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Cara Mempercepat Koneksi Smartfren

2012-06-27T20:50:00.000+07:00

Inilah beberapa hal yang ane lakukan untuk mempercepat modem smartfren:

- Disconnect dari akses modem agan

- Masuk ke menu settings, secara default user dan password akses internet Agan adalah number: #777 user: smart dan password: smart

Ubahlah setting tersebut dengan pilihan sebagai berikut ini:

number : *98#

username : cdma atau wap

password : cdma atau wap

atau

number : *31*11111#

username : cdma atau wap

password : cdma atau wap

Tekan tombol connect dan cek kecepatan akses Agan setelah melakukan perubahan tersebut.

Jika perlu ubah juga DNS server defaultnya menggunakan DNS google 8.8.8.8 dan alternate DNS 8.8.4.4

tips ini ane terapkan pada modem smart AC2726

Tahun 2050: Jepang Bikin Lift Ke Luar Angkasa

2012-06-27T20:45:00.000+07:00

Obayashi Corp, sebuah perusahaan konstruksi yang berkantor pusat di Tokyo, mengatakan bahwa mereka bisa membangun lift tertinggi di dunia, yang menghubungkan bumi dengan luar angkasa! Setelah selesai membangun menara tertinggi di Jepang, Tokyo Sky Tree, pihak Obayashi mengklaim bahwa mereka sanggup dan akan membangun lift setinggi 96.000 kilometer ke atas awan, menembus lapisan atmosfer bumi. Para ahli di Obayashi telah menghitung segala macam resiko, mulai dari kondisi cuaca, arah mata angin, badai topan, gempa bumi dan rancangan konstruksi, semuanya mengatakan bahwa rencana megaproyek ini bisa terlaksana. Bahan yang akan digunakan adalah carbon nanotube yang kualitasnya 20 kali lipat lebih kuat dari besi baja. Lift tersebut akan mampu mengangkut 30 orang ke puncak teratas dalam waktu kurang lebih 3 minggu, dengan laju kecepatan mencapai 200 kilometer per jam.

"Kita sudah lama memimpikan jembatan yang menghubungkan bumi dengan bulan," kata Satomi Katsuyama, salah seorang kepala proyek di Obayashi Corp. "Dan kita tidak akan membangunnya di bumi, melainkan langsung di luar angkasa." Tapi bukan dalam waktu dekat ini, melainkan pada tahun 2050. Kenapa 2050? Karena memang uangnya belum ada. Menurut ilmuwan NASA, Bradley Carl Edwards, yang juga setuju kalau megaproyek ini sangat mungkin bisa terwujud, mengatakan bahwa biaya yang diperlukan mungkin akan mencapai lebih dari Rp. 100.000.000.000.000,- (100 triliun rupiah). Lift angkasa ini, jika benar dibuat, maka bisa memangkas biaya perjalanan roket ke bulan serta membawa banyak orang ke dunia pariwisata yang baru. Sumber: Jepang.Net

7 Karakter Golongan Darah O

2012-06-27T20:41:00.000+07:00

Orang yang bergolongan darah O , mereka ini biasanya berperan dalam menciptakan gairah keharmonisan untuk suatu grup. Dan berperan dalam menciptakan suatu keharmonisan diantara para anggota grup tersebut.
Figur mereka terlihat sebagai orang yang menerima dan melaksanakan sesuatu dengan tenang. Mereka pandai menutupi sesuatu sehingga mereka kelihatan selalu riang, damai dan tidak punya masalah sama sekali. Tapi kalau tidak tahan , mereka pasti akan mencari tempat atau orang untuk curhat (tempat mengadu).
Mereka biasanya pemurah (baik hati) , senang berbuat kebajikan . mereka dermawan dan tidak segan-segan mengeluarkan uang untuk orang lain.
Mereka biasanya di cintai oleh semua orang, “loved by all”. Tapi mereka sebenarnya keras kepala juga, dan secara rahasia mempunyai pendapatnya sendiri tentang berbagai hal . Dilain pihak, mereka sangat fleksibel dan sangat mudah menerima hal-hal baru.
Mereka cenderung mudah dipengaruhi oleh orang lain dan apa yang mereka lihat dari TV.
Mereka terlihat berkepala dingin dan terpercaya tapi mereka sering tergelincir dan membuat kesalahan yang besar karena kurang hati hati. Tapi hal itu yang menyebabkan orang yang bergolongan darah O ini di cintai.
Ini adalah tipe pemimpin. Saat melihat sesuatu yang diinginkan, orang dengan golongan darah ini akan berusaha mencapainya. Anda juga termasuk trend-setter, loyal , punya daya juang tinggi dan percaya diri yang kokoh. Kelemahan anda mudah cemburu , agak sombong dan cenderung amat kompetitif.

5 Negara Maju Tanpa Ujian Nasional

2012-06-27T20:32:00.001+07:00

Sekarang lagi musim Ujian Nasional. Untuk Apakah Ujian Nasional Sebetulnya? Apakah UN mutlak diperlukan? Berikut negara – negara maju yang ternyata tidak menerapkan ujian nasional pada sistem pendidikannya…

1. Finlandia

Finlandia sebagai negara dengan system pendidikan termaju di dunia tidak mengenal yang namanya Ujian Nasional. Evaluasi mutu pendidikan sepenuhnya dipercayakan kepada para guru sehingga negara berkewajiban melatih dan mendidik guru guru agar bisa melaksanakan evaluasi yang berkualitas. Setiap akhir semester siswa menerima laporan pendidikan berdasarkan evaluasi yang sifatnya personal dengan tidak membandingkan atau melabel para siswa dengan peringkat juara seperti yang telah menjadi tradisi pendidikan kita. Mereka sangat meyakini bahwa setiap individu adalah unik dan memiliki kemampuan yang berbeda beda.

Di Finlandia profesi guru adalah profesi yang paling terhormat. Dokter justru berada dibawah peringkat guru.

2. Amerika

Amerika yang terdiri dari banyak negara bagian ternyata tidak pernah menyelenggarakan UN atau ujian negara secara nasional.

Walaupun ada ujian yang diselenggarakan oleh masing-masing state (negara bagian), namun tidak semua sekolah diwajibkan mengikuti ujian negara bagian. Tiap negara bagian juga mempunyai materi ujian-masing masing.

Sekolah-sekolah tetap boleh menyelenggarakan ujian sendiri dan menentukan kelulusannya sendiri..

Semua lulusan, baik lulusan yang disenggarakan oleh sekolahnya sendiri atau lulus ujian yang diselenggarakan negara bagian, tetap boleh mengikuti ujian mauk ke college ataupun universitas asal memenuhi persyaratan dan lulus tes masuk.

Logika pendidikan yang digunakan yaitu: Kualitas pendidikan ditentukan oleh individu masing-masing kelulusan. Walaupun Si A lulusan dari SMA pinggiran yang tidak terkenal, kalau dia lulus tes masuk ke Universitas Harvard, maka diapun akan diterima di universitas tersebut.Jadi masalah kualitas ditentukan oleh individu (individual quality).

Pakar pendidikan dari Columbia University, Linda Hammond (1994)

Berpendapat bahwa nasionalisasi ujian sekolah tidak bisa memberi kreativitas guru. Sekolah tidak bisa menciptakan strategi belajar sesuai dengan perbedaan kondisi sosial, ekonomi, budaya, serta kemajuan teknologi. Sistem pendidikan top down oriented, tak bisa menjawab masalah yang ada di daerah-daerah berbeda.

3. Jerman

Jerman tidak mengenal ujian nasional. Kebijaksanaan yang diutamakan adalah membantu setiap peserta didik dapat berkembang secara optimal, yaitu dengan:

(1) menyediakan guru yang profesional, yang seluruh waktunya dicurahkan untuk menjadi

pendidik;

(2) menyediakan fasilitas sekolah yang memungkinkan peserta didik dapat belajar dengan penuh kegembiraan dengan fasilitas olahraga dan ruang bermain yang memadai dan ruang kerja guru;

(3) menyediakan media pembelajaran yang kaya, yang memungkinkan peserta didik dapat secara terus-menerus belajar melalui membaca buku wajib, buku rujukan, dan buku bacaan, (termasuk novel), serta kelengkapan laboratorium dan perpustakaan yang memungkinkan peserta didik belajar sampai tingkatan menikmati belajar;

(4) evaluasi yang terus-menerus, komprehensif dan obyektif.

Melalui model pembelajaran yang seperti inilah, yaitu peserta didik setiap saat dinilai tingkah lakunya,

kesungguhan belajarnya, hasil belajarnya, kemampuan intelektual, partisipasinya dalam belajar yang menjadikan sekolah di Jerman mampu menghasilkan rakyat yang beretos kerja tinggi, peduli mutu, dan gemar belajar.

Mereka setiap hari belajar selalu mendapat tugas dari semua mata pelajaran yang proses maupun hasilnya dinilai dan nilai-nilai ini memengaruhi nilai akhir semester dan seterusnya.

4. Kanada

Di Kanada tidak ada Ujian Nasional karena dianggap tak bermanfaat untuk kemajuan pendidikan di negara iti. Untuk kontrol kualitas di Kanada terdapat penjaminan mutu pendidikan yang kontrolnya sangat kuat. Lembaga penjamin mutu ini benar-benar bekerja secara ketat dari pendidikan dasar hingga menengah. Sehinga murid yang akan masuk ke perguruan tinggi cukup dengan rapor terakhir.

Di Kanada, perguruan tinggi tidak sulit lagi untuk menerima murid darimana pun sekolahnya. Karena standar sekolah di sana sudah sesuai dengan standar perguruan tinggi yang akan dimasuki setiap lulusan sekolah.

Kebalikan dengan di Indonesia, perguruan tinggi banyak yang tidak percaya dengan lulusan sekolah menengah. Saling tidak percaya standar ini yang menyebabkan pemborosan keuangan negara karena harus menyelenggarakan UN dan ujian mandiri.

5. Australia

Di Negara Australia ini, ujian nasional tidak dilaksanakan bahkan tidak dikenal sama sekali, melainkan ujian state. Ujian ini tidak menentukan lulus tidaknya para peserta didik, namun untuk menentukan kemana siswa tersebut akan melanjutkan pendidikan. Berapapun nilai yang didapatkan oleh siswa dari ujian tersebut tetap dinyatakan lulus. Nilai nol pun tetap dinyatakan lulus, namun kelulusan tersebut tidak ada gunanya. Berarti siswa tersebut akan sangat sulit untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya.

J. Park Believed Could Reduce Messi

2011-05-18T20:06:00.000+07:00

Manchester - Lionel Messi will be a problem for Manchester United who will face Barcelona in the final. But the "Red Devils" have Park Ji-Sung is believed to be the answer to that problem.

Party counter-Barca final between Manchester United will be held Sunday (05/28/2011) at Wembley, London. This will be an opportunity "Red Devils" take revenge for the defeat in the final 0-2 in 2009 ago in Rome.

Messi scored in the final second made clear Azulgrana will be problems for MU. Sir Alex Ferguson must find a way to curb the world's best player if Manchester United want to beat Barca.

However, MU seems not be worried because they have the Park. South Korean midfielder impressive show against Chelsea in the semi-finals it is believed will be the answer to the problems the Red Devils.

"Ji incredible. I laugh when watching the game against Chelsea when he ran, because it was incredible," said the Manchester United left back Patrice Evra to the Mirror quoted by ESPN Star.

"I think it's because Korean food. I also tried it, kadnag times I stopped by her house and eat the same food. But seriously, I think Ji was an exemplary player who deserves another player. He ran for everything. Sometimes when I'm tired I know Park he would run for me. "

"I think he's one of the most important players on the team because he did not stop running he could run all day. It was funny when we reached the final of some fans say 'Yea, we will win against Barcelona because Ji will run shadow Messi."

A similar belief is owned Rio Ferdinand. According to him, the Park will be able to predictably tight-marking Messi.

"It's nice to have him on this team. He's really an unsung hero. He scored in big games. Managers are always lowered him in a big game and he look good. He's rarely appeared in the headlines but he's very much appreciated by his colleagues, "said the England central defender.

"Messi is one of the best players in the world. He can hurt anyone in the field. But it will not succeed if he only kept one or two people, it will be successful if he is guarded by the entire team."

"But they certainly will think the same with us. We've got some players who can hurt you in the entire field finished the final course will be very interesting," knot Ferdinand.

Maybe Arsenal will sell Arshavin

2011-05-18T20:03:00.000+07:00

London - stagnant performance of Andrei Arshavin makes Arsene Wenger reportedly started thinking to sell it. On the other hand, Wenger is reportedly ready to buy a new midfielder.

Once again do not get a trophy this season, Wenger had started to focus on building the team for next season. To build it, the French manager was allegedly requires funds that are not small.

The Guardian, Arshavin known as one of the players who might be dilego. It added that Arsenal tried to obtain funds for the same amount as when buying Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg, which amounted to 15 million pounds.

This season he appeared 51 times in all competitions with 17 games of them as a substitute. Of the 51 occasions that, Arshavin produced 10 goals and 17 assists, which is not enough to meet the expectations of the club.

For information, Arshavin is still a remaining two-year contract with the North London club.

In the middle of the news will sell Arshavin, Wenger is also rumored to be ready to buy the midfielder. He is West Ham United midfielder Scott Parker.

Parker performed brilliantly this season, although the Hammers have degraded. Only age was 30 years old and Wenger rarely actually buy players with the age already or on the head three.

Mourinho thanks critics after Madrid wins cup

2011-04-26T18:52:00.000+07:00

Jose Mourinho was happy to endure more criticism if it means more trophies after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 on Wednesday for its first Copa del Rey trophy in 18 years.

Mourinho was roundly criticized for his defensive tactics in Saturday's 1-1 league draw against Barcelona. Madrid honorary president Aldfredo Di Stefano and Johan Cruyff publicly hit out at the Portuguese coach, with Cruyff saying Mourinho only worked for titles and wasn't a "football coach."

"Winning titles is wining titles - it's always good. Only a few days ago someone called me a coach who wins titles and not football," Mourinho said from the Mestalla stadium. "Thank you - I like being a coach who wins titles."

Mourinho had said Tuesday that Di Stefano's remarks were respected but that he was the coach and he would decide how the team would play.

He did and it worked.

Mourinho's plan to play without a natural striker - with Cristiano Ronaldo filling the role - and use constant upfield pressure forced Barcelona off its usual short passing game. The Spanish champion uncharacteristically gave away possession and even resorted to sending long balls forward in attack.

"They played similar to Saturday's draw," said Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. "They changed players but the concept was pretty much the same as the Bernabeu."

Madrid was unlucky not to be ahead before Ronaldo headed Angel Di Maria's 103rd-minute cross into goal for Madrid's 18th domestic cup and the Portuguese coach's fourth in four different leagues.

"This is such an important goal for Madrid," the Portugal forward said. "It's one to remember."

As expected, Mourinho delivered again, ending a three-year silverware drought for the Spanish giant.

"The title isn't just mine, it's everyone's. After so long without the Copa del Rey, it's nice," Mourinho said. "This has nothing to do with titles, this has to do with changing the structure of how the club works, the mentality of people."

With Madrid eight points behind Barcelona in the league, Mourinho will turn his attention to a two-legged Champions League series with Barcelona that caps four games between the rivals in 18 days.

Mourinho has a chance to deny Guardiola a second straight trip to the European final after doing so last year with Inter Milan, as Barcelona failed with a trophy on the line for the first time under Guardiola.

"If tonight we don't win I leave sad but relaxed," Mourinho said. "The same."

Chelsea FC's History

2011-04-23T17:04:00.001+07:00

Chelsea F.C. (Chelsea Football Club), also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners (London FC), is an English football club playing in the Premiership and is headquartered in London. The club was founded by H.A. Mears in 1905, and has its own field which can accommodate about 42,360 spectators, held at Fulham, West London.
Chelsea have spent a lot of history in the world of English football, and experience success as much as two periods, throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, then in the late 1990s to the present. Chelsea have won four Premier League titles (1954-55, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-2010), six FA Cups (1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010), four League Cups (1965, 1998 , 2005, 2007), and two Cup Winners Cup (1971, 1998).
The first manager was John Roberson (1905-1906). Chelsea won the English Premier League (Premiership) in 1955 at Ted Drake's tenure as manager.
Chelsea back into the Premiership champions 50 years later, in 2005, on manager Jose Mourinho's tenure (2004-2007), who then have the full support of the national oil billionaire Russian owner, Roman Abramovich.
In the same year (2005), Chelsea also won the Carling Cup by beating Liverpool. Subsequently in 2006, Chelsea managed to win back the Premiership. And in 2007, Chelsea won the Carling Cup again after beating Arsenal 2-1 and became champion of the FA Cup after beating Manchester United 1-0 through extra time round.
But because of some poor performances early in 2007/2008 plus a competition incompatibilities with the owner, Jose Mourinho has finally resigned as manager, and then was replaced by Avram Grant's former Israel national team manager.
At the beginning of Grant's coaching period, many people are looking at one eye. However, Chelsea's Avram Grant could bring a treble runner-up in the Carling Cup before being beaten diajang Tottenham Hotspur with a score of 2-1. Followed by a runner-up following the English Premier League Manchester United and a runner-up in the Champions League after losing 6-5 on penalties to Manchester United. But the achievements are deemed not good enough so that Grant had been fired at the end of the season.
At the end of January 2009 to replace Avram Grant Chelsea with Luiz Felipe Scolari. The Brazilian coach was also unable to provide satisfactory performance for Roman Abrahamovich. So in late April 2009 suffered the same fate with Grant. And then, the position vacant Chelsea manager in the content while the Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink, with a contract until the end of the 2008-2009 season. At the end of May, Guus Hiddink provide sweet memories in the form of Chelsea's FA Cup before leaving Chelsea.
Then early in the competition 2009-2010, Chelsea signed coach a big club that is Italy AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to fill positions for which the contract will expire at the end of the 2011-2012 season.
In the season 2009 - 2010, Chelsea won the English Premier League (EPL) and the FA Cup (FA Cup), so that Chelsea became the seventh club who managed to get a record wed EFL and FA Cup (a double winner.) In the final game of the Premier League (EPL) against Wigan Athletics May 9, 2010, Chelsea embarrass Wigan to score a landslide 8-0. In addition, during the season 2009 - 2010, Chelsea also won an absolute record of 100% against all four major team EFL (Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal).
In the season 2009 - 2010, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba managed to get the Golden Boot with 29 goals won, 3 goals more than Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney (26 goals). Scramble competition is so fierce Golden Boot last until the game was held EFL.

Chelsea has a few English players who are considered the best at this time, among them the John Terry (captain) as the strongest defender, Frank Lampard as the midfielder (midfielder), machine goals, and Ashley Cole as the best wingback.

Computer's History

2011-04-22T07:59:00.000+07:00

The history of computers has been started since time immemorial. Since ancient times, the data processing has been done by humans. Humans also find the means of mechanical and electronic (mechanical and electronic) to assist human beings in the calculation and data processing in order to get results faster. Computer which we meet today is a long evolution of human inventions since time immemorial in the form of mechanical device (mechanical) and electronic (electronic)

Today computers and supporting devices have been included in every aspect of life and work. Computer is now having a greater ability than ordinary mathematics calculation. Among them is a computer system at the kassa supermarket that is able to read the codes of the shopping, the central telephone that handles millions of calls and communications, computer networks and the Internet that connects various places in the world.

History of Computers by periods is:

* Tools and Calculators Calculate Traditional Mechanical

* First Generation Computers

* Second Generation Computers

* Third Generation Computers

* Fourth Generation Computers

* Fifth Generation Computer

TRADITIONAL TOOLS CALCULATE and CALCULATOR MEKANIKAbacus, which emerged about 5000 years ago in Asia Minor and is still used in some places up to now can be regarded as the beginning of this komputasi.Alat engine allows users to perform calculations using sliding grains arranged in a rack. The merchants in those days using the abacus to calculate the trade transaction. Along with the emergence of a pencil and paper, especially in Europe, the abacus lost its popularity

After almost 12 centuries, another finding emerged in terms of computing machines. In 1642, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), who at that time was 18 years old, found what he called a numerical wheel calculator (numerical wheel calculator) to help his father make tax calculations

This brass rectangular box called the Pascaline, used eight toothed wheel to add numbers to eight digits. This tool is a calculator tool based on number ten. The weakness of this tool is only limited to the sum

Year 1694, a German mathematician and philosopher, Gottfred Wilhem von Leibniz (1646-1716) to improve Pascaline by creating a machine that can multiply. Just like its predecessor, this mechanical device works by using the wheels serrations. By studying the notes and drawings made by Pascal, Leibniz can refine tools.

It was only in 1820, mechanical calculators became popular. Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar find a machine that can perform four basic arithmetic functions. Colmar mechanical calculator, arithometer, presenting a more practical approach in the calculation because the tool can perform summation, subtraction, multiplication, and division. With his ability, arithometer widely used until World War I. Together with Pascal and Leibniz, Colmar helped build a mechanical computing era.

Beginning of the computer that actually created by a British mathematics professor, Charles Babbage (1791-1871). 1812, Babbage noticed natural fit between the mechanical and mathematical machinery of mechanical machines is very good at doing the same tasks repeatedly without mistake; being a simple repetition of mathematics requires a tertenu steps. These problems Kemudain grown to placing the machine mechanics as a tool to answer the needs of mechanics. Babbage's first effort to address this problem emerged in 1822 when he proposed a machine to melakukanperhitungan differential equations. The machine is called Differential Engine. By using steam power, the machine can store programs and can perform calculations and print the results automatically.

After working with Differential Engine for ten years, Babbage was suddenly inspired to start making general-purpose computer first, called the Analytical Engine. Babbage's assistant, Augusta Ada King (1815-1842) has an important role in making this machine. He helped revise the plan, seek funding from the British government, and communicate the specifications of the Analytical Engine to the public. In addition, a good understanding of Augusta on this machine makes it possible to put instructions into the machine and also make it the first female programmer. In 1980, the U.S. Defense Department named a programming language with the name of the ADA as a tribute to him.

Babbage's steam engine, although never completed, it seems very primitive compared to today's standards. However, these tools describe the basic elements of a modern computer and also reveals an important concept. Consisting of about 50,000 components, the basic design of the Analytical Engine using perforated cards (with holes) that contains the operating instructions for the machine.

In 1889, Herman Hollerith (1860-1929) also applies the principle of perforated cards to perform calculations. His first task is to find a faster way to perform calculations for the United States Census Bureau. Previous census conducted in 1880, took seven years to complete the calculations. With growing population, the Bureau estimates that it takes ten years to complete the census calculations.

Hollerith used perforated cards to enter census data which is then processed by the tool mechanically. A card can store up to 80 variables. By using these tools, the results of the census can be completed within six weeks. Besides having the advantage in speed, the card serves as a data storage media. The error rate calculation can also be reduced drastically. Hollerith later develop these tools and sell them to the public. He founded the Tabulating Machine Company in 1896 which later became International Business Machine (1924) after some time the merger. Other companies such as Remington Rand and Burroghs also manufacture perforated card reader for a business. Perforated cards used by businesses to permrosesan data dn government until 1960.

