Unexpected results & events tonight in the SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE with the three games played as part of Round 34 of LA LIGA. Here is a summary of events, the results & the scorers
Iker Casillas
REAL MADRID lost 2 - 3 to REAL ZARAGOZA who was fighting for their 1º Division life & with Real Madrid suffering the side - effects of the Barça clashes these last weeks. Real Madrid started without
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday Night Links
I must start off this week's links with the video below, which has been circulating for some time now but came to my attention via Paul Tomkins. What awesome timing given the acting we saw in this week's rendition of El Calssico.
Now on to the readable content
New Books and Blogs
I have picked up The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime by Declan Hill in preparation for business travel to Europe this coming week. I figured two 10-hour plane rides in six days will afford a lot of time to read about a topic I've recently been diving in to. The books been on my length Amazon wish list for some time, and I figured now was as good as any time to take the plunge. It's 408 pages long, so I suspect I won't complete it on the trip with the other responsibilities I will have. It's highly regarded in the soccer community, so I am curious as to what thoughts you readers may have. Just don't spoil any surprises for me.
Links of the Week
Now on to the readable content
New Books and Blogs
I have picked up The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime by Declan Hill in preparation for business travel to Europe this coming week. I figured two 10-hour plane rides in six days will afford a lot of time to read about a topic I've recently been diving in to. The books been on my length Amazon wish list for some time, and I figured now was as good as any time to take the plunge. It's 408 pages long, so I suspect I won't complete it on the trip with the other responsibilities I will have. It's highly regarded in the soccer community, so I am curious as to what thoughts you readers may have. Just don't spoil any surprises for me.
Links of the Week
- Given the relative violence of last weekend's MLS action it's only natural that Soccer By the Numbers investigates what's happened to all of the cards.
- OnFooty examines when cards get dealt in matches.
- FootieBusiness argues that MLS's labor peace is a good thing compared to what the NFL is experiencing and what the NBA may experience, while a fomer player and current journalist argues that such labor peace shortchanges domestic players at to the benefit of returning US internationals (HT: The Overlapping Run).
- Sticking with the business of a single entity league, Goal.com examines how much MLS is giving up by having a league-wide kit contract with Adidas rather than allowing individual teams to negotiate kit deals (HT again to The Overlapping Run)
- A few free posts from Paul Tomkins. First, here are his and Paul Grech's thoughts on Liverpool doing so well against the rest of the Big Six. Second, Paul makes the argument for King Kenny being the permanent manager for Liverpool.
- MLS Talk proposes not having MLS go the way of the No Fun League and allow post-goal celebrations to take place without the threat of yellow cards.
- Finally, Jamie Jackson details a UEFA commentary that the English football system needs to be more like the Dutch system if it ever wants to produce the quality of team the small Dutch nation achieves on a regular basis.
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004 (Punj)
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Courses only for residents of Punjab and Chandigarh:
1) BSc Agri (Hons) (4 years)
2) BSc Agri (Hons) (6 years)
3) BTech (Agri Engg / Food Tech) / BSc (Biotech) (4 years)
4) BSc (Hons) Home Science (4 years)
5) BSc (Hons) Home Science (6 years)
6) BSc (Hons) Fashion Designing / BSc Nutrition & Dietetics / BEd
7) Masters Programme (various)
8) MBA Agribusiness / MCA / Masters in Journalism & Mass Comm
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Armed Forces
The Indian Navy, Post Bag No 02, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi 110023
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SSC Officers as Pilot/Observer in the Executive Branch Course – January 2012
Eligibility: Unmarried Indian men & women graduates (60%, with Maths & Physics in Class 12)
DoB: 02 January '89 - 01 January '93
Selection: SSB Interview; Medical Exam
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Details: Website.
Application Deadline: 29 April 2011
Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069
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National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (II), 2011
Eligibility: Unmarried males +.
For Army Wing: 10+2.
For Air Force & Naval Wing of NDA;
For 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy: 10+2 (Physics / Maths)
DoB: 02 July 1993 – 01 January 1996
Exam: 21 August 2011
Application Form: Available at designated Head PO’s / PO for Rs 20/- (Cash)
Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website.
