Age not inhibit Romario to return to the gridiron. Brazilian football legend lives that have decided to play again.
Is a division two club Liga Brazil, America, which will accommodate the man who is aged 43 years.
Not without reason if Romario decided to revoke the decision pensiunnya. He wanted to realize the dream of the father to see it play club favorite, America, even though the father has died years ago.
"I will play for a few minutes one or two in the match for America," said Romario the Brazilian media.
"This is how I can meet the long dream of my father," the firm claimed the 1000 goal has been to print more again.
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- In my Afghanistan, the days are compiled images of Afghans living their simple lives.
My Afghanistan is a kaleidoscope of real people, from the stick-thin bearded Paghmani man, an imposing 6-foot-5, rhythmically lifting rocks, 12 hours a day, seven days a week for $4 a day, his shalwar kameez billowing in the hot summer breezes; to the grin of the boy in his blue shirt as he labors to cut the alfalfa after school to feed the flock of big-bottomed sheep.
To the kiss of the old widow, her family gone, whose feet hurt incessantly; she's forgotten the English she once knew when she worked for the government. And of course, to the communities my organization works with to help them better their lives through direct education and training programs.
A Pashtun orphan, about 11, enters my office with a plate of freshly picked summer apricots. He was rescued from a madrassa that trained him how to throw grenades and to be a suicide bomber. He spends time with me when he gets a chance, tidying my desk, pulling my papers out of the copier and stacking them.
We can't speak much as I do not know Pashtun and he hasn't yet learned Dari or English, but he tucks his head into the crook of my neck for a couple of minutes watching me type. In these gentle moments, he begins to unwind and I experience the fragile connection that is being created between our worlds.
Living and working in Afghanistan for nearly five years now, I do not recognize most of what the international news accounts of this area report as anything remotely close to my experience.
A visiting journalist recently observed with some surprise that "parts of Afghanistan are at war and parts are peaceful." Indeed, like Ireland and many other sites of civil unrest in the world, there are pockets of peace and pockets of war.
The things that concern me most as I go about my day-to-day activities are not suicide bombers, kidnappings, and the "insurgency." These are all just a backdrop to the much more textured story that is Afghanistan, though it rarely touches the lives of the 2,500 or so foreign aid workers who live and work in Kabul. Yet these stories of violence dominate the news outside and thus color the way the world imagines Afghanistan.
Internationals living in the country are constantly bombarded with "threat alerts" and rarely visit the desperately poor Afghan communities their projects are ostensibly attempting to help. This is what concerns me: how my country is spending development dollars here without really being here.
The results of the fear that dominates the management of most development projects are an incompletely informed group of international professionals working in Afghanistan who can literally spend years here without seeing the country but through the windows of their armored cars.
Living as they do under cloistered, fearful conditions behind razor-wired walls, venturing out only to a select list of "secure" locations, they make often questionable decisions on spending, frequently without the input of Afghan nationals. From this entrenched, isolated position, they are managing hundreds of millions of dollars of international development funds.
When news reports talk about Afghanistan's high levels of corruption, they do not lift the veils to see that the development projects themselves are actually enabling it with security conditions that resemble apartheid.
While folks at home are hunkering down, Afghanistan projects are concerned with tripling their monthly "burn rates" and managing projects remotely -- projects that almost certainly are less than the books indicate, or worse, have been paid for several times over by different organizations.
It is time for those controlling the funding investment in this country to listen to their citizens, especially Afghan-Americans and other Americans like me and my family who live and work here. We are the people on the front lines, and connected as we are to the community here, we have much to offer in the way of supporting the success of the donor efforts.
The good news is that there are more than a few Americans in this country who have the privilege of experiencing the Afghan people the way I do. But so far, my attempts to connect them with the American mission here as the new administration "rethinks" the strategy for Afghanistan have been unsuccessful as calls and e-mails to the ambassador have gone unanswered.
There is a story of a young American worker for a nongovernmental organization who stopped on the road recently to pull out a van that was stuck in the snow, having veered into the oncoming lane when the sun was going down.
In the car were two women, three small children and an elderly man, plus the two men who were attempting to dig out the wheels with sticks. It took less than 10 minutes to pull them out, and they were grateful for the help... they'd been there for nearly four hours and many trucks and security vehicles had passed them without offering a helping hand. They thought they would either freeze or be pushed over the brink of the cliff once it darkened. I know that story is true because the young man is my son Reese and I was with him.
I propose a simple and very Afghan solution to the Afghanistan dilemma: We need to be good neighbors. Offer help. Be visible. Take some risks to communicate with ordinary people.
