MUHAZABAH AWAL TAHUN

Begitu cepat hari-hari berlalu, begitu cepat siang dan malam berganti, dan betapa cepat malam menggrogoti umur kita dan mendekatkan pada ajal.Sekarang sempurna waktu setahun meninggalkan kita dan tak kan pernah kembali. Apa yang sudah kita lakukan di dalamnya?! Ketaatan apa saja yang sudah kita kerjakan?! Dan pahala dan kebaikan apa yang sudah kita raih?!Jika kita gunakan akal kita untuk berpikir

REFLEKSI DAN RESOLUSI

Hidup tanpa tujuan yang jelas, tanpa mengetahui dan mengerti kegunaan hidup anda, adalah sama dengan dilema pulau impian. Semua impian anda sebenarnya bisa tercapai, namun untuk mencapainya anda harus mengetahui apa, di mana, dan bagaimana mencapainya.Ucapan terima kasih pada Sahabat saya Mbak Fanda, yang telah men-Tag saya untuk memposting tentang hal ini.Tiada ucapan selamat tahun baru yang

KONTROVERSI BUKU GURITA CIKEAS

Buku Membongkar Gurita Cikeas ini sedang menjadi topik paling hangat dibicarakan orang saat ini, buku karangan dari George Junus Adijtondro menjadi fenomena tersendiri karena memang buku ini membahas tentang keluarga cikeas dan jaringanya, meskipun kebenaran dari buku ini juga masih dipertanyakan, buku yang berisi 183 halaman ini sedikit banyak membahas tentang silang pendapat dugaan kasus Bank

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1. cobra: A venomous snake, family elapidae. You can learn a whole lot more about this cobra here, 'cuz that's the cobras I've got on this site!

. Shelby Cobra: A really kewl car. Wish I had one. Click on the pretty car to learn more about them, then e-mail me to make arrangements to drop yours off at my house for awhile. ;) OhmagawdIwantone
3. C.O.B.R.A: The insurance thingie. Readin' about this cobra is as exciting as cleaning your soap dishes, unless of course you're an H.R. or insurance kinda person.

4. COBRA Manager: Software to make some sense of that insurance thingie above. Look out Quake, this one's action packed!

5. COBRA/SAMBA: COsmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite/SAtellite to Measure Background Anisotropies. I still have no idea what this means, and I spent an hour on their site reading about it. Just a wee bit technical. Have a ball with this one!

6. COBRA: Interuniversity Research Institute on Communication Technology (Wouldn't that be IRICT?) in The Netherlands. Trying to prounounce the Board's names is worth a chuckle or two, unless your Dutch. Interesting projects underway there if you're a net-techie.

7. cobra golf: Awesome golf clubs. Absolutly incredible web site... these guys know how graphics and design are supposed to work! Check it out... after you're done here, of course.

8. LORAL Cobras: A softball team in Fairfax, Virginia. I just had to throw this one in (pun intended).

9. Cobra Electronics: Gizmos, gadgets, and other neato stuff. I happen to have one of their CB's. I would have one of their radar detectors, but they're illegal in Virginia. :(

10. The cobra position is one of the 12 basic Asanas (postures) as taught by Swami Vishnu-devananda, founder/Guru of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Don't try this at home kids
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PRITA MULYASARI DIVONIS BEBAS

Prita Mulyasari akhirnya bisa bernafas dengan lega. Dia dinyatakan bebas oleh Majelis Hakim karena dianggap tidak terbukti melanggar hukum dan membebaskan dari semua dakwaan di Pengadilan Negeri Tangerang.Keputusan Majelis hakim pagi tadi, "Menyatakan terdakwa Prita Mulyasari bebas dan tidak terbukti secara sah dan meyakinkan melakukan pencemaran nama baik," kata Ketua Majelis Hakim, Arthur

ANTARA HARAPAN DAN KENYATAAN

Televisi adalah salah satu media hiburan dan informasi yang banyak dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat kita. Kemampuan audiovisual telah membuat televisi unggul dibanding dengan media informasi lainnya. Namun kita perlu khawatir berkenaan dengan dampak negatif televisi. Melalui acara-acara yang miskin akan unsur edukatif, nilai-nilai buruk yang jauh dari standar moralitas dapat tertanam pada diri para

Chan Ho Park sues ex-teammate

A somewhat humorous story to the baseball offseason.Chan Ho Park has is suing his ex-teammate Chad Kreuter.Krueter hasn't paid off a $460,000 loan while the two were teammates with the Los Angeles Dodgers.This was a loan given to Kreuter in October of 2005 that was to be repaid within a year's time with interest.I know Kreuter has been out of baseball for awhile,but he shouldn't have to take out six figure loans from teammates.I know he's made a few million in his career.Also,he's had enough time to repay Park.Park is far from broke,but just pay the man his money.To this day Krueter has paid back $290,000 of the loan.Also Kreuter should know not to mess with another man's money.

Meyer does a double take.Just a leave of absence will do

The head Gator,Urban Meyer has decided that all he needs is a leave of absence to recharge his batteries and spend aome time with his family.I'm not gonna rant on him,but in some ways it was too good to be true.Meyer had a great job,in a good locale,with a team expected to contend for championships for years.Sometimes,someone just needs to take a time out and assess what's important in the short term to be able to last for the long haul.Since it was more because of health reasons,I wouldn't want to see him possibly lose his life and leave behind a grieving family because of football.Good for you Urban,and I'm also glad you chose to stick around so we don't have to hear the numerous Urban Meyer to fill in the blank school.

TRAGEDI BERDARAH DI PADANG KARBALA

Hari ini 10 Muharran 1431 H, yang kita kenal sebagai Hari Asyura (عاشوراء ) yang artinya adalah hari ke-10 pada bulan Muharram dalam kalender Islam. Sedangkan asyura sendiri berarti kesepuluh.Namun dibalik semua itu ada sebuah peristiwa heroik yang perlu kita kenang, yaitu Tanggal 10 Muharram 61 H atau tanggal 10 Oktober 680 M merupakan hari pertempuran Karbala yang terjadi di Karbala, Iraq

Urban Meyer leaving Florida?

As I'm sitting here watching the Meineke Car Care Bowl,a report comes out that Urban Meyer is stepping down from the head gig at Florida.Supposedly,it's for health reasons he says he's been neglecting.I would hope it's nothing serious or life threatning.Sometimes it's better to leave and step back than to risk your health.Although it's puzzling to me,I understand.
  Meyer burst onto the coaching scene and made a name for himself at Bowling Green.He then went to Utah and led them to a BCS win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.He then went to Florida and racked up two championships in five seasons and had them in contention for another this season.The man has been a winner everywhere he's been.If this is indeed true,I wish him the best.Live a full life and live it well Urban.Your name will be mentioned with every coaching job that opens up.   

INDAHNYA BERSYUKUR

AKU TAK SELALU MENDAPATKAN APA YANG KUSUKAI, OLEH KARENA ITU AKU SELALU MENYUKAI APAPUN YANG AKU DAPATKAN.Kata-Kata diatas merupakan wujud syukur. Syukur merupakan kualitas hati yang terpenting. Dengan bersyukur kita akan senantiasa diliputi rasa damai, tentram dan bahagia. Sebaliknya, perasaan tak bersyukur akan senantiasa membebani kita. Kita akan selalu merasa kurang dan tak bahagia.Ada dua

KITA SEMUA KAYA

Siapakah sebenarnya orang kaya menurut Anda?Banyak orang mendefinisikan kaya dan miskin semata-mata dari dimensi fisik. Dari sudut pandang ini maka kekayaan diukur dari banyaknya harta fisik yang dimiliki seseorang. Padahal sesungguhnya harta yang kita miliki itu berada di luar diri kita, dan karena itu suatu ketika mereka pun akan berpisah dari kita.Ketika meninggal dunia kita meninggalkan semua

Derrick Roland

Texas A&M senior leader and point guard Derrick Roland suffered a hideous broken leg against Washington.I feel for the kid,as he was enjoying his best season for the Aggies.Let's hope he can make the best out of a horrible situation and gets his degree.Take care,the people in Aggieland will still be cheering for you.



 

One Man's Opinion

It seems that we've all heard about Tiger Woods' infidelity.Personally,I've had enough of it.I'm tired of women saying he's getting whatever comes to him.Tired of it being called racist since he's married to a white woman, although I do have a take on that.I'm tired of everyone coming out the damn woodworks claiming to have had some hot sexual action with Tiger.
   What he did was wrong from all sides.But you can't blame Tiger for it all.Everyone knows it takes two to tango.And there was some naked twister going on with that tango.I have no explanation for the call girls and women of that ilk he partied and sexed up.But for the "girlfriends",I got something to say.Tiger knew he was married and so did they.It still doesn't make it right and I'm not condoning his behavior.They could've told Tiger no,but they didn't.Know why?Because they fell in love with Tiger's money,not Tiger.They fell in love with his celebrity status and they wanted a piece of that world.Now if it's Willie the clubhopper asking for some action,they'll turn him down,because in they're mind he's a nobody,no matter how much money he has.That's because no one really cares about Willie Clubhopper and no one knows much about him.No celebrity status or anything of that nature.If they cab say no to Willie,they can say no to Tiger when he approaches them that way.But Tiger had status and they weren't gonna tell him no.See,if Tiger is at fault so are the women that let him charm his way into their life.To me they saw dollar signs an are gravy trainers.I know lots of people won't agree with me,but OH WELL!I don't expect anyone to comply to what I say about this topic anyway.

   Now there seems to be a so-called race angle in this.Some say it's similar to what O.J. Simpson went through.White America loved O.J. until he murdered one of theirs.Yes,I said he did it and still think so to this day.They loved Tiger Woods.He was similar to a modern day O.J. without the baggage and pre murder.I'm not saying any of this is racist,but you could see where it could be that way.Remember way back when ,when O.J. used to hawk all kinds of products on television.Now fast forward to now where Tiger was the best golfer in the world.Thought of as pure and wholesome.A major pitchman for many products on television.Now it seems they're dropping him like a hot car.Now here's the race angle.You can be king of the golf course,but not anything else.Stick to entertaining us on the golf course and go back in your hole.It's like how they wanted Muhammad Ali to be but couldn't silence him.Once again,I don't expect anyone to agree with me,but oh well.At least Nike head honcho Phil Knight hasn't abandoned Tiger Woods like the rest of corporate America. 

Boxing needs Pacquiao vs. Mayweather to happen

Boxing is desperate for a major shot in the arm.It looked like the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would give the boxing game a much needed jolt.Now it looks like it might not happen due to Mayweather requesting Olympic style drug testing 48 hours before the fight.There have been plenty of good fights this year,but none that have the magnitude of Mayweather/Pacquiao.

   On the surface this seems like one of Mayweather's stunts to get inside the head of his opponent.I think it is,which is all part of boxing.Its a damn good one too.I don't agree with the testing being right before the fight,but whatever works.The ball is in Manny's court now.If he walks,it puts him under suspicion of using PEDs(performance enhancing drugs for those that don't know).That would be a career killer,something that he could never recover from.Then his promoter,Bob Arum says that Pacquiao is afraid of needles.C'MON!You gotta know this is a classic Mayweather ploy and it seems to be spooking the hell out of Pacquiao.Go ahead and agree to the testing.Boxing is already suffering because the lack of megafights.Arum wants a different doping agency than USADA since he claims they aren't flexible.Pacquiao needs the fight more than Mayweather and should take it unless he has something to hide and will be fighting under the cloud of suspicion from here on out.True,Mayweather is being an ass in all of this and maybe he's trying to dodge Manny.We might not ever know,because Paulie Malignaggi could take Floyd's spot on March 13 and that would be the proverbial nail in the coffin for the proposed superfight.The power's that be in boxing need to make this happen.

DZIKIR DI AWAL PAGI

"Wahai anak cucu Adam,engkau hanyalah kumpulan dari hari-hari yang terhitung.Bila berlalu satu hari berarti hilanglah sebagian darimu.Jika hilang sebagian darimu maka bertambah dekatlah saat kematianmu. Kalau engkau sudah mengetahui hal itu Maka segeralah berbuat! (Beramal, bersiap dan berbekallah)." (Hasan al-Bashri)Matahari belum lagi muncul dari peraduannya, waktu subuh pun baru kan menjelang.

Google Holiday Logos

Tak dapat dipungkiri lagi bahwa Google adalah salah satu Search Engine terbesar dan paling populer setelah Yahoo!. Google bukan hanya inovasi – inovasi teknologi terkini yang banyak dikembangkan, tetapi masalah logo pun mereka yang paling menarik.Google mempunyai kepedulian yang tinggi setiap ada perayaan dengan menerbitkan logo yang sesuai dengan momen perayaan tersebut seperti menyambut tahun

KASIH SAYANG TANPA BATAS

The origin of the child is a mother and is a woman. One shows a man what love, sharing and caring its all about.Asal mula seorang anak adalah seorang ibu yang juga merupakan seorang wanita, seseorang yang mengajarkan seorang anak manusia tentang makna kasih sayang, sosok manusia yang senantiasa membagi dan menjaga seluruh kasihnya.Kalimat itu kuanggap penting karena kalimat singkat itu telah

SUAMI YANG MEMPESONA, WHY NOT ?

Menjadi istri yang mempesona suami? Itu hal biasa yang telah banyak dibahas dalam berbagai literatur, kajian, diskusi dan kesempatan. Tetapi tahukah Anda wahai para suami, para istri juga menginginkan laki-laki yang mempesona sebagai suaminya.Meski gambaran suami yang mempesona boleh jadi relatif, berbeda antara satu perempuan dengan perempuan lainnya, tetapi dapat dikatakan secara umum kaum

OTAK MEMANG LUAR BIASA

Murenut sautu pelneitian di Uinervtisas Cmabridge, uturan hruuf dlaam ktaa tiadk penitng. Ckuup huurf petrama dan trekahhir ynag ada pdaa tepmatyna.Siasyna bsia dtiluis bernataakn, teatp ktia daapt mebmacayna. Ini dsieabbkan kaerna oatk ktia tdiak mebmcaa huurf per hruuf, nmaun ktaa per ktaa. Psoitnagn ini mureapakn atrkiel syaaa ygan tireskngat, brehnbuug saduh siemggnu ksnokei sepdey lgai

A retrospective moment

I was watching the ESPN 30 for 30 special on the University of Miami football team.It was entertaining and insightful and it was good to see former Hurricanes coaches and players talk about their experience at "THE U".Going from the Schellenberger era to now it was good to get an inside look at what made them what they are.To me they were unfairly branded as thugs,convicts,outlaws or whatever.Even though they embraced that image,they also didn't like being called that by outsiders.Overall it definitely was a must see.There was one moment that stuck with me though.I forgot who said it pissed them off and called Florida State a Miami wannabe,but it was this seminole rap video,that even i didn't know existed.I thought it was pretty funny.

   

I can't believe Bobby Bowden let them make this.I remember the first game of that season,the Canes whipped them 31-0.Guess that's where Deion Sanders got his rap career started.

STEREOTIPE LAKI-LAKI

Perdebatan hebat di kalangan masyarakat bertumpu pada perbedaan persepsi dari segi sosial, intelektual, atau emosi antara lelaki dan perempuan. Perbedaan-perbedaan ini amat susah dihitung disebabkan alasan-alasan sains dan politik. Beberapa tuntutan stereotipe lelaki yang terkadang dikemukakan untuk perbandingan dengan perempuan adalah seperti berikut: Lebih bersikap agresif dibandingkan

The Hot Seat Vol.3

Once again its the hot seat topic.There was another coach joining the ranks of the unemployed last week,as Penn fired Glen Miller after an 0-7 start.I would hope to see more schools hang on to their coaches as some are in situations that are difficult to start any kind of winning culture.

