Jadwal MotoGp 2010

Jadwal MotoGp 2010 - LOTS of disappointed because the drivers racing in Motegi Circuit, Japan canceled this weekend due to the impact of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. However, Jorge Lorenzo had a different opinion. Yamaha rider Spaniard was actually grateful. What reason? First, because he gets more time to recover his physical condition is still not recovered 100%. Lorenzo fractures thumb injury while testing at Sepang GP, before the series premiere was held earlier.

The second reason, he'd have competed in Jerez, where the third performance of MotoGP will next take place May 2. Own race at Motegi postponed to 30 October. "With the crisis that forced my backdated Motegi MotoGP schedule becomes more time to exercise," said Lorenzo. He hopes that his condition was 100% when testing the Jerez circuit later. And, he said, if his condition is completely recovered, then the chances for the title wide open. The reason, says Lorenzo, Jerez as a magical store that gave him a profit.

"Jerez is a track that has the magic for me. And I think also for all the Spaniard, because there is a circuit that can bring us closer to the public mood, "he said. He continued, "There are always giving me a wonderful story. My pole positions can be reached banyal, and twice winning the 250cc class race at. I'm ready to fight for victory in the MotoGP class, "explained Lorenzo in motosadictos, yesterday. Currently, he ranks second in the standings. Given the delay, the more his physical condition will recover from and he will start to show its best power at the Jerez circuit, the circuit is a favorite. She could get more exercise include going to the gym for exercise and fitness.

Besides, he can longer interact with the physiotherapist. Tuesday and Thursday she could participate Dirt Track Cross to test its readiness. "I strongly believe I am going to Jerez with a physical condition that is almost one hundred percent," said Lorenzo. Meanwhile, the Ducati rider Nicky Hayden has big ambitions for the best menunjukkanperforma this season with Ducati. Together with the Italian team, he wants to beat Valentino Rossi once again. This year is his second year with the Ducati.

While still in the Honda team, Hayden never beat Rossi in the championship hunt. In 2006, he managed to become world champion MotoGP, Rossi and forced into the runner-up. Rossi beat moments that become memorable moment for his fans. But the Ducati team last season or the first season with the team with the brand's red, Hayden seemed to show the best performance difficulties. Only one podium in Indianapolis who successfully mastered. Therefore he wanted to pay for failures in last year's achievements this year.

Cowboys in Paradise

Cowboys in Paradise - Yodeling cowboy sensation Sourdough Slim, "Last Of The Vaudeville Cowboys," will perform at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Paradise Recreation Center, 6626 Skyway. With a fast-paced volley of catchy tunes, timeless humor and award-winning yodeling, Slim will delight audiences of all ages. The performances run in conjunction with the Paradise Recreation & Park District's annual Gold Nugget Days Craft Faire. Admission is free.

Cowboys - It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses.

You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor.

Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already...

The Gods of Amyrantha Jennifer Fallon (Tor)

How do you go about killing yourself when you are an immortal? Is it even possible? Jennifer Fallon explores this tantalizing puzzle in The Gods of Amyrantha, the second in her Tide Lords series.

The Tide is turning and the Tide Lords’ powers are returning with it. Cayal, the Immortal Prince, hero of legend, was thought to be only a fictional character.

Cayal sure wishes that he was a piece of fiction—anything that would help him shuffle off this mortal coil. But even though he longs for a final death, things in the world keep pulling him back. Such as Arkady Desean, an expert on the legends of the Tide Lords who has discovered the truth about Cayal…and captured his heart.

Yes, the Tide Lords will walk upon the earth once more and, with the power that surges through the cosmos, stand poised to wreak havoc on all that humans hold dear. Cayal will have to decide if he wants to go on living just a little longer and if he is willing to risk his fellow immortals’ wrath in order to save the world.

Ghosts of Manhattan George Mann (Pyr TPB)

1926. New York. The Roaring Twenties. Jazz. Flappers. Prohibition. Coal-powered cars. A cold war with a British Empire that still covers half of the globe. Yet things have developed differently to established history. America is in the midst of a cold war with a British Empire that has only just buried Queen Victoria, her life artificially preserved to the age of 107. Coal-powered cars roar along roads thick with pedestrians, biplanes take off from standing with primitive rocket boosters, and monsters lurk behind closed doors and around every corner. This is a time in need of heroes. It is a time for The Ghost.

A series of targeted murders are occurring all over the city, the victims found with ancient Roman coins placed on their eyelids after death. The trail appears to lead to a group of Italian American gangsters and their boss, who the mobsters have dubbed "The Roman." However, as The Ghost soon discovers, there is more to The Roman than at first appears, and more bizarre happenings that he soon links to the man, including moss-golems posing as mobsters and a plot to bring an ancient pagan god into the physical world in a cavern beneath the city. As The Ghost draws nearer to The Roman and the center of his dangerous web, he must battle with foes both physical and supernatural and call on help from the most unexpected of quarters if he is to stop The Roman and halt the imminent destruction of the city.

Ghosts & Echoes Lyn Benedict (Ace)

The new urban fantasy series that has readers jumping at shadows. Chicago cop Adam Wright has picked up a spiritual hitchhiker, the ghost of a dead man who desperately wants to live again. So he turns to supernatural P.I. Sylvie Lightner to rid him of the spirit-a spirit she finds strangely familiar.

Brunner the Bounty Hunter: Omnibus CL Werner (Games Workshop)

Omnibus edition collecting all three novels in the Brunner the Bounty Hunter series. Dark and savage tales set in the world of Warhammer, by author C.L. Werner.

Bewitched & Betrayed (Raine Benares) Lisa Shearin (Ace)

Raine Benares is a seeker. She finds lost things and missing people- usually alive. But now she's been bonde with the Saghred, a soul- stealing stone of unlimited power, and must hunt down its escapees. Especially since one of them is also hunting her...

Amazon Queen (Amazons, Book 2) Lori Devoti (Pocket Books)

Being an Amazon ruler just became a royal pain.Amazon queen Zery Kostovska has never questioned tribe traditions. After all, these rules have kept the tribe strong for millennia and enabled them to live undetected, even in modern-day America. Zery is tough, fair, commanding—the perfect Amazon leader.At least, she was. A new high priestess with a penchant for secrecy and technology is threatening Zery’s rule. Plus, with the discovery of the Amazon sons, males with the same skills as their female counterparts, even Zery can’t deny that the tribe must change. But how? Some want to cooperate with the sons. Others believe brutal new leadership is needed—and are willing to kill to make it happen.Once, Zery’s word was law. Now, she has no idea who to trust, especially with one powerful Amazon son making her question all her instincts. For Zery, tribe comes first, but the battle drawing near is unlike any she’s faced before . . . and losing might cost her both the tribe and her life.

New In Sci-Fi

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast Aaron Allston (Lucas Books)

Does a new start for the Galactic Alliance mark the beginning of the fall of the Jedi Order?

After a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now fallen Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis. From all corners, politicians, power brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order and determine the future of their unified worlds. But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi.

In a shocking move, Chief of State Natasi Daala orders the arrest of Luke Skywalker for failing to prevent Jacen Solo’s turn to the dark side and his subsequent reign of terror as a Sith Lord. But it’s only the first blow in an anti-Jedi backlash fueled by a hostile government and suspicious public. Negotiating his freedom in exchange for his exile from the Jedi Order, Luke, with his son, Ben, at his side, sets out to unravel the shocking truth behind Jacen Solo’s corruption and downfall. But the secrets Luke uncovers may bring his quest—and life as he knows it—to a sudden end. And all the while, another Jedi Knight, consumed by madness, is headed to Coruscant on a fearsome mission that could devastate the entire galaxy.

Star Trek: The Children of Kings David Stern (Star Trek Books)

A distress call goes out from a Federation outpost near the Klingon border. The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, responds. Starbase 18 lies in ruin. There are no survivors. And there is no clue as to who is responsible for the attack, until Captain Pike’s brilliant science officer discovers a means of retrieving parts of the station’s log.
Lieutenant Spock has detected signs of a unique energy signature, one that he believes is Klingon. There are unsubstantiated reports that the Klingon Empire has made a technological leap forward and created a cloaking device—code-named Black Snow Seven—that can shield their ships from even the most advanced sensors. The destruction of the base and the unique energy signature that remains prove that the Empire has succeeded.


For generations the Orions have been known as pirates,operating at the margins, outside of legal conventions. A proud and powerful race, the Orions were once a major force in the sector, and they have been using the tension between the Klingon Empire and the Federation to rebuild their power. Captain Pike is charged with trying to foster cooperation between the Orions and the Federation. A distress call from an Orion vessel offers him the perfect opportunity. But the Orion ship lies in disputed space long claimed by the Klingon Empire, and crossing it could be the spark that sets off an interstellar war.

The Noise Within Ian Whates (Solaris)

On the brink of perfecting the long sought-after human/AI interface, Philip Kaufman finds his world thrown into turmoil as a scandal from the past returns to haunt him and dangerous information falls into his hands. Pursued by assassins and attacked in his own home, he flees. Leyton, a government black-ops specialist, is diverted from his usual duties to hunt down the elusive pirate vessel The Noise Within, wondering all the while why this particular freebooter is considered so important. Two lives collide in this stunning space-opera from debut novelist Ian Whates!

Legends of the Space Marines Christian Dunn (Games Workshop)

Space Marines and their evil counterparts, the Traitor Marines, epitomisr the wartorn. Warhammer 40,000 universe. This short story collection focuses entirely on these superhuman warrior, telling high-action tales of heroism and savagery. Combining the talents of Black Library favorite authors such as Mike Lee and Nick Kyme with hot new talent, this collection is not to be missed.

Haze ~ L. E. Modesitt Jr (Tor)

What lies beneath the fog of the millions of orbiting nanotech satellites that shroud the world called Haze?

Major Keir Roget’s mission is to make planetfall in secret, find out, and report back to his superiors in the Federation, the Chinese-dominated government that rules Earth and the colonized planets.

Now, scouting Haze, he finds a culture both seemingly familiar, yet frighteningly alien, with hints of a technology far superior to that of the Federation. Yet he is not quite certain how much of what he sees is real–or how to convey a danger he cannot even prove to his superiors, if he can escape the planet...

The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia (Del Rey)

She’s as beautiful as Aphrodite and as wise as Athena, stronger then Hercules and swifter than Hermes. Blessed at birth by the gods themselves, Princess Diana left an idyllic island paradise ruled by wise and brave women to bring the peace, love, and nobility of the Amazons to the tumultuous world of humankind. In January 1942, Wonder Woman took the world of comics—and its pantheon of superpowered males—by storm. Wielding her impervious silver bracelets and golden Lasso of Truth, she’s battled forces of evil from the Axis powers to a slew of super-villains worldwide, teamed up with the likes of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash, and become a high-flying feminist icon and pop-culture superstar. Now, for the first time in more than thirty years, here’s a definitive A-to-Z volume that draws together all the knowledge about the star-spangled, action-packed history of Wonder Woman. In more than 400 fact-packed pages you’ll find

• the complete story of Wonder Woman’s origins, as imagined and reinterpreted by generations of comics writers—including her groundbreaking creator, William Moulton Marston
• biographies of every major character in Wonder Woman’s universe, including her mother, Hippolyta; sister, Donna Troy; and mortal ally Steve Trevor—as well as such classic foes as Ares, Cheetah, Hades, and the members of Villainy Inc.
• classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout
• two sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts—plus a dazzling original cover illustration by fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes

Written by veteran Wonder Woman artist and writer Phil Jimenez and comics historian John Wells, The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia is the ultimate archive, proving that die-hard devotees of the gorgeous go-to goddess don’t have to visit Paradise Island for a taste of heaven on earth.

Darwin's Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow (Douglas & McIntyre)

These 23 stories take us on a twisted fun ride into some future times and parallel universes where characters as diverse as a one-legged International Actuarial Forensics specialist, a pharmaceutical guinea pig, and a far-sighted fetus engage in their own games of the survival of the fittest. From a new short story by William Gibson in which a teen disassociated from his body haunts his neighborhood through the decades, to Douglas Coupland’s balls-out satire of a slightly futuristic Survivor, to Sheila Heti's meditative romp about beleaguered physicists and Oracle of Delphi-like Blackberrys, Darwin’s Bastards is a fast-moving, thought-provoking reading extravaganza.

Counterstrike: The Last World War, Book 2 Dayton Ward (Pocket)

COUNTERSTRIKE When the alien war engulfing a distant planet spilled to Earth through a network of hidden portals, humankind was plunged into an apocalyptic, generations-old conflict between the Plysserians and the Chodrecai. Now, months after Earth’s most powerful military forces formed a tenuous alliance with the Plysserians and countered a devastating, three-pronged Chodrecai offensive, alien survivors continue to wreak havoc on a shell-shocked Earth. Martial law and civil unrest run rampant. Resistance cells and pockets of Chodrecai sympathizers are gathering strength. And two U.S. Marines—Sergeant Major Simon DiCarlo and Sergeant Belinda Russell— remain trapped on the alien planet of Jontashreena. Now, as human and Plysserian scientists and engineers race to unlock the intergalactic portals and harvest alien technology, Earth prepares for the most explosive battle for its existence. Joining the war effort are recruits like young Colin Laney, who will advance from Marine boot camp to the forefront of a massive invasion on alien terrain—with the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance.

Ares Express Ian McDonald (Pyr TPB)

A Mars of the imagination, like no other, in a colourful, witty SF novel; Taking place in the kaleidoscopic future of Ian McDonald's Desolation Road, Ares Express is set on a terraformed Mars where fusion-powered locomotives run along the network of rails that is the planet's circulatory system and artificial intelligences reconfigure reality billions of times each second. One young woman, Sweetness Octave Glorious-Honeybun Asiim 12th, becomes the person upon whom the future - or futures - of Mars depends. Big, picaresque, funny; taking the Mars of Ray Bradbury and the more recent, terraformed Marses of authors such as Kim Stanley Robinson and Greg Bear, Ares Express is a wild and woolly magic-realist SF novel, featuring lots of bizarre philosophies, strange, mind-stretching ideas and trains as big as city blocks.

New In Horror

Empire of Salt: Tomes of the Dead Weston Ochse (Abaddon)

The Olivers have a chance to make a new home at Salton Sea. Looking forward to California fun, sun and adventure they are unprepared for the ecological devastation they find. The sea is rotting, the town of Bombay Beach is dying and the citizens are like bait, waiting to be plucked from their homes by what comes from the sea. Beware the coming of the green, they say. Beware the coming of the night.

Sparrow Rock Nate Kenyon (Leisure Horror)

Pete, whose troubled past is revealed in a series of clichéd anecdotes, narrates the story of a small group of high school students who survive a sudden and largely unexplained catastrophic nuclear war thanks to what at first seems to be pure luck but later proves to be something darker. The teens soon realize that survival involves not just waiting out the radioactive fallout but overcoming the profound, possibly deliberate ecological changes it incurs, including undead rats and man-eating ants.

