Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Odd News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/oddlyenough/ Get the latest odd news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking odd news, including analysis and opinion on top odd stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 24 Jul 2012 08:24:44 -04005Odd News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/oddlyenough/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifCash-strapped Berlin stalked by 450-year-old debt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cash-strapped-berlin-stalked-450-old-debt-122444901.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X5rkjFgA7MyVkRjpoXLEcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-24T122444Z_1_CBRE86N0YHB00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-GERMANY-BERLIN-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit a Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg castle in Berlin" align="left" title="People visit a Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg castle in Berlin" border="0" /></a>BERLIN (Reuters) - The sleepy hamlet of Mittenwalde in eastern Germany could become one of the richest towns in the world if Berlin were to repay it an outstanding debt that dates back to 1562. A certificate of debt, found in a regional archive, attests that Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders on May 28 1562, to be repaid with six percent interest per year. According to Radio Berlin Brandenburg (RBB), the debt would amount to 11,200 guilders today, which is roughly equivalent to 112 million euros (87.2 million pounds). ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cash-strapped-berlin-stalked-450-old-debt-122444901.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 08:24:44 -0400Reuterscash-strapped-berlin-stalked-450-old-debt-122444901<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cash-strapped-berlin-stalked-450-old-debt-122444901.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X5rkjFgA7MyVkRjpoXLEcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-24T122444Z_1_CBRE86N0YHB00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-GERMANY-BERLIN-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People visit a Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg castle in Berlin" align="left" title="People visit a Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg castle in Berlin" border="0" /></a>BERLIN (Reuters) - The sleepy hamlet of Mittenwalde in eastern Germany could become one of the richest towns in the world if Berlin were to repay it an outstanding debt that dates back to 1562. A certificate of debt, found in a regional archive, attests that Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders on May 28 1562, to be repaid with six percent interest per year. According to Radio Berlin Brandenburg (RBB), the debt would amount to 11,200 guilders today, which is roughly equivalent to 112 million euros (87.2 million pounds). ...</p><br clear="all"/>Walker catches boa constrictor on Austrian riverbankVIENNA (Reuters) - A man walking along a riverbank in the Austrian city of Salzburg came across and captured a 2.3 metre (7.5 foot) boa constrictor, an animal rescue group said on Tuesday. "That was brave but we do not recommend imitating him because it is dangerous," Susanne Hemetsberger, head of the Austrian Animal Protection Association, said in a statement. Constrictors squeeze their prey to death before swallowing it. Efforts to find the owner of the 7-kg (15. ...http://news.yahoo.com/walker-catches-boa-constrictor-austrian-riverbank-121421044.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 08:14:21 -0400Reuterswalker-catches-boa-constrictor-austrian-riverbank-121421044Official: 'Goat man' in Utah mountains is hunterState wildlife officials have identified the man who has been spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah.http://news.yahoo.com/official-goat-man-utah-mountains-hunter-072526154.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 07:41:53 -0400Associated Pressofficial-goat-man-utah-mountains-hunter-072526154Propecia turned me into a woman, man claimsA software engineer who was trying to combat hair loss says a generic form of Propecia caused him to develop breasts and made his hips widen like a woman's. And now, after nine months of taking finasteride, 38-year-old William McKee goes by the name Mandi and is considering having a complete sex change. "My rock-hard [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/propecia-turned-woman-man-claims-235329178.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 19:53:29 -0400blogs/sideshow/propecia-turned-woman-man-claims-235329178Pap?s Noel de todo el mundo mueven las caderas en su cumbre anual<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pap-noel-todo-el-mundo-mueven-las-caderas-213800236.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wB44Qh4mKuIhFnPjFJSuDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1eab75f2a3943714160f6a7067005670.