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Vandals damage 130 Cars in Cedar Rapids...

Mar. 2, 2009
Vandals damage 130 Cars in Cedar Rapids...(Second column, 12th story, link)
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo