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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Laws laws and more laws. But when will anyone obey the law?

NATIONAL PARLIAMENT

SERVIÇO DE APOIO AO PLENÁRIO (SAPLEN)
(PLENARY SUPPORT SERVICE)

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR RESOLUTION, DELIBERATION, AND POLITICAL MONITORING PENDING FROM THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSION

BRIEF INFORMATION NOTE FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN GENERAL*

DATE: 17 SEPTEMBER 2008


1. Draft-law on Authorisation to Legislate on Criminal Matters (accepted, ready for discussion and voting; will not be submitted to the relevant Commission for previous examination; will follow special process)

2. Parliamentary consideration of Decree Law No. 22/2008 of 16 July on the establishment of the Economic Stabilisation Fund (the consideration having been requested and accepted by the Chair, this semi-political and legislative control mechanism will follow a special process and it shall not undergo prior examination at the relevant Commission)

3. Draft Resolution on the National Parliament’s Budget (to be presented)

4. Draft Basic Education Law (ready for discussion and general voting, once the initial consideration phase is over and after the report and opinion of the competent Commission are presented)

5. Draft-law on Organisation and Functioning of Parliamentary Administration (with the relevant Commission for initial consideration)

6. Draft-law on Weapons (at the Plenary, for specific debate)

7. Draft Resolutions on the Ratification of ILO Conventions Nos. 29 and 182 (with the relevant Commission for consideration)

8. Government interpellation over the Execution of the State Budget for the 2007 Transitional Period (requested by FRETILIN Parliamentary Bench; matter submitted to the Parliamentary Leaders Conference in due time; SAPLEN prepared debate guide proposal and it is now for the interpellants to decide whether the initiative remains valid or not)

9. Draft Resolution on the Arrangement on Traditional Border Crossing and Regulated Markets between Timor-Leste and Indonesia (with the relevant Commission for consideration)

10. Draft-law on Protection of Witnesses (with the relevant Commission for initial consideration)

11. Draft-law amending the Civil Service Law (with the relevant Commission for initial consideration)

12. Draft Deliberation on the Indicative Calendar of the Meetings of the Commissions (presented and scheduled for debate, which has never been finalised; to be scheduled again should there be an interest. Some Members of Parliament have suggested during plenary meetings and Leaders Conferences to consider the possible reduction of the number of standing specialised commissions)

13. Draft-law on the remuneration of Members of the National Electoral Commission (prepared by an adviser and submitted to the Chair; awaiting decision on the initiative to be presented; it is obviously open for subscription by interested Members of Parliament)

Other legislations not included in the list but nevertheless expected to be discussed include:

· Military Service draft-law (currently under debate in the Council of Ministers)
· National Security draft-law (currently being revised; to be submitted to the Council of Ministers soon)
· A bill amending the law on pensions for former MPs and former office holders (proposed by PSD MP Fernando Gusmão, amongst others)
· CAVR Resolution (proposed by PUN MPs amongst others)

* Information note prepared by the Serviço de Apoio ao Plenário (Plenary Support Service) in accordance with the order of priorities for scheduling matters as fixed, on an indicative basis, by the Conference of the Representatives of the Parliamentary Benches on their meeting of 15 September 2008

Types of Kisses Part 2

Setalah mengetahui macam-macam jenis ciuman yang pastinya akan menambah romantisme kehidupan cinta Anda dan pasangan, sekarang saatnya untuk mengetahui lanjutan tipe-tipe ciuman yang dapat dipraktekkan bersama pasangan.

1. Hand kiss, cium tangan pasangan Anda dengan lembut mulai dari lengan atas, ketiak hingga jari jemari mereka.

2. Letter kiss, sekali waktu berikan ciuman 'bayangan' berupa surat yang berisikan bentuk bibir Anda. Pada amplop surat dapat dituliskan "xxx" untuk memancing rasa ingin tahu pasangan kemudian tempatkan pada tempat-tempat tak terduga seperti di stir mobil, layar laptop, ataupun di bekal makan siangnya.

