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A young cancer patient was removed from a Phoenix hospital and taken to Mexico for her own safety, according to her parents.
Emily Bracamontes, who was being treated for leukaemia and recently had an arm amputated and a heart catheter fitted, was taken from her ward exactly a week ago by her mother.
Her disappearance triggered an urgent search, amid fears the cardiac device could become infected and lead to serious complications.
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"It was the only way because they had threatened and intimidated her," her mother told Telemundo.
Emily's father, who was detained as he crossed back into the US on Monday, alleged her arm became infected and was partially amputated because of hospital negligence.
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"That's not true. Her arm was healthy."
Emily, who is with her mother at an undisclosed location in Mexico, also spoke briefly to her father during the interview on his mobile phone.
She told him she was feeling fine.
Neither parent is charged with a crime yet, but authorities in the US want the child brought back to the hospital before it is too late.
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Posted By Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom On November 1, 2010 @ 5:39 pm In $5 Dinner Challenge,Beef,Gluten Free,Recipes,Soup | 17 Comments
So what seems like yesterday, but was almost a year ago, I made a Mushroom and Barley Soup [3]. I remember it well. Because of its taste, and the ease in making it.
So I'm minding my own business in the kitchen, getting dinner ready while the kids are playing in the playroom. When I hear some squealing from the room behind the kitchen…which houses my newly reorganized stockpile.
Uh. Oh.
More squealing. (How'd he get in there. I didn't even see him go by.)
At the moment that I first heard the squealing I had just finished cutting the beef for the stew off of the chuck roast. Hands were covered in raw meat, so my first stop had to be the sink for a quick wash up. And it was quick!
Still more squealing. And maybe a little giggle.
I rounded
the corner into
the back room,
I found…
Wait for it.
Wait for it.
In raw oatmeal.
(The camera was within arms reach, and since he wasn't trying to eat the raw oatmeal, I grabbed it to capture the moment!)
So apparently in my reorganizing, I placed the already opened large can of oats on the bottom shelf. I thought it was closed. Doh!
Somebody showed me otherwise.
Tyler has recently taken up the art of walking. He's quite efficient since taking his first "official" steps just 3 weeks ago. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the 2 older brothers he has to keep up with. (Nothing at all!)
So while I'm in the middle of cutting the meat for the soup, he wandered through into the back room to play. It's baby code.
You know the code…where they poop right after you change their diaper. Or when they start screaming or squirming right before the photographer says CHEESE. So much for Christmas photocards this year!
It's like they know.
Back to the beef.
This is the rest of the chuck roast after I cut off the meat for the soup. I seasoned it with some lemon pepper, and added a smidge of lemon juice and olive oil. Beef roast with red potatoes, carrots, celery and onion (similar to this one [4]) is in our future.
This is the meat that I cut off of the 2.5 lb. chuck roast from last week's shopping trip. Brown the beef cubes on all sides with the red onion and garlic.
Stir in the beef broth and mushrooms and bring to boil.
Once bubbling, add the barley and cook at a rolling boil for about 20 minutes, or until barley is cooked.
Garnish with fresh parsley. (I have a tiny bit left, hanging on in the garden.)
Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup
- About 1 lb. beef cubes, cut from chuck roast, or beef for stew ($2.50)
- 1/4 red onion, chopped ($.25)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed ($.10)
- 1 15 oz can mushrooms, drained ($.99)
- 2 cups homemade beef broth (I used the last from the freezer!)
- 2.5 cups water (Use however much you need to get the "soup-i-ness" that you want)
- 1/2 cup pearled barley ($.25)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley to garnish (optional)
- Homemade Bread from the freezer ($.25)
- 15 oz. can corn ($.50) On sale several weeks ago for $.50/can…and its on sale again! Time to restock!
- Brown the sides of the beef cubes in a large saucepan with red onion and crushed garlic. Once all sides have browned, add the beef broth and water.
- Bring to a boil, then add the pearled barley. Let cook at a rolling boil for 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare rolls, or pull bread from the freezer.
- Warm corn as directed on the can.
- Serve Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup with bread and corn.
Cost $4.84
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Our new poll results reveal that only 1 in every 10 MPs understands that 97% of our money is created by the same banks that caused the financial crisis. Until they understand this, they'll never understand problems like debt, inequality and unaffordable housing.
The Objective
Get your MP to do at least one (preferably all) of the following:
- acknowledge there is a problem with the current money system
- commit to attend a backbench debate on the subject
- ask a question in the House of Commons
Most MPs will not be aware of the fact that money is created by private banks, in an unconstrained, unrestricted way (see more).
Even many professional economists do not fully understand the way in which the banking sector operates, or how banks receive massive subsidies and benefits as a result of the way they do business. But before you get in touch with your MP, first read our FAQs and get in touch to find out if your MP has had any prior contact with Positive Money, email email@example.com.
"[C]ommercial banks have an even greater power than that: they have the power to create credit—that is, money—by expanding their balance sheets. It is not widely understood how important this power is: of the money presently in circulation in the UK economy today, three per cent takes the form of cash; 97 per cent is in credit and deposits. This financial alchemy is an extraordinary privilege, which we as citizens and taxpayers underwrite."
Jesse Norman, Conservative MP, The Case for Real Capitalism
"The debate that Positive Money has started is an incredibly important one. We all need to better understand the role that money and its creation plays in our economy."
"There is no doubt that our financial system and the ecosystems on which we depend are at the point of collapse. We can tackle both problems simultaneously if we'd only admit their interdependence. If we'd only recognize that how we spend money and how we create money, has an impact on our environment."
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Identify your MP by typing in your postcode at the TheyWorkForYou website.
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- Write a letter (quite effective)
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The more you know about your local representative the better able you will be to approach him/her effectively. The website www.theyworkforyou.com allows you to keep up with the voting record and interests of your MP.