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bailando zumba con aros en el Congreso Mundial de Pap?s Noel organizado en Klampenborg, norte de Copenhague, Dinamarca, el lunes 23 de julio de 2012. (Foto AP/POLFOTO, Finn Frandsen)" align="left" title="Bailando zumba con aros en el Congreso Mundial de Pap?s Noel organizado en Klampenborg, norte de Copenhague, Dinamarca, el lunes 23 de julio de 2012. (Foto AP/POLFOTO, Finn Frandsen)" border="0" /></a>Si Pap? Noel se ve m?s delgado de lo normal esta Navidad, podr?a ser por el zumba, el ejercicio de moda inspirado en el baile latino.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pap-noel-todo-el-mundo-mueven-las-caderas-213800236.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 17:38:00 -0400Associated Presspap-noel-todo-el-mundo-mueven-las-caderas-213800236<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pap-noel-todo-el-mundo-mueven-las-caderas-213800236.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wB44Qh4mKuIhFnPjFJSuDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1eab75f2a3943714160f6a7067005670.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bailando zumba con aros en el Congreso Mundial de Pap?s Noel organizado en Klampenborg, norte de Copenhague, Dinamarca, el lunes 23 de julio de 2012. (Foto AP/POLFOTO, Finn Frandsen)" align="left" title="Bailando zumba con aros en el Congreso Mundial de Pap?s Noel organizado en Klampenborg, norte de Copenhague, Dinamarca, el lunes 23 de julio de 2012. (Foto AP/POLFOTO, Finn Frandsen)" border="0" /></a>Si Pap? Noel se ve m?s delgado de lo normal esta Navidad, podr?a ser por el zumba, el ejercicio de moda inspirado en el baile latino.</p><br clear="all"/>Navy radio might be crippling Conn. garage doorsA radio signal being transmitted out of a submarine base is likely behind reports of garage doors failing to open and close in southeastern Connecticut, the U.S. Navy said Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/navy-radio-might-crippling-conn-garage-doors-183220009.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 16:44:13 -0400Associated Pressnavy-radio-might-crippling-conn-garage-doors-183220009Jim Henson Company breaks ties with Chick-fil-A over gay marriage stanceThe Muppets have decided to boycott Chick-fil-A over its owner's public stance against gay marriage. In an announcement on Facebook, Jim Henson Company CEO Lisa Henson said her company will no longer supply toys or other merchandise to the fast-food chain. "The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/jim-henson-company-breaks-ties-chick-fil-over-193837209.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 15:38:37 -0400blogs/sideshow/jim-henson-company-breaks-ties-chick-fil-over-19383720921-pound lobster released to New England Aquarium (UPDATE)UPDATE (5:52EST): I spoke on the phone with the woman who won the lobster raffle. She has asked to remain anonymous but passed along some details about where the lobster was released. Contrary to earlier reports, the lobster was not released back into the ocean but has instead been donated to the New England Aquarium [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/21-pound-lobster-released-back-wild-181153295.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 14:11:53 -0400blogs/sideshow/21-pound-lobster-released-back-wild-181153295Flaming odds go long on London mayor's hair cut<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/flaming-odds-long-london-mayors-hair-cut-153003578--spt.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OkVKuSJAyGkbQSxvj44l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-23T153907Z_2_CBRE86M172800_RTROPTP_2_OLY-ADV11.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="London mayor Boris Johnson poses with Olympic Torch bearers Carol Margetts and Samuel Bernahu after a news conference to unveil details of the Olympic Torch Relay through London" align="left" title="London mayor Boris Johnson poses with Olympic Torch bearers Carol Margetts and Samuel Bernahu after a news conference to unveil details of the Olympic Torch Relay through London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - A snip of the scissors has lengthened the betting odds on shaggy haired Mayor Boris Johnson setting his platinum locks alight with the Olympic torch. Johnson has pulled out all the stops to ensure the British capital looks its best for the Olympic Games and had his familiar mop chopped this week in favour of a sleek, more photogenic hairdo in time for the opening ceremony on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/flaming-odds-long-london-mayors-hair-cut-153003578--spt.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 11:30:03 -0400Reutersflaming-odds-long-london-mayors-hair-cut-153003578--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/flaming-odds-long-london-mayors-hair-cut-153003578--spt.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OkVKuSJAyGkbQSxvj44l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-23T153907Z_2_CBRE86M172800_RTROPTP_2_OLY-ADV11.