Monthly Archives: December 2015
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Paris attacker was French army reject | Reuters
DNA matching followed, and the profile of yet another radicalized young man, from yet another part of France, emerged this week, joining other home-grown French and Belgian jihadis already identified as the killers of 130 victims at the Bataclan concert hall and elsewhere in Paris.Mohamed-Aggad had set off for Syria in 2013, and while his departure was no secret in his small home town of Wissembourg in northeastern France, some who knew him were shocked to learn of his role in the Paris killings.”I can’t believe it was him,” said Yazar Mesut, a 46-year-old neighbor told Reuters in one of the town’s bars. “He was intelligent and polite, knew what respect was about and didn’t act like a big shot.”According to another neighbor, who gave his name as Youssef, the young man failed the police entrance exam by just a few marks, and was also turned down by the army.”That’s the only time I saw him disappointed. He was complaining. He reckoned it was because of his foreign origins,” said Youssef.
New Zealand flag vote too close to call
New Zealand voters seem torn between two flag designs, with the flag featuring a silver fern over a black-and-blue background in the lead, officials say. The winner will compete against the current flag in the spring.
Brawl as Ukrainian lawmaker hoists Prime Minister Yatseniuk from podium
Fighting has broken out in the Ukrainian parliament, after a perturbed lawmaker physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk as he was giving a speech, lifting him from the podium. A mass brawl ensued.
K-pop band detained at LA airport ‘on suspicion of being sex workers’
All eight members of a new girl K-pop girl band have been detained at Los Angeles airport on suspicion that they might be sex workers, their agency says.
Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament after MP drags prime minister from podium
A brawl erupts in Ukraine’s parliament after prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is interrupted by an MP who hands him a bouquet of roses then drags him away from the podium.
Indonesian MOH: Pertussis & Pneumonia Behind Papuan Deaths
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Three weeks ago, in Indonesia: `Mystery Illness’ Kills 56 Children In Papua we began to follow reports of dozens of child deaths in the remote regions of eastern Indonesia. Although the numbers varied in the media across media reports (31, 41, 56 deaths), the Indoneisan MOH launched an investigation sending medical teams into the area.
Today, the MOH has published their findings, which indicates that an outbreak of Pertussis – complicated by pneumonia – among already malnourished, poorly housed, and vulnerable children has led to this deadly outbreak.
0 comments, 11.12.2015, by Puskom, in Release HealthyA total of 38 people died in seven villages in nduga regency, Papua during the period October to December 2015. They consisted of 35 adults and 3 babies. The results of the second investigation team which fell on November 30 – December 3, found the cause of death of 35 babies is due to the complications of pertussis disease Penumonia.
The team found that the risk factors kerjadian pertussis increased in nduga regency partly because the air temperature in the area is cooler than in previous years. As a result, residents living in the house honai that do not have ventilation. Meanwhile, to cope with the cold, the people make a fire in it. In general, these conditions trigger respiratory disorders including pertussis disease.
In conducting the investigation team down is a combination of several elements, namely from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Defense, Army, Police, Health Department Proviinsi and DHO, as well as the Task Force Bare Feet. During the investigation, the joint team of health center staff and the Task Force Bare Feet treatment, providing immunization services and supplementary food. From the results of the unknown 90% of the population suffering from respiratory infection.
To control this, the Ministry of Health has conducted rapid response prevention of pertussis in the district and sub-district Mbuwa Bulmiyalma, Kab. Nduga. Besides preparing the flying program in nduga regency health care, encourage supplementary feeding (PMT) for toddlers, pregnant women and breastfeeding PMT, and put health workers through the program Healthy archipelago. Ministry of Health is also coordinating with the relevant sectors to be able mmbangun decent housing, water supply, the independence of farming and animal husbandry, as well as education.
This information is published by Center for Public Communication Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information please contact Halo MoH via hotline 1500-567; 081281562620 SMS, facsimile: (021) 52921669 and email address kontak@kemkes.go.id.
As we’ve discussed often in the past, `Mystery’ diseases usually turn out to be far less mysterious once medical teams arrive and can begin testing.
Child mortality has always been very high in Papua (see media report Unicef: Child Mortality Papua Three Times Higher than Jakarta),exacerbated by its remote location, limited medical facilities, non-Indonesian speaking locals, and austere living conditions.
Clothes makes the woman: 100 years of Chinese women and the clothes they wore
Chinese novelist Eileen Chang once wrote, “Each person lives in their own clothing.” From the Late Qing Dynasty to the Republican Era and to the present day, Chinese society has experienced near-constant change. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the changing styles and trends of women’s clothing over the course of the past century.
Man Screams “How Do You Feel About ISIS?” During Anti-Muslim Assault In Herald Square: Gothamist
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An unhinged man allegedly attacked an employee at a Herald Square eatery Monday night after unleashing a torrent of anti-Muslim venom, a tirade which was apparently sparked because he didn’t get his French fries.
Source: Man Screams “How Do You Feel About ISIS?” During Anti-Muslim Assault In Herald Square: Gothamist

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