Application Deadline: 09 May 2011
Art & Design
Apeejay Institute of Design, 54, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, Mehrauli- Badarpur Road, New Delhi 110062 (Affiliated to GNDU, Amritsar)
www.apeejay.edu/aid
1) Professional Diploma in Design (PDD) (Fashion Design / Interior Design / Graphic Design / Animation & Multimedia), 3 years + 1 year for Advance Professional Diploma in Design
2) PG Diploma (PGDD) (Fashion Design / Interior Design / Textile Design / Applied Art / Fine Arts / Film Production (Animation) / Animation & Web Designing), 1 year
Eligibility: For 1: 10+2 (50%)
For 2: Bachelors degree (50%)
Selection: Test / Interview: For PDD Fashion Design + Graphic Design: 18 and 19 May 2011
For PDD Interior Design + Animation & Multimedia: 20 and 21 May 2011
For PGDD: Interview: 23 and 24 May 2011
Application Form & Details: Website.
Registration Deadline: 16 May 2011
School of Fashion Technology, SOFT Campus, Karvenagar, Pune 411052 (Mah)
www.softpune.com
PG Diploma in:
1) Apparel Production & Merchandising Mgmt (2 years)
2) Fashion Design & Clothing Technology / Computer Aided Textile Design (2 years)
3) Fashion Design & Clothing Technology (1 year)
4) Graduate Diploma in Fashion Apparel Design (3 years)
Eligibility: For 1, 2: Bachelors Degree
For 3: 10+2 + 3 years education in Fashion Design
For 4: 10+2
Selection: Entrance Exam: For 1, 2 & 4: 29 May 2011
For 3: Interview
Application Form: Send Rs 1200/- by DD favouring "School of Fashion Technology" payable at Pune to the above address / Download from website.
Details: Website
Application Deadline: 23 May 2011
Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Warangal 506021 (AP)
www.nitw.ac.in
Admission to MSc (Tech), MSc & PhD Programmes 2011-2012:
In disciplines of: Engg / Science / Mgmt
Application Form & Details: Website.
Application Deadline: 02 May 2011
ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Morena Link Road, Gwalior (MP) (Deemed University)
www.iiitm.ac.in
1) MTech
2) PhD Programmes (Full Time)
Engineering & Technology / Management / Applied Sciences (Physics / Mathematics)
Eligibility: For 1: BE / BTech in (Computer Science & Engg / Electronics & Communication Engg / Electrical Engg / IT); GATE qualified
For 2: Masters degree in Engineering in the areas related to (CSE / IT / E&C / Mgmt) / MBA with Engg / Technology / Masters degree in Science / Operations Research / Computer science / Economics / Commerce / with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelors level / Master of Science in Physics / Maths
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: 09 May 2011
National Power Training Institute (WR), South Ambazari Road, Gopal Nagar, Nagpur 440022 (Mah) (M/o Power, GoI)
www.nptinagpur.com / www.npti.nic.in
PG Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering (1 year)
(at Nagpur / Neyveli / Badarpur / Durgapur / Guwahati / Nangal)
Eligibility: BE / BTech in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Power / Control and Instrumentation Engg
Age Limit: 27 years (on 31 August 2011)
Selection: CET: 19 June 2011
Application Form: Send application in prescribed format with required documents, 2 passport size photographs and Rs 800/ - by DD favouring "NPTI, Nagpur," payable at Nagpur at the above address / Download from website
Details: Employment News (09 - 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 13 May 2011
Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, Survey of India, Uppal, Hyderabad 500039 (AP)
www.soisti.ap.nic.in / www.surveyofindia.gov.in
MTech (Geomatics) 2 years
(In collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad)
Eligibility: BE / BTech / AMIE / MSc in Mathematics / Physics / Computer Science / Earth Science / Electronics with 2 years work exp in Surveying / Mapping / GIS / RS
Selection: For Govt Sponsored Students: Interview
For Private Students: Entrance Test: 11 July 2011
Application Form: Send Rs 100/- by DD favouring "E&AO, IIS&M, Hyderabad" payable at Hyderabad along with a self addressed envelope of size 32 cm x 26 cm to the above address by 16 May 2011 / Download from website.
