A California teacher docked a kid's grade because he said "bless you" to another student who'd just sneezed. Health teacher Steve Cuckovich admitted he'd knocked 25 percent off the unidentified student's grade for the salutation, because the "bless you" was an "interruption of class time." For the record, the school's principal reversed the punishment.

COPPING A BUZZ - Three deputies ate a pan of pot brownies they'd seized from him. Nicholas Hill was at his Houston home when police entered in search of drugs and found the brownies. At first the officers denied downing the buzz-inducing treats, but entries on their patrol car computer included such lines as "So high -- good munchies!"

Do you have a friend who knows you so well that they're sure you'll love a particular TV show? SuggestAShow.com is just like that friend. It uses the shows you already like to determine which shows you should be watching.

Holly Madison has taken out a million-dollar insurance policy on what she considers her best assets -- her surgically enhanced boobs. The reality star, who goes topless in her Las Vegas stage show Peepshow, says, "They're my primary money-makers right now."

Shania Twain can rest easier after Giovanni Palumbo announced he would plead guilty to charges of criminal harassment and failure to comply with a court order. Charges stem from a variety of events including love letters to the country star and unexpected visits to her home in Ottawa. The former doctor interrupted Shania's video testimony abruptly and said, "Eileen, you can trust me. I'm going to plead guilty."

If you thought we had a lot of asses running for office, consider the folks in Bulgaria who are given the chance to vote for a real live donkey! Officials have nominated a braying ass named Marko as their candidate in the race for mayor of Varna. The left-leaning party feels that the donkey would do a better job than right-wing incumbent Kiril Yordanov, who might be feeling the heat .

PostSecret.com is a community art project where people write their secrets on postcards and mail them. It's based on a popular series of books.

Amazon.com introduced the Kindle Fire yesterday, a tablet with a seven-inch screen that can stream movies and TV shows and links with Amazon's app store. And the smaller tablet will have a much lower price, $199 compared to the lowest-cost iPad at $499.

Seems Ashton Kutcher hasn't only taken Charlie Sheen's place on TV he's doing the same in the tabloids. Ashton is being accused of cheating on wife Demi Moore after a wild boys night out at a San Diego nightclub last Friday. Meanwhile, Ashton has managed to also tick off his boss. CBS is reportedly steamed that he slipped in some unauthorized product placements on the show, promoting several companies he invests in.

A British judge ordered a jail van to drive more than 100 miles in order to transport a prisoner just 60 yards -- in order to preserve the guy's dignity.
Lawyers for Oliver Thomas claim that making him walk across a street in handcuffs would be a violation of his human rights, and authorities agreed! The van, which was stationed more than 100 miles away, took so long to arrive that he was late to court.

Animal lovers, have we got an Internet find for you. AnimalsTalkingInAllCaps.tumblr.com contains really great photos of animals with funny captions written in all caps to denote the animals' sternness.

The Jonah Hill - Matthew Morrison feud is getting serious. On Jimmy Fallon last week, Jonah recounted how the Glee star dissed him on two occasions. Now Matt has responded in a video message, challenging the Moneyball actor to a fight. Matt says, "Pick a date and I will meet you on Late Night and we will settle this like men. Be very afraid. Nobody messes with someone from musical theater... This just got real, man."

Jessica Simpson is pregnant! Though it's been reported before, In Touch Weekly says it's for real this time. A source was quoted as saying that "she's already having kooky cravings," such as nacho chips dipped in chocolate. The insider says Jess still plans to marry fiance Eric Johnson in November. She's reportedly due in the spring.

Carrie Underwood says she's technologically challenged -- that's why you won't find her on Twitter or with a fancy phone. She says, "People can call me or text. Carrie doesn't do apps. I don't tweet. I'm terrible." She says she takes after her mom who still has a dial-up Internet connection.

At least one Scottish prison official should have his job on the chopping block after agreeing to allow a convicted axe murderer to leave prison -- in order to take a class in chopping down trees! Thomas McCulloch was convicted of hacking three people to death back in 1976 and was sentenced to life in prison -- but he's being allowed temporary leaves in order to sharpen his landscaping skills.

A Utah man placed a desperate call to cops to report that he was being chased down the highway by cops! A deputy tried to flag down the unidentified driver for going 15 miles an hour over the speed limit near Park City, but he refused to stop instead calling an emergency number to say police "needed to leave him alone." Officers set up a roadblock, complete with tire-popping spikes, but the 20-year-old surrendered.

It's official -- Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. have settled their dispute over Two and a Half Men. As reported, he will get $25 million immediately. And around $100 million from the syndication profits.

We've all had it happen ... We've spilled coffee on our shirt -- and we're stuck with the stain all day. But now there's a Starbucks T-shirt that celebrates that dreaded coffee stain. The coffee-stained T's, designed by Alexander Wang, are available at StarbucksStore.com and select Nordstrom's ... for 85 bucks. Yep, 85 bucks for a shirt that makes you look like you spilled something on yourself.

A Pennsylvania man was charged with driving drunk twice in the same night -- the second time 15 minutes after they released him into the custody of a friend. Police say 58-year-old Robert Brodnick's blood-alcohol limit was at least twice the legal limit when he was first arrested. Police say Brodnick was released into the custody of a "responsible party" but must have taken him to his car.