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- Take your laptop, and play What is money? (To download the video so that you don't need to find an internet connection - Right click here and choose 'save target as…')
- Give them the 2 page briefing "Money: An Issue Ignored by Parliament for 170 Years". This handout includes quotes from the Bank of England and is a brief explanation of the issue. (They are unlikely ever to read a book or longer paper, unless they have a very strong interest in finance.)
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Follow all the advice given under 'Writing to Your MP' above and the templates below, but send it via email rather than letter. You can find your MP's email address by entering your postcode on this page.
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Keep it short. All MPs are busy.
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Supportive MPs
You may also refer to the quotes of MPs who already support monetary reform ideas – Labour, Conservative, Green…
"The key issue, the central issue, the overwhelming issue which this country has got to face up to is the restoration of democratic accountability via the control over the money supply."
Michael Meacher, Labour MP (Video)
"It's like a tower of Babel out there on this subject… What's great about Positive Money is that they've picked a practical proposal that can be taken forward and they're singlemindedly pushing it. And it's an idea capable of appealing to left and right, to greens, to libertarians. It is an idea that transcends party politics…it's practical… It can cut through that power of Babel."
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Although Africa tends to be talked about as though it were one, large, homogeneous country, the landscapes and people are as multifarious as the continent is vast. From the centuries-old mosques, desert cities, and ancient intellectual traditions of the North; the colorful cultures and extroverted personalities of the West; to the lush jungles, wide savannahs, and untainted beaches and reefs of the East, each region possesses a character distinctly its own. With such a variety in landscapes, people, and volunteer options, Africa will undoubtedly have something to pique the interest of any prospective volunteer.
Unfortunately, post-colonialism and political corruption has perpetuated much of the continent into a vicious cycle of aid-dependency and poverty which in turn has made international volunteers an essential part of development. Although some countries are faring better than others, NGOs and aid organizations have a strong presence in nearly all African countries. Both foreign and locally-run aid organizations depend on the time and skills volunteers have to offer.
Education: Although governments technically require students to attend school up through a certain age, many children drop out early or never attend either because there are no schools nearby, they can't pay fees (which are commonly required even for public schools), or due to an unexpected teenage pregnancy. On top of this, political corruption and a shortage of motivated teachers have added to the need for education reforms and volunteer teachers to fill in the gaps. Numerous opportunities for volunteer teachers exist, both with teaching ESL and other academic subjects, such as math, science, or IT. If you don't speak a foreign language, don't worry -- English is the primary language of instruction in many countries, such as Ghana or Kenya, where volunteers interested in teaching a subject other than ESL may wish to focus their search.
Healthcare and AIDS Awareness: Knowledge about and access to basic health care is a problem for a large portion of the African population. Easily preventable illnesses and infections brought on by lack of personal hygiene, clean water sources, or health education, all too often cause serious complications or death. Volunteering to help people understand and gain access to even the simplest healthy habits can go a long way - especially in rural communities far from any clinic, hospital, or doctor. Of course, with over 23 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa recorded to be living with HIV, numerous volunteer programs focus exclusively on building AIDS awareness and promoting prevention.
Volunteer programs working with orphanages in Africa are also prevalent, thanks to the HIV epidemic that has left almost 90% of all children in orphanages without parents.
Environmental Conservation: The biodiversity within Africa is incredible and remains one of the main draws for visitors to the continent. Unfortunately, liberal poaching and harvesting of natural resources has taken a detrimental toll on Africa's environment - running some species into extinction and others close to it. Those wishing to help preserve these landscapes can easily find volunteer positions working with wildlife on reserves, environmental conservation with marine life, or environmental education with youth.
Popular destinations for volunteer programs with wildlife and the environment are Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. The World Wildlife Fund is an excellent place to seek out more information on environmental issues in Africa.
Small Business Enterprise: Industrialization and modernization on a large scale is largely absent from African nations, as visitors may notice in the lack of recognizable mega-chains. Instead, family-owned stores and individuals peddling goods along the stalled cars in congested African cities attest to the fact that much of the economic development that has popped up in the past few decades has come about in the form of small-scale, grassroots enterprises.
For volunteers interested in or experienced with business, they may wish to seek out a volunteer program that assists local communities to set up small businesses. Most times this means working with small-scale artisans or agriculture, organizing micro-finance loans, or running workshops that give entrepreneurs the skills necessary to make the most of their ventures.
The lifestyle and culture of African countries, as well as what is considered acceptable and unacceptable, can vary strongly between countries and tribal groups. Muslim-dominated countries in the north and west tend to be more conservative than their Christian neighbors in dress and behavior. For example, drinking alcohol or wearing revealing clothes would be frowned upon in an Islamic nation whereas in other parts of Africa, drinking is an integral part of any large event and breasts are desexualized and it is common to see women publicly breast-feeding.
Other aspects of African lifestyle and culture do hold true throughout the continent. Almost across the board, family bonds are a significant part of daily life in Africa and ethnic group allegiances can be a strong part of a person's identity. Outside of the cities, where the influence of the western world has not been as strong, daily life has changed slowly and many people still live in more rustic, traditional housing, and hold on to long-held customs - both ritualistic and mundane. Not so positively though, women tend to be looked at as secondary to men and the harassment that comes with it can be difficult (though not impossible) for women volunteering in Africa to deal with.
Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world but also several burgeoning metropolises, such as Cape Town and Luanda, with living costs on par with a mid-sized city in the West. Overall, cost of living varies drastically from country to country, and even within the same country costs of food, housing, and other personals can totally depend on if you are volunteering in a rural or urban setting.
In general, living costs tend to drop outside of urban centers and any service catered towards locals (transportation, entertainment, etc.) are more affordable than those intended for foreigners. According to the xpatulator, Luanda, Angola; several Nigerian cities; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa; and Jamestown, Saint Helena rank among the top 15 most expensive cities to live in, while Tunis, Tunisia; Victoria, Seychelles; Nouakchott, Mauritania; and Kampala, Uganda are on the bottom end of the spectrum.
As estimated by UNESCO, over 2,000 languages of various language families - most of which you have probably never heard of - are spoken throughout the African continent. Nigeria alone has over 500 different languages, earning it "one of the highest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world" (source). It is not uncommon for Africans to speak multiple African languages as well as a European language fluently.
Generally, volunteers can get by using Swahili, Arabic, or an official European language - such as French, Spanish, English, or Portuguese - but learning a few basics in the local language will help volunteers tremendously with community integration and simple tasks like going to market.
Anyone who sets out to volunteer in Africa will undoubtedly receive as much as they give while reexamining everything they knew about the continent. With all the variety of cultures and volunteer options there is something to match everyone's interests and skills. Furthermore, the generosity of the people and incredible natural wonders of Africa trump the problems the continent has had since independence from colonialism. Such issues should definitely not be a reason to deter those interested in volunteering in Africa from all it has to offer and what they have to offer it.
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Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Scott A. Gilbert, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that on Friday, May 27, 2011, following a one-month trial before U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, a jury convicted Oscar Varela Garcia, a/k/a "Omar Garcia Varela," a/k/a "Capachivo," in a prosecution that arose out of the defendant's role as the leader of the team of hitmen and enforcers for one-time Norte Valle Cartel kingpin and former FBI top-ten fugitive Diego Montoya Sanchez, a/k/a "Don Diego."
Varela Garcia was convicted of all seven counts charged against him in the sixth superseding indictment. Specifically, Varela Garcia was convicted of the following offenses:
• Count 1: conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 963.
• Count 2: conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
• Count 3: conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h).
• Count 9: conspiracy to obstruct justice, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
• Count 10: obstruction of justice by murder, in violation of Title 18,United States Code, Sections 1503 and 1111.
• Count 11: conspiracy to commit murder with the intent to retaliate against the victim for providing information to a law enforcement officer relevant to the commission or possible commission of a federal offense, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1513 and 1111.
• Count 12: murder with the intent to retaliate against the victim for providing information to a law enforcement officer relevant to the commission or possible commission of a federal offense in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1513 and 1111.
This prosecution arises out of Operation Resurrection, an FBI investigation initiated in the late 1990s that targeted leaders of Colombia's Norte Valle Cartel. Following the decline of the Cali Cartel in the mid-1990s, the Norte Valle Cartel emerged to become Colombia's most prolific cocaine trafficking cartel. Based upon FBI estimates, at its peak the Norte Valle Cartel was responsible for 60 percent of the cocaine exported from Colombia to the United States.
Diego Montoya Sanchez led his organization starting in the mid-1980s. By the late 1990s, Montoya Sanchez had become one of the Norte Valle Cartel's two leading kingpins, along with rival Wilber Varela.
The evidence presented at trial showed that starting in the early 1990s, defendant Oscar Varela Garcia oversaw a large group of enforcers and hitmen who relied upon violence to enforce the will of the Montoya organization upon others in the Colombian cocaine underworld. The defendant's role in this regard included overseeing the kidnapping of traffickers and their family members to collect debts owed to the Montoya organization; the killing of traffickers believed to have stolen cocaine from the Montoya organization; the torturing and killing of suspected informants and witnesses; and the killing of members of the organization of Wilber Varela over the course a two-year war between the organizations that lasted from fall 2003 until fall 2005.
Counts 9-12 of the sixth superseding indictment arose out of the brutal August 2003 torture and murder of a U.S. government informant who at the time had been cooperating against the Montoya organization. The informant was lured to a farm in Jamundi, Colombia, a town just south of Cali. Organization operatives tortured the victim for several hours in an attempt to compel the victim to disclose what he had revealed to U.S. agents. Then, they asphyxiated the victim to death, dismembered his body, and disposed of his remains in a nearby river.
The evidence at trial showed that the defendant facilitated the torture and murder by suggesting several key operatives to include in the operation, as well as by suggesting a method to force the victim to talk. The method suggested by the defendant involved using a baseball bat to break the victim's legs and then squeezing the impacted area, a method that the defendant recommended would bring the victim intense pain and force him to talk.
Defendant Varela Garcia was captured by Colombian authorities in July 2008 and was extradited to the United States in March 2010. Following the return of the jury's verdict, Judge Altonaga set the sentencing of defendant Varela Garcia for August 18, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
Defendant Varela Garcia is the third individual in this prosecution to be convicted of the informant's murder. On August 11, 2009, Diego Montoya Sanchez pled guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and obstruction of justice by murder. He was subsequently sentenced to a 45-year term of imprisonment. On January 23, 2009, the Montoya Sanchez's brother, Eugenio Montoya Sanchez, pled guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and obstruction of justice by murder. He was subsequently sentenced to a 30-year term of imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer stated, "This verdict highlights that we continue to fight the danger posed by international narcotics trafficking and the terrible violence associated with it."
"This case shows the FBI's commitment to work with our law enforcement partners to get rid of international narco-traffickers who poison our society with cocaine," said Acting Special Agent in Charge Scott A. Gilbert.
U.S. Attorney Ferrer commended the FBI for their dedication and commitment to this over decade-long investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Davis.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.


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This monumental square, dominated by the somber Palazzo Vecchio and its iconic tower, has been Florence's administrative hub for hundreds of years, and it still functions as city hall today. It is home to several vast statues (including copies of Michelangelo's David and Donatello's Judith and Holofernes), a monumental fountain by Ammannati featuring a rather thuggish Neptune, and a plaque marking the spot where rabble-rousing priest Savonarola burned in 1498. Today, it's lined with cafés and restaurants, and on warm summer nights it becomes an impromptu theater for all kinds of street performers and a general hangout for backpackers. Inside the Palazzo Vecchio are acres of frescoes depicting the Medici family's leading figures and feats. It's worth signing up for one of the Percorsi Segreti guided tours that give access to normally off-limits parts of the building. Some of these tours are in English, but times vary: Take your chances by turning up in the morning (9:30 and 11 are good bets), or book here for the following day.
