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Projek tanah Upayapadu: Umno diminta tanya Awang Adek
- Projek tanah Upayapadu: Umno diminta tanya Awang Adek
- Ahmad Maslan's prophecy
- Trojan-Horse Therapy Eliminates Cancer In Mice
- Simple But Really Nice Humour..^_^
- 4 Ribu Rakyat Perancis Peluk Islam Setiap Tahun
- PM of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu's Christmas message
- Christmas in Pakistan - Christians celebrate Christmas in Pakistan: "We are scared. We are frightened. We cannot sit together, we cannot speak loudly, we cannot celebrate openly. We receive threats."
- [KERJA 'BINATANG'] Ketua Penerangan ANAK Ditahan & Diikat Tangan Dibuat Macam Hamba Abdi
- My essay in the Malay Mail: Debate is not part of our culture?
- "Christianity 'close to extinction' in Middle East" by Edward Malnick
- Christmas in Malaysia - An X'mas card to my prime minister by Bob Teoh
- [ISU AIR] Kelentong UMNO BN Terbongkar, Bekalan Air Selangor Cukup Sehingga 2030
- Christmas in Indonesia - Modern, moderate Indonesia supremacists seal off churches, prevent Christmas prayers
- Christmas in the UK - Radical Muslims Take Anti-Christian Protest to St Paul's Cathedral on Christmas Eve
- Puppet Princess is dreaming that she could topple and get the place of the puppet King in 2015
- Breathtaking View Of Teluk Cempedak On A Rainy Monsoon Day.. Brrrr..Sejuk!
- Konspirasi Isa Samad Ambil Alih Koperasi Permodalan Felda Gagal!
- Baby Rafa's First Time Swimming
- A Gift From the Heart
- PETRONAS Diletakkan Bawah J/Kuasa PARLIMEN Bila PR Memerintah Nanti
Projek tanah Upayapadu: Umno diminta tanya Awang Adek
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST
KOTA BHARU: Beberapa badan bukan kerajaan dan Umno diminta bertanya kepada bekas Timbalan Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah Malaysia, Datuk Dr Awang Adek bin Hussin berkaitan pembangunan tanah di Gua Musang.
Ini kerana, beliau yang menandatangani surat sokongan agar projek membabitkan Yayasan Islam Kelantan (Yik) dan Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd dilaksanakan.
Demikian kata Ustaz Fadli Shaari (gambar), Setiausaha Akhbar Menteri Besar Kelantan dalam satu kenyataannya hari ini.
Surat yang ditandatangani oleh Awang Adek adalah kedua selepas surat pertama dari Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi Malaysia pada masa itu iaitu Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui kepada Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd pada 12 Oktober 2005.
Penjelasan Fadli ini merujuk kepada beberapa laporan akhbar yang masih lagi memainkan isu berkenaan sekeping tanah seluas tanah 10,526 hektar milik kerajaan negeri Kelantan yang didakwa sebagai habuan kepada pemimpin DAP Perak agar mereka sudi menyerahkan kerusi Menteri Besar Perak kepada PAS selepas pilihanraya umum 2008.
(Surat Awang Adek dan Peter Chin yang menyokong projek)
Sekalipun penjelasan telah diberikan panjang lebar dalam kenyataan sebelum ini, tetapi kelihatan pemimpin UMNO bersama beberapa NGO pro UMNO masih belum faham atau 'berpura-pura untuk tidak faham'.
Hari ini, 25 Disember 2012, dilaporkan di dada-dada akhbar desakan NGO Orang Muda Berpadu Anti Korupsi (OMBAK), Wira PERKASA dan Pertubuhan Minda Orang Muda (MOM) agar penjelasan dibuat oleh YAB Tuan Guru Menteri Besar Kelantan.
Begitu juga akhbar semalam 24 Disember 2012 di mana Setiausaha Politik Perdana Menteri, Datuk Haji Mohd Fatmi Haji Che Salleh juga turut mengeluarkan kenyataan yang sama nadanya.
"Kenyataan-kenyataan ini seolah-olah ingin menyebut bahawa projek yang dilaksanakan oleh syarikat ini ialah rahsia sehingga ia terdedah dengan laporan blog pisau.net," katanya.
Menurut beliau, ia bukan projek rahsia kerana telah dimaklumkan kepada Kementerian Perusahaan, Perladangan dan Komoditi Malaysia.
Surat kelulusan pula telah dihantar kepada pihak Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd pada 12 Oktober 2005 dan ditandatangani sendiri oleh Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi Malaysia pada masa itu iaitu Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
"Salinan surat-surat tersebut saya kepilkan bersama untuk rujukan," kata Fadli dalam kenyataannya.
Justeru, katanya, beliau meminta semua pihak di Kelantan terutama pemimpin UMNO dan NGO-NGO boleh bertanya terus kepada Dato Dr Awang Adek berkenaan isu ini.
Menyentuh kenyataan Pengerusi OMBAK agar YAB Tuan Guru Menteri Besar mendakwa blogger pisau.net jika benar ia merupakan satu fitnah, Fadli menulis, "saya kira OMBAK boleh bersabar."
"Mana tau, jika nasib baik, OMBAK pun boleh dimasukkan bersama dalam senarai defendan nanti," katanya berikutan cadangan Menteri Besar Kelantan agar pihak yang memfitnahnya sebelum ini disaman.
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 AM PST
It's good to harbor confidence that we (BN) will win the upcoming general elections with a two-third majority, better than what we recorded in 2008. Taking back the seats lost to the opposition is also part of our main strategy.
But what strategy?
Over confidence, loose argument and illogical approach introduced in 2008 failed to help the ruling party retain that strong two-third majority at the Parliament. We also lost five State Assemblies.
It's easy to say that BN will win, that BN will win big and is capable of wresting 20 opposition seats. I like it, and I believe many others support that idea. Its the same story Ahmad tells those who attend his function nationwide.
However, what is the formula to support his prophecy? Just telling Umno members to work hard when the opposition, on the other hand tells its supporters to 'work harder?'
Tell me and others, what is the calculation or the basis to support that '20 seats' when his information wing is not doing much to woo votes, just like the weakening Infomation Dept and JASA under the Ministry of Information, Communications and Cultre?
With such statement (has repeats it everywhere he goes), the opposition laughs at him and BN, and they will worker extra harder to retain the 20 seats in Ahmad's list.
MALACCA: Barisan Nasional is capable of wresting back 20 opposition-held seats to secure a two-thirds majority in the coming general election, said Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan.Over confidence and complacency led to the 'disastrous defeat' BN incurred about 4 years ago. Everywhere the leaders go, they will relate the same old story again and again. Ahmad Maslan has been giving talks and conducting courses to prepare the 'information people' face the general elections.
And again, what is his formula to undermine the opposition?
Trojan-Horse Therapy Eliminates Cancer In Mice
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST
BBC ONLINE: 21 December 2012
Last updated at 01:14 GMT
Trojan-horse therapy 'completely eliminates' cancer in mice
By James Gallagher
Health and science reporter, BBC News
A hollow Trojan horse filled with soldiers was supposedly used to enter Troy
experimental "Trojan-horse" cancer therapy has
Simple But Really Nice Humour..^_^
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:08 AM PST
4 Ribu Rakyat Perancis Peluk Islam Setiap Tahun
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:27 AM PST
Badan Statistik rasmi di Perancis mendedahkan bahawa dalam setahun, ia mencatatkan ada empat ribu warga Perancis yang memeluk agama Islam.
Hal ini menyamai dengan apa yang ditunjukkan oleh kajian kementerian dalam Negeri Perancis.
Diumumkan pula oleh para ahli Agama di Perancis, sejauh ini terdapat tujuh puluh ribu warga Perancis yang berpindah Agama menjadi Agama Islam.
Hal ini membuat Agama Islam menjadi pertama yang dijadikan pilihan sebagai pegangan hidupnya, diikuti oleh Kristian Katolik dengan penganut setiap tahun berjumlah 2900 orang dan Yahudi 300 orang.
Menurut para ahli sosiologi Perancis, sebelum usia 15 – 20 tahun merupakan alasan utama yang membuat mereka yakin untuk masuk Islam, dengan alasan pencarian rohani mereka.
Tapi sekarang berbeza, alasan utama mereka memeluk Islam adalah iklim sosial, sebagaimana disampaikan oleh Al-Alokah.
Meskipun sejak dahulu Muslim sudah ada di Perancis, baik Perancis daratan mahupun wilayah kependudukannya di luar Eropah, imigresen massa Muslim ke Perancis di abad 20 dan 21 telah membuat negara ini menjadi salah satu negara dengan komuniti muslim terbesar di Eropah.
Detik Islam
PM of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu's Christmas message
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:12 AM PST
"Today Christian communities throughout the Middle East are shrinking and many of them are in danger," said Netanyahu, according to the announcement published by his bureau in Hebrew and English. "...this is of course not true in Israel. Here there is a strong and growing Christian community that participates fully in the life of our country."
Christmas in Pakistan - Christians celebrate Christmas in Pakistan: "We are scared. We are frightened. We cannot sit together, we cannot speak loudly, we cannot celebrate openly. We receive threats."
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:04 AM PST
"A dark Christmas for Pakistani Christians," by Shamil Shams for Deutsches Welle, December 25 In many parts of the world, Christmas means a time of celebration. But for Christians in Pakistan, who live under constant fear of persecution by the state and majority Sunni Muslims, there is not much to celebrate.
Christians make up about two percent of the 180 million people living in Pakistan. Rights organizations say that like any other religious minority, they face legal and cultural discrimination in the Islamic Republic. Pakistan's non-government human rights commission, HRCP (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan), reported that the year 2012 was one of the worst years for Pakistani Christians; a number of them were charged with blasphemy, their churches were burnt and houses looted in many parts of the country.
Blasphemy is a sensitive topic in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, where 97 percent of the population is Muslim. Controversial blasphemy laws introduced by the Islamic military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s make life for Christians more difficult. Activists say the laws have little to do with blasphemy and are often used to settle petty disputes and personal vendettas; they say the Christians are thereby often victimized.
Living under blasphemy laws
On August 16, Rimsha Masih - a Christian girl aged between 10 and 14 - was accused of committing a blasphemous act by a religious cleric in her town. The cleric said she had burnt pages upon which were inscribed verses from the Koran. Masih was promptly taken into police custody. Pakistani officials claimed the girl suffered from Down's Syndrome, a genetic disorder causing major learning disabilities. Western governments expressed serious concern over her arrest. After numerous protests by rights organizations and Western governments, a Pakistani court ordered her release from custody. More here.......
[KERJA 'BINATANG'] Ketua Penerangan ANAK Ditahan & Diikat Tangan Dibuat Macam Hamba Abdi
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:55 AM PST
Maran: Kembara Oren Selamatkan Felda peringkat Pahang, kelmarin kecoh apabila Ketua Penerangan Persatuan Anak-Anak Peneroka Felda (Anak), Noraza Muda yang mengetuai konvoi ditahan dan diikat tangannya.
Tindakan tersebut dilakukan bagi menghalang Noraza dan peserta konvoi memasuki kawasan Felda Kampung Awah, Chenor.
Pengarah Pilihan Raya Pas Maran, Shamsuri Hussin yang turut menyertai program berkenaan berkata, pada awalnya konvoi berjalan dengan lancar dari Felda Bukit Kepayang, Bera.
"Suasana bermula apabila konvoi tiba di Felda Kampung Awah. Noraza ditahan dan diikat kedua belah tangannya.
Katanya, tindakan tersebut menimbulkan kemarahan peserta konvoi dan berlaku ketegangan di kawasan tersebut.
Menurutnya, keadaan kembali reda apabila Ketua Polis Daerah Maran, Pemangku Deputi Superintendan, Sulaiman A. Hamid campur tangan dan mengarahkan Noraza yang ditahan selama 15 minit di sebuah pondok dilepaskan.
Katanya, hasil rundingan dengan penduduk, konvoi dibenarkan memasuki kawasan Felda dan meneruskan program penerangan jelajah di Markas Pas di dalam kawasan Felda itu.
Shamsuri berkata, insiden berkenaan cukup mengecewakan dan pihaknya mengutuk tindakan tidak bermoral pihak yang menghalang jelajah berkenaan.
Menurutnya, peserta konvoi juga terkilan dengan tindakan pihak yang mencetuskan provokasi.
"Perbuatan ini melanggar Perlembagaan dan undang-undang yang memberi hak kepada semua rakyat negara ini untuk ke mana sahaja dan berhimpun dengan aman.
"Pemuda Pas Maran yakin bahawa sebahagian besar peneroka dan penduduk Felda kini matang dalam berpolitik, mereka tahu untuk memilih pimpinan dan wakil dalam memperjuangkan hak dan kebajikan mereka.
Kelmarin, Kembara Oren di Negeri Sembilan kecoh apabila ratusan penduduk menghalang laluan konvoi berkenaan.
Sebelum ini pada 3 November insiden yang sama berlaku di Felda Lawin Selatan, Gerik Perak. -SH
My essay in the Malay Mail: Debate is not part of our culture?
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 04:34 AM PST
I recently attended a reunion of my Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) Bahasa Malaysia debating team.
It's always good to see old friends again but this gathering was extra special given what a closely-knit group we were.
We won the Prime Minister's Trophy in 1999, being the fourth MCKK BM team to do so.
The team which featured Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah won it in 1980 while PKR strategic director Rafi zi Ramli was part of the MCKK team which won it twice in 1992 and 1993.
The gathering reminded me of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's refusal to debate Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
In June, Najib responded to Anwar's challenge to debate saying:
"We will look at the situation. If there needs to be a debate between the leaders, then a debate will be held.
But it is not part of our political culture as a whole.
"Most importantly the rakyat has adequate information (in) making a decision.
"And we will provide political parties the opportunity to broadcast their respective manifestos when the time comes."
It strikes me as ironic that while the prime minister claims debates are not part of our culture, his father, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, had established the Prime Minister's Trophy as a debating contest for fully-residential schools in 1974 at his alma mater, MCKK.
Najib has no qualms attacking Anwar. Yet, when Najib had the opportunity to confront Anwar directly, he did not show up.
The opposition leader was present when the prime minister unveiled the budget, but Najib and almost the entire cabinet were absent when it was Anwar's turn.
If Anwar was such a bad finance minister, why didn't they at least turn up in full force to hold Anwar to account?
In fact, if Anwar truly is not a factor in Malaysian politics, now is the chance for Najib to expose this.
The only time Anwar was allowed to be live on national television since his removal was when he debated Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek on the oil price hike in 2008. But it was quite unfair for Shabery, to be forced to debate the opposition leader.
If debate is not part of our culture, then why did that debate take place in the first place?
How do these critics of debates explain our Parliament's robust tradition of debate from the times of Dr Burhanuddin al-Helmy, Dr Zulkifly Mohamad, Ahmad Boestamam and Dr Tan Chee Khoon?
If debate is not part of our culture, then why did Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek debate Lim Guan Eng?
The truth is, Malaysians want their leaders to debate and deliberate. While the world might focus on the US presidential debates, it is now widely accepted as part and parcel of democracies: the United Kingdom, Egypt, Indonesia and Japan, among others, all have debates.
In March, the Merdeka Center reported that 54 per cent of Malaysians, including an overwhelming 75 per cent of young Malay voters want an Anwar-Najib debate to be held.
Among fence-sitters, 62 per cent of them want a debate to help them decide on which leader is best for Malaysia.
This brings me back to school debates. Recently we saw Batang Kali Assemblyman Mohd Isa Abu Kasim slapped with a RM1,000 fine for uttering a sexist remark in the Selangor State Assembly, when he asked executive councillor Elizabeth Wong to jangan sampai terlupa jaga hutan sendiri (not to forget to mind her own forest).
In 2007, Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin attracted condemnation when, in response to criticism on the Parliament's frequent roof leaks, stated that Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan too "leaked" every month.
When I took part in the debate in support of the motion to fine Isa I recalled that I never encountered such crude, disgusting remarks while I was debating for my school. Such language is certainly not part of our culture.
I remember many debaters had ambitions to be politicians while they were at school, but maybe it is politicians like these that could learn a thing or two from school debaters?
"Christianity 'close to extinction' in Middle East" by Edward Malnick
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 03:30 AM PST
Telegraph December 23, 2012 Why? It's a question that the media never asks, because they know the answer and they work furiously to obfuscate and cover up the why and the who. Christianity faces being wiped out of the "biblical heartlands" in the Middle East because of mounting persecution of worshippers, according to a new report.
The most common threat to Christians abroad is militant Islam
The study warns that Christians suffer greater hostility across the world than any other religious group. And it claims politicians have been "blind" to the extent of violence faced by Christians in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The most common threat to Christians abroad is militant Islam, it says, claiming that oppression in Muslim countries is often ignored because of a fear that criticism will be seen as "racism". It warns that converts from Islam face being killed in Saudi Arabia, Mauritania and Iran and risk severe legal penalties in other countries across the Middle East. The report, by the think tank Civitas, says: "It is generally accepted that many faith-based groups face discrimination or persecution to some degree.
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"A far less widely grasped fact is that Christians are targeted more than any other body of believers." It cites estimates that 200 million Christians, or 10 per cent of Christians worldwide, are "socially disadvantaged, harassed or actively oppressed for their beliefs." "Exposing and combating the problem ought in my view to be political priorities across large areas of the world. That this is not the case tells us much about a questionable hierarchy of victimhood," says the author, Rupert Shortt, a journalist and visiting fellow of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.
He adds: "The blind spot displayed by governments and other influential players is causing them to squander a broader opportunity. Religious freedom is the canary in the mine for human rights generally." The report, entitled Christianophobia, highlights a fear among oppressive regimes that Christianity is a "Western creed" which can be used to undermine them.
State hostility towards Christianity is particularly rife in China, where more Christians are imprisoned than in any other country in the world, according to the report. It quotes Ma Hucheng, an advisor to the Chinese government, who claimed in an article last year that the US has backed the growth of the Protestant Church in China as a vehicle for political dissidence. "Western powers, with America at their head, deliberately export Christianity to China and carry out all kinds of illegal evangelistic activities," he wrote in the China Social Sciences Press. "Their basic aim is to use Christianity to change the character of the regime...in China and overturn it," he added.
The "lion's share" of persecution faced by Christians arises in countries where Islam is the dominant faith, the report says, quoting estimates that between a half and two-thirds of Christians in the Middle East have left the region or been killed in the past century. "There is now a serious risk that Christianity will disappear from its biblical heartlands," it claims. The report shows that "Muslim-majority" states make up 12 of the 20 countries judged to be "unfree" on the grounds of religious tolerance by Freedom House, the human rights think tank.
It catalogues hundreds of attacks on Christians by religious fanatics over recent years, focusing on seven countries: Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, Burma and China. It claims George Bush's use of the word "crusade" after the September 11 attacks on New York created the impression for Muslims in the Middle East of a "Christian assault on the Muslim world". "But however the motivation for violence is measured, the early twenty-first century has seen a steady rise in the strife endured by Christians," the report says.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq left Iraqi Christians "more vulnerable than ever", highlighted by the 2006 beheading of a kidnapped Orthodox priest, Fr Boulos Iskander, and the kidnapping of 17 further priests and two bishops between 2006 and 2010. "In most cases, those responsible declared that they wanted all Christians to be expelled from the country," the report says.
In Pakistan, the murder last year of Shahbaz Bhatti, the country's Catholic minister for minorities, "vividly reflected" religious intolerance in Pakistan. Shortly after his death it emerged that Mr Bhatti had recorded a video in which he declared: "I am living for my community and for suffering people and I will die to defend their rights. "I prefer to die for my principles and for the justice of my community rather than to compromise. I want to share that I believe in Jesus Christ, who has given his own life for us."
The report also warns that Christians in India have faced years of violence from Hindu extremists. In 2010 scores of attacks on Christians and church property were carried out in Karnataka, a state in south west India. And while many people are aware of the oppression faced in Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi and other pro-democracy activists, targeted abuse of Christians in the country has been given little exposure, the report says.
In some areas of Burma the government has clamped down on Christian protesters by restricting the building of new churches. "Openly professing Christians employed in government service find it virtually impossible to get promotion," it adds. The Telegraph
Christmas in Malaysia - An X'mas card to my prime minister by Bob Teoh
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 03:31 AM PST
The Rt Hon Prime Minister,
Shalom and Yuletide greetings of peace, love, and blessing. Notwithstanding the crucifix controversy during the Christmas reception for you by the Christian community last year, you have decided to join their celebrations this year again. This reflects boldness and courage on your part, Sir.
This augurs well for peace and harmony in the country. It goes without saying that we in Malaysia, continue to enjoy good interfaith relations despite efforts of incendiary bigots in our midst to destroy it. Alhamdulillah, such heinous acts are but in vain as the Lord God Almighty is indeed sovereign over our beloved homeland. Hallelujah. You fondly recall your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI last year, and that Malaysia has formally established diplomatic relations with the Vatican City. As pointed out by you, "another step forward came last week as the government announced that it will ensure that any Malaysian Christian who wishes to travel to Jerusalem for a pilgrimage is able to do so." This reflects the gentle face of Islam surely.
You also pointed out in your Christmas blog, "... since becoming prime minister I have placed a lot of emphasis on the unifying concepts of 1Malaysia and the Global Movement of the Moderates. These concepts are partly about establishing a dialogue, which is important, but I am also determined that they lead to real action too."
I am also encouraged that you would, "...have the pleasure of taking part in a tea party with members of the Christian community to mark Christmas and listen to their views."
Unfortunately, Sir, I would not be at the Christmas reception today as I am away from the country. Allow me to air my views by way of this Christmas card to you and I trust I will have your ear. Surely you are unlike the guy from Pahang who wants to cut off his ears and throw them into the Pahang River, probably polluting it in the process. Silly man, that one.
The Orang Asli slapping case - Kelantan
It's already over two months since a teacher at SK Bihai near Gua Musang in Kelantan had allegedly slapped four Orang Asli non-Muslim students, aged between 12 and 14, on Oct 23 because they had failed to recite the Muslim doa over lunch at their school.
They may be non-Muslims but they this is not the way to treat bumiputeras like them. Sir, your 1Malaysia unifying concepts compels you to act with urgency. Indeed, Islam must be seen as a tolerant religion.
Conversion to Islam of an under-age Iban schoolboy - Sarawak
You may not know it yet prime minister but a top Iban Catholic student of Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah - the prestigious residential Mara junior college in Kuching - was recently converted to Islam. This occurred just before his SPM exams without his parents' knowledge or permission. He comes from a very remote village. This is not an isolated case as church leaders there will tell you that this has been going on for a very long time as part of the Umno-BN Islamisation strategy in Sarawak and Sabah.
Sir, you have two options. This first is to kill the rumour if indeed it turns out to be one. This does not take much effort or time to determine this matter one way or another. If indeed the conversion did take place, then the school need to explain how an under-age conversion can be allowed to take place in its premises without his parents' consent or knowledge. There are no two ways about it, Sir. You have to act fast and quick to assure the Christian community, especially that of the Malay speaking bumiputera Christians of Sarawak and Sabah, that your 1Malaysia is exactly what it means. No backdoor conversion, please.
Under-age conversion of four Christian students - Labuan
Recently, four under-age bumiputera Christian students, one Catholic and three Protestants, at a government residential school in Labuan were converted to Islam. The conversion allegedly took place during a school activity. Local pastors have taken the matter up to the school but it had denied the activity was organised by the school.
A comprehensive report has been compiled by church leaders there to be handed to the Sabah state government. But Labuan is a federal territory and as Jakim, or the Islamic Development Department, is parked under your nose in the Prime Minister's Office, it is within your power to intervene and act immediately to resolve the dispute without damaging religious harmony further.
All you need to do is ask to see the voluminous report. And act on it. We have had enough of cow stealing but in this case, no more stealing sheep from the Good Shepherd please.
MyKad Islamisation of bumiputera Christians
Sir, you are already familiar with this case as it was discussed by your cabinet just recently. Indeed, you had asked two Christian cabinet ministers, one from Sabah and the other from Sarawak, to act on the complaint immediately.
But what has happened? Nothing as usual. Does this mean that the National Registration Department can ignore cabinet directives? The complaint is that bumiputera Christians in Sabah (and Sarawak) have been classified by the National Registration Department (NRD) as Muslims automatically when issuing them their MyKad simply on the basis that they have "bin" and "binti" in their names.
The NRD has refused to rectify their errors. Instead it has asked complainants to go to the syariah courts to get an order saying that they are Christians and indeed not Muslims. How much more ludicrous can your administration get? Sir, if you mean what you say, then give the two federal minsters a kick in their butts and while at it make sure one lands on the bum of the NRD chief too. Can be done Sir, just execute the famous Bruce Lee one-leg-three-kicks.
The Allah word and the Al-Kitab
It has been three long years since the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled on Jan 31, 2009 in favour of Herald, the Catholic Weekly, that even though Islam is the religion of the federation, this does not empower the government to prohibit the use of the word 'Allah' by others. It also found that the word 'Allah' was not exclusive to Muslims. But your administration has appealed against it. The Court of Appeal is out on a stroll and not in any hurry to hear it. This is a travesty of justice. As prime minster you should not allow a useless judicial traffic cop to erect illegal roadblocks to justice.
The titular Roman Catholic archbishop of Kuala Lumpur was the one who sued your administration and won. I wonder what you will say to him when you meet him at today's tea party? Malaysiakini
[ISU AIR] Kelentong UMNO BN Terbongkar, Bekalan Air Selangor Cukup Sehingga 2030
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 03:53 AM PST
Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) yakin bekalan air mentah di Selangor kini 100 peratus mencukupi dan mampu menampung keperluan rakyatnya sehingga tahun 2030.
Pengarah LUAS, Md Khairi Selamat berkata, sehingga 20 Disember lalu, kapasiti air bagi Empangan Tasik Subang, Empangan Semenyih, Empangan Langat, Empangan Klang Gates dan Empangan Batu adalah penuh pada tahap 100 peratus sehingga berlakunya limpahan.
Manakala kapasiti air bagi empangan Sungai Tinggi pada tarikh yang sama adalah pada tahap 93.33 peratus dan Empangan Sungai Selangor (90.17%).
"Kapasiti Empangan Sungai Selangor dan Sungai Tinggi ini dijangka akan terus meningkat hasil daripada kadar hujan yang banyak ketika Monson Timur Laut daripada bulan November sehingga Mac.
"Berdasarkan kadar peningkatan takungan, kapasiti kedua-dua empangan ini dijangka akan kembali penuh sebelum bulan Februari 2013," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Menurut Md Khairi, berdasarkan kajian semula sumber air negara (2000-2050), jumlah air larian permukaan di Negeri Selangor adalah sebanyak 17,000 juta liter sehari (JLH) setelah mengambil kira jumlah penyejatan dan susupan semula air bumi.
Manakala jumlah air yang diabstrak untuk bekalan air kepada penduduk adalah sebanyak 4501 JLH.
"Sekiranya usaha dilakukan untuk menakung atau menyimpan sebanyak 40 peratus daripada jumlah air larian permukaan tersebut, sumber air mentah di negeri Selangor boleh dimanfaatkan sehingga tahun 2030," katanya.
Tepis dakwaan Ong Tee Keat
Kenyataan ini sekaligus menepis dakwaan bekas Presiden MCA Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat bekalan air Selangor semakin menyusut dan tiada sumber yang baru.
Md Khairi, LUAS telah mengenal pasti lokasi yang berpotensi untuk dibangunkan sebagai sumber air tambahan seperti kolam projek tebatan banjir Sungai Rasau di Lembangan Klang dan juga Kolam Bestari Jaya di Lembangan Selangor.
Md Khairi berkata, kolam terbabit akan bertindak secara dwifungsi sebagai kawalan tebatan banjir dan juga kolam penstoran air ketika berlakunya aliran banjir.
Sebanyak 20 kolam takungan (banjir atau kolam bekas lombong) lain juga dikenal pasti berpotensi untuk dijadikan sumber air tambahan di Daerah Hulu Selangor, Kuala Selangor dan Kuala Langat.
"Kolam-kolam berkenaan dengan jumlah anggaran 325 juta meter padu merupakan rizab simpanan air mentah yang boleh dibangunkan sebagai sumber air tambahan (tertakluk kepada kualiti airnya).
"Selain itu,beberapa lokasi lain yang mempunyai potensi yang sama sebagai sumber air tambahan seperti kolam bekas lombong MC8 dan MC9 di Lembangan Langat.
"Kajian kemungkinan yang terperinci akan dilaksanakan bagi memastikan kebolehdapatan sumber air berkenaan," katanya.
LUAS dalam masa yang sama juga menurut beliau kini sedang dalam proses pelaksanaan aplikasi' River Bank Filteration' (RBF) dan juga pembangunan sumber air bumi (sehingga 15%) yang dijangka mampu menyumbang kepada peningkatan kebolehdapatan sumber air di Selangor.
Christmas in Indonesia - Modern, moderate Indonesia supremacists seal off churches, prevent Christmas prayers
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 02:00 AM PST
"How can we think about Christmas decorations or a Christmas tree when our church is still sealed off from us?" "Beleaguered Indonesian Churches Still Shut This Christmas," by Lenny Tristia Tambun for the Jakarta Globe, December 21
While Christians across Indonesia are busy decking out their churches with colorful Christmas decorations, two congregations on the outskirts of Jakarta are fighting just to be allowed to enter their churches for the holiday. For the Rev. Palti Panjaitan of the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) Filadelfia congregation in Bekasi, the lack of a Christmas tree is the least of his worries. "How can we think about Christmas decorations or a Christmas tree when our church is still sealed off from us?" he said on Thursday.
"Our focus now is just to be able to hold Christmas prayers in our own church."The congregation of around 600 has since 2007 been forced to worship on the street outside its church or in members' homes as the Bogor district administration continues to deny it a permit. The congregation has taken the matter to the West Java State Administrative Court and the Supreme Court, both of which ordered the district to issue the permit and reopen the church. But the district has refused to comply, citing residents' opposition to the presence of the church in their midst. "It should be a very straightforward matter for us to get the permit, but they keep clouding the issue," Palti said.
"In reality, it's only a few people who don't want us there." The group's plan this year, as it has been every Christmas since 2007, is to keep lobbying the local community and authorities to allow them to hold Christmas services in their church. Palti said that if their efforts failed this year, they will have to fall back on their now familiar routine of holding a very brief service at another church in Bekasi. In Bogor, the GKI Yasmin congregation faces a nearly identical quandary, although in its case it was awarded a permit that was promptly revoked by municipal authorities in 2006.
Rini, a congregation member, said that this year the group planned to celebrate Christmas in its church, which remains sealed off despite a Supreme Court ruling ordering it reopened two years ago. "Whether or not the authorities permit it, we're intent on worshiping in our church," she said. "That's all we want, so hopefully we can celebrate Christmas properly this year."She added that the congregation had also sent an invitation to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to be the guest of honor at the Christmas prayer.
The Yasmin and Filadelfia congregations have for the past year tried to draw the president's attention to their plight by holding joint Sunday services on the street outside the State Palace. To date, however, the central government has refused to enforce the court rulings in either case, arguing that under the principle of regional autonomy, the local authorities are free to act as they see fit....Hat tip: Jihad Watch
Christmas in the UK - Radical Muslims Take Anti-Christian Protest to St Paul's Cathedral on Christmas Eve
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 01:57 AM PST
A group of radical Muslims is planning to use St Paul's Cathedral to protest against the sins of British society and the fallacy of the Bible. The protesters were due to gather outside the cathedral at 1pm, while a Christmas Eve Eucharist takes place inside.
Ahead of the protest, radical preacher Anjem Choudary claimed that Jesus belonged to Islam and that British society was riddled with "sin"."We say Jesus is a Muslim prophet and not the Son of God," he said in a leaflet. Choudary, a former solicitor, has previously been linked to raidical groups including Al Gruabba and Islam4Uk, which were banned by the government for inflammatory preaching and praising terroist attacks including 9/11 and the 7/7 London bombings.
St Paul's Cathedral as it appears
Nobody at St Paul's Cathedral could be reached for comment by IBTimes UK. However, a City of London Police spokesman said: "We are aware of it and are not expecting a significant event." IB Times
Puppet Princess is dreaming that she could topple and get the place of the puppet King in 2015
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 01:46 AM PST
Puppet Princess is dreaming that she could topple and get the place of the puppet King in 2015.
I just cropped that part from other people's picture as a satire .
Breathtaking View Of Teluk Cempedak On A Rainy Monsoon Day.. Brrrr..Sejuk!
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 03:45 AM PST
Merry Christmas..hohoho..
Also Wishing Everybody Happiness And Good Health Always..
Konspirasi Isa Samad Ambil Alih Koperasi Permodalan Felda Gagal!
Posted: 25 Dec 2012 01:04 AM PST
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi KL, Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, membenarkan KPF untuk mencabar keshahihan keputusan Panel Rujukan Pertikaian SKM pada 26 Nov lalu yang membatalkan Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan KPF ke 31, 20 Jun lalu.
Mahkamah juga membenarkan permohonan KPF untuk menggantung arahan SKM yang mengarahkan KPF mengadakan semula AGM pada 27 Dis ini.
Alhamdulillah, konspirasi Isa Samad yang memperkudakan Ismail Sabri Yaakob dan Dato' Md Yusof Samsudin, Pengerusi Eksekutif SKM untuk mengambilalih KPF telah GAGAL!
Keputusan berani hakim yang menyelamatkan caruman dan aset berbilion ringgit milik 246,000 ahli KPF.
ANAK mengalu2kan keputusan yg sangat melegakan ini. Syukur kpd Allah SWT.
Marilah kita sujud syukur bagi menzahirkan kemenangan bermakna ini..
ALLAHUAKBAR 3x -mazlan aliman
Mahkamah Tinggi batalkan AGM KPF 27 Dis
Baby Rafa's First Time Swimming
Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:36 PM PST
Hi! It is 25th Dec and we are on the Xmas break and enjoying it to the max mengalahkan orang yang sambut Xmas. I have been on leave since Saturday and will only be back to work on 2nd Jan! Bliss!
On Sunday we took the kids to our regular pool at POGH. Hey it is Rafa's first time swimming! He uses Abang Miki's old floaties, a swim diaper and Abang's Miki old swimming shorts. Kesiannye laa semua second hand LOL!
Miki's first time swimming was when he was 4 months old. We wanted to take Rafa to the pool when he was 4mo too but the weather doesn't permit. Finally on Sunday it isn't raining and although it is not sunny either but jadilahhh…
The water is chilly and wind is blowing but somehow we know Rafa would not mind! This baby loves water and his bath time so much since forever! Check out his expression the moment we float him on the water!
Happynyeee sampai terjelir-jelir! LOL
He doesn't complain of the cold water, in fact Miki was so impressed when he paddles his tiny chubby feet just like a little swimmer. And all they way he is smiling and grinning his cheeky toothless grins.
Rafa paddles kanan -kiri! Pandai and berani!
Mohammad, Nuh and Luth! Si abang adores his Adik to bits!
Rafa listening to Miki yang tengah kelentong apa tah dengan penuh kusyuk…
Happy lagi!
My kids!
This is almost dejavu to me. Just a few years ago we were here taking Miki for his first swim and now we are here again for his brother's first time. Miki was rather scared and holding on to Daddy's face while in the water. But Rafa is totally different. Rafa spend first 10 minutes paddling around and the last 5 licking the water. That's when we pull him out if the pool. He already got water in his nose sampai merah-merah… water in his eyes and his mouth but he doesnt mind at all… Rafa oh Rafa…
But Miki at 5 years is brave enough to swim without his floaties in the grown up pool but of course we are not letting him lah! Below is Miki swooshing down the water slide all alone all by himself, he was so gayat of this thing couple of years ago…
He splashes down from the slide into the grown-up pool and starts swimming away. Pandai anak Mummy… dah besar sangat dah… It was such a joy bringing up Miki until he is what he is today. And with Rafa on board it just keeps getting better. We got a feeling that Rafa is more "hero" than his big brother.
At 5 months sometimes he cries for a bath just like we would cry for milk. He knows where the bathrooom is and would stop crying just as we open the door. Once we took a step into the bathroom he will start giggling happily. When we are removing his clothes, Rafa got the hint that he will be taking his bath already, if we wipe our wet hand on his face it just confirms his anticipation and he would grin tergedik-gedik happy giler nak mandi nih! Kelakar la Rafa!
