Now, an exclusive TV for pets
ANI[ MONDAY, MAY 03, 2004 02:49:48 PM ]
LONDON: It's the perfect thing after a long, hard day inside the goldfish bowl - putting your tail up and swishing
on the TV.
Welcome to a new BBC channel aimed specifically at fish. Oh! and dogs, cats, birds, rats and other 'domestic' animals as well.
According to This is London , the Pet TV will consist of a looped series of images and sounds, including clips of rolling snooker balls, flying Frisbees and cartoon characters such as Top Cat.
It will also offer clips from more traditional shows such as EastEnders , The Muppet Show ' and Animal Hospital .
The BBC said that the weeklong service is designed to find out what sort of TV shows, sounds and images animals respond to.
"It's a unique opportunity to find out if we have a nation of pet telly addicts. Do pets pick up messages from TV? Do they respond to dogs barking or wolves howling, parrots talking?" the BBC spokesman was quoted as saying.
Animal lovers will also be able to put their pets through one of six IQ tests on the BBC website. The service will be available to viewers on cable or satellite.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Some 60 "Splash Day" revelers hoping to see nude sunbathers tipped over their double-decker barge when they crowded one side of the vessel.
They were rescued Sunday from Lake Travis, including two with minor injuries, authorities said.
The accident happened during Splash Day, a semiannual event hosted at the clothing-optional area by the Austin Tavern Guild, a gay and lesbian bar association.
Witnesses said that all of the people aboard the barge moved to one side after it was tied up at Hippie Hollow, the only public nude beach in Texas, creating uneven distribution and making it tilt.
"As the captain was running upstairs to tell them to move away from the railing, it capsized," dumping its passengers into about 39 feet of water, Travis County sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade said.
Krista Umscheid, a spokeswoman for the Lower Colorado River Authority, said everyone aboard was safe.
They were rescued Sunday from Lake Travis, including two with minor injuries, authorities said.
The accident happened during Splash Day, a semiannual event hosted at the clothing-optional area by the Austin Tavern Guild, a gay and lesbian bar association.
Witnesses said that all of the people aboard the barge moved to one side after it was tied up at Hippie Hollow, the only public nude beach in Texas, creating uneven distribution and making it tilt.
"As the captain was running upstairs to tell them to move away from the railing, it capsized," dumping its passengers into about 39 feet of water, Travis County sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade said.
Krista Umscheid, a spokeswoman for the Lower Colorado River Authority, said everyone aboard was safe.
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Ayyyla wrote:AUSTIN, Texas – Some 60 "Splash Day" revelers hoping to see nude sunbathers tipped over their double-decker barge when they crowded one side of the vessel.
They were rescued Sunday from Lake Travis, including two with minor injuries, authorities said.
The accident happened during Splash Day, a semiannual event hosted at the clothing-optional area by the Austin Tavern Guild, a gay and lesbian bar association.
Witnesses said that all of the people aboard the barge moved to one side after it was tied up at Hippie Hollow, the only public nude beach in Texas, creating uneven distribution and making it tilt.
"As the captain was running upstairs to tell them to move away from the railing, it capsized," dumping its passengers into about 39 feet of water, Travis County sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade said.
Krista Umscheid, a spokeswoman for the Lower Colorado River Authority, said everyone aboard was safe.
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SAGINAW, Mich. -- A woman was arrested on accusations she used a mounted fish with a pointy nose to assault her live-in boyfriend, police said.
A state police trooper responded Monday to a domestic dispute and found a 25-year-old man who claimed he was the victim of a knife assault. The man had several small cuts on his arms, right leg and left shoulder, as well as a bite wound on the same shoulder, a Saginaw police report said.
But when questioned, a 25-year-old woman told authorities she bit her boyfriend back after he bit her first. And she said she never used a knife on him. She said the man threw her down and hit her several times. That's when she grabbed the fish.
"She could not get away, so she grabbed a decorative fish off the mantle of the fireplace and hit him several times until he let her go," the police report said.
Investigators could find no evidence of knives used at the scene, but did find a mounted fish that was "something like a swordfish," The Saginaw News reported.
The woman had not been charged Tuesday.
A state police trooper responded Monday to a domestic dispute and found a 25-year-old man who claimed he was the victim of a knife assault. The man had several small cuts on his arms, right leg and left shoulder, as well as a bite wound on the same shoulder, a Saginaw police report said.
