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January 25, 2008
A prison guard who was terminated from her job after posing for the men's magazine Playboy was recently reinstated at the Berks County Prison. Twenty-nine year old Heather Hull was terminated from her post as a corrections officer after a co-worker spotted her in the March issue, in the "Employee of the Month" section. In the photo Hull was given a false name, and her hair was dyed black, from blonde.
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January 24, 2008
A $640 million Navy aircraft carrier that had just undergone a $216 million refitting job had to return to port just two days into its mission after its refrigerator broke down. Now it needs another $20,000 to have its fridge fixed. According to reports, the HMS Illustrious, equipped with hi-tech weaponry, was headed for the Indian Ocean with its nearly 1,000 crew when staff discovered problems with its fridge forcing the ship to head back to Portsmouth dockyard.
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January 23, 2008
Topics video, couple, subway, kissing, kiss, friends, job, internet, chinese, phone, young and man
Chinese couple caught on tape engaged in a torrid kiss is suing Shanghai Metro Co. for violation of privacy as their videotaped kissing engagement found its way to popular video-sharing websites such as YouTube. com. The video was shot at the Youyi subway station sometime in September and has received many 'hits' (15,000 in a couple of days) on the Internet, embarrassing the young couple immensely. In fact, the man in the video has resigned from his job after receiving many phone calls and snide remarks from relatives, friends and strangers alike.
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January 21, 2008
A farmer's wife from County Durham is claiming to be in the possession of a 77-year-old Electrolux that is widely believed to be the oldest functioning refrigerator in existence in Britain. Maureen Mace, 60, of Esh, County Durham said she bought the secondhand 4-foot fridge for $14 in 1969, although it has a manufacturer's stamp stating it was made in 1931.
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January 9, 2008
To help keep its runway free from wildlife, an Italian airport spent $14,700 to employ a golden eagle to do the rather risky job. A spokesperson for the airport in the southern city of Bari, said they came up with the idea after a number of incidents had caused the runway had to be closed due to intrusions of - foxes.
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