The Complete Drive-In Joe R. Lansdale (Underland Press)

Friday night at the Orbit Drive-in: a circus of noise, sex, teenage hormones, B-movie blood, and popcorn. On a cool, crisp summer night, with the Texas stars shining down like rattlesnake eyes, movie-goers for the All-Night Horror Show are trapped in the drive-in by a demonic-looking comet. Then the fun begins. If the movie-goers try to leave, their bodies dissolve into goo. Cowboys are reduced to tears. Lovers quarrel. Bikini-clad women let their stomachs’ sag, having lost the ambition to hold them in. The world outside the six monstrous screens fades to black while the movie-goers spiral into base humanity, resorting to fighting, murdering, crucifying, and cannibalizing to survive. Part dark comedy part horror show, Lansdale's cult Drive-In books are as shocking and entertaining today as they were 20 years ago.

Astrological Signs

A lot of people race to the horoscope section to find out what the stars have in mind for them. While astrology makes life fun, it’s vague and generic. So many people find truth in their horoscopes because all horoscopes contain elements of personality and behavior. Most people will be able to find something that relates to their lives, or something to identify with, in their zodiac personality or horoscope because it’s all generic.

My hairdresser in Madrid liked to make idle chat with me and during a conversation about my boyfriend at the time, asked me what his zodiac sign was. Because I’m not great with astrology, I mistakenly told him the wrong sign. He grabbed onto it as explanation for all of the phenomena of my boyfriend’s personality and behavior, as well as our relationship. I told my boyfriend that night about the amazing coincidence, that his zodiac sign coincided perfectly with his personality. He started laughing and let me know about my zodiac error. The two of us laughed together over the incident and I realized again why so many people rely on astrology. It explains everyone!

If you’re looking for real insight on personality and behavior patterns, I recommend Enneagram. It’s analyzed personality into nine basic types. Each person will likely identify most strongly with one of these nines, and will then have sub-types as well. When I began reading about the various personalities, I realized immediately which type pertained to me.

Unlike astrology and zodiac signs, enneagram is based on observation of human behavior, personality traits and psychology. Once you figure out which personality type you are, enneagram will give you a full report of your personality strengths and weaknesses. You can also find out about what to be aware of in yourself and even begin making changes to improve on your weaknesses. If you find you’re a constant over-achiever, for example, enneagram may help you see where you’re need to always be the best comes from and how to keep it in check so that you don’t go over board.

Many of us consult the zodiac for relationships on advice, which signs are most compatible and what you might expect from a connection with someone according to sign. Enneagram has analyzed all of the potential type combinations for dating and romance, giving us a fuller understanding of how to make our relationships work and how to get along with conflicting personality types.

Nokia Handphone Smartphone

Android Apk Hp Nokia has launched three new handsets: the Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and the Nokia E5. These three new cameras are aimed, according to the Finnish brand, “to make access to email, instant messaging, chat and social networks in mobility to a large number of people around the world and at affordable prices .
These new handsets incorporate full QWERTY keyboards.

The Nokia C3 is equipped with a 2.4-inch color display and a 2 megapixel camera. It features WiFi connectivity and supports memory cards with up to 8 GB is the first mobile with a QWERTY keyboard on the complete platform for mobile phones the most popular world series 40. Thus, it is the first in line to offer access to social networks directly from the home screen. Users can view, comment, update their status and even reference and share pictures and videos on their favorite social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
The C3 includes Ovi and Ovi Mail Chat: novice users can configure email accounts and chat directly from the mobile without using a PC.

The Nokia C6 is a Smartphone based on Symbian combining the advantages of a touchscreen of 3.2 inches to a full sliding keyboard. The screen allows easy access to the Internet and Facebook flows directly from the home screen.
With a full suite of messaging capabilities and social network, the device allows users who wish to maintain while traveling.
The C6 features a 5 megapixel camera with high quality autofocus and flash, and the application Ovi pedestrian navigation maps and free roadside. In addition, thousands of applications (games and videos to aggregators and web services) are available on Ovi Store.

The Nokia E5 is the latest in the Nokia Eseries, based on Symbian. It has been designed for users who want to be productive in their personal lives as in their professional lives. “It integrates all the tools a professional would expect from a Smartphone, features professional high quality at a full set of entertainment features and personal network,” Nokia said in a statement.
Thanks to the various productivity applications available in the Store Ovi, Nokia E5 is ideal for managing busy diaries. It also has application Ovi pedestrian navigation maps and free roadside

The Nokia C3 and C6 should be marketed in the second quarter of 2010 while the Nokia E5 will be available during the third quarter of 2010.

Obat Bagi Wanita

Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (Badan POM) mengawasi peredaran obat tradisional dengan merek dagang Po Chai Pills, menyusul penarikan dari pasaran produk serupa dalam bentuk kapsul oleh Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA).

Kepala Badan POM Kustantinah mengatakan obat Po Chai Pills juga beredar di Indonesia, namun dalam bentuk sediaan pil, bukan kapsul. Produk dalam bentuk kapsul tidak terdaftar di sini. Produk pil tersebut terdaftar di Indonesia dengan nomor registrasi POM TI 004 400 941, diproduksi oleh Li Chung Shing Tong (Holdings) Ltd, Hong Kong, diimpor dan didistribusikan oleh PT Perdana Sakti Indonesia.

“Obat Po Chai Pills yang ditarik di Singapura adalah dalam bentuk sediaan kapsul, sedangkan yang beredar di Indonesia dalam bentuk sediaan pil,” ujarnya di Jakarta, hari ini.

Menurut dia, obat yang ditarik dari peredaran oleh HSA adalah Po Chai Pills dalam bentuk sediaan kapsul karena dideteksi mengandung bahan kimia obat phenolphthalein dan sibutramine, sedangkan Po Chai Pills dalam bentuk sedian pil tidak terdeteksi mengandung bahan kimia obat; Meski demikian, lanjut Kustantinah, Badan POM tetap akan meningkatkan pengawasan di pasaran terhadap kemungkinan beredarnya Po Chai Pills dalam bentuk sediaan kapsul/tidak terdaftar.

Selain itu, Badan POM juga akan melakukan sampling/pengambilan contoh Po Chai Pills yang terdaftar di Indonesia dari seluruh jaringan distribusi untuk dilakukan analisis/pengujian laboratorium dari kemungkinan mengandung bahan kimia obat yang dilarang ditambahkan dalam obat tradisional. “Kami juga mengimbau kepada masyarakat untuk lebih berhati-hati dalam membeli dan mengkonsumsi obat tradisional dan produk lainnya, dengan memperhatikan penandaan dan informasi yang tercantum dalam kemasan.”

falls slightly

Vermont's unemployment rate dipped slightly last month to 6.5 percent. But the jobs picture remains cloudy.

The state usually sheds a few hundred jobs in March as seasonal jobs end, but this March Vermont lost over 2,600 jobs-- an indication the economy is still struggling to rebound.

"There wasn't any sector that had significant positive job growth. It was really an across the board decline which is depressing, usually we see some sectors increase, some decreasing. Even the health care sector, which usually is growing, we lost jobs there as well," economist Art Woolf said.

Unemployment rates for Vermont's 17 labor market areas ranged from 5.2 percent in Hartford to 11.3 percent in Newport.

There are some glimmers of hope that Arizona’s bleak employment picture is improving overall, but not in the construction sector.

Arizona posted the third-worst percentage of job losses among the states for construction jobs, losing 19.9 percent of those jobs between March 2009 and March 2010, the Associated General Contractors reported Friday.

Nevada lost 30 percent of its construction work force and Colorado 20.3 percent during the same time frame.

California lost the largest number of construction jobs during that period: 108,500, representing 16.3 percent of its total, according to AGC.

The AGC numbers come a day after the Arizona Commerce Department reported that Arizona lost 2,300 construction jobs in March.

The state’s private sector added a net 7,300 jobs in March, despite the construction losses. Most of those gains were in lower-wage sectors, such as tourism and administrative support positions.
Number of jobs lost

A sampling of construction job gains (losses), March 2009 to March 2010:

Arizona: (28,000)

Florida: (57,000)

Texas: (78,100)

California: (108,500)

North Dakota: 100

Arkansas: 300

Source: Associated General Contractors


Percentage of jobs lost

Percentage losses in construction jobs, March 2009 to March 2010:

Nevada: 30 percent

Colorado: 20.3 percent

Arizona: 19.9 percent

California: 16.3 percent

Source: Associated General Contractors

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World Cup 2010

The front page of the Daily Star on Monday warned England soccer fans headed for the World Cup that they faced a "bloodbath".

Not only has the newspaper received a backlash from outraged South Africans, but at least six complaints - two from UK residents and four from South Africans - have been lodged with the UK's Press Complaints Commission (PCC).

The Daily Star has described the response as "hysterical".

The article written by Steve Hughes on Monday is headlined ''World Cup War: Machete Threat to England Fans".

The story centres on race tensions in the country following last week's murder of the AWB leader and claims South Africa is on the brink of a "full-blown race war" with "machete gangs ... roaming the streets".

It suggests the World Cup is under threat of being moved to another country or cancelled, quoting an unnamed Fifa source saying it would be a "total nightmare" if civil war broke out.

A second inflammatory story two days later warned that the AWB was signing up an ''army of new recruits" and that World Cup officials were drawing up emergency plans.

One of the complainants to the PCC, a 32-year-old South African working in London, accused the Daily Star of running a ''sensationalist story without quoting any named or credible or official sources to back up their 'civil war' and 'machete' claims".

In an official complaint filed with the PCC, a copy of which she sent to the Sunday Times, she wrote: ''Amazingly, they don't quote on record a single Fifa official or SA government official to justify the story which is presented as fact ...

"It's ultimately very damaging to SA, all its people and the World Cup," she wrote.

Journalist Steve Hughes who wrote the story, refused to discuss the source.

"Given the hysterical response to this story, and the personal insults thrown at me by South African respondents, it is also clearly unsafe for me to reveal my sources, even if I was inclined to."

World Cup Local Organising Committee spokesman Rich Mhkondo dismissed the articles as ''garbage".

''We regard it as a joke and a waste of time for us to comment ... It's the worst form of gutter journalism," he said.

The Democratic Alliance said it was an unashamed attempt to put off British tourists.

Polish President Dies

Poland President Died - Polish President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of political figures died Saturday in a plane crash in Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Lech Kaczynski and his wife were among the dozens killed when their official plane came down in dense fog as it approached the airport in Smolensk in the west of Russia.

The victims included Polish politicians, religious figures, anti- communist icons and much of the country's military leadership. All were on their way to Katyn, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet massacre of some 22,000 Polish officers during World War II.