Hundreds of personal letters, memos, notes and faxes sent by celebrities and all sorts of historical figures are all on display at LettersOfNote.com. It's a treasure trove of interesting and funny correspondence that will keep you occupied for hours.

Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad once again had to abandon her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida over the weekend. This time she gave up halfway through the historic trek after Portuguese man o' war stings left her spine temporarily paralyzed and in intense pain.

Kim Kardashian has been named the Most Annoying Celebrity in a poll by Parade magazine and Yahoo's OMG. The newlywed took 29-percent of the vote, edging out Charlie Sheen. The other irritating stars on the list were Snooki, Lindsay Lohan, Donald Trump and former Bachelor star Brad Womack.

Jimmy Buffett's new Margaritaville Casino in Las Vegas will celebrate its grand opening October 14th by mixing up the world's largest margarita. The resort is calling the two-story cocktail "one part opening celebration and over 2000 parts tequila." It will take three days and more than 300 man-hours to mix it. Once completed, the 8500-gallon beverage will serve 181,333 drinks over an estimated 10 days.

A couple in Italy have had it with their do-nothing son -- and are seeking legal action to get him out of the house. Oh, yeah -- he's 41 years old. The parents say they are exhausted from cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry for him. But he refuses to leave. FYI: According to a recent survey, nearly half of adults between the ages of 18 and 39 still live with their parents in Italy.

A Canadian woman is suing a chewing gum manufacturer, claiming that the gum stuck to her dentures resulting in 10 minutes of depression. Elsie Pawlow, 49, is seeking $100,000 from Kraft Canada, which manufactures Stride chewing gum claiming: "Over a period of five minutes the gum falls apart into little pieces and sticks to the dentures. As a result, the plaintiff has suffered depression for approximately 10 minutes."

ShowMeNonStop.com is a really cool site that lets you enter a keyword, like "Snooki" for instance, and then streams a constant flow of YouTube videos pertaining to that keyword.

Facebook announced even more changes yesterday (Thursday) with the hopes of turning the social network into an entertainment hub, making it easier for their users to share even more music, news and movies with their friends in cyberspace. Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to accomplish that with a new profile page called a "Timeline," which will compile different media into a one-stop destination on the Internet.

When most families go on vacation, they rent a car or an RV. When you're Hollywood, you go a bit bigger. John Travolta recently bought a Bombardier Challenger 601 jet that he and his family will use to travel the world. The actor/pilot tells People magazine, "My family fortunately loves traveling. John adds, "I love [flying] so much that I built my house next to a [runway] so I could fly my jet to my front door."

Simon Cowell told TMZ earlier this week that he wanted to beat American Idol in the ratings department. But he's got a ways to go before that's going to happen. About 12.5 million viewers tuned into the debut of Simon's much-hyped X Factor Wednesday night. That's not even half the audience of Idol's season 10 premiere in January. The good news is that The X Factor gave FOX its most-watched fall series in five years.

A Kansas City, Missouri, man may have to make a run for the border after allegedly threatening a Taco Bell employee with a shotgun ... because he didn't get any hot sauce with his food. According to police, Jeremy Combs, 30, got his food at the Taco Bell drive-through window, drove home, and then went back to the restaurant with his shotgun when he realized there were no packets of hot sauce in his bag.

A West Virginia woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a hearse ... with a body inside. Apparently the hearse driver left the vehicle running and the door open when he went inside the funeral home. That's when 23-year-old Angela Jeanette Dehart jumped in and drove off. She abandoned the vehicle on a street by her home and walked the rest of the way.

A Missouri kindergartener had a weird offering for show and tell -- he brought his mom's crack pipe and crack. Students had been told to bring in family photos and family items to share with the class. When it was his turn, the 5-year-old opened his backpack and pulled out a crack pipe and a baggie of crack rocks.

When you're riding a city subway, it's always best to just mind your own business and look down at the floor. In doing so, one rider discovered that there are a lot of interesting shoes worn on the subway. So naturally, he started taking pictures and compiled them for ShoesOnTheSubway.tumblr.com.

Two convicted killers were put to death yesterday in racially charged cases. First, white supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer was put to death yesterday evening in Huntsville, Texas. In Georgia, Troy Davis, who is black, was executed for the 1989 murder of off-duty white Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail.

CHARLIE'S ANGELS CREW MEMBER FIRED FOR SLAPPING STAR ON BUTT - TMZ reports that the guy slapped star Minka Kelly on the butt then dangled a $100 bill in her face and she returned the favor by slapping him and saying, "Please, don't ever disrespect me or any other woman like that again." When ABC execs heard of the incident they immediately fired the crew member and banned him from the set.

Steel Magnolia, Phil Vassar, SheDaisy, Sarah Darling and Chuck Wicks will be among the stars taking part in the Let Us In benefit in memory of Paul McCartney's first wife, Linda McCartney. The concert, which will be recorded and released on DVD, takes place at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on November 7th. It will feature a variety of artists performing Beatles hits and their own songs. Actor Jeff Daniels will host.

Iran frees U.S. hikers - Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer are out of prison, a U.S. official says. The two, and hiker Sarah Shourd, were seized in 2009 after apparently straying into Iran. They were accompanied by officials from the Swiss and Omani embassies. Oman has helped in negotiations to free the hikers.

