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Mobil Kas Keliling

2012-01-26T00:06:00.000-08:00

Dalam kegiatan operasional suatu bank perlu memperluas layanan nya, baik yang diakibatkan oleh makin meningkatnya jumlah customer maupun makin beragamnya jenis layanan.

Ada beberapa hal yang bisa dilakukan untuk memperluas dan meningkatkan layanan yaitu :

Memperbanyak kantor cabang/kas
Membuat kantor kas (mobil kas keliling) yang dapat berpindah-pindah lokasinya
Memperbanyak delivery Channel
Bekerjasama dengan institusi lain yang menyediakan layanan yang diperlukan.

Mobil Kas Keliling
Adalah layanan perbankan yang kelengkapannya setara dengan kantor kas dan dimasukan kedalam bentuk mobil, sehingga dapat berpindah-pindah tempat dengan Mudah. Jenis layanan yang diberikan pada mobil kas keliling ini dapat dibuka seluas-luasnya tergantung dari kebijakan masing-masing bank, karena dalam desain mobil kas keliling dibuat sedetil mungkin sehingga setiap space yang ada benar-benar diperhitungkan.

Mobil kas keliling dapat melayani berbagai jenis transaksi online karena dilengkapi dengan media komunikasi VSAT sehingga terjaga service level Agrement di level 99%. Sehingga dapat diyakini setiap transaksi yang terjadi akan terupdate pada saat itu juga.

Mobil kas keliling ini juga dapat di fungsikan sebagai backup komunikasi jika salah satu cabang disuatu daerah mengalami masalah di komunikasi, sehingga mobil kas keliling ini dapat ditempatkan sementara di cabang dimana kantor yang mengalami masalah komunikasi dan dapat ditarik satu sambungan komunikasi dari mobil ke kantor cabang dan bandwith komunikasi dapat on deman diperbesar sesuai kebutuhan cabang yang dilayani.

Di Indonesia salah satu perusahaan yang membuat dan menjual mobil ini adalah PT IPWAN Global Telecom, Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut silahkan hubungi PT. IPWAN GLOBAL TELECOM Jl. H. Muhi No 28/45 Pondok Pinang Kebayoran Lama Jakarta, INDONESIA. Telepon: 021 7650467.
www.ipwan.co.id

10 Reasons Facebook Wants to Verify Your Identity

2012-01-09T09:50:00.000-08:00

When social networking giant Facebook instituted an identity verification policy, many users were confused and upset by the development. The idea of sharing our cellphone numbers with an internet entity, regardless of its size, flies in the face of everything we’ve been told about identity protection and privacy. If you’ve been troubled by this development and unsure of the ramifications, here are ten of the reasons why Facebook wants to know who you are.

One Account Policy – Facebook’s policy regarding multiple accounts is very clear: they only allow one per person. By requiring an identity verification, they can eliminate a large percentage of superfluous profiles in one fell swoop.

Ensuring That Accounts Are Individual – Just as Facebook policies state that each person can only have one active account, they’re also vocal about their stance on shared accounts. In the interest of compromised security, Facebook insists that only one person use a profile or timeline.
No Pet or Inanimate Object Profiles – While creating a fan page for your pet (or pet rock) is acceptable, an active personal profile for pets, children and inanimate profiles is forbidden. Requiring that each identity attached to a profile be verified greatly reduces the number of incorrectly-built timelines.
To Avoid Fake Celebrity Profiles – Though they may seem harmless, false celebrity profiles are prohibited by Facebook policy. Reputation management is a priority for those in the public eye, and those reputations can be damaged by the actions of someone posing as a celebrity. By requiring that accounts be verified, Facebook has made it much more difficult to create and maintain these timelines.
Sex Offender Prohibitions – When a convicted sex offender’s profile is reported to Facebook, they require proof of the conviction before the profile is removed. By verifying the identity of Facebook users, they can ensure that a case of mistaken identity won’t lead to the loss of a timeline.
Curbing Spam – In the heyday of MySpace, there were more fraudulent spam bot profiles than legitimate ones. Facebook is actively taking measures to prevent a similar problem with spam by requiring an identity’s verification.
Personalizing Data Collection – While this sounds nefarious, it’s important to realize that most websites participate in some sort of data collection in order to personalize advertising. When Facebook collects information, they’re connecting it to a specific online persona to tailor the experience.
Identity Fraud Protection – Identity fraud isn’t limited to theft for financial gain; your online presence is also valuable and should be guarded. By instituting the verification policy, Facebook is helping to protect your online presence from anyone posing as you and maligning your reputation.
To Maintain the “Real Life” Connection – You may have noticed that Facebook asks if you know a person in real life before adding them; this is because they are committed to maintaining the “Real Life” social connection tenets that they were founded on. Verifying an actual identity ensures that profiles belong to real people.
Memorializing a Profile – When a loved one passes away, being bombarded by reminders of them can make a tragic situation even more upsetting. Verified members of a deceased user’s family can request that a profile is memorialized, which preserves the account but ends notifications that are randomly generated.

Facebook is a constantly-evolving network, with security measures that change periodically. It’s important to be sure that your security measures are customized and that you monitor these settings each time the Facebook model is updated.

Source: dslserviceproviders.org

Peluang Bisnis- Bagaimana Cara Memasukan Tanaman ke Dalam Botol?

2012-01-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Anda kolektor, hobiis tanaman? kini tidak perlu lahan luas untuk mengkoleksi semua jenis tanaman dan bibit yang anda miliki, karena tanaman kesayangan anda yang langka maupun yang indah dapat di masukan kedalam botol-botol. semua jenis tanaman bisa dimasukan kedalam Botol dengan teknik kultur jaringan (tissue culture).

" Kini bukan hal yang gaib tanamanpun bisa masuk botol- bukan cuma Jin yang bisa masuk dalam botol."

Peluang Bisnis Souvenir Unik Go Green

Di Esha Flora Bogor semua tanaman yang telah dikultur jaringan dapat dimasukan dan disimpan dalam botol. Dapat di jadikan sebagai koleksi pribadi ataupun pemberian kepada orang yang anda cintai. Souvenir bisa untuk Cinderamata/ wedding gift/wedding souvenir, berupa gantungan kunci, dan lain-lain yang di isi tanaman hasil kultur jaringan di dalam botol berwarna-warni

Cocok Sebagai hadiah bagi orang yang anda cintai atau hadiah pernikahan, ulang tahun dan acara besar lainnya. Terbuat dari tanaman di dalam botol kultur jaringan, unik, lucu2 , imut2, back to nature and GO GREEN.

Tanaman yang akan dimasukan kedalam botol bisa anda bawa sendiri atau anda pilih tanaman yang telah tersedia di EshaFlora sesuai keinginan anda, seperti kultur jaringan anggrek, kultur jaringan sansivera, kultur jaringan pisang, kultur jaringan aglonema, kultur jaringan adenium, kultur jaringan Anthurium, kultur jaringan JATI kultur jaringan JABON, kultur jaringan CENDANA, kultur jaringan GAHARU, kultur jaringan jelutung dan kultur jaringan tanaman langka lainnya. Tersedia dalam beberapa warna pilihan media kultu jaringan, merah, biru, orannye, dan putih.

Banyak lagi jenis-jenis tumbuhan tropis kita yang sangat terkenal diluar negeri seperti: dari jenis anggrek: Anggrek hitam (Coelogyne pandurata), anggrek kribo (Dendrobium spectabile), Anggrek tebu (Gramatophylum sp), Anggrek bulan raksasa (Phalaenopsis gigantea), anggrek kuping gajah. Untuk jenis pohon: Ulin, Eboni, Meranti, Cendana, Gaharu, Merbau, Menyan, Kulim dll. Untuk jenis tumbuhan obat : buah merah, tabat barito, pasak bumi, buah makasar, akar kuning dll. Untuk tanaman hias: anggrek, nepenthes, palem, aglonema, anthurium, begonia, paku-pakuan, simbar menjangan, edelwise dan lain-lain... "Semua bisa masuk dalam botol"

Berikut ini daftar tanaman yang telah tersedia di Bank Plasma-Konservasi In Vitro Esha Flora .. klik disini..

Bagi anda yang berminat, ini merupakan peluang bisnis baru yaitu "Menjual Tanaman di Dalam Botol" dan " Bank Plasma" silahkan hubugi EshaFlora Bogor.

Pencanangan Gernas SSB Pada HUT Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia

2011-12-11T20:58:00.001-08:00

Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia (MSI) provinsi Banten terpilih sebagai tuan rumah dalam penyelenggaraan ulang tahun MSI yang ke-2, pada hari Selasa 28 Februari 2012, demikian disampaikan ketua-1 MSI Pusat H. Suharyo Husen, BSc, SE, MBA. pada rapat Pleno MSI, di Pondok Ratna Farm Bogor (23/11).

Dalam acara ulang tahun Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia tersebut (28 sd. 29 Febuari 2012) akan digelar seminar dan pameran singkong tingkat nasional. Dan akan dicanangkan “Gerakan Nasional Singkong Sejahtera Bersama (GERNAS SSB)”.

Suharyo Husen menambahkan acara HUT Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia rencana nya akan dibuka oleh Mentri Perindustrian RI. Bapak M.S. Hidayat dan akan menyampaikan ”Kebijakan Pembangunan Industri Nasional Dalam Mendukung Industri Mocaf dan Tapioka/Starch di Indonesia” dilanjutkan dengan pemotongan tumpeng oleh Ketua Umum MSI Ibu Marwah Daud dan diserahkan kepada Menteri Perindustrian dan Gubernur Banten Ratu Atut.

Para pakar dan praktisi singkong dari pemerintah dan swasta, akan diundang sebagai pembicara dalam Seminar Singkong Tingkat Nasional, rencananya antara lain Ibu Euis Saedah, Dirjen IKM, Kem. Perindustrian akan menyampaikan tentang “Bantuan teknik kepada Pembangunan Industri Mocaf dan Tapioka”.

Prof. Dr. Zainal, Dirjen BP2HP, Kem. Pertanian menyampaikan ”Dukungan Kementrian Pertanian Kepada Agribisnis Singkong untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan petani”, kemudian Dr, Ahmad Subagio, Tiga Pilar ”Industri Mocaf dalam Mendukung Diversifikasi Pangan Nasional.

Pembicara lainnya Ketua Komite Tetap Ketahanan Pangan Kadin Indonesia /Indofood sukses makmur, Franciscus Welirang dengan materi ” Mocaf dan Tapioka mendukung Feed Indonesia Feed The World”, selanjutnya Kepala Balai Besar Pengembangan Mekanisasi Pertanian, Dr Astu akan memaparkan ”Ketersediaan Teknologi didalam mendukung Pembangunan Industri Mocaf dan Tapioka/Starch di Indonesia.

Gubenur Jawa Timur, Soekarwo akan memaparkan ”Kebijakan Daerah dalam Mendukung Pembangunan Industri mocaf di Jawa Timur” selain itu juga akan di undang untuk berbicara Direktur Utama Bursa Komoditi Produk Derivatif Indonesia(BKPDI).

Selain itu akan dipaparkan dan diskusi tentang studi kasus ”Mocaf dari Trenggalek oleh Koperasi..” dan ”Tapioka Banten untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan Petani Banten” oleh Drs Aap Aptadi MBA, Ketua MSI Banten (RhP/msi)

ASEAN Small Medium Industry (SMI's) Cassava Products Festival

2011-10-17T21:48:00.000-07:00

MSI- Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia akan berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan Konferensi dan Festival Produk Singkong tingkat ASEAN yang akan diadakan tanggal 8 - 12 November 2011 di Nusa Dua Bali.

Kegiatan ASEAN Small Medium Industry (SMI's) Cassava Product Festival ini dilaksanakan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Industri Kecil dan Menengah, Kementrian Perindustrian bekerjasama dengan MSI dan lembaga terkait lainnya, dalam acara tersebut akan diselenggarakan tiga kegiatan yaitu International Cassava Conference, Business Contact, Gala Dinner dan Exhibition. (Rhp).

Simposium Diversifikasi Pangan KADIN

2011-09-28T23:43:00.000-07:00

FAO dan Bank Dunia memperkirakan akan terjadi krisis pangan pada tahun 2025. Indonesia tengah mempersiapkan ‘Feed Indonesia-Feed The World’ yang tujuannya tidak lain adalah ketahanan pangan Nasional berkelanjutan dan ekspor. Harga pangan di pasar dunia mengalami kenaikan pesat akhir-akhir ini. Kenaikan harga tersebut diyakini bukan semata-mata fenomena temporer.

‘Peningkatan penggunaan pangan untuk energi menyebabkan kenaikan harga pangan diperkirakan akan terus berlanjut; Kenaikan harga pangan mengancam pemenuhan kebutuhan manusia yang paling dasar, meningkatkan instabilitas politik dan ekonomi, dan menghambat pengentasan kemiskinan dibanyak Negara’ demikian disampakan oleh Ketua Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia (MSI) H. Suharyo Husen, B.Sc.SE.MBA yang bertindak sebagai moderator acara ‘Simposium Diversifikasi Pangan Kamar Dagang Indonesia (KADIN)’ di Jakarta (28/9).

‘Kenaikan harga seyogyanya dapat mendorong Negara produsen (Indonesia) meningkatkan produksi pangan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sendiri dan memasok kebutuhan dunia. Kesempatam ini selayaknya dapat mendorong pemanfatan potensi dan sumberdaya secara optimal bagi sebesar-besarnya kesejahteraan rakyat dan negara’.

Pada tahun 2011 terdapat peluang investasi USD 10 Milyar atau sekitar Rp. 85,40 triliun pasca pelaksanaan Forum Ekonomi Dunia untuk Asia Timur (World Economic Forum for East Asia). Memperhatikan produksi saat ini, produksi pangan di Indonesia masih dapat ditingkatkan sehingga ketahanan pangan nasional menjadi lebih kokoh dan berperan lebih besar pada penyediaan pangan dunia.

Pada pembukaannya, Fransiscus Welirang Ketua tetap Komite Ketahanan Pangan KADIN menyampaikan beberapa kriteria pangan dalam diversifikasi pangan antara lain, pilihan alternative pangan strategis sebagai sumber karbohidrat (beras, Jagung, Singkong, Sorghum, umbi-umbian, dll); Harga yang dapat bersaing atau lebih murah terhadap beras; mudah diolah secara masal di tingkat produksi, pertanian dan di tingkat rumah tangga, serta dapat diterima oleh masyarakat; bersumber dari dalam negeri; aspek keberlangsungan dan ketersediaan pangan sepanjang tahun.

Tentang singkong sebagai sumber karbohidrat dan alternative pangan yang strategis, KADIN telah menyampaikan kepada Pemerintah melalui surat ke Menko Perekonomian, tembusan Menteri Pertanian agar mendapat insentif fiskal dari pemerintah seperti beras sebagai komoditas unggulan tidak ada PPN (ditanggung Pemerintah).

Selain itu disampaikan beberapa materi lainnya yang menarik dari beberapa narasumber antara lain, ‘Kebijakan Diversifikasi Pangan dan Strategi pelaksanaannya dilapangan’ oleh Gayatri K. Rana, MSc. Kepala Pusat Penganekaragaman konsumsi dan keamanan pangan Kementrian Pertanian, ‘Strategi industri bahan pangan non beras dalam mendukung diversifikasi pangan pangan nasional’ oleh kementrian Perindustrian, ‘Studi kasus Pengembangan klastering industri mocaf dalam memperkuat diversifikasi pangan dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat pedesaan’ disampaikan oleh DR Subagyo, Ketua GAPMMI.

‘Peran Pemerintah Daerah terhadap ketersediaan sumber karbohidrat, berbasis komoditas local non beras untuk mendudukung ketahanan pangan nasional’ dibawakan oleh Kayo dari Kadin. Dan yang terakhir adalah Dr. Ir. Mariati Tamba, MM. membawakan materi ‘Diversifikasi Pangan berbasis Hortikultura’ . (Rhp)

Pengembangan Klastering Industri Agro Singkong Terpadu di Cianjur akan menyerap banyak tenaga kerja ex TKI, TKW

2011-09-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Daerah Cianjur Selatan terkenal sebagai ‘Daerah penyuplai tenaga kerja (TKI/TKW) terbesar ke Arab Saudi’ dengan adanya. Penyetopan pengiriman tenaga kerja ke arab Saudi bakal menimbulkan banyak pengangguran di Cianjur untuk itu diharapkan dengan program Clustering Industri AgroSingkong terpadu dapat menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan serta meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat daerah Cianjur.

Cianjur adalah daerah yang sangat subur, petani singkong di daerah ini dapat menghasilkan 40 kg s.d 60 kg singkong per-pohon demikian disampaikan ketua Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia (MSI) Kabupaten Cianjur, Mudrika Sudhasman SH, di kediamannya Jln Siliwangi Pasir Hayam Cianjur pada acara silaturahmi dan pertemuan pengurus MSI.

Mudrika menambahkan, masyarakat petani di Cianjur sangat antusias untuk mengembangkan proyek Klastering Industri Agro Singkong dan diharapkan pihak perbankan dapat membantu mereka dengan pinjaman kredit kepada petani (Koperasi).

Dalam acara tersebut hadir pula MSI Jawa Barat, Bandung Barat, MSI-Majalengka, dan MSI-Sukabumi. Dan Ketua MSI Pusat H. Suharyo Husen, BSc, SE, MBA menghimbau kepada masyarakat singkong Indonesia propinsi Jawa Barat, untuk segera menyusun proyek proposal dan cashflownya yang bankable dan visible dengan dibantu oleh para tenaga ahli dari MSI-Propinsi maupun MSI Pusat.

Selain itu MSI pusat menghimbau setiap daerah harus ada percontohan, minimum 1 klaster tiap kabupaten menggunakan lahan tidur 300 HA. menggunakan singkong unggul darul hidayah dan manggu

Suharyo Husen menjelaskan target MSI tidak lain adalah untuk meningkatkan kemakmuran, kesejahteraan petani. Dan MSI melalui KADIN menyampaikan surat kepada Pemerintah/Menteri perekonomian yang mengusulkan kepada pemerintah agar singkong menjadi komoditas unggulan Nasional (sama dg padi jagung dan kedelai), PPN produk-produk tepung singkong, Mocaf tidak di tanggung oleh petani.

Old Soldiers Never die, They just Fade Away (Mc Arthur)

2011-08-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

Empat puluh tahun (awal 1971-akhir 2010) adalah sebuah masa yang tidak dapat dikatakan pendek namun juga tidak dapat dikatakan panjang dalam perjalanan sebuah bangsa. Pada kurun waktu itulah sekelompok anak negeri telah membaktikan diri sebagai insan TNI Angkatan Laut, penjaga kedaulatan Negara.

Rangkaian Arung Pengabdian tersebut kaya makna, sarat pengalaman yang sungguh sayang bila terbuang percuma hanyut dalam relung hati pemiliknya dimakan usia. Oleh karena itulah disusun menjadi sebuah buku yang merangkai noktah-noktah perjuangan, yang menjadi mozaik pengabdian dari para Alumni Akabri Bagian Laut Angkatan ke V atau disebut juga dengan Akademi Angkatan Laut Angkatan XX sebagai sebuah sumbangan dalam membangun TNI Angkaan Laut dan kejayaan Negara.

Buku “Arung Pengabdian Wira Bhakti 5-74” ini mencerminkan suatu kenangan dari seluruh kebersamaan yang dirangkum dalam sebuah memori yang menjadi seolah-olah kumpulan otobiografi dan biografi singkat Alumni Akabri Bagian Laut Angkatan V/AAL XX. Disusun dalam bahasa yang popular (dengan gaya masing-masing) dan enak dibaca bagi para pelakunya, maupun bagi siapa saja termasuk generasi penerus, keluarga maupun di Angkatan Laut.

Angkatan XX Taruna Akabri Bagian Laut memiliki ke khasan tersendiri, Alumnusnya berasal dari Sumatera Utara hingga Papua. Ada yang mencapai bintang empat, tetapi ada juga yang harus puas menyandang predikat cadet. Karyanya tersebar tidak saja dilingkungan TNI, tetapi juga di Kementrian, Pemerintahaan Daerah, BUMN, Parlemen dan lain-lain tempat penugasan.

Dari buku ini banyak hal yang bisa diteladani dalam meniti kehidupan bagi generasi penerus. Semoga TNI Angkatan Laut dan Khususnya Bangsa dan Negara tercinta ini, semakin hari semakin maju dan jaya.

Jalesveva Jayamahe

'Old Soldiers Never die, They just Fade Away (Mc Arthur)'

Hari Kebangkitan Teknologi Nasional Ke-16

2011-08-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

(Tangerang, BAPETEN) Kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi telah meninggalkan cara kuno yang tidak produktif dan menggantikannya dengan mekanisme modern sebagaimana tuntutan praktis dan efisien. Dua faktor itu bahkan telah dilakukan oleh negara-negara maju. Untuk itu peringatan Hari Kebangkitan Teknologi Nasional (HARTEKNAS) yang merupakan hari bersejarah nasional, diperingati setiap tanggal 10 Agustus berdasarkan Keputusan Presiden Nomor 71 tahun 1995. Selain untuk menghargai keberhasilan putra-putri Indonesia dalam berkreasi dan berinovasi, peringatan Harteknas juga sebagai wahana menumbuhkan budaya masyarakat yang kondusif bagi tumbuh kembang Sisten Inovasi Nasional. Budaya yang mencerminkan nilai-nilai iptek yang obyektif, rasional, maju, unggul dan mandiri. Sebagai ajang sosialisasi, Harteknas juga dimaksudkan untuk secara terus menerus menstimulasi, membangkitkan daya kreasi dan inovasi yang diharapkan menjadi modal dasar dalam upaya meningkatkan kesejahteraan dan peradaban bangsa.

