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'Ill' woman sacked for using Facebook
A Swiss woman has lost her job after her bosses spotted she was using Facebook when she claimed to be too ill to use a computer.
The woman was suffering a migraine and had told her employer, Nationale
Suisse, she needed to lie in a darkened room, reports the BBC.
The company said its discovery that she was also using Facebook destroyed its trust in her and prompted her sacking.
But the unnamed woman, who is from Basle, said she had been accessing the internet on her iPhone while in bed.
She said she did not believe the company's assertion that a colleague
had inadvertently noticed her using Facebook, accusing it instead of
spying on her.
She said the company had created a fictitious
Facebook persona which become "friends" with her, allowing the company
to monitor her online activity.
Her suspicions were raised when the "friend" suddenly disappeared after she was fired, the woman told 20 Minuten daily.
But the company says it followed a simple logic: that those who are
well enough to use Facebook with a migraine are well enough to work
with a migraine.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger might be back as the Terminator after all, despite his day job as California governor.
Schwarzenegger
confirmed in a Webcast interview that his image might appear in next
month’s “Terminator: Salvation,” the fourth movie in the franchise
about a showdown between humanity and machines.
The governor
says he made it clear he had no time to shoot new footage but that the
filmmakers are playing with technology to insert his image from the
earlier “Terminator” movies.
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Miss Universe Australia in "skinny" controversy:
"Australia's
Miss Universe contest was thrown into controversy on Thursday with
doctors and dieticians complaining a leading finalist was 'skin and
bones' and dangerously malnourished.
Sydney model Stephanie
Naumoska, 19, was one of 32 contestants from more than 7,000 hopefuls
to make the glittering final at an event promoting 'healthy,
proportioned, bodies.'
'Bony or beautiful?' newspaper headlines said over photographs of a gaunt Naumoska posing in a red string bikini."
Well, what do you think? Here is her photo.
hmmm...navvy and i used more napkins at Mickey D's than she has on...;) that ... that teeny weenie red bikini.
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Hairdresser builds model out of hair
A Chinese hairdresser has created an incredibly detailed model of a Beijing landmark out of hair collected in his shop.
Huang Xin, who lives and works in Beijing, took more than five months
to make the model of the Tian'anmen Gate Tower in Tian'anmen Square.
He made the model, which is 2ft 10ins (86cm) long, 1ft (32cm) wide and
2ft (60cm) high, out of 24lbs (11kg) of hair, reports the Wuzhou Daily.
Huang, who has been a hairdresser for more than 10 years, said he used only women's hair because it was softer.
After washing and dying the hair, he glued it on to paper and then
rolled it into different shapes to make his model of the tower.
He has also made toys out of human hair and a model of the famous Bird's Nest olympic stadium in Beijing.
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Warnings as swine virus spreads
The
United States and the European Union have urged travellers to Mexico to
exercise caution, amid concerns over the spread of the swine flu virus.
Mexico fears the virus has claimed as many as 149 lives there. Cases are also confirmed in Canada, the US and Spain.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US - which has 40 confirmed cases - was taking the issue "very seriously".
World Health Organization (WHO) experts are meeting to consider raising the global pandemic alert level.
The UN has warned that the virus has the
potential to become a pandemic. But it says the world is better
prepared than ever to deal with the threat.
See map showing confirmed and suspected cases
Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said on
Monday that 149 people - all aged between 20 and 50 - had now died of
suspected swine flu and that number was expected to continue to rise.
He said only 20 of the deaths had been confirmed to be from swine flu and test results were due on the rest.
As he spoke, Mexico City - where the outbreak
is centred - was rocked by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake. It shook tall
buildings and led to evacuations.
Earlier, the WHO said there were 40
laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu in the US, 26 in Mexico, six in
Canada and one in Spain.
Tests are also being carried out on
individuals or groups in New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Britain and
Israel who fell ill following travel to Mexico.
In most cases outside Mexico, people have been only mildly ill and have made a full recovery.
'Be vigilant'
Mrs Clinton urged "caution" for US nationals planning to visit Mexico.
SWINE FLU
- Swine flu is a respiratory disease thought to spread through coughing and sneezing
- Symptoms mimic those of normal flu - but in Mexico more than 100 people have died
- Good hygiene like using a tissue and washing hands thoroughly can help reduce transmission
Q&A: What is swine flu?
'I couldn't get out of bed'
In pictures: Swine flu
"We are taking this very seriously," she
said, adding that the US was working with the WHO and other countries
to "develop a strategy" to prevent the spread of the virus.
Earlier, EU Health Commissioner Androulla
Vassiliou called on people to think carefully before going to places
where people had been infected.
"Personally, I would try to avoid
non-essential travel to the areas which are reported to be in the
centre of the clusters in order to minimise the personal risk and to
reduce the potential risk to spread the infection to other people," she
said.
President Barack Obama, in a speech to US scientists, said the cases were a cause for concern but not alarm.
He said a public health emergency - declared
after cases were found in New York, California, Texas, Kansas and Ohio
- was a "precautionary tool" to ensure that all the necessary resources
are available "to respond quickly and effectively".
Screening
Health experts say the virus comes from the
same strain that causes seasonal outbreaks in humans. But they say this
newly-detected version contains genetic material from versions of flu
which usually affect pigs and birds.
FLU PANDEMICS
- 1918: The Spanish flu pandemic remains the
most devastating outbreak of modern times - infecting up to 40% of the
world's population and killing more than 50m people, with young adults
particularly badly affected
- 1957:
Asian flu killed two million people. Caused by a human form of the
virus, H2N2, combining with a mutated strain found in wild ducks. The
elderly were particularly vulnerable
- 1968:
An outbreak first detected in Hong Kong, and caused by a strain known
as H3N2, killed up to one million people globally, with those over 65
most likely to die
There is currently no vaccine for this new strain, but severe cases can be treated with antiviral medication.
The WHO said it had not made any recommendations about travel restrictions.
But spokesman Gregory Hartl said the fact that
an emergency committee meeting had been brought forward by a day showed
the urgency with which the organisation was treating the issue.
The committee could decide to raise the
pandemic level from its current level of three, if it believes the
virus is showing a sustained ability to pass from human to human.
The WHO is advising all countries to be
vigilant for seasonally unusual flu or pneumonia-like symptoms among
their populations - particularly among young healthy adults, a
characteristic of past pandemics.
A top US health official warned that there could be worse to come.
"From what we understand in Mexico, I think
people need to be ready for the idea that we could see more severe
cases in this country and possibly deaths," Richard Besser, acting head
of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told ABC
television.
In the Mexican capital, schools, bars and public buildings remained closed and many people were staying indoors.
Mexican officials said they would keep schools closed until 6 May as they deal with the outbreak.
Soldiers have handed out six million masks in and around the capital region.
In Canada, cases were recorded at opposite
ends of the country, in British Columbia and in Nova Scotia, while in
Spain, a young man who had recently returned from Mexico was found to
have the virus. He was said to be in a stable condition.
A number of countries in Asia, Latin America
and Europe have begun screening airport passengers for symptoms, while
Germany's biggest tour operator has suspended trips to Mexico.
Several countries have banned imports of raw
pork and pork products from Mexico and parts of the US, although
experts say there is no evidence to link exposure to pork with
infection.
Shares in airlines have fallen sharply on fears about the economic impact of the outbreak.
- Mexico: 149 suspected deaths from swine flu - 26 confirmed cases
- United States: 40 confirmed cases
- Canada: 6 confirmed cases
- Spain: 1 confirmed case
- UK, Spain, Israel, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand: suspected cases being tested
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Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7th, 1954. His parents,
Charles and Lee-lee Chan named him Chan Kong-sang which means "born in
Hong Kong." Jackie weighed 12 pounds when he was born and his mother
required surgery to deliver him. Jackie's parents were so poor that
they had to borrow money from friends to pay the doctor. 
When Jackie was 17, he graduated from the China Drama Academy.
Unfortunately the Chinese opera was no longer very popular, so Jackie
and his classmates had to find other work. This was difficult because
at the school they were never taught how to read or write. The only
work available to them was unskilled labor or stunt work. Each year
many movies were made in Hong Kong and there was always a need for
young, strong stuntmen. Jackie was extraordinarily athletic and
inventive, and soon gained a reputation for being fearless; Jackie Chan
would try anything. Soon he was in demand. 
Jackie was very unhappy in Australia. The construction work was
difficult and boring. His salvation came in the form of a telegram from
a man named Willie Chan. Willie Chan worked in the Hong Kong movie
industry and was looking for someone to star in a new movie being made
by Lo Wei, a famous Hong Kong producer/director. Willie had seen Jackie
at work as a stuntman and had been impressed. Jackie called Willie and
they talked. Jackie didn't know it but Willie would end up becoming his
best friend and manager. Soon Jackie was on his way back to Hong Kong
to star in "New Fist of Fury." It was 1976 and Jackie Chan was 21 years
old. 
Once Jackie got back to Hong Kong, Willie Chan took control over
Jackie's career. To this day Jackie is quick to point out that he owes
his success to Willie. However, the movies that Jackie made for Lo Wei
were not very successful. The problem was that Jackie's talents were
not being used properly. It was only when Jackie was able to contribute
his own ideas that he became a star. He brought humor to martial arts
movies; his first success was "Snake in Eagle's Shadow." This was
followed by "Drunken Master" (another blockbuster) and Jackie's first
ever directing job, "Fearless Hyena." All were big hits. 
Jackie was becoming a huge success in Asia. Unfortunately, it would be
many years before the same could be said of his popularity in America.
After a series of lukewarm receptions in the U.S., mostly due to
miscasting, Jackie left the States and focused his attention on making
movies in Hong Kong. It would be 10 years before he returned to make
Rumble in the Bronx, the movie that introduced Jackie to American
audiences and secured him a place in their hearts (and their box
office). Rumble was followed by the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series
which put Jackie on the Hollywood A List. 
Jackie's lifelong devotion to fitness has served him well as he
continues to do stunt work and action sequences in his films. In recent
years, Jackie's focus has shifted and he is trying new genres of film –
fantasy, drama, romance – and is spending more and more time on his
charity work. He takes his work as Ambassador for UNICEF/UNAIDS very
seriously and spends all his spare time working tirelessly for
children, the elderly, and those in need. He continues to make films in
Hong Kong, including the blockbuster drama New Police Story in 2004. 
