Pot-bellied pig up for adoption

A family who lost their home to foreclosure had to give up their beloved pot-bellied pig and now Moogy is up for adoption. The three year old black Vietnamese porker is house-broken! The SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Ft. Lauderdale says adoption fee is just 50 bucks. Details here.

List of Top Colleges

Harvard University is tops. The U.S. News and World Report is out with its list of top colleges according to SAT scores, peer reputation, selectivity and alumni giving. Top five are Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT and Stanford. Harvard is quick to note that students should still choose the school that fits their needs and not by ranking. Details here.

Riskiest sport for your daughter

So what is the riskiest sport for your daughter at school? Not gymnastics, although that comes in second. Not basketball or baseball. No. It's Cheerleading. Cheerleading accounts for 65 percent of all catastrophic injuries in high school girls' athletics and 67 percent in colleges. Researchers say part of the huge amount of injuries is the increasing number of girls wanting to be cheerleaders, the other part is cheerleading is becoming more acrobatic. Read more about it here.

Don't get angry at work

If you get angry at work, don't show it. Study finds anger in the office hurts women more. Women who show anger are seen as less competent, men aren't. Experts say don't get angry, be direct and assertive about whatever is angering you, whether it's a broken computer or copier, and then blow off steam later when no one is within hearing distance. Could explain why you see people yelling in cars as they drive all by themselves. Read more about it here.

Cutest Pet Contest

We all know we have the cutest pet at home. Now we can prove it. The Florida State Chapter of Dog & Cat Lovers of America and the CutestPetContest.com partnering up for this year's competition to find the cutest pet. Winners get their photos on the cover of a new book "America's Top Pets," and $1,000.00 cash. All the details are here. Good luck.

Women career blame

Is your head hitting the glass ceiling at work? Experts say career women are to blame. Sure we didn't create the glass ceiling, but some believe career women help maintain it. In that we don't do enough to break it. We think hard work alone will help us get promoted to the top, but it's more than that. It's networking and more.
Read more about it here.

Help kids grades

You want to help your kids do better at school. Research finds the answer is easy: Get them moving. Exercising their bodies helps burn off energy and exercise their brains. Read more about it here.

Nine lives, four ears

We all know cats have nine lives, but I've never heard of a cat with four ears. You have to check out this photo. The cat lives a relatively normal life in Chicago, but his owners fearing for his safety keep him indoors. Someone might want to cat-nap him because he is so unusual.