A worker sleeps on a hand cart at a wholesale poultry market in Mumbai
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A worker sleeps on a hand cart
A worker sleeps on a hand cart at a wholesale poultry market in Mumbai
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The boy who died for half an hour: The incredible story of how baby Alfie survived THREE heart attacks
He had three heart attacks in three hours at just three weeks old.
After the first, Alfie Green’s heart stopped for 17 minutes – but incredibly, it started again.
It then stopped for ten minutes after the second attack and two minutes after the third – and again he pulled through.
And despite fears that he would be left with massive brain damage, and a week on a ventilator during which his condition was touch and go, he has made a full recovery.
The baby’s resilience stunned doctors who had almost given up on bringing him back to life. They said his brain seemed to have repaired itself.
His mother Stacey, 24, said: ‘I didn’t even know that someone so young could even have a heart attack – let alone three.
‘When his heart stopped beating for so long we really thought we had lost him. But he’s such a little fighter. When it started beating again I just cried with relief.’
Alfie was born weighing a healthy 6lb2 in September. Three weeks later Miss Green and Alfie's father Leonard Bratt, 25, took him out shopping near their home when he stopped breathing.
Miss Green, a special needs teaching assistant, said: ‘A few days previously I had noticed that his breathing was quicker.
‘I took him to the doctors who listened to his chest and said he was fine.
‘But then he suddenly became very unsettled when we were out shopping and as I was trying to soothe him his lips started to turn purple. Then he stopped breathing. It was terrifying.’
Mr Bratt called paramedics and Alfie was taken to Newcross Hospital in Wolverhampton, where doctors said he had suffered a heart attack and his heart had stopped for 17 minutes.
They tried to resuscitate him, and finally he began breathing again. But the ordeal was far from over.
In the next two hours, Alfie had two further heart attacks, his heart stopping for ten minutes and then two minutes.
Each time, doctors managed to restart his heart, but a CT scan showed bleeding had severely damaged the left side of his brain.
Miss Green said: ‘The doctors told us that if Alfie did pull through, it was likely that the only thing he would be able to do was breathe.’
The following day the couple had Alfie christened in his hospital bed, but still he hung on. Miss Green said: ‘I called his name and he turned his head to look at me, so I knew that he was still fighting on.’
After nearly a week on a ventilator, he was well enough to breathe on his own. And three weeks later he was allowed back to the family home in Wolverhampton with medication to stabilise his heart rate.
Miss Green said: ‘Thankfully we have had no more scares. He has reached all his developmental milestones.
'An ultrasound has shown his brain is normal – and the doctors said it was amazing, but his brain appeared to have mended itself.
‘If he survived three heart attacks at three weeks old, he’s strong enough to survive anything.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1392869/Boy-died-half-hour-The-incredible-story-baby-Alfie-survived-heart-attacks.html#ixzz1O0A6KGPr
After the first, Alfie Green’s heart stopped for 17 minutes – but incredibly, it started again.
It then stopped for ten minutes after the second attack and two minutes after the third – and again he pulled through.
And despite fears that he would be left with massive brain damage, and a week on a ventilator during which his condition was touch and go, he has made a full recovery.
The baby’s resilience stunned doctors who had almost given up on bringing him back to life. They said his brain seemed to have repaired itself.
His mother Stacey, 24, said: ‘I didn’t even know that someone so young could even have a heart attack – let alone three.
‘When his heart stopped beating for so long we really thought we had lost him. But he’s such a little fighter. When it started beating again I just cried with relief.’
Alfie was born weighing a healthy 6lb2 in September. Three weeks later Miss Green and Alfie's father Leonard Bratt, 25, took him out shopping near their home when he stopped breathing.
Miss Green, a special needs teaching assistant, said: ‘A few days previously I had noticed that his breathing was quicker.
‘I took him to the doctors who listened to his chest and said he was fine.
‘But then he suddenly became very unsettled when we were out shopping and as I was trying to soothe him his lips started to turn purple. Then he stopped breathing. It was terrifying.’
Mr Bratt called paramedics and Alfie was taken to Newcross Hospital in Wolverhampton, where doctors said he had suffered a heart attack and his heart had stopped for 17 minutes.
They tried to resuscitate him, and finally he began breathing again. But the ordeal was far from over.
In the next two hours, Alfie had two further heart attacks, his heart stopping for ten minutes and then two minutes.
Each time, doctors managed to restart his heart, but a CT scan showed bleeding had severely damaged the left side of his brain.
Miss Green said: ‘The doctors told us that if Alfie did pull through, it was likely that the only thing he would be able to do was breathe.’
The following day the couple had Alfie christened in his hospital bed, but still he hung on. Miss Green said: ‘I called his name and he turned his head to look at me, so I knew that he was still fighting on.’
After nearly a week on a ventilator, he was well enough to breathe on his own. And three weeks later he was allowed back to the family home in Wolverhampton with medication to stabilise his heart rate.
Miss Green said: ‘Thankfully we have had no more scares. He has reached all his developmental milestones.
'An ultrasound has shown his brain is normal – and the doctors said it was amazing, but his brain appeared to have mended itself.
‘If he survived three heart attacks at three weeks old, he’s strong enough to survive anything.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1392869/Boy-died-half-hour-The-incredible-story-baby-Alfie-survived-heart-attacks.html#ixzz1O0A6KGPr
Energy drinks 'can make children pile on pounds' because they're not active enough
Energy drinks have up to 14 times more caffeine than other soft drinks, study finds.
Children given energy drinks could pile on the pounds because they are not active enough to burn off the extra calories, warn doctors.
They say energy drinks – which contain between 10 and 270 calories a serving – should never be given to children.
Instead they should be offered water to quench their thirst, and drink the recommended daily amount of fruit juice and low-fat milk with meals.
Caffeine loaded: Doctors are warning against giving children energy drinks which contain stimulants linked to diabetes, heart problems, behaviour problems and even early death
A hidden problem with energy drinks is caffeine, which can reach toxic levels up to 14 times greater than in other soft drinks. The stimulant has been linked to seizures, diabetes, heart problems and behavioural disorders.
Children’s doctors are renewing warnings about energy drinks, and the potential harm from sports drinks, following an expert report by members of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Nutrition.
Dr Holly Benjamin, a lead author of the report, and a doctor at the Comer Children’s Hospital, part of the University of Chicago, said: ‘For most children engaging in routine physical activity, plain water is best.’
She said most children’s activity levels are too low to burn off calorie-laden drinks that ‘children don’t need, and could contribute to obesity and tooth decay’. Dr Marcie Beth Schneider, joint lead author of the report who practises adolescent and paediatric medicine in Connecticut, said: ‘There is a lot of confusion about sports drinks and energy drinks and adolescents are often unaware of the differences.
‘Some kids are drinking energy drinks – containing large amounts of caffeine – when their goal is simply to rehydrate after exercise. This means they are ingesting large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants, which can be dangerous.
‘In many cases it can be hard to tell how much caffeine is in a product by looking at the label.
‘Some cans or bottles of energy drinks can have more than 500mg of caffeine, which is the equivalent of 14 cans of soda.’
'DANGER DRINKS'
The study published in the journal, Paediatrics, highlights these energy and sports drinks:
Red Bull
Monster
Rockstar
All Sport
Gatorade
Powerade
Among the energy brands highlighted in the report were Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar. Sports drinks included All Sport, Gatorade and Powerade.
In February, U.S. doctors warned of health risks from energy drinks and said they should be regulated ‘like alcohol and tobacco’.
Their report, published in the journal Pediatrics, also said: ‘Sports and energy drinks are being marketed to children and adolescents for a wide variety of inappropriate uses.
‘The caloric content of sports drinks is 10 to 70 calories per serving, and the caloric content of energy drinks ranges from 10 to 270 calories per serving.
‘In general, there is little need for carbohydrate-containing beverages other than the recommended daily intake of fruit juice and low-fat milk.
‘Routine ingestion of carbohydrate-containing sports drinks by children and adolescents should be avoided or restricted.
‘Intake can lead to excessive caloric consumption and an increased risk of obesity as well as dental erosion.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1392634/Doctors-warn-giving-energy-drinks-children-claiming-contain-toxic-levels-caffeine.html#ixzz1O080LwMv
Children given energy drinks could pile on the pounds because they are not active enough to burn off the extra calories, warn doctors.
They say energy drinks – which contain between 10 and 270 calories a serving – should never be given to children.
Instead they should be offered water to quench their thirst, and drink the recommended daily amount of fruit juice and low-fat milk with meals.
Caffeine loaded: Doctors are warning against giving children energy drinks which contain stimulants linked to diabetes, heart problems, behaviour problems and even early death
A hidden problem with energy drinks is caffeine, which can reach toxic levels up to 14 times greater than in other soft drinks. The stimulant has been linked to seizures, diabetes, heart problems and behavioural disorders.
Children’s doctors are renewing warnings about energy drinks, and the potential harm from sports drinks, following an expert report by members of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Nutrition.
Dr Holly Benjamin, a lead author of the report, and a doctor at the Comer Children’s Hospital, part of the University of Chicago, said: ‘For most children engaging in routine physical activity, plain water is best.’
She said most children’s activity levels are too low to burn off calorie-laden drinks that ‘children don’t need, and could contribute to obesity and tooth decay’. Dr Marcie Beth Schneider, joint lead author of the report who practises adolescent and paediatric medicine in Connecticut, said: ‘There is a lot of confusion about sports drinks and energy drinks and adolescents are often unaware of the differences.
‘Some kids are drinking energy drinks – containing large amounts of caffeine – when their goal is simply to rehydrate after exercise. This means they are ingesting large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants, which can be dangerous.
‘In many cases it can be hard to tell how much caffeine is in a product by looking at the label.
‘Some cans or bottles of energy drinks can have more than 500mg of caffeine, which is the equivalent of 14 cans of soda.’
'DANGER DRINKS'
The study published in the journal, Paediatrics, highlights these energy and sports drinks:
Red Bull
Monster
Rockstar
All Sport
Gatorade
Powerade
Among the energy brands highlighted in the report were Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar. Sports drinks included All Sport, Gatorade and Powerade.
In February, U.S. doctors warned of health risks from energy drinks and said they should be regulated ‘like alcohol and tobacco’.
Their report, published in the journal Pediatrics, also said: ‘Sports and energy drinks are being marketed to children and adolescents for a wide variety of inappropriate uses.
‘The caloric content of sports drinks is 10 to 70 calories per serving, and the caloric content of energy drinks ranges from 10 to 270 calories per serving.
‘In general, there is little need for carbohydrate-containing beverages other than the recommended daily intake of fruit juice and low-fat milk.
‘Routine ingestion of carbohydrate-containing sports drinks by children and adolescents should be avoided or restricted.
‘Intake can lead to excessive caloric consumption and an increased risk of obesity as well as dental erosion.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1392634/Doctors-warn-giving-energy-drinks-children-claiming-contain-toxic-levels-caffeine.html#ixzz1O080LwMv
Mobile phones may cause cancer, warn world health chiefs: After years of contradictory claims, an authoritative verdict
Mobile phone owners were urged to limit their use last night after the World Health Organisation admitted they may cause cancer.
The UN’s health agency advised ‘pragmatic’ measures to reduce exposure, such as using hands-free kits and texting instead of calling.
The disturbing report marks the first time the WHO has linked mobiles with cancer, and follows earlier research linking just half an hour’s use a day with up to 40 per cent higher odds of brain cancer.
However the mobile phone industry was quick to point out that the devices had not been directly shown to cause cancer.
More than 70million mobile phones are now in use in Britain – more than one for every man, woman and child. Worldwide, the total tops five billion.
Dr Christopher Wild, director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, said: ‘Given the potential consequences for public health, it is important that additional research be conducted into the long-term, heavy use of mobile phones.
‘Pending the availability of such information, it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure, such as hands-free devices and texting.’
IARC’s conclusion follows a week-long review of all available scientific evidence by 21 scientists from 14 countries, including fresh research that has yet to be published.
The working group concluded that mobile phone use is ‘possibly carcinogenic’, a term which places the phones in the middle of five tiers of possible carcinogens.
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The UN’s health agency advised ‘pragmatic’ measures to reduce exposure, such as using hands-free kits and texting instead of calling.
The disturbing report marks the first time the WHO has linked mobiles with cancer, and follows earlier research linking just half an hour’s use a day with up to 40 per cent higher odds of brain cancer.
However the mobile phone industry was quick to point out that the devices had not been directly shown to cause cancer.
More than 70million mobile phones are now in use in Britain – more than one for every man, woman and child. Worldwide, the total tops five billion.
Dr Christopher Wild, director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, said: ‘Given the potential consequences for public health, it is important that additional research be conducted into the long-term, heavy use of mobile phones.
‘Pending the availability of such information, it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure, such as hands-free devices and texting.’
IARC’s conclusion follows a week-long review of all available scientific evidence by 21 scientists from 14 countries, including fresh research that has yet to be published.
The working group concluded that mobile phone use is ‘possibly carcinogenic’, a term which places the phones in the middle of five tiers of possible carcinogens.
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Federer and Djokovic remain on target for barnstorming semi-final
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a blockbuster semi-final clash at the French Open as they both made light work of potentially tricky fourth-round encounters.
Federer beat Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 while Djokovic made it 41 wins for the year and 43 in a row in total by brushing aside Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Both were somewhat upstaged by Djokovic's next opponent Fabio Fognini, though, after he saved five match points and defied injury to beat Albert Montanes 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Victory for Djokovic over the Italian would see him tie John McEnroe's record start to a season from 1984 of 42 straight wins, while he would also only be two away from Guillermo Vilas' all-time record of 46 victories.
Federer registered his ninth win from 10 matches against Wawrinka, who also lost to his friend at the same stage at Roland Garros last year and in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January.
Wawrinka had fought back from two sets down to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday and he looked set to mount another comeback when he went a break up at the start of the third today, but Federer was having none of it.
The 29-year-old said: 'I'm very happy with the way it went. I knew the danger coming into this match on clay. I still think it is his best surface, even though maybe it's been somewhat of a disappointing clay-court season for him.'
Federer set his own record by reaching a 28th consecutive grand slam quarter-final, breaking the mark he jointly held with Jimmy Connors - although the American missed a number of Australian and French Opens.
With his win over Juan Martin Del Potro yesterday, Djokovic moved past Federer's best unbeaten run of 41 matches from 2006/07.
Giving an insight into the Serb's mindset, Federer said: "I think you definitely feel invincible at times. But in a knockout system like we have in tennis, you're never quite sure.
The trickier part is all of a sudden you think I'm winning so much, eventually somebody's going to snap that streak. When everybody started to talk about it, the more likely it was going to happen. It's kind of tough to keep your head down and just focus.'
Wawrinka insisted he does still believe he can beat Federer, saying: "I don't think it's a mental thing. Today I felt I was not playing a bad match. There was even a time when I felt I played well, but it just was not enough.'
Fognini looked down and out on a number of occasions during his four-hour-and-22-minute match against Montanes, trailing by a break in the decider and then receiving treatment to his left leg in the 14th game when he was only two points from defeat.
The Italian was clearly struggling but Montanes could not take advantage of match points at 7-8 or 8-9 and he was then broken before Fognini, in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time, served out a remarkable win.
He admitted he could be struggling to be fit to face Djokovic, though, saying: "I believed it was cramp but it is not cramp. At the moment I am in a lot of pain. I really don't know what will happen.
'I'm happy because I'm in the quarter-finals but I'm very tired. Of course I should have lost this match. But tennis is a sport where anything can happen.'
Montanes seemed annoyed by Fognini's use of the trainer at such a crucial point, but he declined to criticise the Italian afterwards, saying: "Everybody does what they have to do.
'Everybody plays their game. He played really well. I'd like to congratulate him and wish him all the best for the matches to come.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1392083/FRENCH-OPEN-2011-Roger-Federer-beat-Stanislas-Wawrinka.html#ixzz1O05a4nSn
Federer beat Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 while Djokovic made it 41 wins for the year and 43 in a row in total by brushing aside Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Both were somewhat upstaged by Djokovic's next opponent Fabio Fognini, though, after he saved five match points and defied injury to beat Albert Montanes 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Victory for Djokovic over the Italian would see him tie John McEnroe's record start to a season from 1984 of 42 straight wins, while he would also only be two away from Guillermo Vilas' all-time record of 46 victories.
Federer registered his ninth win from 10 matches against Wawrinka, who also lost to his friend at the same stage at Roland Garros last year and in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January.
Wawrinka had fought back from two sets down to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday and he looked set to mount another comeback when he went a break up at the start of the third today, but Federer was having none of it.
The 29-year-old said: 'I'm very happy with the way it went. I knew the danger coming into this match on clay. I still think it is his best surface, even though maybe it's been somewhat of a disappointing clay-court season for him.'
Federer set his own record by reaching a 28th consecutive grand slam quarter-final, breaking the mark he jointly held with Jimmy Connors - although the American missed a number of Australian and French Opens.
With his win over Juan Martin Del Potro yesterday, Djokovic moved past Federer's best unbeaten run of 41 matches from 2006/07.
Giving an insight into the Serb's mindset, Federer said: "I think you definitely feel invincible at times. But in a knockout system like we have in tennis, you're never quite sure.
The trickier part is all of a sudden you think I'm winning so much, eventually somebody's going to snap that streak. When everybody started to talk about it, the more likely it was going to happen. It's kind of tough to keep your head down and just focus.'
Wawrinka insisted he does still believe he can beat Federer, saying: "I don't think it's a mental thing. Today I felt I was not playing a bad match. There was even a time when I felt I played well, but it just was not enough.'
Fognini looked down and out on a number of occasions during his four-hour-and-22-minute match against Montanes, trailing by a break in the decider and then receiving treatment to his left leg in the 14th game when he was only two points from defeat.
The Italian was clearly struggling but Montanes could not take advantage of match points at 7-8 or 8-9 and he was then broken before Fognini, in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time, served out a remarkable win.
He admitted he could be struggling to be fit to face Djokovic, though, saying: "I believed it was cramp but it is not cramp. At the moment I am in a lot of pain. I really don't know what will happen.
'I'm happy because I'm in the quarter-finals but I'm very tired. Of course I should have lost this match. But tennis is a sport where anything can happen.'
Montanes seemed annoyed by Fognini's use of the trainer at such a crucial point, but he declined to criticise the Italian afterwards, saying: "Everybody does what they have to do.
'Everybody plays their game. He played really well. I'd like to congratulate him and wish him all the best for the matches to come.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1392083/FRENCH-OPEN-2011-Roger-Federer-beat-Stanislas-Wawrinka.html#ixzz1O05a4nSn
Aston Villa in the hunt for Fulham boss Hughes as Houllier chases £5m pay-off
Fulham boss Mark Hughes is the man Aston Villa want to replace Gerard Houllier, heading a five-man short list drawn up by the Midlands club's owner Randy Lerner.
Fulham chief executive Alistair Mackintosh tried to head off the move by issuing a stern 'hands-off' warning to Villa but if Hughes fails to activate his rolling contract at Fulham in the next 24 hours, he will become a free agent and make himself the clear favourite to succeed Houllier.
Should Hughes decide to stay at Fulham, Lerner will turn to others he has identified to take Villa forward. Everton's David Moyes and Wigan's Roberto Martinez are in the frame, while Steve McClaren and Martin Jol have also been mentioned.
Senior figures at Villa were tied up with more pressing matters as Houllier hampered the club's search for a replacement with legal wrangling over the size of his pay-off. As reported in Sportsmail, Houllier has medical reports that state he is fit to return. Villa contest those.
Clauses in the manager's contract protect the club from a pay-out in excess of £5million if the Frenchman is forced out by ill-health.
What is in dispute is whether his employment is being terminated because of that or if he is being sacked.
Lerner wants to avoid a repeat of the Martin O'Neill affair. The American billionaire had to face a Premier League arbitration panel last week after O'Neill contested the terms of his exit.
When Houllier's departure is finally confirmed, 'mutual consent' will be listed as the reason but there can be no doubt that from Villa's viewpoint this is a divorce of convenience. The marriage has always been an uneasy one and even Houllier's unveiling ended in little more than a public-relations disaster when he was unable to confirm his release from his job with the France Football Federation.
Since then the club have been troubled by on-field problems, off-field squabbles and fights. The French manager has battled with his players, including Stephen Ireland, John Carew, Richard Dunne and Stephen Warnock, as Villa lurched through their league campaign.
As if the club did not have enough problems, two of their England players - Ashley Young and Stewart Downing - refused to commit their futures to Villa.
Young's position is unsurprising after Manchester United made tentative contact for the winger. He said: 'I did find myself sat (watching the Champions League final) thinking, "I wish I was out there". My opinion is that I can play in the biggest and best competitions.
'To challenge myself is to play in big competitions and hopefully one day I'll be able to do that.'
Downing's utterances were little short of a come-and-get-me plea. 'You sit at home and watch the Champions League, you hear the music come on and you see the teams and you think, "This is where I want to be. It's my ambition to play in it and I'd like to do that at some stage in my career".'
Asked whether he will be a Villa player next season, he added: 'I'm not sure. If I don't move and I stay, I'll get on with the job.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392872/Aston-Villa-want-Fulhams-Mark-Hughes-manager.html#ixzz1O03EWnQu
Fulham chief executive Alistair Mackintosh tried to head off the move by issuing a stern 'hands-off' warning to Villa but if Hughes fails to activate his rolling contract at Fulham in the next 24 hours, he will become a free agent and make himself the clear favourite to succeed Houllier.
Should Hughes decide to stay at Fulham, Lerner will turn to others he has identified to take Villa forward. Everton's David Moyes and Wigan's Roberto Martinez are in the frame, while Steve McClaren and Martin Jol have also been mentioned.
Senior figures at Villa were tied up with more pressing matters as Houllier hampered the club's search for a replacement with legal wrangling over the size of his pay-off. As reported in Sportsmail, Houllier has medical reports that state he is fit to return. Villa contest those.
Clauses in the manager's contract protect the club from a pay-out in excess of £5million if the Frenchman is forced out by ill-health.
What is in dispute is whether his employment is being terminated because of that or if he is being sacked.
Lerner wants to avoid a repeat of the Martin O'Neill affair. The American billionaire had to face a Premier League arbitration panel last week after O'Neill contested the terms of his exit.
When Houllier's departure is finally confirmed, 'mutual consent' will be listed as the reason but there can be no doubt that from Villa's viewpoint this is a divorce of convenience. The marriage has always been an uneasy one and even Houllier's unveiling ended in little more than a public-relations disaster when he was unable to confirm his release from his job with the France Football Federation.
Since then the club have been troubled by on-field problems, off-field squabbles and fights. The French manager has battled with his players, including Stephen Ireland, John Carew, Richard Dunne and Stephen Warnock, as Villa lurched through their league campaign.
As if the club did not have enough problems, two of their England players - Ashley Young and Stewart Downing - refused to commit their futures to Villa.
Young's position is unsurprising after Manchester United made tentative contact for the winger. He said: 'I did find myself sat (watching the Champions League final) thinking, "I wish I was out there". My opinion is that I can play in the biggest and best competitions.
'To challenge myself is to play in big competitions and hopefully one day I'll be able to do that.'
Downing's utterances were little short of a come-and-get-me plea. 'You sit at home and watch the Champions League, you hear the music come on and you see the teams and you think, "This is where I want to be. It's my ambition to play in it and I'd like to do that at some stage in my career".'
Asked whether he will be a Villa player next season, he added: 'I'm not sure. If I don't move and I stay, I'll get on with the job.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392872/Aston-Villa-want-Fulhams-Mark-Hughes-manager.html#ixzz1O03EWnQu
Hiddink opens door for Chelsea return after hinting he is ready to work in two jobs
Guus Hiddink has given the clearest indication yet that he is ready to answer Roman Abramovich's call and return as Chelsea manager.
Last week, the Dutchman fuelled speculation that he would become Carlo Ancelotti's successor by refusing to commit his future to the Turkey national side, as well as revealing his desire to return to club management.
And his apparent resolve to become Chelsea's next manager seemed to strengthen after hinting he is even open to combining managing the Blues with his current job as Turkey boss
Hiddink - who has kept in regular contact with Abramovich since his departure as caretaker manager in 2009 - told a Turkish newspaper: 'There is no official offer yet, but I can't guarantee anything.
'I haven't told the chairman (Mahmut Ozgener) what my thoughts are yet. But he is an intelligent man - I'm sure he follows the world's media.'
Hiddink's current deal with Turkey expires after Euro 2012 - but he added: 'I never told anybody I was going to continue working here.
'The team is focused on me, I would affect the team negatively if I answered the speculation.
'I feel so energetic, so a club role is more preferable. That's what I like, working everyday. I feel I need to do more.
'I've trained Australia and PSV at the same time, as well as Russia and Chelsea and I was very happy. We'll see what happens with Turkey.'
Hiddink is currently preparing for Turkey's crunch Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium on Friday. Defeat would leave Turkey with an uphill struggle to qualify for next summer's tournament and would leave serious question marks over Hiddink's future.
That could clear the path for Abramovich to put together a suitable compensation package for the Turkish FA in his efforts to land Hiddink.
The Dutchman also insisted that Chelsea's billionaire owner is yet to make a formal approach for his services.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392803/Guus-Hiddink-opens-door-Chelsea-return.html#ixzz1O01pFl8J
Last week, the Dutchman fuelled speculation that he would become Carlo Ancelotti's successor by refusing to commit his future to the Turkey national side, as well as revealing his desire to return to club management.
And his apparent resolve to become Chelsea's next manager seemed to strengthen after hinting he is even open to combining managing the Blues with his current job as Turkey boss
Hiddink - who has kept in regular contact with Abramovich since his departure as caretaker manager in 2009 - told a Turkish newspaper: 'There is no official offer yet, but I can't guarantee anything.