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="London mayor Boris Johnson poses with Olympic Torch bearers Carol Margetts and Samuel Bernahu after a news conference to unveil details of the Olympic Torch Relay through London" align="left" title="London mayor Boris Johnson poses with Olympic Torch bearers Carol Margetts and Samuel Bernahu after a news conference to unveil details of the Olympic Torch Relay through London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - A snip of the scissors has lengthened the betting odds on shaggy haired Mayor Boris Johnson setting his platinum locks alight with the Olympic torch. Johnson has pulled out all the stops to ensure the British capital looks its best for the Olympic Games and had his familiar mop chopped this week in favour of a sleek, more photogenic hairdo in time for the opening ceremony on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>"Wading sea cows" get protected EU product statusBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Will "wading sea cows" achieve the sort of name recognition enjoyed by champagne and Parmesan cheese? Promoters hope so. The meat from "vadehavsstude," or cows who graze on Denmark's west coast, is the latest product to receive protected geographical food name status from the European Union. The protection covers the meat from Holstein cows raised in the marshes of the Wadden, or literally wading, sea in southwestern Jutland. "It gives us a good stamp on a good product that we have. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wading-sea-cows-protected-eu-product-status-151011111.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 11:10:11 -0400Reuterswading-sea-cows-protected-eu-product-status-151011111California: Avioneta se queda sin gasolina; aterriza en autopistaUna avioneta con cuatro personas aterriz? en una autopista del sur de California luego de quedarse sin combustible, dijeron las autoridades el lunes.http://news.yahoo.com/california-avioneta-se-queda-sin-gasolina-aterriza-en-143124169.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 10:31:24 -0400Associated Presscalifornia-avioneta-se-queda-sin-gasolina-aterriza-en-143124169Santas shake it up at annual summer meetIf Santa looks thinner than usual come Christmas, it may have something to do with Zumba, the Latin-inspired dance fitness craze.http://news.yahoo.com/santas-shake-annual-summer-meet-142805344.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 10:28:05 -0400Associated Presssantas-shake-annual-summer-meet-1428053442nd bear seen at Pa. mall where another got stuckOfficials say a second bear has been spotted at a suburban Pittsburgh mall where another bear was captured after getting stuck inside a department store.http://news.yahoo.com/2nd-bear-seen-pa-mall-where-another-got-121148290.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 08:11:44 -0400Associated Press2nd-bear-seen-pa-mall-where-another-got-121148290Car washed, then plunges into NJ riverPolice believe a woman hit the gas instead of the brake as she left a New Jersey car wash, sending her vehicle into a river.http://news.yahoo.com/car-washed-then-plunges-nj-river-103132211.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 06:31:47 -0400Associated Presscar-washed-then-plunges-nj-river-103132211Life not so ruff for India's pampered pooches<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-not-ruff-indias-pampered-pooches-050623207--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MjqonVXDJgc_SoY94nMTzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-23T053420Z_1_CBRE86M0FHA00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-INDIA-LUXURY-PETS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A groomer bathes a dog at a pet grooming salon in New Delhi" align="left" title="A groomer bathes a dog at a pet grooming salon in New Delhi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Oreo marked her birthday this year with a pool party in a posh New Delhi neighbourhood. Nothing unusual - except that the two-year-old is a dog. The Dalmatian celebrated with a cake of flour, cheese and chicken tikkas, garnished with a rib-shaped biscuit on top and spent the day splashing in a swimming pool and chasing her 20 canine friends at a sprawling dog resort. &quot;It was like I was having my daughter&#039;s birthday party,&quot; said Priyamvada Sharma, Oreo&#039;s owner, who also has a 2-year-old female Labrador. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/life-not-ruff-indias-pampered-pooches-050623207--finance.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 02:59:12 -0400Reuterslife-not-ruff-indias-pampered-pooches-050623207--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/life-not-ruff-indias-pampered-pooches-050623207--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MjqonVXDJgc_SoY94nMTzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-23T053420Z_1_CBRE86M0FHA00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-INDIA-LUXURY-PETS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A groomer bathes a dog at a pet grooming salon in New Delhi" align="left" title="A groomer bathes a dog at a pet grooming salon in New Delhi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Oreo marked her birthday this year with a pool party in a posh New Delhi neighbourhood. Nothing unusual - except that the two-year-old is a dog. The Dalmatian celebrated with a cake of flour, cheese and chicken tikkas, garnished with a rib-shaped biscuit on top and spent the day splashing in a swimming pool and chasing her 20 canine friends at a sprawling dog resort. &quot;It was like I was having my daughter&#039;s birthday party,&quot; said Priyamvada Sharma, Oreo&#039;s owner, who also has a 2-year-old female Labrador. ...</p><br clear="all"/>M?s empleos ofrecen, como prestaci?n, traer el perro al trabajo<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/m-empleos-ofrecen-como-prestaci-n-traer-el-111409467.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8U9EBNlDhiAexPyflc_32A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da79e28a88c31a14160f6a7067009604.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Erin McCormack posa con su perrita Dolly, una mezcla de Malt?s, mientras trabaja en su oficina en Authentic Entertainment en Burbank, California, el lunes 11 de junio de 2012. McCormack es productora del programa de Discovery Channel &quot;Auction Kings&quot; y Dolly es una de varios millones de perros que acompa?an cada d?a a sus amos a oficinas y sitios de trabajo receptivos a la idea de la presencia canina. (Foto AP/Grant Hindsley)" align="left" title="Erin McCormack posa con su perrita Dolly, una mezcla de Malt?s, mientras trabaja en su oficina en Authentic Entertainment en Burbank, California, el lunes 11 de junio de 2012. McCormack es productora del programa de Discovery Channel &quot;Auction Kings&quot; y Dolly es una de varios millones de perros que acompa?an cada d?a a sus amos a oficinas y sitios de trabajo receptivos a la idea de la presencia canina. (Foto AP/Grant Hindsley)" border="0" /></a>Al igual que todos quienes se mudan a una oficina nueva, Dolly necesit? de alg?n tiempo para adaptarse. La parte m?s dif?cil fue aprender a no ladrarle al cartero.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/m-empleos-ofrecen-como-prestaci-n-traer-el-111409467.htmlSun, 22 Jul 2012 12:41:35 -0400Associated Pressm-empleos-ofrecen-como-prestaci-n-traer-el-111409467<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/m-empleos-ofrecen-como-prestaci-n-traer-el-111409467.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8U9EBNlDhiAexPyflc_32A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da79e28a88c31a14160f6a7067009604.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Erin McCormack posa con su perrita Dolly, una mezcla de Malt?s, mientras trabaja en su oficina en Authentic Entertainment en Burbank, California, el lunes 11 de junio de 2012. McCormack es productora del programa de Discovery Channel &quot;Auction Kings&quot; y Dolly es una de varios millones de perros que acompa?an cada d?a a sus amos a oficinas y sitios de trabajo receptivos a la idea de la presencia canina. (Foto AP/Grant Hindsley)" align="left" title="Erin McCormack posa con su perrita Dolly, una mezcla de Malt?s, mientras trabaja en su oficina en Authentic Entertainment en Burbank, California, el lunes 11 de junio de 2012. McCormack es productora del programa de Discovery Channel &quot;Auction Kings&quot; y Dolly es una de varios millones de perros que acompa?an cada d?a a sus amos a oficinas y sitios de trabajo receptivos a la idea de la presencia canina. (Foto AP/Grant Hindsley)" border="0" /></a>Al igual que todos quienes se mudan a una oficina nueva, Dolly necesit? de alg?n tiempo para adaptarse. La parte m?s dif?cil fue aprender a no ladrarle al cartero.</p><br clear="all"/>Singer quits Wagner festival over Nazi tattoosBERLIN (Reuters) - A Russian opera singer has pulled out of the Bayreuth opera festival over Nazi tattoos on his chest days before the start of the celebration of Richard Wagner's works that was once popular with Third Reich leaders. Evgeny Nikitin was meant to play the Flying Dutchman in Wagner's opera of the same name but German newspaper and TV images have shown him bare chested with tattoos that resemble symbols used by the Nazis. One looks like a swastika, which appears to be covered by a new tattoo in more recent pictures. "I had these tattoos done in my youth. ...http://news.yahoo.com/singer-quits-wagner-festival-over-nazi-tattoos-144020867.htmlSun, 22 Jul 2012 10:58:26 -0400Reuterssinger-quits-wagner-festival-over-nazi-tattoos-144020867'Goat man' spotted in mountains of northern Utah<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/goat-man-spotted-mountains-northern-utah-174919341.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZecD9GW2Uxdq3uFRd2tmwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/313a922f55caec14150f6a7067002ed3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 15, 2012, image provided by Coty Creighton shows the &quot;goat man,&quot; in white at center, right, near Ogden, Utah. This man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches. Phil Douglass of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday July 20, 2012, the person is doing nothing illegal, but he worries the so-called &quot;goat man&quot; is unaware of the dangers. (AP Photo/Coty Creighton)" align="left" title="This July 15, 2012, image provided by Coty Creighton shows the &quot;goat man,&quot; in white at center, right, near Ogden, Utah. This man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches. Phil Douglass of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday July 20, 2012, the person is doing nothing illegal, but he worries the so-called &quot;goat man&quot; is unaware of the dangers. (AP Photo/Coty Creighton)" border="0" /></a>A man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/goat-man-spotted-mountains-northern-utah-174919341.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 19:51:12 -0400Associated Pressgoat-man-spotted-mountains-northern-utah-174919341<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/goat-man-spotted-mountains-northern-utah-174919341.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZecD9GW2Uxdq3uFRd2tmwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/313a922f55caec14150f6a7067002ed3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 15, 2012, image provided by Coty Creighton shows the &quot;goat man,&quot; in white at center, right, near Ogden, Utah. This man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches. Phil Douglass of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday July 20, 2012, the person is doing nothing illegal, but he worries the so-called &quot;goat man&quot; is unaware of the dangers. (AP Photo/Coty Creighton)" align="left" title="This July 15, 2012, image provided by Coty Creighton shows the &quot;goat man,&quot; in white at center, right, near Ogden, Utah. This man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches. Phil Douglass of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday July 20, 2012, the person is doing nothing illegal, but he worries the so-called &quot;goat man&quot; is unaware of the dangers. (AP Photo/Coty Creighton)" border="0" /></a>A man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches.</p><br clear="all"/>Beauty queen awarded nearly $30,000 after car accident keeps her out of high heelsA British beauty queen was awarded more than ?18,000 (about $28,000) by a judge who agreed that she no longer can wear high heels without suffering debilitating pain. The BBC reports that Fiona Dickie, 24, suffered the injury in a 2009 car accident. She went on to win the 2010 Miss Edinburgh contest but says [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/beauty-queen-awarded-nearly-30-000-car-accident-222824799.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 18:28:24 -0400blogs/sideshow/beauty-queen-awarded-nearly-30-000-car-accident-222824799"Hombre cabra" es visto en las monta?as de Utah<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hombre-cabra-es-visto-en-las-monta-utah-202451448.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b1FEGXYoyBCxav6eBpU6CA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc97188155f6ed14150f6a70670002cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El ?hombre cabra?, centro, cerca de Ogden, Utah, en una fotograf?a del 15 de julio de 2012 proporcionada por Coty Creighton. Un hombre vestido como cabra fue viesto por Creighton mientras iba de excursi?n por las monta?as de Utah. Las autoridades temen que el hombre corra peligro cuando comience la temporada de cacer?a. (Foto AP/Coty Creighton)" align="left" title="El ?hombre cabra?, centro, cerca de Ogden, Utah, en una fotograf?a del 15 de julio de 2012 proporcionada por Coty Creighton. Un hombre vestido como cabra fue viesto por Creighton mientras iba de excursi?n por las monta?as de Utah. Las autoridades temen que el hombre corra peligro cuando comience la temporada de cacer?a. (Foto AP/Coty Creighton)" border="0" /></a>Un hombre disfrazado de cabra entre un reba?o salvaje de esos animales en las monta?as del norte de Utah ha creado preocupaci?n entre las autoridades de fauna silvestre, ya que podr?a estar en peligro a medida que se aproxima la temporada de cacer?a.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hombre-cabra-es-visto-en-las-monta-utah-202451448.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 16:24:51 -0400Associated Presshombre-cabra-es-visto-en-las-monta-utah-202451448<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hombre-cabra-es-visto-en-las-monta-utah-202451448.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b1FEGXYoyBCxav6eBpU6CA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc97188155f6ed14150f6a70670002cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El ?hombre cabra?, centro, cerca de Ogden, Utah, en una fotograf?a del 15 de julio de 2012 proporcionada por Coty Creighton. Un hombre vestido como cabra fue viesto por Creighton mientras iba de excursi?n por las monta?as de Utah. Las autoridades temen que el hombre corra peligro cuando comience la temporada de cacer?a. (Foto AP/Coty Creighton)" align="left" title="El ?hombre cabra?, centro, cerca de Ogden, Utah, en una fotograf?a del 15 de julio de 2012 proporcionada por Coty Creighton. Un hombre vestido como cabra fue viesto por Creighton mientras iba de excursi?n por las monta?as de Utah. Las autoridades temen que el hombre corra peligro cuando comience la temporada de cacer?a. (Foto AP/Coty Creighton)" border="0" /></a>Un hombre disfrazado de cabra entre un reba?o salvaje de esos animales en las monta?as del norte de Utah ha creado preocupaci?n entre las autoridades de fauna silvestre, ya que podr?a estar en peligro a medida que se aproxima la temporada de cacer?a.</p><br clear="all"/>Georgia woman calls 911 to complain about mug shot; gets arrested againTonya Ann Fowler had already been in trouble with the law. But in her mind she had become the victim. That's when the Georgia woman called 911 to complain about her police mug shot. The good news: Fowler got a new mug shot. The bad news: It's because police arrested her again for misusing the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/georgia-woman-calls-911-complain-mug-shot-gets-184622953.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 14:46:22 -0400blogs/sideshow/georgia-woman-calls-911-complain-mug-shot-gets-184622953Beetle released into Texas ecosystem to combat invasive weedsA foreign insect is being introduced into Texas, and it just may save the local ecosystem. The Army Corps of Engineers is breeding and deploying the alligator weed flea beetle into the Dallas Floodway Extension in order to combat an invasive plant species that has all but taken over the local plant population. And when [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/beetle-released-texas-ecosystem-combat-invasive-weeds-174634140.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 13:46:34 -0400blogs/sideshow/beetle-released-texas-ecosystem-combat-invasive-weeds-174634140Eye Eye captain: Bounty mutineer descendants may hold key to myopiaSYDNEY (Reuters) - Descendants of the famous Bounty mutineers who now live on an isolated Pacific Island have among the lowest rate of myopia in the world and may hold the key to unlocking the genetic code for the disease, according to a new study. A study of residents on Australia's Norfolk Island, 1,600 km (1,000 miles) northeast of Sydney, showed the rate of myopia, or short-sightedness, among Bounty descendants was about half that of the general Australian population. ...http://news.yahoo.com/eye-eye-captain-bounty-mutineer-descendants-may-hold-065244241.htmlFri, 20 Jul 2012 09:36:26 -0400Reuterseye-eye-captain-bounty-mutineer-descendants-may-hold-065244241SpongeBob coins among Peregrine assets seized by FBICHICAGO (Reuters) - Silver SpongeBob SquarePants coins minted by a private company in New Zealand were among the assets seized by FBI agents from Peregrine Financial Group after its chief confessed to nearly 20 years of fraud last week. Ira Bodenstein, the trustee in Peregrine's bankruptcy case in Chicago, said the coins were in a vault at the firm's Cedar Falls, Iowa, headquarters. The value of the takings was not immediately clear. The coin disclosure adds a new twist to the case of Peregrine Finiancial Group CEO Russell Wasendorf Sr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/spongebob-coins-among-assets-seized-fbi-peregrine-hq-175414708--sector.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 19:51:50 -0400Reutersspongebob-coins-among-assets-seized-fbi-peregrine-hq-175414708--sectorAspiring ?Papas? turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contestAbout 125 bearded men from across the world have descended on Key West, Florida, this week for the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. The contest is focused on Hemingway's "Papa" phase during the later years of his life when he lived in Key West. The contest is broken up into two preliminary rounds, held on [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/aspiring-papas-turn-ernest-hemingway-lookalike-contest-222402422.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 18:24:02 -0400blogs/sideshow/aspiring-papas-turn-ernest-hemingway-lookalike-contest-222402422Correction: ODD-Austria-Medieval Bra storyIn a story July 19 about 600-year-old linen bras being found in an Austrian castle, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the first modern brassiere was patented in the early 19th century. The patent was issued in the early 20th century.http://news.yahoo.com/correction-odd-austria-medieval-bra-story-163635933.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 16:20:10 -0400Associated Presscorrection-odd-austria-medieval-bra-story-163635933Businessman buys Texas town, renames it ?Bikinis?If you like ordering burgers and beer from women dressed in bikinis, there's now a town just for you. Literally. Self-described "breastaurateur" Doug Guller has purchased an unincorporated ghost town in Texas and renamed it "Bikinis" after his Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill franchise. "Bikinis, TX will be a world class destination and I am [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/businessman-buys-texas-town-renames-bikinis-201557711.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 16:15:57 -0400blogs/sideshow/businessman-buys-texas-town-renames-bikinis-201557711Boxer's bloody nose leads to bank robbery chargesMartin Tucker won his latest boxing match, but a bloody nose in the ring could send him to prison for bank robbery.http://news.yahoo.com/boxers-bloody-nose-leads-bank-robbery-charges-181413172--spt.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 16:13:47 -0400Associated Pressboxers-bloody-nose-leads-bank-robbery-charges-181413172--sptWater-only caf? opens to flood of criticism in New York CityA water-only caf? serving filtered New York City tap water is facing a wave of criticism for its overpriced, artisanal H20. Molecule, which recently opened in Manhattan's East Village, charges $2.50 per 16-ounce glass of water treated with its custom-built, $25,000 purifier. It's "a cocktail bar for water enthusiasts," the Wall Street Journal said in [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/water-only-cafe-york-molecule-200935488.