Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Squirrel from Cardinals game captured ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The squirrel that ran across third base during a St. Louis Cardinals home game against the Philadelphia Phillies was taken to a wildlife center, officials said. Advertisement Pam Bolton, the executive director of the Wildlife Rescue Center in Ballwin, said the squirrel, which was nicknamed Rally after running across third base during Wednesday's game, was caught by the Busch Stadium grounds crew Friday and transported to the center, KYTV, Springfield, Mo., reported Monday. "He's a very famous squirrel and we're honored to have him at the wildlife center," Bolton said. "We have 15 acres of property, lots of trees and a two acre pond there, so he'll have plenty of water and places to live. He won't get peanuts and popcorn like he does there, but he'll have very healthy food and a great environment," she said. Advertisement Shop offers frozen popcorn HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Three friends in Nevada's Las Vegas Valley have opened a popcorn business with a unique twist -- freezing the snack in liquid nitrogen. Oliver Morowati said he first added liquid nitrogen to popcorn he made at a barbecue last year and it impressed Zelma Watsubo and Jean Francois Chavanel, his co-workers at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Sun reported Monday. They opened Popped Gourmet Popcorn at a shopping center in Henderson's Silverado Ranch development in July. "There are so many fine dining uses for liquid nitrogen," Chavanel said. "The idea was to find a product to use with the nitrogen so everybody can enjoy it." He said they have been rotating popcorn flavors through the shop and the liquid nitrogen treatments, which last about 10 minutes before melting, are optional. "The fun part is most people have never experienced something like this. It's new," Watsubo said. "We wanted it to be a fun snack you can get … with the economic situation the way it is right now, not everyone wants to go out to dinner. But people still want to do something fun with family and friends." Advertisement The owners said they are hoping to eventually open a retail store on the Las Vegas Strip. Some find skywriting art project 'creepy' NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The non-profit behind a popular elevated park in New York has taken credit for skywriting messages such as "Last Chance" and "Lost Our Lease." Friends of the High Line, the non-profit that turned a former elevated freight railroad spur into the High Line park, said the skywriting messages Sunday, which also included "Now Open," were an art project by the group, the New York Daily News reported Monday. Kim Beck, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the artist who designed the project, said the messages were snippets of text she took from billboards. "Obviously people noticed," she said. "Art is supposed to generate a conversation." However, some of those who noticed said they feared the "Last Chance" message was a warning of a terrorist attack. "I was genuinely scared," said Morgan, 29, who declined to give a last name. "I was really concerned there was some sort of terrorist attack. It's so creepy." Judge to teens: 'Pull up pants' NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A New York judge who often deals with teenagers said he was so tired of seeing them with saggy pants that he taped a notice to the defense table. Advertisement City Supreme Court Justice Eduardo Padro said he affixed the "Pull Up Pants" sign but he still often has to tell defendants he has "no interest in seeing your backside," the New York Post reported Monday. "I often tell them, 'Excuse me, so-and-so. Were you going to a basketball court, or a tennis court? Because you certainly don't look appropriately dressed for a court of law," Padro said. "I'm giving them an opportunity to prove that they merit another chance. But one of the things I'm a stickler about is that they need to carry themselves appropriately, dress appropriately and learn how to address people properly," the judge said. "It's about respect," he said. A 16-year-old being monitored on home confinement for gun possession said he took the judge's words to heart. "He's telling me the right thing," the teenager said. "Honestly, he doesn't want to see my behind. I understand."
