Fajar Dunia Raya

Diborong Orang Berseragam Polisi, Majalah Tempo Edisi Terbaru Dicetak Ulang

2010-06-28T19:49:00.000+07:00

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/hukum/2010/06/28/brk,20100628-259105,id.html

Senin, 28 Juni 2010 | 14:01 WIB

Besar Kecil Normal

Majalah Tempo Edisi 28 Juni - 4 Juli 2010

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta - PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk, penerbit Majalah TEMPO memutuskan akan mencetak ulang Majalah Tempo Edisi Terbaru menyusul lenyapnya majalah itu dari peredaran, Senin (28/6) dini hari. " Kami memutuskan mencetak ulang agar bisa diedarkan lagi ke pembaca " kata Windalaksana, Kepala Divisi Sirkulasi, Distribusi dan Pemasaran Tempo di Jakarta.

Seperti diketahui, puluhan ribu eksemplar majalah Tempo edisi terbaru hilang dari pasaran sejak Senin subuh. Beberapa pemborongnya adalah orang yang berseragam polisi dan memakai mobil polisi.

Terbit dengan Cover " Rekening Gendut Perwira Polisi", majalah Tempo pekan ini bergambar seorang polisi tengah memegang seutas tali yang diikatkan pada tiga babi kecil berwarna merah muda diduga menjadi sebab habisnya majalah Tempo dari peredaran. Edisi kali ini membuat laporan utama soal rekening jumbo para jenderal polisi. Laporan ini juga memuat indikasi rekening para jenderal di Mabes Polri yang mencurigakan.

Hasil analisis Pusat Pelaporan dan Analisis Transaksi Keuangan menemukan ada puluhan miliar rupiah yang masuk ke rekening para Jenderal Polisi. Duit itu mengalir dari pihak ketiga tanpa kejelasan aktivitas bisnis yang dilakukan.

Menurut Winda, sejumlah agen telah melaporkan kepada Tempo, adanya pembelian besar-besaran oleh sejumlah kelompok, begitu majalah bergambar polisi dengan tiga babi kecil itu akan dijual.

Pembelian itu dilakukan Senin dini hari hingga menjelang subuh, langsung ke sejumlah agen dan distributor. Edisi yang lenyap dari pasaran itu adalah edisi eceran untuk pembaca. Namun khusus untuk para pelanggan, kata Winda, tetap aman. " Karena itu, untuk kepentingan publik secara luas, kami putuskan untuk cetak ulang" kata Windalaksana.

Soal berapa yang akan dicetak, Winda belum bisa memastikan karena sedang melakukan pendataan. Namun ia memastikan, edisi terbaru bisa didapat di lapangan, paling telat Selasa (29/6).

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Dancing girls

2010-04-13T12:02:00.001+07:00

Obama visited Saudi King

2009-06-03T19:41:00.000+07:00

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – President Barack Obama began his latest bid to open a dialogue with the Muslim world by paying a call Wednesday on Saudi King Abdullah, guardian of Islam's sacred sites in Mecca and Medina.

The monarch of Saudi Arabia greeted Obama at Riyadh's main airport with a ceremony when the new U.S. president arrived after an overnight flight from Washington. A band played "The Star-Spangled Banner." And each leader shook hands with members of his counterpart's entourage.

Perched on ornate chairs behind a flower arrangement, Obama and Abdullah then chatted briefly in public and shook hands, with cameras capturing the scene. Then, they retreated to hold private talks on a range of issues.

Saudi Arabia is a stopover en route to Cairo, where Obama is to set deliver a speech that he's been promising since last year's election campaign — aiming to set a new tone in America's often-strained dealings with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

Many of those Muslims still smolder over Iraq, Guantanamo and unflinching U.S. support of Israel, but they are hoping the son of a Kenyan Muslim who lived part of his childhood in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, can help chart a new course.

"You know, there are misapprehensions about the West, on the part of the Muslim world," Obama said in a pretrip interview with the BBC. "And, obviously, there are some big misapprehensions about the Muslim world when it comes to those of us in the West."

Aides cautioned that Obama was not out to break new policy ground in his Cairo speech, which follows visits to Turkey and Iraq in April and a series of outreach efforts including a Persian New Year video and a student town hall in Istanbul. And they said the president is not expecting quick results, even though the speech will be distributed as widely as possible.

"We don't expect that everything will change after one speech," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday. "I think it will take a sustained effort and that's what the president is in for."

Officials said Obama also wouldn't flinch from difficult topics, whether it's the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the goal of a Palestinian state or democracy and human rights. Obama has been criticized for setting the address in Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak has jailed dissidents and clung to power for nearly three decades.

In Riyadh, the president was talking to Abdullah about a host of thorny problems, from Arab-Israeli peace efforts to Iran's nuclear program. The Saudis have voiced growing concern in private that an Iranian bomb could unleash a nuclear arms race in the region.

The surge in oil prices also was on the agenda. Crude topped $68 a barrel this week, sparking fears that a fresh jump in energy costs could snuff out early sparks of a recovery from a deep global slump.

Obama likely will be looking for help from Saudi Arabia on what to do with some 100 Yemeni detainees locked up in the Guantanamo Bay prison. Discussions over where to send the Yemeni detainees have complicated Obama's plan to close the prison. The U.S. has been hesitant to send them home because of Yemen's history of either releasing extremists or allowing them to escape from prison.

Instead, the Obama administration has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia and Yemen for months to send them to Saudi terrorist rehabilitation centers.

The president was to stay overnight at the king's horse farm in the desert outside Riyadh. Abdullah, who hosted then-President George W. Bush at the ranch in January of last year, keeps some 260 Arabian horses on its sprawling grounds in air-conditioned comfort.

In any effort to court Muslims, the Saudis will be key — not just for their oil wealth, but by virtue of the authority they wield at the center of Arab history and culture.

Obama's meeting with the 84-year-old Abdullah will be his second in three months. The two saw each other at the G-20 summit in London, a meeting both sides called friendly and productive. Perhaps a bit too friendly: Critics accused Obama of bowing to the Saudi monarch during a photo-op. The White House maintained he was merely bending to shake hands with a shorter man.

"This in many ways will be one of the pivotal relationships President Obama can develop," said Robin Wright, a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. "Saudi Arabia is important not just in terms of the Gulf and oil prices. It sets the tenor. It's one of the most conservative regimes. It's also important because King Abdullah is, among the various royals, more open-minded than others. These are two men who might actually deal well with each other."

BCA Syariah akan segera dibuka

2009-04-30T10:13:00.000+07:00

DHONI SETIAWAN

Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono memberikan sambutan saat pembukaan Festival Ekonomi Syariah di Balai Sidang Jakarta, Rabu (4/2). Pameran perbankan ini diikuti 14 bank umum syariah atau unit usaha syariah, empat BPR syariah dan beberapa lembaga keuangan non syariah berlangsung hingga Minggu (8/2) mendatang.

Rabu, 29 April 2009 | 19:11 WIB

BCA Syariah Terwujud Tahun Ini

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Wakil Presiden Direktur Bank BCA Jahja Setiaatmadja mengatakan, BCA Syariah yang merupakan anak usaha Bank BCA di bisnis perbankan syariah akan beroperasi pada September 2009. "Yang pasti 2009, sekitar September, kalau molor sekitar dua bulanlah," katanya, Rabu (29/4).

Ia mengatakan, BCA syariah tersebut nantinya beraset sekitar Rp 700 miliar. Jahja menambahkan pihaknya akan menambah modal bank tersebut sesuai kebutuhan.

Langkah BCA membentuk bank syariah dilakukan setelah mengakuisisi salah satu bank yang kemudian diubah menjadi syariah. Strategi ini mengikuti strategi yang dilakukan BRI yang mengakuisisi Bank Jasa Artha yang kemudian diubah menjadi bank syariah.

Langkah ini mungkin dirasa lebih murah sebab untuk mendirikan bank menurut BI setidaknya harus bermodalkan Rp 2 triliun untuk bank umum. Sementara untuk pendirian bank syariah melalui pemisahan (spin off) bisa hanya bermodalkan Rp 500 miliar.

What is Swine Flu ?

2009-04-30T09:57:00.002+07:00

Flu babi( Swine Flu, Pig Flu) adalah penyakit pernapasan pada babi yang disebabkan virus influenza tipe A. Virus ini dapat menular ke manusia dan dari manusia ke manusia.

2009-04-28T16:26:00.001+07:00

Hati-hati kecanduan situs jejaring sosial face book. Bisa-bisa anda kehilangan pekerjaan seperti yang dialami seorang wanita di Swiss.

Ceritanya wanita yang identitasnya dirahasiakan itu meminta izin pada bosnya karena menderita sakit migrain. Wanita itu mengaku terlalu pusing untuk berada di depan komputer dan harus berbaring di ruangan gelap untuk meredakan sakit kepalanya.

Demikian seperti ditulis ananova.com dari BBC, Senin (27/4/2009).

Namun, perusahaan tempat wanita itu bekerja menemukan wanita itu membuka-buka acount facebook miliknya. Ia pun dituduh sebagai pembohong dan dipecat.

Wanita itu membela diri. Ia mengaku mengakses facebook via handphone miliknya di atas tempat tidur.

Ia pun mencurigai perusahannya telah membuat seorang kawan fiktif yang di-add dalam acountnya. Lewat 'kawan' inilah perusahaan bisa tahu aktivitas wanita ini.

Dugaan ini diperkuat karena 'kawan' tersebut mendadak hilang setelah ia dipecat.

Namun perusahaannya tidak mau ambil pusing. Mereka beralasan, siapapun yang cukup sehat mengakses facebook, berarti cukup sehat juga untuk bekerja di depan komputer.

WHO Tries to Come Up With Swine Flu Plan

2009-04-26T20:50:00.000+07:00

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization tried to determine Sunday how to battle a deadly new strain of swine flu, holding teleconferences with staff and flu experts around the world as countries from New Zealand to France reported suspected cases.

WHO stopped short of recommending specific measures to stop the disease, urging governments to step up their surveillance of suspicious outbreaks but leaving further decisions up to individual nations.

Governments across Asia began quarantining those with symptoms of the deadly virus and some issued travel warnings for Mexico.

Some governments were increasing their screening of pigs and pork imports from the Americas or banning them outright despite health officials' reassurances that it was safe to eat thoroughly cooked pork.

In a second day of top-level meetings, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and senior advisors were trying to determine what measures the agency could recommend to stop the spread of the outbreak, which she called a public health emergency of "pandemic potential" because the virus can pass from human to human.

New Zealand said that 10 students who took a school trip to Mexico "likely" had swine flu. Israel said a man who had recently visited Mexico had been hospitalized while authorities try to determine whether he had swine flu. France said that two people who had returned from Mexico with fevers were being monitored in regions near the port cities of Bordeaux and Marseille.

Spain's Health Ministry said three people who just returned from Mexico were under observation in hospitals in the northern Basque region, in southeastern Albacete and the Mediterranean port city of Valencia.

Governments must report any unusual cases of flu to WHO, and the agency was considering whether to issue nonbinding recommendations on travel and trade restrictions, and even border closures. It is up to governments to decide whether to follow the advice.

"Countries are encouraged to do anything that they feel would be a precautionary measure," WHO spokeswoman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi said. "All countries need to enhance their monitoring."

H1N1 influenza is a subset of influenza A that is a combination of bird, pig and human viruses, according to the WHO. Symptoms include a fever of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius), body aches, coughing, a sore throat, respiratory congestion and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.

At least 81 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by the flu-like illness in Mexico, according to the WHO.

The virus is usually contracted through direct contact with pigs, but Joseph Domenech, chief of animal health service at U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency in Rome, said all indications were that the virus is being spread through human-to-human transmission.

No vaccine specifically protects against swine flu, and it is unclear how much protection current human flu vaccines might offer.

The WHO's pandemic alert level is currently at to phase 3. The organization said the level could be raised to phase 4 if the virus shows sustained ability to pass from human to human.

Phase 5 would be reached if the virus is found in at least two countries in the same region.

"The declaration of phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short," WHO said.

Phase 6 would indicate a full-scale global pandemic.

Mexico closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in a bid to contain the outbreak after hundreds were sickened there. U.S. authorities said 11 people were infected with swine flu, and all recovered or were recovering.

Hong Kong and Taiwan said visitors who came back from affected areas with fevers would be quarantined. China said anyone experiencing flu-like symptoms within two weeks of arrival an affected area had to report to authorities.

Tokyo's Narita airport installed a device to test the temperatures of passengers arriving from Mexico.

Indonesia increased surveillance at all entry points for travelers with flu-like symptoms — using devices at airports that were put in place years ago to monitor for severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and bird flu. It said it was ready to quarantine suspected victims if necessary.

A Russian health agency said any passenger from North America running a fever would be quarantined until cause of the fever is determined.

Hong Kong and South Korea warned against travel to the Mexican capital and three affected provinces. Italy's health ministry also advised citizens to postpone travel to affected areas.

Serbia on Saturday banned all imports of pork from North America, despite reassurances from the FAO that pigs appear not to be the immediate source of infection.

Italy's agriculture lobby, Coldiretti, warned against panic reaction, noting that farmers lost hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) because of consumers boycotts during the 2001 mad cow scare and the 2005 bird flu outbreak.

Japanese Agriculture Minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared on TV to calm consumers, saying it was safe to eat pork.

In Egypt, health authorities were examining about 350,000 pigs being raised in Cairo and other provinces for swine flu.

Associated Press writers around the world contributed to this report.

Delapan Nasabah Duduki Bank Century Kertajaya

2009-04-22T20:28:00.001+07:00

[ Rabu, 22 April 2009 ]

Buntut Mandeknya Program Dana Investasi

SURABAYA - Emosi para nasabah PT Bank Century Tbk -yang merasa jadi korban penipuan dana investasi-akhirnya mencapai puncak. Kemarin (21/4) mereka mendatangi kantor cabang bank tersebut di Jalan Kertajaya, Surabaya, untuk meminta kepastian. Bahkan, delapan nasabah menduduki kantor itu dan memaksa para karyawan menghentikan aktivitasnya.

Salah seorang nasabah bernama Sri Gaya Tri, 45, bahkan membikin aksi yang menjadi tontonan seluruh orang yang berada di dalam bank itu. Termasuk di antaranya tim pengamanan yang terdiri atas satu peleton petugas dari Polres Surabaya Timur, satu regu dari Polsek Gubeng, staf PT Bank Century, dan puluhan wartawan.

Wanita yang mengaku telah dirugikan Rp 69 miliar tersebut naik ke atas meja customer service sambil memaki-maki para petinggi Bank Century yang disebutnya telah merayu agar simpanan depositonya dimasukkan ke dalam produk investasi. Belakangan diketahui bahwa dana itu dikelola PT Antaboga Delta Sekuritas Indonesia. "Uang yang dikumpulkan keluarga saya selama 30 tahun sudah habis. Itu karena saya percaya dengan mulut-mulut manis Lila Gondokusumo (direktur pemasaran Bank Century Indonesia Timur, Red)," keluhnya.

Setelah memaki-maki karyawan Bank Century dari atas meja customer service, wanita asal Buntok, Kalimantan Tengah, itu turun untuk mengambil kursi. Dia menggunakan kursi tersebut untuk naik ke atas meja teller yang posisinya lebih tinggi. Di atas meja itu, dia menyanyikan lagu-lagu rohani. "Biar semua orang tahu. Ini show time, ungkapan kekecewaan nasabah-nasabah korban penipuan. Hidup nasabah!" teriaknya.

Sri merupakan salah seorang nasabah Bank Century yang awalnya menyimpan uang dalam bentuk deposito. Simpanan itu kemudian dia alihkan ke program investasi yang ditawarkan oleh Lila Gondokusumo. Keputusan tersebut diambil lantaran Lila berani menjamin bahwa dana investasi itu tidak akan berkurang. Bahkan, untuk setiap pemindahan senilai Rp 1 miliar, Sri dijanjikan cash back langsung Rp 1 juta. Belakangan diketahui bahwa program investasi tersebut bermasalah dan Lila ditetapkan sebagai tersangka.

Sri menjelaskan, pada Senin (20/4), pihaknya telah menagih dana investasi miliknya ke kantor cabang PT Bank Century Tbk di Jalan Kertajaya dan Jalan Panglima Sudirman. Namun, permintaannya tidak kunjung mendapatkan jawaban. Surat dari nasabah di Surabaya yang dikirim ke manajemen Bank Century Senin lalu juga belum mendapatkan respons.

Akibat macetnya dana itu, gaji sekitar 500 karyawan di perkebunan tembakau dan jagung milik Sri di Madura belum terbayar. "Saya juga tidak mampu membiayai pernikahan anak perempuan saya. Acara itu jadi tertunda sejak Januari lalu," tuturnya.

Dia juga mengaku tengah berpikir keras mencari uang pinjaman untuk membayar banyak utangnya. "Kini saya juga banyak utang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari," jelas Sri.

Di tengah curhatnya, tiba-tiba Sri kembali mengamuk dan memaki-maki Mas Agung Rahmad Hadi, anggota asistensi Kertajaya PT Bank Century. Pasalnya, Agung tidak bersedia memberikan surat yang berisi hasil pertemuannya dengan nasabah PT Bank Century serta pembeli reksadana PT Antaboga Delta Sekuritas di Bank Century Cabang Kertajaya, Surabaya. "Semua orang harus tahu apa yang telah terjadi dan disepakati bersama. Ini agar dukungan terhadap penyelesaian kasus penipuan ini kian mengalir," ujarnya.

Sementara itu, Koordinator Nasabah Bank Century Surabaya Edo A. Rahman mengungkapkan, jika hingga hari ini tidak ada jawaban atas surat yang dia kirim, para nasabah akan kembali melakukan aksi. ''Kami akan terus menagih sampai uang kami dikembalikan,'' ujar petani tembakau tersebut.

Rencananya, hari ini Edo akan menyiapkan 300 karyawan perkebunan tembakau dan jagung untuk melakukan aksi di Kantor Cabang Bank Century, Jalan Panglima Sudirman. "Mereka juga akan ikut menagih uang mereka yang sebagian telah masuk ke produk penipuan investasi itu,'' ujarnya. (luq/fat)

2009-04-22T20:28:00.000+07:00

[ Rabu, 22 April 2009 ]

Delapan Nasabah Duduki Bank Century Kertajaya

PKS Lebih sreg jadi In dependen di parlemen

2009-04-20T21:17:00.000+07:00

PKS belum mengetuk palu akan menggalang koalisi dengan siapa. Namun partai dakwah ini mengaku lebih sreg menjadi independen ketimbang jadi partai oposisi atau pun partai pro pemerintah.

"Bagi kami independen lebih enak. Tidak jadi oposisi tidak pro pemerintah,
sehingga kita lebih enak bertindak sesuai mandat rakyat," tutur politisi PKS Agus Purnomo.

Hal ini disampaikan Agus di Gedung DPR, Senayan, Jakarta, Senin (20/4/2009) menanggapi ucapan SBY di Cikeas, kemarin (19/4/2009) yang mempersilakan partai-partai untuk tidak bekoalisi dengan Partai Demokrat.

Agus mengakui partainya banyak mengambil pelajaran selama 5 tahun menjadi
bagian koalisi partai pro pemerintahan yang mendukung SBY-JK. Dan selama itu, kata Agus, tak selamanya menguntungkan bagi PKS. Hal ini yang menurutnya menjadi pertimbangan PKS untuk tidak meneruskan koalisi dengan SBY seperti yang dilakukan PKS pada 2004 lalu.

