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Diehard Fans In Germany
--Originally reported by Reuters
A German soccer club plans to open a cemetery next to its stadium so that die-hard fans can rest in peace alongside their favorite team. Hamburg S-V aims to open the graveyard some 50 feet from the stadium's main entrance "For a large number of people, it's important to be close to the club after their lives are over," said deputy chairman Christian Reichert. "The cemetery will have the look of a small, open stadium." Fans get 25 years in the turf and can choose from a range of burials.
None Of The Above
--Originally reported by The Tennessean
David Gatchell wants to give voters a voice of protest. Officials in charge of state elections in Tennessee are afraid he'll simply end up confusing the electorate. At issue are four words -- None of the Above. Gatchell had his middle name of Leroy legally changed to None of the Above last year and wants it to appear that way on the ballot in November, when he is running as an independent for governor and the U-S Senate. But state election commissioners unanimously voted in April to bar the unconventional middle name from appearing in the election. Gatchell has sued, and a Davidson County chancellor is scheduled to hear the dispute today (7.21)
They've Got A Jones Jones
--Originally reported by The B-B-C
A television channel in Wales has launched plans to break the world record for the biggest gathering of people with the same surname with a rallying cry to anyone called Jones. Welsh-language station S-4-C is out to unseat the Norbergs of Sweden by filling up the Wales Millennium Centre with 16-hundred Joneses for a variety show where all the stars will be called that most Welsh of surnames. Guinness Book of Records officials will validate the attempt to beat the record of 583 set by the Norbergs.
Under The Covers Work
--Originally reported by The New Zealand Press
A New Zealand policewoman has been censured for some unauthorized "undercover" work -- a stint moonlighting as a prostitute -- but is being allowed to keep her day job after giving up the night duties. While prostitution is legal in New Zealand and police are allowed to take approved second jobs, a top officer said sex work and police work don't mix. The policewoman had worked for a limited time as a prostitute in the northern city of Auckland before her clandestine activity was uncovered, police said. Her name and rank have not been made public.
--Originally reported by Reuters
A German soccer club plans to open a cemetery next to its stadium so that die-hard fans can rest in peace alongside their favorite team. Hamburg S-V aims to open the graveyard some 50 feet from the stadium's main entrance "For a large number of people, it's important to be close to the club after their lives are over," said deputy chairman Christian Reichert. "The cemetery will have the look of a small, open stadium." Fans get 25 years in the turf and can choose from a range of burials.
None Of The Above
--Originally reported by The Tennessean
David Gatchell wants to give voters a voice of protest. Officials in charge of state elections in Tennessee are afraid he'll simply end up confusing the electorate. At issue are four words -- None of the Above. Gatchell had his middle name of Leroy legally changed to None of the Above last year and wants it to appear that way on the ballot in November, when he is running as an independent for governor and the U-S Senate. But state election commissioners unanimously voted in April to bar the unconventional middle name from appearing in the election. Gatchell has sued, and a Davidson County chancellor is scheduled to hear the dispute today (7.21)
They've Got A Jones Jones
--Originally reported by The B-B-C
A television channel in Wales has launched plans to break the world record for the biggest gathering of people with the same surname with a rallying cry to anyone called Jones. Welsh-language station S-4-C is out to unseat the Norbergs of Sweden by filling up the Wales Millennium Centre with 16-hundred Joneses for a variety show where all the stars will be called that most Welsh of surnames. Guinness Book of Records officials will validate the attempt to beat the record of 583 set by the Norbergs.
Under The Covers Work
--Originally reported by The New Zealand Press
A New Zealand policewoman has been censured for some unauthorized "undercover" work -- a stint moonlighting as a prostitute -- but is being allowed to keep her day job after giving up the night duties. While prostitution is legal in New Zealand and police are allowed to take approved second jobs, a top officer said sex work and police work don't mix. The policewoman had worked for a limited time as a prostitute in the northern city of Auckland before her clandestine activity was uncovered, police said. Her name and rank have not been made public.
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