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Pregnant woman pushes labour aside to cast vote
A pregnant Florida woman didn’t let labour stop her from casting her vote in the presidential election, refusing to go to the hospital until she filled out her ballot.
Officials with the Orange County Supervisor of Elections said the woman was already in labour when she arrived at the polling site with her husband, according to news reports.
Elections employee Karen Briceño González said the husband asked for a ballot for his wife and later told the staff that she was in the car, in labour and refusing to go to the hospital until she was able to vote.
Ms González said she rushed outside to give the woman her ballot and check her ID. The staffer thought the woman would fill it out later, but the woman filled the ballot out right away.
Elections clerk Eileen Deliz said the couple never mentioned why the woman waited until she was in labour to cast her vote.
Deliz said the unexpected incident delivered a bunch of smiles to the election workers.
“We are very, very busy, but when something like that happens it just makes our day, every election cycle brings us a great little story, Deliz added.”
Officials said the woman’s husband later drove her to an Orlando hospital.
– cnycentral.com
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NASA Astronaut shows how he wears pants in Space: ‘two legs at a time’
Astronauts have a unique way of getting dressed in space. In a fascinating video posted on February 21, NASA chemical engineer, Don Pettit, demonstrated how he puts on his pants aboard the International Space Station. Instead of the traditional one-leg-at-a-time approach, Mr Pettit descended into his floating trousers, essentially jumping into them with both legs at once.
He simply captioned the video, “Two legs at a time.”
The lighthearted video delighted viewers, prompting a flurry of comments and reactions from users who enjoyed the humorous glimpse into life in space. One user wrote, “I thought you were going to land right in them at first. Haha. That might be fun to try.”
Another joked, “This is the real content that I needed! I attempted to recreate this on Earth and well.it didn’t go well.”
A third said, “Missed opportunity to not have the theme from Space Odyssey 2001 playing for this.” A fourth added, “Such a pro! Well done.”
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Company threatens to fire employees …..if they don’t get married and have children
A company based in China’s Shandong province caught the attention of government officials after it threatened to fire its single and divorced employees if they remained single by the end of September.
According to a report in South China Morning Post, Shandong Shuntian Chemical Group Co. Ltd., issued a notice to its 1,200-odd employees, emphasising that they work well and establish families.
The notice required single employees aged 28-58, including those divorced, to get married and settle down by the end of September this year. Those who do not by the end of March need to write a self-criticism letter. If they do not get married by the end of June, the company will conduct an “evaluation” of them. If they are still single by the end of September, they will be fired.
The company said the move was intended to promote the spirit and cultural values of “diligence, kindness, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness”.
As the news went viral, Chinese social media users slammed the decision, stating the company was violating several laws.
“Corporate rules should not override laws or social morals,” one user commented, while others pointed out that the Chinese marriage law guarantees freedom of marriage.
“This crazy company should mind its own business and stay away from the personal lives of employees.”