Details: Website
Application Deadline: 20 May 2011
Finance
Centre for Development Studies, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695011 (Ker)
www.cds.edu
1) MPhil (Applied Economics)
2) PhD (Economics)
(Full-Time residential programmes affiliated to JNU)
Eligibility: For 1: Masters in Economics / Social Sc / Humanities / Law (55%) / Masters in Sciences / Technology / Life Sc (60%)
For 2: MPhil (FGPA atleast 6.0) / Masters in Economics or related discipline (55%)
Fellowship: For MPhil: Rs 3,000/- pm
For PhD: Rs 12,000/- pm
Application Form: Send Rs 200/- by DD favouring "CDS", payable at Thiruvananthapuram to the above address / Download from website.
Details & Eligibility: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website.
Application Deadline: 27 May 2011
IT
Department of Computer Sciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005 (HP)
http://hpucs.ac.in
MCA (2 years)
Eligibility: Bachelors degree (50%) with Maths in 10+2; BCA / BSc (IT) / BSc (Computer Science) / any graduate with computers as one of the subject in all the three years of graduation with at least 50% marks
Selection: Entrance Test: 28 May 2011
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: 02 May 2011
Management
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra 136119 (Har)
www.nitkkr.ac.in
MBA (2 years, Full-Time)
Eligibility: Bachelors degree (50%)
Selection: CAT score, GD & PI
Application Form & Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 25 April 2011
XLRI, Jamshedpur, School of Business & Human Resources (Jhar)
www.xlri.ac.in/satellite
PG Certificate Programme in (Business Mgmt / HR Mgmt) (1 year)
Eligibility: Bachelors degree with 2 years of full-time work-ex
Selection: Merit & Interview
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: 25 April 2011
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 462051 (MP) (Deemed University)
www.manit.ac.in
MBA (2 years)
Eligibility: Bachelors degree (60%)
Selection: CAT 2010
Application Form: Send Rs 800/- by crossed DD / IPO favouring "MANIT, Bhopal" with a self-addressed A4 size envelope at the above address / Download from website.
Details: Website
Application Deadline: 02 May 2011
Mass Comm
University of Delhi, Room No 301, D/o Hindi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Marg, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021
PG Hindi Journalism Certificate / Diploma Course (1 year / 2 year)
Eligibility: Bachelors Degree (50%).
Selection: Entrance Test: 18 June 2011
Application Form: Send Rs. 75/- by DD favouring "Director, University of Delhi, South Campus" with stamped (Rs. 10/-), self-addressed envelope (13 cm x 23 cm) at above address.
Details: Employment News (09 - 15 April 2011)
Application Deadline: 27 May 2011
Medicine
Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai 400012 (Mah)
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MSc Nursing
(recognized by Maharashtra Nursing Council & INC)
Eligibility: BSc Nursing (Basics) 55% with 2 years work-ex; Post BSc with 1 year clinical work-ex
Selection: Entrance Test: 02 May 2011
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Details: 20 April 2011
National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Manovikas Nagar, Secunderabad 500009 (AP) (M/o Social Justice & Empowerment, GoI)
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Courses Affiliated to Osmania University:
1) PG Diploma in Early Intervention
2) BEd Special Education (MR) (1 year)
3) MEd Special Education (MR) (1 year)
4) MPhil in Rehabilitation Psychology (2 years)
5) MPhil Special Education (1 year)
6) Master in Disability Rehabilitation (2 years)
7) MSc in Disability Studies (2 years)
Courses Affiliated to IGNOU:
8) Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education (1 year)
9) Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation (1 year)
10) Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (1 year)
Eligibility: For 1: MBBS / BMR / BRS (MR) / BEd in (Special Education) / Masters in (Child Development) / Bachelors in (Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy / Speech Therapy) / Master in Child Psychology (50%)
For 2: BMR / BRS (MR) / BSc / BA / BCom (50%)
For 3: BEd (Spl. Edu) (MR) / BEd (General) with 1 year Diploma in Spl. Edu (MR) / BRS (MR) with specializiation in Spl. Edu.