Terkait hal itu, ia mencontohkan kebijakan kenaikan BBM yang dilakukan
pemerintahan SBY. Pada saat itu popularitas PKS di mata publik mencapai
angka 10 %. Namun karena PKS mendukung pemerintah dan kebijakan kenaikan harga BBM tersebut, popularitas PKS malah merosot di angka 5 %. Padahal, kata Agus, partainya tidak sedikit pun diajak bicara oleh PD terkait kenaikan BBM itu.

"Kita kena imbasnya. Gara-gara dukung BBM naik populartas kita menurun,"
ujar mantan Ketua DPW PKS DIY ini.

Karena itu, Agus meyakini partainya lebih nyaman jika menjadi independen
dan PKS tidak akan terbebani oleh koalisi. Bahkan, lanjut Agus, PKS siap jika keputusan untuk hengkang dari koalisi partai pro pemerintah menyebabkan partainya kehilangan kursi menteri di kabinet. "Kita siap itu," tandasny

Tips dr. Cantik Hadapi Penyakit di saat musim hujan

2008-11-20T22:03:00.000+07:00

Perubahan cuaca memasuki musim penghujan membuat kita rentan terhadap berbagai penyakit. Biasanya pada kondisi seperti ini tubuh manusia mudah terkena penyakit seperti influensa, diare dan lainnya. Dokter Sonia Wibisono menuturkan penyakit akan mudah terjangkit pada saat ini disebabkan karena daya tahan tubuh manusia menurun.

Untuk mencegah berbagai penyakit yang datang, Dokter yang selalu menjaga kecantikannya ini mengungkapkan beberapa tips yang dapat kita lakukan untuk mencegah penyakit.

Tips dr. Sonia Wibisono Hadapi Penyakit di saat musim hujan:

1. Hindari Rokok
2. Minum air putih yang banyak
3. Makan makanan yang bergizi (4 sehat 5 sempurna)
4. Istirahat dan Tidur yang cukup (minimal 8 jam perhari)
5. Olah raga yang teratur
6. Minum atau makan herbal-herbal seperti Jahe

Khusus anak-anak, Dokter yang juga sering disibukan sebagai presenter, model iklan serta penulis menjelaskan bahwa anak-anak perlu ditambah multivitamin dan susu. Istri dari Robert Adhi Wardhana mengaku sangat menjaga kesehatan anak-anak yang menjadi buah hatinya disaat kondisi seperti ini.

Harga Premium Turun Per 1 Des 2008

2008-11-07T00:06:00.002+07:00

Kamis, 06 November 2008 17:46 WIB

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Pemerintah akhirnya menurunkan harga premium sebesar Rp 500 menjadi Rp 5.500 per liter. Harga baru berlaku 1 Desember 2008. Demikian disampaikan Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian Sri Mulyani Indrawati di Istana Kepresidenan, Kamis (6/11) sekitar pukul 17.00 WIB.

Menurut Sri, keputusan dilakukan sejalan dengan penurunan harga minyak mentah di pasar internasional. Harga minyak dunia kini berada di bawah US$ 70 per barel.

Harga premium Rp 5.500 adalah harga termurah di Asia. Lantaran itu pemerintah tak khawatir keputusan ini akan memicu penyelundupan. Penurunan harga, tambah Sri, akan membantu masyarakat di tengah krisis global saat ini.(***)

Dewi Sandra & UU Pornografi

2008-11-07T00:04:00.001+07:00

Kamis, 06/11/2008 21:14 WIB
Dewi Sandra Tak Takut UU Pornografi
Cassaurina Dwi Rahayu - detikhot

Dewi Sandra (fta/hot)

Jakarta UU Pornografi dianggap bisa membatasi seseorang dalam berpakaian. Tapi penyanyi Dewi Sandra tidak demikian. Dewi merasa, selama ini tidak pernah berpakaian terlalu seksi .

"Selama ini pakaian saya masih pantas," ujar Dewi saat ditemui di peluncuran lipstick baru dari Martha Tilaar di Equinox Plaza Senayan, Jakarta, Kamis (6/11/2008) malam.

Menyoal UU Pornografi, istri Glenn Fredly itu melihat undang-undang tersebut mengadung sejumlah ketidakjelasan . Misalnya batasan soal berpakaian.

"Yang nggak boleh itu apa, rok mini, tak top, kan nggak ada tulisannya," tutur Dewi.

Bagi Dewi, UU Pornografi seharusnya secara jelas memberi batasan mana yang porno dan tidak. Ia khawatir jika hal itu tidak ada, masyarakat bisa membuat persepsi sendiri. Ujungnya, ia khawatir masyarakat main hakim sendiri.

(eny/eny)

Guru menari striptease murid bersorak

2008-11-03T14:37:00.000+07:00

Sabtu, 1 November 2008 | 02:57 WIB

SEJUMLAH orang tua yang merasa gusar menuntut salah satu pengajar perempuan agar dipecat dari sebuah sekolah di Hungaria barat karena memeragakan tarian telanjang (striptease) di depan murid-muridnya yang baru berusia 15 tahun. Guru asal Jerman ini seharusnya bertugas mengawasi sebuah pesta awal semester.

Namun, keadaan justru berada di luar kendali saat ibu guru yang berparas cantik ini justru mempertontonkan tarian yang seharusnya tak layak disaksikan oleh murid-muridnya yang masih remaja itu. Dengan gaya yang menggoda, ibu guru ini terus melepas baju yang dikenakan di tengah sorakan para murid-muridnya.

Ibu guru ini melepaskan bajunya untuk mempertontonkan bagian payudara yang masih tertutup pakaian dalamnya sebelum kemudian membuka risleting roknya. Seorang pengajar lain yang mendapati aksi itu bergegas mengurungkan niat si ibu guru dan menutupi tubuhnya dengan taplak meja. Namun sebelum tarian yang diiringi alunan musik itu usai, salah satu murid yang terbelalak menyaksikan apa yang ada di depan matanya sempat mengabadikan pertunjukkan itu di kamera ponselnya.

"Sungguh menjijikkan. Guru macam apa bertindak seperti itu di depan murid. Ia seharusnya menari seperti itu di bar, bukan di sekolah," ucap salah satu orang tua yang meluapkan amarahnya.

"Saat anak-anak menantangnya untuk menari striptease ia malah mulai melucuti bajunya. Guru yang cantik jelita di usia 20-an tahun itu menyuguhkan tarian yang tak disangka-sangka akan dilakukan di hadapan muridnya," keluh beberapa orang tua lain.