'I haven't told the chairman (Mahmut Ozgener) what my thoughts are yet. But he is an intelligent man - I'm sure he follows the world's media.'
Hiddink's current deal with Turkey expires after Euro 2012 - but he added: 'I never told anybody I was going to continue working here.
'The team is focused on me, I would affect the team negatively if I answered the speculation.
'I feel so energetic, so a club role is more preferable. That's what I like, working everyday. I feel I need to do more.
'I've trained Australia and PSV at the same time, as well as Russia and Chelsea and I was very happy. We'll see what happens with Turkey.'
Hiddink is currently preparing for Turkey's crunch Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium on Friday. Defeat would leave Turkey with an uphill struggle to qualify for next summer's tournament and would leave serious question marks over Hiddink's future.
That could clear the path for Abramovich to put together a suitable compensation package for the Turkish FA in his efforts to land Hiddink.
The Dutchman also insisted that Chelsea's billionaire owner is yet to make a formal approach for his services.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392803/Guus-Hiddink-opens-door-Chelsea-return.html#ixzz1O01pFl8J
Djokovic marches on
PARIS: Novak Djokovic made it 40 wins in a row this year by defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday.
In a match held over from late Friday when the two men parted company at one set all, Djokovic once again showed the composure and killer instinct that has been a feature of his stunning unbeaten run since January.
He will next play back-to-form Frenchman Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-finals in a tie that is sure to fire up the partisan Paris crowd on Sunday.
The match resumed out on the Suzanne Lenglen showcourt 18 hours after fading light had forced them off and Djokovic was the first to be put under pressure saving a break point in the fifth game after a 23-shot rally.
But in the following game he broke Del Potro to take a 4-2 lead and from there he comfortably pocketed the second set.
The tempo and ball-striking continued to be fierce into the fourth set and once again it was Djokovic who struck first setting up two break points in the third game with a deft drop shot after a punishing 26-stroke rally.
Del Potro saved the first of these but an untimely double fault followed and Djokovic had the break.
The second seed got to 4-1 and serving, but let his concentration slip for once to allow Del Potro to get to 0-30.
The giant Argentinian then defied his size by sprinting in to return a near perfect Djokovic drop shot and when the Serb blasted long, the South American had a lifeline.
It did not last long.
Djokovic once again unleashed a salvo of big hits off both flanks and Del Potro was unable to stay the pace, fluffing a weak backhand into the net on set point.
The Serb comfortably served out for his 40th consecutive win in 2011.
Djokovic will match John McEnroe’s 42-match winning streak set from the start of 1984 should he reach the semi-finals here.
He is also aiming to become the first player since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same year, taking him halfway to the fabled Grand Slam of tennis.
sumber:Newsabah times
In a match held over from late Friday when the two men parted company at one set all, Djokovic once again showed the composure and killer instinct that has been a feature of his stunning unbeaten run since January.
He will next play back-to-form Frenchman Richard Gasquet for a place in the quarter-finals in a tie that is sure to fire up the partisan Paris crowd on Sunday.
The match resumed out on the Suzanne Lenglen showcourt 18 hours after fading light had forced them off and Djokovic was the first to be put under pressure saving a break point in the fifth game after a 23-shot rally.
But in the following game he broke Del Potro to take a 4-2 lead and from there he comfortably pocketed the second set.
The tempo and ball-striking continued to be fierce into the fourth set and once again it was Djokovic who struck first setting up two break points in the third game with a deft drop shot after a punishing 26-stroke rally.
Del Potro saved the first of these but an untimely double fault followed and Djokovic had the break.
The second seed got to 4-1 and serving, but let his concentration slip for once to allow Del Potro to get to 0-30.
The giant Argentinian then defied his size by sprinting in to return a near perfect Djokovic drop shot and when the Serb blasted long, the South American had a lifeline.
It did not last long.
Djokovic once again unleashed a salvo of big hits off both flanks and Del Potro was unable to stay the pace, fluffing a weak backhand into the net on set point.
The Serb comfortably served out for his 40th consecutive win in 2011.
Djokovic will match John McEnroe’s 42-match winning streak set from the start of 1984 should he reach the semi-finals here.
He is also aiming to become the first player since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same year, taking him halfway to the fabled Grand Slam of tennis.
sumber:Newsabah times
Bencana Yang Tidak Boleh Ditangani
TSUNAMI telah melanda muka bumi lagi. Kali ini ia berlaku di Jepun selepas gempa bumi berskala 8.9 ritcher. Ia adalah gempa bumi paling teruk dilaporkan di Jepun sejak satu abad yang lampau.
Angka kematian dan kehilangan telah mencecah ribuan. Mereka yang berkumpul di pusat bantuan sementara pula jauh lebih ramai.
Anggaran kos kerosakan di negara itu oleh Bank Dunia mencecah sehingga 237 bilion dolar Amerika. Sudah tentu kita wajar mendoakan yang terbaik untuk penduduk di negara itu – warganegaranya atau mereka yang bukan berasal dari sana. Ia adalah tragedi yang perit untuk dihadapi.
Dalam konteks sejarah, tsunami sangat rapat dengan bangsa Jepun. Ia adalah perkataan Jepun. Secara ringkas ia membawa maksud kumpulan ombak yang berulang. Punca kepadanya pernah dibahaskan oleh ahli sejarah Greek, Thucydides seawal tahun 426 sebelum Masehi.
Beliau berpandangan punca tsunami adalah daripada gempa bumi dalam buku Sejarah Perang Peloponnesian.
Bagaimanapun, sehingga kini masih sukar untuk ditentukan punca sebenar tsunami meskipun gempa bumi diterima sebagai salah satu punca pendorongnya. Kesukaran ini disebabkan sukarnya menentukan kesan gempa kepada lantai laut.
Ia kadangkala berlaku dalam tempoh yang cepat dan juga mungkin lama. Dalam tahun 2004 gempa pada skala berukuran 9.3 rithcer menghasilkan tsunami tetapi magnitud gempa yang berlaku pada skala berukuran 8.7 ritcher setahun kemudian tidak menghasilkan bencana alam sekitar yang sama.
Ini menjadikan tugas memantau dan memberi amaran bencana sukar dilakukan dengan tepat pada waktunya.
Dalam bidang alam sekitar, ada perbezaan jelas antara bencana alam sekitar yang tidak dapat ditangani sepenuhnya oleh manusia dengan masalah alam sekitar yang boleh ditangani oleh manusia. Tsunami termasuk dalam kategori pertama – bencana alam sekitar yang tidak dapat ditangani sepenuhnya oleh manusia.
Sebenarnya, hubungan negara kita dengan Jepun adalah unik. Dari pengaruh Asia untuk orang Asia yang membawa kepada era pendudukan Jepun di semenanjung Tanah Melayu yang disifatkan oleh orang tua kita sebagai kejam, pasca kemerdekaan menyaksikan hubungan berbeza apabila Dasar Pandang Ke Timur dilaksanakan.
Ramai mahasiswa dan pekerja Malaysia dihantar ke negara itu untuk menimba ilmu pengetahuan dalam pelbagai bidang dan balik berkhidmat sebagai profesional serta pakar dalam bidang masing-masing.
Saya hanya pernah sekali ke Jepun dengan tajaan Kelab Rotary Fujisawa-Kajang. Waktu itu saya dan enam orang teman lain telah disaring melalui proses temuduga lawatan sambil belajar dalam bidang berkaitan alam sekitar, khususnya perhutanan.
Saya harus akui bahawa Jepun sangat menarik kerana ia mempunyai banyak perbezaan dengan negara kita dalam pelbagai perspektif. Pengalaman kira-kira satu minggu itu sedikit sebanyak membentuk ‘talian hati’ saya dengan nasib negara itu kini.
Negara kita pernah berdepan dengan tempias tsunami, khususnya di kawasan Teluk Bahang, Pulau Pinang dan kawasan Kuala Muda, Kedah. Saya pernah menulis ringkas di kolum ini berkaitan pengamatan peribadi semasa menyertai bantuan kepada mangsa Tsunami di Kuala Muda, Kedah pada tahun 2004.
Sebahagiannya telah mula diperkatakan di Jepun. Isunya adalah berkisar soal kesihatan, dari kebersihan kawasan, makan-minum, pakaian dan tempat tinggal sementara buat mangsa. Ia adalah isu-isu asas tetapi sangat penting untuk diberi perhatian oleh para sukarelawan.
Dengan pengalaman yang terlalu cetek itu, sedikit sebanyak saya dapat membayangkan betapa hebatnya penangan tsunami di Jepun kini. Di Kedah, rumah batu boleh dirobohkan. Lumpur yang ada setinggi dada.
Kapal nelayan bersaiz lori 3 tan boleh dibawa sejauh lebih kurang dua hingga tiga kilometer dari pantai. Dalam gambar dan video rakaman situasi di Jepun, kita boleh melihat bagaimana dahsyatnya situasi di sana.
Begitulah sedikit sebanyak ‘upaya’ yang boleh dilakukan oleh gelombang besar air. Mungkin gambar situasi Aceh pasca tsunami yang tidak ubah seperti ‘padang jarak padang tekukur’ lebih dekat untuk dijadikan perbandingan dengan situasi di negara matahari terbit itu.
Di kalangan sarjana di Barat, tsunami membuka satu dimensi baru tentang pembuktian Atlantis yang ditenggelami laut sebagaimana dakwaan Plato. Pelbagai laman berita melaporkan tinggi tsunami yang melanda Jepun mencecah sehingga 10 meter!
Namun, sejarah mencatatkan tsunami di Jepun pernah mencecah ketinggian 30 meter dengan kematian menghampiri 30 ribu orang. Di negara yang sama, kejadian gempa bumi juga pernah mengorbankan sekitar 150 ribu orang!
Tidak ada jaminan bahawa Jepun tidak akan menerima ancaman tsunami lagi. Sejarah jelas menunjukkan bahawa negara itu telah beberapa kali berdepan dengan bencana tersebut.
Antara sebab utama yang dikenal pasti ialah kedudukan Jepun dalam Lingkaran Api Pasifik, zon kecil sekitar Lautan Pasifik di mana kejadian gempa bumi dan letupan gunung berapi sering berlaku. 80% daripada gempa bumi yang besar di dunia berlaku di kawasan ini.
Ketika menulis artikel ini rakan di Filipina memaklumkan kejadian gempa bumi di negara tersebut pada magnitud 5.4 – 5.7. Ya, akan datang saya akan cuba menulis sedikit tentang gempa bumi dan juga isu yang berkembang rentetan tsunami ini – nuklear.
AMIN AHMAD, 29 ialah graduan Sains Perhutanan, UPM dengan pengkhususan dalam bidang Pengurusan Taman dan Rekreasi. Beliau merupakan Felo di Institut Hal Ehwal Demokrasi dan Ekonomi (IDEAS).
sumber:mstar
Angka kematian dan kehilangan telah mencecah ribuan. Mereka yang berkumpul di pusat bantuan sementara pula jauh lebih ramai.
Anggaran kos kerosakan di negara itu oleh Bank Dunia mencecah sehingga 237 bilion dolar Amerika. Sudah tentu kita wajar mendoakan yang terbaik untuk penduduk di negara itu – warganegaranya atau mereka yang bukan berasal dari sana. Ia adalah tragedi yang perit untuk dihadapi.
Dalam konteks sejarah, tsunami sangat rapat dengan bangsa Jepun. Ia adalah perkataan Jepun. Secara ringkas ia membawa maksud kumpulan ombak yang berulang. Punca kepadanya pernah dibahaskan oleh ahli sejarah Greek, Thucydides seawal tahun 426 sebelum Masehi.
Beliau berpandangan punca tsunami adalah daripada gempa bumi dalam buku Sejarah Perang Peloponnesian.
Bagaimanapun, sehingga kini masih sukar untuk ditentukan punca sebenar tsunami meskipun gempa bumi diterima sebagai salah satu punca pendorongnya. Kesukaran ini disebabkan sukarnya menentukan kesan gempa kepada lantai laut.
Ia kadangkala berlaku dalam tempoh yang cepat dan juga mungkin lama. Dalam tahun 2004 gempa pada skala berukuran 9.3 rithcer menghasilkan tsunami tetapi magnitud gempa yang berlaku pada skala berukuran 8.7 ritcher setahun kemudian tidak menghasilkan bencana alam sekitar yang sama.
Ini menjadikan tugas memantau dan memberi amaran bencana sukar dilakukan dengan tepat pada waktunya.
Dalam bidang alam sekitar, ada perbezaan jelas antara bencana alam sekitar yang tidak dapat ditangani sepenuhnya oleh manusia dengan masalah alam sekitar yang boleh ditangani oleh manusia. Tsunami termasuk dalam kategori pertama – bencana alam sekitar yang tidak dapat ditangani sepenuhnya oleh manusia.
Sebenarnya, hubungan negara kita dengan Jepun adalah unik. Dari pengaruh Asia untuk orang Asia yang membawa kepada era pendudukan Jepun di semenanjung Tanah Melayu yang disifatkan oleh orang tua kita sebagai kejam, pasca kemerdekaan menyaksikan hubungan berbeza apabila Dasar Pandang Ke Timur dilaksanakan.
Ramai mahasiswa dan pekerja Malaysia dihantar ke negara itu untuk menimba ilmu pengetahuan dalam pelbagai bidang dan balik berkhidmat sebagai profesional serta pakar dalam bidang masing-masing.
Saya hanya pernah sekali ke Jepun dengan tajaan Kelab Rotary Fujisawa-Kajang. Waktu itu saya dan enam orang teman lain telah disaring melalui proses temuduga lawatan sambil belajar dalam bidang berkaitan alam sekitar, khususnya perhutanan.
Saya harus akui bahawa Jepun sangat menarik kerana ia mempunyai banyak perbezaan dengan negara kita dalam pelbagai perspektif. Pengalaman kira-kira satu minggu itu sedikit sebanyak membentuk ‘talian hati’ saya dengan nasib negara itu kini.
Negara kita pernah berdepan dengan tempias tsunami, khususnya di kawasan Teluk Bahang, Pulau Pinang dan kawasan Kuala Muda, Kedah. Saya pernah menulis ringkas di kolum ini berkaitan pengamatan peribadi semasa menyertai bantuan kepada mangsa Tsunami di Kuala Muda, Kedah pada tahun 2004.
Sebahagiannya telah mula diperkatakan di Jepun. Isunya adalah berkisar soal kesihatan, dari kebersihan kawasan, makan-minum, pakaian dan tempat tinggal sementara buat mangsa. Ia adalah isu-isu asas tetapi sangat penting untuk diberi perhatian oleh para sukarelawan.
Dengan pengalaman yang terlalu cetek itu, sedikit sebanyak saya dapat membayangkan betapa hebatnya penangan tsunami di Jepun kini. Di Kedah, rumah batu boleh dirobohkan. Lumpur yang ada setinggi dada.
Kapal nelayan bersaiz lori 3 tan boleh dibawa sejauh lebih kurang dua hingga tiga kilometer dari pantai. Dalam gambar dan video rakaman situasi di Jepun, kita boleh melihat bagaimana dahsyatnya situasi di sana.
Begitulah sedikit sebanyak ‘upaya’ yang boleh dilakukan oleh gelombang besar air. Mungkin gambar situasi Aceh pasca tsunami yang tidak ubah seperti ‘padang jarak padang tekukur’ lebih dekat untuk dijadikan perbandingan dengan situasi di negara matahari terbit itu.
Di kalangan sarjana di Barat, tsunami membuka satu dimensi baru tentang pembuktian Atlantis yang ditenggelami laut sebagaimana dakwaan Plato. Pelbagai laman berita melaporkan tinggi tsunami yang melanda Jepun mencecah sehingga 10 meter!
Namun, sejarah mencatatkan tsunami di Jepun pernah mencecah ketinggian 30 meter dengan kematian menghampiri 30 ribu orang. Di negara yang sama, kejadian gempa bumi juga pernah mengorbankan sekitar 150 ribu orang!
Tidak ada jaminan bahawa Jepun tidak akan menerima ancaman tsunami lagi. Sejarah jelas menunjukkan bahawa negara itu telah beberapa kali berdepan dengan bencana tersebut.
Antara sebab utama yang dikenal pasti ialah kedudukan Jepun dalam Lingkaran Api Pasifik, zon kecil sekitar Lautan Pasifik di mana kejadian gempa bumi dan letupan gunung berapi sering berlaku. 80% daripada gempa bumi yang besar di dunia berlaku di kawasan ini.
Ketika menulis artikel ini rakan di Filipina memaklumkan kejadian gempa bumi di negara tersebut pada magnitud 5.4 – 5.7. Ya, akan datang saya akan cuba menulis sedikit tentang gempa bumi dan juga isu yang berkembang rentetan tsunami ini – nuklear.
AMIN AHMAD, 29 ialah graduan Sains Perhutanan, UPM dengan pengkhususan dalam bidang Pengurusan Taman dan Rekreasi. Beliau merupakan Felo di Institut Hal Ehwal Demokrasi dan Ekonomi (IDEAS).
sumber:mstar
Pairin Umum Kolej KDM Akan Dibina Di Tambunan
TAMBUNAN: Kolej Kadazandusun Murut atau Kolej KDM akan dibuna di kawasan Kaingaran, di sini, kata Timbalan Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.
Beliau berkata pegawai Daerah Tambunan telah diarah untuk mengenalpasti lokasi sebenar pembinaan kolej itu.
"Saya sendiri akan buat tindakan susulan (follow-up) perkara ini dengan pihak yang berwajib untuk memastikan cadangan penubuhan Kolej KDM ini dapat direalisasikan," katanya yang juga pemimpin Agung Kadazandusun Huguan Siou.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada majlis perasmian Pesta Kaamatan peringkat derah Tambunan di sini Sabtu.
Persatuan Kebajikan dan Pendidikan Kadazandusun dan Murut (Pekadin) sebelum ini mencadangkan penubuhan Kolej KDM di Sabah untuk membantu menyerlahkan peranan masyarakat Kadazandusun dan Murut dalam pendidikan seiring dengan negara untuk menjadi sebuah negara maju menjelang 2020.
Terdahulu, Persatuan kebudayaan Kadazandusun Sabah (KDCA) menggesa kerajaan agar mengiktiraf Huguan Siou dengan mewujudkan Huguan Siou sebagai sebuah institusi yang diperakui kerajaan Persekutuan.
Pengerusi Perhubungan KDCA Tambunan, Daniel Kinsik berkata pengwujudan institusi Huguan Siou bukan sahaja mengiktiraf peranan masyarakat Kadazandusun dalam menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara tetapi juga memastikan keterlibatan langsung masyarakat itu. - BERNAMA
sumber:mstar
Beliau berkata pegawai Daerah Tambunan telah diarah untuk mengenalpasti lokasi sebenar pembinaan kolej itu.
"Saya sendiri akan buat tindakan susulan (follow-up) perkara ini dengan pihak yang berwajib untuk memastikan cadangan penubuhan Kolej KDM ini dapat direalisasikan," katanya yang juga pemimpin Agung Kadazandusun Huguan Siou.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada majlis perasmian Pesta Kaamatan peringkat derah Tambunan di sini Sabtu.
Persatuan Kebajikan dan Pendidikan Kadazandusun dan Murut (Pekadin) sebelum ini mencadangkan penubuhan Kolej KDM di Sabah untuk membantu menyerlahkan peranan masyarakat Kadazandusun dan Murut dalam pendidikan seiring dengan negara untuk menjadi sebuah negara maju menjelang 2020.
Terdahulu, Persatuan kebudayaan Kadazandusun Sabah (KDCA) menggesa kerajaan agar mengiktiraf Huguan Siou dengan mewujudkan Huguan Siou sebagai sebuah institusi yang diperakui kerajaan Persekutuan.
Pengerusi Perhubungan KDCA Tambunan, Daniel Kinsik berkata pengwujudan institusi Huguan Siou bukan sahaja mengiktiraf peranan masyarakat Kadazandusun dalam menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara tetapi juga memastikan keterlibatan langsung masyarakat itu. - BERNAMA
sumber:mstar
Keluarga punca ramai kanak-kanak hilang
DI Malaysia, kita mungkin boleh menarik nafas lega apabila kes kanak-kanak hilang (bawah 13 tahun) yang dilaporkan tidak menunjukkan angka membimbangkan.
Tetapi, agak kurang enak didengar apabila hampir semua kes kanak-kanak hilang didapati berpunca dari rumah.
"Kita dapati mereka ini hilang kerana dilarikan ibu atau bapa yang mempunyai masalah rumah tangga.
“Ada juga kanak-kanak yang keluar rumah dan enggan pulang kerana kurang perhatian di rumah lalu memilih untuk bermalam di rumah kawan tanpa memberitahu ibu bapa,” kata Pegawai Penyiasat Kanak-Kanak Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah, Asisten Suprintendan Ong Saw In kepada Mingguan mStar.
Berdasarkan statistik, terdapat peningkatan terhadap kes kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang tahun dalam tempoh tiga tahun kebelakangan ini.
Pada 2009, sebanyak 50 kes kanak-kanak hilang dilaporkan dan angka ini meningkat kepada 54 kes pada tahun 2010 dengan peningkatan sebanyak lapan peratus.
Untuk tempoh Januari hingga April tahun ini pula, seramai 20 kanak-kanak dilaporkan hilang.
Menurut Ong, walaupun kes kanak-kanak hilang menunjukkan pertambahan dari tahun ke tahun, namun kes yang berjaya diselesaikan pihak polis turut meningkat.
“Pada 2009 kita berjaya selesaikan 45 kes dan 51 kes pada 2010. Tahun ini pula, semua kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang telah ditemui semula.
“Ini menunjukkan pihak polis sentiasa serius dan sering berusaha meningkatkan kecekapan dalam mendapatkan semula mereka yang hilang,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Ong tidak menafikan masyarakat sering mengaitkan kanak-kanak hilang dengan sindiket penculikan.
Kanak-kanak hilang dikatakan dijadikan peminta sedekah, buruh kasar, pelacur atau dibunuh untuk diambil organ dalaman.
“Di luar negara kita memang pernah dengar kes-kes sebegini. Tapi setakat ini kita belum pernah terima sebarang laporan tentang sindiket ini.
“Sama ada ia benar atau tidak, yang penting ibu bapa harus sentiasa berwaspada terhadap keselamatan anak mereka bagi mengelakkan kejadian tak diingini,” katanya.
Tak tutup kes
KECEKAPAN pihak polis, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan beberapa pihak dalam menyiasat serta menghebahkan maklumat tentang kes-kes ini banyak membantu ibu bapa mendapatkan semula anak yang dilaporkan hilang.
Pada Julai 2010, Nur (National Urgent Response) Alert diperkenalkan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) dan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM).
“Nur Alert akan menyebarkan maklumat pantas tentang kanak-kanak 12 tahun ke bawah yang hilang tanpa melibatkan tebusan, ugutan atau ancaman bunuh.
“Penyebaran dibuat dengan persetujuan ibu bapa atau penjaga sah kanak-kanak sehingga kanak-kanak hilang ditemui,” katanya.
Ong berkata, sistem ini telah dilaksanakan terhadap kes kehilangan adik Nisha dan Lee Xin Ru dari Pahang yang kedua-duanya berusia dua tahun.
Sehingga kini kedua-dua mereka masih belum ditemui.
Mengulas kes kanak-kanak hilang dalam tempoh yang lama dan gagal dikesan pihak polis, kes tidak akan ditutup dan pihak polis akan terus menjalankan siasatan.
“Kita masih siasat dan terima maklumat yang ingin diberi orang ramai terhadap kanak-kanak hilang ini,” katanya.
Selain adik Nisha dan Lee, polis juga masih menyiasat kes adik Sharlinie dan Muhamad Asmawi yang hilang pada 2008.
Adik Nisha dan Lee Xin Ru masing-masing berumur dua tahun dan masih hilang. Maklumat kehilangan mereka disebar dengan pantas di setiap negeri menerusi Nur Alert.
sumber;MSTAR
Tetapi, agak kurang enak didengar apabila hampir semua kes kanak-kanak hilang didapati berpunca dari rumah.
"Kita dapati mereka ini hilang kerana dilarikan ibu atau bapa yang mempunyai masalah rumah tangga.
“Ada juga kanak-kanak yang keluar rumah dan enggan pulang kerana kurang perhatian di rumah lalu memilih untuk bermalam di rumah kawan tanpa memberitahu ibu bapa,” kata Pegawai Penyiasat Kanak-Kanak Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah, Asisten Suprintendan Ong Saw In kepada Mingguan mStar.
Berdasarkan statistik, terdapat peningkatan terhadap kes kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang tahun dalam tempoh tiga tahun kebelakangan ini.
Pada 2009, sebanyak 50 kes kanak-kanak hilang dilaporkan dan angka ini meningkat kepada 54 kes pada tahun 2010 dengan peningkatan sebanyak lapan peratus.
Untuk tempoh Januari hingga April tahun ini pula, seramai 20 kanak-kanak dilaporkan hilang.
Menurut Ong, walaupun kes kanak-kanak hilang menunjukkan pertambahan dari tahun ke tahun, namun kes yang berjaya diselesaikan pihak polis turut meningkat.
“Pada 2009 kita berjaya selesaikan 45 kes dan 51 kes pada 2010. Tahun ini pula, semua kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan hilang telah ditemui semula.
“Ini menunjukkan pihak polis sentiasa serius dan sering berusaha meningkatkan kecekapan dalam mendapatkan semula mereka yang hilang,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Ong tidak menafikan masyarakat sering mengaitkan kanak-kanak hilang dengan sindiket penculikan.
