| Ethnic tensions divide Iran
These organizations operate in the absence of Islam and its estrangement among its people. TheIslamic peoples should perform their role in confronting the conspiracies of these saboteurs. The day Islam is in control of guiding the affairs of life, these organizations*, hostile to humanity and Islam, will be obliterated. .
City council tries to evict Aboriginals from parklands 'home'
The group, some of whom say they have been living in the parklands for decades, said the move makes a mockery of next week's Sorry Day, when the Federal Government will apologise to the Stolen Generation in Parliament. A defiant group of about 15 people returned to the area last night, after council officials removed their private belongings from an illegal campsite on West Tce while the owners showered at a city shelter earlier in the day. Clara Campbell, a Ngarrindjeri elder who has lived on Kaurna land for 35 years and is considered a traditional custodian, said the move was "gutless", and nothing could force her from her traditional home. "A few days ago they sent the papers (telling us to move) out. They stuck them under our tents while we weren't here," she said.
Parkway parties to kick off at Regency
An evening March 6th in the Regency Palace, 1600 Willow Ave. in Clovis, will kick off a series of fundraisers entitled "Parties for the Parkway" to benefit the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust.
The kickoff event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., will feature a live and silent auction of more than 70 pieces of art donated by local artists.
Gourmet hors d'oeuvres and desserts from 12 of the areas restaurants and caterers will be available, as will wine tasting from a selection of wineries, a brewery and cafe.
Music will be performed by Carl and Kathryn Johnsen of Rosetree Celtic Music and River Bottom Band.
Included in the live auction items will be a week's stay at a private residence near the beach in Mazatlan, Mexico.
The San Joaquin River is the divider between Madera and Fresno County.The fundraising parties are designed to support the River Parkway Trust's efforts to create and protect the San Joaquin River and connect people to the river through educational programs and entertaining activities.
Candidates up for south central Mesa challenges
Finter supports building more fire and police stations, but he thinks voters will reject the bond measure in its current form so soon after a proposed primary property tax "went down in flames" in 2006. Finter believes the proposed capital improvements are too important to risk defeat because of the way they would be funded. He would prefer paying for them with an additional sales tax. "First, we have to re-establish credibility with the citizens of Mesa," he said. Finter's stance on the property tax has made some waves. Although the Mesa Chamber of Commerce endorsed him, it said they had reservations about his views. "I'm not very happy with Mr. Finter not supporting the secondary property tax, but I like Alex and think he's a good man, so hopefully he'll come around," Whalen said.
End of the road for Japan's taxi smokers
Japan's salarymen once considered it their inalienable right to enjoy a quick puff in the back of a taxi on the way to a meeting. Their wives, too, saw nothing wrong with cycling through the rain, umbrella raised and children perched on tiny seats at the front and back and bags of shopping dangling from the handlebars. But they are being forced to change their ways after the introduction of a smoking ban in many of Japan's taxis this week and, later this year, a planned clampdown on multitasking cyclists. On Monday, Tokyo became the latest of several cities to ban smoking in taxis as Japan made a belated attempt to ride the wave of tobacco intolerance sweeping other developed countries. Smoking is now banned in 52,000 vehicles belonging to Tokyo's two biggest taxi associations, with a further 3,000 other unaffiliated cars, which have so far escaped the ban, expected to follow in the coming months.
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