What is your view on Minarets then?
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I wonder if they found this on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muezzin
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Ok..this is ..i dont know what to say
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So wait.
His goal is to make some passive aggressive point that people don't want to allow gay marriages but he wants to show how ridiculous banning gay marriage is by attempting to ban divorce and if he succeeds he accomplishes…..what?
If he succeeds he shows that people believe in the strength of marriage and if he fails he proves that he's just a kook.
So either way he's a deutsch.
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Ok..this is ..i dont know what to say
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_banning_divorceGoddamn retard.
Most people don't even know when/if they'll have a divorce and it can be fore a variety of reasons. Hell my cousin's getting a divorce because her husband turned into a f*ckin asshole and started banging every woman he could find last yearDenying people the right to divorce just leads to strengthening infidelity. What a jackass
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William Smithers, 19, who was jailed for eight months after stealing a burger from a student, has been told there was a “major error” in the case, after a judge at Leicester Crown Court later saw CCTV footage. He was instead given a six-month suspended sentence.
A 'drunk and hungry' teenager who took a bite from a stranger's beefburger has been jailed for eight months, while his friend - who punched the man - was released with a caution.
William Smithers, 19, snatched the student's takeaway snack in the street after a drunken night out.
One of Smithers' friends then battered the victim to the ground.
The friend was given a police caution - while Smithers was charged with robbery.
Judge Sylvia De Bertodano said: 'It is extraordinary and inexplicable that the man who attacked the victim is not in the dock today.'
Meena Evans, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant tried to grab the burger and pull it out of his hand but he wouldn't let go.
'He denied responsibility for the punch and we know it was the second male responsible for that. He's not here today though.'
Police arrested Smithers shortly after the incident in Leicester city centre in June and he was charged with robbery. -
Fuck you America.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/104/1048841p1.html
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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_13940601?source=rss
Okay, those of you who don't believe in Darwinism hands up.
…uh-huh...okay...
Allright then, you're all dumb.
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So I read from a Yahoo link that President Obama has the lowest job approval of any stat-followed US President at this point in his term (neaing end of first year). Polls have always been a fickle thing and I've never bothered which way they swing, but they certainly do tell you a thing or too if they show a dramatic variation or trend.
So what did the White House Press Secretary say in response to such a variation to Fox?
"If I was a heart patient and Gallup was my EKG, I'd visit my doctor," Gibbs said in response to questions from Fox. "I'm sure a six-year-old with a Crayon could do something not unlike that. I don't put a lot of stake in, never have, in the EKG that is daily Gallup trend. I don't pay a lot of attention to the meaninglessness of it."
Is that a joke? Did he say that as some kind of elaborate, 'this is Fox News so I can say whatever the hell I want, they'll distort it anyway' symbolic reverse psychology?
Plus, what's his thing with talking about kids?
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The mystery began when a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain in the north of the country. It stopped mid-air, then began to move in circles. Within seconds a giant spiral had covered the entire sky. Then a green-blue beam of light shot out from its centre - lasting for ten to 12 minutes before disappearing completely.
Onlookers describing it as 'like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it' and 'a shooting star that spun around and around'.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute was flooded with telephone calls after the light storm.
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It was recently stated that that was just a failed missile launch or someshit like that.
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Cover up much? :ninja: I smell conspiracy.
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Of course it was a weather balloon :ninja: .
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4chan DDoS Attack Defeats Sharecash's Cash for Spam Program
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4chan DDoS Attack Defeats Sharecash's Cash for Spam Program
F'n hilarious, serves them right for letting people spam kiddy porn,though it would be better if they could arrest them.
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So what, 4chan is still full of aids and fail.
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http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0aFxNLUSy
Brittany Murphy T_T
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That sucks, so young too.
TiVo'd that Michael Douglas movie with her it in the other night, was gonna watch it over the Christmas break. Think it'd be too much of a bummer now.
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…Brittany Murphy died? o_o I didn't see it on the news or anything!
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Who ?
"I'll never telllll…"
On a semi-similar note, I just saw this program about a blind boy who could use echolocation to basically see! I was so amazed I went to find an article on him to share... when I found out HE DIED TOO.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8442808.stm
Finally the first blows are struck.
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I know what a few of you guys will be asking for this next Christmas….
Sex robot Roxxxy looking for action
She may have all the charm of flesh-colored silicone, but a negligee-clad rubber doll named Roxxxy is being billed as the first of a legion of sex robots poised to become man's new best friend.