But when questioned, a 25-year-old woman told authorities she bit her boyfriend back after he bit her first. And she said she never used a knife on him. She said the man threw her down and hit her several times. That's when she grabbed the fish.
"She could not get away, so she grabbed a decorative fish off the mantle of the fireplace and hit him several times until he let her go," the police report said.
Investigators could find no evidence of knives used at the scene, but did find a mounted fish that was "something like a swordfish," The Saginaw News reported.
The woman had not been charged Tuesday.
Just in: PooMonkey stops traffic:
MILWAUKEE -- Two busy highways in Milwaukee are open again after being closed for about four hours by a spill of monkey droppings and algae Tuesday.
The smelly mixture was being trucked from the Milwaukee County Zoo.
A zoo spokeswoman said, "From a scale of one to 10, the smell's a nine."
The accident happened when a latch broke on a tank holding the dark, sludge-like waste.
The mixture had been removed from a moat.
The droppings were then "aged" for two days to destroy any viruses before being loaded into the truck.
Zoo officials said it doesn't pose any health problems.
MILWAUKEE -- Two busy highways in Milwaukee are open again after being closed for about four hours by a spill of monkey droppings and algae Tuesday.
The smelly mixture was being trucked from the Milwaukee County Zoo.
A zoo spokeswoman said, "From a scale of one to 10, the smell's a nine."
The accident happened when a latch broke on a tank holding the dark, sludge-like waste.
The mixture had been removed from a moat.
The droppings were then "aged" for two days to destroy any viruses before being loaded into the truck.
Zoo officials said it doesn't pose any health problems.
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There's a guy in our local paper that does these types of stories, but more as a culmination.
Bank robber makesa list, checks it twice
Bill Flick
If there's an irony to today's TV "reality" shows, it is, of course, that they have everything -- except reality.
On the other hand, if they truly featured reality, they'd no doubt be called comedies instead.
Our latest batch of News Is Stranger Than Fiction entries, as culled from the wires and papers:
• In Kansas City, Kan., armed with a search warrant, police going through the home of a man accused of robbing a bank found a "to-do" list on his kitchen counter with an entry, "rob bank."
• At Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, two people were arrested, six were injured and 11 ninth-grade students were suspended after police came in to break up a fight that broke out during an anger management session at school.
• In Springfield, Mass., an auto thief trying to clean his new stolen car at a Mr. Sprinkles car wash was arrested when the car's owner happened to be going past the car wash and noticed his Honda Accord in line for the rinse.
• Thieves in White River, Ind., made off with a man's pickup truck and cargo trailer, apparently not realizing all it contained was 28,000 sets of Billy Bob Teeth.
• In Tompkinsville, N.Y., a man accused of spanking his 10-year-old son with a 15-inch stick of beef jerky was charged with felony assault and told he could face up to seven years in prison if he ever used dried food meats again.
• At a home in Framingham, Mass., a toilet overflowed, causing the home's electrical system to malfunction, sending an electric current throughout the pipes, shocking a neighbor who touched an outdoor water spigot while attempting to water flowers. That threw him in the air, melted his shoes and glasses, set his pants on fire and knocked out his dentures.
• In Rolling Meadows, the suburb of Chicago, more than 40 police officers -- all finalists in various categories -- competed in the Dunkin' Donuts World Cop Donut Eating Championships.
• In San Carlos, Fla., two boys, ages 13 and 15, were accused of wrapping homemade explosives in a large Polish sausage so they could call it a "wiener bomb." Although having no exact plans for the device, the pair was arrested.
• A man in Nevada City, Calif., explained to police the reason he car-jacked a large commercial truck and rammed it into a UPS van was because he was being chased by space aliens.
• In Sandusky, Ohio, a 50-year-old man was rescued by paramedics after his living room organ fell on top of him. He was pinned under it for 10 days, before friends began wondering why they'd not seen him.
• At an upscale restaurant in Birmingham, Mich., patrons said they were offended when a woman walked up to a diner, wished him happy birthday, began performing a lap dance and repeatedly lifted her denim skirt to reveal no underwear.
• In Stamford, Conn., a man filed suit against the city, contending the adhesive from an "I Voted Today" sticker handed to him at a polling place could not be removed and had ruined his suede coat.
• At a home in Sanibel, Fla., a 74-year-old woman trying to enjoy a day out in her garden had it disrupted when an alligator sneaked up and dragged her into the lake. Her husband was able to rescue her.
