Record breaking Christmas display

Australian lawyer, David Richards set the Guinness World Record for the largest residential Christmas light display when he decorated his house with more than half a million bulbs – but this year he’s stepped it up a notch!A Canberra shopping mall has been decked out with a display of more than 1.2 million bulbs led by David.

This year though, David had some help with volunteers helping create the display to raise money for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Kids ACT (Australian Capital Territory).This year’s display has won David another Guinness World Record, this time for the largest image made of LED lights. Those visiting the display will be welcomed free of charge but will be encouraged to donate to the cause. A local energy company has contributed by donating the electricity to power the entire display. David dedicates his displays to raising money for SIDS as it is a cause close to his heart after he lost his son to SIDS in 2002.

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Blind owl with beautiful eyes

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. In the case of Zeus the owl, the eyes are the window to the stars.Zeus the Western Screech Owl is blind and, as a result, he does not have the traditional piercing yellow and black owl eyes; but his eyes are still very beautiful in their own way.Zeus looks like he has stars in his eyes. They are deep blue with white freckles that look like the night sky. He was named Zeus after the mythological God of the Sky.

He is currently living on the desk of Wildlife Learning Center founder Paul Hahn. He came to his new home after his blindness caused him to fly into a window of a South Carolina home two years ago.The homeowners found him on the porch and took him to a veterinarian. Afterwards he was taken to the center since he could not be released back into the wild.He now enjoys his days on a perch at Hahn’s desk where he has a stuffed owl toy and loves to say hello to visitors.

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Meet Lammily, the 'Normal Barbie'

The artist who brought us `normal Barbie' last year is now releasing Lammily, a doll with realistic body proportions who can even be customised with stickers.Pittsburg artist Nickolay Lamm hopes that Lammily will help girls feel better about their bodies.“I’m no psychologist, but I feel where Lammily can help is I want the doll to make people forget about their bodies in general … the doll looks so typical and I feel it can help people focus on what they do, rather than what they look like,” said Lamm.

On March 5 Lamm launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to bring Lammily to life. More than 13,621 backers gave money and preordered over 25,000 dolls.

On November 28 the dolls will be ready to be shipped out around the world.

Lammily has the chest, waist, hip, arm, and leg measurements of an average 19-year-old girl, unlike Barbie, whose proportions are so unrealistic that she wouldn’t be able to stand if she was a real person!Lammily’s arms and legs can bend more than Barbie’s and she has flat feet so she can do a variety of activities, unlike Barbie who has a built-in high-heel arch in her feet.

What makes Lammily even cooler is the stickers that make her even more like a real girl.

For $5.99 Lammily can be customised with stickers to add temporary tattoos, moles, freckles, acne, grass stains, glasses, scars, stitches – all things that an average girl has at one point in her life.

If you have a scar on your stomach from surgery, give Lammily one too! Or, if you love to play soccer and bruise your knees or get grass stains, Lammily can have them too.Her clothes are very practical but she still has an outfit for any occasion. Whether she is working out, going to work, or hanging out with friends, Lammily still looks smart and fashionable.

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