RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A Southern California calculus teacher says he's selling ad space on his test papers to make up for a cut in his supply budget.

Tom Farber, a teacher at a Rancho Bernardo high school, said the district cut his annual copying budget to $316 when he needs more than $500 to print enough tests to ensure students receive adequate practice for tough tests they'll take in the future, such as the Advanced Placement Exam, USA Today reported Tuesday.

Farber, 47, said "tough times call for tough actions" so he started selling ad space on his test papers at $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test and $30 for a semester final.

So far, he has collected $350, with two-thirds of the ads being inspirational messages from parents and the remaining ads coming from local businesses such as a dentist whose ad says "Brace Yourself for a Great Semester!"

Reaction to the ads has been mixed, though it's not like Farber is selling ads that say, "This test is brought to you by McDonald's or Nike," said Principal Paul Robinson.

Search on for pair of escaped emus

HARROW, Ontario, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Canadian owner of two escaped and mischievous emus in rural southwestern Ontario is hoping the big birds will return home as temperatures get colder.

Big Bird 1 and 2, a male and female, jumped fences weeks ago at the farm of Sandy Soulliere outside Harrow, 25 miles southeast of Windsor, the Windsor Star reported.

The female was recaptured but escaped again by jumping the fence, Soulliere said.

She acquired the Australian three-toed flightless birds in September to save them from being butchered, and said she realizes she'll need higher fences since the 5-foot birds can jump 7 feet.

Sightings of the pair are common, she said.

"I've been getting reports saying 'Well, your Texas turkey is back here. Come on and get it' (and) 'Your emu's peering into the windows here,'" she said.

There were also reports the birds chased down bicyclists on a nature path, she said.

Soulliere said she thinks the birds are surviving on corn left in fields, and are well camouflaged with their brown and black colors. However, a snowfall would make them not only stand out more, but more likely to return home to their pen, she said.

Boeing jumbo jet becomes hostel

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A Stockholm hotel owner has transformed an old Boeing 747 into a hostel for use near Arlanda airport.

Hostel Jumbo is set to open Jan. 15 with 85 beds and 25 rooms -- including a cockpit suite and and four-person dorm rooms with shared bathrooms, The Local reported Tuesday.

"It feels like it's really good, really well built," said Oscar Dios, who spent four months refurbishing the 1976 jumbo jet.

The jet's last flight was in 2002 when it was owned by Transjet, which went bankrupt, said Dios, who also owns the Uppsala hotel in Stockholm.

Rooms aboard Hostel Jumbo are to start at $46 per bed in the four-person dorm room, said Dios, who is to begin accepting reservations this week.

The hostel also is to feature a 24-hour cafe and a walkway on the jet's wing offering views of the airport.

Capitol visitors will be seen, not smelled

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is a gift for tourists needing relief from the weather and offers respite for lawmakers' noses, a congressional leader says.

As the heat index rose, so too, did the olfactory factor for the sea of visitors waiting outside the Capitol's doors waiting to explore the seat of lawmaking, DCExaminer.com reported Tuesday.

"In the summer, because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol," Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said during the ceremony marking the opening of the $621 million center.

He added that his staff had urged him not to make that observation during the ceremony.

Thanks to the air-conditioned indoor center, visitors will be seen by members of Congress, and not smelled, the Web site said.