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Western Carolinian Volume 71 Number 06

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  • Se fs, es - Se, en Ere es FO OOF LOE OO OS SSO CY OP OE ee ee a Ne en ae pe He RR sn Beg. EO hen oY sae A ire Sie an Bag he ey LIB AY foe MN ED _F5 - SEG, BF Army call up is no joke November 06 2006 at 12:35PM The German Army has called up a dead dog for national service. Helga Koehlke, 53, from Rostock, Northern Germany, received an official army letter demanding that her pet Pekingese Tommy Jakob, who passed away in 2002, report for a military medical examination with his ID card and a pair of swimming shorts. She said: I thought it was a joke but then | saw the official stamp. But Im sure it must have been a mistake as little Tommy Jakob would have been no good in the army because he was almost completely blind. Officials says Mrs Koehlke received the letter as part of an office mix-up. - Ananova.com Police confiscate mummy from Mich. woman The Associated Press Published Saturday, November 4, 2006 PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - Mummified human skeletal remains confiscated from the home of a woman who police say was trying to sell them on eBay likely came from an early 19th century Scottish collection, authorities said. Police said Friday they have closed their investigation and do not plan to seek criminal charges. The remains were confiscated Oct. 10 after being spotted on the Internet auction Web site. A Michigan State University anthropologist determined that remains likely date from the early 19th century and were part of a collection of anatomical specimens from Scottish anatomist Allen Burns, the Times Herald reported. The collection was brought to the United States in 1820 and has been housed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The remains are from a child, probably between the ages of 6 and 9, Norman Sauer, an anthropology professor, told police in an e-mail. The medical mummy is clearly an important historical specimen and should be returned to the Burns Collection, Sauer wrote, noting that many specimens have disappeared from the collection over the years. Lynn Sterling told police she obtained the remains from a friend who works in demolition and who said he found them in a Detroit school he helped demolish about 30 years ago. The listing was removed from eBay on Oct. 11 because it violated a policy against selling human remains, eBay has said. The Web site allows the sale of skeletons for medical use, but not mummified remains. 3-month old baby charged with robbery The Associated Press Published Saturday, November 4, 2006 PATNA, India (AP) - Police charged a suspect after a bus driver was robbed of his fares, then realized the suspect was a 3-month old baby. The boy, Parveen Kumar, had been listed along with his father on an initial charge sheet after the bus driver was robbed, police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar said Friday. . The baby had been charged with robbery, extortion and banditry, said local superintendent of police Rattan Sajai. Though the robbery in the remote village of Muzzafarpur occurred EAR ROR RRS [29] WesternG arolinian Sept. 19, the fact that a prime suspect was an infant only came to light recently when police launched their investigation, Sanjai said. Police blamed the bus driver, saying he reported the baby as a conspirator because of a personal grudge he had with the father. The charges against the boy have since been dropped, Sanjai said. Grunting carries no weight in this gym By CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press Writer Published Thursday, November 2, 2006 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some gyms forbid hogging machines and or wearing flip flops. At one gym, grunting is grounds for expulsion. Albert Argibay of Beacon, N.Y. was escorted by police officers from a gym this week for grunting - which is against Planet Fitness rules for maintaining a non- intimidating atmosphere. Perhaps | grunted, perhaps | didnt. Its open to interpretation, said Argibay, a 40-year-old corrections officer. He said he had his headset on when he was lifting 500 pounds on a squat machine at the gym in Wappingers Falls, about 80 miles north of New York City. Planet Fitness, which has 120 locations across the country, markets itself as a place where anyone can feel comfortable in its Judgment Free Zone. Its rules, posted around the gym, state members cannot wear bandanas, grunt or bang weights on the ground. When an offender is spotted, a lunk alarm sounds to warn the member. Across its locations nationwide, there is at least one expulsion every two weeks, said Mike Grondahl, CEO of Planet Fitness. He said grunting and dropping weights are the most common offenses. When somebodys in there and they grunt and they grunt loud, it's trying to bring attention to themselves to show everyone how strong they are, Grondahl said. Argibay emitted the offending grunt Monday evening, a peak time for gyms, said Carol Palazzolo, the gyms general manager. She said she heard it from across the room, even though the place was a Zoo. He was looking directly at me and he did it four times, she said. Im not a doctor, but as far as | know, a grunt is a noise that comes out of ones body that is loud and is intimidating. An argument ensued when she confronted him, and the police were called. Argibay was escorted out, but no charges were filed. It's an embarrassing situation to be in, over a grunt, Argibay said. Most clubs have policies regarding proper gym manners, although expulsions are rare, said Brooke Correia, spokeswoman for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. Grunting might be more taboo in gyms like Planet Fitness, which cater to exercise novices, Correia said. The heaviest dumb bells at Planet Fitness are 80 pounds, meaning it's a place geared toward the general public, Palazzolo said. She didnt know if Argibay was a chronic offender - he'd only been a member since Sept. 27. But it was the first time she kicked a member out for grunting. | dont know the reason behind grunting or not grunting. But if you need to grunt, you may go and join another gym, she said.
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