Software that tracks mood swings across the ‘blogosphere’ and pinpoints the events behind them could provide more insightful ways to search and analyse the web, researchers say. The software, called MoodViews, was created by Gilad Mishne and colleagues at Amsterdam University, The Netherlands. It tracks about 10 million blogs hosted by the US service LiveJournal. [...]

For the last month while I’ve been cramming for finals I’ve tried to keep blogging everyday for the sake of keeping up to date with worldly events but I’ve been slacking off in other departments. For example, I havenâ??t had time to clean my apartment so I’m now living in a dump and the sink [...]

A few weeks ago an Israeli family dressed as pilgrams attended the service for Lent at Nazareth’s Basilica of the Annunciation and set off “firecrackers” inside the church. It caused outrage within the city but recieved little media coverage. Israel claimed family member’s were “mentally unstable”. However, evidence from subsequent court hearings and police investigations [...]

Thousands of students gather to hear their election candidates debate on the University campus. There are currently 7,095 students at Birzeit University, 81.3% of which voted in these Student Council elections.

Mary Geday, This Week in Palestine, 19 April 2006 I’m a teacher. My students are Lollypops, different colours, but all Taste the same. Red can’t pay for School. I offered to help. He wouldn’t Accept. He’s home in Jenin – “don’t want to be Talked to or heard.” Blue was called for Interrogations by the [...]

The Jordan River: This is where Joshua parted the waters and crossed over to Jericho. This is where John baptized Jesus. The site is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, but all have done little to save it. Yesterday on Earth Day an Israeli mayor and a Jordanian mayor met in their kayaks mid river [...]

Coming this June to a theatre near you: National Agenda Episode II… The government will present the executive programme for the National Agenda in June, Minister of Public Sector Reform Salem Khazaaleh confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Khazaaleh said priority would be given to projects designed to alleviate poverty and reduce [...]

The Palestinian government spokesman, Ghazi Hamed, said on Wednesday: “I think the Jordanians themselves know more than anybody else the total mendacity and falsehood of these charges. They know that Hamas doesn’t indulge in such activities.” Hamed also told Al Jazeera.net he hoped that some Arab states would refrain from resorting to “twisted tactics”. “We [...]