Snip: The machine (see photo) has a washing unit for ears, mouth and face, one for forearm and elbow washing and another for feet and ankles, according to Islamic norms on prayer. Completely computerized, AWWs will save water and time, and, said their inventor, “they work without having to touch any taps as they are operated by infrared sensors”. In three minutes, ablutions are done. No price has been fixed yet for the machine, but it will be "affordable”, continued the inventor, who is already planning a model for families.
Gomez said the idea of such a machine came to him as he was on a ferry trip between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan. “The toilet was dirty and very crowded," he said, "and many pilgrims were performing their ablutions putting their legs in the wash basin and then standing on the dirty floor, which is not hygienic at all."
Explosives theft case heads to court
Snip: They're accused of stealing 100 sticks of explosives from BRB Contractors in Northwest Topeka. Police say the men were trying to sell the explosives and thousands of dollars worth of other items on the street.
That mumps outbreak in Kansas totaled 725 cases through May 22nd
Snip: ...the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has reported 725 cases of mumps in Kansas. Douglas county is the hardest hit with 270 cases of Mumps. Kansas usually logs zero to three mumps cases per year. The mumps epidemic is the nation's first in 20 years.
FYI Snip: The state (of Iowa) has seen more than 1,889 cases of the illness this year, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health Web site.
"Islamic Washing Machine"
I think they forgot to wash the most important part/parts.
Dozens Fall Ill at IHOP in Arkansas
More than two dozen people became ill after inhaling a substance believed to have been sprayed inside an IHOP restaurant, police said.
Authorities were trying to determine the source of the substance that forced the restaurant's evacuation Tuesday evening.
Some customers were gasping for air, and one complained of shortness of breath and a burning sensation in his nose and throat. Four were taken to hospitals, police said.
"Due to the symptoms of the victims, it is believed that some substance, such as tear gas or some similar substance, may have been sprayed in the seating area of the restaurant," Patrolman Jonathan Landrum said. (snip)
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