Poland's TVN 24 reported no survivors to the crash, citing the mayor of Smolensk. The governor of the Russian region of Smolensk confirmed that Kaczynski was on board the plane and had died, reported Interfax.

It was not immediately clear how many people were on board the Tupolev TU-154. First reports spoke of 132, but officials said later there were 80 passengers and a crew of seven.

The aircraft, painted in the official Polish colours of red and white, reportedly struck trees and caught fire, scattering wreckage over a wooded area.

Russian television showed footage of firemen dousing the flames of the burning fuselage. Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the crash, which was recorded at 10:50 am (0650 GMT).

Among those on board were Ryszard Kaczorowski, the last Polish president in exile, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, vice-marshal of parliament, Wladyslaw Stasiak, head of the president's chancellery, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer and the chief of the general staff Franciszek Gagor.

The "nation's elite" died, said former President Lech Walesa when hearing news of the accident.

Planned ceremonies in Katyn were called off. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev set up a special commission to investigate the crash, headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

"This is on an unimaginable scale," said Wojciech Olejniczak, a member of the European Parliament, on TVN 24.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who broke into tears upon hearing the news, called an emergency meeting of his cabinet in Warsaw to discuss developments.

The portly 60-year-old president, who was elected to president in 2005, gained the national limelight at the age of 13 when he and his twin brother Jaroslav starred in the children's film called About Those Two Who Stole The Moon.

Kaczynski and his brother founded the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, which preached national values and adopted a strident law and order approach.

Jaroslav Kaczynski served as prime minister from 2006-2007.

Under the Polish constitution, the president of parliament, Bronislaw Komorowski, will take over the duties of head of state until a new president is elected.

Wawancara Tiger Woods ‎

Tiger Woods Masters - Berikut ini transkrip wawancara dengan Tiger Woods yang dilakukan Golf Channel dan disiarkan Minggu (21/3):

Reporter yang mewawancarai Woods adalah Kelly Tilghman.

Q: Tiger, Anda selama ini begitu awas mengontrol diri Anda sendiri sepanjang hidup, mengapa terakhir kali Anda kehilangan kontrol diri?

Tiger Woods: Bila kita melawan nilai dalam diri kita, maka kita akan kehilangan arah. Saya meninggalkan meditasi saya, saya mundur dari kehidupan sifat-sifat seorang Buddhis dan hidup saya menjadi lain. Saya merasa tidak memilih arah, tidak seperti yang selama ini saya rasakan. Akibatnya, saya melukai hati banyak orang karena sikap saya yang tidak seperti biasanya dan karena watak saya yang berubah.

Q: Apa Anda tidak merasakan ada momen untuk tidak melakukan yang tidak Anda inginkan?

Woods: Yeah, Saya mencoba menghentikannya tetapi tidak bisa. Ini amat mengerikan.

Q: Bagi pria yang memiliki displin kuat secara lahirian dan batiniah, mengapa Anda tidak mengatakan seperti itu?

Woods: Saya tidak tahu, sekarang saya tahu. Ini merupakan bagian pembelajaran saya, setelah hilang 45 hari amat banyak pelajaran yang didapat. Anda menyingkirkan penampilan itu, merasionalisasi dan tiba pada kebenaran dan kebenaran itu amat menyakitkan, karena ia selalu menyaksikan kita yang selalu tidak mengakui diri kita sendiri.

Q: Turnamen Masters sedang menunggu Anda, bagaimana Anda mengetahui secara mental siap untuk mengikutinya?

Woods: Saya amat takjub muncul lagi dan bermain. Saya kehilangan permainan, saya kehilangan pertandingan. Saya belum siap bermain di Tavistock atau di Bay Hill. Saya sampaikan itu kepada Joe (Lewis, ketua Grup Tavistock) juga kepada Arnold (Palmer). Saya ingin bermain dalam kedua event tersebut tetapi saya merasa belum siap. Saya mencoba melakukan pesiapan. Hank dan saya memulai kerja lagi dan mencoba segala sesuatunya berjalan lancar seperti sebelumnya.

Q: Bagaimana Anda merasakan bahwa Anda sudah siap mengikuti turnamen Masters?

Woods: Saya mencoba memulai memiliki perasaan bertanding lagi. Saya tahu bagaimana bermain golf dan ini amat membantu. Saya hanya ingin bermain lagi.

Q: Bagaimana efek terapi untuk jadwal 2010? Saya kira Anda sudah tidak sabar menunggu hasilnya.

Woods: Yeah, saya akan menjalani lebih banyak terapi dan pengobatan pada musim ini. Sepanjang jadwal program saya berjalan terus, saya tidak tahu apa yang akan terjadi, Kelly. Tahun lalu saya tidak tahu akan ada cedera pada kaki saya. Saya bahkan tidak tahu apa yang akan saya lakukan. Masih tidak pasti; dan tahun ini pun saya tidak tahu apa yang akan terjadi. Ini memang sedikit mengganggu, karena saya tidak suka dengan apa yang tidak saya ketahui. Tapi apa yang saya tuju adalah menjadi orang yang lebih baik dan untuk itu saya menjalani lebih banyak pengobatan.

Q: Ada dikenal sebagai pegolf handal di dunia ini tetapi Anda akhirnya menjadi pemain yang dibicarakan dari sisi kehidupan keluarga Anda. Bagaimana Anda merasakan hal ini?

Woods: Rasanya menyakitkan, tetapi sekali lagi, saya mengetahui itu karena perbuatan saya. Saya orang yang melakukannya dan saya memikirkannya dengan kesadaran penuh. Saya dapat mengerti mengapa orang mengatakan ini sebagai perubahan dari diri saya. Sebagai manusia, sulit dimengerti mengapa saya melakukan hal itu. Sekarang saya memutar ulang apa yang sudah saya lakukan.

Q: Amerika mengetahui bahwa seorang pegolf terbesar tergeletak ditahan tanpa mengenakan sepatu pada pukul 2.30 dini hari, berdarah, apa yang terjadi malam itu?

Woods: Semua itu ada dalam laporan kepada polisi. Mereka memeriksa hal itu dan mempublikasikan hasilnya kepada publik. Banyak orang mengetahui tentang saya dari Elin dan saya kira itu lebih baik tercatat secara pribadi.

Q: Bagaimana terjadinya kecelakaan mobil itu?

Woods: Saya tidak melaju terlalu cepat, tetapi sayang, akhirnya saya tabrak berbagai hal.

Q: Dilaporkan bahwa beberapa anggota tim Anda, lingkaran dalam kehidupan Anda, terlibat dan melakukan hal salah dalam masalah ini? Apakah itu benar?

Woods: Itu tidak benar. Ini semua tentang saya. Saya satu-satunya yang melakukan hal itu, saya bereaksi atas apa yang saya lakukan, tidak ada seorang pun yang mentahui masalahnya. Saya yakin bila lebih banyak orang yang mengetahuinya tentang kehidupan pribadi saya. mereka pun tidak akan mencampurinya...atau mereka tidak akan mencoba menghentikannya. Saya yang mengetahui semuanya.

Q: Bagaimana hubungan perkawinan Anda dengan Elin saat ini?

Woods: Kami sedang membicarakannya dan hal itu dalam proses dan hal itu merupakan masalah pribadi saya dengan dia.

Q: Bila ayah Anda di sini sekarang dan menyaksikan apa yang terjadi dalam empat bulan terakhir ini, apa kira-kira yang akan dikatakannya?

Woods: Ia pasti amat kecewa dengan saya. Tapi kami berdua akan terlibat dalam pembicaraan panjang. Tapi inilah masalahnya, saya kehilangan tuntunannya. Bila ia ada tentu ia akan membantu saya dan menguatkan saya kembali. Saya tahu ia akan melakukan hal itu.

Q: Kira-kira apa yang dikatakannya, menurut Anda?

Woods: Saya tidak dapat mengatakannya, tetapi ia selau amat menjurus. Ia mungkin akan berkata, kamu butuh jalan hidup kembali ke arah yang benar.

Q: Bagi orangtua yang mengamati kamu sebagai model, apakah yang akan Anda katakan agar mereka kembali mempercayai Anda?

Woods: Kelihatannya waktunya sudah lewat. Saya yang harus bereaksi atas diri saya sendiri. Saya harus memberi arti pada waktu yang sudah lewat ini. Saya akan meneruskan melakukan hal itu.

Q: Bagaimana Anda menjelaskan hal ini suatu hari pada anak-anak Anda, ketika mereka sudah cukup usia untuk memahaminya?

Woods: Saya akan menjelaskannya kepada mereka sembari duduk dan ini tidak hanya satu kali. Akan saya jelaskan pada mereka berkali-kali. Tidak ada orang yang akan menjelaskan hal itu, itu merupakan tanggung jawab saya. Pembicaraan itu memang perlu dilakukan.

Q: Berdasar apa yang sudah terjadi, apa selanjutnya yang ingin Anda lakukan?

Woods: Seperti yang sudah saya katakan, saya merasa bahwa golf merupakan kendaraan saya untuk menolong banyak orang. Ayah saya selalu mengatakan suatu hal yang saya tidak begitu mengerti sampai hari ini. Untuk membantu orang lain, pertama kali kamu harus belajar cara membantu dirimu sendiri. Ketika berada di pusat pengobatakan selama 45 hari, saya belajar banyak. Saya memahami bagaimana cara menolong diri saya sendiri. Saya belajar bagaimana menolong diri sendiri, itulah makanya saya dapat menolong orang yang jatuh di jalanan.

Q: Saya lihat Anda memakai gelang, dapatkan kita melihatnya?

Woods: Yeah.

Q: Apa artinya ini?

Woods: Itu Buddha, ini merupakan perlindungan dan kekuatan dan saya yakin saya membutuhkan itu.

Q: Kapan Anda mulai memakai gelang ini?

Woods: Sebelum saya melakukan pengobatan.

Q: Apakah Anda akan mengenakan ini selama mengikuti turnamen Masters?

Woods: Tentu saja.

Q: Untuk sisa hidup Anda?

Woods: Tentu saja.

Q: Tiger, terima kasih.

Woods: Terima kasih, Kel. (Ant/Reuters/OL-04)

Pidato Mega, SBY Hormati PDIP

Pidato Megawati - Untuk saat ini, Presiden SBY enggan menanggapi pidato Ketua Umum PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri di Kongres III PDIP, Selasa (6/4).

