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Reel-y? New beer can double as motion picture film developer

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Kodak says a new beer hitting the market can be used to develop its Super 8 movie film.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware created its SuperEIGHT beer after a conversation with people at Kodak, the upstate New York technology company most famous for its photographic roots.

Dogfish learned from Kodak that heightened levels of acidity and vitamin C in certain beers could make them a processing agent for film. That inspired the brewery to design such a beer. Kodak helped by testing it.

Dogfish founder Sam Calagione says he'll... Read More

Illinois governor's schedule includes recommended attire

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — What if you were governor of Illinois and didn't have a thing to wear?

If you're J.B. Pritzker, you look at your daily schedule.

During his first six weeks in office, Pritzker's appointment calendar includes 70 "attire" recommendations for events as varied as bill signings, a state police officer's funeral, a White House dinner, surveying flood damage, and cocktails with legislators at the Illinois Governor's Mansion.

Pritzker, among the nation's 400 richest people, needs sartorial suggestions?

He's not alone. Joseph... Read More

A rare albino penguin makes its debut at zoo in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An extremely rare albino penguin has made its debut at Gdansk Zoo in northern Poland.

The albino penguin hatched in mid-December and has been under veterinary care. In the wild, such an unusual-looking penguin would be rejected by other penguins and would have little chance of survival.

But in Gdansk, it has its parents and two other friendly penguins.

The bird's sex has not yet been determined. It weighs over half a kilogram (1.1 pounds) and stands 28 centimeters (11 inches) tall.

Zoo director Michal Targowski said... Read More

Knitting with a repurpose: Woman makes suit of plastic bags

GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — Rosa Ferrigno's new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than 300 plastic grocery bags.

The 75-year-old woman from Greece in western New York whiled away the winter knitting a skirt and jacket from filmy brown bags scissored into thin strips that were tied together to make yarn. She lined it with cotton fabric.

The finished garment is quite chic, with a tweedy look from green printing on the brown bags.

Her daughter, Fran Bertalli, tells the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that Ferrigno has been... Read More

Escaped wallaby goes on walkabout in Dallas neighborhood

DALLAS (AP) — A wallaby who apparently escaped his owners went on a walkabout in an east Dallas neighborhood before being recaptured.

Tim Tiernan said he and his wife were taking a morning walk Wednesday when they saw what they first thought was a dog. The wallaby hopped into the couple's driveway and up to their back door.

Dallas Animal Services officers eventually caught the marsupial in the couple's backyard. The animal was identified as Muggsy and picked up by his owner.

Officials didn't release the owner's name or how the wallaby escaped. The... Read More