For 4: PG in Psychology (55%)
For 5: MEd Special Education (55%)
For 6: Bachelors degree in Disability Rehabilitation by RCI or MCI / Paramedical professional related to rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy / Nursing / Laboratory tech, 50%) / Masters degree in (Psychology / Rehabilitation Social Work / Rehabilitation Social Work / Business Mgmt, 50%)
For 7: MBBS / BUMS / BAMS / Naturopathy / BHMS / BMR / BRS (MR) / BRT / BOT / BPT / BSc (HLS) / PGDEI / Masters in Child Development / MPhil in Psychology (50%)
For 8: 10+2 (50%)
For 9 & 10: 10+2
Selection: Entrance Exam:
For 1-5 & 7: 19 June 2011
For 6: 21 June 2011
For 8, 9 & 10: Interview
Application Form: Send Rs 450/- (For 1-7) and Rs 150/- (For 8-10) by DD favouring "Director, NIMH, Secunderabad" payable at Secunderabad to Assistant Admission Officer (Academics) at the above address / Download from the website
Details: Website
Application Deadline: For 1-7: 20 May 2011
For 8-10: 31 May 2011
Scholarships
Institute for Plasma Research, Near Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Gandhinagar 382428 (Guj)
www.ipr.res.in/
Junior Research Fellowship 2011
(For Doctoral Research in the areas of theoretical and experimental plasma physics)
Eligibility: MSc in (Physics / Engg Physics / Applied Physics), 55%
Age: 26 years (On 01 September 2011)
Selection: Written Test; Candidates with valid scores of JEST 2011 / GATE in (Physics / Engg Physics / Applied Physics- 2010/2011) / CSIR-UGC NET exempted from Test but have to appear for an Interview
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: 26 April 2011
Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agarkar Road, Pune 411004 (Mah)
www.dstwosbari.org
Women Scientists Fellowship Scheme (WOS-B), 2 years
Aim: To provide an opportunity for women scientists keen to pursue active research after a career break by providing support for Research in S&T based social programmes addressing the needs of people in unorganized urban and rural areas
Eligibility: Indian residents with PhD / Masters in Science / Bachelors/Masters in (Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Medicine / Veterinary / Pharmacy) & with a 3-year break in career after last degree received.
Age Limit: below 60 years (at the time of applying)
Selection: Initial screening of proposal, Individual presentation.
Scholarship: Rs 15,000/- pm for candidates with PhD / MTech / MS / MD.
Rs 10,000/- pm for PG candidates, for 2 years; Grant for equipment, consumables, contingencies, travel and overheads.
Application Form: Write to the Co-ordinator, Fellowship for Women Scientists (WOS-B), at the above address.
Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 30 April 2011
University Grant Commission (UGC), Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002
www.ugc.ac.in / www.ugcnetonline.in
UGC National Eligibility Test (NET):
1) Junior Research Fellowship
2) Eligibility for Lectureship
Eligibility: Masters degree (Humanities / Social Sciences / Computer Science & Applications / Electronics Science) or equivalent degree (55%)
Age Limit: For 1: 28 years (on 01 June ‘11), No age limit for Lectureship
Selection: Entrance Test: 26 June 2011 (74 centers, all-India)
Application Form & Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 02 May 2011
Teaching & Education
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Sector 26, Chandigarh 160019 (Punj) (M/o HRD, GoI)
www.nitttrchd.ac.in
Master of Engineering Programmes Regular & Modular – 2011 (Full-time)
(MTech (Engineering Education) / ME (Manufacturing Tech / Construction Tech & Mgmt / Computer Sc & Engg / Instrumentation & Control / Electronics & Communication Engg)
Eligibility: Sponsored Polytechnic / Engg college teachers / Officials of State Directorate & Board of Technical Education / working professionals from industry, university and other organizations
Application Form & Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website.