Unveiled at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas over the weekend, Roxxxy was developed by New Jersey-based True Companion and engineer Douglas Hines, and she's way more than a blow-up doll. She's basically an anatomically correct bot engineered to interact with users by responding to simple conversation through an internal speaker. All responses, though, are prerecorded.
Depending on the personality you choose–"Wild Wendy" or "Frigid Farrah" for instance--Roxxxy may purr a metallic, "That gets me hot!" after you introduce a topic like soccer.
Getting excited yet? Well, get this. Roxxxy is so soccer-savvy she can even discuss Manchester United. Apparently, she also snores.
Another possible detraction--some of her voices sound more like Stephen Hawking's vocal synthesizer than that of a hot human female. Roxxxy also has sensors on various parts of her 5-foot, 7-inch, 120-pound body and can tell when she's being touched. No word yet on whether nibbling her ear drives the machine wild.
Hines apparently wants to charge $7,000 to $9,000 for Roxxxy and an attached laptop running its software.
He believes, like David Levy, author of "Love and Sex With Robots," that robots can become genuine companions for people by providing intimacy and pleasure.
Roxxxy may be just a stiff chatterbox for now. But who knows what a few actuators and makeup would do?Source http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10432597-1.html
Also, if you wanna see a video of one of these creepy dolls, look below: (MAY BE A BIT MATURE, 18 or order)….....maybe bit a bit much for some people?!
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"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src=" " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object>This is sure to give people nightmares…..
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even if I were to take this as a serious marketable product, this still fails. this is the dumbest thing ever.
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Haiti is hit by an earthquake hitting 7
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Google threatens China for being sly
Discuss.
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Appears that the world is getting less free…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100112/wl_nm/us_rights_world_report
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All R rated movies in South Australia to be treated like porn
@Article:The South Australian government is now enforcing a law that requires all R-rated films for sale or hire to be segregated from all other movies of a lower rating. Not only that, but advertising R-rated films will also be illegal.
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So now, if you want to visit your local video store in South Australia to hire a copy of, let’s say "Bruno" or "The Hangover" (Extended), the only way you’ll be able to find it is by trudging through releases like "Fuck me in the ass and say that you love me" or "Reel babes real breasts". Either that, or you have no idea about the contents of the film other than the film’s name and its rating.
Someone needs to seriously nuke Australia.
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fuck A duck.
Have you seen this shit?
If dogs weren't awesome enough already.
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Well, animals do have very good senses. I'm not really surprised.
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It's something most of us have heard about.
Elephants stampeding before the South Asia tidal wave.
Dogs acting strange JUST before an earthquake.
Cats cross-dressing before a thunderstorm.
But I've never actually seen it. Amazing. Dog's just like, "Hey this carpet smells funny I wonder if I can ge- LEEEEEROOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIINS!"
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ya, i heard that on the radio this morning. that was really dumb. not to mention, now that i see the pics, they look nothing alike. maybe the same nose, but that;s all. different eyes, different eyebrows, different cheek bones, different lips.
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He kinda reminds me of George Clooney.
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90 Feared Dead In Plane Crash
Rescue teams are battling stormy weather to find survivors and recover bodies after a plane burst into a ball of flames and plunged into the Mediterranean Sea.
The plane lost contact with airport control shortly after taking off from Beirut amid thunder and heavy rain and crashed into the water off Lebanon's south coast.
Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 was carrying 83 passengers and seven crew. So far, at least 23 bodies have been found.
Two Britons were among those on board the Boeing 737-800 to Addis Ababa the Foreign Office has said.
The cause of the crash has not been confirmed but Lebanon has been thrashed by stormy weather since yesterday, with crackling thunder, lightning and pouring rain.The plane lost contact with air control shortly after take-off
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman said he did not think it was a terrorist attack.
"Sabotage is ruled out as of now," he said.
"This is a painful, tragic event. We are sparing no efforts in trying to find survivors. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the families of those on board."The weather conditions are terrible, but rescue efforts are still under way."
The Lebanese army and navy and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon are scouring the area alongside a 14-strong team sent by Ethiopian Airlines.
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines said he had no word of any survivors.
"I have contact with the Lebanese authorities, who have not yet confirmed any survivors," Ethiopian Airlines CEO Girma Wake said.He said the aircraft had been serviced on December 25 and passed inspection.
The Lebanese government has declared a day of mourning.
Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri visited the airport to meet distraught relatives waiting for news of survivors, some of whom were angry that the plane was allowed to take off in bad weather.
"They should have delayed the flight for an hour or two to protect the passengers," a relative of one of the passengers told a local television station.
"There had been strong lightning bolts and we hear that lighting strikes at planes especially during take-offs."
Fifty-four of those on board were Lebanese, 22 were Ethiopian, two were British and there were also Canadian, Russian, French, Iraqi and Syrian nationals.
Marla Pietton, wife of the French ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pietton, was on the plane, the French embassy said. -
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/26/international/i140829S94.DTL&tsp=1
Was wondering why we hadn't seen Ivotas around.
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At least it wasn't explosives in the underwear this time.
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Good old Japan.
I can always look to you when I want to see xenophobia on parade.
One of the signs, attempting to be clever in the proximity to setsubun, reads:
"Good fortune within [our country]!
Peace within [our country]!
BASES OUT!"That's right. If only everyone was Japanese things would all be better.
We need to get out and make sure their own people can get back to raping girls.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/taylor-lautner-stretch-into-latest-role
I had no idea who Strech Armstrong was but after finding out, I didn't know whether to make a "Taylor Lautner could play Luffy in a live action movie of One Piece" joke or a "further proof of the end of the world" 2012 joke.
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Anyone seen this?
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Plane-crashes-into-Northwest-Austin-building-84704727.html
Terrible. What a douche.
Though I had to laugh at the fact his suicide note was full of IRS bashing and he flew into the part of that building that was inhabited by IRS offices. Way to stick it to the man.
Though in all seriousness, this guy was a nut job and my condolences to all the families affected by this idiot's actions.
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Follow up on the link Arei posted above. If anybody is interested in the note the guy left outlining the reason he did it read here. Now I'm not condoning the way he chose to end it all, but he had some very valid grievances and tried to fight to for his beliefs.
Escalating things the way he did and hurting innocent people however is just wrong.
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I have to say, SMUDGE, reading your sig after the quite perplexing news is most appropriate.
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I have to say, SMUDGE, reading your sig after the quite perplexing news is most appropriate.
The sig is a reference to something far more horrific.
As for the news article, I'd like to hear a few opinions from other users here.
Having nuclear bombers continuously probe my countries response times isn't something I'm happy to hear about. This is just one of many examples why I'm against England scraping the Trident missiles when they reach the next regular overhaul.
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Hey thought this was interesting so I'm dropping it here
! > Cat killed by car 'comes back to life' nine months after owner buries him
By James Tozer
They say cats have nine lives - but no one seriously expects them to come back from the dead.
Yet that is what Alfie the ginger tom appeared to have done nine months after apparently being killed by a car.
Owner Angelo Petrillo buried what he believed to be his pet's battered body after a friend spotted it on the side of a road near his home.
Alfie, who was thought dead with owner, Angelo Petrillo and son Brandon
Eight lives left: Angelo Petrillo and son Brandon with 'back-from-dead' cat Alfie
Soon afterwards Mr Petrillo, 39, and his wife Katy moved house, along with their other cat Freddie, also a ginger tom. But a few days ago, they received a phone call from their former neighbour.
'They said a ginger cat had been trying to get into our old home, going up to the front and back doors, and they thought it was ours,' said Mr Petrillo, who works for an energy company.
'But we said Freddie was asleep with us so there must have been a mistake.
'Then they said the cat was climbing on to the conservatory and trying to get in the bedroom window, which is exactly what our two did.
'My wife and I looked at each other, and she said "Are you totally sure it was Alfie that you buried?", and I said "Yes, 100 per cent".'
Back where he belongs: Alfie at home after going missing for eight months
The next day, however, the neighbours said the cat had remained outside all night, meowing pitifully.
Mrs Petrillo, 35, a manager for a wine company, returned to the couple's old home a mile away - and immediately recognised the cat as Alfie.
The three-year-old had lost the collar he used to wear and had put on weight, suggesting someone else had been looking after him while he was being mistakenly mourned.
Mr Petrillo said: 'It was just unbelievable - the cat I had buried nine months earlier, the cat we spent about a month grieving over, was back, and my wife just couldn't believe what she was seeing.'
Just one mystery remains: Who was the ginger tom killed last summer and where is the family that looked after it?
Mr Petrillo had examined the body of the cat found beside a sliproad on the M62 near their home in Milnrow, Greater Manchester, last June and was convinced it was Alfie.
But nine months on, the family are overjoyed that he was wrong - everyone, that is, apart from their other cat, five-year-old Freddie. 'They're not getting on very well at the moment, but hopefully he'll settle in again,' said Mr Petrillo.
The couple are having both cats microchipped to ensure there is no confusion if either goes missing again.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_killing_time
9 timezones.. O.o
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Russia just destroyed the fabric of time.
Nixon was right!
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That's stupid, but not as bad as it could be.
The entirety of China is in one timezone.