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 Qatari ex-emir’s broken leg sees 9 ‘emergency’ landings in Zurich despite night flight ban
Published time: 29 Dec, 2015 08:45

Nine Qatari royal aircraft made consecutive landings over the weekend at Zurich Airport, after the former emir of Qatar reportedly broke his leg at a Moroccan ski resort. The planes were cleared to land despite a local ban on night flights.

*Ds Note: REALLY?   Cause I just checked and Ifrane has NO SNOW right now, and super mild temperatures of +13C......  and just what was the "Former" emir doing skiing- considering he abdicated his throne in 2013 due to "poor health conditions"?  And since there is no Skiing right now in Ifrane..... how did he break his leg?   And why did 9 private planes need to accompany him to Swizerland- including the new emir of Qatar? .... to Switzerland.... in the middle of the night. *

https://www.rt.com/news/327319-qatari-emir-leg-zurich/

Official state media, the Qatar News Agency, also reported that the current emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, had received a phone call on December 27 from Moroccos King Mohammed VI and discussed "issues of common concern".
 According to Zurichs Tages Anzeiger newspaper, the first Qatari plane, an Airbus, landed from Marrakesh shortly after midnight on December 26.
A second flight landed at Zurich-Kloten at 5:00 am (0400 GMT) the same day, with a third plane coming 15 minutes later, both having originated in Doha, the paper reported.
According to Tages Anzeiger, the medical emergency in question was so significant that six more planes linked to the Qatari royal family and government landed in Zurich through the weekend.
A Swiss foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Monday that members of the Qatari royal family were staying in the country, but gave no further details.
Sheikh Hamad, who celebrates his 64th birthday on January 1,

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/2/177687/World/Qatars-former-emir-breaks-leg-in-holiday-accident.aspx

http://menafn.com/1094503950/Qatars-Emir-receives-phone-call-from-Moroccan-King&deb=1

Airplane hobbyists and online airplane tracking website FlightRadar24 reported several Qatari flights landing in Zurich around that time, first from Morocco and later from Qatar, raising speculation Sheikh Hamad might have suffered his injury in Morocco.
The state-run Qatar News Agency has yet to report on his injury and surgery. However, it said Moroccos King Mohammed VI called Qatars ruling emir on Sunday.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=235&sid=37933960&title=qatars-former-ruler-flown-to-switzerland-after-breaking-leg&s_cid=queue-8


Qatar hunters abducted in Iraq desert by gunmen
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35112774




Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution In 25 Years After Beheadings Soar In 2015
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-02/saudi-arabia-carries-out-largest-mass-execution-25-years-after-beheadings-soar-2015


Saudi Arabia Executes Prominent Shiite Cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941012000654

https://www.rt.com/news/327698-saudi-executions-terror-charges/


Protesters storm Saudi embassy in Tehran, set it ablaze
https://www.rt.com/news/327755-saudi-embassy-iran-protest/

Protesters Set The Streets On Fire In Bahrain After Saudis Kill Top Shiite Cleric
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-02/protesters-set-streets-fire-bahrain-after-saudis-kill-top-shiite-cleric

MidEast leaders lash out at Saudi Arabia over Shiite clerics execution, protests erupt
https://www.rt.com/news/327705-nimr-execution-saudi-crime/

Saudi Arabias Oil Depots in Asir Province Destroyed in Yemens Ballistic Missile Attack
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941012000529

https://www.rt.com/news/327707-saudi-coalition-ceasefire-yemen/

DM: Iran to Increase Destruction Power of Missiles
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941012001300


Turkey Drags NATO Into Quagmire as Iraq Threatens Military Retaliation
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941011000836


On The Trail Of Dubais Stolen Gold: A Robbed Client Breaks The Silence, And A Fascinating Detail Emerges
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-01/trail-dubais-stolen-gold-client-breaks-silence-and-fascinating-detail-emerges


Dubai 63 story Tower Fire New Years eve

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3380507/Fire-rips-Dubai-hotel-close-city-hold-New-Year-celebrations.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dubai-probes-cause-massive-years-eve-hotel-fire-104202361.html


7 killed in gun battle after terrorists storm Indian airbase near Pakistani border
https://www.rt.com/news/327690-india-airbase-gunbattle-terrorists/



....and finally, something VERY interesting.  Keeping a VERY close watch on this story:

Germany Reintroduce Deutschmark
http://m.sputniknews.com/business/20160101/1032565585/deutschmark-reintroduced.html

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Half way there BRING ON SPRING !!!!