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 16:09:35 -0400blogs/sideshow/water-only-cafe-york-molecule-200935488Oregon judge rules it?s OK to strip naked in protest of TSAAn Oregon judge ruled on Wednesday that stripping naked at the airport to protest the Transportation Security Administration is a protected form of free speech. In other words, if you're protesting the TSA it's OK to show a little T&A. The Oregonian reports that 50-year-old John E. Brennan was acquitted of an indecent exposure charge [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/judge-rules-ok-strip-naked-protest-tsa-182446590.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 14:24:46 -0400blogs/sideshow/judge-rules-ok-strip-naked-protest-tsa-182446590Lettuce photo gets 3 Burger King workers firedBurger King says three workers were fired after a photo posted online appeared to show an employee stepping on lettuce in bins at a northeast Ohio restaurant.http://news.yahoo.com/lettuce-photo-gets-3-burger-king-workers-fired-130205723.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 12:50:04 -0400Associated Presslettuce-photo-gets-3-burger-king-workers-fired-130205723Toddler rescued from sewer shaft (VIDEO)A 3-year-old Colombian boy was rescued from a sewer shaft on Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after he was reported missing. Jeanpier Silvera Arteta went missing in Barranquilla on Tuesday. Rescuers found him on Wednesday after an extensive search of the sewer system on a construction site where the boy and his two brothers had been [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boy-sewer-rescue-video-152603540.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 11:26:03 -0400blogs/sideshow/boy-sewer-rescue-video-152603540Polic?a: Madre de Pensilvania cambi? calificaciones de sus hijosUna madre de Pensilvania fue acusada de ingresar sin autorizaci?n a las computadoras de la escuela de sus hijos, para mejorar inapropiadamente sus calificaciones.http://news.yahoo.com/polic-madre-pensilvania-cambi-calificaciones-sus-hijos-140704034.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 10:57:26 -0400Associated Presspolic-madre-pensilvania-cambi-calificaciones-sus-hijos-140704034Experimental musicians use body as instrument<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experimental-musicians-body-instrument-132101563.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OZg2J8IojCUQaLLVHAkN3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-19T174938Z_1_CBRE86I1DIT00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY-MUSIC-BODY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Peter Kirn holds two coins between his fingers to create sounds with a synthesizer in Berlin" align="left" title="Peter Kirn holds two coins between his fingers to create sounds with a synthesizer in Berlin" border="0" /></a>BERLIN (Reuters) - Peter Kirn makes music with an unusual instrument - his own body. The Kentucky native pinches two electrically charged pennies connected to a laptop via two short green wires. The rudimentary contraption is held together by bits of solder and hot glue which allow him to measure the electrical currents of his body and synthesize them into melodic sound. Kirn, 34, a writer of creative technology, is one of several artists performing in Berlin who are exploring new ways of composing music with the human body. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/experimental-musicians-body-instrument-132101563.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 09:21:01 -0400Reutersexperimental-musicians-body-instrument-132101563<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experimental-musicians-body-instrument-132101563.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OZg2J8IojCUQaLLVHAkN3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-19T174938Z_1_CBRE86I1DIT00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY-MUSIC-BODY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Peter Kirn holds two coins between his fingers to create sounds with a synthesizer in Berlin" align="left" title="Peter Kirn holds two coins between his fingers to create sounds with a synthesizer in Berlin" border="0" /></a>BERLIN (Reuters) - Peter Kirn makes music with an unusual instrument - his own body. The Kentucky native pinches two electrically charged pennies connected to a laptop via two short green wires. The rudimentary contraption is held together by bits of solder and hot glue which allow him to measure the electrical currents of his body and synthesize them into melodic sound. Kirn, 34, a writer of creative technology, is one of several artists performing in Berlin who are exploring new ways of composing music with the human body. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Message in bottle resurfaces after 35 years in Vt.A long-lost message in a bottle has resurfaced 35 years after a Vermont boy sent it off in a favorite swimming hole.http://news.yahoo.com/message-bottle-resurfaces-35-years-vt-125023770.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 08:50:50 -0400Associated Pressmessage-bottle-resurfaces-35-years-vt-125023770

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