Peru’s top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job, a decision that was criticized by the government on Wednesday for setting a dangerous precedent.
Jan
13
2009
13
2009
Israel bans Arab parties fromupcoming elections (Democracy?)
Israel on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month’s parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country’s Supreme Court.
Jan
13
2009
13
2009
Texas man suing to become a Hooters girl
Nikolai Grushevski, a man from Corpus Christi, has filed a lawsuit because Hooters wouldn’t let him work as a waiter, which we guess would be called a Hooters Boy. “Hooters tries to circumvent the law by referring to its waiters as ‘Hooters Girls.’ Hooters is wrong,” claims the lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court in Corpus…
Jan
12
2009
12
2009
Philips Daylight Window Concept Presentation
The full presentation of the Philips Daylight Window concept, shown at the Simplicity Event 2007 at Earls Court in London.
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Category: Science & Technology
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Jan
10
2009
10
2009
Man to hang for pound of pot
MALAYSIA
The High Court yesterday sentenced to death a man from Aceh for trafficking in 491g of ganja in 2006.
Teuku Nawardin Syamsuar, 32, unemployed, wasfound guilty of committing the offence in front of the AS Logistics SdnBhd factory in Jalan Teluk Kapas, Rantau Panjang, Klang, at 8.45pm onOct 9.
Police found the drugs in a pocket of his trousers.
Teuku Nawardin showed no emotion when sentence was passed by judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2448079/Article/index_html
Dec
22
2008
22
2008
Saudis reject divorce plea of 8yr-old married to 58y.o. man
“A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is 58, saying the case should wait until the girl reaches puberty.” That’s family values!
Dec
22
2008
22
2008
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Saudis reject divorce plea of 8yr-old married to 58y.o. man
“A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is 58, saying the case should wait until the girl reaches puberty.” That’s family values!
Dec
21
2008
21
2008
Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination
Two ex-employees have sued Diskeeper Corporation in Los Angeles Superior Court after being fired, alleging that the company makes Scientology training a mandatory condition of employment.
Dec
19
2008
19
2008
Chicken Fried Bacon
Healthy it ain’t! Chicken Fried Bacon is the newest fad in fatty foods, courtesy of Frank Sodolak at Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in Snook, TX. Texas Country Reporter Bob Phillips stops by for a taste.
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Dec
04
2008
04
2008
Obama Likely to Boost Water Quality Regulations
Over the past decade, a potent combination of Supreme Court decisions, Bush administration regulatory actions, and congressional inaction
—coupled with recent droughts and the specter of problems from climate change—has helped breed crises of both water quality and water availability. The Obama administration is being urged to address these issues.
