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What workers hate about work culture at Facebook
Facebook employees have given bizarre answers to a question posted by a question-and-answer website Quora. Quora created, edited and organized by its community of users, had asked a question 'worst thing about working at Facebook' to which the social media giant's employees gave varied and interesting answers. The responses included praise for the free food and drinks prepared by renowned ...
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Couples who have premarital sex to be considered married Madras High Court
In what can be seen as a new twist to the concept of premarital sex, the Madras High Court has in a judgement said if any unmarried couple of the right legal age "indulge in sexual gratification," this will be considered a valid marriage and they could be termed "husband and wife. The court said that if a bachelor has completed 21 years of age and an unmarried woman 18 years, they have acquired ...
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Its time to give your chin a Brazilian Lucas
Lucas, it has been long enough. We can't take it anymore. Whip out the razor or get yourself to the nearest beautician and wax that creepy thing off your face. Brazil won't stand for it. We won't stand for it. Australia says no to the soul ...
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I promise... to be true to myself and develop my beliefs Girl Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen
For decades, Brownies and Girl Guides have promised to "love my God," and "serve the Queen and my country". But now, in a triumph for secularists, the organisation has decided to drop references to the deity - and the nation - from the oath taken by ...
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Roberts ‘to resign’ if e-mails are true
Sport Minister Anil Roberts yesterday promised to resign his position in Government if the alleged e-mail thread purportedly implicating his ministerial colleagues in misbehaviour proved to be ...
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Movie Review
Charade [DVD]
Stanley Donens Charade may very well be the best (and funniest) Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made. I say that with the full knowledge that Donen was never pleased that his thriller-comedy was constantly compared to Hitch, but surely he saw it coming, especially given the inv ... ...
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Man stabs dad saws off own hands
according to news reports .Jason Dunn, 27, was standing in the driveway with both of his hands cut off at the wrists.Police suspect an argument led to the stabbing and believe the younger man cut off his own hands using a radial saw.Neighbours heard the altercation, as did an unnamed witness who contacted ...
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Male foetuses pleasure themselves
Texas Congressman and former obstetrician Michael Burgess says he's seen foetuses pleasure themselves, so therefore they feel pain. Picture: Michael Burgess/US ...
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Aboriginal humour the flip side of tragedy is comedy | Larissa Behrendt
Eddy McGuire’s comments about Adam Goodes , the most frequent response I received from my Aboriginal friends was: "well, you’ve got to laugh". To an outsider, this might be interpreted as simply laughing the incident off – but there is something very serious about laughing in this context. It is a powerful antidote to the trauma, harm and hurt that comes with racism. ...
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Hairy stockings to fend off perverts
Sina Weibo -- the Chinese equivalent of Twitter -- purports to promote 'hairy stockings'. The picture shows a pair of legs hairy from thigh to ankle but nonhairy feet -- leaving the gender of the subject open to debate. "Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for young girls going out," the post reads, according to trend watcher ChinaSMACK. ...
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Marijuana legalization What a long strange trip it has been
Muraco Kyashna-Tocha started the Green Buddha marijuana dispensary in an unlabeled Seattle storefront in 2008. In 2009, she applied for a business license. In 2010, she began paying taxes and, in 2012, she passed a tax audit. She says, "And I expect to shut in April 2014" when the stores for the public are open for business. Cannabis is a new industry. Change is organic, not ...
On the record
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
Hotel Review
Stamford Grand, Glenelg, Adelaide, Australia
The Stamford Grand is a landmark hotel built on Glenelg Beach, about 11 kilometres from the City of Adelaide. A ...
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