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Azawakh in Djerma
January 29, 2009
The word "Azawakh" comes from the Djerma language, but it has nothing to do with dogs.
In Djerma azawa means north. Azawagh or azawad means land of to the north. The word the Djerma use for what we call the Azawakh dog is hansi or hanso (I've also seen it spelled hanshee and hanshii).
The really fascinating thing is that there are three gender forms. One for dog and two for bitch. The Djerma have a different conjugation of the word dog for a bitch who has given birth and one who has not.
- hansi daŋ: dog (male)
- hansi way: bitch [has not given birth]
- hansi nya: bitch [has given birth]
A little bit of digging revealed that this is a feature of the Djerma language. For all livestock there are three gender forms: one for male, one for female-that-has-not-produced-offspring and one for female-that-has-produced-offspring.
- goroŋgari (rooster)
- goroŋo way (hen)
- goroŋo nya (hen)
- yo mali (camel bull)
- yo way (camel cow)
- yo nya (camel cow)
This must be a culture with a deep tradition of animal breeding.
reference: http://www.djerma.nl/
"Stupid-Seeking Missiles"
January 22, 2009
This comment on The Old New Thing really cracked me up. I love it. My phrase of the day is now "stupid-seeking missiles".
9 out of 10 "viruses" todays arent [sic] computer viruses in the classical sense. They are what I call "stupid seeking missiles," which can only hit stupid people…
These Stupid Seeking Missiles scream "Click-on-me!!", "Run me or else!!", and other such stuff. Essentialy [sic], they spread precisely because somebody trusted it when they shouldn't have.
Further Reading on Coat Colors
December 6, 2008
There have been quite a few hits on my ravings over Azawakh color genetics. Seems a popular topic, so here are some more in-depth resources on dog coat color genetics on-line.
- "Dog Coat Color Genetics" (Great set of images to illustrate the effects of various alleles at each locus.)
- Sue Ann Bowling's "Coat Color Genetics".
- Sheila Schmutz's "Genetics of Coat Color and Types in Dogs".
- Canine genetics primer and free color prediction softwarefrom Tenset Tech.
- "Color Genetics in Whippets" (Interesting discussion of possible color combinations and combinations that are impossible, complete with illustrations.)
- Pamela A. Davol's "A Detailed Examination of Coat Color Genetics in the Labrador Retriever"
- National Beagle Club of America: "Coat Color Inheritance in Beagles"
Azawakh follow Allen's and Bergmann's Rules
December 4, 2008
In 1887, Joel Asaph Allen posited a biological rule that warm-blooded animals in colder climates tend to have shorter limbs than the equivalent animals from hotter climates. Christian Bergmann, posited a similar rule in 1847. Bergmann's rule is that the body mass of warm-blooded animals increases in colder climates.
The mechanism behind these phenomena is thought to be temperature regulation. Warm-blooded animals have to maintain a narrow core body temperature range or they die. Surface area to volume ratio is a critical factor in heat transfer. A low surface area to volume ratio tends to retain heat while a high one tends to radiate heat into the environment. This effect is the reason that car radiators and the heat exchanger in an airconditioner have huge surface area.
Surface and Volume
Shape controls the ratio of surface area to volume. A sphere is the shape with the minimum surface area for volume while a flattened pancake has close to the maximum surface area for volume. This is oranges burst when you squeeze them. As the orange flattens, its volume stays constant but the skin must stretch. Eventually you exceed the elasticity of the skin and the orange bursts.
Another example is a stack of 8 sugar cubes (1cm x 1cm x 1 cm). If you stack the cubes 2 x 2 x 2, then the volume is 8 cubic cm and the total surface area is 16 square cm. If you stack the cubes in a 1 x 2 x 4, then the volume is still 8 cubic cm but the total surface area is 22 square cm.
Azawakh Morphology
Azawakh are medium-sized hounds in the range of 40-50 pounds. That makes them the same mass as a Norwegian Elkhound but about 7 inches taller. That's Allen's rule in play. An English Greyhound is of roughly similar height to an Azawakh but weighs 20-30% more. This is Bergmann's rule in play.
To use a car metaphor, the Elkhound has the same size engine but a much smaller cooling system and the Greyhound has the same cooling system but a much larger engine. The flat, dry musculature, long legs and high tuck of the Azawakh are all adaptations for heat tolerance.
More Azawakh Color Genetics
November 26, 2008
Or Yet More Wrong Rules in the FCI Standard
Last time, I took a spin through coat color genetics in dogs and tool a look at some of the things in the Azawakh standard that don't fit. I left out some finer points of discussion involving genes that convert black pigments to brown and/or blue.
Let's start things off with some quotations from the FCI Azawakh standard and then we'll take a look at whether they make any sense.
Nose: Nostrils are well opened. The nose is either black or brown.
Eyes: Almond shaped, quite large. Their color is dark or amber. Eyelids are pigmented.
Coat: … Black brindles are allowed.
Eliminating Faults: …
- Light eye: i.e., bird of prey eyes
Although these are color rules in the FCI Azawakh standard are outside of the discussion of the coat, the loci that control these traits also affects coat color.
The Liver Locus, B
- B – normal black
- b – black pigmentation converted to brown
The default color for noses in dogs is black. Brown noses are controlled by the the B or Liver locus. The recessive allele of this locus affects the production of eumalanin, converting all black in the coat to brown (aka liver). Saddles, shading, brindling and nose pigmentation are all converted from black to brown. Recessive B (bb) also causes amber eyes. When liver is expressed, anywhere there is black in the body of the dog it is converted to brown. It is impossible for a bb dog to have black anywhere in its coat.
Recall that brindle is controlled by the K or black locus. The dominant black K gene does not occur in Azawakh but the semi-dominant k(br) allele does occur as well as the k, non-black, allele. Any dog that has a k(br) gene will be black brindled, but if it also has recessive bb, then the bridling will be dark brown.
The amendment that added brindling contains a mistake. At the very least, it must be changed to allow black or brown brindling.
The Dilution Locus, D
ABIS has surveyed a few blue Azawakh in the Sahel and there have rarely been blue Azawakh born in the West. This can be expressed as either blue brindling or blue mask or both. Blue is controlled by the D locus.
- D – normal pigmentation
- d – dilute pigmentation
The recessive d allele primarily affects the production of eumalanin pigment, causing it to shift from black to blue. It also has a slight effect on red phaeomelanin pigment causing it to be less red.
The D locus can interact with the B locus. If a dog is both recessive liver (bb) and recessive blue (bb), then it will have Isablella black. Weimeraner's are isabella colored.
Blue causes amber eyes.
Blue also affects nose pigmentation. In a blue dog, the nose cannot be black, it will be blue. In an Isabella dog, the nose is isabella which looks like brown with some blue tattooing.
Amber But Not Light Eyes?
I cannot understand what the difference is between amber and light eyes. Very light eyes occur in isabella dogs which must be both recessive for B and recessive for D, an excruciatingly rare combination in Azawakh. Most likely amber is caused by the expression of recessive B (liver). In a liver dog, there is no genetic difference between a dark amber and a lighter amber. These are just chance differences in development of pigment producing cells. Both are caused by the bb combination, which is allowed. Also, how light is light? When does amber become "bird of prey"? How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
The light eye eliminating fault prohibition should be stricken.
A Re-Rewrite
Last time, I made a whack at rewriting the coat color rules. I mostly left out the discussion of dilution and brown loci. I need to update my rewrite to account for those loci.
Nose: Nostrils are well opened. The nose is black, brown, blue or isabella (blue + brown).
Eyes: Almond shaped, quite large. Eye color is any shade of brown or amber. Eyelids are pigmented.
Color: The base coat colors are forms of sable ranging from ivory to red and may be grizzled. Brindle markings may be present. Mask may be present. Mantle or saddle may be present. White on the extremities, with or without ticking, may be present including Irish marked and particolor patterns. Black markings may occur in the liver brown form, the dilute blue form or the combination blue + brown (isabella) form.
Eliminating Faults: …
- Light eye: i.e., bird of prey eyes
- Absence of any white marking at the extremity of one or more limbs.
Azawakh Coat Color Genetics
November 25, 2008
Or Why the Color Section of the FCI Standard is Indefensible
"Color: Fawn with flecking limited to the extremities. All shades are admitted from clear sand to dark red. The head may or may not have a black mask and the list is very inconsistent. The coat includes a white bib and a white brush at the tip of the tail. Each of the four limbs must have compulsorily a white 'stocking', at least in the shape of tracing on the foot. Black brindles are allowed."
There are a number of known genetic loci (places) that control coat color in dogs. What we know about the genetics of coat coloration cannot be reconciled with the FCI color standard.
Sable Base Color
Azawakh have a base color of sable, also called red by many people. There are two main loci that control blackness or the lack thereof. The dominant black gene is at the K locus, which also controls brindling.
- K – dominant black
- k – recessive, allows the A locus to control base color
- k(br) – k(br) is the brindle gene. k(br) is recessive to K but dominant over k.
Black dogs are almost unknown in the Sahel. Selection works very well at removing dominant traits and we know there is a strong cultural bias against black animals because animist tradition teaches they are evil. Also the desert climate may exert strong selection pressure against K. The dominant black gene almost certainly does not exist in the Azawakh population.
Because K is not present, the base coat color of Azawakh is controlled by the Agouti locus. Agouti is largely about controlling the production and timing of black eumelanin pigment in the coat. When coat does not produce much eumalanin it allows us to see the inherent red, phaemlelanin, in the coat. There are five Agouti alleles.
- A(y) – sable red
- a(w) – agouti (grizzle)
- a(s) – black saddle or mantle
- a(t) – black with red extremities
- a – recessive black
In the Agouti series, the dominant allele is A(y) which is the basic red Azawakh. However, I believe that all 5 alleles exist in the general population. The a(t) and a alleles are rare because puppies that are black or mostly black would be culled, but because they are recessive it is difficult to remove them from the population entirely.
The "chinchilla" or C locus controls dilution of the red pigment, phaemlelanin. There are 4 alleles:
- C – dominant, normal red pigment
- c(ch) – chinchilla (yellow)
- c(e) – extreme chinchilla (lighter yellow)
- c(P) – Platinum (ivory)
The C locus is not very well understood. It is clear that the intensity of redness is controlled in recessive red dogs, like Azawakh, is controlled by the C locus. The C locus is thought to be a location of co-dominance, meaning that the recessive genes partially express when present. Different combinations of alleles from the C locus allow a range of redness from redk like an Irish Setter, to ivory, like a Samoyed. Clear sand is not specific, but it sounds like a very light yellow perhaps from a combination like c(e)c(P) or c(ch)c(P). If c(P) exists in order to create the "clear sand" color combination then c(P)c(P) is also possible, if rare. That dog would be pure white. How can one recessive combination of genes be allowed but another one is forbidden?
White Extremities
With the exception of whiteness due to red dilution at the C locus, white develops from the extremities. The locus that controls the "height" of whiteness is S, spotting. The dominant allele is S which is no white. Like the C locus, S is an example of incomplete or co-dominance.
- S – no white
- s(t) – Trim. Very small amounts of white on the tips of the toes and tail tip.
- s(i) – Irish pattern (like a border collie)
- s(p) – particolor pattern
- s(w) – extreme particolor (linked with deafness)
There is a huge problem with the standard in that it calls for an unstable color pattern. It requires either a heterozygous dog that carries one irish pattern gene or just random luck during development.
The most dominant allele is S, which is no white. However, dogs that are homozygous S (SS) can still often express a phenotype with a white bib and a trace of white on their toes and the tip of their tails. This white expression has no genetic basis! It is just a residual white pattern caused by pigment cells not spreading fully to the extremities during fetal development.
The classic white socks and bib pattern is probably requires heterozygosity in the form of s(t)s(i) or perhaps Ss(p) because if you have s(i)s(i) then you'll have a classic Irish marked dog with a white collar which is now forbidden in France.
Think about this for a minute. Let's say we have two dogs with just the right white socks and no collar marking. They are both Ss(i). First of all, it's just luck that they don't have a significant white spot on the neck but more importantly, their color pattern isn't stable when crossed. 1/4 of the puppies will be s(i)s(i), one quarter will be SS and half will be Ss(i). Because of the residual white effect, some of the SS puppies may well be within the standard. Dogs that are s(i)s(i) may also fall within the norms and not have a white spot on the neck just by luck.
A standard that asks for white on the extremities but tries to avoid an Irish marked pattern is indefensible genetically. Also, eliminating the non-white SS dogs from the breeding population will tend to select for homozygous recessive Irish marked, s(i)s(i). That's exactly the pattern we see playing out. The dogs in Europe are becoming more consistently Irish marked.
The dominant ticking gene, T , is also clearly present.
- T – ticking
- t – no ticking.
The ticking gene is dominant over non-ticking. Ticking or roaning is small spots of the base color on white areas. Ticking usually expresses on legs, muzzle and chest. I have heard that in Europe some consider this "dirty markings" and select against it, but why? The oldest examples of Azawakh and many champion Azawakh had ticking in their white. Most Azawakh have small red "freckles" in their chests and socks.
There are also dilution genes which can yield blue brindle and have some other effects, but since this is already too long I'll save that for another post.
A Modest Rewrite
The color standard should be changed to match the reality of the genetics in the native population. I'd recommend something along these lines:
Color: The base coat colors are forms of sable ranging from ivory to red and may be grizzled. Brindle markings may be present. Mask may be present. Mantle or saddle may be present. White on the extremities, with or without ticking, may be present including Irish marked and particolor patterns. Black markings may occur in the dilute blue form.
Eliminating Faults: …
- Absence of any white marking at the extremity of one or more limbs.
Be Skeptical of Proposition 2
October 27, 2008
Over the weekend, I read an article on the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and California's Proposition 2 november ballot initiative in the NY Times Magazine. The gist is that duing the November 4 presidential elections in California people will be voting on whether to limit the confinement of farm animals.
The official summary of the law is this:
- Requires that calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs be confined only in ways that allow these animals to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs and turn around freely.
- Exceptions made for transportation, rodeos, fairs, 4-H programs, lawful slaughter, research and veterinary purposes.
- Provides misdemeanor penalties, including a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment in jail for up to 180 days.
It sounds reasonable, right? Everyone can agree that animals should not be treated cruelly, but let's remember that it is already illegal to keep animals in a cruel manner. The law is redundant and it is also potentially dangerous. It is no accident that they are targeting California rather than Iowa with this measure. Iowans would be more likely to realize that the purpose of farrowing pens is to protect piglets from being crushed under the sow, for example.
The real purpose of this law – which was drafted by the HSUS and the Farm Sanctuary and is endorsed by PETA among other Animal Rights groups – is to to take a step toward changing the legal status of animals from property to sentient entities embued with natural rights and from there to equate animal husbandry with slavery and eliminate domestic animals. Does that sound paranoid?
Here are some eye opening quotes.
"We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding …One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding."
Wayne Pacelle, President of the HSUS
The HSUS president wants to give domesticated animals so many rights that it is impossible to keep them. Free to be extinct. Others Animal Rights leaders are apparently self-loathing and would just as soon see humans extinct for the good of the animals.
"The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect."
Michael W. Fox, Sr. Scholar at HSUS
"I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I don't have any reverence for life, only for the entities themselves. I would rather see a blank space where I am. This will sound like fruitcake stuff again but at least I wouldn't be harming anything."
Ingrid Newkirk, PETA
A little know provision of this law is that it grants vigilante authority to any group of greater than 20 citizens that form a non-profit anti-cruelty corporation.
Under California Corporations Code Sections 10400 – 10406: "Corporations for the prevention of cruelty to… animals… may be formed under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law… by 20 or more persons, who shall be citizens and residents of this state."
Be very skeptical of Proposition 2.
Rather than enacting punitive new laws that create a vigilante poultry police, we should be looking at the insanity of our Farm Bill which has destroyed the family farmer in favor of a corporate-owned mass production system that basically converts petroleum into food. It is because of our bizarre farm subsidies that we live in an insane world where a Big Mac with fries and a Coke costs less than a head of broccoli.


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A transnational cooperation project to promote DIY solutions for renewable energy production in rural communities.