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Archive for 2012
Why the SKMM Rm200 smartphone rebate is a bad idea
The Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission (MCMC) or better known by its bahasa acronym SKMM, has recently announced that the government will be offering a 'rebate' of RM200 of a list of 'selected' smartphones for youthsaged 21 to 30 years old. The program called the 'Youth Communication Package' or Pakej Kommunikasi Belia (PKB) has come under tremendous scrutiny from both the general public, and even members of the ruling government as well.
Youths who qualify for the RM200 rebate will be able to purchase 'selected' 3G smartphones costing up to RM500 from selected dealers and agents appointed by service providers. With the rebate, they are expected to pay no more than RM300 to own a new 3G smartphone. "The idea is to spread the incentive across to those who do not yet use smartphones. We really want to help those who cannot afford to change phones to upgrade from their old 2G phones to a basic 3G smartphone.
The Malaysian cyberspace was immediately set abuzz when the announcement was made. The twitter outburst over the scheme is primarily on the price cap of Rm500 because when the Prime Minister announced this back when the budget was tabled, there was no mention about the RM500 price cap on the phone. Even UMNO youth chief Khairy got in on the action–requesting the government not limit the price of the phones, even after the SKMM 'clarified' why it was offering the rebate to only those purchasing phones under Rm500. (apparently we don't offer rebates to the rich)
No Surprise Malaysia scores low on Science
This is a tech blog, so let's talk about tech.
Let's about the technology behind the term geo-engineering. According to wikipedia "The concept of geoengineering (or climate engineering, climate remediation, and climate intervention) refers to "the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system, in order to moderate global warming". The techniques of geo-engineering are based on science, but applied on scale that exceeds even my imagination.
Techniques of geo-engineering include things like injecting metallic substances into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sunlight and thus reduce the earth temperatures, or on the more audacious side of the spectrum we have engineers proposing we install cooling pipes into the ocean to mix the cooler deeper water with the warmer surface water to cut-off (or at least slow down) a hurricane. Slowing down a hurricane might sound ludicrous to you, but if you understand the concept behind the creation of a hurricane, you'll soon realize the solution is solidly based on science, and all it boils down to is an engineering challenge on a never-before-seen scale. It also helps that the company pioneering the hurricane halting technology is currently applying for a couple patents and is supported by the big thinker himself–one Mr. Bill Gates.
It has its sceptics and critics, but then again there were many sceptics when President Kennedy propose to send a Man to the Moon and bring him safely back in 1969. Till this day, some still are sceptical that the United States actually sent anyone up to space in 1969, and even more are critical of the amount of government funds spent on the Space Program–just nobody tell Neil DeGrasse Tyson. More…
SKMM Study: The Best and Worst Telco in KL
Who doesn't absolutely hate that feeling you get when a call gets drop, or for some reason you just can't seem to make a phone call on your network. Recently an elderly couple in America died while trying to phone for help--they had 9 drop calls in succession, which just goes to show just how important communications are in our time.
Malaysian wireless reports on an SKMM study done in the first half of 2012 to compare dropped and block call rates for the 3 major telcos in Malaysia. At the moment it's still unclear why neither YES or uMobile have been studied but the study is a move in the right direction towards providing concrete data on call quality for Malaysians to make inform decision about the telco. Incidentally, SKMM also offer a form you can fill if you've experienced a dropped call–for some unknown reason the form is hosted on Google Docs, one can only think SKMM didn't want to fork out cash to host the form on their own servers.
First off, I'd like to point out that while I can see the report and search for direct links to the PDF version of the reports online. I can't seem to locate any link to the report from the SKMM website, which is strange, it also appears that only Malaysian Wireless has reported on this particular study. With other blogs seemingly unaware of the study.
In essence, the study is rather simple:
According to the MCMC drive test report, the assessment was conducted with following criteria:
- Tests were carried out in moving vehicles (Drive Test).
- Call duration lasts for 60 seconds, with 10 seconds interval between calls.
- Phones were set on roam-free environment between 2G and 3G networks that simulates the experience of user in making voice call using phone supporting both technologies.
- The results of the study only reflect the behavior of the networks on the locations and time of the measurements.
Although, the methodology isn't clear, and there are missing details, the study is a great starting point to confirm if the telco you're currently on is providing you top notch quality. The 2 key measurements from the study were the drop call rates and blocked call rates, defined as follows:
a. Dropped Call Rate (DCR)
Dropped call means a call where a connection succeed, that is, the network is accessed, call set up is successful and traffic channel has been assigned, but is disconnected due to abnormal call release. Dropped Call Rate is calculated based on the percentage of number of dropped call over total number of call attempt.
b. Blocked Call Rate (BCR)
Blocked call means a call is not connected after call attempt due to unavailability of free traffic channel. Blocked Call Rate is calculated based on the percentage of number of blocked call over total number of call attempt.
So the best telco based on these definitions is the one with the lowest DCR and BCR. A high BCR means calls don't get connected in the first place, and a high DCR means calls get disconnected once they're connected. A good telco should strive for the lowest possible numbers on these 2 parameters. While the study was conducted nationally in each and every state, I thought KL would be a good place to dissect the data and provide a benchmark for the nation, if you'd like to know how your telco fared in your home state, head on over to Malaysian wireless who have all the details broken down by state. More…
Science in Malaysia : Myth #1 Homework
If they actually took time off to read even the one report for science–albeit the 520+ page long report. They'd find some rather interesting data.
Take for instance the controversial topic of Homework. There's a huge Malaysian inclination to load our children with homework, with the noble aim to familiarize themselves with the subject matter and hence improve their test scores.In fact, in all countries surveyed by the TIMSS study, Malaysian students are given the most homework. The MOST!!
Yet we score in the bottom third of the study. Too much homework is bad, but just how much is too much?
