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Pakistan shooting soldier to die

2011-08-26T20:13:00.000+07:00

12 August 2011 Last updated at 09:49 GMT Pakistani soldier faces death sentence for murdering the teenager

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier has been sentenced to death for killing an unarmed man in an incident caught on videotape and broadcast on TV.

Sarfaraz Shah, 18, was shot at point-blank range in Karachi in June.

The anti-terrorism court in Karachi found Shahid Zafar guilty of the killing and sentenced six other men to life imprisonment.

The killing sparked public anger and increased complaints of brutality by the security forces.

Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso also fined Shahid Zafar 200,000 rupees ($2,300).

The judge ordered each of the other defendants - five paramilitaries and a civilian - to pay 100,000 rupees in compensation to Sarfaraz Shah's family.

The Sindh branch of the Pakistan Rangers paramilitary force had argued that he was caught trying to rob someone, a charge his family denied.

Prosecutor Muhammad Khan Buriro said: "We have found justice. The court has given the right decision."

A lawyer for the defendants said there would be an appeal.

Death sentences are rarely carried out in Pakistan.

Sarfaraz Shah's brother, Salik, said: "We are satisfied with the punishment and we hope that the higher courts will also keep them and overturn the appeals of the accused."

Officials removed

The disturbing video shows a young man in a black T-shirt being dragged by his hair in a public park by a man in plain clothes.

Sarfaraz Shah's brother consoles his mother at an earlier hearing in Karachi

He is pushed towards a group of Sindh Rangers, who are in uniform and armed. The young man pleads for his life as one of the Rangers points a gun at his neck.

A little later, a Ranger shoots him twice at close range, hitting him in the thigh. The young man is seen writhing on the ground, bleeding heavily and begging for help.

The paramilitaries remain close to the injured man but do nothing to help him. Sarfaraz Shah died from his injuries.

The public outcry led to the removal of the Sindh police chief and the director-general of the Sindh branch of the Rangers.

The Rangers are a paramilitary force under the interior ministry.

There are about 10,000 Rangers in Karachi but rights groups say they are not sufficiently trained to deal with keeping civilian order.

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India states ban caste-quota film

2011-08-21T19:26:00.000+07:00

12 August 2011 Last updated at 06:11 GMT The film's posters have been vandalised by protesters Three Indian states have banned a new film on the controversial issue of education quotas for low-caste people.

Aarakshan (Reservation), directed by well-known Bollywood filmmaker Prakash Jha and starring acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, was released on Friday.

The northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh in the south, banned the film due to fears it may cause law and order problems.

Critics say the film uses objectionable terms to describe low-caste Hindus.

Mr Jha, who is known for making films on controversial social issues, denies the charge.

The ban in Uttar Pradesh will last two months, officials have said.

Authorities in Punjab said they would decide whether to show the film after a government panel reviewed it.

Posters of the film have been vandalised by protesters, who allege that the film makes derogatory references to low-caste Dalits (formerly untouchables).

Some Dalit groups have also objected to the casting of actor Saif Ali Khan, a Muslim royal, as a low-caste Hindu.

'Hard-hitting reality'

The film, however, has been passed by India's Censor Board and its director and actors have been defending the movie.

Mr Bachchan used his blog to question the ban on the film.

"Without any knowledge of what the film contains, without any desire to determine the trust and the most basic principles of law of democracy, it has merely strengthened my and many others' fear of the weakness it conveys of our belief in governance and its ethics," he wrote.

Mr Jha said last week: "In India there are people who benefit from this policy [of quotas] and there are those who have missed an opportunity because of the policy. Reservation and the quota system is a hard-hitting reality.

"It is almost an India-versus-India situation and by showing this in my movie, I am trying to bridge the gap."

Under the quota system, seats in colleges and government jobs are reserved for socially disadvantaged groups.

Backers of the affirmative action insist it helps open doors into highly-rated educational institutions to people who have long been denied access.

The system provides equal opportunities to the poorest and most marginalised in India, they say.

But critics of the system say reservation promotes mediocrity and divides people on the basis of caste or region.

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Violence escalates across Karachi

2011-08-21T15:01:00.000+07:00

18 August 2011 Last updated at 15:05 GMT The killings across Karachi are now increasingly indiscriminate At least 39 people have been killed in two days of political and gang violence in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi.

Following Wednesday's killing of 13 people including ex-MP Waja Karim Dad, violence escalated and officials say more bodies were recovered overnight.

Police say many of those killed were kidnapped first and that some victims appear to have been tortured.

The attacks unfolded as Karachi's main MQM political party announced it will rejoin Pakistan's coalition government.

The party had left the PPP-led coalition after accusing its majority partner of not doing enough to stop the violence.

Police say that 315 people were killed in such attacks in Karachi in July 2011.

'Extreme torture'

The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says that the bodies are appearing all over the city stuffed in jute bags.

Our correspondent says that while initially politically motivated, the killings are now increasingly indiscriminate. Women, children and teenage footballers are amongst those gunned down.

Police say that the bodies bear the marks of extreme torture: some have even had their eyes gouged out. They said that it appears as if almost all the victims were kidnapped before being tortured only to be shot dead and deposited on the city streets.

Police surgeon Hamid Parihar told the BBC that he "had been collecting bodies since midnight and they are still coming in".

Analysts say that the latest spate of violence appears to have taken place between criminal gangs in the city's deprived Lyari neighbourhood. The area has a reputation of armed gangs dealing in drugs and extortion rackets.

This is where former parliamentarian Waja Karim Dad was gunned down.

Our correspondent reports that a sense of fear prevails throughout the city and that public transport has been suspended.

Killings in Karachi have continued despite efforts to reconcile its warring political factions.

Security officials say this is because the killers are being protected by senior politicians.

They say the violence is being used to stoke recently ignited ethnic passions both for political gains and as a means by criminal gangs to fight turf wars behind the facade of political activism.

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Sri Lanka elephant census begins

2011-08-19T21:43:00.000+07:00

12 August 2011 Last updated at 13:36 GMT By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo Sri Lanka is home to thousands of elephants Sri Lanka has started the first nationwide survey of its elephant population, aimed at better protecting the animals and their habitat.

The survey, which started late on Thursday, lasts until Saturday evening.

The results will be published in a few weeks.

A government wildlife official has tried to allay concern from conservationists that the census will be used to bring more animals into captivity.

Some 3,500 people are counting the elephants from watchtowers at 1,500 watering holes and ancient irrigation lakes.

They are classifying the animals by age and sex, and trying to get an idea of their movements and distribution.

This is the driest time of year, and animals are at their most thirsty, so come to drink in large numbers. An eyewitness in one of the main parks, Minneriya, said however that Friday was very hot and few showed up early in the day.

The people of this mainly Buddhist country revere elephants as sacred. Since ancient times, captive elephants have fulfilled ceremonial roles for priests and kings.

Yet there is also a modern conflict between farmers and free-ranging wild elephants - a clash that results in dozens of human and elephant deaths each year.

A senior wildlife official, RB Dissanayake, told the BBC they want to use the survey results to minimise these ongoing clashes and declare new protected areas.

The official strongly denied reports that it will also serve to find strong young elephants to be captured and donated to temples.

He said tame elephants would instead be bred from the existing domesticated or captive population.

Earlier this week, environmental groups pulled out of the elephant survey after a minister said it would be used to tame more of the animals.

He is reported to have withdrawn these remarks.

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Pakistan twin blasts kill seven

2011-08-19T18:38:00.000+07:00

11 August 2011 Last updated at 08:29 GMT Police at the scene of the Peshawar bombing

At least seven people have been killed in twin bombings in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.

In the first incident, four police officers and a child were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police vehicle in the Lahori Gate area.

Later, a woman suicide bomber killed herself and another woman, possibly her companion, by detonating her jacket.

She was trying to target the police checkpoint about 400m from the spot where the police vehicle was hit.

Militant attacks in Pakistan have risen sharply since May, when US commandos killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

Since then, a paramilitary academy, a naval base, government buildings, a police station and a US consulate convoy have been attacked.

In the first attack on Thursday morning, the explosive device was hidden in a handcart parked at the roadside and detonated remotely when police approached, police officer Ijaz Khan told reporters.

Their vehicle was transporting over two dozen policemen from Kotwali police station in the eastern part of the city to the Police Lines near the city centre, he said.

The vehicle was wrecked in the blast and a group of schoolboys were at the site when the bomb exploded.

A 12-year-old boy was among those killed. At least 21 people, including 17 policemen, were injured in the blast.

In the second attack, police said the bomber appeared to be a woman about 16 or 17 years old. Her clothes suggested she could have been from the tribal region.

The other woman appeared to be over 50, they said.

The woman's explosives-laden jacket failed to detonate properly, reports said.

The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the attacks are the first in Peshawar in recent weeks, and come a day after a deadly drone strike that killed at least 18 fighters of the Haqqani network in North Waziristan.

Our correspondent says that it is only the second known attack to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber in north-western Pakistan.

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Protest over missing Sri Lankans

2011-08-19T14:00:00.000+07:00

11 August 2011 Last updated at 15:53 GMT By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo The families demanded that more should be done to find their loved ones Weeping parents have been demonstrating in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, asking what has become of close family members who have disappeared.

The protesters gathered on a hot street corner near the town hall.

Most of those grieving were Tamil and from the former war areas of north and east Sri Lanka. They solemnly held pictures of their missing loved ones.

The issue of disappearances still causes agony for many Sri Lankans, who do not know where to get help.

"We want our children," the protesters chanted. "Where are our children? Dear president, please listen."

The war has been over two years, they said, but their children remain missing.

About 100 family members of disappeared people demonstrated, supported by a student organisation.

Many broke down as they spoke.

Weeping

Maneswari Chandrarasa said her 19-year-old son, Prabhakaran, had no political connections but was taken away three years ago by men claiming to be from the Criminal Investigation Department.

But the CID subsequently denied any knowledge of it, she said.

Missing person Mayurathan is believed to be third from the left

"They came inside the house and took my child who was asleep," she said, weeping. "I'm still looking for him. So far there's no reply from the officials. Please give me my child."

Neranjini Nirmalanathan, who had earlier lost her husband to the Tamil Tigers, said soldiers took her son, Mayurathan, in 2007. He was an altar boy at church in Jaffna.

Her enquiries to the authorities since then had gone unanswered. But in June a Tamil newspaper published a photograph of him and five other youths that it says it found on the internet.

She clutches the photograph, which she thinks shows the six in a prison.

"I want my son," she said, sobbing, in English. "Please try and understand, I want my son, without my son I will commit suicide."

Large numbers flocked to testify before the government's own war inquiry commission during its public hearings late last year, though relatively few could be heard.

During the war many saw their children forcibly conscripted by the Tamil Tigers, only to be later detained by the government side and never seen again.

A recent police announcement that families could now seek news of their loved ones at police stations seems to have made little difference.

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Standard Chartered profits down

2011-08-19T09:28:00.000+07:00

3 August 2011 Last updated at 18:09 GMT Standard Chartered said trading had made a strong start to the second half of the year London-based, Asia-focused Standard Chartered Bank has reported an increase in half-year profits.

Pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year were $3.6bn (£2.2bn), up 17% from last year.

Operating profits by region rose in all territories except Standard Chartered's biggest market, India, which fell 39%, and Africa, down 6%.

It blamed rising interest rates, growing competition and regulatory changes for falling profits in India.

Profits grew by 55% in Hong Kong, 11% in Singapore, 30% in South Korea, and 98% in the Americas, UK and Europe.

Income from its businesses in the Middle East and South Africa rose 6%, the rest of Africa rose 5%, and in the Americas and Europe it was up 12%.

"The group's strong performance in the first half of 2011 should be seen in the context of the ongoing economic uncertainties, particularly in the West, and the sustained global regulatory upheaval," said Standard Chartered chairman Sir John Peace.

"Standard Chartered has had a strong start to 2011 and this momentum has continued into the second half."

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Sri Lanka

2011-08-19T06:27:00.000+07:00

21 January 2011 Last updated at 18:15 GMT Lying off the southern tip of India, the tropical island of Sri Lanka has beguiled travellers for centuries with its palm-fringed beaches, diverse landscapes and historical monuments.

But the island has been scarred by a long and bitter civil war arising out of ethnic tensions between the majority Sinhalese and the Tamil minority in the northeast.

After more than 25 years of violence, the conflict appeared to be at an end - at least militarily - in May 2009, when government forces seized the last area controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels.

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Army and Tamil separatists fought a long conflict involving air raids, roadside blasts, suicide bombings, land and sea battles

More than 70,000 killed 1983 - Start of war 2009 - Government forces re-conquer all rebel-held territoryKnown as "Serendip" to Arab geographers, the island fell under Portuguese and Dutch influence and finally came under British rule when it was called Ceylon.

There is a long-established Tamil minority in the north and east. The British also brought in Tamil labourers to work the coffee and tea plantations in the central highlands, making the island a major tea producer.

But the majority Buddhist Sinhalese community resented what they saw as favouritism towards the mainly-Hindu Tamils under British administration.

The growth of a more assertive Sinhala nationalism after independence fanned the flames of ethnic division until civil war erupted in the 1980s between Tamils pressing for self-rule and the government.

Most of the fighting took place in the north. But the conflict also penetrated the heart of Sri Lankan society with Tamil Tiger rebels carrying out devastating suicide bombings in Colombo in the 1990s.

The violence killed more than 70,000 people, damaged the economy and harmed tourism in one of South Asia's potentially prosperous societies.

International concern was raised about the fate of civilians caught up in the conflict zone during the final stages of the war, the confinement of some 250 000 Tamil refugees to camps for months after the war, and allegations that the government had ordered the execution of captured or surrendering rebels.

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US drone 'kills four' in Pakistan

2011-08-17T21:10:00.000+07:00

16 August 2011 Last updated at 06:55 GMT A suspected US drone attack has killed four militants in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials said.

The drone fired a missile, destroying a house in a market in Miranshah town in North Waziristan tribal district.

North and South Waziristan are regularly targeted by drone missiles.

The US says the region provides sanctuary to al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents who are involved in attacks on Nato forces in Afghanistan.

Last week, a US drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan. Among the dead were several foreigners believed to be part of the Haqqani network.

Last month, drone strikes killed at least 30 people in less than 24 hours in the area.

Drone attacks have escalated in the region since President Barack Obama took office in 2008. More than 100 raids were reported in the area last year.

The US does not routinely confirm drone operations, but analysts say only American forces have the capacity to deploy such aircraft in the region.

Pakistan publicly criticises drone attacks, saying they fuel support for militants. But observers say the authorities privately condone the strikes, although there have been recent signs that they want to limit the scope of such attacks.

A number of militants, some of them senior, have been killed in the raids, but many civilians have also died.

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Mick Jagger starts singing in Sanskrit

2011-08-17T05:09:00.000+07:00

10 August 2011 Last updated at 06:47 GMT Mick Jagger teams up with AR Rahman on the song Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger has sung in Sanskrit on a new album by a supergroup, which stars Oscar-winning Indian musician AR Rahman.

Jagger sings Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs), the second single from a supergroup called SuperHeavy which also features Dave Stewart, Joss Stone and Damian Marley.

