Desperate to show off his girlfriend to his parents over the Lunar New Year holiday, a Chinese university student posted a notice saying he wanted to "rent" a girlfriend for 10 days. Zhu Lijie, a physics student, posted the notice on a bulletin board at Peking University offering 1,000 yuan ($130) to a woman who would act as his girlfriend for the trip home for the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts Feb. 18 this year. It is touted as the most important family holiday in China.

One student is offering $130 to a woman willing to pose as his girlfriend to impress his parents during the holidays. Zhu Lijie, a Peking University student in China, posted an advertisement on a bulletin board asking that a woman pretend to be his partner for 10 days during the Lunar New Year holiday.

A 16-year-old Indian ring neck parakeet A. J. has become an Internet video star after his video appeared on YouTube and other internet sites. His proud trainer, David Cota says A. J. can easily plunge a tiny basketball on a tiny court, roll over, shake his leg and use a tiny putter to sink putts on a miniature golf course. A. J. 's popularity has helped him reach the "Tonight" show and win an "outrageous bird" viral video contest sponsored by MagRack, an on-demand television network.

A man has set-up an internet site to raise money for a single $2 million, 30-second Super Bowl advertising spot to propose marriage to his girlfriend. The man, who goes by the name JP, opted not to use his real name to keep his plans from his girlfriend.

After suffering from guilty pangs for nearly thirty years, a German man sought to make amends by sending a $375 to a small store in Norway where he shoplifted while on vacation in 1970. The check was sent to a small store in Lom, a town of about 2,300 people, 155 miles north of Oslo. The man, whose name has not been released, said he had been traveling in Scandinavia with his young brother and girlfriend, now his wife in 1970 and stopped in this town for some time. "For many years, my conscience has bothered me. With the enclosed check, I hope to free myself from that and request your help," the German man said. "I would also like to ask for forgiveness for the wrong I did so long ago," he added.