Stray Acting Child

"Their goal is to create a dazzling trampoline act, and then join a traveling circus!"

2009-10-24T10:27:44Z

Pets

(Science Daily) - Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health --
these are among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet.

2009-10-24T09:05:53Z

ST. CHARLES, IL (UPI) - A 5-year-old boy who apparently sleepwalked to his elementary school was safely returned to his family... the boy was discovered unharmed but disoriented at Anderson Elementary School about 1:30 a.m. Sunday... The boy was taken to Delnor Hospital where a school district official identified him
and determined his address. Gengler said the child's parents were sleeping when deputies brought him home.

2009-10-24T08:14:17Z

Coffee clothes

SPRINGFIELD, VA (UPI) - A Virginia man is fighting the indecent exposure charge brought against him after he was spotted making coffee naked in his kitchen...
Eric Williamson, 29, was home alone when he walked into the kitchen naked to make coffee at about 5:30 a.m... "It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me," ... An unidentified woman who was walking with a 7-year-old boy spotted Williamson through a window and reported the scene to police.

2009-10-24T07:54:48Z

Worship where

JANESVILLE, WI (UPI) - A Wisconsin woman who leads weekly church services at a pub where people can pray, drink and take a smoke too says it is perfect for preaching to the "wounded." Kathy Price said The Red Door ministry holds services at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Willowdale Saloon for about a dozen or so parishioners... The idea behind her congregation is acceptance of people as they are.

2009-10-24T06:20:55Z

Tux tossed

WESSON, MS (UPI) - A Mississippi high school student is fighting to get her picture in the yearbook after officials rejected it because she wore a tuxedo. Ceara Sturgis, a senior at Wesson Attendance Center, said school officials rejected her senior portrait because she chose to wear a tuxedo for the picture instead of traditional feminine clothing... Sturgis' mother has hired an attorney to help get her daughter's picture
in the yearbook.

2009-10-24T05:29:28Z

At the stop

CHICAGO (UPI) - Eric Anderson, 25, was considering his marriage proposal options when he noticed the Sheridan Road and Surf Street bus shelter used almost every day by his girlfriend, Rachel Clark, 28, had available ad space... he contacted the company that manages Chicago's bus shelters, and officials agreed to rent him the ad space for one week at a discounted rate... "Rachel! I love you! Let's be a team forever! Will you marry me? XOXO, Eric," the message read.

"When she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, she realized it was time to take a time-out from playing video games!"

2009-10-22T10:03:58Z

Game pain

(WebMD) - If your child suffers from
unexplained finger or wrist pain,
video games could be to blame.

2009-10-22T09:22:59Z

Troubled toddler?

TROWBRIDGE, England (UPI) - A 2-year-old British girl was treated as a suspect by police after her neighbor accused her of vandalizing his car with a stick... A Freedom of Information request resulted in the release of documents pertaining to the toddler, who was accused of criminal damage by a neighbor who said she deliberately hit his car with a tree branch... Investigators listed the girl as a suspect despite the fact she is too young to be charged or questioned by authorities.

2009-10-22T09:21:15Z

Pink stink

SPRINGFIELD, IL (UPI) - A bus driver was given a one-day, unpaid suspension for wearing a pink tie in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. William "Bill" Jones, 46, said he wore his pink tie to work with the Springfield Mass Transit District as part of a campaign encouraging men to wear pink on October Fridays as
a reminder to women to get annual mammograms. Jones was ordered to change
out of the pink tie as a consequence for breaking the district's strict dress code.

2009-10-22T08:25:35Z

Solo sail

SYDNEY (UPI) - A 16-year-old girl set sail Sunday
in Australia in her quest to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and non-stop... Julie Watson says her daughter, Jessica Watson,
will be alone on her yacht but mother and daughter will remain in regular contact... Jessica set sail from Sydney Harbor after completing a multitude of tasks in preparation for her global excursion.

2009-10-22T06:21:35Z

Moo

MILWAUKEE (UPI) - A 9-year-old Milwaukee boy who learned about cows from television is the reigning Wisconsin mooing champion after taking first place at the State Fair... Tony Capla beat out more than 80 rivals to take the top spot, winning $1,000... Tony was diagnosed with brain cancer at 4 and has had two rounds of brain surgery. His mother, Crystal Capla, said the tumor has stopped growing. "It's made him appreciative of a lot of simple things in life," his father, also named Tony, said.

2009-10-22T05:19:18Z

Macho or less

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers said that women whose hormones are chemically controlled by birth control pills are less likely to seek out muscular, rugged men. Whereas,ovulating women not on the pill "exhibit a preference for more masculine features... Women on the pill tend to pick more effeminate men... This could lead to problems conceiving, according to the study conducted at the University of Sheffield.

"You sometimes have to improvise: Such as when you misplace your pacifier!"

2009-10-20T10:11:28Z

Proper posture

(Science Daily) - Sitting up straight
in your chair isn't just good for your posture -- it also gives you more confidence in your own thoughts...

2009-10-20T09:11:31Z

Costume controversy

NEW YORK (UPI) - Some parents are sharply criticizing city stores for selling
revealing and sexually suggestive Halloween costumes for young girls... items
for sale at Party City outlets and other stores include a "High Seas Hottie" pirate costume small enough to fit 8-year-olds, a revealing sailor outfit for girls as young
as 4, a "Convict Cutie" woman-in-chains costume in sizes for young girls and a
"Devil Grrrl" costume for 10- to 14-year-olds featuring red fishnet stockings...

2009-10-20T08:35:41Z

Falling females

PERRIS, CA (UPI) - From 17,000 feet, 181 women leaped from nine planes and set
a world record for the most women skydiving in formation... The women came
from 26 countries to participate in the Jump for the Cause event to raise money
for breast-cancer research... Participants who turned out for the jump at the Perris Valley Skydiving Center included survivors of breast cancer and other cancers as
well as their friends, family members and other supporters.