• In England, as a change of pace, the BBC announced it would begin broadcasting sperm races.
• At a church in St. Paul, Minn., police were called when employees found an "angry, threatening, violence-laden," 17-page letter to God that had been left at the church because the anonymous sender wrote he did not otherwise know where to send it.
• In Los Angeles, a man who robbed a bank was caught minutes later when he walked across the street to a bar, ordered a beer, spread out all the heisted money on his table and began counting it, neatly placing it in stacks. That's when a policeman walked up and arrested him, recovering all of the money except for the cost of a beer.
Finally, our most reality-mired:
• In Indianapolis, a man who admitted he was too drunk to drive handed over his car keys to a designated driver who then backed up, felt a thump and suddenly realized she'd run over him. He was 24.
Bank robber makesa list, checks it twice
Bill Flick
If there's an irony to today's TV "reality" shows, it is, of course, that they have everything -- except reality.
On the other hand, if they truly featured reality, they'd no doubt be called comedies instead.
Our latest batch of News Is Stranger Than Fiction entries, as culled from the wires and papers:
• In Kansas City, Kan., armed with a search warrant, police going through the home of a man accused of robbing a bank found a "to-do" list on his kitchen counter with an entry, "rob bank."
• At Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, two people were arrested, six were injured and 11 ninth-grade students were suspended after police came in to break up a fight that broke out during an anger management session at school.
• In Springfield, Mass., an auto thief trying to clean his new stolen car at a Mr. Sprinkles car wash was arrested when the car's owner happened to be going past the car wash and noticed his Honda Accord in line for the rinse.
• Thieves in White River, Ind., made off with a man's pickup truck and cargo trailer, apparently not realizing all it contained was 28,000 sets of Billy Bob Teeth.
• In Tompkinsville, N.Y., a man accused of spanking his 10-year-old son with a 15-inch stick of beef jerky was charged with felony assault and told he could face up to seven years in prison if he ever used dried food meats again.
• At a home in Framingham, Mass., a toilet overflowed, causing the home's electrical system to malfunction, sending an electric current throughout the pipes, shocking a neighbor who touched an outdoor water spigot while attempting to water flowers. That threw him in the air, melted his shoes and glasses, set his pants on fire and knocked out his dentures.
• In Rolling Meadows, the suburb of Chicago, more than 40 police officers -- all finalists in various categories -- competed in the Dunkin' Donuts World Cop Donut Eating Championships.
• In San Carlos, Fla., two boys, ages 13 and 15, were accused of wrapping homemade explosives in a large Polish sausage so they could call it a "wiener bomb." Although having no exact plans for the device, the pair was arrested.
• A man in Nevada City, Calif., explained to police the reason he car-jacked a large commercial truck and rammed it into a UPS van was because he was being chased by space aliens.
• In Sandusky, Ohio, a 50-year-old man was rescued by paramedics after his living room organ fell on top of him. He was pinned under it for 10 days, before friends began wondering why they'd not seen him.
• At an upscale restaurant in Birmingham, Mich., patrons said they were offended when a woman walked up to a diner, wished him happy birthday, began performing a lap dance and repeatedly lifted her denim skirt to reveal no underwear.
• In Stamford, Conn., a man filed suit against the city, contending the adhesive from an "I Voted Today" sticker handed to him at a polling place could not be removed and had ruined his suede coat.
• At a home in Sanibel, Fla., a 74-year-old woman trying to enjoy a day out in her garden had it disrupted when an alligator sneaked up and dragged her into the lake. Her husband was able to rescue her.
• In England, as a change of pace, the BBC announced it would begin broadcasting sperm races.
• At a church in St. Paul, Minn., police were called when employees found an "angry, threatening, violence-laden," 17-page letter to God that had been left at the church because the anonymous sender wrote he did not otherwise know where to send it.
• In Los Angeles, a man who robbed a bank was caught minutes later when he walked across the street to a bar, ordered a beer, spread out all the heisted money on his table and began counting it, neatly placing it in stacks. That's when a policeman walked up and arrested him, recovering all of the money except for the cost of a beer.
Finally, our most reality-mired:
• In Indianapolis, a man who admitted he was too drunk to drive handed over his car keys to a designated driver who then backed up, felt a thump and suddenly realized she'd run over him. He was 24.
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