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Pusat pengundian PRK Kuala Besut mula ditutup tepat jam 5 petang Posted: 24 Jul 2013 02:38 AM PDT OLEH MOHD FARHAN DARWIS July 24, 2013 Latest Update: July 24, 2013 05:58 pm Tepat jam 5.00 petang hari ini, semua lapan tempat membuang undi bagi Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Besut ditutup. Sejumlah 14,108 pengundi membuang undi dengan jumlah keseluruhan yang mengundi kali ini adalah 79.78 peratus, kata Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR). Jumlah keseluruhan pengundi di DUN Kuala Besut adalah keseluruhan pengundi berjumlah 17,683. Keputusan PRK itu akan diumumkan jam 10.00 malam hari ini. Ketika proses pengundian berlangsung, tiada sebarang insiden tidak diingini dilaporkan, malah proses membuang undi juga berlangsung dengan aman. Turut berjalan lancar adalah penggunaan dakwat kekal yang benar-benar kekal selepas dakwat yang digunakan dalam Pilihan Raya 2013 menimbulkan kontroversi apabila tidak bertahan lama. - 24 Julai, 2013.

Selangor umum bonus raya sebulan gaji - Bernama Posted: 24 Jul 2013 02:27 AM PDT July 24, 2013 Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (gambar) hari ini mengumumkan bonus sebulan gaji kepada 21,776 penjawat awam negeri sempena Aidilfitri tahun ini. Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri memperuntukkan RM30 juta bagi tujuan itu dan bonus akan diberi selewat-lewatnya hujung bulan ini. "Pemberian bonus ini akan diberikan kepada kakitangan tetap, kontrak dan sambilan. Jika kerajaan pusat mengumumkan pemberian bonus sebulan setengah gaji kepada penjawat awam, maka kerajaan Selangor akan menambah lagi (bonus) setengah bulan gaji kepada penjawat awam di negeri ini," katanya pada sidang media, hari ini. Ditanya mengenai tindakan kerajaan negeri untuk mengekang ajaran syiah di Selangor, Abdul Khalid berkata pihaknya menyerahkan perkara itu kepada Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais). "Jais akan mengambil tindakan terhadap perkara ini. Sekiranya perlu diambil tindakan ke atas pihak yang mengamalkan ajaran itu, mereka (Jais) akan buat apa yang perlu," tambahnya. - Bernama, 24 Julai, 2013.

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“Khalid hutang satu Kopi O dengan saya” Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:37 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]"Tan Sri Khalid berhutang secawan kopi O dengan saya," kata Subky Latif kepada saya ketika menjadi wartawan Harakah lima tahun lalu. Ketika itu, Khalid baru beberapa bulan menjadi Menteri Besar Selangor. Beliau mahu berjumpa dengan MB Selangor itu, minum kopi, sambil sembang tentang kenangan lama mereka bersama. Namun sehingga kini hasrat itu...

“Khalid hutang satu Kopi O dengan saya” Posted: 23 Jul 2013 03:37 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]"Tan Sri Khalid berhutang secawan kopi O dengan saya," kata Subky Latif kepada saya ketika menjadi wartawan Harakah lima tahun lalu. Ketika itu, Khalid baru beberapa bulan menjadi Menteri Besar Selangor. Beliau mahu berjumpa dengan MB Selangor itu, minum kopi, sambil sembang tentang kenangan lama mereka bersama. Namun sehingga kini hasrat itu...

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Rita Moreno to get lifetime award Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:39 PM PDT July 23, 2013 The Screen Actors Guild, which represents film, television and other performers in the United States, said yesterday Rita Moreno will receive its lifetime achievement award at its annual awards ceremony in January. Moreno, 81, has been performing for nearly 70 years as an actress, singer and dancer and won an Oscar in 1962 for her supporting role as the sassy Anita in "West Side Story," a character she informed with her own upbringing in a Bronx "barrio." Born in Puerto Rico, Moreno is the only Hispanic to have won the four major awards in the entertainment industry - the Emmys, the Grammys, the Oscars and the Tonys - and one of only 11 artists to have done so. "She is an extraordinarily versatile, talented and generous actor whose career is notable for its courageous choices and for the breadth, depth and quality of her many demanding and commanding roles," said Ken Howard, co-president of the guild known as SAG-AFTRA. Moreno will be the 50th recipient of the award. The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists merged last year to form SAG-AFTRA, which is the trade's leading group that represents some 165,000 actors, broadcasters, dancers, recording artists and other performers. The group's awards show, scheduled to take place on Jan 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, annually recognises the best performances of the previous year on film and TV. – Reuters, July 23, 2013.

Lady Gaga is top earning Under-30 celeb, reveals Forbes Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:05 PM PDT July 23, 2013 Despite hip surgery that forced the cancellation of part of her tour, Lady Gaga still earned an estimated US$80 million (RM240 million) in the past year, propelling her to the top of Forbes list of highest earning celebrities under 30 years old. Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made headlines as much for his antics off stage as on, came in a distant second with an estimated income of US$58 million. Singer Taylor Swift was third, pulling in US$55 million, about US$2 million less than last year when she topped the list. The Forbes website said Lady Gaga, 27, would have earned more had she not had to cancel some 20 US shows starting in February. Gaga announced earlier this month that she will release her next album "ARTPOP" on Nov. 11. DJ, songwriter and producer Calvin Harris, who played more than 150 shows from June 2012-June 2013 and earned US$46 million, was fourth on the list, and Barbados-born pop star Rihanna rounded out the top five with earnings of US$43 million. To compile the ranking Forbes estimated entertainment-related income for the 12 months from June 2012 through June 2013 by talking to agents, managers, producers and executives. British singer Adele, who won an Oscar for the theme from the James Bond movie "Skyfall," was seventh on the list with an estimated US$25 million. Along with singers, two actresses also made the top 10. Best actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, who wowed audiences and critics for her performance in "Silver Linings Playbook" and also appeared in "The Hunger Games," earned US$26 million, which secured her the No. 8 spot, just ahead of fellow actress Kristen Stewart of "Twilight" fame, who had earnings of US$22 million.- Reuters, July 23, 2013.

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Syiah sudah diharamkan di Pulau Pinang - Bernama Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:34 AM PDT July 23, 2013 Pulau Pinang mewartakan fatwa mengharamkan fahaman Syiah di negeri ini sejak beberapa tahun lalu lagi, kata Yang Dipertua Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang (MAINPP), Datuk Salleh Man. Beliau berkata, penguatkuasaan dan pelaksanaan fatwa itu bagaimanapun, diserahkan kepada Jabatan Mufti Negeri untuk mengambil tindakan susulan. "Saya dimaklumkan oleh Jabatan Mufti Pulau Pinang bahawa kita dah gazetkan fatwa anti Syiah ini, cuma tindakan belum dilaksanakan. Kalau diselaraskan di seluruh negara tidak tahu macam mana kerana ia bergantung kepada Jabatan Mufti," katanya kepada pemberita selepas Majlis Penyampaian Bantuan Permulaan ke Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dan Pembayaran Zakat Korporat, hari ini. Salleh berkata, setakat ini, MAINPP tidak menerima sebarang laporan mengenai penularan fahaman Syiah di negeri ini dan pemantauan terhadapnya adalah di bawah bidang kuasa Jabatan Mufti. Beliau mengulas keputusan kerajaan negeri Kedah yang bakal mewartakan fatwa anti Syiah seperti yang diumumkan Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir pada Khamis lalu. Semalam, bekas perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata setiap kerajaan negeri patut mengkaji serta mempertimbang perkara itu dan mencontohi Kedah. - Bernama, 23 Julai, 2013.

TPM arah KPM siasat dakwaan pelajar makan di tandas - Bernama Posted: 23 Jul 2013 02:20 AM PDT July 23, 2013 Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (gambar) mengarahkan Kementerian Pendidikan untuk menjalankan siasatan berhubung dakwaan pelajar di sebuah sekolah rendah dipaksa makan di dalam tandas. "Saya mengarahkan KPPM untuk siasat isu pelajar bukan Islam yang disuruh makan di dalam tandas. Tindakan tegas akan diambil jika ada asas," katanya yang juga Menteri Pendidikan di laman Twitter hari ini. Beberapa gambar tersebar di laman sosial hari ini yang memaparkan sebilangan murid yang dikatakan bukan beragama Islam berada di sebuah bilik menyerupai bilik air, dengan botol air dan bekas makanan berada di atas sebuah meja. Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan II, P Kamalanathan berkata, kementerian mengarahkan Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian (BPSH) supaya memindahkan tempat makan sementara Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Pristana, Sungai Buloh, ke tempat lebih bersih dan munasabah memandangkan kantin sekolah itu sedang dibaik pulih. - Bernama, 23 Julai, 2013.

