In an effort to minimize the number of paw injuries in its canine force, police officials in Germany have mandated that all 20 members start wearing shoes. The German and Belgian shepherds of Dusseldorf police are currently being trained to walk in plastic fiber shoes designed by Wilhelm Fennen. Spokesman Andre Hartwich isn't sure if the dogs like wearing the new boots, but says the canine unit would have to get used to it.

ilipino inventor Virgilio Malang invented a vitamin-enriched beer that has garnered awards and recognition worldwide even before it is commercially marketed. Malang's Vitamin Beer, fortified with Vitamin B Complex, became widely popular at the First International Inventors' Day Convention held recently in Bangkok, Thailand. It also won a gold medal at the European Union-sponsored Genius-Europe competition at the Budapest Fair Center in Hungary and it also won the Romanian Ministry Education and Research Cup few years ago.

Two men who took off with some beer from a local grocery store left cash on the counter after they were told that Jesus was watching them. According to police reports, the suspects walked up to the cashier at a local Smith's store with some beer they planned to purchase. The clerk, however, refused to sell them the beer as it was past 1 a. m. , the limit for beer sales.

A 16-year-old Aussie teenager who threw up a wild house party while his parents were out of town, may face a $17,850 bill after police officers tried to disperse revelers by calling in a helicopter Monday. The teenage boy hosted a party on Saturday night which turned out of control when hundreds of teenagers arrived in to his house in Narre Warren, Melbourne suburb to party.

Germany's brewing industry suffered its eighth decline in the last nine years. Beer consumption plummeted to a record low of 29. 7 gallons (112. 5 liters) per person for 2007. In the 1980s, Germans guzzled down 41. 2 gallons (156 liters) of beer. However, Brewery Association managing director Peter Hahn attributed the decline in beer consumption to changing demographics and a poor summer.