SBY hanya 'angkat topi' terhadap Megawati dan keluarga besar PDIP yang tengah menggelar Kongres III di Bali. Ketua Umum Dewan Pembina Partai Demokrat ini berjanji buka suara soal pidato Megawati.

"Tidak tepat dan tidak pas dinyatakan di sini, nanti ada tempatnya," ujar SBY dalam jumpa pers di Bandara Halim Perdana Kusuma, Jakarta, Rabu (7/4).

Seperti diketahui, Megawati mengkritik pemerintahan SBY-Boediono. Ia menyatakan, pemerintah saat ini kacau.

Menurut Mega, pengelolaan pemerintah saat ini menunjukkan wataknya yang semakin menjauhi nilai-nilai Pancasila sebagai ideologi bangsa.

Kecenderungan menciptakan semakin banyak lembaga menyebabkan fragmentasi pemerintahan yang serius.

Salah satu bukti dari terjadinya kekacauan pengelolaan pemerintah adalah kasus Bank Century. Kasus ini adalah salah satu puncak gunung es dari kekacauan tata kelola pemerintahan.

Alumni Jurusan Tafsir Hadis

Prof D. Arifuddin Ahmad, Pembantu Dekan Bidang Akademik Fakultas Ushuluddin UIN Alauddin Makassar, meminta alumni Tafsir Hadis diangkat menjadi PNS dilingkungan Departemen Agama.

Ketua Badan Kontak Pemuda dan Remaja Masjid Indonesia (BKPRMI) Propinsi Sulawesi Selatan ini juga meminta agar pendidikan agama diberikan program pendidikan gratis.

Pernyataan tersebut disampaikan langsung kepada Menteri Agama RI, Suryadarma Ali, ketika tampil sebagai pemakalah dalam seminar nasional Pendidikan Islam di Kampus UIN Alauddin, Samata Gowa.

Disamping Menteri Agama, setelah ini dijadwalkan pula Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi, Muhaimin Iskandar membawakan makalah berjudul Pendidikan Islam dan Prospek Dunia Kerja

Relief Borobudur Terkuak Asal Usulnya ‎

Sejak ditemukan oleh Thomas Stanford Raffles sekitar dua abad silam, hingga kini para ahli belum dapat mengungkap sepenuhnya asal gambar yang terukir di relief candi Borobudur, Magelang, Jawa Tengah.

Guru Besar Fakultas Ilmu Antropologi Universitas Indonesia Profesor Nurhadi Magetsari mengatakan, dari 160 panil relief yang ada di bagian kaki candi, hanya 30 relief yang telah terpecahkan asal-muasalnya. “Sisanya belum tahu, diambil dari mana,” kata Nurhadi dalam sebuah acara di Candi Borobudur, pada Jumat siang tadi.

Menurut Nurhadi, cerita pada 30 panil relief itu diambil dari Sutra, kitab suci agama Buddha dari aliran Mahayana. Selebihnya, para ahli belum menemukan dari mana cerita yang terpahat di panil relief sisanya.


Belum terpecahkannya gambar di 130 panil relief itu, tutur Nurhadi, justru dapat diperoleh gambaran kelengkapan literatur yang dimiliki para Bhiksu saat Borobudur dibangun pada 12 abad silam.


Nurhadi menggambarkan, ada tiga aliran dalam agama Buddha yang berkembang saat ini. Aliran Theravada, Mahayana, dan Tantrayana. Masing-masing aliran ini memiliki kitab rujukan.

Sekitar 12 abad silam, saat Borobudur dibangun, Nurhadi memperkirakan kitab dan literatur rujukan yang dipelajari umat Budha tentu banyak sekali jumlahnya. Sehingga para Bhiksu memiliki sumber cerita yang kaya untuk dipahatkan di panil relief. Kitab dan rujukan inilah yang hingga kini belum dapat dicocokan dengan seluruh panil di kaki candi.

Nurhadi menyatakan, meski kajian tentang Borobudur telah dilakukan sejak 100 tahun lalu, belum semua bisa dituntaskan. Sehingga, bagi dia, Borobudur tetap menarik secara akademis. “(Borobudur) seperti Universitas, sumber kajian akademis,” katanya.


Balai Konservasi Peninggalan Borobudur mencatat ada 1.460 panil relief di candi Borobudur. Sebanyak 160 di antaranya berada di kaki candi dan disebut dengan relief Karmawibangga. Saat ini, relief itu telah tertutup batu candi. Adapun sisanya, sebanyak 1.300 merupakan relief Jataka, Lalitavistara, Avadana dan Gandawyuha. Relief-relief tersebut berada di bagian atas relief Karmawibangga.

Kepala Balai Konservasi Marsis Sutopo mengatakan, candi Borobudur dibangun dalam empat tahap, mulai tahapan bangunan bertingkat atau berundak, pembangunan stupa utama, pemasangan stupa lebih kecil di sekelilingnya dan relief, serta yang terakhir penyempurnaan. “Borobudur itu dibangun di atas sebuah bukit dan tanah urug,” ujar Marsis menjelaskan.

Menurut Marsis, penutupan relief Karmawibangga dilakukan pada tahap keempat pembangunan candi dan berfungsi sebagai pengikat struktur bangunan candi agar tak berubah.