In the next period, several engineers made other new discoveries. Vannevar Bush (18901974) created a calculator to solve differential equations in 1931. The machine could solve complex differential equations that have been considered complicated by academics. The machine was very large and heavy as hundreds of serrations and the shaft is required to perform calculations. In 1903, John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry tried to make a computer that applied Boolean algebra electric on electric circuits. This approach is based on the work of George Boole (1815-1864) in the form of a binary system of algebra, which states that any mathematical equation can be expressed as true or false. By applying the conditions are right and wrong into the electrical circuit in the form of connect-off, Atanasoff and Berry made the first electric computer in 1940. But those projects stalled due to loss of funding sources.

COMPUTER FIRST GENERATION

With the onset of the Second World War, the countries involved in the war sought to develop computers to exploit their potential strategic importance computer. This increased funding to accelerate the progress of the development of computer and computer engineering. In 1941, Konrad Zuse, a German engineer to build a computer Z3, to design airplanes and missiles.

Party allies also made other progress in the development of computer power. In 1943, the British completed the secret code-breaking computer called Colossus to decode German-secret used. The Colossus's impact influenced the development of the computer industry because of two reasons. First, Colossus was not a multi-purpose computer general-purpose computer), it is only designed to decode secret messages. Second, the existence of these machines kept confidential until a decade after the war ended.

Work done by the Americans at that time produced some other advancement. Howard H. Aiken (1900-1973), a Harvard engineer working with IBM, succeeded in producing electronic calculators for the U.S. Navy. The calculator is a length of half a football field and has a range of 500 miles of cable. The Harvd-IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, or Mark I, an electronic relay computer. He uses electromagnetic signals to move the mechanical components. The machine beropreasi with slow (it takes 3-5 seconds for each calculation) and inflexible (the order of calculations can not be changed). The calculator can perform basic arithmetic calculations and equations are more complex.

Another computer development during this period was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), generated by the cooperation between the governments of the United States and the University of Pennsylvania. Consisting of 18,000 vacuum tubes, 70,000 resistors and 5 million soldered joints, the computer is a machine that consumes huge power of 160kW. This computer was designed by John Presper Eckert (1919-1995) and John W. Mauchly (1907-1980), ENIAC is a versatile computer (general purpose computer) that work 1000 times faster than the Mark I. In the mid-1940s, John von Neumann (1903-1957) joined the team of University of Pennsylvania in Usha building concept couples the computer that the next 40 years is still used in computer engineering.

Von Neumann designed the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC) in 1945 with a memory to accommodate both programs or data. This technique allows the computer to stop at some point and then resume her job back. The key factor von Neumann architecture is the central processing unit (CPU), which allowed all computer functions to be coordinated through a single source. In 1951, UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) made by Remington Rand, became the first commercial computer that uses the von Neumann architecture model. Both the United States Census Bureau and General Electric have UNIVAC. One of the impressive results achieved by the UNIVAC dalah success in predicting victory Dwilight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.

First generation computers were characterized by the fact that operating instructions are made specifically for a particular task. Each computer has a program different binary-coded-called "machine language" (machine language). This causes the computer is difficult to be programmed and the speed limit. Another feature is the use of first generation computer vacuum tube (which makes the computer at that time are very large) and magnetic cylinders for the storage of data.

SECOND GENERATION COMPUTER

In 1948, the invention of the transistor greatly influenced the development of a computer. Transistors replaced vacuum tubes in televisions, radios, and computers. As a result, the size of electronic machinery has reduced drastically. The transistor was used in computers began in 1956. In other findings in the form of magnetic core memory-assisting the development of second generation computers smaller, faster, more reliable, and more energy efficient than their predecessors. The first machine that utilizes this new technology is a supercomputer. IBM makes supercomputers, Stretch and Sprery-Rand makes a computer named LARC. These computers, which was developed for atomic energy laboratories, could handle large amounts of data, a capability that is needed by researchers atoms. The machine was very expensive and tend to be too complex for business computing needs, thereby limiting its popularity. There are only two LARC has ever installed and used: one at the Lawrence Radiation Labs in Livermore, California, and the other in the U.S. Navy Research and Development Center in Washington DC Second generation computers replaced machine language with assembly language. Assembly language is a language that uses abbreviations to replace the binary code.

In the early 1960s, began to appear successful second generation computers in business, in universities and in government. The computers of this second generation is fully computer using transistors. They also have components that can be associated with the computer at this time: a printer, storage, disk, memory, operating system and programs. One important example is the computer on the IBM 1401 which is widely accepted in the industry. In 1965, nearly all big businesses use computers to process the second generation of financial information.

The program stored in the computer and programming language that is in it gives flexibility to the computer. Flexibility is increased performance at a reasonable price for business use. With this concept, the computer could print customer purchase invoices and then run a product design or calculate payroll. Some programming languages began to appear at that time. Programming language Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) and FORTRAN (Formula Translator) came into common use. This programming language replaces the complicated machine with the words, sentences, and mathematical formulas are more easily understood by humans. This allows a person to program and manage the computer. Various New types of careers (programmer, analyst, and expert computer systems). Software industry also began to emerge and grow during this second-generation computer.

THIRD GENERATION COMPUTER

Although the transistors in many respects the vacuum tube, but transistors generate considerable heat, which can potentially damage the computer's internal parts. Quartz stone (quartz rock) to eliminate this problem. Jack Kilby, an engineer at Texas Instruments, developed the integrated circuit (IC: integrated circuit) in 1958. IC combined three electronic components in a small silicon disc made of quartz sand. Scientists later managed to fit more components into a single chip called a semiconductor. As a result, computers became ever smaller as the components can be squeezed onto the chip. Other third-generation development is the use of the operating system (operating system) that allows the engine to run many different programs at once with a central program that monitored and coordinated the computer's memory.

FOURTH GENERATION COMPUTER

After IC, the goal of development becomes more obvious that shrink the size of circuits and electrical components. Large Scale Integration (LSI) could fit hundreds of components on a chip. In the 1980's, the Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) contains thousands of components on a chip tunggal.Ultra-large scale integration (ULSI) increased that number into the millions. Ability to install so many components in a half-sized pieces of metal coins helped diminish the size and price of the computer. It also increased power, efficiency and reliability of the computer. Intel 4004 chip that was made in 1971 to bring progress to the IC by putting all the components of a computer (central processing unit, memory, and control input / output) in a small boiling chip. Previously, the IC is made to do a certain task specific. Now, a microprocessor can be manufactured and then programmed to meet all the requirements. Not long after, everyday household items like microwave ovens, televisions, and automobiles with electronic fuel injection equipped with microprocessors.

Such developments allow ordinary people to use a regular computer. Computers no longer a dominance of large companies or government agencies. In the mid-1970s, computer assemblers offer their computer products to the general public. These computers, called minicomputers, sold with a software package that is easy to use by the layman. The most popular software at the time was word processing and spreadsheet programs. In the early 1980s, such as the Atari 2600 video game consumer interest in home computers are more sophisticated and can diprogram.Pada 1981, IBM introduced the use of Personal Computer (PC) for use in homes, offices, and schools. The number of PCs that use jumped from 2 million units in 1981 to 5.5 million units in 1982. Ten years later, 65 million PCs in use. Computers continued evolution towards smaller size, of computers that are on the table (desktop computer) into a computer that can be inserted into the bag (laptop), or even a computer that can be held (palmtop).

IBM PC to compete with Apple's Macintosh in getting the computer market. Apple Macintosh became famous for popularizing the graphical system on his computer, while his rival was still using a text-based computer. Macintosh also popularized the use of mouse devices.

At the present time, we know the journey IBM compatible with CPU usage: IBM PC/486, Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium IV (series of CPUs made by Intel). Also we know AMD K6, Athlon, etc.. This is all included in the class of fourth-generation computers. Along with the proliferation of computer usage in the workplace, new ways to explore the potential of being developed. Along with the increased strength of a small computer, these computers can be connected together in a network to share a memory, software, information, and also to be able to communicate with each other. Computer networks allow computers to form a single electronic cooperation to complete a process task. By using direct wiring (also known as local area network, LAN), or telephone wires, these networks can develop into very large.

