Straying rapists sent back to prison Oct 17, 2009
NEARLY half of all serious sex offenders released from prison and fitted with electronic anklets monitoring their every move have breached conditions of their release and been returned to jail ... Once on supervision, the men are fitted with electronic anklets with a GPS tracker and monitored around the clock. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Exercise cheats claim to do the work for you Oct 10, 2009
95)The manufacturer says the fashionable, weighted bangles and anklets help the body burn more calories and build muscle. Wear them during everyday activities or for fitness training. (MSNBC -- Health)
Alcohol-sniffing anklet stirs privacy fears Sep 26, 2009
Loudoun, which began using the alcohol-monitoring device 18 months ago, introduced a pilot program last week using anklets with global positioning system technology to track juvenile offenders. Fairfax County Supervisor Pat S. Herrity (R-Springfield) hopes to promote the use of it for his county, and a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge applied it to a defendant in a domestic violence case. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Kent to display jewelry Sept. 19 Sep 19, 2009
Much of what Kent makes are necklaces, but he also makes anklets, which he said sell for $20 to $30 apiece. He likes earth-toned beads and often integrates hand-blown glass medallions, crystal and even Tibetan skulls into the mix. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
From the HIP Sep 14, 2009
Try nude fishnet anklets, neon highlighter anklets, pointelle tights or full python print leggings on for size. Textured see-thru tights pack a big punch with little weight. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Alta Police Department becomes part of Project Lifesaver - Iowa Sep 2, 2009
The high tech equipment used with Project Lifesaver can be used to track and locate individuals wearing special transmitter bracelets or anklets that emit radio signals that have wondered away and become lost using receivers that pick up these signals. Chief Mike McDonald and officer Randy Hazel feel fortunate to have the equipment. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Gay Party In Takoradi Aug 27, 2009
He said some of the men were holding ladies bags and purses and wore tight jeans and equally tight T-Shirts, while others were also in anklets and silky wrappers tied to their waists. I was amazed at what I sawA young man joined me at the table and after sitting for a few minutes, he pulled out a handbag with a make-up pack and started applying the make-up just as the women do. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Hampi - South India's Finest Holida... Aug 26, 2009
Courtesans bejewelled with golden girdles and anklets of hollow bells made from gold and seed pearls glided by in ornate palanquins ... Here tanks held milk for the thirsty, temples echoed with the music of the soul, the tinkle of anklets, the dance of prayer. (Suite101.com)
Putting Right, Historical Distortions And Scurrilous Talk. Aug 9, 2009
"King of Juaben, Nana Asafo Agyei built up a dominant political position in the crucial northeastern commercial zone which benefitted his Kingdom. His traders competed successfully with those of Kumase and Mampon because Dwaben was a principal supplier of kola(hey, this brings Muramura in Asante Akyem to mind) to Salaga, the international market. The wealth and economic gain from the kola trade was immense. It was the view of visitors in the 1870s that with the Kola nuts exchanged at Salaga, the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
On the edge of the tide Jul 2, 2009
We set off to attend a cultural programme by the local people and were utterly enchanted by their folk songs, dancing, the sound of the madal and the tinkling of anklets. We could imagine these very sounds reverberating through the green expanses of Sundarban for centuries if not millennia. (India Times)
Sundarbans: On the edge of the tide Jun 25, 2009
Back on terra firma in the evening, what else is there to do but get a feel of the local culture We set off to attend a cultural programme by the local people and were utterly enchanted by their folk songs, dancing, the sound of the madal and the tinkling of anklets. We could imagine these very sounds reverberating through the green expanses of Sundarban for centuries if not millennia. (India Times)
Whats in a word? Jun 22, 2009
Theres also another undocumented version of how Indian girls, especially dancers, wore anklets which produced the clinking sound and this eventually became identified with that particular community. Academic and historical references to the origins of keling point to the Kalinga kingdom in India. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bring charges? Jun 18, 2009
On second thought our govt cant keep track of offenders wearing anklets therefore CRIMINIAL CHARGES SHOULD BE BROUGHT AND TERMINATION.. Charges or change. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Montana courts use alcohol-sensing anklet May 4, 2009
Gallatin County has been using the SCRAM anklets for three years and, unlike some other counties, it bought 20 SCRAM units directly from the manufacturer and doesn t work through a third-party service provider. We have (all) 20 units in service. (Helena Independent Record)
Ancient, modern live side by side in Mexico City Feb 18, 2009
There, pot-bellied men dressed like Aztec warriors stomped their seashell anklets to the beat of a drum. We made our way across the crowded plaza, dodging shoeshiners and magazine stands, to the neighboring Catedral Metropolitana, wobbly since construction began in 1573 atop debris from the destroyed Aztec temple complex. (Carroll County Times)
