WOMEN soldiers are being warned to drink responsibly by the Ministry of Defence... or they will end up with big bottoms.Chiefs have resorted to the shock tactic to stop thousands of women in the forces from binge-drinking.The MoD produced the hard-hitting advert after discovering that increasing numbers of beer-swilling servicewomen are running a health risk.Adverts in Soldier magazine feature the slogan “Does My Bum Look Big in This?” against a pint glass made to look like a woman with a large bottom. It asks: “Are You Drinking to Excess?”A forces insider said: “We are determined to show there is no place for excess drinking in the British Army and shock tactics are a great way to get the message across to both men and women.”
The campaign comes after a recent MoD-funded survey which showed as many as 23,000 members of the armed forces – around one in seven – were drinking “hazardous and harmful” levels of alcohol. The study also showed those who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan are 22% more likely to develop serious drink problems than other troops.There are around 18,000 women in the forces, making up 9% of the total of the UK’s service personnel.
Binge-drinking is defined as having six or more units of alcohol on one occasion on at least a weekly basis.
The MoD said it took the issue of problem drinking very seriously and stressed the consumption of alcohol was strictly regulated when personnel are serving on operations.
Stalker left pornographic magazines
JOLIET — A man who allegedly tried to show his affection for a woman by regularly leaving pornographic magazines by her car has been arrested on stalking charges.Bradley E. Drew, 48, of 629 Warren Ave. in Rockdale, was arrested around Monday in a Metra station parking lot after police officers watched him deposit an explicit magazine, Deputy Chief Mike Trafton said.“Since Dec. 10, Drew has dropped different pornographic magazines by this woman’s car six times. She felt it was suspicious and contacted police,” he said. Police put the woman’s car under surveillance and reportedly spotted Drew.“He taken into custody for an interview, during which he said he’d been ‘watching her for a long time’ because he ‘thought she was pretty,’” Trafton said.
According to reports, the victim and Drew have never met.Police said Drew did not explain his reasons to use pornography to show his interest.Drew was booked into the county jail on charges of stalking, disorderly conduct and littering. Reports indicate the shop foreman has no prior criminal record.
New Rules-Employers can demand bras be worn
German companies have a right to demand a certain standard of dress and grooming from employees, including forcing women to wear bras and cut their nails, a court ruled Thursday.The State Labour Court in North Rhine-Westphalia issued the ruling on a case between bosses and employees at a German airport security firm, but the findings will apply to all German businesses, the Daily Mail reports.The airport employees said their company's rule book on physical appearance is too strict. The court disagreed.“Being told to wear a bra and to keep fingernails to shorter than half-a-centimetre does not impinge on personal rights,” the court ruled.Bosses can ask women to wear bras to work — specifically, white or flesh-coloured ones that don't show through uniforms. White undershirts are acceptable alternatives.Companies can also ask women to keep their fingernails trim and their hair clean.Smart idea- Man robs 7-Eleven with snow brush
CALGARY — A man is wanted for his brush with the law after an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in the city's southeast.A masked man wielding a snow brush held up the store Tuesday, police said.
The clerk complied with the demands and placed the cash draw on the counter.After grabbing an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled.Police Insp. Paul Stacey said the choice of weapon suggests the robbery might have been a spur-of-the-moment decision."It doesn't look like it was planned out," he said.
Although Stacey has seen everything from bits of wood to tire irons -- or anything criminals can get their hands on -- used as weapons, the snow brush "probably tops" the list of unusual items used to intimidate or threaten someone during a crime.