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Tokenism and the failure of National Service Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:51 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]"If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn't even begun to pull out the knife." - El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak aimed for National...

Tokenism and the failure of National Service Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:51 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]"If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn't even begun to pull out the knife." - El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak aimed for National...

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Wine for men and the French paradox Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:38 PM PDT July 23, 2013 A wide sweeping study has found a link between moderate wine consumption and a lower risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer among middle-aged men, lending more credence to the French paradox. After following up with 35,292 men over about 28 years, researchers from the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense and Bordeaux Segalen University in France found that when more than 50 percent of their alcohol consumption came from wine, subjects showed a lower risk of death from heart disease as well as lung, lip, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, bladder and rectal cancers. In numbers, moderate wine consumption was associated with a 40 percent reduced risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, and a 20 percent reduced risk of death from cancer. At the beginning of the study, subjects ranged in age from 40 to 65 years and hailed from Eastern France. In the end, a total of 4,035 deaths from cancer were recorded. Numbers for heart disease-related deaths were unavailable. The results of the study were presented at WineHealth in Sydney, Australia, which wrapped up over the weekend. When it comes to the famous French paradox, however -- that long-standing belief that the health benefits of red wine negate the effects of the famously rich, high-fat diet and the risk of coronary heart disease -- the scientific community is divided. A study printed the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health also suggested that drinking up to half a glass of wine a day can boost life expectancy in males by five years after studying the driking habits of randomly selected men over a 40-year period. But another study out of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, for instance, found that resveratrol, the magic ingredient in red wine thought to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of heart disease, had little effect in already healthy women. Though small, the study of 29 postmenopausal women found little health improvement in those who were given 75 mg of resveratrol daily -- a large amount equal to drinking 8 litres of red wine. – AFP/Relaxnews, July 23, 2013.

Confucius as gourmet chef may see revival Posted: 20 Jul 2013 06:30 PM PDT July 21, 2013 Confucius not only philosophised about traditions and morality but also had thoughts about food. His descendants are now trying to preserve and popularise the family's cuisine. "Confucius was undoubtedly a gourmet," said Kong Deban, a 77th-generation descendant of Confucius and resident of the city of Qufu -- Confucius's birthplace -- in east China's Shandong Province, reported Xinhua. The family's cuisine was included as part of China's national intangible cultural heritage in June 2011. Kong said the family's cuisine developed as a result of frequent visits by emperors, high-ranking officials and other distinguished guests to Confucius's home. Many banquets, ceremonies and royal commemorations were held there, giving the family the opportunity to develop its own style of formal cuisine, he said. Some of Confucius's views on food can be found in "The Analects," a collection of theories and sayings originating from Confucius and his students. "Food can never be too good and cooking can never be done too carefully. Food cannot be eaten if the cutting is not even and properly done," according to "The Analects." The names of the dishes are distinctive and tied to Confucius's philosophy and way of life. A dish known as "gingko poetry rites," originally called "honey gingko," was renamed by Yan Sheng, a 53rd-generation descendant of Confucius. He renamed the dish after learning that the gingko nuts used to make it were picked from trees in front of the poetry hall in the Confucius Temple, choosing the name to commemorate the way Confucius taught his son Kong Li about poetry and virtue, Kong said. "Each course in Confucius family cuisine has a special name with a profound meaning. The anecdotes and historical background behind the dish can turn any meal into a cultural experience," Kong added. Peng Wenyu, a descendant of a Confucius Mansion chef and a 30-year veteran of Confucius-style cuisine, has written several works on the food's history and recipes. "Cooking Confucius-style cuisine is complex, labour-intensive and demands great attention to detail," Peng said.However, he said that the cuisine must adapt to modern times in order to remain relevant. Ingredients like shark fin and bear paw that are common in Confucius-style cuisine are banned for use in cooking food due to animal protection concerns. "In ancient times, chefs at the Confucius Mansion handed down cooking skills and recipes only to their descendants or apprentices. But now I think we need to make it public so that it can be better preserved," Peng said. – July 21, 2013.

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Book about Singapore hawkers for heritage fest Posted: 21 Jul 2013 06:07 PM PDT July 22, 2013 Hawkers in Singapore got a boost in a book called Not For Sale: Singapore's Remaining Heritage Street Food Vendors launched recently. Taking almost 3 years to complete, the book focuses on 10 women hawkers among 300 in the island republic and is spiced with black-and-white photographs. "A lot of these hawkers are retiring during this period, a lot of them are already at a very old age," said the book's project leader Sinma DaShow, reported todayonline.com "Their trade is either going to be vanishing or will really be gone forever, if no one comes to document it, archive it for the future generation ... We're just concerned that future generations, our own kids, may not even know some of these food or places we've grown up with." The book, co-authored by Singapore-based photographer Jim Orca, is part of Singapore HeritageFest 2013. The authors are conducting a guided tour for the public to four famous hawker centres, as part of the festival. The tours will go on for four weekends until Aug 10, and will include East Coast Park Lagoon Hawker Centre and Circuit Road Hawker Centre. Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis, and each tour is limited to 20 participants. More information can be found at heritagefest.org.sg.  The book is priced at S$88 (RM211) and can be found at www.notforsale.sg. – July 22, 2013.

Ex-governor Spitzer’s capitalist manifesto Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:29 PM PDT July 22, 2013 Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer tells all about capitalism. – Reuters pic, July 22, 2013.You can't make it in mainstream politics in the United States without trumpeting your capitalist credentials. But behind the apparent consensus are two almost irreconcilable visions that are paralysing politics in Washington. Does your capitalism espouse strong government, tough regulations and a tax system that seeks to improve the lot of society's poorest? Or do you believe in small government, self-regulation and taxation that doesn't "penalise" hard work? This is the debate that Eliot Spitzer, New York's former governor, attorney general, and Democratic hopeful for New York City comptroller, jumps into in his book, "Protecting Capitalism - Case by Case." It's no surprise which side Spitzer is backing. As attorney general from 1999 to 2006, he earned the moniker the "Sheriff of Wall Street" for going after dubious practices at mortgage lenders and big banks. "Protecting Capitalism" traces Spitzer's career in a series of anecdotes - from his time as a newly minted prosecutor taking down the Gambino family, who controlled New York's garment and trucking industries - to battles with Wall Street banks. The book portrays Spitzer as theorist, politician and lawyer, a man who can develop a big vision of what society should be, link it to nitty-gritty policy minutiae, and deliver it. It is the manifesto of a politician trying to resurrect his career after his abrupt resignation in the wake of a sex scandal. Readers looking for a tell-all, revealing details about his liaisons with prostitutes that forced his resignation as New York governor in 2008, will be disappointed. His infidelity is cryptically referenced in a discussion about fiduciary responsibility. "I am not blind to the fair claim that I, in a very public way, failed to respect a fiduciary obligation that is perhaps even more central," Spitzer wrote. Central to Spitzer's thesis is that American history took a wrong turn in 1981. Ronald Reagan's presidency heralded the ascendance of a radical deregulation agenda, a "market-based ideology that swept our nation." The result was the market cataclysm that occurred in 2008, Spitzer wrote. He does not assign any blame to Democratic President Bill Clinton, who repealed the Glass-Steagall Act and exempted credit default swaps from regulation. As comptroller, Spitzer wants to channel the power of small shareholders that he believes has been usurped by a small group of intermediaries in the mutual fund business. "We own Wall Street," is Spitzer's rallying cry, citing data that shows growing stock ownership over the last century, from 1 percent of the population in 1900 to 52 percent by 1998. He talks about leveraging that power to drive a progressive agenda, from getting big business out of political lobbying to reining in "imperial CEOs". But do "we" own enough of Wall Street to make a difference? Spitzer's book includes a chart that shows 20 percent of the population owns 93 percent of the nation's wealth. Despite its witty, insightful anecdotes and intelligent arguments, "Protecting  Capitalism" is a bit of a ragtag collection, resembling, at times, an Economics or Finance 101 lecture, a political treatise, and a self-help manual. – Reuters, July 22, 2013.

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