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  1. I remember back in 2019, my friends & I went to Maldives and stayed in Sheraton water bungalow.

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    We received complaints from one of the water bungalow guest (a middle eastern woman who stayed next door) that we worn nothing but swimming trunks while snorkeling in the sea. 

    For fuck sake it's a beach resort, almost 90% of the male guest worn had nothing but a swimming trunks.

    Bitch should not be allowed if she's so conservative :rolleyes:

  2. Female cabin crew applicants had to strip so recruiters could check for scars, birthmarks or tattoos, report says
    STEPHANIE STACEY JAN 4, 2023, 19:24 IST

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    • Male candidates were told the airline only hired men from Kuwait, El Diario reported
    • Kuwait Airways applicants say they were ordered to strip to their underwear at a recruitment event.
    • Recruiters rejected women with glasses, moles or visible scars, Spain's El Diario reported.

    Women hoping to become flight attendants with Kuwait Airways say they were ordered to strip down to their underwear so that recruiters could inspect their bodies, a Spanish newspaper reported.

    Mariana, 23, told El Diario she was asked to strip to her bra, skirt, and pantyhose while a female recruiter wrote comments in a notebook: "I felt like an animal in the zoo."

    The incident took place at a hotel in Madrid, Spain, in November during a recruitment event organized by Meccti, which describes itself as the world's largest cabin crew recruitment agency.

    https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/female-cabin-crew-applicants-had-to-strip-so-recruiters-could-check-for-scars-birthmarks-or-tattoos-report-says/articleshow/96741792.cms

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  3. Women ‘acting like men’ face cane, jail under Malaysia state law
    A recent move by a Malaysian state to punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and donning men’s clothing has drawn the ire of human rights activists.
    By: Bloomberg | December 17, 2022 08:25 IST

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    A recent move by a Malaysian state to punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and donning men’s clothing has drawn the ire of human rights activists.

    As many as 14 rights groups, including the All Women’s Action Society, said the legislative changes by the northeastern state of Terengganu violate the right to freedom of expression, equality and non-discrimination. The laws, which were passed by the state assembly, also worsen “existing harmful impact on women, young people, LGBTQ persons, among others,” according to a Dec. 3 statement.

    Terengganu, which is governed by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, also outlawed witchcraft and sorcery under the amendments. The offenses are punishable by a fine of up to 5,000 ringgit ($1,134), a three-year jail term and six lashes, or any combination of the three, Bernama reported Dec. 1, citing state religious official Satiful Bahari Mamat.

    The move comes amid fears that Islamist-based parties are seeking to wield a greater influence on state affairs, and risks further unnerving investors. Global funds pulled more than $1.2 billion from the domestic bond market in the first 11 months of 2022, partly due to concerns about political instability in the Southeast Asian nation.

    The new laws would better protect “the well-being of Muslims,” Bernama cited Satiful as saying. He added that the prohibition on women behaving like men was enacted because existing laws only dealt with men acting like women.

    “Because in the past, there might not have been much of this issue (women acting like men),” he told the state news agency. “But we see now that ‘pengkid’ (tomboy or lesbian) cases and the like are becoming more widespread, so the state government intends to curb this issue.”

    Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, or PAS as it’s known, won the most seats of any single party in last month’s general election. The party has a long-stated objective of transforming Malaysia into an Islamic state, and has pushed the federal parliament to allow it to implement strict Islamic laws in the states it controls.

    The legislative changes mirror a recent move by neighbouring Indonesia to outlaw extramarital sex and raise the penalty on abortions. The bill, which was passed by lawmakers last week, also adds limits to how much people can criticise the president and public institutions, and restricts the rights of LGBTQ citizens.

    https://indianexpress.com/article/world/women-acting-like-men-face-cane-jail-under-malaysia-state-law-8329233/

  4. Don't wear bikinis, Melaka religious dept warns visitors to Pulau Besar
    By Meor Riduwan Meor Ahmad - January 1, 2023 @ 7:56pm
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    MELAKA: The state Islamic authorities are unhappy that some tourists are going around wearing bikinis, an act that has sullied the image of Pulau Besar, they say.

    The Melaka Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JAIM) said it wants action to be taken against those who are indecently dressed.

    This followed a three-minute video of some beachgoers wearing bikinis on the island which has been making its rounds on social media since Christmas Day.

    JAIM chief Che Sukri Che Mat said the department is now planning on putting up signboards to remind tourists to dress appropriately and not to partake in activities that are considered sensitive to Muslims.

    "Wearing attire such as bikinis is only suitable for the bedroom, not to be shown off to the community in Pulau Besar. They should not take this lightly.

    "This is the first and last warning. Do not repeat such an act; we will not compromise," he said.

    Che Sukri said a meeting will be held with police, local government and state development authorities over the matter.

    He said that they will discuss possible action to be taken against tourists who sullied the sanctity of Pulau Besar, whose history dates back to the Islamic civilisation.

    Besides beach resorts and small outlying islands, Pulau Besar is well known for its ancient graves, tombs and mausoleums of notable Islamic preachers.

    https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/01/866285/dont-wear-bikinis-melaka-religious-dept-warns-visitors-pulau-besar

  5. Yes! Save the environment! :yes: 

    New York Approves Human Composting Law

    BY MAYSOON KHAN / AP DECEMBER 31, 2022 2:17 PM EST

    ALBANY, N.Y. — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.

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    Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they could be returned to the earth elsewhere. “Whatever my family chooses to do with the compost after it’s done is up to them,” Fischer said.

    “I am committed to having my body composted and my family knows that,” he added. “But I would love for it to happen in New York where I live rather than shipping myself across the country.”

    Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to legalize natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, making New York the sixth state in the nation to allow that method of burial.

    Washington state became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California in 2022.

    For Fischer, this alternative, green method of burial aligns with his philosophical view on life: to live in an environmentally conscious way.

    The process goes like this: the body of the deceased is placed into a reusable vessel along with plant material such as wood chips, alfalfa and straw. The organic mix creates the perfect habitat for naturally occurring microbes to do their work, quickly and efficiently breaking down the body in about a month’s time.

    The end result is a heaping cubic yard of nutrient-dense soil amendment, the equivalent of about 36 bags of soil, that can be used to plant trees or enrich conservation land, forests, or gardens. :yes: 

    For urban areas such as New York City where land is limited, it can be seen as a pretty attractive burial alternative.

    Michelle Menter, manager at Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, a cemetery in central New York, said the facility would “strongly consider” the alternative method.

    “It definitely is more in line with what we do,” she added.

    The 130-acre (52-hectare) nature preserve cemetery, nestled between protected forest land, offers natural, green burials which is when a body can be placed in a biodegradable container and into a gravesite so that it can decompose fully.

    “Every single thing we can do to turn people away from concrete liners and fancy caskets and embalming, we ought to do and be supportive of,” she said.

    But not all are onboard with the idea.

    The New York State Catholic Conference, a group that represents bishops in the state, has long opposed the bill, calling the burial method “inappropriate.”

    “A process that is perfectly appropriate for returning vegetable trimmings to the earth is not necessarily appropriate for human bodies,” Dennis Poust, executive director of the organization, said in a statement.

    “Human bodies are not household waste, and we do not believe that the process meets the standard of reverent treatment of our earthly remains,” he said.

    Katrina Spade, the founder of Recompose, a full-service green funeral home in Seattle that offers human composting, said it offers an alternative for people wanting to align the disposition of their remains with how they lived their lives.

    She said “it feels like a movement” among the environmentally aware.

    “Cremation uses fossil fuels and burial uses a lot of land and has a carbon footprint,” said Spade. “For a lot of folks being turned into soil that can be turned to grow into a garden or tree is pretty impactful.”

    https://time.com/6243892/new-york-approves-human-composting-law/

  6. Bomb squad called to ER after 88-year-old man arrives with WWI artillery shell in his anus 
    Bethany Dawson Dec 23, 2022, 4:56 PM

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    • Doctors in France have had to remove a World War I bomb from the rectum of an 88-year-old man.
    • The senior reportedly inserted the shell in his anus for his own pleasure, French outlet Var-Matin reported.
    • A spokesperson for Hospital Sainte Musse said the bomb squad was called, and the hospital evacuated. 

    Doctors in France have had to remove a World War I bomb from the rectum of an 88-year-old man, French outlet Var-Matin reports.

    According to the news site, the anonymous senior went to Hospital Sainte Musse in Toulon to remove the 8-inch artillery shell from his anus, which he had placed inside him for pleasure.

    Doctors at the hospital were not just concerned about the medical needs of the senior but also that the explosive could detonate in the hospital. However, it was quickly determined that the risk of an explosion was minimal.

    A spokesperson for Hospital Sainte Musse told the Daily Mail that the incident last Saturday required the "intervention of bomb disposal personnel, the evacuation of adult and pediatric emergencies, as well as the diversion of incoming emergencies."

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    According to the Mail, the bomb was commonly used by the French military in the early 1900s and is now a collector's item from World War I.

    The spokesperson also told the news site that the elderly man is now recovering well and was in "good health" after the 8-inch long and 2-inch wide shell was removed from his anus.

    Last year, bomb disposal experts were called to a hospital in Gloucester, England, after a man told doctors that a World War II anti-tank shell was lodged inside of him.

    https://www.insider.com/france-man-had-wwi-shell-lodged-in-rectum-bomb-squad-called-by-hospital-2022-12

  7. 9 hours ago, Nick said:

    The Daily Fail reported she had her 14th nose job! 🙏

    Gurl, I had reported back in page 32.

     

      

    On 12/7/2022 at 11:17 PM, horn said:

    EXCLUSIVE: 'It's more natural looking!' Jessica Alves reveals she's had ANOTHER nose job to fix her breathing after 13 previous failed surgeries

    By AMELIA WYNNE FOR MAILONLINE | PUBLISHED: 00:54 GMT, 3 December 2022 

    Jessica Alves has revealed she's undergone yet another nose job to fix her breathing and problems with necrosis - after 13 previous failed surgeries. :sneaky: 

    The Brazilian TV personality, 39, flew to Istanbul for a bottom augmentation when the surgeon said he could fix her nose while she was there too.

    Jessica is known for her love of cosmetic procedures and has spent more than £1M on around 100 surgeries over the years. 

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    Speaking exclusively to MailOnline she said: 'In the past 20 years I have had 13 nose jobs and they were always a failure causing me breathing issues and necrosis. I even almost lost my nose four years ago followed a nose job in Tehran.

    'Ever since I have been having breathing issues and there's a nasal sound when I speak. My nose also became too small and it was not by choice.

    'It was just how it turned out after the infection and necrosis after a surgeon used cartilage from a cadaver in Iran. Ever since I have being looking for a doctor who could fix my nose and my breathing.'

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    Necrosis is the death of body tissue. It occurs when too little blood flows to the tissue. This can be from injury, radiation, or chemicals. 

    She went on to explain that she has travelled the world having consultations and being turned down by doctors who weren't confident to touch her nose or wanted to charge her 75k for a single nose job due to it's risks and complications.

     

     

  8. 10 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    Yes, there is so much anger about his early release. It is horrendous that he has only served 10 years. He should NEVER be released. 

    THIS

    People like him would NEVER EVER feel remorse and will continue killing.

    Feel so sick when I read the news about the early release of this terrorist.

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    Indonesian authorities said Patek was an example of successful efforts to reform convicted terrorists and they will use him to influence others to not carry out terrorism.

    https://www.9news.com.au/world/bali-bombing-bomb-maker-umar-patek-indonesia-considers-objection-to-hisyam-bin-alizein-early-release/31952e11-a15a-45f5-ab92-19867f0f717f

    I can't help to roll my eyes :rolleyes: 

    And please use his real name "Hisyam bin Alizein" instead of "Umar Patek". Stop insulting Patek Philippe.

  9. How dare Saudi snub Biden in this way? :americanlife: 

    China = Communist = Crime! 

    Biden deserves better treatment than XJP :americanlife:

    Xi Jinping’s grand welcome in Saudi Arabia compared to Joe Biden’s ‘cold fist bump’
    Analysts say contrast highlights how Saudi Arabia sees itself as having more in common with China than the US
    Arpan Rai | 21 hours ago

    Xi Jinping’s grand entry into Saudi Arabia that saw his Air China Boeing 747 flanked by jets of green and white smoke to represent the Gulf country’s flag has been contrasted with the lukewarm welcome received by Joe Biden during his visit to the country a few months earlier.

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    Footage released by Saudi state television showed Mr Xi’s bombastic welcome into the Gulf country on Wednesday, also marked by a number of other displays of national symbolism and solidarity.

    Another set of jets sprayed red and yellow in the colours of China’s national flag, a military fly-past took place along with the firing of 21 cannon and scores of Saudi officials, including the governor of Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Bandar, welcomed the Chinese leader at the tarmac for his three-day visit.

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    Members of the Saudi Royal Guard on Arabian horses escorted Mr Xi’s car to the royal palace in Riyadh, where the country’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave him a warm welcome with a smile and handshake.

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    The symbolic show of partnership confirmed the Gulf nation’s growing closeness with Beijing and marked a stark contrast with the way in which Mr Biden was greeted.

    The US president was quietly received on arrival at the Red Sea port city of Jeddah by a regional governor and Mr Biden met the Saudi crown prince with a controversial fist bump, a move that was met with severe backlash in Mr Biden’s home country.

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    The BBC’s Middle East business correspondent Sameer Hashmi said Mr Biden’s controversial fist bump came across as “cold” compared to the “firm handshake” exchanged between the crown prince and Mr Xi.

    “Interesting times in the Middle East as [the] US looks to retain its influence while China looks to build its own,” said Kabir Taneja, a fellow at New Delhi’s Observer Research Foundation.

    This could be a reflection of the trade and energy interests of both nations. Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and president of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, explained that China and Saudi Arabia thought of themselves as “the last men standing” in terms of the demand and supply for fossil fuels respectively.

    “That really aligns these countries much more than with the US over the medium to long term,” he said, adding that a lot more investment between the two nations can be expected from this high-level visit.

    During the key diplomatic visit of the year, Mr Xi plans to meet both 86-year-old King Salman and the 37-year-old crown prince.

    Mr Xi’s visit stemmed from an invite by the Saudi king, said Zongyuan Zoe Liu, senior fellow for international political economy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) think tank.

    The king did not just urge the Chinese leader to attend a Saudi-China summit, but two others.

    “He invited him to also attend another broader summit, one of which is the Arab-China summit and the other is the GCC summit. And China has already confirmed that Xi Jinping will attend every single one of these,” Ms Zongyuan told Bloomberg.

    She pointed out that “when Biden visited the region earlier this year, he did not receive the same kind of treatment”.

    “We can safely say that the Xi Jinping visit comes at the time when the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia have soured and plummeted tremendously,” she said.

    The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, said Mr Xi’s visit is the “largest and highest-level diplomatic event between China and the Arab world since the founding of the People’s Republic of China and will become an epoch-making milestone in the history of China-Arab relations”.

    The Eurasia Group said the tone of this visit is “likely to be much more positive” than Mr Biden’s.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/xi-jinping-saudi-arabia-biden-arab-summit-b2241262.html

  10. 3 minutes ago, horn said:

    Noem has become increasingly comfortable using her position as governor of a rural state to wade into national — and now international — issues. With executive orders and statements that cater to conservative media headlines, she has made it clear that her political ambitions lie beyond South Dakota. She is seen as a potential contender for the Republican nomination for the 2024 White House.

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    YASSS Kristi, make America great again!!! and dun let Trump has any chance in the 2024 US president election!

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  11. YASSSS! Ban EVERYTHING  from China now! :yes: 

    South Dakota governor orders review of Chinese investments
    By STEPHEN GROVES | yesterday

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    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday called for an immediate review of the state’s investments to determine if it has stakes in Chinese companies, stepping up her rhetoric against the ascendant Asian economic giant that has also emerged as a powerful rival to the United States.

    The Republican governor has taken aim at the state’s ties to China and claimed that they pose a national security threat. Last week, she banned the popular video-sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, from being used on state-owned devices.

    Noem has become increasingly comfortable using her position as governor of a rural state to wade into national — and now international — issues. With executive orders and statements that cater to conservative media headlines, she has made it clear that her political ambitions lie beyond South Dakota. She is seen as a potential contender for the Republican nomination for the 2024 White House.

    On Thursday, her office issued a statement saying she wanted the South Dakota Investment Council, which oversees a $19 billion portfolio for the state’s pension fund and other trust funds, to review its investments for ties to Chinese companies within seven days. She argued that all Chinese companies are tied to the country’s Communist Party. :yes: 

    “South Dakotans deserve to know if their taxpayer dollars are being invested to benefit the Chinese Communist Party,” Noem said in a statement.

    China’s government has worked in recent years to exert stronger ties to companies by pushing the development of party cells, which are small committees of Communist Party members, within companies. But it’s not clear how much influence the cells have on company operations, and experts say the relationship between the party and business is complicated.

    It isn’t clear whether Noem’s orders will have any real effect. In the Investment Council’s most recent annual report, China did not make it onto a list of the top ten countries where it has invested. Noem said that if any investments in Chinese companies are found, the council should propose a plan to take its money elsewhere.

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    South Dakota Retirement System
    Top 10 Largest Country Weights
    United States 68.9%
    Great Britain 6.6%
    Switzerland 4.2%
    Germany 4.1%
    Japan 4.0%
    Canada 2.7%
    France 2.5%
    South Korea 1.9%
    Netherlands 1.6%
    Belgium 0.8%
    Total 97.3% (No China) :yes: 

    School And Public Lands
    Top 10 Largest Country Weights

    United States 77.2%
    Great Britain 4.9%
    Switzerland 2.9%
    Germany 2.9%
    Japan 2.8%
    Canada 2.3%
    France 1.8%
    South Korea 1.3%
    Netherlands 1.1%
    Belgium 0.5%
    Total 97.7% (No China) :yes: 

    Dakota Cement Trust
    Top 10 Largest Country Weights

    United States 76.9%
    Great Britain 5.0%
    Japan 3.0%
    Switzerland 3.0%
    Germany 2.9%
    Canada 2.2%
    France 1.8%
    South Korea 1.3%
    Netherlands 1.1%
    Belgium 0.5%
    Total 97.7% (No China) :yes: 

    Education Enhancement Trust
    Top 10 Largest Country Weights

    United States 78.9%
    Great Britain 4.6%
    Switzerland 2.8%
    Germany 2.7%
    Japan 2.7%
    Canada 2.1%
    France 1.7%
    South Korea 1.2%
    Netherlands 1.0%
    Belgium 0.5%
    Total 98.2% (No China) :yes: 

    Health Care Trust
    Top 10 Largest Country Weights

    United States 78.2%
    Great Britain 4.8%
    Switzerland 2.9%
    Germany 2.8%
    Japan 2.7%
    Canada 2.2%
    France 1.7%
    South Korea 1.3%
    Netherlands 1.1%
    Belgium 0.5%
    Total 98.2% (No China) :yes: 

    https://sdic.sd.gov/docs/Annual Report 2022.pdf

    Last year, the Investment Council reviewed its portfolio to determine if it had invested in Russian companies after that country invaded Ukraine, but determined that there were not any direct investments in Russian companies.

    U.S. President Joe Biden last year expanded a list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to American investors because of their purported links to the Chinese military and surveillance. Chinese officials vehemently objected to that move.

    https://apnews.com/article/business-china-kristi-noem-south-dakota-national-security-138a7505c695fbaa05d17361c34a16a8

     

    I'm surprised she has yet to ban iPhone since it's made in China :shock: 

    How could she allow that to happen?

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