My young Pashtun orphan, trained to kill, is now growing up in an institution where he mixes with internationals, with the very "infidels" he was previously conditioned to hate. ... Are these not the ways for us to build bridges into this community? With shared meals instead of divisive policies? These are not new thoughts, but they are often unspoken and certainly not practiced in America's Afghanistan, which is a world divided by sandbags, concrete T-beams and armed guards.
I'm terribly shocked after I read on Perez Hilton that the RnB superstar Rihanna was beaten, bloodied, bruised and only God knows what else Chris Brown did to her. Latest update stated that she suffered two "huge contusions" on both side of her forehead, a bloody lip and bloody nose.
Chris Brown allegedly abused his girlfriend because she had accused him for flirting with another woman. He was arrested but released after posting $50,000 bail. That's why the duo cancelled their performances at the Grammys.
Poor Rihanna. I feel bad for her.
Under this circumstances, her record label hinted that her concert tour this Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be canceled. Even though the record label hasn't announced anything yet, I believe Rihanna concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, is also likely to be cancelled. In that case, Rihanna fans in Indonesia will be disappointed (again!) for the second time. The first schedule was cancelled due to travel warning.
Oh well, I guess her big fans won't mind waiting her to get full recovery before doing another world concert. Stay strong and get well soon Rihanna!
This morning, after breakfast and spend a warm cup of tea in the hotel lobby before leaving office, I visited the self menyempatkan my old friend, Professor Google and ask about the list of terrorist version of the United States. Professor and Google directs me to the official site Ministry of Home Affairs, the United States lists the organization "terrorist". Organization so that the target is the United Somali mujahidin groups who joined in the Al-Shabaab ... surprise me is one of the inclusion of groups in Israel in their terrorist list! I want to complete? please read:)
1. Kach and Kahane Chai (Israel)
2. Abu Nidal Organization (Ano)
3. Al-Shabaab (Somalia)
4. Abu Sayyaf Group
5. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
6. Ansar al-Islam
7. Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
8. Asbat al-Ansar
9. Aum Shinrikyo
10. Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
11. Communist Party of the Philippines / New People's Army (CPP / NPA)
12. Continuity Irish Republican Army
13. Gama'a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group)
14. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
15. Vowel ul-Mujahidin (Hum)
16. Hizballah (Party of God)
17. Islamic Jihad Group
18. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
19. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) (Army of Mohammed)
20. Congregation Islamiya organization (JI)
21. al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)
22. Kahane Chai (Kach)
23. Kongra-Gel (KGK, formerly Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, Kadek)
24. Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous)
25. Lashkar i Jhangvi
26. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
27. Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
28. Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM)
29. Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (Mek)
30. National Liberation Army (ELN)
31. Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
32. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
33. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLF)
34. PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)
35. Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (QJBR) (al-Qaida in Iraq) (formerly Jama'at al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, JTJ, al-Zarqawi Network)
36. al-Qa'ida
37. al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly GSPC)
38. Real IRA
39. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
40. Revolutionary Nuclei (formerly Ela)
41. Revolutionary Organization 17 November
42. Revolutionary People's Liberation Party / Front (DHKP / C)
43. Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL)
44. United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup that overthrew Afghan president Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who had come to power by ousting the king in 1973. The president was assassinated and a pro-Soviet Communist government under Noor Mohammed Taraki was established. In 1979 another coup, which brought Hafizullah Amin to power, provoked an invasion (Dec., 1979) by Soviet forces and the installation of Babrak Karmal as president.
The Soviet invasion, which sparked Afghan resistance, intially involved an estimated 30,000 troops, a force that ultimately grew to 100,000. The mujahidin were supported by aid from the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, channeled through Pakistan, and from Iran. Although the USSR had superior weapons and complete air control, the rebels successfully eluded them. The conflict largely settled into a stalemate, with Soviet and government forces controlling the urban areas, and the Afghan guerrillas operating fairly freely in mountainous rural regions. As the war progressed, the rebels improved their organization and tactics and began using imported and captured weapons, including U.S. antiaircraft missiles, to neutralize the technological advantages of the USSR.
In 1986, Karmal resigned and Mohammad Najibullah became head of a collective leadership. In Feb., 1988, President Mikhail Gorbachev announced the withdrawal of USSR troops, which was completed one year later. Soviet citizens had become increasingly discontented with the war, which dragged on without success but with continuing casualties. In the spring of 1992, Najibullah's government collapsed and, after 14 years of rule by the People's Democratic party, Kabul fell to a coalition of mujahidin under the military leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud.
The war left Afghanistan with severe political, economic, and ecological problems. More than 1 million Afghans died in the war and 5 million became refugees in neighboring countries. In addition, 15,000 Soviet soldiers were killed and 37,000 wounded. Economic production was drastically curtailed, and much of the land laid waste. At the end of the war more than 5 million mines saturated approximately 2% of the country, where they will pose a threat to human and animal life well into the 21st cent. The disparate guerrilla forces that had triumphed proved unable to unite, and Afghanistan became divided into spheres of control. These political divisions set the stage for the rise of the Taliban later in the decade
Elite army unit combat reconnaissance Komando TNI Strategic Reserve Forces (Kostrad) for the simulation exercise on terrorism. In the simulation performed Thursday (30 / 7) dinihari, team members menggerebek terrorist headquarters in the City of Bogor, West Java.
Dozens of armed forces personnel barrel length, cover the head, and all black clothes directly in the house break in cereals, Bogor, place the child suspected of fruit Noordin Mohammad Top. Identity of the known home of the terrorist based on intelligence reports.
After the break in the door, shooting is not avoided. One by one digeledah room. In short, this Kostrad elite troops kill eight successful terrorist group in the state killed. The military that is always ready for combat action to secure the country from terror. (FRI / VIN)
Forget a moment a matter of state argued that "more terrorists" rather than "Islamic." Forget the matter of "fears that deliberately created and maintained" and other conspiracy theories. While many are indeed now mengatasnamakan Islam and even the name of God to do the follow-terrorism. That is a fact that can not be denied.
Some time ago, Abu Dujana didor Densus 88 in Banyumas. Not only that, Densus 88 also shoots menciduk JI leaders, Zarkasih alias champion and "Roy Suryo" its Abu Dujana, Arif Syaifudin, also Aris Widodo, Isa Ansyori Muchairom, Fauzan Nur Ade Setiawan, Nur Afifudin alias alias Haryanto Suharto, and Azis Mustofa aka Train. Despite politicians koar-koar because dianaktirikan feel, I say goodbye for police, BIN, and other stakeholders to work hard for this.
It is true, India is not yet 100% safe, especially Abu Dujana claim has been 500 kg of explosives and weapons fire. The arrest may make the structure of JI shaky, but with a strong organizational cells, can be ascertained immediately JI akan install Anyar leaders and staff in the organization. But, what is Islamic terror carpenters make?
If read carefully, more than 3 / 4 the content of Al-Qur'an akhlakul Karimah review the matter. Concerning the nature and noble behavior that must be done, how kind to the children of parents, families, the Sakinah, courtesy in berkehidupan social, and things related. Moreover, if dirunut to the back, this book is derived to improve the morals of mankind marut vulgar. He is also the figure itself is very good in gentleness and courteous in every lakunya said. No wonder that since the youth, he has a lot of people being considered.
Al-Qur'an and As-sunah is actually more a matter of review "we." Very rarely written about "their" or "them" with the faith that is not "we." Toh, religious is a choice that can not be forced. As written in QS Al Baqarah 256, "There is no compulsion to (enter) religion (Islam)." That means that we should not compel people to convert us. We also can not compel others to necessarily follow what we want.
Also in QS Al An'am 108, Allah said, "And do not curse the gods they worship other than Allah, because they will curse God to exceed the limit without knowledge." So also does not make sense if we condemn United States or israel, let alone to call them (sorry) infidelity. It's definitely wrong.
If you can honestly, Islam in Indonesia is unique. Despite the largest Muslim population in the world, they split in the many classes, parties, clan, group, and the other constraint. Typically, between the one with the other difficult to appreciate each other and feel that dirinyalah the most good and most true.
Of course this is too funny for jokes. Islam bertuhankan one, nabinya also the same, have the same book. Jaman Prophet, Islam is also one. But why Muslims are now making a line pembeda alone? The actual pembeda vulnerable even on the split. Adem is calm, I would have a bomb. It's a busy ngurus education and health, others make even damaged a cafe and bar.
Until this far, winning the western world in Iptek and ekonopolitik. It is foolish if we fight with weapons weapons. Kalahnya clear. If you really want diunggulkan Islam, must with a clean heart and a brilliant brain. With the way the more intelligent and tactical. Not with the bombardment and terror penebaran here and there.
Shoptalk so it can not be avoided as a challenge that must be faced in time man. Dynamics of the change in time can make anyone more distant from religion. The problem now is that how we always update towards the era without ignoring signs-signs that exist.
Religion and holy book was revealed by the omniscient God knows everything. Musti that religion is not changed. But we as human beings.