Melbourne, Dec 8 : Planning to launch a ‘saucy’ calendar for charity? Well, make sure there are no nipples or pubic hair exposed, otherwise your plan of making money can backfire, at least that’s what an expert suggests.

Dr Pamela Turton-Turner, a University of Tasmania lecturer who completed her thesis ‘Naked Charity’ on the calendars, revealed that UK spinners and weavers guild lost 34,000 dollars after having to withdraw 9000 calendars "because they displayed their nipples".

Melbourne, Dec 8 : Going through a heavily abbreviated SMS can take twice as long time and only saves the sender a few seconds of typing, says a new research.

The study led by University of Tasmania psychology lecturer Dr Nenagh Kemp has shown that many common abbreviations were hard to be deciphered or was misinterpreted.

She asked students to write as many abbreviations as possible in five minutes and then read a series of shortened messages.

Melbourne, Dec 8 : A woman allegedly set her husband''s genitals on fire while he was sleeping.

The incident has left the husband with burns to 85 percent of his body.

According to AdelaideNow, Rajini Narayan, 44, appeared briefly in Adelaide Magistrates Court, charged over the fire at her family''s home in Unley.

The fire left Satish Narayan with terrible burns and prosecutor Senior Sergeant Bruce Faehrmann said the injuries could prove fatal.

"(Mr Narayan) was set on fire ... his condition has deteriorated to the extent that he has 85 percent burns," News. com. au quoted him, as saying.

"It is possible that he may not survive so the charges may be reviewed," he added.

Melbourne, Dec 8 : A rhinoceros managed to escape its enclosure in an Adelaide zoo in a bid to find his love.

The white rhino named Satara escaped it enclosure in Monarto Zoo near Murray Bridge to gain access to the female object.

The 18-year-old amorous animal was found inside the zoo''s perimeter fence and was tranquilised by zookeepers.

It seems Satara''s sense of direction was somewhat lacking - and he was not able to gain access to the female object of his desire, reports Courier Mail.

Melbourne, Dec 8 : Indian born taxi driver, Jalvinder Singh who was repeatedly stabbed by a passenger, has told a Melbourne court that he believed he was going to die.

Part-time driver Singh spent nearly a week in an induced coma after the April attack in Melbourne, which sparked protests by cabbies and forced the Victorian government to improve safety measures, The Age reported.

The Melbourne Magistrates Court has been told that the accused, Parish Charles, 46, was paranoid and behaving irrationally after he stopped taking his HIV medication two weeks before the attack.

Charles is facing charges of attempted murder, intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly causing injury, and theft, the paper said.

Melbourne, Dec 8 : Actors playing Jack Sparrow from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in Disneyland have been sacked because of women flashing their boobs at the "sexy pirate".

According to Ktla. com, Disneyland officials have fired the four actors, following worries that young women were flashing the swashbuckling actors late at night.

"They lost control when they saw Jack Sparrow," the Daily Telegraph quoted former pirate Brandon Pinto, who left the role after a dispute with management a year ago as saying.