Kanak-kanak hilang dikatakan dijadikan peminta sedekah, buruh kasar, pelacur atau dibunuh untuk diambil organ dalaman.
“Di luar negara kita memang pernah dengar kes-kes sebegini. Tapi setakat ini kita belum pernah terima sebarang laporan tentang sindiket ini.
“Sama ada ia benar atau tidak, yang penting ibu bapa harus sentiasa berwaspada terhadap keselamatan anak mereka bagi mengelakkan kejadian tak diingini,” katanya.
Tak tutup kes
KECEKAPAN pihak polis, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan beberapa pihak dalam menyiasat serta menghebahkan maklumat tentang kes-kes ini banyak membantu ibu bapa mendapatkan semula anak yang dilaporkan hilang.
Pada Julai 2010, Nur (National Urgent Response) Alert diperkenalkan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) dan Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM).
“Nur Alert akan menyebarkan maklumat pantas tentang kanak-kanak 12 tahun ke bawah yang hilang tanpa melibatkan tebusan, ugutan atau ancaman bunuh.
“Penyebaran dibuat dengan persetujuan ibu bapa atau penjaga sah kanak-kanak sehingga kanak-kanak hilang ditemui,” katanya.
Ong berkata, sistem ini telah dilaksanakan terhadap kes kehilangan adik Nisha dan Lee Xin Ru dari Pahang yang kedua-duanya berusia dua tahun.
Sehingga kini kedua-dua mereka masih belum ditemui.
Mengulas kes kanak-kanak hilang dalam tempoh yang lama dan gagal dikesan pihak polis, kes tidak akan ditutup dan pihak polis akan terus menjalankan siasatan.
“Kita masih siasat dan terima maklumat yang ingin diberi orang ramai terhadap kanak-kanak hilang ini,” katanya.
Selain adik Nisha dan Lee, polis juga masih menyiasat kes adik Sharlinie dan Muhamad Asmawi yang hilang pada 2008.
Adik Nisha dan Lee Xin Ru masing-masing berumur dua tahun dan masih hilang. Maklumat kehilangan mereka disebar dengan pantas di setiap negeri menerusi Nur Alert.
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FIFA Gantung Mohamed Hammam dan Naib Presiden Jack Warner
FIFA, badan bolasepak dunia yang dilanda skandal rasuah telah terjebak dalam satu lagi isu hangat apabila ia mengantung Presiden Persekutuan Bolasepak Asia (AFC) Mohamed Bin Hammam atas dakwaan korupsi.
Pada masa yang sama, Presiden Fifa, Sepp Blatter, telah dibebaskan daripada sebarang dakwaan dan kini dibenarkan untuk bertanding mempertahankan jawatannya dalam pemilihan pucuk pimpinan badan itu minggu ini.
Dengan keputusan itu, Mohamed Hammam, yang juga Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Qatar telah menarik diri daripada mencabar Blatter sebagai presiden Fifa.
Keputusan untuk mengantung keahlian Mohamed Hammam dilakukan oleh Jawatankuasa Etika Fifa yang bersidang semalam.
Seorang lagi tokoh penting dalam Fifa yang turut dikenakan tindakan gantung ialah Jack Warner, iaitu naib presiden badan dunia itu.
Warner sebelum ini telahpun terbabit dalam kontroversi pemilihan tuan tumah kejohanan Piala Dunia 2018 di mana dia yang pada mulanya berjanji untuk memberi undi kepada England telah beralih kem dan memberikan undi kepada Rusia.
Warner berasal dari Trinidad & Tobago dan merupakan tokoh paling lama berkhidmat sebagai naib presiden.
Dia dikatakan terlibat dalam memberi wang kepada delegasi dari Caribbean sewaktu kempen pemilihan tuan rumah Piala Dunia.
Blatter, yang turut dikaitkan dengan rasuah dan korupsi telah berhadapan dengan cabaran yang paling sengit dalam sejarah pemilihan pucuk pimpinan badan dunia itu.
Tetapi kini, nampaknya beliau boleh tersenyum lebar menjelang Rabu ini apabila akan dinobatkan sebagai presiden tanpa dicabar untuk tempoh empat tahun lagi.
Kedua-dua Hammam dan Warner telah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang mempertikaikan proses siasatan sehingga membawa kepada pengantungan mereka dari Fifa.
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Pada masa yang sama, Presiden Fifa, Sepp Blatter, telah dibebaskan daripada sebarang dakwaan dan kini dibenarkan untuk bertanding mempertahankan jawatannya dalam pemilihan pucuk pimpinan badan itu minggu ini.
Dengan keputusan itu, Mohamed Hammam, yang juga Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Qatar telah menarik diri daripada mencabar Blatter sebagai presiden Fifa.
Keputusan untuk mengantung keahlian Mohamed Hammam dilakukan oleh Jawatankuasa Etika Fifa yang bersidang semalam.
Seorang lagi tokoh penting dalam Fifa yang turut dikenakan tindakan gantung ialah Jack Warner, iaitu naib presiden badan dunia itu.
Warner sebelum ini telahpun terbabit dalam kontroversi pemilihan tuan tumah kejohanan Piala Dunia 2018 di mana dia yang pada mulanya berjanji untuk memberi undi kepada England telah beralih kem dan memberikan undi kepada Rusia.
Warner berasal dari Trinidad & Tobago dan merupakan tokoh paling lama berkhidmat sebagai naib presiden.
Dia dikatakan terlibat dalam memberi wang kepada delegasi dari Caribbean sewaktu kempen pemilihan tuan rumah Piala Dunia.
Blatter, yang turut dikaitkan dengan rasuah dan korupsi telah berhadapan dengan cabaran yang paling sengit dalam sejarah pemilihan pucuk pimpinan badan dunia itu.
Tetapi kini, nampaknya beliau boleh tersenyum lebar menjelang Rabu ini apabila akan dinobatkan sebagai presiden tanpa dicabar untuk tempoh empat tahun lagi.
Kedua-dua Hammam dan Warner telah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang mempertikaikan proses siasatan sehingga membawa kepada pengantungan mereka dari Fifa.
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Keputusan Tenis Terbuka Perancis
BERIKUT adalah keputusan perlawanan tenis Terbuka Perancis;
Murray - Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Nadal - Ljubicic 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Söderling - Simon 6-2, 6-3, 7-6
Chela - Falla 4-6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2
Monfils - Ferrer 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 1-6, 8-6
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Murray - Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Nadal - Ljubicic 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Söderling - Simon 6-2, 6-3, 7-6
Chela - Falla 4-6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2
Monfils - Ferrer 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 1-6, 8-6
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Tewas 'Mentor 5', Iqa & Ayish Jadi Artis KRU
PETALING JAYA: Baru sahaja program Mentor musim kelima melabuhkan tirai, Ahad lalu, pemenang tempat ketiga, Iqa, 25, sudah dilamar menjadi artis KRU Studios milik adik-beradik Norman, Yusry dan Edry Abdul Halim.
Bukan Iqa sahaja, seorang lagi bekas peserta Mentor 5, Ayish iaitu protege kepada Noh (Hujan) turut memilih untuk bernaung di bawah syarikat berkenaan.
Bonus kepada Iqa atau nama sebenarnya Nursyafiqah Nasratullah Mohd Nor apabila dia menjadi anak didik kepada Edry sepanjang tiga bulan menyertai program terbitan TV3 itu.
Malah, KRU juga telah menerbitkan cakera padat “single” terbarunya berjudul Di Penghujungnya yang akan diedarkan di stesen radio tempatan.
Edry juga telah mengatur perancangan untuk jangka masa panjang Iqa termasuklah menerbitkan album untuknya.
“Saya sudah mencetak “single” untuk diberikan kepada semua stesen radio terutama Hot FM. Saya juga tidak mempunyai masalah merakam album untuk Iqa.
“Saya melihat dia lebih cenderung menyanyikan lagu berentak pop rock. Selain Iqa, Ayish juga ingin menjadi artis rakaman KRU. Saya juga mengalu-alukan protégé yang lain untuk menyertai kami,” kata Edry sewaktu sidang media di Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam.
Menyorot sebalik kekalahan Iqa yang hanya layak mendapat tempat ketiga, Edry akui persaingan yang diberikan setiap peserta agak sengit.
Bagaimanapun, dia sedikit berpuas hati dengan kedudukan Iqa yang berjaya ke peringkat akhir walaupun pada mulanya dia mendapat kedudukan tercorot.
“Dia sudah melakukan yang terbaik sepanjang tiga bulan ini. Saya tak nafikan agak mencabar juga untuk mendapat tempat di hati penonton,” jelas Edry.
Sementara itu, Iqa terpaksa akur dengan keputusan tersebut walaupun mentornya telah menyediakan latar belakang pentas yang kreatif dan susunan muzik menggunakan orkestra.
“Saya rasa terharu bercampur gembira apabila berjaya ke peringkat akhir. Bagaimanapun saya tak nafikan berasa sedikit kecewa kerana gagal bergelar juara,” ujar Iqa.
Iqa menyanyikan empat buah lagu iaitu Ganas (duet dengan Edry), Ku Mohon, Karma (duet dengan Faizal Tahir) dan Di Penghujungnya (single terbaru).
Dalam Mentor Ahad lalu, Salmah A. Asis,21, atau Salma menjadi juara rancangan itu sehingga melayakkannya membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai RM100,000 serta sebuah kereta Chevrolet Cruz.
Selain Salma, mentornya iaitu Erra Fazira turut mendapat watang tunai dengan jumlah yang sama.
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Bukan Iqa sahaja, seorang lagi bekas peserta Mentor 5, Ayish iaitu protege kepada Noh (Hujan) turut memilih untuk bernaung di bawah syarikat berkenaan.
Bonus kepada Iqa atau nama sebenarnya Nursyafiqah Nasratullah Mohd Nor apabila dia menjadi anak didik kepada Edry sepanjang tiga bulan menyertai program terbitan TV3 itu.
Malah, KRU juga telah menerbitkan cakera padat “single” terbarunya berjudul Di Penghujungnya yang akan diedarkan di stesen radio tempatan.
Edry juga telah mengatur perancangan untuk jangka masa panjang Iqa termasuklah menerbitkan album untuknya.
“Saya sudah mencetak “single” untuk diberikan kepada semua stesen radio terutama Hot FM. Saya juga tidak mempunyai masalah merakam album untuk Iqa.
“Saya melihat dia lebih cenderung menyanyikan lagu berentak pop rock. Selain Iqa, Ayish juga ingin menjadi artis rakaman KRU. Saya juga mengalu-alukan protégé yang lain untuk menyertai kami,” kata Edry sewaktu sidang media di Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam.
Menyorot sebalik kekalahan Iqa yang hanya layak mendapat tempat ketiga, Edry akui persaingan yang diberikan setiap peserta agak sengit.
Bagaimanapun, dia sedikit berpuas hati dengan kedudukan Iqa yang berjaya ke peringkat akhir walaupun pada mulanya dia mendapat kedudukan tercorot.
“Dia sudah melakukan yang terbaik sepanjang tiga bulan ini. Saya tak nafikan agak mencabar juga untuk mendapat tempat di hati penonton,” jelas Edry.
Sementara itu, Iqa terpaksa akur dengan keputusan tersebut walaupun mentornya telah menyediakan latar belakang pentas yang kreatif dan susunan muzik menggunakan orkestra.
“Saya rasa terharu bercampur gembira apabila berjaya ke peringkat akhir. Bagaimanapun saya tak nafikan berasa sedikit kecewa kerana gagal bergelar juara,” ujar Iqa.
Iqa menyanyikan empat buah lagu iaitu Ganas (duet dengan Edry), Ku Mohon, Karma (duet dengan Faizal Tahir) dan Di Penghujungnya (single terbaru).
Dalam Mentor Ahad lalu, Salmah A. Asis,21, atau Salma menjadi juara rancangan itu sehingga melayakkannya membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai RM100,000 serta sebuah kereta Chevrolet Cruz.
Selain Salma, mentornya iaitu Erra Fazira turut mendapat watang tunai dengan jumlah yang sama.
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Mengapa Ramai Melayu Suka Tinggal Di Australia?
MELBOURNE: Pendidikan lebih baik, peluang kerjaya cerah dan prospek perniagaan luas menjadi antara tarikan orang Melayu berhijrah dan menetap di Australia, kata seorang ahli akademik Malaysia yang berpejabat di sini.
Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani, dari Universiti Malaya, yang kini merupakan Felo Kehormat di Institut Asia, University of Melbourne, memberitahu Bernama bahawa orang Melayu di sini adalah golongan profesional, yang meliputi kumpulan pengamal perubatan dan ramai juga terdiri daripada kerani, jurujual dan pekerja industri perkhidmatan.
Selain pelajar, kata beliau negeri Victoria sahaja mempunyai kira-kira 5,000 orang Melayu, dengan 75 peratus mereka adalah sama ada penduduk tetap atau warganegara Australia.
"Kumpulan terbesar orang Melayu berhijrah ke Australia adalah selepas 1981, sama ada di bawah program penyatuan semula keluarga atau menjadi penghijrah dalam bidang kemahiran atau perniagaan," kata Dr Ahmad.
"Keadaan ini (penghijrahan orang Melayu) ekoran perubahan dasar yang membenarkan pelajar asing dengan sijil kemahiran dan kelayakan Australia memohon untuk lanjutan menetap di Australia.
"Ia mengizinkan lebih ramai orang Melayu mengambil peluang yang diberikan kerajaan Australia untuk melanjutkan masa menetap di sini sebelum memutuskan masa depan mereka. Terdapat juga beberapa orang Melayu yang niat asalnya untuk menyambung pelajaran dan kemahiran akhirnya terus menetap di sini," katanya.
Dr Ahmad berkata ramai orang Melayu di sini terdiri daripada sebilangan jurutera dan sebahagian besarnya doktor dan pengamal perubatan yang datang ke Australia untuk melanjutkan pengajian.
Tertarik dengan bilangan orang Melayu berhijrah keluar Malaysia, Dr Ahmad melakukan penyelidikan untuk mencari punca penghijrahan itu.
Hasilnya lahirlah sebuah buku "Malays in Victoria" (Orang Melayu di Vitoria)yang pada asalnya dicadangkan oleh Zulkifli Ahmad, presiden Persatuan Orang Melayu di Victoria.
"Saudara Zul berkata saya sepatutnya menulis buku mengenai orang Melayu di Australia, terutamanya di Victoria." Buku itu yang diterbitkan minggu lepas oleh Dr Hass Dellal, Pengarah Eksekutif Australian Multicultural Foundation di satu seminar yang diadakan di University of Melbourne.
Dr Ahmad, yang memperoleh ijazah doktor falsafah (PhD) dari Universiti Malaya dan Master of Theology dari University of Nottingham, berkata terdapat terdapat beberapa alasan mengapa orang Melayu meninggalkan tanah tumpah darah mereka lalu berhijrah ke negara lain seperti Australia.
Alasan itu, antara lain termasuklah dasar tidak adil yang hanya dinikmati sebilangan rakyat di negara asal, khususnya di Singapura; peluang pendidikan tinggi lebih baik bagi anak-anak mereka selain percuma dan pendidikan berkualiti; lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan dengan gaji dan suasana kerja lebih baik; faedah penjagaan kesihatan dan manfaat hospital kelas pertama serta jaminan masa depan untuk keluarga mereka di sebalik keturunan kaum mereka.
Namun, terdapat isu lain yang merunsingkan Dr Ahmad iaitu sebahagian orang Melayu di luar negara yang enggan menganggap diri mereka orang Melayu.
"Saya mempunyai seorang rakan Melayu yang memberitahu saya bahawa di Asia Tenggara mereka menganggap diri mereka Melayu tetapi di Australia dia adalah seorang Australia.
"Saya bersetuju bahawa istilah 'Melayu' ini mengelirukan sebilangan orang Melayu yang tidak mengetahui tentang kaum ini. Saya sendiri tidak tahu bagaimana hendak menjelaskan tentang kategori perkauman atau identiti ini kepada mereka," kata Dr Ahmad.
Tetapi sebenarnya, menjadi orang Melayu tidak langsung merendahkan martabat mereka, kata beliau.
"Kita seharusnya bangga dengan siapa kita ini... itulah yang menjadikan kita istimewa," katanya.
Dr Ahmad berkata agama "tanpa mengira baik buruknya, adalah satu perkara utama orang Melayu".
"Dalam politik Malaysia, ia menjadi satu keutamaan nasional. Oleh kerana masyarakat Melayu sering dikaitkan dengan hubungan langsung dengan Islam, ini bermakna Islam berada dekat di hati dalam banyak konflik politik dalam negara," katanya. - BERNAMA
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Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani, dari Universiti Malaya, yang kini merupakan Felo Kehormat di Institut Asia, University of Melbourne, memberitahu Bernama bahawa orang Melayu di sini adalah golongan profesional, yang meliputi kumpulan pengamal perubatan dan ramai juga terdiri daripada kerani, jurujual dan pekerja industri perkhidmatan.
Selain pelajar, kata beliau negeri Victoria sahaja mempunyai kira-kira 5,000 orang Melayu, dengan 75 peratus mereka adalah sama ada penduduk tetap atau warganegara Australia.
"Kumpulan terbesar orang Melayu berhijrah ke Australia adalah selepas 1981, sama ada di bawah program penyatuan semula keluarga atau menjadi penghijrah dalam bidang kemahiran atau perniagaan," kata Dr Ahmad.
"Keadaan ini (penghijrahan orang Melayu) ekoran perubahan dasar yang membenarkan pelajar asing dengan sijil kemahiran dan kelayakan Australia memohon untuk lanjutan menetap di Australia.
"Ia mengizinkan lebih ramai orang Melayu mengambil peluang yang diberikan kerajaan Australia untuk melanjutkan masa menetap di sini sebelum memutuskan masa depan mereka. Terdapat juga beberapa orang Melayu yang niat asalnya untuk menyambung pelajaran dan kemahiran akhirnya terus menetap di sini," katanya.
Dr Ahmad berkata ramai orang Melayu di sini terdiri daripada sebilangan jurutera dan sebahagian besarnya doktor dan pengamal perubatan yang datang ke Australia untuk melanjutkan pengajian.
Tertarik dengan bilangan orang Melayu berhijrah keluar Malaysia, Dr Ahmad melakukan penyelidikan untuk mencari punca penghijrahan itu.
Hasilnya lahirlah sebuah buku "Malays in Victoria" (Orang Melayu di Vitoria)yang pada asalnya dicadangkan oleh Zulkifli Ahmad, presiden Persatuan Orang Melayu di Victoria.
"Saudara Zul berkata saya sepatutnya menulis buku mengenai orang Melayu di Australia, terutamanya di Victoria." Buku itu yang diterbitkan minggu lepas oleh Dr Hass Dellal, Pengarah Eksekutif Australian Multicultural Foundation di satu seminar yang diadakan di University of Melbourne.
Dr Ahmad, yang memperoleh ijazah doktor falsafah (PhD) dari Universiti Malaya dan Master of Theology dari University of Nottingham, berkata terdapat terdapat beberapa alasan mengapa orang Melayu meninggalkan tanah tumpah darah mereka lalu berhijrah ke negara lain seperti Australia.
Alasan itu, antara lain termasuklah dasar tidak adil yang hanya dinikmati sebilangan rakyat di negara asal, khususnya di Singapura; peluang pendidikan tinggi lebih baik bagi anak-anak mereka selain percuma dan pendidikan berkualiti; lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan dengan gaji dan suasana kerja lebih baik; faedah penjagaan kesihatan dan manfaat hospital kelas pertama serta jaminan masa depan untuk keluarga mereka di sebalik keturunan kaum mereka.
Namun, terdapat isu lain yang merunsingkan Dr Ahmad iaitu sebahagian orang Melayu di luar negara yang enggan menganggap diri mereka orang Melayu.
"Saya mempunyai seorang rakan Melayu yang memberitahu saya bahawa di Asia Tenggara mereka menganggap diri mereka Melayu tetapi di Australia dia adalah seorang Australia.
"Saya bersetuju bahawa istilah 'Melayu' ini mengelirukan sebilangan orang Melayu yang tidak mengetahui tentang kaum ini. Saya sendiri tidak tahu bagaimana hendak menjelaskan tentang kategori perkauman atau identiti ini kepada mereka," kata Dr Ahmad.
Tetapi sebenarnya, menjadi orang Melayu tidak langsung merendahkan martabat mereka, kata beliau.
"Kita seharusnya bangga dengan siapa kita ini... itulah yang menjadikan kita istimewa," katanya.
Dr Ahmad berkata agama "tanpa mengira baik buruknya, adalah satu perkara utama orang Melayu".
"Dalam politik Malaysia, ia menjadi satu keutamaan nasional. Oleh kerana masyarakat Melayu sering dikaitkan dengan hubungan langsung dengan Islam, ini bermakna Islam berada dekat di hati dalam banyak konflik politik dalam negara," katanya. - BERNAMA
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Serina Hamil Anak Kedua
PETALING JAYA: Pelakon dan pengacara Serina Redzuawan mengandung anak kedua yang baru sahaja berusia sebulan.
Serina mengesahkan perkara itu menerusi laman sosial Facebook miliknya yang ditulis pada Ahad.
“Syukur, alhamdulillah kerana saya telah hamil anak kedua dan ingin berkongsi berita gembira ini.
“Doakan saya mendapat anak perempuan pula kali ini. Setakat ini saya tidak mendapat alahan seperti mengandungkan Tristan Tareef dulu,” katanya dalam laman sosial itu.
Pelakon itu turut mempunyai seorang anak lelaki bernama Tristan Tareef O'luanaigh yang kini berusia lapan bulan hasil perkahwinannya dengan Gavin Edward O’luanaigh atau nama Islamnya Salahudin Ghaffar.
Dalam perkembangan lain, Serina sedang sibuk berlakon drama Roda Roda Kuala Lumpur dan menerbitkan drama Mampus Masuk Kampung di bawah syarikatnya, YKS Film Maker Sdn Bhd yang ditubuhkan dua tahun lalu.
Selain itu, dia masih aktif menjadi pengacara majlis dan menjalankan perniagaan minuman kesihatan Mavellous.
Katanya, minuman yang dijual pada harga RM500 itu disasarkan kepada golongan berumur 20 tahun ke atas. Ia sesuai untuk mereka yang ingin mendapatkan awet muda, merawat penyakit kencing manis dan mati pucuk.
Bapanya, Datuk Chef Wan turut ditampilkan sebagai duta produk tersebut.
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Serina mengesahkan perkara itu menerusi laman sosial Facebook miliknya yang ditulis pada Ahad.
“Syukur, alhamdulillah kerana saya telah hamil anak kedua dan ingin berkongsi berita gembira ini.
“Doakan saya mendapat anak perempuan pula kali ini. Setakat ini saya tidak mendapat alahan seperti mengandungkan Tristan Tareef dulu,” katanya dalam laman sosial itu.
Pelakon itu turut mempunyai seorang anak lelaki bernama Tristan Tareef O'luanaigh yang kini berusia lapan bulan hasil perkahwinannya dengan Gavin Edward O’luanaigh atau nama Islamnya Salahudin Ghaffar.
Dalam perkembangan lain, Serina sedang sibuk berlakon drama Roda Roda Kuala Lumpur dan menerbitkan drama Mampus Masuk Kampung di bawah syarikatnya, YKS Film Maker Sdn Bhd yang ditubuhkan dua tahun lalu.
Selain itu, dia masih aktif menjadi pengacara majlis dan menjalankan perniagaan minuman kesihatan Mavellous.
Katanya, minuman yang dijual pada harga RM500 itu disasarkan kepada golongan berumur 20 tahun ke atas. Ia sesuai untuk mereka yang ingin mendapatkan awet muda, merawat penyakit kencing manis dan mati pucuk.
Bapanya, Datuk Chef Wan turut ditampilkan sebagai duta produk tersebut.
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Mayat bayi yang ditemui dalam sungai
ANGGOTA polis membawa mayat bayi yang ditemui dalam sungai berdekatan pusat beli-belah The Mall di Kuala Lumpur, hari ini. - Foto Sairien Nafis
May 31, 2011 6:38 pm
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Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (tiga dari kanan) mendoakan ke atas jenazah
YANG di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (tiga dari kanan) mendoakan ke atas jenazah, Raja Saidatul Ihsan Tengku Badar Shah, 80 iaitu bonda kepada Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (dua dari kanan) dan Raja Muda Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah (kanan) sewaktu menziarahi jenazah bonda Sultan Selangor yang kembali ke rahmatullah di Istana Alam Shah, hari ini. - Foto Sairien Nafis
May 31, 2011 5:16 pm
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Self-defence or murder? Outrage as pharmacist who shot 16-year-old trying to rob his shop gets life sentence
A controversial decision to send a pharmacist to jail for life for shooting dead a young man who tried to rob his store has caused a storm of protest.
Jerome Ersland was given a life sentence for the first-degree murder of 16-year-old Antwun Parker at an Oklahoma court last week.
The 59-year-old pharmacist shot the youngster six times during an attempted armed robbery in 2009, leading jurors to decide he had acted beyond the limits of self defence.
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Thousands in the area have, however, reacted furiously to the decision, insisting Mr Ersland had simply acted to protect himself, his store and his customers.
The debate has now moved online, with many joining groups in his support and ones that argue his punishment is deserved on Facebook.
Victim? Antwun Parker, who was shot and killed by pharmacist Ersland during the armed robbery
Victim? Antwun Parker, who was shot and killed by pharmacist Ersland during the armed robbery
The argument is similarly divided on social networking site Twitter, with thousands sending out messages of support for either Ersland or the justice system.
