GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant in a clash in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Hamas sources said.
Hamas and Gaza residents said Israeli troops exchanged fire with Hamas militants inside the coastal strip near a border crossing between Israel and southern Gaza.
Residents said Israeli tanks crossed into the territory after the clash.
An army spokeswoman said she was looking into the report.
Israeli forces frequently cross into Gaza to try to stop Islamist militants from firing rockets into Israel.
Selasa, 22 Januari 2008
Clinton, Obama clash in debate
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.
Obama's complaints about former President Bill Clinton's attacks on him on behalf of his wife's campaign boiled over at a rancorous debate. Hillary Clinton flayed Obama for his praise of the late President Ronald Reagan, a Republican icon reviled by many Democrats.
The back-and-forth was so fierce that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, running a distant third in the Democratic race, accused them of squabbling and often had trouble getting a word in edgewise.
The Republican presidential contenders, meanwhile, flooded Florida ahead of a crucial showdown on January 29 in a nomination race where three different candidates have scored wins and a fourth, Rudy Giuliani, is looking for a breakthrough.
For Democrats, South Carolina is the next battleground in a seesawing race to find a candidate for the election in November. Obama, an Illinois senator, holds a slim lead in polls in the state, where more than half of the likely voters on Saturday will be black.
In the televised debate, Clinton accused Obama of praising ideas from the opposition party over the past 10-15 years after Obama said last week that Reagan "changed the trajectory of America."
"Now I personally think they had ideas. But they were bad ideas," said Clinton, a New York senator who would be America's first woman president. "They were bad ideas for America."
Obama, who would be the first black U.S. president, shot back that he was in no way praising Republican ideas, but simply saying that Reagan had been able to bring political rivals together.
When Clinton interrupted to say she had not mentioned Reagan, Obama said, "Your husband did."
"I'm here, he's not," she tossed back.
"Well I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes," Obama replied, a sign of his increasing exasperation at the attack role Bill Clinton is playing in her campaign.
U.S. economic woes provided an important background in the debate, in which all three participants expressed fears of a recession and denounced President George W. Bush's $145 billion stimulus plan as too little, too late.
But the personal exchanges were remarkably sharp even for a Democratic campaign that has been rough and tumble.
Obama said while American jobs were being shipped overseas years ago, Clinton had been serving as a corporate lawyer "sitting on the board of Wal-Mart," a company that many see as responsible for selling cheap imported products that have resulted in many U.S. jobs going overseas.
"SLUM LANDLORD IN INNER CITY CHICAGO"
Clinton angrily accused Obama of practicing law and representing a political contributor, Tony Rezko, "in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago." Prosecutors have accused Rezko of fraud and Obama's campaign has given to charity campaign contributions from donors linked to Rezko.
At times CNN host Wolf Blitzer had trouble maintaining control of the debate, which took place on a national holiday to honor King, the slain civil rights leader.
Clinton and Obama came into South Carolina with tempers on edge after a bruising fight over Nevada on Saturday, won by Clinton.
Edwards is desperate for a good showing in South Carolina, his birth state. He raised questions about dozens of votes Obama made when he was an Illinois state senator when he simply voted "present" instead of yes or no.
"Why would you vote over 100 times present?" Edwards asked.
Neither party has established a clear front-runner in the race to pick the two candidates to contest the November 4 presidential election as the first major state-by-state battles produced multiple winners.
In Miami, Republican candidate John McCain wooed Cuban-American voters, an influential bloc of Republican voters, telling them he would not lift the trade embargo on communist Cuba until it holds free elections.
McCain is in a tight race in Florida with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Giuliani and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
McCain, an Arizona senator, won last Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina and earlier in New Hampshire, while Romney won Nevada on Saturday and Michigan a week ago.
Giuliani sat out the early voting states to concentrate on Florida in hopes it will give him momentum heading into "Super Tuesday" on February 5, when 22 states hold their contests.
Obama's complaints about former President Bill Clinton's attacks on him on behalf of his wife's campaign boiled over at a rancorous debate. Hillary Clinton flayed Obama for his praise of the late President Ronald Reagan, a Republican icon reviled by many Democrats.
The back-and-forth was so fierce that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, running a distant third in the Democratic race, accused them of squabbling and often had trouble getting a word in edgewise.
The Republican presidential contenders, meanwhile, flooded Florida ahead of a crucial showdown on January 29 in a nomination race where three different candidates have scored wins and a fourth, Rudy Giuliani, is looking for a breakthrough.
For Democrats, South Carolina is the next battleground in a seesawing race to find a candidate for the election in November. Obama, an Illinois senator, holds a slim lead in polls in the state, where more than half of the likely voters on Saturday will be black.
In the televised debate, Clinton accused Obama of praising ideas from the opposition party over the past 10-15 years after Obama said last week that Reagan "changed the trajectory of America."
"Now I personally think they had ideas. But they were bad ideas," said Clinton, a New York senator who would be America's first woman president. "They were bad ideas for America."
Obama, who would be the first black U.S. president, shot back that he was in no way praising Republican ideas, but simply saying that Reagan had been able to bring political rivals together.
When Clinton interrupted to say she had not mentioned Reagan, Obama said, "Your husband did."
"I'm here, he's not," she tossed back.
"Well I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes," Obama replied, a sign of his increasing exasperation at the attack role Bill Clinton is playing in her campaign.
U.S. economic woes provided an important background in the debate, in which all three participants expressed fears of a recession and denounced President George W. Bush's $145 billion stimulus plan as too little, too late.
But the personal exchanges were remarkably sharp even for a Democratic campaign that has been rough and tumble.
Obama said while American jobs were being shipped overseas years ago, Clinton had been serving as a corporate lawyer "sitting on the board of Wal-Mart," a company that many see as responsible for selling cheap imported products that have resulted in many U.S. jobs going overseas.
"SLUM LANDLORD IN INNER CITY CHICAGO"
Clinton angrily accused Obama of practicing law and representing a political contributor, Tony Rezko, "in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago." Prosecutors have accused Rezko of fraud and Obama's campaign has given to charity campaign contributions from donors linked to Rezko.
At times CNN host Wolf Blitzer had trouble maintaining control of the debate, which took place on a national holiday to honor King, the slain civil rights leader.
Clinton and Obama came into South Carolina with tempers on edge after a bruising fight over Nevada on Saturday, won by Clinton.
Edwards is desperate for a good showing in South Carolina, his birth state. He raised questions about dozens of votes Obama made when he was an Illinois state senator when he simply voted "present" instead of yes or no.
"Why would you vote over 100 times present?" Edwards asked.
Neither party has established a clear front-runner in the race to pick the two candidates to contest the November 4 presidential election as the first major state-by-state battles produced multiple winners.
In Miami, Republican candidate John McCain wooed Cuban-American voters, an influential bloc of Republican voters, telling them he would not lift the trade embargo on communist Cuba until it holds free elections.
McCain is in a tight race in Florida with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Giuliani and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
McCain, an Arizona senator, won last Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina and earlier in New Hampshire, while Romney won Nevada on Saturday and Michigan a week ago.
Giuliani sat out the early voting states to concentrate on Florida in hopes it will give him momentum heading into "Super Tuesday" on February 5, when 22 states hold their contests.
Minggu, 20 Januari 2008
U2 concert film debuts in 3D at Sundance
U2 concert film debuts in 3D at Sundance
01/20/2008 8:15 PM, AP
After a legendary career playing to sold-out stadiums, Bono and the Edge this weekend doing what their fans have done for years — standing in line to see a U2 concert.
That concert was "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3D technology.
"I was really hoping we weren't crap after all these years. Luckily we weren't," the Edge told the Associated Press before the band donned plastic glasses to watch the movie's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night.
The band's frontmen, joined by drummer Larry Mullein and bassets Adam Clayton, joked about the absurdity of seeing their own concert after playing together for over 30 years.
"It's kind of horrific," to watch himself on stage in 3D, said Bono. "Its bad enough on a small screen. Now you get so see the lard arse 40-foot tall."
The Edge said the cutting-edge 3D technology allowed "the songs to shine through," though he was surprised to see the chemistry of the band in the details on screen, and how separate his band mates were on stage.
"Are you saying you felt lonely up there?" said Bono, smiling.
"No, I felt lonely for Larry," the band's drummer, the Edge replied.
"He likes being on his own," said Bono. "Didn't you bring him back a bottle of water?"
Bono said he loved playing to the enthusiastic audiences of Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.
"Irish people are essentially Latin people who don't know how to dance," he said. "When people are screaming and roaring and shouting, the humbling thing is to realize it's not really for the band or artist on the stage. It's for their connection with the songs. A song just can own you ... . I think that's why concerts are so powerful. If that song is such a part of your life, and you hear it, it's too much almost."
Bono also expressed hope that the film would allow more people to experience their music, especially teenagers and college students who might not be able to afford the pricey tickets to their sold-out shows.
The band is currently working with longtime producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on a new album that will merge Lanois' respect for traditional music and Eno's futuristic sound.
"Music like the band had formed on Venus, and somewhere between that is our next album," Bono said. "Where they join, where something feels always existing but you never heard it before, that seems to be what the two of them bring out in us."
01/20/2008 8:15 PM, AP
After a legendary career playing to sold-out stadiums, Bono and the Edge this weekend doing what their fans have done for years — standing in line to see a U2 concert.
That concert was "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3D technology.
"I was really hoping we weren't crap after all these years. Luckily we weren't," the Edge told the Associated Press before the band donned plastic glasses to watch the movie's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night.
The band's frontmen, joined by drummer Larry Mullein and bassets Adam Clayton, joked about the absurdity of seeing their own concert after playing together for over 30 years.
"It's kind of horrific," to watch himself on stage in 3D, said Bono. "Its bad enough on a small screen. Now you get so see the lard arse 40-foot tall."
The Edge said the cutting-edge 3D technology allowed "the songs to shine through," though he was surprised to see the chemistry of the band in the details on screen, and how separate his band mates were on stage.
"Are you saying you felt lonely up there?" said Bono, smiling.
"No, I felt lonely for Larry," the band's drummer, the Edge replied.
"He likes being on his own," said Bono. "Didn't you bring him back a bottle of water?"
Bono said he loved playing to the enthusiastic audiences of Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.
"Irish people are essentially Latin people who don't know how to dance," he said. "When people are screaming and roaring and shouting, the humbling thing is to realize it's not really for the band or artist on the stage. It's for their connection with the songs. A song just can own you ... . I think that's why concerts are so powerful. If that song is such a part of your life, and you hear it, it's too much almost."
Bono also expressed hope that the film would allow more people to experience their music, especially teenagers and college students who might not be able to afford the pricey tickets to their sold-out shows.
The band is currently working with longtime producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on a new album that will merge Lanois' respect for traditional music and Eno's futuristic sound.
"Music like the band had formed on Venus, and somewhere between that is our next album," Bono said. "Where they join, where something feels always existing but you never heard it before, that seems to be what the two of them bring out in us."
Lily Allen Loses Baby
01/18/2008 9:17 AM, E! Online
Marcus Errico
Lily Allen is calling for privacy after suffering a miscarriage.
A spokesperson for the 22-year-old "Smile" songbird confirmed the devastating news Friday.
"She and her partner Ed Simons will be making no further comment," the rep said. "And we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time."
The story was first reported in London's Sun tabloid, which claimed the couple "are in a state of shock" after learning of the miscarriage following their return from holiday.
Just last month, Allen announced that she and the 37-year-old Simons, one half of the Chemical Brothers, were expecting their first child.
"However, as the pregnancy is at a very, very early stage," her rep said at the time, "the couple ask that you respect their privacy, as the health of Lily and their child is their paramount concern."
Allen, a darling of the British tabs, was diagnosed with a heart murmur over the summer, prompting a lifestyle reboot that included dieting and an attempt to quit smoking.
She had been working on the follow-up to her hugely popular debut, Alright, Still, which has earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album. The new album is slated to be released later this year.
Allen is also scheduled to front a chat show for BBC Three, Lily Allen and Friends, which will revolve around topics of the day as spun by the singer and her myriad MySpace pals.
Marcus Errico
Lily Allen is calling for privacy after suffering a miscarriage.
A spokesperson for the 22-year-old "Smile" songbird confirmed the devastating news Friday.
"She and her partner Ed Simons will be making no further comment," the rep said. "And we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time."
The story was first reported in London's Sun tabloid, which claimed the couple "are in a state of shock" after learning of the miscarriage following their return from holiday.
Just last month, Allen announced that she and the 37-year-old Simons, one half of the Chemical Brothers, were expecting their first child.
"However, as the pregnancy is at a very, very early stage," her rep said at the time, "the couple ask that you respect their privacy, as the health of Lily and their child is their paramount concern."
Allen, a darling of the British tabs, was diagnosed with a heart murmur over the summer, prompting a lifestyle reboot that included dieting and an attempt to quit smoking.
She had been working on the follow-up to her hugely popular debut, Alright, Still, which has earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album. The new album is slated to be released later this year.
Allen is also scheduled to front a chat show for BBC Three, Lily Allen and Friends, which will revolve around topics of the day as spun by the singer and her myriad MySpace pals.
University Address in Yogyakarta(Indonesia)
Universitas Proklamasi 45
Alamat: Jl.Proklamasi I , Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-588517, 485517
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional " Veteran"
Alamat: Jl.SWK Ring Road Utara 104 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-485733, 487275, 486075
Universitas PGRI Jogjakarta
Alamat: Jl.PGRI I 117 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-418077
Universitas Muhammadiyah
Alamat: Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 17 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-618053, 565444, 618323
Universitas Jawa Dwipa
Alamat: Jl. K S Mangun Sarkoro 40A Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-563 093
Universitas Janabadra
Alamat: Jl. Tentara Rakyat Mataram 55-57 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-561039, 543676, 563018
Alamat: Jl. Noto Winatan 60 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-580167
Universitas Atmajaya
Alamat: Jl. Demangan Baru Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-514319
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Alamat: Jl. Kapas No. 9 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-511830, 563515
INSTIPER
Alamat: Jl. Nangka 11 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-885478, 385477, 885580
Deskripsi: Institusi yang bergerak demi kemajuan teknologi pertanian dan agraria,membentuk kader bangsa yang peduli akan lingkungan hidup.
Universitas Sanata Dharma
Alamat: Jl. Mrican Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-513301, 562383
Deskripsi: Universitas swasta yang mempunyai peran dalam pengembangan Bahasa Ingris,serta mencetak para speakers yang handal.
Institut Akprind
Alamat: Jl. Jl. Kalisahak 28, Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-544700, 544177
Deskripsi: Akademi yang berbasis Teknologi Informasi.
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga
Alamat: Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto A-9 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-548640, 550821, 550778
Deskripsi: Salah satu Institusi Negeri di Yogyakarta yang berdasarkan Syariat Islam serta Mencetak para Cekdikiawan Muslim yang berakhlak mulia.
Institue Seni Indonesia
Alamat: Sewon Bantul Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-379133
Deskripsi: Institu Seni terkemuka di Yogyakarta,mencetak seniman yang kreatif.
Universitas Gajah Mada
Alamat: jl.Bulaksumur Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-588688, 563974, 513585
Deskripsi: Universitas Negeri tertua Di Yogyakarta.
AMIK KARTIKA YANI
Alamat: Jl. Beo Demangan Baru No 35 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-552489
Deskripsi: Akademi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Memiliki 2 Jurusan yaitu : Manjemen Informatika (D-3) Teknik Komputer (D-3)
Email: info@kyani.ac.id
Islamic Boarding School
Alamat: Setran, Sumberarum, Moyudan, Sleman, Yogyakarta.
Phone: (0274) 748 0224, 781 9446
Deskripsi: Lembaga pendidikan ini ditopang sistem pendidikan pondok pesantren modern yang mengedepankan nilai-nilai keislaman secara universal. Islamic Boarding School SMP/SMA IT Bina Umat merupakan sekolah menengah Islam Terpadu yang memadukan kurikulum Diknas dengan kurikulum Pesantren Modern.
Website: www.binaumat.com
Universitas Widya Mataram
Alamat: Jl.Ndalem Mangkubumen KT 111237 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-748 7868 , 0274- 374352
Email: humas@widyamataram.net
Website: www.widyamataram.net
Universitas Wangsa Manggala
Alamat: Jl.Kesumuk Atgomulyo Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-562500
Universitas terbuka Widya Mulya
Alamat: Jl.Glagahsari 119, Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-379039
Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta
Alamat: Jl.Glagahsari 63 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-373955
Universitas Sarjanawiyata Taman Siswa
Alamat: Jl.Kusumanegara 157 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-510062
Politeknik Kesehatan Yogyakarta
Alamat Gedung Pusat Politeknik Kesehatan Yogyakarta
Jl Tatabumi No. 3, Banyuraden, Gamping, Sleman 55293
Telp/Fax (0274) 617601
Yogyakarta
Alamat: Jl.Proklamasi I , Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-588517, 485517
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional " Veteran"
Alamat: Jl.SWK Ring Road Utara 104 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-485733, 487275, 486075
Universitas PGRI Jogjakarta
Alamat: Jl.PGRI I 117 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-418077
Universitas Muhammadiyah
Alamat: Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 17 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-618053, 565444, 618323
Universitas Jawa Dwipa
Alamat: Jl. K S Mangun Sarkoro 40A Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-563 093
Universitas Janabadra
Alamat: Jl. Tentara Rakyat Mataram 55-57 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-561039, 543676, 563018
Alamat: Jl. Noto Winatan 60 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-580167
Universitas Atmajaya
Alamat: Jl. Demangan Baru Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-514319
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Alamat: Jl. Kapas No. 9 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-511830, 563515
INSTIPER
Alamat: Jl. Nangka 11 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-885478, 385477, 885580
Deskripsi: Institusi yang bergerak demi kemajuan teknologi pertanian dan agraria,membentuk kader bangsa yang peduli akan lingkungan hidup.
Universitas Sanata Dharma
Alamat: Jl. Mrican Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-513301, 562383
Deskripsi: Universitas swasta yang mempunyai peran dalam pengembangan Bahasa Ingris,serta mencetak para speakers yang handal.
Institut Akprind
Alamat: Jl. Jl. Kalisahak 28, Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-544700, 544177
Deskripsi: Akademi yang berbasis Teknologi Informasi.