On the downward slide....
As much as I love rugging up & getting comfy on the lounge with the family I really am a Lizard at heart...
Have had a few mornings at 0°C or below without to much damage to the Veggie patch...
**Knocks on wood**
Only a month & a half to go before I can start to thaw out...
Potato Harvest...
I have been dying to get into the potato bags & in a weak moment the other day we emptied one....

Not the biggest harvest but they were the best tasting spuds we have grown... They went down well in a Chook, Mushroom & kohlrabi casserole...
The rest of the bags are being left as I fear we havent been keeping the water up to them enough for the spuds to mature properly... That has been rectified now as they have been fed with some worm cast tea & now will be watered every second day...

In the patch...
Not much has gone on in the patch except for harvesting the Snow & Sugar snap peas as well as the purple Kohlrabi & other assorted leaf veggies...
A clip from the 4th of July with a catch up on the beans, Beetroot & some more Carrots...

Left is a shot of the tiny Mushrooms from the Video as of yesterday... The Peat is starting to look a bit feral with some green mould moving in so I think it will be retired & we shall chalk up the $ lost as part of the learning curve...The other box hasnt produced any fungus as of yet even though we have been keeping a close eye on it...

     The black worm farm still hasnt been harvested as of yet... We should get around to it next weekend I think... Will be able to use the "Handy Dandy" Worm Harvester on it hopefully as this batch is a bit dryer than the last few... Right is a shot of todays pickings, just under 800grams of Sugarsnap peas a few carrots we are going to blanch & freeze...

Aquaponics... 

We made a start on the Barrelponics system on Monday...

Left The main frame for the bench is made from a frame of an old lounge, bits from a recycled futon lounge  along with some recycled timber & bolts... Right  One ½ barrel was found i a park after the January floods & the other was purchased at a 2nd hand store for $4... The black barrel  was bought from a local Produce supply store...
Koo has had heaps of fun helping with the build... The girls are using the Barrelponics as part of their science lessons so that should be fun...

Very annoyed with myself we the stuff up & will definitely be erring on the side of caution from now on... Feel really bad for what happened to the fish....
Thats abooot it for now so Have a great one all...
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Theres Gold In Them There Microcontrollers!

A recent article in EE Times titled "Is There Gold For EEs in Silicon Valleys Hills?" describes quite well one reason why people, especially college age or younger, should consider learning more about microcontrollers.

"The latest California Gold Rush (there have been many since 1849) is hardware startups. Businesses like Nest, Oculus Rift, and Makerbot have been acquired for princely sums. That, combined with the advent of crowdfunding sites and easy prototyping tools like Arduino and 3D printing, has encouraged lots of people to get out there and start panning for gold...Its really a great time to start a technology business, especially for hardware. I am seeing massive changes in how people design and prototype electrical and mechanical systems, manufacture those systems, and fund businesses that build and sell those systems...Development platforms are evolving, and many young engineers are learning Arduino for embedded programming before they learn C. Theyre more likely to get started on an Atmel AVR than a dsPIC. It also means that the field is still fairly wide open. These development tools are not yet fully entrenched. With a little bit of skill, knowhow, and some branding, you could build the next great hardware platform..."

The Humboldt microcontrollers group is intended to connect people in the region who already know how to use microcontrollers (and want to share their knowledge or learn more about these tiny electronic marvels.

For those Humboldt folks who dont already work with microcontrollers, or maybe dont even know what they are, this group is intended to help you learn about them and assist you in starting to make things with microcontrollers.

Who knows, maybe youll meet someone at a Humboldt microcontrollers group activity and end up starting a new business with them!

If you werent at the first meeting of the Humboldt microcontrollers group on May 15th, please consider coming to the next meeting. That meeting is on May 29th, from 6 to 8 PM, at 1385 8th Street in Arcata. Check out the Humboldt Makers Group website or their Facebook page for more info. If you have questions about the group or about microcontrollers, youre welcome to email me (Bob Waldron) at arcatabob [at] gmail (dott) com.

Hope to see you on May 29th!

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