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To: Road Walker who wrote (255685)	10/16/2005 6:37:47 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573201

re: Iraq's constitution seemed assured of passage, despite strong opposition from Sunni Arabs. Has someone been peeking in the ballot boxes? How do they know? Good point. I forgot that its not like here.......the polls close and computers add up the votes. Over there, the votes get hand counted. I guess people are assuming its won by the data coming in from the exit polls. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they are right. ted

To: Road Walker who wrote (255685)	10/17/2005 3:35:52 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 1573201

Wow, I didn't know this. Evidently in Saudi Arabia they don't even allow foreign movies... Saudi Arabia to allow cinema screenings again gulf-news.com Riyadh : After the closure of cinema theatres two decades ago, Saudi authorities are planning public screenings of films next month, although in a limited manner. During Eid Al Fitr holidays, the Kingdom’s first cinema will open in Riyadh but will show only cartoon films for women and children. November 3 is the tentative date for the much-awaited screening at InterContinental Hotel in the capital, according to an official at Riyadh Municipality. The 1,200-seat cinema will hold three one-hour shows every evening to screen foreign cartoon films dubbed in Arabic, he said. The organisers will charge 10 Saudi riyals for a seat. More than 50,000 people are expected for the screenings during the two-week Eid break. The move may be a prelude to the start of regular commercial cinema screenings across the kingdom. Cafes in main cities already show films, sports games and video clips on large screen television sets. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the Gulf without cinema houses. Media observers and officials say there is no law in Saudi Arabia that bans cinemas and they closed down during the past 20 years due to rise of conservative attitudes.