500-I want to thank Ms. Nina Platt of Homeland for providing me with a copy of her outrageous water bill - and her neighbor's - because, until this happened, I was feeling left out of the Great Baltimore Water Bill Commiseration. It seems like everybody in the city but me has a goofy and outrageous water bill to brag and gripe about. My bill looks normal, boring and puny compared to what I see here: $813.75 due by May 29 for Ms. Platt, who lives alone, and $1,219.06 for the family of four next door.

448-A penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital. The one-year-old Humboldt - which fled its enclosure in March - was caught on video near Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge, according to Reuters news agency. A Sea Life Park official identified it as the escapee, recognising a distinctive ring round a flipper. "It looks like it's been living quite happily," Kazuhiro Sakamoto said.

482-The tiny toothless carp that nibble away dead, calloused skin from the feet of salon customers undergoing fish pedicures may carry bacteria responsible for a variety of dangerous skin and soft tissue infections, British scientists reported today. The threat has remained largely theoretical ever since a spa in Alexandria, Va., brought the fishy foot treatments to U.S. shores in 2008 as a replacement for the razors typically used to scrape dead skin from calloused toes and heels.

373-Veterinarians and other staff members are planning a sleepover at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium when it's shutdown because of the upcoming NATO summit. Earlier this month, authorities announced that the Shedd, the Adler Planetarium and the Art Institute of Chicago will be closed Saturday through Monday because of their close proximity to the summit site and the protest route.

420-Vanwege de groei van wintervakanties naar zonnige oorden, heeft transavia.com Dubai aan haar bestemmingen toegevoegd. Vanaf oktober dit jaar vliegt transavia.com twee keer per week van Amsterdam naar het emiraat aan de Perzische Golf en maakt het hippe en trendy Dubai daarmee tegen een aantrekkelijke prijs (vanaf EUR 195 - enkele reis) bereikbaar voor iedereen. In het Midden-Oosten is Dubai nog steeds de place to be.

389-Il est des lieux que le 7e art a toujours plébiscités. Et d'autres qu'il a lancés. Un village, une campagne, une montagne, un désert, une maison, une île… Le public les a alors découverts sur grand écran. Avant d'aller y jouer un rôle de vacanciers. De France en Tunisie, en passant par la Suisse, l'Italie et même la Thaïlande, scénarios de voyages dans un décor de cinéma.

376-Of course a family vacation on the Monterey Peninsula this summer has to include the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and that's not cheap. But the rest of your stay can be, if you tap into the area's abundance of free activities and events. Here are some of our favorites - a mix of classic Monterey Peninsula attractions and less-known pleasant surprises. 17 Mile Drive on two wheels.

222-Milton Fingerman, who, as a GI during World War II, was an interpreter for the cadaverous survivors of Dachauwhen that death camp was liberated, died Monday at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 90. Those who knew Mr.

274-#tvs We understand that not every decor can accommodate a big flat screen TV mounted to the wall. But the TV Tank, which hides your flatscreen behind a giant aquarium, is like trying to conceal an Austin Mini behind a Lamborghini. It's still going to draw attention. More »

396-May 15--HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined tourism officials Monday in rolling out the state's much-anticipated branding campaign, part of a $27 million initiative they hope will generate three times as much in tourism revenues over the next two years. Dubbed "Still Revolutionary," the campaign banks on the appeal of Connecticut's history and promotes the state as a haven for innovators.

372-A new $1.5-million exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach featuring a colony of 13 Magellanic penguins is set to open to the public Thursday. Four of the penguins were found starving and stranded on warm Brazilian beaches, victims of global warming, overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction. The remainder came from existing exhibits across the nation.

500-In der Kategorie Großkunden zeichnete DKV Euro Service in diesem Jahr nicht nur die Schweizer Camion Transport mit diesem Preis für Nachhaltigkeit im gewerblichen Gütertransport aus. Die Eidgenossen mussten sich die 10.000 Euro allerdings mit Ekol Logistics aus Istanbul teilen - womit erstmals ein türkisches Unternehmen prämiert wurde. Gewinner der Kategorie kleine und mittlere Unternehmen wurde die Max Müller Spedition, die die vollen 10.000 Euro mit nach Opfenbach im Allgäu nehmen darf.

491-There is a disconnect sometimes between what police see as normal and routine and what others view as scary. When Denise Kostka and her husband saw a mob forming outside her downtown hotel, she became frightened. She didn't see a lot of police, the young teens were massing at the corners, and all the images of Baltimore that people have -- The Wire, the murder count, the drugs, instantly filled her head. For the police, it was just another group of kids they had to push out of downtown.

249-Der Tierparkverein will die Schweizer Fische ins Dählhölzli bringen. Ein Alpinaquarium soll den Tierpark mit der benachbarten Ka-We-De verbinden. Tierparkdirektor Bernd Schildger unterstützt die Idee. Das letzte Wort haben Stadt- und Gemeinderat.

170-Natalie Wallis, 4, left, holds her stuffed penguin as she and her mother, Marina, view the Magellanic penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific's new exhibit in Long Beach.

455-OOSTKAPELLE - Terra Maris in Oostkapelle houdt op donderdag 17 mei de wandeling "Vroege vogels". De wandeling start om 6.00 uur vanaf Terra Maris aan de Duinvlietweg 6 te Oostkapelle, en duurt tot 7.30 uur. Aansluitend bestaat de mogelijkheid om deel te nemen aan een heerlijk ontbijt met diverse belegde broodjes, een eitje, bolus, fruit en koffie. De kosten voor deelname aan de wandeling bedragen 6 euro per persoon. Een ontbijt kost 19,50 per persoon.

243-Fifty world leaders. Thousands of pumped-up Sox and Cubs fans. Groups of angry protesters. Just another Crosstown Classic weekend in Chicago. Related media Clinton on NATO NATO summit traffic Advertisement More on the Web All we are saying ...

487-Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel in Virginia Beach earns brand awards and celebrates with discounts for historic event OpSail 2012. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 Homewood Suites by Hilton Virginia Beach/Norfolk Airport hotel has earned several brand recognitions, including placing among the top five Homewood Suites for acknowledgment of its Social Media efforts. In addition, General Manager Meredith Brinkley and Director of Sales Sandi Stowers each earned an Award of Merit.

440-De grote hoeveelheden pennen, pepermuntdoosjes en flesjes water met het nieuwe logo van de gemeente Kampen doen vermoeden dat er op veel bezoek was gerekend vandaag - maar echt druk is het rond één uur nog niet op de eerste Dag van de Dienstverlening. Georganiseerd door de gemeente Kampen, om de burgers kennis te laten maken met het begrip dienstverlening én het nieuwe logo van de gemeente Kampen - de veelbesproken K en het schildje.

409-Yeosu - Zehntausende Menschen strömten gleich am ersten Tag auf das Ausstellungsgelände der Expo 2012 im südkoreanischen Yeosu. Vor besonders begehrten Pavillons wie denen der USA, Japans und Chinas sowie vor dem Aquarium mussten sich die Besucher am Samstag in Geduld üben, ansonsten kam es nicht zu den befürchteten langen Schlangen. Nach Angaben der Veranstalter kamen bis zum Abend lediglich rund 34.