Minnesota town has 4-year-old boy as mayor
Supporters of the mayor in the tiny tourist town of Dorset can stuff the ballot box all they want as he seeks re-election. The mayor is known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. And he’s got the county’s top law enforcement official in his pocket. Say hello to Mayor Robert “Bobby” Tufts. He’s four-year-old and not even in school yet.
Bobby was only three when he won election last year as mayor of Dorset (population 22 to 28, depending on whether the minister and his family are in town). Dorset, which bills itself as the Restaurant Capital of the World, has no formal city government. Every year the town draws a name during its Taste of Dorset Festival, and the winner gets to be mayor. Anyone can vote as many times as they like — for $1 a vote — at any of the ballot boxes in stores around town. Bobby is running for a second term, and he gets to draw the winning name on August 4, so it’s possible he could draw his own name. “He’s been pretty good. lotta PR for the town,” said his mother, Emma Tufts, 34. “I think he’s doing a fine job.” (AP)
Woman living in Cancun airport
She’s not a criminal and she has a passport. But authorities at Cancun’s airport say a Mexican woman has been living inside the airport for almost two weeks now after getting off a flight back from the US.Marcela Silvia Montano Mancera (45)is a Mexican citizen, leaving airport authorities baffled as to why she hasn’t simply left the airport and returned home. “She looks like a regular passenger at first glance, people don’t look at her, but we have seen her every day... We are not doctors, but it’s obvious that she has problems, some of my co-workers tried to speak with her, but at times it seems as if she loses it,” an airline worker told News Corp. In the meantime, employees are becoming increasingly worried about the mental health of the woman, who has been seen eating, sleeping and even bathing at various locations throughout the airport. (Yahoo News)
Turkish man locks head in cage to quit smoking
How far would you go to quit smokingIJ A Turkish man has literally locked his head in a cage as a last ditch attempt to quit the habit. In a YouTube video, 42-year-old Ibrahim Yucel explains why he went to such an extreme measure:“I have been smoking since high school,” he says in the video. “I have tried to quit smoking each year on my birthday. Unfortunately, I could not.”
Yucel told the Hurriyet Daily News that he smoked two packs a day for more than 20 years before putting on the cage helmet, which he says was inspired by seeing motorcycle riders in helmets. “My father developed lung cancer and died because of smoking,” Yucel says in the video. “I decided it was time to hinder my will.” And for at least two days he’s managed to stay cigarette-free, though not without some serious effort and potential embarrassment. (Yahoo News)
Meet One-year-old girl who buys car on eBay
An Oregon man says he decided to hang on to the $225 car his 1-year-old daughter bought on eBay while playing with his smartphone. Paul Stoute of Portland said his daughter, Sorella, enjoys playing with his phone and he recently received an email from eBay revealing she had used his eBay app to purchase a 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite for $225, KPTV, Portland, reported.
Stoute, who said he had recently been using eBay to look at fixer-upper cars for potential projects, said he has decided to keep the car and attempt to fix it up in time for it to be a 16th birthday present or high school graduation gift for Sorella. He and his wife said they have added password protection to their phones and deleted any apps that would allow Sorella to make further purchases. (UPI)
Singing may be just as healthy as yoga, scientists say
Deep, controlled breaths and coming into harmony with those around you. It sounds like a description of some of the basic fundamentals of yoga. But it could also be applied to singing. Does comparing the two sound a bit like stretchIJ Not to some scientists who say that singing is just as healthy as yoga.
The Telegraph reports that researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg have found that the heartbeats of choir members begin to synchronise, resulting in a calming effect on the mind and body that has the same health benefits as the ancient practice of yoga.(Yahoo News)