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In this photo supplied by Air New Zealand, its staff is seen with body paint on in the airlines latest safety video call the "Bare Essentials of Safety." The video shows three cabin staff and the pilot, all in uniform-colored full body paint, talking viewers through the aircraft's safety procedures. New Zealand's national airline has adopted the cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.
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Mid-Daily Items: Airline grabs attention with 'bare essentials'

Johnson said the teacher, whose name isn't being released, sent the DVD home with her students from Isabelle Jackson Elementary on the last day of class Friday. She learned of the mistake after a parent called her. She then called all the parents to ask them to destroy the DVD.

The school district, located just south of Sacramento, initially sent a letter home to parents asking them to return the DVDs, but then asked parents to simply destroy them.

— Ever get that sinking feeling when you realize you've lost your cell phone? That's what happened to Carlos Williams — after he allegedly robbed a bank.

Police say Williams left two huge clues at the scene of a bank robbery in Frederick, Md., — his cell phone and his wallet. The items were sitting on the bank counter.

The wallet led to an address in Alexandria, Va., but Williams was able to elude capture. And he was apparently undeterred by his mistake. Police say he committed a similar robbery on Tuesday at a bank in Libertytown. Investigators knew immediately who was responsible.

The 28-year-old Williams and his 37-year-old girlfriend, Denise Smith, were arrested Thursday in District Heights, where they live. Police say they recovered a BB gun used in the robberies and some of the cash.

— And should this be a surprise?

Three elephants consumed 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to beat a team of three humans in a rare cross-species eating contest at Brooklyn's Coney Island.

A commentator at Friday's eating challenge says the elephants seemed to be eating at a leisurely pace. The three humans ate 143 buns in six minutes.

The competition was sponsored by Major League Eating and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

Ringling Bros. Animal Stewardship Director Janice Aria says that the elephants enjoy bread and can eat a foot-long loaf in 1.6 seconds.

Organizers say the humans weigh about 500 pounds collectively. The Asian elephants weigh about 9 tons.

The human eaters are expected to compete in Saturday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.



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