FIFTH GENERATION COMPUTER

Defining a fifth-generation computer becomes quite difficult because this stage is still very young. An example is the fifth generation computer imaginative fictional HAL9000 computer from the novel by Arthur C. Clarke titled 2001: Space Odyssey. HAL displays all the desired function from a fifth-generation computer. With artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence), the HAL may have enough reason to do percapakan with humans, using visual feedback, and learn from his own experience.

Although it may be the realization of HAL9000 is still far from reality, many of the functions that had been established. Some computers can receive verbal instructions and are capable of imitating human reasoning. The ability to translate a foreign language also becomes possible. This facility looks sederhan. However, such facilities become much more complicated than expected when programmers realized that human understanding relies heavily on context and understanding rather than just translate the words directly.

Many advances in the field of computer design and technology increasingly allows the manufacture of fifth generation computers. Two engineering advances which are mainly parallel processing capability, which will replace the von Neumann model. Von Neumann model will be replaced with a system capable of coordinating multiple CPUs to work in unison. Another advancement is the superconducting technology that permit the flow of electrically without any obstacles, which in turn can accelerate the speed of information.

Japan is a country known in the jargon of socialization and the fifth generation computer project. Institutions ICOT (Institute for New Computer Technology) was also formed to make it happen. Many newspapers stating that this project has failed, but some other information that the success of this fifth generation computer project will bring new changes to the paradigm of computerization in the world. We are waiting for which information is more valid and fruitful.

Story Of The Beatles (Band)

2011-04-22T07:40:00.003+07:00

The Beatles are one of the earliest rock band as well as the most influential in the modern era. The band consists of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, most of their songs written by Lennon and McCartney. Their popularity so high in the United Kingdom so that in 1963 the press spawned the term "Beatlemania". They also later success in the United States and around the world.

Formed in Liverpool in 1959 with the formation of the early John Lennon (vocals, guitar), Paul Mc Cartney (vocals, guitar), George Harrison (vocals, guitar), Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums). But not long after Stuart Sutcliffe resigned (moved to Germany and married Astrid Kircherr and died there in 1962 due to bleeding in the brain). Then in 1962 Pete Best to pull out of the Beatles, and his position was replaced by Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr.
Manager of The Beatles, Brian Eipstein, was first known by the number of requests buyer Beatles LPs in music store. The first time Brian tried to offer the Beatles to Decca Records, a major label record company at that time. Auditions can be obtained, only Decca management believes that the group had passed the guitar music tenarnya. Although the four young men to be broken charcoal, Brian finally able to get an audition for them at a record label, Parlophone, which actually is a record company for radio. George Martin, Parlophone manager, agreed, and began recording for the Beatles' first album, titled "Please Please Me". The song Please Please Me and Love Me Do is a mainstay for the album.The Beatles were originally called The Quarrymen in 1957. Quarrymen skiffle is a band (band using household tools, who was a trend in Liverpool), which consists of Lennon and his friends at Quarry Bank Grammar School. On July 6, 1957, the Quarrymen perform at a church ceremony at the Church of St. John, Woolton. In this event Lennon first met Paul McCartney, who was watching the appearance of Quarrymen. McCartney was impressed by the appearance of the band, and then went backstage Quarrymen, accompanied by his friend Ivan Vaughan who is also friend Lennon.
Shortly thereafter, McCartney joined the Quarrymen. Lennon and McCartney became very close, and often seen together. Both are involved in the sense of 'same boat' because they lost their mother in his youth. McCartney also lost his mother to cancer at the age of 15 years. Lennon and McCartney began writing songs together and individually. One of the songs produced in this period is 'Hello Little Girl' which later became hits by The Fourmost in the 60s.
Later, McCartney introduced his friend, George Harrison, a year younger thereof to Lennon. Harrison is good at playing the guitar too eager to join the Quarrymen. Lennon, who initially objected because Harrison is considered too young, finally agreed after persuaded McCartney. Harrison joining followed by Stuart Sutcliffe, a friend of Lennon at the School of Art, which became the base. Sutcliffe could not actually play bass, but Lennon insisted on him joining the Quarrymen. First Quarrymen recording their voices in song "That'll be the Day", Buddy Holly song, and "In Spite of All The Danger", an instrumental written by McCartney and Harrison. Both songs, along with the songs that have not previously released, then officially released in 1994, through the album The Beatles Anthology.
Quarrymen on his way several times to change the name, and personnel-personnel come and go. The band was later named 'The Beatles', a name that supposedly invented by Lennon. Allan Williams became their manager, and in 1960 he successfully obtained a contract with a club in Hamburg. The band also later went to Hamburg, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. Best was their drummer at the time. In Hamburg, the Beatles performed every night on a dirty night clubs, and live like singers in a small inn nearby. But then they were deported from Hamburg, because George Harrison was underage to work there.
Upon his return to Liverpool, they performed at the Cavern Club. In this club the Beatles became famous in Liverpool, each show they are always crowded and the queue length. But soon, in the latter part of 1961, the Beatles returned to Hamburg and recorded 'My Bonnie' with Tony Sheridan. Stuart Sutcliffe chose to stay in Hamburg with his girlfriend, Astrid Kircherr, when The Beatles would return to Liverpool. So McCartney took over bass. A few months later Sutcliffe died in Hamburg because of brain disorders.
The Beatles returned to the show regularly at the Cavern Club. In this club, in November 1961, Brian Epstein first saw this band's performance. Epstein is the owner of a music store North End Music Store (Nems) in Liverpool, who knew the Beatles as a customer ask for recorded 'My Bonnie' which the band recorded with Tony Sheridan. Epstein fascinated by the appearance of The Beatles, and later became manager of the band. Epstein offers a demo tape of The Beatles to the recording studios, and repeatedly rejected, as at Decca Records.
Finally, the Beatles received at Parlophone Records, a label that is under the supervision of EMI, with producer George Martin. Terms given Martin is to replace their drummer, Best, who is considered less competent. Best later replaced by Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey), drummer from Liverpool who had joined Rory Storm & the Hurricanes. The Beatles released the single 'Love Me Do', which immediately reached number 17 in the UK charts. Their second singles, 'Please Please Me', became their first single to reach the top ranking in the charts.

This success continues. Almost all of their singles reached the top ranking in the UK charts, but 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in 1964 was the first single which managed to penetrate the United States music industry, as well as initiate the so-called 'British Invasion'. Since then this is the music of the Beatles spread throughout the world, to succeed everywhere, famous in every corner. Their concerts are always packed with fans who are very fanatical, who pursue this band wherever they go. Shouts of fans make the Beatles could not even hear their own voice on stage.

In 1966, the Beatles finally decided to stop the concert. Besides being so noisy audience that their music became audible, the music of The Beatles also had a very developed so it can not be played directly with the technology of that era live performances. This decision addressed widely in the world, who doubt the continuation of this band. But the answer to the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, which is still widely recognized as one of the best albums of all time.

After Epstein's death in 1967, Lennon was the one who is not happy about the actions McCartney who took over leadership of the band. He hated the projects led by McCartney, as the film Magical Mystery Tour and Let It Be. Lennon also became the first person violating the initial agreement of the Beatles, that is to not bring their wives and girlfriends in the recording process, by bringing Yoko Ono in the process of making an album White Album in 1968. Lennon was also among the first states to get out of the Beatles.

After the band broke up in 1970, the feud between Lennon and McCartney continues. One of them is upset because Lennon McCartney preceded him in claiming the demise of The Beatles. Lennon, Harrison and Starr also against McCartney in court in the band dissolved.

History of Twitter and More

2011-04-15T20:13:00.000+07:00

Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone. In 2006 Williams and Biz Stone co-founded Obvious Corp along with other former Odeo employees. Twitter was created as a separate company in April 2007 by Obvious Corp. Jack Dorsey was chief executive officer of Twitter until October 2008 when Williams became CEO and Dorsey shifted to the position of chairman of the board.

Since its creation in 2006, Twitter has become very popular worldwide. Twitter is the fastest growing free micro-blogging software that allows you to keep in touch with people through quick, frequent answers to one question: What are you doing? That one little question has launched a media revolution.

"Tweet" is the term for the 140 maximum character messages posted on Twitter. For tweeting to be effective, it must be done systematically, with posts being made daily. For the average business owner or marketing executive, this can be very impractical because of the time required. Fortunately, technology provides ways to get things done quicker.

One such technology is a tool called BigTweet. BigTweet is a plugin for your Web browser that lets you post a tweet to Twitter by just clicking the BigTweet button, located on your browser's link menu. Highlighting a passage on a web page and clicking the button creates a tweet from the text you highlighted, in addition to the title of the page and a short URL. If you do not highlight any words on the page, then the text of the tweet will just contain the page title and short URL.

Another more powerful technique is to use Tweet Later. Tweet Later is a Twitter management application that lets you accomplish a few critical Twitter tasks automatically. For one, it lets you pre-program "spinnable" tweets in advance. By spinnable, I mean that the tweets can contain alternate words or passages that that software chooses from at random. It's a dynamic technology that allows one tweet to become the basis for numerous unique tweets. Tweet Later will also automatically follow back anyone who follows you and send a personal message to all new followers.

Business people are just now beginning to realize the power of Twitter as an online promotional tool. It seems strange and awkward at first, and it takes some time to get good at it. So don't spin your wheels trying to figure it out. Use tools like BigTweet and Tweet Later to get more done in less time.

History of Facebook

2011-04-15T20:04:00.000+07:00

Facebook is a popular social network that has grown to rank with MySpace has. But what is it about Facebook that has special appeal and makes it even more popular than MySpace? What makes Facebook Facebook? And what made it a mega hit?

It all got started back in 2003, as Facemash. Mark Zuckerberg created it, along with help of his friends and roommates Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz. Zuckerberg was in his sophomore year at Harvard when opened it up, as a way to get his mind off his crush.

Facemash placed photos of undergraduate two side by side, and asking the viewers which one is “hotter”. The site was originally only for Harvard, but quickly grew to other colleges, then high schools and finally for anyone over age 13.

After it was initially started, it was forwarded to Harvard’s school admins and it was quickly shut down. Zuckerberg was charged and faced expulsion for breaching privacy.

Later on, Harvard dropped their charges against Zuckerberg. After the charges were dropped, the following semester he recreated Facemash, and opened The Facebook in February 2004.

In 2005, he dropped “the” from the name and URL. Also in September 2005, he launched the High School version of Facebook. When he first started the high school version, each high school had to be invited before being allowed to join the network. Shortly after launching the high school version he started allow companies to have their own networks on Facebook as well.

Now a group of operators, a year after they launched their high school version, they opened it up to the public for everybody over the age of 13.

Syria and Iran have blocked Facebook from being accessed in their countries. Some companies have forbidden it from their offices. It has also been said that Zuckerberg had stolen the code and intellectual property from former classmates of his.

They have been sued more than once and have been the subject of criticism.

In Aug 2007, the code that normally creates the pages for Facebook showed instead of the content, leaving many to wonder if their data on Facebook is even safe.

In February 2009, Facebook changed their privacy policy, causing an up roar along the way. They made it so that their users once upload data onto their servers, that they own all the rights. Even after the user deletes their account. Many users got upset by this, and entered a debate that was all over the internet.

EPIC filed a claim against Facebook with the FTC, while Zuckerberg tried to defend Facebook’s policy change. To do damage control they switched back to their old policies, though they are in the middle of rewriting them again. They will allow users to vote on the new terms, before they are adopted officially.

It has been rumored that a film about Facebook being made, though the Facebook spokesperson has said that they have not agreed to cooperate with anyone about making a film.

A 1.6% stake in Facebook had been sold to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million in October 24th 2007.

Facebook’s history is a mixture of trouble and success from very early on. They have seen more than their share of legal issues and likely will as long as they exist. Currently it is the number one social network with MySpace and Twitter both behind it.

They have over 175 million active users worldwide currently and is growing every day. Though they may have had their share of issues, they still maintain a well kept site that hasn’t gotten lost through the Web 2.0 shuffle.

US con man convicted in 5 slayings dies in Ohio

2011-04-10T19:30:00.001+07:00

An elderly con man who pleaded guilty to five slayings in the states of Wisconsin and Ohio has died in prison of natural causes.
Ohio prisons spokesman Carlo LoParo tells The Associated Press that 77-year-old Edward Edwards died Thursday night at the Corrections Medical Center in Columbus, where he was being held.

Edwards' death was first reported Friday by the Daily Jefferson County Union newspaper in Wisconsin.
The Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced to death after he admitted killing his 25-year-old foster son in 1996. He previously told the AP he confessed to killing Dannie Boy Edwards because he wanted the death penalty.
Edwards also pleaded guilty to killing 21-year-old Bill Lavaco and 18-year-old Judith Straub in 1977. In Wisconsin, he admitted killing 19-year-old sweethearts Tim Hack and Kelly Drew, who disappeared from a wedding reception in 1980.

Japan bans planting rice in radioactive soil

2011-04-10T19:27:00.000+07:00

Fears of radiation spread to rice as the planting season began in Japan, prompting the government to ban its cultivation in contaminated soil as fallout leaking from a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant dealt another blow to the national diet.

Vegetables and milk were the first foods that sparked concerns about the safety of Japanese agriculture after the March 11 tsunami flooded the nuclear plant and its reactors began to overheat and spew radiation.

But rice has now come under the microscope as the planting season begins in April and May.

"We had to come up with a policy quickly because we are in planting season," said Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano, who announced the ban Friday.

The ban will apply to any soil found to contain high levels of radioactive cesium, and farmers who cannot grow rice will be compensated. Rice grown in uncontaminated soil will be screened.

Rice may be particularly vulnerable to absorbing radiation because it has a long growing season.

So far, soil containing cesium that exceeds the new limit has been found in only two places in Iitate, a village about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex.

Fukushima, home to the radiation-leaking plant, was the nation's fourth-largest rice producing prefecture (state) last year.

Sacret Turtle Captured In Vietnam Lake

2011-04-04T19:58:00.004+07:00

Living legend: In this photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2011, a rare giant soft-shelled turtle shows an open wound on its neck at Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Veterinarians examined a rare giant turtle considered sacred by many Vietnamese at a makeshift hospital in Hanoi on Monday to check mysterious lesions afflicting one of the last four known members of its species.

The giant softshell turtle, which has a shell the size of a desk and is estimated to weigh about 440 pounds (200 kilograms), was pulled from a lake in central Hanoi on Sunday. .

Tests were being run to try to pinpoint what's ailing the creature, said Tim McCormack, program coordinator of the Asian Turtle Program. He said photos taken of it in a holding tank showed injuries on its legs and elsewhere, but it was not yet clear how serious they are. .

It took 50 workers two hours Sunday to net the turtle, put it in a cage and pull it to a small island in Hoan Kiem Lake that was recently expanded and equipped with the small holding tank, known as the "turtle hospital." .

It is the first time anyone has captured the creature, which escaped through two nets during a similar rescue attempt last month. Thousands of onlookers crammed around the lake for a glimpse, which is considered lucky. The crowed whooped and clapped when the turtle was finally captured, but they were pushed back when it was taken to the island. A guard is now posted near the site, allowing entry only to accredited officials. .

Concerns had mounted after the turtle was recently spotted with lesions on its head and shell, prompting the government to form committees and employ hundreds of workers to frantically clean debris and pollution from the lake.

The species, Rafetus swinhoei, is one of the world's most endangered freshwater turtles. There is one other turtle of the same species in Vietnam and two others at zoos in China.

But its value to the nation has more to do with the centuries-old myth than with its rarity.

The mythical turtle is said to have given King Le Loi a divine sword to defeat the Chinese. Later when the king was boating in Hanoi, the turtle snatched back the sword before plunging deep into the water to return it to its divine owners.

Hoan Kiem Lake, which serves as the capital's centerpiece, translates as "Lake of the Returned Sword."

Turkey Tries To Tackle Hooliganism With New Law

2011-04-04T19:53:00.002+07:00

Turkey's parliament has approved legislation aimed at stemming hooliganism at football matches and other competitions.

In the latest example of unruly crowd behavior, spectators threw a lighter at Austria goalkeeper Juergen Macho during a 2012 European Championship qualifier in Istanbul on Tuesday. He was not injured.

A large glass bottle was also thrown on the field during a derby between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray in Istanbul on March 18.

With the new legislation, fans can only purchase electronic tickets using government ID numbers, making it easier to track and punish troublemakers.

Fans deemed to be drunk or under the influence of drugs will be refused entry to events, while anyone involved in hooliganism will be barred from competitions for a year.

In a bid to tackle match-fixing, individuals caught bribing players or paying fees to teams as incentives face a maximum 12 years in prison.

Turkey is at the center of a European match-fixing scandal, currently under investigation by police in Germany, in which 270 matches in at least nine domestic leagues and international competitions are under suspicion.

In 2000, two fans of English club Leeds were stabbed to death in Istanbul, ruining Turkey's reputation internationally.

Djokovic beats Nadal to win Sony Ericsson Open

2011-04-04T19:50:00.000+07:00

Novak Djokovic won his fourth consecutive tournament Sunday, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a grueling final at the Sony Ericsson Open.

Djokovic has won 26 consecutive matches since December, and his record of 24-0 in 2011 is the best to begin a year since Ivan Lendl started 25-0 in 1986.

The No. 2-ranked Djokovic was pushed the distance by Nadal on a sunny, hot afternoon. They played for nearly 3{ hours, and it was Djokovic who looked fresher at the finish.

"It was such a close match," he said. "To win against the No. 1 player of the world in a tiebreak in the third set, it's just incredible."

He pulled a forehand winner cross-court on the final point for his second Key Biscayne title. He also won in 2007.

Djokovic beat Nadal in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago and is 8-0 against top-10 opponents this year. He's the first man to win Indian Wells and Key Biscayne back to back since Roger Federer in 2006.

As the victories mount, his popularity rises. Djokovic seemed to have at least half the record capacity crowd of 14,625 in his corner. Fans frequently chanted "No-le! No-le!" - his nickname. In response came chants of "Ra-fa! Ra-fa!"

Djokovic fell behind early, losing his serve for the first time in the tournament. Twice he smashed his racket, but he gradually climbed back. Both players held throughout the final set, and it finally swung Djokovic's way when Nadal double-faulted for the sixth time to fall behind 3-2 in the tiebreaker.

Djokovic won the next three points as well, and the exchanges left a weary Nadal bending over as he tried to recover.

"This is one of the best matches I've played in a while," Djokovic said. "I was able to find my rhythm at the end of the first set, and then throughout the whole second and third set I played quite well, especially on my service games."

When Djokovic closed the victory, he jumped with delight and signaled to encourage more cheers from the roaring crowd. It's a familiar routine for the Serb: His other titles this year came at the Australian Open and Dubai.

The two finalists will keep the same rankings, even though Nadal hasn't won a tournament since Tokyo in October. He was trying for his first Key Biscayne title after having been runner-up in 2005 and 2008.

The Result of AC Milan Vs Inter Milan Today

2011-04-03T13:30:00.000+07:00

AC Milan put itself in pole position to win the Serie A after beating Inter Milan 3-0 and extending its lead over Inter in the standings to five points on Saturday.

"We may be five points ahead, but we have seven games to play and there are 21 points on offer and we can't make any mistakes," Milan coach Massimo Allegri said. "When we are mathematically unreachable we will celebrate, but thinking about those things now is pointless and just wastes energy."

Milan was the better side throughout and managed to completely nullify the influence of Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o.

Alexandre Pato scored twice, while defender Cristian Chivu was sent off for pulling the Brazilian down as he raced through on goal early in the second half.

Pato's first came in the opening minute, and the second was soon after Inter went down to 10 men. Antonio Cassano made it three with a penalty one minute from time.

Cassano then became the second player to be sent off. He was booked after taking his shirt off in celebration, then fouled Ivan Cordoba to earn a second yellow card and an automatic one-match suspension.

"We stayed calm and played good football," Allegri said. "We didn't let Inter have many chances to score and we had a lot of chances ourselves.

"I am sorry about Cassano's sending off, but that aside it was a good evening. Of course Casano could have avoided making the foul."

Both teams have seven games remaining and Inter could be overtaken by Napoli if it beats Lazio on Sunday.

"I don't believe it is over, but five points is five points and that is a lot," Inter coach Leonardo said. "The early

goal really affected the match ad gave Milan a confidence boost. If we had equalized before halftime it would really have changed the game.

"We are a mature team though and won't get too worked up by this result."

Milan scored with the first attack of the game. Gennaro Gattuso linked up with Pato to set up Robinho with a chance. Iner goalkeeper Julio Cesar deflected the ball into the Pato's path and he slotted it into the empty net.

Pato then nearly turned provider when he crossed to the far post, but Robinho was just short when he slid in.

Referee Nicola Rizzoli then waved away Milan's appeals for a penalty after Clarence Seedrf volleyed Ignazio Abate's cross at Maicon.

The best Inter managed in the opening exchanges was a free kick by Sneijder which he blasted high and wide, and seconds later Milan re-exerted its dominance of the opening period when Seedorf volleyed over the bar when Inter failed to clear a corner.

Eventaully Giampaolo Pazzini squeezed between Gianluca Zambrotta and Alessandro Nesta to fire in a shot, but Milan 'keeper Christian Abbiati had the relatively simple task of stopping it with his knees.

Pato and Zambrotta went close with long-range shots as Milan maintained the pressure on Inter's goal, and Interdefender Andrea Ranocchia had to react quickly to stop Pato, who had been played in behind Inter's defense.

Milan continued to press for a second and Robinho was given a yellow card after he tumbled theatrically in the box in a vain attempt to win a penalty.

In the 38th Mark Van Bommel let fly with a long-range shot that came back off the bar and into the grasp of a grateful Cesar.

Inter was convinced that it had equalized when Thiago Motta's header was stopped by an athletic save by Abbiati, but Rizzoli said it hadn't crossed the line.

Nine minutes into the second half Inter was reduced to 10 men when Chivu was sent off for tripping Pato. Kevin Prince Boateng played the Brazilian into space behind the Inter defense and as he bore down on goal Chivu brought him down just outside the area.

From the free kick Van Bommel's shot was punched away by Cesar.

"I wanted to keep going but he kicked me on the back of the foot and I went down," Pato said. "The referee sent him off and we had the penalty. I am happy as the referee did the right thing because it was a definite goalscoring opportunity."

Milan doubled its lead in the 62nd when Seedorf picked out Abate unmarked on the right of the area and he crossed to the far post where Pato prodded the ball home.

Inter immediately brought on last season's leading scorer Diego Milito for the increasingly isolated Pazzini, but it had little effect.

Mathieu Flamini set up Robinho for a shot that Cesar parried and Ranocchia then flung himself in the way of Boateng's effort.

Robinho had another chance, but after going round Cesar, Cordoba got back to block his shot. Cesar then made another save when he denied Boateng.

One minute from time Inter captain Javier Zanetti completed a miserable night for his team when he bundled over Cassano. The substitute picked himself up and secured the result for Milan to beat Inter twice in the league for the first time since 2003-04.

FIFA to study PSSI congress aftermath: Delegate

2011-03-29T21:07:00.001+07:00

A representative of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) congress that continued despite an order to disband says that world soccer governing body FIFA will evaluate the congress’ outcome.

“We have received an email reply from FIFA director of Member Associations and the Development Thierry Regenass saying that the federation would first study the results of the congress,” Tuti Dau, a delegate from Persepal Palangkaraya soccer club, told reporters on Sunday.

The Riau congress was cancelled by PSSI secretary-general Nugraha Besoes on Saturday night after raucous protests from allegedly excluded delegates.

Nugraha’s move was mooted by attending delegates, who determined they had a quorum of 78 delegates and could proceed with the congress, Antara reported.

Usman Pakaubun, elected to lead the congress after the cancellation, said that he sent an email to FIFA on Sunday at 4:30 a.m.

Nugraha declined to comment on the congress’ continuation, saying he would wait for FIFA’s response.

The 100 voting delegates who were to have attended the congress were comprised of representatives from 23 provincial PSSI offices, 15 super league soccer clubs, 14 Division I clubs, 12 Division II clubs and 10 Division III clubs.

The congress continued with its scheduled agenda on Saturday night and elected members of the PSSI’s selection and appeals committees.

The delegates also upheld article 35 of the PSSI’s Statutes, which requires that candidates for the post of chairman and executive committee members to not have been found guilty in criminal offense, and also restored the membership of those involved in the rival Indonesian Premier League.

“We sent the results to the Asian Football Confederation, the Indonesian Sports Council [KONI] and the Indonesian government,” Usman said.

Persiwa Wamena soccer club manager John Banua said the congress was legitimate due to the presence of a majority of voting delegates, despite Nugraha’s cancellation.

Selection committee head Harbiansyah Hanafi said the congress would not launch a coup d’etat against the current PSSI leadership — as long as they accommodated the aspirations of the delegates.

“We certainly let the current officials continue their work until the next congress,” Harbiansyah said in a post-congress conference on Saturday night.

However, Harbiansyah said, the delegates would likely take control of the PSSI to continue preparations for its election in April if the current leadership declined to uphold the congress’ results.

“We will continue the preparations for the congress, which is set before April 30. The location of the congress will be decided later during the selection committee’s internal meeting,” Harbiansyah, chief of Persisam Samarinda soccer club, said.

On the preparations, Harbiansyah said the team would verify candidates using FIFA’s standards, which stipulate, in part, that executive committee members must “… have previously been active in football [and] must not have been previously found guilty of a criminal offence…”.

PSSI leadership row ‘political wrangling between party elites’

2011-03-29T21:05:00.000+07:00

The row over the national soccer association's leadership has turned into political wrangling between a number of elites in political parties vying for power in the organization, House of Representatives deputy speaker Pramono Anung says.

The politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said Tuesday that the PSSI debacle was no longer about the fight to improve soccer management in the country.

“Wrangling between political powers is obvious in the PSSI debacle,” he said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Pramono, however, did not say which political parties were involved.

He also said he regretted that the government had intervened in PSSI affairs by denouncing its leadership and cutting off its access to government funding. He said it should have been the National Sports Committee (KONI) to intervene and not the government.

Pramono said both statutes of PSSI and the world soccer regulator FIFA stipulate that the government plays a supervisory role.

Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng announced Monday that the government no longer acknowledged the PSSI leadership under its chairman Nurdin Halid and secretary-general Nugraha Besoes. The statement came on the heels of a disorderly PSSI congress in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Saturday.

Andi said the government would also halt all government funding to the PSSI until a new leadership was formed for the 2011-2015 period.

Analysis: Libya mission is clouded by confusion

2011-03-24T20:59:00.001+07:00

President Barack Obama said he was setting clear and unmistakable terms for the US role in Libya: It would be limited, lasting days not weeks and its purpose was to protect Libyan citizens.

But that's not the way it's turned out. Less than a week later, the mission has been clouded by confusion, questions about who's in charge and who's doing what - all while the killing of civilians is going on.

The Pentagon claims success in establishing an effective no-fly zone over much of Libya that

Terry Captain Again; Ferdinand Snubs Capello Talks

2011-03-24T20:50:00.001+07:00

After deciding to reinstate John Terry as England captain, coach Fabio Capello claimed Rio Ferdinand rejected a chance to hear why the armband was taken off him.

Capello planned to explain to Ferdinand at Manchester United's Champions League match against Marseille why Terry has been forgiven for his off-field conduct.

The 32-year-old Ferdinand didn't play on Tuesday because of a calf injury that could rule him out for the rest of the season. Injuries have restricted the defender to just four England appearances since replacing Terry as captain in February 2010.

"I tried to meet him at the Manchester United-Marseille game," Capello said. "He was ready to meet me but he preferred not to meet us. I don't know ... I hope I will meet him in the future to speak with him personally and privately, not by phone because I think by phone is not so good."

The 30-year-old Terry was stripped of the captaincy in February 2010 after allegations he had an affair with teammate Wayne Bridge's former girlfriend. The rift led to Bridge quitting international football.

"After what happened, I decided that

Liverpool beats Sunderland 2-0 in Premier League

2011-03-24T20:47:00.002+07:00

Dirk Kuyt's controversial penalty and an individual effort by Luis Suarez earned Liverpool a 2-0 win at Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday.

Kuyt opened the scoring from the spot in the 34th minute even though the tackle by Sunderland defender John Mensah, who was later shown a straight red for a professional foul, brought down Jay Spearing outside the area.

Suarez wrapped up victory in the 77th, running along the byline and fooling goalkeeper Simon Mignolet with a clever shot that crept in at the near post from a sharp angle.

Any hope of the hosts recovering were dashed when Mensah was dismissed for wrestling Suarez to the ground as the Uruguay striker chased a clearance.

Liverpool is now just four points behind fifth-place Tottenham.

thejakartapost.com

Acid Rain Is Predicted in Japan

2011-03-12T17:42:00.006+07:00

Acid rain is predicted to threaten Japan following a blast from the Fukushima nuclear reactor that had a small leak due to the earthquake and tsunami in the country's sunrise. The Japanese government warned its citizens to prepare for a jacket and umbrella.

Embassy in Tokyo released it in Twitter, Saturday (03/12/2011).

Electricity in Tokyo also be going out tonight within 1-2 hours. However, the exact time is unknown. Previously it was reported that due to leakage 'small', the substance of radioactive cesium was detected in the environment began Fukushima reactor. All residents who are at a radius of 10 km from Fukushima had been evacuated to safety. This is because the increase in radiation levels to 1,000 times the normal scale.

8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan occurred at 12:46 GMT, Friday (11 / 3) yesterday and was centered 373 km northeast of Tokyo. Some time later the tsunami with a height of 4 meters to 10 meters.
source : detik.com

An Earthquake in Japan

2011-03-12T17:23:00.000+07:00

TOKYO - An earthquake in Japan continues to make a panicked residents residing in the country. Several residents testified directly about the earthquake measuring 8.8 Richter scale (SR).

A resident named Matsui Kazuhisa preach condition that occurs in Japan today, preaching the current condition of Tokyo through mailist KAJI-kai in yahoo.

"Dear KAJIers, I was in Tokyo. The first earthquake occurred before 3 pm Japan time. Strong and rocking for a long time. Already dozens of aftershocks, and still continues. barang2 on top of cabinets many of them fell down," wrote Kazuhisa.

"The tsunami has repeatedly great to come to the north east coast including Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Ibaragi prefecture. Nearly all the beaches in Japan commemorated the Tsunami Alert on very large (over 10 meters). In Tokyo, all trains were not functioning. Many people had started to return home by foot. While thus I have to say. Earthquake again, "back Kazuhisa reported.

An Indonesian citizen residing in the location of the quake also briefly reported the incident that happened. Hurricane Setiadipura write the condition shortly after the quake.

"I am in Tokyo (Asakusa area, Taito-ku), the quake was felt especially we who live on the 5th floor, thank God the family was under, the people were waiting in the street. They say Japan imaginable, 5 Richter scale,"

Source : www.okezone.com