The actual data from the TIMSS study, suggest that the optimal amount of science homework to give a child should be no more than 45 minutes per week per subject. You heard that right–in fact, across all the countries in the study, anything more than this and the test scores start to DECREASE.
Malaysia signs ITU
Shouldering the responsibility as a member of the ITU Council for Asia- Pacific, Malaysia is expected to highlight the important issue of telecommunication network security and the right to protect the sovereignty of a country.
Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim is scheduled to arrive in Dubai at 9pm (2am Malaysian time) and voice out Malaysia's concern over the issue at one of the conference sessions at the Dubai World Trade Centre, here. - Bernama
Sadly–Malaysia is a signatory of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR), and once again our government proves it doesn't understand the internet.
Just in case you're wondering, the ITR (of which a draft can be found here) is a UN led initiative to bring in government regulation to the internet. It's unfortunate, that the governments want to include more bureaucracy into the lean-mean machine we call the internet, giving untold powers to governments to begin censoring and controlling access to the internet. Our very own Rais Yatim–went all the way to Dubai to sign the agreement, pledging support for government interference into the greatest tool the world has ever known.
The reality is this, we don't need governments controlling the internet, we don't need a UN body to regulate telecommunications, the same way we don't need a UN body to regulate water supply or energy supply. We've already seen what happens when a government controls the internet of it's citizens. I think the best quote I have on the subject is from the ever impressive TechDirt
The internet does not need the ITU. The ITU needed the internet to remain relevant. The internet, however, does not work that way, and any attempt to move it into such a system of bureaucratic oversight was doomed from the start.
Since I started this blog back in april 2011, I've seen the government of Malaysia screw up in terms of technology time and time again, this includes
2) The Computing Professionals Bill Act
3) The Transpacific Partnership agreement
and now with the ITR, we are signing yet another agreement between nations that would further stifle the innovative freedom of the internet. Something needs to be done.
Science Education in Malaysia — it just sucks!
I'm not talking about oil, I'm talking about our scientist and engineers. The way science is thought in schools today, soon the quality of Malaysian school leavers will be so poor–they will no longer qualify for University Science degrees. There will come a time, when science will be relegated to the same annals as Shakespearian literature, something only a few of us take seriously, while the general population lives in complete ignorance of it.
Think I'm joking? Consider the following question.
Which statement is correct about their genetic makeup?
a . boy and girl inherit genetic material from the father only.
b . boy and girl inherit genetic material from the mother only.
c . boy and girl inherit genetic material from both parents.
d . boy inherits genetic material from the father only and the girl inherits it from the mother only.
Only 69% of Malaysian Form 2 students got the correct answer. Let that sink in….just 69% of Malaysians 14-year olds know the answer to this ridiculously basic question.
Which means 30% of Malaysian students have no idea where your genetic Material comes from. To put this in perspective the percentage of students who got the very same question right were 79% for KAZAKHSTAN, 84% for Palestine and 95% for Japan. To top it off, Thailand score 77% (on top of beating us in Football yesterday). Even BORATs home country is kicking our ass in Science.
If this isn't sending alarm bells throughout the country, I don't know what will.
Only 67% of Malaysian students knew that the chemical symbol for Carbon Dioxide is CO2, losing out to countries like Ghana!! I have to be fair and ask–What the fuck is going on in Malaysian schools? Carbon Dioxide is a well known gas, we're not talking an exotic isotope of Bismuth or some heavy element, we're talking about just plain ol' regular carbon dioxide–and a full 33% of Malaysians don't know it's chemical symbol.
These were also the 'simpler' question. On the more difficult questions relating to things like gravity, Malaysian students plummet out of sight. Only 18% understood gravity completely, and just 10% understood things like chemical reactions.
This is no laughing matter, this is no time to joke, but it is embarrassingly poor and definitely something to be utterly ashamed off.
As a Tech Blogger and science geek, I cannot even begin to articulate my frustrations at the situation, this was what I read from the full 532 page report from TIMSS on the sad and pathetic situation of Science Education in Malaysia. More…
LTE in Malaysia has No iPhone5 support
So before you plonk down your dough on the next big thing, you might want to consider how you'd feel if within 6 months everybody else on your block had next generation 4G speeds–except you!
LiewCF reports that :
Maxis has announced that it is all set to launch 4G LTE service in Malaysia following the allocation of the 2600 MHz spectrum band for 4G LTE by MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission).
Please note that 2600 MHz spectrum band is not supported by Apple iPhone 5, which will be launched in Malaysia on Dec 14, 2012
For those who are as confused as I am, here's the breakdown.
Long Term Evolution and 4G networks
LTE stands for Long Term Evolution , which is really a crappy acronym, because neither the acronym nor the long form convey any useful information on what it actually means. Think of LTE as the next generation of mobile data networks, or more easily described as 4G networks. This is the next step to get faster data from your phone.
However, things aren't that simple. Just like the power sockets you have in hotel rooms, different countries have different solutions and most of the time the laptop charger you've brought from home won't fit into another countries power point. LTE is exactly the same, there's a wide frequency spectrum to choose from and while there is a chance that two different countries utilize the same frequency band–it's best not to bet on it.
In fact, from my understanding there are as many as 43 different frequency bands in LTE, while Apple only supports 6 (Band 1,3,5,13,17,25). In case you're wondering, Malaysia recently announced the awarding of the LTE spectrum to 8 telco players (or rather 7 telcos and 1 crony) for Band 7 of the LTE spectrum. Meaning the current LTE network that Malaysian telcos have been licensed to provide by the MCMC is not supported by the iPhone 5.
TheNextWeb reports that:
several countries, such as Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Switzerland, operate on band 7, …Still others have LTE networks on band 38, which like band 7, is at the 2600MHz frequency.
TNW has contacted Apple to find out whether it plans to release an iPhone with support for band 7 or band 38, but the company didn't immediately respond.
Looking ahead, Apple will also need to eventually add an iPhone 5 model capable of bands 7 and/or 38 if it wants to reach LTE speeds in emerging markets like Brazil and Russia.
Why you shouldn't buy the iPhone 5 in Malaysia
At this juncture, two things could happen.
The MCMC could look at licensing out the more 'common' LTE bands, and hence provide LTE support to all iPhone5 users in Malaysia.
MCMC do nothing, and Apple instead launch a new iPhone model with support for Band7. Which would make your brand new iPhone 5 near obsolete, because the LTE spectrum as I understand is controlled by the hardware and not the software. So unfortunately, unlike the power sockets, you can't buy a cheap Rm35 adapter from AirAsia and connect your phone to a LTE network from the different frequency band–you'll need a new phone!!
Remember we're talking about a thousands of ringgit you're spending on the iPhone and it won't be able to support the next generation speeds, plus we're also talking about a company that made it's 'new' iPad obsolete in the space of months.
Side note on WiFi
Given that power sockets, mobile networks and power frequencies differ from country to country, it really is amazing that WiFi standard are consistent throughout the globe. This year, I've traveled to 4 different countries and never once have I experienced issues connecting to WiFi.
Whose fault is it
LiewCF has suggested it could be the MCMC, but the data suggest that we're not the only country using Band7. The truth is that no single phone can support all LTE bands currently utilized and no single LTE network can support all phones currently manufactured.
The landscape is completely fragmented and for something as new as LTE, this is completely unacceptable. Technically it's nobody's fault in particular, but the entire telco industry in general should be held responsible for not putting Interoperability at the forefront of their designs.
For now, I guess we'll just have to live this.
Does the government have a right to shut down telecommunications services?
Press.Tv reports that Pakistan has suspended mobile phone services in several major cities to prevent terror attacks on minority Shia groups as they celebrate the holy month of Muharram. The rationale behind the suspension is that the terrorist use mobile phone services to detonate bombs and as a result the suspension of mobile phone services would help prevent such attacks. Meanwhile, Ihsanullah Ihsan, a spokesman for the militants' umbrella group, the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed that suspending mobile phone services will not hold them back from carrying out their deadly attacks against the Shia Muslims.
This is ultimately a case of the government having too much power, the real threat of terrorist using bombs somehow resulted in a government issued communications blackout throughout the country–which does little to prevent the terrorist who are hell bent on killing.
I'm guessing that cellphones are picked as detonators for their ubiquity and range, however if you remove the cellphone from the equation you still have hundreds of possible detonation mechanisms, including timers (like the ones from early Mission Impossible shows), walkie talkies and even just a person standing by the bomb and detonating himself with it.
While many of us are of the opinion that a government should do everything to protect it's citizens, we often fail to to realize that the mechanisms the governments utilize to protect us has a cost–a cost usually paid for by the very people they are supposed to protect.
A full blown mobile service block, doesn't just block the terrorist–they block everyone. From a father frantically trying to locate his daughter, a hospital trying to locate next of kin in an emergency, or even a blood bank trying to contact its donors. This sort of carpet block is not an effective solution and the cost of it usually far outweigh the benefit, with the benefit being ZERO if the terrorist find some other way to detonate the bomb in spite of the block. More…


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Diageo subsidiary unveils new beer for women
East African Breweries (EABL), a subsidiary of Diageo, has launched a new brand of beer, Snapp, into the Kenyan market.
Snapp is an apple-flavored alcoholic drink targeted at female consumers. The new brand was first launched in Kenya with the possibility of being launched in other markets.
EABL Kenya marketing director Caroline Ndung'u said Snapp is made with natural fruit flavors.
EABL chief executive Seni Adetu said the brand comes at the right time as it will boost the company's portfolio as a direct response to the current need to offer female consumers a greater choice in the market.
Snapp will be available at a suggested retail price of KES120 ($1.45). EABL plans to invest KES3.9bn ($0.04bn) for a new canning plant in the country to boost the uptake of its products.
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"Pom Poko" — one of the final offerings in the welcome Studio Ghibli retrospective at the IFC Center is directed by Mr. Miyazaki's frequent collaborator Isao Takahata: its ecological concerns, nuance and occasional lyricism place it squarely within the Ghibli oeuvre. The plot involves an enclave of tanuki (raccoonlike creatures from Japanese folklore) threatened by encroaching urban development who commence a campaign of trickery at construction sites, thanks to their power to change shape (an ability, we're told, shared with foxes and "some old cats").


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BERTRAM — Once again it's time for the Oatmeal Festival Cook-Off so put on your chef's hat, take the oatmeal out of your cupboard, sprinkle in a little imagination and enter Bertram's Oatmeal Festival Cook-Off to be held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, sponsored by 3-Minute Brand Oats.
The Cook-Off will be held at the Lewis Building located in downtown Bertram at 107 Grange Street, on the corner of Grange and Vaughan Streets. To reach that location turn north on N. Grange Street (FM 243) at the Hwy. 29 traffic light. Cook-Off entries are to be dropped off at the Grange Street entrance.
Each category will have two divisions: junior (age 18 and under) and adult (age 18 and over). Contestants can enter their Cook-Off dishes in seven categories: breads, cakes, pies, cookies, bars, snack mix and low fat/low cholesterol. All are encouraged to enter their favorite oatmeal recipes in several of these categories.
Entries will be accepted on Sept. 1 from 9:03 a.m. to 11:33 a.m. and judging will begin at 12:33 p.m. All contestants must have a social security number in order to register their entries. Prizes will be presented at 3:03 p.m. at the Lewis Building with the festival's mascot, Oatie, awarding the prizes.
Cash prizes will be given to the winners of each category in both divisions. Also receiving money will be the grand champion in each division and the best Cook-Off recipe. All cash awards are donated by the Ralston Corporation.
More important information is contained in Cook-Off brochures that are available at Bertram City Hall, Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library, Farmers State Bank, Burnet Chamber of Commerce or many businesses in Bertram.
