Why was Jakov Dulcich, owner of Jakov P. Dulcich & Sons, killed?

 

Jakov P Dulcich, born in Argentina of Croatian parents, and later raised in Croatia, came to the USA in his late 20s.  He learned farming from his uncle and started buying land and growing grapes.  Dulcich called his farm ‘Pretty Lady’, honoring his wife.  By the time Jakov Dulcich died he, along with his sons, was running a successful farming business owning thousands of acres of land in California’s heartland, around Bakersfield.  The American Dream that was earned by hard work came to a violent end through another facet of American life: mindless shootings.  Shortly after Dulcich was killed in his SUV, police arrested Mariano Fernandez Perez as the prime suspect.  Perez was arrested because he had a criminal past and a car that he used was found burning by a roadside, far from the crime scene.  When Dulcich was shot multiple times in his car, there were no cameras recording the scene.  But there was an eyewitness, driver of another car that happened to be at the shooting site.  The eyewitness picked up Perez from the Police lineup.  But later, during the trial, the eyewitness showed ambivalence about the identity of the shooter.  The guy who killed Dulcich was not as tall as Perez, and the murdered did not have any tattoos, the eyewitness testified in front of the jury.  Add this to the fact that Perez did not have a motive to kill Jakov Dulcich.  The court acquitted Perez.  But within a year Perez was found beaten to death.

Perez was not found guilty but still Jakov P Dulcich was killed in cold blood.  Who killed Dulcich and why?  Here are two possible scenarios:

1.It was Perez who killed Jakov Dulcich.  The eyewitness changed his statement in the court because he knew about Perez’s gang affiliation and was afraid of his life if Perez was sentenced because of eyewitness’s testimony.  What was Perez’s motive in killing Dulcich? Perez was a lowlife criminal, most probably with a short fuse.  Maybe it was a case of road rage.  Something that Dulcich did while driving infuriated Perez and in his rage, Perez killed Dulcich.
2. Perez did not kill Jakov Dulcich.  The actual killer is still roaming free.

To pursue this case further, especially with respect to the second scenario, we have to find out who benefited from Jakov Dulcich’s death.

Tags: An unsolved murder case shaming the Delano Police Department, Central Valley, Vineyards

Remembering Lawyer and writer Obaid Ur Rehman

 

 

Urdu writer and lawyer Obaid Ur Rehman died on December 8, 2021 in Virginia, USA. 

He is survived by his wife Qudsia and four sons: Ibad Ur Rehman, Imad Ur Rehman, Ifad Ur Rehman, and Fawad Ur Rehman.

 

 

Obaid Ur Rehman Advocate, Urdu Writer

 عبیدالرحمن ایڈووکیٹ، اردو نثرنگار چارکتابوں کے مصنف تھے

 کتابوں کے نام یہ ہیں 

 یاد ہو کہ نہ یاد ہو

 یاد ہے سب ذرا ذرا 

مجموعہ خیال

 نقش خیال 

 Urdu books by Obaid Ur Rehman Advocate 

Yad ho keh na yad ho 

Yad hay sab zara zara 

Majmoo-e-Khayal 

Nakhsh-e-Khaya 

 حلقہ ارباب ذوق انجمن ادب اردو ادبی مرکز ایک شام، ایک شاعر کے نام سول سوساءٹی آف اردو لٹریچر واشنگٹن ڈی سی ورجینیا جامعہ کراچی سندیلہ، لکھنءو بیگم حضرت محل کی تواضع سندیلہ میں کھچڑی سے ہوءی 

Qazi Obaid Ur Rehman Advocate, Urdu Literature, Karachi, Pakistan, Sandila, Lucknow, Begum Hazrat Mahal 

Tags: Obaid Ur Rehman Lawyer, BD member, Advocate Supreme Court, Member Majlis e Shoora

http://rehmanlaw.com 

misspellings: Ubaid Ur Rehman, Obaid Ur Rahman, Ubaid Ur Rahman, Obaidur Rehman, Obaidur Rahman, Ubaidur Rehman, Ubaidur Rahman

A spring of alcohol flowing in the otherwise dry Pakistan

Farasat Kazmi, Murree Brewery's media advisor, is an energetic man.  Kazmi was very kind to arrange my visit of the Murree Brewery factory in Rawalpindi, on a very short notice.

Along with Tops, its sister company, Murree Brewery makes several popular soft drinks.  And then of course are the alcoholic drinks.  Besides its four varieties of beer, Murree Brewery makes Whisky, Vodka, Rum, and Gin.

Murree Brewery is not allowed to export its alcoholic beverages outside Pakistan: not a very wise decision of the Pakistani Government.  Alcoholic drinks coming out of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will be welcomed by the world and the brewery can generate significant foreign exchange for the country.

Pakistan's Muslim population is reported to be around 96%.  Murree Brewery caters to the non-Muslim population of Pakistan;  Pakistani Muslims are not allowed to buy alcohol.  Still, Murree Brewery is having a hard time meeting the local demand of alcoholic drinks.

The light is out: Goodbye Amjad Noorani

 

 I am not sure when was the first time I met Amjad Noorani; it must have been in 2009 or 2010.  Amjad Noorani and his wife, Najma, were physical therapists by profession and had recently retired and moved from Salinas to Los Altos. In the Bay Area, Amjad Noorani had become a desi circle socialite.  We ran into each other often. His big smile and affable demeanor attracted people; I too became friends with him.  I visited him at his home and went hiking with him.  Of particular interest to me were his childhood stories of Karachi, my hometown.  Several years before I discovered Karachi’s country club, he went there to hitch rides on private aircrafts flying out of the Karachi Aero Club.

In his quest to make the best use of his retirement years, once Amjad Noorani got involved with The Citizens Foundation (TCF), there was no turning back. Providing quality education to every child in Pakistan became his dream.  He not only understood the philosophy and work environment of TCF he decided to write a book to tell the story of this one-of-a-kind nonprofit to the world.  The result was ‘Agents of Change’, a book he coauthored with Nadeem Hussain.

 We all have our expiration dates mostly unknown to us but if the checkout time is  revealed, our priorities suddenly become clearer.  After Amjad Noorani was diagnosed with cancer, I noticed a sense of urgency in his desire to get the ‘Agents of Change’ published.  The book got printed a year ago and was well received in literati focused on social change and universal primary education.

 Having heard stories of his younger years and reading the memoir part of ‘Agents of Change’ I thought about doing more in-depth interviews of Amjad Noorani and ultimately become his biographer.  That did not happen.  Amjad Noorani succumbed to the cancer today.

What makes Joe Biden say, 'Putin cannot remain in power'?

 Biden: ‘Putin cannot remain in power’

Look at this photo.  He is the most important man during the ongoing Ukraine conflict.  His name is John Sullivan, and he is the current US Ambassador in Russia. Presumably, through its staff in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok, and paid informants within the Russian Government, the US is constantly collecting information about the prevailing views in the Russian Government and the military about the Russian war in Ukraine.  What made President Biden, during his Poland visit, say ‘Putin cannot remain in power’?  Has the US received information about a growing dissent within the Russian establishment, or is the Biden’s statement part of a psyop meant to put distrust in the mind of Putin for his close associates who may try to unseat him--and by making Putin distrustful of people around him, alienate him from his confederates to ultimately make the prophecy come true?  With in-person peace talks between Ukraine and Russian officials starting very soon in Istanbul, all of us are anxious to see an end to the war and peaceful times to return.

Photo, courtesy of the US Embassy in Moscow

3/28/22; It turned out Joe was just being senile; the State Department says Biden was saying things off-script.  The US has no plan for Putin to be or not to be in power.

Thoughts on Movies: Goodfellas

 

The 1990 film ‘Goodfellas’ is based on the book ‘Wiseguy’ by Nicholas Pillegi.  Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) is half Sicilian (and Jewish) being raised in a New York neighborhood dominated by the Mafia.  He looks up to the cartel and wants to grow up to be a gangster.  And soon in his adulthood he becomes an integral part of the criminal network.  Extortions, thefts, drug deals, murders…all happen very frequently.  This goes on for a while till one day Henry becomes dispensable for the gang.

Movie poster, courtesy of imdb.com

Corona Lost, OPEN SV Forum Won

 

Corona Lost, OPEN SV Forum Won

 

It’s the largest regular gathering of Pakistani-American alpha males--and a few alpha females. It’s an annual Silicon Valley conference where you run into acquaintances you seldom see outside Facebook.  It’s a convention where attendees get educated about the latest developments in technology and the technical jargon in vogue. It had become a yearly ritual for participants to find out what leaders of technology had achieved since the last meeting.  And then the show was disrupted by a virus.  There was no OPEN Forum 2020.  But the virus could only hold the floodgates shut for that long.  The virus lost this year; OPEN Forum came back with a bang. Under the leadership of Andaleeb Ahmed, OPEN Forum 2021, attended by around 400 masked and unmasked people, signaled the official end of the pandemic.

 

Zoozee Z 50 robot vacuum cleaner and mop

 

Zoozee Z50 review

This robot vacuum cleaner plus mop is working fine for me, but I now know how someone can easily get frustrated and return the product within a week of getting it: there seem to be software glitches that require resolution, with patience.  For example, the robot had been charging for over 24 hours, but when I tried this morning for it to start working, the voice prompt told me the robot wanted to recharge.  Recharge?  Why?  You have been charging all night long!  So, I did a couple of things to make the robot understand that it was already charged.  [Turning it off and then on; unplugging the base and then turning the robot off and on; pressing the on/off button along with the arrow (start working) button.]  The resetting worked and the robot got to work quickly.  It did a decent job cleaning up around 250 sq. ft of area--I had closed doors to the rooms and was making the robot work only in the living room and the common areas.

 

Battery life of Zoozee Z50/ robot cleaner battery replacement

Once charged, the robot can work for 60-75 minutes.

Zoozee Z50 uses a 5200 mA-hour LG Lithium Electronic battery. 

Reading from the Internet I understand that the Zoozee Z50 battery can last around 400 cycles i.e., I can discharge and recharge the Zoozee Z50 battery 400 times before the battery will die forever.  Will I be able to replace the internal battery of this robot?  I sure will try. [A quick search on the Internet tells me I can buy a 5,200 mA Lithium-ion battery for $13-$20]

 

Is it economically viable to use a robot vacuum cleaner?

Indeed, it is!  Expect to pay someone at least $20 to clean and mop a 200-400 sq. ft. area.  Zoozee Z50 can do this job in two hours: first hour vacuum cleaning, then recharge, and then another hour of mopping.  In other words, in two charging/discharging operations the robot is paying you back $20.  With a 400 charging/discharging cycle life, this robot is expected to do 200 of your cleaning/mopping jobs, or a total of $4,000 in pay back.  Considering that you paid less than $200 for this robot, the investment makes great sense!

 

Movie Review: Dear Comrades

 This is a place-holder for movie review of the Russian film 'Dear Comrades'

The world did not know about the Novocherkassk massacre when it happened, or for several decades after it happened.  On June 2, 1962, several dozen protesters were killed by the Soviet forces in the town of Novocherkassk, over 650 miles south of Moscow.

You wonder what goes on in closed societies.  You wonder what stories will come out of North Korea after the fall of the Sung dynasty.


I loved the movie and wished my filmmaker friend Irina Sosnovaya would have made it.

I will write more, later.

Photo, courtesy of Wikipedia ('Dear Comrades' film poster)