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Long queues for the changing rooms are the bane of bargain hunters at the post-Christmas sales.

 

So Marks & Spencer decided to do away with them altogether – an extraordinary decision that has enraged its customers.

 

In chaotic scenes that were replicated all across the country, a cringing daughter watched her mother strip off on the shop floor in protest after the store refused to change its policy.

 

And a furious father had to get his young daughter to try on clothes surrounded by crowds in the middle of the shop.

 

It sounds like anarchy on the streets, anger, chaos. Disgusting and outrageous.

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Wow that is big.   Who gets to eat it?

eet's mine juu mether fackers....!!!

OH NOOO!!!! We all need to get our Muslamic ray guns!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIPD8qHhtVU

Marks n sparks are a bunch of laughs aren't they. This last week:

 

 

Muslim staff working for Marks & Spencer have been given permission to refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork products

 

 

 

Its policy decision has highlighted a split among the big food retailers over whether religious staff should be excused certain jobs.

 

 

 

In contrast to M&S, Sainsbury’s said it had issued official guidelines that stated there was no reason why staff who did not drink alcohol or eat pork for religious reasons could not handle the goods.

 

 

 

The advice followed consultations with religious groups, said a spokesman.

 

 

 

Tesco said it treated each case on its merits, but said it “made no sense” to employ staff on a till who refused to touch certain items for religious reasons.

 

Asda said it would not deploy Muslims on tills who objected to handling alcohol, while Morrisons, which is based in Bradford where there is a large Muslim community, said it had widespread experience of dealing with the issue and would “respect and work around anyone’s wishes not to handle specific products for religious or cultural reasons”.

 

At M&S, Muslim staff who do not wish to handle alcohol or pork have been told they can politely request that customers choose another till at which to pay.

 

At one of its stores in central London last week, customers waiting with goods that included pork or alcohol were told by a Muslim checkout worker to wait until another till became available. The assistant was extremely apologetic at having to ask customers to wait.

 

One customer, who declined to be named, said: “I had one bottle of champagne, and the lady, who was wearing a headscarf, was very apologetic but said she could not serve me. She told me to wait until another member of staff was available.

 

“I was taken aback. I was a bit surprised. I’ve never come across that before.”

 

Customers trying to buy alcoholic drinks for Christmas were also asked to wait.

 

An M&S spokesman said: “We recognise that some of our employees practise religions that restrict the food or drink they can handle, or that mean they cannot work at certain times.

 

“M&S promotes an environment free from discrimination and so, where specific requests are made, we will always make reasonable adjustments to accommodate them, whilst ensuring high levels of customer service.”

 

The policy applies throughout its 700-plus stores. The spokesman said the policy of tolerance applied to other religions, so, for example, Christians who did not want to work on Sundays and religious Jews who chose not to work on Saturdays would also be excused. “This is something we decide on a case-by-case basis,” the spokesman added.

 

Sainsbury’s policy is set out in a booklet called The Little Book of Faith, which was issued by its human-resources department.

 

A spokesman said: “We have guidelines in place that set out the requirements and beliefs of different religions, which we have previously discussed and agreed with religious organisations and community groups.

 

“We treat everyone fairly, so although our colleagues on tills or replenishing stock will be asked to handle alcohol and meat, we will always work closely with individuals to ensure we are inclusive and fair to all.”

 

Sainsbury’s guidance advises that all staff — regardless of religious beliefs — are able to handle meat and alcohol. In other words, the same rules apply to everyone, irrespective of religion.

 

“If a [religious] belief involves not eating or drinking something in particular, they can still handle the food or drink as part of their job,” said a Sainsbury’s source.

 

The supermarket added that it would consult on a “case-by-case basis” if need be.

 

Morrisons said it had been a long-standing, unwritten rule that Muslim staff could opt out of serving alcohol.

 

A Morrisons spokesman said: “We would respect and work around anyone’s wishes not to handle specific products for religious or cultural reasons, regardless of the time of year.”

 

A Tesco spokesman said: “We don’t have a specific policy and take a pragmatic approach if a colleague raises concerns about a job they have been asked to do.”

 

She added: “It would not make sense to have somebody on the till if they cannot handle certain items.”

 

Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the former bishop of Rochester, who has voiced fears that Britain is losing its Christian identity and warned of the dangers of the influence of radical Islamic beliefs, said supermarket customers risked feeling uncomfortable if they were told they would have to wait to be served just because they were buying alcohol.

 

He said: “If supermarkets do not put up a notice saying this desk does not handle alcoholic beverages, it runs the risk shoppers could be humiliated when they get to the checkout.”

 

Shopworkers — Christian or not — have the right to refuse to work on Sundays, although Dr Nazir-Ali believes many choose not to exercise that right for fear of missing out on promotions or losing wages.

 

A report issued in 2005 by the Muslim Council for Britain and the former Department of Trade and Industry considers the example of a devout Muslim asked to work on the meat section of a supermarket.

 

The official guidance concludes: “If you feel that you cannot handle pork as a Muslim, then you should discuss this with your manager.

 

“A policy that all staff must work in the meat section of the supermarket may amount to indirect discrimination since it disadvantages Muslims.

 

“Your employer should try and accommodate your request where possible.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I had just spent 20 mins in the queue with my bacon and wine and some shop assistant decides not to do her job, then I would not be at all pleased or understanding. Muslims rule the UK.

 

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Georgian Etibar Elchev has broken his own record for carrying metal spoons on his chest and back.

 

Mr Elchev claims he has magnetic properties that attract the 53 spoons to his body.

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Dolphins are thought of as one of the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom – and experts believe they have put their ingenuity to use in the pursuit of getting “high”.

In extraordinary scenes filmed for a new documentary, young dolphins were seen carefully manipulating a certain kind of puffer fish which, if provoked, releases a nerve toxin.

 

 

Though large doses of the toxin can be deadly, in small amounts it is known to produce a narcotic effect, and the dolphins appeared to have worked out how to make the fish release just the right amount.

Carefully chewing on the puffer and passing it between one another, the marine mammals then enter what seems to be a trance-like state.

The behaviour was captured on camera by the makers of Dolphins: Spy in the Pod, a series produced for BBC One by the award-winning wildlife documentary producer John Downer.

Rob Pilley, a zoologist who also worked as a producer on the series, told the Sunday Times: “This was a case of young dolphins purposely experimenting with something we know to be intoxicating.

“After chewing the puffer gently and passing it round, they began acting most peculiarly, hanging around with their noses at the surface as if fascinated by their own reflection.

“It reminded us of that craze a few years ago when people started licking toads to get a buzz, especially the way they hung there in a daze afterwards. It was the most extraordinary thing to see.”

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"Hoping that studying deep frying in different gravitational conditions will help them improve space food for future astronauts, scientists with the European Space Agency chopped potatoes into thin sticks and deep fried them in extra-virgin olive oil, one side at a time, in a spinning centrifuge that created conditions of up to nine times Earth's gravity, akin to that seen on Jupiter. Higher gravity levels significantly increased the heat transfer between the hot oil and the potato, shortening frying time and resulting in thick, crispy crusts, the team reports. In fact, the scientists may have discovered the ideal gravitational condition for creating crunchy fries: The crust reached its maximum thickness when the potato was fried at three times Earth's gravity; any further increase in gravity levels did not improve the fries' crispiness."

 

This was one of the things holding me back on being an astronaut. This, and pies being crusty not soggy.

So if this is true I might have to jolly well look into this being an astronaut lark once again.

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Police had to use olive oil to free a naked man who became trapped in a top-loading washing machine.

The unctuous intervention was part of a 20-minute rescue operation mounted in Mooroopna, Victoria, to pry the man from the hiding place he had planned to use to surprise his wife.

"He was very well wedged in there and we were concerned for his health and wellbeing," Shepparton police sergeant Michelle De Araugo told Shepparton News.

‘‘It was just a game gone wrong. It would be fair to say the gentleman was very embarrassed."

Firefighters, paramedics and SES officers also assisted the rescue.

A spokeswoman for Victoria police said: “Emergency services were called to a house in Helmer Street. A 20-year-old man required assistance after being trapped in a washing machine.

“He was transferred to Goulburn Valley hospital for observation.”

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Women Injects Heated Beef Fat To Face

 

A 63-year-old face surgery addict died after injecting heated beef fat around her mouth and chin, according to The Daily Mail.

 

Janet Hardt died from a bacterial infection that weakened her colon, but the injection itself didn't cause death, a coroner said. In fact, Hardt had done this procedure several times in the past.

 

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