One group on Facebook, titled 'Jerome Ersland should not have been found guilty' has more than 2,500 members.
Others, such as the 'Jerome Ersland got what he deserved' group have also attracted much attention.
There have also been petition sites started which hope to send more than 5,000 signatories to the government following the controversial court case.
Support has also come from notable public figures, including Oklahoma State Senator Ralph Shortey.
'I'm gonna spend the rest of my career, however long it may be, trying to right this wrong,' he told A
Dramatic CCTV footage from May 19 2009 shows Antwun Parker and an accomplice running into the Reliable Discount Pharmacy in south Oklahoma City and pointing a gun directly at Mr Ersland
The pharmacist, who was once an Air Force lieutenant colonel, can then be seen reaching for a pistol of his own before firing at the two young men, with one of the shots hitting Parker to the ground.
TO SHOOT OR NOT TO SHOOT? THE LAW
Self-defence can be argued in court but it must be proved at trial that these actions are justified.
As a general rule, a person can use reasonable force if they are genuinely threatened with an impending injury.
A person using force in self-defence, though, should use only so much force as is required to repel the attack - but no more.
Deadly force can be used to fend off an attacker who is using deadly force but not one who is using non-deadly force.
In some cases, the law recommends that the person under threat should try to flee before fighting back if at all possible.
Courts have held, however, that a person is not required to flee from his own home, the fenced ground surrounding the home, his place of business, or his car.
After chasing the accomplice from the store, Ersland then gets a second gun before shooting Parker another five times, almost a minute after he fired the first gunshot.
In court, Mr Ersland's attorneys insisted their client had acted in self-defence.
Defence lawyer Irven Box asked jurors to close their eyes and imagine what they would do if they were confronted with the same situation.
'He eliminated the armed robber,' Box said.
Box added to ABC News that the pharmacist had shot repeatedly because he saw Parker was still moving after the first hit so deemed him still to be a threat.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Chance, however, argued that: 'This defendant was absolutely not defending himself or anyone else.'
The jury responded after three and a half hours of deliberation by recommending a life sentence.
Ersland must now be sentenced by Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott on July 11.
If he upholds the jury's decision, Ersland will not be eligible for parole for at least 38 years.
Ersland's lawyers said they would appeal the murder conviction
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392546/Self-defence-murder-Outrage-pharmacist-shot-16-year-old-trying-rob-shop-gets-life-sentence.html#ixzz1ZM9l2BnH
Jerome Ersland was given a life sentence for the first-degree murder of 16-year-old Antwun Parker at an Oklahoma court last week.
The 59-year-old pharmacist shot the youngster six times during an attempted armed robbery in 2009, leading jurors to decide he had acted beyond the limits of self defence.
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Thousands in the area have, however, reacted furiously to the decision, insisting Mr Ersland had simply acted to protect himself, his store and his customers.
The debate has now moved online, with many joining groups in his support and ones that argue his punishment is deserved on Facebook.
Victim? Antwun Parker, who was shot and killed by pharmacist Ersland during the armed robbery
Victim? Antwun Parker, who was shot and killed by pharmacist Ersland during the armed robbery
The argument is similarly divided on social networking site Twitter, with thousands sending out messages of support for either Ersland or the justice system.
One group on Facebook, titled 'Jerome Ersland should not have been found guilty' has more than 2,500 members.
Others, such as the 'Jerome Ersland got what he deserved' group have also attracted much attention.
There have also been petition sites started which hope to send more than 5,000 signatories to the government following the controversial court case.
Support has also come from notable public figures, including Oklahoma State Senator Ralph Shortey.
'I'm gonna spend the rest of my career, however long it may be, trying to right this wrong,' he told A
Dramatic CCTV footage from May 19 2009 shows Antwun Parker and an accomplice running into the Reliable Discount Pharmacy in south Oklahoma City and pointing a gun directly at Mr Ersland
The pharmacist, who was once an Air Force lieutenant colonel, can then be seen reaching for a pistol of his own before firing at the two young men, with one of the shots hitting Parker to the ground.
TO SHOOT OR NOT TO SHOOT? THE LAW
Self-defence can be argued in court but it must be proved at trial that these actions are justified.
As a general rule, a person can use reasonable force if they are genuinely threatened with an impending injury.
A person using force in self-defence, though, should use only so much force as is required to repel the attack - but no more.
Deadly force can be used to fend off an attacker who is using deadly force but not one who is using non-deadly force.
In some cases, the law recommends that the person under threat should try to flee before fighting back if at all possible.
Courts have held, however, that a person is not required to flee from his own home, the fenced ground surrounding the home, his place of business, or his car.
After chasing the accomplice from the store, Ersland then gets a second gun before shooting Parker another five times, almost a minute after he fired the first gunshot.
In court, Mr Ersland's attorneys insisted their client had acted in self-defence.
Defence lawyer Irven Box asked jurors to close their eyes and imagine what they would do if they were confronted with the same situation.
'He eliminated the armed robber,' Box said.
Box added to ABC News that the pharmacist had shot repeatedly because he saw Parker was still moving after the first hit so deemed him still to be a threat.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Chance, however, argued that: 'This defendant was absolutely not defending himself or anyone else.'
The jury responded after three and a half hours of deliberation by recommending a life sentence.
Ersland must now be sentenced by Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott on July 11.
If he upholds the jury's decision, Ersland will not be eligible for parole for at least 38 years.
Ersland's lawyers said they would appeal the murder conviction
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392546/Self-defence-murder-Outrage-pharmacist-shot-16-year-old-trying-rob-shop-gets-life-sentence.html#ixzz1ZM9l2BnH
Rooney: Messi's the best, but he's not suited to playing in Premier League
Wayne Rooney has revealed he is still reeling from the Champions League final defeat to Barcelona, but has claimed it would be difficult for Lionel Messi to have the same devastating impact if he played in the Premier League.
Rooney joined talkSPORT pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray while his England team-mates trained ahead of the EURO 2012 qualifier with Switzerland - a game the Manchester United forward will miss through suspension.
He agreed with Sir Alex Ferguson that Pep Guardiola's side is the best he's ever encountered, but believes Messi would need the support of the Barcelona midfield to prosper in England
Asked if Messi could dictate games in the England as he does in Spain, Rooney said: 'If you bring Xavi and Iniesta with him, yes. But it would be difficult, almost impossible for him to play as he does in Spain.
'The game is more physical here, going to the likes of Birmingham and Stoke away is very demanding. Cristiano Ronaldo is more suited to the English game than Messi. Cristiano is taller and good in the air.'
On defeat in the showpiece Wembley final Rooney said: 'It hurt. I watched the game again because you can always learn by watching football. It was very disappointing but you have to put your hands up and say they were the better team.
'They are the best team I’ve seen and Lionel Messi the best player. I think he got three nutmegs in the first-half. On my PlayStation I can make him do what I want but he’s even better in real life. The speed he moves his legs, in fact his whole body, is amazing.
'Messi wins them games but Xavi and Andres Inesta destroy you. They are simply a fantastic team, a very special side. That’s the level we want to be at and we have to up our game to achieve this. The manager will be doing what he can to see we do this.
'The plan was to try to win the ball from them as high up as possible and not allow them time on the ball. We didn’t want to allow them to dictate play.
'I was told to stay as close to Sergio Busquets as possible and break off him when we had the ball. At times they had six in midfield with Messi and David Villa dropping back.'
And Rooney has lauded Paul Scholes as the best player he has ever played with. Scholes confirmed his retirement this morning, ending a 17-year career that brought him 10 league titles.
One of the quiet men at Old Trafford, Scholes did not even tell his team-mates what his future plans were. However, it had looked increasingly likely the 36-year-old would call it a day, leaving Rooney with a sense of loss.
'He will be missed greatly,' Rooney told TalkSPORT. 'He is definitely the best player I have played with.
'I tried to ask him what he was doing but you don't get much out of him. I didn't think it would come this quickly. Everyone will be sad to see him stop. He is a great player.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392715/Wayne-Rooney-insists-Messis-best-suited-Premier-League.html#ixzz1ZM53OerD
Rooney joined talkSPORT pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray while his England team-mates trained ahead of the EURO 2012 qualifier with Switzerland - a game the Manchester United forward will miss through suspension.
He agreed with Sir Alex Ferguson that Pep Guardiola's side is the best he's ever encountered, but believes Messi would need the support of the Barcelona midfield to prosper in England
Asked if Messi could dictate games in the England as he does in Spain, Rooney said: 'If you bring Xavi and Iniesta with him, yes. But it would be difficult, almost impossible for him to play as he does in Spain.
'The game is more physical here, going to the likes of Birmingham and Stoke away is very demanding. Cristiano Ronaldo is more suited to the English game than Messi. Cristiano is taller and good in the air.'
On defeat in the showpiece Wembley final Rooney said: 'It hurt. I watched the game again because you can always learn by watching football. It was very disappointing but you have to put your hands up and say they were the better team.
'They are the best team I’ve seen and Lionel Messi the best player. I think he got three nutmegs in the first-half. On my PlayStation I can make him do what I want but he’s even better in real life. The speed he moves his legs, in fact his whole body, is amazing.
'Messi wins them games but Xavi and Andres Inesta destroy you. They are simply a fantastic team, a very special side. That’s the level we want to be at and we have to up our game to achieve this. The manager will be doing what he can to see we do this.
'The plan was to try to win the ball from them as high up as possible and not allow them time on the ball. We didn’t want to allow them to dictate play.
'I was told to stay as close to Sergio Busquets as possible and break off him when we had the ball. At times they had six in midfield with Messi and David Villa dropping back.'
And Rooney has lauded Paul Scholes as the best player he has ever played with. Scholes confirmed his retirement this morning, ending a 17-year career that brought him 10 league titles.
One of the quiet men at Old Trafford, Scholes did not even tell his team-mates what his future plans were. However, it had looked increasingly likely the 36-year-old would call it a day, leaving Rooney with a sense of loss.
'He will be missed greatly,' Rooney told TalkSPORT. 'He is definitely the best player I have played with.
'I tried to ask him what he was doing but you don't get much out of him. I didn't think it would come this quickly. Everyone will be sad to see him stop. He is a great player.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392715/Wayne-Rooney-insists-Messis-best-suited-Premier-League.html#ixzz1ZM53OerD
Monday, May 30, 2011
Twenty stone schoolboy,10, becomes the youngest person ever to have a gastric band op
A 20 stone 10-year-old has become the youngest boy ever to have a gastic band operation.
Schoolboy Ksithijj Jindger was so overweight that his parents took the drastic step of paying for weight loss surgery.
The youngster was already eight stone by the age of three - and despite his parents' best efforts to make his portions smaller he continued to balloon in size.
Ksithijj, from a wealthy suburb of Chennai, India, had been spoilt with rich, fattening meals since he was a little boy and could not stop growing.
Doctors have never carried out the dangerous surgery on anyone so young before, but surprisingly it was a success, and a year later Ksithijj has shed an amazing nine stone, making him 11stone at 11.
'We're so pleased,' said his mother. 'He used to be so overweight, we worried he might die before he saw his 11th birthday.'
Slim: Schoolboy now weighs 11 stone - and at one point lost three stone in three months
Slim: Schoolboy now weighs 11 stone - and at one point lost three stone in three months
Ksithijj's mother had been serving up calorie-rich curries and bread which caused Ksithijj weight to soar to a shocking fourteen stone by the time he was five.
'We did not understand we were doing the wrong thing,' she said.
'Obesity never used to be such a big problem here. He loved eating and I wanted to spoilt him, but his weight got out of hand.'
Ksithijj got so big he could not run around like other boys and got out of breath just walking a few steps, or climbing up stairs.
He weighed two and a half stone at two, and after that his weight kept growing, so he was 16.5 stone at seven, and 20-stone when he was nine and a half.
His mother and dad took Ksithijj to their GP, who told them to put him on a strict diet and exercise programme.
But the couple were so worried the diet would not work, they decided he should have gastric surgery and amazingly were able to find an Indian doctor willing to carry out the controversial op on a little boy.
Weight-loss surgery is not normally carried out on teenagers under 16 in the UK.
But in places like India, where obesity is starting to become a problem for the first time, younger and younger patients are now going under the knife.
Thankfully, the surgery helped Ksithijj lose his massive appetite, as he could no longer eat large meals, and he began having small portions of healthy, plain, vegetable dishes.
'He looks like a completely different boy now,' said his mum. 'He has grown up and yet he is half the size.
'He can play cricket with his friends now and he has started going to the gym.
'We're glad we took the drastic action, even though our GP told us it was too dangerous.
Our GP now refuses to give medical treatment to any of the family, because he didn't agree with what we did.'
Ksithijj is still rapidly losing weight, and recently lost three stone in just three months.
He hopes to soon be the average size for his age and then to maintain his weight by staying away from calorie-ridden traditional meals.
