The mother of a western Pennsylvania high school student says a yearbook photo of her holding a bow was rejected because officials consider it a weapon. Lisa Bihon told a local news station her daughter — Jordyn Bihon — loves archery and wanted to submit a photo that her sister took of her holding a bow with no arrow to the yearbook. It was for the “Ads for Grads” classified section of Derry High School’s yearbook. The photo shows the girl’s face through the sight on the bow. Her mother says a teacher told her Tuesday they can’t use it. She says a photo was published in the 2011 yearbook of a girl holding a bow, but it wasn’t facing the lens. Derry Area Superintendent Cheryl Waters says photos of students holding weapons aren’t allowed.
Thanakorn Siripaiboon works as a mechanic at a factory and was taken into custody on December 10th after hitting the like button on a doctored image of Thailand’s king, on Facebook. According to a report in the Bangkok Post, the Thai factory worker was arrested for re-posting an infographic portrayed the country’s king in a negative light and for having liked an anti-monarchy page on Facebook. The laws in Thailand stipulates that any insult to the royal family can land a person in jail for up to 15 years. Since the Thai monarchy took power in Thailand the number of cases under this law has risen from 2 to 50 in a span of two years. Among these are, US ambassador Glyn Davies, who is currently under investigation for a speech he made in November criticizing the country at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand. And another man who has been found guilty for defaming the Thai monarch on Facebook and has been sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Australia’s opened its first Hangover Clinic. The Sydney clinic says it has the solution to that shocking morning-after headache. But the cure doesn’t come cheap. Prices start at $140 which gets you an IV drip and vitamin cocktail. $200 buys a one-hour treatment, including two litres of hydration drip, oxygen therapy and those vitamins. There’s also a VIP lounge for group recovery. Not everyone is impressed though; critics fear the service could encourage binge drinking.”We don’t sell any alcohol,” says Mr Petro. “There’s no one binge drinking in our clinic. We’re just there to make sure people can get on with their day.”
