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Student Union of the Year award

LUU failed to uphold 'Students’ Union of the Year' award
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“This is a fantastic achievement by our students, and is richly-deserved recognition for all their hard work.”

~University of Leeds, Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur 

 


Do you know LUU was voted the best union in the country at last years NUS awards (and Equality and Diversity award as well)? Unfortunately, this year it look like University of Exeter deserve it more than us. I dont think it got anything to do with last year LUMSOC anyway.. = )Here are the winners:-

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NUS Awards 2010 winners

Lifetime Contribution Award
Ian King

The Endsleigh Student of the Year
Joseph Akinnagbe – University of Manchester Students’ Union

Course Representative of the Year
Alex Pool – University of Bath Students’ Union

Student Unionist of the Year
Rachel Colley – University of Sheffield Students’ Union

Student Journalist of the Year
Josh Carroll - University of Manchester Students’ Union

Campaign of the Year
Brooklands College Students' Union

Community Relations Award
Northumbria Students' Union

Further Education Students’ Union of the Year
Canterbury College Students' Union

Higher Education Students’ Union of the Year
University of Exeter Students' Guild

Equality and Diversity Award
Students’ Union University of the Arts London

Students’ Union Club or Society of the Year
University of Nottingham Students' Union Dance Society

Best Student Media
The Lemon Press – University of York

~Hanafi

World Best Tour 2010

A ‘rusty’ steel tower block in Leeds has been named among the world’s best tallest buildings in 2010 by a council of global architects.

which steel tower?

tadaaaa

Broadcasting Place, a 23-storey student complex built for Leeds Metropolitan University, was named alongside the spectacular Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai which is 10 times as high.

It was chosen as one of four winnersof the annual ‘Best Tall Building’ awards by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habita.Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)said the building was

"truly iconic" and captured the essence of Yorkshire's rugged landscape.

Broadcasting Place by Moonrhino.


The buildings were chosen as the best in each of four world regions: Europe, Middle East/Africa, Asia/Australasia and America.


Broadcasting Place, which opened in November, has already been given an award for excellence by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), which said the building was "truly iconic" and

captured the essence of Yorkshire's rugged landscape.

Another 3 buildings that compete with Broadcasting Place to be named as The overall globe winner are:


Bank of America Tower,New York


Burj Khalifa,Dubai

burj khalifa or burj dubai The World Tallest Structure by ashmieke.


Pinnacle at Duxton,Singapore

You will like The Pinnacle@Duxton especially at night... by williamcho.




Result will be announced later this year


~Che


Simple fares

Bismillahirrahmanir rahim

Salam wbt

The 'new simple fares' have already started last sunday, 6th June

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Most of us who live in university area are in 'A Hop Across Leeds' region since nearly all of our journey would always across city centre.
Anyway, Dayrider ticket is still 4.00 per ticket and 3.20 during off peak and I reckon amber car could even offer a quite reasonable choice now.

Be safe in Leeds

night taxi ride - Kolkata by Maciej Dakowicz

Do you know if you find yourself stuck without money and unable to get home, Amber Cars will take you home in exchange for your Leeds student card.
Your card will be dropped off at LUU, and you can pick it up and pay your taxi fare when it is convenient.

You should go to the LUU finance counter on the first floor (between 10.00am to 4.00pm) to pick up your card and pay your fare.

and make sure the meter is switched on at the point of getting into the taxi and is visible throughout the journey.If there is no meter do NOT pay. Take the vehicle registration and ring amber car office.

~Hanafi

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Excerpt from Guardian

Leeds commuter's anger at 47 per cent bus fare hike

Roundhay man's concerns as First's new pricing policy comes into use in Leeds

A Leeds commuter has hit out at what he says has been a 47 per cent increase in his daily bus fare since the introduction of a new pricing policy.

Roundhay resident James Ward said it was unfair that the bus fare on the number 12 bus from Roundhay into Leeds centre had risen from £1.70 to £2.50 at morning peak times - and said it penalised irregular users of buses.

Ward, who works freelance from Old Broadcasting House in Woodhouse Lane, said:

"It's quite a price hike - I was really shocked and angry when the bus driver told me the other day.

"I don't catch the bus every day, so there's no point in me buying weekly or monthly passes. Day passes don't seem much cheaper.

"The new fare's the cost of a day's parking for a car in Leeds centre - how's that going to encourage people to get out of their cars and use public transport?"

Ward said that a Green Zone, which offers lower fares for customers, had recently been extended from Oakwood to around the Roundhay Park area - but didn't include his Street Lane stop. He said that his journey into the city centre was designated as a 'hop across Leeds' under the new prixing policy by operators First.

"I'd have a 15-minute walk to where the Green Zone starts," he added. "I think First should either bring the fares down or extend the Green Zone."

Leaving Leeds bus station by wakefieldpinball

First has set up the Simple Fares Leeds website to explain the price changes, which came in on June 6.

A spokesman for First in Leeds said:

"First has radically overhauled its single fares pricing structure in Leeds to just three single fares - making it easier for existing, as well as new, customers, to work out what they need to pay for a single bus ticket.

"The great news is that some 86% of bus users in Leeds will see no difference to the price they pay and some 7% will actually see a price decrease. Our staff have held various roadshows around Leeds to explain the new prices and a vast majority of people, once things were explained to them, were happy with the changes.

"We would like to apologize to Mr Ward if he is one of the few customers that has seen his ticket price go up as part of these changes. However it is important that he looks at the range of bus tickets on offer to find if there is a cheaper alternative.

"For example if he purchases a FirstDay multiuse return ticket, priced at £4 peak time and just £3.20 off peak, for his journey to and from work, then he will save money compared to buying a single ticket each time he makes a journey."

 

Dasar 'tembak untuk bunuh'

Dasar 'tembak untuk bunuh'

PENDUDUK Turki beramai-ramai menghadiri   majlis tahlil  dengan meletakkan sembilan keranda kosong menandakan warganya yang dibunuh Israel.
PENDUDUK Turki beramai-ramai menghadiri majlis tahlil dengan meletakkan sembilan keranda kosong menandakan warganya yang dibunuh Israel.

Kesan pada mayat aktivis bukti kekejaman Israel

LONDON: Komando Israel menggunakan dasar ‘tembak untuk bunuh’ selain melepaskan tembakan ke arah aktivis misi bantuan Gaza sekali setiap minit ketika hasil bedah siasat menunjukkan mangsa tembakan ditembak pada jarak dekat pada bahagian muka, kepala dan dari belakang.
Seorang daripada aktivis yang membuat pendedahan itu ialah Pengerusi Pertubuhan ‘Friends of Al Aqsa’, Ismail Patel, yang memberitahu seorang daripada sembilan yang maut ditembak berada di depannya. 

Beliau menyifatkan komando Israel itu diberi arahan ‘tembak untuk bunuh’ kerana menggunakan peluru hidup yang dilepaskan dari helikopter.

“Kita tahu seorang ditembak setiap minit kerana sembilan orang terbunuh selain 48 lagi cedera ditembak, manakala enam lagi masih hilang,” katanya selepas tiba di sini.

Akhbar Britain, The Guardian, pula melaporkan keputusan bedah siasat ke atas sembilan mayat aktivis yang maut dan mendapati mereka ditembak berkali-kali dan sekurang-kurangnya 30 das pada jarak dekat.

Selain itu, lima daripada mangsa kena tembakan di bahagian kepala yang mengesahkan komando Yahudi diizinkan membunuh. 
Aktivis Amerika Syarikat keturunan Turki, Furkan Dogan ditembak daripada jarak kurang 45 sentimeter dan tembakan mengenai muka, belakang kepala, dua kali di kaki dan sekali di bahagian belakang.

Seorang lagi lelaki yang maut berusia 60 tahun dan kena tembakan di dahi, dada, kaki dan bahagian belakangnya.

Dua lagi lelaki ditembak empat kali dan lima lagi ditembak sama ada di bahagian belakang kepala atau di belakang badan.

Ketua Yayasan Bantuan Kemanusiaan Islam Truki, Bulent Yildirim, yang mengetuai misi itu, berkata aktivis menggunakan batang besi bagi mempertahankan diri selepas askar Yahudi itu melepaskan tembakan rambang ketika menyerbu kapal Mavi Marmara.

Hubungan di antara Turki dan Israel semakin keruh selepas menuduh Tel Aviv bertindak melampaui batas menyerang konvoi misi bantuan Gaza hingga Ankara menegaskan bahawa hubungan itu akan dikurangkan hingga tahap minimum.

Seorang lagi aktivis, Talat Hussain, dari Pakistan mendakwa komando Israel menembak kepala peserta konvoi bantuan itu.

“Saya melihat sendiri serangan askar Israel itu. Kapal bantuan tidak membawa senjata. Pergaduhan berlaku apabila komando Yahudi itu cuba menahan penumpang.”

 

Gaza: Qunut nazilah

article taken from: http://ibnumuhammad .blogspot. com/2007/ 11/qunut- nazilah.html
DEFINISI QUNUT NAZILAH

Qunut secara istilahnya adalah seperti yang dikatakan oleh Al-Hafidh Ibnu Hajar Al-Asqalani rahimahullah:
"Suatu doa di dalam shalat pada tempat yang khusus dalam keadaan berdiri." (Fathul Bari 2/490.) Dan Nazilah artinya malapetaka atau musibah yang turun menimpa kaum muslimin dalam bentuk gempa, banjir, peperangan, penganiayaan dan sebagainya.

HUKUM QUNUT NAZILAH

Qunut nazilah adalah suatu hal yang disyariatkan dan amat disunnahkan ketika terjadi musibah. Sunnah qunut nazilah ini merupakan pendapat para ulama dari madzhab
Hanafiyyah, Malikiyyah, Syafi'iyyah, Hanbaliyyah dan lain-lainnya.
Imam Syafi'i rahimahullah berkata: "Apabila turun musibah kepada kaum muslimin disyariatkan membaca qunut nazilah pada seluruh shalat wajib."
(Syarhus Sunnah karya Al-Baghawi 2/279).

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal rahimahullah berkata: "Apabila turun bencana kepada kaum muslimin, hendaknya imam melakukan qunut dan diaminkan oleh orang yang dibelakangnya. " (Al-Mughni 1/450).

Syaikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyyah rahimahullah berkata: "Di kalangan ulama ada tiga pendapat tentang qunut. Yang paling benar dari tiga pendapat tersebut, qunut disunnahkan ketika ada keperluan.،¨ (Taudhih Al-Ahkam).

Pendapat-pendapat diatas tentunya berlandaskan hadis-hadis yang sahih mutawatir seperti hadits Anas bin Malik radhiallahu 'anhu riwayat Bukhari-Muslim yang menjelaskan pelaksanaan qunut nazilah oleh Rasulullahu saw selama sebulan pada peristiwa pembunuhan 60 shahabat penghafal Al-Quran, juga hadis Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu 'anhu riwayat Bukhari-Muslim.

LAMANYA QUNUT NAZILAH

Dalam hadis Anas bin Malik riwayat Bukhari-Muslim, juga hadis Ibnu Abbas riwayat Abu Dawud dengan sanad hasan dan lain-lainnya, menunjukkan bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alahi wasallam pada peristiwa pembunuhan 60 sahabat penghafal Al-Quran, baginda berqunut selama sebulan. Namu hal ini tidaklah menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan qunut nazilah hanya terbatas selama sebulan, karena dalam hadis Abi Hurairah radhiallahu 'anhu riwayat Bukhari-Muslim, juga hadis Baro bin Azib, Hifaf bin Ima' riwayat Muslim serta hadis Anas bin Malik riwayat Ibnu Khuzaimah dan hadis-hadis lainnya menjelaskan dalam bentuk umum dan tidak menunjukkan batasan sebulan. Maka dapat dibuat kesimpulan bahwa qunut nazilah tetap dilaksanakan sampai musibah tersebut diangkat dari kaum muslimin. Dan ini merupakan fatwa dari Syaikh Abdul Muhsin Al Abbad hafidzohullah.

WAKTU QUNUT NAZILAH

Dari hadis-hadis yang menjelaskan tentang qunut nazilah dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa petunjuk Nabi shallallahu `alaihi wa sallam dalam pelaksanaan qunut, iaitu beliau melakukan qunut nazilah pada seluruh shalat-shalat wajib dan beliau lebih mengutamakan pelaksanaannya pada shalat Maghrib dan Subuh. Akan tetapi beliau tidak melakukan qunut setiap hari pada seluruh shalat lima waktu sekaligus.

Ini merupakan fatwa dari Syaikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyyah rahimahullah. Qunut nazilah dapat dilaksanakan sebelum ruku' atau setelah ruku' di dalam sholat tersebut. Akan tetapi pelaksanaannya setelah ruku' lebih banyak dilakukan oleh Rasulullah shallallahu `alaihi wa sallam. Dua cara ini dicontohkan oleh Rasullah shallallahu `alaihi wa sallam dalam hadis-hadis beliau yang mulia

LAFAZ QUNUT NAZILAH

Maksudnya:

Ya Allah Ya Tuhan Kami,

sesungguhnya kami memohon Engkau

letakkan kami di tengkuk musuh-musuh kami,

dan kami memohon perlindungan daripada kejahatan mereka,

Ya Allah Ya Tuhan Kami,

Engkau seranglah mereka pada segenap penjuru,

dan porak perandakanlah gagasan mereka,

dan keraskanlah arahan Engkau ke atas pendirian mereka,

dan kucar kacirkanlah pergerakan mereka,

dan Engkau hantarlah anjing-anjingMu untuk menggempur mereka,

wahai tuhan yang Maha kuat, Perkasa dan Pembela,

ya Allah, ya Allah, ya Allah,

Wahai tuhan kami yang menurunkan kitab,

yang menggerakkan awan,

yang menghancurkan tentera ahzab,

hancurkanlah mereka, dan menangkanlah kami ke atas mereka.

 

Ya Allah, sesungguhnya kami memohon pertolongan kepada Mu,

dan kami beriman dengan Mu,

dan kami bertawakkal kepada Mu,

dan kami menyanjung kepada Mu dengan kebaikan

dan kami tidak mengkufurkanMu.

Ya Allah hanya kepadaMu kami sembah,

dan kepada Mu kami sembahyang dan sujud,

untuk Mu kami berusaha.

Kami mengharapkan rahmat daripada Mu

dan kami takutkan azab Mu.

Sesungguhnya azab Mu yang berat

sudah pasti terhadap golongan kuffar.

Ya Allah azablah golongan kuffar ahli kitab

yang menghalangi jalanMu.

 

p/s: mari kita amalkan qunut nazilah bersama-sama. ..sesunnguhnya doa itu senjata kita.

 

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