Projects & Practice
A transnational cooperation project to promote DIY solutions for renewable energy production in rural communities.
A small farm converted to organic vegetable production and in so doing successfully increased its competitiveness and profitability.
Refurbishment of a mountain path to stimulate economic activity and thus contribute to the revitalisation of the neighbouring rural areas.
Investing in facilities that respect animal welfare enabled a meat processing company to improve its profitability while responding to society's ethical concerns.
A cooperative focused on quality cheese production, used Rural Development Programme support to expand its facilities and thus ensure the continuous growth of its business.
The construction of a new production facility to process minced fava beans and to take advantage of the market shift from meat to plant-based protein foods.
Piloting a tool that helps assess the impact potential and necessary points of improvement of LEADER projects, already during the project's application phase.
Reintroducing the traditional practice of controlled forest burning, as means to promote biodiversity and create new business opportunities in the forestry sector.
The reconstruction of an old villa to create high quality tourist accommodation offering spa and beer wellness services.
Expanding the range of tourist offer in a LAG area by supporting a small farm to diversify into horseback riding and therapeutic riding.

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Speech Therapy
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Divya Singh
1 year ago
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As we reach the end of this long and tumultuous election season, I wanted to share with you this prayer from the Rabbinical Assembly that reminds us of the awesome power of voting and asks God for guidance and insight as we make the weighty decisions before us.
אַתָּה חוֹנֵן לָאָדָם דַּעַת וּמְלַמֵּד לֶאֱנוֹשׁ בִּינָה
Adonai, You grant us knowledge, and teach us understanding
Help us to recognize the gift of our vibrant and open democracy and the responsibility to nurture it.
Strengthen us to take our duties as citizens seriously, to hold in our minds and our hearts all that is at stake in this election and to fulfill our obligations with integrity
May we discern Your Divine presence and amplify Your teachings through our actions and commitments.
Remind us of the goodness and diversity of the United States of America.
May we strive to care about those with whom we disagree as dearly as we care about our own ideals.
Guide our hands to reach out to one another, certain in the truth
that what unites us is greater than anything that divides us.
חָנֵּנוּ מֵאִתָּך דֵּעָה בִינָה וְהַשְכֵּל
May you grace us with knowledge, understanding and discernment


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The Schapelle Corby saga, the stresses of life in a Bali jail have brought on insanity.
Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Leigh Corby, known affectionately as "Schappers", serving a 20 year sentence in Bali's Kerobokan jail for smuggling 4.2kg of marijuana in 2004, has been pronounced insane by a psychiatrist from Australia, Jonathan Phillips.
Jonathan Phillips
Associate Professor Jonathan Phillips, who is the former president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), visited Schapelle Corby in early August and said the surfer girl from the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland feels
cut off from society, useless, broken, without hope
Therefore the doctor diagnosed her as 'crazy' and at risk of committing suicide.
If 32 year old Corby were forced to serve out her sentence in Bali her condition could only worsen, he said, and recommended that she be moved to Australia.
Schapelle Corby
It appears that Dr Phillips' visit to Corby is part of a renewed effort by the Corby family to have the Australian government take up the case with its Indonesian counterpart. antara
A filosofical exercise brother mouzone.
In this case (argentina), it doesn't seem to be "more liberal attitude to drugs", but a less tolerant attitude to police corruption.
There's an irony in being more tolerant to small quantity/personal use. You create a ready market for the big guys. Ok, I can grow a bit of weed, but the rest…………
A world wide trend towards liberalising/decriminalising? dream on. Check out the news from holland….
Whatever, the direction will not be guided by you and I, forums such as this, or informed debate on drug usage.
Political expediency, religion, $$$$$ will drive the beastie.
there is more political mileage, more self righteous crap, and more money to be made from a non tolerant attitude.
~ Illegal detention of an international visitor ~
International airport protocol – entry lounge – Schapelle Leigh Corby
I refer to the 'monstrous' attack upon the personage of a young lady visitor to the supposed 'peaceful' land of Bali. Yes she is being confined and interrogated by merciless men and women who 'strut' around with minds unsound.
For she is purported to have been 'carrying' a bag full of flowers, (high quality marijuana heads) and surely the 'Balinese' are quite 'happy' to walk around with flowers in their 'hands' are they not? So why do 'some' people in positions of power seek to destroy the life of another simply because they are 'found' owning a 'bag' within which 'someone' has placed flowers?
For even if the Balinese people did not 'wish' for this 'nature' of flowers to be 'imported' into their homes, then they could simply say to the 'importer': "Dear visitor, we regret that we do not like the goods you seek to import, thus you have a choice, either take them back from whence you came, or we will destroy them for you."
As in all facets of daily living 'rogues & scoundrels' have overthrown the honourable code of conduct policy of the precincts of the international airport arrivals lounge, the area named as 'sacred' ground similarly as any foreign consulate.
Yes, 'laws' applying to the international arrivals and departure sections of international airports have slowly been 'eroded' to the point whereby no 'visitor' is safe from being 'fined or 'robbed,' intimidated, coerced, threatened, bullied, and punished,' etc.
Not only this, but if they have in their possession any flora and fauna that is deemed as an undeclared 'illegal import,' they are either issued with an 'on the spot' fine or, they are 'kidnapped' and dragged over the 'border' into the country by armed guards for the sole purpose of being punished and, – – –
Not only this, but the produce is seized and illegally taken into said country by over zealous customs officials for the sole purpose of vindictive punishment even though any items found in their possession cannot or should not be 'legally' deemed as having been imported due to the fact that the person has not yet 'officially' exited the international area.
So as things stand today, no person it seems is safe from the greed and avarice that has arisen in every land set by precedents so far back that everyone assumes that this foul and despicable activity is normal. It is not, and every magistrate or judge enforcing edicts using the 'rules' of office seem to have neglected the reality, and thus their incarceration of people is grave error of judgement.
As I see it, the enforcers of the day or the legislators and the magistrates of the land have become over 'zealous' and have exceeded their mandate in respect of the 'morals' or laws surrounding the jurisdiction of the international airport 'boundaries' of an incoming flight/ship etc. Local 'courts' in any country have no 'jurisdiction' over the lives of international passengers that have not been 'cleared' and thereafter 'exited' the immigration area and entered the country unless they are citizens of their own land or, any person may be 'corrected' if they create a disturbance within the international precinct.
People are being punished by 'fine' prior to having entered the country, and this is a felony. For it is a 'piracy' to enter the 'space' known as 'international waters' and cause harm, injury or loss to others, and it is also a 'crime' to forcibly 'transport' a person into a 'land' from an international 'space' for the sole purpose of causing them harm. This is holding a person 'hostage' against their will.
I thus 'address' this epistle to every airport 'authority' for they are 'permitting' daylight robbery to take place under their very noses, they are also permitting international travellers to be kidnapped from the international section of the airport and they are thus aiding and abetting the 'terrifying' punitive process to take place seeing not their complicity to others disgracefully wielding a 'mace' against others.
Customs officials know full well that if an incoming passenger is 'found' to be carrying prohibited items then it is their duty to ask the passenger to place these items in a bin for destruction.
I was and yet am of the 'belief' that until such time as the passenger had 'passed' through customs and had been 'stamped' for entry by immigration and was thus an 'approved' visitor, and had then exited the international section 'entry' point area, that they were in fact still within international boundaries as such, and could not be deemed as having 'smuggled' prohibited goods into the country.
It is my intent to try and halt the erosion of freedom and the intensifying punitive vendetta being waged by false precedents that are wielded by aggressive persons that seem to believe that there is no 'higher' authority to 'question' their conduct.
I believe that any customs official that seizes 'forbidden to import' items and then produces them in a court of law as 'evidence' are in fact themselves 'guilty' of the illegal importation of the 'goods' into the country.
Who is 'responsible' for the code of conduct policy of customs & immigration persons working in the 'sacred' controlled area within which every 'arrival' should be treated with respect and dignity? Is it the airport management authority? Why do the airport authority whose 'job' is to ensure the smooth running and safety of passengers not done anything to stem the tide of darkness that now pervades and permits daily acts of 'atrocity' to take place in public areas and go on unchecked?