At 5 months also he loves the out door and gets bored of the house. He would lifts both hands suruh dukung to anybody standing especially in front of the door. No holding him while sitting on the couch too! Too boring and Rafa would cry… Mengada kan? sabar jelah!
Mummy and Daddy and Abang Miki look forward to bringing you to our outdoor activities, Adik Rafa. You be good and stay healthy and strong ok! We love you!!
Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:30 PM PST
December is the busiest time of the year. Everyone's busy preparing for the holidays and continuing family traditions. Has it ever crossed your mind, as to how many really stop and think what Christmas is all about? Are we teaching our children the true meaning of Christmas or how many gifts need to be bought? If we have taught our children the true meaning of Christmas, what we've instilled in them will be carried into generations to come. I like to see families create traditions all year long. Afterall, the original gift to all of us here on earth, was given from His heart. For through our hearts, one single gift of kindness, can touch an endless amount of hearts forever.
This is a story about a child that saw the importance of giving and never thought about giving up. Some may think a child isn't old enough to carry enough wisdom to teach us all a lesson in living. But I've learned a heart grows from life's many challenges and sometimes a child's challenges can be far greater than some adults. We met a little girl seven years ago, during one of my daughter's occasional hospital stays. Her name was Beth and she was my daughter's room mate for a week. Beth was a very happy girl despite her medical problems she was facing. Her long blonde curls always seemed to bounce with her smile. The girls got to know each other well and had become good friends. On the pediatric floor of the hospital, we saw many seriously ill children. It was so sad, even though my daughter had an uncurable kidney disease and not a very good chance of living to see old age herself. We always saw many children with all kinds of cancer, and sadly enough Beth was one of those children. She was doing two weeks of chemo and radiation. I was amazed at her will and determination to never give up despite how very sick her treatments made her. She was always concerned about my daughter and the other children with cancer she grew to know over her many hospital stays.
My daughter's IV treatments were done after a week and I was happy to finally bring her home. We were awaiting the final discharge orders when Beth appeared from the other side of the curtain that separated their beds. She said, "I want you to have this. I know you need a new kidney, so keep this angel pin with you till you get better. She will watch over you so you smile all over. My friend, John gave this to me to watch over me, but it's time for this angel to watch over you. When you get your new kidney and smile, you can give this angel to someone that needs her too. I'm done reading my book so here's my bookmark that has a poem on it called, Don't Quit!, I know it by heart anyhow." My daughter thanked her and the girls exchanged hugs and big smiles. I knew, we may never see Beth again, but we never forgot the gift she gave from her heart that day. During that year, we found out Beth has passed away. It was so sad to know such a beautiful little girl was no longer bouncing smiles to everyone she would meet. Her sincere kindness will stay with us forever.
We kept that angel for six more years. My daughter had gone beyond what medical journals had studied and expected from her disease. Was it the angel watching over her or pure luck? My daughter ended up on kidney dialysis for over a year, and one month after almost loosing her, a kidney became available and she received a transplant. My heart tells me, an angel upstairs was watching with a loving smile. My daughter had kept that angel pin and now she felt it was time to give it to someone who needed watched over till they could smile again. She gave it to an elderly man trying to overcome the damage from heart problems and undergoing extensive therapy. His family has informed us, that when he returns home he wants to give the angel to someone he knows suffering from a brain tumor.
How many families and hearts this angel has touched no one knows for sure.
But all it took was one single gift of kindness, that has and will touch an endless amount of hearts forever.
So this Christmas season, look around and see that gift that can't be bought. Create a tradition with your children or maybe someone you love. Make someone's day and do the unexpected, let a friend know you care, or greet a stranger with a warm smile. Give the gift that keeps on giving. It's open twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, it's a gift from your heart. Afterall, isn't that what Christmas is all about?
PETRONAS Diletakkan Bawah J/Kuasa PARLIMEN Bila PR Memerintah Nanti
Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:34 PM PST
Ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan memotong dividen tahunan Petronas RM30 billion kepada Putrajaya jika Pakatan Rakyat (PR) menang dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang, menurut laporan portal berita perniagaan Bloomberg.com hari ini.
PR bercadang untuk menetapkan dividen Petronas kepada negara berdasarkan peratus keuntungan syarikat yang ditetapkan, dan dengan ini membenarkan syarikat petroleum negara itu untuk membuat lebih pelaburan di luar negara yang dijangka memberi lebih banyak keuntungan, kata pengarah strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli (gambar).
"Petronas seharusnya diuruskan secara komersil sepenuhnya," katanya kepada Bloomberg semasa menerangkan cadangan Anwar, yang merupakan ketua umum PKR.
Menurut Bloomberg, pentadbiran PR akan mengadakan jawatankuasa peringkat parlimen di Dewan Negara untuk meningkatkan ketelusan terhadap Petronas, yang sekarang ini melapor terus kepada perdana menteri.
Petronas kini dilihat sebagai sumber kewangan negara, dengan laporan dari Reuters berkata pada Julai lalu ia adalah pembayar cukai terbesar dan sumber kewangan terbesar negara, dan menyumbangkan 45 peratus dari perbelanjaan kerajaan yang terus mempunyai hutang yang tinggi.
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Petronas, Shamsul Azhar Abbas berkata pada September lalu bahawa model sekarang, di mana pembayaran RM30 billion setiap tahun kepada Putrajaya harus ditukar kepada 30 peratus berdasarkan keuntungan, menurut laporan Bloomberg itu lagi.
Selain itu, perubahan polisi PR ialah untuk meningkatkan rizab petroleum negara dan pendapatan Petronas dengan membeli banyak blok petroleum di luar negara, dan mengurangkan pencarian di kawasan petroleum yang kecil di dalam negara.
PR dilaporkan berkata pencarian petroleum di luar negara mungkin merupakan cara yang lebih baik untuk mendapatkan pulangan yang lebih tinggi daripada pelaburan Petronas dalam masa lima tahun yang berjumlah RM300 billion.
"Terdapat banyak kemungkinan akan mendapat blok yang lebih besar untuk kita dapatkan petroleum di luar negara.
"Kita akan hilang peluang untuk jangka masa panjang, kerana China sedang agresif mencar blok petroleum di seluruh dunia," kata Rafizi kepada Bloomberg selepas temuramah bersama Bloomberg Selasa lalu.
Dalam pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Petronas telah menawarkan pemotongan cukai dan perkongsian pengeluaran kepada syarikat carigali petroleum luar negara untuk memikat mereka untuk mencari gali kawasan petroleum luar pantai di negara ini.
Najib pada November 2010 berkata pencarian kawasan baru itu bermungkinan menjana pendapatan sehingga RM50 billion untuk 20 tahun akan datang, menurut laporan Bloomberg.
Tetapi menurut Rafizi, cara Putrajaya itu cuma untuk jangka masa pendek.
"Ini bukan soal kewangan, ini soal masa dan tenaga kerja.
Potensi untuk mencari kawasan baru yang besar sangat terhad," kata Rafizi, dengan Bloomberg melaporkan bahawa pengarah strategi PKR itu pernah bekerja di unit perancangan perniagaan di Petronas.
Andrew Harwood, seorang penganalisis dari syarikat konsultasi dari Singapore Wood Mackenzie Ltd, bersetuju dengan Rafizi.
"Ia sangat munasabah jika syarikat petroleum negara keluar dari sempadan negara untuk pencarian kawasan petroleum baru.
" Beliau berkata dengan melakukan sedemikian, Petronas akan menggunakan sumbernya untuk mencari yang lebih besar, manakala kawasan minyak yang lebih kecil akan ditinggalkan kepada syarikat lain.
Victor Shum, konsultan dari Singapura berkata Petronas harus membuat kedua-duanya dengan mencari sumber tempatan dan membeli blok di luar negara.
"Ini adalah peluang untuk menjadi lebih berjaya dan efisyen dari segi kos.
Mereka perlu cari gali kawasan tersebut," kata pengarah urusan IHS Consultant yang dilaporkan oleh Bloomberg.
Menurut Bloomberg, rizab petroleum Malaysia akan bertahan 29 tahun lagi, sementara itu rizab gas akan bertahan 37 tahun. -TMI
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Oh where oh where did the TomTom go!
The new TomTom GPS that my mom received for Christmas went missing. We discovered this as we were getting ready to head to over to Virginia Beach to the Cheesecake Factory and to the Boardwalk Christmas lights. We backtracked to our business where was the last place she remembered having it in her hands. No TomTom. We went back home and searched and searched and searched, no TomTom. I prayed that it would show up but no TomTom. We finally went and picked up my sister and her family who were already mad we were late because we couldn't find our TomTom, she was doubly mad because she gave it to my mom for Christmas. My mom is now in tears and then my brother in law said he didn't want to go because he said my mom would ruin their night because she was upset. She did eventually calm down but still no TomTom. She worried and worried but tried not to show it. When we got home we went back to our business and looked all over her desk. No TomTom. I was beginning to think that she accidentally left the car unlocked this afternoon and someone took it. We came back home, looked all over the computer, her room, no TomTom. Then I told her to pick up the bag I had from Sunday School and lo and behold there was Betsy, the TomTom. How did Betsy get there since we do know the route to church, she has only driven it for 55 years? I know, I rode with her today to save gas and she slammed her brakes on two times and things went flying. I have to assume that the TomTom dropped in my bag then because I had no reason to have the TomTom in my Sunday School bag. I don't need GPS to teach preschoolers. Well sometimes I need some serious help but never what a GPS can help me with unless I may neeed to find one of the munchkins. ( It has happened during a presentation, she went and sat with her aunt and I did not know it, really scared me.) Well anyways despite the upset, TomTom was found and my prayer was answered but in God's time not mine. Thank you.