Tonggak sejarah peringatan Harteknas terjadi pada 16 tahun lalu, ketika Prof Dr. Ing B.J. Habibie, Menteri Riset dan Teknologi saat itu, membuat langkah besar yang ditandai dengan penerbangan perdana pesawat terbang N-250 Gatotkaca pada tanggal 10 Agustus 1995. Momentum tersebut merupakan awal kebangkitan teknologi anak bangsa. Peringatan ini juga dimaksudkan untuk menekan pentingnya menanamkan perhatian, minat dan kesadaran bangsa Indonesia sejak dini terhadap pengembangan Iptek untuk mewujudkan pembangunan nasional yang berkesinambungan.

Pada peringatan Harteknas ke-16 tahun 2011, tema yang dipilih adalah “Inovasi untuk Kesejahteraan Rakyat” bertujuan untuk menunjukan pentingnya pengembangan penelitian dan inovasi untuk disebarluaskan dan digunakan oleh masyarakat, dunia usaha, pemerintah dan para pengguna lainnya. Kegiatan riset akan memberikan dampak nyata terhadap perekonomian apabila teknologi yang dihasikan dapat digunakan dalam proses produksi barang dan/atau jasa konsumen. Oleh sebab itu, orientasi kegiatan riset dan pengembangan teknologi harus difokuskan pada upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan para pengguna. Kontribusi nyata teknologi terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi diharapkan akan meningkatkan kesejahteraan rakyat, sebagaimana yang diamanatkan oleh kontitusi.

Acara-acara atau kegiatan dalam rangka Harteknas ke-16 ini didesain untuk menimbulkan semangat dan rasa bangga pada anak-anak, remaja, masyarakat umum dan kalangan industri untuk berinovasi dan menghasilkan karya penuh kreatif, mandiri dan berdaya saing secara berkelanjutan dalam menyikapi dinamika perubahan dunia.

Melalui tema ini mitos-mitos inovasi yang salah kaprah akan hilang, seperti anggapan bahwa “Inovasi harus Mahal, Besar dan Sulit” akan dibalik menjadi “Inovasi itu menguntungkan". Inovasi-inovasi yang diunggulkan adalah yang berpihak dalam pertumbuhan ekonomi, membuka kesempatan kerja, pengentasan kemiskinan dan berwawasan lingkungan (pro growth, pro job, pro poor and pro environment).

Dalam peringatan kali ini, diadakan pameran dari berbagai institusi dan seminar serta terkait Inovasi teknologi. Dan Bapeten berkesempatan mengikuti pameran tersebut. Acara digelar tanggal 10-12 Agustus 2011 di Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang, Banten.

Dalam arahannya Presiden menyampaikan 2 hal penting “live style of the people and innovation and technologically contribution (gaya hidup dan inovasi sebagai kontribusi teknologi)”. Lima komoditas strategis yang diharapkan untuk menuju swasembada pangan/ keamanan pangan yaitu Beras, Jagung, Tebu, Kedelai dan Daging Sapi.

Presiden menambahkan pula dalam bidang energi bahwa “energy security juga menjadi fokus, karena bisa menimbulkan konflik dan peperangan di masa depan. Menuju 2045 dengan 9 miliar penduduk dunia, minyak tidak bisa diandalkan lagi sebagai energi tetapi harus didukung oleh energi baru dan terbarukan”.

Acara dihadiri oleh menteri terkait, Gubernur Provinsi Banten, para Kepala LPNK termasuk Kepala Bapeten Dr. As Natio Lasman. Acara dilanjutkan dengan Buka Puasa bersama Presiden RI dan Ibu Hj. Ani Yudhoyono.

Source: ristekgaul , http://www.bapeten.go.id, http://hakteknas.ristek.go.id/

UN: Sustainable Food Production Needed To Feed World

2011-08-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

GENEVA -- The United Nations says world food production must increase by up to 100 percent by 2050 and focus on greener methods to sustain an expected 9 billion population.

"The U.N.'s annual World Economic and Social Survey says governments must help small-scale farms thrive to keep people fed and reduce environmental harm. The the average size farm in Africa and Asia is 1.6 hectares (2.47 acres).

The survey released Tuesday said the 2007-2008 food crisis and higher food prices this year "revealed deep structural problems in the global food system" that contribute to a warmer climate and polluted land and water.

It says two-thirds of 925 million people undernourished now live in just seven countries: Bangladesh, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan."

Article from the Huffington Post:
Click here for the article.

Cara Membuat Roti dari Tepung Motekap (Mocaf)

2011-08-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

Resep Roti dari Tepung Motekap (Mocaf)

Bahan:
(50% Mocaf + 50% Terigu) 500 gram tepung Motekap. + 500 gram Tepung Terigu Protein Tinggi
2 ons gula.
2 ons blue band.
2 sendok makan susu bubuk
2 sendok teh fermipan (yeast/ragi)
garam secukupnya
600 cc air

CARA MEMBUAT ROTI MOCAF:
1. semua bahan diaduk menjadi satu dengan mixer
2. setelah kalis diberi air sedikit demi sedikit sampai tercampur semua
3. dibentuk menurut model yang diinginkan dan diberi mises, cokelat, selai, dll
4. dioven sampai matang
5. Roti siap dihidangkan

Are you the world’s most globally networked individual?

2011-08-05T22:52:00.000-07:00

Western Union launches Network Challenge to mark its 160th Anniversary

One of the world’s most globally connected companies, Western Union, is celebrating its 160th anniversary by launching a hunt for the most networked person in the world.

With more than 400,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories, Western Union has an enormous global presence.

To celebrate this unique status, Western Union is calling for Africa’s most globally connected individuals to step forward and take the Western Union® Network Challenge at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld.

The search will be fuelled by a new interactive, online Application called Your World which Western Union has created to mark its birthday. It visualises Facebook fans’ global connections and users receive a score that shows how globally connected they are. They can compare their ranking against their Facebook Friends; against others in their country and against others in the world.

Launching the Network Challenge, Western Union President and CEO, Hikmet Ersek, said:

“When we were thinking how best to celebrate our landmark 160th anniversary and the role we play in connecting people across the globe, Your World made perfect sense.

“We’re incredibly proud that people across the globe have been inviting us to be part of their lives for 160 years. Today, we’re online, on mobile and landlines, around the corner in over 400,000 Agent locations and around the clock, potentially touching the lives of one sixth of the world’s population. That gives us a privileged and unique perspective on the world.

“We wanted to find a way to give consumers their own bird’s eye view of their personal network in the world. As well as being a fun way to celebrate the power of human connectivity, Your World is going to create some fascinating insights, and perhaps encourage more of us to reach out to our fellow global citizens.”

Based on the Western Union Network Challenge, the most globally networked individual will have a unique opportunity to use his or her extensive network as a force for good.

Your World is live – to see your global connections go to ww.westernunionworld.com/yourworld and type in your Facebook log-in details.

Feed Indonesia Feed The World

2011-08-02T07:54:00.000-07:00

“Our food production must increase 70% to feed the world. This is a must, considering that by 2011 the world population will reach around 7 billion. Moreover, by 2045, there will be 9 billion people living on this planet. And over half of them will be in Asia.”

(25 January 2011, India, New Delhi, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono).

Dalam menghadapi kebutuhan pangan bagi penduduk dunia yang terus meningkat, dari sekitar 6 milyar orang tahun 2009 akan menjadi sekitar 9 milyar orang pada tahun 2050, sehingga menurut perhitungan organisasi pangan dan pertanian dunia (FAO) produksi pangan dunia harus naik 70% dari produksi saat ini, sedangkan ketersediaan lahan pertanian dunia tidak bertambah. Maka perlu langkah strategis untuk mengantisipasi kekurangan pangan yang dapat menimpa setiap saat.

Pada tanggal 28 Januari 2010, pada Seminar dan Pameran Nasional Ketahanan Pangan “Feed The World” pertama yang diselenggarakan oleh Kadin Indonesia, dengan tema: “Menuju swasembada yang kompetitif dan berkalanjutan serta mendorong produk-produk unggulan menjadi p

rimadona dunia.” Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menegaskan untuk selanjutnya visi Program dirubah menjadi “Feed Indonesia Feed The World”.

Perkembangan kebutuhan pangan dunia yang semakin meningkat, sementara Indonesia sesungguhnya memiliki potensi dalam memproduksi berbagai produk pangan merupakan peluang besar untuk menjadi negara swasembada pangan sekaligus memasok pangan dunia.

Dan perubahan pola pikir dan langkah aksi, merupakan faktor penting dalam mendukung keberhasilan pembangunan ekonomi yang tidak hanya tergantung pada pemerintah saja melainkan merupakan kolaborasi bersama antara Pemerintah dan Swasta, dalam semangat Indonesia Incorporated.

Diluncurkannya kebijakan tentang “ Master Plan Percepatan dan Perluasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Indonesia ( MP3EI ) “ dengan 22 kegiatan ekonomi utama di 6 Koridor Ekonomi yaitu : Sumatera, Jawa, Kalimantan, Bali Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi Maluku Utara, dan Papua – Maluku. Untuk pelaksanaan MP3EI sampai dengan tahun 2025 , diperkiraan dana investasi sekitar Rp 4000 Triliun. Yang harus dipikul bersama antara Pemerintah termasuk BUMN, Masyarakat dan Perusahaan Swasta .

Peluang investasi sebesar USD 10 Milyar atau sekitar Rp 85,40 Triliun pasca pelaksanaan Forum Ekonomi Dunia Asia Timur 2011 yang diselenggarakan di Indonesia. Sebanyak 14 perusahaan multinasional diikat dalam Inisiatif Pengembangan Pertanian dalam kerangka World Economic Forum (WEF) di Indonesia dengan target peningkatan produktivitas produk pangan. Ke-14 perusahaan itu memastikan untuk membeli bahan baku dari petani. Target dari kemitraan itu adalah mewujudkan komitmen 20-20-20 , yakni meningkatkan produktivitas pertanian sebesar 20 persen; menurunkan emisi karbon dioksida 20 persen, dan mengentaskan warga dari kemiskinan 20 persen di daerah.

MP3EI akan dipegang sebagai referensi dan acuan di dalam menyusun Roadmap Ededisi II dibidang Pembangunan Ketahanan Pangan ;

Peluang investasi Rp 85,40 Triliun akan dimanfaatkan didalam pelaksanaan hasil Rakor Pangan Nasional dan Feed Indonesia Feed The World II sehingga terjadi kemitraan yang saling menguntungkan antara perusahaan multinasional dengan para pengusaha nasional dan petani Indonesia dalam mencapai Swasembada Pangan Nasional Berkelanjutan.

Untuk mengantisipasi krisis dimasa selanjutnya, Kadin Indonesia bersama Pemerintah akan terus meningkatkan produksi pangan dalam negeri secara berkelanjutan. Pihak pengusaha anggota Kadin Indonesia secara konsisten akan melaksanakan hasil Rakor Pangan Nasional dan Feed Indonesia Feed The World II, khususnya akan aktif berpartisipasi di dalam proses peningkatan produksi pangan nasional, antara lain melaui pelaksanaan Food Estate yang saat ini sudah dimulai di Marauke dengan program MIFEE atau Merauke Integrated, Food and Energy Estate. Peraturan Pemerintah untuk melaksanakan Food Estate telah tersedia yang memungkinkan mengundang investor dari luar negeri dan dalam negeri.

Berdasarkan masukan dari para nara sumber yang pada umumnya para pengambil keputusan, yaitu para menteri terkait, maka Rakor Pangan Nasional menyimpulkan bahwa bottlenecking : ketersediaan lahan, infrastruktur, teknologi dan akses terhadap teknologi, pembiayaan, iklim usaha dan diversifikasi pangan, akan selalu berupaya untuk dapat diatasi secara bertahap dan konsisten oleh pemerintah.

Sumber: Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia (KADIN) ,Feed Indonesia Feed The World II

Jakarta, 26 Juli 2011

Koperasi Modern Jaya need investors for Cassava and Mocaf

2011-07-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

Koperasi Modern Jaya invite anyone who is interested, to invest in Lampung in the field of cultivation of cassava through a pattern of mutually beneficial cooperation.

With technology and experience, Koperasi Modern Jaya are capable of producing 100 tons of cassava per hectare at age 11 months. and plan to create a factory mocaf (Modified Cassava Flour)

And already have MOUs with some of the processing plant cassava in Lampung to accommodate the results of our cassava production.

Koperasi Modern Jaya provide superior cassava seedlings, fertilizers, growth hormones (ZPT), as well as the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) in order to achieve a minimum of 100 tonnes of cassava production per hectare.

For further information please contact person:

1. Ir. Sudarsono Telp / Mobile: 081379674156 (Lampung)

2. Ir. Rhino H Pranapati Telp / Mobile: 021-33339009 (Jakarta)

What is ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) ?

2011-07-13T19:56:00.000-07:00

ICC is the world business organization, a representative body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors in every part of the world. The fundamental mission of ICC is to promote open international trade and investment across frontiers and help business corporations meet the challenges and opportunities of globalization. Its conviction that trade is a powerful force for peace and prosperity dates from the organization’s origins early in the 20th century. The small group of far-sighted business leaders who founded ICC called themselves “the merchants of peace”.

ICC was founded in 1919. Today it groups hundreds of thousands of member companies and associations from over 120 countries. National committees work with their members to address the concerns of business in their countries and convey to their governments the business views formulated by ICC.

ICC enjoys a close working relationship with the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, including the World Trade Organization, the G20 and the G8.

Source: www.iccwbo.org

Menjadikan Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia yang Sejahtera

2011-07-09T19:52:00.000-07:00

Peran singkong sangat penting dalam kehidupan sekarang ini yaitu sebagai Food (sumber karbohidrat), Feed (pakan ternak), Fuel (sumber energi alternatif).

Dalam menghadapi krisis pangan dan energi, Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia (MSI) telah bersiap menghadapinya dengan membuat beberapa program kerja, antara lain dengan proyek ’Peningkatan Pendapatan petani melalui pengembangan klastering Industri Singkong’ hal ini disampaikan oleh Ketua MSI H. Suharyo Husen dan DR. Marwah Daud Ibrahim pada acara Rountable Singkong dan aneka Tepung, diskusi Masyarakat singkong indonesia bersama KADIN Indonesia dan pada tanggal 8 Juli 2011 di Jakarta.

Klastering Agroindustri Singkong sasarannya adalah Petani, Buruh tani, Pemuda/pemudi tani dengan target pendapatan Rp 5 juta s/d Rp 20 Juta per bulan, menggunakan varietas singkong Hidayah dan Mangu yang mampu menghasilkan 100 s/d 120 ton pe Ha.

Lahan yang dgunakan untuk 1 kluster adalah 300 Ha, terdiri dari 120 KK, 1 Keluarga petani menggarap 2,5 Ha. Dan di setiap kulster dibangun pabrik industri pengolahan singkong, antara lain pabrik mocaf, tapioka dan lain-lain.

Saat ini masyarakat singkong indonesia sudah terbentuk di 10 Propinsi Dengan melaksanakan proyek klustering Agroindustri singkong, target MSI tahun 2015 adalah:

1. Petani tidak menjual singkong mentah lagi

2. Petani menjual produk olahan singkong (seperti Mocaf)

3. Tidak ada lagi pertanyaan ” Berapa harga singkong?’ yang ada ”berapa harga chhips/mocaf ?

Para utusan MSI dari berbagai daerah menyampaikan informasi nya, yang menarik antaralain Ir Sudarsono (kelompok tani dari Lampung) telah menerapkan teknik budidaya tertentu yang menghasilkan singkong mangu lebih dari 180 ton/Ha.

Pada kesempatan itu juga dsampaikan beberapa materi penting lainnya yaitu ’Strategi Pengembangan Produksi aneka tepung dalam mendukung diversifikasi pangan’ yang disampaikan oleh Fransiscus Welirang Ketua APTINDO (Asosiasi produsen Tepung Terigu Indonesia), sekalagus sebagai Ketua Komtap Ketahanan Pangan KADIN.

Dari Departemen pertanian menyampaikan ’Strategi peningkatan produksi Aneka Umbi’, Ketua GAPMMI Adhi S. Lukman menyampaikan materi ’Pengembangan Industri Pangan Berbasis Singkong dan Aneka Tepung’. Dan lainnya ’Potensi pengembangan sorghum di Indonesia’ disampaikan oleh Utama Kajo.

Menjelang penutup acara diadakan diskusi dan tanya jawab dan kesimpulan nya adalah:

Petani singkong harus sejahtera, harus sejajar dengan investor, ownership pabrik pengolahan singkong sampai menjadi tepung mocaf adalah milik petani.

MSI memberikan masukan kepada pemerintah antara lain:

1. Menetapkan Singkong dan turunannya sebagai komoditi strategis

2. PPn Dihapuskan (di tanggung pemerintah)

3. Mengusulkan model Klustering Industri Singkong

Semoga pemerintah dapat segera menanggapinya, sehingga dapat membantu masyarakat singkong dan rakyat Indonesia menjadi sejahtera bersama.

Catatan Perburuan Harta Karun

2011-06-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

Peninggalan bawah air

Indonesia merupakan negara maritim yang mempunyai kekayaan bawah air. Salah satunya adalah benda-benda berupa keramik, emas batangan, uang logam, guci, gerabah, piring, gelas, mangkuk, dan patung yang ditemukan dari sisa kapal karam.

National Geographic (2001) menyebutkan tentang 7 kapal kuno tenggelam di perairan Indonesia bagian barat, terutama Selat Malaka, pada abad XVII-XX. Kapal-kapal itu adalah Diana (Inggris), Tek Sing dan Turiang (China), Nassau dan Geldennalsen (Belanda), Don Duarte de Guerra (Portugis), serta Ashigara (Jepang).

Hal itu belum termasuk kapal-kapal dagang abad III-XV yang didominasi saudagar China yang singgah atau berdagang di sejumlah pelabuhan pada zaman kerajaan di Nusantara. Misalnya, pendeta China, Yijing, mencatat kunjungannya ke Pelabuhan Sriwijaya pada abad VII untuk belajar bahasa Sanskerta.

Pada tahun 1986, dunia digemparkan dengan peristiwa penemuan 100 batang emas dan 20.000 keramik Dinasti Ming dan Ching dari kapal VOC Geldennalsen yang karam di perairan Kepulauan Riau pada Januari 1751. Penemu harta karun itu adalah Michael Hatcher, warga Australia, yang menyebut dirinya sebagai arkeolog maritim yang doyan bisnis.Percetakan Inggris, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, memublikasikan kisah petualangan dan temuan Hatcher itu dalam The Nanking Cargo (1987).

Nanking Cargo merupakan sebutan kargo kapal VOC Geldennalsen yang berisi barang-barang berharga hasil transaksi perdagangan VOC di Nanking, China.

Yang paling terkejut dengan temuan Hatcher itu adalah Pemerintah Indonesia. Bagaimana tidak, barang-barang yang dilelang Hatcher di balai lelang Belanda, Christie, senilai 15 juta dollar AS itu ditemukan di perairan Kepulauan Riau.

”Waktu itu, Pemerintah Indonesia merasa kecolongan lantaran Hatcher mengambil harta karun secara ilegal atau tidak seizin pemerintah,” kata Kepala Subpengendalian dan Pemanfaatan Direktorat Peninggalan Bawah Air Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata R Widiati di Rembang, Jawa Tengah, Selasa (18/8).

Bukan itu saja, pada 1999 di Batu Hitam, Bangka Belitung, sebuah perusahaan asing mengambil ratusan batangan emas dan 60.000 porselen China Dinasti Tang yang dilelang senilai 40 juta dollar AS. Setahun kemudian, perusahaan asing yang diduga di bawah kendali Hatcher mengangkut dan melelang 250.000 keramik China dari Selat Gelasa, Bangka Belitung, ke Nagel, balai lelang Jerman.

Ketika penjajah masuk, sebagian kekayaan Nusantara (bangsa Indonesia) telah diover alih dan dikirim ke negaranya. Sebagian lain, masih ada di tanah air. Catatan-catatan soal keberadaan harta itu tak banyak. Diantaranya dipegang para ahli waris secara turun temurun, dan tersebar diberbagai tempat. Tidak sedikit pula diantara catatan-catatan itu yang jatuh ketangan pihak ketiga. Mereka inilah yang kerap disebut pemburu harta karun.

Catata beberapa perburuan harta karun

Tahun 1966-1973

Presiden Soeharto membentuk tim untuk melacak keberadaan Dana Revolusi zaman Sukarno. Tim yang diketuai Letjen Soerjo, Ketua Tim Pengawasa3n Keuangan Negara, itu berhas3il menyelamatkan uang dan barang senilai US$ 9,8 juta. Tim itu juga menemukan rekening Soebandrio di Union Banques Suisses dan Schwe3zerische Bankgesellschaft, Bern, Swiss.

Tahun 1982=

Michel Hatcher, pemburu harta karun asa3l Inggris, memulai perburuan muatan kapal VOC, Geldermalsen, yang karam diperairan Riau pada 1752. hatcher berhasil mengeruk 150 ribu barang antik dan 225 batang emas lantakan. Diilhami temuan Hatcher, pemerintah lalu membentuk panitia nasional untuk memburu harta karun. Hasilnya tak diketahui sampai sekarang.

Tahun 1986-

Atas usul Suhardiman, saat itu Ketua SOKSI, pemerintah membentuk Tim Operasi Teladan yagn dipimpin Marsekal Pertama Kahardiman untuk memburu Dana Revolusi. Yang ditemukan tim ini justru dana di Bank Indonesia sebesar US$ 550 ribu dan Rp 1,5 miliar. Selain itu, tim ini menemukan dana US$ 250 di Bank Guyerzeller Zumont, Swiss, dan US$ 250 ribu di Bank Daiwa Securities, Tokyo.

Tahun 1998-

Seorang wanita muda, Lilik Sudarti, mengaku puny bukti dokumen kepemilikan harta karun peninggalan Sukarno di banyak bank di Swiss. Presiden Soeharto antusias dan pada 21 April 1998 mengeluarkan surat penugasan kepada Lilik untuk mencari harta karun itu. Menurut Lilik, total Dana Nusantara adalah US$ 250 miliar atau senilai Rp 2.212,5 triliun (dengan kurs 1 dolar AS = Rp 8.850) yang disimpan di 21 bank di dunia.

Tahun 2000-

Kiai Abdul Rahman mendirikan Yayasan Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah (Yamisa) dan menggembar-gemborkan adanya dana peninggalan sembilan kerajaan di Nusantara di tangannya. Ia menjaring ribuan orang dihampir seluruh Indonesia. Ia menjanjikan gaji ratusan juta rupiah bagi pengurus yayasan di cabang-cabang. Tapi, sampai sekarang, Abdul Rahman belum bisa membuktikan janjinya. Yayasan itu masih berjalan sampai sekarang.

Tahun 2001

Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid juga ternyata percaya kepada Lilik Sudarti. Ia mengeluarkan surat penugasan kepada Lilik Sudarti dan Sekretaris Neara Djohan Effendi untuk mencairkan dana peninggalan Sukarno.

Tahun 2001

Atas izin Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid, paranormal Permadi menggandeng pengusaha Harry Tanujaya dan Sudibyo Tanujaya untuk melacak Dana Revolusi. Permadi mengontak tim Spicer di Sandline International, perusahaan keamnan di London. Tapi tim dari Spicer menganggap pemerintah Indonesia tidak punya bukti kuat.

Tahun 2002

Menteri Agama Said Agil Al Munawar memimpin penggalian di sekitar Prasasti Batutulis, Bogor. Said Agil rupanya percaya kepada “orang pintar” yang membisikkan adanya harta karun peninggalan Kerajaan Pajajaran di bawah prasasti itu. Harta tak ditemukan. Said Agil dicaci banyak orang karena kekonyolannya.

Tahun 2004

Rahmawati, wanita asal Jakarta, menggali harta karun di dalam kawasan Kebun Raya Bogor. Rahmawati mendasarkan keyakinannya tentang harta karun dikawasan itu atas dasar bisikan gaib. Atas bisikan itu, Rahmawati memperkirakan terdapat emas lantakan dan peta harta karun di sekitar kawasan yang digalinya. Namun ia harus berurusan dengan polisi, karena dianggap melanggar areal yang dilindungi hukum.

Kini ....Tahun 2011 ini banyak harta karun milik rakyat indonesia yang dibawa ke Singapore.. oleh para tersangka korupsi:)

sumber :

http://ekorisanto.blogspot.com

http://rahsiakayubatudanlogam.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/harta-karun-di-indonesia/

Mocaf Flour Good For Health

2011-06-06T00:44:00.000-07:00

Motekap (Mocaf) flour is gluten free

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, and other grains,

which can cause irritation in the intestinal lining and

causes allergic reactions in many people. Moreover,

wheat flour is high in digestible carbohydrates which

may be a deterrent to people looking to lose weight.

Mocaf Recipes:

Acupuncture LoL

2011-06-05T07:15:00.000-07:00

Acupuncture is an alternative medicine that treats patients
by insertion and manipulation of needles in the body ...
Wadauuuwww..:)

Drying Technology (Drying Machine) for Mocaf

2011-05-25T00:35:00.000-07:00

Drying Machine for Mocaf (Modified Cassava Flour) Processing

Teknologi Pengeringan (Mesin Pengering) untuk pengeringan cassava /onggok dan chips mocaf

1. Mesin Pengering Kapasitas 500 kg per hari

Drying machine capacity 500 kg per day

2. Mesin Pengering Kapasitas 1000 kg per hari
Drying machine capacity 1000 kg per day

3. Mesin Pengering Kapasitas 1000 kg per Jam
Drying machine capacity 1000 kg per hour

Catatan Rhino

How To Remove Write Protection from USB Pen Drive

2011-05-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

To remove write protection:

1. Open Start Menu
2. Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.
3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

4. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0 In the Value Data Box and press OK button

5.Exit Registry

6. Restart your computer and re-connect your USB pen drive on your computer.
(Thank to Vijji)

source:http://en.kioskea.net/faq/pda-332

About Mocaf (Modified Cassava Flour)

2011-05-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

MOCAF (Modified Cassava Flour) or Motekap, is a new innovation Flour, made from cassava with lactic acid fermentation process, according to the standard (SNI 7622:2011) established by the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (download SNI Mocaf here.....)

Mocaf Flour characteristics almost the same as wheat flour (preferably white, aroma, and flavor equivalent), so mocaf can be a substitute ingredient in the manufacture of food products based on wheat flour and rice flour.

Advantages mocaf flour; good for health, easily digested because of the fermentation, are safe for the children with autism, diabetes, digestive disorders, and allergies because it is free Glutein;

Mocaf flour has a high calcium, high fiber (the highest of all the flour), low fat, contains scopoletin which may inhibit cancer cell proliferation.

The process of making mocaf flour, natural biological (organic) without any chemicals (no preservatives and dyes) and processed hygienically.

How to make Motekap flour, motekap made from cassava flour in the fermentation using enzymes / starter. to make 1 kg of flour motekap need of 3 kg of fresh cassava.

Cassava in the manufacturing process are washed and peeled and chopped in a thin layer or it could be in 'sawut' or in coarse grated, then soaked in a solution that is fermented enzyme / starter lactic acid for 12 to 24 hours.

After finishing the fermentation and then dried using a drying machine, then in crushed / in flour then so be sifted flour mocaf with 80 mesh and 100 mesh.

Aplication:

Motekap Flour or mocaf can be used to make noodles, Instant Noodles and Noodle, various types of cakes and food, cake wet and dry; lapis cakes, brownies, spongy, cake, bakery, biscuits, cookies, nastar, and kastengel; Assorted food, Meatball , Spaghetti, Naget. Pempek, crackers. And other food based on wheat flour and rice flour.

reference:

http://mocaf-indonesia.com/

http://motekap.blogspot.com/

New Flour of Gluten Free without added chemicals

2011-05-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

We would like to introduce new flour, was modiffied from cassava flour ( Mocaf).

Mocaf or Motekap (Modifikasi Tepung Ketela Pohon) New Flavors of Gluten Free, and without added chemicals that we won't use.

This flour can be made brownies, nastar, castengel, noodles etc

For order Motekap (Mocaf), and request a demo making cakes, Please contact our distributor: 621- 7650467

Demo Membuat Kue dari Tepung Motekap (Mocaf)

2011-05-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

Sosialisasi Tepung Motekap (Mocaf)

Dalam rangka sosialisasi tepung Motekap (mocaf), saya dan teman-teman memperkenalkan tepung motekap kepada masyarakat dengan cara ‘road show’ dan demo masak membuat kue dan makanan menggunakan tepung motekap atau mocaf. Demo masak membuat kue di adakan oleh ibu-ibu. Dan kami yang menyediakan tepung mocafnya.

Tanggapan dan hasilnya sungguh sangat luar biasa, pada saat kue dan makanan itu tersaji, langsung ‘disikat habis oleh ibu-ibu’ dan tepung motekap (mocaf) yang kami bawa langsung habis dibeli. Dan yang kehabisan langsung memesan kepada kami tepung motekap untuk dikirim ke rumahnya.

Setelah di perkenalan tepung motekap, membuat kue dan makan dan mencicipi sendiri hasil olahan nya ternyata ibu-ibu dan masyarakat sangat menyukai tepung motekap (mocaf) karena selain harga nya murah juga menyehatkan dan rasanya yang lezat.

Mengenal Motekap (Mocaf)

Apa itu Motekap ? Motekap adalah singkatan dari Modifikasi Tepung Ketela Pohon. atau dalam bahas inggris disebut MOCAF (Modified Cassava Flour). Adalah Tepung inovasi baru, pengganti terigu, yg diproses dari hasil fermentasi ketela pohon (singkong) dengan kualitas lebih putih, aroma, citarasa setara dengan terigu dan baik untuk kesehatan.

Ada beberapa keunggulan jenis tepung ini, seperti aroma dan citarasa mocaf setara terigu, bahan baku singkong yang tersedia cukup, sehingga kemungkinan kelangkaan produk dapat dihindari karena tidak tergantung dari impor seperti gandum.

Keunggulan tepung motekap

- Halal dan Sehat

- Bisa dikonsumsi oleh Anak Autis, penderita diabetes, gangguan pencernaan, dan alergi karena bebas Glutein

- Kalsium tinggi

- Serat tinggi (paling tinggi dari semua tepung)

- Kadar lemak rendah

- Mudah dicerna karena hasil fermentasi

- Proses secara biologis alami (organik)

- Tanpa zat kimia (tanpa pengawet dan pewarna)

- Mengandung skopoletin yg dapat menghambat proliferasi sel kanker.

Aneka Kue dan Makanan

Tepung Motekap atau mocaf dapat digunakan untuk berbagai jenis kue dan makanan:

• Kue-kue basah (kue lapis, brownies, spongy, cake dll )

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2011-04-12T05:43:00.001-07:00

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Pencak silat dying at home

2010-12-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

Despite the fact that the sport now has roots in 40 countries around the world, pencak silat, a traditional martial art, is dying a slow death in its homeland: Indonesia.

Eddie Marzoeki Nalapraya, known as the country’s father of pencak silat development, expressed hope that the government would p
rovide financial support to rejuvenate the neglected discipline.

“It is about time we received support as we’ve been building padepokan [pencak silat facilities] for the past 30 years without any assistance from the government,” Eddie said at a media conference to announce the 14th Pencak Silat World Championship to be hosted from Dec. 12 to 17 at Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia in East Jakarta.

There are hundreds of pencak silat schools scattered around the archipelago, but less than 30 padepokan are qualified to hold training sessions.

“Supporting pencak silat means both developing the sport and also preserving our culture,” Eddie said, adding that he was concerned about the Korean government’s involvement in developing taekwondo in Indonesia.

“The Korean government and Korean companies are involved in building a taekwondo hall at an Islamic boarding school in Sawangan [West Java]. They even hired a Korean taekwondo coach,” he said.

Eddie retired as chairman position of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) in 2003, after 22 years at the helm. Although not an athlete himself, Eddie was the founder of PERSILAT — the International Pencak Silat Federation —in 1981. It now has 40 countries as members.

Through the federation, Eddie popularized pencak silat at the international level by sending pencak silat coaches to teach in places such as Vietnam, Iran, Yemen, Turkey and Russia.

As countries such as Vietnam begin to master the sport, Indonesian fighters are starting to perform poorly in international competitions. At the 2009 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, Indonesian pencak silat fighters bagged only two gold medals, while Vietnam pocketed six. Pencak silat has featured at the SEA Games since 1987.

IPSI chairman Prabowo Subianto acknowledged that despite Indonesia’s hopes of becoming overall champions at the upcoming World Championship, their chances would be slimmer than in 2000, when the event was last hosted here.

Indonesia will have 28 fighters in the championships, which will feature a total of 425 athletes from 32 countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, India, Uzbekistan, the Netherlands, Russia, Germany, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

“We still wish be overall champions, but it is not a rigid target as other countries are also highly motivated [to win this event],” Prabowo said.

source: The Jakarta Post

Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY)

2010-11-29T15:24:00.000-08:00

Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) is a provincial-level autonomous region, in Indonesia. DIY is the provincial capital of Yogyakarta, a city with many predicates, both of history and potentials, such as the city struggles, culture town, university town, and city tourism.

According to the Chronicle Gianti, Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta (Java language) is the name of the granting of Pakubowono II (king of Mataram in 1719 to 1727) as a replacement name pesanggrahan Gartitawati. Yogyakarta is derived from the Kerta Yogya, Yogya a prosperous, while the mean Yogya Ngayogyakarta the prosperous and the most important. Another source said the name derived from the name of Yogyakarta (capital) city of Ayodhya in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. In everyday usage, commonly pronounced Jogja Yogyakarta (Djakarta) or Yogyakarta (Java language).

Jogja region was established on March 4, 1950 with the basic law of the Law No.3/1950 located on the island of Java in the position of 7 ° -8 ° latitude and 110 ° -111 ° BT.Luas jogja province 3142 km ² the population ± 2912611 (sensus1990 ) The Special Region of Yogyakarta's own history began in 1945. A few weeks after the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia 17 August 1945, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX issued a royal decree (better known as the Mandate 5 September 1945). The decree was issued because of the insistence of the people and see the conditions that exist in Yogyakarta at the time. A similar edict issued by Paku Alam VIII in the same day. The contents of the two decrees issued by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Paku Alam VIII, the same which the monarchy Yogyakarta integration into the Republic of Indonesia. According to the history of the integration decree was also issued by the other kingdoms in the archipelago.

It was the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX region) is, Regency Yogyakarta City (led by Regent KRT Hardjodiningrat, Sleman District (with Regent KRT Pringgodiningrat), Bantul (with Regent KRT Joyodiningrat), Gunungkidul district (with Regent KRT Suryodiningrat) , and Kulonprogo district (with Regent KRT Secodiningrat). Meanwhile, the Praja Paku Alaman region (region Paku Alam VIII) is, Paku Alaman City District (with Regent KRT Brotodiningrat), and District Adikarto (with Regent KRT Suryaningprang).

Some time later Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and Paku Alam VIII issued a joint decree (better known as Agent 30 October 1945) that it gave legislative power to the Agency Workers Local KNI Yogyakarta. This is the day after the formation of the Working Committee of the National Committee of Indonesia Yogyakarta (October 29, 1945), chaired by Saleh and deputy chairman Moch S. Joyodiningrat and Ki Bagus Hadikusumo. Since then, every edict issued by the royal party was not only signed by the kingdom, but also signed by the Working KNI Yogyakarta which symbolizes people's approval of such decree.

The name of the Special Region of Yogyakarta itself started officially used since May 18, 1946. The name was based on the edict No. 18 on Board, House of Representatives in Yogyakarta Special Region. Monarchy government continue to run until issued Law no. 3 Year 1950 on the establishment and strengthening of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Paku Alaman region as an integral part of the Indonesian State.

The name of the struggle for this city related to the role of Yogyakarta in Indonesia constellation of national struggle in the Dutch colonial era, the Japanese colonial era, as well as in the days of struggle to defend freedom. Yogyakarta had become the center of the kingdom, both the Kingdom of Mataram (Islam), the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Duchy Pakualaman. The term city to city culture is closely related to cultural relics of high value during these kingdoms which still remain intact. This title is also associated with many centers of arts and culture. The name says Mataram which is widely used today, is nothing but a pride in the glory of the kingdom of Mataram.

The term of Yogyakarta as a tourism city shows its potential in the field of tourism. Yogyakarta is the second largest tourist destination after Bali. Various types of tourism developed in this region, such as nature tourism, historical tourism, cultural tourism, educational tourism, even, more recently, tourist nights. Predicate as a student city relating to the history and role of this city in the world of education in Indonesia. In addition to the availability of a variety of different levels of educational facilities in the province, in Yogyakarta there are many students from various regions in Indonesia.

Besides the above predicates, history and status of Yogyakarta is interesting to observe. The name of the region use the term DIY at once its status as a Special District. Status of Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta with respect to trace the history, both before and after the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

The constitution [udang-udang dasar] that had been drafted by the PPKI preparatory committee, and announced on the 18th, is adopted (UUD 45). Sukarno is declared President, Hatta is declared Vice-President. PPKI (originally BPUPKI, founded under the Japanese occupation the previous March) is remade into KNIP (Central Indonesian National Committee). KNIP [KNIP: Komite nasional indonesia pusat]. is the temporary governing body until elections can be held. The new government is installed on August 31.

The Patih (chief advisor) of Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogya [Yogyakarta] dies, no successor chosen, Sultan takes charge of his own affairs, begins to institute reforms in Yogya

"Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogya was an early supporter of the new Republic"

source:

http://community.gunadarma.ac.id/user/halimatusadiah/blogs
ariawijaya.com), book RUPL (Drs.Sucipto Suntoro)
http://www.geschichteinchronologie.ch/as/indon/Gimon_chron1945-1950.htm

Why I love Islam: Lauren Booth defiantly explains why she is becoming a Muslim

2010-11-26T08:28:00.000-08:00

Daily Mail

By Lauren Booth

It is the most peculiar journey of my life. The carriage is warm and my fellow passengers unexpectedly welcoming. We are progressing rapidly and without delay. Rain, snow, rail unions, these things make no difference to the forward rush.

Yet I have no idea how I came to be on board nor, stranger still, quite where the train is heading, apart from this: the destination, wherever it might be, is the most important place I can imagine.
I know this all seems gloriously far-fetched, but really it is how I feel about my conversion, announced last week, to Islam.

'My father was an alcoholic so if I'm going to avoid the stuff what could be better?'

Although the means and mechanisms that brought me to this point remain mysterious, the decision will determine every aspect of my life to come as firmly as the twin rails beneath that exhilarating express.

Asked for a simple explanation of how I, an English hack journalist, a single working mother, signed up to the Western media's least-favourite religion, I suppose I would point to an intensely spiritual experience in an Iranian mosque just over a month ago.

But it makes more sense to go back to January 2005, when I arrived alone in the West Bank to cover the elections there for The Mail on Sunday. It is safe to say that before that visit I had never spent any time with Arabs, or Muslims.

More...'I would do anything for Cherie. Lauren? I don't even love her': Tony Booth reveals the diverse emotions he feels for two of his daughters

The whole experience was a shock, but not for the reasons I might have expected. So much of what we know about this part of the world and the people who follow Mohammed the Prophet is based on disturbing - some would say biased - news bulletins.

So, as I flew towards the Middle East, my mind was full of the usual 10pm buzzwords: radical extremists, fanatics, forced marriages, suicide bombers and jihad. Not much of a travel brochure.

My very first experience, though, could hardly have been more positive. I had arrived on the West Bank without a coat, as the Israeli airport authorities had kept my suitcase.

Walking around the centre of Ramallah, I was shivering, whereupon an old lady grabbed my hand.

Back in the day: Lauren and her father looking close before she her interest in Islam grew
Talking rapidly in Arabic, she took me into a house on a side street. Was I being kidnapped by a rather elderly terrorist? For several confusing minutes I watched her going through her daughter's wardrobe until she pulled out a coat, a hat and a scarf.

I was then taken back to the street where I had been walking, given a kiss and sent warmly on my way. There had been not a single comprehensible word exchanged between us.

It was an act of generosity I have never forgotten, and one which, in various guises, I have seen repeated a hundred times. Yet this warmth of spirit is so rarely represented in what we read and see in the news.

Over the course of the next three years I made numerous journeys to the occupied lands which were once historic Palestine. At first I went on assignments; as time went by, I started travelling in solidarity with charities and pro-Palestinian groups.

I felt challenged by the hardships suffered by Palestinians of all creeds. It is important to remember there have been Christians in the Holy Land for 2,000 years and that they too are suffering under Israel's illegal occupation.

Gradually I found expressions such as ‘Mashallah!' (a phrase of gratitude meaning ‘God has willed it') and ‘Al Hamdillilah!' (akin to ‘Hallelujah') creeping into my everyday speech. These are exclamations of delight derived from the 100 names of God, or Allah. Far from being nervous of Muslim groups, I started looking forward to meeting them. It was an opportunity to be with people of intelligence, wit and, above all else, kindness and generosity.

I'm going to take a break here to pray for ten minutes as it's 1.30pm. (There are five prayers each day, the times varying throughout the year depending on the rising and setting of the sun.)

I was in no doubt that I had embarked on a change of political understanding, one in which Palestinians became families rather than terror suspects, and Muslim cities communities rather than ‘collateral damage'.

Tony Booth with the only daughter he is said he is proud of, Cherie Blair
But a religious journey? This would never have occurred to me. Although I have always liked to pray and, since childhood, have enjoyed the stories of Jesus and the more ancient prophets that I had picked up at school and at the Brownies, I was brought up in a very secular household.

It was probably an appreciation of Muslim culture, in particular that of Muslim women, that first drew me towards a broader appreciation of Islam.

How strange Muslim women seem to English eyes, all covered up from head to toe, sometimes walking behind their husbands (although this is far from universally the case), with their children around their long skirts.

By contrast, professional women in Europe are happy to make the most of their appearance. I, for example, have always been proud of my lovely blonde hair and,
yes, my cleavage.

It was common working practice to have this on display at all times because so much of what we sell these days has to do with our appearance.

Yet whenever I have been invited to broadcast on television, I have sat watching in wonder as the female presenters spend up to an hour on their hair and make- up, before giving the serious topics under discussion less than 15 minutes' attention. Is this liberation? I began to wonder just how much true respect girls and women get in our ‘free' society.

In 2007 I went to Lebanon. I spent four days with female university students, all of whom wore the full hijab: belted shirts over dark trousers or jeans, with no hair on show. They were charming, independent and outspoken company. They were not at all the timid, soon-to-be-forced-into-marriage girls I would have imagined from what we often read in the West.

At one point they accompanied me to interview a sheikh who was also a commander with the Hezbollah militia. I was pleasantly surprised by his attitude to the girls. As Sheikh Nabil, in turban and brown flowing robes, talked intriguingly of a prisoner swap, they started butting in. They felt free to talk over him, to put a hand up for him to pause while they translated.

HOW WE BROKE THE STORY AND WHAT LAUREN'S CRITICS SAID
‘There is quite a lot that could be said about anyone who converts to Islam in Iran under the impression that it is less inhumane than New Labour, but as a piece of theatre, Lauren Booth's conversion could hardly be beaten.'
Andrew Brown's blog,
The Guardian

‘I can't help but feel a pang of sorrow that an educated female from the free West, however well-intentioned, wants to embrace a religion whose hardline adherents appear to have so little respect for women.'
Jan Moir, Daily Mail

‘Can you really claim to have converted to Islam when you've only read the first 60 pages of the Koran? What if you don't like the ending?'
High Street Ken diary,
The Independent

‘A woman, choosing to act as a front for a gang of thugs who uphold the punishment of death by stoning for adulteresses. This is surely Stockholm Syndrome gone gaga.'
Julie Burchill, The Independent

‘It's baffling how a journalist could visit a country with Iran's appalling human rights record and not be moved to report on the injustices suffered by its people.'
Peyvand Khorsandi,
Evening Standard

‘Could I start a fund for a full veil?'
Janet Street-Porter, Daily Mail

In fact, the bossiness of Muslim women is something of a joke that rings true in so many homes in the community. You want to see men under the thumb? Look at many Muslim husbands more than other kinds.

Indeed, just yesterday, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia rang me and only half-jokingly introduced himself as ‘my wife's husband'.

Something else was changing, too. The more time I spent in the Middle East, the more I asked to be taken into mosques. Just for touristy reasons, I told myself. In fact I found them fascinating.

Free of statues and with rugs instead of pews, I saw them rather like a big sitting room where children play, women feed their families pitta bread and milk and grandmothers sit and read the Koran in wheelchairs. They take their lives into their place of worship and bring their worship into their homes.

Then came the night in the Iranian city of Qom, beneath the golden dome of the shrine of Fatima Mesumah (the revered ‘Learned Lady'). Like the other women pilgrims, I said Allah's name several times while holding on to the bars of Fatima's tomb.

When I sat down, a pulse of sheer spiritual joy shot through me. Not the joy that lifts you off the ground, but the joy that gives you complete peace and contentment. I sat for a long time. Young women gathered around me talking of the ‘amazing thing happening to you'.

I knew then I was no longer a tourist in Islam but a traveller inside the Ummah, the community of Islam that links all believers.

At first I wanted the feeling to go, and for several reasons. Was I ready to convert? What on earth would friends and family think? Was I ready to moderate my behaviour in many ways?

And here's the really strange thing. I needn't have worried about any of these things, because somehow becoming a Muslim is really easy - although the practicalities are a very different matter, of course.

For a start, Islam demands a great deal of study, yet I am mother to two children and work full-time. You are expected to read the Koran from beginning to end, plus the thoughts and findings of imams and all manner of spiritually enlightened people. Most people would spend months, if not years of study before making their declaration.

People ask me how much of the Koran I've read, and my answer is that I've only covered 100 pages or so to date, and in translation. But before anyone sneers, the verses of the Koran should be read ten lines at a time, and they should be recited, considered and, if possible, committed to memory. It's not like OK! magazine.

This is a serious text that I am going to know for life. It would help to learn Arabic and I would like to, but that will also take time.

I have a relationship with a couple of mosques in North London, and I am hoping to make a routine of going at least once a week. I would never say, by the way, whether I will take a Sunni or a Shia path. For me, there is one Islam and one Allah.

Adopting modest dress, however, is rather less troublesome than you might think. Wearing a headscarf means I'm ready to go out more quickly than before. I was blushing the first time I wore it loosely over my hair just a few weeks ago.
Luckily it was cold outside, so few people paid attention. Going out in the sunshine was more of a challenge, but this is a tolerant country and no one has looked askance so far.

Change of lifestyle: Lauren enjoying a drink with Chris Evans at the 1998 Labour conference
A veil, by the way, is not for me, let alone something more substantial like a burka. I'm making no criticism of women who choose that level of modesty. But Islam has no expectation that I will adopt a more severe form of dress.

Predictably, some areas of the Press have had a field day with my conversion, unleashing a torrent of abuse that is not really aimed at me but a false idea of Islam.

But I have ignored the more negative comments. Some people don't understand spirituality and any discussion of it makes them frightened. It raises awkward questions about the meaning of their own lives and they lash out.

One of my concerns is professional. It is easy to get pigeonholed, particularly if I continue to wear a headscarf. In fact, based on the experience of other female converts, I'm wondering if I will be treated as though I have lost my mind.

I've been political all my life, and that will continue. I've been involved in pro-Palestinian activism for a number of years, and don't expect to stop. Yet Britain is a more tolerant country than, say, France or Germany.

I'm well aware that there are plenty of Muslim women who have great success on television and in the Press, and wear modest but decidedly Western dress.
This is hardly a choice for me, though. I am a newcomer, still getting to grips with the basic tenets. My relationship with Islam is different. I am in no position to say that some bits of my new-found faith suit me and that some bits I'll ignore.

There is a more profound uncertainty about the future, too. I feel changes going on in me every day - that I'm becoming a different person. I wonder where that will end up. Who will I be?

I am fortunate in that my most important relationships remain strong. The reaction from my non-Muslim friends has been more curious than hostile. ‘Will it change you?' they ask. ‘Can we still be your friend? Can we go out drinking?'

The answer to the first two of those questions is yes. The last is a big happy no.
As for my mother, I think she is happy if I'm happy. And if, coming from a background of my father's alcoholism, I'm going to avoid the stuff, then what could be better?

Growing up in an alcoholic household with a dad who was violent, has left a great gap in my life. It is a wound that will never heal and his remarks about me are very hurtful.

We haven't seen each other for years, so how can he know anything about me or have any valid views about my conversion? I just feel sorry for him. The rest of my family is very supportive.

My mum and I had a difficult relationship when I was growing up, but we have built bridges and she's a great support to me and the girls.

When I told her I had converted, she did say: ‘Not to those nutters. I thought you said Buddhism!' But she understand now and accepts it.

And, as it happens, giving up alcohol was a breeze. In fact I can't imagine tasting alcohol ever again. I simply don't want to.

Wrapping up: Sister of Cherie Blair wears the traditional Hijab headwear since she has converted to Islam
This is not the time for me to be thinking about relationships with men, either. I'm recovering from the breakdown of my marriage and am now going through a divorce.

So I'm not looking and am under no pressure to look.

If, when the time came, I did consider remarrying, then, in accordance with my adopted faith, the husband would need to be Muslim.

I'm asked: ‘Will my daughters be Muslim?' I don't know, that is up to them. You can't change someone's heart. But they're certainly not hostile and their reaction to my surprising conversion was perhaps the most telling of all.

I sat in the kitchen and called them in. ‘Girls, I have some news for you,' I began. ‘I am now a Muslim.' They went into a huddle, with the eldest, Alex, saying: ‘We have some questions, we'll be right back.'

They made a list and returned. Alex cleared her throat. ‘Will you drink alcohol any more?'

Answer: No. The response - a rather worrying ‘Yay!'
‘Will you smoke cigarettes any more?' Smoking isn't haram (forbidden) but it is harmful, so I answered: ‘No.'

Again, this was met with puritanical approval. Their final question, though, took me aback. ‘Will you have your breasts out in public now you are a Muslim?'

What??

It seems they'd both been embarrassed by my plunging shirts and tops and had cringed on the school run at my pallid cleavage. Perhaps in hindsight I should have cringed as well.

‘Now that I'm Muslim,' I said, ‘I will never have my breasts out in public again.'

‘We love Islam!' they cheered and went off to play. And I love Islam too.

Haji Tubagus Chasan Sochib The jawara, Pendekar from Banten

2010-11-21T15:17:00.000-08:00

The Jawara and Pencak Silat Culture

The Sundanesse term Jawara points to central tensions within pencak silat culture between issues of knowledges, power, authority and criminality. In common usage the world jawara has the meaning of a”champion”, an expert at fighting, or indeed anyone who has made a name for themselves in a particular field. In contemporary Sundanese society it is often interchanged with jago, jeger, garong and preman, covering a range of meanings from ‘champion’ and ‘tough’ through to ‘robber’ and ‘ hoodlum’.

The Pendekar is the pinnacle of pencak silat culture. Traditionaly it has been an honorific title conferred by society upon a master, not only due to martial skill, but also attributes. More recently the term has become an official title conferred by IPSI (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia). The development of a hierarchical grading system among modern perguruan, modeled largely upon the Japanesse belt system, awards the title to those who have achieved a high level technical proficiency in a particular style. In both cases there has been a secularization of a title that has traditionally had semi-religious connotations. Unlike ‘jawara’, it has remained devoid of connotations of criminality. The pendekar was a repected pillar of the community, and in the ideal a living embodiment of traditional values : [The pendekar is] an example of wise and noble human, a moral and virtuous human, a leader who devout perceptive, trustworthy, reliable and swift.

Within jawara culture in Banten there is also a differentiation between “Black magic” and “white Magic” jawar. Those who traced a lineage to past jawara and sought to continue it through their own offspring were ‘white’, whereas those with no identifiable lineage were ‘black’. The existence of a lineage was crucial to the legitimization of jawara
Within his community. The lineage acted as a type of ‘contract’ of accountability to pre-esthablished norms. The linking thread between the two types of jawara was the possession of supernatural power (Sd:kasakten). To have supranatural power meant to also have political and social power.

The ambivalent attitude shown by villager towards the often-excessive behavior of the jawara was perhaps due to ideas regarding power as something homogenous and constant. From this perspective the jawara was someone to fear and respect, but not judge. Howoever considering the the differentiation made between ‘black and ‘white’ jawara it seems likely that the ‘ambivalence’ was a survival strategy. Those who informed on or resisted the demands of the jawara were dealt with harshly. With nowhere to turn. Except perhaps other jawara, villagers often had little choice but to acquiesce. Illegality has always been considered as part and parce of jawara culture. Whilst the pendekar, who may start out as a jawara, was also a man of power, he was one who had transcended the self-interest (Ind:pamrih) that dominates the jawara.

The jawara, Pendekar Banten and ‘management à la Banten’
Persatuan Persilatan Pendekar dan Seni Budaya Banten Indonesia (PPPSBBI) is the most influential armed organization of the Banten province (Indonesia). According to its leader, H. Tubagus Chasan Sochib, it is composed of 500000 local martial art (penca) practitioners, located in 15 provinces. The organization is managed by 300 « strong men » (jawara), who have the status of contractors and who coordinate enterprises in the domains of tourism, industries, real estate, roads and irrigation.

To understand the process that has led to the creation of Pendekar Banten, we have to consider the characteristics of the region historically. Revolts against the authority of outside oppressors have been commonplace in Banten. These revolts were encouraged by local religious authorities (kiai and ulama) and spread by jawara.

During President Suharto‘s New Order regime (1965-1998), PPPSBBI was formed to consolidate and unite potential sites of resistance to the authority of the state. Local jawara and ulama were co-opted into the New Order‘s political party, Golkar. With the formation of the organization, local jawara were brought together in support of national sovereignty. Chasan, the Bantenese jawara of the jawara, was appointed to unite contested loyalties in support for the central leadership of the New Order regime. His deep magic knowledge (ilmu batin), his skills in martial art (penca) and invulnerability attract Allah‘s favors (wahyu) and set his notoriety among bantenese people. Chasan contributed to the creation of the Banten province status in 2000, and his daughter, Ratu Atut Chosiyah is the Banten current governor.

The development of PPPSBBI‘s commercial and financial activities is mainly based at the micro level upon a « management à la Banten ». According H. Chasan‘s perspective, bantenese people efforts and hard work will help the province to impose itself as a model for Indonesia. Taking up this way of managing, comparing armed battle to Jihad, mobilizing charismatic religious figures, the organization justifies its position and politics.

H. Chasan uses to legitimate his authority and the ideological aspects of conceptions of Bantesese identity that draw on tradition, bravery, courage and honor.

Referensi:
- Ian Douglas Wilson, The Politics of Inner Power: The Practice of Pencak Silat in west Java, School of Asian Studies Murdoch University, Wester Australia, 2002
- Gabriel Facal, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, ASEASUK CONFERENCE SWANSEA 11-13 SEPT, 2009

Happy Eid-ul-Adha - 1431

2010-11-17T02:49:00.000-08:00

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh ('Peace be upon you')

Dear All My Muslim Brothers & Sisters, Facebook-ers, Bloggers, and all onliners friend
I wish you a very happy Eid ul Adha 1431 H.

May Allah have mercy on us and you, and forgive us and yous & ease the suffering of all people around the globe.

Walaikumssalaam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Indonesia cheers Obama on Asia tour

2010-11-10T18:47:00.000-08:00

U.S. President Barack Obama says more needs to be done to repair the United States' relationship with the Muslim world.Full Story...

Obama came to Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index Print record good news for the Indonesian economy for Obama's arrival in Indonesia. Like the Indonesian media coverage about Obama coming to Indonesia is mentioned that the performance of the Composite Index (JCI) closed shiny even scored a new record in the history of the Indonesian capital market.

In trading Tuesday (9 / 11), stock index closed up 38.221 points (1.03%) to the level of 3737.484. LQ 45 Index rose 7.461 points (1.09%) to a level of 690.261. This achievement is the highest record in history of the Indonesian stock market. Previously, the highest level printed on 8 November 2010 in which stock index closed at 3,699.26 level.

Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) close higher 38 points , with the strengthening of seed stocks in various sectors. The index had weakened in early trading by 0.13% down to 3694 levels. However, the index reversed course and immediately shot up until the afternoon session record new highs in 3739, before it finally closed in 3737 figures.

Vice President of Research PT Valbury Securities Nico Omer Jonckheere, inability of the index scored a new record was also driven by the euphoria of the arrival of U.S. President Barrack Obama to Indonesia.

Bloggers and the Formation of the ASEAN Community 2015

2010-11-08T19:04:00.000-08:00

On May 22, 2010 at the Hotel Inna Simpang, Surabaya, Directorate General for ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Community Blogger Surabaya (Tugu Pahlawan.com) has organized seminars and Dissemination Implementation of the ASEAN Charter and the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015. Acting as a speaker was Ambassador Hazairin Pohan, while the speaker of the bloggers were dr. Raden Ajeng Purwaningsih (Ajengkol) and Abdul Ghofur (Gempur). Present as the participants were the bloggers from Surabaya, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Malang, and Gresik.

ASEAN was chosen as the theme of the seminar because, since the development of ASEAN cooperation, especially after the signing of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December 2010, ASEAN become an organization completely new, with clear legal rules and have legal personality. Equipped with motto “one vision, one identity, one community” ASEAN continues to move toward the establishment of an ASEAN Community in 2015.

The opening of the ASEAN Charter explicitly mentions public commitment (We, the Peoples) of the ASEAN member countries to accelerate the establishment of the ASEAN Community based on three pillars, namely political and security cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation. Those commitment is once again reinforce the ASEAN Declaration Concord II (Bali Concord II) generated during the 9th ASEAN Summit in Bali, in October 2003, when Indonesia became the Chairman of ASEAN.

To realize an ASEAN Community in 2015, there are many things we need to integrate ASEAN intensively, especially in the early implementation of the ASEAN Charter which are still to be formulated together related to Rules and Regulations

Through the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN countries are trying to grow a sense of friendship and began to develop a sense of us. However, at the same time, ASEAN faced with challenges resulting from global environmental changes and internal dynamics of ASEAN.

In that context, it is deemed necessary to promote the development of ASEAN to the people from all ASEAN member countries so that they are not only involved in the ‘ASEAN decision-making process’, but also attractive and feel the benefits of implementing the charter referred to in the future.

Currently, there is a perception that ASEAN is an organization that tends to be exclusive and elitist orientation. To remove such a view is required the steps planned to be measured and these perceptions are not ‘persist’. The community must be an understanding that the society that will ultimately benefit from ASEAN cooperation programs now and in the future.

In line with efforts to increase awareness of ASEAN, bloggers have an important role, both as a personal as well as community members in using the blog medium to disseminate information effectively on various matters related to ASEAN’s development through the blog as a “new media”.

Any news and information delivered via the blog will be a valuable reference, not only limited to the concerned blog readers but also for society as a whole. news and information provided may be a reference means for the next action plan. By preaching the things happening around us, writing on blogs and social networking media, make blogs and social media as a “new voice” with an egalitarian spirit in it that provide a useful contribution to society.

In this regard, it can be understood if the Directorate General of ASEAN cooperation invited Blogger Community to participate and encourage the dissemination of ASEAN’s development efforts to enhance the community’s commitment in Indonesia. In respond, Bloggers Surabaya Community welcomed these initiatives and believes that bloggers can act through socio-cultural pillars, especially regarding the Promoting of ASEAN awareness and sense of community. In this regard, bloggers can serve as a shaper of public opinion and mass mover in addressing the problems of intra-regional. Blogger has a strategic role and can act as an “ambassador-ambassador” in cyberspace.

From the implementation of seminars and socializing, it appears that the attention of bloggers on ASEAN’s development is quite high. Hence the initiative’s Foreign Ministry, in this case Directorate General of ASEAN cooperation need to be implemented on an ongoing basis to various communities of other bloggers in various areas. In addition, needs to consider the need for the establishment of an ASEAN Community Blogger, where the Foreign Ministry can act as a facilitator.

Sorce: http://aseanblogger.com/?p=18

Pray for indonesia

2010-10-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

Tsunami in Indonesia kills over 100 as earthquake triggers waves

A quake-triggered tsunami on Monday has left more than a hundred people dead. Scores are missing and houses have been destroyed with hundreds seeking refuge in shelters. Around 20 people have been injured by hot ash and rocks as a volcano has begun to erupt in Indonesia.

Scientists had warned that pressure building beneath Merapi's lava dome could trigger one of the most powerful blasts in years. Indonesia sees frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.

How to Create a mobile WAP site for your blog ?

2010-10-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

What is WAP ?
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open international standard for application-layer network communications in a wireless-communication environment. To enable easy fast delivery of relevant information and services to mobile users. Click Wikipedia (mobile) to view Wikipedia on a mobile device

A WAP browser is a commonly used web browser for small mobile devices such as cell phones or PDAs, developed to allow a realistic browsing experience to users. Given then, the inherent physical and technical limitations of these devices such as size and data transfer speeds, new code was created, and the WAP browser accesses websites written in, or dynamically converted to, WML (Wireless Markup Language).

What type of devices will use WAP?
Handheld digital wireless devices such as mobile phones, pagers, two-way radios, smartphones and communicators -- from low-end to high-end.

WAP is designed to work with most wireless networks such as CDPD, CDMA, GSM, PDC, PHS, TDMA, FLEX, ReFLEX, iDEN, TETRA, DECT, DataTAC, Mobitex and GRPS. WAP is a communications protocol and application environment. It can be built on any operating system including PalmOS, EPOC, Windows CE, FLEXOS, OS/9, JavaOS etc. It provides service interoperability even between different device families

How to create your own WAP site?
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How to detect high-risk PayPal Phishing Emails

2010-10-15T03:09:00.000-07:00

By: conabiz

Today I received this email from service@paypal.com with the subject: "Your PayPal account has been limited". It was marked with "High importance". It sounds serious, doesn't it? I've seen many PayPal phishing emails before, but this one looked reliable.The sender email address looked legitimate: service@paypal.com, unlike popular phishing senders' style such as: paypal@imphishinghere.com (this is an example email address)
I opened the email and saw the PayPal logo. On the right, there was a box "Protect your account info" with a valid link to http://ww.paypal.com, that even provided "Security Tips" at the secured link: https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips.

Figure 1: This email seems to be reliable

Wait a minute! This email was sent to the email address support@restaurantgiveback.com. But I have no PayPal account associated with this email address! Something is wrong.

Also it said "Dear Paypal member". It did not have my name, or my business name. This is evidence of phishing. PayPal always starts its emails with "Hello [Name]" or "Dear [Name]".

I found the activation link, scrolled mouse over it, and the real hyperlink popped up: (this is a MS Outlook feature). Important: I did not click on the link.

Figure 2: The activation link is fraudulent

The link actually pointed to http://tosuper.com/blablabla, not PayPal. It took me another 5 seconds to Google this hyperlink, http://topsuper.net, and figured out it is 100% phishing. This phish was reported on May 21, 2010. A new-born baby phish!

Figure 3: This is a verified phish

By the way, a friend of mine also received this email on the same day:
------------------
From: PayPal
To: myfriend@email.com (real email address has been changed)
Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 2:44:03 PM
Subject: Customer Notice

Dear PayPal Customer,
Your online account has been locked due to unusual activity.
Please click to unlock your account, and continue using PayPal services.
-----------------
This email was sent from notifications@pp.com. It is NOT something@paypal.com, so you can quickly know to be careful.
PayPal always includes your name. It should never read "Dear Paypal Customer".
The hyperlink "click" led you to http://webservice-pp.com. Again, this is NOT authorized PayPal website.

