You mean there was no BBC story detailing Scher's birthday?
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You mean there was no BBC story detailing Scher's birthday?
I was going to postthat bit of news scher :p
anyway if you want to vote the link is here, in fact this might be intresting to discuss....
http://cms.n7w.com/voting1f.php
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They had a Scheherazade quiz. I got 6 out of 10. I can't find the link, but here are the answers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
1. Mrs. Dalloway
2. Kitkats
3. 67 years old
4. True
5. The Sting
6. http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/2...erazade5vq.jpg
7. Kitkats
8. Boo Radley
9. "Moon River"
10. A Kitkat By Any Other Name by Jonathan Gluckman
Scher, I'm donning my hair suit and humbly apologizing for unleashing the Bon Mot Beast Of The UK on you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Basil
But Starr... You are surely giving yourself too much credit!Quote:
Originally Posted by starrwriter
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Education reforms get thumbs down
Scottish councils believe education reforms planned for England stand no chance of being replicated in Scotland.
Critics have said a bill to be debated in the Commons later this month would result in local authorities having less control over education.
But the UK Government said the bill's aim was to give schools more freedom.
Ewan Aitken, spokesman for the Scottish Convention of Local Authorities, said Scottish schools were hugely successful and did not need major change.
The government claims the bill has been widely misunderstood.
Unveiling the proposed reforms last October, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly said parent power would be the driving force behind improving England's schools.
Under the proposals, groups of parents concerned about underachieving schools can ask their local authorities or Ofsted inspectors to intervene - or else set out plans for the creation of their own school.
If local authorities reject proposals, the parents can appeal for adjudication - which Ms Kelly said could lead to the government forcing local authorities to fund such new school projects.
Newly-created trusts would run individual schools or else groups of schools, under the leadership of a successful school or an outside organisation, such as a university, business or faith group.
link
Ok, I am attempting to resist the urge to make a political comment about this. However, I must say that the idea having businesses and "faith groups" running schools seems like a pretty slippery slope to me.
I have paset this thread several time.. never thougth i would post in it..
But here we go..
Last night Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon suffered a major stroke and now is fighting for his life.
For more details you can go here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10709976/ -
Takan From MSN news.
I Pray for his recovery.
Golf clubs which ban women from the bar or restrict times when they can play will be violating EU law from 2007 onwards, the European Commission says. The statement came in reply to Irish MEP Proinsias De Rossa, who asked if such practices would be outlawed by a new sex discrimination directive.
The directive bans discrimination in the provision of goods and services.
"This includes leisure activities such as those offered by golf clubs," said EU Commissioner Vladimir Spidla.
Mr De Rossa tabled his question in the wake of a 2003 petition to the European Parliament by a UK woman, Clare Oliver.
Women's complaints
She complained that many British golf clubs did not treat men and women equally when it came to playing in tournaments or standing for election to club committees.
The European Commission replied that there were no EU laws in force at the time obliging clubs to apply the same rules to men and women, but it said the directive on equal treatment between men and women in goods and services would plug the gap.
Last year, Mr De Rossa asked for confirmation that the directive would indeed apply to golf clubs, and he got the answer this week.
The news was welcomed by the English Ladies Golf Association.
"We think it's time women had equal opportunities and we support the moves by the EU," said spokeswoman Clare Tyler.
She said restrictions on the times women could play, and access to the bar, were the most common forms of discrimination - and that they particularly irritated the new, younger generation of women golfers.
Some women, usually of an older generation, did not object to restricted access, if their membership fee was reduced, she added.
Single-sex clubs
The directive does not ban single-sex private clubs, which are regarded as legitimate on grounds of the right to freedom of association.
Mr De Rossa's office said it was unclear how the directive would affect Ireland's exclusive Portmarnock golf club, whose men-only membership policy is being challenged in the courts by Ireland's Equality Authority.
The club allows women to play if they pay green fees, but they cannot join the club or use "recreational facilities".
In a ruling last summer, a judge said there was nothing wrong with people of the same sex, nationality or religion wanting to be together.
Mr Justice Kevin Higgins said: "You could have a bridge club for Bulgarians, a chess club for Catholics, a wine club for women or a golf club for gentlemen."
The Equality Authority is appealing to Ireland's Supreme Court.
EU member states have until December 2007 to enact laws upholding the provisions of the directive.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4584958.stm
Book clubs go online
Suddenly it seems we're all reading
Anyone who's ever finished the last page of a great novel will know how frustrating it is not to be able to share the experience with someone else.
Whether it's a spine-tingling thriller or a heart-melting romance, it's always good to be able to mull over your favourite book with a friend.
That's why book clubs have become such big news in the last ten years.
Now, the idea is going online, with a new website which gives readers the chance to swap books for free.
and from me(night)the link to the website they were talking about.....
My heart goes out to the victims and all their loved ones, and to all the Muslims on the forum who have loved ones participating in the Hajj.Quote:
The death toll from a hostel that collapsed in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has risen to 53.
A Saudi official confirmed the number of deaths after rescuers searched through the night hoping to find trapped survivors.
Rescuers have been using heavy-lifting equipment and sound-detecting gear.
The hostel, just outside Mecca's Great Mosque, fell down on Thursday as people prayed in the nearby streets.
At least 64 people were wounded, officials said.
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The building - on al-Ghazal Street - is only 60m from the walls of the Great Mosque - and was said to have been used by pilgrims from Egypt, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and India.
Prayers
The hotel is surrounded by markets and pilgrims had been praying when the incident happened. Reports said at least 30 people were staying there.
Eyewitnesses say they heard a huge cracking sound before the four-storey building toppled onto worshippers streaming out of the eastern gates of the mosque.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4586678.stm
A 77-year-old Frenchman has spent a night in custody in Paris after attacking a plain porcelain urinal considered to be a major artwork. The urinal - called Fountain - was slightly chipped after the man hit it with a hammer on Wednesday.
The piece by French-US artist Marcel Duchamp was on display at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
Police said the man had urinated on the same piece at an exhibition in Nimes, southern France, in 1993.
The work, a replica of the 1917 original , is on display as part of a wider Dada exhibition, is believed to be worth some 3m euros (£2m).
Police said the man claimed the hammer attack was a work of performance art that Marcel Duchamp himself would have appreciated. (I love people! :D)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4587988.stm
I've been to the Pompidou Centre. I don't think a few chips and stains are going to make anything in there much uglier. :rolleyes: The next people who see the "piece" will probably comment on how the chips are clearly the artist's statement on the nature of human existence.
Yeah it's got to be one of the ugliest buildings in Paris! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by emily655321
Well, the building itself looks kind of like the children's slide at a MacDonald's. I suppose it has a certain charm. But, anyway, it's not nearly as ugly as the stuff inside, IMHO. (A giant blank canvas?? C'mon, people! I mean... c'mon!)
Hey, they must be talking about us! Nice find, Nightshade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade