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Author Notes: My favorite summer sandwich, the classic egg salad, just got a whole lot better. A few months ago, I stumbled on Arabella Boxer's "The Spice Book." In it I discovered the most marvelous spice, seed and nut blend, called "dukkah," as well as Ms. Boxer's excellent recommendation to eat it with eggs. I've been hooked, and I mean really hooked, ever since. This recipe is for a basic egg salad, which I make using my homemade garlic and mustard aioli. A fat pinch of dukkah and a small handful of peppery watercress or arugula utterly transform it. Or just use whatever greens you have on hand. We polished off the last bacon in the house at breakfast on the day I made the sandwich for the photos posted here. It was a killer sandwich even without the bacon. Either way, enjoy!! —AntoniaJames
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WHAT: Just about the best egg salad sandwich we've ever had.
HOW: AntoniaJames binds the egg salad with a zippy homemade aioli, sprinkles it with a spice-nut blend called dukkah, and throws it on toast with bacon and greens.
WHY WE LOVE IT: We can't wait to use dukkah more often; the spiced, nutty flavor is a perfect way to spruce up any classic sandwich -- or egg dish, for that matter. Who knew egg salad could be this exciting? —The Editors
Makes: 1 sandwich, but can be doubled, tripled, etc.
The Sandwich – Makes one sandwich, but can be doubled, tripled, etc.
2 hard cooked eggs, peeled and cooled
1 tablespoon aioli or good mayonnaise + more for spreading on the bread, if desired
1 teaspoon Dijon or stoneground mustard (if not using an aioli with a strong mustard flavor)
A healthy pinch or two of dukkah, or more, or less, to taste
2 slices good sandwich bread, toasted (See note, below.)
1 or 2 slices of natural bacon, cooked until crisp (optional)
Small handful of watercress or arugula
Dukkah – Makes a bit more than ¼ cup
2 tablespoons raw pepitas or pumpkin seeds
2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds
1 ½ teaspoons good black peppercorns or grains of paradise (I like Malabar black pepper for this, but a Tellicherry will also do just fine.)
½ teaspoon flaky sea salt, or more to taste
The Sandwich – Makes one sandwich, but can be doubled, tripled, etc.
- Halve the eggs, remove the yolks and put them in a small bowl.
- Add the aioli and mustard (if using) and mash together well, using the back of a fork. Coarsely chop the whites of the eggs and stir them into the mashed yolks, with the dukkah. Taste, and add more salt, or more dukkah, or both, if necessary. (If adding both, add the dukkah first, taste again, and then add salt if necessary. Remember, the dukkah has salt in it.)
- If you want a bit of extra aioli or mayonnaise on the toasted bread, spread some on one or both slices.
- You can either chop the bacon up and stir it into the egg salad, or put the strips on the sandwich itself. Either way, heap the egg salad and greens on the toasted bread. other.
- Put the sides together, then cut in half.
- Enjoy!! ;o)
Dukkah – Makes a bit more than ¼ cup
- Toast the pepitas or pumpkin seeds in a small heavy skillet until they just start to darken and release their fragrance. Remove immediately from the pan and allow them to cool a bit.
- Toast the cumin and coriander seeds, each in turn, in the same skillet, removing from the pan as soon as they start to darken. Do not tarry, as they can burn easily in the hot pan, even when removed from the stove.
- Toast the sesame seeds in the same skillet, shaking periodically to make sure they brown evenly. Remove when they start to darken just a bit.
- Grind the pepitas in a spice mill to a coarse powder. Don't worry if there are a few larger pieces. Remove from the mill and put into a medium bowl.
- Grind the spices together until fine, and then add to the bowl with the ground pepitas.
- Grind the peppercorns coarsely and add to the bowl.
- Add the sesame seeds and salt and stir well until the blend is thoroughly combined.
- Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator. It should hold for several weeks at least, depending on the freshness of the pepitas and sesame seeds.
- Enjoy!! ;o)
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The Price is Right video game is based on the longest running game show in television history. Like the contestants on the game show, players will be able to bid on products, play the famous pricing games, and spin the Big Wheel for the chance to win prizes in the Showcase Showdown.
This game features a single- and multiplayer mode for up to four players. Many of the classic pricing challenges that viewers have known and loved for generations, such as Plinko, Three Strikes, Hole in One, and Cliffhanger, will also be in the game. The Wii version will have specialized controls that allow players to spin the Big Wheel, putt through Hole In One, or take a swing at Punch-A-Bunch. The voice of announcer Rich Fields, actual sounds and music from the show, and classic video footage will ensure an authentic experience for players.
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You will need
For this tutorial you will need a Raspberry PI running Raspbian Wheezy. (Read this guide which shows how to set up the Raspberry PI).
You will also need a working internet connection on the Raspberry PI. (Read this guide which shows how to set up a wireless connection on the Raspberry PI).
You will also need a Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC (Android 4.1 Jellybean) – 16 GB.
Installing the server
- Boot the Raspberry PI (Doesn't matter if you have X started or not)
- Make sure you have an internet connection.
- If you booted into the Graphical Desktop double click the LXTerminal icon on the desktop.
- Type the following into the terminal window that opens:
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
- A message will appear asking whether you are sure you want to install the tightvncserver. Press y.
- A bunch of text will now scroll up the screen telling you what is being installed and how long there is to go.
- When the software has finished installing enter the following command to start the server:
vncserver :1 -geometry 1200×720 -depth 16 -pixelformat rgb565
- The first time you run the above command you will not have any settings saved so you will be asked for a password which the user must use to connect to the PI via the VNC. You will be asked to repeat the same password.
Note that if you choose a password longer than 8 characters it is truncated.
- You will now be asked if you want to set a readonly password. If you do then select yes and enter a readonly password.
- A message will now appear stating that settings have been saved in /home/pi/.vnc. You now have a running server.
Installing the client
- On the Google Nexus 7 open the Play Store.
- Click the search icon and type VNC Viewer.
- The first result should be android-vnc-viewer. Click the icon for this app.
- Click the install button
Connect to the Raspberry PI
- The first thing you need to know is your IP address on the Raspberry PI. To get this enter the following in a terminal window:
- If you are connect wirelessly the IP address will be next to the wlan0 entry and will be something like 192.168.1.x (where x is the last number).
- Open AndroidVNC (it will be one of the installed apps)
- Leave the nickname field blank.
- Enter the password you entered in step 8 of "Installing the server".
- In the Address field enter the IP address from step 2.
- In the port number enter 5901.
- Click the connect button.
Run the VNC server at startup
- Open a terminal window by clicking the LXTerminal icon on the desktop.
- Run the following command
sudo nano /etc/init.d/vncserver
- Enter the following script into the window (partly copied from http://www.abdevelopment.ca/blog/start-vnc-server-ubuntu-boot)
#!/bin/sh -e
export USER="pi"
# parameters for tightvncserver
OPTIONS="-name ${NAME} -depth ${DEPTH} -geometry ${GEOMETRY} :${DISPLAY}"
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
case "$1" in
log_action_begin_msg "Starting vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:{$DISPLAY}"
su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver ${OPTIONS}"
log_action_begin_msg "Stopping vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:{$DISPLAY}"
su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :${DISPLAY}"
$0 stop
$0 start
exit 0
- The script above now needs to be made executable. To do this type the following command into the terminal window:
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/vncserver
- Now run the following command
sudo update-rc.d vncserver defaults.
- At this stage it is worth testing that you have entered the script correctly. To do this run the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/vncserver start
- If there are errors when you run the command in step 6 check that you have the same commands as in step 3 above.
- If there are no errors try and connect to the Raspberry PI using your Google Nexus.
- The final test is to reboot your Raspberry PI and then attempt to connect to the Google Nexus.
So what did we do in this section?
Now the script may look complicated but essentially it is building the same tightvncserver command used in the first section.
My preferred method for connecting to the PI
If you followed the section to start the VNC server every time then first of all you will need to reverse step 5.
The way to do that is by running the following command from a terminal window
sudo update-rc.d -f vncserver remove
The problem now is that to be able to VNC onto the Raspberry PI you need to be able to start the server. The problem with that is that you need to be on the PI to do that.
I recommend therefore installing an SSH client onto your Google Nexus 7.
- On the Google Nexus 7 open the Play Store.
- Click the search icon and type SSH Client
- The client I chose was called "Connectbot". Click the icon for this app.
- Click the install button
- Run connectbot
- In the bar at the bottom type email@example.com (where x is the last number of your IP address)
- Now enter the password for your pi user
- Once you are connected run sudo /etc/init.d/vncserver start


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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Escaping from Beadle County Jail
HURON - A Kansas man accused of breaking out of a jail in South Dakota's Beadle County in January has pleaded not guilty.
KOKK radio reports that 45-year-old Charles Beeney entered his pleas this week to assault, grand theft and escape charges. He is being held in the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
Authorities say Beeney escaped from the county jail in Huron on Jan. 8 after accosting a guard with a makeshift weapon. He was captured later the same day in Sioux Falls after allegedly stealing a pickup truck.
Beeney has a criminal history in Kansas and North Dakota, including an escape from a county jail in North Dakota in 2005 and an attempted escape from the State Penitentiary in that state in 2010.
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Jeanne Johnson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 166 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
We are starting a Wind Energy Development Company and plan to put wind farms up all over the US. The word 'Neoga' is the Iroqouis name for the Spirit of the Southern Wind. We chose this as the Iroquois tribe is native to Kansas - the place where we will begin.
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Taylor Swift Is the Most Charitable Celebrity of 2012
When Taylor Swift isn't racking up hit singles or setting new attendance records on tour, she finds time to set records of another kind. A big believer in giving back, the young superstar tops this year's list of the most charitable celebrities.
According to DoSomething.org, the 23-year-old 'Red' hitmaker catapulted from No. 20 on the list of "Celebs Gone Good" last year to the top spot this year, due primarily to a couple of reasons. Among her many other charitable activities in 2012, Swift donated a staggering $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame for its education program. The gift is the largest ever given to the institution by a single musician donor, and the Hall of Fame responded appropriately by naming its music education center the Taylor Swift Education Center.
Swift was also honored by the Kennedy family on Dec. 3 at the Ripple of Hope Awards, where she received an award for her commitment to social change through music.She is the youngest person ever to receive that honor.
She's not the only young star with ties to Nashville on the list, though -- Miley Cyrus came in at No. 2 for her work with animals, the Save the Music Foundation, the Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.


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Hello, first post here (Some may know me as Ryan_Burnside from the #Lisp channel)
I've had an idea rolling around in my head for some time.
In the late 70's and 80's there were graphics terminals.
They worked like our current text terminals but allowed ANY language to draw shapes to the screen and have a basic GUI.
If you're not familiar with how terminals work, they usually accept plain ASCII control codes which move the cursor around and color text (vt100/vt102 is the defacto standard)
Now I know this is slow but it still works very well today.
I'm wondering why the notion of graphics terminals was never really revived?
I mean it would essentially allow the programmer to produce a GUI in ANY programming language that can write the the standard output.
Standards exist like ReGIS but it seems that nobody has written a working emulator for some time.
It would be a grand unification for all programming languages, especially those that lack current GUI support.
In any programming language you'd only need to write a small library to print the control codes...
Esentially you could write two versions, one for X11 and one for the screenbuffer (without needing an X11 server running)
Take a look at the video below, this should wet your whistle a bit.
Here is a video of a VT330 terminal rendering some lines...
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Brian O'Driscoll's decade of leading Ireland ended on Thursday after Jamie Heaslip was named as skipper for this year's Six Nations, drawing the national team's longest captaincy to a close.
No.8 Heaslip led Ireland in November in his Leinster team mate's absence through injury and although O'Driscoll has returned to the squad, coach Declan Kidney said the time was right for a change.
O'Driscoll led Ireland on a record 83 occasions, more than twice as many times as anyone else, but ahead of his 34th birthday next week, the former British and Irish Lions captain said he understood the reasons for the change.
"The captaincy has been a big part of my career and life over the last number of years, and while I was naturally very disappointed not to be leading the team, I accepted the reasons behind the decision," O'Driscoll said in a statement.
"I've always known that the Rugby World Cup in 2015 was most likely a bridge too far for me, so at some point a player, who will most likely be there for the tournament, needs to build that captaincy experience."
O'Driscoll captained Ireland for the first time in 2002, three years after making his international debut, and led the country to three triple crowns between 2004 and 2007, and their first grand slam in 61 years in 2009.
He also captained the Lions in one test during a 2005 tour wrecked by injury and holds the record of leading a test side 84 times, one more than South Africa's John Smit.
Kidney said he did not know what the country's record try scorer's plans were beyond this year's Lions tour starting in June, but added O'Driscoll did not need the extra responsibility of being captain at this stage of his career.
"Obviously he'd be very disappointed, Brian has always told you what an honour it is to captain Ireland and that will never change," Kidney told a news conference, adding that it was one of the most difficult decisions he has made as coach.
"I don't think people realise sometimes the amount of weight that would be on a captain's shoulders and Brian's been hugely generous to the team and I just feel that now is the right time to allow him to concentrate on himself, to get himself right."
Alongside fit-again O'Driscoll, Kidney welcomed hooker Rory Best and Heineken Cup winners Luke Fitzgerald, Rob Kearney and Sean O'Brien back into a 39-man squad that will be trimmed ahead the opening Six Nations game in Wales on February 2.
Lock Paul O'Connell and winger Tommy Bowe have been ruled out of the championship through injury, although Kidney said there was an outside chance flanker Stephen Ferris could return from an ankle injury to come back into contention.
Kidney, who included 19-year-old Connacht fullback Robbie Henshaw among six uncapped players in the squad, escaped losing flyhalf Ronan O'Gara for part of the campaign after he received a one-week ban for kicking an opponent last weekend.
Kidney added that Irish rugby's governing body would do all it can to try and keep first choice flyhalf Jonathan Sexton at Leinster amid media reports linking him to a move to France when his centralised contract runs out at the end of the season.
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Introduction to real analysis
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, 2000 - Mathematics - 388 pages
In recent years, mathematics has become valuable in many areas, including economics and management science as well as the physical sciences, engineering and computer science. Therefore, this book provides the fundamental concepts and techniques of real analysis for readers in all of these areas. It helps one develop the ability to think deductively, analyze mathematical situations and extend ideas to a new context. Like the first two editions, this edition maintains the same spirit and user-friendly approach with some streamlined arguments, a few new examples, rearranged topics, and a new chapter on the Generalized Riemann Integral.
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- discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, and clan background
- restrictions on unions and harassment of union leaders
The government took steps during the year to improve human rights, including the suspension and arrest of allegedly corrupt public officials and the ratification of the Maputo Protocol outlawing FGM.
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
The government or its agents did not commit any politically motivated killings; however, police forcibly dispersed several demonstrations, which resulted in injuries and deaths (see section 2.b.).
The soldier responsible for killing a four-year-old child in a March 2004 automobile accident paid reparations to the child's parents during the year.
There were no developments in the July 2004 case in which four members of the gendarmerie reportedly severely beat a military pensioner, who subsequently died from his injuries. The chief of the gendarmerie refused to conduct an investigation or allow the accused to appear in court.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The law prohibits such practices; however, there continued to be reports that police and gendarmes beat and physically abused prisoners and detainees.
In March police arrested and reportedly beat Warris Mouhoumed, a businesswoman who refused police orders to close her restaurant during the two-week election campaign. Police charged that patrons of her restaurant, a gathering place for members of the opposition, insulted and threatened passersby. Mouhoumed was released the following day, and her restaurant remained closed for two weeks.
Police beat protesters while dispersing a demonstration during the year (see section 2.b.).
No action was taken against the two police officers responsible for the April 2004 assault on and arrest of opposition figure Mohamed Darar Waberi.
Members of police vice squads targeted prostitutes on the streets and reportedly raped them as a precondition for their release.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
Prison conditions were harsh, and overcrowding was a serious problem. Conditions at Nagad detention center, where foreigners were held prior to deportation, were unsanitary, and detainees often were not fed for several days before their deportation. Medical care was inadequate, and several prisoners reportedly suffered from untreated illnesses or injuries received during arrest.
In principle juveniles were held separately from adult prisoners; however, this was not always the case. Children under the age of five sometimes were allowed to stay with their mothers. Pretrial detainees usually were not held separately from convicted prisoners due to the lack of facilities.
The government granted prison access to the International Committee of the Red Cross for annual inspections.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention; however, the government did not respect these prohibitions.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
Security forces include the National Police Force (FNP), under the Ministry of Interior, the army and Gendarmerie Nationale, under the Ministry of Defense, and an elite Republican Guard, under the presidency. The FNP is responsible for internal security, border control, and prisons. The Gendarmerie Nationale is responsible for external security but also has some domestic security responsibilities. The Republican Guard is responsible for the protection of the president.
Police were generally effective; however, there were reports of corruption, particularly in the lower ranks, where wages were low. Official impunity was a problem.
Arrest and Detention
The law requires arrest warrants and stipulates that the government may not detain a person beyond 48 hours without an examining magistrate's formal charge; however, the law was not always enforced in practice. Detainees may be held another 24 hours with the prior approval of the public prosecutor. All persons, including those accused of political or national security offenses, must be tried within eight months of arraignment. The law also provides for bail and expeditious trial; however, police occasionally disregarded these procedures. Detainees have the right to prompt access to an attorney of their choice; in criminal cases, the state provides attorneys for detainees without legal representation.
Security forces arbitrarily arrested and detained numerous persons, some of whom were beaten (see section 1.c.). Security forces also arrested demonstrators and strikers during the year (see sections 2.b. and 6.b.).
Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of persons having to pay bribes to be released during roundups of illegal foreigners.
On March 19, Houssein Robleh Darar, Awad Robleh Waiss, and Abdi Osman Nour, members of the opposition Djiboutian Union for Justice, were arrested and detained for being "threats to the population" and for "degradation of the wellbeing of others and violence." The government claimed the arrests were to prevent the three men from carrying out threats to plant bombs and destroy property; however, opposition journals claimed the three were arrested because of their opposition to the government. In August the court dismissed all charges against the men, who were subsequently released from Gabode Prison.
There were no other reports of political detainees at year's end.
Lengthy pretrial detention was a problem; however, no statistics were available.
On June 27, the government released or reduced sentences of prisoners as part of an Independence Day amnesty. Prisoners serving one year or less were released; prisoners with longer terms received reductions in their sentences. The amnesty excluded drug dealers, those held for misuse of public funds, those that committed violence against their families, and rapists.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The law provides for an independent judiciary; however, in practice the judiciary was not independent of the executive. Constitutional provisions for a fair trial were not universally respected, even in nonpolitical cases. The judiciary was subject to inefficiency and corruption.
The judiciary, based on the French Napoleonic code, was composed of a lower court, an appeals court, and a Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may overrule lower court decisions. Magistrates are appointed for life terms. The constitutional council rules on the constitutionality of laws, including those related to the protection of human rights and civil liberties; however, its rulings did not always protect these rights.
The legal system is based on legislation and executive decrees, French codified law adopted at independence, Islamic law (Shari'a), and nomadic traditions. Urban crime was dealt with in the regular courts in accordance with French‑inspired law and judicial practice. Civil actions may be brought in regular or traditional courts. In 2004 the government published and began implementing the 2002 Family Code, which replaces Shari'a in governing the majority of laws pertaining to family and personal matters, including marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance matters. Issues that fall under the Family Code are brought to civil court, and both parties can present their case to a judge; the court then tries to reach a reconciliation agreement between the two parties. If no solution can be found, the judge decides the case based on the appropriate statutes in the Family Code.
Trial Procedures
Trials generally were public, except in politically sensitive cases when security measures effectively prevented public access. Legal counsel was supposed to be available to the indigent in criminal and civil matters, but defendants often did not have legal representation. The law states that the accused is innocent until proven guilty; however, defendants were not always presumed innocent. A presiding judge and two accompanying judges heard court cases. The latter received assistance from two lay assessors who were not members of the bench but who were considered to possess sufficient legal knowledge to comprehend court proceedings. The government chose lay assessors from the public, but reports indicated that political and ethnic affiliations played a role in the selection.
Traditional law often applied in conflict resolution and victim compensation. For example, traditional law often stipulated that a blood price be paid to the victim's clan for crimes such as murder and rape.
Political Prisoners
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The law prohibits such actions; however, the government did not respect these prohibitions in practice. The law requires that authorities obtain a warrant before conducting searches on private property, but in practice the government did not always obtain such warrants. The government reportedly monitored and sometimes disrupted the communications of government opponents by cutting their telephone or electricity service. Police reportedly frequently followed persons who attended opposition rallies.
Section 2 Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The law provides for freedom of speech and of the press; however, the government restricted these rights in practice. The government intimidated journalists into practicing self‑censorship.
The law prohibits the dissemination of false information and regulates the publication of newspapers. The government owned the principal newspaper, La Nation, which published three times a week. In addition, each registered political party is permitted to publish a public journal. There were several opposition‑run weekly and monthly publications that circulated freely and openly criticized the government.
The government also owned the radio and television stations. The official media generally did not criticize government leaders and government policy. Radio‑Television Djibouti, the official government station, broadcast 24 hours a day in four languages on the radio. Foreign media also broadcast throughout the country.
The government used several tactics to intimidate journalists, including surveillance and the removal from newsstands of publications that criticized the government; however, unlike in previous years, no publications were closed.
Unlike in the previous year, no persons were arrested for libel, nor were any journalists detained.
There were no government restrictions on the Internet.
The government generally did not restrict academic freedom, and teachers could speak and conduct research without restriction, provided that they did not violate sedition laws. However, the government continued to block the salaries of teachers involved in strike activity (see section 6.b.).
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Freedom of Assembly
Although the law provides for freedom of assembly, the government limited this right in practice. The Ministry of Interior requires permits for peaceful assembly and monitors opposition activities. Some opposition leaders effectively practiced self‑censorship and refrained from organizing popular demonstrations to avoid provoking a government crackdown.
Police forcibly dispersed demonstrations during the year, which resulted in one death and several injuries. For example, on April 8, police fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators assembled in front of opposition headquarters, resulting in injuries; several persons were briefly detained. Police, who denied there were any injuries, charged that the protesters had not received permission and that only those refusing to disperse were arrested.
On October 24, police fired shots into a violent crowd of approximately 300 protestors after the demonstrators dragged several police officers into the crowd; one demonstrator was killed, and another was seriously injured. Seven police officers were injured from rocks thrown by the crowd. An investigation into the incident was ongoing at year's end.
On November 30, the last day of a weeklong operation to remove illegal housing in the Arhiba II neighborhood of Djibouti, police fired on residents protesting the removal of their homes; 4 persons were killed, and approximately 10 were injured. According to the Interior Ministry, 15 police officers also were injured during the confrontation.
Police forcibly dispersed violent labor demonstrations during the year (see section 6.b.).
Freedom of Association
The law provides for freedom of association provided that certain legal requirements are met; however, the government restricted this right in practice. The government required political parties and nonpolitical associations to register. The government continued to harass and intimidate members of opposition groups (see section 1.f.).
c. Freedom of Religion
The constitution, while declaring Islam to be the state religion, provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respected this right in practice. The government did not sanction those who ignored Islamic teachings or practiced other faiths. More than 99 percent of the population was Sunni Muslim.
The government requires that religious groups register. Unlike in previous years, there were no reports that Baha'i groups were denied the right to register; however, they did not attempt to register during the year because they believed the government would not allow their registration.
There is no legal prohibition against proselytizing; however, it was discouraged.
Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There was no known Jewish community, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts.
For a more detailed discussion, see the 2005 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The law provides for these rights; however, the government at times limited them in practice.
The law prohibits forced exile, and the government did not use it.
Protection of Refugees
The law provides for the granting of asylum or refugee status in accordance with the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 protocol. In practice the government provided some protection against refoulement, the return of persons to a country where they feared protection. However, there were unconfirmed reports during the year of the forced return of persons to a country where they feared persecution, specifically Ethiopia and Eritrea. The government did not routinely grant refugee or asylum status, and the government did not accept refugees for resettlement during the year. The government cooperated with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing assistance to refugees and asylum seekers.
On June 9, three Ethiopian Air Force personnel landed an Ethiopian military helicopter at Ambouli International Airport; two of the three reportedly requested asylum. The government contacted the Ethiopian military, which sent a delegation that met with the three and reportedly convinced them to return to Ethiopia the following day. On June 15, Amnesty International and the UNHCR, which were not granted access to the men, issued a press release noting that the crewmembers could face treason charges and the death penalty upon their return to Ethiopia. No information on the treatment of the crewmembers upon arrival in Ethiopia was available. At year's end family members told the local press that the pilots were being held incommunicado at an airforce base.
In June 2004 the government processed approximately eight thousand requests for asylum from undocumented foreigners who claimed fear of persecution during the 2003 mass expulsion of illegal immigrants. The government granted prima facie refugee status (temporary refugee status which can be revoked once a case is investigated) to more than 4 thousand southern Somalis and 100 Ethiopians, all of whom were transferred to either Ali-Adde or Hol-Hol refugee camps.
Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of the rape of refugee women.
During the year the government continued to round up and deport undocumented foreigners--primarily from Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen; there were no reports of abuses during these roundups. In 2003 more than 80 thousand undocumented foreigners were forced to leave the country, and there were numerous reports of deaths resulting from exposure and overcrowding.
Section 3 Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The law provides citizens with the right to change their government; however, the government limited this right in practice.
Elections and Political Participation
On April 8, President Guelleh of the RPP, which has ruled the country since independence, won reelection with 95 percent of the vote; Guelleh ran unopposed. The opposition boycotted the election, charging that the government ignored its demands for electoral reform. International observers considered the election generally free and fair; however, there were irregularities, including double voting, the presence of campaigners in and around polling stations, and the absence of blank ballots for those who did not want to vote for President Guelleh.
There were 7 women in the 65‑seat legislature; these seats were reserved for women by presidential decree. The country's first female parliament members took office when the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP) legislature convened in 2003. In July the Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted Hawa Ahmed Youssouf to minister of international cooperation. Aicha Mohamed Robleh replaced Youssouf as minister of state for the promotion of women, family, and social affairs. Khadija Abeba is president of the Supreme Court and the highest‑ranking female official.
There were 9 members of minorities‑‑non‑Issa Somali clans (Issaks, Gadaboursis, and Darood) and Arabs‑‑in the 65‑seat legislature. There were 3 members of minorities in the 20‑seat cabinet. The president's subclan, the Issa Mamassans, wielded disproportionate power in affairs of state. Afars held a number of senior ministerial posts, but they were not well represented at lower levels. Somali clans other than the Issa, and citizens of Yemeni origin, were limited unofficially to one ministerial post each. There also were informal limits on the number of seats for each group to preserve balance in the parliament.
Government Corruption and Transparency
During the year the government took significant steps to combat corruption, which was a problem. In July the Ministry of Finance arrested two officials suspected of corruption and suspended several others while their cases were under investigation. The two officials who were arrested remained in Gabode Prison awaiting trial at year's end. The director of Gabode Prison also was arrested for alleged corruption and was awaiting trial in the prison he directed at year's end.
There were no laws to provide public access to government information, and it was unclear whether persons would be granted such access if they asked. During the year the Chamber of Public Accounts and Fiscal Discipline, a public expenditures audit board established to fight corruption and promote transparency, released the results of its second annual report on government expenditures to the public.
Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and
Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
A few domestic human rights groups generally operated without serious government restriction, conducting limited investigations and sometimes publishing their findings on human rights cases. Government officials generally disregarded their views. The local human rights group LDDH operated without government interference during the year. The Union of Djiboutian Women and the Djiboutian Association for the Promotion of the Family promoted the rights of women and children.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) maintained a small office that was staffed with locally hired personnel. The ICRC regional representative, who was based in Nairobi, visited the country during the year.
There was a government ombudsman, who also served as a legislator in the parliament and whose specific responsibilities included mediation between governmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). According to the 2004 ombudsman report, however, less than half the cases submitted were successfully mediated.
In May 2004 the government held a national forum on human rights to solicit public views and discuss possible human rights legislation; however, the results of the forum had not been released by year's end.
Section 5 Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of language, race, or sex; however, discrimination against women and ethnic minorities persisted. The government's enforcement of laws to protect women and children was ineffective.
Domestic violence against women existed, but few cases were reported. The law prohibits "torture and barbaric acts against a spouse," which are punishable by 20 years' imprisonment. Violence against women generally was addressed within the family or clan structure rather than in the courts. Police rarely intervened in domestic violence incidents, and the media reported only the most extreme examples, such as murder. The law includes sentences of up to 20 years' imprisonment for rapists. The number of such cases prosecuted during the year was unknown. There is no law against spousal rape.
An estimated 98 percent of females in the country have undergone FGM, which traditionally was performed on girls between the ages of 7 and 10. The efforts of the Union of Djiboutian Women and other groups to educate women against the practice were having some effect in the capital city; however, infibulation, the most extreme form of FGM, continued to be widely practiced in rural areas. The law states that "violence causing genital mutilation" is punishable by 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of more than $5,650 (1 million DF); the government had not yet convicted anyone under this statute.
During the year the government launched a campaign against FGM, which culminated with the country's ratification of the Maputo Protocol outlawing FGM. The government also hosted a February subregional conference to address Islam's position regarding FGM, and government representatives from 10 African countries and high-ranking Islamic authorities from throughout the region attended. In a written statement distributed to conference participants, President Guelleh called for an end to FGM, noting, "We no longer want it practiced by Arabs, nor by Somalis, nor by Afars, nor in any other form…no female circumcision is justifiable."
Prostitution is illegal, but it was a significant problem. In general there were two categories of prostitutes: those with apartments and those on the streets. The first group was largely tolerated and catered to the foreign (particularly military) community, while police usually targeted those on the streets. Refugees and girls from poor families were at greater risk of becoming street prostitutes.
The law does not prohibit sexual harassment, and it was a problem.
Women legally possess full civil rights; however, custom and traditional societal discrimination in education have resulted in a secondary role for women in public life and fewer employment opportunities. Women largely were confined to trade and secretarial fields. In 2004 the government published and began implementing the 2002 Family Code, which replaces Shari'a in governing the majority of laws pertaining to family and personal matters (see section 1.e.). Male children inherited larger percentages of estates than did female children. The few women who were educated increasingly turned to the regular courts to defend their interests.
The government devoted almost no public funds to the advancement of children's rights and welfare. A few charitable organizations worked with children.
Primary education was compulsory; however, the government did not monitor compliance. The highest level of education reached by most students was completion of primary school. The government provided tuition‑free public education, but extra expenses, such as transportation, book fees, and chalk, could be prohibitive to poorer families. School facilities continued to be inadequate. Teacher salaries continued to be in arrears, and a large percentage of highly qualified teachers have left the profession (see section 6.e.). Approximately 20 percent of children who started secondary school completed their education.
The educational system did not discriminate against girls, but societal attitudes resulted in differences in the attendance and treatment of girls in school. According to the Ministry of Education, 50 percent of girls were enrolled in primary school during the year, compared with 60 percent of boys; during the previous year primary school enrollment rates were 42 percent for girls and 58 percent for boys. In rural areas, limited access to schools, a shortage of educational materials, and cultural attitudes led to significantly lower enrollment and greater disparities in enrollment between boys and girls.
Child abuse existed; however, the government has not used existing provisions of the law to deal seriously with child abuse, and punishments generally were light. For example, perpetrators of rape or abuse generally were fined an amount sufficient to cover the child's medical care.
FGM was performed on as many as 98 percent of young girls (see section 5, Women).
Child marriage occurred in rural areas and among some tribal groups; however, it was not considered a significant problem. The government worked together with several NGOs to increase school enrollment for girls, in part to reduce the likelihood that parents would force their young girls into marriage. The Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Family, and Social Affairs also worked actively with women's groups throughout the country to protect the rights of girls, including the right to decide when and whom to marry.
Child prostitution existed. Some children that immigrated to the country for economic reasons engaged in prostitution to survive. There was no known system of organized pimps who exploited children; however, older children sometimes acted as "protectors" and took a portion of other children's earnings as a fee.
Child labor existed (see section 6.d.).
Trafficking in Persons
The law does not prohibit trafficking in persons. Although there were no known reports of persons being trafficked to, from, or within the country, observers believed the country to be a destination for individuals trafficked from Ethiopia and Somalia and a country of transit to the Middle East. Trafficking could be prosecuted under various sections of the law, including "exploitation of the weakness or ignorance of persons" or "exerting pressure on a person so that the person engages in prostitution." On February 8, the government ratified the UN Convention Against Corruption and the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, including antitrafficking protocols.
Persons with Disabilities
Although persons with disabilities have access to education and public health facilities, there is no specific law that addresses the needs of persons with disabilities, and there are no laws or regulations that prevent job discrimination against persons with disabilities. There was societal discrimination against persons with disabilities. The government did not mandate accessibility to buildings or government services for persons with disabilities.
National/Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The government continued to discriminate against citizens on the basis of ethnicity in employment and job advancement. Somali Issas were the majority ethnic group and controlled the ruling party, the civil and security services, and the military forces. Discrimination based on ethnicity and clan affiliation limited the role of members of minority groups and clans in government and politics.
Section 6 Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
The law provides for the right to join unions; however, the government restricted these rights. Under the labor code, a union must have government sanction to exist. The government continued to suppress independent, representative unions by firing their leaders, preventing them from holding congresses, and creating government‑sponsored shadow unions to replace them.
The law prohibits antiunion discrimination, and employers found guilty of discrimination were required to reinstate workers fired for union activities; however, the government neither enforced nor complied with the law.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
Although the law allows unions to conduct their activities without interference, the government did not protect this right in practice. Collective bargaining did not occur.
There were no special laws or exemptions from regular labor laws in the export processing zone.
Relations between employers and workers were informal and paternalistic. The government could and did select labor representatives. Employers generally established wage rates based on labor ministry guidelines. In disputes over wages or health and safety problems, the Ministry of Labor encouraged direct resolution by labor representatives and employers. Workers or employers may request formal administrative hearings before the ministry's inspection service. Critics claimed that inspection and dispute settlement suffered from poor enforcement due to their low priority and inadequate funding.
The law provides for the right to strike and requires representatives of employees who plan to strike to notify the Ministry of Interior 48 hours in advance; workers exercised this right in practice.
The law confers upon the president broad powers to requisition public servants who are considered indispensable to the operation of essential public services.
During the year the government retaliated against strikers. For example, on May 17, opposition publications reported that Hassan Cher Hared, a postal service agent and vice president of the Djiboutian Workers' Union, was suspended for eight days and subsequently dismissed from the postal service for "recidivism." Hared had criticized postal service management during a May 1 demonstration to celebrate International Labor Day. Postal service management claimed the dismissal resulted from Hared's failure to return to work after his suspension; however, some observers charged that the dismissal resulted from Hared's union activities.
After the September 14 port strikes, the Direction of the Port of Djibouti (the direction) dismissed 11 members of the Port Workers Union (UTP) for failing to properly follow regulations for declaring a strike and arrested them for "public disturbance" and "incitement to rebellion." On October 2, the National Prosecutor found the 11 not guilty and released them. On September 15, the direction dismissed 25 union members, allegedly for poor work records prior to the September 14 strike. On September 24, after a breakdown in mediation, the direction detained 167 strikers for 48 hours.
The government continued to block the salary of Kamil Hassan, a schoolteacher who led a teacher's strike in 1997; however, Hassan was allowed to return to teaching during the year.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred.
d. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment
The law prohibits all labor by children under the age of 14, but the government did not always enforce this prohibition effectively, and child labor, although not common, existed. Children generally were not employed in hazardous work but worked in family‑owned businesses, such as restaurants and small shops, at all hours of the day and night. A shortage of labor inspectors reduced the likelihood that reports of child labor would be investigated.
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
Only a small minority of the population was engaged in wage employment. The government administratively sets minimum wage rates according to occupational categories, and the Ministry of Labor is charged with enforcement. The monthly wage rate for unskilled labor, set in 1976, was approximately $125 (22 thousand DF); however, it was not enforced in practice. The national minimum wage did not provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. The government still owed three months of salary arrears from 1995 and 1997 to teachers, security forces, and civil servants.
By law, the workweek was 40 hours, normally spread over 6 days. The law mandates a weekly rest period of 24 consecutive hours and the provision of overtime pay. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing occupational health and safety standards, wages, and work hours. Because enforcement was ineffective, workers sometimes faced hazardous working conditions. Workers rarely protested, mainly due to fear that others willing to accept the risks would replace them. There were no laws or regulations permitting workers to refuse to carry out dangerous work assignments without jeopardizing their continued employment.
Only legal foreign workers were protected under the law.


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Mission Man Sentenced for Assaulting Federal Officer
MISSION, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for assaulting a federal officer.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson announced Wednesday that 33-year-old Theophilus Gary, of Mission, has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for the December 2011 incident.
Prosecutors say Gary refused to turn off his truck when asked by a federal officer, led the officer on a high-speed chase and drove his vehicle at the officer during the chase.
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