A man who went in to apply for a job at a jail in Vicksburg, Mississippi, will be spending his fair share of time in prison. Robert Wade tried to get the jailhouse gig even though he was wanted in Florida on charges of vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence. He was never actually booked after the accident, so it wasn't immediately clear if he knew there was a warrant out for his arrest.

SURVEY: Married Women Would Rather Talk To Their Dog Than Their Husband - A third of married women surveyed said their pets are much better listeners than their husbands. And, it seems that all this venting to the pet is creating problems -- 5 percent of pet owners admit that they have taken their pet to a psychologist.

A Greeley man, Juan Gonzales Jr., 22, accused of breaking into a woman’s home and stealing her cellphone was arrested after he began texting one of her friends with the phone and even sent her a friend request on Facebook. Police said they used the cellphone signal to help track him down.

Are you the type who loves it when some sarcastic joker alters a road sign or some other public display? You know, like when someone changes the 30 to an 80 on a speed limit sign. That type of humor is the inspiration behind HappyPlace.com.

Full Tilt Poker site operating a full-tilt Ponzi scheme? That's what federal prosecutors said yesterday, accusing the site of siphoning off more than $440 million in gamblers' winnings to their board members and owners. Poker celebrities Howard Lederer and Christopher Ferguson have been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York with participating and profiting from the swindle.

Charlie Sheen's roast and Ashton Kutcher's Two and a Half Men debut both saw record ratings Monday night. Men, which killed off Charlie's character and introduced Ashton, earned its most-watched episode ever with 28.7 million viewers. Meanwhile, Charlie gave Comedy Central its most-watched roast ever with 6.4 million viewers. The roast aired shortly after Two and a Half Men.

The CMA Awards will be packed with top-notch performers. So far, all five Entertainer of the Year nominees -- Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Jason Aldean -- have signed on to take the stage. It's the first time Blake and Jason are up for the award. The CMA Awards will air on November 9th on ABC, live from Nashville.

A Florida woman was arrested for disorderly intoxication after riding through her neighborhood on a lawnmower and "howling like a dog." Neighbors called police in Port St. Lucie complaining that Merrilee Schwarz, 51, was riding up and down the street on her lawnmower after 11 o'clock at night, revving the engine, doing burnouts, and yelling and cursing. She then began to howl a dog.

WASH, RINSE, AND TREAT - Three kids in Atlanta, Georgia, broke into a home where they washed a dog in the bathtub, brushed their teeth, and then had a birthday party including cake. They then made it really easy for police to find them -- they left behind a camera ... with photos of themselves on it.

Have you ever noticed that when real estate agents post their house listings, many of them add a photo of themselves? Often they're pretty goofy looking and sometimes poorly Photoshopped. EstateAgents.tumblr.com collects all those head shots for you to laugh at.

On this day in 1984, The Cosby Show premiered on NBC, beginning an eight-season run. In the first episode, Theo got four Ds on his report card, Denise went on a date with an older boy, and Rudy couldn't sleep because she heard the "Wolfman" growling in her closet.

Charlie Sheen admits he wasn't "winning" after getting fired from Two and a Half Men, but he might want to reconsider that now. The actor is reportedly nearing a settlement with Warner Bros. over the show, and he's expected to reap more than $100 million. TMZ says Charlie will get $25 million immediately But over the next few years he's expected to get $100 million in syndication profits.

NICOLAS CAGE ACCUSED OF BEING A VAMPIRE - An antique photo collector is selling a Civil War era pic of a man who is a dead-ringer for the actor. The seller says, "Personally, I believe...[Nic] is some sort of walking undead / vampire, et cetera, who quickens / reinvents himself once every 75 years or so. The guy is asking for at least $1 million for the photo.

Taylor Swift's Nashville show over the weekend included a bevy of her Nashville neighbors stopping by to join her on stage such as special guests Ronnie Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Paramore's Hayley Williams and Andy Grammer.

A couple of Denver dudes went to great lengths to re-enact a Hollywood classic -- by driving from bar to bar with a dead pal, just like in Weekend at Bernie's. Robert Jeffrey Young and Mark Rubinson were charged with abusing a corpse and identity theft after hitting a handful of hotspots with the decidedly cold Jeffrey Jarrett. They withdrew $400 using Jeffreys ATM to fund a strip club visit & grabbed a bite to eat.

A Florida woman was given a dressing down by cops after she assaulted her husband's elderly, handicapped father -- with a cucumber salad. Alicia Ducharme got herself into the pickle by getting into a loud argument with Michael Dyer, who happens to be missing one of his legs. The older man had accused her of stealing cash, and when she got fed up, she took the salad she'd been eating and dumped it over his head.

Alexis Thompson's victory yesterday at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Pratville, Alabama earned her a place in the record book. At just 16-years-old, she's the youngest winner ever of a Ladies Professional Golf Association event. By comparison, Michelle Wie didn't chalk up her first LPGA title until she was 20, and Tiger Woods didn't score his first PGA crown until he was 20.

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he didn't rape the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, but he admits he was guilty of "moral fault." Strauss-Kahn explained, "There was nothing violent, no constraint, no aggression, nothing criminal about what happened." But, he added that "it was not only inappropriate, it was more than that, it was a fault; a fault towards my wife, my children."

Investigators are trying to find out what caused a World War Two-era plane to crash into a crowd at an air race Friday in Reno, Nevada, killing nine people and sending 69 to hospitals. Thirty-six of those injured were released, but nine others remained in critical condition yesterday. The 65-year-old plane known as the "Galloping Ghost" had gone through massive redesigns to increase its speed, including slashing off 10-feet of wingspan.

Lindsay Lohan has dodged a possible tabloid nightmare. Last week the actress lost her cellphone -- which was allegedly full of personal photos and other stuff she didn't want published. But the guy who found the phone outside a New York City nightclub didn't run to TMZ. Instead, he tracked down Lindsay's people and returned it. He reportedly didn't even get a reward.

Tareq Salahi has filed for divorce from his wife Michaele -- who has run away with the guitarist from Journey. In the filing, Tareq says Michaele has humiliated him by running around with rocker Neil Schon (who, by the way, is also married). Tareq also accuses Neil of emailing him a photo of the guitarist's penis.Tareq & Michaele were on The Real Housewives of D.C. and crashed a state dinner at the White House.

For decades, there has been a push to quit smoking. The habit has been linked to dozens of health problems, including the big ones -- heart disease and cancer. And now, researchers have found that quitting smoking doesn't just improve your health. It also improves your personality. According to a new study from the University of Missouri, smoking causes young adults to be emotionally negative, anxious and impulsive.

A Florida man who had a beef with Taco Bell is being punished for the cheesiest of crimes -- calling 911 when the fast food joint refused to let him walk through its drive-thru window. Terry Kimball was slightly inebriated when he approached the restaurant and tried to get in, then tried to place his order at the window while on foot. He was arrested for misuse of emergency services.

A restaurant in Saudi Arabia is encouraging patrons to become members of the clean plate club -- or else. The owner of MarMar restaurant is trying to stamp out waste by assessing a fine to diners who don't manage to eat all of the dishes they order. He says he's tired of dealing with status-minded customers who order far more food than they need because it will look impressive to their guests, so he's taking action.

CASA DE CADAVER - Customers at a new hotel in Japan may check in, but they'll never walk out -- because it's designed to house corpses! Lastel, in the town of Yokohama, is a cozy little spot, but it'd be wrong to call it warm, since each of its 18 tiny rooms is built to lodge a dead body an important service in a place where there's a waiting list to have loved ones cremated. Calls for room service are rare though.

Looking to take a little trip this weekend to a local, nerdy destination? Maybe take in a museum or snap some photos of old rocks? NerdyDayTrips.com uses Google Maps to pinpoint all of the nerdy things there are to do near where you live.

The latest edition of The Guinness Book of World Records hit stores and to celebrate, they wheeled out some of their world-record holders, including Chanel Tapper, who has the World's Longest Tongue (it's 3.8-inches from tip to lip), Christine Walton, the owner of the World's Longest Fingernails (10-feet, 2-inches) and Aevin Dugas, who sports the World's Largest Afro (with a circumference of 4-feet, 4-inches).

Beware of Heidi Klum when you're online. A report from Internet security company McAfee says the Project Runway host is the most dangerous celeb to search. If you do so, you have a ten-percent chance of landing on an unsafe site where you could stumble upon a virus. Cameron Diaz, who topped the list last year, and Piers Morgan came in second and third on the list.

The Grand Ole Opry will return to TV this fall with Opry Live on GAC. Starting October 4th with the 80th birthday salute to George Jones, Opry Live will air on Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays. Stars in this fall's lineup include Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Ronnie Dunn, Kellie Pickler and Rascal Flatts, as well as newcomers Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery.

Brad Paisley will publish his first major book, Diary of a Player, on November 1st. But it will be less about Brad and more about the people who helped shape him into the artist he has become.

URINE PAIN, AREN'T YOU? A motorcyclist in Illinois isn't feeling like he's number-one right about now since he's hospitalized with injuries he suffered when crashing into a stray urinal. The unidentified biker tried to swerve out of the way when the stainless steel unit fell off a flatbed truck into his path. That didn't pan out so well, and he plowed right into it and causing a broken ankle among other injuries.

SODA DEATH: Police said yesterday that carbon dioxide leaking from a soda fountain at a McDonald's in Savannah, Georgia made 10 people ill, including a woman who died after being found unconscious in the ladies room. Investigators believe that a gas line was leaking between the walls of the McDonalds for about a week and gave off fumes that left those in the fast-food restaurant unable to breathe.

Former NBA baller Glen Rice has confirmed that he had a one-night stand with Sarah Palin back in 1987 while he was playing for the University of Michigan in a college basketball tournament in Alaska. At the time, Palin was a sports reporter for a local TV station. The book also claims that Palin used cocaine and marijuana, and had a long affair with her husband's business partner.

Cher thinks America should be more afraid of her son's dancing than his gender. But Cher told the haters -- "If you've got that excess time and that amount of hostility, I'm not so sure I can say anything to you that would make you change your feelings. I don't know that I would have any magic words to make you feel more comfortable and to soothe you into not being terrified of my child dancing on Dancing With the [Bleeping] Stars."

Are Charlie Sheen's days as a warlock assassin behind him? The actor seems to have come to his senses and now admits his craziness from earlier this year, like tiger blood and Adonis DNA, were a little "silly." In an interview with Matt Lauer set to air Friday on NBC, Charlie says there are past moments he "would have amended a little bit." Charlie's Comedy Central Roast airs Monday night.

Michaele Salahi has not been kidnapped -- she just ran off with the guitarist from Journey. Her husband Tareq called authorities in Virginia Tuesday night claiming his wife was abducted. But it turned out the White House gatecrasher and former Real Housewives is actually with Neal Schon in Memphis. TMZ says Michaele and Neal are dating. Tareq is convinced her abductor forced her to call. Salahis are known for drama.

Sugarland is among 15 other entities named as defendants in a notice surrounding the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair last month. According to WTHR in Indianapolis, the parents of Jennifer Haskell -- a 22-year-old who died in the accident -- charge that their daughter's injuries and death were "the proximate result of the defendant's gross negligence or recklessness." A formal lawsuit hasn't been filed yet.

A New York man set to go on trial for murder nearly had his chances for acquittal boosted big-time when he got a jury duty summons for his own case! Derrick Smith told the judge that he'd be more than happy to take his spot in the jury box, and promised to be fair and impartial if chosen. Judge Richard Giardino declined Smith's offer and requested he remain seated next to his defense attorney instead.

Have you learned anything today? They say knowledge is power, so the more you know, the more powerful you are. So it pays to learn something new every day. LearnSomethingEveryDay.co.uk shares a random fact each day.

High demand for the limited edition Missoni for Target line, which went on sale yesterday, brought down the retailer's website. Missoni clothing usually costs hundreds or thousands of dollars, but the fashion house has designed some discount items for Target, which range from a $40 skirt with their trademark zigzag design to a $600 patio set and consumers were anxious to get their hands on them.

It'll soon be easier for children younger than 12 to fly. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday that they will no longer have to take off their shoes will receive less of a pat-down before they get on a plane. Napolitano explained, "There'd be additional training for a different pat-down procedure for [children] and also, again, allowing them to leave their shoes on."

Michael Jackson's three kids are about to get $30 million richer. Executors have made so much money for the late star's estate that they want to fund the youngsters' trust. Co-executors John Branca and John McClain have reportedly generated more than $310 million in gross revenues since December 31st for the late star's estate.

MADONNA'S LATEST VICTIMS: FILM FESTIVAL VOLUNTEE - A week after her hydrangea incident in Venice, the Material Mom allegedly forced volunteers at the Toronto International Film Festival to face a wall when she arrived backstage. Seems they weren't worthy enough to make eye contact with the star of Shanghai Surprise.

According to a new study from the University of Virginia, SpongeBob SquarePants is bad for kids' brains. Researchers found that kids who watched just nine minutes of SpongeBob were significantly impaired in their ability to stay on task and not get distracted. The kids watched a few minutes of the fast-paced cartoon -- and their little brains seemed to be jumbled, distracted and less alert.

URINE TROUBLE NOW, KID- Corey Webb was already in enough trouble, seeing as he was on trial for allegedly shooting a guard while trying to escape from a juvenile detention facility last year. But as the courtroom was being cleared for a meal break, Webb dampened his chances of kind treatment even further by walking over to a trash can and relieving himself into it. Webb got flushed and entered a guilty plea.

The wheels on the bus don't offer much protection from the long arm of the law. That's what a bus driver in China discovered when he tried to dodge a ticket for running a red light by hopping out of his seat and diving under his bus in search of a hiding place. The officers eventually called for a backup crew that started to tow away the bus only to have the driver crawl along at slow speed underneath the vehicle.

IBM's super-computer Watson is making the move to medicine, IBM and WellPoint announced yesterday. WellPoint's chief medical officer Dr. Sam Nussbaum explained, "Imagine using Watson analytic capabilities to consider all of the prior cases, the state-of-the-art clinical knowledge in the medical literature and clinical best practices to help a physician advance a diagnosis and guide a course of treatment."

9/11 MEMORIAL: Opens to the Public - Sunday the memorial was only open to family members of the victims, but yesterday Mayor Bloomberg greeted the general public to the tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in not only the September 11th attacks, but also the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords will give her first TV interview since being shot to Diane Sawyer. The sit-down will air as part of an ABC prime-time special on November 14th.

What affair? Will Smith and Marc Anthony put those infidelity rumors to rest last night by hanging out together at Miami Dolphins game. TMZ says the two were "extremely buddy buddy." Jada Pinkett-Smith, however, wasn't there.

According to a new survey, almost half of the world's computer owners have pirated software on their machines. While some don't know that their programs were stolen, many others actively go out and get it. The survey calculated that the amount of stolen software floating around out there is worth nearly $60 billion.

THE SCARIEST XBOX GAME - According to a new scientific survey, the scariest video game on Xbox 360 is EA's Dead Space 2. That's right, honest-to-goodness scientists tested gamers' heart rates, sweat levels and body temperature while playing Alan Wake, Resident Evil 5, Dead Space 2 and Condemned.

CALL HER CRAZY - A 42-year-old Dutch woman has been charged with stalking after she allegedly called her boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year -- that's 178 phone calls a day! After her boyfriend filed a complaint, the woman was arrested and police seized a number of cell phones and computers from her home in Rotterdam.

