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October 9, 2006
A mother of five in Wales who has a hard time keeping herself posted on her kids' birthdays has decided on the best way to remind herself of her kids' natal days. She's decided to have the dates tattooed on her arm. Vanda Jones, 49, beamingly said she now knows exactly when to buy presents and cards for Alwen, 18, Grace, 16, Rhian, 14, Lowri, 13, and 12-year-old Vernon.
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September 20, 2006
Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit organization, printed 5,000 decks of playing cards with pictures and information regarding 52 of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 280 unsolved homicide victims. In a new, creative effort to solve crimes, it was announced on Tuesday that the cards would be passed out to county jail inmates. The incentive for inmates will be the reward being offered (up to $1,000) if the inmate is released from jail within a year to receive it. Hopefully guilt and reward money will drive inmates to provide needed tips to solve these crimes.
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September 8, 2006
A novelty company in Snodnonia, north Wales has been awarded a $38,000 Millennium Award to convert sheep droppings into greeting cards and gift items. The BBC reports that Creative Paper Wales was awarded the contract for its Sheep Poo Paper project. The company will collect droppings from surrounding mountains in the region then sterilize it using pressure cookers and recover the washed and undigested fibers.
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August 31, 2006
Topics teenager, boy, police, office, jewelry, soldier, cards, drivers, florida, couple, car and teen
According to a report by the Sun-Sentinel, a 17-year-old teenage boy was arrested for the alleged theft of vehicle burglaries in Broward County, Florida, as undercover detectives saw him driving around a gas station that had already reported 10 vehicle burglaries over the last few days. The police found several identification cards of other individuals, jewelry and a couple of PDAs in the car that the teenager was driving, which was also reported as stolen.
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August 29, 2006
A British postman is suspended for giving advice on how to stop junk mail from being delivered to people's homes. Roger Annies, 48, may lose his job for handing out leaflets on his route telling residents how to halt letters offering loans, credit cards and other services.
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