Satyameva Jayate is the band's second single.

SuperHeavy's album is expected to be released in September.

"Dave said AR [Rahman] we want your voice in this album... we want this to be a great Indian song too. A long dream for me to raise one of the morals of Indian culture which is Satyameva Jayate and make it as a song," Rahman was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.

"This is historic... it is iconic in a way. I hope people will like it," he said.

Jagger formed the band in May, saying that he "wanted a convergence of different musical styles".

"It's different from anything else I've ever been involved in," Jagger told Rolling Stone magazine .

"The music is very wide-ranging - from reggae to ballads to Indian songs in Urdu."

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Mother India

2011-08-17T00:44:00.000+07:00

The sudden announcement that Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party and head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, had left for America to undergo an operation has highlighted the extraordinary powers she enjoys and brought to the fore the question of her successor.

Sonia Gandhi shuns the limelight, but still holds great influence in India

Hardened members of parliament in Delhi wept when, after leading the Congress party to a surprise victory in the 2004 general election, Sonia Gandhi announced that she would not become prime minister.

Those tearful MPs need not have worried: Sonia was not about to go away, to leave them leaderless.

And now every member of the ruling party, from the top down, is worried about whether Sonia will recover to continue leading them, and if not, how she will manage the succession.

When Sonia gave up the chance to become prime minister, she made it clear that she would still be the boss by choosing Dr Manmohan Singh to do the job.

He is renowned for his honesty and his knowledge of economics, but has spent most of his life as a bureaucrat and politically he is entirely dependent on Sonia.

Sonia remained President of the Congress party. It is a position without any constitutional authority but she has ensured it makes her more powerful than the prime minister.

In the shadows

Sonia Gandhi's power derives from being the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty which has dominated Indian politics since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister after India gained its independence.

Italian by birth, she became a member of the family by marrying the imperious Indira Gandhi's eldest son Rajiv.

Manmohan Singh has had to find the funds to pay for Sonia Gandhi's policies

Sonia never showed any interest in politics and did not want her husband to go into the family business. So long as he was prime minister, she remained in the background.

For six years after Rajiv's assassination, there was no member of the dynasty in the government or the party, but Sonia refused to fill the vacuum.

It was not until 1997, after the Congress had lost a general election and was falling apart, that Sonia stepped in to hold the party together.

The Congress party has unshakeable faith in the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, but Sonia also owes her immunity from criticism to doing the opposite of what a politician usually does - she avoids the limelight and shuns publicity.

By refusing to become the prime minister, she has left Manmohan Singh to face all the flak that office attracts.

She very rarely gives interviews, she says very little in parliament and she does not intervene publicly when the government faces crises. But Sonia does appeal to the public over the heads of parliament and the press by addressing rallies.

At her rallies, Sonia always puts across the message she learnt from her mother-in-law - the message which says: "I am on the side of the poor".

In order to demonstrate whose side she was on, Indira passed a number of radical socialist measures with unfortunate consequences for the economy.

Sonia has demonstrated her option for the poor by forcing Dr Manmohan Singh to establish schemes to guarantee work for unemployed villagers and subsidised food for a sizeable proportion of the population.

The prime minister has to find the money to pay for Sonia's pro-poor policies. But he is a cautious economist, and someone who has worked closely with him told me one of his favourite maxims is "money does not grow on trees". Yet he still has to find the funds for the pro-poor schemes because Sonia has told him to.

Secrecy and succession

Typically, there was no government announcement about Sonia's departure for America. The Congress party issued a bald statement bereft of any information about her illness or the hospital where she was being treated.

This was justified on the grounds that her health was a personal matter and the people of India were asked to respect her family's request for privacy.

Rahul Gandhi (r) is next in line to succeed his mother

But India's two leading business papers did not agree to that request. One of them, the Economic Times, said the secrecy was reminiscent of the days of the Iron Curtain when "doddering old leaders of ruling Communist parties ailed, were hospitalised and died, and their countrymen were kept in the dark".

Once again, Sonia Gandhi has shown that, unlike most politicians in democracies, she does not feel obliged to explain herself.

What is more, she has demonstrated that she alone will nominate her successor, and when the time comes, he will be her 41-year-old son Rahul.

The Congress party has issued a statement saying that, while Sonia is in America, its affairs will be run by a quartet consisting of Rahul and three others whose only obvious qualities are their utter loyalty to his mother.

But there is one question which remains to be answered.

When the time comes for Rahul to succeed, will Sonia hand the party to him so that he can continue to exercise his authority in the way she has done, or will she feel that he should become prime minister?

In which case, he will have to explain himself and take responsibility for his decisions.

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Taliban badlands

2011-08-16T20:19:00.000+07:00

9 August 2011 Last updated at 00:29 GMT By Bilal Sarwary BBC News, Afghan-Pakistan border What happens in areas like Wazir Bazaar could shape Afghanistan's future It is a bright summer morning and US soldiers from the 101 Airborne Division along with the Afghan National Army and Afghan border guards are patrolling the picturesque village of Wazir Bazaar in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

The village - on the border with Pakistan - appears deserted and empty as an American helicopter gunship flies low over the snow-capped White Mountains to provide cover from the air.

But the insurgents they are looking for have vanished into the valley, leaving only a roadside bomb behind.

Gen Aminullah Amarkhel, commander of the Afghan border police in the east, is leading the charge.

Eminent credentials

A veteran of the war against the Soviet Red Army, he knows this terrain only too well.

The area is constantly switching hands between Nato and Afghan forces

Gen Amarkhel assessed the situation from his armoured vehicle before stepping out to meet local people.

But unlike other areas, there was no warm reception for the highly decorated officer. Only three villagers - one elder and two young men - came forward to talk to him.

"Have you seen the Taliban? Where are the Pakistani, Arab and Chechen fighters?" the general asked the villagers. But they did not respond.

"I fought the Soviets here," he said. But such eminent credentials make no difference.

"We don't know about the Taliban," the elder said. "We work in our farms in the day and during the night, we don't know who is here."

Increasing violence in Nuristan - and in other border provinces of Laghman, Kunar and Nangarhar - poses a significant security threat.

It was not difficult to understand why no-one was keen to talk about the presence of Taliban. This area, like many others, alternates between Taliban and government control.

Stealing money

"I cleared the recruitment test for police, but didn't get the job. They asked for $1,000 in bribe," one of the young men said. "I refused to pay."

Local people are reticent in front of US and Afghan troops

The general tries to offer reassuring words.

"Come with me and I will make you an officer in the border police," he said.

But his offer is flatly rejected.

"No, we are fine here," the man says.

This enraged the general.

"They are lying that there are no Taliban," Gen Amarkhel said before he was moved out of the area by his bodyguards.

They feared for his safety. Suicide attackers often pose as villagers to attack senior officers.

American forces let the Afghan soldiers do the house searches.

In the past, international forces have been accused of kicking in doors, swearing and sometimes opening fire on civilians.

But villagers say Afghan forces are equally bad. Afghan soldiers have been accused of stealing money and jewellery in the past.

Poor intelligence

As the soldiers looked for a Taliban commander responsible for a series of attacks in the area, the challenge was obvious: the Afghan forces not only have a weak presence in rural areas, they also lack intelligence about the whereabouts of Taliban commanders.

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Once the snake recovers from its injuries, it becomes even more dangerous. You need to kill the snake”

End Quote National Directorate of Security officer This was all too apparent when troops apparently found the house they were looking for.

There was one problem, though. It belonged to an Afghan National Army soldier. It was here that the Taliban commander was believed to have taken refuge.

Ten years after the Taliban were toppled from power, poor intelligence such as this has repeatedly failed Afghan and coalition forces in rural Afghanistan.

The villagers do no want to take any chances. They know that the army and police will leave after the operation, but the Taliban will remain.

"The government is here during the day and the Taliban are here during the night," a frustrated villager said.

Among those killed by the insurgents were a well respected local counter-terrorism official and an engineer reconstructing irrigation canals and bridges.

Other targets for the militants have included a headmaster who was severely thrashed because he refused to shut a school for girls and a cleric who received a death threat for failing to stop locals from joining the police and army.

Porous border

"This is the Islamic Emirate of Taliban," an aid worker from the area told me.

The Taliban have repeatedly attacked girls' education in the area

"Music is banned at weddings, clean-shaven men are beaten up, government spies and informers are killed and you are made to pay 'usher' [a 10% tax on income]," the worker said.

So uncertain is life in this part of Afghanistan that he recently had to relocate to the eastern city of Jalalabad after receiving death threats.

An officer with the Afghan spy agency, the National Directorate of Security, says that the insurgents are "not short of money, resources or manpower".

He said things have reached such a low point only because the government has failed to seal the porous border with Pakistan.

"It is easy for foreign fighters - Pakistanis, Arabs and Chechens - to carry out attacks here and then run for shelter in Pakistan," he said.

Afghan intelligence officials say that night operations carried out by the US and Afghan special forces broke the back of the insurgency in the White Mountains area.

But since then, the government has failed to secure gains on the ground.

"You need to have a larger presence in these places," one NDS officer said. "You should help people with water, irrigation canals and prevent the Taliban from taxing and intimidating people. The operations are just wounding the snake. Once the snake recovers from its injuries, it becomes even more dangerous. You need to kill the snake."

A senior Afghan official in the interior ministry in Kabul admits that mistakes had been made.

"Not maintaining enough forces on the ground and the lack of reconstruction have contributed to the problem," he said.

It is rural areas like Wazir Bazaar which will ultimately decide the fate of the military handover from Nato to Afghan forces.

If it is not won soon, the war will be lost.

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Nepal

2011-08-15T22:25:00.000+07:00

18 February 2011 Last updated at 17:57 GMT With its ancient culture and the Himalayas as a backdrop, landlocked Nepal has a romantic image.

It is nonetheless one of the world's poorest countries, and is struggling to overcome the legacy of a 10-year Maoist insurrection.

Until Nepal became a republic in May 2008, it had been ruled by monarchs or a ruling family for most of its modern history in relative isolation.

A brief experiment with multi-party politics in 1959 ended with King Mahendra suspending parliament and taking sole charge in 1962.

Democracy's return

Democratic politics was introduced in 1991 after popular protests, but was marked by frequent changes of government. The last king of Nepal, Gyanendra, twice assumed executive powers - in 2002 and 2005.

Continue reading the main story Politics: Historic elections in April 2008 led to abolition of centuries-old monarchy Economy: Civil strife wrecked the economy and Nepal is dependent on aid; tourism is a key foreign exchange earnerMaoist rebels waged a decade-long campaign against the monarchy, leaving more than 12,000 people dead and 100,000 people displaced according to UN figures.

When King Gyanendra's direct rule ended under public pressure in April 2006, the rebels entered talks with the parliamentary government on how to end the civil war.

A peace deal was agreed in November, although the Maoists continued to press for abolition of the monarchy.

Parliament agreed to the condition in December 2007, and the Maoists emerged as the largest parliamentary party after elections in April 2008.

The monarchy was abolished a month later, and a Maoist-dominated government took office in August.

The Maoist-led coalition government disintegrated in May 2009, and was succeeded by another coalition excluding the Maoists.

Nepal has been at odds with neighbouring Bhutan over the repatriation of thousands of Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese descent who fled violence in Bhutan in the early 1990s.

Nepal has a flourishing tourism industry, but faces problems of deforestation and encroachment on animal habitats.

Most of the population depend on agriculture, and the UN estimates that about 40% of Nepalis live in poverty.

Foreign aid is vital to the economy, and Nepal is also heavily dependent on trade with neighbouring India.

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The Maldives

2011-08-15T14:40:00.000+07:00

8 April 2011 Last updated at 11:56 GMT The Maldives is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited, which lie off the Indian sub-continent.

None of the coral islands measures more than 1.8 metres (six feet) above sea level, making the country vulnerable to a rise in sea levels associated with global warming.

With its abundant sealife and sandy beaches, The Maldives is portrayed by travel companies as a tropical paradise.

The economy revolves around tourism, and scores of islands have been developed for the top end of the tourist market.

The Maldives' economy is reliant on tourism and fisheries

Aside from the island capital Male, outsiders are only permitted onto inhabited islands for brief visits, thereby limiting their impact on traditional Muslim communities.

Many Maldivians live in poverty. However, the country has developed its infrastructure and industries, including the fisheries sector, and has boosted health care, education and literacy.

The Maldives was hit by the December 2004 Asian tsunami. Homes and resorts were devastated by the waves, precipitating a major rebuilding programme.

There is a fear that as sea levels rise, island countries such as the Maldives, and some Pacific territories, will simply be swamped and disappear.

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The Maldives

2011-08-15T10:36:00.000+07:00

8 April 2011 Last updated at 11:56 GMT The Maldives is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited, which lie off the Indian sub-continent.

None of the coral islands measures more than 1.8 metres (six feet) above sea level, making the country vulnerable to a rise in sea levels associated with global warming.

With its abundant sealife and sandy beaches, The Maldives is portrayed by travel companies as a tropical paradise.

The economy revolves around tourism, and scores of islands have been developed for the top end of the tourist market.

The Maldives' economy is reliant on tourism and fisheries

Aside from the island capital Male, outsiders are only permitted onto inhabited islands for brief visits, thereby limiting their impact on traditional Muslim communities.

Many Maldivians live in poverty. However, the country has developed its infrastructure and industries, including the fisheries sector, and has boosted health care, education and literacy.

The Maldives was hit by the December 2004 Asian tsunami. Homes and resorts were devastated by the waves, precipitating a major rebuilding programme.

There is a fear that as sea levels rise, island countries such as the Maldives, and some Pacific territories, will simply be swamped and disappear.

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The Maldives

2011-08-15T06:26:00.000+07:00

8 April 2011 Last updated at 11:56 GMT The Maldives is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited, which lie off the Indian sub-continent.

None of the coral islands measures more than 1.8 metres (six feet) above sea level, making the country vulnerable to a rise in sea levels associated with global warming.

With its abundant sealife and sandy beaches, The Maldives is portrayed by travel companies as a tropical paradise.

The economy revolves around tourism, and scores of islands have been developed for the top end of the tourist market.

The Maldives' economy is reliant on tourism and fisheries

Aside from the island capital Male, outsiders are only permitted onto inhabited islands for brief visits, thereby limiting their impact on traditional Muslim communities.

Many Maldivians live in poverty. However, the country has developed its infrastructure and industries, including the fisheries sector, and has boosted health care, education and literacy.

The Maldives was hit by the December 2004 Asian tsunami. Homes and resorts were devastated by the waves, precipitating a major rebuilding programme.

There is a fear that as sea levels rise, island countries such as the Maldives, and some Pacific territories, will simply be swamped and disappear.

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Triple ban for Nepalese students

2011-08-14T19:50:00.000+07:00

11 August 2011 Last updated at 13:50 GMT By Sanjaya Dhakal BBC Nepali, Kathmandu The authorities say that too many teenaged bikers are having accidents The authorities in western Nepalese city of Pokhara have launched a tough campaign to improve student discipline.

In a "three Ms" campaign to make students more presentable, they have banned them from using mobiles, wearing miniskirts and riding motorbikes.