ADULT EDUCATION? School officials in South Carolina are moving a school bus stop after a number of parents complained. The problem? The bus stop was located next to a strip club. Apparently kids had to wait for the bus in a parking lot behind a strip club in Atlantic Beach. One mother, who waits at the stop with her children, says she had to explain to her 4-year-old what "topless" meant.

BREAKING & EATING - An Illinois man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a restaurant ... and making himself some dinner. When officers responded to an alarm at Mr. Beef and Pizza in Mount Prospect they found 19-year-old Hachem Gomez inside the restaurant, cooking himself a meal. According to police, Gomez broke into the restaurant through the drive-thru window.

In Star Wars, Darth Vader didn't actually say "Luke, I am your father." He really said, "No, I am your father." This, and loads of other great film misquotes can be found at FilmSite.org.

With anxiety high on the 10th anniversary September 11th terrorist attacks, F-16 jets were sent to shadow two different flights yesterday after crews on the airliners reported suspicious activity by passengers. The Secret Service was also investigating threats left on the White House Facebook page, which included a picture of Osama bin Laden and read, "We'll come back 11/9/2011 to kill u all."

Charlie Sheen got roasted Saturday. One surprise guest was his ex-wife Brooke Mueller. "She's here voluntarily," roast master Seth MacFarlane said. "No one put a knife to her throat." And the jokes got only worse from there. Other roasters included William Shatner, Mike Tyson, Steve-O and actress Kate Walsh. You'll have to tune into Comedy Central next Monday to hear them

DAD THINKS AMY WINEHOUSE DIED OF SEIZURE - On Anderson Cooper's new daytime talk show, Mitch Winehouse says his daughter may have suffered an overdose from a powerful anti-anxiety drug and suffered a seizure during detox. "Everything Amy did, she did to excess. She drank to excess and did detox to excess." No illegal drugs were reportedly found in Amy's system after she died in July.

Big and Rich's Big Kenny made a grand entrance to their September 2nd Nashville show when he sky-dived to the stage with Air Force veteran Shaun Meadows -- the first active duty double amputee in Air Force history. But that didn't top the moment that Kenny, John Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy stopped in the middle of the show to give Shaun and his family a new custom home.

A car thief in California nearly came to a grizzly end after crashing the vehicle he stole into the front stoop of a nearby home, but he managed to escape and flee into the woods because he's a bear! The bear broke into a Toyota Prius in the driveway of a house in Pleasanton, Cali. He rolled the car across the street and over a retaining wall before totally losing control of the vehicle in his haste to make tracks.

Falguni Patel wilted after a prosecutor showed her the knife used by the masked robber who robbed her convenience store in 2009, and the judge ordered the jury out of the room. When she couldn't be woken up in traditional ways, a family member took off her athletic shoe and held it under the woman's nose, saying that usually worked. When it didn't, the judge admitted de-feet and adjourned the session.

Firefighters in Sweden were called upon to rescue a moose that had gone all squirrelly and gotten itself stuck in a tree -- after getting drunk on a batch of fermented apples. The creature had been stuck in the tree with one foot touching the ground for some time before Per Johansson and his neighbors tried to free it on their own. Johansson said, "She was pretty sure the moose was already under the influence."

Ironing (Your residence): A couple in Orange County, California needs you to iron for them. They say that they want you to iron "clothes primarily." It's unclear what secondary things you may iron. They'll drop off and pick up the clothes from your house, and you'll be ironing for one to two hours every week. No word on who supplies the hangers.

To most people, eyebrows are nothing more than two patches of thick little hairs above the eyes. But take them away and you'll see just how important they are to people's faces. Just imagine what your favorite celebrities would look like with no eyebrows. That's exactly what CelebsWithNoEyebrows.com is all about.

Happy birthday to Adam Sandler. The actor-comedian turns 45 today. Here's one that's sure to make you feel old. Henry Thomas, the child actor who played Elliot in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, turns 40 today, also On this day in 1926, the Radio Corporation of America (better known as RCA) created the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the first major broadcast network in the United States.

Megan Fox is showing off some new curves and she can thank cheeseburgers. The once-rail-thin actress says she's added some meat to her bones after ditching veganism. "For a year and a half, until about four months ago, I followed a strict...diet based on raw fruits and vegetables" But now, she says, "I eat a bit of everything."

Jon Gosselin has some advice for his ex-wife Kate -- who has expressed concern for her family's financial future now that her TLC show has been cancelled. In an interview with RumorFix.com, Jon says, "Reality TV is not a career. Get back to a normal life -- a simple life." But so far Kate's not heeding his words of wisdom. In fact, the mother of eight recently bought a brand-new Audi TT, which goes for around $50,000

http://ping.fm/Mp5CY Enjoy 34 pages of photos from my outwest trip, try to find the 10 good photographs I hid.

NO BUTTS ABOUT IT - One of San Francisco's city supervisors wants a cover up. The ironically-named Scott Wiener wants to put a few limits on the town's liberal public nudity laws -- not by outlawing bare butts, but by keeping them off the seats on public transportation. Wiener's proposal would require folks baring all to place something on seats on buses, trains and restaurant chairs before sitting down.

HE COULDN'T CATCH A BRAKE! The suspect jumped on the woman's hood, pointed the gun at her and commanded her to drive -- and she did, hitting the gas and not stopping until she ran right into a garage door at police headquarters. A parking garage attendant called officers, who tracked down the fleeing suspect as he was trying to get on a city bus nearby.