Namun, kepala sekolah di Zalaegerszeg, Hungaria barat, menolak untuk memecat ibu guru yang tak disebut namanya itu meskipun mendapatkan tekanan dari kalangan orang tua dan beberapa guru lain."Saya terpaksa memberikan teguran ke guru asal Jerman tersebut, namun aku tak akan memecatnya karena ia merupakan guru berprestasi di sekolah kami," kata kepala sekolah Sandor Rozman.

"Ia tak sampai mencopot seluruh pakaiannya seperti yang dilakukan oleh sejumlah orang di pantai," demikian alasan Sandor Rozman untuk tak memecat salah satu gurunya itu.

Buang Sial, Dukun Hisap Kemaluan Pasien

2008-11-03T14:34:00.001+07:00

KUALA LUMPUR, SENIN — Majelis keselamatan negeri Selangor, Malaysia, mengidentifikasi, sebanyak 22 kumpulan ajaran sesat masih aktif bergerak di negara bagian itu dan salah satu yang populer dan aktif bergerilya adalah Gerakan Negara Islam Indonesia (GNII).

Sekjen Majelis Keselamatan Negeri Selangor Nasirrahman Saad Khiruddin mengatakan, aliran sesat itu melakukan kegiatan secara sembunyi-sembunyi dan sering berganti nama sehingga menyulitkan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) mengambil tindakan, demikian harian Utusan Malaysia, Senin.

Dalam kesempatan itu, Nasirrahman mengungkapkan, ada seorang dukun (bomoh) di kawasan Ampang, Selangor, ditenggarai mengobati pasiennya dengan cara menghisap kemaluan pasien untuk membuang sial.

"Kami bersama JAIS kini sedang aktif dan serius menyelidiki aktivitas dukun penipu ini," katanya

Kumpulan aliran sesat yang populer saat ini Gerakan Negara Islam Indonesia, Black Metal, dan pertubuhan Al-Arqam yang kini memakai nama lain. Gerakan mereka tidak ada kantor pusatnya dan bergerak dalam masyarakat sehingga sukar bagi majelis keselamatan melakukan serbuan, ungkap Nasirrahman.

Menurut Nasirrahman, aliran sesat itu mampu memengaruhi kepercayaan penduduk kampung, termasuk golongan profesional. Hingga saat ini kami masih mengumpulkan bukti dan membuat pemantauan untuk mengambil tindakan.

"Kami tidak mau ajaran ini menular di kalangan umat Islam lain karena apa yang dipraktikkan jelas berbeda dan bertentangan dengan ajaran Islam," kata dia.

Gus Dur Terus Serukan Golput

2008-10-28T21:15:00.004+07:00

Selasa, 28 Oktober 2008 09:20 WIB

Metrotvnews.com, Semarang: Ketua Umum Dewan Syuro Dewan Pimpinan Pusat Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) Kiai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid atau Gus Dur, kembali menyerukan agar kader PKB pro Gus Dur tidak memilih alias golput dalam Pemilu 2009. Gus Dur menilai PKB kubunya yang sah, tidak diikutsertakan dalam pesta demokrasi lima tahunan ini.

Gus Dur terus menyuarakan golput di sela-sela halal bihalal PKB Gus Dur, di Kantor Dewan Pimpinan DPW PKB, di Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Dihadapan ribuan kader PKB, Gus Dur kembali menegaskan niatnya untuk golput pada pemilu 2009. Langkah ini diambil karena PKB yang berada di bawah Gus Dur dengan Ketua Dewan Tanfidz Ali Masykur Musa, tidak ikut serta sebagai peserta pemilu 2009.

Sementara mengenai klaim PKB Kubu Muhaimin, yang menyatakan banyak anggota PKB yang mundur dari daftar caleg sementara, semata-mata karena berada di nomor urut buncit, tidak benar. Sebab banyak kader PKB yang tetap percaya kepemimpinan Gus Dur, dan memilih mundur dari pencalegan PKB Muhaimin.(RIZ)

Berhenti Merokok ?

2008-10-24T22:20:00.002+07:00

Stop Merokok

Mungkin suatu saat link ini harus dicoba buat yang mau berhenti merokok.
aku sih pengen berhenti tapi kadang kadang kalau lagi suntuk memang merokok meringankan pikiran. ( mungkin karena terbius ya)