3. Nip kiss, ciuman tak melulu menggunakan bibir dan lidah, gigi juga dapat digunakan. Anda dapat mencium setiap lekuk tubuh pasangan dengan pura-pura menggigit. Tapi berhati-hatilah saat melakukan hal tersebut karena jika terlalu keras akan menyakiti pasangan.

4.Searching the cavern, jangan lupakan pusar, lubang di tengah perut ini juga dapat memancing gairah pasangan. Cium bagian pusar pasangan dengan lembut dan sesekali gunakanlah lidah Anda untuk memberikan sensasi kepada pasangan.

5. Sip kiss, teguk sedikit minuman favorit Anda baik soft drink, yogurt, atau hanya sekedar air putih lalu cium bibir pasangan Anda sambil pindahkan air ke bibirnya.

6. Talking kiss sambil mencium pasangan ucapkanlah kata-kata mesra. Selain sensasi yang didapat, isi hati Andapun dapat diketahui oleh pasangan.

7. Tiger kiss, diam-diam peluk pasangan dari belakang lalu cium lehernya sambil mengeluarkan bunyi seperti macan, jika Anda melakukannya dengan benar pasti pasangan akan terkejut dan ingin lagi.

8. Quickie kiss, ciuman yang dapat Anda lakukan di jam-jam sibuk. Kecup hidung atau bibir pasangan dengan cepat kemudian lepaskan.

9. Vacuum kiss, ketika akan berciuman dan bibir pasangan sudah terbuka, saat itu hiruplah udara dari mulutnya dengan menggunakan mulut bukan hidung.

10. Wake up kiss. Bangun pagi bukan saja menggantikan stamina tetapi juga dapat dijadikan saat yang tepat untuk bercinta. Bangunkan pasangan dengan mencium leher hingga bibirnya.

Abortion, Catholic Sex Scandals, the Bishop of Scranton, and Joe Biden's Communion

Once again, the emotionally charged issue of abortion has penetrated a presidential campaign, especially among Roman Catholic voters.

The bishop of Scranton, Pa., home to a strong conservative Catholic population, has forbidden Sen. Joe Biden, a Scranton native, from receiving communion in his hometown.

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Biden, like 14 other Democrats in the Senate, is both pro-choice and Catholic. So the bishop decreed that the party's vice presidential candidate was not welcome at the communion rail. These Senate Democrats and many other Catholics—including this writer—do not necessarily favor abortion, but we do not feel our religious views should be foisted on others in a nation where church and state are divided.

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. is the only Senate Democratic Catholic who is against abortion rights. Yet, he voted last year with the others on a bill that would have overturned the "Mexico City policy," which prohibits U.S. foreign aid for organizations that provide abortions. (Casey's late father, Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey, was also against abortion rights, and in 1992 Democrats made a big mistake by not allowing him to speak at the Democratic convention. He should have been heard. In 2008, the younger Casey did address the convention.)

In the 2004 election, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts felt the wrath of some Catholic organizations for favoring abortion rights. A few prelates of the church said Kerry and other lawmakers who agreed with him should not receive communion.

As a Catholic since birth and one raised by a devout Irish Catholic mother, I have serious problems with my church on this matter.

I admit it relates in large part to the pedophilia scandals that have ripped the church in recent years. Many priests (roughly 5,000 were accused) have been found to have abused young males and young girls, some of them altar boys. For years, the problem was hidden from public view, with priests routinely sent to other parishes without warning the new church—and certainly without informing the authorities. Some cardinals were even involved, and they were, in my view, committing criminal acts as conspirators.

For the record, rape and child molestation are crimes. Covering it up is a crime. Abortion is not a crime because of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.

More than $1 billion in church and insurance money has been paid to victims of pedophilia and their families for the suffering they endured. Most of the victims were youngsters who looked on priests as moral guardians and were afraid to even tell their parents.

In the past few years, but too slowly for me, the church has attempted to get rid of these men and prevent such an outrage from taking place again. Pope Benedict, in his trip to the United States earlier this year, talked forcefully about the personal sorrow he felt about this outrage.

Is it any wonder, though, that some of us resent this bishop in Scranton telling Biden he could not receive communion? He had to know it would hit the national news.

That division of church and state has application here. No priest, minister, or rabbi should be telling the flock how to vote or for whom. Some do, and they are wrong.

The Knights of Columbus, in a harsh attack on Biden in a full-page ad on September 19 in USA Today, said in sum: "Your unwillingness to bring your Catholic moral views into the public policy arena on this issue alone is troubling." Here's an answer to the Knights: Every survey in recent years shows that at least half the Catholics in the United States are pro-choice. I assume you would like to read us out of the church. I will not let you dictate to me on public policy, nor should Senator Biden.

In earlier days, the Catholic vote was strongly Democratic, largely among working-class citizens in urban areas. There has been a remarkable shift to the GOP in recent elections, and Sen. John McCain, the party's nominee, is certain to get strong Catholic support from conservatives in the church. Abortion is not the only reason, but it will be a significant factor.

Whether Joe Biden is allowed to receive communion in his hometown may not seem like a big event in this fall campaign, yet it is important and disturbing to this Catholic.

Claim That Gusmao Ordered Dili's Days of Rage

VIOLENCE that ran over four days in May in East Timor and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri was part of a plan instigated by the President Xanana Gusmao, according to new claims in Dili.

A statement by the former vice-commander of Dili district police, Abilio "Mausoko" Mesquita, alleges that Mr Gusmao ordered him to carry out an attack on the house belonging to army Brigadier Taur Matan Ruak.

Mesquita was arrested by the Australian Federal Police on June 19 with several automatic rifles. He was filmed at the scene of the attack on the brigadier's house on May 25, which he was alleged to have led.

In his statement taken from Dili's Becora prison, Mesquita says: "During the confrontations between PNTL (the police) and FDTL (the army) and the shooting at the brigadier's house, the Supreme Commander, Mr Xanana, gave the command and ordered the shooting."

Mesquita says in the statement that he told his story to the UN head of mission in East Timor, Sukehiro Hasegawa, who visited him in the prison after his arrest.

He says that before carrying out the attack, he had notified Taur Matan Ruak and four senior commanders in the army of his orders from the President.

He repeatedly told Mr Hasegawa that Xanana was the author of the crisis.

Mesquita says he repeated these claims to Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta when he allegedly visited Mesquita in jail on August 13.

If true, the statement implicates the President in what was effectively an armed coup to create the conditions for the resignation of the legally elected Prime Minister.

Mr Gusmao could not be contacted last night for comment.

The statement also details the visit of two Australian army majors who questioned Mesquita on his role in the violence and about his political allegiances.

Mesquita is still in the Becora jail, from which rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado and 56 others walked out on August 30.

The statement was said to have been written in the prison and delivered to the US embassy in Dili as a means for Mesquita to secure his release.

The statement refers to a meeting at the President's office before the crisis, where, in the presence of local leaders, including chief of police Paulo Martins, Mr Ramos Horta and the Bishop of Baucau, it is alleged that the President discussed the need to get rid of the government of Mr Alkatiri because of its perceived "communist" sympathies.

Other sources within the veterans' organisation independently confirm that they were invited to a meeting with the President at his residence in the hills above Dili in March, where a plan to remove Mr Alkatiri was discussed.

Investigation of the individuals involved in the three main attacks on the East Timor Defence Force in May shows that every one of them was led by leaders who have since publicly acknowledged their allegiance to the President.

Those who led the other two major attacks on the army, namely Major Reinado and Vicente de Conceicao, have repeatedly declared their support for Mr Gusmao.

Intervención del Segundo Secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba en Cumbre de G-15

Señor Presidente, Excelencias:
Ante todo, quisiera agradecer la invitación hecha a Cuba para
participar en este importante encuentro. Aprovecho igualmente la
oportunidad para felicitar a Argelia por su labor al frente del Grupo
y desearle los mayores éxitos a la República Islámica de Irán al
asumir esta importante responsabilidad.
Desde el primer momento en que conocimos del interés en celebrar
esta
reunión Cumbre del G 15 en La Habana , en el marco de la XIV
Conferencia de Jefes de Estado y Gobierno del Movimiento de Países No
Alineados, expresamos nuestro pleno apoyo a la idea.
El G 15 no es de ningún modo un foro ajeno al MNOAL. Todo lo contrario.
El
Grupo se creó precisamente como resultado de una iniciativa surgida
hace
17 años en el Movimiento de Países No Alineados. Sin duda alguna, son
muchos y diversos los intereses comunes que compartimos.
Apreciamos la atención especial que brinda este Grupo a los temas
de
comercio y desarrollo, las finanzas, la cooperación Sur-Sur y la
Cooperación Norte-Sur , reiterando las tradicionales demandas de los
países en desarrollo al respecto.
En opinión de Cuba, el G 15 debe y puede fortalecer y actualizar su
papel
frente a los crecientes retos que representan el proceso de
globalización
y el desarrollo.
El G 15 debe y puede actuar como catalizador de una mayor
cooperación
Sur-Sur y potenciar dicha cooperación hacia una mayor cohesión y
solidez de los países en desarrollo en sus esfuerzos por alcanzar un
diálogo Norte-Sur más fluido y positivo.
Señor Presidente, distinguidos participantes:
Son muchos los retos que tiene ante sí el G 15. Los países del Sur no
tenemos otra alternativa que unirnos y emprender acciones concertadas
para
vencer los obstáculos comunes que enfrentamos.
Confiamos en que esta reunión en La Habana se convertirá en un paso
importante hacia el logro de los objetivos del G 15, que en última
instancia son también objetivos de todos los países del Sur en nuestra
lucha por un mundo mejor y más justo.
El pueblo y el Gobierno cubanos ponen a su disposición su pleno
apoyo
y hospitalidad, que es nuestra modesta contribución al éxito que
estamos seguros tendrán sus trabajos.
Muchas gracias
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Arribó a Cuba Kofi Annan para trabajos de XIV Cumbre de MNOAL

família Reinada disse..

Era uma vez um reino reinado por um pseudo tolo que fez das cinzas palácio. Certa vez perguntado pelo povo pela razão de reino reinando nas cinzas, o reinante mostrou-lhes o caminho do reino verdejante e seguro da Balibar e de Maubisse.
As cinzas do reino de reinado, onde alexandre se delicia mantendo o contacto com o povo no ar desolado do palácio das manipulações e das traições.
Reinado o reino por vontade ferrea de mandar no povo que o ouvira gemer bastas vezes a falar à imprensa internacional, qual aflição abdominal, reina-se bastas vezes nos jardins do reino de Balibar e nos jardins frescos da Pousada de Maubisse. Reinando com Reinado, Alexandre "Xanana" vai silenciando a liberdade e a dignidade do país. Com o reino segurado por Reinado, a horta de Horta corre o risco de secar... a não ser que Reinado e o reinante Xanana permitam a Horta que se desloque para o Porto de Com para o Hotel do asutraliano que reina por aquelas paragens mas sem reino, simplesmente ignorado.

Reinantes e Reinados, todos juntos estão desgraçados... vão comer a horta toda e não nada deixarão para reinantes futuros...

piramida terbalik 5w + 1h

Mengapa kedua hal ini disebut sebagai dasar menulis bagi wartawan. Kedua teknik ini juga bisa, dan memang efektif, dipakai oleh penulis non-wartawan, termasuk bloger.

Salah satu ciri khas tulisan jurnalistik, seperti berita di suratkabar, adalah padat dan informatif, bukan bertele-tele apalagi berputar-putar. Sebab itulah dibuat formula “piramida terbalik” dan rumus 5W+1H; dengan begitu pembaca bisa memahami tulisan dengan lebih mudah.

menulis itu [bisa] mudah; blog berita; jarar siahaan

Tapi jangan mengira bahwa setiap wartawan otomatis sudah menguasai kedua teknik ini. Faktanya, banyak wartawan — baik yang bertugas meliput di lapangan [reporter] maupun tukang edit di kantor [redaktur] — yang tidak tahu apa itu piramida terbalik dan 5W+1H. Untuk membuktikannya, setelah membaca artikel ini, silakan buka koran-koran lokal di daerahmu dan lihatlah sendiri.

Piramida terbalik
Artikel berbentuk berita memiliki struktur unik: Inti informasi ditulis pada alinea awal [disebut sebagai "lead" atau "teras berita"; biasanya satu hingga dua paragraf], data-data penting menyusul pada alinea-alinea selanjutnya, lalu penjelasan tambahan, dan diakhiri dengan informasi lain yang bukan bersifat informasi utama. Inilah yang disebut sebagai piramida terbalik.

Bagi pembaca sebuah artikel, piramida terbalik memudahkannya menangkap inti cerita, sebab informasi yang paling pokok langsung dibeberkan sejak alinea-alinea awal.

Sementara bagi redaktur di meja redaksi, piramida terbalik juga memberi keuntungan. Yaitu ketika sebuah artikel harus diperpendek karena kolom terbatas sementara waktu [deadline] sudah mepet, maka redaktur tinggal memotong bagian bawah. Kalimat-kalimat yang dibuang itu tidak akan mengurangi makna artikel, asalkan ditulis dalam bentuk piramida terbalik.

5W+1H
Suatu ketika aku iseng-iseng bertanya pada seorang wartawan yang sudah 20 tahun lebih menulis di sebuah koran besar, dan sering disebut sebagai wartawan senior.

“Apa yang dimaksud dengan nilai berita?” tanyaku.

“5W dan 1H,” jawabnya.

Aku kaget bukan kepalang. Karena, jawabannya salah.

5W+1H adalah unsur berita, bukan nilai berita. Sementara nilai berita adalah elemen-elemen yang membuat sebuah peristiwa atau percakapan layak disebut sebagai berita — hal ini akan kutulis pada kesempatan lain. Sekarang aku hanya ingin menulis soal unsur berita 5W+1H.

Itu adalah singkatan dari “what, who, when, where, why, how,” yang dalam bahasa Indonesia menjadi “apa, siapa, kapan, di mana, mengapa, bagaimana.” Semua unsur inilah yang harus terkandung dalam sebuah artikel biasa atau berita biasa. Aku sengaja memakai istilah “artikel biasa” karena dalam karya tulis bentuk lain, seperti feature dan esai, tidak semua unsur 5W+1H harus dipenuhi.

Memasukkan keenam unsur ini ke dalam tulisan adalah mudah, sama saja ketika kita berbicara secara lisan dengan seseorang. Misalkan engkau baru tiba di kantor lalu bercerita pada rekanmu tentang kecelakaan yang kaulihat di jalan.

“Waduh, lo tahu nggak, tadi tuh, sekitar pukul 7 [KAPAN], dekat lampu merah Jalan SM Raja [DI MANA], ada kecelakaan langsung terjadi di depan mata gua. Satu mobil sedan nabrak motor [APA]. Sopirnya [SIAPA] nggak apa-apa, tapi yang punya motor [SIAPA] tewas di tempat. Yang salah sih si korban. Gua sempat lihat, dia nggak peduli lampu merah, malah dia tancap gas motornya. Nah, waktu menerobos lampu merah itu, mobil sedan dari arah kanan juga sedang kencang, dia ketabrak dan jatuh, kepalanya berdarah [BAGAIMANA]. Kasihan banget. Gua sempat berhentikan motor gua, lalu bantu geser motor korban. Nggak lama polisi datang. Menurut polisi, ternyata motor dia tuh lagi putus rem [MENGAPA]. Padahal tadi sempat gua kira dia sengaja ngebut.”

Cerita di atas sudah cukup jelas. Kawanmu pasti paham apa sebenarnya inti dari ceritamu. Tapi coba bayangkan apabila salah satu unsur cerita itu tidak kausebutkan, misalnya unsur DI MANA, pasti kawanmu akan bertanya-tanya, “Lo gimana sih, dari tadi asyik cerita tabrakan tapi nggak bilang di mana tempat kejadiannya.” [www.blogberita.com]

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