A New Mexico woman, who has asked not to be identified, was taken to a hospital in the Las Cruces area for a cavity search after police arrested her on suspicion of drug possession, but the search found nothing. She was later billed more than $1100 by the facility for the procedure, which she is refusing to pay. The woman has no criminal record, but was held for several hours on what cops call "credible information".

We're not really sure what's more impressive here -- that this guy can play the piano so well, or that he's lugging the huge instrument around the country. Musician Dotan Negrin is travelling the country with his piano and blogging about it at PianoAcrossAmerica.com.

RON PAUL "Too Much Government" Caused 9/11 -Brian Williams asked Ron Paul about his plan to abolish the TSA, the libertarian-leaning Texas stepped into controversial waters by suggesting that the September 11th terrorist attacks were due in part to government regulations. Paul said, "These TSA agents are abusive. Sometimes they're accused of all kinds of sexual activities on the way they maul people at the airport."

Two Price Is Right producers have been accused of sexual harassment.

Model Lanisha Cole, who left the game show in 2010, has filed the suit against Michael G. Richards and Adam Sandler (not the actors with the same names), claiming they bullied and humiliated her while she was on the show. Host Drew Carey is not named in the lawsuit.

Come Monday Kate Gosselin will be a former reality show star -- and the transition, she says, is "freaking" her out "big time." The single mom tells People magazine, "I've never quit a job in my life without having something else lined up. I don't know what's next."

Reese Witherspoon was taken to the hospital yesterday after being hit by a car. The actress was jogging in Santa Monica when she was stuck. TMZ says the driver, an 84-year-old woman, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian and released. Reese's injuries are said to be minor, and she's already resting at home.

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT - An Ohio man was spotted getting busy in an alleyway with an odd partner -- an inflatable raft! Edwin Charles Tobergta was busted after the neighborwho actually owned the hot pink flotation device -- called cops to complain. The man yelled at Tobertga to stop, but he ran off with the raft. He has five previous arrests for public indecency, told officers that he needs help for his problem.

JENNY CRAIG MADE ME DO IT! A Florida woman who was arrested for dropping her pants and relieving herself at a picnic area blamed the incident on a flat belly, rather than a full bladder. The woman, who was unsteady on her feet when cops arrived at the scene, says that her pants fell down on their own because she'd recently lost weight -- and she was having a bit of trouble keeping them attached to her hips.

SHIRT HAPPENS - When Justin Caine was pulled over for a minor traffic violation, the deputy who stopped him noticed a marijuana leaf on his shirt -- not a picture of the wacky weed, an actual piece of greenery. Upon closer inspection, Caine was found to have a good-sized bag of pot in his pocket -- enough, in fact, to prompt felony charges.

Cops in Illinois may have averted a cereal killing when they arrested a man who was blocking highway traffic while carrying a sword and shouting that he was "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs." The still-unidentified man was "marching like a drum major" when cops approached him. He swung his weapon once, but dropped it when ordered toalthough he did try to escape by jumping into a car that had swerved off the road.

For many students, the worst part about taking a literature course is that the teacher actually expects you to read a book. Thankfully, there are Cliffs Notes to offer lazy students an abridged version of the assigned reading. But for some, even the Cliffs Notes may be too long. For those students, Book-a-Minute Classics offers ultra-condensed versions of classic books. Get condensed classics at RinkWorks.com.

The wildfires ravaging much of Texas have now consumed at least 700 homes and left at least four people dead. Nearly 120,000 acres have burned in the past week. Meanwhile, Governor Rick Perry are under fire for cutting state firefighting funding from $30 million to $7 million annually. Perry has asked President Obama for a disaster declaration, which would pay 75 percent of the cost of battling the blazes.

A gunman opened fire at a Carson City, Nevada IHOP yesterday morning, killing three people and wounding eight more before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide. 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion had no criminal record, but family members have indicated that they believed he had mental-health issues. Two of the people killed were members of the Nevada National Guard.

Regis Philbin has announced that his last show on Live With Regis and Kelly will be November 18th.

Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial is "on course", says a judge, despite an appeal by his legal team. Jury selection begins tomorrow unless the appeals court issues a stay in the case. The defense appealed a ruling that jurors will not be sequestered. Murray, who is accused of giving Michael Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol, has pleaded not guilty and faces up to four years in prison if convicted.

Chaz Bono says he isn't using Dancing With the Stars as a soapbox. The show's first transgendered contestant told GMA, "I'm going to be dancing. I'm not up there talking about anything other than dancing. People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television." he wants America to see "that I'm just a regular guy. All these ideas of Children shouldn't watch me..it's crazy."

A man was arrested Monday after breaking into Celine Dion's Montreal mansion, eating her pastries and drawing himself a bath. 36-year-old Daniel Bedard, who allegedly stole the house keys from her husband's car to gain entrance, has been charged with breaking and entering, auto theft and causing property damage.

A guy in Florida after being tase called the deputy his "Lord and savior." Marcus Perkins was spotting walking around his neighborhood naked, then started following a girl who'd just gotten off a school bus. Perkins, claimed to be the re-incarnation of reggae legend Bob Marley, and then police arrived. After three warnings, one officer fired what Perkins called "the Lord's lightning gun,".

