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Sunday, January 22
Smile or you're fired
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 22 Jan 2006 02:20 AM EST
A German IT company has come up with a solution to whiny workers: Make having a happy face while you're in the shop a contractual obligation. The Beeb has a video version on its website, but ... more »
An American journo and Iraq kidnappee talks about Jill Carroll
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 22 Jan 2006 02:10 AM EST
U.S. journalist Micah Garen was kidnapped in Iraq in August 2004. His partner Marie-Helene Carleton helped free him. On Friday, they spoke to Democracy Now! about his situation and that of Jill Carroll, whom her captors have threatened to kill if their demand for the freeing of all female Iraqi prisoners is not met. more »
Watching Paradise Now in Jerusalem
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 22 Jan 2006 01:45 AM EST
Paradise Now is about two likable, 20-something Palestinian losers who get tapped for a suicide bombing mission in Tel Aviv. The film won the Golden Globe for best foreign film. The Globe and Mail's Mark McKinnon watched it in a Jerusalem movie theatre. Needless to say, the protagonists weren't being rooted on: more » |
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