A court in Pakistan has freed a Christian man who was wrongly jailed for 25 years for blasphemy after he allegedly defiled the Koran, the Muslim holy book, by touching it with unwashed hands.
Munir Masih, had consistently denied the allegations against him, arguing that they were false and made maliciously by a Muslim neighbour whose child had been involved in a quarrel with his 10-year-old son.
He has been freed on bail but his wife, Ruqqiya Bibbi,who was also given a 25-year sentence for the offence, is still in jail awaiting the outcome of her application for bail. More...
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
30,000 Indian students have left Australia...
A spate of attacks, tough visa norms and denial of permanent residency have caused around 30,000 Indian students, mostly based in Melbourne, to leave Australia in the past year, claims the Federation of Indian Students in Australia (FISA).
The figure is quoted in the latest issue of Indian Student, published from Melbourne, a copy of which is available with IANS. The magazine in its editorial says it appears Australia is no more a favourite destination for Indian students with this huge exodus in a year's time.
The magazine quoting Gautam Gupta, spokesperson of FISA, said race attacks is one of the major reasons behind the exodus. More...
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The figure is quoted in the latest issue of Indian Student, published from Melbourne, a copy of which is available with IANS. The magazine in its editorial says it appears Australia is no more a favourite destination for Indian students with this huge exodus in a year's time.
The magazine quoting Gautam Gupta, spokesperson of FISA, said race attacks is one of the major reasons behind the exodus. More...
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Ghana bans second-hand underwear from Europe...
Market traders in Ghana will be banned from selling second-hand underwear from next February, trade regulators say.
According to the Ghana Standards Board, used pants - and other second-hand goods like handkerchiefs and mattresses - are unhygienic and could pose a health hazard.
The importation of these items was banned in 1994 but never implemented.
Some traders in a market in the capital, Accra, told the BBC they were unhappy the move might affect business. More...
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According to the Ghana Standards Board, used pants - and other second-hand goods like handkerchiefs and mattresses - are unhygienic and could pose a health hazard.
The importation of these items was banned in 1994 but never implemented.
Some traders in a market in the capital, Accra, told the BBC they were unhappy the move might affect business. More...
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Female passenger subjected to TSA patdown 'because her sanitary towel showed up on body scanner'
A female passenger has claimed that she was assaulted by TSA agents when she was ordered to be patted down because her sanitary towel showed up on the body scanner.
The woman was wearing a flannel panty liner, that evidently aroused suspicion, causing her to endure what she described as a 'horrible' experience.
Humiliated by her experience, the unidentified Army vet wrote to women's health company Gladrags to detail what happened. More...
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The woman was wearing a flannel panty liner, that evidently aroused suspicion, causing her to endure what she described as a 'horrible' experience.
Humiliated by her experience, the unidentified Army vet wrote to women's health company Gladrags to detail what happened. More...
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Gold-winning Iranian athlete to get house as prize ... but only if she gets married!!!
To lure a young athlete into marriage, the Iranian authorities are giving Khadijeh Azadpour, the 22 year-old Iranian athlete, who won a gold medal at the 16th Asian games in Guangzhou, China, an apartment if she to get married, Payvand Iran News reported on Thursday.
Azadpour, won the gold medal in Sanshou 60kg Wushu (a Chinese martial art) at the Asian Games on November 17, told the website "Tebyan" that the authorities had not kept their promise.
"Before I left, they promised to give me a house if I won a gold medal. They said, 'After you return, you will get the keys to the apartment at the airport,'" she said. More...
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Azadpour, won the gold medal in Sanshou 60kg Wushu (a Chinese martial art) at the Asian Games on November 17, told the website "Tebyan" that the authorities had not kept their promise.
"Before I left, they promised to give me a house if I won a gold medal. They said, 'After you return, you will get the keys to the apartment at the airport,'" she said. More...
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Israeli army uses Facebook to track down female draft dodgers...
The Israeli army has come up with a novel way of exposing women who lie about their religious background in order to avoid military service.
