Sunday, February 7, 2010

Model helps to save bankers job

A banker caught viewing erotic images of a top model during a live TV interview is to keep his job - thanks in part to her support.
Miranda Kerr backed a 'Save Dave' campaign, launched by website Here Is The City News, in support of Macquarie banker David Kiely.
Mr. Kiely faced the sack after a video of him viewing semi-nude images of the Victoria's Secret model while a colleague was being interviewed on live TV appeared on YouTube.
Ms. Kerr, who is the girlfriend of Orlando Bloom, said earlier: "I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it."
Mr. Kiely's employer Macquarie has now completed an internal review of the events and says action has been taken.
"He will remain an employee of Macquarie," a statement said. "Macquarie and the employee apologize for any offence that may have been caused."
Mr. Kiley turned around part way through the clip, apparently in surprise, fuelling speculation that he had been the victim of a practical joke.
Channel 10 news aired allegations that he had been set up, with one of the emails containing at the end: "Turn around now."
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Rugby will never be the same

An amateur rugby league team in West Yorkshire has got in touch with their feminine side with a new floral kit.
The players in the Slaithwaite Saracens decided they wanted "something a bit funky" to set them apart from other teams on the rugby field.
The team went for a dark blue background with pink flowers, teamed with pink and blue striped socks.
The team's coach said the new color had proved so popular; the team also wore pink shirts while out on the town.
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Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Giant snow sculptures attract thousands of tourists during a snow festival held in the
City of Sapporo in Hokkaido.
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The Double Big Gulp and the Average Adult Human’s Stomach

The 7-11 Double Big Gulp holds about twice the amount of fluid than the average adult human’s stomach.
The average stomach can hold comfortably about 32 ounces at any given time
The Double Big Gulp holds about 64 ounces of soda or Slurpee.
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Just Signs

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"I Have Been Prevented From Using My Own Driveway

A blind man wakes up one morning and finds that the entrances to his driveway have been blocked by cement barriers. That man is suffering from physical disabilities has lost his sight and about two months ago underwent a kidney transplant. Naturally he could not witness with his own eyes the convoy which included a City of Toronto truck containing concrete blocks and two police vehicles, which arrived in his house and with a large crane blocked the two entrances to his driveway.
The city workers who blocked the driveway told Kadosh that it was too wide and needs to be narrowed down. They claimed they would do the job and then send him the bill. “The driveway was always this wide, even before I moved in. I never received any letter or even a phone call from them and the supervisor refused to give me a copy of the letter that was sent to my old address. The whole thing was done so quickly, in approximately half an hour so I couldn’t respond, and it was done in an insulting way with police on the scene. By blocking the driveway, they essentially prevented me from having access to my own house.”
The City of Toronto refused to comment on the issue. John Filion, a Toronto city councilor representing the ward Kadosh lives in, told Shalom Life that the driveway in Kadosh’s house is illegal. “There were more than ten cars parked on that driveway, making the whole thing illegal. He was given repeated notices to correct the illegalities and had ignored them.” Filion could not comment on the way the matter was handled by city employees or why the letter was sent to Kadosh’s old address in Thornhill.
Kadosh said that he never parked more than two cars on his driveway and so the city’s allegations were untrue.
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To Serve and Protect

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Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know You Needed

Kids in school gets handcuffed
12-year-old girl Alexa Gonzalez from Queens was hauled out of school in handcuffs after getting caught doodling on desk
Alexa is the latest in a string of city students who have been cuffed for minor infractions. In 2007, 13-year-old Chelsea Fraser was placed under arrest for writing "okay" on her desk at Intermediate School 201. And in 2008, 5-year-old Dennis Rivera was cuffed and sent to a psych ward after throwing a fit in his kindergarten.

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Court orders boy to clean bedroom and do chores
A boy who went on a rampage at home in the Republic of Ireland has been ordered by a judge to do the household chores for the next six months.
Judge Clare Leonard yesterday told the boy, 15, he must attend school, not lose his temper at home when his parents say "no", attend sporting clubs, and “clean his room and do cooking".
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Man fakes $5 robbery to avoid fight with wife
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Son's prank ends with mother shooting him in his groin
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Wife laughs at husband with two left feet
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Preteen Samba Queen stirs Rio Carnival Controversy
As she takes role reserved for sex symbols
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Female teacher forced a male student to touch her b & b
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3 Teens Charged With Posing as Cops to Pull Over Drivers
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How many friends do you have?
Human beings can have no more than 150 friends – that’s the limit the brain can absorb.
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Shop owner recognizes bandit as regular customer
A knife-wielding robber pulled a T-shirt over his face and tried to holdup his local takeaway shop but fled when he not only failed to scare the owner but she recognized him.
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Turkish girl, 16, buried alive for talking to boys
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Male model offered police oral sex in return for release
A top male model is facing criminal charges after allegedly offering sexual favors to Arkansas cops in return for his release following an arrest for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Ex-Burger King employee breaks in, waits for police
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