MOM-SON AT WAR

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) -- Like mother, like son. At least in the case of a pair of GIs headed to Iraq. Sergeant Carmen Villegas is a 46-year-old combat medic, who was transferred two weeks ago into a Teaneck, New Jersey-based National Guard unit. She was introduced to her new comrades-in-arms by her son, 29-year-old Sergeant Felipe Diaz. He tells The Record of Bergen County that he laughed as he told his fellow soldiers, "This is my mom." She joined the Guard in 1979, when her son was just a baby. Villegas also plans to be married to a fellow guardsman this week. He's scheduled for deployment to Iraq in January.

NAKED ART

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The man behind the camera had three requests for his models: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear. More than 1,800 people posed in the buff yesterday, in a stadium in Austria. New York photographer Spencer Tunick has made a career of posing masses of naked bodies. The latest shoot was in the arena that will host the Euro 2008 soccer championship. In some of the shots, Tunick had his nude volunteer models posing with soccer balls.

BLIND MAN-PERFECT GAME

ALTA, Iowa (AP) -- The 78-year-old Dale Davis maybe legally blind, but he's still "The Hammer." Saturday night he showed why. Davis bowled a perfect game -- 12 consecutive strikes. His final strikes brought people out of the bar to cheer him on. The Alta, Iowa, man says for a few minutes he felt like a pro, despite his age and handicap. He adds it was quite a thrill. Davis says his sister encouraged him to start bowling again after his vision began failing more than a decade ago. The only time he can see the ball now is when he picks it up. But the perfect bowler says he can tell how he's doing by the sound.

BUFFALO BARS

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- This energy bar is no bull -- it's buffalo. The Tanaka Bar from Native American Natural Foods is based on a traditional jerky-like recipe combining buffalo meat and cranberries. Now, distribution of the Tanka Bar is going national. The company is based on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Co-owner Mark Tilsen says they have customers ranging from athletes to diabetics looking for a high protein, low fat snack. The company is now looking to expand its product line with buffalo-based summer sausage.

LAPTOP ARREST

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York woman helped nab some Mac-nappers, by programming her computer to take their picture. Police in White Plains report about $5,000 worth of electronics had been ripped-off from her apartment last month. Police say the victim got a call from a friend asking if she was online. That's because the suspects had used the stolen MacBook to surf the Net. Officers say the woman was to able to remotely activate the laptop's built-in camera. She turned the digital snapshots over to police, who report busting two suspects. Police say they've also recovered most of the stolen electronic gear.