Malay Muslims are angry? Should a group have ownership of Allah? They say Christians want to use it to try and convert Muslims.

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Should you be able to call your God whatever you want?

God’s been to court in Malaysia.

A recent ruling decided that non-Muslims can use the word Allah to refer to God.

That makes it sound simple, it’s not. Instead, implementation of the ruling has been suspended due intense protests and a court appeal.

Muslims today at mosques in Malaysia carried placards reading ‘Allah is only for us’.

Earlier today, three churches were attacked in Kuala Lumpur. The debate continues to grow in the blogosphere.

Do Muslims have a right to be angry?

Should one group have ownership of Allah?

One argument is that Christians want to use it to try and convert Muslims.

Insan Mukim on our blog had this to say.

It is plain obvious that the use of Allah is for proselytisation reasons.

The other side says it’s a Malay word used for centuries and Arabic-speaking Christians used the word Allah before Islam was founded.

So, does the name matter?

If so, what does the word Allah mean to you?

Who (if anyone) owns God’s name?

In case you got an answer,  please post it on BBC using link given above,  so that we all can read you and learn.

And you shall be known as the Great Teacher !

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And you would agree Google didn't lay a golden egg when someone knowledgeable says, ---

Nexus One is the latest hand phone from the house of Google.

It's a Smart Phone just like the Nokia and Apple's iPhone.

Of course, the main amazing features are the same with little bit of difference in each of them.

The Nexus One is a slim, touchscreen phone.

It is built by HTC of Taiwan and runs on Google's Android operating system.

It will be sold for US $529 direct from Google. 

T-Mobile of USA will distribute on contract at US $179.
   
The Nexus One boasts of these features:

B 4 that, Nexus means  ''the means of connection between things linked in series''.

The Touch Screen is of 3.7 inch
The Processor is 1GHz snapdragon
Its Camera is of 5 Megapixel with LED flash
Google's ''Earth'' must combine for the  GPS and compass
Accelerometer
Noise cancellation technology
Voice recognition

It has a flash memory of 512MB that could be expanded to 32GB with an SD memory card
We manage quite nicely with a 4GB in our Clone phone.

As of now, Nokia has 40 % of the world market. Apple with iPhone shares 20 % and Android of Google a mere 4%.

And you would agree Google didn't lay a golden egg when someone knowledgeable says,

"The Google phone isn't much different than the iPhone," wrote VC Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures on his blog. "It's basically an Android clone of the iPhone."

And,  listen to this,  ''Google also announced a plan to launch "pay to call" adverts that would appear on mobile phones.

Just as the "pay to click" adverts that comes on in many websites.

These adverts form a significant chunk of Google's revenue.

So,  ''nothing'' is free on Internet --- Unlike Air and Water Nature gives !

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You can now have a HP IQ524 TouchSmart Desktop PC for $699

The 22-inch LCD is actually a touch screen, meaning you can interact with it using a finger instead of a mouse.

It has a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard.

TouchSmart's specs are solid, including a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and a DVD burner.

The system also sports a Webcam and microphone, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics--too weak for heavy-duty gaming, but sufficient for everyday operations.

The only real disappointment is that it comes with Vista Home Premium 64-bit, not Windows 7.

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A new phone from Google is introduced. For all the blah blah we have read of Smart Phone of Nokia, iPhone of Apple and so on.

 We"ll take a closer look at Nexus One now, leaving out tech terms that are almost always coined to confuse and amaze us.

It has a 3.7-inch AMOLED display.

The processor is running at 1GHz.

The trackball on the device is both a trackball for navigation and a notification LED.
When an e-mail comes, it will pulse. Same thing for phone calls.
And the phone has both a light sensor and a proximity sensor, along with a compass, GPS, and accelerometer.

The phone is 11.5 millimeters thick and weighs 130 grams.
That's about as thick as a pencil and weighs as much as a small Swiss Army knife.
It has a 5-megapixel camera with a flash.
Takes video, with one-click uploads to YouTube.
The Nexus One has stereo Bluetooth and the standard headphone jack.
It also has a first for Android: noise cancellation features. Google calls it "active noise suppression."

Google's brand is prominently displayed on the back of the phone.
You can also personally engrave your own message in a little silver band on the back.

It's running Android 2.1, the latest OS version that is also running on the Droid.
That means it has the Google Maps for Navigation Apps and easy Facebook connections, same as the Droid.

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Every gun carrying ''Freedom Fighters'' group began with fighting for ''Our People'', but their aim is to live a ''High Life''.

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Every gun carrying ''Freedom Fighters'' group began with fighting for ''Our People'', but their aim is to live a ''High Life''. Read here. 

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Engineer and bird enthusiast Eiji Nakatsu copied Kingfisher to smoothen ride of Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train

Engineer and bird enthusiast Eiji Nakatsu copied Kingfisher to smoothen ride of Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train

The first Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train was built in 1964. 

It could zip along at 120 mph. But at that speed passengers had a side effect. 

When the train exited a tunnel, there was a loud boom sound.

And the passengers complained of an uneasy feeling.  

The engineer observed the train was pushing air in front of it.  As it would.  The air formed a wall of wind. 

When this wall collided against the air outside the tunnel, it created the loud sound.  Also placed an immense  pressure on the train. 

The train has to slice through the air in the tunnel.  

The diver bird, the kingfisher gave him the clue.

Kingfisher plunge into the water to catch fish. 

Their bills,  shaped like knives, cut through the air and do not make a ripple.

Nakatsu found shape of kingfisher’s bill as the best. 

Today Japan’s Bullet trains have long, beaks that get them to exit noiselessly out of tunnels. 

In fact, they are 10 percent faster and 20 percent more fuel-efficient. than their predecessors.

 

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''Jesus Christ lizard''. It walks on water. Basilisk lizard bicycles its feet at an angle and rushes forward on water.

''Jesus Christ lizard''. It walks on water.  Basilisk lizard bicycles its feet at an angle and rushes forward on water.

Professor Metin Sitti of Carnegie Mellon Robotics studied the mechanics of the natural world.

The motors must be extremely light, and the legs have to touch down on water perfectly each time.  Many times in a second.  Over and over again.

After many months Professor Sitti and his students produced a robot that walked on water.

The design has to be improved somemore as it rolls over and sinks once in a way.

There is a bright future for such a machine that goes on land and sea.

It will asses the quality of water in reservoirs and more importantly help rescue drowning people.

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Henrik Christensen of European Robotics Research says by 2011we'll satisfy sexual desires with Robot.More orgasms longer is Life

Henrik Christensen of European Robotics Research says by 2011 we'll satisfy sexual desires with Robot. More orgasms longer is live

The exact statistics may vary, but if you have 700 orgasms in a year, that equals an extra eight years of life.
And 350 orgasms a year equals an extra four years.

By having two to three explosions a week you'll look seven to 12 years younger!

Orgasms are associated with reduced "stress, insomnia, heart attacks, depression and addictions. 
And a whole lot more.  

Such as,  aches, pains, menstrual cramps, endometriosis, type-2 diabetes, cervical and urinary track infections.

The risk of prostate cancer is very much reduced.

Also they improve the immune system, heart rate, blood pressure, brain chemistry, skin health, pelvic floor strength, and they clean out carcigenic toxins." 

Just imagine sex with a robot especially designed to bring you to the ultimate climax.

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Kurt Westergaard has had a price of one million dollars on his head since 2006. Danish police have shot and wounded a Somali man.

Kurt Westergaard has had a price of one million dollars on his head since 2006.
Danish police have shot and wounded a Somali man.

He has links to the radical Islamist al-Shabab militia.  The man was armed with a knife and axe.

He some how entered the security guarded home of the notorious cartoonist of Denmark.

Incident occurred at the home of Kurt Westergaard. 

His cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban sparked an international row.

Westergaard ran into a panic room at his home leaving behind a 5 year old grand-daughter.

He raised alarm and police came in within minutes.  The girl was not attacked.

The cartoon, printed in 2005, prompted violent protests the following year.

In 2006 the paper,  Jyllands Posten,  apologised for the cartoons.

But other European media reprinted them.

Westergaard's house had blast proof windows.

Moderate Muslims in Denmark have condemned the attack.

But they still believe his drawing was sacrilegious.

Muslim nations are attempting to outlaw what they call the defamation of their religion.

Mr Westergaard came out of hiding last Spring, saying he wanted to defend freedom of expression.

Some independent religious scholars argue the cartoonists were wrong to offend Muslims and say the drawings made dialogue impossible.

 

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