Sabtu, 05 Januari 2013

United boss Ferguson angry over Tottenham's Fryers deal

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has accused Tottenham Hotspur of "manipulating the rules" in signing his former defender Ezekiel Fryers and urged the Premier League to stop the player's registration.

The 20-year-old was out of contract at United in the close season. He looked set to join Tottenham but the deal broke down when the clubs failed to agree a compensation package.

England youth international Fryers then moved to Standard Liege in Belgium but completed a transfer to Tottenham on Thursday, with media reports estimating the fee at three million pounds.

"We expected that," Ferguson told the United website (www.manutd.com) on Friday. "I think it's a blatant manipulation of the rules.

"Tottenham did nothing wrong as he went to Standard Liege. They tried to buy him off us and we'd been looking for a certain figure - they wouldn't pay it but asked if they could take him down there on trial and at that time he was out of contract in June.

"He went down on trial. They then said they weren't prepared to pay the money and all of a sudden he signed for Standard Liege," added Ferguson.

"We knew immediately and suspected that he would return to Tottenham in January and that's happened," he said as he prepared for his club's FA Cup third-round tie at West Ham United on Saturday.

Premier League rules say that teams wanting to sign under-23s who have rejected an offer of a new contract must agree compensation with the player's club.

If no compensation fee can be agreed, it is decided by a tribunal. In the case of Fryers, United had been holding out for six million pounds, according to media reports.

The defender was able to join Standard for a smaller fee dictated by the compensation system of world soccer's ruling body FIFA.

"There's nothing we can do about it but I think that really we should, first of all, register our discontent," Ferguson said. "I think the league should look into it.

"The registration should be stopped until they investigate it thoroughly. There's bound to be a trail, either mobile phones or e-mails, that could give you the full story.

"I must say I'm disappointed in Tottenham. For whatever reason, a club that size has decided to go down this route."

A Tottenham spokesman told the BBC: "Zeki enjoyed his time at Standard. However when Standard sacked their manager in November Zeki wasn't part of the new manager's plans which he accepts and understands happens in football.

"Unfortunately a combination of this and the fact he had become homesick meant he wanted to return to England.

"His representatives made contact with clubs in England. This afforded us a second opportunity to sign the player and as per FIFA's solidarity contribution mechanism, Manchester United will receive five percent of the transfer fee we have paid," said the Spurs spokesman.

Spurs entertain third tier Coventry in the FA Cup on Saturday.

(Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Tony Jimenez)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever...Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities...A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger takes his own personal tank out for a spin

Arnold Schwarzenegger owns his own tank. Because of course he would.

If any private citizen was going to possess their own tank, obviously it would be Arnold Schwarzenegger. But it’s not just for joy rides and smashing cars – though he did drive me around on it, and he did roll over and flatten an old clunker with it. It’s a tank that does have personal meaning to him, and he uses it for an altruistic purpose.

The tank in question in an M47 Patton. Produced between 1951 and 1953, the 50-ton behemoths are still in service across the globe 60 years later. And Schwarzenegger told me and an assembled group of around 15 journalists on Friday that this was “exactly the very tank that I drove in the Austrian Army when I was 18 years old.”

Schwarzenegger was required to serve at least a year in the military, and he told us he went in right after finishing trade school. He said, “I learned how to drive the tank, which was always my fascination, I think, because I grew up after the war, and I saw the British troops that occupied our area. So I always wanted to be a tank driver.”

Schwarzenegger recounted how they would go off on maneuvers for weeks at a time. In the evenings, they would dig out a trench that he would roll the tank over, and he and his crew would sleep on the dirt underneath. He also revealed that the side of the tank featured a large tool box, but he used his to house his weightlifting equipment. He kept his barbells and dumbbells on hand so he could train every night while they were away from base. That way he was able to stay in shape so that a few months after leaving the service, he was able to compete in his first Mr. Universe competition in 1966. He came in second that year, and then won the amateur title the next (and the pro title the three following years).

Schwarzenegger said he obtained the tank in 1992 and brought it to this country intending it to be part of a planned Planet Hollywood establishment in Las Vegas. That didn’t pan out, so now the tank resides at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio just outside of Los Angeles. Melody Ranch formerly belonged to Gene Autry, and countless classic Westerns were and continue to be shot there, including the recent “Django Unchained.” The ranch is also home to a collection of military vehicles used in making movies, and owners Renaud and Andre Veluzat have spent the past number of years restoring the tank. They put a new engine in the M47 and replaced the treads, so the old machine, now in its sixth decade, can still rip it up (the tank, I mean, but I suppose the same can be said of Schwarzenegger himself).

Schwarzenegger uses the tank for loftier purposes than just giving film journalists a thrill – though it does that exceptionally well. He told us he mostly uses it in coordination with his foundation, which for 20 years has been dedicated to creating after-school programs across the country. As an incentive for inner-city kids to stay in school and off the streets, he invites groups of students up to the ranch to take rides with him.

As for my trip on the tank, I got to stand on the outside of it hanging on to a grip on the turret as Schwarzengger sat in the driver’s seat (yes, he really drove it by himself). He gunned it, approaching the tank’s top speed of 30-some mph. The ride was surprisingly smooth, and it could take sharper corners than you would expect. I had to duck more than once to avoid getting smacked in the face by tree branches. The roar of the engine was deafening, but you could still smell Schwarzenegger’s cigar smoke above the exhaust. And then, after all the journalists got to take a few laps, he drove straight over a car just to show off.

Can a $1 Trillion Coin End Debt Ceiling Crisis?

What if the threat of a voluntary default by the United States could be erased by simply turning one tiny scrap of platinum into a coin?

That's right. No debt ceiling problem. No bickering in Congress. No market jitters. The only thing needed is for the Treasury Department to mint a platinum coin with a face value of $1 trillion.

Of course, this is not going to happen. Creating money out of thin air is hardly a solution. It could lead to even more concerns from those worried about inflation. Critics of the Federal Reserve's monetary easing programs would likely be apoplectic if the Treasury Department trumped Ben Bernanke's "helicopter drop" by minting a trillion more new dollars.

The influential New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has already dubbed the talk a "gimmick." But here is why some people think this bizarre strategy could work.

Last week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made it official: Federal borrowing has reached the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling.

Treasury, which runs the government's debt-issuance operation, is busy creating about $200 billion of headroom by employing what it calls "extraordinary measures." That should cover about two months' worth of borrowing.

When the two months expire, Treasury will no longer be able to pay the country's bills -- that is, it won't be able to borrow more money to pay for spending already authorized by Congress.

If Congress does not act to raise the debt ceiling, the U.S. will default on its debts. Not good. But this is where the platinum coin comes in. Normally, the Federal Reserve is charged with issuing currency. But U.S. law, specifically 31 USC § 5112, also grants Treasury permission to "mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins."

This section of law was meant to allow for the printing of commemorative coins and the like. But the Treasury Secretary has the authority to mint these coins in any denomination he or she sees fit.

With a $1 trillion coin in hand, Treasury could deposit the money into Fed accounts, and pay its debts in that manner, instead of relying on bond issuance.

And none of this requires Congressional consent. Talk about an elegant solution.

The White House unsurprisingly hasn't commented on the idea. But Rep. Jerrold Nadler is on board. "I'm being absolutely serious," he told Capital NY. "It sounds silly but it's absolutely legal."

How Does Justin Bieber Really Feel About Paparazzo’s Death?

After the death of paparazzo Chris Guerra, who was struck by a car on Tuesday while shooting what he thought was Justin Bieber getting pulled over by police, the singer expressed his sorrow in a press release put out by his record company, saying his “thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim” – although he never made a mention of the tragedy on his Twitter page. Instead, he’s been tweeting up a storm about his upcoming acoustic album, Believe.

So did that press release truly reflect the 18-year-old’s true feelings? Not according to a new report by TMZ, which spoke to multiple sources who claim Bieber actually had “very little respect” for the photog, but chose to keep his statement kind out of respect for Guerra’s grieving family.

The cub paparazzo, who was 29 and just got into the business last March after working at a casino in Las Vegas, had been following Bieber (or who he thought was Bieber) all day, and had even told a friend just before he was killed that he had photos of the singer smoking marijuana while driving his Ferrari. But the sources also tell TMZ that couldn’t have been true because the singer had only left The Four Seasons Hotel once that day, to grab lunch with friends at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, and there had been no pipe involved.

Guerra also reported back to his friend that he saw Selena Gomez’s car parked at the same hotel where Bieber was staying, but the TMZ source says that’s impossible because the two have not seen each other since a monster blow-out on December 30 – two days before the deadly incident – during a getaway to Mexico.

Although some celebrities, like Miley Cyrus, are using this sad situation to capitalize on their anti-paparazzi feelings, Guerra was not the harasser that Bieber’s people are painting him to be, according to those who knew him. A fellow photographer who worked with him at GSI Media told E! Online he was “a sweet, cool guy. You would never get into any scuffle or argument with him ... He never wanted to piss off anybody, was nice to all the celebrities and paps. He never had a problem with any guys. He was not your ordinary mosquito. He wasn't a crazy pap. He would just get too excited."

NASA’s Curiosity rover finds ‘flower’ on surface of Mars

NASA has released a series of new photos taken by its Curiosity rover that appear to show a “flower” on the surface of Mars.

NBCNews.com’s photo blog reports that the photos were taken as part of an effort to capture 360-degree images during Curiosity’s trek through Mars’ Yellowknife Bay.

New Jersey-based journalist and photographer Ken Kramer has assembled the Curiosity photographs, adding color to give a realistic view of what the rover is seeing on the planet’s surface.

But what has really caught people’s attention is a raw image from NASA’s photo feed that one reader on Above Top Secret has called a “Martian flower.” On the posting, the commenter going by the name “Arken,” writes: “The Albedo (or Reflectivity of Sun Light) of this object is very high, and its translucent appearance, the irregular conformation (like pistils) and the 'texture' of its wider areas is smooth, and seem that it is ground attached. This is the SECOND TRANSLUCENT ANOMALY detected by Curiosity in Gale Crater.”

NBC’s Alan Boyle writes that he at first assumed the “flower” was actually just a piece of plastic that had fallen off the Curiosity rover. A similar event happened in October. So, Boyle reached out to NASA spokesman Guy Webster. Interestingly, Webster shot down the plastic theory, saying in response, "That appears to be part of the rock, not debris from the spacecraft."

On Wednesday, scientists announced that an ancient rock that traveled from Mars to Earth over 2 billion years ago appears to have interacted with water on the planet’s surface.

So, what do you think? Does the image show a decayed piece of organic life residing on the surface of Mars?

Detroit reports highest homicide rate in 20 years

Violent crime in Detroit shadows the landscape like its rows of abandoned buildings, but now the city faces a new precedent, even as gun-related killings decline nationwide: More people were killed here last year than at any time in the past 20 years.

"America has a problem with guns, but the epicenter seems to be here in Detroit," Interim Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan said at a news conference Thursday, as city officials reported 386 criminal homicides in 2012, the highest since 1992.

"As the chief of police in the city of Detroit, I take a certain amount of blame for the spiraling gunplay in the city," he said, "but one of the things you should realize, and everybody here in this room should realize, is that gunplay is a national problem.”

Logan is correct: The United States is in the throes of another cultural self-examination about guns after the horrific deaths of 20 children and six adults at the hands of a 20-year-old gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Other city officials and urban crime experts say the problem is not just guns.

"At least two-thirds of the homicides in Detroit are related to drug sales, disputes between people selling drugs or disputes between people owing people money about drugs," said David Martin, director of the Urban Safety Program at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Martin has researched police reports in all parts of the city to examine crime patterns. He says Detroit's police have to develop more effective methods of dealing with the city's drug economy and its consequences. "And that's very difficult," Martin told Yahoo News.

Detroit reported 411 homicides in 2012, 25 of them deemed "justifiable" by FBI crime reporting standards. Still, the remaining 386 represent 54.6 homicides per 100,000 residents, according to the Detroit Free Press. In 1993 the rate was 57.6 homicides per 100,000 residents.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing also pointed toward community-based causes and, potentially, solutions, but he stopped short of singling out drugs or guns. "The release of annual crime statistics reminds us of the senselessness of crime and violence in our community; the challenges facing our police force; and the need to improve conflict resolution and other anti-crime initiatives," he said in a statement.

Statistically, said Martin, Detroit harbors a range of factors that would contribute to a high homicide rate. The city has a high proportion of young men aged 20-29, he said. That age group accounted for 131 homicide victims and has demographic connections to the drug trade. The number of young men in the city who struggle with dysfunctional families and the high number of vacant homes in Detroit make matters worse.

"Groups of thugs have taken over the neighborhoods, and they can do what they please," Martin said. "It's like the Wild West out there."

Possible solutions addressing the homicide problem could be found in working with that age group, Bing said. "We've got to wrap our arms as best we can around these young folks and let them know that when they get into these kinds of situation it doesn't necessitate a gun; it doesn't have to necessitate a fight."

The mayor said he would meet with Detroit public school officials to try to engage young people in the city. He also promised more communication with local media in 2013 to address the problem.

Martin said the dramatic increase appears to have motivated city, county, state and federal officials to address Detroit's violent crime problem.

"There is a full-court press going on," he said. "There's probably going to be a revamping of each of their crime-fighting strategies. The magical number of 400 homicides seems to spur action."

The city reported a 2.6 percent overall decrease in major crimes such as aggravated assault, burglary and rape, officials said. But it also experienced year-over-year increases in car thefts and robberies.

Jodi Arias Crime Scene Photo

Jodi Arias in court viewing an image of Travis Alexander's body.

Prosecutors in the trial of Jodi Arias have entered dozens of graphic crime scene photos into evidence during her murder trial. Photos of the location of the homicide, evidence recovered from the scene and graphic images of the victims body have all been displayed in court.

The 32-year-old photographer is accused of shooting her lover, Travis Alexander, in the face, stabbing him 27 times and slitting his throat from ear to ear in the shower of his Mesa, Ariz., apartment.

Arias has pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming she killed Alexander in self-defense. If convicted, she faces the death penalty.

American Eagle Pilot Kolbjorn Jarle Kristiansen Suspected Of Being Drunk Prior To Flight

Passengers who were supposed to fly from Minneapolis-St. Paul to New York's LaGuardia airport Friday morning may be relieved to know that they were delayed for good reason: Their pilot might have been drunk.

American Eagle crew members were getting ready for their flight at about 6 a.m. -- before any passengers had boarded -- when someone suspected the pilot, identified as Kolbjorn Jarle Kristiansen, had been drinking, the Associated Press reports.

"A witness smelled what they believed was alcohol on the breath of a pilot this morning," Patrick Hogan, a spokesman for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, told the AP. "Airport police followed up and conducted a breathalyzer. The pilot did fail the breathalyzer test, and was taken to Fairview Southdale hospital for blood tests."

According to ABC News, American Eagle said in a statement that it has a "well-established substance abuse policy that is designed to put the safety of our customers and employees first."

"We are cooperating with authorities and conducting a full internal investigation. The pilot will be withheld from service pending the outcome of the investigation," the airline continued, according to the report. The pilot was returned to airport police custody following his visit to the hospital.

Drunk passengers aren't altogether uncommon -- a supposedly intoxicated man traveling from Iceland was reportedly restrained by flight crew members after harassing passengers earlier this week -- but cases involving pilots suspected to be under the influence don't seem to pop up as often.

According to the AP, pilots are not allowed to fly within eight hours of drinking alcohol; they also can't have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 percent or higher. About 10,000 pilots are tested for drugs and alcohol each year; about a dozen don't pass the alcohol portion, the report notes.

Still, when pilots do drink and get caught, they're sure to make headlines.

In 2002, two allegedly drunk pilots operating a plane with 124 passengers were on their way to taxi when the plane was called back and they were arrested. In 2011, a United Express pilot was sentenced to six months in prison after he flew a plane from Austin, Texas, to Denver while under the influence.

More recently, a plane operated by two reportedly intoxicated pilots crashed in Russia, killing 10 of the 14 people who were on board.

Bon Jovi Hot: Singer Goes Shirtless On Beach (PHOTO)

Breaking news, y'all: Bon Jovi is still hot! That's right, the 50-year-old singer and wife Dorothea Hurley hit the beach in St. Barths in the early days of 2013 still looking incredibly trim and fit.

The married pair of 23 years was hit with a scare in November when their 19-year-old daughter Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, a student at Hamilton college, was hospitalized following a heroin overdose. "I'm shocked as much as the next parent with this situation and had no idea," Bon Jovi said in a statement following the incident. "Steph is a great kid. Great GPA. Cool school ... everything about it is idyllic. She was doing great, then a sudden and steep decline."

Women's Names Ruined By Songs: 23 Names Changed By Music

There exists a large body of songs named after women who ruined, inspired or ignored musicians. An even larger cast of influential women resides in the lyrics of songs with names like "Freek-a-Leek." And sometimes, these women go from being anecdotes in the lives of rappers and rockstars to generation-spanning symbols of seduction, sweetness, evil and/or any combination therein.

When that happens, it's probably best to avoid naming a child after a character in such a song. Consider this: Studies have shown that poorly chosen baby names can send your adorable bundle of joy down a path riddled with self-confidence issues and addiction. The wrong name can even cause your child to be ignored by teachers or stay single ... forever.

So should you name your daughter Roxanne? It's important to remember that a good number of the songs in the gallery that follow are written by men, so their perspective is neither authoritative nor objective. Just because some rockstar had a weird thing for some woman who was or wasn't actually named Sharona doesn't necessarily mean much. What it does mean: They'll be on the receiving end of an untold number of lame jokes.

Obama may round out natl. security team next week

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency possible.

Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is the front-runner for the top Pentagon post. Acting CIA director Michael Morell and Obama counterterrorism adviser John Brennan are leading contenders to head the spy agency.

White House aides said the president has not made a final decision on either post and won't until he returns from Hawaii, where he is vacationing with his family. Obama is due back in Washington Sunday morning.

Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state in December, his first step in filling out his second term Cabinet and national security team. Kerry, as well as the nominees for the Pentagon and CIA, must be confirmed by the Senate.

Hagel, the former senator from Nebraska, is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. If confirmed, Hagel would give Obama a whiff of bipartisanship in his Cabinet if confirmed.

Even before his nomination, Hagel's consideration for the top Pentagon job raised concerns among some of his former Senate colleagues, who questioned his pronouncements on Iraq, Israel and the Middle East. Troubling for some lawmakers are Hagel's comments and actions on Israel, including his reference to the "Jewish lobby" in the United States.

Hagel has also been criticized for comments he made in 1998 about an openly gay nominee for an ambassadorship. In an interview with the Omaha World-Herald in 1998, Hagel said he believed that for a U.S. ambassador, "it is an inhibiting factor to be gay" and referred to James C. Hormel as "openly, aggressively gay". He has since apologized for those comments.

If nominated and confirmed, Hagel would replace current Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Morell has served as the CIA's acting director since early November, after David Petraeus resigned after admitting to an affair with his biographer.

Brennan, Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, worked at the CIA for 25 years, including a stint as station chief in Saudi Arabia. He also served as chief of staff to then CIA Director George Tenet from 1999 to 2001, when he was named the agency's deputy executive director.

Kuburan Dibongkar, Tali Pengikat Kepala Mayat Raib

TANAH PUTIH - Belum sepekan dikebumikan, kuburan seorang warga di areal pekuburan RW 10 RT 25 Dusun Pematang Muawan, Ujung Tanjung yang berbatasan dengan Simpang Benar, Ujung Tanjung Kecamatan Tanah Putih dibongkar oleh orang tak dikenal (OTK).

Dari keterangan yang diperoleh, kuburan tersebut atas nama Salamon (78) warga Simpang Benar, Kelurahan Banjar XII, Tanah Putih yang baru diuruk pada Selasa lalu.

Terungkapnya pembongkaran itu diketahui warga Kamis (3/1) dan segera peristiwa yang menghebohkan itu membuat penasaran warga untuk melihat keadaan makam lebih dekat.

Warga menuturkan, pembongkaran kuburan merupakan hal yang pertama terjadi di kawasan pemakaman itu.

Salah seorang warga sekitar, Rahmad (13) menyadari adanya pembongkaran kuburan itu setelah secara tak sengaja melihat patok kuburan almarhum sudah tidak ada. Demikian juga tanah berserakan di sekitar tempat kejadian perkara.

Rahmad yang tengah mengambil kacang panjang di areal kebun yang berdekatan dengan lokasi pemakaman sontak kaget. Dia pun melaporkan hal itu pada orang tuanya, Suyono (43). Suyono (43) kemudian mendatangi pemakaman.

“Saya juga melihat patok kuburan sudah tidak ada, sementara tanah kuburan tersebut sudah berserakan. Melihat kejadian tersebut saya langsung melaporkan kepada Ketua RW 10,” tutur Suyono.

Selanjutnya Soli melaporkan kejadian tesebut kepada pihak keluarga korban. “Saya langsung menuju ke pemakaman, kemudian sudah mengetahui kondisi yang sebenarnya, saya langsung memberi tahukan kepada pihak keluarga dan aparat Kepolisian setempat. Selanjutnya baru warga Simpang Benar berduyun-duyun ke lokasi,” ujar Soli.

Diperkirakan, tambah Soli pelaku pembongkar kuburan tersebut menggali pakai tangan tanpa alat.

‘’Pelaku hanya mengambil tali pengikat kain kafan yang paling atas. Kemudian kuburan tersebut ditutup kembali. Dan di sana, kami juga menemukan sebuah korek api dan senter yang tertinggal di lokasi,” terang Soli.

Selanjutnya juru kunci Makam Perkuburan Islam, Dusun Pematang Muawan, Ruslan bersama warga lainnya dan dibantu oleh keluarga mendiang Salomon menggali kuburan, dengan tujuan untuk memeriksa jenazah tersebut. Saat digali, makam tersebut sudah berisi genangan air karena malam sebelumnya hujan deras dari sore sampai pagi.

Dari pemeriksaan yang dilakukan, keadaan jenazah utuh. Hanya tali pengikat atas kepala saja yang raib. Atas izin keluarga, jenazah tersebut kemudian dikebumikan kembali dan ditimbun tanah sembari dibacakan doa-doa oleh juru kunci kuburan.

Juru kunci sebelum Ruslan, Ngatiran (63) yang sudah 13 tahun mengabdi sebagai penjaga makam mengakui selama dirinya berprofesi sebagai penjaga makam, baru kali ini peristiwa aneh itu terjadi.

“Baru kali ini terjadi yang aneh, menurut saya. Karena malam kemarin itu tepat Selasa Kliwon, yang biasanya menurut budaya Jawa, kemarin seharusnya kuburan tersebut dijaga, karena hari tersebut hari yang sakral. Namun malam itu kuburan tidak dijaga karena dari Pukul 19.00 WIB sampai pagi turun hujan lebat,” terang Ngatiran.

Biasanya pula terang Ngatiran, tiap malam jalan di sekitar areal makam selalu ramai dilalui kendaraan. Tapi pada malam kejadian justru sepi lalu lintas. “Saya juga sudah tertidur,” ujarnya.

Ditanyai dugaan motif pencurian kain pengikat mayat, Ngatiran menuturkan, kuat dugaan hal itu ada kaitannya dengan ilmu atau kepercayaan mistik. “Biasanya itu kepentingan untuk menyempurnakan ilmu yang dianut,” jelasnya.

Diterangkannya, ada kepercayaan dari orang-orang dulu kalau pencurian ikat kepala mayat itu sudah dilakukan maka ilmu mistik akan sempurna.

“Tapi biasanya, ilmu tersebut termasuk ilmu hitam yang dipergunakan untuk hal-hal yang tidak benar. Tapi apa di zaman sekarang ini apa masih ada saya pun kurang tahu,” tambah Ngatiran.

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50 Polisi Gendut di Polresta Pekanbaru Masuk Program Diet

Sekitar 50 orang personel kepolisian di Polresta Pekanbaru terjaring penertiban karena memiliki perut gendut dan kepada mereka diwajibkan masuk program diet pengempesan perut agar ramping sesuai instruksi Kapolri Jenderal Timur Pradopo.

Hal ini diungkapkan Kapolresta Pekanbaru Kombes Pol Drs R Adang Ginanjar S MM kepada wartawal usai apel personel di Mapolresta Jalan Ahmad Yani Pekanbaru, Sabtu pagi tadi (5/1).

Menurut Adang, dalam tahap pertama ini ke-50 personel polisi gendut tersebut dalam tenggat waktu satu bulan ke depan diwajibkan mengempeskan perutnya dengan diet sendiri. Apabila tak kempes juga, maka akan dimasukkan dalam program pembinaan dua bulan di markas Brimobda Riau Pekanbaru.

"Apabila tak berhasil juga dan masih gendut, maka polisi gendut ini akan dikirim dan ditempa di markas Batalyon TNI," tegas Adang.