Mitos tentang Merokok

2008-10-24T21:54:00.002+07:00

Sumber:Deddy Andaka, dr

Suatu hari di tempat praktek ada seorang pasien berkata, “Dok, saya mencari obat untuk berhenti merokok. Saya sudah kecanduan banget. Ngga bisa berhenti nih!” Hmm, andai saja ada pabrik obat yang menjual “Obat berhenti merokok” dan orang benar-benar bisa berhenti merokok karenanya.
Merokok merupakan masalah klasik yang sudah lama menghiasi kehidupan manusia. Meski rata-rata perokok sudah mengetahui bahwa rokok dapat menyebabkan penyakit jantung, impotensi, kanker dan lain-lain -seperti yang tertulis pada setiap akhir iklan rokok (walaupun hanya sesaat), namun kenyataannya orang masih saja merokok. Ironisnya, akibat yang ditimbulkan bukan hanya bagi mereka yang menghisapnya, perokok pasif juga harus menanggung beban ini. Ada banyak alasan yang digunakan perokok ketika disarankan untuk berhenti. Dan alasan-alasan tersebut kini menjadi mitos yang harus dipatahkan! Nah, berikut adalah mitos-mitos seputar rokok:
Mitos 1: Dengan merokok saya terlihat macho/sexyTepatnya, pabrik rokok mengharapkan anda berpikir seperti itu. Mungkin awalnya memang iya, tapi tunggu saja. Merokok dapat menimbulkan kulit keriput dan gigi kuning. Merokok juga berkontribusi pada osteoporosis atau pengeroposan tulang. Kalau sudah begitu, tubuh tidak lagi tegap. Dan yang lebih penting, merokok dapat menyebabkan impotensi. Apa itu yang namanya macho/sexy?
Mitos 2: Berhenti merokok bisa membuat saya gemukBertambanya berat badan banyak dialami orang yang mencoba berhenti merokok. Hal ini terjadi karena kebiasaan menghisap rokok kini berganti dengan makan. Namun dengan merencanakan diit gizi yang sehat dan meningkatkan aktivitas akan membantu kita memecahkan masalah ini. Bahkan, dengan olahraga, tidak hanya masalah berat badan saja yang dapat diatasi, namun stamina dan kapasitas paru yang hilang ketika merokok juga dapat dikembalikan.
Mitos 3: Saya akan berhenti ketika saya hamilMungkin akan lebih sulit untuk hamil bila anda merokok karena merokok adalah penyebab mayor dari infertilitas. Wanita yang merokok memiliki resiko keguguran dan komplikasi selama kehamilan yang meningkat.
Mitos 4: Merokok tidak melukai orang lain selain diri sendiriSalah! Bila merokok di sekitar orang lain, anda telah menyakit mereka terutama yang memiliki asma, penyakit jantung, alergi atau anak-anak. Perokok pasif juga mempunyai resiko yang meningkat seperti pada perokok aktif.
Mitos 5: Saya masih muda, saya akan berhenti merokok beberapa tahun lagiHampir semua perokok aktif mulai merokok ketika masih muda. Dan kebanyakan dari mereka berharap dapat berhenti beberapa tahun kemudian. Namun kebanyakan masih merokok setelah lima tahun ke depan.
Mitos 6: Hanya satu rokok sehari kokMerokok tidaklah aman sekalipun hanya 1 rokok dalam sehari. Setiap rokok mengandung sekitar 1 sampai 2 miligram nikotin yang dapat mencapai otak setelah 10 detik dihirup. Segera setelah tiupan pertama adrenalin akan sibuk meningkatkan tekanan darah, denyut jantung dan nafas anda.
Mitos 7: Rokok saya “light”, jadi ya ga masalahMunurut Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Amerika Serikat, rokok “light” memiliki kandungan yang sama dengan rokok pada umumnya, termasuk lead, ammonia, benzene, DDT, gas butane, carbon monoxide, arsenic dan polonium 210.
Mitos 8: Kanker Payudara adalah kanker pembunuh nomor 1 pada wanitaTet tot! Yang benar adalah kanker paru. Meningkatnya angka kematian akibat kanker paru berhubungan langsung dengan meningkatnya rate dari merokok. Merokok juga merupakan resiko mayor pada penyakit jantung, si pembunuh nomor satu.
Mitos 9: Merokok dapat memperbaiki moodBeberapa orang percaya rokok dapat menambah semangat, namun itu dapat menurunkan moodmu. Jika anda sedang down atau depresi, rokok dapat menempatkan anda pada resiko yang lebih tinggi untuk depresi, hiperaktivitas, dan attention deficit disorder. Seperti pada penelitian terbaru disebutkan, remaja yang merokok memiliki resiko 4 kali yang lebih besar untuk mengalami depresi dari remaja yang tidak merokok.
Mitos 10: Mengunyah tembakau adalah aman karena tidak melalui inhalasiBukan hanya kanker paru yang dapat membunuh. Mereka yang mengunyah tembakau memiliki resiko untuk kanker pada rongga mulut, yang dapat mengenai lidah, bibir dan gusi. Seperti pada merokok, lebih cepat berhenti lebih besar kesempatan anda untuk meloloskan diri dari penyakit-penyakit tersebut.
Be Healthy, Be Happy!

Referensi
Krockover, M. “Smoking Myths”. http://www.webmd.com/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Tobacco information and prevention sources: Facts you should know” November 2000.
Psyche Pascual. “Top Ten Myths About Smoking”. http://www.ahealthyme.com/

Total Health

2008-10-24T15:09:00.001+07:00

CLEANSING	Removes harmful toxins in order to achieve a clean and harmonious body.
BALANCING	Provides balanced and sufficient nutrients to the body.
ACTIVATING	Provides balanced nutrients to enable the body cells to normalise.
DEFENDING	Activating process and cleansing is repeated for 6 months and enables our body to become healthy and strong.

Six Major Factors Which Affect Our Health - AIR, WATER, FOOD & BEVERAGES, SLEEP, EXERCISE, EMOTIONS

Propolis Platinum

2008-10-24T15:06:00.001+07:00

Products - Health Food - PROPOLIS PLATINUM

Propolis Platinum is a non-alcoholic liquid propolis from Brazil , which is renowned for producing the best green propolis in the world. The quality of propolis depends on its country origin. Different colors of propolis such as brown, yellow, green indicate its grades in quality. The best quality is the Brazilian green propolis, which has the richest plant life diversity in the world.

According to Dr. Kishita in his book entitled ‘The Wonder Treatment of Propolis’, an analysis on the propolis of various countries revealed that propolis from Brazil, especially from the resins of Eucalyptus is the best quality.

Collected by bees from the unpolluted Brazilian tropical rainforest, propolis is a natural resin produced by bees to strengthen and protect their hives from infections. Scientific research has showed that regular use of propolis helps to strengthen the body’s immune system and therefore plays an important role in our general well being.

Functions of Propolis Platinum

Propolis Platinum is rich in bioflavonoid content. Bioflavonoids stimulate white blood cells that help to improve the body’s immune system. The flavonoids contained in Propolis Platinum are plant compounds that have high quality antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Benefits of Propolis Platinum

Propolis Platinum stimulates the production of antibodies that help strengthen the body’s immune system. Propolis Platinum helps to ease sore and irritated throats, fight gum and teeth disorders, helps to prevent cold, gastrointestinal infections and etc. It can also help to improve from respiratory problems and assists in healing minor wounds when applied orally

2008-10-24T14:30:00.002+07:00

Propolis Platinum

Health Food - HF 008

Product Description

Propolis Platinum merupakan propolis cair tanpa kandungan alkohol yang berasal dari negara Brazil dan dikenal sebagai propolis hijau terbaik yang dihasilkan di dunia. Propolis mengandung flavonoid dengan kadar tinggi, yang membantu meningkatkan sistem imun. Penurunan sistem imun menyebabkan tubuh mudah terserang penyakit. Pengunaan Propolis Platinum secara teratur akan membantu meningkatkan sistem imun. Flavonoid merupakan komponen tumbuhan yang memiliki sifat sebagai bahan-bahan antijamur, antibakteri, antivirus, antioksidan dan anti-inflamasi dengan berkualitas tinggi.

