Beware!! These activities can get you FIRED from your work

Most of the states in the U.S. (and in many countries also) exercise at-will employment rules. That is, a company can fire an employee for any reason, unless the issue at hand is protected by law, like gender, race, religion, national origin, or disability.

What it means to us? This means that it could be legal for your employer to fire you over your political leanings. And that’s not the only area. In a piece for Yahoo! HotJobs, Larry Buhl writes about five key areas where a company may scrutinize. According to Buhl, they are:

1. Smoking, drinking, and overeating: Due to the cost of health insurance, more and more employers view “unhealthy” habits as a threat to their bottom line.
2. Risky behavior: Likewise, a company might see your bungee jumping hobby as a liability.
3. Speech: Will your employer consider your blogging to be destructive griping?
4. Romantic relationships: Dating someone at a competitor’s company has landed employees in hot water. And some employers might take issue with unmarried coupling or even same-sex relationships (federal law doesn’t protect employees from discrimination based on real or perceived sexual orientation).
5. Political activity: Volunteering for Obama could be trouble if you have a pro-McCain boss, and vice versa.

Union members and employees in the public (government) sector are generally more protected, but private sector employees can be fired at any time. Buhl provides tips from legal experts for protecting your job from unexpected dangers:

• Understand the concept of at-will employment. Don’t assume that termination must be illegal just because you think it was unfair.
• Be fully aware of your company’s policies and terms of employment. Read the employee handbook, and ask HR if you have any questions.
• Be familiar with the company’s internal dispute mechanisms (if any) for filing grievances.
• Think before you act. Could your employer see your actions off the job as potentially destructive to the company?
• Don’t disclose. You don’t have to disclose lifestyle choices or off-the-clock activities unless there is a clear link to your ability to perform the job.

TEACH INDIA – Let’s learn to teach

We've just identified the perfect solution to illiteracy – YOU.

After phenomenal success of the “Lead India” drive, The Times of India (TOI) has launched a all-new initiative – TEACH INDIA: Let’s learn to teach. Under this initiative, TOI is encouraging young citizens of India to donate a few hours a week only for 3 months towards teaching underprivileged, undereducated children from our neighborhood. It is not a nation-wide initiative, but it is in fact a nation-building initiative! It is solely based on one single motive – your willingness to teach the underprivileged, to remove the illiteracy from our superb nation and in the process help the children to live a better life.

It involves various programmes including basic education, support classes and even story-telling. The type of programme a volunteer is assigned to, will be decided after initial assessment by the NGO, keeping your location and time preference in mind. One has to devote a few hours every week for initial 3 months, later on s/he can continue depends on the experience / willingness. This drive is supported by almost 60 of India’s most committed NGO’s, corporates, schools, and is recognized by the UN Volunteers.

Come on Indians, the nation is calling you… seeking your selfless help to eradicate illiteracy… to come forward and help change the future of a child forever. Your few hours a week can change the future of our youth! We owe a lot to this beautiful nation; it’s the pay back time now! I have already applied and am hoping that I would get this wonderful chance to serve my country.

If you also share my opinion, hop in immediately: visit http://teach.timesofindia.com now for more details and complete the application formalities. If you happen to be part of this initiative, do not forget to buzz me here – we’ll probably shake hands sometime.

Bollywood Movie Schedule - July 2008

Movie Name	Release Date	Casting	Genre
Hari Puttar	July 11	Sarika, Jackie Shroff, Zain Khan (child artist)	Comedy
Mehbooba	July 11	Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala	Romance/Drama
Mission Istanbul	July 11	Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi	Action
Kismet Konnection	July 18	Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan	Romance
Chamku	July 18	Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra	Thriller
Contract	July 18	Prasad Purandare, Sakshi Gulati	Thriller
C Kkompany	July 25	Tusshar Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Raima Sen, Mithun Chakraborty	Action
Hello	July 25	Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Isha Kopikar, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora, Sharat Saxena	Drama
Maharathi	July 25	Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Tara Sharma	Drama
Right Or Wrong	July 25	Sunny Deol, Irfan Khan, Isha Koppikar, Aryan Vaid, Konkona Sen	Thriller
Money Hai To Honey Hai	July 25	Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Upen Patel, Ravi Kishan, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma	Comedy/Drama

Funny personal profiles on an Indian matrimonial site...

These are actual ads on a matrimony site. Grammar and spelling errors have no place in a
profile description as everything is straight from the heart!

Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you forget your basic grammar after reading this mail...

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Hello To Viewers My Name is Sowmya, I am single i dont have male, If any one whant to marrie to me u can visite to my home. I am not a good education but i working all field in bangalore .. if u like me u welcome to my heart... when ever u whant to meet pls visit my resident or send u letter..
Thanks
yours Regards Sowmya ~*~
(Truly yours)

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I want very simple boy. from brahmin educated family from Orissa state she is also know about RAMAYAN, GEETA BHAGABATA, and other homework
(Wut Homework?)

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I am a happy-go-lucky kind of person. Enjoys every moments of life. I love to make friendship. Becauese friendship is a first step of love. I am looking for my dreamboy who will love me more than I. Because I love myself a lot. If u think that is u then why to late come on........ hold my hand forever !!!
(The dilwale dulhaniya effect)

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I am simple girl. I have lot of problemin my life because of my lucknowi am looking one boy he care me and love me lot lot lot (I don't know why but this is one of my favorites)

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I want a boy with no drinks if he wants he can wear jeans in house but while steping out of house he should give recpect to our cast (by not wearing his jeans? Wat the hell...)

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HYE I AM A GOOD LOKING GIRL,WHO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE ANY BODY TO LOUGH. I BELIEVE IN GOD AND ACCORDING TO ME FRIENDS ARE THE REAL MESSENGER OF GOD. THE 3 THINGS I AM LOOKING FROM A BOY. THEY ARE
1. THEY MUST BELIEVE IN GOD.
2. THEY HAVE TO LIKE MY PROFFESION
3. THEY SHOULD NOT GET BORED WITH ME WHEN I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LOUGH.
(all of us are loughing {laughing})

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Whatever he may be but he should feel that he is going to be someone groom and he must think of the future life if he is toolike this he would be called the man of the lamp.

(I am clueless, I feel so lost. Can anyone tell me what this girl wants. Infact she doesn't know wat she wants ?.. ? A LAMP ? ?

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I love my patner I marriage the patner ok i search my patner and I love the patner ok thik hai the patner has a graduate ok

(I am again clueless but I liked the use of "ok". The person is suffering from "Ok-syndrome")

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I am pranati my family histoy my two brother two sister and father & mother sister completely married

(somebody please explain in comments section how to get married 'completely'?)

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My name is farhanbegum and i am unmarried. pleaes you marrige me pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes
(heights of desperation!)

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I am kanandevi. i do owo businas.one sistar.he was marred.

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Hello i am a good charactarised woman. i want to run my life happily. i divorced my first husband. his charactor is not good'. i expect the good minded and clean habits boy who may be in the same caste or other caste accepted ....

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I am Sharmila my colour is black, but my heart is white. i like social service.
(Gosh!!!!!!!! she knows her heart color)

Modus operandi of the ATM thieves...

There have been plenty thefts at / near the ATM machines. The thieves smartly "fool" their victims into handing over their ATM card and PIN number to them...

HOW this happens, you might wonder...

I have finally found the modus operandi used by many of these ATM thieves... Check it out. It will blow your mind too...

	Step 1: An individual who apparently is making a bank transaction at the ATM machine.
	Step 2: What he really is doing is placing a trap in the ATM machine to “capture” the next user card.
	Step 3: Altering the ATMs is a risky business, these individuals work in teams. The lookout warns of any possible eye witnesses / or of the next potential victim.
	Step 4: Here we see the next client using the ATM, after the trap has been set. He inserts his card and begins his transaction. WOW! The victim fell in their trap... CHECK IT OUT HOW...
	Finally, BE CAREFUL while accessing ATM machines. PRECAUTION is better than Cure... SPREAD the word. STOP ATM thefts.

Sikhs Strike Back - Intelligently!!!

About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Sikhs had to leave Italy
Naturally there was a big uproar from the Sikh community.So the Pope made a deal
He would have a religious debate with a member of the Sikh community
If the Sikh won, the Sikhs could stay. If the Pope won, the Sikhs would leave.

The Sikhs realized that they had no choice. So they picked a middle-aged man named Harbinder Singh to represent them. Harbinder asked for one additional condition to the debate.
To make it more interesting, neither side would be allowed to talk. The Pope agreed.

The day of the great debate came. Harbinder Singh and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute.
Then the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.
Harbinder looked back at him and raised one finger.
The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Harbinder pointed to the ground where he sat.
The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine.
Harbinder pulled out an apple.

The Pope stood up and said, "I give up. This man is too good. The Sikhs can stay."