SUMBER:DAILYMAILS
Schoolboy Ksithijj Jindger was so overweight that his parents took the drastic step of paying for weight loss surgery.
The youngster was already eight stone by the age of three - and despite his parents' best efforts to make his portions smaller he continued to balloon in size.
Ksithijj, from a wealthy suburb of Chennai, India, had been spoilt with rich, fattening meals since he was a little boy and could not stop growing.
Doctors have never carried out the dangerous surgery on anyone so young before, but surprisingly it was a success, and a year later Ksithijj has shed an amazing nine stone, making him 11stone at 11.
'We're so pleased,' said his mother. 'He used to be so overweight, we worried he might die before he saw his 11th birthday.'
Slim: Schoolboy now weighs 11 stone - and at one point lost three stone in three months
Slim: Schoolboy now weighs 11 stone - and at one point lost three stone in three months
Ksithijj's mother had been serving up calorie-rich curries and bread which caused Ksithijj weight to soar to a shocking fourteen stone by the time he was five.
'We did not understand we were doing the wrong thing,' she said.
'Obesity never used to be such a big problem here. He loved eating and I wanted to spoilt him, but his weight got out of hand.'
Ksithijj got so big he could not run around like other boys and got out of breath just walking a few steps, or climbing up stairs.
He weighed two and a half stone at two, and after that his weight kept growing, so he was 16.5 stone at seven, and 20-stone when he was nine and a half.
His mother and dad took Ksithijj to their GP, who told them to put him on a strict diet and exercise programme.
But the couple were so worried the diet would not work, they decided he should have gastric surgery and amazingly were able to find an Indian doctor willing to carry out the controversial op on a little boy.
Weight-loss surgery is not normally carried out on teenagers under 16 in the UK.
But in places like India, where obesity is starting to become a problem for the first time, younger and younger patients are now going under the knife.
Thankfully, the surgery helped Ksithijj lose his massive appetite, as he could no longer eat large meals, and he began having small portions of healthy, plain, vegetable dishes.
'He looks like a completely different boy now,' said his mum. 'He has grown up and yet he is half the size.
'He can play cricket with his friends now and he has started going to the gym.
'We're glad we took the drastic action, even though our GP told us it was too dangerous.
Our GP now refuses to give medical treatment to any of the family, because he didn't agree with what we did.'
Ksithijj is still rapidly losing weight, and recently lost three stone in just three months.
He hopes to soon be the average size for his age and then to maintain his weight by staying away from calorie-ridden traditional meals.
SUMBER:DAILYMAILS
Let me stay! Owen tells United boss Fergie that he wants to remain at Old Trafford
Michael Owen once again has confirmed his desire to remain at Manchester United after taking part in the club's open-top bus parade around the city on Monday morning.
The former England striker is out of contract this summer but insists he wants to stay at Old Trafford despite his bit-part role for Sir Alex Ferguson's side over the past two seasons.
Owen also claimed Saturday's defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final should not be allowed to put a dampener on the campaign after the team secured their record-breaking 19th Barclays Premier League title.
When you start every season the first objective is to win the league,' said Owen, who scored five goals this season to add to the nine he hit in the 2009/10 season after leaving Newcastle.
'What happened at the weekend should not be allowed to detract from that. I have loved every minute; we have great players, great staff, great manager and great fans. Hopefully it can continue.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392385/Michael-Owen-wants-stay-Manchester-United.html#ixzz1NuQ1tVzF
The former England striker is out of contract this summer but insists he wants to stay at Old Trafford despite his bit-part role for Sir Alex Ferguson's side over the past two seasons.
Owen also claimed Saturday's defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final should not be allowed to put a dampener on the campaign after the team secured their record-breaking 19th Barclays Premier League title.
When you start every season the first objective is to win the league,' said Owen, who scored five goals this season to add to the nine he hit in the 2009/10 season after leaving Newcastle.
'What happened at the weekend should not be allowed to detract from that. I have loved every minute; we have great players, great staff, great manager and great fans. Hopefully it can continue.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392385/Michael-Owen-wants-stay-Manchester-United.html#ixzz1NuQ1tVzF
Sir Alex Ferguson calls for English academies to change and follow the Barcelona blueprint
Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that English clubs will never reach the heights of football artistry reached by Barcelona in the Champions League final until the authorities change their philosophy about how youngsters are coached.
The Manchester United manager joined his squad on an open-top bus parade in the rain yesterday as the beaten European Cup finalists drew solace from winning a record 19th league title.
Thoughts remain with United’s failure to get to grips with Barcelona at Wembley, though, and Ferguson called for change in the way youngsters are coached in England.
He said: ‘We are only allowed to coach youngsters for an hour and a half a week. Barcelona can coach them every hour of the day if they want. It’s a great philosophy.’
Ferguson’s comments point to the fact that young players at Barca are coached regularly from an early age. In England the academy system, combined with the demands of mainstream education, means that between the ages of 10 and 18 a footballer will receive between 2,000 and 3,000 coaching hours. At Barcelona, youngsters receive about 8,000.
What will please Ferguson is the content of the Elite Player Performance Plan that will be voted on at the League’s AGM next week. Premier League insiders claim the plan represents a radical overhaul of the way youngsters are coached and one of its key aims is to increase the time spent working on skills.
United’s parade was more muted than it would have been had they beaten Barcelona, but Ferguson still led his players in a rendition of ‘Are you watching, Merseyside?’ as the club celebrated passing the 18 titles won by Liverpool.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392500/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-calls-English-academies-change-follow-Barcelona-blueprint.html#ixzz1NuOJc8cA
The Manchester United manager joined his squad on an open-top bus parade in the rain yesterday as the beaten European Cup finalists drew solace from winning a record 19th league title.
Thoughts remain with United’s failure to get to grips with Barcelona at Wembley, though, and Ferguson called for change in the way youngsters are coached in England.
He said: ‘We are only allowed to coach youngsters for an hour and a half a week. Barcelona can coach them every hour of the day if they want. It’s a great philosophy.’
Ferguson’s comments point to the fact that young players at Barca are coached regularly from an early age. In England the academy system, combined with the demands of mainstream education, means that between the ages of 10 and 18 a footballer will receive between 2,000 and 3,000 coaching hours. At Barcelona, youngsters receive about 8,000.
What will please Ferguson is the content of the Elite Player Performance Plan that will be voted on at the League’s AGM next week. Premier League insiders claim the plan represents a radical overhaul of the way youngsters are coached and one of its key aims is to increase the time spent working on skills.
United’s parade was more muted than it would have been had they beaten Barcelona, but Ferguson still led his players in a rendition of ‘Are you watching, Merseyside?’ as the club celebrated passing the 18 titles won by Liverpool.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392500/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-calls-English-academies-change-follow-Barcelona-blueprint.html#ixzz1NuOJc8cA
Tottenham chasing £8.5m Badelj as replacement for Man United target Modric
Tottenham are back on the trail of Dinamo Zagreb playmaker Milan Badelj, 22, as a long-term replacement for Manchester United and Chelsea target Luka Modric.
Dinamo are demanding £8.5m. Badelj, 22, has already filled Modric's boots in Zagreb.
Spurs may have to make a decision quickly as Wolfsburg and CSKA Moscow are ready to open the bidding. There is also interest from Italy, while Manchester United and Zenit St Petersburg have previously tracked him.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392517/Tottenham-chasing-8-5m-Milan-Badelj.html#ixzz1NuJ8ZGlU
Dinamo are demanding £8.5m. Badelj, 22, has already filled Modric's boots in Zagreb.
Spurs may have to make a decision quickly as Wolfsburg and CSKA Moscow are ready to open the bidding. There is also interest from Italy, while Manchester United and Zenit St Petersburg have previously tracked him.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392517/Tottenham-chasing-8-5m-Milan-Badelj.html#ixzz1NuJ8ZGlU
Nadal mara ke suku akhir
2011/05/31
Djokovic tempah tiket ke separuh akhir tanpa perlu menghayun raket
PARIS: Juara lima kali, Rafael Nadal mara ke suku akhir Terbuka Perancis semalam tatkala pencabar kejuaraan, Novak Djokovic menikmati rangsangan psikologi apabila mendapat kemaraan percuma ke separuh akhir.
Pilihan utama, Nadal mara selepas mencatat kemenangan 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 ke atas pemain veteran Croatia, Ivan Ljubicic dan bakal berdepan pemain yang sering menjadi badinya di Roland Garros, Robin Soderling, satu-satunya pemain yang pernah menewaskan jaguh Sepanyol itu di Paris dalam 43 permainan.
Pilihan kedua, Djokovic menempah tempat di separuh akhir tanpa perlu menghayun raket apabila lawannya untuk pertembungan di suku akhir, Fabio Fognini terpaksa menarik diri akibat terkoyak otot paha kiri.
Pemain Itali berusia 24 tahun itu yang dijadual beraksi di suku akhir Grand Slam pertama dalam kariernya mengalami kecederaan dalam pertarungan lima set ketika mencatat kemenangan di pusingan keempat ke atas Albert Montanes kelmarin.
“Ia keputusan paling sukar yang saya pernah lakukan. Ia adalah suku akhir Grand Slam pertama saya dan saya bermain tenis yang terbaik sepanjang karier.
Bagaimanapun, ini adalah keputusan terbaik,” kata Fognini, pemain Itali pertama mara ke suku akhir di Paris sejak Renzo Furlan pada 1995.
“Saya menangis malam tadi. Saya mendapatkan rawatan dan membuat keputusan untuk menarik diri. Saya mempunyai satu lagi ujian imbasan pagi ini dan kita tahu jika bermain akan menambah lagi kecederaan paha kiri. Ia adalah sangat berisiko. Tetapi, inilah sukan, ini adalah tenis.”
Djokovic terpaksa menanti untuk mengetahui lawannya pada separuh akhir. Gael Monfils dan David Ferrer masih belum melengkapkan perlawanan mereka di pusingan 16 terbaik yang ditangguhkan petang kelmarin, yang mana pemenang bakal bertemu Roger Federer di suku akhir.
Pemenang perlawanan itu akan berdepan pemain nombor dua dunia dari Serbia itu pada Jumaat untuk penentuan tempat ke final. - Agensi
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Djokovic tempah tiket ke separuh akhir tanpa perlu menghayun raket
PARIS: Juara lima kali, Rafael Nadal mara ke suku akhir Terbuka Perancis semalam tatkala pencabar kejuaraan, Novak Djokovic menikmati rangsangan psikologi apabila mendapat kemaraan percuma ke separuh akhir.
Pilihan utama, Nadal mara selepas mencatat kemenangan 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 ke atas pemain veteran Croatia, Ivan Ljubicic dan bakal berdepan pemain yang sering menjadi badinya di Roland Garros, Robin Soderling, satu-satunya pemain yang pernah menewaskan jaguh Sepanyol itu di Paris dalam 43 permainan.
Pilihan kedua, Djokovic menempah tempat di separuh akhir tanpa perlu menghayun raket apabila lawannya untuk pertembungan di suku akhir, Fabio Fognini terpaksa menarik diri akibat terkoyak otot paha kiri.
Pemain Itali berusia 24 tahun itu yang dijadual beraksi di suku akhir Grand Slam pertama dalam kariernya mengalami kecederaan dalam pertarungan lima set ketika mencatat kemenangan di pusingan keempat ke atas Albert Montanes kelmarin.
“Ia keputusan paling sukar yang saya pernah lakukan. Ia adalah suku akhir Grand Slam pertama saya dan saya bermain tenis yang terbaik sepanjang karier.
Bagaimanapun, ini adalah keputusan terbaik,” kata Fognini, pemain Itali pertama mara ke suku akhir di Paris sejak Renzo Furlan pada 1995.
“Saya menangis malam tadi. Saya mendapatkan rawatan dan membuat keputusan untuk menarik diri. Saya mempunyai satu lagi ujian imbasan pagi ini dan kita tahu jika bermain akan menambah lagi kecederaan paha kiri. Ia adalah sangat berisiko. Tetapi, inilah sukan, ini adalah tenis.”
Djokovic terpaksa menanti untuk mengetahui lawannya pada separuh akhir. Gael Monfils dan David Ferrer masih belum melengkapkan perlawanan mereka di pusingan 16 terbaik yang ditangguhkan petang kelmarin, yang mana pemenang bakal bertemu Roger Federer di suku akhir.
Pemenang perlawanan itu akan berdepan pemain nombor dua dunia dari Serbia itu pada Jumaat untuk penentuan tempat ke final. - Agensi
sumber:berita harian
Perlawanan Pusingan ke-4 Kejuaraan Tenis Terbuka Perancis
PEMAIN tenis Russia, Maria Sharapova membalas pukulan pemain Poland, Agnieszka Radwanska (gambar kecil) pada perlawanan pusingan ke-4 Kejuaraan Tenis Terbuka Perancis di Stadium Roland Garros, Paris hari ini. Sharapova kalahkan Agnieszka 7-6 (4), 7-5. - Foto AFP
May 31, 2011 6:59 am
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