For additional questions, contact Janet Habermehl at 512-638-3234 or Jane Almquist at 512-756-1619 or visit the Oatmeal Festival's web site firstname.lastname@example.com.
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She might have been upset and perhaps have been drinking. She might have driven off into water somewhere.
I hope they are checking cellphone activity etc.
Family Searches for UTSA Student Missing After Tubing Trip Jessica Birge Last Seen on Aug. 11th leaving Gruene in her Car
Missing UTSA student Jessica Birge
GRUENE -- Family and friends of 25-year-old Jessica Birge and pleading for help after she has been missing since August 11th.
The University of Texas at San Antonio nursing student went tubing with some friends in the Comal River on the 11th. Friends say after tubing, they went to eat at a Mexican restaurant, then to the Gruene Outpost River Lodge. They say the last time anyone saw Jessica, she was getting into her car and heading home from the lodge.
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Also, our local news mentioned something about a fight between friends, that Jessica said she was leaving and hasn't been seen since.
She might have been upset and perhaps have been drinking. She might have driven off into water somewhere.
I hope they are checking cellphone activity etc.
Yikes... it's girls weekend this weekend and we'll be tubing the Comal and doing dinner and dancing in Gruene. We'll definitely keep our eyes open and be on the lookout for her, poor thing. I hope nothing has happened and that there's a simple explanation but it doesn't sound like she would just go off without contacting someone.
KT Can, that sounds like so much fun! Please stay with your group and be real careful!!! (Yes, mom. ) lol
Finally an article in the Austin news. Not really any new info though. I don't live that far from New Braunfels and I hadn't even heard about her until I saw it here on WS. From the original article I thought she lived in San Antonio. This article says she lives in NB. Gruene, where she was tubing and eating, is a historic district, but it is part of the city of NB itself. It would seem like she didn't have that far of a drive to get home then. I wonder if they know her route and have carefully checked along the rivers for signs of an accident.
They need to scour the road on each side there is a river in the area. I am praying that they find her safejust trapped.
Here's an article from the New Braunfels paper
Not much new - other than details of what they've done to search.
I'd seen the posters around here ... we live on the other side of Canyon Lake from the Gruene area.
I thought it was interesting the numerous locations people are searching - including North Texas where she apparently worked..
Sorry to report that they have found Jessica's body,,,,
I don't know any details of yet, just heard in the news
My heart just sank when I heard about it
God Bless her family and friends
She is now a sweet angel
heres a link to news story
Aw, how sad. I'm glad she's been found, but I wish it were a happier ending.
Drinking and driving? Fell asleep? Very unfortunate.
So sad and tragic. Prayers to the family. I am glad they have an answer.


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Celebrity Leadership and Take-over
First and foremost, we know that signing this petition does not mean we take it seriously, but rather, we want to send the following message to Tinsel Town. We believe that celebrities know far more than the rest of us and even President Bush and his cabinet. We know this simply because they are pretty, famous and have lots of money. We average Americans need to wake up and see that what they say must be true and the Bush administration is foolish not to heed their advice. Most of them can sing, dance and tell funny jokes so we don\'t care if they try to defend cop killers. Also we don\'t care if some of them seem to like Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin or other murderous dictators because they should be the ones telling the rest of us what to do and how to think. Who cares how they got their status. Even those born into the industry or close to it should be able to do mean things like make fun of Republicans with Alzheimer\'s disease and other fatal illnesses plus do things they tell us not to do like steal from clothing stores and drive SUVs. We also don\'t care if political prisoners are being tortured, having their toes cut off, and tongues cut out, anal canals probed and raped with weird objects and testicles shocked because movie stars only have to pretend to get their bodies dissected by aliens and that kind of stuff. They can just say Sadam is a bad man and everything is cool. Plus when they are in other countries, they get treated like they should by meeting with very important people and staying in beautiful suites. So they don\'t have to worry about anything else and are able to be nice to other world leaders so countries like socialist France will like us. The females can wear short skirts when meeting with Kim Jong Il so maybe he won
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Let's say one of these days, that pre-schooling lil' nephew or niece of yours come running to you and demands for a rabbit's egg. Hello! Rabbits don't lay eggs! But your lil' nephew or niece just won't take no for an answer. And no. You can't spank them as you're trying to be that really nice aunt/ uncle. And you can't ignore them either, because with the level of energy that they have, they will pester you till no end. In that case, you'd probably have to lay an egg to pacify them.
Or you can give them this!
An egg in the shape of a rabbit!
It's not that hard to make either. All that you'll be needing is just a hardboiled egg and this wonderful egg mould!
I got mine from the 100Yen shop. They've got all sorts of nonsense novelty stuffs selling there and I *heart* the sour plum ice shavings! My mom actually didn't believe that hardboiled eggs could be moulded but I insisted that we get a set of them just to see how things go.
So according to the instruction sheet, I'm supposed to place a hardboiled egg in the mould and fasten the clasp to close the mould. Wouldn't that crush the egg? But no, it didn't! Somehow the egg just glided smoothly into the mould.
After that, just drop the moulds into an icy cool bath to chill for about ten minutes. Why do they need an ice bath? Because Miss Bunny and Mr Teddy likes to chill and chilling is cool. That's why. 'Really?' you say? Of course, not. It's some mega physics thing at work, man! Pressure! Ah. Imagine if I were to boil an average looking guy and then place them in an Edward Cullen mould, give them an icy cool bath, then the guy get sucked and moulded by the pressure into… Okay! Back to the eggs!
Miss Bunny Egg is born!
Cool eh? Then you can serve that cute lil' eggy with ham and fruits.
So colourful and happy!
Oh! and it's a well-balanced meal too! Your lil' nephews and nieces will love you till no end. They'll like you so much that they'd even allow you to explain to them why rabbits can't lay eggs.
Okay. So they don't wanna hear about why rabbits can't lay eggs? Then the story's gonna take a Happy Tree Friend twist. Muahahaha.