Posted by Becky Sutherland at 5:43 PM
2 comments:
- a corgi said...
thank you Lord for finding Betsy!! in our house Betsy is called Stella and she comes in real handy sometimes
Happy New Year!
- 28 December, 2008
- Jenn said...
WOW..so glad you found it. I can imagine how you all must have felt.
We haven't named ours but we lose ours sometimes too for a short period of time when we switch cars. Did you make it to the Lights? We haven't been for a while but they're really nice to see!
- 29 December, 2008
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The temperature of the house is quite pleasant, I think,
with peacefulness that's quite relaxing.
No Bob calling out, "Jenny, can you get me a drink?"
or hovering over my shoulder while constantly asking, asking, asking.
The dog is filled with a little woe,
while the cat could really care less,
that my mother isn't there to talk at them, and fuss, and pet.
My TiVo isn't trying to record some lame game show,
and the T.V.'s volume is considerably less.
So now I can snuggle up and relax, knowing I've done all I did, with no regret.
It's pretty clear that Dr. Seuss won't be losing his job any time soon, isn't it? I apologize for my lame attempt at writing an ode, but I had this overwhelming feeling of happiness and I wanted to express it creatively.
Mom and Skidmark (aka Bob my step-"father") made it off to Florida yesterday and drove quite a ways before they decided to grab a hotel. I would love to say the last few days were nice and full of happiness, but it was really quite the opposite. Bob hid his camera yet again and sat while Mom and I looked for it……angrily. She asked him why he always hides it and he said, in his old-man crabby way, through gritted teeth, "I did NOT hide the camera." So I looked at him and asked, "Then why, pray tell, can we not find it? AGAIN!" He said, "Ohhh.. so you think I hid it?" as he looked at me out of the corner of his eye. I could feel my anger meter shooting up higher, "No one cares about your camera, Bob, but you. Incase you don't remember, and I'm sure you don't, I have my OWN camera… and golly gee, I know EXACTLY where it is." He said, "Well, maybe David took it?" and my mom shot him a look, "David doesn't care about taking pictures." so he added, "Maybe Derek took it?" This angers my mom even more. Derek, my sister Kim's oldest has been here for a few days. So my mom jumps up from her seated position and screams, "How DARE you blame this on anyone but yourself. My son wouldn't take anything… maybe your son would, but not mine." And he angrily says, "Oh, shut up."
That line, my friends, is where the last straw broke. I had been just outside their room making my way to the garage and saw him wave an angry hand in my mom's direction as he said it. I stormed in and pointed a finger at his ugly old face and said, "Don't you EVER tell my mother to shut up. EVER!" He said, "Mind your own business." And so I got closer, "Oh… this is my business.." and I was crazy mad with my voice shaking, but calm, "… and if you ever say anything like that to her again, I will kick your ass. Mark my words. I don't care how freakin' old you are, there's no reason for you to treat her the way you do. And I've had enough. Now GET UP and look for your camera." He got up and walked out of the room, and I stormed out of the house looking for the camera in the cars. I was really too mad to really look, but I did what I could while the adrenaline pumped through me.
When I got back inside he was sitting on the couch and I said in passing, "Get up and look, Bob. You lost it, you have to help look. I'll be damned if I'm going to make myself crazy looking for your crap while you sit there and wait for it to be dropped in your lap." He got up and made his way to the kitchen. "It's not in there, THINK about where you normally hide it and look there." So he shuffled off while I stormed up to check out the upstairs rooms. He was sitting again and when I came down I was like, "What the heck, Bob? Look!" He said, "Oh, shut up." And I walked over to him and said, "Get your ass up and look for your camera. And I meant what I said earlier, Bob, I will kick your ass if you ever talk to her that way again. Do you understand that?"
This is where it gets hilarious.
He says, "You'll end up in that pond out back." The man can't even get up off the sofa without rocking back and forth to stand, and he's going to put me in the pond? I had to laugh. I said, "Bob, your wrinkly old man threats don't scare me. Now get up." He sat there a second and then got up.
We finally found the darn thing a little while later, and we made fun of his "I'll put you in the pond." remark endlessly.
Ahh…family… can't live with 'em…..can't uh… yeah.


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Here are my thoughts on the 4th lecture of Justice by Harvard University.
"For men, being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker, they are his property, whose workmanship they are, made to last during his, not one another's pleasure."- John Locke
Am I God's property? I don't believe I am. I believe that God can create anything including a free man. To be able to create us with freedom shows that God is wise. If we had been created by a being without wisdom, they may have created servants or property.
"One may destroy a man who makes war upon him… for the same reason that he may kill a wolf or a lion; because such men… have no other rule, but that of force and violence, and so may be treated as beasts of prey, those dangerous and noxious creatures, that will be sure to destroy him, whenever he falls into their power."- John Locke
If you understand a lion or a wolf it becomes unnecessary to kill them. They are still dangerous beasts yet you have learned how to alter your behavior to their presence. When a lion attacks, I do not behave like a lion and attack in return. There must be better ways to share a world with dangerous people.
Justice by Harvard University http://www.justiceharvard.org/
To read my thoughts on earlier lectures click on the label at the bottom of the blog that reads Justice by Harvard University.


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Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa
EPS is one of those rare diseases that always made me scratch my head. The disease follows a specific pattern of eruption, whereupon the body rejects abnormal elastic fibers, eliminating it transepidermally. That part, I understand. But, why would it always eliminate the fibers in an arcuate or annular fashion? That puzzles me.
Clearly, the body attacks elastic fibers and then tries to eliminate them, resulting in the distinctive pattern of eruption that makes it look like nothing else.
There are three variants of EPS: NAR (i.e. idiopathic), Reactive and Drug Induced. This was a case of drug-induced EPS due to D-Penicillamine, which is the drug associated with drug induced EPS. What is the difference between a time trial bike and a regular road bike? One point.
These lesions begin as figurate groups of papules which are dome shaped and often umbilicated, and usually only one area at a time breaks out, except in Down's Syndrome patients, where they can have a generalized eruption.


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This April, a stout little Manx cat showed up on my doorstep in the middle of the harsh spring cold snap. I couldn't leave him outside in 20-degree weather. I held the door open for him.
He walked right in like he'd lived here all his life. He rubbed against my cats like he'd always known them. The second night he lived here he snuggled into my side like he belonged there.
Today was his first vet visit.
The vet said I didn't have to test for feline leukemia today; I could wait and see if Sidney got sick. But I have three other cats. Better safe than sorry. It seemed like just a formality for Sid, so stout and handsome. But I'll err on the side of caution when it comes to something as important as the life of a pet.
The vet took a blood sample as the tech held Sid still.
When they were done I sat in the examination room. I gathered Sid up from the corner where he was investigating the dust and equipment cords, and held him in my arms.
He snuggled right in, creeping closer, fitting his head under my chin. Then digging his back feet in and snuggling needily into my neck. I petted the length of his warm, strong body, hearing him purr.
It's been such a busy, grueling week. To simply sit and hold my cat for ten minutes felt like a vacation. Ten whole minutes to myself, doing nothing but petting a warm, healthy bag of firm cat-flesh. My stout, healthy boy with a funny stub of a tail. Sidney.
The vet came in briskly.
I take in strays, so I expect the usual "Well, _____ tested negative! Everything's fine. Let's get to those vaccines." And then I smile with relief and stand up.
It's always been that way with all my rescues. But not with Sid.
The vet walked in, grim, looking down. And I knew.
He explained that Sidney has feline leukemia, a killer of cats, one of the prime diseases vets vaccinate against. Some cats fight it off and live normal lives, about 10%. The rest have severely reduced lifespans. Feline leukemia is actually a disease of the immune system, and every illness taxes the cat's ability to make itself well. Someday a disease comes that's too much, or the feline leukemia induces cancer (that's how it got its name), and the animal dies. This commonly happens when the cat is still very young.
My other cats are protected by their vaccines, and can live with Sid safely. Neighborhood cats are not so secure. Sidney is now a carrier of a fatal disease. However, so is whatever cat infected him, so confining him is not the easy solution to keeping unvaccinated cats on my street safe.
Sid is only about four years old. That's what we figure from looking at his teeth. The remainder of his life could be measured in weeks or months, years only if he is lucky. Of course he could fight the disease off, too. But while I am an optimist, I find it's wise to plan for failure. Hope for the best; be ready for the worst. And the worst will be death taking my good little pet, whose life is not cheap or meaningless. Sidney has a brain, eyes, personality. His half-inch stub of a tail makes me laugh when it lifts, a funny furry stump. He is his own creature. He is alive.
How can death be so close? How can Sidney ever be anything other than what he is now? Time is supposed to be what takes him, long stretches of time. I can't believe this thief is in my house, lying in wait, trying to take Sidney away somewhere I can never get him back from.