What is Phishing? Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication (Source: Wikipedia).

A few take-aways:
If you receive an email from your bank, credit card organization, or PayPal, please check the following:
* Verify your name: Phishing emails usually start with general names "Dear PayPal member", or "Dear customer".
* Verify the sender email address: Phishing email addresses are often similar to the organization email address, but not the same. E.g. notifications@paypal.com v.s. notifications@pp.com. However in some cases, phishing can use Fake SMTP to fake the exact email addresses.
* Verify the recipient email address (your email): Phishing experts crawl on the Internet for email addresses, and sent their messages to all email addresses that they found. If your email address is not the dedicated email address for your account at the organization that sent the email, it is more than likely it is a phishing email.
* Prior to logging in, verify the website. The phishing website can look exactly the same as the site you want to enter, but will have a different domain.
* Finally, if you are still unsure if that is a legitimate site, call the organization to verify.
Also, note that PayPal is popular phishing target!

If you are not familiar with phishing, you may become a real FISH and lose money. So I hope that this post has been of help to you and you avoid future problems.
For those of you who have additional comments or recommendation, I welcome your feedback!

Mike Le
About the Author
Conative Business Inc is a Website and Online Marketing company founded in 2007 in New York City, providing high-end website design, online marketing, and web security solutions. In under 2 years we have grown into a company with offices in New York City and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We have various clients throughout the United States, who are networking organizations, celebrities, restaurants, and other businesses. Visit http://www.conabiz.com (ArticlesBase SC #2463510)
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Cara mudah membuat pupuk kompos dari sampah rumah tangga

2010-10-13T06:46:00.000-07:00

Jika hoby merawat tanaman hias, sering kali kita harus membeli pupuk, kini harga pupuk semakin mahal saja. Harga pupuk kompos di toko pertanian berkisar Rp 5.000 s/d 15.000, per 5 kg Sedangkan sekarung harganya Rp.30.000. Padahal kita dapat membuat sendiri pupuk kompos di rumah, dengan bahan baku limbah/ sampah yg ada di rumah kita.

Bahan baku
Ada dua jenis sampah yaitu organik dan anorganik. yang termasuk sampah organik dan bisa dijadikan bahan kompos adalah sampah coklat (daun kering, rumput kering, serbuk gergaji, serutan kayu, sekam, jerami, kulit jagung, kertas yang tidak mengkilat, tangkai sayuran) dan sampah hijau (sayuran, buah-buahan, potongan rumput segar, daun segar, sampah dapur, ampas teh/kopi, kulit telur, pupuk kandang). Sedangkan yang masuk kelompok sampah anorganik adalah plastik, stereoform, kertas (mengkilat), logam, kaca dll. dipisahkan saja itu “jatah nya pemulung”

Alat dan bahan
Alat yang dibutuhkan adalah tempat memproses sampah menjadi kompos (komposter). Macam-macam jenisnya, ada yang terbuat dari batako, gentong plastik, keranjang (keranjang takakura) ataupun karung. Bahan yang digunakan untuk mengurai sampah menjadi kompos adalah starter, yaitu mikro organisma pengurai.

Stater siap pakai seperti EM4 (effective microorganism 4) bisa dibeli di toko pertanian dengan harga sekitar Rp. 13.000 s/d Rp 15.000. per botol 1 liter. atau kita dapat membuat starter sendiri dengan cara sederhana:
1. Nasi (baru maupun basi) dibentuk bulat sebesar bola ping-pong sebanyak 4 buah.
2. Diamkan selama tiga hari sampai keluar jamur yang berwarna kuning, jingga, dan abu-abu.
3. Bola nasi jamuran kemudian dimasukkan ke dalam botol/wadah plastik.
4. Tuang air satu gayung yang sudah dicampur gula sebanyak empat sendok makan ke dalam botol/wadah yang berisi nasi jamuran.
5. Diamkan selama satu minggu. Campuran nasi dan air gula tersebut akan berbau asem seperti tape/peuyeum. Starter sudah bisa digunakan untuk membuat kompos, dengan cara dicampur air. Perbandingan stater dengan air sebesar 1:5.

Cara membuat kompos
Metode (metoda Keranjang Takakura) :
Satu keluarga dengan jumlah anggota keluarga sebanyak 7 orang dapat menggunakan keranjang standar (lihat gambar) dengan starter 8 kg Sampah rumah tangga yang diolah di keranjang ini maksimal 1,5 kg per hari.

1. Siapkan keranjang yg berlubang-lubang kecil dan tempatkan pada tempat yang teduh, tidak kena hujan dan sinar matahari langsung serta memiliki sirkulasi udara yang bagus. Letakkan penyangga (batu bata atau bisa yang lain) pada bagian bawah keranjang agar aliran udara bisa masuk.
2. Masukkan sekam kedalam suatu wadah dan tempatkan pada bagian bawah keranjang, berfungsi untuk menyerap air, mengurangi bau dan mengontrol udara agar mikroba berkembang dengan baik.
3. Cari kardus bekas masukan kedalam keranjang di atas bantalan sekam untuk menampung bahan-bahan yang akan dikomposkan.
4. Isi wadah dengan starter atau kompos kurang lebih setebal 5 cm. Kompos berfungsi sebagai starter proses pengomposan karena di dalamnya terkandung mikroba-mikroba pengurai.
5. Masukkan bahan yang akan dikomposkan. Bahan-bahan yang akan dikomposkan sebelum dimasukkan ke keranjang harus dipotong kecil-kecil ukuran 2 cm x 2 cm. Semakin kecil ukuran akan semakin cepat terurai. Jika terlalu basah, tambahkan sekam atau serbuk kayu gergajian. Aduk-aduklah setiap selesai memasukkan bahan-bahan yang akan dikomposkan. Bila perlu tambahkan selapis kompos yang sudah jadi. Agar kompos beraroma jeruk, anda bisa menambahkan kulit jeruk ke dalam keranjang.
6. Untuk memastikan proses pengomposan berjalan, letakkan tangan kita 2 cm dari kompos. Bila terasa hangat, dapat dipastikan proses pengomposan bekerja dengan baik. Jika tidak, percikkan sedikit air untuk memicu mikroorganisme bekerja. Bisa jadi kompos terlalu kering sehingga memerlukan air.

Lakukan kegiatan tersebut berulang-ulang selama 40 - 60 hari. Bahan yang telah menjadi kompos akan berwarna hitam, tidak berbau dan tidak becek.

Cara Panen
Bila kompos di dalam Keranjang Takakura telah penuh, ambil 1/3-nya dan kita matangkan selama seminggu di tempat yang tidak terkena sinar matahari secara langsung. Sisanya yang 2/3 bisa kita gunakan kembali sebagai starter untuk pengolahan berikutnya.

Selain mengunakan wadah keranjang kita bisa juga membuat pupuk kompos dengan ”metode karung” yaitu menggunakan karung sebagai wadah nya.

Selamat mencoba.... kalau mau di jual .. silahkan bungkus dengan plastik atau karung ukuran 5 kg..... semoga bermanfaat.

Mencegah penipuan dengan Hipnotis atau Gendam

2010-09-30T06:51:00.000-07:00

Bagaimana Caranya Menghindari Penipuan Melalui Ilmu Gendam ? Berikut ini beberapa tips untuk menghindari kejahatan Hipnotis yang dilakukan melalui ilmu gendam :

1. Jangan membiarkan pikiran kosong ketika berada di daerah umum. Pikiran kosong dapat mengakibatkan gerbang telepathic terbuka, sehingga pihak lain dapat dengan mudah menyampaikan pesan secara telepathic.
2. Waspadalah jika tiba-tiba timbul rasa kantuk yang tidak wajar, ada kemungkinan bahwa seseorang yang bermaksud negatif sedang melakukan "telepathic forcing".
3. Bagi mereka yang memiliki kebiasaan "latah", sebaiknya jangan bepergian ke tempat umum tanpa teman. Mereka yang mempunyai kebiasaan "latah" cenderung memiliki gerbang bawah sadar yang mudah dibuka paksa dengan bantuan kejutan (Shock Induction). Hal yang sama juga berlaku bagi mereka yang mudah terkejut.
4. Jangan mudah panik jika tiba-tiba ada beberapa orang yang tidak dikenal mengerumuni anda untuk suatu alasan yang tidak jelas. Sekali lagi jangan mudah panik! Karena rasa panik akan mempermudah terbukanya gerbang bawah sadar anda!
5. Jangan mudah panik jika tiba-tiba ada seseorang yang menepuk bahu anda! Usahakan agar pikiran dan panca indera anda tetap aktif ke seluruh lingkungan! Jangan terfokus pada ucapan-ucapan orang yang menepuk anda! Segera berpindahlah ke daerah yang lebih ramai!
6. Jika secara tiba-tiba, tanpa alasan yang jelas, dada anda terasa sesak, dan diikuti dengan perut agak mual, dan kepala sedikit pusing, waspadalah karena mungkin ada seseorang tengah mengerahkan energi gendam! Segera lakukan "grounding", yaitu meniatkan membuang seluruh energi negatif ke bumi (cukup visualisasi) .
7. Jika terjadi hal-hal yang mencurigakan, segera sibukkan pikiran anda, agar tetap berada di frekwensi yang mengakibatkan efek Hipnotis tidak dapat bekerja! Antara lain dengan : berdoa dalam hati, menyanyi dalam hati, atau memikirkan hal-hal yang berat!
8. Akhirnya, tanamkan terus menerus di dalam diri anda, bahwa Hipnotis tidak akan bekerja bagi mereka yang menolaknya! Hal ini juga berlaku untuk ilmu gendam!

Catatan : Tips ini disampaikan oleh Ir. Yan Nurindra, seorang pakar Hypnotis yang sangat menguasai metode Western Hypnosis maupun Traditional Hypnosis

Tambahan: dari pengalaman saya pernah terhindar dari hipnotis " ada orang tak dikenal menepuk bahu saya, kebetulan saya menepuk kembali bahu orang tersebut " akhir nya malah dia bingung mau ngapain.... terus dia buru2 kabur cari mangsa lain:)

foto : By unselfishbuddy, The Smart Brain

Happy Eid Mubarak 1431 H

2010-09-19T18:34:00.000-07:00

"Kami Sekeluarga mengucapkan Selamat Idul Fitri dan Mohon Maaf Lahir batin"
Happy Eid Mubarak 1431 H

Kevin Macdonald on Life In A Day

2010-07-24T03:34:00.000-07:00

Today is the day to make film history
Film a moment, or the moments, that make up your day, or the day of someone you know. Whether mundane or extraordinary, serious or playful. You can shoot multiple videos or just one. You might record a sunrise, your commute to work, your familiy meal, an afternoon prayer. You decide.

Answer Kevin's Questions:
If you wish, you can shoot an additional video answering one or all of these questions to help complete Kevin's vision for the film:
- What do you Love ?
- What do you fear?
- What makes you laugh?
- What's in your pocket? is there a stpry behind any of the objects?

UPLOAD Your Videos:
Upload your video(s) betwen July 24 and July 31 by clicking on the "submit" tab, which will appear on the life in a day channel on July 24, and following the instructions

MV Rachel Corrie the ships in the international aid Gaza Freedom Flotilla

2010-06-04T05:35:00.000-07:00

Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer operator while trying to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian doctor's home. One of the ships in the convoy just attacked by Israel, is named for her.

Rachel Corrie, the 22-year old peace activist from Washington State, who attempted to stop a bulldozer operated by the Israeli military from demolishing homes and other buildings in Gaza. Rachel was struck and killed. Some witnesses claimed she was struck deliberately, but an Israeli inquiry found her death to be an accident.

The MV Rachel Corrie is one of the ships in the international aid Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was attacked by Israeli naval forces on May 31, 2010. Nine activists were killed when Israeli naval commandos boarded six vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy on Monday.

The Rachel Corrie`s trip to Gaza is sponsored by two non-governmental organisations, from Ireland and Malaysia. On board is Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire and former United Nations deputy secretary-general Denis Halliday. Also on board are a group of Malaysians sponsored by the former prime minister of Malaysia (Perdana Global Peace Organisation - PGPO).

Nine activists were killed when Israeli naval commandos boarded six vessels in a humanitarian aid convoy on Monday.

European diplomats have been engaged in talks with senior Israeli foreign ministry officials to allow an Irish-owned humanitarian aid vessel to deliver supplies to the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli daily Haaretz.. Ireland has also asked Israel to allow the Irish-owned ship to break the Gaza blockade.

Its cargo includes cement, medical equipment, toys and printing paper. "We don`t want to be heroes or martyrs, but we have to keep going ahead,? activist Jenny Graham told the Irish daily, The Belfast Telegraph.

Source :
- Salem-News.com, Bernama.com, Antara.com

Foto :
- Salem-News.com

The Qur'.aan and Noah’s Ark

2010-06-02T19:01:00.000-07:00

Quran 11-44. And it was said: "O earth! Swallow up your water, and O sky! Withhold (your rain)." And the water was diminished (made to subside) and the Decree (of Allaah) was fulfilled (i.e. the destruction of the people of Nuh (Noah). AND IT (THE SHIP) RESTED ON MOUNT JUDI, and it was said: "Away with the people who are Zalimuun (polytheists and wrong-doing)!"

For a full documentary on the discovery of Noah's Ark please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCvzG... ,

Martin Wroe, LONDON - Noah’s Ark has been found on the Turkish-Iranian border, 32 kilometres from Mount Ararat, according to the leader of a team of scientists that has been investigating the site for six years.

The Turkish government is so convinced by the findings that, after years of intransigence, it has designated the site one of special archaeological interest and agreed to its excavation next summer.
The remote site contains a buried, ship-like object, resting an altitude of 2,300 metres. At 170 metres long and 45 metres wide, it conforms almost exactly to the 300 cubit by 50 cubit boat that God told Noah to build, according to Genesis 6 in the Bible. On surrounding terrain, the American and Middle Eastern scientists have identified huge stones with holes carved at one end, which they believe are “drogue-stones,” dragged behind ships in the ancient world to stabilise them. Radar soundings indicate unusual levels of iron-oxide distribution.

Salih Bayrakiutan, head of geology at Turkey’s Ataturk University, estimates the age of the ‘vessel’ at more than 100,000 years. “It is a man-made structure and for sure it is Noah’s Ark.” The site is directly below the mountain of Al Judi, named in the Koran as the Ark’s resting place.

David Fasold, an American shipwreck specialist with no religious affiliation, has led the investigation. He says subsurface radar surveys of the site have produced “very good pictures.” “The radar imagery at about 25 metres down from the stern is so clear that you can count the floorboards between the walls.”

He believes the team has found the fossilised remains of the upper deck and that the original reed substructure has disappeared. But the findings have infuriated the scores of Christian Ark-hunters who travel to Turkey, convinced the Ark will only be found on Mount Ararat.

Fasold, who calls himself an “Arkologist,” also argues that it was not a great flood that pushed the Ark into the mountains. He says it was “an astronomical event causing a tectonic upheaval, a tidal bore causing gravitational pull in the ocean waters that forced the boat into the mountains.”

Some of Fasold’s team of geophysicists and geologists are reserving final judge ment until the excavation and carbon-dating. But in a British TV series on the environment next month, team member Vendyl Jones, a Middle East archaeologist and inspiration for film character Indiana Jones, says it is “between maybe and probably” that they have found Noah’s Ark. - The Observer newspaper, 16 January1994

source : http://www.fatwa-online.com/aboutislaam/0020101.htm

Katakanlah: "Kalau sekiranya lautan menjadi tinta untuk (menulis) kalimat-kalimat Tuhanku, sungguh habislah lautan itu sebelum habis (ditulis) kalimat-kalimat Tuhanku, meskipun Kami datangkan tambahan sebanyak itu (pula)".
QS. al-Kahfi (18) : 109

Silaturahmi - Keutamaan dan Anjuran Melaksanakan nya

2010-04-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

Oleh Syaikh Khalid bin Husain bin Abdurrahman
Penerjemah Mohammad Iqbal Ghazali

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang

Segala puji bagi Allah Rabb semesta alam, tidak ada permusuhan kecuali kepada orang-orang zalim, dan kesudahan bagi untuk orang-orang yang bertaqwa. Shalawat dan salam semoga selalu tercurah kepada Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam yang terpercaya. Semoga Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala memberikan rahmat kepadanya, keluarga dan sahabatnya, dan kesejahteraan yang banyak, amma ba’du:

Saudaraku seiman: sesungguhnya silaturrahim termasuk ibadah kepada Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala yang paling baik dan ketaatan yang paling agung, kedudukan yang tertinggi dan berkah yang besar, serta yang paling umum manfaatnya di dunia dan akhirat.

Maka silaturrahim merupakan kebutuhan secara fitrah dan sosial, yang dituntut oleh fitrah yang benar dan dicenderungi oleh tabiat yang selamat. Sesungguhnya sempurnalah dengannya keakraban, tersebar kasih sayang dengan perantaraannya, dan merata rasa cinta. Ia adalah bukti kemuliaan, tanda muru`ah, mengusahakan bagi seseorang kemuliaan, pengaruh, dan wibawa.

Karena alasan itulah berlomba-lomba padanya orang-orang mulia yang berakal, maka mereka menyambung (tali silaturrahim) kepada orang yang memutuskan dan memberi kepada orang yang tidak mau memberi, serta bersifat santun kepada yang bodoh. Tidaklah nampak muru`ah kecuali ada padanya tali kekeluargaan yang disambung kembali, kebaikan yang diberikan, kesalahan yang dimaafkan, dan uzur yang diterima.

Manfaat Silaturahim
• Memperkuat kasih sayang dan menambah rasa cinta, serta memperkokoh ikatan kekeluargaan.
• Menambah umur, memakmurkan negeri, menambah keberkahan rizqi, dan memelihara kesudahan yang buruk.
• Silaturrahim merupakan ketaatan kepada Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala dan ibadah besar, serta petunjuk takutnya hamba kepada Rabb-Nya.

Orang yang memutuskan tali silaturrahim membuat sial masyarakat yang dia tinggal padanya. Dari Abdullah bin Abi Aufa radhiyallahu ‘anhu, ia berkata, ‘Aku mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam bersabda:

لاَ تَنْزِلُ الرَّحْمَةُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيْهِمْ قَاطِعُ رَحِمٍ

“Rahmat tidak turun kepada kaum yang pada mereka ada yang memutuskan silaturrahim.”[19]

Sumber : http://www.islamhouse.com/p/179677

Pencak Silat: An Indonesian Perspective Realities & Philosophies

2010-04-09T01:06:00.000-07:00

By OYONG KARMAYUDA S.H.

if we review the previous discussion, we can conclude that pencak silat involves four different functions: the development of mental and spiritual faculties, the mastery of self-defence, its aesthetic quality and its sporting element. If we view pencak silat as a unit, then all four of these functions become the different aspects or dimensions of pencak silat.

An aspect or dimension is the observable façade of particular object. Thus, if pencak silat is that object in question, it has four faces of the same shape and measurement. All four can be differentiated but cannot be separated and creates a solid unity of function. Pencak silat with all four aspects and philosophies is taught to prospective members of society through selection, endurance trials and tests of will because of the danger involved if it were to be mastered by the irresponsible.

These screening processes are directly connected to the prospective student’s mental attitude. Pencak silat is taught with the intention to develop a human being who is both physically and spiritually fit. The underlying hope and ambition is that a man, as a result of that education, may become a model member of society, exemplified for his virtuous attitude, behaviour and actions. Such a model, when idolised by other members of society, will create a people which possess a sense of togetherness, camaraderie and responsibility. A society of such quality becomes social capital for investment and has the potential to reap returns in the form of a peaceful, mannered, ordered, developed, just and tranquil society. Therefore, the goal of pencak silat education is to create pure human and social ambition in accordance with the endorsed values of society.

The title pendekar in pencak silat is given to those who have mastered the skill of self-defence,is of pure character and is eloquent in speech or action. Because of this, the pendekar in society is not only respected, but is modelled. The pendekar is not only a pencak silat figure, but also a figure of society. With his charisma and vision, the pendekars play a role in social life as the driving force to realise the ambitions of a utopian man and society.

The perguruan that is established and run by these pendekars are educational institutions that are highly regarded by society; as noble as the pesantren (religious learning institutions). There are many pesantrens which are simultaneously pencak silat perguruan. Because of its high regard, being a student and member of the pencak silat perguruan becomes a proud and honourable matter.

This pride and honour strengthens the spirit and resolve of the alumni (graduates) of the perguruan to practice the perguruan’s teachings in their daily lives and for the benefit of their society. The graduates of these perguruan also establish new perguruan in their own local neighbourhoods.

Through this, the pencak silat perguruan expands and pencak silat spreads over a wide area. When analysed from its attributes and objectives, pencak silat, the culture that spawned it and the philosophy that permeates it as well as its aspects as a unity, is in reality the material, spiritual and physical education that molds a human being of character. Every perguruan has its own philosophy, some of which are represented in their perguruan names and salutations. Generally, these philosophies take on the form of ideas regarding morality, ethics, agenda and religious teachings.

Some perguruan later summarise these ideas into pledges, oaths or covenants which bind the perguruan’s members, whether it be oral or written. Others even develop these summaries into slogans. The Tapak Suci perguruan for example, decided their slogan thus: “With faith and good character, I am strong, without faith and good character, I am weak”. The Setia Hati perguruan aside from developing the idea as a covenant with the perguruan, also uses it in its philosophy.

