WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today raised the safety incident probability rating of laptop computers, making them unsafe for use in the work
area without precautionary measures. The ruling comes on the heels of a three year study of work-related incidents and new information on laptop materials. Employers will have six months to implement the new procedures or face stiff fines...
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CLEARWATER, FL - Hooters Restaurants - long known for their chicken wings and scantily clad waitresses - will soon have breasts on their menu as well. "People have always associated Hooters with wings" says
Cleve Ogler, Hooters Marketing Director. "From now on, we hope that when people think of Hooters, they'll think of breasts as well."
Steve "Johnny" Baker, owner of the local franchise, thinks it's a great idea. "We were just throwing them away...
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HOUSTON, TX - In a surprising move, NASA has recalled all diapers manufactured for astronauts use in space. Officials familiar with the situation claim use of these diapers - which are designed for use in the microgravity of space - may somehow trigger strange
behavior here on Earth. "We're not sure if it's a blood pressure phenomenon or just a psychosomatic reflex" says Otto Pondbottom, Director of NASA's Bodily Fluids Management Program. "But we're not going to take any chances...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - In response to Airbus' A380 and Boeing's 797 - the latest trends in commercial aviation - Northrop Grumman has announced plans to enter the passenger
plane market with the world's first 'muscle plane'. Officials of the fighter jet manufacturer are confident many fliers will opt away from the 500 to 1000 passenger giants for
something smaller with a little more style and 'pep'...
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