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Vampire Diaries - Catching Up *Spoilers*
By The Light of the Moon
This is one of my favorite episodes. A) Stefan trapped in the tomb. I only wish he would have stayed there longer. B) Elaina under supernatural house arrest. C) Tyler has a seriously intense transformation with Caroline looking on helplessly. I have enjoyed Caroline so much more since she became a vampire. D) Elijah pays a visit to Elaina and we take another twist on our doppelganger journey. E) Surprise! There are more wolfs in the pack. I keep asking myself "is Mason Lockwood REALLY gone?" Given this shows track record for bringing dead people back more times than anyone could think possible, I find it hard to believe but we shall see. F) Rose makes a penitent return saving Damon's life in the process, and Bonnie losses the moonstone to some tricky witches. An excellent episode to leave us with, counting the minutes until its return.
The Descent
Stefan disappears in this episode to go looking for answers from Isabel. Elaina is left to nurse Rose on her sick bed as she descends into madness from the werewolf bite. With the loss of Rose we get a glimpse as to why Damon has become the person he is now. In the end, he completely cracks and tells a complete stranger that more than anything he misses feeling human, just before he eats her. I think there are dark days ahead for Damon. A good Damon episode but a little lacking in storyline, it was not the big return from break show that I was hoping for. It did tie up some loose ends and did stand to remind us that Damon is a wild card.
I'm excited to see where the rest of season 2 takes us. In the mean time, here is an article I ran across to give you a little insight into what may be coming up and a teaser for the season 2 finale.
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Films: The Conversation
The Conversation
Reviewer: Wally
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Released: 31st October 2011 (DVD & Blu)
Popcorns: 4/5
The Conversation starts slowly, with the audience not really sure about what is happening. We slowly realise that the couple we can see walking about are being monitored by a group of men who seem to be following their every move. It is only when Harry Caul (Hackman) jumps in the back of a clapped out old van that we realise this is old school surveillance.
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Veet pulls its ad after creating hairy controversy
"Don't risk dudeness."
That's the tagline in Veet's new wax strip advertisement, which has stirred up some controversy online from both men and women. The 30-second commercial features a couple peacefully sleeping in bed. A clean-shaven man wakes up, shocked, next to hairy guy with a woman's voice — meant to imply that women should shave to avoid looking like hairy dudes.
The ad, which was originally posted on Monday, was removed from Veet's YouTube page and website on Wednesday morning. However, it can still be viewed through Google's cache.
At the end of the ad, the shaggy man transforms into a woman, and it ends with the line, "Feel womanly around the clock."
Backlash from both men and women immediately surrounded Veet's ad, with many claiming it shames women and measures masculinity by body hair.
The first advertising campaign focused on women shaving appeared in 1915 in an issue of Harper's Bazaar, with an ad portraying a young woman posing with exposed, shaved underarms.
UPDATE, April 9, 3:36 P.M.: Veet has released the following statement on their Facebook page.
Hi…this is the Veet marketing team in the US. We just wanted to let everyone know, we get it – we're women too. This idea came from women who told us that at the first hint of stubble, they felt like "dudes." It was really simple and funny, we thought. To be honest, the 3 of us could really relate to these real-life moments and they made us laugh. Not everyone appreciated our sense of humor. We know that women define femininity in different ways. Veet helps those who choose to stay smooth. Our intention was never, ever, to offend anyone, so we decided to rethink our campaign and remove those clips. Thank you for letting us know how you feel.
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The egg comes first, engineers find as building work is halted to protect egret colony
Earthworks halted after birdwatchers warn egret breeding season at risk
Work to prevent landslides that is being carried out near one of the city's richest egret-nesting colonies has been halted amid warnings that the breeding season was about to begin and the birds could be disturbed.
The works, which involve soil stabilisation and drainage improvements on slopes beside the colony at Tai Po Market, will not recommence until the breeding season is over, the Civil Engineering and Development Department confirmed yesterday.
The project was due to be suspended next month until the end of August so as not to disturb the birds as they mated and hatched their young. The decision to halt work now came after birdwatchers and conservationists warned the department that the breeding season was regarded as beginning in March.
Bird Watching Society senior conservation officer Jocelyn Ho Pui-lam said: "Our main concern is that disturbance in the colony during the breeding season may scare off the adult birds and they may not return to feed their hatchlings." She added that, despite a temporary halt, the work could still prompt the colony to move out of the area in the future.
A department spokesman said: "Our contractor is tidying up the construction as well as making good the area before temporary closure of the site."
He said his department had already agreed to a temporary halt after consulting the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department before the work began in November.
"There may have been some misunderstanding," he added. "We had planned for the works to stop in April and recommence in September after the breeding season."
At least three main types of egret nest in the Tai Po Market colony, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. They are: the black-crowned night heron, little egret and great egret. The first colony of birds arrived more than 20 years ago.
The Bird Watching Society recorded 77 nests in the Tai Po Market colony last year, a 38 per cent drop from the previous year.
The colony, just off Kwong Fuk Road, is the city's fourth biggest nesting ground, accounting for 10 per cent of the 758 nests last year.
The birds in the colony actually moved some 20 metres east from their original territory last year following roadside works by the Water Supplies Department.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.JORGE LOUIS GONZALEZ, DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Honorable Richard J. Arcara United States District Judge
On April 5, 2010, defendant Jorge Louis Gonzalez filed a motion to expunge his criminal record from this case. Because the governing case law addresses Mr. Gonzalez's request directly, responding and reply papers are unnecessary. For the reasons below, the Court will deny the motion.
On July 30, 2004, Mr. Gonzalez pled guilty to one count of threatening to use explosives in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(e). On October 29, 2004, he was sentenced to two years of probation without special conditions of supervision. Over five years later, on April 5, 2010, Mr. Gonzalez filed the pending motion. In his brief motion papers, Mr. Gonzalez mentioned that he moved to Naples, Florida in late 2008, married, and now has a new 6-month old son. Mr. Gonzalez explained further that he has had numerous opportunities to seek employment but that each opportunity ultimately fails because employers discover his conviction during background checks and distance themselves from him. Mr. Gonzalez now seeks expungement of his conviction from his criminal record because "I want my life back and I understand that it was a serious mistake that I made but I humbly ask you to give me an opportunity to be able to work so I can support my children."
"[E]xpungement lies within the equitable discretion of the court, and relief usually is granted only in 'extreme circumstances.' In determining whether such circumstances exist, courts have considered the delicate balancing of the equities between the right of privacy of the individual and the right of law enforcement officials to perform their necessary duties." U.S. v. Schnitzer, 567 F.2d 536, 539 (2d Cir. 1977) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). "In considering these equities, courts must be cognizant that the power to expunge is a narrow one, and . . . should be reserved for the unusual or extreme case." Id. at 539 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Here, Mr. Gonzalez's case concluded without the types of legal defects or constitutional concerns that made expungement appropriate in Schnitzer. The only reason that Mr. Gonzalez has presented for expungement is difficulty in finding employment. The Court certainly understands Mr. Gonzalez's desire to distance himself from his past conduct and "to get a good job and work, go to school and just live my life," but this desire by itself does not justify expungement. See, e.g., U.S. v. Gaskin, No. 99-CR-0158, 2010 WL 1221589, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2010) ("While Defendant['s] record has caused him difficulty in finding employment-and even though he currently has the opportunity to become employed pending his record's expungement-adverse employment decisions are a result of arrest and conviction, and do not constitute grounds for expungement.") (citations omitted); Slansky v. White, No. 96 CIV. 2338, 1996 WL 312401, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. June 10, 1996) ("The sole ground for [the former defendant's] motion, the potential adverse effect on his future employment, provides insufficient justification, per se, for the expungement of his arrest record.") (citations omitted).
The long-held rules about expungement do not mean, however, that the Court cannot express sympathy for Mr. Gonzalez's situation. Mr. Gonzalez's motion papers are brief, but taken at face value, they express his wish to distance herself from bad decisions that he made in his life, for which he has paid a price. An essentially identical situation presented itself in U.S. v. James, No. 97 CR 715, 2003 WL 21056989 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2003), and a quotation from that case is appropriate here:
For the reasons set forth above, plaintiff's motion for expungement must be denied. Unfortunately for plaintiff, if there is some force that will permit her to move on and put the lingering effects of her conviction behind her, it is not the law, but rather the willingness of an employer to display enough understanding and wisdom to recognize that defendant has paid her debt to society. While the law does not go so far as to erase the records of a youthful lapse in judgment, neither does it envision that she will be forever branded as a pariah and precluded from fully contributing to the fabric of society . . . . To merely pay lip service, however, to the tenet of "paying one's debt to society" and to continue to regard that debt as never to be absolved is socially self-defeating and morally wanting. Despite having found no basis upon which to grant plaintiff's motion for expungement, this Court is nevertheless prompted to express the same hope it did in [In re Farkas, 783 F. Supp. 102 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)], that prospective employers will not look askance upon [her].
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World Cup 2014: 6 Potential Replacements for Italy's Giuseppe RossiFebruary 14, 2014
World Cup 2014: 6 Potential Replacements for Italy's Giuseppe Rossi
The cruelty of Giuseppe Rossi's knee injury on January 6 is not lost on anyone. The Italy international had missed two seasons with injuries to the ACL in his right knee before starting the season like gangbusters at Fiorentina, scoring 14 times in 18 games and earning a call back to the national team.
That made it all the more heartbreaking to watch Rossi writhing on the ground after a terrible tackle by Livorno's Leandro Rinaudo, clutching that right knee.