Jeff Bzdelik,Colorado-Bzdelik seems to always have one eye on the NBA.That could be a good thing considering he's coaching at Colorado and someone else wants you to coach their team.What he did at Air Force hasn't translated to success in Boulder.He inherited a lousy situation and doesn't seem to get any better anytime soon.His NBA pedigree hasn't helped in recruiting and he only had one conference win last season.You don't want to see a coach out after three seasons,but it might happen if he comes close to duplicating what happened last season.

Jeff Lebo,Auburn-Lebo got a repreive after last season's 20+ wins and NIT appearance.True,Lebo hasn't had much to work with,but the administration upgraded the basketball facilities and they'll want a postseason appearance of any form to justify the money spent.

Fred Hill,Rutgers-Hill is getting talent to Rutgers.Will he be around to coach it?The Big East was loaded last season so he got a pass.It won't be as brutal this year so they'll expect to see improvement and if Seton Hall makes a splash,the powers at Rutgers will be quick to pull the trigger on Hill.

Paul Hewitt,Georgia Tech-To me,this seems to be a bit unfair.I know,he's only reached the NCAA's twice after the 2004 title game appearance.Also,two wins in conference doesn't help his cause.He's put together two good recruiting classes so he should have a big year.Another thing,powerhouse teams like the one in Chapel Hill don't make you look good either.They need to cut Hewitt some slack.

Todd Lickliter,Iowa-See Bzdelik above.The only thing is that previous coaches have won at Iowa.Players transferring out of Iowa City hasn't helped him build the team he would like to have.Its tough to recruit to Iowa these days.What can they sell a recruit on,a picture of B.J. Armstrong?He's a good coach who should be given more time to get the train rolling.

Stan Heath,South Florida-Even though its only been three years,which is too quick to cut someone loose,Heath has to be feeling the heat.Heath is known as a good recruiter,but his coaching acumen is being questioned.

Norm Roberts,St.John's-This should be the year the Red Storm get it turned around.Roberts has had some bad luck(injuries),but the supposed New York City recruiting connection hasn't turned into gold as some had hoped.He needs this to be an NCAA squad or he could be taking the next subway train out of Jamaica,Queens.They did have a respectable showing at Duke,so that may be a good sign.        

Screw Notre Dame!

What I say here probably won't matter much.It might ruffle a few feathers and it might not make much sense.But screw Notre Dame.Notre Lame is more like it.

  Everyone that knows anything about college sports knows that Notre Dame joining the Big Ten makes perfect sense.Geographically,academically,and also from a sports standpoint.Especially football.They already play conference teams such as Purdue,Michigan,Michigan State and throw in a various fourth team.It just doesn't make sense to Notre Dame.Notre Dame athletic director,Jack Swarbrick,says that the Fighting Irish will remain an independent.Sure Jack,take all your NBC money and stay in your corner.In my opinion that's what it all comes down to is money.They have no confernce tie-in,and when bowl season rolls around,they  don't have to share any revenue amongst 11 other parties.Sure they're in the Big East for basketball reasons and in the CCHA for hockey.To me,that seems transparent,because if they werent affiliated in other sports there might be some rough times in South Bend.Who remembers what Notre Dame was like in college hoops before joining the Big East.Who even knew they had a hockey program.Only a diehard would know that.They clearly think they're better than everyone else.Why?I have no answer to that.Ask the people in Cincinnati if they echo that sentiment.Personally,I can't stand their arrogance.True,the college sports atmosphere is better when Notre Dame's good,but I love the fact that their football team isn't very good right now.I hate to be biased,but there are more people than me who feel this way.I wish they would get off their high horse and join a conference.It makes no sense.There are no more high major independents in college sports outside of Army and Navy and I wish someone would pick them up.The last of the mohicans needs to join the party.If I were a school president or one of the head honchos in one of the Big Six conferences,I would not schedule Notre Dame.I know it won't happen.But if enough did they would have to play a crappy Independent schedule.Directional schools,1-AA,and Confernce USA opponents would be on that schedule until they joined a conference.I know they have the name,but if the Big Ten expands and there is major realignment,I would hope that take splace and eventually the not so Fighting Irish would get squeezed.That hollow,undefeated record wouldn't mean jack to the BCS.I know there are some know it alls that and Notre Dame fans have an argument that would blow me out of the water,I would hope that happens to the high and mighty Notre Dame.They have the name,they just don't have the game.Irish honks can't fight that one.       

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The Secret Life of an Anaconda
Anacondas in the wild spend most of their time hanging out in rivers hunting for their food. They are solitary creatures that are somewhat shy and not many of them are easily seen. They are very well camouflaged in the swamps and bogs in which they thrive. There are some historical reports of early European explorers of the South American jungles seeing giant anacondas up to 100 feet long and some of the native peoples of the South American jungle have reported seeing anacondas up to 50 feet long. No one has caught and measured an anaconda anywhere near that size. It is important to note that when a dead anaconda's hide or skin is laid out it can be stretched very easily, expanding to much longer lengths than the snake exhibited when alive. Reports of outsize anacondas that cannot be verified are usually due to distortions in perception, or a snake skin being disproportionately stretched and inaccurately measured. People are generally really bad at estimating length, especially for larger snakes. In fact, the larger the snake, the larger the margin of errorAnacondas like to hang out in rivers so it would be difficult to estimate the length of one seen swimming, without seeing the entire snake. It's the anaconda's ability to remain partly hidden in the water that makes it difficult to accurately find (and document) a specimen that exceeds the current world's record. (Would you want to jump in the water after a giant anaconda to try and measure a snake big enough to kill you?)
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MUHAZABAH MALAM TAHUN BARU

Pergantian tahun Hijriyah saat postingan ini saya tulis menyisakan beberapa detik lagi dan tahun baru Masehi tinggal beberapa hari lagi.Bagi kebanyakan orang, mereka merayakan malam pergantian tahun dengan berlibur ke suatu tempat, nonton pagelaran musik, nonton tv, bakar2 jagung sambil ngobrol, pergi ke tepi laut lalu ngelamun sambil memandang laut, begadang semalam suntuk, pesta kembang api,

Chris Dudley.Governer?

One of the worse foul shooters in NBA history,Chris Dudley,is running for governor in the state of Oregon.I don't really consider it a surprise since Dudley is a graduate of Yale.Dudley played 16 years in the NBA,which included two stints with the Portland Trail Blazers as well as the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets.Dudley also at one point in his career had the distinction of being the worse foul shooter in the NBA.Good luck Chris on the run for office.

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Ochocinco issues challenge to Chargers' Merriman

Outspoken Cincinnati Bengals receiver,Chad Ochocinco has said he wants to fight San Diego Chargers lineman Shawne Merriman.This is before the two teams face off Sunday in San Diego. Ochocinco says he has a personal beef with Merriman which has something to do with an exchange the two had on Twitter earlier this year.I just hope that this is just one of Ochocinco's put-ons,because its downright silly to have a beef over something said on Twitter.Cooler heads should prevail considering there's a playoff berth at stake.

HASIL JIFFest dan FFI 2009

Dua event Perhelatan Akbar khusus Insan perfilman baru saja berakhir masing-masing JIFFest 2009 yang diikuti oleh 24 negara dengan berhasil memutar 114 judul film serta FFI 2009.Mungkin yang pertama saya bahas dulu adalah Hasil JIFFest 2009:Film 3 Doa 3 Cinta berhasil meraih penghargaan sebagai Film Panjang Terbaik versi Indonesia Feature Film Competition (IFFC). Film ini berhasil mengalahkan

FENOMENA FACEBOOK

Siapa yang tidak mengenal Facebook? Hampir semua orang di dunia mengenal layanan jejaring sosial ini. Facebook benar-benar memiliki kekuatan yang luar biasa, bahkan memiliki power yang mengelora se-heboh Google Adsense.Lebih hebat lagi, Facebook mampu melebihi Friendster yang sekedar sharing foto dan jaringan sosial. Facebook pun lebih hebat dari Yahoo Messenger yang sekedar Chatting, email dan

PISANG EPE KULINER KHAS MAKASSAR

Makassar yang merupakan salah satu kota di Sulawesi Selatan menyimpan kenikmatan kuliner yang unik. Jajanan khas ini sangat menarik untuk dinikmati bagi siapapun. Rasanya tak lengkap jika datang ke kota Makassar tidak menikmati Pisang Epe atau pisang press. Dimana pisang epe memiliki ciri khas diolah dengan dipress terlebih dahulu sebelum disajikan.Tentu bagi orang Makassar tidaklah aneh

INTERNET BERAKHLAQ, YES !

Boom situs cabul! Pornografi di dunia maya lewat internet (cyberporn) terus berkembang. Karena dikhawatirkan "merusak" moral anak muda, cyberporn diatasi dengan memberlakukan hukum tertulis (hukum positif). Namun. Hal ini tidak mudah dilakukan karena butuh keberanian dan banyak kendala.Banyak yang berpendapat, hukum selalu tertinggal dalam mengikuti perkembangan teknologi yang saat ini

KAIANE ALDORINO MISS WORLD 2009

Kaiane Aldorino dari Gibraltar memenangi mahkota Miss World 2009 dalam malam final kontes kecantikan tersebut di Johannesburg, Afrika Selatan, Sabtu (12/12) malam waktu setempat. Wanita semampai dengan rambut gelap itu tampak gembira ketika namanya disebut. "Saya tak bisa berkata-kata," kata Aldorino seperti dikutip Associated Press.Gibraltar adalah sebuah wilayah yang dikuasai Britania Raya.

Mark Ingram wins Heisman

Mark Ingram became the first Heisman Trophy winner in tradition rich Alabama football history.The sophmore running back will now concentrate on trying to lead the Crimson Tide to a national championship.

  Ingram finished 28 votes ahead of Stanford's Toby Gerhart.Texas quarterback Colt McCoy finished third,Nebrasksa defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh finished fourth,and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow finished fifth.The finishes of Tebow and McCoy once again dispelled the notion the the Heisman should be a lifetime acheivement award.Ingram was well deserving of the award,as he was one of the most consistent performers this season.His tough running style epitomized Alabama football this season as they went through the season undefeated.I don't disagree with the finalists in New York or with the selection of Ingram.I'm just upset that Houston quarterback Case Keenum wasn't invited to New York.I'm not here to dim Ingram's achievement,but even though Keenum played in a pass happy system,he also performed at a consistent level and won twice against BCS conference bowl teams.Anyways,Ingram was a deserving winner and should keep the Tide rolling as long as he's still on campus in Tuscaloosa.    

