As everyone knows, Hooters Girls are famous for their shiny pantyhose. But now they are using their said pantyhose for a good cause, help cleaning up the Gulf Coast.

Hooters Girls nationwide are donating their torn pantyhose to Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust in an effort to help absorb the oil which is devastating the Gulf of Mexico. Through the program, ingeniously titled Project Pantyhose, Hooters expects to collect over 100,000 pairs of hose which will be used to create booms, possibly soaking up 1 million gallons of oil.

Once laundered, the pantyhose will be stuffed with hair, fur and fleece in order to make the oil-absorbent booms. And if the panty-booms are reused 8 times, which is expected, they could ultimately absorb 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf.

Hooters has teamed up with environmental non-profits Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust, two organizations creating the panty-booms. The booms will be grouped together and sent out into the Gulf to block the oil from reaching the coast.

According to the company, the life expectancy of a pair of pantyhose worn by Hooters Girls at work is about 2-3 shifts. And with 380 Hooters locations across the U.S. collecting pantyhose for the next four weeks, the goal is to create 15 miles of booms. Mike McNeil, Vice President of Marketing, Hooters of America, said in the company’s own style:
“Who would have thought our Hooters Girls’ pantyhose would have a use other than making the girls’ legs look great.”

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The man dials the emergency number and then begins to rap, sing, chant, preach and blast loud music to bewildered operators.

The calls, which have blocked the line at busy times, have been going on since January last year.

In the last three months alone, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say he has made around 700 calls to them, costing the force up to 1,000 pounds a month.

Audio clips of some of the calls were released by the force today in the hope that somebody will recognise his Jamaican accent and tip them off.

Despite more than 60 SIM cards being blocked, he continues to call, using unregistered phones and stopping call handlers dealing with genuine emergencies.

Police say they have worked with a number of different mobile phone companies to establish that most of the calls are made from either the Moss Side or Old Trafford areas of Manchester.

“I would hope he does not do this out of malice, because he is putting lives at risk,” said superintendent Karen Lee, who is head of GMP’s call handling.

Nevertheless, this is not the first attempt to deter this kind of initiatives. 999 emergency service ( 911 in US and 112 in most EU countries ) has some videos on Youtube with recordings of previous hoax calls.

The police through out the calls are very polite in answering them and don’t get frustrated. We have to commend them for that.

Because of the unnecessary calls, the government has enacted laws and fines them as much as $10,000 and face a possible prison sentence of six months.

Chief Superintendent Dave Hayler said:

“Wasting the time of the emergency services could cost lives because the emergency services might not be available to respond to real emergencies if they are attending hoax calls,”

Though the calls are funny, these calls unnecessary prevent calls that requires real help quickly. And most of the emergency centers are under staffed to get these calls. Unless an emergency, please use Google or some other places to get help.

Baby jumping (El Colacho) is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos.  During the act – known as El Salto del Colacho (the devil’s jump) or simply El Colacho – men dressed as the Devil (known as the Colacho) jump over babies born during the previous twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street.

The Brotherhood of Santísimo Sacramento de Minerva, who organise the festivities chase people around the town throughout the day.

This tradition has reportedly been held in this town since 1620, though its origins are obscure. The event happens every year as part of the festivities associated with Corpus Christi, a Christian feast day that falls on a Thursday between late May and June. This El Colacho festival is frightening because it involves babies — jumping over babies.

The festival starts typically like the usual Spanish fiesta: the streets will be adorned with colorful things and some Spain flags. There’ll be a procession to and from the church, and then a mass is celebrated. The festival is arranged and prepared by the Santisimo Sacramento de Minerva. The members of this brotherhood will dress themselves up as either El Colacho or el Atabalero: the devil and his companion.

After the mass is when the breathtaking stunt begins. The babies are placed on a mattress that’s spread on a street that leads to the church. The babies that are lying on the mattress are the babies born after the last El Colacho festival — less than a year old. Several men wearing costumes as El Colacho and El Atabalero will come out running and head towards the mattress. They will then jump over the mattress where the babies are lying and continue running. The idea is that the devil and his companions have been driven out of the church and out of the town. By jumping over the babies, El Colacho and El Atabalero took with them the ill luck that can befall the babies.

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We definitely live in a strange world, while some get fired for being too fat others are fired for being too hot…

Debrahlee Lorenzana, reportedly got fired from Citibank because she got her fellow-mates distracted from work and was not up to the standards of the company in terms of maintaining a respectful environment.

As Citibank told Associated Press, “Citi is commited to fostering a culture of inclusion and providing a respectful environment in the workplace”.

Well, may we suggest that Debrahlee switches place with Cassie, who was about to get fired from Hooters for not wanting to slim down? Guess everyone would be happy then, right?

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Trying to get rid of his son, Yong Tsui offered the terrified child as a slave, putting a signal over a table with the youngster’s name and age and bragging of his capability for hard work.

But when bidders started to inquire how much the young man ate, furious bystanders attacked the father.

Yong told them the boy’s mother died three years ago and he could not afford to raise him.

According to the police: “He has no job, no home and no money. He says he wasn’t interested in money, just finding a home for the boy.”

Yong also said he was influenced by the story of a two-year-old Chinese boy who is in care after his parents chained him up while they worked to stop him being abducted.

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These alarming images feature Ardi Rizal, a 2 year old Indonesian kid who smokes 40 cigarettes a day.

Apparently this habit started when his father Mohammed gave him the taste at 18 months.

Now he weighs 4st and trundles round on a toy truck blowing smoke rings – too unfit to run with other kids.

His 26-year-old mother Diana, who has been trying to get him to quit but with little success, said: ‘He’s totally addicted. If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.’

Ardi always smokes the same cigarette brand and his habit costs his parents £3.78 a day in Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia, where the minimum wage is around £69 a month.

The family has even been offered a car by authorities if they can get the kid to quit smoking, however, in his father, a 30 year old fishmonger says: “He looks pretty healthy to me. I don’t see the problem.”

Is this a parental failure?

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The 20 year old college student Cassie has even been offered free gym membership by Hooters to help her slim down.

Alexis Aleshire, Public Relations Manager Hooters of America says: “We will say that our practice of upholding an image standard based on appearance, attitude and fitness for Hooters Girls is both legal and fair. It is not unlike the standard used by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders or the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.”

For Cassie Smith this ultimate on her 2nd year review was a devastating experience, in her own words:
“I was horrified. I was completely heartbroken. I was humiliated,”
“I don’t want other girls to have to go through this. I don’t want anyone to have to go through this,”
“If I could’ve gone back and not worked there for two years to take back that feeling, I would do it.”

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Video in Portuguese:

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A 25 year old teacher from the small location of Mirandela in Portugal might be facing unemployment after posing naked for Playboy.
Being responsible for complementary classes for young kids, the local population considers this exposure incompatible with a teachers social status. Even the local mayor has publicly announced that measures will be taken shortly to avoid further complications.

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