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Green Zone

2010-03-12T03:18:00.000-08:00

United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s opulent palace. The resulting governing body, according to critics, existed in a bubble so far removed from the grim realities of the Iraq War that it failed to properly assess the needs of the people. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland use Chandrasekaran’s novel as the foundation for the story of an officer who joins forces with a senior CIA officer to unearth evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is certain that Hussein has been stockpiling WMDs in the Iraqi desert, but in their race from one booby-trapped site to the next, they soon stumble across evidence of an elaborate cover up. As a result, the objective of their mission is inverted, and Miller realizes that operatives on both sides of the conflict are attempting to spin the story in their favor. Now, as Miller searches for answers made ever more elusive by covert and faulty intelligence, the truth becomes the most valuable weapon of all. Will those answers prove pivotal in clearing a rogue regime, or escalate the war in a region that grows increasingly unstable with each passing day? Amy Ryan co-stars as the New York Times foreign correspondent who travels to Iraq investigating the U.S. government’s allegations about weapons of mass destruction, with Greg Kinnear appearing in the role of an additional CIA officer, and Antoni Corone essaying the role of a colonel. Brendan Gleeson rounds out the main cast for this Universal Pictures production.

Heboh Garuda di Kaos Armani

2010-01-25T05:31:00.001-08:00

Lambang negara mirip Burung Garuda Pancasila menjadi salah satu model dalam disain kaos milik rumah mode dari perancang dunia, Giorgio Armani. Rumah disain yang memproduksi kaos bergambar mirip lambang negara RI itu yakni Armani Exchange.

Penelusuran VIVAnews melalui situs resmi Armani Exchange, Senin 25 Januari 2010, terdapat tiga model kaos berlambang mirip Garuda Pancasila. Tiga model itu berdasarkan tiga warna yang disediakan si perancang. Gaya kaos tak berkerah itu disediakan dengan tiga warna yakni, putih, hitam, dan biru tua.

Disebutkan dalam situs resminya, gambar burung Garuda yang melekat pada kaos itu adalah burung Elang versi militer. Dan burung Garuda itu juga sudah melalui sentuhan gambar yang tidak terlalu kentara. Tampilan burung Garuda atau Elang militer itu dalam bentuk sablon timbul. Bahan yang digunakan adalah 100 persen katun dan berukuran body fit.

Sebagai perbandingan, kepala burung garuda pada lambang negara Indonesia itu menoleh ke arah kiri. Sedangkan pada model kaos Armani Exchange sebaliknya. Pada lambang negara, gambar kepala banteng dan pohon beringin tidak ada pada model kaos milik Armani. Gambar kepala banteng dan pohon beringin berganti menjadi huruf X dan A.

Sedangkan, gambar padi dan kapas yang melekat pada model kaos terlihat masih samar-samar. Meski sudah melalui proses editing, bila dilihat lebih dekat maka gambar padi dan kapas serta rantai itu terlihat pada disain kaos

TNI AU Berencana Beli 16 Pesawat Tempur Super Tucano

2010-01-25T05:08:00.000-08:00

Kepala Staf Angkatan Udara (KSAU) Marsekal Madya (Marsdya) TNI Imam Sufaat mengatakan, tahun ini TNI AU akan membeli pesawat tempur "super tucano" dari Brasil untuk menggantikan pesawat OV-10.

"Kami berencana membeli 16 pesawat `super tucano` atau satu skuadron. Kami telah mengajukan anggaran pembelian pesawat tersebut kepada pemerintah, mudah-mudahan disetujui," katanya di Akademi Angkatan Udara (AAU) Yogyakarta, Sabtu (23/1).

Usai memimpin upacara serah terima jabatan Gubernur AAU dari Marsekal Muda (Marsda) TNI BS Silaen kepada Marsekal Pertama (Marsma) TNI Sru Artjarjo Andreas, ia mengatakan, pengadaan pesawat "super tucano" untuk menggantikan pesawat OV-10 itu merupakan program TNI AU pada tahun ini.

"Program itu sebagai upaya memperbarui alat utama sistem persenjataan (alutsista) TNI AU khususnya pesawat tempur dan menambah kekuatan dirgantara Indonesia," katanya.

Selain membeli peswat tempur "super tucano" dari Brasil, menurut dia, TNI AU pada tahun ini juga akan mendatangkan tiga pesawat tempur Sukhoi dari Rusia.

"Ketiga pesawat Sukhoi itu diharapkan tiba di Indonesia sebelum Oktober 2010. Dengan tambahan tiga pesawat itu TNI AU memiliki 10 pesawat tempur Sukhoi," katanya.

Ia mengatakan, untuk pengadaan pesawat Sukhoi, TNI AU mengajukan sebanyak 16 pesawat atau satu skuadron. Namun, untuk merealisasikannya masih membutuhkan waktu dan dana.

"Pengadaan pesawat Sukhoi membutuhkan dana yang tidak sedikit, karena harganya mahal. Namun, kami berharap pemerintah dapat merealisasikannya untuk menambah kekuatan udara Indonesia," katanya.

Disinggung tentang upaya mengantisipasi kecelakaan pesawat TNI AU, ia mengatakan, TNI AU sudah mempunyai "road map zero accident" sebagai upaya pencegahan agar tidak terjadi kecelakaan pesawat.

"Dengan `road map zero accident`, kami berharap kecelakaan pesawat tidak terjadi lagi. Namun demikian, yang penting adalah menerapkan budaya aman sehingga semua personel fokus dan `concern` pada keamanan dan keselamatan," katanya.

Mengenai dukungan pada pengamanan perbatasan negara, KSAU mengatakan, TNI AU sudah melaksanakan dukungan pengamanan di wilayah perbatasan dengan negara lain. "Tugas tersebut sesuai dengan perintah dari Mabes TNI," katanya.

Deadly new flu strain erupts in Mexico, U.S

2009-10-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

By Alistair Bell and Noel Randewich Alistair Bell And Noel Randewich – Fri Apr 24, 5:30 pm ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and has also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday.

Mexico's government said at least 20 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 40 other deaths.

Mexico reported more than 1,000 suspected cases and four possible cases were also seen in Mexicali, right on the border with California.

The World Health Organization said tests showed the virus from 12 of the Mexican patients was the same genetically as a new strain of swine flu, designated H1N1, seen in eight people in California and Texas.

"Our concern has grown as of yesterday," U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acting director Dr. Richard Besser told reporters in a telephone briefing.

Global health officials were not ready to declare a pandemic -- a global epidemic of a new and deadly disease such as flu. "So far there has not been any change in the pandemic threat level," Besser said.

But the human-to-human spread of the new virus raised fears of a major outbreak and Mexico's government canceled classes for millions of children in its sprawling capital city and surrounding areas. All large public events like concerts were suspended in Mexico City.

Close analysis showed the disease is a never-before-seen mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the CDC.

Most of the Mexican dead were aged between 25 and 45, a Mexican health official said, in a worrying sign. Seasonal flu can be more deadly among the very young and the very old but a hallmark of pandemics is that they affect healthy young adults.

Mexico has enough antiviral drugs to combat the outbreak for the moment, Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said.

The WHO said the virus appears to be susceptible to Roche AG's flu drug Tamiflu, also known as oseltamivir, but not to older flu drugs such as amantadine.

"In the last 20 hours, fewer serious cases of this disease and fewer deaths have been reported," Cordova told reporters.

Humans can occasionally catch swine flu from pigs but rarely have they been known to pass it on to other people.

NO CONTAINMENT

The CDC's Besser said it was probably too late to contain this outbreak. "There are things that we see that suggest that containment is not very likely," he said. Once it has spread beyond a limited geographical area it would be difficult to control.

But there is no reason to avoid Mexico, CDC and the WHO said. "CDC is not recommending any additional recommendations for travelers to California, Texas and Mexico," Besser said.

Worldwide, seasonal flu kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people in an average year, but the flu season for North America should have been winding down.

The U.S. government said it was closely following the new cases. "The White House is taking the situation seriously and monitoring for any new developments. The president has been fully briefed," an administration official said.

Mexico's government cautioned people not to shake hands or kiss when greeting or to share food, glasses or cutlery for fear of infection. Flu virus can be spread on the hands, and handwashing is one of the most important ways to prevent its spread.

The outbreak jolted residents of the Mexican capital, one of the world's biggest cities with 20 million residents.

One pharmacy ran out of surgical face masks after selling 300 in a day.

"We're frightened because they say it's not exactly flu, it's another kind of virus and we're not vaccinated," said Angeles Rivera, 34, a federal government worker who fetched her son from a public kindergarten that was closing.

The virus is an influenza A virus, carrying the designation H1N1. It contains DNA from avian, swine and human viruses, including elements from European and Asian swine viruses, the CDC has said.

The CDC is already working on a vaccine.

Scientists were working to understand why there are so many deaths in Mexico when the infections in the United States seem mild, Besser said.

The CDC said it will issue daily updates at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swine/investigation.htm.

The last flu pandemic was in 1968 when "Hong Kong" flu killed about a million people globally.

(Additional reporting by Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva and Maggie Fox in Washington)

sumber: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090424/hl_nm/us_flu_18

gila bgt nih...

-jumlah korbannya tuh between 250,000 and 500,000 people in an average year (pengurangan populasi gan...)
-mereka yg buat virus...mereka yg buat vaksin... mereka yg jual... mereka yg untung
-kl liat di thread illuminati card, ada kartu tntg CDC (center for disesase control)...

kaskus.us

tips end triks catatan ane

2009-09-08T04:33:00.000-07:00

Jakarta, Siapapun di dunia ini pasti tidak ingin memiliki komedo ataupun jerawat di wajahnya. Selain bisa merusak penampilan, komedo juga bisa menurunkan kepercayan diri.

Menurut para ahli, komedo merupakan tahap pertama dari jerawat sebelum bakteri masuk ke pori-pori kulit yang menyebabkan infeksi atau peradangan. Masalah ini biasanya mulai ada setelah masa remaja, ketika hormon mulai mempengaruhi tubuh dan kulit.

Kelebihan hormon ini mengakibatkan stimulasi dari kelenjar minyak, sehingga produksi minyak berlebih di pori-pori kulit. Kelebihan minyak tersebut semakin lama akan menutup pori-pori dan ketika terkena udara akan menjadi hitam. Komedo bisa muncul pada semua jenis kulit, namun lebih banyak terjadi pada kulit berminyak.

Meskipun terdapat banyak pengobatan dan krim yang bisa digunakan untuk menghilangkan atau mencegah komedo, beberapa orang justru menghindari menggunakannya. Untuk itu tidak ada salahnya mencoba perawatan alami dalam mengatasi komeo yang mengganggu.

Ikuti beberapa tips alamiah berikut ini, seperti dikutip dari eHow, Rabu (12/8/2009):

1. Cucilah muka dengan campuran air garam, tambahkan satu sendok makan garam dengan 8 ons air hangat. Garam akan membantu mengurangi minyak yang berlebih, dan menghilangkan komedo.
2. Ambil sedikit pasta gigi dan usapkan pada bagian yang berkomedo. Ini akan membantu mengurangi peradangan akibat komedo dan mengurangi kadar minyak berlebih, pastikan yang digunakan adalah pasta gigi bukan gel.
3. Peras jeruk atau lemon dan usapkan perasan tersebut ke daerah komedo, lalu biarkan semalaman. Asam dari lemon tersebut membantu mengurangi minyak di kulit.
4. Campurkan kulit dasar jeruk dengan air hingga menjadi pasta, tapi jangan terlalu banyak menambahkan airnya karena akan menjadi encer. Aplikasikan pada daerah yang terinfeksi dan biarkan semalaman.
5. Aplikasikan lidah buaya pada komedo, bisa dengan cara dibuat jus atau langsung mengaplikasikannya dari tanaman. Selain itu lidah buaya juga bisa membantu proses penyembuhan lebih cepat.
6. Menggosok daerah berkomedo dengan batu es selama 10 menit, ini akan membantu mengencangkan atau menutup pori-pori dan mencegah debu atau mengurangi tempat untuk minyak tetap tinggal dikulit.
7. Campurkan satu putih telur dengan satu sendok makan madu dalam mangkuk hingga rata. Usapkan campuran tersebut pada wajah dan biarkan selama 20 hingga 30 menit, lalu bilas dengan air hangat-hangat kuku. Campuran ini efektif untuk menghilangkan dan mencegah komedo.
8. Campurkan lobak tanah dengan air hingga membentuk pasta. Usapkan campuran tersebut ke wajah dan biarkan selama 30 menit lalu bilas. Untuk mendapatkan hasil yang maksimal lakukanlah secara rutin seminggu sekali.

Dengan menggunakan cara yang alami, Anda tidak perlu takut terhadap efek samping yang akan ditimbulkan karena tidak mengandung zat kimia apapun. Selamat mencoba..

ini nama mentri yg baru periode 2009-20014

2009-09-05T19:56:00.000-07:00

Kerja Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono untuk menyusun kabinet pemerintahan yang baru untuk periode 2009-2014 sudah mendekati final, setelah SBY melakukan pembicaraan dengan sejumlah partai politik.

"Kabinet mendekati final. Pembicaraan dengan partai sudah selesai, tetapi penilaian terhadap menteri berprestasi pada kabinet kali ini juga menjadi pertimbangan SBY untuk menyusun kabinetnya," kata seorang yang dekat dengan SBY di Jakarta, Sabtu (5/9).

Menurut sumber itu, SBY telah melakukan pembicaraan dengan sejumlah partai politik termasuk dengan Partai Golkar, PDI-P, dan Gerindra untuk membentuk kabinet yang kuat secara kerja dan politik.

Menurut sumber itu, masuknya nama calon menteri dari Partai Golkar, PDI-P, dan Gerindra merupakan upaya SBY untuk menciptakan stabilitas politik di dalam dan di luar parlemen sehingga bisa menjadi sumber percepatan kebangkitan Indonesia.

"Partai yang memenuhi electoral threshold diberi kesempatan proporsional untuk bersama bekerja keras menuju Indonesia yang dicita-citakan. Selain itu juga untuk menciptakan persaingan yang normal antarpartai ke arah persaingan yang sehat untuk 2014," katanya.

Berikut ini nama-nama penggawa kabinet yang baru (isu):

Partai Golkar:

1. Agung Laksono
2. Muladi
3. Andi Mattalata
4. Erlangga Hartarto

PDI-P:

5. Pramono Anung
6. Puan Maharani

Partai Gerindra:

7. Prabowo Subianto

Wajah lama:

8. Purnomo Yusgiantoro
9. Bachtiar Chamsyah
10. Taufik Effendi
11. Hatta Rajasa
12. Mardiyanto
13. Hasan Wirajuda
14. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
15. Mari Elka Pangestu
16. Anton Apriyantono
17. MS Kaban
18. Jusman Syafei Djamal
19. Adhyaksa Dault
20. Fredy Numbery
21. Siti Fadillah Supari
22. Joko Kirmanto
23. Bambang Sudibyo
24. Jero Wacik
25. Meutia Hatta
26. Lukman Edy
27. Mohammad Nuh
28. Sofyan Jalil

Wajah baru:

29. Djoko Suyanto (mantan Panglima TNI)
30. Joyo Winoto (Kepala Badan Pertanahan Nasional)
31. MS Hidayat (Ketua Umum DPP Kadin)
32. Darwin Z Saleh (Ketua Bidang Ekonomi Partai Demokrat)
33. Soetanto (mantan Kapolri)
34. Hermanto Dardak (Dirjen Departemen PU)
35. Hidayat Nurwahid (PKS)
36. Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB)
37. Kurdi Mustofa (Staf Khusus Presiden)
38. Tifatul Sembiring (Presiden PKS)
39. Andi Arif (Sekjen Jaringan Nusantara)
40. Siti Nurbaya (Sekjen DPD)
41. Arif Afandi (Wakil Wali Kota Surabaya)
42. Velix Wanggai (tokoh Papua)
43. Andi Mallarangeng (Juru Bicara Presiden)
44. Roestanto Wahidi Dirdjojuwono (Partai Demokrat)
45. Cahyana Ahmad Djayadi (Dirjen Kominfo)

Adam Sandler Bawa "Funny People" Jadi Film Terlaris

2009-08-05T20:56:00.000-07:00

Film lucu yang dibintangi aktor komedi pencetak hits, Adam Sandler, "Funny People", menjadi film terlaris pekan lalu di Amerika Serikat dan Kanada.

Film ini meraih penghasilan yang "biasa-biasa" saja untuk ukuran film terlaris yakni US$23,4 juta (Rp 231 miliar). Tapi diperkirakan bahwa film ini termasuk kelompok film yang laris karena orang yang sudah menonton, memberi komentar positif lewat situs sosial seperti Facebook atau Twitter.

"Funny People", yang mengisahkan seorang komedian panggung yang sakit kanker, diperankan Adam Sandler, diperkirakan bisa mengikuti jejak "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" atau "Knocked Up".

"The 40-Year-Old Virgin", pada Agustus 2005, hanya meraih penghasilan US$21,4 juta (Rp 211 miliar) di pekan pertama pada Agustus 2005, tapi akhirnya bisa mengumpulkan US$109 juta (Rp 1 triliun) di pekan-pekan berikutnya.

Begitu pula dengan "Knocked Up" yang pekan pertama hanya meraih US$30,7 juta (Rp 304 miliar), tapi akhirnya mendapat US$148,8 juta totalnya (Rp 1,4 triliun).

Di peringkat kedua, film Harry Potter keenam masih kokoh di sana. Anak-anak rupanya mengisi liburan musim panas dengan menyaksikan petualangan tukang sihir terkenal ini.

Biografi Bruce Lee yang Lebih Detil Akan Difilmkan

2009-08-05T20:51:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong - Kakak perempuan dan adik laki-laki Bruce Lee berencana akan membuat film biografi legenda ahli kungfu itu. Mereka berjanji sejarah kehidupan Bruce Lee akan lebih akurat dalam film ini.

Phoebe Lee dan Robert Lee muncul pada upacara penandatanganan dengan J.A. Media di Beijing pada hari Senin (20/7). Penandatangan itu bertepatan 36 tahun setelah Bruce Lee meninggal di Hong Kong pada usia 32 karena pembengkakan pada otak.

Lee bisa menjadi sumber kebanggaan Cina melalui karakter dari profilnya yang membela Cina dan bekerja kerja seperti di film "Return of the Dragon." Namun, renacana pembuatan film serial ini masih belum jelas siapakah yang akan memerankan Lee.

Produsen Manfred Wong mengatakan perusahaan berencana akan menggambarkan kehidupan dalam tiga tahap, pertama saat Lee melalui masa remaja, yang menambahkan bahwa ia ingin lebih fokus kepribadian aktor.

"Akan ada kung fu ... Tetapi lebih penting lagi, kami ingin potret nyta Bruce Lee. Apa sih yang nyata dari Bruce Lee? Dia sangat humoris. Dia sangat taat kepada orang tua. Ia sangat berbakti kepada keluarganya ," kata Wong, dalam situs berita Cina Sina.com.

Robert Lee mengatakan ia ingin memberikan nilai kewibawaa yang dimilki saudaranya. "Kami telah banyak membaca buku dan melihat banyak tentang film Bruce Lee, tetapi terdapat banyak ketidakakuratan dalam film mereka," katanya, tanpa merujuk ke hal yang spesifik atau kesalahan faktual.

"Umur saya lebih dari 70 tahun. Saya sudah tua. Saya ingin melakukan sesuatu untuk adik saya - untuk mempromosikan cerita kehidupan Bruce Lee," ujar Phoebe Lee.

Baru-baru ini, stasiun negara Cina CCTV menyiarkan 50 bagian jam tayang utama dengan film mengenai Lee.

sumber :tempo

Animasi Lokal Bidik Asia dan Eropa

2009-08-05T20:49:00.001-07:00

Film Animasi karya anak negeri bertajuk Meraih Mimpi telah diekspor ke sejumlah negara, seperti Singapura, Malaysia, Timur Tengah, dan Rusia.

"Selanjutnya kami akan coba masuk ke Jerman dan Eropa Timur," ujar Managing Direktur Kinema Systrans Multimedia, yang memproduksi film tersebut, kepada pers di Jakarta, Senin lalu.

Meraih Mimpi adalah film animasi tiga dimensi musikal pertama di Indonesia yang mengisahkan perjuangan kakak-adik, Dana dan Rai, dalam mempertahankan desa mereka yang hendak dihancurkan kontraktor bangunan. "Ini film keluarga yang bisa dinikmati semua kalangan," kata Mike.

Meraih Mimpi dikerjakan oleh 100 animator lokal dari rumah produksi yang bermarkas di Batam itu. Ide cerita diambil berdasarkan novel karya penulis Singapura, Minfong Ho, dengan judul yang sama. "Bukunya ditulis pada 1970-an dan menjadi literatur wajib di Singapura," kata Mike. Biaya produksinya mencapai US$ 5 juta dan pengerjaannya memakan waktu dua tahun.

Semula film animasi ini berjudul Sing to the Dawn dengan alih suara bahasa Inggris. Film ini memang ditargetkan dapat menembus pasar internasional. Setelah diputar perdana di Singapura pada Oktober tahun lalu, September mendatang Meraih Mimpi diputar di bioskop Indonesia.

Waktu jeda setahun itu, menurut General Manager Kinema Dewi Pintokoratri, digunakan untuk alih bahasa ke bahasa Indonesia. Karakter utama versi Indonesia diisi suara oleh Gita Gutawa dan penyanyi cilik Indonesian Idol, Patton. Pemutaran di Singapura, film ini hanya mampu meraup 300 ribu penonton. Maka, pemutaran di Indonesia diharapkan dapat menembus 3 juta penonton.

Dewi menambahkan, pasar asing tertarik membeli hak siar film ini karena keunikan animasinya. "Kami membuat animasi tiga dimensi dengan latar belakang dua dimensi. Ini ciri khas tersendiri dan tidak ditemui di produksi animasi lain," ujarnya.

sumber :Tempo

Wajah Raja Pop Jackson Karya Seniman Pop Warhol Dilelang

2009-08-05T20:44:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson mungkin jauh lebih lama digemari fansnya dibandingkan Mbah Surip. Sehingga bintang pop ini sempat diabadikan wajahnya oleh seniman eksentrik Andy Warhol. Dalam pameran di O2 Arena London, wajah Jackson karya Warhol termasuk salah satu yang dilelang.

Karya Warhol dengan ukuran 76,2 centimeter dan 66 centimeter, menunjukkan wajah Jakson dengan latar belakang hijau dan baju warna merah. Wajahnya tersenyum dan rambut keritingnya masih pendek. Lukisan ini dilelang dengan membuka tawaran sebesar US$ 800,000 atau sekitar Rp 8 Miliar. Namun, diharapkan akan terjual lebih dari itu.

Sebagai pembanding, lukisan Lemon Marilyn karya Warhol lainnya, yang menjadi salah satu karya terkenal seniman pop Amerika ini tentang wajah artis Marilyn Monroe, laku terjual US $ 28 juta dolar di balai lelang Christie's di New York pada tahun 2007.

Gambar dari Jackson ini, dibuat Warhol pada tahun 1984 untuk merayakan besar-besaran popularitas Raja Pop ini dalam albumnya “Thriller”.

Janet Lehr, mitra di Galeri Vered di New York yang bertindak sebagai agen penjual, berkata: "Ini potret Andy Warhol yang mempertemukan 'King of Pop Art' dengan 'King of Pop'.”

Lehr menambahkan bahwa lukisan potret ini perayaan dari dua seniman di masa kejayaannya dan merupakan perayaan dua seniman besar dalam sejarah budaya global.

Sementara kurator musik Paul Lilley, dari Inggris mengatakan Michael Jackson telah memepengaruhi dunia secara paralel dengan musik pop. “ Ini merupakan kesempatan bagi kita untuk memberikan pengunjung kami sekali-kali seumur hidup mempunyai kesempatan melihat karya ini sebelum menjadi koleksi pribadi. "

Pengakses Situs Berita News Corp Akan Dikenai Bayaran

2009-08-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

Dalam upaya menambal pendapatan yang menurun dari industri surat kabar, News Corp berencana mengenakan bayaran kepada orang yang mengakses situs-situs berita mereka. Kebijakan tersebut diperkirakan berlaku mulai pertengahan tahun depan.

News Corp pun mempertimbangkan untuk memutuskan hubungan bisnis dengan Kindle e-reader dari Amazon.com Inc jika tidak mendapatkan keuntungan yang lebih baik. Chief Executive News Corp Rupert Murdoch, Kamis (6/8), mengaku kecewa dengan penanganan Kindle dengan para pelanggan surat kabar. Murdoch pun mempertimbangkan untuk menjalin kerja sama dengan pesaing Amazon, Sony Corp.

Pihak Amazon sendiri belum bisa dimintai keterangan soal itu.

Komentar tersebut diungkapkan Murdoch setelah mendapat laporan per kuartal bahwa pendapatan News Corp turun 10,7 persen menjadi US$ 7,67 miliar (Rp 75,9 triliun). Penurunan itu sesuai dengan prediksi Reuters Estimates. News Corp sendiri menaungi sejumlah media seperti The Wall Street Journal, beberapa stasiun televisi, dan studio film.

Reuters Estimates memperkirakan pendapatan operasional untuk tahun fiskal 2010 yang berakhir Juni akan meningkat dengan pertumbuhan mencapai 4 persen.

“Saya rasa itu bisa dimaklumi,” ujar analis RBC Capital Markets David Bank. “Mereka memiliki pandangan yang cukup realistis mengenai asal pertumbuhan dan dari mana itu yang tidak menghasilkan pertumbuhan, terutama usaha-usaha yang disokong iklan.”

Murdoch mengatakan kemungkinan terburuk memang telah berakhir. Tetapi ada masalah lain yang menanti: membujuk jutaan orang untuk membayar guna mendapatkan berita di internet. Pasalnya, selama ini masyarakat mendapatkannya secara gratis.

Murdoch tidak menjelaskan secara rinci soal itu kepada wartawan dan analis. Namun, Murdoch mengaku ingin orang-orang membayar akses mendapatkan berita di situs-situs berita pada pertengahan tahun fiskal 2010 yang berakhir Juni mendatang.

“Industri yang memberikan produknya secara gratis sama saja mengkanibal kemampuannya untuk melakukan reportase yang bagus,” ujar Murdoch. The Wall Street Journal sendiri saat ini menawarkan beberapa berita berbayar dan berita yang gratis.

Kebijakan tersebut dinilai akan mempengaruhi situs-situs berita yang dikunjungi jutaan orang di seluruh dunia.

Perusahaan media massa termasuk The New York Times saat ini mencari cara untuk mengenakan biaya kepada pengakses situs berita mereka. Mereka juga meyakini bahwa mereka tidak boleh memberikan berita melalui situs pencari seperti Yahoo dan Google.

sumber :tempo

Fosil Laba-Laba 300 Juta Tahun Terungkap Melalui Foto Scan

2009-08-05T20:39:00.000-07:00

Sebuah fosil laba-laba yang hidup 300 juta tahun lalu berhasil diungkap kehidupannya dengan teknologi komputer terbaru. Para ilmuwan menggunakan CT scan untuk menghasilkan gambar tiga dimensi dari dua makhluk, yang disebut Cryptomartus Hindi dan Eophrynus prestivicii.
Ukuran dari kedua hewan ini sekitar ukuran koin Rp 100. Hewan yang tergolong serangga ini tinggal pada periode Carboniferous, sebelum usia dinosaurus.

Alat scan, CT atau disebut sebagai komputer Tomography, merupakan perangkat yang mirip dengan yang digunakan di rumah sakit, yang mampu mengambil sekitar 3000 foto X-ray dari fosil ini. Ini yang kemudian dikompilasi menjadi model 3D atau tiga dimensi yang dibuat dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak.

Dalam foto yang dihasilkna, Cryptomartus didapati mempunyai dua kaki depan, yang kemungkinan mungkin telah digunakan untuk menangkap mangsa. Ilmuwan percaya hewan predator penyerang ini bersembunyi di kayu dan tanaman pakis sebelum menyerang korbannya. Perilaku serupa terlihat pada laba-laba modern, yang hinggap di balik bunga sembari menunggu mangsa berupa serangga.

Dari hasil scan ini juga mengungkapkan bahwa Cryptomartus mempunyai cakar kecil "tarsal" yang bermuara di mulutnya untuk mengakhiri perlawanan mangsanya.

Sebaliknya, Eophrynus telah menyesuaikan untuk berburu dengan merayap di di belantara hutan. Hewan ini memiliki kaki panjang yang memungkinkan untuk merayap melalui daun-daun setelah sarapan. Untuk pertama kalinya, foto dari komputer ini menunjukkan bahwa Eophrynus juga mempunyai sepatu berduri, yang kemungkinan digunakan untuk menghalau hewan ampibi yang lapar.

Kerangka Berusia 4.500 Tahun Ditemukan di Italia

2009-08-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

Sebuah kerangka manusia yang diperkirakan berusia sekitar 4.500 tahun ditemukan di pantai selatan Kota Roma. Kerangka seorang laki-laki ini diperkirakan prajurit yang tewas oleh sebuah panah yang menancap di dadanya.
Kerangka ini ditemukan terbujur kaku saat ditemukan arkeolog ketika terbang melintasi sekitar area penemuan kerangka pada Bulan Mei. "Kami pikir kerangka ini seorang tentara Roma, tetapi kemudian para ahli mengidentifikasi masa hidupnya pada milenium ketiga SM (Sebelum Masehi)," ujar Raffaele Mancino, seorang pejabat polisi, yang bertugas mengawasi warisan budaya Italia.

Enam vas kecil ditemukan dikubur di samping rangka, yang kakinya yang hilang. Kerangka pemuda ini kemungkinan hidup hanya beberapa ratus tahun pada masa "Otzi", zaman manusia es prasejarah, yang mayatnya ditemukan membeku di pegunungan Alps Italia pada tahun 1991.

Garuda Removed from EU Airline Blacklist

2009-07-15T06:39:00.000-07:00

- The European Union says four Indonesian airlines, including Garuda, the country’s flag carrier, will be allowed to fly to the continent again because of “significant” air safety improvements.

The EU placed all Indonesian airlines on its international blacklist of banned carriers after a series of deadly air accidents in 2007. An EU statement says Garuda and the three other Indonesian carriers - Mandala, Premiair and Airfast - were removed from the list on Tuesday.

Garuda plans to resume flights to Europe in 2010. The updated list of carriers still on the blacklist include airlines from Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

sumber BRUSSELS, KOMPAS.com

kantor facebook yang baru

2009-06-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

Kemarin situs jejaring sosial alias situs pertemanan Facebook menempati kantor baru di Palo Alto, California. Facebook pindah karena kantor lama tidak layak lagi menampung hampir 1.000 karyawannya. Markas baru ini dulunya milik HP.
Menurut Tech Crunch, markas FB yang baru ini tidak hanya lebih luas tapi juga lebih terbuka, sehingga sesama karyawan bisa melihat rekannya bekerja. Artinya tidak ada sekat atau ruangan-ruangan tertutup yang memisahkan pekerjanya.

sumber:kaskus.us

Ternyata 1 ONS BUKAN 100 GRAM

2009-06-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

PENDIDIKAN YANG MENJADI BOOMERANG.

Seorang teman saya yang bekerja pada sebuah perusahaan asing, di PHK akhir
tahun lalu. Penyebabnya adalah kesalahan menerapkan dosis pengolahan limbah,
yang telah berlangsung bertahun-tahun. Kesalahan ini terkuak ketika seorang
pakar limbah dari suatu negara Eropa mengawasi secara langsung proses
pengolahan limbah yang selama itu dianggap selalu gagal. Pasalnya adalah,
takaran timbang yang dipakai dalam buku petunjuknya menggunakan satuan pound
dan ounce. Kesalahan fatal muncul karena yang bersangkutan mengartikan 1
pound = 0,5 kg. dan 1 ounce (ons) = 100 gram, sesuai pelajaran yang ia
terima dari sekolah. Sebelum PHK dijatuhkan, teman saya diberi tenggang
waktu 7 hari untuk membela diri dgn. cara menunjukkan acuan ilmiah yang
menyatakan 1 ounce (ons) = 100 g. Usaha maksimum yang dilakukan hanya bisa
menunjukkan Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia yang mengartikan ons(bukan ditulis
ounce) adalah satuan berat senilai 1/10 kilogram. Acuan lain termasuk
tabel-tabel konversi yang berlaku sah atau dikenal secara internasional
tidak bisa ditemukan.

SALAH KAPRAH YANG TURUN-TEMURUN.

Prihatin dan penasaran atas kasus diatas, saya mencoba menanyakan hal ini
kepada lembaga yang paling berwenang atas sistem takar-timbang dan ukur di
Indonesia, yaitu Direktorat Metrologi . Ternyata, pihak Dir. Metrologi pun
telah lama melarang pemakaian satuan ons untuk ekivalen 100 gram.
Mereka justru mengharuskan pemakaian satuan yang termasuk dalam Sistem
Internasional (metrik) yang diberlakukan resmi di Indonesia. Untuk ukuran
berat, satuannya adalah gram dan kelipatannya. Satuan *Ons bukanlah bagian
dari sistem metrik* ini dan untuk menghilangkan kebiasaan memakai satuan ons
ini, Direktorat Metrologi sejak lama telah memusnahkan semua anak timbangan
(bandul atau timbal) yang bertulisan "ons" dan "pound".

Lepas dari adanya kebiasaan kita mengatakan 1 ons = 100 gram dan 1 pound =
500 gram, ternyata *tidak pernah ada acuan sistem takar-timbang legal* atau
pengakuan internasional atas satuan ons yang nilainya setara dengan 100
gram. Dan dalam sistem timbangan legal yang diakui dunia internasional, *tidak
pernah dikenal adanya satuan ONS khusus **Indonesia**.* Jadi, hal ini adalah
suatu kesalahan yang diwariskan turun-temurun. Sampai kapan mau dipertahankan ?

BAGAIMANA KESALAHAN DIAJARKAN SECARA RESMI ?

Saya sendiri pernah menerima pengajaran salah ini ketika masih di bangku
sekolah dasar. Namun, ketika saya memasuki dunia kerja nyata, kebiasaan
salah yang nyata-nyata diajarkan itu harus dibuang jauh karena akan
menyesatkan.

Beberapa sekolah telah saya datangi untuk melihat sejauh mana penyadaran
akan penggunaan sistem takar-timbang yang benar dan sah dikemas dalam materi
pelajaran secara benar, dan bagaimana para murid (anak-anak kita) menerapkan
dalam hidup sehari-hari. Sungguh memprihatinkan. Semua sekolah mengajarkan
bahwa 1 ons = 100 gram dan 1 pound = 500 gram, dan anak-anak kita pun
menggunakannya dalam kegiatan sehari-hari. "Racun" ini sudah tertanam
didalam otak anak kita sejak usia dini.

Dari para guru, saya mendapatkan penjelasan bahwa semua buku pegangan yang
diwajibkan atau disarankan oleh Departemen Pendidikan Indonesia mengajarkan
seperti itu. Karena itu, tidaklah mungkin bagi para guru untuk melakukan
koreksi selama Dep. Pendidikan belum merubah atau memberi-kan petunjuk
resmi.

TANGGUNG JAWAB SIAPA ?

Maka, bila terjadi kasus-kasus serupa diatas, Departemen Pendidikan kita
jangan lepas tangan. Tunjukkanlah kepada masyarakat kita terutama kepada
para guru yang mengajarkan kesalahan ini, salah satu alasannya agar tidak
menjadi beban psikologis bagi mereka ;

*"acuan sistem timbang legal yang mana yang pernah diakui / diberlakukan
secara internasional , yang menyatakan bahwa :

*1 ons adalah 100 gram, 1 pound adalah 500 gram."?*

Kalau Dep. Pendidikan tidak bisa menunjukkan acuannya, mengapa hal ini
diajarkan secara resmi di sekolah sampai sekarang ?

Pernahkan Dep. Pendidikan menelusuri, dinegara mana saja selain
Indonesia berlaku konversi 1 ons = 100 gram dan 1 pound = 500 gram ?

Patut dipertanyakan pula, bagaimana tanggung jawab para penerbit buku
pegangan sekolah yang melestarikan kesalahan ini ?

Kalau Dep. Pendidikan mau mempertahankan satuan *ons yang keliru* ini,
sementara pemerintah sendiri melalui Direktorat Metrologi melarang pemakaian
satuan "ons" dalam transaksi legal, maka konsekwensinya ialah harus dibuat
sistem baru timbangan Indonesia (versi Depdiknas). Sistem baru inipun harus
diakui lebih dulu oleh dunia internasional sebelum diajarkan kepada
anak-anak. Perlukah adanya sistem timbangan Indonesia yang konversinya
adalah 1 ons *(Depdiknas)* = 100 gram dan 1 pound *(Depdiknas)* = 500 gram.
? Bagaimana "Ons dan Pound (Depdiknas)" ini dimasukkan dalam sistem metrik
yang sudah baku diseluruh dunia ? Siapa yang mau pakai ?.

HENTIKAN SEGERA KESALAHAN INI.

Contoh kasus diatas hanyalah satu diantara sekian banyak problema yang
merupakan akibat atau korban kesalahan pendidikan. Saya yakin masih banyak
kasus-kasus senada yang terjadi, tetapi tidak kita dengar. Salah satu contoh
kecil ialah, banyak sekali ibu-ibu yang mempraktekkan resep kue dari buku
luar negeri tidak berhasil tanpa diketahui dimana kesalahannya.

Karena ini kesalahan pendidikan, masalah ini sebenarnya merupakan masalah
nasional pendidikan kita yang mau tidak mau harus segera dihentikan.

Departemen Pendidikan tidak perlu malu dan basa-basi diplomatis mengenai hal
ini. Mari kita pikirkan dampaknya bagi masa depan anak-anak Indonesia.
Berikan teladan kepada bangsa ini untuk tidak malu memperbaiki kesalahan.

Sekalipun hanya untuk pelajaran di sekolah, dalam hal Takar-Timbang-Ukur,
Dep. Pendidikan tidak memiliki supremasi sedikitpun terhadap Direktorat
Metrologi sebagai lembaga yang paling berwenang di Indonesia. Mari kita
ikuti satu acuan saja, yaitu Direktorat Metrologi.

Era Globalisasi tidak mungkin kita hindari, dan karena itu anak-anak kita
harus dipersiapkan dengan benar. Benar dalam arti landasannya, prosesnya,
materinya maupun arah pendidikannya. Mengejar ketertinggalan dalam hal
kualitas SDM negara tetangga saja sudah merupakan upaya yang sangat berat.
Janganlah malah diperberat dengan *pelajaran sampah* yang justru bakal
menyesatkan. Didiklah anak-anak kita untuk mengenal dan mengikuti aturan dan
standar yang berlaku SAH dan DIAKUI secara internasional, bukan hanya yang
rekayasa lokal saja. Jangan ada lagi korban akibat pendidikan yang salah.
Kita lihat yang nyata saja, berapa banyak TKI diluar negeri yang berarti
harus mengikuti acuan yang berlaku secara internasional.

ACUAN MANA YANG BENAR ?

Banyak sekali literatur, khususnya yang dipakai dalam dunia tehnik, dan
juga ensiklopedi ternama seperti Britannica, Oxford, dll. menyajikan tabel-tabel konversi yang tidak perlu diragukan lagi.

Selain pada buku literatur, tabel-tabel konversi semacam itu dapat dijumpai
dengan mudah di-dalam buku harian / diary/agenda yang biasanya diberikan
oleh toko atau produsen suatu produk sebagai sarana promosi.

*Salah satu* konversi untuk satuan berat yang umum dipakai SAH secara
internasional adalah sistem avoirdupois / avdp. (baca : averdupoiz).

1 ounce/ons/onza = 28,35 gram *(bukan 100 g.)*

1 pound = 453 gram *(bukan 500 g.)*

1 pound = 16 ounce *(bukan 5 ons)*

Bayangkan saja, bagaimana jadinya kalau seorang apoteker meracik resep
obat yang seharusnya hanya diberi 28 gram, namun diberi 100 gram.
Apakah kesalahan semacam ini bisa di kategorikan sebagai malapraktek ?
Pelajarannya memang begitu, kalau murid tidak mengerti, dihukum !!! Jadi, kalau
malapraktik, logikanya adalah tanggung jawab yang mengajarkan. (*ini hanya
gambaran / ilustrasi salah satu akibat yang bisa ditimbulkan, bukan kejadian
sebenarnya, tetapi dalam bidang lain banyak sekali terjadi)*

KALAU BUKAN KITA YANG MENYELAMATKAN - LALU SIAPA ?

Melalui tulisan ini saya ingin mengajak semua kalangan, baik kalangan
pemerintah, akademis, profesi, bisnis / pedagang, sekolah dan orang tua dan
juga yang lainnya untuk ikut serta mendukung penghapusan satuan "ons dan
pound yang keliru" dari kegiatan kita sehari-hari. Pengajaran sistem timbang
dgn. satuan Ounce dan Pound seharusnya diberikan sebagai pengetahuan
disertai kejelasan asal-usul serta *rumus konversi yang benar*. Hal ini
untuk membuang kebiasaan salah yang telah melekat dalam kebiasaan kita, yang
bisa mencelakakan / menyesatkan anak-anak kita, generasi penerus bangsa ini.

Bila anda ragu-ragu terhadap kebenaran tulisan ini, silahkan menanyakannya
langsung kepada Direktorat Metrologi atau Balai Metrologi setempat dikota
anda berada.

Terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada anda yang peduli dan mau berpar-tisipasi
menyelamatkan masa depan anak-anak **Indonesia**. Semoga Tuhan memberkati
upaya ini, yang kita lakukan dengan tulus ikhlas tanpa pamrih sedikitpun.

Ditengah orang-orang waras, dia yang lain sendiri dianggap gila.

Ditengah orang-orang gila, dia yang waras justru dianggap gila.

Memang banyak orang yang benar, tetapi jangan diartikan bahwa yang diikuti
banyak orang itulah yang pasti dan selalu benar.

Holucus

2009-06-10T23:31:00.000-07:00

Prewar photograph of three Jewish children with their babysitter. Two of the children perished in 1942. Warsaw, Poland, 1925-1926.

Seni pahat pohon yang paling menajubkan

2009-05-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

gambar-gambar dibawah ini pasti anda tidak akan mengira bahwa gambar ini asli sagat menajubkan,patung-patung ini terbuat dari pahatan pohon menajubkan bukan silakan lihat sendiri

Wanita Jepang Paling Tahan Lama Dalam Ngeseks

2009-05-23T19:18:00.000-07:00

JENEWA, SABTU - Orang Jepang tak hanya dikenal ulet dalam bekerja, namun juga urusan seks. Rata-rata perempuan di Negeri Matahahari Terbit itu, masih bisa melakukan hubungan seksual di usia 86 tahun.

Usia harapan seks itu menempatkan perempuan Jepang paling lama di dunia. Demikian data yang dirilis Badan Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) yang dikutip Telegraph.co.uk, Jumat (22/5/2009). WHO sendiri mengumpulkan data tersebut berdasarkan laporan sejak 2007.

Sementara itu, pria yang memiliki usia harapan seks paling lama adalah penduduk San Marino. Di rata-rata usia 81 tahun, pria San Marino masih bisa melakukan hubungan seks.

Pria di Siera Leone tercatat memiliki usia harapan seks rata-rata terendah, yaitu 39 tahun. Sementara perempuan Afghanistan memiliki usia harapan seks rata-rata 42 tahun.

Data WHO juga menyebutkan, Angola, Eritrea, dan Liberia menunjukkan perkembangan positif dalam harapan usia seks. Sementara Botswana, Kenya, dan Lesotho mengalami penurunan sejak 1990.

Data tersebut merupakan salah satu dari 100 tren kesehatan yang dirilis WHO Kamis kemarin.

bocah jenius 9 tahun bisa menguasai semua bahasa programer

2009-05-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

Su Lieyi (9), bocah laki-laki dari Taian City, Propinsi Shandong, dilaporkan sangat piawai dalam beberapa bahasa pemrograman.

Ia telah membuat website pribadi, mengembangkan perangkat lunaknya, dan mencapai tingkat college dengan autodidak, misalnya matematika, fisika, dan kimia.

Liu Xinxin, ibu Su Lieyi, dalam wawancara dengan surat kabar Qilu Evening News, bahwa Su memperlihatkan perhatian besar pada komputer sejak usia 7 tahun, ketika kali pertama diperkenalkan dengan komputer. Waktu itu, ia membelikan beberapa buku komputer tingkat dasar.

Dalam 2 tahun, Su menguasai lebih dari belasan bahasa pemrograman. Pada umur 8 tahun, ia belajar C language, VF (Visual FoxPro), VB (Visual Basic), VC (Visual C), VC++, BASIC, Pascal, PHP, JAVA, dan ASP (Active Server Page).

Menurut Liu, Su memanfaatkan beberapa perangkat lunak gratisan yang didapat di internet untuk mengembangkan sistem operasional miliknya. Ketika sebuah forum moderator memberi Su sebuah Microsoft recruitment assessment form untuk mengujinya. Ia memperoleh nilai 90.

Su menyelesaikan website-nya sendiri dalam waktu kurang dari satu bulan. Ia bilang, “Sebenarnya website adalah sebuah forum. Bertujuan memberitahu orang yang ingin berbagi ketertarikan yang sama dalam pemrograman.”

Sekarang Su belajar sendiri di rumah. Ibunya mengatakan bahwa saat usia 7 tahun, Su masuk kelas lima sekolah dasar untuk memperoleh pengenalan sekolah tetapi ternyata ia telah menguasai seluruh pengetahuan yang diajarkan di sekolah.

Ketika Su usia 8 tahun, ia masuk SMP. Ia dapat menjawab semua pertanyaan yang guru berikan. Sebuah kejutan bagi gurunya bahwa Su lulus ujian dengan nilai 100 untuk matematika dan nilai tinggi untuk bahasa Mandarin dan Inggris.

Liu kemudian memasukkan anaknya ke SMA. Bahan yang diajarkan di sekolah ini juga mudah bagi Su untuk dimengerti. Ia sering mendapat nilai 90 dibidang matematika dan ranking pertama dalam bidang fisika.

Saat ini Su mempelajari buku-buku tingkat perguruan tinggi seperti matematika lanjutan. Liu mengatakan, “Ia tidak pernah membaca keseluruhan buku. Ia sering memeriksa halaman isi buku dan membaca salah satu yang ia merasa tertarik. Kemudian membacanya dengan cermat sampai sepenuhnya mengerti isinya.”

Dear God lyrics

2009-05-22T05:43:00.000-07:00

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love
Hope is hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
And where I'd love to be, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again, oh no
Once again

There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
To hold her when I'm not around,
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade...

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love
Hope is hard to find

Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
To hold her when I'm not around,
When I'm much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again oh no
Once again

viera degarkan curhatku

2009-05-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

Dengarkan curhatku
Tentang dirinya
Betapa anehnya
Tingkah lakunya

Jujurlah padaku
Jujurlah padaku
Kau menyimpan rasa
Kau menyimpan rasa cinta
Nyatakan padaku
Nyatakan padaku
Perasaan itu
Perasaan itu cinta

Dengarkan curhatku
Tentang dirinya
Betapa manisnya
Senyum bibirnya

Jujurlah padaku
Jujurlah padaku
Kau menyimpan rasa
Kau menyimpan rasa cinta
Nyatakan padaku
Nyatakan padaku
Perasaan itu
Perasaan itu cinta

Dengarkan curhatku

Jujurlah padaku
Jujurlah padaku
Kau menyimpan rasa
Kau menyimpan rasa cinta
Nyatakan padaku
Nyatakan padaku
Perasaan itu
Perasaan itu cinta

Dengarkan curhatku
Tentang dirinya...

Teh Botol ternyata berbahaya.

2009-05-09T00:56:00.000-07:00

Dari dulu kita udah curiga. Teh kaya gitu doang kok bisa jauh lebih populer dari soft drink impor. Ternyata ini jawabannya .
Waspada, Teh Botol Sosr* Racunnya Teh

Marini tidak mengerti kenapa anaknya bertingkah aneh malam itu, terus-terusan rewel. "Rasanya dia tidak sakit apa-apa." Sudah tiga dokter yang dia temui, semuanya menunjukkan gejala kecanduan yang akut. Tapi kecanduan apa, anaknya belum bisa bicara, bagaimana dia bisa cari tahu?

Sampai akhirnya dia menemukan berita mengenai kandungan berlebihan hidroxylic acid (atau nama resminya dalam format IUPAC adalah dihidrogen monoksida) di dalam Teh Botol Sosr* dari internet. Ia langsung ingat, anaknya tadi siang baru saja menghabiskan tiga botol teh yang dibungkus dalam berbagai kemasan dan merk ini. Celaka!

Ya, selama ini orang menganggap Teh Botol Sosr* dibuat dari daun teh alami seperti yang diiklankan. Nyatanya itu semua bohong, daun teh hanyalah sebagian kecil dari bahan utama. Hidroxylic acid lah yang bertahun-tahun telah dipakai sebagai bahan utama teh botol sosr*, sehingga menyebabkan teh ini terasa lebih enak daripada merk-merk lain.

Menurut Scientist dari seluruh Universitas terkenal di Amerika sepakat, tanpa kita sadari hydroxylic acid sudah menguasai industri makanan. Dengan adanya hydroxylic acid, rasa pahit yang sering muncul bila kita memakai pemanis buatan bisa hilang tidak bersisa. Nyaris tidak ada makanan dan minuman olahan yang tidak disentuh bahan ini. Dalam batasan wajar memang bisa berguna bagi tubuh kita, dan tubuh kita punya mekanisme untuk menetralisir kelebihan zat ini. Namun begitu melebihi ambang batas, tidak ada satupun manusia yang bisa selamat.

Gejala kelebihan hydroxylic acid meliputi pusing, diare, pecahnya sel-sel tubuh (plasmolisis) , bahkan jika konsentrasinya di dalam tubuh naik signifikan, bisa menyebabkan rusaknya sel batang otak (neurolisis) dan kematian mendadak. Hal ini telah memusingkan banyak petugas medis di dunia. "Sedetik saja gejala kelebihan ini terlambat ditangani, nyawa pasien melayang," jawab Dr. Priyadi Handoko, ahli kesehatan dari IKDN. Kalau sudah begini, pengobatannya bisa sampai jutaan rupiah. Lalu mampukah orang-orang seperti Marini menyembuhkan anaknya?

Yang membuat masalah ini jadi runyam adalah tidak adanya regulasi pemerintah tentang penggunaan hydroxylic acid dalam industri. Pemakaiannya tercampur baur. Data menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar industri berbahaya memakai Hydroxylic acid. Reaktor nuklir, pabrik pupuk, pewarna tekstil, semua memakai bahan yang termasuk kategori senyawa kuat ini dalam konsentrasi tinggi.

Bahkan beberapa tahun belakangan hydroxylic acid juga dipakai sebagai agen reaktif dalam pengangkatan minyak bumi. Dengan bantuan hydroxylic acid, sumur-sumur tua bisa kembali berproduksi.

Saat dihubungi, Humas PT Sosr* tidak berkomentar banyak. "Kami sudah menggunakannya secara bertanggung jawab. Seluruh lini produk Teh Botol Sosr* sudah lewat pengawasan badan POM". Masalahnya, berapa kadar hydroxylic acid dalam makanan yang bisa dianggap bertanggung jawab? Kenapa selama ini terkesan ditutup-tutupi dari sorotan publik? Saat pertanyaan itu diajukan, "Brak!", telepon dibanting.

Hydroxylic acid adalah simbol keangkuhan industri besar makanan. Penggunaannya tidak melalui transparansi yang jelas. Bahkan bahayanya tidak pernah diumumkan ke masyarakat.. Tutup matanya pemerintah terhadap isu ini wajar jika menimbulkan kecurigaan, berapa besar dana gelap yang sudah mengalir untuk menyembunyikan bau busuk isu hydroxylic acid? Merk apa saja yang sudah nekat memakai hydroxylic acid demi mendapatkan keuntungan besar?

Kini anak Marini masih tergolek di tempat tidur dengan menangis. Marini bingung, apa yang harus dilakukan sekarang. Untuk mengobati kecanduan anaknya, dia tidak punya biaya..

Please spread the words. Sebarkan berita ini kepada orang-orang yang kamu sayangi, sebelum semuanya terlambat! Perangi hydroxylic acid!

Keknya motto ini bakalan hilang dhe
"Apapun makanannya, minumannya teh botol Sosr* "

Megecilkan ukuran file MP3

2009-05-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Tentunya sangat mengasikkan apabila ponsel kita bisa menampung banyak musik mp3 yang bisa kita dengarkan setiap saat. Namun ada kalanya kapasitas memori stik yang kita gunakan sangat terbatas. Agar dapat muat lebih banyak salah satu cara adalah dengan mengubah format mp3 ke mp4(m4a). Dengan format mp4(m4a) ini maka ukuran filenya akan lebih kecil dengan kualitas suara yang tidak terlalu jauh berbeda. Salah satu software yang dapat dipergunakan untuk merubah mp3 ke mp4(m4a) adalah dengan Winamp.

Berikut ini langkah-langkahnya:

Install Winamp versi 5
Buka Winamp kemudian masukkan lagu2 yang akan Anda akan rubah ke Winamp Playlist
Di Winamp Playlist pilih salah satu atau semua file yang akan dirubah, kemudian klik kanan
Pilih Send To: Format Converter (Gambar 1)
Akan muncul popup mengenai Format Converter Configuration (Gambar 2)
Destination folder pilih sesuai keinginan Anda
Encoding format pilih: MP4/aacPlus (HE-AAC) Encorder v1.26
Di aacPlus Encorder Option, bitrate pilih 96 kbps biar suara masih lumayan bagus (agar ukuran file lebih kecil lagi bisa juga dipilih 64 kbps, namun suara juga akan berkurang kualitasnya)
Klik OK, maka Winamp akan mulai merubah mp3 tersebut. (Gambar 3)

Saya mencoba merubah mp3 Letto - Sebelum cahaya. Sebelum dirubah ukurannya 3,7 mega setelah dirubah ukurannya menjadi 2,8 mega. Berkurang +-1 mega. Agak lumayan juga bukan. File m4a ini tentunya hanya bisa bisa diputar di ponsel yang mendukung format m4a. Saya test di SE W810i, bisa diplay dengan baik dan suaranya juga cukup lumayan.

Hari Kiamat Tahun 2012 Ternyata Hanya Mitos Dan Dongeng Film

2009-04-14T03:57:00.000-07:00

Film 2012 hasil karya terbaru Sutradara Roland Emmerich yang merupakan spesialis pembuat film kiamat dan bencana, akan menambah keriuhan di media internet dan infotainment mengenai kiamat yang bakal terjadi tanggal 21 December 2012.

Sebelumnya juga ada kurang lebih 10 buku yang mengulas tentang hari kiamat akan datang pada tahun 2012 di amazon.com dan beberapa film dokumenter lainnya.

Buku teranyar yang mengulas tentang Hari Kiamat 2012 adalah karya Lawrence E.Joseph yang berjudul “Apocalypse 2012 : A Scientific Invertigation into Civilization’s End ” . Buku yang diterbitkan tahun 2007 dan juga telah diterjemahkan dalam bahasa Indonesia dengan judul ” Hari Kiamat 20012 : Investigasi Akhir Zaman “

Munculnya tanggal keramat tersebut ternyata hanya bersumber dari kalender Bangsa Maya, yaitu sistem kalender dari Kaisaran Amerika Tengah yang berakhir pada tanggal 21 Desember 2012.

Dalam Mtologi Bangsa Maya (baca mitologi rumus 13 dan 20), sesuatu yang buruk bakal terjadi pada akhir kalender. Ada yang menyebut bumi diisap oleh lubang hitam dan ditabrak meteor. Juga ada yang mengatakan pada tanggal tersebut bumi akan ditabrak oleh Planet Nibiru.

Lawrence E.Joseph dalam bukunya menakut-nakuti dengan data-data sensasional seperti retaknya medan magnet yang melindungi bumi dari radiasi berbahaya dan rekahan itu terjadi di atas lautan antara Brazil dan Afrika Selatan yang terbentang sepanjang 160 ribu kilometer yang dikenal sebagai anomali Atlantik Selatan.

Ulasan lainnya tentang Supervolcano Yellowstone tentang meletusnya gunung mahabesar di Amerika Serikat setiap 600 ribu - 700 ribu tahun, yang menurutnya hal itu akan terjadi tidak lama lagi. Selain buku-buku ilmiah, ia juga mengutip tradisi beberapa masyarakat purba seperti bangsa Maya, Cina dan sumber-sumber Kristen.

Sejumlah ahli NASA meragukan pernyataan Lawrence E.Joseph…yang menurut mereka kekuatan medan magnet saat ini diatas rata-rata bila dibandingkan dengan jutaan tahun lalu.

NASA juga membantah adanya Planet Nibiru, dan menjelaskan tidak pernah menemukan atau mendeteksi adanya Planet Nibiru di tata surya kita. Planet Nibiru adalah cerita palsu dan hanya lelucon , kata ilmuwan senior NASA Astrobiology Foundation, David Morrison.

Begitu pula pendapat dari Profesor Michael Heiser, Ahli Hebrew Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages dari University of Winsconsin-Madison yang mengatakan bahwa Nibiru merupakan pseudoscience planetary object.

Mitologi Rumus 13 dan 20 Bangsa Maya

Bagi Bangsa Maya, waktu adalah juga menjadi penghubung dengan lingkaran spiritual atau alam gaib. Untuk menghitung waktu Bangsa Maya membuat inovasi yang menggabungkan mitologi, peredaran bulan dan perhitungan matematis dengan rumus siklus 13 dan 20.

Mereka membuat sistem penanggalan yang disebut “Long Count” yaitu kalender yang berakhir setelah 5.126 tahun. Perhitungan yang dimulai dari 0.0.0.0.0 dan tiap angka mewakili angka 0-19, yakni perhitungan hari-hari Bangsa Maya.

Hari pertama pada tanggalan Bangsa Maya adalah 0.0.0.0.1 dan hari ke 19 menjadi 0.0.0.0.19, dan setelah mencapai angka 20, kalender menjadi 0.0.0.1.0.

Angka 0.0.0.0.0 yang menjadi hari pertama kalender Maya sama dengan 11 Agustus 3114 Sebelum Masehi (SM). Rumus 13 yang akan menunjukan tepat diangka 13.0.0.0.0 akan berakhir setelah 5.126 tahun dan disinilah awal dari Mitologi Kiamat 2012, Bangsa Maya percaya akan terjadi sesuatu yang buruk yang bakal terjadi jika kalender “Long Count” berakhir… yang ternyata akan jatuh pada tanggal 21 Desember 2012….

Namun, ahli arkeoastronomi yang percaya kalender Maya lupa bahwa selain siklus 13 masih ada rumus siklus 20 yang kalau dihitung akan berakhir pada tahun 8000 Masehi (.....maasi lama btg.. yg penting bnauk berdoa aja deh...heheheh)

Blackberry Storm Meluncur Pertengahan April

2009-04-08T02:57:00.000-07:00

Perangkat Blackberry yang akan menjadi pesaing berat iPhone dikabarkan akan hadir pada pertengahan April ini.

Melalui keterangan resmi , vendor asal Kanada Research in Motion akan menghadirkan Blackberry Storm di Indonesia pada pertengahan April ini, tepatnya pada 14 April 2009.

Selama ini, perangkat Blackberry yang telah beredar di Indonesia dianggap belum tepat menyaingi iPhone 3G. Pasalnya, iPhone diperuntukkan bagi para pengguna ponsel pintar yang lebih mementingkan hiburan dan gaya, sedangkan Blackberry kebanyakan digunakan untuk pengguna dengan mobilitas yang tak terbatas, khususnya untuk aplikasi kantoran seperti email, messaging dan jejaring sosial.

Storm atau yang memiliki nama lain Blackberry 9500 merupakan perangkat yang dianggap sebagian orang mampu menandingi iPhone. Selain karena fitur koneksi dan aplikasi kantoran yang lengkap, Storm juga dilengkapi dengan layar berteknologi sentuh, layaknya iPhone. Storm akan hadir dengan mengendarai jaringan GSM/UMTS dan HSDPA atau 3,5G. Namun di belahan dunia lain, Storm hadir dengan dilengkapi jaringan CDMA.

Canon Scanner DR-3010C

2009-04-08T02:40:00.000-07:00

JAKARTA - Canon semakin mempermudah kinerja scannernya dengan fitur Job key yang kini juga disematkan pada seri Formula DR-3010C.

"Scanner DR-3010C dilengkapi dengan fitur baru Job key. Inovasi ini diharapkan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan para penggunanya yang memerlukan beragam seting scan. Hal ini akan mendukung aplikasi pengarsipan yang semakin variatif dan menjadikan penggunaan scanner ini menjadi lebih efektif dan efisien dalam mendigitalisasi dokumen," ujar Canon Director Datascrip, Merry Harun. Pada DR-3010C tersedia 9 nomor Job Key yang dapat diset sesuai kebutuhan dari para pengguna seperti resolusi scan, mode scan, fungsi scan, jenis file dan tujuan penyimpanan. Sehingga untuk pengoperasian berikutnya, pengguna tinggal memilih nomor Job Key yang sudah diatur sebelumnya dan melakukan scan dengan menekan satu tombol, maka hasil scan akan tersimpan pada lokasi penyimpanan yang sudah ditentukan sebelumnya. Scanner seri DR generasi terbaru dari Canon memiliki jalur scan yang membentuk garis lurus sehingga memungkinkan DR-3010C melakukan scan beragam jenis ketebalan dokumen mulai dari 40 g/m2 sampai 209 g/m2 termasuk dokumen tebal dengan laminasi. Sedangkan ukuran kertas yang dapat discan mulai dari ukuran Business Card (50 x 53,9 mm) dengan ketebalan 300g/m2 sampai dokumen dengan ukuran 216 x 356 mm. Bahkan jika diperlukan scanner DR-3010C dapat melakukan scan dokumen dengan panjang sampai 1.000 mm dengan Long Document Mode. Mengikuti seri-seri scanner kecepatan tinggi sebelumnya, DR-3010C dilengkapi dengan mode Auto Color Detection yang memudahkan pengguna untuk scan dokumen yang terdiri dari dokumen hitam putih dan berwarna dalam satu bendelnya. Dilengkapi dengan dua mode Advanced Text Enhancement, scanner DR-3010C mampu memberikan hasil scan text yang optimal baik dengan kondisi text warna hitam dengan background warna gelap atau text dengan warna terang dengan background terang seperti text pada lembaran carbonize. Selain itu scanner Canon DR-3010C juga dilengkapi dengan fasilitas standard seperti dapat mendeteksi lembaran dokumen hanya satu sisi yang berisi text atau kedua sisinya berisi text. Page Size Detection digunakan untuk scan dokumen yang ukuran lembaranya tidak sama dalam satu bundel dokumennya.� Scanner dapat mendeteksi kertas dobel yang ditarik ke dalam scanner, fasilitas Double Feed Detection dengan metode detection by length atau detection by Ultrasonic sensor. Serta jika terjadi paper jam biasanya diakibatkan kertas yang tersangkut di dalam scanner, secara otomatis scanner hanya akan mengirimkan hasil scan yang valid ke komputer dan memberikan sinyal 'no paper' dan pengguna tinggal melanjutkan proses scan lembar dokumen setelah melepaskan lembar yang tersangkut. Faktor penting lainnya dalam memilih scanner kecepatan tinggi adalah kelengkapan aplikasi softwarenya agar bisa berinteraksi dan dioperasikan dengan mudah. Adapun software aplikasi yang dibendel dengan Canon DR3010C yaitu Capture Perfect 3.0, Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Standard, Paperport, Presto!Bizcard Reader 5 SE dan Omnipage SE. Untuk mengoptimalkan penggunaan Canon Document Reader, Canon juga melengkapinya dengan perangkat lunak aplikasi Imageware Document Manager (iWDM), cocok untuk keperluan kearsipan digital bagi perusahaan/ organisasi

by okezone

Jewel Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2009-04-07T01:54:00.000-07:00

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There’s a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over that rainbow
All skies are blue, oh
And where dreams
That you dare to dream
Really do come true

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
And troubles mount like lemon drops
Way above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly, oh
If birds can fly over the rainbow
Why, then why can’t I?

Someday I’ll wake and rub my eyes
And in that land beyond the skies
You’ll find me
I’ll be a laughing daffodil
And leave the silly cares that
Fill my mind behind me

Somewhere over that rainbow
Bluebirds fly
If birds can fly over the rainbow
Why, then why can’t I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can’t I?

OST Twilight (Deluxe Edition) (2009)

2009-04-02T04:23:00.000-07:00

trek list
1. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
2. Paramore - Decode
3. The Black Ghosts - Full Moon
4. Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest
5. Mutemath - Spotlight (Twilight Mix)
6. Perry Farrell - Go All The Way (Into The Twilight)
7. Collective Soul - Tremble For My Beloved
8. Paramore - I Caught Myself
9. Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire
10. Rob Pattinson - Never Think
11. Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
12. Carter Burwell - Bella’s Lullaby
13. O.A.R. - Love Is Worth The Fall
14. Paramore - Decode (Acoustic)
15. Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Live)
16. Mutemath - Spotlight (Son Lux Remix)
17. The Black Ghosts - Full Moon (Appleblim & Komonazmuk Remix)

Download full album

Coldplay - Yes

2009-04-02T02:46:00.000-07:00

When it started we had high hopes
Now my back's on the line
My back's on the ropes
When it started we were alright
But night makes a fool of us
In the daylight

There we were dying of frustration
Saying Lord lead me not into temptation
But it's not easy when she's turns you on
Still stay gone

If you'd only
If you'd only say “Yes”
Whether you will's anybody's guess

God only God knows I'm trying my best
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness

So, up they picked me by the big toe
I was held from the rooftop then they let go
There's only screaming
Let the windows down
As I crawl onto the ground

If you'd only, if you'd only say “Yes”
Whether you will's anybody's guess
God, only God knows she won't let me rest
But I'm just so tired of this loneliness
I've become so tired of this loneliness

I am Mine

2009-04-01T05:18:00.000-07:00

The selfish, they’re all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

The north is to south what the clock is to time
There's east and there's west and there's everywhere life
I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine

And the feeling, it gets left behind
All the innocence lost at one time
Significant, behind the eyes
There's no need to hide,....
We're safe tonight

The ocean is full cause everyone's crying
The full moon is looking for friends at high tide
The sorrow grows bigger when the sorrow's denied
I only know my mind
I am mine

And the meaning, it gets left behind
All the innocents lost at one time
Significant, behind the eyes
There's no need to hide,....
We're safe tonight

And the feelings that get left behind
All the innocence broken with lies
Significance, between the lines
We may need to hide

And the meanings that get left behind
All the innocents lost at one time
We're all different behind the eyes
There's no need to hide

Shine

2009-03-29T02:53:00.001-07:00

Everyone knows
That I'm ten feet under
'Till you come along
And brighten my day
Everyone knows
That you kill the thunder
The roaring in my brain
Is giving me the strength
To see right through the haze

Shine, c'mon and let it shine
Light me up, make me feel alive
You've got what it takes
(Shine for me today)
Shine and only you know how
To lift my spirit off the ground
And chase those clouds away
Shine on me today

When everything's wrong
I just pick the phone up
The sound of your voice
Well, it fills my eyes
With tears of joy
Cause I know you'll be there
When I'm hanging by a thread
You're my heaven sent

Shine, c'mon and let it shine
Light me up, make me feel alive
You've got what it takes
(Shine for me today)
Shine and only you know how
To lift my spirit off the ground
And chase those clouds away

Oh, you have this way of making me feel like I can fly
You're underneath my wings
So I won't free fall out of the sky
You're always there to save me
You know you save me

Shine, c'mon, gonna let it shine
Light me up, make me feel alive (lift me up)
You've got what it takes (you've got what it takes)
(Shine for me today)
Shine and only you know how
To lift my spirit off the ground
And chase those clouds away
C'mon and shine
Shine!
Shine on me...
Shine on me...
Shine on me tonight
Shine on me today

Everyone knows
That I'm ten feet under
'Till you come along
And brighten my world

Rock this world

2009-03-29T02:51:00.000-07:00

Everybody wants something
That seems too hard to get
So I sit here on a street in Venice
Waiting for the sun to set
Watching people live their lives
Wondering what it means?
Sometimes getting what you want
Is easier than it seems

I don't want to save the day
I just want to get my way

[CHORUS]
And rock this world
Read my lips and watch 'em curl
Rock this world
It don't take much to please this girl
I don't need the glitter
Don't believe the hype
You might say I'm the simple type
Like any other girl
Who wants to rock this world
(Rock this world)

Everybody's going somewhere
So why aren't you and I
We're all part of the same parade
Just people passing by
And anything can happen
When the sun goes down like this
Maybe it's just a miracle
When you find some happiness

I don't want to save the day
I just want to get my way

And rock this world
Read my lips and watch 'em curl
Rock this world
It don't take much to please this girl
I don't need the glitter
Don't believe the hype
You might say I'm the simple type
Like any other girl
Who wants to rock this world
(Rock this world)

People can you hear me?
I want you to come near me
Can you feel the pull? (the pull)
It can be so beautiful

Rock this world (rock this world)
Read my lips and watch 'em curl (rock this world)
Rock this world (please this girl)
It don't take much to please this girl (rock this world)
I don't need the glitter
Don't the hype (oh)
You might say I'mthe simple type (oh)
Like any other girl
Who wants to rock this world...
Rock this world (oh)
Rock this world (oh)
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world
I wanna rock this world...
Rock this world
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world
Rock this world (rock this world)
I wanna rock this world...
Rock this world
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world (rock this world)
I wanna rock this world...
Rock this world
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world (rock this world)
Rock this world (rock this world)

Mr james dean

2009-03-29T02:50:00.001-07:00

All the king's horses
Wouldn't make me believe
Even when the walls come crashing down
You still can never be
A rebel without a cause
A rebel to the first degree
Why don't you stop trying so hard
'Cause there's no men, man enough to be

[CHORUS]
Another James Dean
You're nothing like him
So don't call me friend
'Cause you're nothing like me
Even when the world stops turning
There will never be another James Dean
You'll never be James Dean

All the faces you're making
Save it for the scene
And all the people you're faking
Why was it only to me?
Who saw right into your eyes
And you're just not so deep
I've had too many cries
Mr. Prince Charming!
Sorry, you could never be...

Cause you're nothing like him
So don't call me friend
Cause you're nothing like me
Even when the world stops turning, the world stops turning
Now you move to the next town,
Next set, next girl, have fun baby
I'm taking back my world

[guitars & drum solo]

Here we are, face to face
Same energy, you and me
Don't wanna be enemies

Here we are, face to face
Same energy, you and me
Don't wanna be enemies

Here we are, face to face (here we are...
Same energy, you and me ...you and me)
Don't wanna be enemies

Here we are, face to face (here we are...
Same energy, you and me ...you and me)
Don't wanna be enemies

Here we are, you and me...
Here we are, you and me...

Jericho

2009-03-29T02:49:00.001-07:00

Hop a fast train out of town
Downside up and upside down
Going fast is going slow
What could've been, we'll never know
In this place that has no name
I can't remember why I came
Then I hear you whisper low
One more mile to Jericho
Nothing is ever what it seems
When you live inside your dreams

[Chorus]
The walls will tumble
The walls will tumble
But I'm not gonna cry
My heart won't crumble
My heart won't crumble
If we ever say goodbye

Everybody gets the joke
Where's the fire
Where's the smoke
Money, love and jealousy
Something's got a hold on me
But I will follow where you go
One more mile to Jericho

[Chorus]
The walls will tumble
The walls will tumble
But I'm not gonna cry
My heart won't crumble
My heart won't crumble
If we ever say goodbye

Goodbye now, goodbye

One more mile
One more kiss
One more word
One more wish
And love will save us
This I know
From this place called Jericho

[Chorus 4x]
The walls will tumble
The walls will tumble
But I'm not gonna cry
My heart won't crumble
My heart won't crumble
If we ever say goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye

I'M

2009-03-29T02:48:00.001-07:00

I'm an angel, I'm a devil
I am sometimes in between
I'm bad as it can get
And good as it can be
Sometimes I'm a million colors
Sometimes I'm black and white
I am all extremes
Try to figure me out, you never can
There's so many things I am

[Chorus]
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things I am

I'm someone filled with self-belief
I'm haunted by self-doubt
I've got all the answers
I've got nothing figured out
I like to be by myself
I hate to be alone
I'm up and I am down
But that's part of the thrill
Part of the plan
Part of all of the things I am

[Chorus]
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things I am

I'm a million contradictions
Sometimes I make no sense
Sometimes I'm perfect
Sometimes I'm a mess
Sometimes I'm not sure who I am

[Chorus]
But, I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things I am

I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things I am

Of all the things I am

Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things I am

Of all the things I am

Hide Away

2009-03-29T02:47:00.001-07:00

Hiding away
Losing the day
As if it doesn't really matter
Saying goodbye
Scared to say why
Afraid it will shatter our world
Show me some faith, now
Trust me somehow

Why are we keeping our secrets?
Why are we hiding ourselves away?
Anyway, we can't hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I want to make you believe, what I say
I won't let you...
Hide away, yeah

Where do we go?
How do we know?
What we're ever really after?
Sometimes it's clear
When you are here
Nothing can shatter our world
I need some faith now
To trust you somehow

Why are we keeping our secrets?
Why are we hiding ourselves away?
Anyway, we can't hide away
I dont wanna fake it
I want to make you believe, what I say
I won't let you...
Hide away

Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm losing...
Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm okay...
We turn around, look around, go around in circles
Don't run away, drift away, don't hide away
Why are we keeping our secrets?
Why are we hiding ourselves away?
Anyway, we can't hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I want to make you believe, what I say
Oh, what I say...
Believe what I say...
I won't let you hide away
Hide away

Hiding away
Losing the day
As if it doesn't really matter

Histers

2009-03-29T02:46:00.001-07:00

Don't spit on me and shame yourself
Because you wish you were someone else
You look so clean but you spread your dirt
As if you think that words don't hurt

You build up walls no one can climb
The things you do should be a crime
You're the queen of superficiality
Keep your lies out of my reality

And when you're nice it's just a pose
You're one of those

[Chorus]
Haters
Traitors to the human race
Haters
What a drag, what a waste
I'd like to see them disappear
They don't belong anywhere
Haters, haters

Spinning a web that's hard to see
Of envy, greed and jealousy
Feeling angry, but you don't know why
Why don't you look me in the eye

You want my friends, you want my clothes
You're one of those

[Chorus]
Haters
Traitors to the human race
Haters
What a drag, what a waste
I'd like to see them disappear
They don't belong anywhere
Haters, haters, haters, haters

Different life forms
Different species
Broken promises and treaties
Talking 'bout exterminating
Not the haters, just the hating

You say your boyfriend's sweet and kind
But you've still got your eyes on mine
Your best friend's got her eyes on yours
It all goes on behind closed doors

And when you're nice it's just a pose
You're one of those

[Chorus]
Haters
Traitors to the human race
Haters
What a drag, what a waste
I'd like to see them disappear
They're don't belong anywhere
Haters
Later for the alibis
Haters
Any shape, any size
I'd like to see them disappear
They don't belong anywhere

Haters
Traitors
Haters, haters, haters
Haters, haters, haters

Fly

2009-03-29T02:45:00.002-07:00

In a moment, everything can change
Feel the wind on your shoulder
For a minute, all the world can wait
Let go of your yesterday

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing
And take control?

[Chorus]
Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life
And start to try
Cause it's your time
Time to fly

All your worries, leave them somewhere else
Find a dream you can follow
Reach for something, when there's nothing left
And the world's feeling hollow

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing
And take control?

[Chorus]
Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life
And start to try
Cause it's your time
Time to fly

And when you're down and feel alone
Just wanna run away
Trust yourself and don't give up
You know you better than anyone else

In a moment, everything can change
Feel the wind on your shoulder
For a minute, all the world can wait
Let go of yesterday

[Chorus]
Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life
And start to try
Fly
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life
And start to try
Cause it's your time
Time to fly

In a moment, everything can change

Do You want me

2009-03-29T02:45:00.001-07:00

I cry like a baby when I don't get my way
Do you want me?
I won't apologize when I make a mistake
Do you want me?
I got scars on my heart and they won't go away
I'm looking for someone to take them from me
Everybody knows I'm a little insane
Do you want me?

Oh, I try to be normal
I try to put one foot in front of the other
And I fail
You don't even know I'm alive
I open my mouth
Cause I'm waiting for your love to fall from the sky
And I fail
You think that I'm out of my mind
And maybe you're scared to be right
But you'll never know 'till you get me alone

Do you want me?
I'll tell it to you straight so it can't get worse
Do you want me?
I want to show you me, but first thing's first
Do you want me?
I'm looking for a savior to save my soul
All the damage that I've done has left a big hole
Everybody knows I just want someone to hold
Do you want me?

Oh, I try to be easy
I try to put one foot in back of the other
And I fail
You don't even know I'm alive
I open my mouth
Cause I'm waiting for your love to fall from the sky
And I fail
You think that I'm out of my mind
And maybe you're scared to be right
But you'll never know 'till you get me alone

You're looking at me strange, like you don't know my name
(My name)
You're looking at me strange, like you don't know my name
You're looking at me strange, like it's some kind of phase
You're looking at me strange, like you want me to change

And I fail
You don't even know I'm alive
I open my mouth
Cause I'm waiting for your love to fall from the sky
And I fail
You think that I'm out of my mind
And maybe you're scared to be right
But you'll never know 'till you get me alone

Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?
Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?
You'll never know 'till you get me alone...

Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?
Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?

Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?
You'll never know 'till you get me alone...
Do you...
Do you...
Do you want me?

Dangerous

2009-03-29T02:43:00.002-07:00

Some secrets need to be kept
Some stories should never be told
Some reasons shouldn't be understood
They just might turn your blood cold

Who needs all the answers?
Who takes all the chances?
Who said the truth's gonna save you?
When the truth could be dangerous?

[Chorus]
Like the way I feel
It's alright to steal
What I need from you
Do what I have to do
Say what I have to say
Go where I have to go
And that's dangerous
Dangerous to know (know, know, know)

I was a law onto myself
When you found me out on my own
Together, nothing was sacred
Together, we were alone

Who needs all the questions?
Who lost their direction?
Who said a lie's gonna break you?
When a lie could be dangerous?

[Chorus]
Like the way I feel
It's all right to steal
What I need from you
Do what I have to do
Say what I have to say
Go where I have to go
And that's dangerous
Dangerous to know

Ignorance is bliss
You're safe when you resist
There's no safety in a kiss like this
It's dangerous
So kiss me
Kiss me!

[Chorus]
Like the way I feel
It's all right to steal
What I need from you
Do what I have to do
Say what I have to say
Go where I have to go
And that's dangerous
Dangerous...

Like the way I feel
It's all right to steal
What I need from you
Do what I have to do
Say what I have to say
Go where I have to go
And that's dangerous
Dangerous to know (know, know, know)

Some secrets need to be kept...

Cry

2009-03-29T02:43:00.001-07:00

ry war
Cry innocence
That is lost forever more
Cry joy
Cry thief
Cry beautiful
That is just beyond belief, so I...

[chorus]
Cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I
And we cry

Cry alone
Cry to me
Cry freedom
Then let yourself be free
To shed the tears
That have to flow
To hold somebody close to you
And then to let them go

Cry at the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I
And we cry

[guitars solo]

Cry peace
Cry hate
Cry faithlessness
Then just have a little faith

Cry at the end (oh)
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Here you are and so am I

And we try
To be true
Try 'cause we're only passing through
Here you are and so am I

And we cry
At the end
Cry 'cause it all begins again
Try to be true (oh)
Try 'cause we're only passing through

danger

2009-03-29T02:26:00.000-07:00

Were you born in 74? (Oh no)
Are you the kind of guy that I should ignore?
Will you give me all the things I need?
You probably never wear your heart on your sleeve

You intrigue me like no one before
It may be wrong to get to know you more
But I'm not sure
I'm so unsure

'Cause I see danger, danger, danger in your eyes
'Cause danger, danger, danger, you disguise
So baby lift your head up to the light
There's danger in those eyes
There's danger in your eyes

You belong to my darker side
Your a guy who sets a girl on fire
I could see myself falling in line
Like the hundred girls you had over time

And I want more
I am so sure
That I want more
I am so sure

'Cause I see danger, danger, danger in your eyes
'Cause danger, danger, danger, you disguise
So baby lift your head up to the light (Danger in your eyes)
There's danger in those eyes

I'm smarter than this
And know better than this
Cause there's something really missin in your kiss
I'm smarter than this
And know better than this
But there's something that you got that is tough to resist
It's tough to resist

Cause I see danger, danger, danger in your eyes (Danger in your eyes)
Cause danger, danger, danger, you disguise
So baby lift your head up to the light (Danger in your eyes)
There's danger in those eyes
There's danger in your eyes
Dangereous
Your dangerous
Your dangerous

Faith no more Easy

2009-03-27T03:55:00.000-07:00

I know it sounds funny but I just can't stand the pain
Girl I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl you know I've done all I can
You see I beg, stole, and I borrowed

That's why I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning

I wanna' be high
So high
I wanna' be free to know the things I do are right
I wanna' be free
Just me
Oh baby...

That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning

All I Want For Christmas Is You Lyrics

2009-03-27T03:52:00.000-07:00

I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is you

I don’t want a lot for Christmas there is just one thing I need
And I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I don’t need to hang my stocking way above the fireplace
Santa Clause won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas day
And I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Oh baby all I want for Christmas is you, you baby

I wont ask for much this Christmas
I wont even wish oh I wont even wish. I wont even wish for snow.
I’m just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
I wont make a list and send it to the North Pole for St Nick
Wont even stay awake to hear the magic reindeer play

Cause I just want you here tonight,
Holdin on to me so tight
What more can I do
Oh baby all I want for Christmas is you, oh baby
Oh our lives are shinin surrounding everywhere
Where the sounds of children’s laughter fills the air
And everyone is singin' oh I hear those sleigh bells ringin'
Santa wont you bring me the one I really need
Wont you bring back my baby to me

Oh I don’t want a lot for Christmas
This is all I’m askin for
I just want to see my baby standing right outside my door
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you, you, its you, you, oh baby
All I want is you [x4]
You, you, you, you, you

Emilia You re my word

2009-03-27T03:44:00.000-07:00

My lips
On your lips
Your body heat
Lingers on me
Oh, what a night
God, am I obsessed
With this man
Of my dreams

So I hide
Try to lie
Only the nightingale
Sings the truth

But the rushing of my blood
Is like rivers running wild
And I got no control
And I know…

You’re my world!
You’re the moon and stars above
You’re the reason I know
Love, love, love
My only cause for bein’
You’re my world!
You’re the owner of my heart
Always close when we’re apart
You know
You’re my heart, my soul, my reason
You’re my world

With hands
So soft and gentle
You touch
The very core of me

But the rushing of my blood
Is like rivers running wild
And I got no control
And I know…

You’re my world!
You’re the moon and stars above
You’re the reason I know love, love, love
My only cause for bein’
You’re my world!
You’re the owner of my heart
Always close when we’re apart
You know
You’re my heart, my soul, my reason

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, baby, I’m on fire
Cause you make me come alive!

You’re my world
You’re the reason my love has a name
You’re the reason I know love, love, love
My only cause for bein’
You’re my world
You’re the owner of my heart
Always close when we’re apart
You know
You’re my heart, my soul, my reason
You’re my world
(You’re the moon the stars above) You’re my world
(You’re the reason I know love, love, love) You’re my world
My only cause for bein’
My heart, my soul, my reason
You’re my world

Ost Blue Generasion Movie Slank

2009-03-25T02:15:00.000-07:00

Track List :

Slank Dance
Monogami
Generasi Biroe
Bang Bang Tut
Gossip Jalanan
Terbunuh Sepi
Pulau Biru
Loe Harus Grak
Missing Person
Utopia
Bendera ½ Tiang
Indonesiakan Una (Live)
Mars Slankers (Live)
Cekal (Remake ‘09)
Koepoe Liarkoe
Download full album slank

Download Ost Generasi Biru The Movie 2009 part 1
Download Ost Generasi Biru The Movie 2009 part 1

GREEN COMPUTING ITU MAKHLUK APA

2009-03-25T01:55:00.000-07:00

Cikal bakal Green Computing dimulai pada tahun 1992. Saat itu US Environmental Protection Agency merelease program Energy Star, yaitu program promosi dan penghargaan bagi penerap efisiensi energi pada teknologi monitor, pengontrol iklim, dan teknologi lain. Istilah Green Computing muncul dengan booming-nya Energy Star ini, khususnya merujuk ke bagaimana kita bisa efisien dalam konsumsi energi pada penggunaan produk computing. Landasan pergerakannya adalah kebutuhan akan economic viability (keberlangsungan hidup), social responsibility (tanggung jawab sosial) dan environmental impact (pengaruh lingkungan).

Para peneliti mengurai definisi Green Computing dengan sudut pandang yang sedikit berbeda. Kita bisa lihat dari beberapa di bawah:

How to use your computer more sustainably (Young Yi)

Information technology that is environmental friendly and energy efficient (Wachara Chantatub)

The study and practice of using computing resources efficiently (Rawan M. Al-Ghofaili)

Reduce the increasing amount of useless data/work (Jordi Torres)

Lima kata kunci yang muncul dari beberapa definisi diatas adalah, sustainability, environmental friendly, energi efficient, resource efficient dan reduce useless work. Ternyata Green Computing tidak hanya membahas tentang energy consumption, tapi juga bagaimana kita bisa menggunakan komputer plus berbagai tool dan konten dengan lebih efisien dan jelas manfaatnya.

Yang menarik bahwa laporan Gartner tentang 10 teknologi strategis tahun 2008 (10 most strategic technologies for 2008), menempatkan isu teknologi Green Computing di nomor urut pertama. Tentu kalau kita mau analisa lebih dalam, dari 10 teknologi tersebut, SOA dan Web 2.0 tetap mendominasi, meskipun terpecah di aspek misalnya Business Process Modeling, Metadata Management, Virtualization 2.0, Mashup & Composite Apps, Web Platform & WOA dan Social Software. Mungkin sedikit saya rangkumkan tentang laporan Gartner Group ini sebagai berikut:
Green IT: Fokus ke mengurangi konsumsi listrik, jumlah carbon footprint dan melakukan efisiensi energi dan kerja
Unified Communications: Konsentrasi ke migrasi PBX ke VoIP
Business Process Modeling: Era baru setelah UML, Use Case Diagram tidak mencukupi untuk menggambarkan business process yang lebih kompleks. Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) dan berbagai approach mulai bermunculan
Metadata Management: Khususnya teknologi enterprise untuk manajemen data produk dan pelanggan. Bagian penting dari SOA.
Virtualization 2.0: Ketika virtualisasi adalah utilisasi server dan implementasi aplikasi, virtualisasi 2.0 akan membantu kita mengarahkan kekuatan teknologi untuk proses otomasi yang lebih sempurna.
Mashup & Composite Apps: Mashups and composite applications akan menghubungkan intranet korporasi bergaya Web 2.0 dengan internet publik. Diramalkan gartner akan mendominasi model pengembangan aplikasi enterprise mulai tahun 2010.
Web Platform & WOA: Kombinasi dari Software as a service (SaaS) dan SOA akan menghasilkan Web Oriented Architecture (WOA). Kadang disebut juga dengan istilah cloud computing
Computing Fabric: Ambil beberapa server blade, koneksikan semuanya dengan intelligent interconnect, dan tampilkan dalam bentuk single operating system image. Itulah “computing fabric“. Tren akan terus berkembang di era ke depan.
Real World Web: Peralatan GPS yang semakin bervariasi dan built-in pada PDA, handphone dan iPhone akan membuat banyak perusahaan bisa memberikan layanan (aplikasi dan data) kepada kita sesuai dengan lokasi kita saat ini
Social Software: Aplikasi social networking akan menuju ke enterprise dan internet korporasi
TIPS GREEN COMPUTING

Saya menyajikan beberapa tips Green Computing dari aspek technical sampai strategis. Ternyata tidak sulit kok nge-Green itu
1. Green Computing on PC

Laptop hanya memerlukan 10% energi yang digunakan Desktop. Flat screen hanya menggunakan 30% energi yang digunakan oleh Monitor CRT
Coba upgrade RAM, sebelum memutuskan ganti komputer. Komputer lambat bisa karena kotornya registry atau ada background services yang berjalan padahal sebenarnya tidak kita perlukan. Cek dan matikan services yang sedang berjalan padahal tidak perlu itu. Misalnya untuk Windows jalankan Start > Run > type “msconfig”
Menggunakan PC dan printer dengan merk dan jenis sama memudahkan kanibalisme dan proses recycle
Matikan komputer ketika tidak digunakan (malam hari). Mematikan komputer akan mengurangi umur komputer adalah mitos yang salah
Screen saver is not energy saver. Pilih matikan monitor daripada menggunakan screen saver
Pilih virtualisasi daripada pembelian hardware baru (hemat 70% energi)
Pilih peripheral berlogo energy star
Catat bahwa mode power menentukan prosentase hemat energi (Sleep mode - hemat 70% energi, Standby mode - hemat 90% energi, Hibernate mode - hemat 98% energi)

Jangan cepat membuang PC, lakukan recycle atau donasi ke pihak lain apabila sudah tidak digunakan

2. Green Computing on Laptop

Gunakan power saving setting
Kurangi penggunaan backlight
Atur layar dan harddisk sleep/off setelah beberapa menit tanpa penggunaan
Matikan bluetooth dan wifi ketika tidak digunakan
Lepas kartu MMC, SD, USB Flash apabila tidak digunakan
Kecilkan volume suara dan kontras layar
Minimalisir penggunaan IrDA (infrared) atau serial communication, karena boros energi
Upgrade RAM sebelum ganti laptop
Jangan cepat membuang Laptop, lakukan recycle atau donasi ke pihak lain apabila sudah tidak digunakan

3. Green Computing on Paperless Method

Usahakan menggunakan paperless method untuk berbagai urusan kita karena itu mengurangi sampah carbon footprint. Apabila memungkinkan kembangkan dan terapkan Document Management System, Electronic Invoicing dan Electronic Business Process pada institusi kita.

4. Green Computing on Paperless Education

Hindari kertas, gunakan file elektronik or blog untuk pengumpulan laporan dan tugas

Lupakan cara konvensional, gunakan eLearning System untuk penyebaran modul ajar, forum diskusi dan assesment

Gunakan Chatting dan Social Networking untuk mendukung pembelajaran. Ingat bahwa chatting untuk pacaran or godain orang, are not Green Computing!

5. Green Computing on Paperless Branding and Marketing

Lupakan kartu nama, CV, koran dan majalah untuk personal branding

Lakukan blogging untuk personal branding, marketing, bisnis bahkan influencing people

Manfaatkan google sebagai kurir dan salesman kita dalam marketing dan branding

Dan akhirnya saya ucapkan selamat, karena ternyata orang lugupun bisa memahami dengan baik Green Computing beserta implementasinya dari berbagai sudut pandang

REFERENSI

Green Computing, Science Tech Entrepreneur, November 2007
Green Computing Guide, http://www.uoregon.edu/~recycle/GreenComputing/GreenCompGuide_text.htm
Green Computing, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_computing
University of Oregon Green Computing Guide, http://www.uoregon.edu:80/~recycle/Conservation_computing_text.htm
Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008, Gartner Symposium and IT Expo, October 7-12, 2007, Orlando

Emilia (Single / Bonnier Music) - You’re My World

2009-03-23T02:50:00.000-07:00

Cewek penembang ‘Big Big World’ yg satu ini ternyata juga ikutan Melodifestivalen dengan mewakili Swedia yang akhirnya berhasil masuk ke Final! Nah, salah satu syaratnya adalah bawain single baru, dimana Emilia sendiri menyumbang lagu “You’re My World” yg akhirnya di release 4 Maret lalu. Single Uptempo Pop yg satu ini cukup menarik buat disimak, sekaligus sedikit melupakan ttg I’m a big big girl in the big big world hehee…

Kate Voegele (Alb.A Fine Mess / Interscope) - Manhattan From The Sky

2009-03-23T01:58:00.000-07:00

Singer-Songwriter sekaligus musisi asal Ohio ini sudah merelease debut albumnya, “Don’t Look Away” thn 2007 lalu melalui MySpace Records. Albumnya berhasil terjual 225ribu keping, yang cukup bagus mengingat album ini direlease melalui label kecil. Thn ini, Kate Voegele mencoba sesuatu yg baru yaitu berkerjasama dgn produser Mike Elizondo di album keduanya “A Fine Mess” yg bakal release mei 2009. Produser Mike Elizondo ini adalah org dibalik suksesnya album “The Massacre” milik 50 Cent, sekaligus produser bbrp track album Maroon 5, Natasha Bedingfield, Blake Lewis, dll. Single pertama di album ini adalah ‘Manhattan From The Sky’ yg merupakan single Pop piano-driven Ballad, yg sedikit mengingatkan kita dgn single dari Vanessa Carlton.

In the body of indonesia people waffen-ss

2009-03-21T03:48:00.000-07:00

I have a photo of one in one of my books. The photo came from Mark Bando, the American researcher of American Airborne units. In the course of his research into the 101st Airborne Division, he met with Wilson Boback, who had fought in the Netherlands during Market-Garden in September 1944. Boback's unit came into contact with part of the Landstorm Nederland, and Boback killed a man from the LN and then searched his body. He took from it a photo of the man, who was obviously Indonesian (or part), which showed him in the uniform of the Legion Nederland (wolf's hook collar patch, Dutch made armshield and cufftitle), along with the flaming grenade helmet decal of the LN.

This shows there was at least one Indonesian in the Waffen-SS, and it is likely at least a few similar cases existed.

for more info http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=97482
http://www.geocities.com/alvinlee_81/WarPics1.html

Kamu Harus Pulang

2009-03-19T06:57:00.000-07:00
Pacarku...ayo kita pulang
Waktu hampir jam dua belas malam
Kita nggak bisa kemana-mana lagi
Karena kita sudah berjanji

Pacarku...kita harus pulang
Aku nggak mau nanti disalahkan
Dicap jelek sama keluargamu
Dimusuhi sama mamamu
Kamu harus cepat pulang
Jangan terlambat sampai dirumah
Kamu harus cepat pulang
Walau sedang nikmati malam ini
Mereka nggak pernah mengerti
Mereka nggak mau mengerti
Mereka nggak akan mengerti
Itu pasti

Pacarku lupakan saja
Rencana ke tempat hiburan malam
Pacarku tunggu apa lagi
Jangan tunggu ayam jantan berbunyi
Pacarku kamu harus pulang
Waktu sudah tidak memungkinkan
Jangan memaksa untuk pulang pagi
Itu sama saja bunuh diri

Aborsi

2009-03-19T06:53:00.000-07:00

Sepasang bocah muda belia
Belum dewasa mainkan cinta
Memang mudah semua terjadi
Gadis kecil perutnya hamil.... Mampus !
Dua remaja berpeluk mesra
Tanpa malu dan rasa takut
Lakukan itu karena melihat
Dari buku dan film-film.. biru.... BF.

Mama bingung keluarga pun malu
Papa bilang gugurkan sajalah ... kandunganmu !
Aborsi ... hindari kenyataan
Aborsi .... Hapuskan Aib yang melanda
Aborsi ... hindari kenyataan
Aborsi.... Hapuskan Aib yang melanda
Gadis lugu diam membisu tetes air mata sesali nasibnya
Korban cinta lelaki dewasa dalih asmara untuk nafsu belaka
Seorang gadis lagi benih di tubuhnya
Dia tak tahu siapa yang menanam
Bergaul bebas melanda kota-kota
Perawan kini nggak ada artinya
Gunakanlah kontrasepsinya

Lirik Lagu Miley Cyrus - The Climb

2009-03-18T06:08:00.000-07:00

I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreamin
But there’s a voice inside my head saying
"you’ll never reach it"
Every step I’m taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with ’known direction
My faith is shakin
But I gotta keep tryin
Gotta keep my handheld high

There’s always gonna be another mountain.
I’m always gonna wanna make it move.
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose.
Ain’t about how fast I get there.
Ain’t about what’s waitin on the other side.
It’s the climb.

The struggles I’m facing.
The chances I’m taking.
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I’m not breaking.
I may not know it but these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most, yeah.
I Just gotta keep going.
And I gotta be strong.
Just keep pushing on,
’cause,

There’s always gonna be another mountain.
I’m always gonna wanna make it move.
Always gonna be an uphill battle
But Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose.
Ain’t about how fast I get there.
Ain’t about what’s waitin on the other side.
It’s the climb.

Yeah-yeah

There’s always gonna be another mountain.
I’m always gonna wanna make it move.
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes you’re gonna have to lose.
Ain’t about how fast I get there.
Ain’t about what’s waitin on the other side.
It’s the climb.

Yeah-yeah-yea

Keep on moving,
Keep climbing,
Keep the faith,
Baby

It’s all about,
It’s all about the climb
Keep your faith,
Keep your faith
Whoa, O Whoa

Lirik Lagu Justify - The Rasmus

2009-03-18T02:16:00.000-07:00

So close so far I’m lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign
The last goodbye burns in my mind
Why did I leave you behind?
Guess it was too high to climb

Give me a reason
Why would you want me
To live and die
Live a lie
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify, justify my life

Someone as beautiful as you
Could do much better it’s true
That didn’t matter to you
I tried so hard to be the one
Its something I couldn’t do
Guess I was under the gun

Give me a reason
Why would you want me
To live and die
Live in a lie
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify, justify my life

It’s only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin
Someone else

So close so far
I’m lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign

Give me a reason
Why would you want me
To live and die
Live in a lie
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify, justify my life

It’s only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin
Someone else

DNA clears ‘killer’ Sean Hodgson after 30 years in jail

2009-03-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

A convicted murderer who has spent nearly 30 years in prison for the death of a young woman in 1979 could not have been the killer, according to new DNA tests.
The case of Sean Hodgson, 58, has been referred to the Court of Appeal as a matter of urgency by the Criminal Cases Review Commission and he is expected to be freed next week. The commission said that the findings raised serious concerns about the safety of many other murder convictions and called for a wideranging review of scores of cases.
A spokesman said: “We have decided to contact the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss the desirability of a project to identify and review similar murder cases arising from the time before DNA testing and where testable forensic evidence still survives, which could confirm or cast doubt on the safety of a conviction, and where the defendant is still alive. A guilty plea or the existence of admissions should not exclude cases.”

Julian Young, Hodgson’s solicitor, said: “Will this open the floodgates? I would say anyone who believes that they’ve been wrongly convicted, and thinks DNA tests would help, should contact a lawyer immediately.”
Hodgson, who is mentally ill and held in the hospital wing of Albany jail, was convicted in 1982 of the murder of Teresa de Simone, 22, whose body was found in her car in Southampton in December 1979.
If the conviction is overturned, Hodgson would be one of the longest-serving victims of a miscarriage of justice. The only comparable case is that of Stephen Downing, who was jailed for 27 years for beating typist Wendy Sewell to death in Bakewell, Derbyshire, but released in 2002. Hodgson has continued to protest his innocence but it was only after his solicitors asked last year for a review and DNA testing, a technique that was not available at the time of his trial, that his case was referred.
Hampshire police have now reopened their files and the force is conducting a new murder investigation to find the real killer. A source said: “It is a live and active inquiry.”
Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, will hear the case next Wednesday and it is understood that arrangements are being made for Hodgson to be released into appropriate care. Prosecutors are not expected to oppose the challenge and the commission said there was “a real possibility that the court will consider the conviction unsafe and quash it”.
Miss de Simone, a gas board clerk and part-time barmaid, had been sexually assaulted before being choked to death with the chain of a gold crucifix that she wore around her neck.
Hodgson, of no fixed abode, confessed to a Roman Catholic prison chaplain, Father Frank Moran, that he had killed Miss de Simone when she found him sleeping in her car and began screaming. He said he put his hand over her mouth to try to keep her quiet and ended up killing her.
The confession was made on the first anniversary of Miss de Simone’s death, and Hodgson told the priest that the image of her face was haunting him. The prosecution case was aided by scientific evidence that showed that Hodgson was of the same blood type as the attacker.
But at his trial, at Winchester Crown Court in 1982, Hodgson withdrew his confession and pleaded not guilty. It emerged that he had confessed to hundreds of other crimes, including burglaries that had never been committed, and that the killer’s blood type was common.
Hodgson, who is also known by the first name Robert, did not give evidence. According toThe Timesof February 2 1982, he told the court: “I would like to tell members of the jury I cannot go into the witness box itself because I am a pathological liar.”
But at the end of a 15-day trial, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict having deliberated for only 3½ hours. Mr Justice Sheldon, the trial judge, told Hodgson: “It is a verdict with which I entirely agree. I have no doubt whatsoever that you were guilty of this appalling, horrible crime of killing that girl.”
Hodgson was refused leave to appeal against his conviction the next year and has continued to protest his innocence. Last year his case was taken over by a new legal team.
His solicitor asked Hampshire Police to review the evidence and specifically to carry out DNA testing. The Forensic Science Service had stored material from the case in its archives and DNA tests were carried out on body fluids from the crime scene.
When compared with Hodgson’s DNA profile, they showed that he was not Miss de Simone’s attacker.
The case was passed to the CCRC, which referred it to the Court of Appeal as a matter of urgency.
Mr Young said last night of Hodgson: “He is obviously pleased the matter is going forward. He is excited because he is going to be seeing the outside world for the first time in a number of years. We hope he will be released on Wednesday and he will have to make a new life for himself.”
Mary Sedotti, Miss de Simone’s mother, said she was upset and distressed that her daughter’s killer had not been caught and that she was having to relive the events of three decades ago. She added: “He should not have confessed at the time.”

Fallin In Love

2009-03-12T07:02:00.000-07:00

aahhh aahhahAH ahh..4X

So soft and slow
Never knew a girl could be so god damn cold,
I know, the way she move got me spendin my dough
And yo, If you would've seen what i seen on that pole
Just know,

That i was wrong for fallin in love
I was wrong for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]
I was wrong for fallin in love
[Don't do it yo']
I was wrong for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]

But i just went against the grain
It was a feelin i can't explain
And it felt like harmony
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day
I don't want it to ever go away
I want it around me every day
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day

Look at me, I'm stuck
That bubble in my pants got me caught up
I never, had no luck
Thinkin with the wrong head got me jumpin out there
with no glove
It feels so good had me sprung out all messed up
Now i'm stuck

That's what i get for fallin in love
That's what i get for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]
That's what i get for fallin in love
[Don't do it yo']
That's what i get for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]

But i just went against the grain
It was a feelin i can't explain
And it felt like harmony
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day
I don't want it to ever go away
I want it around me every day
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day

So thick, so raw
That oil all over her body stole my heart
I'm caught,
The way she drop down won't allow me to close my jaw
Cause i'm, already in love and i knew better from the start
Oh No,

I was wrong for fallin in love
I was wrong for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]
I was wrong for fallin in love
[Don't do it yo']
I was wrong for fallin in love
[They always say don't love a ho]

But i just went against the grain
It was a feelin i can't explain
And it felt like harmony
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day
I don't want it to ever go away
I want it around me every day
Singin in my face like
diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day

aahhh aahhahAH ahh... . . . .

Send "Battle Song" Ringtone to your Cell

2009-03-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

You thought we'd be fine
All these years gone by
Now you're asking me to listen
Well then tell me 'bout everything
No lies, we're losing time

(Chorus)
Cause this is a battle
And its the final last call
It was a trial
You made a mistake we know
Why aren't you sorry,
Why aren't you sorry, why
This can be better
You should be happy to try

You've got them on your side
They won't change their minds
Now its over and i'm feeling like i missed out on everything
I just hope it's worth the fight

(Chorus)
Cause this is a battle
And its the final last call (why you'd have to let it go)
It was a trial
You made a mistake we know (can't you see you hurt yourself)
Why aren't you sorry,
Why aren't you sorry, why
Things can be better
You could be happy, try

(Chorus)
Cause this a battle and its a final last call
It was a trial
You made a mistake, we know (can't you see you hurt yourself)
Why aren't you sorry
Why aren't you sorry, why
This can be better
We can be happy, try

This is a battle
this is a battle

Its a final last call

This is a battle
This is a battle

And its a final last call

This is a battle and its a final last call...

Sambora

2009-03-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

He was a man
A ramblin' man he was yes he was
Guitar in hand
His home was on the road and that's where he was

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. Bluesman
Mr. Bluesman

Town to town
Honkytonks and dives all look the same
His gipsy heart keeps his shadow ridin' through the rain

A graveyard full of scars
His life will paint his songs
'Cause when you're on the road
There's nowhere you belong
You're just alone
Where are you playin'
Mr. Bluesman
Mr. Bluesman

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. Bluesman
Mr. Bluesman

I've paid some dues
Now I make my living as a music man
I play the blues
I guess the blues must be just what I am

A graveyard full of scars
His life will paint his songs
'Cause when you're on the road
There's nowhere you belong
You're just alone
Where are you playin'
Mr. Bluesman
Mr. Bluesman

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. Bluesman
Mr. Bluesman

Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)

2009-03-12T05:10:00.000-07:00

dolf Hitler, military and political leader of Germany 1933 - 1945, launched World War Two and bears responsibility for the deaths of millions, including six million Jews in the Holocaust.
Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn on the Austrian-German border. His father was a customs official. Hitler left school at 16 with no qualifications and struggled to make a living as a painter in Vienna. This was where many of his extreme political and racial ideas originated.

In 1913, he moved to Munich and, on the outbreak of World War One, enlisted in the German army, where he was wounded and decorated. In 1919 he joined the fascist German Workers' Party (DAP). He played to the resentments of right-wingers, promising extremist 'remedies' to Germany's post-war problems which he and many others blamed on Jews and Bolsheviks. By 1921 he was the unquestioned leader of what was now the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party).

In 1923 Hitler attempted an unsuccessful armed uprising in Munich and was imprisoned for nine months, during which time he dictated 'Mein Kampf' outlining his political ideology. On his release he began to rebuild the Nazi Party and used new techniques of mass communication, backed up with violence, to get his message across. Against a background of economic depression and political turmoil, the Nazis grew stronger and in the 1932 elections became the largest party in the German parliament. In January 1933 Hitler became chancellor of a coalition government. He quickly took dictatorial powers and began to institute anti-Jewish laws. He also began the process of German militarisation and territorial expansion that would eventually lead to World War Two. He allied with Italy and later Japan to create the Axis.

Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 began World War Two. After military successes in Denmark, Norway and Western Europe, but after failing to subdue Britain in 1941, Hitler ordered the invasion of the Soviet Union. The Jewish populations of the countries conquered by the Nazis were rounded up and killed. Millions of others whom the Nazis considered racially inferior were also killed or worked to death. In December 1941, Hitler declared war on America. The war on the eastern front drained Germany's resources and in June 1944, the British and Americans landed in France. With Soviet troops poised to take the German capital, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin on 30 April 1945.

Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust

2009-03-12T05:09:00.001-07:00

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings, made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation, will appear in the March 21 issue of the journal Science.

"With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in the solar system," said Ralph Lorenz, lead author of the paper and Cassini radar scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., "Now we see changes in the way Titan rotates, giving us a window into Titan's interior beneath the surface."

Members of the mission's science team used Cassini's Synthetic Aperture Radar to collect imaging data during 19 separate passes over Titan between October 2005 and May 2007. The radar can see through Titan's dense, methane-rich atmospheric haze, detailing never-before-seen surface features and establishing their locations on the moon's surface.

Using data from the radar's early observations, the scientists and radar engineers established the locations of 50 unique landmarks on Titan's surface. They then searched for these same lakes, canyons and mountains in the reams of data returned by Cassini in its later flybys of Titan. They found prominent surface features had shifted from their expected positions by up to 30 kilometers (19 miles). A systematic displacement of surface features would be difficult to explain unless the moon's icy crust was decoupled from its core by an internal ocean, making it easier for the crust to move.

"We believe that about 100 kilometers (62 miles) beneath the ice and organic-rich surface is an internal ocean of liquid water mixed with ammonia," said Bryan Stiles of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Stiles is a contributing author to the paper.

The study of Titan is a major goal of the Cassini-Huygens mission because it may preserve, in deep-freeze, many of the chemical compounds that preceded life on Earth. Titan is the only moon in the solar system that possesses a dense atmosphere. The moon's atmosphere is 1.5 times denser than Earth's. Titan is the largest of Saturn's moons, bigger than the planet Mercury.

"The combination of an organic-rich environment and liquid water is very appealing to astrobiologists," Lorenz said. "Further study of Titan's rotation will let us understand the watery interior better, and because the spin of the crust and the winds in the atmosphere are linked, we might see seasonal variation in the spin in the next few years."

Cassini scientists will not have long to wait before another go at Titan. On March 25, just prior to its closest approach at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), Cassini will employ its Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer to examine Titan's upper atmosphere. Immediately after closest approach, the spacecraft's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer will capture high-resolution images of Titan's southeast quadrant.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The mission is managed by JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The Cassini orbiter also was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries.

Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust

2009-03-12T05:09:00.000-07:00

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings, made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation, will appear in the March 21 issue of the journal Science.

"With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in the solar system," said Ralph Lorenz, lead author of the paper and Cassini radar scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., "Now we see changes in the way Titan rotates, giving us a window into Titan's interior beneath the surface."

Members of the mission's science team used Cassini's Synthetic Aperture Radar to collect imaging data during 19 separate passes over Titan between October 2005 and May 2007. The radar can see through Titan's dense, methane-rich atmospheric haze, detailing never-before-seen surface features and establishing their locations on the moon's surface.

Using data from the radar's early observations, the scientists and radar engineers established the locations of 50 unique landmarks on Titan's surface. They then searched for these same lakes, canyons and mountains in the reams of data returned by Cassini in its later flybys of Titan. They found prominent surface features had shifted from their expected positions by up to 30 kilometers (19 miles). A systematic displacement of surface features would be difficult to explain unless the moon's icy crust was decoupled from its core by an internal ocean, making it easier for the crust to move.

"We believe that about 100 kilometers (62 miles) beneath the ice and organic-rich surface is an internal ocean of liquid water mixed with ammonia," said Bryan Stiles of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Stiles is a contributing author to the paper.

The study of Titan is a major goal of the Cassini-Huygens mission because it may preserve, in deep-freeze, many of the chemical compounds that preceded life on Earth. Titan is the only moon in the solar system that possesses a dense atmosphere. The moon's atmosphere is 1.5 times denser than Earth's. Titan is the largest of Saturn's moons, bigger than the planet Mercury.

"The combination of an organic-rich environment and liquid water is very appealing to astrobiologists," Lorenz said. "Further study of Titan's rotation will let us understand the watery interior better, and because the spin of the crust and the winds in the atmosphere are linked, we might see seasonal variation in the spin in the next few years."

Cassini scientists will not have long to wait before another go at Titan. On March 25, just prior to its closest approach at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), Cassini will employ its Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer to examine Titan's upper atmosphere. Immediately after closest approach, the spacecraft's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer will capture high-resolution images of Titan's southeast quadrant.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The mission is managed by JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The Cassini orbiter also was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries.

The Apollo Story

2009-03-12T05:08:00.000-07:00

It all started on May 25, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Coming just three weeks after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space, Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history.

Eight years of hard work by thousands of Americans came to fruition on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and took "one small step" in the Sea of Tranquility, calling it "a giant leap for mankind."

Six of the missions -- Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 -- went on to land on the moon, studying soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismic, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields and solar wind. Apollos 7 and 9 tested spacecraft in Earth orbit; Apollo 10 orbited the moon as the dress rehearsal for the first landing. An oxygen tank explosion forced Apollo 13 to scrub its landing, but the "can-do" problem solving of the crew and mission control turned the mission into a "successful failure."

WISE is a NASA-

2009-03-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

WISE is a NASA-funded Explorer mission that will provide a vast storehouse of knowledge about the solar system, the Milky Way, and the Universe. Among the objects WISE will study are asteroids, the coolest and dimmest stars, and the most luminous galaxies.

WISE is an unmanned satellite carrying an infrared-sensitive telescope that will image the entire sky. Since objects around room temperature emit infrared radiation, the WISE telescope and detectors are kept very cold (below -430° F /15 Kelvins, which is only 15° Centigrade above absolute zero) by a cryostat -- like an ice chest but filled with solid hydrogen instead of ice.

Solar panels will provide WISE with the electricity it needs to operate, and will always point toward the Sun. Orbiting several hundred miles above the dividing line between night and day on Earth, the telescope will look out at right angles to the Sun and will always point away from Earth. As WISE orbits from the North pole to the equator to the South pole and then back up to the North pole, the telescope will sweep out a circle in the sky. As the Earth moves around the Sun, this circle will move around the sky, and after six months WISE will have observed the whole sky.

As WISE sweeps along the circle a small mirror scans in the opposite direction, capturing an image of the sky onto an infrared sensitive digital camera which will take a picture every 11 seconds. Each picture will cover an area of the sky 3 times larger than the full Moon. After 6 months WISE will have taken nearly 1,500,000 pictures covering the entire sky. Each picture will have one megapixel at each of four different wavelengths that range from 5 to 35 times longer than the longest waves the human eye can see. Data taken by WISE will be downloaded by radio transmission 4 times per day to computers on the ground which will combine the many images taken by WISE into an atlas covering the entire celestial sphere and a list of all the detected objects.

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The Apollo Story

It all started on May 25, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Coming just three weeks after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space, Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history.

Eight years of hard work by thousands of Americans came to fruition on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and took "one small step" in the Sea of Tranquility, calling it "a giant leap for mankind."

Six of the missions -- Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 -- went on to land on the moon, studying soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismic, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields and solar wind. Apollos 7 and 9 tested spacecraft in Earth orbit; Apollo 10 orbited the moon as the dress rehearsal for the first landing. An oxygen tank explosion forced Apollo 13 to scrub its landing, but the "can-do" problem solving of the crew and mission control turned the mission into a "successful failure."

This Month in Exploration - February

2009-03-12T05:05:00.000-07:00

Visit "This Month in Exploration" every month to find out how aviation and space exploration have changed throughout the years, improving life for humans on Earth and in space. While reflecting on the events that led to NASA's formation and its rich history of accomplishments, "This Month in Exploration" will reveal where the agency is leading us -- to the moon, Mars and beyond.

100 Years Ago

February 23, 1909: Canadian John McCurdy → made the first powered flight in the British Empire in the Silver Dart at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia. He flew nearly a half a mile and landed safely on the ice.

95 Years Ago

February 11, 1914: H. Berliner set a distance record for balloons over land by flying 1,890 miles from Bitterfeldt, Germany to Kirgischano, Russia.

February 14, 1914: Lt. Townsend Dodd and Sgt. Herbert Marcus flew the U.S. Signal Corps' Burgess H tractor biplane 244.8 miles in 4 hours 43 minutes, establishing an official American nonstop duration and distance record. The flight not only set a record for two people in one airplane, but also exceeded the previous single-seat record.

90 Years Ago

February 21, 1919: The prototype of Boeing's Thomas-Morse MB-3, the first US-designed fighter to enter large-scale production, made its maiden flight.

80 Years Ago

February 4-5, 1929: Capt. Frank Hawks and O. E. Grubb established a new West-East nonstop transcontinental record of 18 hours, 22 minutes in a single-engine Lockheed Air Express. It was the first practical application of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA) cowling→, an aerodynamic cover for radial engines. The NACA cowling enhanced speed and increased fuel efficiency by reducing drag.

75 Years Ago

February 19, 1934: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an Executive Order canceling existing airmail contracts because of fraud and collusion. He designated the Army Air Corps to temporarily take over airmail operations →

60 Years Ago

February 4, 1949: The Civil Aviation Authority authorized the use of ground control approach landing aids. These systems used radar to help air traffic controllers direct pilots while landing in fog or bad weather.

50 Years Ago

February 17, 1959: The Navy launched the principal International Geophysical Year scientific satellite, Vanguard 2. This Earth-orbiting satellite measured cloud cover.

45 Years Ago

February 26, 1964: The Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay Championship fight was the first visual telecast via communications satellite. The telecast used the Relay 2 satellite. Before the fight, Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali, predicted his win by writing a poem that included the line "Who on Earth thought, when they came to the fight, that they would witness the launching of a human satellite."

35 Years Ago

February 11, 1974: The first Titan-Centaur lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station. The Range Safety Officer destroyed it when the Centaur stage failed to ignite. The launch was a proof-of-concept flight designed to prepare for twin Viking launches to Mars in 1975 and other missions involving heavy payloads.

30 Years Ago

February 6, 1979: Japan launched the experimental communications satellite called Ayame, from Tanegashima Space Center on an N-1 rocket. Ayame was designed for communications tests at very high frequencies.

February 25, 1979: The Soviet Union launched Soyuz 32 from Baykonur. It carried a two-man crew to occupy the orbiting Sulyut 6 space station. Lt. Col. Vladimir Lyakhov, acting as commander on his first flight, and flight engineer Valery Ryumin, manned Soyuz 32.

25 Years Ago

February 4, 1984: American astronauts performed the first untethered excursions wearing the Manned Maneuvering Unit, a rocket propelled backpack. During the space shuttle Challenger's STS-41B mission, Bruce McCandless II flew 320 feet away from the orbiter -- further away from the safety of a ship than any previous astronaut had ever been.

20 Years Ago

February 10, 1989: The Soviet Union launched a cluster of six Cosmos satellites aboard a Cyclone launch vehicle. Included was the Cosmos 2000 satellite, an Antarctic observer spacecraft that was placed into near-polar orbit to photograph unexplored regions of central Antarctica.

15 Years Ago

February 3, 1994: The space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Spacehab pressurized module. The crew included Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the space shuttle.

10 Years Ago

February 9, 1999: The Stardust probe launched atop a Delta II rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Station, becoming the first U.S. mission destined for a comet and the first-ever spacecraft sent to bring a comet sample back to Earth.

Five Years Ago

February 26, 2004: The Expedition 8 crew conducted the first two-person spacewalk at the International Space Station. It was the first time a spacewalk occurred without a human crewmember inside the space station.

Present Day

February 4, 2009: NASA will launch NOAA-N Prime, the latest polar-orbiting satellite developed by NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA-N Prime will collect information about Earth's atmosphere and environment to improve weather prediction and climate research.

February 12, 2009: NASA will launch space shuttle Discovery from its Kennedy Space Center, beginning the STS-119 mission. Discovery will deliver the fourth starboard truss segment to the International Space Station.

February 23, 2009: NASA will launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory aboard the Orbital Sciences Taurus Rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The observatory is a new Earth orbiting mission designed to help scientists understand the sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Back At Your Door" from album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long

2009-03-12T05:01:00.003-07:00

Nights in the back of that buick that you got runnin'
Your baby by your side told the whole world you're comin'
Work so hard to do what is right
Believed in what you're doin'
But so many fights
Trusted too many relieved to much
Workin' your life to the bone
There's a wolf at your door
He wants your money, wants your soul
A wolf at your door
You give it all, he wants more
There's a wolf at your door
He says he's playin' for keeps
Breathin' down your neck
Boy it's sure hard to sleep
With a wolf at your door
They'll take it away when you're not lookin'
Look you in the eyes tell you how good they're doin'
Smiles on heir faces are lies to keep you from knowin'
You're not guilty you are the victim
But you still pay for the crime
Don't look for truoble
It'll always find you in time
I won't be broken I'll fight 'til I drop
Blood runnin' hot in my veins
But they won't be satisfied
Until they take everything

2009-03-12T05:01:00.001-07:00

Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else

I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along, yeah
My heart is full and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

I know where you hide
Alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

[in the background]
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye