Israel imposes age restrictions for Friday prayers entry

Israeli security was tightened in and around the city of Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers tried to cross the border to take part in prayers in Jerusalem s al-Aqsa mosque.

Men under the age of 50 and women under the age of 45 were denied access to Jerusalem on the second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

At the Israeli army s two main checkpoints, Bethlehem in the south and Qalandiya checkpoint in the north, which link the West Bank to Jerusalem, tens of thousands of Palestinians queued at the crossing points as Israeli troops checked identification cards, denying any men under 50 years of age or women under 45 access to the holy city.

For most Palestinians residing across the West Bank, access to Jerusalem — where Islam s third holiest shrine, the al-Aqsa is located — is denied due to Israeli army restrictions on access and movement imposed on Palestinians.

Toddlers immune to ‘contagious’ yawning: study

WASHINGTON: Children under the age of four and kids with autism appear to be immune from contagious yawning, the phenomenon where one person’s yawn triggers a chain reaction of open mouths, a study published Wednesday says.

Researchers from the University of Connecticut observed 120 typically developing one- to six-year-old and 30 six- to 15-year-old with autism spectrum disorders for the study, which was published in the journal Child Development.

They found that although babies yawn spontaneously even before they leave the womb, most children show no signs of succumbing to contagious yawning until they reach the age of four.

Kids with autism were less likely to yawn contagiously than typically developing children with the same mental and chronological ages, and the more severe a child’s autism, the less likely he or she was to yawn contagiously, the study

Anti polio drive kicks off in flood-hit DI Khan

Staff Report

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Health Department has commenced a five-day anti polio campaign in flood hit Dera Ismail Khan, said sources on Friday.

Here, children under the age of five will be administered polio vaccines. Children will also be administered anti-chickenpox vaccines during the campaign.

EDO Health Department Dr. Ashiq Saleem said that the five-day campaign, in the first phase, will start in the flood-hit councils of District Dero with the cooperation of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). SAMAA

Sindh inmates allowed 4 conjugal visits a year

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh Friday allowed conjugal visits to prisoners for once after every three months within the premises of jail.

The facility, however, will be provided to the prisoners serving at least five year in jail.

According to a notification issued today, prisoners will have to produce their nikahnama (wedding certificate) before the jail superintendent. While the inmates with one than one wives will be given alternate days.

It said the children under the age of 6 would also be allowed to accompany their mother to the jail.

However, this facility will not be provided to those involved in anti-state crimes or terrorism.

19 dead, nearly 200 injured in Kyrgyzstan riots

BISHKEK: Nineteen people died and almost 200 were injured in riots that swept through the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a health ministry official told AFP.

The official, Larisa Kachibekova, said many of the dead died from gunshot wounds.

“There are 19 dead,” Kachibekova said.

“As a result of the disorder the number of injured across the whole republic currently stands at 197 people, 55 people in the regions and 142 in Bishkek,” she added.

The health ministry”s previous casualty toll stood at 17 dead and 142 injured.

Kachibekova said earlier more than 130 people had been hospitalized, some with gunshot wounds. “Most are young people under the age of 30,” she told AFP.

AFP reporters heard police firing live rounds into the air.

Earlier protesters fired on the government building in the capital Bishek using Kalashnikov rifles that were apparently seized from police, an AFP correspondent witnessed.

A deadly wave of riots against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev shook the country Wednesday as thousands of protesters clashed with authorities.

Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa mosque

JERUSALEM: Israel on Monday restricted access to Jerusalem”s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid concerns of fresh violence at the flashpoint site as Jews celebrate the week-long Passover holiday.

Police said that Muslim men under the age of 50 and all non-Muslims will be barred from entering the compound which is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Police did not say when the restrictions would be lifted.

Authorities have also tightened restrictions on access to Israel from the occupied West Bank until April 6.

NJ Turnpike accident today

NJ Turnpike accident today, State police say a tractor-trailer accident on the New Jersey Turnpike has caused traffic backups of several miles for much of the day in the southern part of the state.

State police Sgt. Julian Castellanos says a southbound tractor-trailer carrying paper products caught fire after hitting an embankment near an overpass in Westampton at around 12:45 p.m.

Fifty-six-year-old truck driver William Ivy of Bowling Green, Ky. was taken to a hospital. Castellanos says Ivy’s injuries aren’t life-threatening.

Castellanos says traffic had to be detoured for several hours in both directions as engineers inspected the overpass for damage. Source philly.com

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NJ Turnpike accident today was first posted on November 29, 2009 at 10:00 am.

Carnaval De San Miguel En Vivo

Carnaval De San Miguel En Vivo, Want to watch Carnaval De San Miguel En Vivo? You can watch that on UStream. It is free to stream Carnaval De San Miguel En Vivo.

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Carnaval De San Miguel En Vivo was first posted on November 29, 2009 at 10:10 am.

Urban Meyer s Daughters

Urban Meyer s Daughters, Yet another reason why it must be hard as hell to have a daughter, Nutjobs rabid sports message board. Although you must belong to the rivals to check that link, an informant says a group of overweight (probably) the old ones are looking forward to the daughter of Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer.

If you follow this link, you can see more pictures of a girl everyone thinks she is the daughter of Meyer (for the record, we have not received conformation). There’s even one with her and Adam Sandler! It’s nothing too obscene … except for the fact that under the age of 21 (even less than 18) and rival cartels are suckers. That makes things creepy. Perhaps Meyer’s daughter should talk to Allison Stokke on management of Internet fame.

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Urban Meyer s Daughters was first posted on November 29, 2009 at 11:09 am.