Application Deadline: For Modular programme: 04 May 2011
For Regular programme: 15 June 2011
University
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, PO Box No 16, Panchteela, Wardha 442001 (Mah)
www.hindivishwa.org
1) MA (2 years): Hindi (Language Technology / Translation-Technology / Comparative Literature) / Ahimsa & Peace Studies / Women Studies / Buddhist Studies / Anthropology / Mass Media / Dalit & Tribal Studies / Computational Linguistics / Theatre & Film Studies
2) Master of Informatics & Language Engg
3) Master of Social Work
4) MPhil: Hindi (Language-Technology / Comparative Literature / Translation-Technology) / Ahimsa & Peace Studies / Women Studies / Mass Media / Anthropology / Dalit & Tribal Studies / Social Work / Migration, Diaspora and Transnational Cultural Studies
5) PhD: Hindi (Language-Technology / Comparative Literature / Informatics & Language Engg / Mass Media / Anthropology / Dalit and Tribal Studies
6) PG Diploma: Women Studies / Hindustani / Comparative Indian Literature / Buddhist Studies / Pali / Forensic Sc / Translation / TV Programme Production / Web Journalism / Broadcasting / Advertising & PR/ Graphics & Animation / Videography & Video Editing / Buddhist Tourism & Guiding / Tibetan Language & Tibetan Buddhist Religion
7) Certificate, Diploma & Advanced Diploma: Computer Application / Marathi / Tamil / Urdu / Chinese / Spanish / French / Japanese
Application Form: Send Rs. 250/ - by DD favouring "Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya", payable at Wardha at the above address / Download from website.
Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 29 April 2011
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Post Box 21, Dharamsala, Kangra 176215 (HP)
www.cuhimachal.ac.in
1) MPhil / PhD in English / Economics / Library Sc / Maths / Social Work / Mgmt / Tourism & Travel / Computational Biology & Bio-Informatics / Education / Computer Sc / Environmental Sc / Physics / Hindi
2) MA (Economics / English Lang & Literature / Education / Journalism & Creative Writing / Hindi)
3) MBA / MBA (Tourism & Travel)
4) M.Lib.Sc Integrated Dual Degree Programme
5) MSW / MFA (Painting)
6) MSc in Theoretical Physics / Industrial Mathematics / Computational Biology & Bio-informatics / IT / Environmental Sc
Application Form & Details: Website
Application Deadline: For 1: 21 October 2011
For Rest: 30 April 2011
Central University of Gujarat, Sector 30, Gandhinagar 382030 (Guj)
www.cug.ac.in
MPhil / PhD Courses in (Science, Society & Development / Comparative Literature / Chemical Sc / Hindi Language & Literature / Internal Security / Economics / Gandhian Thought & Peace Studies / Diaspora Studies / Environmental & Sustainable Development / Society & Development / Life Sciences)
MA in (English / Society & Development / German Studies / Chinese Language & Culture / Politics & Governance )
MA Social Management (5 years-integrated)
MSc in Industrial Chemistry
Selection: Entrance Test: 04 - 05 June 2011
Application Form & Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 14 May 2011
Doon University, Kedarpur, Mothrowala Road, PO Ajabpur, Dehradun 248001 (Utt)
http://doonuniversity.ac.in
Admission to Masters-level Programmes in:
1) MSc Environmental Science (with spcl in Natural Resource Mgmt)
2) MSc Environmental Science (with spcl in Environmental Studies)
3) MA Communication
4) Integrated MA Communication (5-years)
5) Integrated MSc Economics (5-years)
6) MA Economics
7) Integrated MA Chinese / Spanish / German (5-years)
8) MBA
Eligibility: 50% of seats reserved for students from State of Uttarakhand
For 1&2: Graduation in Basic / Applied Science with min. 50%
For 3: Graduation (any) with min. 50%
For 4,5,7: 10+2 (any stream) with min. 50%
For 6: Graduation in Social Sciences / Commerce with min 50% OR other disciplines with min 60%
For 8: Graduation (any) with min. 50% with valid MAT score of 600 or above
Selection: Written Exam: 19 June 2011 (except for MBA)
Application Form: Send Rs 650/- by DD favouring "Doon University, Dehradun," payable at Dehradun to the Coordinator of Admissions at the above address / Download from website.
Details: Employment News (09 – 15 April 2011) / Website
Application Deadline: 14 May 2011
For 8: 25 April 2011
Pervin Malhotra, Director, Career Guidance India (CARING)
(www.careerguidanceindia.com)
Hamas will soon relocate its political headquarters to Qatar from Damascus, Palestinian sources
Hamas will soon relocate its political headquarters to Qatar from Damascus, Palestinian sources told the Arabic-language newspaper Dar Al-Hayat in a report published Saturday.
The report, which could not be immediately confirmed, came days after the Palestinian faction and its rival Fatah agreed to sign a reconciliation deal that would reunite the occupied territories.
