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DISPATCHES | Issue: "Shattered dreams" April 05, 2008

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Oddball occurrences

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Diamond flight

A London-area man had his marriage proposal plans flutter away when he lost hold of a helium balloon that contained his would-be fiancée's diamond engagement ring and could only watch as his $12,000 purchase vanished into thin air. After trying to chase the balloon in his car for two hours, Lefkos Hajji confessed to his girlfriend. "I thought I would give [her] a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said. "But I had to tell her the story—she went absolutely mad."

Seat's taken

How far will a community activist go to purge the homeless out of an upscale shopping district? Not far. And that's the point. Esther Viti, who arranges for donated park benches in La Jolla, Calif., emailed other activists in early March seeking volunteers for a plan to prevent homeless people from sleeping on area benches. Her plan: If her troop of would-be seat-savers could occupy all the benches—in three-hour shifts—the transients would have no option but to seek a sleeping spot elsewhere. A week later, Viti still didn't have a volunteer.

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April 05, 2008, Vol. 23, No. 7

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