An hour later, the cardinals were gathered around the Pope asking him what had happened.
The Pope said, "First I held up three fingers to represent the holy trinity.
He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still One God common to both our religions.
Then, I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us.
He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us.
Then, I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins.
He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin.
He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"

Meanwhile, the Sikh community had crowded around Harbinder Singh. "What happened?" they asked.
"Well," said Harbinder, "First he said to me that the Sikhs had three days to get out of here.
I told him not one of us was leaving.
Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Sikhs.
I let him know that we were staying right here."
"Yes, and then???" asked the crowd.
"I don't know", said Harbinder,
"He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!!

Balle Balle... Hats off to my Sikh brothers and their sisters...

THIRD best airline of the world - Do you know it?

It is Palmair European Airlines which flies no more than twice a day, has a worker who does the seating plans on her kitchen table, and carries only 70,000 passengers a year. Don't believe me? Read on...


A tiny British airline with just one 34-year-old Boeing 737 has been named the third best in the world. Palmair European flies no more than twice a day, has a worker who does the seating plans on her kitchen table and carries only 70,000 passengers a year. But it beat heavyweights including Walsh's BA and Branson's Virgin Atlantic along with 64 others in the Which? poll for best experience and value for money. It was also voted best for short-haul.

Delighted boss David Skillicorn said: “We're just little Palmair with a little Boeing 737. Those who want more leg room get it and families who want to sit together can. Other airlines charge for a service like this but not us. “We've even taken out seats to give the 130 passengers more leg room.” Founded 51 years ago and employing 50 staff, Palmair flies to 14 European destinations including Spain, Tenerife, Portugal, Corfu and Croatia. Worker Teresia Rossello greets every passenger and then waves them off at Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. There are no night flights as they are considered antisocial. Which? said the awards singled out “special” firms. Air New Zealand was joint third with Palmair, behind Jet Airways and winner Singapore Airlines.

Plamair facts

• 50 staff work there: 25 crew and 25 support staff
• 70,000 fly a year but only in the day and not before 8.20 am.
• 1957 - Peter Bath set up the airline and waved off every flight until 2006.

How to pronounce Oklahoma correctly?

I never knew this.

I guess I had been pronouncing it correctly, but I never knew the story behind it..

There is a right way and a wrong way to pronounce

Oklahoma

The proper way is:

Okla . . . Homa

(There's a pause between the 'a' and the 'h'.)

See the reason below.
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Ready Reckoner for Hotel Freaks...

Hotel Reservation is necessary when you are seeking the right place to stay. Whether you are seeking a place to hold a business conference or are simply passing through town, you need to have the very safest and most comfortable place to rest your head. You can easily find the hotel that you need. Enjoy the ease that comes with booking hotel reservation online.

Booking hotel reservation online Don't risk going to a town without having the hotel reservation that you need for accommodations. When you need group bookings, family reunions, or short staying time, you can easily find the proper hotel accommodations right here on this site. By perusing the various hotels and locations throughout the nation, you will gain access to the many options that there are concerning your stay. Enjoy the booking process as much as you enjoy the hotel that you choose to stay at!

Online search hotels Search the wonderful hotels that there are throughout the nation with this site. When you book your hotel online you will be able to travel with ease. Know that you have a safe place to rest your head as soon as you arrive at your destination. Hotel reservation online is one the best aspects of the web technology. Safely arrive at your hotel and enjoy yourself. Beginning booking your hotel right now.

Buying a car??? Move on... Car rentals new favourite

The debate on whether you should get a car rental is always a difficult one. Sometimes it is easier to opt for the comfort of a rental car. You can do this by searching through the car rental options that you see here. From trucks to convertibles, you will be able to find the right automobile to accommodate your needs. Whether it is just for a day or an extended period, you should check out car rental opportunities right now.

Car rental for travelers A car rental is one thing that most travelers don't realize they need until it is too late. When you are in an unfamiliar city, it is important to have the comfort and safety of having your own form of transportation. This is easy to do once you check out the information that you see before you. Car rental options are better than before especially when you see the types of vehicles you can rent. Ever wonder what it would be like to drive a convertible? You can find out once you see the cars we have here for you. Getting a car rental

Getting a car rental is easy when you book online. There are easy options made available to you and you can find the car that suits your needs best. Whether your own car is being worked on, you are traveling, or you simply want to try driving something else for a change for fun, you can easily find the right vehicle for you. Getting a car rental will save you time and energy and in most cases, money. Check out the cars available here and enjoy your driving.

Hottest Tips for a Successful Date

Dating is easy when you sign up for a membership in a dating site. With technology as fast and easy as it is, you can find the love or your life, or at least a solid friend, when you allow yourself to meet new people. Dating has never been easier and when you check out the services that are provided to you on this site, you will be able to increase your chances of meeting that special someone now.