Palestinian sources told the newspaper that the planned move to Doha came after Egypt and Jordan denied a similar request. Nevertheless, Egypt has agreed to host a Hamas "interest bureau," which Deputy Politburo Chief Mousa Abu Marzouk is likely to head.
Hamas' military leaders who are currently based in Damascus are slated to move to Gaza Strip, the paper said.
The information could not be independently corroborate. Al-Hayat did not list the reasons for Hamas' relocation, but hedged that it was linked with the popular uprising sweeping through Syria, which is threatening the stability of President Bashar Assad's regime; as well as the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation.
Hamas chief Khaled Masha'al will meet President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Thursday to sign the deal, said representative of independent politicians Yaser Wadeiyah.
Wadeiyah said Palestinian factions would hold meetings in Cairo on Tuesday and Wednesday. Abbas and Masha'al would arrive in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday evening ahead of an official signing ceremony on Thursday.
It will be the first time the two men have met since the Islamist movement Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, ousting Fatah from the coastal territory after a week of bloody street battles.
Abbas last meet with the exiled Hamas chief, based in Damascus, at the end of April 2007, just six weeks before the battles which dramatically worsened the bitter split between their two factions.
Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad said the reconciliation agreement would be signed at the Arab League headquarters, and that Palestinian factions would also be present.
Al-Ahmad headed a Fatah delegation in talks with Hamas, which on Wednesday resulted in a surprise unity deal.
The secular Fatah party which dominates the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority and Gaza's Islamist rulers agreed to form a transitional government ahead of elections to take place within the next year.
The announcement sparked a firestorm of criticism from Israel, which said it would damage chances for peace, but Abbas said the interim government would not dictate policy when it came to negotiations with Israel, which would remain the mandate of the Palestine Liberation Organization that he heads.
Tensions between Fatah and Hamas date back to the start of limited Palestinian self-rule in the early 1990s. They worsened dramatically in 2007 when Hamas forces ousted Fatah from the Gaza Strip after a week of deadly clashes, cleaving the Palestinian territories into hostile rival camps.
Revolutions overthrowing unrepresentative regimes across the Middle East took root for Palestinians in a call end the rivalry, and since March 15, protesters demanding Palestinian unity came onto the streets, camped out in public squares, and held hunger strikes.
Breaking News.Hamas official told AlaqsaTV that the Hamas leadership did not intend to leave the Syrian capital, and denied reports that Egypt had agreed to open an official Hamas office in Cairo,But the spokesman said Hamas suffer from problems in Damascus.
‘Corruption is worse than prostitution.
Supporters of social activist Hazare attend a candlelight campaign against corruption at India Gate in New Delhi
The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.’
-Karl Kraus
(Austrian Journalist, Critic, Playwright and Poet, 1874-1936)
There couldn’t be a better or more apt definition of India’s corruption story than the one by Karl Kraus. Today, corruption has a vice-like grip on the Indian workplace-whether it is the sarkari office or corporate corridors.True, corruption does not recognize geographical boundaries, but when geography becomes synonymous with sleaze the problem accentuates.
Unethical behavior or corruption is a ‘universal phenomenon’ as Indira Gandhi once said. Then, corruption in India has moved beyond quantification ever since she justified dishonesty in governance. With hideous money involved in almost all government activity and scams occurring day in day out, there is little hope in India’s corruption indicator ever turning green.
Nevertheless, recent scandals in India involving unintelligible sums of money should cause some soul-searching. What has gained currency in a global setting is that corruption emanates from ‘crooked’ countries and it destroys the integrity of ‘honest’ nations. Whether or not ‘crookedness’ is India’s new gift to an ethically correct world is open to inquiry, but there is no denying the fact that India’s corruption narrative has assumed legendary proportions. Undeniably, India’s tryst with corruption continues to make headlines ever since the first financial scandal rocked the country -the Mundhra scandal.And, there seems no stopping the corruption rath treading along with thunderous clatter. Who knows who will be the next Kalmadi? Or which Raja is waiting to be handcuffed??