It is using the social networking site Facebook to check up on them.
More than 1,000 women have been tracked down after they falsely claimed they were exempt from the draft because they were Orthodox Jews.
The site revealed information about the women's habits and social lives which showed they were lying. More...
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It is using the social networking site Facebook to check up on them.
More than 1,000 women have been tracked down after they falsely claimed they were exempt from the draft because they were Orthodox Jews.
The site revealed information about the women's habits and social lives which showed they were lying. More...
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Man in India married 60 women and then sold them off as prostitutes...
A man suspected of tricking at least 60 women into marrying him before selling them into prostitution has been charged by police in India.
The 27-year-old apparently charmed his victims over a five-year period by pretending to be a well-paid soldier in the military.
The suspect was detained in Darjeeling, a tea-growing district of the eastern state of West Bengal, and has been charged with several offences, including human trafficking. More...
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The 27-year-old apparently charmed his victims over a five-year period by pretending to be a well-paid soldier in the military.
The suspect was detained in Darjeeling, a tea-growing district of the eastern state of West Bengal, and has been charged with several offences, including human trafficking. More...
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Malaysia goes after illegal downloaders...
The free-and-easy days of illegal downloading of music and movies may soon be over. A proposed new law will enable Internet Service Providers (ISP) to suspend or terminate the Internet accounts of P2P (peer-to-peer) users.
This new law called the ISP Liability act, will be tabled in Parliament next month, according to Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) chairman Norman Halim.
RIM has been lobbying the Government for an ISP Liability act for the past 5 years as illegal online downloads have been cannibalising the legitimate sales of music, worldwide. More...
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This new law called the ISP Liability act, will be tabled in Parliament next month, according to Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) chairman Norman Halim.
RIM has been lobbying the Government for an ISP Liability act for the past 5 years as illegal online downloads have been cannibalising the legitimate sales of music, worldwide. More...
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My mum talks to aliens...
AN Agnes Water woman who is a world leader in alien abduction counselling will feature in an SBS documentary alongside her son – a self-confessed UFO sceptic.
Mary Rodwell, who runs the Australian Close Encounter Research Network (ACERN), and her son, Chris Rodwell, a Melbourne veterinary surgeon, are the subjects of a documentary that focuses on the mother-son relationship as Ms Rodwell tries to educate her son about extraterrestrial visitations.
Ms Rodwell, affectionately known as Australia’s “alien lady”, is one of the world’s most sought-after and respected experts on all things to do with UFO phenomena. More...
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Mary Rodwell, who runs the Australian Close Encounter Research Network (ACERN), and her son, Chris Rodwell, a Melbourne veterinary surgeon, are the subjects of a documentary that focuses on the mother-son relationship as Ms Rodwell tries to educate her son about extraterrestrial visitations.
Ms Rodwell, affectionately known as Australia’s “alien lady”, is one of the world’s most sought-after and respected experts on all things to do with UFO phenomena. More...
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Women from India's north-eastern states face racial slurs, abuse and harassment...
Reena, a Delhi University student from the northeast, was on a cyclerickshaw when four bikers brushed past, feeling up her thighs and snatching away Rs 15,000 that she was carrying. And after all the fight she put up she was literally dragged by the bikers for some distance she reached the police station only to see the constables smirk at her. They simply asked her to give a written complaint and leave.
This was one of the many similar incidents shared during a group discussion organized by NGO Jagori as part of its `safe cities' programme. The vulnerability of women from the northeast and the sexual harassment faced by them in Delhi has been catalogued in the international four-city study labelled "Learning from Women to Create Gender Inclusive Cities'', which was presented at the three-day international conference on safe cities for women in the capital that concluded on Wednesday. The study takes into account the vulnerability of women working in call centres in Delhi. More...
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This was one of the many similar incidents shared during a group discussion organized by NGO Jagori as part of its `safe cities' programme. The vulnerability of women from the northeast and the sexual harassment faced by them in Delhi has been catalogued in the international four-city study labelled "Learning from Women to Create Gender Inclusive Cities'', which was presented at the three-day international conference on safe cities for women in the capital that concluded on Wednesday. The study takes into account the vulnerability of women working in call centres in Delhi. More...
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7-year-old runs up £250 bill playing Facebook Petville game!!!
Megan Fox's dad, Matthew, had forgotten to log off his stored PayPal details when she asked to play the internet game, where users can buy virtual clothes and furniture for their make-believe pet.
He later received an email billing him for $400 for the Petville session.
The 35-year-old and wife Dawn pleaded with both Facebook and PayPal to refund the money, but they were refused on the grounds that account holders are responsible if someone in their household makes a purchase. More...
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He later received an email billing him for $400 for the Petville session.
The 35-year-old and wife Dawn pleaded with both Facebook and PayPal to refund the money, but they were refused on the grounds that account holders are responsible if someone in their household makes a purchase. More...
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Singapore condemns Asian Games swimming trunks!!!
Singapore's government has rebuked its water polo team at the Asian Games for wearing "inappropriate" swimming trunks featuring parts of the national flag.
The custom-made design includes a crescent-shaped moon on the front.
The information ministry says it was not consulted, and wants "elements of the flag to be treated with dignity".
A country's colours cannot be changed during the Asian Games. The Singaporean team has apologised and said the trunks would not be used after the tournament. More...
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TSA body scanners coming to train stations and subways? Big Brother is laughing at us...
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano hinted this week that the body scanners and "enhanced" pat-downs that have caused a ruckus at airports across the country could be coming to a train station, port or subway near you.
In an interview on "Charlie Rose" that aired Monday, Napolitano said terrorists will continue to seek vulnerabilities in the nation's transportation systems.
"I think the tighter we get on aviation, we have to also be thinking now about going on to mass transit or to trains or maritime," she said. "So what do we need to be doing to strengthen our protections there?" More...
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In an interview on "Charlie Rose" that aired Monday, Napolitano said terrorists will continue to seek vulnerabilities in the nation's transportation systems.
"I think the tighter we get on aviation, we have to also be thinking now about going on to mass transit or to trains or maritime," she said. "So what do we need to be doing to strengthen our protections there?" More...
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"TSA singled me out because of my breasts..."
A woman has complained that the TSA's new security measures saw her picked out for further screening because of her breasts.
Eliana Sutherland had been flying from Orlando International Airport and said she felt objectified by security workers.
Her claims come after thousands of Americans reacted furiously to the imposition of new airport security measures, including full body scans and hands-on patdowns. More...
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Eliana Sutherland had been flying from Orlando International Airport and said she felt objectified by security workers.
Her claims come after thousands of Americans reacted furiously to the imposition of new airport security measures, including full body scans and hands-on patdowns. More...
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- "Airport cops fondled my pregnant wife's breast and threw me into a cell for protesting"
"Desecrated" church in India closed after unmarried couple had sex in its porch!!!
Deeming that sex on hallowed portals was ''desecration'', a church in Mizoram was shut down for a week after an unmarried couple was found making love on its porch. The couple was caught having sex on the porch of the United Pentecostal Church (northeast India), located at Darnam locality in Serchhip, on the night of November 14 by Vanlalsanga, a church elder.
"The act of sex on the premises of the church was considered a blasphemy and the church was closed for a week. It was opened after a pastoral board meeting pardoned the couple,'' Vanlalsanga said on Thursday. More...
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"The act of sex on the premises of the church was considered a blasphemy and the church was closed for a week. It was opened after a pastoral board meeting pardoned the couple,'' Vanlalsanga said on Thursday. More...
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- Russian tycoon: find God, get married or ... get sacked!!!
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- Husband and wife forced to live as brother and sister!!!
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- Bali teen had sex with cow; has to marry the cow; cow is then drowned; everyone's happy, except the cow...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Pakistan minister seeks pardon for blasphemy death Christian woman...