Fortunately, Rossi did not tear the ACL again, although doctors did identify a "stress" on the previously repaired ligament.
Recent news has been encouraging. Ben Gladwell of ESPN FC reported this week that Rossi could potentially return to the team before the end of April.
That would mean that he would be ready in plenty of time for the World Cup in June. Italy manager Cesare Prandelli was quoted by Gladwell a week after his injury that he would "wait for him right to the very end."
Even with the optimistic timetable that was revealed this week, there is still a possibility that Rossi will miss FIFA's showpiece in Brazil. He was in a similar situation two years ago after his first injury, when he rushed himself to be ready for Euro 2012 and reinjured his knee in training.
Rossi has certainly learned the lesson of that, but all the same it would behoove Prandelli to start thinking about alternatives if the worst comes to pass.
Here are six players who could take Rossi's place in the Italian roster if he isn't available to partner with Mario Balotelli.
Domenico Berardi
Age: 19
Club: Sassuolo (on loan from Juventus)
Caps: 0
Nineteen-year-old Domenico Berardi is a long shot to be a starter on Prandelli's team, but the youngster is making a serious push to be included in the World Cup squad.
Berardi has scored 12 times this season, good for joint-third with Torino's Ciro Immobile and Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain. That number includes a hat-trick against Sampdoria and a virtuoso four-goal performance against AC Milan.
Berardi is proficient on either wing or as a central striker, and his breakout year is turning a bunch of heads. Prandelli is known to use friendlies to experiment and give young players a chance to break into the squad. The March 5 friendly against Spain at the Stadio Vicente Calderon could give Prandelli the chance to run the youngster out in a blue shirt and see how he handles international competition.
That game is the only one on Italy's schedule between now and May 13, the date that the provisional rosters need to be submitted to FIFA. If Berardi is called up and impresses, he could get himself on that 30-man list. A May 26 friendly against Colombia in Bogota would then be his last game to impress before the June 2 deadline for 23-man rosters to be submitted to FIFA.
Berardi's breakout season has been impressive, and Prandelli has a history of rewarding such campaigns (see: El Shaarawy, Stephan). Should Rossi fail to be ready, a place in Brazil may be his for the taking.
Ciro Immobile
Age: 23
Club: Torino (co-owned with Juventus)
Caps: 0 (14 caps, 10 goals at U21 level)
Ciro Immobile was the primary striker for Italy's run to the final of the U21 European Championships. He scored an equalizing goal in the final after 10 minutes before the Spaniards unzipped the Italian defenses for three more goals and cruised to a 4-2 victory.
Two years removed from leading Serie B with 28 goals, Immobile has finally made good on the promise he showed under Zdenek Zeman at Pescara.
This season Immobile is tied for third in the league with 12 strikes and has combined well with Alessio Cerci. Together the two have the Granata in seventh place and within striking distance for a spot in the Europa League next season.
He is getting hot at exactly the right time, scoring seven times in his last seven matches. Immobile is probably another candidate for a look-see at the Vicente Calderon on March 5, when Prandelli can decide if he wants to include him on the provisional roster and bring him to Coverciano for a longer look.
Francesco Totti
Age: 37
Club: Roma
Caps (Goals): 58 (9)
Francesco Totti hasn't played an international match since the 2006 World Cup final against France. Injuries and dissatisfaction with media scrutiny caused him to officially retire from international competition a year after the Azzurri's triumph in Berlin.
But Totti's incredible form this season under Rudi Garcia has given Cesare Prandelli cause to consider him as an option for Brazil.
Prandelli has had success with moves like this in the past. Two summers ago he brought another older forward—Antonio Di Natale—to Euro 2012 even though he had taken no part in qualifying. Toto validated him by scoring Italy's goal in the 1-1 group-opening draw against Spain and generally playing well.
The big difference in that example, of course, is the time frame.
Di Natale hadn't participated in qualifying for the Euros two seasons ago, but he had been on the roster for the 2010 World Cup and scored a goal in the ill-fated group-stage finale against Slovakia. Totti, on the other hand, hasn't played an international match in eight years.
His numbers this year are impressive—five goals and seven assists playing almost as a false nine in Garcia's 4-3-3. The debate on his participation is still going on.
Before the draw for the tournament, several of his teammates from the 2006 team voiced doubt. Ben Gladwell of ESPN FC quoted Gennaro Gattuso as saying he'd "struggle physically to cope with a tournament like the one in Brazil." In the same article Fabio Cannavaro voiced concern over the pressure Totti would be under.
While the latter point of view doesn't carry much weight, Gattuso may be on to something.
If the Confederations Cup showed Prandelli one thing, it was that the conditions in Brazil are going to make this tournament more physically grueling than average. The fact that Italy must play a group game in the Amazon cauldron that is Manaus adds to the demands. Can a 37-year-old body handle that kind of punishment?
It will all have to be taken into consideration, but if Rossi is not able to make the tournament it may open the door for Prandelli to take one of the greatest players in Italy's history to a last World Cup.
Alberto Gilardino
Age: 31
Club: Genoa
Caps (Goals): 57 (19)
Alberto Gilardino started in the semifinal and third-place game of this summer's Confederations Cup after Mario Balotelli was sent home with an injury.
He failed miserably.
Immobile and lacking any edge, he managed just 18 touches in 90 minutes of the semifinal against Spain. While two of them led to key passes, he managed only a single shot—and failed to find the target. He managed 10 more touches in 120 minutes against Uruguay in the third-place game but again failed to find the target with his only shot of the match. It was a dismal performance.
In spite of this, Gilardino has managed to keep his spot on the national team, largely because he is a favorite of Prandelli from their days together at Fiorentina.
He did manage a goal against Bulgaria in September's World Cup qualifiers in the stead of a suspended Balotelli and has scored nine times this season—as many as Super Mario.
Still, he is far from an ideal starting XI player in the Italian setup.
Prandelli's affinity for him will likely get him a place in his third World Cup. If he does go he would be one of four members of the presumed squad—along with Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi—to remain from the victorious 2006 squad. That experience could be valuable, but he shouldn't be more than a sub if he does go to Brazil.
Alessio Cerci
Age: 26
Club: Torino
Caps: 9
Two years ago it looked like Alessio Cerci would be consigned to the land of wasted potential. That was before he was purchased from Fiorentina on co-ownership by Torino and reunited with his old coach Giampiero Ventura.
Under Ventura he's rediscovered the magic that led to such high regard in his youth. Last season he scored eight times and added 12 assists—only two fewer than league leader Marek Hamsik. This year he has taken well to moving from the wing to a second striker position, where he has effectively partnered with Ciro Immobile and notched 10 goals and seven assists.
Cerci went to Brazil with the Azzurri to the Confederations Cup, so he's a known quantity with Prandelli. The ease with which he took to the seconda punta role at Torino this year could give him a leg up on a roster spot, seeing as how that's the best way to deploy Rossi alongside Balotelli.
Pablo Osvaldo
Age: 28
Club: Juventus (on loan from Southampton)
Caps (Goals): 13 (4)
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo has had a rough go of it this year. His dust-up with Aurelio Andreazzoli after the Coppa Italia final saw him left off the Confederations Cup squad despite leading Roma with 16 goals.
The incident with Andreazzoli led to a sale to Southampton, who broke their club record to gain his services. The road was bumpy. The FA suspended him for three games after a sideline scuffle against Newcastle in November, and the team suspended him for two weeks a month later after a training ground fight with teammate Jose Fonte. In 13 games he scored only three times.
After his fight with Fonte he was sent on loan to Juventus, which may end up being a fantastic move for him.
The Bianconeri were looking for depth in front with the Europa League looming next month, and Osvaldo is perfect for them to use as a Thursday striker while giving first-choice pair Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente some rest time.
If he can perform well in that role and deputize effectively in the league on the weekends, he could remind Prandelli why he has so often been looked on as the squad's "vice Balotelli" in recent times. He just has to make sure he keeps his head and doesn't run afoul of Prandelli's strict policy of personal conduct.


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Achaea janata
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Definition of the noun Achaea janata
What does Achaea janata mean as a name of something?
Achaea janata is a species of Acanthodelta.
- synonym: species Achaea janata
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Noctuidae
- genus: Acanthodelta
- species: Acanthodelta janata
- observational distribution: specimen and observational data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Network (not necessarily true occurrence density gradients)
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Dictionary of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (1998)
by O. P. Singh, S. K. Srivastava
Castor scmilooper: Achaea Janata Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). It is a serious of castor in all parts of India and Pakistan and has also been reported from Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The larvae feed on foliage whereas adult moths of this ...
A Dictionary of Entomology (2011)
CROTON CATERPILLAR Achaea janata (Linnaeus) [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae]. A polyphagous moth widespread in South-east Asia, south Pacific and Australia. Adult wingspan ca 6 cm; forewing pattern pale and dark brown; hindwing black ...
The Pesticide Encyclopedia (2014)
by Kalyani Paranjape, Vasant Gowariker, V N Krishnamurthy, Sugha Gowariker
The second pest, the adult fruit sucking moth (Achaea janata), is a large, colourful lepidopteran pest. It attacks the ripened fruit at night, while the larvae survive on alternate weeds Tinospora cordifolia (called gulwel in the Indian language of ...
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