Questions like what makes one corrupt is just like asking what makes one hungry. Corruption in India has different dimensions and the cause-effect relationship is too well-known to warrant an illustration. Arguments like life-style changes impel people to run after iniquitous money might appear silly. But there is no invalidating the point that liberalization and globalization have unleashed tectonic shifts in the Indian way of life.Consequently, there is continuous craving for wealth. Where wealth can’t be gotten in a fair way, the best option is to do it through questionable means.
This is not to suggest that the clock should move back. What’s important is that corruption and its ill effects on the economy, governance and society should be widely debated. There is rarely much discussion about ethics/morals in college and university debates as it happened once. Even among the citizenry the topic is passé. It is nigh on taken for granted that corruption is here to stay and no body can do a thing about it, least of all, the Prime Minister whose honesty and non-corruptibility is a point of much discussion than corruption itself.
If corruption has become a fact of life and the general perception that things in India don’t move without greasing the appropriate palms getting stronger, what has added to the slur is that even the probe and prosecution lack in ethics.
Every job has honesty entwined into it.If the ethical argument has lost its shine, blame it on the attitudinal indifference when it comes to corruption. Even though we have built up an elaborative system of checks and balances, the corrupt get away with the proverbial long rope of law. Corrupt practices invariably have a quid pro quo and there always exists a kind of tacit understanding between the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker.
Exposé requires conviction and boldness. The ultimate test is one of catching the thief or letting him go.RTI has some answers to India’s owes of corruption. But it, too, has its limits.Post-2005, RTI has witnessed a very limited applicability and unless it becomes a wider tool in the hands of common people, corrupt practices in government will continue to make good news copy.
REAL MADRID 2011 | AGREEMENT WITH NURIN SAHIN OF BORRUSIA DORTMUND ?
The news is not from a specialist Spanish Football paper, the report is from a very serious local online news site called "Elconfidencial". According to the source REAL MADRID has come to an agreement with German Budesliga & BORRUSIA DORTMUND 22 year old Turkish midfield sensation NURIN SAHIN.
Nurin Sahin
The news gains weight because the player has refused to renew his contract with the
Nurin Sahin
The news gains weight because the player has refused to renew his contract with the
REAL MADRID | CRISTIANO RONALDO "PUNISHED" TO THE STAND
REAL MADRID has the first casuality from the "Barça Wars", or at least the one that is ringing the most in Spanish Sports media. CRISTIANO RONALDO has been "punished" by his Coach José Mourinho mainly for the following post-match comments to media after the Champions League semi-final 0 - 2 loss against FC Barcelona :
"No me gusta jugar así, pero tengo que adaptarme a lo que me piden..."
"I don
"No me gusta jugar así, pero tengo que adaptarme a lo que me piden..."
"I don
Friday, April 29, 2011
New Sports Illustrated Column: Eighth Circuit grants temporary stay -- NFL Lockout is Back On
Here's my new SI column on tonight's big news from the Eighth Circuit: Judge Nelson's preliminary injunction order has been temporarily stayed and the tea leaves suggest the order will be made permanent.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Ali Bastian
Alexis Thorpe
Alexis Ann Thorpe is an American actress, eldest of four children, who grew up in Yorba Linda and whose first professional role was at the Canyon Lake Theatre as Wendy in Peter Pan.She is known for her role as Cassie Brady on the American television daytime drama Days of our Lives, which she played on contract from July 2002 through November 2003. She made guest appearances on the show in 2004 and 2005.Before coming to Days in 2002, for two years she starred as Rianna Miner on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. In 2003, she made a cameo appearance on the NBC sitcom Friends.
Alexis Texas
Alexis Stewart
Alexis Gilbert "Lexie" Stewart is the only child of Martha Stewartand her husband Andrew. She is the co-host of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on Sirius Satellite Radio. Stewart also currently co-hosts a TV show on Hallmark Channel called Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer, where she chats with celebrity guest stars and co-host Jennifer Hutt.
Alexis Jordan
Alexis Jordan is an American singer and actress from Columbia , South Carolina Jordan America
The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team Stargate and American rapper Jay-Z, who both went on to sign her to their label, StarRoc/Roc Nation.Her debut single, "Happiness", was released in September 2010, and reached number one in Norway and the Netherlands, and also became a top-five hit in Australia and the United Kingdom.Jordan's self-titled debut album was released on February 25, 2011.
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