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga
Alamat: Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto A-9 Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-548640, 550821, 550778
Deskripsi: Salah satu Institusi Negeri di Yogyakarta yang berdasarkan Syariat Islam serta Mencetak para Cekdikiawan Muslim yang berakhlak mulia.
Institue Seni Indonesia
Alamat: Sewon Bantul Jogjakarta
Phone: 0274-379133
Deskripsi: Institu Seni terkemuka di Yogyakarta,mencetak seniman yang kreatif.
Universitas Gajah Mada
Alamat: jl.Bulaksumur Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-588688, 563974, 513585
Deskripsi: Universitas Negeri tertua Di Yogyakarta.
AMIK KARTIKA YANI
Alamat: Jl. Beo Demangan Baru No 35 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-552489
Deskripsi: Akademi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Memiliki 2 Jurusan yaitu : Manjemen Informatika (D-3) Teknik Komputer (D-3)
Email: info@kyani.ac.id
Islamic Boarding School
Alamat: Setran, Sumberarum, Moyudan, Sleman, Yogyakarta.
Phone: (0274) 748 0224, 781 9446
Deskripsi: Lembaga pendidikan ini ditopang sistem pendidikan pondok pesantren modern yang mengedepankan nilai-nilai keislaman secara universal. Islamic Boarding School SMP/SMA IT Bina Umat merupakan sekolah menengah Islam Terpadu yang memadukan kurikulum Diknas dengan kurikulum Pesantren Modern.
Website: www.binaumat.com
Universitas Widya Mataram
Alamat: Jl.Ndalem Mangkubumen KT 111237 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-748 7868 , 0274- 374352
Email: humas@widyamataram.net
Website: www.widyamataram.net
Universitas Wangsa Manggala
Alamat: Jl.Kesumuk Atgomulyo Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-562500
Universitas terbuka Widya Mulya
Alamat: Jl.Glagahsari 119, Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-379039
Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta
Alamat: Jl.Glagahsari 63 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-373955
Universitas Sarjanawiyata Taman Siswa
Alamat: Jl.Kusumanegara 157 Yogyakarta
Phone: 0274-510062
Politeknik Kesehatan Yogyakarta
Alamat Gedung Pusat Politeknik Kesehatan Yogyakarta
Jl Tatabumi No. 3, Banyuraden, Gamping, Sleman 55293
Telp/Fax (0274) 617601
Yogyakarta
Seven Career Killers
John McPhee, Forbes.com
Digg Kudos to the paltry 14% of us who keep New Year's resolutions. The vast majority -- a full 86% -- go right back to our counterproductive ways as it relates to personal health, careers, relationships, and otherwise. Forgo the ever popular New Year's resolution to lose weight and, instead, commit to avoiding a simple list of career-killers that so often result in hearing the feared words, "You're fired," again and again in the course of a career.
Avoiding these seven deadly sins will also help individuals balance their "whole life" and assure they are ready to take on new workplace challenges as they are presented -- and execute them well.
Peter Drucker, the famed management author, guru, and teacher said it best: "Lifting a person's vision to higher sights, is the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard." Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes.
Deadly Workplace Sins
At least seven "deadly workplace sins" detail key emotional offenses professionals should avoid at all costs to better assure upward career mobility. A few common sense tips will help aspiring pros get on the path to the ever-elusive paycheck promise land.
Pride
First, there's pride. Far too many who experience "workplace wins" take full credit for these achievements, regardless of any support or assistance received in the process. What often goes unrecognized is that people around, and especially below, the serially solo-successful resent the egocentricity, and may actually begin to actively undermine that person's efforts in the future. While one's pride wants all due recognition, a team philosophy can build the grass-roots support that can fast-track a career. Indeed, a dose of acknowledgment of and appreciation for one's peers and subordinates, so they may share in some of the glory, can go a long way to foster one's long-term success.
Envy
Moreover, while it's OK to recognize other individuals or organizations as they achieve, lamenting "what should have been yours" can be destructive and can adversely impact your own ability to focus on the job tasks at hand. Becoming envious of others in the workplace can sabotage your self esteem, which is one vital characteristic of every successful worker or executive. Rather than being envious, let the accomplishments of others become motivational fuel for your fire in working toward your own successes.
Anger
Anger is another motion that needs to be held in check. Begetting nothing but disagreement, dispute, tension or conflict, anger provides no benefit in the workplace. There is simply nothing productive about anger, which impairs one's objectivity, poise and self control. Don't let a bout of righteousness damage your reputation and image in the workplace. It's fine to feel passionately about your job or a project at hand and to disagree with others, but learn how to channel those emotions into actions that will work to your benefit in the eyes of others -- especially your superiors -- rather than against it. Those prone to angry outbursts rarely get promoted; they are seen as being poor leaders who cannot inspire or motivate others.
Short-sightedness
One's selfish desire for "more, sooner" is what motivates many in the Western culture to achieve their career goals. But taking this notion to the extreme can and will be self defeating as core values become misguided and life becomes unbalanced in the process. The road to success requires a long term approach in all aspects of one's job duties. Those laser-focused on quick, short-term gains may do well for the moment, but will be ill-prepared to take things to the next level.
Complacency
At the other end of the spectrum, sloth, or simply put, complacency and laziness have no place whatsoever in the workplace -- especially for those with high aspirations. Expecting one's past achievements and successes to carry them forward in their long-term career is imprudent. Today's uber-competitive global marketplace ensures that only those who continue to grow, evolve and make fresh contributions of value will succeed. In a global environment where outsourcing is becoming a norm, everyone at all levels of the employment "food chain" is now replaceable. So treat every work day and every project as if your job, and your future at large, depends on it. It very well may.
Imbalance
Many individuals move up the corporate ladder so fast that they actually end up failing as a consequence. More isn't always better -- especially if you're not ready for the challenge at hand. It's important to ensure that you are not only professionally ready to take on a new and bigger challenge, for which expectations are equally bigger, but also that your personal life is ready for the new demands and strains to be placed upon it. Achieving career success also includes maintaining a life balance, and a misplaced professional desire can create a backlash both at home as well as amid peers for your perceived obsessiveness.
Lust
At times this can spill over to lust. An overly intense desire for what others have achieved at work, or being chronically dissatisfied with one's own status, is a surefire career killer. Spending an inordinate amount of time fixated on what you don't have rather than what you do will foster a bad attitude and negative overall demeanor.
Above all, one's overall "presence" in the office plays a big part in who gets promoted and who doesn't. No matter how ambitious, it's prudent to be present and make the most out of your current position at this moment in time. Organizations recognize and reward those with a good attitude who make the most of a situation. Winners recognize other's success with sportsmanlike conduct, while at the same time exhibiting an air of confidence that they, and their team, will realize their own great achievements.
John McKee, founder and president of BusinessSuccessCoach.net, is the author of "Career Wisdom - 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure Workplace Success" and "21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot."
Digg Kudos to the paltry 14% of us who keep New Year's resolutions. The vast majority -- a full 86% -- go right back to our counterproductive ways as it relates to personal health, careers, relationships, and otherwise. Forgo the ever popular New Year's resolution to lose weight and, instead, commit to avoiding a simple list of career-killers that so often result in hearing the feared words, "You're fired," again and again in the course of a career.
Avoiding these seven deadly sins will also help individuals balance their "whole life" and assure they are ready to take on new workplace challenges as they are presented -- and execute them well.
Peter Drucker, the famed management author, guru, and teacher said it best: "Lifting a person's vision to higher sights, is the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard." Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes.
Deadly Workplace Sins
At least seven "deadly workplace sins" detail key emotional offenses professionals should avoid at all costs to better assure upward career mobility. A few common sense tips will help aspiring pros get on the path to the ever-elusive paycheck promise land.
Pride
First, there's pride. Far too many who experience "workplace wins" take full credit for these achievements, regardless of any support or assistance received in the process. What often goes unrecognized is that people around, and especially below, the serially solo-successful resent the egocentricity, and may actually begin to actively undermine that person's efforts in the future. While one's pride wants all due recognition, a team philosophy can build the grass-roots support that can fast-track a career. Indeed, a dose of acknowledgment of and appreciation for one's peers and subordinates, so they may share in some of the glory, can go a long way to foster one's long-term success.
Envy
Moreover, while it's OK to recognize other individuals or organizations as they achieve, lamenting "what should have been yours" can be destructive and can adversely impact your own ability to focus on the job tasks at hand. Becoming envious of others in the workplace can sabotage your self esteem, which is one vital characteristic of every successful worker or executive. Rather than being envious, let the accomplishments of others become motivational fuel for your fire in working toward your own successes.
Anger
Anger is another motion that needs to be held in check. Begetting nothing but disagreement, dispute, tension or conflict, anger provides no benefit in the workplace. There is simply nothing productive about anger, which impairs one's objectivity, poise and self control. Don't let a bout of righteousness damage your reputation and image in the workplace. It's fine to feel passionately about your job or a project at hand and to disagree with others, but learn how to channel those emotions into actions that will work to your benefit in the eyes of others -- especially your superiors -- rather than against it. Those prone to angry outbursts rarely get promoted; they are seen as being poor leaders who cannot inspire or motivate others.
Short-sightedness
One's selfish desire for "more, sooner" is what motivates many in the Western culture to achieve their career goals. But taking this notion to the extreme can and will be self defeating as core values become misguided and life becomes unbalanced in the process. The road to success requires a long term approach in all aspects of one's job duties. Those laser-focused on quick, short-term gains may do well for the moment, but will be ill-prepared to take things to the next level.
Complacency
At the other end of the spectrum, sloth, or simply put, complacency and laziness have no place whatsoever in the workplace -- especially for those with high aspirations. Expecting one's past achievements and successes to carry them forward in their long-term career is imprudent. Today's uber-competitive global marketplace ensures that only those who continue to grow, evolve and make fresh contributions of value will succeed. In a global environment where outsourcing is becoming a norm, everyone at all levels of the employment "food chain" is now replaceable. So treat every work day and every project as if your job, and your future at large, depends on it. It very well may.
Imbalance
Many individuals move up the corporate ladder so fast that they actually end up failing as a consequence. More isn't always better -- especially if you're not ready for the challenge at hand. It's important to ensure that you are not only professionally ready to take on a new and bigger challenge, for which expectations are equally bigger, but also that your personal life is ready for the new demands and strains to be placed upon it. Achieving career success also includes maintaining a life balance, and a misplaced professional desire can create a backlash both at home as well as amid peers for your perceived obsessiveness.
Lust
At times this can spill over to lust. An overly intense desire for what others have achieved at work, or being chronically dissatisfied with one's own status, is a surefire career killer. Spending an inordinate amount of time fixated on what you don't have rather than what you do will foster a bad attitude and negative overall demeanor.
Above all, one's overall "presence" in the office plays a big part in who gets promoted and who doesn't. No matter how ambitious, it's prudent to be present and make the most out of your current position at this moment in time. Organizations recognize and reward those with a good attitude who make the most of a situation. Winners recognize other's success with sportsmanlike conduct, while at the same time exhibiting an air of confidence that they, and their team, will realize their own great achievements.
John McKee, founder and president of BusinessSuccessCoach.net, is the author of "Career Wisdom - 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure Workplace Success" and "21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot."
Sabtu, 19 Januari 2008
Bhutto's Assasination
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani police have arrested a teenager who was allegedly part of a five-man squad in the plot to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last month, security officials said Saturday.
The suspect, 15-year-old Aitezaz Shah, was arrested from the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday while planning a suicide bombing over the Muslim festival of Ashura, they said on condition of anonymity.
Shah told interrogators he had been part of a back-up team of three bombers who were tasked with killing former premier Bhutto if the original December 27 attack by two men had failed, the officials added.
Interior ministry spokesman Iqbal Cheema did not confirm the arrest.
"It is not in my knowledge so far," Cheema told AFP.
Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally in Rawalpindi. Pakistan's government and the CIA have blamed Al-Qaeda and tribal warlord Baitullah Mehsud for her killing.
Shah, originally from the southern city of Karachi, went for training last year at a camp run by one of Mehsud's commanders in the tribal border region of Waziristan, the security officials quoted him as telling investigators.
He allegedly said the attackers in the team that killed Bhutto were called Bilal and Ikramullah -- the same names mentioned in an alleged telephone conversation between Mehsud and another militant the day after Bhutto's death.
The tape was released the day after her killing by Pakistan's interior ministry.
Shah's whereabouts at the time of the attack were not immediately clear. One security official said he was in Rawalpindi, the city where Bhutto was killed, while another said he was in the tribal area of Waziristan.
"The suspect was not in Rawalpindi at the time of attack on Bhutto. The boy told interrogators that he was in South Waziristan," a top police official quoted him as telling the interrogators.
One of the officials said Shah was arrested during a security check when he arrived in Dera Ismail Khan by taxi from the North Waziristan tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.
He allegedly told officials that he came to collect a suicide jacket for an attack at the US consulate in Karachi but the programme was changed because of tight security for Ashura, which takes place on Sunday.
Instead he was ordered to launch an attack during an Ashura procession by the minority Shiite sect on Sunday, the officials said.
A spokesman for Taliban militants in Pakistan rejected the allegations, saying that the boy arrested in Dera Ismail Khan had no link with the group.
"We are not involved in the attack and this information is meant to defame us," the spokesman Mohammad Omar said in telephone calls to reporters in Peshawar.
"He is not our man and we know nothing about him" Omar said adding that its purpose was to give credence to a CIA report about involvement of Baitullah Mehsud in Bhutto's assassination.
The suspect, 15-year-old Aitezaz Shah, was arrested from the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday while planning a suicide bombing over the Muslim festival of Ashura, they said on condition of anonymity.
Shah told interrogators he had been part of a back-up team of three bombers who were tasked with killing former premier Bhutto if the original December 27 attack by two men had failed, the officials added.
Interior ministry spokesman Iqbal Cheema did not confirm the arrest.
"It is not in my knowledge so far," Cheema told AFP.
Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally in Rawalpindi. Pakistan's government and the CIA have blamed Al-Qaeda and tribal warlord Baitullah Mehsud for her killing.
Shah, originally from the southern city of Karachi, went for training last year at a camp run by one of Mehsud's commanders in the tribal border region of Waziristan, the security officials quoted him as telling investigators.
He allegedly said the attackers in the team that killed Bhutto were called Bilal and Ikramullah -- the same names mentioned in an alleged telephone conversation between Mehsud and another militant the day after Bhutto's death.
The tape was released the day after her killing by Pakistan's interior ministry.
Shah's whereabouts at the time of the attack were not immediately clear. One security official said he was in Rawalpindi, the city where Bhutto was killed, while another said he was in the tribal area of Waziristan.
"The suspect was not in Rawalpindi at the time of attack on Bhutto. The boy told interrogators that he was in South Waziristan," a top police official quoted him as telling the interrogators.
One of the officials said Shah was arrested during a security check when he arrived in Dera Ismail Khan by taxi from the North Waziristan tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.
He allegedly told officials that he came to collect a suicide jacket for an attack at the US consulate in Karachi but the programme was changed because of tight security for Ashura, which takes place on Sunday.
Instead he was ordered to launch an attack during an Ashura procession by the minority Shiite sect on Sunday, the officials said.
A spokesman for Taliban militants in Pakistan rejected the allegations, saying that the boy arrested in Dera Ismail Khan had no link with the group.
"We are not involved in the attack and this information is meant to defame us," the spokesman Mohammad Omar said in telephone calls to reporters in Peshawar.
"He is not our man and we know nothing about him" Omar said adding that its purpose was to give credence to a CIA report about involvement of Baitullah Mehsud in Bhutto's assassination.
Israeli air strike kills Hamas in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas militants in Gaza early Saturday, a day after Israel sealed the territory and bombed an empty Hamas government ministry in an intensifying campaign to halt rocket fire on Israeli border towns.
In New York, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon implored Israel to reverse its unprecedented decision to close the border crossings completely, warning that the cutoff of supplies is provoking a humanitarian crisis among 1.4 million Gazans. For the past seven months, since the violent Hamas takeover of Gaza in June, Israel had severely restricted access to Gaza, but basic food supplies and fuel were still getting through.
The Gaza blockade and the bombing of the government ministry are part of an Israeli attempt to halt a surge of rocket fire on Israeli border towns. On Friday, 16 rockets hit southern Israel, including one that damaged a daycare center. Children were inside the building at the time, but no one was hurt.
Thirty-six Gazans have been killed in Israeli attacks since Tuesday, including at least 10 civilians.
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday denounced the Israeli air strikes as "brutal," but also accused Hamas of trying to destroy the Palestinians' national aspirations. Abbas, who controls the West Bank, reiterated his demand that rival Hamas relinquish power in Gaza. However, the air strikes and the blockade appeared to be increasing support for Hamas among Gazans.
Hamas was defiant Saturday, saying it would keep firing rockets at Israel. "We will not surrender and we will not raise white flags," said Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha.
Friday's attack on the Palestinian Interior Ministry appeared to signal a new phase in the cross-border violence between Israel and Gaza.
An Israeli warplane bombed the empty building, flattening one wing, killing a woman at a wedding party next door and wounding at least 46 civilians, some of them children playing soccer in the street. The blast blew out windows in neighboring high-rises, left hundreds without electricity and water and terrified residents.
Five of the wounded remained in critical condition Saturday.
The attack was the first on a ministry building since the Hamas takeover, and was seen as a message to Hamas that Israel was ready to step up air strikes if rocket attacks continue. The building had been empty since it was severely damaged in a July 2006 airstrike, but was seen as a symbol of Hamas authority.
Early Saturday, Israeli forces backed by several tanks and bulldozers entered Gaza and searched homes in the town of Jebaliya. Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with the troops, and Israeli aircraft fired three missiles, killing two Hamas fighters involved in the fighting, hospital officials said.
An escalation of the Gaza fighting could complicate President Bush's efforts to prod the sides toward a final peace deal by year's end and sour talks between Israel and the Abbas government.
In New York, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon implored Israel to reverse its unprecedented decision to close the border crossings completely, warning that the cutoff of supplies is provoking a humanitarian crisis among 1.4 million Gazans. For the past seven months, since the violent Hamas takeover of Gaza in June, Israel had severely restricted access to Gaza, but basic food supplies and fuel were still getting through.
The Gaza blockade and the bombing of the government ministry are part of an Israeli attempt to halt a surge of rocket fire on Israeli border towns. On Friday, 16 rockets hit southern Israel, including one that damaged a daycare center. Children were inside the building at the time, but no one was hurt.
Thirty-six Gazans have been killed in Israeli attacks since Tuesday, including at least 10 civilians.
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday denounced the Israeli air strikes as "brutal," but also accused Hamas of trying to destroy the Palestinians' national aspirations. Abbas, who controls the West Bank, reiterated his demand that rival Hamas relinquish power in Gaza. However, the air strikes and the blockade appeared to be increasing support for Hamas among Gazans.
Hamas was defiant Saturday, saying it would keep firing rockets at Israel. "We will not surrender and we will not raise white flags," said Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha.
Friday's attack on the Palestinian Interior Ministry appeared to signal a new phase in the cross-border violence between Israel and Gaza.
An Israeli warplane bombed the empty building, flattening one wing, killing a woman at a wedding party next door and wounding at least 46 civilians, some of them children playing soccer in the street. The blast blew out windows in neighboring high-rises, left hundreds without electricity and water and terrified residents.
Five of the wounded remained in critical condition Saturday.
The attack was the first on a ministry building since the Hamas takeover, and was seen as a message to Hamas that Israel was ready to step up air strikes if rocket attacks continue. The building had been empty since it was severely damaged in a July 2006 airstrike, but was seen as a symbol of Hamas authority.
Early Saturday, Israeli forces backed by several tanks and bulldozers entered Gaza and searched homes in the town of Jebaliya. Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with the troops, and Israeli aircraft fired three missiles, killing two Hamas fighters involved in the fighting, hospital officials said.
An escalation of the Gaza fighting could complicate President Bush's efforts to prod the sides toward a final peace deal by year's end and sour talks between Israel and the Abbas government.
Condition of Indonesia's Suharto
JAKARTA (AFP) - Doctors treating Indonesia's elderly former dictator Suharto said Saturday his condition was "very good" and that he may soon be taken off a ventilator and allowed to return home.
The 86-year-old ex-president, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, was first admitted to hospital on January 4 suffering heart, lung and kidney problems.
He was connected to a ventilator a week later when he suffered multiple organ failure but has amazed doctors by his tenacity in clinging to life.
"We hope and we are working hard so that Pak Harto can return home soon but I cannot predict when. Today's (Saturday's) condition is very good," Mardjo Soebiandono, the head of a specialist team treating Suharto, told a briefing.
Pak Harto is how the former leader is referred to with a mixture of respect and affection.
Soebiandono also said that Suharto's blood pressure was stable, his lung and heart functions were improving and signs of systemic infection were decreasing.
Another team doctor, Christian Johannes, said medics had been closely monitoring Suharto's response to being slowly weaned off his ventilator, which he has been on since January 11, for the past few days.
"Today we will check his respiratory muscles... Once they improve, then we will take him off the ventilator," he said.
Johannes told AFP after the briefing that Suharto was responding well.
"Of course he can only shake his head because he has a tube in his mouth. He may be able to speak otherwise," he said.
Suharto's condition has been fluctuating almost daily and doctors have warned repeatedly that despite occasionally upbeat reports he could still deteriorate suddenly because of his age and the extent of his ailments.
Suharto, who was among Asia's most notorious strongmen of the 20th century, stepped down in 1998 amid deadly riots and mass pro-democracy protests that were sparked by the 1997 Asian economic crisis.
He dropped out of public view and avoided criminal trial for massive corruption allegations by citing poor health. Doctors have said two strokes left him with some permanent brain damage.
Half-hearted attempts to bring Suharto to justice for alleged human rights atrocities in East Timor, which he invaded in 1975, and far-flung Aceh and Papua, have also been stymied, by a lack of collected evidence.
Opinion on Suharto remains divided in Indonesia, which also enjoyed dramatic economic growth under his rule.
Around 200 orphans wearing white stopped in front of the hospital treating Suharto on Saturday and prayed for his recovery. Small protests outside the hospital have also taken place since he was admitted.
The 86-year-old ex-president, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, was first admitted to hospital on January 4 suffering heart, lung and kidney problems.
He was connected to a ventilator a week later when he suffered multiple organ failure but has amazed doctors by his tenacity in clinging to life.
"We hope and we are working hard so that Pak Harto can return home soon but I cannot predict when. Today's (Saturday's) condition is very good," Mardjo Soebiandono, the head of a specialist team treating Suharto, told a briefing.
Pak Harto is how the former leader is referred to with a mixture of respect and affection.
Soebiandono also said that Suharto's blood pressure was stable, his lung and heart functions were improving and signs of systemic infection were decreasing.
Another team doctor, Christian Johannes, said medics had been closely monitoring Suharto's response to being slowly weaned off his ventilator, which he has been on since January 11, for the past few days.
"Today we will check his respiratory muscles... Once they improve, then we will take him off the ventilator," he said.
Johannes told AFP after the briefing that Suharto was responding well.
"Of course he can only shake his head because he has a tube in his mouth. He may be able to speak otherwise," he said.
Suharto's condition has been fluctuating almost daily and doctors have warned repeatedly that despite occasionally upbeat reports he could still deteriorate suddenly because of his age and the extent of his ailments.
Suharto, who was among Asia's most notorious strongmen of the 20th century, stepped down in 1998 amid deadly riots and mass pro-democracy protests that were sparked by the 1997 Asian economic crisis.
He dropped out of public view and avoided criminal trial for massive corruption allegations by citing poor health. Doctors have said two strokes left him with some permanent brain damage.
Half-hearted attempts to bring Suharto to justice for alleged human rights atrocities in East Timor, which he invaded in 1975, and far-flung Aceh and Papua, have also been stymied, by a lack of collected evidence.
Opinion on Suharto remains divided in Indonesia, which also enjoyed dramatic economic growth under his rule.
Around 200 orphans wearing white stopped in front of the hospital treating Suharto on Saturday and prayed for his recovery. Small protests outside the hospital have also taken place since he was admitted.
Borobudur Temple(Indonesia)
Borobudur is a terraced temple surmounted by stupas, or stone towers; the terraces resemble Indonesian burial foundations, indicating that Borobudur was regarded as the symbol of the final resting place of its founder, a Shailendra, who was united after his death with the Buddha. The Prambanan temple complex is also associated with a dead king. The inscription of 856 mentions a royal funeral ceremony and shows that the dead king had joined Shiva, just as the founder of the Borobudur monument had joined the Buddha. Divine attributes, however, had been ascribed to kings during their lifetimes. A Mahayana inscription of this period shows that a ruler was said to have the purifying powers of a bodhisattva, the status assumed by the ruler of Shrivijaya in the 7th century; a 9th-century Shaivite inscription from the Kedu Plain describes a ruler as being "a portion of Shiva."
The divine qualities of these kings, whether of Mahayana or of Shaivite persuasion, had important implications in Javanese history and probably in the history of all parts of the archipelago that professed the forms of Indian religion. The ruler was now and henceforth seen as one who had achieved union with the supreme god in his lifetime. Kingship was divine only because the king's soul was the host of the supreme god and because all the king's actions were bound to be the god's actions. He was not a god-king; he was the god. No godlike action was more important than extending the means of personal salvation to others, always in the form of union with the god. The bas-relief of the Borobudur monument, illustrating Mahayana texts and especially the Gandavyuha--the tale of the tireless pilgrim in search of enlightenment--is a gigantic exposition of the Mahayana path to salvation taken by the king; it may be thought of as a yantra, or instrument to promote meditation and ultimate union with the Buddha. But Borobudur can also be identified as a circle, or mandala, of supreme mystical power that signified the Void of the Vairocana Buddha according to the Vajrayana persuasion of Tantric Buddhism. The mandala was intended to protect the Shailendra realm for all time. The pedagogical symbolism of the Prambanan temple complex is revealed in its iconography, dominated by the image of the four-armed Shiva, the Great Teacher--the customary Indonesian representation of the supreme deity. Prambanan affirms the Shaivite path to salvation; the path is indicated in the inscription of 856, which implies that the king had practiced asceticism, the form of worship most acceptable to Shiva. Shaivism in Java as well as Mahayana Buddhism had become hospitable to Tantric influences. An almost contemporary inscription from the Ratu Boko Plateau, which is not far from the Prambanan complex, alludes to special rites for awakening Shiva's divine energy through the medium of a ritual consort.
The divine qualities of these kings, whether of Mahayana or of Shaivite persuasion, had important implications in Javanese history and probably in the history of all parts of the archipelago that professed the forms of Indian religion. The ruler was now and henceforth seen as one who had achieved union with the supreme god in his lifetime. Kingship was divine only because the king's soul was the host of the supreme god and because all the king's actions were bound to be the god's actions. He was not a god-king; he was the god. No godlike action was more important than extending the means of personal salvation to others, always in the form of union with the god. The bas-relief of the Borobudur monument, illustrating Mahayana texts and especially the Gandavyuha--the tale of the tireless pilgrim in search of enlightenment--is a gigantic exposition of the Mahayana path to salvation taken by the king; it may be thought of as a yantra, or instrument to promote meditation and ultimate union with the Buddha. But Borobudur can also be identified as a circle, or mandala, of supreme mystical power that signified the Void of the Vairocana Buddha according to the Vajrayana persuasion of Tantric Buddhism. The mandala was intended to protect the Shailendra realm for all time. The pedagogical symbolism of the Prambanan temple complex is revealed in its iconography, dominated by the image of the four-armed Shiva, the Great Teacher--the customary Indonesian representation of the supreme deity. Prambanan affirms the Shaivite path to salvation; the path is indicated in the inscription of 856, which implies that the king had practiced asceticism, the form of worship most acceptable to Shiva. Shaivism in Java as well as Mahayana Buddhism had become hospitable to Tantric influences. An almost contemporary inscription from the Ratu Boko Plateau, which is not far from the Prambanan complex, alludes to special rites for awakening Shiva's divine energy through the medium of a ritual consort.
Japan's Prince Akishino visits Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) - Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko met with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday as they began a week-long visit to the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, is scheduled to attend the celebrations marking 50 years of Indonesian-Japanese diplomatic relations in Jakarta on Sunday.
"The president appreciates the Emperor sending the prince because this is an honour for Indonesian-Japanese relations," presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal told reporters.
The prince will visit the ancient Central Java city of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas, meet the area's Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, and visit historic Prambanan and Borobudur temples, the Japanese embassy website said.
The 42-year-old prince will stay in the country until January 24.
Japan occupied Indonesia from 1942 until the end of World War II, seizing control from Dutch colonial forces. Indonesia declared independence in 1945 but then spent four years fighting before the Dutch acknowledged the declaration.
Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's second son, is scheduled to attend the celebrations marking 50 years of Indonesian-Japanese diplomatic relations in Jakarta on Sunday.
"The president appreciates the Emperor sending the prince because this is an honour for Indonesian-Japanese relations," presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal told reporters.
The prince will visit the ancient Central Java city of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas, meet the area's Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, and visit historic Prambanan and Borobudur temples, the Japanese embassy website said.
The 42-year-old prince will stay in the country until January 24.
Japan occupied Indonesia from 1942 until the end of World War II, seizing control from Dutch colonial forces. Indonesia declared independence in 1945 but then spent four years fighting before the Dutch acknowledged the declaration.
Ghana for African Nations Cup
ACCRA (AFP) - The west African state of Ghana is about to take its place in the international spotlight as hosts of the 26th African Nations Cup.
It's been a bit of a scramble but the former British colony is all set for the biggest show of its short life, one that promises to upstage even last year's celebrations to mark 50 years of independence.
Sunday's opening match between the Michael Essien-led hosts against neighbours Guinea raises the curtain on what many people are predicting will be the toughest and best Nations Cup ever staged.
The squad lists of the 16 teams read like a who's who of footballing A List stars, their clubs reluctantly letting their prize jewels answer the call of Africa at the expense of their domestic calendar.
And here to see them are tens of thousands of supporters keeping the baggage handlers busy at Accra airport.
One fan arrived on Thursday with five friends from London.
"I shouldn't be here as I've just had eight months off work with a bad back, my boss and my wife are mad at me, but I wouldn't miss this for the world," he confided to AFP.
Local hopes are high that Ghana can continue the good run enjoyed by countries that have acted as hosts, Egypt and Tunisia thrilling their home crowd in 2006 and 2004 respectively.
"Everyone says we'll win, but they're probably just trying to be polite," said Godwin, one of Accra's taxi drivers who over the next three weeks will have his foot to the floor ferrying tourists from the city's stadium to their barely finished hotels.
Ghana themselves won the biennial competition twice on home turf and are looking to repeat the magic under the canny managership of Frenchman Claude Le Roy.
But they will have to do so without their injured captain, Fenerbache's Stephen Appiah.
Ghana though are so much more than a one-star team, as they can also call on the expertise of Portsmouth's Sulley Muntari and Udinese's young attacking phenomenon Asamoah Gyan.
The 2008 Nations Cup is being played out at four venues - Accra, Sekondi, Tamale and Kumasi.
Sharing the billing with the Black Stars as favourites are westcoast neighbours the Ivory Coast with Didier Drogba, Nigeria and Samuel Eto'o's always dangerous Cameroons.
But it would be a mistake to suggest the three-week footballing feast can be reduced to a shortlist of this quartet if the lessons of the 2006 World Cup are to be learned.
In Germany the natural African order of things was turned on its head with traditional heavyweights like Nigeria and Cameroon making way for novices Angola, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
It promises to be an eventful footballing safari.
It's been a bit of a scramble but the former British colony is all set for the biggest show of its short life, one that promises to upstage even last year's celebrations to mark 50 years of independence.
Sunday's opening match between the Michael Essien-led hosts against neighbours Guinea raises the curtain on what many people are predicting will be the toughest and best Nations Cup ever staged.
The squad lists of the 16 teams read like a who's who of footballing A List stars, their clubs reluctantly letting their prize jewels answer the call of Africa at the expense of their domestic calendar.
And here to see them are tens of thousands of supporters keeping the baggage handlers busy at Accra airport.
One fan arrived on Thursday with five friends from London.
"I shouldn't be here as I've just had eight months off work with a bad back, my boss and my wife are mad at me, but I wouldn't miss this for the world," he confided to AFP.
Local hopes are high that Ghana can continue the good run enjoyed by countries that have acted as hosts, Egypt and Tunisia thrilling their home crowd in 2006 and 2004 respectively.
"Everyone says we'll win, but they're probably just trying to be polite," said Godwin, one of Accra's taxi drivers who over the next three weeks will have his foot to the floor ferrying tourists from the city's stadium to their barely finished hotels.
Ghana themselves won the biennial competition twice on home turf and are looking to repeat the magic under the canny managership of Frenchman Claude Le Roy.
But they will have to do so without their injured captain, Fenerbache's Stephen Appiah.
Ghana though are so much more than a one-star team, as they can also call on the expertise of Portsmouth's Sulley Muntari and Udinese's young attacking phenomenon Asamoah Gyan.
The 2008 Nations Cup is being played out at four venues - Accra, Sekondi, Tamale and Kumasi.
Sharing the billing with the Black Stars as favourites are westcoast neighbours the Ivory Coast with Didier Drogba, Nigeria and Samuel Eto'o's always dangerous Cameroons.
But it would be a mistake to suggest the three-week footballing feast can be reduced to a shortlist of this quartet if the lessons of the 2006 World Cup are to be learned.
In Germany the natural African order of things was turned on its head with traditional heavyweights like Nigeria and Cameroon making way for novices Angola, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
It promises to be an eventful footballing safari.
Ronaldo is still the best, says Kaka
ROME (AFP) - World player of the year Kaka paid tribute to club and international team-mate Ronaldo on Thursday, claiming he is still 'Il Fenomeno'.
That nickname, meaning the phenomenon, was more common for Ronaldo in his younger days but injuries and weight problems have seen him struggle with his form these last couple of seasons.
He was even unkindly nicknamed 'El Gordo' (Fatty) by some sections of the Real Madrid crowd towards the end of his time in Spain.
But he made a match-winning comeback to the AC Milan team last weekend, scoring twice as the European champions thrashed Napoli 5-2 to end their seven-game winless drought at the San Siro.
Ronaldo formed a threatening attacking partnership with Kaka and teenage star Pato.
"It's always great to play with great players. Here at Milan we have so many champions that it's great to go out on the field with my team-mates," Kaka told Milan TV.
"I've had a few chances to play with Ronaldo in the national team and he really is 'Il Fenomeno' like everyone says because he does amazing things with the ball and when he takes to the field he shows his worth and always makes the difference."
Kaka has was also impressed with Pato's goalscoring debut against Napoli.
"I'm happy for his debut, it went very well. All strikers dream about scoring on their debut and he managed to do just that, and at the San Siro in front of our fans.
"We hope he continues like that and fits into the team's way of playing. He's a calm lad, he's playing in a team with a lot of experience that can help him a lot so he gets even better."
That nickname, meaning the phenomenon, was more common for Ronaldo in his younger days but injuries and weight problems have seen him struggle with his form these last couple of seasons.
He was even unkindly nicknamed 'El Gordo' (Fatty) by some sections of the Real Madrid crowd towards the end of his time in Spain.
But he made a match-winning comeback to the AC Milan team last weekend, scoring twice as the European champions thrashed Napoli 5-2 to end their seven-game winless drought at the San Siro.
Ronaldo formed a threatening attacking partnership with Kaka and teenage star Pato.
"It's always great to play with great players. Here at Milan we have so many champions that it's great to go out on the field with my team-mates," Kaka told Milan TV.
"I've had a few chances to play with Ronaldo in the national team and he really is 'Il Fenomeno' like everyone says because he does amazing things with the ball and when he takes to the field he shows his worth and always makes the difference."
Kaka has was also impressed with Pato's goalscoring debut against Napoli.
"I'm happy for his debut, it went very well. All strikers dream about scoring on their debut and he managed to do just that, and at the San Siro in front of our fans.
"We hope he continues like that and fits into the team's way of playing. He's a calm lad, he's playing in a team with a lot of experience that can help him a lot so he gets even better."
Roger Federer at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Top-ranked Roger Federer had a stunningly tough fight for survival against Janko Tipsarevic before rallying for a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory at the Australian Open on Saturday
Tipsarevic, ranked 49th and having never reached a singles final, played the match of his life and gave Federer everything he could handle with the packed crowd screaming on every point.
Federer, who is seeking his third straight title here and 13th Grand Slam crown, needed every one of his personal-best 39 aces to fend off the third-round challenge from the 2001 boys champion at Melbourne Park in 4 hours and 27 minutes.
"I don't often get to play five-setters unless they're against Nadal at Wimbledon," Federer said of rivalry with longtime No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal. "It was good to be part of something like this."
He beat Nadal in five sets in the Wimbledon final last year and in four sets at Wimbledon '06.
Federer has reached the finals of the past 10 Grand Slam events, winning eight of them and losing two to Nadal — both at the French Open.
Federer was untouchable in his first two matches, dropping only six games in six sets. He had numerous chances to take control, but Tipsarevic saved 16 of 20 break points against him until Federer finally cashed No. 21 after rallying from 40-0 as the Serbian served at 8-8 in the fifth set.
James Blake, seeded 12th, came back from down two sets, then from a double break in the fourth before beating veteran Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to keep American hopes alive with Sam Querrey falling to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
Fernando Gonzalez, who lost the final here last year to Federer, was ousted 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 by Croatia's Marin Cilic, who had never gone past the first round in three previous majors. Cilic faces Blake next.
Two of Russia's Top 10 women also were ousted.
No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze lost 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2 to No. 27 Maria Kirilenko.
Fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 28 Katarina Srebotnik, while No. 8 Venus Williams was facing No. 31 Sonia Mirza in a night match.
While a few Serbian flags were scattered about Rod Laver Arena — the roof was closed due to rain that postponed matches on outside courts — Federer fans dominated, including one holding a sign reading "Federer Express."
The Swiss star was nearly derailed before extending his winning streak at Melbourne Park to 17 matches, a streak tied for fourth-best behind Andre Agassi's record of 26 in a row.
Federer, who last lost a set here while beating Marcos Baghdatis in the final two years ago, started in top form again, ripping seven aces in his first four service games.
But the Serbian, looking like a grad student in his dark-rimmed glasses and short beard, forced a tiebreaker, where the only point that went against serve came with Federer facing set point at 5-6. Tipsarevic ripped a forehand crosscourt pass that dropped just inside the corner.
Tipsarevic fended off five break points in the second set before faltering in the tiebreaker.
Tipsarevic rallied from 15-40 while serving at 4-5, then broke in the next game as Federer lost two aces to successful challenges by Tipsarevic, who then held for the set.
As he has done so often, Federer seemed to find an extra gear, running off five straight games to take the fourth set and even the match.
Tipsarevic refused to yield, saving two break points while serving at 2-2 in the deciding set, then a match point at 8-8 before Federer nailed a sharply angled backhand volley winner to take the last break. Federer held to finish the match when Tipsarevic netted a backhand.
Federer shouted in relief as he pumped his fist.
Grosjean, who committed only 15 unforced errors in the first two sets, had 13 in the third as Blake started his comeback.
But Grosjean, making his 10th appearance at Melbourne Park, wasn't finished.
Counterattacking against Blake's go-for-broke style, he broke twice in the fourth set to pull ahead 4-1 before Blake ran off four games in a row.
Grosjean saved a set point while serving at 4-5 and, in the tiebreaker, took a 4-1 and then a 5-3 lead. But Blake took the last four points, three on clean winners. He hopped around the court, shouting "Yeah! Yeah!" when he leveled the match on a serve that Grosjean whacked long.
That seemed to take the steam out of Grosjean. Blake broke serve twice as he opened up a 5-1 lead in the deciding set. He held at love to finish off the match in 3 hours, 8 minutes.
"That's got to be my biggest comeback," Blake said. "Just seemed like every time there was a mountain to climb ... couldn't have been a better feeling than to accomplish what I did."
The 6-foot-5 Cilic had 14 aces against seventh-seeded Gonzalez, one of the better service returners who was just a little off the skills he displayed in beating Federer in the opening match at the Masters Cup in November.
"It was probably the best match of my life," said the 19-year-old Cilic, whose idol was Goran Ivanisevic and trained with the Croatian star as a junior. "It was fortunate we were playing indoors, it helped me with my serve without the wind."
Tipsarevic, ranked 49th and having never reached a singles final, played the match of his life and gave Federer everything he could handle with the packed crowd screaming on every point.
Federer, who is seeking his third straight title here and 13th Grand Slam crown, needed every one of his personal-best 39 aces to fend off the third-round challenge from the 2001 boys champion at Melbourne Park in 4 hours and 27 minutes.
"I don't often get to play five-setters unless they're against Nadal at Wimbledon," Federer said of rivalry with longtime No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal. "It was good to be part of something like this."
He beat Nadal in five sets in the Wimbledon final last year and in four sets at Wimbledon '06.
Federer has reached the finals of the past 10 Grand Slam events, winning eight of them and losing two to Nadal — both at the French Open.
Federer was untouchable in his first two matches, dropping only six games in six sets. He had numerous chances to take control, but Tipsarevic saved 16 of 20 break points against him until Federer finally cashed No. 21 after rallying from 40-0 as the Serbian served at 8-8 in the fifth set.
James Blake, seeded 12th, came back from down two sets, then from a double break in the fourth before beating veteran Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to keep American hopes alive with Sam Querrey falling to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
Fernando Gonzalez, who lost the final here last year to Federer, was ousted 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 by Croatia's Marin Cilic, who had never gone past the first round in three previous majors. Cilic faces Blake next.
Two of Russia's Top 10 women also were ousted.
No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze lost 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2 to No. 27 Maria Kirilenko.
Fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 28 Katarina Srebotnik, while No. 8 Venus Williams was facing No. 31 Sonia Mirza in a night match.
While a few Serbian flags were scattered about Rod Laver Arena — the roof was closed due to rain that postponed matches on outside courts — Federer fans dominated, including one holding a sign reading "Federer Express."
The Swiss star was nearly derailed before extending his winning streak at Melbourne Park to 17 matches, a streak tied for fourth-best behind Andre Agassi's record of 26 in a row.
Federer, who last lost a set here while beating Marcos Baghdatis in the final two years ago, started in top form again, ripping seven aces in his first four service games.
But the Serbian, looking like a grad student in his dark-rimmed glasses and short beard, forced a tiebreaker, where the only point that went against serve came with Federer facing set point at 5-6. Tipsarevic ripped a forehand crosscourt pass that dropped just inside the corner.
Tipsarevic fended off five break points in the second set before faltering in the tiebreaker.
Tipsarevic rallied from 15-40 while serving at 4-5, then broke in the next game as Federer lost two aces to successful challenges by Tipsarevic, who then held for the set.
As he has done so often, Federer seemed to find an extra gear, running off five straight games to take the fourth set and even the match.
Tipsarevic refused to yield, saving two break points while serving at 2-2 in the deciding set, then a match point at 8-8 before Federer nailed a sharply angled backhand volley winner to take the last break. Federer held to finish the match when Tipsarevic netted a backhand.
Federer shouted in relief as he pumped his fist.
Grosjean, who committed only 15 unforced errors in the first two sets, had 13 in the third as Blake started his comeback.
But Grosjean, making his 10th appearance at Melbourne Park, wasn't finished.
Counterattacking against Blake's go-for-broke style, he broke twice in the fourth set to pull ahead 4-1 before Blake ran off four games in a row.
Grosjean saved a set point while serving at 4-5 and, in the tiebreaker, took a 4-1 and then a 5-3 lead. But Blake took the last four points, three on clean winners. He hopped around the court, shouting "Yeah! Yeah!" when he leveled the match on a serve that Grosjean whacked long.
That seemed to take the steam out of Grosjean. Blake broke serve twice as he opened up a 5-1 lead in the deciding set. He held at love to finish off the match in 3 hours, 8 minutes.
"That's got to be my biggest comeback," Blake said. "Just seemed like every time there was a mountain to climb ... couldn't have been a better feeling than to accomplish what I did."
The 6-foot-5 Cilic had 14 aces against seventh-seeded Gonzalez, one of the better service returners who was just a little off the skills he displayed in beating Federer in the opening match at the Masters Cup in November.
"It was probably the best match of my life," said the 19-year-old Cilic, whose idol was Goran Ivanisevic and trained with the Croatian star as a junior. "It was fortunate we were playing indoors, it helped me with my serve without the wind."
Jumat, 18 Januari 2008
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Britney spears,28, dikabarkan akan menikah dengan seorang muslim bernama Adnan Ghalib yang berprofesi sebagai paparazzi
Komdis PSSI memutuskan hukuman-hukuman terkait kerusuhan dalam Babak 8 Besar Liga
- Kelompok suporterAREMA yaitu AREMANIA dihukum 3 tahun tidak boleh menonton laga AREMA
- Sergei Dubrovin dihukum tidak boleh berkecimpung di dunia persepakbolaan
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Transfer Windows January 2008
Hot transfer windows (1 January-31 January) at European Leagues:
- Nichoals Anelka (from Bolton –
- Branislav Ivanovic (Lokomotiv Mosvka –
- Ever Banega (Boca Junior - Valencia)
- Maniche (Atletico
- Robbie Savage (Blackburn Rovers –
- Cristiano Lucarelli (Shaktar Donetsk –
- Nery Castillo (Shakhtar Donetsk –
- James Mcfadden (Everton - Birmingham)
Rossi menyambut MotoGp 2008
Valentino Rossi berharap teamnya(YAMAHA) mau belajar untuk menghadapi MotoGp season 2008 dengan belajar dari pengalaman tahun kemaren saat hanya menempati urutan ketiga di klasemen akhir pembala di bawah Casey Stoner dari Ducati dan Dani Pedrosa dari Honda.
Hal tersebut diungkapkan Rossi di sela-sela peluncuran motor terbaru Yamaha untuk MotoGp 2008 di Lingotto,Turin,Italia.Motor tersebut dinamai YAMAHA M1 800 dengan ban yang sekarang berbeda dengan tahun lalu,sekarang Rossi menggunakan ban Bridgestone.Namun untuk patnernya yaitu Jorge Lorenzo masih menggunakan ban Michelin.
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Visit JOGJA
Visit to JOGJA,the Beautiful province in Indonesia..
You can Enjoy in many place:
1. MALIOBORO Street
2. PRAMBANAN Temple
3. PARANGTRITIS Beach
4. KASONGAN
5. KERATON YOGYAKARTA
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You can Enjoy in many place:
1. MALIOBORO Street
2. PRAMBANAN Temple
3. PARANGTRITIS Beach
4. KASONGAN
5. KERATON YOGYAKARTA
6. and many more
My memory of Jogja Earthquake (26 May 2006)
SEMI - NAKED SURVIVAL
(Based from true story)
26 Mei 2006,05.45 AM
Pagi itu aku ada acara di tempatku KKN,untuk mengadakan talk show tentang “Pergaulan Bebas Remaja” pukul 07.00.
So pukul 05.45 telah kulangkahkan kaki ini menuju ke dalam kamar mandi. Buat mandi tentunya,biar badan wangi and gak bau soale mo ketemu cewek-cewek SMA
Dengan keadaan masih agak ngantuk ku ambil gayung,bersiap mengguyur dengan air dari bak. Untuk pertama kalinya pagi itu. Tapi…………
26 Mei 2006 05.55 AM
Belum sempat gayung yang ku pegang mengambil air,tiba-tiba kurasakan getaran dari kamar mandi. Aku pun tersadar getaran itu adalah lindu(bahasa Jawa) atau gempa. 1,2,3 detik aku masih berdiri didalam kamar mandi dengan santai,tanpa sedikitpun kepanikan
Cause,saat itu kuberfikir getaran tersebut cuma kecil dan sebentar saja.
Tapi beberapa detik kemudian getaran tersebut semakin besar,membuat seisi rumahku bergemuruh. Aku pun terombang-ambing di dalam kamar mandi. Semua bagian tubuhku ikut bergoyang-goyang atau bergetar. Sebelum tersadar bahwa ini adalah gempa sebuah benda menimpa kepalaku.
Mak Thukk….
Begitu kira-kira suaranya saat benda tersebut mencium mesra kepalaku. Dengan spontan aku pun keluar dari kamar mandi sambil menyambar handuk. Karena panic handuk tersebut belum sempat kupakai untuk menutupi tubuhku. Ku berlari menuju pintu dengan tubuh terhuyun-huyun. Kayak maling mabok dikejar orang sekampung. Ditambah saat kucoba membuka pintu,susah sekali membuka slot kuncinya. (What a stupid door..!!).
Butuh waktu kira-kira 5 detik usahaku membuka pintu tersebut. Dari belakang kurasakan benda-benda dirumahku terjatuh.
Akhirnya ku berhasil keluar...
Dengan gerakan tangan yang super kilat kulilitkan handukku dengan benar sambil kujongkokkan tubuhku. Waktu itu gempa masih berlangsung dengan harmonisasi getaran yang konstan. Akhirnya ku berhasil melilitkan handuk di tubuhku dengan persentase nilai kesempurnaan mendekati 90%.Dengan kata lain lilitan handuk cukup menutupi tubuh dan ikatannya cukup kuat untuk tidak sampai melorot..
TERIMA KASIH ALLOH,
KAU MASIH MEMBERI KAMI KESEMPATAN UNTUK HIDUP,
MEMBERI KAMI KESEMPATAN UNTUK MENYADARI BAHWA BENCANA ITU ADALAH WUJUD KASIH SAYANGMU KEPADA KAMI.
AGAR KAMI TERSADAR UNTUK SEGERA MEMPERBAIKI KESALAHAN-KESALAHAN KAMI YANG DULU.
(Based from true story)
26 Mei 2006,05.45 AM
Pagi itu aku ada acara di tempatku KKN,untuk mengadakan talk show tentang “Pergaulan Bebas Remaja” pukul 07.00.
So pukul 05.45 telah kulangkahkan kaki ini menuju ke dalam kamar mandi. Buat mandi tentunya,biar badan wangi and gak bau soale mo ketemu cewek-cewek SMA
Dengan keadaan masih agak ngantuk ku ambil gayung,bersiap mengguyur dengan air dari bak. Untuk pertama kalinya pagi itu. Tapi…………
26 Mei 2006 05.55 AM
Belum sempat gayung yang ku pegang mengambil air,tiba-tiba kurasakan getaran dari kamar mandi. Aku pun tersadar getaran itu adalah lindu(bahasa Jawa) atau gempa. 1,2,3 detik aku masih berdiri didalam kamar mandi dengan santai,tanpa sedikitpun kepanikan
Cause,saat itu kuberfikir getaran tersebut cuma kecil dan sebentar saja.
Tapi beberapa detik kemudian getaran tersebut semakin besar,membuat seisi rumahku bergemuruh. Aku pun terombang-ambing di dalam kamar mandi. Semua bagian tubuhku ikut bergoyang-goyang atau bergetar. Sebelum tersadar bahwa ini adalah gempa sebuah benda menimpa kepalaku.
Mak Thukk….
Begitu kira-kira suaranya saat benda tersebut mencium mesra kepalaku. Dengan spontan aku pun keluar dari kamar mandi sambil menyambar handuk. Karena panic handuk tersebut belum sempat kupakai untuk menutupi tubuhku. Ku berlari menuju pintu dengan tubuh terhuyun-huyun. Kayak maling mabok dikejar orang sekampung. Ditambah saat kucoba membuka pintu,susah sekali membuka slot kuncinya. (What a stupid door..!!).
Butuh waktu kira-kira 5 detik usahaku membuka pintu tersebut. Dari belakang kurasakan benda-benda dirumahku terjatuh.
Akhirnya ku berhasil keluar...
Dengan gerakan tangan yang super kilat kulilitkan handukku dengan benar sambil kujongkokkan tubuhku. Waktu itu gempa masih berlangsung dengan harmonisasi getaran yang konstan. Akhirnya ku berhasil melilitkan handuk di tubuhku dengan persentase nilai kesempurnaan mendekati 90%.Dengan kata lain lilitan handuk cukup menutupi tubuh dan ikatannya cukup kuat untuk tidak sampai melorot..
TERIMA KASIH ALLOH,
KAU MASIH MEMBERI KAMI KESEMPATAN UNTUK HIDUP,
MEMBERI KAMI KESEMPATAN UNTUK MENYADARI BAHWA BENCANA ITU ADALAH WUJUD KASIH SAYANGMU KEPADA KAMI.
AGAR KAMI TERSADAR UNTUK SEGERA MEMPERBAIKI KESALAHAN-KESALAHAN KAMI YANG DULU.
Juventus New Player Prediction
Beberapa Pemain Incaran Juventus Yang Diprediksikan akan mengisi Skuad Juventus,setidaknya untuk musim 2008/2009.Bahkan beberapa diantaranya sudah bernogosiasi dengan petinggi Bianconeri.
Daftar pemain yang kemungkinan digaet Juventus tersebut adalah:
1.Mohammed Sissoko from Liverpool(England)
2.Rafael Van Der Vaart from Hamburg(Germany)
3.Klass Jan Huntelaar from Ajax(Holland)
4.Olof Mellberg from Aston Villa(England)
Jika mereka semua benar bisa digaet Juventus pasti akan menambah kekuatan klub dari kota Turin ini. Karena beberapa pemain di Juventus sekarang butuh pelapis yang oke,tetutama pemain yang sudah lumayan uzur semisal Pavel Nedved dan sang pangeran Juve,Alesandro Del Piero. Apalagi kemungkian besar Juventus untuk musim 2008/2009 akan tampil di Liga Champion yang benar-benar butuh squad yang komplet di semua lini,dan tentunya squad yang mumpuni.
Forza Juve......
From Juventini all around the world,lets support Juventus to be a great team in the world
Daftar pemain yang kemungkinan digaet Juventus tersebut adalah:
1.Mohammed Sissoko from Liverpool(England)
2.Rafael Van Der Vaart from Hamburg(Germany)
3.Klass Jan Huntelaar from Ajax(Holland)
4.Olof Mellberg from Aston Villa(England)
Jika mereka semua benar bisa digaet Juventus pasti akan menambah kekuatan klub dari kota Turin ini. Karena beberapa pemain di Juventus sekarang butuh pelapis yang oke,tetutama pemain yang sudah lumayan uzur semisal Pavel Nedved dan sang pangeran Juve,Alesandro Del Piero. Apalagi kemungkian besar Juventus untuk musim 2008/2009 akan tampil di Liga Champion yang benar-benar butuh squad yang komplet di semua lini,dan tentunya squad yang mumpuni.
Forza Juve......
From Juventini all around the world,lets support Juventus to be a great team in the world
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