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The flight ended with Branson being fired before he and Fernandes sprayed each other with champagne.

Tough life.

While serving, he mischievously upended the entire contents on Fernandes.

“It slipped, it really did,” he insisted.

About 300 passengers on board were treated to a skyhigh show, with Branson â€" sporting AirAsia’s short, tight red uniform and a full face of makeup â€" even performing a safety demonstration, which earned applause.

He even shaved his legs to play the part.

Billionaire playboy Richard Branson dressed up as a female flight attendant and worked as a stewardess on an Air Asia charity flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur after he lost a bet to Air Asia chief executive Tony Fernandes. The bet was about whose teams would finish first in the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.

Sori, dinato ra jamo na...

Quote from: Votives on May 14, 2013, 09:25:09 AM
nawa na ang bato lata, dakop2x, tago2x, kuot2x, hipo2x og dampa2x sa usa dampaan ni inday...

Hmm, parehas ra ni sa kulkog2x?

Quote from: islander on May 14, 2013, 08:07:00 AM
owww, you don't have to tell us... nga toilet and bath ra ni nimo.  how humble of you naman.

Kasakit ba nimong manulti, Senyora Islander. That's really my humble abode. Sa likod sa kasagingan naay gamayng sapa-sapa, mao toy akong toilet and bath...

Classic after-election fare...

Total turnout 27,331,835
Completion status 52.23%
Results as of May 14 06:25 am


Candidate   Party   Votes

POE, GRACE   IND   14,257,733
LEGARDA, LOREN (NPC)   NPC   13,015,204
ESCUDERO, CHIZ   IND   12,336,636
CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (NP)   NP   12,331,424
BINAY, NANCY (UNA)   UNA   11,577,855
ANGARA, EDGARDO (LDP)   LDP   11,200,273
AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM (LP)   LP   10,760,188
PIMENTEL, KOKO (PDP)   PDP   10,334,021
TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (NP)   NP   9,939,323
VILLAR, CYNTHIA HANEPBUHAY (NP)   NP   9,652,112
EJERCITO ESTRADA, JV (UNA)   UNA   9,589,621
HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA)   UNA   9,259,743

GORDON, DICK (UNA)   UNA   8,884,091
ZUBIRI, MIGZ (UNA)   UNA   8,252,184
ENRILE, JUAN PONCE JR.(NPC)   NPC   7,994,168
MAGSAYSAY, RAMON JR. (LP)   LP   7,986,235
HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBAYAN)   AKBAYAN   7,777,092
HAGEDORN, ED   IND   5,993,508
VILLANUEVA, BRO.EDDIE (BP)   BP   4,893,195
MADRIGAL, JAMBY (LP)   LP   4,709,570
MAGSAYSAY, MITOS (UNA)   UNA   3,902,792
CASIÃ'O, TEDDY (MKB)   MKB   3,038,471
MACEDA, MANONG ERNIE (UNA)   UNA   2,392,139
COJUANGCO, TINGTING (UNA)   UNA   2,085,341
DELOS REYES, JC (KPTRAN)   KPTRAN   856,435
ALCANTARA, SAMSON (SJS)   SJS   822,947
BELGICA, GRECO (DPP)   DPP   779,700
PENSON, RICARDO   IND   715,571
DAVID, LITO (KPTRAN)   KPTRAN   709,807
MONTAÃ'O, MON   IND   667,019
LLASOS, MARWIL (KPTRAN)   KPTRAN   490,779
SEÃ'ERES, CHRISTIAN (DPP)   DPP   485,929
FALCONE, BAL (DPP)   DPP   445,659

Crunchy na, juicy pa!

Hmm, crispy!

The report also said the insects most commonly consumed by humans are beetles (31 per cent), caterpillars (18 per cent) and bees, wasps and ants (14 per cent), followed by grasshoppers, locusts and crickets (13 per cent).

It said trade in insects was thriving in cities such as Bangkok and Kinshasa and that a similar culture of insect consumption -- entomophagy -- should be established elsewhere, stressing that it was often cheaper to farm insects.

The report concluded: 'History has shown that dietary patterns can change quickly, particularly in a globalised world. The rapid acceptance of raw fish in the form of sushi is a good example.'

The report also called for wider use of insects as feed for livestock, saying that poor regulation and under-investment currently meant it 'cannot compete' with traditional sources of feed.

'The use of insects on a large scale as a feed ingredient is technically feasible, and established companies in various parts of the world are already leading the way,' it added, highlighting in particular producers in China, South Africa, Spain and the United States.

'Insects can supplement traditional feed sources such as soy, maize, grains and fishmeal,' it said, adding that the ones with most potential were larvae of the black soldier fly, the common housefly and the yellow mealworm.

The report said insect farming was 'one of the many ways to address food and feed insecurity'.

'Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly, and they have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental footprint,' said the report, co-authored by the FAO and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

But the authors admitted that 'consumer disgust remains one of the largest barriers to the adoption of insects as viable sources of protein in many Western countries'.

It suggested that the food industry could help in 'raising the status of insects' by including them in recipes and putting them on restaurant menus.

'Insects are abundant and they are a valuable source of protein and minerals,' she said.

'Two billion people -- a third of the world's population -- are already eating insects because they are delicious and nutritious,' she said.

Also speaking at the press conference was Gabon Forestry Minister Gabriel Tchango who said: 'Insect consumption is part of our daily life.'

He said some insects -- like beetle larvae and grilled termites -- were delicacies.

'Insects contribute about 10 per cent of animal protein consumed by the population,' he said.

Updated: 07:00, Tuesday May 14, 2013





The UN's food agency says insect farming is 'one of the many ways to address food insecurity'.

'The main message is really: 'Eat insects',' Eva Mueller, director of forest economics at the FAO, told a press conference in Rome on Monday.

“I don’t want to give you false hope. The challenge to make Manila great again is not an easy task. The work and resources needed to do that is as stormy as the turbulent waters of historic Manila Bay. But tonight, you have voted to support me and to work with me, and that is the great start of a journey to make Manila deserving of its historic and political importance for the entire Philippine archipelago,” the former President added.

Meanwhile, Lim’s lawyer, Alicia Vidal, said Estrada’s proclamation is still premature as there are still votes that are unaccounted for.

“I thank the great people of Manila for putting a true son of Manila at the helm of the Philippine capital city,” Estrada said.

“Today, you have all shown that you want to see the rebirth of Manila as the Queen City of the Pacific, the Pearl of the Orient,” he added.

Estrada vowed to work to make Manila a better city.

“This is both a challenge and a full weight of responsibility hanging over all our shoulders, mine especially, and of the set of officials you have elected into office,” he said. “Dear Manileños, I will not fail you. I was born in Manila, and I will die working to bring back the glory and pride to Manila.

(philstar.com) | Updated May 14, 2013 - 3:16am


MANILA, Philippines â€" Former President Joseph Estrada has been declared the new mayor of Manila on Tuesday morning, ending weeks of intense campaigning that included trading barbs with his rival former mayor Alfredo Lim.

This comes amid reports that the Manila Board of Canvassers is still waiting for 5 percent of the total votes to come in. Estrada leads in the latest tally by the Commission on Elections with 338,004 votes compared to Lim’s 304,595.

Estrada already released a statement expressing his gratitude to his future constituents.

False: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.





Everyone has heard this saying and not only memorized it by rote but many have accepted it as gospel. It turns out that this myth is not only not true for dogs, it’s not true for humans either. Studies have been done on old dogs and found that with proper training they could learn new tricks just like a young dog. Similar studies have been conducted on humans and have found that while many believed that younger people learned better, it turns out older people may be able to learn just as well. -- http://listverse.com/

Loose bowel, er, change ang ikalibang ani...

You got it wrong. It's a yoga cat...

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 14, 2013, 04:55:46 AM
Si Superintendent Elmer Lim, officer-in-charge sa Talisay City Police Station mibutyag sa Banat News kagahapon nga  may  grupo  sila  nga gironda, apan  di  man  diay  mga  vote buyer,  kundi mga  sugarol  diay  nga   naghantak,  busa  imbis  sinobreng  kuwarta  ang  makita, antugon  na lay  nasaksihan   sa kapolisan  didto  sa hantakan.

Bwahaha!

Hinuon  miingon  si Lim  nga malinawon ang eleksiyon sa Talisay. Kagahapon sa buntag  ang medical team sa kapolisan sa lalawigan  miabot  didto  sa  dakbayan  ug  nanghatag og mga  tambal  sa  mga   botante nga naglinya.

Nasuta  usab  nga  si Samsam Gullas, kandidato sa pagka-kongresista sa unang distrito sa probinsiya  didto  mikasar  sa iyang  boto sa Tabunok Elementary School  sa alas 10:30 sa buntag.

Samtang si Kongresista Eduardo Gullas   didto  usab  mobotar sa Tanke Elementary School sa pagka-alas 11:00  sa buntag. Sa lungsod sa Minglanilla si Chief Superintendent Timmar Jomio Alam, hepe sa kapolisan sa maong  lungsod nagkanayon nga malinawon usab  kaayo  ang  piniliay  didto.( /WC) (BANAT NEWS)

Ni Brenda D. Batuto (Banat) | Updated May 14, 2013 - 12:00am


CEBU, Philippines - Gumikan sa kaabtik  sa  mga  giingong  namalit  og  boto,  pulos  na lang  sumbong  ug  estorya  ang  nadawat  sa  kapolisan  niadtong Domingo  sa gabii apan  wala  silay  nadakpan  sa  mga  dapit  nga giingong  gipamalitan  og  boto  sama  sa  barangay  Cansojong, Tanke, Lawaan I  ug  Lagtang  sa dakbayan  sa Talisay.

Si Superintendent Elmer Lim, officer-in-charge sa Talisay City Police Station mibutyag sa Banat News kagahapon nga  may  grupo  sila  nga gironda, apan  di  man  diay  mga  vote buyer,  kundi mga  sugarol  diay  nga   naghantak,  busa  imbis  sinobreng  kuwarta  ang  makita, antugon  na lay  nasaksihan   sa kapolisan  didto  sa hantakan.

Allowance? That's a new one on me.

Brgy. Lapu-lapu

Gihulagway sab nga malinawon, luyo sa pipila ka suliran ang piliay sa Barangay Lapu-lapu, distrito sa Agdao.

Sa text message nga gipaabot ni Julieto Icoy, barangay kapitan sa lugar, gibatbat niini nga malinawon ang ilang lugar, sa pagpanubay mga alas 11:30 sa buntag kagahapon.

Kahinumdoman nga gireklamo ang kapitan nga nanghuraw og supporters ni congressional candidate Joji Ilagan Bian, gibaharan nga tangtangon sila sa listahan sa mga beneficiaries sa Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps).

Apan ang maong pasangil hugot nga gihimakak sa kapitan ug namahayag nga gipasabot lamang niya sa mga beneficiaries nga non-partisan ang programa.

Ang Barangay Lapu-lapu adunay kapin sais mil ka mga botante.

Samtang sama sa ubang tunghaan, nagmalampuson sab ang piliay sa Agdao Elementary School ilawom sa Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. ug Jose P. Garcia National High School luyo sa mga kakulian.

Mga botante nga nangawala ang ngalan gitabangan sa nagkadaiyang personahe sa Commission on Elections nga nagplastar og lamesa, uban ang mga volunteers ug ubang grupo nga miabag sa pagplastar sa malinawon ug hapsay nga bugnong lugaynon. (Rhona O. Goc-ong)

Ang barangay adunay walo ka clusters, diin matag cluster niini naay pito ka presinto.

Samtang sa Jose L. Porras Elementary School, daw box-office ang linya pasulod ug pagawas sa tunghaan asa gihimo ang botohay tungod usa lamang ka pultahan ang gibuksan.

Nasayran nga may gihimong renovation sa eskuwelahan, diin gisira ang usa ka gate niini.

Mga botante nga sayong miadto sa lugar ang nalangay gihapon tungod sa nagpiot nga dalan pasud/gawas sa eskuwelahan nga gikadismaya sa mga botante.

Dugang pa nga sayo pa sa botohay, pipila ka botante ang nag-away tungod kay nag-unhanay sa pila, apan nahan-ay ra sab kini.

"Naa kaganiha nagtinulakay pa sila, nag-away gyud kay gusto tanan mauna sa pila, pero naplastar ra sab sila, so far karon na okay naman," ni Diana Estrada, poll watcher sa tunghaan.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/superbalita-davao/
Tuesday, May 14, 2013


SAMA sa gilauman, problema sa nangawala nga ngalan, dinutdutay sa linya, ug napalpak nga PCOS machines ang sagad suliran nga misugat sa midterm election kagahapon.

Ilawom sa tumang kainit sa adlaw, mga botante sa San Antonio Agdao, napugos sa paglinya sa nagtuyok-tuyok nga pamaagi padulong sa barangay gymnasium sa lugar.

"Mas lisud na kaayo karon oi, kung naghuot na sa Holy Cross sa una, mas na karon kay gamay kaayo ang gym," sulti ni Rose Ong, usa ka negosiyante sa Agdao Public Market nga botante sa dapit.

Nasayran nga gibalhin ang pagboto sa kapin 6,000 ka mga botante sa barangay gymnasium human nagdumili ang Holy Cross of Agdao nga sa ilang eskuwelahan himuon ang botohay. Sumala pa, mosugot lamang sila kung may bayad nga ihatag kanila.

Senatorial race: Here is the partial, unofficial tally from the Commission on Elections.


RANK   CANDIDATE   VOTES

1   POE, GRACE    11,783,599
2   LEGARDA, LOREN (NPC)    10,673,848
3   ESCUDERO, CHIZ    10,222,107
4   CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (NP)    10,164,687
5   BINAY, NANCY (UNA)    9,421,886
6   ANGARA, EDGARDO (LDP)    9,234,671
7   AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM (LP)    8,783,811
8   PIMENTEL, KOKO (PDP)    8,538,585
9   TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (NP)    8,240,102
10   EJERCITO ESTRADA, JV (UNA)    7,955,918
11   VILLAR, CYNTHIA HANEPBUHAY (NP)    7,885,439
12   HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA)    7,667,261
13   GORDON, DICK (UNA)    7,488,867
14   ZUBIRI, MIGZ (UNA)    6,767,362
15   MAGSAYSAY, RAMON JR. (LP)    6,588,600
16   ENRILE, JUAN PONCE JR.(NPC)    6,541,785
17   HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBAYAN)    6,485,461
18   HAGEDORN, ED    5,091,456
19   VILLANUEVA, BRO.EDDIE (BP)    4,116,268
20   MADRIGAL, JAMBY (LP)    3,846,934
21   MAGSAYSAY, MITOS (UNA)    3,173,561
22   CASINO, TEDDY (MKB)    2,541,378
23   MACEDA, MANONG ERNIE (UNA)    1,993,680
24   COJUANGCO, TINGTING (UNA)    1,705,535
25   DELOS REYES, JC (KPTRAN)    699,721
26   ALCANTARA, SAMSON (SJS)    643,601
27   BELGICA, GRECO (DPP)    641,060
28   PENSON, RICARDO    586,992
29   DAVID, LITO (KPTRAN)    568,064
30   MONTANO, MON    520,093
31   LLASOS, MARWIL (KPTRAN)    401,211
32   SENERES, CHRISTIAN (DPP)    395,503
33   FALCONE, BAL (DPP)    352,355


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Oi, way angay ang ahong usa ka dangaw nga TV ani...

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 13, 2013, 08:32:47 PM
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata"

Quote from: chriswise on May 13, 2013, 04:42:00 PM
pulihi na si Kim,,,sa Kim Chiu,,,wala bay gira,,,he,he,

He he, basin gira patani na hinuon ang resulta...

Oops, di baya hadlok ang akoang gi-post...

Quote from: BolBuhol on May 13, 2013, 04:36:33 PM
maajo, pode gid pod pagahimoom stangding posisyom

Bad aydiya. Manogboak gid hang mga bildo haw...

Way hasol nga baggage ni si Pope Francis...

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on March 10, 2013, 03:01:29 AM
Seven senatorial candidates were tagged by the diocese as members of Team Patay for voting in favor of RH law.

They are Juan Edgardo Angara, Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, Risa Hontiveros, Teddy Casiño and Jack Enrile.

Party-list groups Gabriela, Bayan Muna, Akbayan and Anak Pawis are also on the Team Patay list.

Six senatorial candidatesâ€"Joseph Victor Ejercito, Antonio Trillanes, Gregorio Honasan, Mitos Magsaysay, Koko Pimentel and Cynthia Villarâ€"were on the Team Buhay list for opposing the RH law.

Hmm, unsa kahay resulta sa eleksyon...

Quote from: BolBuhol on May 13, 2013, 07:21:51 PM
paborito gid sang wayf ni koko hang batird, kaya hang bangsagong sang iyaha batird wayf.

Pode ini pood...

Quote from: chriswise on May 13, 2013, 07:05:03 PM
Parehas lang ning duha,,bintahoso,,,maayo ba diay ng example,,,sigig lalis kinihaay,,pagawsanay sa baho,,,,

Maayo untag way modaog nilang duha...

Quote from: BolBuhol on May 13, 2013, 05:08:13 PM
mano haw poro moymoy palaboy hang mga ginagpos mo hao?

May naa man gid moymoy nga sogmoy nga nagayakitiyak sang ditrit para kang Botoy haw...

Be afraid, Botoy! Be very afraid!

Quote from: BolBuhol on May 13, 2013, 04:50:29 PM
taym to stark da sirimongyas sang moymonks.

Bwahaha! Monk(ey)s? Yataps diay ta ani sa mangki kongpo...

Bwehehe...

Cool. Pwede pud himuon nga stand sa ahong mga ilimnon...

Quote from: islander on May 13, 2013, 12:50:16 PM
hasta diay sa whale world, naa diay poy discrimination.  i hope she gets a real friend soon.  sayang she has no access to the internet.  bisan na lang unta ug social media.  or could she be a criminal in their world, punished for infanticide, parricide, homicide, whalecide?  is she a pariah, a victim of apartheid?  one never knows...

Hmm, di pud tingali ni siya pariah tungod kay borit and delusional...

Quote from: islander on May 13, 2013, 12:55:46 PM
if i couldn't sleeps at night, i sleeps in the daytime.

Ah, you reminds me of Wordsworth's Lucy. You shines brightly because you is the only one shining in the sky...

Follow-up

According to a March 2010 article in The Independent, Elisabeth Fritzl and her children coped with their recovery remarkably well, given the difficult lives they endured for so long. According to Fritzl's sister-in-law, Christine, Elisabeth enjoys spending her time shopping, taking frequent showers, and driving. She has passed her driving test without difficulty. Her relationship with Thomas, one of her bodyguards, was reported to be ongoing, with him becoming a big-brother figure to her children. All of Elisabeth's children have developed normal sibling relationships with each other, and after having trouble dealing with the traumatic events, the three "upstairs" children slowly began recognizing Elisabeth as their mother. The children enjoy being outdoors, playing video games, and spending time with their mother and grandmother. Despite their strained relationship, Elisabeth and her mother Rosemarie started visiting each other more, and Elisabeth has reportedly forgiven her mother for believing her father's story and not pursuing the matter further.

Fritzl's attorney, Rudolf Mayer, confirmed that a disguised Elisabeth sat in the visitors' gallery during the second day of proceedings, at the time her video testimony was aired. "Josef Fritzl recognised that Elisabeth was in court and, from this point on, you could see Josef Fritzl going pale and he broke down," Mayer said. "It was a meeting of eyes that changed his mind." The next day, Fritzl began the proceedings by approaching the judge and changing his pleas to guilty on all charges.

On March 19, 2009, Fritzl was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 15 years. He said that he accepted the sentence and would not appeal. Fritzl is currently serving out his sentence in Garsten Abbey, a former monastery in Upper Austria that has been converted into a prison. He is in a special section of the prison for the criminally insane.

On the first day of testimony, jurors watched an 11-hour testimony recorded by Elisabeth in sessions with police and psychologists in July 2008. The tape is said to have been so "harrowing" that the eight jurors did not watch more than two hours at a time. Four replacement jurors were on standby to replace any of the regular jurors in case they could not bear to hear any more of the evidence.

Besides the video testimony, Elisabeth's older brother Harald testified, as did a doctor specialising in neonatal medicine and the court psychiatrist. Josef's wife, Rosemarie, and Elisabeth's children refused to testify.

In his opening remarks, Rudolf Mayer, the defending counsel, appealed to the jury to be objective and not be swayed by emotions. He insisted Fritzl was "not a monster," noting that Fritzl had brought a Christmas tree down to his captives in the cellar during the holiday season.

Christiane Burkheiser, prosecuting her first case since being appointed Chief Prosecutor, pressed for life imprisonment in an institution for the criminally insane. She demonstrated for jurors the low height of the ceiling in the cellar dungeon by making a mark on the door to the courtroom at 1m 74 cm (5 ft 8.5in), and described the cellar as "damp and mouldy," passing around a box of musty objects taken from the cellar, whose odor made jurors flinch.

Trial of Josef Fritzl

The trial of Josef Fritzl commenced on March 16, 2009, in the city of Sankt Pölten, presided over by Judge Andrea Humer.

On day one, Fritzl entered the courtroom attempting to hide his face from cameras behind a blue folder, which he was entitled to do under Austrian law. After opening comments, all journalists and spectators were asked to leave the courtroom, whereupon Fritzl lowered his binder. Fritzl pleaded guilty to all charges with the exception of murder and grievous assault by threatening to gas his captives if they disobeyed him.

On November 13, 2008, authorities in Austria released an indictment against Josef Fritzl. He would stand trial for the murder of the infant Michael, who died shortly after birth, and face between 10 years and life imprisonment. He was also charged with rape, incest, kidnapping, false imprisonment and slavery, which carry a maximum 20-year term.

Excerpts of Elisabeth's diary were leaked to the media on March 11, 2009. Prosecutors confirmed that the diary was part of their evidence against Josef Fritzl.

Lawyer Christoph Herbst, who represents Elisabeth Fritzl and family, said, "fortunately, everything is going very well," as they spend time to answer the hundreds of letters sent from all over the world. Felix, Kerstin, and Stefan, brought up underground with their mother, have learned to swim for the first time. And all of Elisabeth's children attended a four-day summer camp organized by firefighters with 4,000 other young campers in the later part of the summer in August 2008. The children along with their mother also made day trips, including swimming outings, on which care was taken to keep them out of reach of the paparazzi and to protect their privacy.

Prosecutor's investigation

In keeping with the agreement that she would never have to see her father again, Elisabeth Fritzl gave a videotaped testimony before Austrian prosecutors and investigators on July 11, 2008.

Christiane Burkheiser, a state prosecutor, and Josef’s lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, in an adjoining room took part in the process. Josef Fritzl was not present but remained in the Sankt Pölten jail. The testimony, which was not made public, was presented at Fritzl's trial in March 2009.

Judge Andrea Humer, who presided over the trial, stated medical experts reported Elisabeth Fritzl and her children were in "relatively good health".

Anyway, let's continue with our revisitation...

Quote from: islander on May 13, 2013, 12:43:11 PM
this is way, way worse than the monster castro of cleveland.  kaluod.

Hmm, di diay nimo type iyang eyebrows?

In a report by forensic psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner, Fritzl's mother is described as unpredictable and abusive. Fritzl referred to himself as an "alibi" child, meaning that his mother only gave birth to him to prove that she was not barren and could produce children. Fritzl claims that his pathological behaviour is innate. He admits that he planned to lock his daughter up during his prison stint for the earlier rape conviction so that he could contain and express his "evil side". He said, "I was born to rape, and I held myself back for a relatively long time. I could have behaved a lot worse than locking up my daughter." The forensic psychiatrist diagnosed Fritzl as having severe combined personality disorder and a sexual disorder and recommended that Fritzl receive psychiatric care for the rest of his life.

Recent reports have brought to light Fritzl's premeditated plan to lock his daughter up not for discipline but for his own gratification.

Reflecting on his childhood, Fritzl initially described his mother as "the best woman in the world" and "as strict as it was necessary". Later, he expressed a negative opinion of his mother and claimed that "she used to beat me, hit me until I was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. It left me feeling totally humiliated and weak. My mother was a servant and she used to work hard all her life, I never had a kiss from her, I was never cuddled although I wanted it - I wanted her to be good to me." He also claimed that she called him "a Satan, a criminal, a no-good", that he "had a horrible fear of her". In 1959, after Fritzl had married and bought his house, his mother moved in with them. Over time, their roles reversed, and his mother came to fear him. Eventually, he also admitted he had later locked his mother in the attic and bricked up her window after telling neighbors that she died, and kept her locked up until her death in 1980. It is unknown how long Fritzl kept his mother locked up in his attic, but newspapers have speculated that it may have been up to 20 years.

Regarding his treatment of the family he had with his wife, he stated, "I am not the beast the media make me to be". Regarding his treatment of Elisabeth and her children in the cellar, he explained that he brought flowers for Elisabeth and books and toys for the children into the "bunker", as he called it, and often watched videos with the children and ate meals with Elisabeth and the children. Fritzl decided to imprison Elisabeth after she "did not adhere to any rules any more" when she became a teenager. "That is why I had to do something; I had to create a place where I could keep Elisabeth, by force if necessary, away from the outside world." He suggested that the emphasis on discipline in the Nazi era, during which he grew up, might have influenced his views about decency and good behaviour. The chief editors of News Magazine noted in their editorial that they expected Fritzl's statement to form the basis of the defence strategy of his lawyer. Critics said his statement may have been a ploy to prepare an insanity defence.

Self-portrayal and psychiatric assessment

After his arrest, Josef Fritzl claimed that his behaviour toward his daughter did not constitute rape but was consensual. His defense lawyer Rudolf Mayer forwarded extracts from the minutes of his talks with his client to the Austrian weekly News for publication. According to these statements, Fritzl said that he "always knew during the whole 24 years that what I was doing was not right, that I must have been crazy to do such a thing, yet it became a normal occurrence to lead a second life in the basement of my house."

Criminal record

Josef Fritzl was convicted for raping a 24-year-old woman in the city of Linz in 1967 and sentenced to 18 months in jail.

According to an annual report for 1967 and a press release of the same year, he was also named as a suspect in a case of attempted rape and known for indecent exposure. More than 25 years later, when he applied for the adoption of one child and foster care for two others, of children to whom his daughter Elisabeth had given birth, his criminal record was not made available to local social service authorities since it had been expunged in accordance with Austrian law.

In 1972, he purchased a guesthouse and an adjacent campsite at Lake Mondsee. He ran it, together with his wife, until 1996.
He retired from active employment when he turned 60 in 1995, but continued some commercial activities thereafter.

In addition to the apartment house in Amstetten, where he lived, he owned several other properties which he rented out.

After completing his education at an HTL Technical College with a qualification in electrical engineering, he obtained a job at Voestalpine in Linz. In 1956, at the age of 21, he married Rosemarie, 17, with whom he had two sons and five daughters.

In 1967, he broke into the home of a nurse while her husband was away and raped her while holding a knife to her throat, threatening to kill her if she screamed. He also attempted to rape a 21-year-old woman that same year, but she managed to escape. Fritzl was arrested and served an eighteen-month prison sentence. After his release, he obtained a job in a construction material firm in Amstetten where he worked from 1969â€"1971. Later, he became a technical equipment salesman, traveling throughout Austria.

Biography of Josef Fritzl

Josef Fritzl was born on April 9, 1935, in Amstetten, Federal State of Austria, to Josef Fritzl, Sr. and Maria Fritzl. He grew up as an only child raised solely by his working mother. His father had deserted the family when Fritzl was four, and never again came into contact with him. His father, Josef Fritzl, Sr, later fought as a soldier in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and was killed in action in 1944. His name appears on a memorial plaque in Amstetten.