For too long now have incoming passengers be treated as 'fair game' for 'uniformed' thieves and robbers that force them by 'coercion' to pay 'on the spot' fines (or be sent home) before they have even entered into the jurisdiction of the 'soil' of the land.
This very bad 'foreign policy' has crept in unnoticed as 'customs' officials enabled themselves to 'thwart' international protocol by using forms issued to flight staff that are filled out and signed by passengers and upon which is stated; "It is an offence to not declare prohibited items listed" etc.
It is a 'robbers' den of iniquity now in every land whereby 'customs' pre-empt their authority solely for monetary theft and vindictiveness, for any invocation of a rule that says you are 'guilty' of the intent to smuggle due to failing to declare and item cannot be used due to it being an illegal activity within the laws of man to 'take up arms' against a person from another country that has not yet entered officially or otherwise. It is also forbidden by Allah to so do at any time.
The principle reason for this letter was/is to assist Schapelle Corby, but there are many others also being 'assaulted' by 'fine' and jail sentences that were imposed ILLEGALLY according to international and 'local' law.
I add: It is obvious from seeing the TV program 'Border patrol' that the Australian 'custom' is also one of utter disrespect to foreign visitors from other countries. For the 'intent' of the 'front line' ambassadors (customs officials) is their obvious INTENT to harass, impose, disadvantage, wage war, cause deprivation of liberty, cause financial loss, invoke frustration, and embarrass and inconvenience visitors.
This appalling conduct needs to be 'revised' before 'all hell breaks loose' as the result of pure arrogance and lack of respect for ones neighbours that are perceived by many 'as' – – – ?
I Imam Al-Mahdi the 'invoker' of ISLAM also state that I expect and in fact demand that the Balinese people and their 'servants' the prosecuting forces release Schapelle Leigh Corby to my 'care' immediately.
For if they fail in this 'merciful' deed they will also accrue an increasing 'evil' karmic due upon their own spirit souls for every moment of time she is held by living swine. For their 'karmic' spell will only be 'broken' by me when her 'face' stands before me at my 'sacred' place Lalapanzi, for only I have the power to break the spell and demonic 'attachment' to them.
Please pass this 'note' on to the Bali Narcotics squad and the Polda police headquarters. For their 'power' as bequeathed unto them by rules is the 'drug' that keeps them bound to their employ by Shiva who ahead by His own 'eye for an eye' Law will destroy them.
Full transcript of my 29 page 'Corby' Treatise found at ;
I Imam Al-Mahdi the 'invoker' of ISLAM also state that I expect and in fact demand that the Balinese people and their 'servants' the prosecuting forces release Schapelle Leigh Corby to my 'care' immediately.
Dear Mr Fake Mahdi,
We wish to believe you but sorry at moment ….we want you to show your al-mighty power …why you do not try to free Schapelle Corby with your magical word….and let us wait and see.
servant of the truth
Wow, go terrence!!!
I'm not sure about the combination…..terrence, imam al-mahdi. Bruce, roger or maybe lutfi could work better? (apologies to any living bruce/roger or lutfi imams el-mahdi)
A little worried about schappelle being released to 'your sacred place lalapanzi'….I've not heard of it, so i googled. It's either beds or hotels. You dirty bugger, you want to bonk her!!!
By the way airports (either before or after immigration) do not have consular protection.
The only think any rational person can see in this case is reasonable doubt. Please consider the following:
1) Schapelle had no prior connection with either doing or trafficking drugs.
2) Her family was cleared by the Queensland police of having any connection with drug traffickers.
3) In order for her to be guilty she would have had to place 4.2kg (the size of a pillow case) of mj in a clear plastic bag ON TOP of her UNLOCKED boogie board and then have the bag pass through Brisbane International, Sydney Domestic, and Sydney International security.
4) The bag of mj was slashed which means the odor would have been quick clear to anyone handling the bag.
5) The bag was completely and totally out of her control for 12 hours.
6) Upon arrival in Bali the police did not weigh her bag to compare it to weight at departure.
7) Upon arrival in Bali the police did not go through any of her companions bags.
8) The immigrations officer who could not speak any English claimed that Schapelle said the drugs were hers (she said the boogie board bag was hers, not the drugs)
9) The mj bag was not fingerprinted despite formal requsts from Corby.
10) the mj was not dna tested for origin despite formal requests from Corby (if it turned out to be from Indonesia, then she could not be guilty)
11) She was tried before a judge who bragged about never finding someone accused of a drug crime to be guilty in over 500 cases.
12) MJ grows naturally in Indonesia, NO ONE IMPORTS IT. It would be the same as importing cocaine into Colombia.
13) There was no investigation as to how she was going to sell the drugs.
14) The drugs were destroyed before her appeals were complete.
I'm not sure how much more reasonable doubt you need. Is it right that someone loses their santiy and possibly their life on a "maybe"???
Here's the likely scenario:
We know for a fact that Schapelle's bag would have one of the first off the plane in Bali. There have been prior instances where travellers to Indonesia have discovered drugs in their bags upon arrival and after a "financial arrangement" have been released (sometimes after a few months in prison). Indonesia gets some money and credit for a drug bust. This was more than likely the game plan. Unfortunately the Corbys made a crucial error in getting the media involved and trying to play it out in public. The initial anger directed at Indonesia forced them to abandon Plan A and dig their heels in and go full force into convicting her. For the Australian government, it was easier to throw a working class girl under the bus than to rock the status quo with Indonesia.
So Schapelle's current situation is a combination of early mistakes by the family, one corrupt goverment and one morally corrupt and apathetic government.
The only thing that can save her now is diplomacy. Let's get that done before she comes home in a box.
As the Indonesian authorities have shown to be completely biased and xenophobic when dealing with foreigners in the past I think if anyone is caught with anything or doing anything in the future, the case should be handled by that person's country's judges, magistrates etc. Seems fair to me. The Indonesian judicial system has blown any chance of being seen to be impartial by this case alone. If all it takes to be put away for a long time is that person's family upsetting Indonesia's sensitivities, they shouldn't be allowed to enter a courtroom period…Look at how they carry on when their own people kill and maim others. The Balibo five were found to be murdered but instead of putting away those who murdered the journalists they are allowed to sit in Parliament. And they are refusing to cooperate in the investigation while threatening relationships with Australia. Shame Indonesia Shame.
The law is the law.
It is written that way.
How it is enforced, that's a different thing.
Marijuana is not drug. It's the leaves of a plant Allah has created to be utilized the best way mankind can think of.
I don't know what I'm talking…. I just rant…. this is what happened when you smoke marijuana too much when you're young.
Anyway, I don't know if it is just to punish Schappelle 20 years in jail for smuggling 4 kg of MERELY dried leaves of a certain plant.
I know that it is unjust to punish a supreme court judge killer 10 years.
Why we're punishing a 4 kg marijuana smuggler while we let Munir's killer, and the killer and the dalang of 1965 genocide go scott free?
Why think too much about drugs while impunity is everywhere.
The forest ranger who shot dead a fuel-wood collector 'by mistake' in the name of forest (production) sustainabitly is punished 7 months in jail!
I don't know could I be more sympathetic to Schapelle or other peoples who is in jail because of narcotics and drugs case… Should I tell them to kill instead of using or smuggling or sell drugs?
Say No to Drug!
Say Yes to Murder and Genocide!
Thanks Patung, got to say the Sin Bin page is more interesting than any others put together. I hope I can qualify to be on it one day!!
As the Indonesian authorities have shown to be completely biased and xenophobic when dealing with foreigners in the past I think if anyone is caught with anything or doing anything in the future, the case should be handled by that person's country's judges, magistrates etc.
Sure, Andy. That will work. Just as long as you allow foreigners caught doing anything in your own developed country to be tried by their own country's legal system.
Bear in mind that bias, racism, and xenophobia are just as rife in the legal systems of the developed west. Have a look at the conviction rates for blacks and foreigners in the UK and the US. The treatment of Aborigines in Australia.
Most legal systems have inbuilt bias. It's an unfortunate part of human nature.
i FOR ONE WILL NEVER VISIT BALI
And the people of Bali..will say…"Abigail Who?"
@ Abigail…
Then that is too bad!
But, you are hurting the local Balinese more than you are the government or the judiciary who are the ones usually targeted for blame in this case.
Nevertheless, one must do what one must do.
However, Bali is a wonderful part of Indonesia and a wonderful part of the world. You are definitely missing out on a wonderful experience in terms of culture, history, and hospitality.
I'm a 64 yr old from the USA, and I've followed this case from the start. Schapelle was pronounced guilty before the "show trail".She is totally innocent and belongs back in Australia where she can get the medical help she so desparately needs. If the Indonesian judicial system wants to punish someone, put the Bali Police in prison; after all, they are the ones that put that pot in her bag. Think about this; why were the police and judges so flatly against anyone discovering the country of origin of the pot? Because they already knew
Well Allah created yeast to enable the production of bread and alcohol, but one of them is haram, which one could it be?
You tell me. But as long as don't drive drunk, alcohol is okay. If you drink too much, you're pickling your liver, if you don't have a good insurance company to insure your health, don't do that.
Lead is an element, nitrocellulose is a compound of chemicals, all made by Allah, is it OK to shoot someone then?
Yes, if that's the best thing mankind can think of.
You could also use it to blow your head off to end your miserable meaningless life, if that's the best thing you can think of. (Kurt Cobain did this gallantly)
It could be used to shoot a fighting-back terrorist who resisting arrest, it could be used to kill enemies in a war, it could be used to kill a supreme-court judge, it could have been used to kill the judge murderer as punishment.
Although I have never condoned death penalty, and I'm an anti-violence person, but what could I do? This is the state of mankind. We are smart enough to send our representative to the moon, but at the same time we keep doing stupid things, such as hurting each other, killing each other, punishing those who do not deserved to be punished, and letting those who should be punished free.
What's the impact of smuggled 4 kg of marijuana into Indonesia?
Indonesia produces and distributes tons of marijuana each year by itself.
What 20 years jail punishment tries to achieve?
What's the impact of punishing the supreme court murderer a merely 15 years?
All I want to say, if Corby should be punished 20 years, Tommy should get at least life in prison.
Without golfing or 'holiday' break, and no remission.
This is totally messed up and it only reflects the corruption of the Indonesian Government. Schappelle Corby is only one of thousands of people that have been victimized by Indonesian corruption and tyranny. The Indonesian people are little more than sheep who have tolerated bullies all throughout their history. I wouldn't shed one tear if a giant sunami wiped out half their population. In fact, I would celebrate it. The reason why I say this is because these people do not understand reason, they do not recognize human rights or DUE PROCESS. And they are an unforgiving, unyielding, prideful, and arrogant people as a whole who know nothing of compassion – this is largely due to Islam, but also to Asian Pride. Which is ironic because all other Asian cultures, including Burmese, Laotians and Malaysians, look down on the Indonesians. If God or Mother Nature won't deal with this totally useless and hopeless society, perhaps WE should.
I wouldn't shed one tear if a giant sunami wiped out half their population. In fact, I would celebrate it.
If God or Mother Nature won't deal with this totally useless and hopeless society, perhaps WE should.
Nice one Jim, who is this mythical "WE" by the way??
Hey this just about qaulifies for that "special thread" for "special" comments doesn't it Patung?
If God or Mother Nature won't deal with this totally useless and hopeless society, perhaps WE should.
hu ha hu a ha haha…Pak Oigal….Mr Andy ..help me … I am very scary
no err, spelling mistakes,
Ouch that's twice!
Pak Oigal….Mr Andy ..help me … I am very scary
I wouldn't call you scary Cuk…loony perhaps but somehow I don't think you need my help with this one.
Hello Jim =D
interesting comment from you
I'd like to hear more from you about story below :
Say … I'm an Indonesian and on visiting trip to Australia
upon arrival, the custom officer stated that there are 4 kilos of cocaine in my bags
unfortunately, I cannot speak or write in English and by trying to do so I spectacularly messed up my conviction
now … will australian customs officer be extra nice to me ?? with arms full of compassion like your comment above ? will they understand reason like your comment above and let me go just like that ?? most likely NOT …
or perhaps if I'm 20 years old blonde, doe-eyed, with big b**bs you will be extra nice ?
I do not know whether Corby really guilty or not … she may be guilty for all I know … and she may not be guilty, also
bear in mind that no thief will confess except caught red-handed, even if they do they still try to escape from the blame – this applies to all races in the world
respect other country's law, especially when you're a guest / tourist visiting their countries, and rather than comment bitterly in the forum, why don't we do something substantial for her ?? like collecting support or donation for better lawyer, perhaps
have you ever think for a while if this was reversed … an Indonesian is caugt red handed in your country bringing something illegal and many Indonesian saying that you and your country is barbaric and should be exterminated ?
your comment makes me wonder … with such word as to desecrate a nation, several countries and hoping that tsunamis will wipe out most of their population
is that what you called : understand reason, recognize human rights or DUE PROCESS.
"And they are an unforgiving, unyielding, prideful, and arrogant people as a whole who know nothing of compassion."
get a mirror … look into yourself before commenting … are you a already forgiving, yielding, humble, full of compassion person ??
because I think that your comment is saying otherwise
thus … what makes you different from all the people you've mentioned before ?
I am shocked, ashamed and disappointed to see so many people give nasty comments about another human being. I wish that everyone was as perfect as you all and who never made mistakes in their lives, or God help us!!! Statements such as wanting to see Shapelle Corby 'strung up' or 'left to rot' is down right nasty and heartless.
I think that the world needs to remind themselves what the judicial system is there to do, despite it is so different in every country as to how they punish a person. I believe, having had first hand experience of being incarcerated in the Middle East for nearly 2 years, that although one must accept the punishment of any crime comitted in that particular country, the punishment is the taking away of your freedom, not to destroy you during the serving of that sentence. The place you end up being confined, should be there to help you to rehabilitate you and get you back on the right path of life, and ensure you dont make any mistakes like that again. Countries like Indonesia and many others in Asia and the Middle East have the tendancy to think that you should continue to be punished throughout your sentence, stripping you of your dignity, privacy, you health and basically, your life. That is not the way it should be in this day and age.
I served nearly 2 years in prison for smoking Marijuana in the UAE. Silly I know. No one knows more than me how stupid that was considering the strict laws on drugs in such countries. I do however believe that we should 'do as the Romans do' and respect the laws of other places, and if you commit a crime then you must pay the price.
I dont however believe that the treatment you recieve in these places is humanly acceptable. Some of the ways of these people and their thoughts on punishment are barbaric and shocking. I can say that although I did wrong and must pay the price, I was also robbed of a potential few years off my life due to the way I was treated inside. No adequate exercise or mental stimulation was available. No furniture, no proper beds and no flushing toilets. Dirty and riddled with infection throughout the whole place. No where to hang washing, and not even a mirror so you can see yourself. Imagine not even seeing your own face for all that time.
Had I been caught in my own country, I may have served some time, but in this present day, I would probably have only recieved a caution/warning, as I have an excellent charachter history, a good career and have never been involved in anything illegal in the past. In countries such as Indonesia, their thoughts and opinions on how to punish a person is so dated and quite old fashioned. I met so many Indonesian people while in prison, and they really are ruled by religion and prayer, chanting the quran to people when they are sick, believing it will cure them, and they use prayer to deal with obvious medical problems, again thinking it will magically make everything right.
Shapell Corby, whether she did make a mistake or not, has NOT been given a fair trial. It is not fair when you go to court fighting for your life and you dont understand a thing they are talking about. How can you defend yourself when you have no idea what is being said, and the court members act like a bunch of caged animals. I know as it is not so different to the court I faced in the UAE. They didnt even really speak to me other than ask if I had smoked? The rest of time they ranted on, shouting, pointing, sneering and even some of the judges were sleeping!!!. 3 times in court knowing nothing of what was actually said, then BANG…. they sentence you to 4 years and that is it. You say nothing because no-one is listening to a thing you say. You pay for a lawyer, with the thought that it will be on the same level as having a good lawyer at home, and its just a joke. The lawyers will be swarming out of the woodwork and will promise you the world, and of course they will get you FREEDOM. They take your money after haggling a price, and that is all they will do. An absolute waste of time. Why is this being accepted anywhere in the world as being fair??? I really dont understand human beings at all.
This poor girl, whether guilty or not, does not deserve to live in squaller conditions, being mentally and physically destroyed as well as taking away 20 years of her life. With bad health conditions and the ways of her punishment inside will inevitably take years off her life as it is. That is not a fair punishment, it is down right cruelty.
I never imagined what happen to me would ever happen, so all you people who curelly chant on about how she deserves what she gets…. REMEMBER, what goes around comes around and one day, you too will suffer some tragedy and it will only be then that you will realise just how tough it can be…. but we shall sit back and say…. you deserved it. Is that how we should react in life and have no compassion for people's mistakes.
Shapelle has to live with the fact she lost her Father while locked up and will probably carry that on her conscience for the rest of her life. That has to have an impact on her psychologically. It appears that the sentence is just skimming the surface on the reality of just how much additional punishment she is having to endure. Let her go home and be closer to her family and friends, who can help her to get through the toughest time of her life. Everyone seems to be so 'hell bent' on crushing her… its sick..
I am with you Shapelle and wish I could give you back some of the happiness you have been so curelly stripped of from you life. You will get through it and it will make you stronger. The perpetrators of your daily tourture will be given their dues in good time… and they too will suffer in some way for what they are doing to you..As I said, 'What goes around comes around…
Humane…. you people ought to be ashamed of yourselves.
Suryo Perkoso….
You have a lot to say, and I respect you for that. You have your opinions and to be opinionated is not a bad trait. But a trait that is not worthy to obtain is "trash" and that you are….
The reason being: you do not give your opinion with "class" instead as a parent you dare make comments of "shoot her" and when your pride is being challenged you make comments out of wrath….
If you do not care for drugs do not care for anything that is unhealthy in your life. Is all the food in your cabinet healthy? Do you try to exercise daily? Do you treat your kids with love daily? Do you only entertain them with that of PURE morality?
Now, you do have a strong opinion on the subject of weed, you seem like a person who only looks at situations face valued and when challenged or brought new knowledge that might challenge that of which you already obtain you become "trashy"
I personally know successful people who consume the natural plant called weed. I do know these people have never made it a priority above ones that matter. I do know that it is proven that this natural plant aids in the process of curing over 250 diseases. I do know this natural plant is prescribed to those who medically need it by professional doctors who have your best interest in mind. I do know there has never been a death by over-dose on this plant. I do know that this plant is an herb. I can assume that our ancestors use this plants in times of need in the past where "modern medicine" was not yet discovered. I can assume that you are one to make harsh judgments without doing research and when one comes along who has done their research gives an opinion opposite of yours you respond "trashy-like". I can assume that you really think the rulers of this modern world has never made a "dirty-deals" that affect the everday folk negativity, therefor which is why you only see things face value….
Now to everyone else, this particular person will stay the way he or she is for a very long time, in fact he or she may respond to this post in the manner of what she thinks is "right" but in all actuality she or he just proves my point….
And to those who give their opinions knowing that we are all entitled to our own "elbows" and who do it so gracefully I applaud you!
And to you, I want you to give me ten reasons why weed should not be consumed in moderate amounts other than the government says it is illegal and if one of your answers is going to be "it makes you a dead-beat"….do you really think you know EVERYONE in this whole entire world or in previous times who have smoked weed….and if you do, you must be God and if you are, you are still ignorant!
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Two weeks ago, WOOD TV 8 provided airtime for a West Michigan white supremacist group and then failed to adequately question them on their philosophy and practice.
The WOOD TV 8 story cited the Southern Poverty Law Center Hate Map, which listed the white supremacy group as one of three "hate groups" in the area. The other two groups given the "hate" designation by the SPLC are Act for America and the Grand Rapids chapter of the Nation of Islam.
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'SEAL Team' Exposes VA: 'A Health Care System That Runs Like the Post Office'
CBS's SEAL Team has been mostly quiet this season regarding social issues. In its place, recent episodes have taken a deeper perspective into the lives of soldiers during and after deadly missions. This week's episode offers the latest example with a critical look at Veterans Affairs.
The April 24 episode "Medicate and Isolate" takes a more somber look at some of the soldiers suffering from past trauma. Clay (Max Theriot), who was injured in a recent bombing attack, has been staying with former SEAL Team member Brett Swann (Tony Curran). Sadly, Brett suffers from his own war injuries and must attend an appointment with Veterans Affairs for prescriptions. While Clay has never visited a VA hospital, he's still disheartened to see it up close.
Brett: Little different from your Rain Man suite at the military hospital.
Clay: Yeah, they definitely leave this out of those flashy recruiting videos.
Brett: This is a soldier's reward for serving. A health care system that runs like the post office.
Actually, if it were run like the post office it might be better. The setting features overworked and understaffed members who tend to the soldiers. "My workload doesn't offer me as much time as I'd like to review your paperwork," the one nurse who attends to Brett says. After Brett and Clay wait all day to meet with the doctor seeking treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury, they are told he has to cancel and the next available appointment is in two months. There are places that treat mail with more dignity and efficiency than our soldiers.
While the episode makes a statement at the end insistent that "the characters and incidents in this episode are fictional and do not represent the majority of Veterans or their experience with the VA," it's not too lenient on it, admitting that "challenges faced by these men and women are all too real."
Bureaucracy and indifference plague government-run health care, something we learned all too well about from the Obama VA scandal in 2014. Just like Brett, there are real soldiers who are put through an unproductive system of waiting lists, red tape and understaffed workers. Unfortunately for them, their plight isn't always highlighted on primetime.
As Brett puts it so eloquently, "These old-timers bled on the sands of Iwo Jima to defend our right to be an inefficient nation." Such is the description for any government-run health care: inefficient and poorly run. Keep this in mind the next time you hear someone call for "Medicare for All."
In the end, sadly, Brett's dismay at the results (or lack thereof) from the VA center drive him to commit suicide. Even worse, his case is not an isolated one. We deserve better, and the men and women who defend our nation deserve more.


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Fazilka (Punjab) [India], October 30 (ANI): A 16-year-old girl died after allegedly gang-raped by three youth in Punjab's Fazilka district on Sunday.
The incident took place on October 25, when the Class 11 girl was returning home from school and the accused on motorcycle allegedly waylaid her.
The victim was taken to the nearby field and brutally raped by the three youths, one out of which, is a minor. The girl died of excessive bleeding last night.
"The case has been registered, the body is being sent for the postmortem. We'll take further step after that. No arrests have been made yet," Deputy Superintendent of police (Jalalabad) Amarjit Singh said. (ANI)


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The burgers turned out even better than I hoped! It's hard to tell in the picture, but we topped them with veggie bacon, vegan mozzarella, sauteed mushrooms, chard, tomatoes, ketchup, and spicy mustard.
2 c. TVP, pulsed in a food processor until fine
1.25 c. water
1 onion
2 jalapenos
1/2 can black beans, drained well
4 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 TBL soy sauce
2 TBL ketchup
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. oregano
1.5 TBL parsley
1/2 c. vital wheat gluten (or other glutenous flour of your choice)
3 TBL nutritional yeast
Preheat oven to 400.
Pulse TVP in a food processor until it's a fine powder. Pour into a large mixing bowl with water. Cover with plastic wrap and let it hydrate for 10-15 minutes. Set aside. In the food processor, pulse onions, garlic, and jalapenos until they are diced (do not grind them too finely). In a small bowl, mix together spices, soy sauce, and ketchup. When the TVP is hydrated, stir in spices and onion mixture. Stir well, or use your hands to combine. Add nutritional yeast and black beans, stir to blend. Finally, add wheat gluten and stir well.
Oil a baking sheet with olive oil, or oil of your choice. Form mixture into patties about 2.5 inches in diameter. Place patties on the baking sheet and drizzle a little oil on top of each, then flip over all the patties. Bake approximately 15 minutes, then flip all patties, bake an additional 15 minutes.
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Bluetooth technology? What does this have to do with teeth?
Ever wondered where the term Bluetooth comes from, and how it relates to technology and teeth? This is a thought that often crosses Griffith Street Family Dental's Dr Rakesh Bhula's mind as he wirelessly links his cellphone to his laptop.
Rakesh did a little research and learnt that Bluetooth was developed by Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson in 1994. Bluetooth was initially conceived to wirelessly transfer data over short distances using ultra high frequency radiowaves, making physical hard wire cabling unnecessary.
The name Bluetooth is a reference to a tenth century Scandinavian King Harald Gormsson. King Harald's nickname was Bluetooth, with popular tradition maintaining that he was called Bluetooth in reference to a decayed/discoloured front tooth. King Harald united divergent Danish tribes into a single kingdom and introduced Christianity to the region. The idea of using this nickname for the wireless technology was proposed in 1997 by Jim Kardach of Intel. At the time of this proposal, Jim was reading Frans G. Bengtsson's historical novel The Long Ships about Vikings and King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson. The implication here is that Bluetooth (technology) does the same with communications protocols, uniting them into one universal standard, just as King Harald did with the Danish tribes.
As an interesting aside, the Bluetooth logo is a combination of two letters of the runic alphabet (called a bind rune) merging the runes Hagall (ᚼ) and Bjarkan (ᛒ). These are King Harald's initials.
Here at Griffith Street Family Dental, not only are we well versed in using Bluetooth technology when it comes to our low dose radiation digital x-rays and digital recordkeeping, we are also experienced in fixing peoples 'blue teeth'. If you have stained, chipped, decayed or otherwise unsightly front teeth and would like to know your options contact the friendly team at Griffith Street Family Dental.
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Chateau Status in old Nicosia is a very intimate, sympathetically restored wedding venue, specialising in French, Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine. If you marry in a church in Nicosia, this is a great venue to go on to. In this way, you can have a very nice blend of modern sophistication mixed with traditional Cypriot customs.
As a Professional Nicosia Wedding photographer I love venues like this – interesting, lots of nooks and crannies. I love the intimate low lighting, the transition from day to night, the indoor-outdoor feel – this lets me really work on expressions and feelings, with a constantly changing backdrop.
A destination wedding venue that is different, classy, with great food and atmosphere.
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Coleman Leon Baird
(1973 - 2007)
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Coleman Leon Baird
Alabama, United States of America
February 2, 1973
September 10, 2007
Art and spending time with family and friends
Coleman Leon Baird
Alabama, United States of America
February 2, 1973
September 10, 2007
Art and spending time with family and friends
This site is dedicated to Coleman "Cocoa" Baird who left this earth way too young. He was a Dad, Son, Brother, Uncle and friend. Creative by nature, his love for drawing and art landed him at The Atlanta Art Institute for several years. Cocoa, as known to most of his friends, was a free spirit with a generous nature about him. He was a kind soul and had a huge heart for everyone he loved. He will be and is greatly missed. There is but one fact providing us strength to go on; he is in Heaven now preparing our home for when it is our time to join him. My only hope is that he knows how special he is and was to everyone who was fortunate to have been touched by him. He will remain forever in our hearts and will NEVER be forgotten.
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A robbery suspect fleeing a crime scene in Washington D.C. on Tuesday jumped a fence at the White House in an effort to escape, triggering a lockdown and leading to his arrest.
The man—who has not been identified—fled a robbery that took place across the street, jumped a fence near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and was arrested by U.S. Secret Service officers, the Associated Press reported.
President Barack Obama was at the White House at the time of the incident, and the complex was briefly placed on lockdown.
The White House has previously dealt with fence-jumpers, and the Secret Service has attempted to step up security to prevent similar occurrences.


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President Trump lashed out at the Washington Post and Amazon in a Wednesday morning tweet, the day after the newspaper — which is owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos — published a story that showed he has fake Time magazine covers at his golf courses.
The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2017
Trump's attack on both companies isn't new; he slammed them and Bezos during his presidential campaign as the Post assigned many reporters to cover him. Trump last year said Amazon was "getting away with murder tax-wise," and that Bezos was holding the Washington Post over politicians' heads so they "don't tax Amazon like they should be taxed."
The president's attack doesn't make sense because of his claim that Amazon is avoiding paying "internet taxes." There is no federal internet tax — that's not fake news.
If Trump is talking about Amazon collecting sales taxes on behalf of states, it's true that the company fought doing so for years. But it eventually gave in and began doing that a while ago in many states — and nationwide starting this year.
As for the fake news that the president references, he might be upset about the Washington Post story published Tuesday that reported fake-news Time magazine covers featuring Trump are hanging in at least five of his golf clubs, "from South Florida to Scotland."
The Post reported that Time confirmed there was no such cover featuring Trump on March 1, 2009.
Or perhaps Trump was irked by another Washington Post story, also published Tuesday, with the headline "Unafraid of Trump, GOP senators feel free to 'go their own way'."
After this latest airing of the president's beef with the Washington Post, it will be interesting to see if Bezos will again be invited by Trump to another tech summit. The last couple of times Bezos showed up to one of those, his facial expressions were meme-worthy.
In 2015, Bezos tweeted how he felt about Trump, saying he would reserve a space for him on a rocket by Blue Origin (another company Bezos owns), along with the hashtag #sendDonaldtospace.
Photo: Left to right: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting of technology executives at Trump Tower, Dec. 14, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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- Press review: Putin sets date for vote on amendments and Russia eyes doubling gold output
- Press review: How SpaceX's success will impact Russia and Trump turns to Putin over China
- Press review: Moscow-Berlin hacker controversy and Russia monitoring NATO subs in Arctic
- Press review: How hard has Russian GDP been hit and Kiev still seeking NATO, EU membership
Top stories in the Russian press on Friday, September 6, prepared by TASS
Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Erdogan hints at nuclear ambitions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted he was interested in obtaining nuclear weapons for his country. During a speech in the city of Sivas, he said it was unacceptable that Ankara was not allowed to have missiles with nuclear warheads. It is not improbable that his statement was prompted by Turkey's standoff with the United States and Washington's ambivalent stance on the nuclear programs of various Middle Eastern players, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes.
Erdogan lamented that all developed nations had such arsenals, although, in actual fact, this is far from the truth. He also lashed out at Israel arguing that its nuclear weapons were a threat to other countries.
Some analysts emphasize the duality in Ankara's approach to the nuclear nonproliferation issue. It is generally believed that Turkey opposes any attempts to tighten the rules for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. This suggests that, sooner or later, its peaceful nuclear program could evolve into a military one, and Ankara's standoff with Washington only strengthens these suspicions.
What Erdogan is focusing on is the West's attempts to dictate to other countries their terms, under which they can allegedly develop their defense industry, Ankara-based expert of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Timur Akhmetov explained to Nezavisimaya Gazeta. "The Turkish president's remarks implicitly highlight that approach's double standards. Countries that officially possess nuclear weapons caution other nations against developing their own arsenals, sometimes threatening to impose sanctions, as with Iran," he stressed.
One can hardly say that Erdogan's words indicate Turkey's nuclear ambitions, Akhmetov went on to say. "Nuclear weapons are effective during major conflicts, while the number-one threat to Turkey's security comes mainly from non-state actors. Finally, Turkish nukes would further destabilize the situation in the Middle East, as far as the proliferation of missile technologies and unresolved international conflicts are concerned," he warned. That will lead to the inability to predict security risks, the expert added.
RBC: Boris Johnson suffers defeat in no-deal Brexit battle
The UK House of Commons has passed a bill prohibiting the government from leaving the European Union on October 31 without a preliminary agreement. The bill obliges Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the EU to put off Brexit until October 31, 2020, if he cannot strike a deal on the terms of exiting the EU by October 19, RBC writes. The bill is expected to be approved by the House of Lords by the end of this week and endorsed by Queen Elizabeth II on September 9.
Meanwhile, the British premier said he remained committed to the goal of leaving the European Union by October 31. If both houses impose a ban on a no-deal Brexit, Johnson plans to hold early elections by the end of October, that is, before the Brexit deadline.
"If the elections take place in mid-October and if the conservatives get the majority, Johnson will have an opportunity to amend the bill on delaying Brexit. He will also receive the people's mandate to leave the EU without a deal on October 31," Anna Nadibaidze, an expert of the Open Europe analytical center, explained to RBC.
On the other hand, Johnson is running out of time to arrange the elections, she noted. "According to the law, the parliament must be dissolved 25 working days before the vote. That is, in order to hold the elections on October 15, it is necessary to dissolve the parliament as early as next week," she stressed.
There are no guarantees that lawmakers will agree to hold the elections on October 15, as Johnson wants, the expert pointed out. "The opposition can just continue to vote against the elections so that they take place after October 19. If that is the case, Johnson will have no choice. He will either have to ask the EU to delay Brexit or fail to keep his promises," Nadibaidze said.
Izvestia: Ukraine's economic recovery impossible without restoring ties with Russia, says politician
Ukraine will not be able to restore its economy and overcome its turbulent crisis without Russia and Russian investment, Ukrainian politician, Head of the Political Council of the Opposition Platform - For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk, told Izvestia on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
"I am sure that this is impossible, and not just because I am a proponent of reviving economic and trade ties with Russia. The new prime minister said in parliament at the first Cabinet meeting the principal objective was attracting investors. You cannot attract investors to the country where there is no peace and where hostilities are raging," he stressed.
Medvedchuk recalled that Russia had accounted for 34% of investment in Ukraine in 2018, which is more than any other country had invested. "That's despite the fact that Ukraine joined the EU's sanctions against Russia and Moscow imposed counter-sanctions against Kiev," he pointed out.
When asked whether the new Ukrainian parliament would take any steps aimed at protecting the Russian-speaking population, the politician stressed that was the primary goal of his party. "As an opposition force, we will insist and fight for the protection of the Russian language from discrimination that has been practiced in recent years, when [then Ukrainian President Pyotr] Poroshenko professed 'Neanderthal' Russophobia and actually pushed through a discriminatory law against Russian and other ethnic minority languages," he said.
Commenting on the prospects for the next Normandy Four summit, Medvedchuk noted that the meeting was long overdue. "For this to happen, let's commit the Steinmeier formula to paper, disengage forces at the experimental sections of the contact line. This is not only Stanitsa Luganskaya, where the process is nearing completion. That also concerns Zolotoye and Petrovskoye where the parties disengaged their forces in 2016 after an agreement had been reached. However, later on, breaches began, and the 'grey zone' was again occupied. All these agreements have to be implemented, and then such a meeting will take place," he said.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta: US-Taliban agreement in jeopardy
A proposed peace deal between the United States and the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) in Qatar, has raised an uproar among Washington's elite, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes. Among those who are opposed to the document is US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The Taliban insists that the agreement should mention the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, that's what the group calls its regime that had been toppled as a result of NATO's operation in 2001. Pompeo fears that his signature on a document with this wording will be seen as a recognition of the existence of two Afghan governments by the United States.
For its part, the administration in Kabul believes it is unacceptable that the deal does not include the Taliban's obligation to start a dialogue with President Ashraf Ghani. Moreover, the Doha negotiations did not help reduce the level of violence in the country.
Former US ambassadors to Afghanistan earlier urged Trump to provide guarantees that the Taliban would really begin a peaceful dialogue with Kabul. They warned that otherwise the country would plunge in a bloody civil war with unpredictable consequences.
Yury Rogulev, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation for United States Studies at Moscow State University, noted in an interview with the paper that US President Donald Trump was interested in reaching an agreement with the Taliban in the near future. That stems from the interests of Trump's election campaign.
"Of course, foreign policy issues are not something that interests US voters first and foremost. The country's domestic affairs are far more essential to them. However, the war in Afghanistan has been raging on for almost 20 years, and there is no end in sight. That certainly is bound to bother Americans. Besides, Trump's foreign policy is not particularly successful, so he does need some accomplishments. The end of war in Afghanistan could be such an accomplishment," the expert pointed out.
Vedomosti: Rosneft announces plans to produce LNG
Shareholders in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project - Rosneft (Russia), ExxonMobil, Japan's Sodeco and India's ONGC - have agreed to build a liquefied natural gas plant in De Kastri in Russia's Khabarovsk Region, Vedomosti writes citing data provided by the Russian oil titan.
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has been quoted as saying that its products would be sought after in Japan thanks to the geographical proximity of the two countries. LNG in Russia is currently produced by Gazprom (Sakhalin-2 controlled by it produced 11.4 mln tonnes in 2018) and Novatek whose Yamal LNG plant started operating at full capacity in late 2018 (16.5 mln tonnes per year).
Rosneft does not want to give the LNG market over to Novatek and Gazprom completely, the paper quotes Fitch Corporations Department Director Dmitry Marinchenko as saying. According to the expert, the project will be competitive despite its relatively small capacity.
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have discussed the construction of an LNG plant in Russia's Far East for a long time. Initially, the issue at hand was a plant with a capacity of 5 mln tonnes per year with a price tag of $8 bln. Later on, the project's capacity was increased to 6.2 mln tonnes, while the price first grew to reach $15.3 bln and then decreased to $9.8 bln.
The decision to build a plant on the Sakhalin-1 resource base could mean that Rosneft failed to reach an agreement with Gazprom on supplying its gas for the planned third Sakhalin-2 leg, says Sergei Kapitonov, an analyst at the Energy Center of the Moscow-based Skolkovo School of Management. "Given the growth rate of the global LNG market (about 10% per year), the rapid growth of China's LNG imports (over 40% per year over the past three years), the advent of new small importers (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thailand), the construction of a new plant near the consumer centers seems to be a reasonable strategy," he said.


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A former Tall Black basketballer's been convicted of battering a Queenstown bouncer.
Auckland giant Craig Robert Bradshaw, who's six foot 10 inches (208cm) tall, kicked his victim Gareth Johnson in the head as he lay on the ground outside the resort's Bunker bar in June 2014.
Before that, he'd held him by the scruff of the neck as he was repeatedly punched by Bradshaw and two friends.
Johnson had refused the men entry to the bar and allegedly had placed one of Bradshaw's friends in a choke hold.
It was the worst attack he experienced in eight years as a doorman, prompting him to quit the profession.
Bradshaw, 32, denied assault with intent to injure and the case went to a judge-alone trial in June.
But Judge Bernadette Farnan took only seconds to find the charge proven after hearing evidence and eyewitness testimony.
And on Monday, she refused Bradshaw's application for a discharge without conviction.
Instead, she convicted him, fined him $500 and ordered him to pay $750 reparation to Johnson for emotional harm.
Defence lawyer Liam Collins says the grounds for a discharge are his client's "exceptional previous character" and the impact on his ability to care for his young daughter.
He could also lose a second job due to media coverage of the case.
But Farnan doesn't accept either argument and says there's no independent evidence he lost the first job due to publicity – rather he was made redundant.
She says he's shown no remorse and his superior height and size had put Johnson in a "vulnerable position" that night.
The former Otago Nuggets basketballer played four years of college basketball in the United States before a professional career with clubs in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, South Korea and Latvia from 2007 to 2012.
He represented New Zealand from 2004 to 2010, making his debut at the 2004 Olympic Games. He retired in 2012 due to an ankle injury.
Bradshaw's two companions on the night were charged with disorderly behaviour and later granted police diversion.


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Identifying, Assessing, and Managing Hazard Trees
A special extended length webinar with interactive question and answer session will be offered by the US Forest Service and Utah State University Forestry Extension.
10 - 11:00 Hazard tree recognition
11 - 12:00 Hazard tree survey methods
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The goal of hazard tree management is to minimize, to the extent practical and consistent with overall management objectives and constraints, the potential that trees at public sites will cause injury, death, or property damage. Thorough, systematic surveys of trees that could harm the public or damage property at developed recreation sites, conducted by effective evaluators, are an important part of meeting management requirements. Types of tree defects can vary widely by location and species, so familiarity with locally important tree defects may be needed for hazard tree evaluators to be effective. This webinar discusses means to identify tree defects and failure potential.
John Guyon is a forest pathologist with the US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection office located in Ogden, UT. His interests include plant/stress relationships, dwarf mistletoes, and the pathology and ecology of aspen.
This webinar is offered through a collaboration between Utah State University and the US Forest Service
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