LONDON (Reuters) - A black woman due to have her lower leg amputated was offered a white false foot and told she would have to pay extra if she wanted one that matched her skin. . .

She would have to pay about $4,725 for a prosthetic limb that matched her skin color. The cost of the white foot would have been covered by the National Health Service.

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Extreme sports enthusiasts in Russia have been racing down rapids on inflatable dolls.

Pravda reports the participants praised the dolls for "floating wonderfully", being "nice to the touch" and for "not wanting to get married".

All the competitors had to wear a helmet and a life jacket. They also had to remain sober. . .

The Murfreesboro City Council adopted the good hygiene policy Thursday:

"No employee shall have an odor generally offensive to others when reporting to work. An offensive body odor may result from a lack of good hygiene, from an excessive application of a fragrant aftershave or cologne or from other cause."

The definition of body odor was left intentionally vague. "We'll know it when we smell it."

"As soon as Russia rejected the Baruch proposals, I urged that all nations favouring international control of atomic energy should form an Alliance, and threaten Russia with war unless Russia agreed to come in and permit inspection."

Bertrand Russell
    --(Letter to Dr Marseille)The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years 1914-1970

          
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