In reality the philosophy of pencak silat, also regarded as the noble virtues of pencak silat, are ingrained specifically and intensively into the students. This specificity and intensity can be observed in the theoretical examinations on perguruan philosophy, aside from those that test knowledge of physical self-defence techniques, as a prerequisite for its students to achieve elevation of grade or conclusion of studies.

This is due to the fact that each student is expected to become a better member of society than its other members. This privilege is gained from obedience and practice of society’s endorsed values.

Upon close observation, it is common for the philosophy of pencak silat as taught by perguruans to generally contain religious, ethical and moral teachings. These teachings are ingrained in the human being to develop budi pekerti luhur. In the human soul, budi is the covert aspect, while pekerti is the overt aspect. Both of them are in unity. If a similitude of a plant is used, budi is the root and pekerti is the trunk.

According to Professor M. M. Djojodiguna in his book Asas-asas Sosiologi (The Foundations of Sociology), Budi is the singular of budaya (culture). Budi is the stylings of man’s soul; its elements creativity, perseverance and sense. This ‘soul styling’ can be defined as an affinity, creativity as thought, intellect or mind, perseverance as desire,drive or motivation; sense as feelings, emotions and aspirations.

Budi can be defined as the unity of thought, desire and sense that guides a human being, while pekerti is the manifestation of budi, observable by others. Budi is ethics and pekerti is character,

while the meaning of luhur can be defined to mean of an exalted ideal, nobility or virtue. In turn, budi pekerti communicates and interacts with other human beings through attitude, conduct and action. Budi pekerti luhur then automatically exists and is reflected in the praiseworthy attitude, conduct and action in accordance with social view. Praiseworthiness means that communication and interaction creates harmony, peacefulness, togetherness, orderliness, progress, justice and tranquility in society.

Therefore, budi pekerti luhur is the manifestation, the reality of the pencak silat philosophy. Thought, contemplation, opinion and debate in pencak silat philosophy revolves around the molding of budi pekerti luhur and the practice of a manifest form and its spread in social life by the provision of a status and role to the human being as a creature of God, an individual creation and a universal creation.

The forming of budi pekerti luhur in itself has to begin with the molding of creativity, perseverance and sense, that is the forming of thought, intellect, orientation, vision and opinion, the forming of desires, urges, motivation and stimulation, plus the shaping of emotional feelings and appreciation of things of value and high quality according to social views.

The barometer for this is the social perception or view which is based on highly regarded social,moral and religious values. Its manifest form has to correspond with the status of the human role. Thus the manifest form has to be related to religious virtues, personal virtues, social virtues and universal virtues, all of which are luhur. This means that humanity as God’s creation has to obey and execute consequently and consistently the values of divinity atau religiousity, whether vertically or horizontally. Vertically, it is incumbent upon him to worship God as appreciation for his existence. This is done continuously according to agenda of religion.

Horizontally, it is incumbent upon him to practice God’s teachings and religion in his personal and social life. Man has to show and practice obedience to religion, not only in his religious life but also in his personal and social life. His actions and norms in every effort and activity, has to always be guided and directed to stay steadfastly on God’s Path. All of this can be described as taqwa and iman to God

Source : http://www.malaysilat.org

Tembang Ilir-Ilir - karya Kanjeng Sunan Kalijogo

2010-04-07T16:16:00.000-07:00

Lir-ilir, lir-ilir

Tandure wong semilir
Tak ijo royo-royo
Tak sengguh temanten anyar
Cah angon cah angon
Penekno blimbing kuwi
Lunyu-lunyu penekno
Kanggo mbasuh dodod ira
Dodod ira dodod ira
kumitir bedah ing pinggir
Dondomono jlumatana
kanggo seba mengko sore
Mumpung padang rembulane
mumpung jembar kalangane
Yu suraka …….. surak hija

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Silahkan simak lirik tembangnya melalui irama gending jawa Ilir – Ilir di http://uploads.bizhat.com/file/310275

‘Makna Tembang ilir-ilir’
Tembang ini sering dianggap sebagai tembang dolanan atau lagu yang dinyanyikan saat bermain-main oleh anak-anak pada saat terang bulan. Bahkan di daerah Jogja dan sekitarnya tembang ini dinyanyikan pada saat bermain Nini Thowok, atau Jalangkungan.
Tak banyak yang menyadari bahwa sesungguhnya tembang ini bukan sekedar tembang dolanan biasa. Ada makna mendalam terkandung dalam tembang sederhana ini. Sekalipun demikian tidak ada yang tahu pasti siapa yang menciptakan tembang ini. Karena tembang ini sudah ada sejak ratusan tahun lalu.

Ada yang berpendapat penciptanya adalah salah seorang dari Wali Sanga atau Sembilan Wali yang terkenal sebagai para penyebar Islam di tanah Jawa. Dari kesembilan waliyullah itu ada dua orang yang disebut-sebut sebagai penciptanya yaitu Sunan Ampel dan Sunan Kalijaga.
Pendapat itu bisa dimengerti, dilihat dari kedekatan Sunan Kalijaga dengan budaya Jawa dan fakta bahwa beliaulah pencipta beberapa kesenian Jawa yang digunakan sebagai alat syiar agama Islam, maka bisa dianggap bahwa Sunan Kalijagalah yang merupakan pencipta tembang ini.

Berikut ini adalah penjabaran dari makna yang terkandung dari tembang Ilir-ilir itu, baik berupa makna harfiah atau terjemahan langsungnya dalam bahasa Indonesia (BI), maupun makna sesungguhnya (MS) yang tersirat di dalamnya.

Ilir-ilir, Ilir-ilir, tandure (hu)wus sumilir
(BI) Bangunlah, bangunlah, tanamannya telah bersemi
(MS) Kanjeng Sunan mengingatkan agar orang-orang Islam segera bangun dan bergerak. Karena saatnya telah tiba. Karena bagaikan tanaman yang telah siap dipanen, demikian pula rakyat di Jawa saat itu (setelah kejatuhan Majapahit) telah siap menerima petunjuk dan ajaran Islam dari para wali.

Tak ijo royo-royo, tak sengguh temanten anyar
(BI) Bagaikan warna hijau yang menyejukkan, bagaikan sepasang pengantin baru
(MS) Hijau adalah warna kejayaan Islam, dan agama Islam disini digambarkan seperti pengantin baru yang menarik hati siapapun yang melihatnya dan membawa kebahagiaan bagi orang-orang sekitarnya.

Cah angon, cah angon, penek(e)na blimbing kuwi
(BI) Anak gembala, anak gembala, tolong panjatkan pohon belimbing itu.
(MS) Yang disebut anak gembala disini adalah para pemimpin. Dan belimbing adalah buah bersegi lima, yang merupakan simbol dari lima rukun islam dan sholat lima waktu. Jadi para pemimpin diperintahkan oleh Sunan Kalijaga untuk memberi contoh kepada rakyatnya dengan menjalankan ajaran Islam secara benar. Yaitu dengan menjalankan lima rukun Islam dan sholat lima waktu.

Lunyu-lunyu penek(e)na kanggo mbasuh dodot (s)ira
(BI) Biarpun licin, tetaplah memanjatnya, untuk mencuci kain dodot mu.
(MS) Dodot adalah sejenis kain kebesaran orang Jawa yang hanya digunakan pada upacara-upacara atau saat-saat penting. Dan buah belimbing pada jaman dahulu, karena kandungan asamnya sering digunakan sebagai pencuci kain, terutama untuk merawat kain batik supaya tetap awet.

Dengan kalimat ini Sunan Kalijaga memerintahkan orang Islam untuk tetap berusaha menjalankan lima rukun Islam dan sholat lima waktu walaupun banyak rintangannya (licin jalannya). Semuanya itu diperlukan untuk menjaga kehidupan beragama mereka. Karena menurut orang Jawa, agama itu seperti pakaian bagi jiwanya. Walaupun bukan sembarang pakaian biasa.

Dodot (s)ira, dodot (s)ira kumitir bedah ing pingggir
(BI) Kain dodotmu, kain dodotmu, telah rusak dan robek
Saat itu kemerosotan moral telah menyebabkan banyak orang meninggalkan ajaran agama mereka sehingga kehidupan beragama mereka digambarkan seperti pakaian yang telah rusak dan robek.

Dondomana, jlumatana, kanggo seba mengko sore
(BI) Jahitlah, tisiklah untuk menghadap (Gustimu) nanti sore
(MS) Seba artinya menghadap orang yang berkuasa (raja/gusti), oleh karena itu disebut ‘paseban’ yaitu tempat menghadap raja. Di sini Sunan Kalijaga memerintahkan agar orang Jawa memperbaiki kehidupan beragamanya yang telah rusak tadi dengan cara menjalankan ajaran agama Islam secara benar, untuk bekal menghadap Allah SWT di hari nanti.

Mumpung gedhe rembulane, mumpun jembar kalangane
(BI) Selagi rembulan masih purnama, selagi tempat masih luas dan lapang
(MS) Selagi masih banyak waktu, selagi masih lapang kesempatan, perbaikilah kehidupan beragamamu.

Ya suraka, surak hiya
(BI) Ya, bersoraklah, berteriak-lah IYA
(MS) Disaatnya nanti datang panggilan dari Yang Maha Kuasa nanti, sepatutnya bagi mereka yang telah menjaga kehidupan beragama-nya dengan baik untuk menjawabnya dengan gembira.
Demikianlah petuah dari Sunan Kalijaga lima abad yang lalu, yang sampai saat ini pun masih tetap terasa relevansinya. Semoga petuah dari salah seorang waliyullah kenamaan ini membuat kita semakin bersemangat dalam menjalankan ibadah kita di bulan yang penuh rahmat ini. Amin, amin, amin.

sumber:
Achmad Chodjim - Sunan Kalijaga: Mistik dan Makrifat
Bambang Kuncoro - Makna Tembang Ilir ilir
Darwis Suryantoro - Membedah Tembang Ilir-Ilir

Meningkatkan Ketahanan Pangan dengan Memproduksi tepung MOTEKAP

2010-03-31T17:49:00.000-07:00

Masalah utama bangsa Indonesia saat ini
Bangsa kita yang mayoritas agraris/ nelayan, tahun ini import pangan Rp.50 triliun/tahun (Kompas 24/08/2009) dan cenderung naik tiap tahunnya seirama dengan pertumbuhan penduduk. Jenis bahan pangan yang diimport terutama terigu dari daratan Amerika.

Menurut Rektor Unika Atmajaya, saat ini lebih dari satu juta sarjana S-1 tidak tertampung di lapangan kerja dan tiap tahun akan meningkat. Dipedesaan, sarjana/calon sarjana semakin hari semakin membeludak dan mayoritas tak mau tinggal di desa karena penghasilannya rendah.

Pada umumnya, hasil riset para peneliti terhenti sebagai laporan dan disimpan di rak buku. Sesungguhnya tenaga dan waktu para tenaga peneliti (terutama para pensiunan), sangat memungkinkan untuk mengoptimalkan sumber daya manusia (SDM) dan sumber daya alam (SDA) di pedesaan guna menjawab/menyelesaikan permasalahan di atas. Tentunya, bilamana mereka paham permasalahan yang ada dan mendapat dukungan pendanaan.

Sebagaimana kita ketahui, Iptek (dari tingkat rendah hingga tingkat tinggi) dan ekonomi kita dikuasai oleh bangsa asing, bangsa kita hanya menjadi pasar. Urbanisasi terus melaju, di desa desa kekurangan tenaga kerja sementara di pusat kota kelebihan penduduk yang dicirikan banyak kemacetan, padatnya kawasan kumuh dll. Satu jam kemacetan di kota besar, berapa ton bahan bakar dibuang cuma cuma dan berapa besar kerugian atas keausan komponen kendaran dan siapa yang diuntungkan ?.

Tekat pemerintah Indonesia saat ini adalah mengutamakan ketahanan pangan, berikutnya energi dan lain lainnya. Indonesia punya lahan tegalan, lahan Perhutani dan Inhutani yang sangat luas dan cocok untuk produksi singkong. Produksi singkong nasional dari tahun ke tahun meningkat (sumber BPS: 19,4 juta ton pada 2004 dan 20,3 juta ton pada 2008) yang saat ini banyak dimanfaatkan untuk pati tapioka dan etanol.

Sesuai program pemerintah pada penguatan hasil inovasi dan pangan, PT.KIPTI (Karya Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi Indonesia) dengan Ipteknya (mesin pengering hasil inovasinya dan enzim pembentuk tepung modifikasi ketela pohon) segera terjun dibidang pengolahan ketela menjadi pangan yang bermartabat yaitu tepung MOCAF (Modified Cassava Flour) atau MOTEKAP (MOdifikasi TEpung KetelA Pohon) sebagai pengganti TERIGU.

PT. KIPTI yang berkedudukan di Gedung 410, Kawasan Puspiptek Serpong, menawarkan kesempatan berwirausaha secara berjama’ah untuk kemaslahatan dan kejayaan anak bangsa dengan memproduksi tepung MOTEKAP. Tepung mocaf sudah dirintis sejak 2005 oleh Koperasi Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi di Trenggalek yang diikuti oleh PT. Bangkit Cassava Mandiri ( 2008, di Trenggalek), selanjutnya oleh PT. Sangga Buana Sejahtera (2008, Sukabumi), CV. Fajar Bersaudara (Pati) dan pengusaha di Magelang, Ciamis, Lampung dan lainnya yang semuanya mempunyai masalah utama di sistem pengering berkapasitas besar. Dengan adanya masalah tersebut, PT.KIPTI telah siap memproduksi mesin pengering kapasitas 3 ton/jam dengan merk “HARSISTO”.

Sebagaimana yang telah kita ketahui, agar semua bisnis bisa aman dan langgeng maka peran pasar harus kuat, peran menejemen harus tertip/kuat dan sehat, terapan teknologi harus proven dan mantap, ketersediaan bahan baku harus terjaga dalam kondisi stabil, kontinyu dan berkualitas. Tidak kalah penting, maksud dan tujuan bisnis ini adalah mendapatkan rezeki yang halal toyiban yang berlimpah.

sumber : Kipti

Cara Download Video Facebook Di Browser Firefox dan IE

2010-02-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

Catatan Cara Download atau save Video Facebook Dengan Browser Internet Explorer (IE)

1. Pilih dan play Video Facebook yang ingin download hingga selesai.
2. Setelah selesai, pada browser IE bagian atas klik menu Tools -> Internet Options -> Settings > View Files.
3. Disitu terdapat file yang berukuran besar dengan tipe deskripsi unknown (tidak di ketahui) dan nama file yang panjang.
4. Copy dan paste file itu ke lokasi manapun misal ke My Documents, Drive D atau terserah anda
5. Rename, Lalu klik kanan pada file tersebut dan pilih Rename dengan akhiran .flv, contohnya: VideoFaceboo.flv
6. Lalu download VLC Media Player atau FLV player untuk memainkan video Facebook yang anda download.
7. Selesai

Download atau save Video Facebook Dengan Browser Mozilla Firefox:

1. Play Video di Facebook yang ingin download hingga selesai.
2. Lalu menuju drive C:\ > Documents and Settings > USER > Local Settings > Application Data > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles
3. Lalu ikuti langkah yang sama seperti point 3 hingga 6 dari tutorial simpan Video Facebook di IE .

Cara Mudah Membuka Account PayPal

2010-02-02T21:31:00.000-08:00

Apa sih Paypal ?

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PayPal memudahkan melakukan transaksi di Internet. Cukup dengan memakai ID berupa alamat email, kamu langsung bisa menerima atau membayar dalam beberapa mata uang (konversi kurs otomatis) .

Proses withdraw (penarikan uang, untuk Indonesia) juga relatif mudah. Kamu tinggal memasukkan nomor rekening bank (bank di Indonesia). Nantinya, uang yang ada di PayPal bisa ditransfer langsung ke rekening bank kamu.

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What is Pencak Silat ?

2010-01-31T17:10:00.000-08:00

Pencak Silat is the martial art of Indonesia. It is an effective form of self-defense, in which the user employs among others punches, chops, kicks, clamps, leg sweeps and scissors techniques. Pencak Silat is characterized by graceful execution, distraction of the opponent with threatening moves and rapid surprise attacks.

But Pencak Silat is more than just a form of self-defense or a fighting art. It is a complete system of personal development, with its own philosophy and code of ethics. As such, it can serve as a development path for those who wish to practice this fighting art.

In Indonesia, some 16 million people practice one of the approximately 800 styles of Pencak Silat, a number of which have spread outside Indonesia in the second half of the 20th century.

Concepts
Opinions vary as to the exact meaning and origin of the terms “Pencak” and “Silat”, most likely because of the large number of languages spoken in the Indonesian Archipelago.

“Pencak” is usually explained as “skilful and specialized body movements”. In this sense, the term can refer to the exercise itself as a form of gymnastics, which is not by definition intended for self-defense.

“Silat” literally means “to hit” or “to defend”. This could be derived from “Bersilat’ which is formed from the components “Ber” (to do) and “Silat” (to fight). In short, Silat refers to the application of the Pencak for self-defense.

All combined, “Pencak Silat” can be translated as “to fight using specialized body movements”.

"Pencak Silat is a martial art with a unique blend of arts, cultures and sports"

History
The accuracy of this legend cannot be substantiated but the fact that pencak silat is attributed to a woman is thought to indicate their prominence in ancient Southeast Asian society.

Srivijaya had control of the Melaka Straits, making it one of the most powerful kingdoms in the history of Southeast Asia. Its reign encompassed what are now Sumatra, Singapore, western Borneo, peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. The empire was also a centre of learning and religion, attracting scholars and holymen from around the Southeast Asian region. More than a thousand Buddhist monks were living and studying in Srivijaya-ruled Sumatra alone. Among them were Javanese, Siamese, Malays, Chams and Khmers. This not only allowed pencak silat to spread throughout the archipelago but also brought the art into contact with what would become sibling fighting systems.

While Srivijaya dominated the coastal areas, the Sanjaya (or Mataram) and Sailendra kingdoms ruled central Java. Pencak silat especially flourished in Java which is now home to more different styles than any other Indonesian islands. In the 1200s, Srivijaya was defeated by the Cholas of south India. This was followed by the decline of the Sailendra and Sanjaya kingdoms but it also gave rise to the Majapahit empire. This was the first empire to unite all of Indonesia's major islands. From its base in eastern Java, Indonesian culture flowered and pencak silat became highly refined. Weapons made by Majapahit smiths were greatly prized in the peninsula such as Hang Tuah's famed Kris Taming Sari.

Pencak silat was later used by freedom-fighters against Dutch colonists. During this time the Bugis and Makasar people from south Sulawesi were very well-known as expert sailors, navigators and warriors. After achieving independence, pencak silat was brought to Europe by Indonesians of half-Dutch ancestry. The art is now popular in the Netherlands, Spain and France.

Referensi : Wikipedia, PSH

What Is PayPal?

2010-01-30T00:44:00.000-08:00

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Armani Exchange A|X Studded Eagle T-Shirt Original

2010-01-25T21:51:00.001-08:00

Product Description :Armani Exchange A|X Studded Eagle T-Shirt
products by Armani Exchange ???
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* cotton
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Diving in Bali

2010-01-20T12:12:00.000-08:00

Did you know that Bali lies at the center of the world's richest marine biogeographical region! This Indo - Pacific region runs from the Red Sea to the West Coast of South America. Smack in the center of this vast area is Indonesia where the Pacific meets the Indian Ocean . Indonesia , with over 18,000 islands and an estimated 85,000 square kilometers of living coral reef. That's more than 14 percent of the world's coral reefs and the richest 14 percent at that.

Biologists studying species distribution have placed the very epicenter of this marine richness in an area called the "magic triangle". Forming the corners of this biological marvel are the tip of the Southern Philippines to the north, Bali to the east and Western New Guinea. This region alone encompasses the richest diversity of marine fauna on the planet. Over eighty genera of coral and perhaps twenty five hundred species of fish! ( and still counting) compare that to say the Caribbean with only twenty genera of coral and eight hundred types of fish!

So why come and dive in Bali ! Easy, you want to experience the richest and best marine environment on the planet.

Nusa Dua Dive Site

Take a boat about 10 minutes from Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua. Reef with soft and hard corals, good variety of small reef fish . Shark and crocodile fish are occasionally seen Ideal for beginner and experienced divers.

Oh, did I also mention its easily accessible! You don't have to spend days on boats trekking to some far flung dive site. A simple Day Trip or Dive Safari will place you at world class dive sites and still you can enjoy all the amenities and charm that has made Bali one of the best holiday destinations in the world.

What makes diving in Bali different than the other place ?

It is not only world class dive sites, it is a combination of nature, adventure, cultural, religious, and ancient tradition all in one island, the island of God.

Bali dive sites | Bali Diving area | Best Dive Sites in Bali !

source : http://www.balidiving.com

Rhino Andalas Kawini Ratu

2010-01-18T18:16:00.000-08:00

Mau juga ....akhirnya .....Andalas seekor badak Sumatera (Rhinoceros sumatranensis) jantan usia 8 tahun yang lahir di Kebun Binatang Cincinnati, Ohio, Amerika Serikat akhirnya berhasil dikawinkan dengan badak Sumatera betina bernama Ratu di Suaka Rhino Sumatera Way Kambas, Lampung. Sebelumnya, Andalas yang dipindahkan ke Way Kambas pada 2007 itu sulit sekali dikawinkan.

