"Accused Australian drug trafficker, Schapelle Corby, has made an emotional plea to Indonesian judges to find her not guilty of smuggling marijuana into Bali.
Our correspondent in Bali, Peter Lloyd, says during a three-minute address to the court, Schapelle Corby denied again that she had smuggled marijuana into Bali.
She pleaded for freedom, telling the panel of judges that she had suffered enough during the seven months in jail for a crime committed by what she called 'a tactless drug smuggling network.'
At times during the presentation the judges made asides to each other, smiled wryly and one read a book on philosophy.
It is open to the court to sentence Ms Corby to death if convicted of smuggling, although this is unlikely since the prosecution has argued for a life sentence instead.
A verdict in the case isn't expected for another month."
Looks like poor Ms Corby has to spend yet another month in jail.. Another month of trying to convince Indonesian authorities that she's entrapped within a 'tactless drug smuggling network.' Mybe she should talk to the judge who was reading the philosophy book. (hm.. i wonder what the ABC correspondent meant as a "philosophy" book. Supernova? Master Q comic? or maybe Jakarta Undercover?)
Wonders what Russell Crowe has to say about it.
"Please check your bankaccount number - Delta Grant transfer" - Mrs. Isakh
This just came in like.. 40 minutes ago..
I have to transfer the 1st payment (for the first appliers) of the 2nd payment (after hand in ‘internship/study report’) next week, Tuesday 3rd of May. You need couple weeks to get your money. I’m afraid you’ll get the money in your bank account at the latest on 1st week of June.
hiks.. why so long... T_T
Sorry for the delay. It’s because we have technical problem.
What technical problem? r they waiting for Windows Longhorn to be installed in all of their PCs?
Hopefully you’ll understand the situation.
Even if we dont, what can we do??? T_T
I have to transfer the 1st payment (for the first appliers) of the 2nd payment (after hand in ‘internship/study report’) next week, Tuesday 3rd of May. You need couple weeks to get your money. I’m afraid you’ll get the money in your bank account at the latest on 1st week of June.
hiks.. why so long... T_T
Sorry for the delay. It’s because we have technical problem.
What technical problem? r they waiting for Windows Longhorn to be installed in all of their PCs?
Hopefully you’ll understand the situation.
Even if we dont, what can we do??? T_T
monster cuddle
weird scene? it is.. apparently this Mrs. Harada has an unnatural obsession for cuddly monsters and stuffed-weird creatures. Browsed through her biography and also found that she loved, also, rainbows.. (how sweet) and cooking.
What kind of food do you think, brewing in her kitchen? hahaha.. after a short browse.. i found only one recipe, that is, a toast with melted chocolate bars (..........)
anyway.. more on Jenny, her journal-slash-blog is interesting though.. it is called Pomly, i dont have the slightest idea why. The image on top was taken from there (without permission, of course ;p .. hmm i should watch myself for police officers breaking in to my office or my room)
I checked her paintings, because that's what artists do right? paint.. And.. umm.. it looks like those that my sisters could have made. Talk about painting, my friend Wulan was invited to have a lunch with Madeleine Albright.. Why? because she made this beautiful sketch of her campus for a flyer on Ms. Albright's visit to that place. The Vice President of her school was way impressed and had asked Wulan to come for a lunch with the ex-US States Secretary. Now.. that's fancy..
Verse of the Day
So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favors of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve.
-Qur'an, The Bee, Surah 16:114
-Qur'an, The Bee, Surah 16:114
alert: mad cow disease d utrecht (ho ho ho)
A case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease (BSE), has been confirmed in a patient in Utrecht, the Netherlands -- the first known case in the country -- according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Rotterdam’s Erasmus Medisch Centrum, the national surveillance center that monitors the disease in the Netherlands, initially reported the case. The European surveillance center for vCJD in Edinburgh confirmed the diagnosis based on brain x-rays and the course of the disease.
The Dutch National Health Inspectorate has launched an investigation to determine whether the disease may have been transmitted to others. The Dutch government also has notified European authorities of the case.
Other Infections from This Case Improbable
VCJD is a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Characterized by a spongy degeneration of the brain, the disease is caused by special protein structures called prions. It can be transmitted by tissue transplants and contaminated hospital instruments, especially during neurosurgical procedures.
Recently, speculation has arisen that vCJD may be transmitted by blood, based on two cases in the United Kingdom where this may have occurred. However, no conclusive scientific evidence for that hypothesis has been found to date.
The patient concerned in the Netherlands' case was never a blood or tissue donor, and never received any blood transfusions or tissue transplants. In light of that, it is highly improbable that this patient infected others or contracted the disease from someone else, the Ministry says.
Tainted Beef Likely Cause
In recent years, the Netherlands has introduced various measures to minimize the risk of transmission by blood:
# As of September 1, 2001: removal of white blood cells from all blood products (General Leukocyte Depletion).
# As of November 1, 2001: exclusion of donors who lived in the United Kingdom for over six months between 1980 and 1996.
# As of February 1, 2005: exclusion of blood donors who personally received a blood transfusion after January 1, 1980.
Investigations into the contraction of vCJD are focusing on the consumption of tainted beef as a cause. To date, it is unclear whether this particular case is attributable to contaminated beef, the Ministry says, and further investigation will be needed to determine whether the cause is traceable.
Safety Precautions Taken
The Netherlands ensures the safety of its beef by testing all vulnerable cattle for BSE, the Ministry of Health notes. In addition, the brains and spinal cords of cattle are separated and destroyed during the slaughtering process, as they could be infectious.
Other cases of vCJD have emerged in the past in European countries, starting in England. Ireland, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States also have witnessed the occurrence of the disease, the Ministry notes.
Rotterdam’s Erasmus Medisch Centrum, the national surveillance center that monitors the disease in the Netherlands, initially reported the case. The European surveillance center for vCJD in Edinburgh confirmed the diagnosis based on brain x-rays and the course of the disease.
The Dutch National Health Inspectorate has launched an investigation to determine whether the disease may have been transmitted to others. The Dutch government also has notified European authorities of the case.
Other Infections from This Case Improbable
VCJD is a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Characterized by a spongy degeneration of the brain, the disease is caused by special protein structures called prions. It can be transmitted by tissue transplants and contaminated hospital instruments, especially during neurosurgical procedures.
Recently, speculation has arisen that vCJD may be transmitted by blood, based on two cases in the United Kingdom where this may have occurred. However, no conclusive scientific evidence for that hypothesis has been found to date.
The patient concerned in the Netherlands' case was never a blood or tissue donor, and never received any blood transfusions or tissue transplants. In light of that, it is highly improbable that this patient infected others or contracted the disease from someone else, the Ministry says.
Tainted Beef Likely Cause
In recent years, the Netherlands has introduced various measures to minimize the risk of transmission by blood:
# As of September 1, 2001: removal of white blood cells from all blood products (General Leukocyte Depletion).
# As of November 1, 2001: exclusion of donors who lived in the United Kingdom for over six months between 1980 and 1996.
# As of February 1, 2005: exclusion of blood donors who personally received a blood transfusion after January 1, 1980.
Investigations into the contraction of vCJD are focusing on the consumption of tainted beef as a cause. To date, it is unclear whether this particular case is attributable to contaminated beef, the Ministry says, and further investigation will be needed to determine whether the cause is traceable.
Safety Precautions Taken
The Netherlands ensures the safety of its beef by testing all vulnerable cattle for BSE, the Ministry of Health notes. In addition, the brains and spinal cords of cattle are separated and destroyed during the slaughtering process, as they could be infectious.
Other cases of vCJD have emerged in the past in European countries, starting in England. Ireland, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States also have witnessed the occurrence of the disease, the Ministry notes.
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