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Push-Up Bikini For Kids, You Can Buy One at Abercrombie

Submitted by Kiki Jones on Monday, March 28th, 3:25 pm

A push-up bikini top may not sound to racy, until you find out that it is for a 7-year-old. The Ashley Push-Up triangle bikini is in the current spring line for Abercrombie Kids.

As you can probably imagine, many parents are saying the swimsuit it too sexy for children.

Some experts also believe the clothing can even be dangerous, saying it gets young girls to think about themselves in sexual ways.

Abercrombie & Fitch released a statement saying it has removed the words "push-up" from the description of the top on its website. However, the padded tops are still available.

Fans of Central Coast News seemed to be split about what the think of a children's push-up bikini.

Felicia Nicole Cota wrote "provocative??? children Don't even know what that means! All they know is they look cute and feel cute. Is that so wrong?"

Ashley Ray wrote, "Looking CUTE is one thing...

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Wear Your Pj's and Save

Submitted by Kiki Jones on Monday, February 14th, 10:47 am

The folks at Classic Cleaners thought they would have a little fun this Valentine's Day and decided to see if they could get their customers to wear their pajamas.

It looks like it is working. To show their love Classic Cleaners will give you 50% off your bill if you show up in your PJs.

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Industry Insider: Gas Will Be $5 a Gallon in 2012

Submitted by Kiki Jones on Thursday, December 30th, 4:35 pm

If you cringed when gas reached $3 a gallon you may have a heart attack when you hear what the former president of Shell Oil has to say about gas prices. In an interview with Platt's Energy Week, John Hofmeister said that Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of gasoline by 2012.

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"I'm predicting actually a worse outcome over the next two years, which takes us to 2012 with higher gasoline prices," said Hofmeister.

So why the high gas prices? In the interview Hofmeister predicts that it is because of growing global demand for oil, tighter supplies, and inadequate responses by the US government.

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Is that a Pumpkin or a Tomato?

Submitted by Kiki Jones on Tuesday, October 5th, 9:43 am

9 year-old Shelby O'Neil from San Juan Bautista is very proud of her tomatoes and was probably a little shocked to find that one of her tomatoes has a face.

This little guy came just in time for Halloween and seemd pretty intent on going as a Jack-o-Lantern

The family says, "It's nothing we did, it just came out this way!"

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New Planet Found By UCSC Scientists

Submitted by Brooke

Thursday, September 30th, 2010, 4:14pm

A decadelong hunt by an astronomer at UC Santa Cruz has yielded the discovery of a planet that could be the most Earth-like planet ever discovered -- and the best case yet for a habitable one, ending our cosmic loneliness.

http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_16209633?nclick_check=1

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