Kepala Yayasan Badak Indonesia (YABI), Widodo Ramono usai jumpa pers di Hotel Santika, Bogor, Jumat (15/1/2010). "Andalas sekarang sudah mulai pinter. Dulu kan kalau didekatkan dengan betinanya, di malah nabrak-nabrakin betinanya, seperti ngamuk loh," ujar Widodo.

Menurut Widodo, Andalas telah mengawini Ratu pada 4 Desember 2009 dan sekitar 20-an desember tahun lalu. Meskipun berhasil dikawinkan, Ratu tak bisa langsung hamil. "18 kali kawin dulu baru berhasil," tutur Widodo.

Satwa Indonesia yang nyaris punah ini memang sulit berkembang biak apalagi dikawinkan di tempat penangkaran. Menurut dokter hewan Kurnia Oktavia, yang ditemui usai jumpa pers, Jumat, masa subur badak betina sulit dikenali kecuali dengan pemeriksaan Ultra Sonografi (USG). Badak betina yang sedang birahi juga sulit dikenali tanda-tandanya.

Badak jantan Andalas diikutkan dalam program pembiakan internasional melalui metodologi yang dikembangkan Kebun Binatang Cincinnati. Sebelumnya kebun bintanag tersebut berhasil mengembangbiakkan tiga ekor badak dari badak betina bernama Emi yang kini telah tewas di usia 21 tahun karena sakit. Para ahli berharap program ini akan berhasil mengawinkan Andalas dengan badak betina di suaka sehingga menambah populasi badak Sumatra di dunia yang diperkirakan tinggal 200 ekor.
sumber: kompas.com

Unbelieveable Underwater River in Cenote Angelita, Mexico

2010-01-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

If you are an expert diver you should visit Cenote Angelita in Mexico. Your dive towards the floor of the water-filled cave is amazing to say the least. As you get deeper the water turns from pure to salty; and the bottom, it’s a river. Deeper than 30 meters the water is pure, and deeper than 60 meters it becomes saline.

Some meters away before you get to the bottom of the cave, you see a river underneath, with trees and leaves floating on some liquid level. However it may seem like a river, it’s not a real river. It’s just a layer of hydrogen sulphide beneath. All in all, it looks startling and unforgettable when you get there and see it with your own eyes.

According to Anatoly Beloshchin, a professional photographer, the underwater scenery is amazing. He describes,
“We are 30 meters deep, fresh water, then 60 meters deep – salty water and under me I see a river, island and fallen leaves… Actually, the river, which you can see, is a layer of hydrogen sulphide.”

Underwater river of hydrogen sulfide in Cenote Angelita, Mexico - video

source :
- http://www.cenoteangelita.com.
- http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=6638,
- http://www.crystalkiss.com/the-amazing-underwater-river-in-cenote-angelita-mexico

Panglima Angkatan Laut Paraguay

2009-12-31T23:56:00.000-08:00

Paraguay dikenal sebagai salah satu negara yang tidak mempunyai laut. Tapi anehnya, negara Amerika Latin ini punya panglima angkatan laut.

Suatu ketika, kata Gus Dur, Panglima AL Paraguay ini berkunjung ke negara Brasil. Dalam kunjungan itu ia menemui Panglima AL Brasil. Salah seorang staf AL Brasil yang ikut menemuinya bertanya seenaknya, "Negara bapak itu aneh ya. Tidak punya laut, tapi punya panglima seperti Bapak."

Dengan kalem sang tamu pun menanggapio, "Negeri Anda ini juga aneh, ya. Hukumnya tidak berjalan, tapi merasa perlu mengangkat seorang menteri kehakiman." (mbs)
sumber: okezone

Humor Gus Dur

Siapa yang Paling Berani

2009-12-31T23:45:00.000-08:00

Di atas geladak kapal perang US Army tiga pemimpin negara sedang "berdiskusi" tentang prajurit siapa yang paling berani. Eh kebetulan di sekitar kapal ada hiu-hiu yang sedang kelaparan lagi berenang mencari makan ...

Bill Clinton: Kalau Anda tahu ... prajurit kami adalah yang terberani di seluruh dunia ... Mayor .. sini deh ... coba kamu berenang keliling ini kapal sepuluh kali.

Mayor: (walau tahu ada hiu) siap pak, demia "The Star Spangled Banner" saya siap ,,, (akhirnya dia terjun dan mengelilingi kapal 10 kali sambil dikejar hiu).

Mayor: (naik kapal dan menghadap) Selesai pak!!! Long Live America!!

Clinton: Hebat kamu, kembali ke pasukan!

Koizumi: (tak mau ketinggal, dia panggil sang sersan) Sersan! Menghadap sebentar (sang Sersan datang) ... coba kamu keliling kapal ini sebanyak 50 kali ... !

Sersan: (melihat ada hiu ... glek ... tapi) for the queen I'am ready to serve!!! (pekik sang sersan, kemudian membuka-buka baju lalu terjun ke laut dan berenang keliling 50 kali ... dan dikejar hiu juga).

Sersan: (menghadap sang perdana menteri) GOD save the queen!!!

Koizumi: Hebat kamu ... kembali ke tempat ... Anda lihat Pak Clinton ... Prajurit saya lebih berani dari prajurit Anda ... (tersenyum dengan hebat ...)

Gus Dur: Kopral ke sini kamu ... (setelah dayang ...) saya perintahkan kamu untuk terjun ke laut lalu berenang mengelilingi kapal perang ini sebanyak 100 kali ... ok?

Kopral: Hah ... Anda gila yah ...! Presiden nggak punya otak ... nyuruh berenang bersama hiu ... kurang ajar!!! (sang Kopral pun pergi meninggalkan sang presiden ...)

Gus Dur: (Dengan sangat bangga) Anda lihat Pak Clinton dan Pak ... Cumi Cumi ... kira-kira siapa yang punya prajurit yang paling BERANI!!! ... Hidup Indonesia ... !!!

sumber : Okezone

Humor Gus Dur

Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie (VOC) Ship Found Contains 180,000 Gold Coins

2009-11-30T06:54:00.000-08:00

Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) Ship found in the bottom of the sea with the contents include 180,000 gold coins. All the coins in good condition and estimated value of approximately U.S. $ 1 billion

Marine archaeological research team from Hungary find the ruins of the Dutch cargo ship that sank near the coast of Brazil for more than three centuries. The ship was named Voetboog sailed from Batavia (renamed Jakarta in the past) to the Netherlands before finally drowning in the Atlantic Ocean. To the Hungarian news agency MTI, Attila the expedition team leader K. Szaloky Said that is Voetboog sailboat with three main mast.

The ship belonged to the VOC (East India Company or Vereenigde Dutch trading company that was founded on March 20, 1602, and monopolizing the trade activities in Asia. When left the Batavia, the ship was carrying 109 crew (the crew).

Fluyt ship types (Dutch sailing ship specifically designed for cargo) was carried silk, spices, tea, porcelain Japan and China and approximately 180 thousand Dutch gold coins when the sail. Value of ship wreckage was valued around USD 1 billion (approximately USD 9.5 trillion).
Tim Octopus Association for Marine Archeology actually found the ruins of the ship in October 2008. But, the discovery was announced only after the first phase of the study was completed. It explains whether a treasure ship that brought them also found among the debris.

Voetboog is one of the many flagship VOC ships. During 1602-1795, the VOC ships sail the sea link between Europe and East Asia. At that time the Company is a trading company of the most organized in the region.

Link's

2009-11-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

Masyarakat Singkong Indonesia

Indonesian Cassava Society

Koperasi Modern Jaya

Esha Flora Tissue Culture

http://www.tokoonline.asia

http://www.oshycat.asia

http://www.oyrus.net

Quake shakes Indonesian capital

2009-10-18T05:57:00.000-07:00

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Java, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Jakarta, officials have said.

The epicentre was located 180km (115 miles) west of the city, in the Sunda Strait, at a depth of 50.6 km (31.4 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

There have so far been no reports of any damage or casualties.

A more powerful 7.6-magnitude quake devastated western Sumatra last month and left more than 1,100 people dead.

An official at the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Suharjono, told the AFP news agency that Friday's tremor was the result of movement in the same tectonic plate, but that it was impossible to say whether the two events were related.

"However, the epicentres are in the same bloc... due to a clash between the Indo-Australian and Euro-Asian plates," he said.

Suharjono said the quake was not strong enough to cause a tsunami.

In Cilegon, on the western coast of Java, residents said the earth had shaken powerfully and some people had run from their homes, but that there was no evidence of major damage.

"There was strong shaking for less than a minute. There was a lot of panic," Warca Dinata, a teacher, told AFP. "We all ran out of our homes but now everything is OK."

Indonesia sits on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", one of the most active areas for earthquakes and volcanic activity in the world.
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Pirates attack wrong ship

2009-10-08T03:35:00.000-07:00

NAIROBI (AFP) – Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said on Wednesday.

The crew of La Somme, a 160-metre (525-foot) command vessel and fuel tanker, easily saw off the brazen night-time assault by lightly armed fighters on two lightweight skiffs and captured five pirates, a spokesman said.

"The pirates, who because of the darkness took the French ship for a commercial vessel, were on board two vessels and opened fire with Kalashnikovs," Admiral Christophe Prazuck said in Paris.

La Somme is the French command vessel in the Indian Ocean, overseeing French air, sea and land forces fighting Somali pirates and hunting terrorists under the banner of the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom.

Officers on the ship have directed commando operations to free French hostages in the hands of Somali pirates.

The pirates tried to flee when they realised their mistake but were pursued by French forces who, after an hour-long chase, caught one of the skiffs, Prazuck said.

On it they found five men but no weapons, water or food as the pirates had apparently thrown all of the boat's contents overboard, the spokesman said.

A Western official at sea in the area, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said that there had been an exchange of fire between the warship and the pirate launches.

"One of the skiffs managed to get away in the night because La Somme was busy with the first pirate boat," he said.

"Despite the arrival of other vessels, they haven't yet managed to find the second boat," he said, adding that many warships in the area were busy hunting another group which attacked a cargo ship off the Seychelles on Sunday.

The world's naval powers have deployed dozens of warships to the lawless waters off Somalia over the past year to curb attacks by pirates in one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes.

La Somme was operating 250 nautical miles (460 kilometres) off the Somali coast, on its way to resupply fuel to frigates patrolling shipping lanes as part of the European Union's Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission.

This was not the first time that Somali pirates have mistakenly attacked a French naval vessel. Several pirates were captured in May when they attempted to board a frigate in the area.

Somalia has had no proper government since it plunged into lawlessness after President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.

The country is riven by factional fighting and pirate gangs operate freely from several ports along its Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden coasts.

According to the environmental watchdog Ecoterra International, at least 163 attacks have been carried out by Somali pirates since the start of 2009 alone, 47 of them successful hijackings.

Last year, more than 130 merchant ships were attacked, an increase of more than 200 percent on 2007, according to the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Pirates have in recent weeks resumed attacks with the end of the monsoon season. Last week Somali gunmen captured Spanish fishing boat The Alakrana with 36 crew members in the Indian Ocean.

The US Maritime Administration warned last month that the end of the monsoon season was likely to bring an increase in piracy off Somalia and urged shipping companies to be vigilant.

Calmer waters allow pirates, who often operate in small fibreglass skiffs towed out to sea by captured fishing vessels, to hijack freighters, trawlers and private yachts. Cruise vessels have also been attacked.

Source : AFP, Yahoo News

Australian Teen Prepares for World Solo Sail Try

2009-09-08T14:05:00.000-07:00

Jessica Watson, 16, expects to spend around 230 days alone at sea on her around-the-world voyage. Photo courtesy of www.youngestround.com.

Sydney. An Australian teenager on Tuesday kicked off preparations for her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world.

Jessica Watson, 16, left the northeastern Sunshine Coast region on a 10-day test run to Sydney ahead of her bid to sail around the world by April 2010.

After the test run, Watson, who has been sailing since she was eight years old, will make final preparations before setting off for the Tasman Sea in her pink 10.4-meter sloop when the weather is favorable.

“I plan on taking around 10 days to sail down to Sydney so that I get plenty of time on the water to test all the systems and give Ella’s Pink Lady a good run-in,” Watson wrote on her online trip log.

She will attempt to break the record set in 1999 by fellow Australian Jesse Martin, who took 327 days, 12 hours and 52 minutes to sail around the world from the southern city of Melbourne, aged 18.

Briton Mike Perham, 17, last month made an unsuccessful bid for Martin’s record, as problems with his boat’s rudder and other hitches forced him to pull into port three times.

He crossed the finish line after 156 days at sea, setting a new record for the youngest person to sail solo around the world with assistance.

Aged 17 years and 164 days, Perham was two months younger than Zac Sunderland, an American who briefly held the record after completing his 13-month voyage in July.

Watson’s bid comes after a Dutch court ruled 13-year-old Laura Dekkers could not set sail on a bid to break the same record and ordered she be placed in the temporary care of social services.

The court placed Dekkers under state care for two months, meaning her parents, who support her sailing plans, are stripped of the right to make decisions about her in that period.

Sailing
Agence France-Presse

Source : http://thejakartaglobe.com/sports/australian-teen-prepares-for-world-solo-sail-try/328791

Satu Lagi Pesawat Nomad TNI AL Jatuh

2009-09-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

Sudah beberapa kali TNI AL kehilangan pesawat jenis NOMAD, pesawat ini adalah buatan Australia, yang sudah tidak diproduksi lagi

Seperti dikutip dari situs Departemen Pertahanan RI, pada Mei 1987 Nomad jenis N22 P-817 jatuh di perairan Pulau Mapur, Kepualauan Riau. Setahun kemudian pesawat Nomad juga jatuh di perairan China Selatan.

Pada Desember 2007 Nomad kembali jatuh. Saat itu pesawat jenis P837 jatuh di Batu Daun, Kelurahan Ujung Kareung, Sabang, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam. Insiden itu menewaskan setidaknya tiga orang.

Kini giliran pesawat Nomad P 837 milik TNI Angkatan Laut, yang hilang kontak sekitar pukul 13.00 WIB, ternyata jatuh Desa Sekatak, wilayah Bulungan dan lima penumpang dilaporkan tewas. Pesawat tersebut dalam perjalanan dari Long Bawan di Kabupaten Nunukan ke Bandar Udara Juwata di Kota Tarakan, Kalimantan Timur, Senin siang(7/9/2009).

FOTO ANTARA/M Imron Rosyadi/Koz/mes/09.

Pesawat Nomad P 837 dikenal sebagai pesawat pengintai. Pesawat ini kerap digunakan untuk melakukan pemeriksaan (patroli) di sejumlah perbatasan.

Pesawat buatan GAF (Government Aircraft Factories) dari Australia ini memiliki kemampuan untuk terbang rendah "menyambar" kapal-kapal asing yang dicurigai membawa muatan ilegal.

Bahkan kemampuan terbang pesawat ini bisa mencapai 15 meter dari permukaan. Pesawat ringan dengan dua mesin turboprop ini dirancang untuk bisa melakukan STOL (Short Take Off Landing) dan dipersiapkan untuk bisa mendarat di landasan tanah atau rumput.

Nomad pun dirancang dalam beberapa varian, termasuk sipil dan militer. Untuk versi militer, selain tentu digunakan oleh Australia (AD dan AL), ada beberapa negara lain yang menggunakan Nomad versi ini, di antaranya Indonesia (TNI-AL), Papua New Guinea, Filipina dan Thailand.

TNI-AL sendiri kabarnya memiliki sekitar 26 unit Nomad N22/N24 Searchmaster yang tergabung dalam skadron 800 Intai Maritim. Tipe N24 memiliki kemampuan radar intai tambahan APS-104. Sekedar informasi, Nomad tidak dilengkapi dengan alat pertahanan diri (chaff) dan persenjataan.

Spesifikasi

Negara Pembuat : Australia
Mesin : TwoPowerplant type : Allison 250-B17C turbopropsMax Power Rating : 313kW (420shp)
Dimensi Length : 12.56m (41ft 2.5in)Height : 5.52m (18ft 1.25in)Wingspan : 16.52m (54ft 2.5in)Wing Area : 30.10m2 (324sq ft)
Berat : Empty Weight : 2,150kg (4,740lb)Max Take-off Weight : 3,856kg (8,500lb)

Landing Gear
Type : Retractable tricycle type with twin-wheel main units and a single-wheel nose unit

Performance
Cruising Speed : 168kt (311km/h; 193mph)
Maximum Range : 730nm (1,352km; 840mi)
Service Ceiling : 21,000ft (6,400m).
Sumber : okezone<.com/span>/alutsista.blogspot

Penulis turut berduka cita atas jatuhnya pesawat Nomad Milik TNI AL, Semoga para korban , amal ibadah nya di terima oleh Allah SWT, dan keluarga yang di tinggalkan diberikan kekuatan dan ketabahan menghadapi musibah ini

Nomad P837 Indonesian navy plane missing with 9 aboard

2009-09-07T09:22:00.000-07:00

JAKARTA (AP) — A small Indonesian military plane disappeared over Borneo on Monday with nine passengers and crew aboard, a navy spokesman said.

The Nomad P837 light aircraft was on a routine patrol over the province of East Kalimantan when it lost contact with air traffic control at around 0100 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), navy spokesman Rear Adm. Iskandar Sitompul said.

It was flying between regional airports on the Indonesian half of Borneo island, which is shared with the country's northern neighbor, Malaysia, he said.

The Indonesian military has long complained that its fleet of aircraft are outdated and poorly maintained due to underfunding and a recently lifted U.S. ban on weapons sales.

A series of military plane crashes has killed dozens this year in Indonesia.

Indonesia is in the process of upgrading aviation safety regulations after commercial airline crashes in recent years killed more than 120 people, prompting a ban of Indonesian flights in EU airspace.

Source :http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=503189&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Parade Kapal Perang KRI Diponegoro (365)

2009-08-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

This clip is built using video materials in Youtube: (1) KRI Diponegoro, and (2) KOPASKA TNI-AL. This is to show the use of Subtitle technique with "typewriting" effects such as use in Holywood movies which involve certain scenes, such as: military, FBI, or CIA headquarters

KRI Diponegoro (365) merupakan kapal pertama dari korvet kelas SIGMA milik TNI Angkatan Laut. KRI Diponegoro merupakan sebuah korvet yang dibuat oleh galangan kapal Schelde, Belanda dimulai pada tahun 2005 khusus untuk TNI-AL. Bertugas sebagai kapal patroli dengan kemampuan anti-kapal permukaan, anti-kapal selam dan anti-pesawat udara.

Pembuatan
Kontrak pembelian dan pembuatan KRI Diponegoro dan KRI Hasanuddin (366) dilakukan pada bulan Januari 2004 dan efektif berlaku sejak 12 Juli 2004. Keduanya dibuat di galangan kapal Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (SNS), Vlissingen, Belanda.[1]

Peletakan lunas KRI Diponegoro dilakukan bersamaan dengan KRI Hasanuddin (366) pada tanggal 24 Maret 2005. KRI Diponegoro diletakkan lunasnya oleh Laksamana Muda Daradjatun Sutisna dan KRI Hasanuddin oleh Komodor Djoko Soerjanto. Upacara dimulainya perakitan kapal dilakukan Kepala Staf TNI AL Laksamana TNI Slamet Soebijanto pada 25 Agustus 2005.[1]

Nama
Menggunakan nama Pangeran Diponegoro, salah seorang Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia yang berjasa melawan Belanda dalam Perang Jawa 1825-1830. Begitu pula kapal-kapal dari kelas ini, dinamai menurut nama-nama pahlawan nasional, seperti Sultan Hasanuddin, Sultan Iskandar Muda, dan Frans Kaisiepo.

Upacara penahbisan nama terhadap KRI Diponegoro dan KRI Hasanuddin dilakukan oleh KSAL Laksamana TNI Slamet Soebijanto pada tanggal 16 September 2006. Penamaan ini, menurut beberapa orang Indonesia yang hadir pada upacara tersebut merupakan lambang yang mewakili Presiden dan Wakil Presiden. Pangeran Diponegoro adalah pahlawan dari Jawa seperti tempat asal Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Sultan Hasanuddin mewakili Wakil Presiden Jusuf Kalla yang berasal dari Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.[1]

Kapal
Persenjataan

Torpedo
KRI Diponegoro dilengkapi dengan torpedo 3A 244S Mode II/MU 90 yang dilengkapi dengan 2 peluncur torpedo tipe B515.[3]

Peluru kendali
Dipasang dua tipe rudal di atas kapal ini, yaitu:

* Peluru kendali anti kapal: MBDA Exocet varian terbaru MM40 block 2 yang mampu menjangkau target berjarak 180 km.[3]
* Peluru kendali darat ke udara: MBDA Mistral versi terbaru TETRAL. Mistral adalah sistem rudal pertahanan udara jarak pendek, yang dapat digunakan dari berbagai platform, bisa dari kendaraan di darat, kapal, helikopter, bahkan dengan konfigurasi jinjing ala Stinger.[3]

Meriam
KRI Diponegoro 365
Meriam utama di posisi A dipasang Oto-Melara 76 mm buatan Italia. Sedangkan kanon ringan tambahan pada posisi B dipasang Auxiliary Gun 2 x 20 mm Vector G12.[3]

Persenjataan elektronik
* Sistem manajemen tempur Thales TACTICOS buatan Thales, sebuah perusahan hi-tech Belanda, spesialis dalam bidang disain dan produksi sistem integral untuk komando dan kontrol, sensor dan komunikasi. Sistem ini dikenal dengan nama Combat Management System (CMS). Keunggulan teknologi yang dikembangkan Thales kini menjadi standar pertahanan NATO.[3]
* Data Link: LINK Y Mk2 datalink system
* Komunikasi elektronik: Thales/Signaal FOCON
* Sistem Pengumpan: TERMA SKWS
* Platform integrasi utama: Imtech UniMACs 3000 Integrated Bridge System

Sensor dan elektronis

Radar
Radar utama MW08 3D multibeam surveillance buatan Thales, sebuah radar dengan G-band, yang merupakan famili 3D multibeam jarak menengah (105 km) untuk survei, menentukan sasaran, dan penjejakan. MW08 ini dilengkapi dengan teknologi radar termutakhir yang pendeteksiannya serba otomatis. Radar ini juga dilengkapi dengan kontrol tembak untuk mengendalikan senjata terhadap sasaran permukaan. Ini juga diperkuat dengan radar kontrol tembak LIROD Mk2.[3]

Sonar
Thales Kingklip frekuensi menengah aktif/pasif ASW hull mounted sonar

Tenaga penggerak
Kapal kelas sigma ini dilengkapi dua buah mesin diesel V28-33D STC (sequintial turbo charging) diproduksi oleh MAN Diesel (Jerman) berkonfigurasi V 20 silinder. Mesin berkekuatan 8900 kW ini masing-masing menggerakan sebuah baling-baling yang bisa diatur kemiringan bilahnya melalui sebuah gir pengurang putaran satu tingkat. Mesin berbobot 46 ton ini berukuran panjang x lebar x tinggi = 7330 x 2100 x 3180 mm.

sumber :
wikipedia.org
alutsista.blogspot.com

Upacara HUT RI ke-64 di dalam laut Manado

2009-08-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Indonesia berhasil menciptakan rekor dunia baru selam massal “Guinness World Record” yaitu “The Most People Scuba Diving Simultanously Was Achieved By Indonesian Navy At Malalayang Sea During The 64th Indonesian National Day Ceremony In Manado Indonesia

Upacara peringatan Hari Ulang Tahun ke-64 Indonesia di dalam laut, memecahkan rekor baru....

Liputan6.com, Manado: Indonesia kembali mencatat sejarah dalam "Guinness Book of Records" untuk kategori penyelaman dengan peserta terbanyak yang melakukan kegiatan simultan. Ini terjadi dalam upacara peringatan Hari Ulang Tahun ke-64 Indonesia di dalam laut Perairan
Malalayang, Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Senin (17/8).

Bayangkan, 2.400 lebih penyelam berada di dalam air selama 29 menit. "Pemecahan rekor ini merupakan ketiga kali dari sebelumnya," Seru Laksamada Madya TNI Moekhlas Sidiq di tengah keramaian Pantai Malalayang.

Rekor diumumkan langsung oleh Lucia Sinigagliesi, juri Guinnes Book of Records. Kado HUT RI ini mengalahkan rekor dunia penyelaman massal dengan 958 peserta di Malvide, tiga tahun silam.

Dengan memecahkan rekor itu, Indonesia makin menunjukkan jati dirinya sebagai negeri bahari. Itu pula yang menjadi kebanggaan Reporter SCTV Nova Rini dan Riko Anggara yang meliput di lokasi pengibaran bendera. Semangat persatuan Indonesia bisa sampai ke dasar laut. Merdeka!

Situasi Pemecahan Rekor Dunia Menyelam

under tag : Merah putih, kemerdekaan, HUT ,1945, Indonesia, Presiden , SBY, Upacara, paskibraka

KRI Ngurah Rai (DE 344) or Escort USS McMorris (DE 1036)

2009-08-23T03:37:00.000-07:00

taken from USS Ponchatoula (AO 148) in Tonkin Gulf during a 1966 - 1967 cruise

USS McMorris (DE 1036)
Specifications:
Class: Claud Jones
Type: SCB No. 131 / 1956-57
Number in Class: 4
Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,916 tons (full)
Length: 301' (wl), 312' (oa)
Beam: 38' (extreme)
Draft: 18' (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 Diesels, 8,852 shp, 1 shaft
Speed: 22 kts
Range: 7,000 nm @ 12 knots
Complement: 12 / 159
Guns: 2 - 3"/50 Mk 33 (2x1)
ASW Weapons: 2 - Mk 11 Hedgehog, 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-4

# Fire Control Systems: Mk70 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS McMorris (DE 1036) Building and Operational Data: 5 November 1958: Keel laid at the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Oh.

# 26 May 1959: Launched and christened at the Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Westwego, La.; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H. McMorris, widow of Vice Adm. McMorris

# 4 March 1960: Commissioned at Charleston, S.C., Lcdr Martin Zenni in command

# 16 December 1974: Decommissioned at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Stricken and transferred to Indonesia on the same date, renamed KRI Ngurah Rai (D-3), hull number changed to D-344 in 1982, in service as of 1999
Source : http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021036.htm

Note :
Destroyer Escort USS Claud Jones jadi KRI Monginsidi
USS John R Perry jadi KRI Samadikun
USS Charles Berry jadi KRI Martadinata
On 16 December 1974, The USS Claud Jones (DE 1033) and the USS McMorris (DE1036) were decommissioned and transferred to the Indonesian Navy. At the same ceremony they were commissioned into active duty with the Indonesian Navy as the KRI Mongisidi (DE 343) and KRI Ngurah Rai (DE 344) respectively. There they rejoined their sister ships, Samadikun (DE 341, formerly USS John R. Perry (DE-1034)) and Martadinata (DE 341, formerly USS Charles Berry (DE-1035).

Kapal2 di atas Destroyer Escort yg menjadi frigate di Indonesia.
from:http://forum.detik.com/showthread.php?t=48163&page=5

26 Kapal Perang Asing dan 6 KRI Meriahkan Parade Kapal Perang Sail Bunaken 2009

2009-08-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

MANADO - Puluhan kapal perang berjalan beriringan saat melintas di perairan teluk Manado, Sulawesi utara, dalam rangka memeriahkan parade kapal perang, Rabu (19/8). Parade kapal perang dalam rangka Sail Bunaken 2009 tersebut dimeriahkan oleh 26 kapal perang asing , 6 Kapal Republik Indonesia (KRI) dan 8000 pelaut. FOTO ANTARA/Prasetyo Utomo/pd/09.

Simulasi atau gladi bersih selam massal pemecahan recor dunia “Guinness World Record” oleh 2.657 penyelam yang dilaksanakan Sabtu (15/8) tepat pada pukul 10.00 Wita di pantai Malalayang, Manado, Sulawesi Utara berjalan lancar dan sukses.

USS George Washington Semarakkan Sail Bunaken

2009-08-19T01:56:00.001-07:00

MANADO, KOMPAS.com - Kapal induk Amerika Serikat (AS), USS George Washington, akan menyemarakkan event internasional Sail Bunaken, di Teluk Manado, Sulawesi Utara (Sulut).

"Kapal induk akan mengirimkan sejumlah pesawat tempur pada ’Sailing dan Flying Pass’ pada 19 Agustus 2009," kata Panglima Laut AS, Admiral Garry Roughead, di Manado, Selasa (18/8).

Kapal induk AS itu sudah berada di perairan Sulut, dan direncanakan akan dilakukan kunjungan perdana para pejabat Pemprov Sulut dan jajaran Muspida, di geladak kapal yang bisa memuat 75 pesawat tempur melalui Bandara Sam Ratulangi, Manado.

Bahkan beberapa pesawat tempur milik AS tersebut, di antaranya empat unit F-18 "Hornet", satu pesawat E AG dan pesawat E2C yang merupakan pesawat intai marinir, sudah melakukan latihan (cek rute) di Teluk Manado. Sementara empat kapal perang AS dipastikan ikut Sailing Pass yang dijadwalkan akan disaksikan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dan sejumlah pejabat Indonesia serta jajaran admiral dari 33 negara.

"Kedatangan USS George Washington diketahui Presiden Barack Obama, dan tentu merupakan penghargaan tersendiri pada undangan parade kapal perang di Indonesia," katanya.

Kapal ini menampung 4.500 personil yang mengoperasikan berbagai sistem dan sub sistem, terdapat didalamnya, termasuk teknisi, pakar pesawat tempur, pakar helikopter dan pakar transportasi.

Berdasarkan jenisnya, kekuatan kapal tersebut berasal dari dua westinghouse brand A4W reaktor nuklir dengan kekuatan 4 x steam turbin sampai 4 x shafts dengan produksi hingga 260.000 shaft tenaga kuda, kecepatan tertingginya mencapai 30 knot.

"Saya sangat mengetahui seluk beluk USS George Washinton karena cukup lama memimpin kapal induk tersebut, itu seperti kota kecil AS di laut," kata Garry.
Sumber : Antara, Kompas

NAVAL DEFENCE INDONESIA 2009

2009-08-10T05:21:00.000-07:00

ABOUT THE EVENT

Hosted By: The Indonesian Navy

Held Alongside Indonesia’s Largest Maritime & Shipbuilding Expo:

NAVAL DEFENCE INDONESIA 2009, Indonesia’s very own specialized Naval Defence Show is scheduled to be held from 12 - 14 November 2009 in Gramedia Expo, Surabaya.

Strategically hosted in Surabaya, home of the reputable Naval Eastern Fleet Command and also rated currently as Indonesia’s largest and most thriving shipbuilding industry, this show is set to be the FIRST specialized Naval Defence Expo ever held in Indonesia!

A thrilling event with live demos and accompanied by visits to major shipyards and the Indonesian Naval base, this event is set to host over 100 exhibitors from 15 countries and 8,000 delegates and trade visitors.

Supported by high-powered conferences and held in conjunction with MarineTek Indonesia 2009, NAVAL DEFENCE INDONESIA 2009 is the event where key decision makers in the Naval Defence industry gather, making it the most complete Naval & Maritime Defence expo ever held in Indonesias!

Organized By:

PT FireWorks Indonesia

Member Of Indonesian Exhibitions Association (ASPERAPI)

for more information and registration, visit http://www.navald.com/visitor_registration.html

Parade Kapal Perang Internasional (International Fleet Review/IFR) di Bunaken

2009-06-20T21:44:00.000-07:00

TNI-AL Akan Menyelenggarakan Perhelatan Kelautan Bertaraf Internasional "SAIL BUNAKEN 2009" Pada Tanggal 11 Sampai 19 Agustus 2009 Mendatang. Kegiatan Tersebut Akan Menampilkan Parade Kapal Perang Internasional (International Fleet Review/IFR) dan Selam Massal.

Internastional Fleet Review adalah kegiatan puncak, berupa parade Kapal Perang (Warship dan Tallship) dan akan di inspeksi oleh Kepala Negara sebagai Panglima Tertinggi TNI.

Sebanyak 30 Negara Western Pasific Naval Symposium dan 14 negara lainnya di undang untuk mengikuti IFR, 11 negara akan hadir dengan delegasi dan kapal perangnya yaitu, Amerika Serikat kemungkinan dengan dua kapal perangnya, salah satu nya Kapal Induk Helly, Australia (HMAS New Castle dan HMAS Leeuwing), Jepang (3 kapal destroyer), Singapore (1 kapal), Thailand (3 kapal Frigate), Inggris 1 Kapal (HMS Echo) India (1 kapal Destroyer), Brasil (1 kapal Landing Ship Tank), Perancis (1 kapal), Malaysia (2 kapal KD Kedah dan KLD Tunas Samudera. Sednagkan Belanda, Chili, Peru, Suriah dan Turki hanya mengirimkan delegasinya saja.

Indonesia akan melibatkan 10 Kapal perang, 1 Flight Sukhoi, 1 Flight F-16, 1 skuardon Cassa, 1 Skuadron Nomad, Total nya hingga saat ini, 35 Kapal perang, 2 Flight TNI AU dan 2 skuadron Pesud TNI AL

IFR 2009 memiliki nilai strategis antara lain, betapa pentingnya membangun kekuatan maritim yang mampu menjaga kepentingan Nasional dan Internasional, memupuk jiwa dan semangat bahari bahari masyarakat Indonesia. Para peserta dari negara lain dapat lebih mengenal, keindahan dan kekayaan laut Indonesia.

Semoga dengan kegiatan ini dapat terjalin kerja sama dan persahabat antara TNI AL dengan Angkatan Laut Negara-negara sahabat.

untuk informasi selengkapnya silahkan kunjungi :
http://www.tnial.mil.id/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1699/SAIL-BUNAKEN-2009.aspx
http://boss1965.blogspot.com/2007/08/lokasi-peta-bunaken-untuk-event-sail.html

Kalau engkau .....

2009-06-18T17:45:00.000-07:00

Kalau engkau tak mampu menjadi beringin
yang tegak di puncak bukit
Jadilah belukar, tetapi belukar yang baik,
yang tumbuh di tepi danau

Kalau kamu tak sanggup menjadi belukar,
Jadilah saja rumput, tetapi rumput yang
memperkuat tanggul pinggiran jalan

Kalau engkau tak mampu menjadi jalan raya
Jadilah saja jalan kecil,
Tetapi jalan setapak yang
Membawa orang ke mata air

Tidaklah semua menjadi kapten
tentu harus ada awak kapalnya….
Bukan besar kecilnya tugas yang menjadikan tinggi
rendahnya nilai dirimu
Jadilah saja dirimu….
Sebaik-baiknya dari dirimu sendiri

Kapal Perang Pertama Asli Buatan Indonesia

2009-06-16T13:37:00.000-07:00

BATAM - Diam-diam, TNI-AL sedang membuat kapal perang (KRI) berbahan dasar aluminium. Hasilnya ditampilkan di Tanjung Uncang, Batam.

KRI made in Indonesia itu bukan hanya rancangan anak bangsa, namun seratus persen pekerjaannya ditangani putra-putri Indonesia yang tinggal di Batam, Kepulauan Riau. ''Ini kapal perang (KRI) pertama di Indonesia berbahan baku aluminium yang sukses dikerjakan anak bangsa," kata Asisten Logistik (Aslog) TNI-AL Laksamana Muda Hardiwan.

Kapal perang yang dberi nama KRI Krait-827 itu merupakan hasil saling tukar ilmu antara TNI-AL -lewat Fasharkan (fasilitas pemeliharaan dan perbaikan) Mentigi- dan PT Batam Expresindo Shipyard (BES), Tanjung Guncang. Pengerjaan dilakukan selama 14 bulan sejak Juni 2007.

TNI-AL mengaku cukup hati-hati dalam pembuatan kapal itu karena harus sesuai dengan standar operasional dan izin PBB. KRI tersebut bertonase 190 DWT dengan jarak jelajah sekitar 2.500 mil.

Kapal itu dilengkapi radar dengan jangkauan 96 Nautical Mil (setara 160 km) dengan sistem navigasi GMDSS Area 3 (jangkauan komunikasi dan radar yang sudah cukup luas) dengan kecepatan terpasang 25 knots. KRI itu juga dilengkapi dengan senjata antiserangan udara 12,7 mitraliur dan senjata meriam haluan laras ganda (Two in Barrel) kaliber 25 mili yang dapat dioperasikan secara otomatis maupun manual.

'Kapal ini lebih ringan dan lentur jika dibandingkan dengan kapal yang terbuat dari besi. Maintenance aluminium lebih murah dan tahan karat (antikorosi) dan dirancang hemat bahan bakar minyak (BBM),"

sumber: Jawa pos, Forum Kami.

The Indonesian Army. The biggest Army in South-East Asia

2009-06-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

Titanic dianggap sebagai puncak arsitektur laut,

2009-06-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

Kapal Titanic merupakan kapal penumpang milik White Star Line, dibangun di galangan kapal Harland and Wolff di Belfast, Irlandia Utara, didisain untuk menyaingi Lusitania dan Mauretania milik Cunard Line. Titanic, bersama kapal saudara kembarnya Olympic, Olympic dan yang akan dibuat Britannic (pada awalnya dinamakan Gigantic, bertujuan menjadi kapal paling mewah dan terbesar yang pernah dibuat. Pembuatan RMS Titanic, dibiayai oleh hartawan Amerika, J.P. Morgan dan perusahaannya International Mercantile Marine Co., dimulai pada 31 Maret 1909. Badan kapal Titanic selesai diproduksi pada 31 Mei 1911, dan perlengkapan dalam di selesaikan pada 31 Maret tahun berikutnya. Titanic sepanjang 269 meter (882 kaki 9 inci) dan 28 meter (92 kaki 6 inci) lebar, berat mati 46.328 ton, dan ketinggian dari permukaan air ke geladak setinggi 18 meter (60 kaki). Walaupun ia meliputi banyak ruang dan dengan berat mati yang besar itu, kapal Titanic sama panjangnya dengan kapal Olympic. Titanic dilengkapi dua mesin dengan empat silinder, tiga baling-baling, dan satu turbin Parsons bertekanan rendah yang menggerakkan tiga baling-baling. Terdapat 29 ketel dipanaskan oleh 159 perapian batu bara yang mampu menghasilkan kecepatan sampai 23 knot (43 km/j). Hanya tiga dari empat cerobong kapal setinggi 19 meter (63 kaki) yang berfungsi; cerobong yang keempat digunakan sebagai lubang udara, dan untuk memperlihatkan kehebatan kapal. Kapal Titanic mampu membawa 3.547 penumpang dan awak kapal, karena ia juga mengirim surat, maka namanya diberi penambahan kata depan RMS dan juga sebagai kapal uap - SS (Steam Ship).

Pada waktu itu, fasilitas dan kemewahannya tidak dapat ditandingi. Ia menawarkan fasilitas kolam renang, ruang olahraga, pemandian Turki, perpustakaan dan gelanggang squash. Ruang kelas utama dihiasi seluruhnya dengan panel kayu, perabotan mewah dan perhiasan yang indah lainnya. Ia menawarkan tiga lift untuk digunakan penumpang kelas utama dan, satu inovasi pada waktu itu, satu lift bagi penumpang kelas dua.

Titanic dianggap sebagai puncak arsitektur laut dan pencapaian teknologi. Ia dianggap oleh majalah Ship Builders sebagai kapal yang "hampir tidak mungkin tenggelam." Titanic terbagi atas 16 ruang kedap air dengan pintu yang beri pengunci elektrik dan akan menutup hanya dengan menekan satu tombol dari dek kapal; walaupun, sekat kapal tidak menghalangi keseluruhan ketinggian geladak (hanya sampai Dek-E). Titanic mampu terapung dengan baik walau dua ruang tengah dipenuhi air atau empat bagian pertama dipenuhi air; apabila lebih dari itu maka ia akan tenggelam.

Pelayaran pertama
Kapal Titanic memulai pelayaran pertamanya dari Southampton, Inggris, dalam perjalanan ke New York City, New York, pada Rabu, 10 April 1912, di bawah kendali Kapten Edward J. Smith. Ketika Titanic bergerak meninggalkan tempat berlabuhnya, ombak yang dihasilkan oleh kapal tersebut menyebabkan kapal penumpang New York, yang berlabuh di dekatnya, putus tali tambatnya dan tertarik hampir (sekitar 4 kaki) dari Titanic sebelum kapal tunda New York pergi. Kejadian tersebut baru berhenti setelah satu jam. Selepas menyeberangi selat Inggris, Titanic berhenti di Cherbourg, Prancis, untuk menurunkan dan mengambil penumpang tambahan dan berhenti sekali lagi di Queenstown (sekarang ini dikenal sebagai Cobh), Irlandia, sebelum meneruskan pelayaran ke New York dengan 2.223 penumpang.

Titanic mempunyai tiga bagian kelas penumpang yang dipisahkan. Kelas ketiga juga dikenal sebagai geladak, terdiri dari kabin kecil di dek bawah, diisi oleh kebanyakan pendatang dari inggris yang mengharapkan penghidupan lebih baik di Amerika. Kabin dan ruang kelas kedua, terletak di bagian belakang, memiliki fasilitas yang sama dengan kelas satu di kapal lain. Kebanyakan penumpang kelas kedua pada mulanya menempati kelas satu di kapal yang lain tetapi, karena tidak tersedianya batu bara, maka dipindahkan ke Titanic. Kelas utama merupakan bagian kapal yang paling mewah.

Sebagian dari orang yang terkenal turut belayar sebagai penumpang kelas utama. Ini termasuk jutawan John Jacob Astor dan isterinya Madeleine Force Astor; pemilik kilang Benjamin Guggenheim; pemilik Macy, Isidor Straus dan isterinya Ida; jutawan Denver, Margaret "Molly" Brown; Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon dan isterinya Lady Lucille Duff-Gordon; George Elkins Widener dan istrinya Eleanor; John Borland Thayer, isterinya Marian dan anak mereka yang berusia tujuh belas tahun, Jack; wartawan William Thomas Stead; Countess of Rothes; pembantu presiden Amerika Serikat Archibald Butt; pengarang dan tokoh masyarakat Helen Churchill Candee; pengarang Jacques Futrelle, dan isterinya May, dan rekan mereka, editor Broadway Henry dan Irene Harris; aktris film bisu Dorothy Gibson; dan yang lain. Ikut bersama di kelas utama lainnya adalah editor urusan White Star Line J. Bruce Ismay yang merencanakan pembuatan Titanic dan pembuat kapal Thomas Andrews, yang turut bersama untuk memantau semua masalah dan menilai kinerja keseluruhan kapal baru tersebut.

Referensi: wikipedia (http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic)