New York, Nov 14 : A southern California dental assistant who terrorized Sandra Bullock and dumped pieces of animal fur in the actress’ backyard has been placed on three years'' probation.

Marcia Valentine, 47, pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of stalking the "Premonition" actress, reports the New York Daily News.

Bullock, who went to court in May 2007 and obtained a restraining order against Valentine, testified that Valentine had, on five separate occasions, left "weird signs" using palm fronds and "pieces of animal fur."

Valentine was arrested in April 2007 after police said she tried to run down Bullock''s husband, motorcycle mogul Jesse James, outside the couple''s home in Sunset Beach.

New York, 13th Nov. 2008 - The General Assembly President told global leaders the world is facing its most difficult period since the founding of the United Nations and urged them to use their "moral strength" in finding solutions to the problems plaguing the Earth, such as global hunger, poverty and climate change.

New York - US retail giant Wal-Mart reported Thursday that its surplus in the third quarter gained nearly 10 per cent, but that the company is now more cautious about its full-year prospects amid the economic downturn.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said its surplus came to 3.14 billion dollars in the quarter, on sales of 98.64 billion dollars, up 7 per cent from the same period of
2007.

The world's largest retailer said that while it is "optimistic" about the upcoming Christmas shopping season, it was scaling back its projections for the full business year ending next January 31.

New York, Nov 13 : Expressing her thoughts about Sarah Palin, American journalist and CBS anchor Katie Couric said that the Alaska Governor has a thing or two to learn about politics before she plans a White House run in 2012.

New York, Nov. 13: New Yorkers were surprised recently to read a report in the New York Times that said that the war in Iraq has ended. An enthusiastic man was hawking the paper on W. 33rd St., just a few blocks south of the Times headquarters.

“Very special edition, New York Times!" he shouted. "IRAQ WAR ENDS," read the lead story headline, while other pieces included an apology from Condoleezza Rice for lies about WMDs and the indictment of President Bush for high treason.

It turned out to be a prank paper, but the stunt took six months in the making, with 1.2 million copies printed.

New York, November 13: Golfers may not find any interruptions during the play due to the call of nature, for a New York-born urologist has come up with a mobile urinal that can be fitted into a golf bag.

"I wanted people to feel a level of comfort. Worry where the pin is, not where''s the next bathroom," the New York Daily News quoted Dr. Floyd Seskin, inventor of the UroClub, as saying.

He revealed that he contemplated undertaking this project when a patient, who had undergone a prostate procedure, came back months later to rave about his improved condition.