A Pakistani cabinet minister on Thursday presented a report to President Asif Ali Zardari recommending a pardon for a Christian mother of five sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam.
Asia Bibi was sentenced to hang in Pakistan's central province of Punjab earlier this month after being found guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
Rights activists say Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law, under which the offence is punishable by death, encourages Islamist extremism in a Muslim country on the front line of the US-led war on al-Qaeda. More...
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Asia Bibi was sentenced to hang in Pakistan's central province of Punjab earlier this month after being found guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
Rights activists say Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law, under which the offence is punishable by death, encourages Islamist extremism in a Muslim country on the front line of the US-led war on al-Qaeda. More...
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Dentists in India cure elephant's five-year toothache!!!
Dentists in the Indian state of Kerala say they have successfully repaired a working elephant's cracked tusk in the first operation of its kind.
They performed the procedure on Devidasan, a 27-year-old bull elephant, by filling the 50cm (19.6in) long, 4cm (1.5in) deep crack with special resin.
Forty-seven tubes of the resin were needed to fill the gap, which was causing the animal some discomfort. More...
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They performed the procedure on Devidasan, a 27-year-old bull elephant, by filling the 50cm (19.6in) long, 4cm (1.5in) deep crack with special resin.
Forty-seven tubes of the resin were needed to fill the gap, which was causing the animal some discomfort. More...
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Are air travellers criminal suspects, asks Ron Paul...
The growing revolt against invasive TSA practices is encouraging to Americans who are fed up with federal government encroachment in their lives. In the case of air travelers, this encroachment is quite literally physical. But a deep-seated libertarian impulse still exists within the American people, and opposition to the new TSA full body scanner and groping searches is gathering momentum.
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But as we've seen with TSA, federal “security” has more to do with humiliation and control than making us safe. It has more to do with instilling a mindset of subservience, which is why laughable policies such as removing one's shoes continue to be enforced. What else could explain the shabby, degrading spectacle of a long line of normally upbeat Americans shuffling obediently through airport security in their stocking feet? Full story...
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But as we've seen with TSA, federal “security” has more to do with humiliation and control than making us safe. It has more to do with instilling a mindset of subservience, which is why laughable policies such as removing one's shoes continue to be enforced. What else could explain the shabby, degrading spectacle of a long line of normally upbeat Americans shuffling obediently through airport security in their stocking feet? Full story...
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Israel police under fire for abusing Palestinian children...
Israeli police were accused of "flagrant violations" of the law Thursday over their harsh and at times violent treatment of Palestinian children suspected of stone-throwing in east Jerusalem.
The allegations were detailed in a letter sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a group of 60 Israeli professionals, among them experts in medicine, psychology, education, social work and law — all of whom work with children.
But Israel police flatly denied the allegations, with a spokesman telling AFP they "operate within the bounds of the law." More...
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The allegations were detailed in a letter sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a group of 60 Israeli professionals, among them experts in medicine, psychology, education, social work and law — all of whom work with children.
But Israel police flatly denied the allegations, with a spokesman telling AFP they "operate within the bounds of the law." More...
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The staggering cost of running Obama's Air Force One: $181,757 per hour...
It's the coolest perk going for the U.S. President, but a pretty expensive runaround.
Air Force One, the name popularly given to the Boeing 747 VC-25A which ferries Barack Obama around the world, costs $181,757 per hour, it has emerged.
The U.S. military confirmed the staggering figure, which could buy a house for the average American. More...
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Air Force One, the name popularly given to the Boeing 747 VC-25A which ferries Barack Obama around the world, costs $181,757 per hour, it has emerged.
The U.S. military confirmed the staggering figure, which could buy a house for the average American. More...
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Tamil father in Toronto ran down teen daughter in attempted "honour" killing...
A Toronto father who ran down his own daughter, her boyfriend and his son-in-law with his minivan received a five-year sentence Tuesday.
Selvanayagam Selladurai, 47, will end up serving four years when one allows for the five-and-a-half months he has already spent in custody for what the Crown described as an attempted honour killing.
Selladurai's family members were crying in court when the judge sentenced him. Court was told they fully supported Selladurai. More...
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Selvanayagam Selladurai, 47, will end up serving four years when one allows for the five-and-a-half months he has already spent in custody for what the Crown described as an attempted honour killing.
Selladurai's family members were crying in court when the judge sentenced him. Court was told they fully supported Selladurai. More...
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Middle Eastern passenger on flight questioned for too many trips to the toilet!!!
Law enforcement briefly questioned a passenger Tuesday who alarmed other passengers when he used the airplane's bathroom several times on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Denver, 9Wants to Know has learned.
The passenger on U.S. Airways flight 1525 was not arrested. Law enforcement is trying to confirm the passenger had a medical condition. He is of Middle Eastern descent.
A K-9 unit was brought on board the plane as a precaution, 9Wants to Know has learned, but it found nothing to concern airport law enforcement. More...
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The passenger on U.S. Airways flight 1525 was not arrested. Law enforcement is trying to confirm the passenger had a medical condition. He is of Middle Eastern descent.
A K-9 unit was brought on board the plane as a precaution, 9Wants to Know has learned, but it found nothing to concern airport law enforcement. More...
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Life in prison for posting 7/7/05 London terrorist attack video?
The Supreme Court of Ireland ordered Anthony John Hill, 62, also known by supporters as "Muad'Dib" the producer of the "7/7 Ripple Effect" documentary, to be remanded back into custody pending immediate extradition from Ireland to the United Kingdom for posting copies of his film to a UK courthouse.
It is alleged that Mr. Hill "intended to pervert the course of justice" by sending copies of his documentary film, "7/7 Ripple Effect", to a UK courthouse, requesting that the court administrators deliver the DVDs to the judge and jury foreman in a case related to three men accused of helping plan the 2005 London tube-train bombings. All three men have since been found not guilty on those charges. However, as a result of posting the DVDs, Mr. Hill now faces extradition and a possible life sentence in the UK. More...
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Dogs save diabetic who fell into coma...
Two real-life Lassies saved a diabetic man who slipped into a coma - with one dog running home while the other waited by his side.
Les Parsons, 54, had taken rescued German shepherds Allie and Jones for a walk in a park when he collapsed.
Jones ran to Les's wife Jo, 46, while Allie licked his face. Jo then found her husband collapsed on the floor.
Les of Bridgwater, Somerset, suffered hypoglycaemia and later recovered in hospital.
He said: "What they did took teamwork and courage. It brought a tear to my eye." Source...
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Les Parsons, 54, had taken rescued German shepherds Allie and Jones for a walk in a park when he collapsed.
Jones ran to Les's wife Jo, 46, while Allie licked his face. Jo then found her husband collapsed on the floor.
Les of Bridgwater, Somerset, suffered hypoglycaemia and later recovered in hospital.
He said: "What they did took teamwork and courage. It brought a tear to my eye." Source...
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Facebook and Google allowed to track NHS website visitors...
The NHS Choices website allows Facebook and Google to track visits without informing the user, MP Tom Watson said in a letter to health minister Andrew Lansley. The tracking first came to light in a blog post by University of Southampton researcher Mischa Tuffield, who was looking into the Facebook 'Like' button on the health department's site.
"I write to you to express my concern that the NHS is allowing Google, Facebook and others to track your http://www.nhs.uk/ browsing habits, regardless of the fact that people use the page to seek medical advice," Watson wrote on Tuesday. More...
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"I write to you to express my concern that the NHS is allowing Google, Facebook and others to track your http://www.nhs.uk/ browsing habits, regardless of the fact that people use the page to seek medical advice," Watson wrote on Tuesday. More...
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A drug that will erase our memory? Serious research or just quack science...
Drug researchers are working on a mind-altering chemical that could erase your memories. It's all being pursued under the umbrella of "mental health" with claims that this could help victims of emotional trauma. The idea that you can "heal" a patient by chemically lobotomizing them is, of course, entirely consistent with the core mythology of modern medicine: If something's wrong, you should poison it, burn it, irradiate it or cut it out... and then pronounce the patient "healed!"
In the case of memory-erasing drugs, scientists are reportedly working on a drug that would remove certain proteins from the brain's "fear center." This is based on the ludicrous idea, by the way, that memories are recorded solely by physical proteins in the brain -- an idea that's obviously based on an entirely outmoded mechanistic model of the human mind and brain. More...
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In the case of memory-erasing drugs, scientists are reportedly working on a drug that would remove certain proteins from the brain's "fear center." This is based on the ludicrous idea, by the way, that memories are recorded solely by physical proteins in the brain -- an idea that's obviously based on an entirely outmoded mechanistic model of the human mind and brain. More...
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Civilian police officer in Singapore tainted female colleagues' drinking water with his semen!!!
Sim Keng Tee, 39, pleaded guilty on Wednesday afternoon to two charges of mischief where he tainted two of his female colleagues' drinking water with his semen.
This was two of 10 offences he pleaded guilty to in court. The names of victims were not revealed to protect their identities.
The civilian officer in the Singapore Police Force mixed semen into his colleagues' drinking water on two separate occasions in 2008 at his office along Irrawady Road. He has since been relieved of his position in the police force.
On February 21 2008, he masturbated to a photograph of his female colleague, and collected the semen in a small bottle. He recorded himself doing this on his handphone. More...
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This was two of 10 offences he pleaded guilty to in court. The names of victims were not revealed to protect their identities.
The civilian officer in the Singapore Police Force mixed semen into his colleagues' drinking water on two separate occasions in 2008 at his office along Irrawady Road. He has since been relieved of his position in the police force.
On February 21 2008, he masturbated to a photograph of his female colleague, and collected the semen in a small bottle. He recorded himself doing this on his handphone. More...
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Asian gang of predators abused and raped up to 100 girls as young as 12...
An Asian gang of 'sexual predators' cruised city streets for girls as young as 12 - usually white - who were then plied with drink and drugs and raped or abused.
Up to 100 ‘vulnerable’ girls may have been groomed, abused or supplied cocaine by married fathers Abid Saddique and Mohammed Liaqat, and their friends.
A court heard the pair used Liaqat’s BMW saloon to trawl for victims, pulling up alongside girls outside shops or schools and chatting them up before a ‘campaign of calls and texts’ to groom them. More...
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Up to 100 ‘vulnerable’ girls may have been groomed, abused or supplied cocaine by married fathers Abid Saddique and Mohammed Liaqat, and their friends.
A court heard the pair used Liaqat’s BMW saloon to trawl for victims, pulling up alongside girls outside shops or schools and chatting them up before a ‘campaign of calls and texts’ to groom them. More...
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TSA turns off naked body scanners to avoid opt-out day protests...
Anticipating a nationwide grassroots surge of protests against naked body scanners and aggressive pat-downs, the TSA simply turned off its naked body scanners on Wednesday and let air travelers walk right through security checkpoints without being X-rayed or molested.
All across the country, air travelers are reporting that the TSA simply deactivated the naked body scanners and let people go right through without a scan. "Backscatter scanners are off. No scan. No patdown." reported a traveler from the Seattle airport. "Backscatter machines aren't being used at LAX," reported another traveler. "They're all roped off."
Much the same story is being reported all across the country. More...
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All across the country, air travelers are reporting that the TSA simply deactivated the naked body scanners and let people go right through without a scan. "Backscatter scanners are off. No scan. No patdown." reported a traveler from the Seattle airport. "Backscatter machines aren't being used at LAX," reported another traveler. "They're all roped off."
Much the same story is being reported all across the country. More...
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Muslim girl in India killed by father for love affair with Hindu...
A Muslim man has been arrested for killing his teenaged daughter who was in love with a Hindu youth from the same village, police said on Thursday.
Mushtakeem, a resident of Mawaithakuran village, strangled his 18-year-old daughter Rehana Parveen after she insisted on marrying her lover Bhoora Prajapati, 21, police said.
Mushtakeem was arrested late on Wednesday after Parveen's body was recovered from their home. The village is in Moradabad district, some 300 km from Lucknow. More...
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Mushtakeem, a resident of Mawaithakuran village, strangled his 18-year-old daughter Rehana Parveen after she insisted on marrying her lover Bhoora Prajapati, 21, police said.
Mushtakeem was arrested late on Wednesday after Parveen's body was recovered from their home. The village is in Moradabad district, some 300 km from Lucknow. More...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Facebook could soon own the trademark for the word "face".
Facebook moved one step closer to securing a trademark on the word “Face” when it’s used with online chat rooms or bulletin boards, after receiving a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today.
After this, the company has six months to file a statement of use and pay a fee. An examining attorney can either approve the statement, file a refusal or ask for additional requirements. If it’s approved, then the patent and trademark office will usually issue a registration within two months. More...
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After this, the company has six months to file a statement of use and pay a fee. An examining attorney can either approve the statement, file a refusal or ask for additional requirements. If it’s approved, then the patent and trademark office will usually issue a registration within two months. More...
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Muslims in Mosul (Iraq) save Christian family from attack...
A Group of Iraqi Muslim people in northern Iraq’s Mosul city, have succeeded to prevent a group of terrorists from attacking a Christian family in Al-Bakr district, east of Mosul on Sunday, a Ninewa Province’s media source said on Monday.
“Ninewa’s Governor, Athel al-Nujeifi, was informed about the details of the incident of an attack against a Christian family in East Mosul’s al-Bakr district, during his visit to the area, which pointed out that (Muslim) citizens have deterred armed men and forced them to escape away from the district,” the source said. More...
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“Ninewa’s Governor, Athel al-Nujeifi, was informed about the details of the incident of an attack against a Christian family in East Mosul’s al-Bakr district, during his visit to the area, which pointed out that (Muslim) citizens have deterred armed men and forced them to escape away from the district,” the source said. More...
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Dutch cathedral has new angel ... with mobile phone!!!
The new 1.25 meters high statue is made of sandstone and will be placed about 15 metres above ground on the south-side of the Cathedral. The mobile phone of the angel has only one button though. That is, the artist said, "because the angel just have to communicate with God."
The statue was designed by sculptor Tony Mooy from Amersfoort and approved by an art committee of the church. Mooy wanted other angels with wings instead of jet engines, but that went too far the ecclesiastical art committee. Source...
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McDonald's to launch own education degree...
McDonald's is going to introduce its own degree course for its restaurant managers in the UK.
The foundation degree, which will be accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University, marks the fast-food company's latest move into education.
McDonald's will also announce that its apprenticeship scheme has been approved by Ofsted inspectors.
Senior vice-president, David Fairhurst, says it challenges "snobbish" misconceptions about McDonald's staff. More...
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The foundation degree, which will be accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University, marks the fast-food company's latest move into education.
McDonald's will also announce that its apprenticeship scheme has been approved by Ofsted inspectors.
Senior vice-president, David Fairhurst, says it challenges "snobbish" misconceptions about McDonald's staff. More...
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"Some 300 football games a season are fixed in Europe's top leagues..."
The former German football manager Sepp Herberger once famously said that people go to football matches because they do not know who will win. I have just watched a match in the almost certain knowledge not only of who would win, but with a fairly shrewd idea of what the score would be.
I was right on both counts. This game was played last weekend in the top division of a European league and I was not the only one who knew. At least £1.5m (€1.76m) was wagered on this game via betting exchanges - a game that would normally have attracted perhaps £50,000 (€58,800). More...
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I was right on both counts. This game was played last weekend in the top division of a European league and I was not the only one who knew. At least £1.5m (€1.76m) was wagered on this game via betting exchanges - a game that would normally have attracted perhaps £50,000 (€58,800). More...
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- "World Cup votes can be bought with money and girls"
- The World Cup and South Africa, the dark side...
- Russian referees have been bribed, beaten, murdered...
- England's 1966 World Cup victory was fixed???
- Pakistani cricketer flees to the UK after death threats...
- Uefa investigating Champions League and UEFA Cup match-fixing...
Cops and Copts clash in Egypt over church construction...
Police in Egypt have clashed with hundreds of Coptic Christians over the construction of a new church.
One protester was killed and dozens of people were injured as police fired tear gas and the Christians threw stones and petrol bombs.
The Christians said they had permission to build the church, in Cairo's Giza district, but officials said they did not have the proper permit.
Protests on this scale are rare from Egypt's Christians. More...
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One protester was killed and dozens of people were injured as police fired tear gas and the Christians threw stones and petrol bombs.
The Christians said they had permission to build the church, in Cairo's Giza district, but officials said they did not have the proper permit.
Protests on this scale are rare from Egypt's Christians. More...
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Ireland's 'new poor' join queue for food parcels...
Ireland's new poor struggling to survive the job losses of the recession are among hundreds queueing for free food parcels each week.
Little children taken to shelters for hot meals are pretending to school friends they are taken to hotels for lunch everyday.
As the Government publishes a four-year master plan to get the country back on the road to recovery, the stark truth about some of Dublin's most disadvantaged is laid bare at a day centre run by monks. More...
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Little children taken to shelters for hot meals are pretending to school friends they are taken to hotels for lunch everyday.
As the Government publishes a four-year master plan to get the country back on the road to recovery, the stark truth about some of Dublin's most disadvantaged is laid bare at a day centre run by monks. More...
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Teenaged boy raped at knife-point by 10 women...
A 17-year-old boy was gang raped by 10 knife-wielding women in Papua New Guinea, a media report said Monday.
The gang of women attacked the schoolboy near Mendi town in Southern Highlands province during the weekend, police official Teddy Tei said.
"More than 10 women with kitchen knives attacked him and four women had sexual intercourse with him. The boy was taken to hospital for treatment," he was quoted as saying by Australia's AAP news agency.
Tei said he feared the women may have infected the young man with HIV/AIDS.
"HIV/AIDS is a problem in Papua New Guinea and I am concerned the women might be infected. I always warn the women to be careful at night but I am now warning the men too," he said.
A UNICEF report says Papua New Guinea has one of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Source...
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The gang of women attacked the schoolboy near Mendi town in Southern Highlands province during the weekend, police official Teddy Tei said.
"More than 10 women with kitchen knives attacked him and four women had sexual intercourse with him. The boy was taken to hospital for treatment," he was quoted as saying by Australia's AAP news agency.
Tei said he feared the women may have infected the young man with HIV/AIDS.
"HIV/AIDS is a problem in Papua New Guinea and I am concerned the women might be infected. I always warn the women to be careful at night but I am now warning the men too," he said.
A UNICEF report says Papua New Guinea has one of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Source...
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TSA staff hit back at pat-downs: "'We hate obese passengers and people with personal hygiene issues"
Furious security staff today hit back at pat down searches in airports across America, claiming that they hated dealing with obese travellers and those with personal hygiene problems.
As millions of people prepared to travel for Thanksgiving, passenger backlash was growing against the measures introduced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
But after being contacted by a travel blog, 17 security staff came forward to express their disgust at the policy put in place last month.
They said that they hated having to carry out body searches, with one claiming that it was worse for him than the passenger. More...
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As millions of people prepared to travel for Thanksgiving, passenger backlash was growing against the measures introduced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
But after being contacted by a travel blog, 17 security staff came forward to express their disgust at the policy put in place last month.
They said that they hated having to carry out body searches, with one claiming that it was worse for him than the passenger. More...
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