Acid throwing is a crime in most countries in the world. Many Islamic countries have the concept of qisas, or retributive justice. With this, a victim can ask that the attacker be disfigured in a similar way. That way, an Iranian court ordered that the attacker of a woman who was blinded by such an attack, be blinded as well.
Nelly Sachs
Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) was a German-Swedish poet and playwright. She is a Nobel Prize winner and of Jewish descent.
1594
1594 was a common year in the 16th century.
2008 in science
The year 2008 in science had some important events, listed below.
Tikrit
Tikrit sometimes known as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located northwest of Baghdad and southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. As of 2012, it has a population of 160,000.
At least 80% majority of the people are Sunni. Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq through April 2003, was born there; he considered it his hometown. He was actually born in a village on the outskirts of Tikrit, however in a part of Tikrit municipality.
2007 in science
The year 2007 in science had some important events, listed below.
White nose syndrome
White nose syndrome (WNS) is a condition which has caused many bats in the United States and Canada to die. The condition is named "white nose" because the affected bats have a fungus around their nose which is white. It was discovered in February 2006.
The disease was first reported in January 2007 in some New York caves. It spread to other New York caves and into Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut in 2008. In early 2009 it was found in New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. West Virginia In March 2010, it was found in Ontario, Canada, and Middle Tennessee. In 2012, new cases showed up in northeastern Ohio, and Acadia National Park in Maine. New confirmed cases appeared in 2013 in Georgia, South Carolina, and Illinois.
2006 in science
The year 2006 in science had some important events, listed below.
Missy Peregrym
Melissa "Missy" Peregrym (born June 16, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actress.
Peregrym lived in Surrey, British Columbia with her mom, dad, and sisters in her early childhood. She played many sports as a child and through her teenage years. She liked to play soccer, lacrosse, snowboarding and hockey. She is currently dating Ben Roethlisberger.
Peregrym began her career as a model at the age of 18. Later, she began to do commercials. In 2002, she began acting and guest starring in a few shows, then she made her career breakthrough when she was 24 when she starred in the movie "Stick It", where her main character was a tomboy athlete (much like herself).
Ken Follett
Kenneth Martin Follett (born 5 June 1949) is a Welsh writer, known as Ken Follett. He was born in Cardiff, Wales. Follett has written many detective books and history novels. He has sold 100 million copies of his books.
British National Party
The British National Party (or BNP for short) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. The party's policies promote an end to Third World immigration, right-wing populism and Third position economics. They are British nationalists. They want to "keep Britain British" by not letting people from other countries move to the UK. The party was led by Nick Griffin from 1999 until 2014 and the current leader of the BNP is Adam Walker.
In 2009, the party had 2 MEPs (Members of European Parliament) out of 73 British seats in the European Parliament. Those two seats were held by Griffin and Andrew Brons. It has no seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or the devolved assemblies.
The BNP was started in 1982 by John Tyndall (politician).
In November 2012 the British Democratic Party was started by Brons. Brons started the party after leaving the BNP in October 2012. Brons wants the BDP to end the BNP. He does not like the BNP because he thinks its ideology is not extreme enough. Griffin lost his seat in the European Parliament in 2014.
Differentiation
Differentiation is a term used in different senses.
FC Utrecht
FC Utrecht is a football club which plays in the Netherlands.
It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: Door Oefening Sterk, USV Elinkwijk and Velox in 1970.
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is a football club which plays in Netherlands.
Road number
A road number is usually given to a portion of public roadway. The chosen number often depends on the type of road. The numbers will be different if the road is an interstate, a motorway, an arterial thoroughfare, a two-lane road, and so forth.
In the United Kingdom, the road number has a letter and a number. It is between 1 and 4 digits long. For instance, the main road from London to Edinburgh is called the A1. The "A" means it is a first class route. This also means it is more important than "B" roads. The A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 begin in London and go towards various towns around the coast. Roads which start in the area between the A1 and the A2 must start with the number 1 (A137, B1412), etc. Scotland is also divided into zones by the A7, A8 and A9 leave from Edinburgh. Motorways have the letter "M", for example the M25. Motorways have a different numbering system from "A" and "B" roads.
This system is used in other European countries (for example, Spain and France).
AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk
AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a football club which plays in Netherlands.
2005 in science
The year 2005 in science had some important events, listed below.
2004 in science
The year 2004 in science had some important events, listed below.
Midwest Irish Radio
Midwest Radio and Midwest Irish Radio are an Irish radio station in County Mayo, Ireland. Its studios are on Clare Street, Ballyhaunis. The station started in 1989. When first opened the Midwest Radio studios were in Abbey Street, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. Its target audience is people over 35 and it mainly broadcasts country music and classic hits. Some of the station's programmes do contain current chart music such as The Breakfast Show, The Late Late Lunchbox and The Hot Hits Hour. The station broadcasts live every day from 7:00 am to 1:00 am. The latest JNLR/MRBI radio listener survey shows that Mid West Radio is by far the most popular radio station in Connacht with a market-share of 52.2%. Midwest Radio's franchise area is county Mayo although it can be heard in various parts of Connacht.
Midwest Radio started an online only radio station, Midwest Irish Radio, in 2005. This has a different programme to Midwest Radio, although The Mid Morning Show does broadcast on Midwest Irish Radio. Most of its broadcasts are non stop Irish music. It's sister station Northwest Radio shut down in 2004.
Monday to Friday
7.00am-8.45am Breakfast Show with David Cawley
8.45am-9.00am Morning Edition News & Sport
9.00am-11.00am The Tommy Marron Show
11.00am-1.00pm Mid-Morning Show with Paul Claffy
1.00pm-1.30pm Lunchtime News And Sport
1.30pm-3.00pm Classic Hits Country With Chris Carroll
3.00pm-5.30pm Late Late Lunchbox with Padraic Walsh
5.30pm-6.00pm Evening Edition And Sport
6.01pm-6.05pm Farming Scene
6.05pm-8.00pm Classic Express With Brendan Nugent
8.00pm-10.00pm Nice And Easy with Eamonn Kelly (Monday-Thursday) / Viv Brennan (Friday)
1.00am-3.00am The Tommy Marron Show (replay)
3.00am-5.00am Mid-Morning Show with Paul Claffy (replay)
5.00am-7.00am Midwest Radio Music All Night
Monday
10.00pm-1.00am Songbook With Michael Goulding
Tuesday
10.00pm-1.00am Ceoil Agus Ealion With Joe Byrne
Wednesday
10.00pm-11.00pm Farming Matters With Michael Neary
11.00pm-2.00am Late Show With Michael Commins
Thursday
10.00pm-1.00am Classic Hits With Tim Norton
Friday
10.00pm-11.00pm Hot Hits Hour As Gaeilge with Brendan Roache
11.00pm-2.00am Weekend American Country With Phillip Costello
Saturday
7.00am-9.00am Saturday Morning Breakfast Show With Deirde Kelly
9.00am-10.00am The Gardening Show With Padraic Horkan
10.00am-1.00pm Country Classics With Micheal Neary
1.00pm-1.30pm Local News & Sport