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Tag: calibration

Sunset calibration, for people in skyscrapers

August 16, 2011 Marc Abrahams

Muslims who live in skyscrapers must calibrate the sunset according to what floor they live on, according to a mufti, according to a report in TheĀ National: Fatwa means late iftar on top Burj Khalifa floors … In a fatwa released over the weekend, the Grand Mufti of Dubai called upon Muslims living in skyscrapers, particularly […]

Arts and Sciencecalibration, fatwa, height, Muslims, skyscraper, sunset

“Why Calibrate?”, a measured interest film

May 18, 2010 Marc Abrahams

The US government produced this consistently dull, depressing training film to explain why someone, somewhere might want to calibrate.

Arts and Sciencecalibration, depressing, dull, navy, training film
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