THE CHILDREN OF GOD

Miss Indonesia 2009 Karenina Sunny Halim Terlibat Children of God? Children of God (COG), yang belakangan dikenal sebagai Family of Love, adalah sebuah bidat Kristen yang dimulai pada 1968, di Kalifornia, Amerika Serikat. Gerakan ini muncul di era Jesus Movement atau Gerakan Yesus, yakni sempalan dari generasi Hippies yang bertobat dan menjadi Kristen yang berfokus pada ‘keselamatan melalui

Notre Dame better get it right with Kelly

Brian Kelly is leaving Cincinnati to become the head football coach at Notre Dame.The not so Fighting Irish better hope they actually get it right this time.Since I've been paying attention to college football,Notre Dame has been atrocious at hiring coaches.There have been a few times they had it right.Such as Dan Devine and Lou Holtz.Let me run this down.After Devine retired they decided to go against the grain and hire a high school coach.Not just any high school coach,but Gerry Faust from the mighty Cincinnati Moeller.Surely a huge step up for anyone let alone a high school coach.Faust lasted for 5 uninspiring seasons before being dumped for Lou Holtz.That turned out to be a good hire as he kept the Irish in national championship contention,winning it all in 1988.Also Holtz who had a habit of staying one step ahead of the NCAA just about everywhere he coached,stepped down in 1996,making way for assistant Bob Davie.Now,Davie wasn't that bad,but he wasn't that good either.He brought in talent,but didn't seem to coach it up.After Davie,it was Tyrone Willingham's turn at the helm of this sinking ship.Willingham came in with a bang with a 10-3 season beating higher ranked opponents Michigan and Florida State along the way.After that was a disaster, as he went 11-12 over the next two seasons,and wasn't bringing in highly rated recruiting classes.His class of 2004 recruits was judged to be the worst in 20 years at Notre Dame.He subsequently was let go and bought out of his contract.That gave us the Charlie Weis era or should I say error.Weis came riding in with his Super Bowl rings and NFL championship pedigree.That didn't seem to matter to the rest of the college football world.Weis go off to a fast start,going 9-3 and going to the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State.He helped improve the offense, Brady Quinn especially,as Quinn wnet on to break numerous school passing records.Wesi went 10-2 in his second season,but was walloped in the Sugar Bowl against LSU.After that the bottom dropped on the program as he went 3-9,7-6,and 6-6 in the following seasons that sealed his fate.Thing was Weis wasn't their first,second ,or third  choice for the job.The man they wanted most,Urban Meyer packed his bags and went to Florida.Now that brings us to the next "hot" name in the coaching community,Mr.Brian Kelly.After winning two national championships in his 13 years at  Division II Grand Valley State,Kelly took his show to Central Michigan and made them relevant in the Mid American Conference after the tumultuous Mike Debord reign.He coached the Chippewas to the 2006 MAC championship before taking the job at Cincinnati.He coached the Bearcats to a winning effort in the International Bowl.He then turned the Bearcats into a major player in the Big East with 3 10 win seasons and back to back Big East titles and BCS bowl berths.Now he has the task of building Notre Dame into a national contender once again.He has won everywhere he's been,so he's more than able for the job.But will the academic guidelines and someimes tough schedule derail his efforts.We'll see.He's gonna hit the ground running because he won't be coaching Cincinnati in their Sugar Bowl game versus Florida.The players will get to South Bend,the only question that remains is will it all translate on the field.Bottom line, this hire will have to be a grand slam or he too could be gone within five years.

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Pada postingan saya beberapa hari yang lalu disini, pada akhir tulisan saya bahas sepintas tentang Experiential Learning. Untuk kali ini, saya akan berupaya membahas lebih jauh tentang hasil penulusuran saya dan apa yang pernah saya baca dan alami.Experiential Learning adalah daur belajar yang menggunakan pengalaman sebagai bahan dasar belajar. Pengalaman-pengalaman pembelajar distrukturkan

PENAWAR RASA SEPI

Ada yang datang diantara yang pergi, seperti halnya ada yang sepi diantara yang ramai. Demikian sepotong ungkapan yang mengena untuk saya disaat menulis artikel ini.Rasa sepi dan sunyi itu rasanya muncul dari lubuk hati yang paling dalam. Aktifitas siswa dan rekan-rekan guru lainnya yang juga sementara mempersiapkan segala sesuatunya untuk Ulangan semester minggu depan menyebabkan lingkungan

HIKMAH DIBALIK FENOMENA

Salam sukses sahabat semua….., mari senantiasa kita memulai aktifitas keseharian dengan payung semangat berkendara keceriaan sehingga kesuksesan akan senantiasa menyertai setiap langkah kita, tentu saja dengan senantiasa menoleh kebelakang untuk sekedar memetik hikmah dari setiap kejadian yang kita alami agar kita dapat berbuat lebih baik dan lebih bermakna untuk lingkungan sekeliling kita,

The BCS is a fraud and Texas got over

This BCS mess is getting out of hand.They got the championship game right,but the rest of the matchups could've been better.Texas vs. Alabama is a college blueblood matchup.These are two traditional titans in the sport and the game could be a classic.Key word there is could.Ohio State vs. Oregon pits the usual Big Ten/Pac-10 teams against one another and I see nothing wrong with that.My problem is I think they could've shuffled the deck and excluded Iowa,but I guess someone has to play in these games.The TCU/Boise State game is something of a cop out.The honchos at BCS headquarters will spin this about two undefeated teams going head up and will pitch it as kind of a second national championship game.WRONG!TCU could whip Boise 100-0 and everyone will say,they didn't play against one of the big boys.Why couldn't TCU or Boise State have gotten the nod to go against the fighting Tebows.If not for the fact that the BCS had to take Iowa  the games could be more interesting.It almost sounds like a conspiracy as much as I hate to say it.
  All that leads me to the Texas Longhorns.As of now it seems the experts are picking the Tide to roll over Texas.That could be proven correct but we won't know until they play the game.All I know is that Texas better play a helluva game.The way they played against Nebraska in the Big 12 title game raises doubts if they should be on the same field as Alabama.Also they were very lucky to escape against the Huskers.That pass Colt McCoy nonchalantly tossed out of bounds came dangerously close to running the clock out.Yes,they won the game fair and square,but think about it,if they were ahead by 20 do you think the refs would've put that 1 second back on the clock.I don't think so.Mack Brown needs to brush up on his time management in case the same scenario plays itself out again.As a fan, I hope for an entertaining and competitive bowl season.

FILM SANG PEMIMPI

“Tak bisa dipungkiri, JIFFest adalah sebuah festival secara keseluruhan yang menjadi etalase perkembangan film Indonesia di mata pelaku film internasional,”kali ini film karya sutradara muda dan berbakat Riri Riza yang berjudul Sang Pemimpi menjadi pembuka Jiffest ke 11. Hal ini merupakan kali pertama dalam sejarah Jiffest berlangsung. Sang sutradara pun merasa sangat bangga mendapat kepercayaan

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Coba bayangkan karier anda lima tahun ke depan. Di mana anda pada saat itu? Di sini perlunya Anda membuat multiple skenario tentang karier di masa depan. Lihat kesempatan yang ada di bidang pekerjaan saat ini, tapi jangan lupa untuk melihat kesempatan di luar bidang anda saat ini. Bukankan kesempatan itu datang

NOMINASI FFI 2009

Setelah sukses dengan berbagai macam program awarding, untuk pertama kalinya RCTI akan menayangkan FESTIVAL FILM INDONESIA 2009 yang dipersembahkan untuk para insan perfilman Indonesia yang dinilai berprestasi dalam perfilman nasional.FESTIVAL FILM INDONESIA 2009 dengan tema "Film Indonesia Sebuah Kebanggaan" yang akan dikemas secara spektakuler bertabur bintang dan penghargaan. Pada Rabu, 16

Another option if you don't go to college

Former Memphis recruit Latavious Williams has begun his pro career.In Tulsa,Oklahoma.Williams was the first high schooler to be drafted by the NBA developmental league.Williams was rated the 17th best recruit in the nation,choosing Memphis over the likes of Georgetown,Kansas State,and Florida International.He didn't qualify and was set to embark on starting his pro career in China.In stepped the Tulsa 66ers who drafted him with the final selection in the first round of the D-League draft.Williams admits this is a better move for him than going to China even though he would've been paid more.I personally think this is what the developmental league should be for.It gives preps who want to go pro another option other than going overseas.That's not bad because from a financial standpoint it works out better for them.But in some cases it doesn't work out too well.Ask Jeremy Tyler about his fine Israeli experience.I think it would be better because they would play for an NBA run franchise,but they're rights aren't owned by any team.It would give them more of an oppurtunity to get better under an NBA eye.It won't work out well for everyone but I think it could get the ball rolling on talented players that don't want to go to college and play but also needs to work on their game and maturity.The d-league should be a skill buliding apprentice program,because over the years it's been known that some had the game,but not the maturity to excel in the NBA.

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Ringside Thoughts

After watching a great fight between Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez,if I didn't feel this already,something needs to be done about the judging system in boxing.Both Williams and Martinez,who are respected but can't seem to get a good fight put on a show.They're kinda like boxing vagabonds taking any fight from welterweight to super middleweight.
  The travesty to the fight was the scoring.Both fighters scored early knockdowns,although Martinez's was more impressive and landed heavy shots.Williams pulled out a majority decision,a decision that I thought should have been a draw.One judge scored it 114-114,another 115-113 and the other 119-110.I don't know what fight that judge was watching,but it should have been a whole lot closer than that.Martinez was gracious in defeat,but he acknowledged he felt he got a bad decision.There should be a rematch made for this fight,but there probably won't as I feel Williams knows he went through an escape hatch to win this one.Williams was his usual agressive self,throwing punches at a high volume.Martinez is more slick and quick,but landed plenty of crunching blows to Williams.Overall it was a great fight and would love to see them do it again.Both fighters should be in line for a big money fight,but with the well known politics of boxing I think both will keep being avoided.

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GEBRAKAN BARU GOOGLE

Google terus melakukan gebrakan. Setelah merilis sistem operasi Google Chrome, beberapa waktu lalu, perusahaan mesin pencari raksasa ini akan membeli sistem kolaborasi AppJet, sebuah perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang inovasi teknologi yang mengembangkan Google Wave. Demikian dilansir AFP, Sabtu (5/12)."Kami dengan bangga hati mengumumkan AppJet sudah diambil alih oleh Google," demikian

Detroit Tigers offseason plans

The Detroit Tigers finished the 2009 season losing to the Minnesota Twins in a one game playoff heartbreaker.What they do from here on out is anyone's guess.The Tigers really weren't that good last season and more than likely would've suffered the same fate as the Twins in the playoffs.The extra game or two would've brought more money to the organization but also served as false hope to Tigers fans.With the team losing money,being in what is termed a small market,and having to cut costs in a tough economy(especially in this region),this shapes up to be a critical offseason for the Tigers.

