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Israeli lawyer Ron Major explained the genesis of his idea for a Sea of Galilee tourist attraction, a 240-foot-long platform just below the surface of the water that allows tourists to look like they’re walking on water: “I was ashamed to share it with other people at first, for fear they would think that I was a lunatic.”
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Illinois law requires children in cars to sit in child safety seats, but a coalition of motorcyclists still thinks it’s OK for kids to ride motorcycles without helmets. When Illinois representative Eileen Lyons of Western Springs proposed legislation requiring helmets for kids, motorcyclist lobbyist Todd Vandermyde said, “is the state now going to become a wet nurse for every kid out there and try to protect them in every conceivable situation?”
Monica Lewinsky, beginning a British book tour for her biography, Monica’s Story, talked with Time magazine reporter Michael Duffy. Duffy asked her what part of the whole fiasco she considered herself responsible for. Lewinsky said she hadn’t been mature enough to realize how serious the affair was, adding, “Although some people may find this hard to believe, me actually only telling 10 people was being pretty discreet for me.”
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