College issues dress guidelines — for teachers
Posted by: ronakorn on: October 13, 2009
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This photo retrieved October 13, 2009 is from schoolishard.com. The new dress code requires lecturers to wear professional dress, or they will be sent home.
It is normally students who are sent home for inappropriate attire, but one English college is threatening to send lecturers home for violating a dress code, which includes a ban on jeans.
Their union has accused Birmingham Metropolitan College of “acting like the fashion police.”
The newly re-issued dress code requires lecturers to wear a “business suit; smart jacket and co-ordinating trousers or skirt; smart shirt/top/blouse or smart dress.” Read the rest of this entry »
The world’s ugliest dog
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 17, 2009
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the world’s ugliest boxer. Pabst, a boxer-mix, won the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California
A boxer with a prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears has been named the world’s ugliest dog.
Pabst, a boxer-mix, won the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.
The dog, who was rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, California, beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested. Read the rest of this entry »
Euro near nine-month high vs dollar in Asia
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 17, 2009
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Men take an escalator as a stock quotation board is reflected in a window in Tokyo
The euro held firm close to a nine-month high against the dollar in Asia on Wednesday as investors snapped up riskier assets, reflecting mounting hopes for a global economic recovery.
The euro stood at 1.4667 dollars in Tokyo midday trade, close to Tuesday’s peak of 1.4686, which was the highest since December 2008.
The dollar edged down to 90.97 yen, from 91.08 yen in New York late Tuesday. The euro was steady at 133.49 yen against 133.50. Read the rest of this entry »
Que shiraz, shiraz!
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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This photo retrieved September 10, 2009 shows a person was drinking wine. At the annual Penfolds Wine Auction this weekend, the Penfolds 1957 Shiraz St. Henri was hammered off for A$8,110 ($6,991) a bottle, the highest price ever paid for a St. Henri. Reuters photo.
An Australian wine that was once considered a non-collectable item has sold at a record price, surpassing the country’s most acclaimed vintage as wine lovers target rare bottles from the last century.
At the annual Penfolds Wine Auction this weekend, the Penfolds 1957 Shiraz St. Henri was hammered off for A$8,110 ($6,991) a bottle, the highest price ever paid for a St. Henri. Read the rest of this entry »
“Shocking” gender pay gap found in UK finance
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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This photo is retrieved September 10, 2009. British women women earned an average of 2,875 pounds ($4,712) a year in performance pay compared to 14,550 pounds for men. Reuters photo.
Women in some of Britain’s leading financial companies receive around 80 percent less in bonus and performance-linked pay than their male colleagues, the country’s equality watchdog said on Monday.
A survey of 50 finance firms found that women earned an average of 2,875 pounds ($4,712) a year in performance pay compared to 14,550 pounds for men, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said.
There was also a 39 percent gap between women and men in annual basic pay, rising to 47 percent when bonuses and other additional payments were added. Read the rest of this entry »
Buddhist Bhutan warns felling trees a threat to happiness
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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This photo retrieved on September 12, 2009 is from thaioverlander.com. Cutting down trees to make prayer flags is considered a threat to the country’s happiness. Reuters photo.
Bhutan has warned its citizens over cutting down thousands of young trees every year to make prayer flags, a threat to the tiny kingdom’s lush scenery and the government’s duty to bring “Gross National Happiness.”
Himalayan Buddhists put up prayer flags for good luck or to help the dead find the right path to their next life. The more flag poles put up for the departed the better, and Buddhist monks say fresh poles must be used each time. Read the rest of this entry »
Body Worlds plans cadaver show dedicated to sex
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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German anatomists plan a new show dedicated solely to dead bodies having sex as part of the Body Worlds exhibitions.
Gunther von Hagens and his wife Angelina Whalley show corpses prepared using a technique invented by von Hagens called “plastination,” that removes water from specimens and preserves them with silicon rubber or epoxy resin.
“It’s not my intention to show certain sexual poses. My goal is really to show the anatomy and the function,” Body Worlds creative director Whalley told Reuters in an interview, adding the sex exhibition may open next year.
Body Worlds exhibitions, visited by 27 million people across the world, have been criticized for presenting entire corpses, stripped of skin to reveal the muscles and organs underneath, in lifelike and often theatrical positions. Read the rest of this entry »
Parents set poor example for teen drivers: poll
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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This photo is retrieved on September 14. In the United States, parents were poor role models for their teenagers when it came to driving. Reuters photo.
Parents in the United States are setting a poor example behind the wheel for their teenaged children by talking and texting on cell phones and speeding.
Nearly 60 percent of 500 parents with teenage children questioned in an online survey admitted that they chatted on their cells while driving. Forty-two percent said they were guilty of speeding and 17 percent sent a text or email.
Another 40 percent listened to loud music while driving. Read the rest of this entry »
Travel Picks: 10 of world’s most unusual foods
Posted by: ronakorn on: September 14, 2009
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This photo retrieved September 14, 2009 shows a person eating an insect. Trying unusual foods is one of the new experiences among travelers. Reuters photo.
While much of the fun of traveling revolves around new experiences, even the most adventurous explorers may draw the line at trying certain foods.
Proving that one man’s winged rat is another man’s pricey appetizer, members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com have come up with a list of 10 of the world’s most unusual foods. Reuters has not endorsed this list:
1. Pig’s Blood Cake; Taiwan
In Taiwan, pig’s blood cake is sold on a wooden stick and eaten like ice cream. Easily found at street markets, it’s a sweet treat generally made from pig’s blood and rice.
2. Live Octopus; South Korea
Unlike calamari which is dead and still, octopus in South Korea often arrives at the table alive and moving. Connoisseurs of the dish say it’s best to eat quickly.
3. Grasshopper; Uganda
Caught during the rainy season and eaten cooked or raw, these are a perennial favorite. Sold with or without wings and legs, they are easily found at the local markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Robot snake is new spy
Posted by: ronakorn on: July 5, 2009
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Robot snake is new spy Ananova web
Israeli military scientists have reportedly designed a robotic snake which can spy on enemies and plant bombs.
The robotic snake can even stand up vertically to peer over obstacles, reports Sky News.
The remote-controlled reptile is able to sneak through cracks in buildings to gather information on enemy combatants, according to Israel’s Channel 2 TV.