MANFAAT UTAMA TERAPI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PROPOLIS :

Aktivitas antibakteri
Propolis terkenal karena memiliki kualitas dan aktivitas antibiotik alami yang tinggi. Propolis dapat dengan efektif menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri jahat, jamur dan virus. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh para ahli kesehatan, mereka menyetujui bahwa propolis cukup kuat dalam menghambat pertumbuhan mikro-organisme yang merugikan.
Aktivitas antivirus
Para ahli kesehatan menemukan bahwa propolis efektif menghentikan aktivitas virus pada kelenjar ludah, termasuk virus tipe A dan tipe B yang menyebabkan Flu, Corona virus dan jenis-jenis virus lainnya.
Aktivitas anti jamur
Ekstrak Propolis dapat menghambat pertumbuhan 17 jenis jamur pada kulit. Pada saat digunakan bersama-sama dengan obat-obatan anti jamur, ia memiliki efek anti jamur yang lebih baik.
Aktivitas sitotoksik
Propolis memiliki aktivitas sitotoksik yang sangat besar terhadap sel kanker termasuk sel kanker pada hidung, rahim, payudara, ginjal, usus besar, dan lain-lain. Aktivitas Propolis yang utama adalah propolis secara selektif membunuh sel yang tidak normal dan tidak akan menyebabkan efek toksik terhadap pertumbuhan sel normal.
Antioksidan
Kandungan flavonoid dalam propolis memiliki kekuatan antioksidan dan sudah terbukti dapat melawan radikal bebas serta melindungi lemak dan komponen-komponen lain seperti vitamin C dari kerusakan dan proses oksidasi. Dan kemungkinan yang lain Propolis memberikan efek sebagai anti penuaan dan mencegah kerusakan sel.
Mengaktifkan enzim dan anti-inflamasi
Propolis terbukti merangsang berbagai macam enzim, metabolisme sel, sirkulasi dan pembentukan kolagen, serta mempercepat proses penyembuhan pada luka bakar.

PETUNJUK PEMAKAIAN :

Dewasa : 2 x 4-5 tetes/hari sebelum makan dilarutkan dalam 250 ml air.
Anak-anak : 2 x 2-3 tetes/hari sebelum makan dilarutkan dalam 250 ml air.

KEMASAN :

1 box isi 5 botol @ 6 ml.
1 box kemasan tunggal 6 ml.

K-LIQUID CHLOROPHYLL

2008-10-24T13:45:00.007+07:00

K-Liquid Chlorophyll’s three main benefits:

Cleansing - refers to detoxification and eliminating impurities from our body.
Regulating - balances the hormones, acid and alkaline in our body.
Nourishing - provides nutrients for healthy blood to increase the oxygen level and red blood count.

What is Chlorophyll?

Chlorophyll is life’s natural elixir contained in the green pigment of plants. In the process known as “photosynthesis”, chlorophyll in green plants traps and stores the energy of sunlight, together with carbon dioxide in the air, water and minerals from the soil to produce food. The energy is required to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose – the chief source of energy for living organisms.

Why choose Alfalfa?

Alfalfa is chosen because it contains 4 times the chlorophyll of other vegetables. Its roots grow deep into the soil to absorb minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium and etc.

One table spoon of K-Liquid Chlorophyll is equivalent to 1 kg of vegetable consumption. It is a natural source of nutrient that is vital in stimulating good health.

Fights Free Radicals to Reduce Wrinkles & Aging

The chlorophyll in alfalfa contains antioxidants, which can help reduce free radicals in our body. Free radicals weaken our body, making us more susceptible to sickness. Free radicals are an active oxidized substance, generated by our own body through metabolism (breakdown of food and oxygen), that will destroy protein, lipid and DNA. It will affect normal cells to change and cause various diseases in the human body. Free radicals are a major contributor to ageing.

Chlorophyll is rich in:

Zinc –Zinc combines with vitamin A to promote good health
Selenium –Protects and energizes body cells
Vitamin E –Anti-ageing, nourishes skin and keeps the brain active
Vitamin C –Increases alertness and possesses anti-cancer properties
Vitamin A –Strengthens the heart’s function and improves vision.

Other nutrients include protein, biotin, folic acid, pantothenic acid and minerals such as calcium, cobalt, chromium, phosphorus, silicon, potassium, manganese, magnesium and iron.

Promotes Cell Regeneration and Boosts the Immune System

Dr. Richard Willstatter and Dr. Hans Fisher have in 1915 and 1930 respectively received the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Chemistry for discovering the molecular structure of human red blood cells and chlorophyll. Due to this, chlorophyll is shown to promote cell regeneration and reproduction as well as assist in building up the immune system.

Blood Production Property

Nobel Prize recipients, Dr. Richard Willstatter and Dr. Hans Fisher further discovered that the only difference between red blood cells and chlorophyll is that chlorophyll has a magnesium atom in its nucleus while red blood cells have iron. Thus, chlorophyll can help in cases of anemia and other blood deficiency conditions.

Cleanses Body of Pesticides and Drug Residue Toxins

Nutritionist Prof. Bernard Jensen pointed out that chlorophyll is effective in reducing toxin caused by pesticides and drug residue by purging them from the body. He further observed that healthy people generally have higher blood counts compared to the sick. However, after high consumption of chlorophyll, the sick showed an increase in blood count and improved health.

Reduces the Body’s Problems

Scientist Offen Krantz found that chlorophyll is highly beneficial to patients with stomach ulcers. Chlorophyll complements the medication prescribed by doctors for stomach ulcers.

Improves Skin Problems, Beautifies Complexion

The New England Medical Journal reported that chlorophyll can help in controlling skin problems and internal infection. The American Journal of Surgery published findings by Temple University on the use of chlorophyll to treat surgical wounds and other similar conditions.

Asia's Market Fall after Wall Street

2008-10-16T12:02:00.001+07:00

(CNN) -- Japan's Nikkei fell more than 10 percent before reeling back Thursday, as Asian and Pacific stock markets dropped dramatically a day after Wall Street took a tremendous tumble amid a series of bad news.
Pedestrians watch a market board in Tokyo on Thursday, as Japan's Nikkei plunged more than 10 percent.

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Hong Kong's Hang Seng slumped 6.5 percent in early trading, as did as did South Korea's KOSPI index. Australia's All Ordinaries index fell nearly 6 percent. The Shanghai Composite fell 3.5 percent.

At midday, Japan's Nikkei was down more than 9 percent.

On Wednesday the Dow Jones fell 733 points, or 7.9 percent, to 8,577, the second largest daily point loss ever, behind the 777-point loss on September 29. The Nasdaq lost 8.5 percent and the S&P nine percent.

The drop on Wall Street came amid the worst U.S. retail sales figures in three years, a surge in UK unemployment and predictions that recessions were unavoidable in the U.S. and Europe.

The FTSE 100 closed the day 7.16 percent down, while the CAC 40 in Paris lost 6.82 percent of its value and the German DAX 30 fell by 6.49 percent.

The falls came as EU leaders met in Brussels to hammer out the details of their $2.7 trillion banking bailout.

Leaders from the 27-nation European Union were meeting Wednesday and Thursday in the hope further agreement on their approaches will give markets more confidence. Video Watch what's transpired »
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Proposals include a guarantee on bank deposits worth up to €100,000 ($136,760).

Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Austria have already agreed to buy shares in banks and pump huge sums of money into lending markets in an effort to restore confidence and make credit readily available again. Read timeline of the crisis

Before the meeting, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the world had to work together to solve the economic crisis and called for global talks this year to reform the world's financial system. Video Watch more on Brown's political recovery »

He said a global summit could be held in the next few months despite lack of agreement among international leaders.

Brown appealed to the other countries to join Europe's bailout plan, which he said was key to unfreezing bank lending and softening any economic downturn stemming from the difficulties banks were having.

The U.S. federal government has a similar plan to get capital directly into banks by buying their stock.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday the economy will take some time to recover even if the credit markets return to normal soon.

"Stabilization of the financial markets is a critical first step, but even if they stabilize as we hope they will, broader economic recovery will not happen right away." he said.

European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso has called for supervision of hedge funds and private equity, and action against "short-termism" and "perverse incentives."

Barroso said some governments still opposed a more coordinated European approach. Video Watch European Central Bank chief discuss the crisis »

"I hope that now the spirits are more open to the need for that more coordinated approach."
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Leaders of EU nations outside the euro-zone -- such as Sweden, Denmark and Poland -- are being asked to endorse the banking rescue package.

The Czech Republic and some other eastern EU countries are complaining about the plan however, arguing they cannot afford to offer the same level of guarantees to account holders as richer EU members.

Dow plunges 733 on a new disheartening Economic data

2008-10-16T11:44:00.001+07:00

The economy lurched deeper into the doldrums Wednesday and took the stock market down with it, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a staggering 733-point loss and erasing any hopes that the convulsions that have shaken Wall Street for a month were over.

The daylong sell-off came as retailers reported the biggest drop in sales in three years and as a Federal Reserve snapshot showed Americans are spending less and manufacturing is slowing around the country.

Piling up losses in a rough final hour of trading, the Dow ended the day down nearly 8 percent — its steepest drop since one week after Black Monday in 1987. The Dow has wiped out all but about 127 points of its record-shattering 936-point gain on Monday of this week.

Earlier this week, after governments around the world announced plans to use trillions of dollars to prop up banks, including a U.S. plan to buy about $250 billion in bank stocks, the market had appeared to be turning around — or at least calming down.

Instead, relentless selling gave the Dow its 20th triple-digit swing in the past 23 trading sessions, an unprecedented run of volatility. The Dow has finished higher on only one day this month. The loss of 733 points is the second-worst ever for the average, topped only by a 778-point decline Sept. 29.

The plunge in stocks put the nation's economic anxiety front-and-center as the two major presidential candidates, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, prepared for their final debate Wednesday night in Hempstead, N.Y.

In the meantime, the man they each hope to succeed met with his Cabinet. President Bush predicted "in the long run that this economy will come back."

Bush plans to speak on the financial crisis early Friday — before the markets open — at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters across from the White House. Officials said the speech wasn't intended to put forward new policy actions, but president would instead give a more detailed explanation of what the government is doing — and why — to combat the crisis.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed confidence that the government's radical efforts to stabilize the financial system and induce banks to lend again will eventually help the economy.

But Bernanke warned that even if the financial markets level off, the nation will not snap back to economic health quickly.

"Stabilization of the financial markets is a critical first step, but even if they stabilize as we hope they will, broader economic recovery will not happen right away," Bernanke told the Economic Club of New York.

Paulson, making the rounds of network TV morning shows, struck a similar note. "This will take time. There will be challenges," he said on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Some analysts believe the economy jolted into reverse in the recently ended third quarter, while others predict it will shrink later this year or early next. The classic definition of a recession is back-to-back quarters of shrinking economic activity.

Two gloomy economic reports showed that the debate at this point is merely semantic.

The Fed's snapshot of business conditions around the nation, known as the Beige Book, showed economic activity weakening across all of the Fed's 12 regional districts. Consumer spending — which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity — slumped in most Fed regions. Manufacturing also slowed in most areas.

As shoppers cut back, retail sales dropped sharply in September. The 1.2 percent decline was the biggest in three years. Retail sales have fallen for three months in a row, the first time that's happened since the government began keeping comparable records in 1992.

Analysts had expected only a 0.7 percent decline. And as Americans watch their nest eggs shrink before their eyes on days like Wednesday on Wall Street, there's little reason to expect they will shop with gusto anytime soon.

Leaders of the world's top economic powers, the Group of Eight, said they would meet "in the near future" for a global summit to tackle the financial crisis. The group comprises the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Russia.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the meeting could be held as soon as next month. He said the discussions should include not only the world's richest nations but also major emerging economies such as China and India.

"I believe there is scope for agreement in the next few days that we will have an international meeting to take common action ... for very large and very radical changes," Brown told reporters before a meeting with other European Union leaders for talks in Brussels on the financial crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy also called for a G-8 meeting.

Merkel said reform was needed so that "something like this can never happen again," while Sarkozy said the meeting should be held in New York, "where everything started."

The current financial crisis began more than a year ago in the United States when lax lending standards on certain home mortgages came home to roost. Foreclosures skyrocketed, mortgage securities soured and financial companies racked up huge losses.

Credit remained strained Wednesday, and investors' appetite for super-safe investments stayed high. The three-month Treasury bill's yield slipped. Low yields show that investors are willing to earn meager returns as long as their investment is preserved.

Key lending rates between banks in the U.S. and Europe only inched down after major central banks offered the banking sector unlimited amounts of short-term loans in dollars. The move was meant to keep credit markets flowing while lenders regain confidence.

There was a dose of good news Wednesday: Oil prices dipped below $75 a barrel for the first time in nearly 14 months, suggesting gas prices will keep falling. Oil prices have now plunged almost 50 percent since peaking at $147.27 in mid July.

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Associated Press writers Pan Pylas in London, Madlen Read and Patrick Rizzo in New York and Deb Riechmann, Christopher S. Rugaber and Martin Crutsinger in Washington contributed to this report.

Google Translate

2008-10-15T22:40:00.003+07:00

Saya menemukan secara tidak sengaja ketika terpaksa harus menterjemahkan sebuah artikel Bahasa Inggris ke Bahasa Indonesia. Ternyata Google translate sudah memasukkan Bahasa Indoensia.

Bagi kalangan blogger yang mengikuti program paid review mungkin hal ini sangat membantu lebih-lebih seperti saya yang modal bahasa inggrisnya Cuma sedengkul. Dan dibandinggan dengan kamus elektrik, tools ini sangat membantu karena dapat menterjemahkan dalam satu kalimat bahkan satu halaman website.

Tetapi namanya juga mesin, kita tetap harus meneliti hasil terjemahan apabila ada kalimat yang terdengar aneh atau asing, paman google ini tetap saja “oon”

Selanjutnya langsung saja dipraktekan saja, karena saya harus narik ojek untuk mencari uang tambahan ( tahukan maksudnya)

source: Pakbelalang.net