But unlike Happy Tree Friends, there is a happy ending here, even after Miss Bunny Egg is chopped into pieces, mixed together with pepper, salt, chopped onions, yogurt and garlic cheese spread….
Happy, isn't it? :)


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Harnessing a Passion for the Planet
My name is Maria Prebble, and I'm a rising senior at Wellesley College majoring in International Relations-History (which examines modern day issues in International Relations through a historical lens) and Environment Studies.
Growing up in the woods in Wisconsin, I've known for a long time that my future career plans would incorporate my passion for the environment, but I wasn't sure in what way. This summer, while working for the DOL and the government, I get to understand the role that politics and policy play in relation to environmental issues, especially climate change. The consequences of climate change are dire, and they are going to affect everyone. I sincerely hope that the work I'm contributing to is going to help Americans and world citizens prepare for it. I'm excited because I'm really passionate about this subject!
Through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management and the Employment and Training Administration, I have been working with the DOL on a Sustainability Plan, which all Federal Agencies are required to design in accordance with President Obama's Executive Order 13514: Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance. For example, I've been looking at how this plan applies to the DOL's 124 Job Corps Centers around the United States. I've gone to meetings at the Senate, and the Council of Environmental Quality at the White House Conference Center!
I'm really excited about the new perspective in environmental studies that this internship is offering. In the past I've done the field and lab work while exploring environmental science, like studying acid rain in the Czech Republic. I've also worked with environmental issues from a social and personal perspective. Last summer I worked with child Agent Orange victims in Vietnam.
I'm in DC this summer through the Wellesley in Washington Internship Program, run by our Political Science Department. Every year, the Program chooses about twenty students to seek internships in DC. It's a wonderful program! I'm receiving a stipend for all of my living expenses, and I'm getting the opportunity to meet wonderful alums in the area. This networking is such a valuable experience, as I'm using this summer to really zero in on what I want to do. I'm truly thankful to the alums and the department for supporting this program!
Editor's Note: The author, Maria Prebble is a summer intern in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
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Sometimes the term toad is restricted to the so-called true toads, members of the family Bufonidae. These are characterized by warty skins and prominent parotid glands behind the eyes and as a group are the most terrestrial of the order. In most the feet are only slightly webbed. They range in length from about 1 to 7 in. (2.5-18 cm). Most species belong to the genus Bufo; members of these species spend much of the time on land, generally near water. They generally live in cool, moist places and absorb moisture through the skin. The white fluid that they exude through the skin, as well as from the parotid glands, is very poisonous and causes intense burning if it comes in contact with the eyes or mouth; however, contrary to an old belief, it does not cause warts. Toads, like frogs, move on land by jumping and feed on insects and grubs. Also like frogs, they usually lay their eggs in water in strands of jelly. Fertilization is external. The egg hatches into a tadpole, a gilled, aquatic, larval toad that undergoes metamorphosis into the adult.
There are about a dozen Bufo species in the United States, among them the common American toad (Bufo americanus), Fowlers toad (B. fowleri), of the E United States, and the red-spotted toad (B. punctatus), of the Southwest. The cane, marine, or giant toad (B. marinus), a large toad native to Central and N South America, was widely introduced in warm regions (Caribbean, Pacific, Australia, and Florida) to control agricultural pests but is now regarded as an invasive species; they compete with and prey on native species, and their toxic secretions can kill predators.
The spadefoot toads, burrowing toads of the family Pelobatidae, are represented in the United States by several species of the genus Scaphiopus. Toads are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Amphibia, order Anura.
European green tree frogs (Hyla arborea).
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American toad (Bufo americanus).
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Any of about 14 species of lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, family Iguanidae. They usually have daggerlike head spines (horns) and a flattened oval body with pointed fringe scales along the sides. Species range from about 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm) long. They are found from British Columbia, Can., south to Guatemala and from the U.S. states of Arkansas and Kansas westward, usually in desert or semidesert sandy country. They eat mainly ants. They hide by changing their colour pattern and wriggling sideways into the sand until all but the head is covered. They may defend themselves by inflating the body quickly and (rarely) spurting blood from the eyes.
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A toad can refer to a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura. A distinction is often made between frogs and toads by their appearance, prompted by the convergent adaptation among so-called "toads" to dry habitats. Many "toads" often have leathery skin for better water retention, and a brown coloration for camouflage. They also tend to burrow. However, these adaptations are not reliable indicators of its ancestry. Because taxonomy reflects only evolutionary relationships, any distinction between frogs and toads is irrelevant to their classification.
For instance, many members of the frog families Bombinatoridae, Discoglossidae, Pelobatidae, Rhinophrynidae, Scaphiopodidae, and some species from the Microhylidae family are commonly called "toads". However, the only family exclusively given the common name "toad" is Bufonidae, or the "true toads". Some "true frogs" of the genus Rana have also adapted to burrowing habits, while a bufonid species in the genus Atelopus are conversely known by the common name "harlequin frogs".
The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped animals and often depicted toads in their art. To Vietnamese people, toad is the uncle of the Sky. According to a Vietnamese ancient story, whenever toads grind their teeth, it is going to rain.
It is commonly believed that physical contact with a toad can cause warts on humans. Warts are, in actuality, caused by an internal viral infection; thus, a toad could not possibly cause a wart. The paratoidal glands, which toads use to secrete poison for protection, are often mistaken for warts. This misconception could very conceivably have brought about such a superstition.


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Coventry City midfielder Sammy Clingan has set his sights on a return to first team action by the end of November.The Northern Ireland international has been sidelined since breaking his metatarsal against Leicester City at the Ricoh Arena on 3 October. And the Sky Blues appear to have missed Clingan badly, having picked up just one point out of a possible 15 since. But, although Saturday's home date with Crystal Palace is too soon, he hopes to be back for the QPR game (28 November). "The .... read more
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