   Just this past week they had to let go of one of the better players,Placido Polanco,who signed with the Phillies.That move costs them in a number of ways.First he was a Gold Glove second baseman who clearly had his best years in Detroit.He signed a two year deal for about $6 million a year.Affordable yes,but not for the Tigers.If it wasn't for the ridiculous incentive laden,back loaded contract given to Magglio Ordonez they might not be in this position.Secondly,they have to give his position to rookie Scott Sizemore,who I may be wrong,suffered a broken leg.He should be back for spring training.Finally,since they did not offer arbitration to Polanco,they will receive no compensatory draft picks that they could definitely use.The Ordonez factor clearly hamstrings this team.They won't be a player in the free agent market and will be looking to remain competitive while going low budget.There have been rumblings about trading Curtis Granderson or Edwin Jackson.I would trade them only if the price is right or if they took on one of the pricey contracts of Nate Robertson or Dontrelle Willis.Highly unlikely,but its worth a try.They should try to find a few low cost free agents such as outfielder Austin Kearns,shortstop Khalil Greene,utilityman Bobby Crosby,pitchers Mark Mulder,Guillermo Mota and Jason Jennings among others.I really don't think the young guys in the farm system are ready to help,if they were they would be here right now.We'll have to see how everything unfolds and what kind of team they field for 2010.Either way it goes it might be a long season for Tigers fans. 

Kobe Bryant adds to his legend

This is why Kobe is widely regarded as the best in the league.

  

You too can be a champion

College basketball is getting a lot like college football.You ask how.I'll tell you.The College Basketball Invitational and the Collegeinsider.com tournament.Those are for the tournaments for teams that didn't make the NCAA or NIT.Its almost like an oversaturation of the college basketball postseason.The organizers of both tournaments say they do it more for the mid majors that were shut out of the NCAA or NIT.I personally think it's a bunch of bull.Hardly anyone knows either of these tournaments exist.Also if you have a losing record you can get a postseason experience via the CBI or CIT.So teams are now rewarded for finishing with a 15-16 record and possibly end it with a championship.I can understand trying to get some of the lesser knowns more exposure,but it seems more of a sham trying to squeeze more dollars out of college basketball fans.I love college basketball,but i won't be checking for that New Orleans/Idaho St. matchup come March.

2010 FIFA World Cup FINAL DRAW

Demam sepak bola mulai terasa sejak Desember 2009 ini. Pesta olahraga ”2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ” akan digelar di 9 kota di Afrika Selatan, dari Tanggal 11 Juni sampai 11 Juli 2010.Ini adalah pertama kalinya Afrika menjadi tuan rumah dari sebuah acara Piala Dunia ternama yang merupakan salah satu yang terbesar dan yang paling dinantikan pencinta bola di seluruh dunia. EC Entertainment

The Hot Seat Vol.2

The college basketball season is barely two weeks old and one hot seat candidate has been given his walking papers.Dereck Whittenburg,formerly head coach of the Fordham Rams was fired yesterday after a 1-4 start.Fordham is not exactly a basketball factory and whoever gets the unenviable task of taking over this job will have a helluva time getting this program on the winning track.

Of course there are more coaches that need to make progress or face being unemployed.

Sidney Lowe,North Carolina State-Lowe's lifetime pass from 1983 is close to expiring.Being in a conference with traditonal heayweights like Duke and North Carolina makes it tougher for him to temper expectations in Raleigh.The best team he had on paper two years ago,failed to live up to the hype and the 15-33 record in ACC play doesn't help his cause.I think he needs at least an NIT appearance to keep his job.

Matt Doherty,SMU-SMU isn't a place where basketball is the number one option around there.I think it would be unwise to fire Doherty,but losing is making it easier for administrators to state their case against him.Being in Dallas I would think he would be able to get some decent talent there.I don't watch very much SMU basketball,so maybe they do have some talent that has yet to come around.If that's true will Doherty be around to coach it.

Tom Penders,Houston-He's not on any hot seat lists and this may be a surprise to many.Penders has had a few teams that should have made the Big Dance,but somehow managed to blow winnable late season games.This once proud program hasn't been there since the 1990's(can't remember which year it was) and I can imagine the big wigs in Cougar country are itching to get back there.I know all the better recruits in the state aren't going there,but he should be able to land a few of them.The juco's and lesser knowns just aren't getting it done.In my opinion they should be on par with with Memphis,well not exactly,but a least a notch below with all the talent coming out of the state of Texas.I don't know if he's not recruiting them or turned off the area coaches or what,but he needs a tournament appearance this year or he could be out.   

JIFFest 2009

Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) kembali menyapa penggila film dalam perhelatannya yang kesebelas. Gelaran tahunan ini rencananya bakal berlangsung pada 4-12 Desember 2009. Ada sekitar 115 film dengan berbagai tema dan jenis, yang berasal dari 26 negara.Tentunya bagi warga Jakarta yang belum sempat menyaksikan film-film terbaik besutan sutradara terbaik Indonesia dan luar negeri bisa

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XXL BERSAING DENGAN 2012 DAN NEW MOON

"Walah ndak bosen bosennya sih Bang, membahas tentang politik yg udah di bahas di tipi dari pagi hingga malam hari...."Demikian salah satu komentar sahabat dalam postingan saya kemarin yang berjudul SKPP BIBIT-CHANDRA, emang rada bosen sih.... berita di TV cuman sekitar KPK, Bibit-Chandra, Angket Centry dan lainnya.Pada postingan kali ini saya akan kembali membahas tentang sebuah film. Meskipun