They say that the initiative is designed to bring "order and rectitude" to classrooms and the streets.

Most students - apart from motorcyclists and the more fashion conscious - seemed pleased.

Many told the BBC there had been a decline in standards.

From now, teenage high school students aged between 16 and 18 will no longer be allowed to have mobile phones in classrooms or ride motorbikes.

The decision was made following a meeting in Pokhara between teachers, parents and the local administration.

'Will of the community'

The move follows an earlier government order requesting all students and teachers to refrain from using mobile phones while in the classroom "to preserve the teaching-learning environment".

Guardians Association of Nepal member Hemraj Baral said the aim behind the motorcycle ban was to prevent more students from being killed or injured in an increasing number of traffic accidents.

Pokhara has a reputation as being one of the most beautiful towns in Nepal

The Pokhara authorities say they also want to raise "moral standards" in this picturesque tourist city by disallowing fashion-conscious girls from wearing miniskirts that are too revealing.

They say that from now on, teenagers must either wear trousers or skirts that are at least knee-length.

Pokhara Chief District Officer Shambhu Koirala has vowed to implement the "three Ms" directive, arguing that it represents the "will of the local community".

And most students welcomed the decision.

"There should be a limit to the length of the skirt," said class 12 student Crispy Timilsina.

"And students were also engaged in using mobile phones by going to the back benches of classrooms. I am happy with these decisions."

There are 20,000 high school students in the Pokhara area.

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US troops killed in Afghanistan

2011-08-14T15:25:00.001+07:00

11 August 2011 Last updated at 15:48 GMT There are some 140,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan Five troops have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the US-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.

The Pentagon later confirmed that those who died in Thursday's attack were all US troops.

Another foreign soldier was also killed by a roadside bomb in the south in a separate incident on Wednesday.

More than 50 foreign service personnel have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.

"We regret this very much, in particular as this came in the holy month of Ramadan and it is another sign of regardless killing and terrorism," Isaf spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying.

On Saturday, 30 US soldiers died when their helicopter was apparently shot down by Taliban insurgents.

Six Afghan troops and an Afghan civilian interpreter were also killed.

Many of the US soldiers were members of Seal Team Six, the elite special forces unit whose members undertook the May raid into Pakistan in which al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed.

It was the deadliest incident for the coalition in the decade-old US-led Nato war in Afghanistan.

The recent spike in casualties comes as foreign troops begin the first phase of a gradual process to hand over security responsibility to Afghan forces.

There are some 140,000 foreign troops - about 100,000 of them American - in Afghanistan, targeting the Taliban and training local troops to take over security.

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Seven guilty of Pakistan attack

2011-08-13T21:43:00.001+07:00

13 August 2011 Last updated at 13:18 GMT The militants seized hostages and held off commandos for several hours A military court in Pakistan has convicted seven people over an attack on army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi in 2009.

A former soldier was sentenced to death and six other people, five of them civilians, received prison sentences.

Eleven soldiers were killed when a group of militants wearing suicide vests stormed the headquarters.

The incident made international headlines and was hugely embarrassing for Pakistan's security forces.

The military court sentenced a retired army sepoy named as Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, to death, while another former soldier, Imran Siddiq, was given life imprisonment, Pakistani media reported.

Three civilians also received life sentences and two others were jailed for 10 and seven years respectively.

The civilians were convicted for helping the attackers, the Pakistani Express Tribune reported.

In the 2009 attack, militants seized hostages and held off army commandos for several hours.

Troops eventually freed 39 hostages, but 23 people were killed, including 11 troops, three hostages and nine attackers.

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Sekilas Tentang Togel

2010-01-21T20:05:00.000+07:00

Sekilas Tentang Togel

Permainan togel bagi sebagian orang yang mengemari, adalah permainan yang menantang dan sangat mudah dimainkan. Orang-orang dalam kelompok ini sudah hafal luar kepala cara bermain, kemungkinan kalah dan kemungkinan tidak rugi jika investasi dengan jumlah tertentu (disebut kata investasi karena kemungkinan uang balik tetap ada)

Mereka menghadapi tantangan ini dengan coret mencoret setiap hari. Orang-orang umum mungkin menganggap mereka tidak ada kerjaan. Sebenarnya bukan kurang kerjaan tetapi sedikit yang tahu bahwa mereka hidup dari setiap kemenangan dan menikmati hidup ini dengan hati2 berdebar-debar menunggu tebak jitu 4D. Bagi yang kurang hati-hati dan terlalu bernafsu, alhasil bangkrut dan membuat sanak keluarga menderita.

Sebenarnya inti dari bermain togel adalah kepandaian menghitung rumus-rumus dilengkapi feeling yang bagus.

Togel Online atau Offline?

Togel adalah permainan judi angka yang menarik, ada banyak permainan dan pilihan, konon Togel ada yang Offline (secara manual), walau sistem permainannya secara garis besar sama, namun terdapat perbedaan yang cukup signifikan antara memasang Online dengan Offline.
Jika Anda memasang secara Offline, Anda tidak mendapat diskon, sedangkan pasang secara Online bisa dapat diskon bahkan bisa lebih dari 57% !

Contoh: minimum pemasangan colok 4 Digit di Togel adalah 1000 rupiah. Jika Anda pasang secara Offline Anda harus membayar 1000 rupiah untuk memasang Rp 1000, tetapi jika Anda memasang via Website (atau Online) Anda cukup membayar Rp 430 saja (contoh dengan diskon 57%) untuk memasang Rp 1000.
Perbedaan lainnya adalah di Online Anda akan menemukan jenis permainan yang jauh lebih banyak dibanding secara Offline. Dan payment secara Online jauh lebih cepat dibanding secara Offline (tidak perlu menagih-nagih lagi ke bandar jika Anda menang).

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2010-01-21T20:02:00.001+07:00

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Online Poker

2010-01-21T20:00:00.000+07:00

Internet Poker and Texas Holdem

http://www.worldgamblingreview.com/online/poker/

Online poker has become mainstream in the world of professional gambling.

Gamblers who were primarily online poker players have won the most prestigious and most profitable poker tournament in the world, the World Series of Poker. Famous poker professionals endorse online poker rooms. Some poker celebrities have partnered in starting their own online poker sites. The online poker scene is thriving at the moment.

The internet is a boon to the average poker player. Most gamblers don't live within an hour of a casino. Making a trip to gamble legally is often a special event, not an everyday occurrence. The player has to play in the local poker night or let his skills get rusty.

Texas Hold 'Em Worldwide

Online poker allows anyone to turn on their computer and be playing Texas Holdem for real money within five minutes. As internet poker has become more widespread, online poker rooms have begun to offer a greater variety of poker games and poker events.

Most internet poker rooms offer dozens of tournaments over the course of a week, as well as sit-and-go tournaments designed for poker players without a whole lot of time to gamble.

Online Poker Tables

When you sign up for an online poker game, you are placed at a simulated poker table. Each player is placed in a specific order around the table. Each has his or her own character icon, with their chip stack printing on the screen below their icon. The online dealer will be facing out of the screen.

Internet poker games are played just live you would play poker at live casino. It's actually a little less confusing for first-timers, because the computer prompts you when it is your turn to play.

Online casino software will show the player a pop up, usually with three options. You can fold, call or raise. If you raise, you type in the amount you raise the bet. All you have to do is point and click.

Online Poker Chats

Also, online Texas Hold 'Em games have chat features, so you can communicate with your opponents. If you are the sort who wants to make friends around the poker table, you can do it in online poker. If you want to trash talk or goad your opponents, that's an option, too. Internet poker allows a player greater freedom to create a "Character" than you would be able to live, all behind a veil of safe anonymity.

Indonesia Gambling

2010-01-21T19:58:00.000+07:00

source : http://www.worldgamblingreview.com/gambling/indonesia/

Indonesian Gambling Laws

By Reno Rollins

Gambling is illegal in Indonesia. This primarily stems from a devotion to the religion of Islam, which forbids activities such as gambling and drinking alcohol.

In the past, Indonesia had a state-run lottery, but it drew protests from Muslim students and activists. They asserted that the poor citizens of the country were spending all their money on the lottery in an attempt to escape poverty. Others believed that lottery money was being funneled to the family of the country’s president at the time. For these reasons, the lottery was discontinued.

In the northern province of Aceh, the punishment for illegal gambling is caning. In 2005, four women were found guilty of gambling, and each received seven strikes from a 1-meter long rattan cane. The punishment took place in front of a crowd of thousands. Earlier that year, 15 men were also caned for gambling.

Tourists must also be on guard against illegal gambling gangs, especially in Bali. These fixed games result in large debts for the victim, and violence may result if travelers are unable to pay.

Indonesia Information

Located in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is comprised of 17,508 islands. The population is over 234 million, making it the world’s fourth most populous country and the largest Muslim-majority nation. The capital of the country is Jakarta, and the nation is neighbors to Singapore, Australia and the Philippines.

The five largest islands in Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, New Guinea and Sulawesi. The capital of Jakarta is located on the island of Java, and it remains the largest city in the country. Other major cities include Surabaya, Bandung, Medan and Semarang. Java is the world’s most populous island with a population of 130 million.

As a member of the United Nations since 1950, Indonesia has worked hard to capture those linked to terrorist bombings. Indonesia has been the victim of numerous such attacks, with the worst coming in 2002, when a bomb killed 202 people in the Bali resort town of Kuta. Since that time, most countries have advised travelers to stay away from Indonesia, and the country’s tourism has greatly suffered as a result.

The official language of the country is Indonesian. It is taught in public schools and used in business, politics and all other walks of life.

The government recognizes six religions: Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. While Indonesia is not considered an Islamic state, almost 86% of the population are Muslim.

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2010-01-21T19:54:00.001+07:00

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forum untuk para domainer

2010-01-21T19:51:00.001+07:00

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part -2

2009-12-18T21:56:00.000+07:00

asserted that binary digits could be transmitted over a noisy channel with
an arbitrary small probability of error if the binary digits were suitably
encoded.
• In 1956 a scientist working for Bell Labs, John Larry Kelly, Jr., brought
together game theory and information theory when he published ‘A new
interpretation of information rate’1 (Kelly 1956). He showed that in order
to achieve maximum growth of wealth, at every bet a gambler should
maximize the expected value of the logarithm of his capital, because it is
the logarithm which is additive in repeated bets and to which the law of
large numbers applies. The assumptions are that the gambler’s capital
is infinitely divisible and all profits are reinvested. Money management
systems which maximize the expected value of the capital are said to
employ the Kelly criterion.
• Bellman and Kalaba (1957) considered the role of dynamic programming
in statistical communication theory and generalized and extended (Kelly
1956)’s results.
• The first to introduce the Kelly criterion in an economic context, Latan´e
(1959) showed that investors should maximize the geometric mean of their
portfolios.
• Breiman (1961) proved that using the Kelly criterion is asymptotically
optimal under two criteria: (1) minimal expected time to achieve a fixed
level of resources and (2) maximal rate of increase of wealth. It is only in
continuous time that the results are exact.
• In 1962, Edward O. Thorp, an American maths professor, author and
blackjack player wrote Beat the Dealer (Thorp 1962), which became a
classic and was the first book to prove mathematically that blackjack
could be beaten by card counting.
• Thorp and Walden (1966) developed a winning strategy for a side bet in
Nevada Baccarat and used the Kelly criterion to determine bet sizes.
• Thorp (1969) concluded that the Kelly criterion should replace theMarkowitz
criterion (Markowitz 1959) as the guide to portfolio selection.
• Hakansson (1970) consider the optimal investment and consumption strategies
under risk for a class of utility functions and also give the necessary
and sufficient conditions for long-run capital growth.
• Radner (1971) was the first to employ a balanced investment strategy in
the context of stochastic generalizations of the von Neumann model of
economic growth.
1The original title was ‘Information theory and gambling’, but Kelly changed it to appease
his employer.

Money Management

2009-12-18T21:54:00.000+07:00

Money Management
Martin Sewell
Department of Computer Science
University College London
May 2007, updated July 2008

1 Introduction
For a speculative investor, there are two aspects to optimizing a trading strategy.
The first and most important goal of a trader is to achieve a positive expected
risk-adjusted return. Once this has been achieved, the trader needs to know
what percentage of his capital to risk on each trade. The underlying principals
of money management apply to both gambling and trading, and were originally
developed for the former.
2 History of Money Management
• In a paper on the measurement of risk that launched ‘expected utility
theory’, Bernoulli (1738) proposed that people have a logarithmic utility
function. He noted that, as a consequence of this, when profits are
reinvested, in order to measure the value of risky propositions one should
calculate the geometric mean. The paper was later translated into English
(Bernoulli 1954).
• In an article on ‘Speculation and the carryover’ that focuses on cotton
trading, Williams (1936) states that a speculator should bet on a representative
future price, and points out that if his profits and losses are
reinvested the method of calculating such a price is to choose the geometric
mean of all the possible prices.
• In 1944 the mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern
wrote Theory of Games and Economic Behavior (von Neumann
and Morgenstern 1944). Now a classic book, this is the work upon which
modern-day game theory is based.
• In 1948 Claud Shannon published an article entitled ‘A mathematical theory
of communication’ in two parts (Shannon 1948). The paper established
the discipline of information theory and became a classic. In short, he developed
the concepts of information entropy and redundancy. Shannon

Budget Guidelines

2009-12-18T21:52:00.000+07:00

Housing – Spend no more than 35% of net income on housing. Depending on whether you rent or own, that
can include: mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, taxes, and home maintenance.
Savings – Save at least 10% of income throughout your working
life. Make sure you have 3–6 months income in an emergency fund
before you start saving for other goals.
Transportation – Spend no more than 15% of net income on
transportation. That includes: car payment, auto insurance, tag or license,
maintenance, gasoline, and parking.
Debt – Spend no more than 15% of net income on all other consumer
debt: student loans, retail installment contracts, credit cards, personal
loans, tax debts, and medical debts.
Other – Spend no more than 25% of net income on all other expenses:
food, clothing, entertainment, childcare, medical expenses, tithing/charity,
and vacations.

Tracking Day-to-Day Expenses

2009-12-18T21:51:00.000+07:00

If you don’t know where your money is going, it’s time to start tracking your spending. Different methods of
tracking work for different people—some like to save receipts while others prefer to jot down all purchases
in a small notebook they carry with them. Remember, tracking is only effective if you count every expense,
including the morning newspaper and the 75 cents you put in the office vending machine. Use the sheets on
the next two pages to record weekly and monthly spending totals. (We suggest you make copies of the charts
so that you can track for longer than one week.)

Money Management Planner

2009-12-18T21:44:00.000+07:00

The Money Management Planner is a guide to help you take control of your finances. It will help you determine your net worth, set goals, monitor
your cash flow and track expenses. A sound spending and savings plan is the foundation for
your long-term financial success.
Examine your past finances to create a plan for all future spending and savings. In other words, a review of your expenses and spending habits will enable you to design a realistic monthly budget.
Be prepared to make some changes, though, if those habits have kept you from achieving your
financial goals.
If your expenses exceed your income, call BALANCE to schedule a money management session.
One of our professional counselors can help you design a realistic spending and savings plan that will help you get back on track and achieve your financial goals.

Tips beli mobil bekas

2009-11-03T22:46:00.001+07:00

Halo rekans...., bagi yang mau beli mobil bekas dan masih bingug bagaimana cara cek-nya...., berikut ini ada informasi dari kaskus.

Silakan dibaca ya.....

Tips beli mobil bekas

Sekedar sharing aja, mudah2an bermanfaat
Berikut ini tips dan triks kalo kita mau beli mobil bekas,...

Tujuan membeli mobil: tentukan jenis mobil yang akan dibeli berdasarkan penggunaannya. Misalkan, bila digunakan untuk menjemput anak sekolah, pilih mobil yang menawarkan ruang lega. Atau untuk keperluan transportasi kerja, pilih yang nyaman dan irit bahan bakar. Gaya hidup Anda juga berperan menentukan jenis mobil yang akan dibeli.
Tentukan fitur-fitur yang harus ada, seperti AC, aneka macam power, CD charger dll. Tulis semua dalam list. Termasuk pula fitur-fitur safety seperti rem ABS, airbag, child door lock, dll.
Hitung berapa besar kemampuan finansial untuk membeli mobil, termasuk uang muka dan pembayaran bulanan bila kredit.

Bila Anda sudah menentukan sejumlah tipe/model dan merek, analisa kelebihan dan kekurangannya. Anda bisa mendapatkan informasi dari teman yang pernah menggunakan mobil yang diincar. Bisa juga dari situs-situs otomotif dan klub-klub otomotif yang ada. Cari informasi sebanyak-banyaknya dari masing-masing merek itu termasuk resale value, performa, layanan perbaikan dan harga/ketersediaan komponennya. Dari sana Anda bisa menentukan mobil mana yang benar-benar sesuai.

Jika sudah memutuskan mobil mana yang akan dibeli, inilah rambu-rambunya:

Sebesar apapun keinginan, kepala harus tetap dingin. Tinggalkan penjual bila harga yang ditawarkan terlalu tinggi, meskipun mobil impian Anda sudah menunggu. Kemampuan negoisasi Anda akan terasah dengan berjalannya waktu.
Pastikan Anda tahu harga pasaran mobil yang diincar, dan mulailah menawar dibawah harga itu. Lebih mudah menaikkan tawaran Anda daripada menurunkannya. Informasi harga juga bisa didapat dari situs-situs otomotif.
Harus di ingat, membeli mobil bekas bisa juga membeli problem orang lain. Pastikan Anda mengetahui sejarah mobil ini termasuk perawatannya. Hal ini bisa diketahui dari kartu perawatan mobil. Gali informasi sedetail mungkin termasuk apakah pernah tenggelam, kecelakaan, turun mesin dll. Sebelum memutuskan untuk membelinya, mintalah mekanik ahli untuk memeriksanya.
Test drive itu penting. Usahakan Anda mendapat kesempatan melakukan test drive sejauh mungkin dengan aneka variasi jalan. Bisa juga mencoba ke daerah dimana mobil itu akan sering digunakan.
Cek Fisik Kendaraan
- Body diusahakan memilih yang masih utuh, artinya blum kropos, nat-nat body masih lurus, nut=lekukan body mobil, kaleng/blum ada dempul yang melekat, dan kalo bisa orisinil cat) kalo menurut saya seh, mending mobil cat nya abis (mbladus) tapi orisinil, dari pada yang masih mengkilap tapi cat ulang+dempul tebal. nah knapa saya bilang dempul tebal kurang baek?? karena dempul bisa merubah nut yg kurang lurus menjadi sempurna. Kita pasti ndak tau apa di balik dempul itu, entah abis penyok, tabrakan dll.
- Mesin diusahakan nyari mesin yang kerin (belum ada tetesan OLie/olie yg keluar dari perpak) kalo ada yg kuluar brarti kita harus turun mesin ganti packing tuh,,,dan nyari mesin yg halus (dalam artian kondisi ndak rusak) metal jalan, seker harus dicek. Untuk memastikan seh cukup geber mesin mobil dan liat aja dibagian knalpot kluar asap ndak?? Buka tutup mesin dan perhatikan apakah ada pipa yang bocor, belt yang aus, oli yang berceceran. Duduklah di kursi pengemudi, dan periksa apakah seluruh indikator bekerja baik, demikian pula lampu indikator. Periksa juga tanda-tanda kerusakan karena air (lihat tip cegah bencana susulan). Periksa sistem safety, mulai dari seat belt, head restrain, struktur atap, child seat anchor. Demikian pula jarak pandang dan daya pancar lampu utama. Hal itu bisa dilakukan saat test drive. Cobalah untuk mengendarai mobil pada kecepatan 60 – 80 km/jam dan rasakan apakah pergantian gigi bisa lembut, kemudi selalu lurus, ketika direm tetap stabil, dan ketika menikung juga smooth.
- Kaki-kaki test dulu mobil untuk jalan, untuk belok full stir,,kalo udah bunyi kletek-kletek wahhh bakalan mahal tu benerinnya…
- Interior nyari yang orisinilnya (jok/dashbord,dek pintu) misal udah di bungkus kulit si ndak papa, asal ga dilepas aslinya. selera juga sih..
- Odometer sudah berapa kilometer-kah berjalan, tetapi jangan percaya begitu saja, karena odometer dapat diset ulang, nah ini yang seringkali kita tertipu, biasanya untuk melihat hal itu tidakterlalu susah, anda dapat melihat tahun kendaraan, dan dapat diperkirakan kalau kendaran ini sudah lari berapa Km, dan juga, kendaraan ini dulunya berfungsi sebagai apa, mobil angkut barang, antar jemput,dsb. Dari situ anda dapat menyimpulkan kondisi kendaran tersebut.
Sekarang tiba waktunya untuk menyiapkan pembayaran mobil baru Anda. Bila memilih melakukan kredit, yang paling aman adalah menentukan dulu berapa besar kemampuan keuangan untuk membayar angsuran bulanan. Cara yang gampang, angsuran tidak boleh lebih dari 20% penghasilan per bulan setelah dipotong pengeluaran. Perhitungkan juga biaya perawatan, pajak, asuransi dan operasional.
Bayarlah uang muka setidaknya 10% dari harga mobil. Kurang dari itu, penyedia kredit akan meragukan kemampuan finansial Anda. Jadi kalau Anda punya uang cash, lebih baik pakai untuk uang muka. Langkah ini juga akan mengurangi beban utang pokok yang berkaitan dengan angsuran bulanan

mesothelioma Cancer

2009-10-13T22:27:00.002+07:00

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Mesothelioma: Facts about Mesothelioma

Posted by simaseven07 on February 1, 2008

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the mesothelial cells of the body. These are the cells that make up the outer lining for the body’s major organs, such as the heart, lungs and stomach. These linings are referred to as the mesothelium and this is how the cancer got its name.

Pleural Mesothelioma

The pleura are the tissue that covers and lines the lungs. These are referred to by the medical community as pleural membranes. The pleura are fibrous membranes and the space between them is the pleural space. The pleural protect the lungs by producing a lubricant that fills the pleural space. This lubricant also allows the lungs to move easily within the chest cavity as we inhale and exhale.

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common type of the disease. Since the lungs are so close to the heart, it is almost always affected. The pericardium is the lining found on the outside of the heart and allows it to move freely within the heart cavity.

The Peritoneum

The peritoneum is the tissue lining the abdomen. Its job is to protect the abdomen’s contents. It produces a fluid that acts as a lubricant so organs within the abdomen may move freely. Peritoneal mesothelioma is cancer of the tissue that lines the abdominal cavity. This form of mesothelioma is rarer than pleural mesothelioma.

Causes of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is caused by unprotected exposure to asbestos and affects those who were put at risk for the last 50 years.

Who Gets Mesothelioma

The disease is most common in males who are between the ages of 60 and 70 years old. These men were constantly exposed to asbestos dust and fiber, which caused the mutation of the mesothelioma cells. Mesothelioma takes years to develop, which means early diagnosis is almost impossible.

Others at risk for mesothelioma are those who lived in the same household with someone who was constantly exposed to asbestos. Men carried asbestos dust and fibers into their homes on clothing. It was then breathed in by family members. This put them at risk of contacting mesothelioma and other diseases related to asbestos years after the fact.

Treatment

The success of treatment for mesothelioma isn”t high. The final stages of the disease are fatal. The earlier mesothelioma is diagnosed, the better the prognosis. If you or a member of your immediate family has ever been constantly exposed to asbestos in the workplace, be sure to contact your health care professional to find out exactly what your options are. You may be tested for the disease and get a clear bill of health.

Mesothelioma News

2009-10-11T21:45:00.001+07:00

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If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, this web site is for you.

Mesothelioma News is dedicated to bringing you comprehensive information on a full range of topics about Mesothelioma, including treatment, support, and legal help.

You'll find a wealth of information on:

The types and symptoms of mesothelioma and diagnosis of the disease
Up-to-date information about treatment options for mesothelioma
Support groups and resources for patients and their families
The relationship between asbestos and mesothelioma
Protecting your legal rights

Mesothelioma Lawyers

2009-10-11T21:38:00.000+07:00

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Groundbreaking Mesothelioma Lawyers and Defendants

With dedicated attorneys and staff, lawyers have worked hard to ensure that clients receive high quality representation. The following are profiles of some well known mesothelioma lawyers that were instrumental in shaping mesothelioma litigation.

Fred Baron
Fred Baron, represented his first toxic tort client in the early 1970s. Then, he has built one of the largest toxic tort firms in the United States. Widely recognized as a trailblazer in the area of toxic tort law, one reporter noted,"[i]f the field of toxic torts were the frontier of the American West, Baron would have been driving the first wagon onto the plains." G. Taylor, "Outspoken Texan, Baron Establishes Toxic Tort Domain," Legal Times, Vol. VI, No. 25, at p. 10 (Nov. 21, 1983).

As a result of his work to protect the rights of victims of toxic substances, The National Law Journal has listed Fred as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in the U.S." (The National Law Journal, June 8, 2000). He has been honored as a lawyer who helped shape Texas law during the 20th century in "Legal Legends: A Century of Texas Law and Lawyering" (Texas Lawyer commemorative publication, June 2000) and has been named one of Dallas' top lawyers by D Magazine (May 2001 and May 2005). The University of Texas School of Law has honored him by establishing the Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law, which is held by a senior professor of the law school engaged in original research on lawyering and the civil justice system.

A life-long advocate of the environment, the consumer, and working people, Fred Baron has served as lead attorney in complex tort cases involving MTBE and TCE water contamination, radiation contamination, community lead contamination, toxic waste, and pesticide exposure.

Fred Baron has also been credited for his efforts in defeating class action settlements whereby defendant corporations attempted to settle mass tort claims for a fraction of what individuals would otherwise be entitled to recover through the legal system. Fred has twice led successful battles to convince the United States Supreme Court to de-certify nationwide class action settlements involving the "future claims" of asbestos-related injuries, or claims that might someday be brought by people who develop asbestos-related illnesses in the future. As a result of the United States Supreme Court's opinions in Amchem Products v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591 (1997) and Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815, 119 S.Ct. 2295, 144 L.Ed.2d 715 (1999), future victims of toxic injuries can no longer have their rights compromised by class action settlements in which they have no voice.

Abortion Pill

2009-10-11T19:03:00.000+07:00

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"Abortion Pill A" terdiri atas 3 buah tablet yang harus diminum langsung ketiganya.

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2. "Abortion Pill B" yang berfungsi untuk menggugurkan kandungan di usia maksimal 3 (tiga) bulan / 12 minggu. Pada usia kandungan ini, pasien akan merasakan sedikit nyeri pada saat darah keluar yang merupakan pertanda menstruasi. Hal ini dikarenakan pada usia kandungan 3 bulan, janin sudah mulai terbentuk walaupun hanya sebesar bola tenis. Cara kerja "Abortion Pill B" secara umum sama dengan cara kerja 'Abortion Pill A', hanya bedanya selain membendung hormon progesterone, juga mengisolasi janin sehingga akan terbelah menjadi kecil-kecil sehingga nantinya akan mudah untuk dikeluarkan. Selain itu, "Abortion Pill B" juga membersihkan rahim dari sisa-sisa janin yang mungkin ada sehingga rahim akan menjadi bersih kembali seperti semula, yang artinya tetap dapat mengandung dan melahirkan secara normal untuk selanjutnya. Menstruasi akan terjadi maksimal 24 jam sejak obat diminum.

"Abortion Pill B" terdiri atas 3 buah tablet dan 2 buah kapsul. 3 buah tablet harus diminum secara bersamaan, dan ketika menstruasi telah terjadi, maka kapsul juga harus diminum paling lama 12 jam sejak menstruasi.

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"Abortion Pill Plus" terdiri atas 4 buah tablet (warna kuning), 2 buah tablet (warna putih), dan 2 buah kapsul. 4 buah tablet (warna kuning) harus diminum secara bersamaan, dan maksimal 24 jam sejak 2 buah tablet (warna kuning) diminum, masukkan 2 buah tablet (warna putih) kedalam vagina. Ketika menstruasi telah terjadi, maka 2 buah kapsul harus diminum paling lama 12 jam sejak menstruasi.

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4. "Morning After Pill" yang berfungsi untuk mencegah terjadinya kehamilan karena suatu hubungan seks tanpa pengaman dimasa subur sang wanita (tanpa menggunakan kondom / Pil KB). Cara kerja "Morning After Pill" adalah dengan mengganggu / membendung indung telur dan perkembangan dari jalur kehamilan, sehingga pembuahan yang telah ada menjadi gagal. "Morning After Pill" hanya akan efektif jika diminum paling lama 120 jam / 5 hari sejak hubungan seks. Tingkat keberhasilan "Morning After Pill" mencapai 98 % jika digunakan sesuai aturan. Efek samping yang ditimbulkan adalah mual dan sedikit mulas.

"Morning After Pill" terdiri atas 2 buah tablet. Tablet yang pertama diminum maksimal 120 jam sejak hubungan seks tanpa pengaman, dan disusul oleh tablet yang kedua maksimal 12 jam sejak tablet yang pertama diiminum.

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Cara menghitung Usia Kandungan secara pasti adalah dimulai pada hari anda melakukan sex tanpa pengaman (kondom atau kontrasepsi lainnya) untuk pertama kalinya sejak berakhirnya haid terakhir anda sampai dengan saat anda memesan obat. Tetapi jika anda lupa atau kurang yakin dengan tanggal kejadian tersebut, maka untuk aman dan pastinya kami menyarankan untuk menghitung dimulai dari hari terakhir haid anda yang terakhir. Misalnya, haid anda yang terakhir selesai pada 10 maret dan anda melakukan sex tanpa pengaman untuk pertama kalinya setelah itu pada 24 maret. Jika hari ini adalah tanggal 10 Mei, maka usia kandungan anda yang sebenarnya adalah sekitar 6,5 minggu jika anda ingat tanggal 24 maret tersebut. Jika tidak, maka dihitung mulai dari tanggal 10 maret yang berarti usia kandungan sekitar 8,5 minggu. Kami sangat menyarankan anda untuk menggunakan metode yang kedua jika tidak pasti dengan yang pertama.