Muhammad

by Melissa on March 9, 2010 · Filed Under history · 2 Comments 

Muhammad

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“Muhammad” in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman.[1]

 

A 16th-century Ottoman illustration depicting Muhammad at the Kaaba. Muhammad's face is veiled, a practice followed in Islamic art since the 16th century. Read more

Liviu Librescu

by Margaret on March 8, 2010 · Filed Under history · 5 Comments 

Liviu Librescu

Liviu Librescu (August 18, 1930 – April 16, 2007; Hebrew: ליביו ליברסקו) was a Romanian born and educated Israeli-American scientist and academic whose major research fields were aeroelasticity and aerodynamics. His most recent position was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech.[3] The 76-year-old Holocaust survivor was shot and killed in the Virginia Tech massacre while holding off the gunman at the entrance to his classroom so his students could escape through the windows.[4]
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Northern Illinois Shooting

by Sandy on February 22, 2010 · Filed Under Current Events, northern illinois shooting · 4 Comments 

Five dead in Illinois university mass shooting

By Tom Leonard in New York

Last Updated: 2:38am GMT 15/02/2008

A gunman has opened fire in a packed university lecture hall in Illinois, shooting 18 people and killing four before turning his gun on himself.

Northern Illinois University campus - where a gunman opened fire shooting 18 people.
Rescue workers carry a victim out of the university lecture hall where the gunman opened fire

The attacker, described as a tall skinny white young man dressed entirely in black, walked out from behind a screen in a geology class around 3pm, said officials at Northern Illinois University.

The gunman, armed with a shotgun and two handguns, then opened fire before shooting himself on the stage.

Police officials said five people had died, including the gunman. Many victims were shot in the head at the university in DeKalb, 65 miles west of Chicago.

Witnesses said the gunman- said to be aged between 18 and 20 – kicked open a door near the stage in Cole Hall just 10 minutes before the end of the lecture and started shooting with the shotgun without saying a word.

Dispensing with the shotgun, the gunman – who was wearing a black ski cap and black trenchcoat – pulled out a pistol and walked down the aisles firing it into the crowd of terrified students.

Police Chief Donald Grady said the gunman was a student but not at the DeKalb campus.

Kevin McEnery, who was sitting in the fourth row of the lecture, estimated that he let off around 30 shots. He said: “He just kicked the door open and started shooting. I didn’t hear him say anything, just people shouting and screaming to get out.”

Some students dived for cover under their desks while others ran for the exits.

The campus was plunged into panic, as students poured out of the building, many trying to use their mobile phones and others simply praying.

All the injured were taken to the local Kishwaukee Community Hospital which said it had received 17 victims, of whom three or four had head wounds.

The university issued a statement on its website about an hour after the shooting saying that “the immediate danger has passed. The gunman is no longer a threat.”

George Gaynor, a fourth year geography student, who was in Cole Hall when the shooting happened, described the gunman as “a skinny white guy with a stocking cap on”.

He described the scene immediately following the incident as terrifying and chaotic. “Some girl got hit in the eye, a guy got hit in the leg,” he said.

Some witnesses said the gunman shot at random but Edward Robinson, another student, claimed he appeared to target students in one part of the lecture hall. “It was almost like he knew who he wanted to shoot. He knew who and where he wanted to be firing at,” he said.

All classes were cancelled on Thursday night and the 25,000-student campus was closed on Friday.

In April last year, 32 died after a mentally-disturbed and heavily armed student ran amok in the Virginia Tech campus. The incident prompted immediate changes in Virginia law that had allowed the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, to buy handguns.

Paris Hilton not expected to serve full 45-day sentence

by Bethany on February 17, 2010 · Filed Under Current Events · Comment 

Despite being sentenced for 45 days in county jail for violating her probation, socialite Paris Hilton is expected to spend three weeks — and perhaps less — behind bars, L.A. County sheriff’s officials told The Times today.

Until now, officials have said they believed Hilton would serve the entire jail term ordered last week by Superior Court Michael T. Sauer after Hilton repeatedly drove her car while her license was suspended because of a DUI plea.Paris Hilton Goes To Jail

Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton’s sentence could be cut nearly in half by state law allowing for credit for time served for good behavior. In addition, he said, overcrowding in the jail system could further reduce the time she spends in custody.
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Acer AL2216WBD 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor – Ultra-fast 5ms, WSXGA+ 1680×1050, DVI, VGA, Black, VESA 100mm

by Margaret on February 10, 2010 · Filed Under Gadgets, Gaming, Technology · 1 Comment 

Acer AL2216WBD 22-inch DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Enhance your vision with the Acer AL2216WBD. Incorporating the latest LCD technology, the Acer AL2216WBD offers the best visibility, performance and unprecedented value. The high level of brightness 300cd/m2 together with 700:1 contrast ratio creates crisp images and enhances legibility. With its fast response time of 5ms, the Acer AL2216WBD brings remarkable display quality to your desktop.

Widescreen Format
Widescreen monitors deliver a cinematic experience by allowing you to see more images than you would on a standard screen of the same display size. Widescreen monitors are ideal for watching DVDs and playing games. You’ll see images that are similar in proportion to what you’d see in the movie theater.
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Fast 5ms video response enables digital, HD broadcast-quality video.
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Most Searched Google Words for SEO

by Seth on January 28, 2010 · Filed Under Google's most searched words · 7 Comments 

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Liz Claiborne, Designer of Women’s Clothes, Dies at 78

by Melissa on January 26, 2010 · Filed Under Current Events · 5 Comments 

Liz Claiborne, the designer of indefatigable career clothes for professional women entering the workforce en masse beginning in the 1970s, died Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 78.

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Virginia Tech Celebrates Graduation in Wake of Tragedy

by Seth on January 22, 2010 · Filed Under Current Events, Education · 1 Comment 


BLACKSBURG, Va. — The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech’s Norris Hall.

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Westboro Baptist Church Cult wants to picket victims of 4/6 Virginia Tech tragedy

by Robert on January 21, 2010 · Filed Under Current Events · 4 Comments 

The godless cult, Westboro Baptist Church, has announced that they plan to picket the funerals of the 32 victims.

We Are Virginia Tech

From www.4thosewhocant.com

“In the aftermath of such a great tragedy in Blacksburg, Hokies have come together. This bond, forged in the mountains of southwest Virginia, allows us to overcome any obstacle put in our way. People from all over the nation have rallied, “Today, we are all Hokies”.

Unfortunately, there are those who would like to keep us down. The godless cult, Westboro Baptist Church, has announced that they plan to picket the funerals of the 32 victims. We are mustering a mass of Hokies and Hokie supporters to block these monsters. We need people from every area that will be having funerals to participate in non-violent methods of prohibiting them. “

Westboro Baptist Church

by Alex on January 20, 2010 · Filed Under social · 2 Comments 

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a controversial U.S. church headed by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kansas. It runs the websites GodHatesFags.com,[1] GodHatesAmerica.com and others expressing condemnation of homosexuals, Roman Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Swedes, African Americans, Canadians, Americans, and other groups. The organization is monitored by the Anti-Defamation League,[2] and classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[3][4] The group has achieved national notoriety in recent years due to its picketing of funeral processions for soldiers killed in combat, which functions as an extension of the Phelps’ anti-United States beliefs.

While its members identify themselves as Baptists, the Church is an independent church not affiliated with any known Baptist conventions or associations. The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles.

The Church bases its work around the belief expressed by its best known slogan and the address of its primary website, “God hates fags”, and expresses the opinion, based on its Biblical eisegesis, that nearly every tragedy in the world is linked to homosexuality – specifically society’s increasing tolerance and acceptance of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. It maintains that God hates homosexuals above all other kinds of “sinners”[5] and that homosexuality should be a capital crime. Read more

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