Snippets of news not always seen from our mad world:

1. There has been a long battle in Turkey, especially under the present govt, between the those for & against the separation of Church & State, the Church in this case being Islam.
This from the Huffington Post . . .

Turkish Deputy Prime Minster Bulent Arinc is the latest government official to put his foot in his mouth.

In a speech last week, this high-ranking official preached his perverted version of morality to Turkish women by telling them not to laugh in public! "A woman will know what is haram [forbidden] and not haram," Arinc warned. "She will not laugh out loud in public. She will not be inviting in her attitudes and will protect her chasteness."

Arinc, a co-founder of the ruling AK Party, continued his chauvinist sermonizing: "Where are our girls who slightly blush, lower their heads, and turn their eyes away when we look at their faces, becoming the symbol of chastity?" He ridiculed women for discussing cooking recipes and other "frivolous things" on cell phones. Imitating a female voice, he squeaked: "What happened to Ayse's daughter? When is the wedding?" He told the women to talk about such insignificant matters "face to face," not on the phone!

The Deputy Prime Minister's demeaning remarks spread like wildfire. In defiance, tens of thousands of Turkish women went on social media (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) posting 'selfies,' pictures of themselves, laughing out loud. Rather than stopping their laughter, women started laughing ... at him!


2.ANTWERP, Belgium – A Belgian physician who refused to treat a Jewish woman with a fractured rib suggested she visit Gaza to get rid of the pain.

The physician made the remark on Wednesday while manning a medical hotline in Flanders, Belgium’s Flemish region, whose capital, Antwerp, has a sizeable Orthodox Jewish population, the local Jewish monthly Joods Actueel reported Thursday.

The woman, Bertha Klein, had her son, who is American, call the hotline at 11 p.m.

“I’m not coming,” the doctor reportedly told the son and hung up. When the son called again, the doctor said: “Send her to Gaza for a few hours, then she’ll get rid of the pain.” According to Joods Actueel, the doctor confirmed the exchange, saying he had an “emotional reaction.”

all ANTI female....males against females.. what is that problem do you think??>.

ye gods women laughing out loud...he must prefer the wailing of despair and hopelessness...that we see almost every night on our TV sets...

how sad he has had the time to notice these shameful happenings...

and we can at least hope the doctor gets struck off...he should not be allowed within 50 yards of anyone...with a disabled attitude like he has..

an emotional reaction to a broken rib... REALLY!

And don't you be "inviting" cods, or us males just won't be able to handle it.

This from the Scotsman:

A CAPTAIN lost control of a passenger plane after his artificial arm became detached as he was coming in to land, an accident report has said.


The detachment, on a Flybe flight from Birmingham, came as the Dash 8 aircraft, with 47 passengers on board, was approaching Belfast City Airport in gusty conditions.

Shortly before, the 46-year-old pilot had checked that his prosthetic lower left arm was securely attached to the yoke clamp which he used to fly the aircraft, with the latching device in place.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said the captain had disconnected the autopilot and was flying the aircraft manually.

It said that as he made the flare manoeuvre - a stage of the landing shortly before touchdown - “his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft”.

The captain considered getting the co-pilot to take control but concluded that, given the time available and the challenging conditions, his best course of action was to move his right hand from the power levers on to the yoke to regain control.

The report went on: “He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily.”

No-one was hurt and the plane was not damaged in the incident on the evening of February 12 this year.

The AAIB reported that the captain had said that in future he would be more cautious about checking the attachment on his prosthesis as he may have dislodged the latching mechanism.

Also, he said he would brief his co-pilots about the possibility of a similar event and that they should be ready to take control at any time.

Captain Ian Baston, Flybe director of flight operations and safety, said the company was proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Comment:  I suppose it's still safer than flying Malaysian Airlines.

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 15^th, 2014 at 12:03pm:

Comment:  I suppose it's still safer than flying Malaysian Airlines.

I hope so - flying out tonight  :-/

Great movie. One of Spencer Tracy's best roles.

In some small town in Michigan a funeral parlour has started a drive-thru viewing service.

They figure people will enjoy it more seeing their dearly departed loved ones from the comfort of their cars, or more probably SUVs.

In time, they expect to offer an added service in burgers, fries & corrfee with that.

(Final para pure speculation on my part)