Workers at a neighboring business grew suspicious after they spotted Arlene Louise Bremmer running to and from Inflight Surf and Sail with armfuls of clothing that she was tossing into her car. The shop owner chased her down and managed to grab some stuff and also her purse. She returned to the store and demanded the bag, then pepper sprayed the owner then was arrested for multiple felonies.

Residents of a small village in Guatemala are squealing in fear after a local pig gave birth to an "alien-looking" piglet in the wake of a UFO sighting. The farmer whose sow gave birth to the piglet said, "I was shocked it was a really terrifying experience. It looked like some kind of alien creature." A local health official had a more earthbound, saying that rampant pollution might have caused a genetic mutation.

You don't need a fully stocked kitchen or a degree from a culinary school to whip up a good dinner. All you need is Internet access so you can check out SuperCook.com. Just enter whatever ingredients you do have laying around the kitchen and it will give you a recipe for something using only those ingredients.

POST OFFICE RUNNING OUT OF CASH - With a $5.5 billion payment on its retiree-healthcare plan looming at the end of this month, the U.S. Postal Service is facing a default that could cause it to run out of cash completely this winter. The Post Office has been pinched by E-mail and other forms of electronic communication. 80% of USPS its overall budget goes to labor, as opposed to 53% at UPS and just 32% at FedEx.

A one-ton, 21-foot crocodile has been captured in the southern Philippines, and locals are hoping to make it the star of an eco-tourism theme park. The beast, which is suspected of eating a water buffalo and attacking a fisherman who went missing in July, broke through four traps before hunters ensnared it in steel cables on Saturday.

$61.5 million, about $2.6 million more than last year, was raised by the MDA six-hour broadcast and this was the first year without Jerry Lewis

THIS JOKE BOMBED! A Florida woman, Danisa Landaeta took out a pen and paper and drew a picture of a bomb, captioned with the word "BOOM!," then taped it to her traveling companion's suitcase. Officials spotted the note and raised a red flag, clearing the terminal and moving several planes as a result. Landaeta was arrested on charges of planting a hoax bomb and criminal mischief.

A British man who was overcharged for a sandwich at a department store's snack bar sent off a complaint letter and was promised a voucher. When the certificate never arrived, he wrote another nasty-gram and demanded an additional perk -- a drawing of "a smiley dinosaur." Bill Bennett says he was stunned when an envelope arrived containing a gift certificate and a hand-drawn dino, courtesy of the store's manager.

A Swedish man who was causing an unearthly ruckus by shooting out his apartment window had a good excuse when cops arrived at his place he was fighting off UFOs! The mother of the 23-year-old man's children alerted cops to his odd behavior after she became worried about the family's safety. He told them he was shooting down flying saucers. he had a previous conviction of attempted manslaughter of an earth resident.

A professor at California State University, San Bernardino was accused by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department yesterday (Thursday) of leading the local chapter of the Devils Disciples motorcycle gang and a meth operation. Steven J. Kinzey is a 43-year-old kinesiology professor, but a raid of his home yielded more than a pound of meth, weapons and biker paraphernalia.

The fight in Libya isn't over, according to embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Yesterday (Thursday), from wherever he's hiding, Gadhafi said his loyal followers are armed and preparing for battle. This came just hours after rebels pushed back a deadline for his surrender in his hometown.

SNAKES IN THE PANTS ON THE PLANE - Security officials at Miami's airport were alarmed when a man tried to get onto a plane with seven more trouser snakes than he was entitled to. The man, who was not identified, went through a scanning device that discovered seven rare snakes and three tortoises stuffed into bags that were then stuffed into his pants.

RIBS BELONG IN SHIRTS, NOT PANTS - A Pennsylvania man was arrested over the weekend for a saucy attempt to steal a rack of ribs by hiding them in his pants. Donald Noone was busted for the exact same thing just three months ago. Cops say he was "highly intoxicated" at the time of both arrests, and that he's racked up six additional public drunkenness charges in the past few months.

A New York City man is suing a high-end strip club, claiming the managers set up a booby trap one that cost him $30,000 for one night's worth of raunchy fun. W.A. Ilg says that servers at the club continued to bring him liquor when he was already incapacitated, leading him to spend uncontrollably without realizing it. He contacted the club to ask for a refund, but that request was denied, so he retained a lawyer.

The damage that Tropical Storm Irene inflicted on Paterson, New Jersey is so severe that President Obama will visit the city on Sunday, his first stop on a trip to survey damage caused by the storm. The 150,000-population city once thrived because of the Passaic River, however, that same river has caused incredible damage with the worst flood in more than 100 years with roads, bridges, stores and homes destroyed.

CHER DEFENDS DANCING CHAZ ON TWITTER - Cher is tweeting mad that her son Chaz Bono is taking heat for participating in the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars as the competition's first transgender contestant. Fans of the show have posted both pro and con comments about Chaz's participation. Cher tweeted, "Mothers don't stop getting angry with stupid bigots who [mess] with their children!"

OKSANA ONLY GETS $750K IN SETTLEMENT - Mel Gibson and ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva have reached a settlement in their ugly child custody dispute -- and the Slavic beauty will only be getting $750,000, not the millions once rumored. According to TMZ, Mel will pay up in three installments. The two will share joint custody of their daughter Lucia, who'll have a trust fund set up in her name.