record rise in home solar panels fitted

August sees record rise in UK home solar panels fitted
 

Solar panels are generating both electricity and money for homeowners

 

A record number of homeowners had solar panels installed this month, according to energy regulator Ofgem.

The devices have been fitted to 2,257 homes so far during August, up from 1,700 in July and 1,400 in June. 

More than 6,688 homes have had solar panels fitted since April, when the government's scheme to reward people who generate their own energy altered.

The feed-in tariff system now enables homeowners to receive 41.3p for every unit of energy they generate.

This is regardless of whether they use the energy or sell it back to the National Grid.

More from BBC News | 1 Sept 2010 

Hezbollah Museum Opens in Southern Lebanon

VOAvideo | August 30, 2010 reports - A new tourist attraction in southern Lebanon is causing controversy. It's dedicated to the political party and Shi'ite militia Hezbollah, which controls large swaths of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006, firing deadly rockets at Israeli towns and cities. The museum opened three months ago and already has attracted more than 300,000 visitors. Some critics, though, say it's pure propaganda.

The Social Network - the movie Trailer

FilmIsNowEU | July 01, 2010

The Social Network - Trailer - Writer/producer Aaron Sorkin announced on his Facebook page that he is going to be writing a movie about the popular social networking site. Mark Zuckenberg created the site in 2004 at Harvard during his sophomore year. It now has over 60 million members and is valued at $16 billion.

Eisenberg will play Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Timberlake will play Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder who became Facebook's founding president; and Andrew Garfield will play Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder who fell out with Zuckerberg over money.

After-school clubs ....

Head of UK policy for the charity, Sally Copley, said: "Children who do after-school activities have more confidence, see the world in different ways, have a stronger sense of identity - and this ultimately translates into doing better in exams and getting a better job. 

"We're particularly concerned poorer children are missing out as a result."

  

Children of parents with professional jobs were nearly twice as likely to have music lessons than children in a household with a gross income lower than £15,000 a year, the charity says.

More from BBC News  -  29 Aug 2010 

One in six children has music lessons

After 10 per cent of Paki's effected . . then only OIC meet?

What.... only Now?

Ahlul Bayt News Agency, Muslim humanitarian aid agencies will hold a meeting in Pakistan next week to help coordinate relief efforts for the millions of flood victims there, the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) announced Wednesday.

The OIC, which has 56 member states, said the conference will be opened Sunday by Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. Red Crescent societies and other relief bodies from the Muslim world were invited to attend.

More : Islamic Conference to meet in Pakistan on relief effort

Chinese delicacy under threat in Malaysia, have gone International!

AlJazeeraEnglish | August 27, 2010

Bird's nest is an expensive delicacy among many people in Asia, especially the Chinese.

In Malaysia, criminals are capitalising on demand, converting homes and office buildings into birdhouses.

As Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports from the state of Penang, the illegal operators risk turning the population against the entire industry.

Najib's incomprehensible acronyms on the unsuspecting public?

(Reuters) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak says he has embarked on a series of radical economic reforms. In reality it feels as if he has unleashed a barrage of incomprehensible acronyms on the unsuspecting public of this Southeast Asian nation.

The charge for economic reform is being led by the snappily named PEMANDU. As well as being the Malay word for “driver” it stands for the government’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit.

PEMANDU is in charge of formulating and implementing NKRAs (National Key Result Areas), MKRAs (Ministerial Key Result Areas) and getting “Big Results Fast”, according to its website, although it singularly failed to win political backing for a radical revamp of Malaysia’s costly subsidy regime. 

Read more: Acronym soup swamps Malaysia reform drive

Malaysia to beware...

Dangers of Industrial Farming & Food : Largest Egg Recall in US History!

The largest egg recall in US history is bringing renewed attention to the dangers of factory farming and to growing consolidation in the industries responsible for the food many Americans eat. Over half a billion eggs have been ordered off US shelves in the past two weeks following an outbreak of salmonella in the Midwest. Nearly 1,300 cases of people sickened by the eggs have been reported. Despite the size of the recall, responsibility falls on just two factory farms: Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, both from Iowa.

Muslihat Bank Islam (English with Malay subtitles)

shafandy | April 23, 2010 - Sedutan dari ceramah oleh Sheikh Imran Hossein mengenai larangan mengambil riba'. Beliau menerangkan muslihat disebalik pembiayaan yang ditawarkan oleh bank islam.

18th Century ship unearthed @ Ground Zero.

itnnews | July 15, 2010 - Crews clearing the site of the 2001 World Trade Center bombing in New York City found a ship believed to date back to the 1700s

Information about Japan

June 23, 2010 - You will know every thing you want about Japan .How they are living . what is the most important things in their life , technology, location, population ,GDP and economy, cultural,character,Tokyo,Food,sushi,Love and don't forget the toilet . 

Another China's one-child population control policy unintended consequence.

VOAvideo | July 07, 2010 - More than three decades after it began, China's one-child population control policy has some unintended consequences. Because of a traditional preference for boys, thousands of couples abort female fetuses, and the Chinese government says that last year, 119 boys were born for every 100 girls. The shortage of young women is pushing some families turn to human traffickers to find wives for their sons. The traffickers often go to neighboring Burma, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea to buy or kidnap women. Henry Morton recently visited Nabang, just inside China's border with Burma and has this story.

interesting thoughts! - "Princess Hijab's" late night campaign

AlJazeeraEnglish | July 06, 2010 - A "graffiti artist" in Paris, the French capital, travels around the city incognito late at night painting Islamic face veils on models displayed in posters and billboards.

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Al Jazeera that she created the alias "Princess Hijab" for herself when she goes out for her excursions that started five years ago.

But she says the so-called "hibajizing" of the models is a symbolic statement that is not religious in any way or form.

France set to vote on face veil ban.

AlJazeeraEnglish | July 06, 2010 - France's parliament is set to vote on a proposed legislation banning the wearing of face veils in public places.

If passed, prospective punishments for those violating the law include imprisonment and a hefty fine.

Violators of the ban may also be forced to take educational classes on how to be a proper French citizen in a country home to five million Muslims.

Rights groups have criticised the bill for being demeaning and stifling freedom of expression.

Forever Young? Working Class

RussiaToday | July 02, 2010 - On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk, he asks his guests whether the younger generation will live as well as their parents, and if there will be a state pension for them when they finally retire.

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Toronto Enacts Secretive & Strict Ordinance for G20

June 26, 2010 - A new ordinance that allows police to arrest anyone coming close to a security fence at the G20 summit meeting is sparking outrage in Toronto.

The death of ‘emergency-law martyr’ Khaled Saeed - Egypt

The death of ‘emergency-law martyr’ Khaled Saeed has become of great public interest, becoming a symbol of thousands of Egyptian citizens who are victims of police brutality.

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Islamic Human Rights Commission

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29 June 2010


1. Summary

The death of ‘emergency-law martyr’ Khaled Saeed has become of great public interest, becoming a symbol of thousands of Egyptian citizens who are victims of police brutality. On 6 June 2010, two police officers invoked Egypt’s emergency laws to murder and torture Saeed.

The incident has attracted media attention in Egypt and worldwide, ushering a wave of protests and even US calls for a transparent investigation into the torture and murder of Khaled Saeed.

Imam imprisoned for not complying with secret services

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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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 25 June 2010

1. Summary

Albanian Imam Muhmammad Abdullah also known as Artan Kristo has been detained without charge and under suspicion of inciting violence and terrorist acts, by Albanian authorities since October 2009.

Mr Abdullah denies this and claims that his statements were taken out of context and misinterpreted deliberately because he would not become an informer for the Albanian secret service.

Chosen to lead the war against humanity!

General David Petraeus has been chosen to further lead the war against humanity. Where whole villages are totally destroyed, local economic shattered, families broken up - destined to be internally displaced persons. Imposed an alien system that was neither invited nor welcome by the vast majority of the locals.

Petraeus Approved on Day of Afghan Violence:

Sour Milk - reasons to take your power back.

June 26, 2010 | There are so many reasons to take our power back and refuse to support the corporate takeover of our world. But here's another.

Dairy farmers from across America are coming together to tell stories of price manipulation, antitrust violations and more, that have ultimately led to the loss of their herds, their farms, their livelihoods and in some cases even their own lives.

Here is yet another example of the corporate fascist saturation of our governmental administrations. It Is virtually corporate ownership of gov't officials.

Alternative View Network: G20 2010 Toronto.

- Charlie Veitch of The Love Police is interviewed by CBC.

MACC officers may face arrest in London.

So there you have it. The MACC officers, PI Bala, and Bala’s three lawyers will all be in London next week. But instead of Bala’s statement being recorded will we see the MACC officers being marched off to jail instead?

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

MACC is due to record Private Investigator P. Balasubramaniam’s statement on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th July 2010.

Split hairs on Deficit Fighting at G-20.

Cheeseburger Diplomacy

June 25, 2010 | Before leaving for the G-20 Summit, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev enjoyed a burger and fries together.

Obama at the G-20 Summit

June 26, 2010 | President Obama is at the G-20 summit trying to convince Europe to spend in order to avoid a double-dip recession. Chip Reid reports from Toronto.