stuart, 51, gave her Rio, the dog of her dreams, she started to battle her way back to health.
Gaby Roslin handed the trophy £1,000 prize money to a tearful Miss Smart at the Golden Bonio Awards 2003 in London.
Miss Smart, a nursery nurse from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, said: "I had been in hospital and they told me I had only got three months and I wasn't bothered.
"I had always wanted a Siberian husky as a child and I was really pleased and excited but they said I had to try and gain the weight, that was part of the deal.
"It was hard because I had to wait while she was eight weeks old but as soon as we got her home I thought she has so much energy I had to get out because I hadn't gone out before."
During a setback last year, Miss Smart said Rio had also stopped eating.
"She lost a lot of weight and it made me realise what I was doing. The worry I was having over her was what my parents were going through."
Rio beat 11 finalists, who will each receive £250 and a year's supply of dog biscuits.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762004.html?menu=news.weirdworld.heartwarmers
unclehobart
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Shed thy mortal coil Darwin style...
'Minor adjustments' needed after parachute failed to open
A Chinese man was slightly injured after he jumped from a 180ft cliff to test his homemade parachute.
Qin Ning, 33, landed in a pool of water after his parachute failed to open.
He told the Beijing Star Daily that some minor adjustments were needed before it could be put on the market.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762272.html?menu=news.quirkies.unlucky
'Minor adjustments' needed after parachute failed to open
A Chinese man was slightly injured after he jumped from a 180ft cliff to test his homemade parachute.
Qin Ning, 33, landed in a pool of water after his parachute failed to open.
He told the Beijing Star Daily that some minor adjustments were needed before it could be put on the market.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_762272.html?menu=news.quirkies.unlucky
AlladinSane
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That is a funny name for a porn starunclehobart said:
