news: strange weather patterns in the global village

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

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>| SPORT - iranian viewers get live world cup broadcasts islamic-style
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>|     teheran, june 18 (nca/reuter) -- for the first time since the
>| islamic revolution in 1979, iranian soccer fans this year are able to
>| enjoy live broadcasts of world cup games as they are being played in
>| the united states.
>|     but iranian t-v viewers were surprised to see spectators
>| apparently wearing winter coats during yesterday's opening match
>| between germany and bolivia. that game, which was played in the u.s.
>| city of chicago, took place in sweltering heat and humidity.
>|     explaining the sitution, javaad motaqi, an advisor to the
>| director of iran's radio and t-v, said there had been a "correction
>| of un-islamic scenes".
>|     the aim was apparently to avoid showing women in revealing
>| clothing which goes against the iranian dress code for women. so
>| iranian viewers instead saw spectators wearing coats, gloves and hats
>| in pre-recorded footage from games that were played in the winter.
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