Another case of horse infected by Hendra virus was discovered from a Beachmore property north of Brisbane. After the discovery on Monday, the horse was immediately put down on the next day. And apparently this is the 12th case in the year, and we humans are getting afraid of the unknown disease.
"As part of our protocol now, we do test the dogs - it has to be though that the dog's had some some close contact with the horses."If the dog was a house dog and had no contact with horses, there's no reason to test the dog."
At this stage, I'm not really sure we should be afraid of this minor incident, but god forbid there would be a massive outbreak in the future, who knows?
Iranian actress sentenced and whipped [ABC]
The ever regressing culture and government of Iran has caused an actress who featured in an Australian film to be lashed and put behind bars. Apparently it is because of role where she portrays a young actress whose stage work was banned by the authorities. Ironically, the Iranian government is doing the same for the very film and now, the actress has to endure the needless "consequence".
The actress and another Iranian filmmaker were both arrested in July when black market copies of the film reportedly began circulating illegally. Vafamehr has now been sentenced to a year in prison and 90 lashes of the cane. An Iranian opposition website says her lawyer has already lodged an appeal. Adelaide Film Festival director Katrina Sedgwick says she is shocked and distressed at what she believes is a harsh sentence.
The repression of freedom has caused the outrage of many people who heard the news, including me. I mean, how absurd it is that the country is still holding this sort of values? I literally was shocked as I heard this piece of news on the television, and simply it's not acceptable they have to imprison an actress who haven't done any harm to others.
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