1. Japan’s Canon Inc. says it wants its married employees to do their bit to help the nation by going home early and making babies.  Single employees were also asked to give a hand.
2. This just in:  CVS stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area complain that they lost $40,000 to a loyal shoplifter who specialized in detergent, body wash and deodorant.  So, be on the lookout for a really clean guy.
3. Swedish authorities have barred a woman’s attempt to obtain a license plate bearing the letters ADHD.  When the officials told the woman that the combination was potentially offensive, she responded with, “Huh?”
4. U.S. researchers say Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be extinct in parts of the region by the end of the 21st century.  I smell a Disney movie!
5. The bad news: The hordes of caterpillars destroying crops in northern Liberia appear to be moving into other Africa nations. The good news:  It will take them 2 years to get there.