Dating sites have changed Dating sites have changed. Now, more than ever, you can option to sign up without having to commit to a relationship. Many people are simply looking to meet someone that they can connect with, be it a romantic level or platonic. Get the information that you want when you are seeking the right person for you. On this dating site, you will gain the information that you need. Safety, efficiency, and privacy are all important when seeking the right kind of mate.

Dating online Increase your chances of meeting that special someone right now. Dating has never been easier and when you check out the services that are provided to you on this site, you will find that you are more than satisfied with the outcome. Get the information that will protect you and give you opportunities to date the right type of people for you. Get started today.

Papa Control... Interesting!!?

Many of us are, I am sure, fans of the most beautiful Aishwarya Rai...

Few of us like Abhishek Bachchan... Some of us even liked their pair.

But there is one person who seems to be fascinated by the eternal beauty of Aishwarya Rai...

CHECK THIS OUT...


Papa Control!!!!!!!

Want to own a gun? Then buy a car...

A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase.

Max Motors, a small Butler, Missouri dealership that has as its logo a grimacing cowboy wielding a pistol, has sold more than 30 cars and trucks in the last three days, far more than its normal volume. And owner Mark Muller credits his decision to start offering buyers their choice of a $250 gas card or a $250 credit at a gun shop.

"This thing has taken off. Sales have quadrupled," said Muller. The store sells both used and new vehicles including General Motors and Ford products.

Every buyer so far "except one guy from Canada and one old guy" has elected to take the gun, Muller said. Muller recommends his customers select a Kel-Tec .380 pistol.

"It's a nice little handgun that fits in your pocket," he said.

Planes you would have never seen before

Have you ever seen Planes like the following ones before?

I bet...

Unbelievable yet True - Awesome Haircut...

The world is increasingly adapting fashion...

Fashion itself has changed its face from being different to being innovatively different and crazy...

So why stereotypical haircuts should lie behind... Check out the following haircut and tell me what do you think about it...

WHERE to find WHAT you want; HOW to find WHY you want it?

Many of us would have faced these questions at lease once every day: Where... What... How... Why...? As a human being, we're quite curious to find out answers to our questions, and a curious mind never rests until it finds the answers it is seeking. Now there is some respite to the thirst of such curious minds... http://www.where-what-how-why.com (WWHW) offers you excellent, reliable, precise, and crisp answers to your questions.

WWHW was started with a broad goal in mind: to try and answer any kind of question a netizen might have in her mind. The promoters of this site have taken great efforts in coming out with convincing answers to a variety of questions starting from simple (& generic) ones like how to get everything that you want in your life, how to earn extra money in free time, how to find out which side of brain you're using to more complex (& technical) ones like what do you know about Rommelacebedo dot com, What to know about precision electronics, etc. etc.

Phew... I am speechless! Get all your questions answered within just a few clicks!! I have found this site extremely useful for people of all ages. I have bookmarked it, when are you doing so?

Do you know how Simplicity looks in real life?

According to Indian history, a legendary person has urged the young generation to adopt Simplicity. He said "Live Simple, Think Big."

I know, this is a great theorotical statement with little practical relevance. But recently I spotted such a real-life example of Simplicity, that I am forced to change my opinion...

Check out the following picture of the Tamil Superstar RAJANIKANT...


Now, check the model of the mobile RAJANIKANT uses... He is so down-to-earth and simple, but he is THE superstar of Indian Movie industry, way above Shahrukh Khan & Amitabh Bachchan.

Now, THAT'S SIMPLICITY...

Complex problems solved Simply...

Think Simple to Solve Complex Problems

1. When NASA began launching astronauts into space, they found out that the astronauts' pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink wouldn't flow down to the writing surface). It took them one decade and $12 million to solve this problem. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on practically any surface including crystal, and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did the Russians do? The Russians used a pencil.

2. One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management techniques was the case of the empty soap box, which occurred in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line, to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount of time and money to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into the complications of X-rays, etc. but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

3. A 50 feet long trailer having 48" wheels got stuck while entering a midtown tunnel in New York because it was approximately 2.5 feet taller than the height of the tunnel. The fire department and the state department of transportation spent the whole day searching for a solution, to no avail.

Then a child, aged about 9 years, asked his father, "Why can't they take out the air from the tyre tubes? The height will automatically come down.

A good wife can bring balance to your life

Don't believe me???

Check following picture and look carefully at the bottom right corner! :)

Biggest Man-Made Hole on Earth...

Do you know which is the biggest man-made hole on mother Earth?

Is it the Great Canyon??? NO!

Actually it is a diamond mine located in Russia... Check out following screenshots for complete details on this hole...