Leela the one-eyed hamster loves a good read – the Barnsley Chronicle.She was born with an eye missing and an underdeveloped ear, but that does not stop her living life to the full. And she keeps up to date with the news. Her news reading antics are even a hit on the internet after owner Sandra Davies posted a video on YouTube.She said: “I always sit on the floor to read the Chronicle. I put her    .. more …

Now that the malady that dampened New York Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda’s velocity and command has a name (he suffers from a right anterior labral tear) and a term (one year, at least), it might be time to recognize again that baseball has a thing for attrition, and then for resilience.In its players.In its teams. Michael Pineda was ineffective in March and now will miss the entire 2012    .. more …

Well, there’s much more to these hamsters than would appear at first glance. They’re not just running about randomly and looking cute, as much as it might appear so to the casual observer. Zhu Zhu Pets actually contain a degree of artificial intelligence, and they are each programmed with different personalities. They have 3 different sensors that they use in order to detect and interact with    .. more …

It seems silly to watch hamsters spinning on a wheel. Turning about, with no variation to what they are doing. Unfortunately, sometimes it feels like I am on my own human hamster wheel. I’m just going about my day with little variation to my normal routine.It is easy to just feel like things are getting overloaded on us as the semester races towards completion, especially when we are forced to    .. more …

Anders Breivik is a mass murderer who killed dozens of people, mostly teenagers, because he didn’t like their opinions. He is a political extremist who wrote a hateful, rambling 1,500-page manifesto . He is a fantasist who claims to have ties to The Knights Templar. He is on trial right now for those murders, and, in the presence of his victims’ broken relatives, he showboats and poses. He is a    .. more …

“I don’t want to workout lifting weights because I don’t want to build big muscles ” or “I just do aerobics and sit ups to lose weight because if I lift weights, I may build muscle and looked like a man.” Ladies. Have you made these comments before? Awww… c’mon ladies, if you have ever uttered these words, you have just done a terrible disservice to yourself and are missing out on many great    .. more …

BAD AXE ” Gators, owls and human hamster balls, oh my.Those who take the time to visit the annual Embracing Our Earth event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bad Axe Middle School will get to experience a wide variety of wonders the planet Earth has to offer. People of all ages will have plenty to discover and learn, and they’ll have fun.According to Scott Whipple, a Huron Intermediate    .. more …

A British family was shocked after its pet hamster came back from the dead and clawed his way out of a two-foot (0.6-meter) grave.Dave Eyley had buried the four-year-old hamster after he found him ‘cold and lifeless’ in his cage in Wantage, southern England, over the Easter weekend, The Sun reported.But the plucky rodent, called ‘Rhino,’ was spotted scampering around the garden by a neighbor the    .. more …

Nyan Cat , the Internet’s favorite 8-bit animated feline, turns one year old today after surviving a whirlwind 12 months as a Pop-Tart-shaped viral sensation.[More from Mashable : Reddit 'Blown Away' by Reaction to Time Machine Project ]Illustrator Chris Torres introduced Nyan Cat to the masses on April 5, 2011, when he uploaded a video of it to YouTube . The clip has amassed 69 million views and    .. more …

Shakes is a big, handsome black and white cat who loves attention and playing with feather chase toys. He loves to snuggle and he has a lot of personality. He is a big ol’ teddy bear! He came to spcaLA when his owner could no longer care for him and his feline sibling. His buddy has been adopted and now Shakes is looking for a special home of his very own. Come visit him at spcaLA’s P.D.    .. more …