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Principal defends nude student video

STROMMA, Sweden, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A Swedish high school principal said he sees "nothing wrong" with a video featuring nude students at a farm.

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Peter Gustavsson Natural Resource Use Program high school in Stromma, defended the video of nude students riding tractors and performing other farm duties on school grounds, The Local reported Tuesday.

The video, which ensures no genitals or female nipples actually ever appear on screen, was created by the students as a promotion for their annual cabaret night.

"This kind of thing happens all the time," Gustavsson said. "There's nothing wrong with being naked. That's still allowed."

"I think the film is rather nice, actually. No one is drunk; there is no alcohol, no drugs. It's just a bunch of naked kids having fun," Gustavsson said.

He said all of the involved students graduated in 2009 and would have been 18 or 19-years-old at the time it was filmed.

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Missing: 30-foot-tall Bud Light bottle

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they are searching for a 30-foot-tall, inflatable Bud Light bottle taken during a beach event.

Treasure Island police said the advertising accessory was taken from the Great Bay Distributors tent Sunday after the close of the three-day Sand Ovations event on the beach, WTSP-TV, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, Fla., reported Tuesday.

Police said the bottle was among several items left by vendors with the intention of retrieving them the next day.

Investigators said they are reviewing security camera footage to see if they can identify any suspects.


Acorns abound in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Experts in Florida said oak trees have been dropping a higher-than-usual amount of acorns this season, but no one knows why.

Orlando forestry manager Andy Kittsley said there are "definitely a bunch more" acorns falling from the trees this year with the sound of the falling objects often mimicking heavy rain, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday.

The exerts said the increased acorn production, known as a mast or bumper year, happens every few years, but no one has yet determined the cause.

Michael Andreu, a forestry professor at the University of Florida, said it's possible the oaks are dropping more acorns due to nearing the end of their life span, while other experts said the acorn boom could be a natural way to ensure some of the acorns survive being feasted on by squirrels, deer and other animals.

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"It's a bumper year," said Kevin Wilkey of Kevin's Tree Service. "One comes every three or four years, and this happens to be the year."


Thrown Slim Jims strike clerk's son

FERN PARK, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a gas station clerk's 6-year-old son was struck in the head with a box of Slim Jims while his father was arguing with a customer.

Seminole County sheriff's deputies said a man paid for $10 worth of gasoline at the Chevron station in Fern Park Saturday afternoon and cashier Eilya Saadati said the man came back inside the store and said he was having trouble pumping the gasoline, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Tuesday.

Saadati told authorities he helped the man but the customer returned to the store a second time and complained he had not received the amount of gas he paid for.

The clerk said an argument ensued and he began to call authorities, leading the customer to throw a box of Slim Jims, which struck Saadati's 6-year-old son. Police said the boy was not injured and they are searching for the suspect.

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