Isolde
Guardian's Desire
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PLEASE WAIT 3-10 YEARS: A 17-year-old robber was arrested outside a Taco Bell restaurant in Ft. Worth, Texas, after being shot by police. The robber was still there when police arrived because he had demanded both cash and a chalupa, a kind of soft taco. "He got the money but then waited there while his food was being prepared," police Lt. Duane Paul said. Officers shot the suspect in the arm and leg after he brandished a weapon at officers, but it turned out his gun was a toy. "He never got his chalupa," Paul noted. (Reuters) ...Right. At Taco Bell it takes
a real gun to get good service.
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URBAN RENEWAL: The city council in South Sydney, Australia, has had it with a pub frequented by students from nearby universities. The popular Student Prince Hotel is near a church, a nuns' home and a child care center, and creates an undesirable impact on the neighborhood with problems of drunkenness, crowding, parking and noise. "If well-managed, the proposal is likely to be substantially better for the local amenity than the present hotel, and to have less impact on the local student population," said a report commissioned by the council. And just what is that proposed new use? The council approved conversion of the pub into a brothel. (Sydney Morning Herald) ...Impact on the student population will be minimized, but impact by the student population will be maximized.
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PERFECT FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES: Introducing the "Besk", a combination bed and office desk designed for people who work late at the office. Invented by Antony Dixon of Buckinghamshire, England, the 650 pound (US$900) item could spell trouble. "Sleeping in the office is OK once in a while, but there are people who will become trapped by this," predicts a British doctor. "While employers may see the Besk as a good investment it is only a short term way of getting staff to work longer hours." The prototype is built out of aluminum and plywood and can support two adults. (PA) ...A desk big enough for two that's so expensive that only the boss can afford it, and he thinks people will use it at NIGHT?
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THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING ARGUMENT TO WATCH: "Man on Way to Brothel Finds Wife Working" -- Reuters headline
a real gun to get good service.
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URBAN RENEWAL: The city council in South Sydney, Australia, has had it with a pub frequented by students from nearby universities. The popular Student Prince Hotel is near a church, a nuns' home and a child care center, and creates an undesirable impact on the neighborhood with problems of drunkenness, crowding, parking and noise. "If well-managed, the proposal is likely to be substantially better for the local amenity than the present hotel, and to have less impact on the local student population," said a report commissioned by the council. And just what is that proposed new use? The council approved conversion of the pub into a brothel. (Sydney Morning Herald) ...Impact on the student population will be minimized, but impact by the student population will be maximized.
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PERFECT FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES: Introducing the "Besk", a combination bed and office desk designed for people who work late at the office. Invented by Antony Dixon of Buckinghamshire, England, the 650 pound (US$900) item could spell trouble. "Sleeping in the office is OK once in a while, but there are people who will become trapped by this," predicts a British doctor. "While employers may see the Besk as a good investment it is only a short term way of getting staff to work longer hours." The prototype is built out of aluminum and plywood and can support two adults. (PA) ...A desk big enough for two that's so expensive that only the boss can afford it, and he thinks people will use it at NIGHT?
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THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING ARGUMENT TO WATCH: "Man on Way to Brothel Finds Wife Working" -- Reuters headline
