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Furious parents withdraw children from Italian nursery after it's revealed teacher posed for glamour calendar

Furious parents have pulled their children out of an Italian nursery school after it emerged that one of the teachers posed for glamour calendars as part of her extra curricular activities.

Brunette Michela Roth, 38, sparked fury among mothers at the school but - unsurprisingly - not fathers, after news leaked out that she had posed in sexy see through underwear.

American born Miss Roth, who has lived in Italy for more
than ten years, has also won several beauty contests including 'Miss Mamma Italiana' and 'Miss Cultetto D'Oro' (Miss Golden Bottom) and has been the talks of TV chat shows and newspapers since the story broke.

In a country which at times still struggles to throw off its
sexist attitude and its obsession with scantily clad women it is the latest in a series of stories which have focused on the attractiveness of protagonists.

Only last month a bar owner who served in skimpy tops and short skirts made headlines around the world after her local newspaper printed several pictures of her.

Miss Roth, is a teacher at Castello di Serravalle near
Bologna and today was not at all fazed at the fact parents has pulled their children out of the nursery.

(Source: Dailymail.co.uk)

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BRIDE POSTPONES WEDDING OVER LIZARD 

A bride-to-be in the UK postponed her wedding after spending $4,700 on chemotherapy for her pet. Lizzie Griffiths says her lizard, a bearded dragon named George, "will always come first" and has forked out so much on the cancer treatment she can't afford to marry fiancé Chris Fisher. Lizzie (age 25) said: "If you love someone enough you support them through whatever they need and Chris knows how much I love George."

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Total Zero: Red Bull to Launch a New Flavor With No Calories, Carbs, or Sugar

Red Bull brand is gearing up to launch Red Bull Total Zero in April, hoping to capture more of the calorie-evading energy-craving crowd than ever before.

The new flavor touts a formula that has zero calories, zero carbs and zero sugar. The Red Bull brand is well aware of their current “sugar free” flavor, but this new direction hopes to use the “zero” branding strategy as has been used with other beverage companies like Coca-Cola (Coke Zero), Monster (Monster Absolutely Zero), and SoBe (SoBe’s LifeWater Zero Calorie).

Total Zero joins the Red Bull lineup shortly after the discontinuing of  both their Cola and Energy Shot varieties due to poor perfomance. Total Zero will be available nationally in April, and packaged in the familiar 8.4 oz. can, along with 12 and 16 oz. sizes and also sold in 8.4 oz. 4-packs. Each can will have a suggested retail price of $2.19.