Changing Channels - Al Jazeera goes to America
published by You on 10 July, 2009 - 02:29
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The main presenters hand waving looks like 'Ed.
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Shot dead: Gun terror in [Oldham] car park
published by You on 9 July, 2009 - 16:40
A WERNETH man was shot dead in the car park of a doctor’s surgery in Chadderton this morning in a shooting that could be linked to the murder of a shop worker in Salford.
Police were called to Block Lane at 12.10am after reports that a man in his early 20s had been shot several times in his leg and groin in the surgery car park near Cornwall Street.
Ambulance crews accompanied police to the scene, but the victim died in hospital at 1.30am. A burned-out Mitsubishi 4x4 was found around half-a-mile away in the car park of the Ancora restaurant on Broadway.
Read more @ Oldham Chronicle
'No fee degrees' university plan
published by You on 8 July, 2009 - 20:56
The government is considering "no fee degrees", in which students in England would not pay tuition fees - but would not get any loans or other support.
These could be aimed at university students living at home with their parents, allowing them to avoid debt.
The proposal is in a draft framework for the future of higher education.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills says it might not be in the final version - and discussion of the plan remains "speculative".
But university leaders suggest the radical idea remains active and under consultation.
The National Union of Students says it "has concerns" the new scheme might limit the choice of universities available to poorer students.
Sink immigrants' boats - Griffin
published by You on 8 July, 2009 - 20:03
The EU should sink boats carrying illegal immigrants to prevent them entering Europe, British National Party leader Nick Griffin has told the BBC.
The MEP for the North-West of England said the EU had to get "very tough" with migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
Pressed on what should happen to those on board, he said: "Throw them a life raft and they can go back to Libya".
Read more @BBC News
Aah, bless. He's my representative in the European parliament. An MEP elected from the north west.
Google Operating System
published by Dawud on 8 July, 2009 - 18:42
Charge of Google's light brigade
...most people's computer experience is bogged down with frustration - from the time it takes to start a computer, to software conflicts, and worries about viruses and malware (or for Apple Macs the cost of buying a computer).
Google promises to change all that by stripping desktop computing to its basics. Your PC won't have to do the heavy lifting, applications will run in your browser instead, powered by Google's huge server farms.
Why do women wear black?
published by You on 8 July, 2009 - 18:32
Talking almost specifically about niqabs.
On another forum, some people are arguing that muslim women are being oppressed and the proof of that is the black niqabs they wear in the sweltering the temperatures of the middle east while the men wear white.
I found that a ludicrous argument and said so, but the counter was why is it so universal then, with it being almost a unanimous colour worn by the women for the jilbab.
So... is it personal choice or a religious one to wear black?
and if personal, why is it so popular?
Six months later, no reconstruction in Gaza
published by You on 8 July, 2009 - 16:30
Rami Almeghari writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 8 July 2009
Mahmoud Abu al-Anzain and his wife, Umm Naim, and their three children used to live in a two-room, cement-roofed house. It wasn't a palace, but it was a home. The house was completely destroyed by Israeli army fire during last January's assault on the Gaza Strip.
Since that day, al-Anzain, 32, and his family have lived in a tent in al-Rayan refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. "As you can see, under the heat of the July sun, and with the fear of mosquitos and snakes, we have lived in this tent for six months with no one taking care of us," said al-Anzain, as he reclined on a mattress on the ground.
Prayer times calculations?
published by You on 8 July, 2009 - 01:59
ok, looking at http://www.salahtimes.com for prayer times, it gives a few different "Prayer Calculation Methods".
For fajr in Manchester, four of the five say 3:48am and one of them (um al qura) says 2:24am for the start time.
Seems like a massive difference in times. What gives? What is better to follow?
The Spy Who Knew Too Much
published by Seraphim on 6 July, 2009 - 23:52
Would you say its generally wrong to spy on people? (assuming its not your job or anything)
Just coz your a busy-body and want to know stuff. So things like eaves-dropping, going through their stuff etc.
What if they're family? Does that make a difference?
Does it matter if they've given you reason to be suspicious or otherwise?
China locks down western province after ethnic riots kill 140
published by You on 6 July, 2009 - 19:43
Riot police on streets of Urumqi after fighting between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese leaves over 800 injured
At least 140 people have been killed and 828 injured after the worst violence in decades swept through the capital of China's restive region of Xinjiang last night, authorities said today.
Hundreds were under arrest and thousands of riot officers and armed paramilitary police were keeping tight control of southern Urumqi, following vicious clashes between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. But witnesses reported that protests had spread to a second city, Kashgar, in the north-western region.
Read more @ The Guardian