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Hewan-hewan yang Memiliki Warna Menakjubkan

2010-10-02T14:49:00.003+08:00

1. Panther Chameleon

Panther Chameleon memiliki kemampuan luar biasa untuk mengubah warna dan menyembunyikan dirinya sendiri, namun dia tidak bisa memilih warna apa yang dia inginkan karena dipengaruhi oleh suhu, cahaya dan bahkan oleh moodnya.

2. Sockeye Salmon

Kulit manusia pasti menjadi coklat karena panas, atau jadi merah jika kita malu, tetapi bayangkan jika warna kulit Anda benar-benar berubah dengan lingkungan anda? Itulah apa yang Salmon Sockeye biasa lakukan, normalnya berwarna biru dan perak, mereka akan berubah menjadi merah dan hijau sebelum bertelur.

3. Bird of Paradise

Bird of paradise jantan memiliki bulu warna-warni yang fantastis, dia menari, berpose dan benar-benar berubah bentuk untuk merayu betina yang tampak kurang eksotis. Keberadaan bird of paradise kurang beruntung karena memiliki nilai besar terhadap penduduk asli dari New Guinea, dimana bulu dan kulit mereka diperdagangkan, bahkan beberapa spesies terancam punah.

4. Weedy Sea Dragon

Weedy sea dragon adalah makluk dasar laut aneh yang indah dan penuh warna. Yang betina bisa menghasilkan 250 telur sekaligus, dan yang jantan menjaga setelah mereka bertelur dan dia tidak boleh kehilangan mereka. weedy sea dragon ditemukan di lepas pantai Australia, dimana badannya memungkinkan untuk bersembunyi di antara rumput laut ketika predator datang.

5. Blue-Footed Booby

Blue-footed booby betina tertarik pada yang jantan yang warna kakinya lebih terang, jadi beruntung bagi burung yang memiliki warna kaki yang lebih cerah pada musim kawin. Burung ini biasa ditemukan di Kepulauan Galapagos di Pasifik, tetapi dapat juga ditemukan di berbagai pulau tropis dan subtropis lainnya.

6. Temminck’s Tragopan

Dengan jambul warna orange dan coklat, dada yang terlihat seperti hiu paus berbaring di atas hati, Temminck's Tragopan sangatlah mencolok. Tidaklah mengherankan kalau ia dianggap burung yang paling tampan di dunia. Burung yang menakjubkan ini ditemukan di hutan Asia Selatan. Warna biru wajahnya sebenarnya adalah kulit, bukanlah bulu.

7. Clownfish

Clownfish terlihat cantik dengan warna orange cerah dan garis-garis putih, tapi itu tertutup dengan lumpur. Hal ini penting untuk ikan membentuk satu tim besar dalam alam dengan anemon laut meskipun mereka bergantung pada satu sama lain untuk bertahan hidup, dan lendir melindungi Clownfish dari sengatan anemon itu.

8. Lesser Flamingo

Apakah Anda tahu warna merah muda cantik flamingo yang terkenal itu berasal dari pigmen dalam alga yang dimakan itu? lesser flamingo adalah yang terkecil dan paling produktif dari keluarga flamingo yang ditemukan di Afrika dan beberapa bagian Asia. Burung-burung yang indah ini diburu dan dimakan oleh babon, kucing liar dan elang.

9. Sailfish

Ikan sailfish yang bercorak biru pasti membuat pernyataan, tapi tidak ada hubungannya dengan fashion. Mereka menyala ketika sailfish berburu, membingungkan mangsanya dan membiarkan para pemburu mengetahui apa yang mereka lakukan. Sailfish biasanya menyimpan senjatanya di bawah dan dimunculkan saat dia terancam untuk memunculkan ilusi yang lebih besar

10. Monarch Butterfly

Semua orang menyukai kupu-kupu, terutama yang cantik, tapi warnanya yang benar-benar indah menjadi peringatan bagi pemangsa untuk tidak memangsa mereka karena mereka beracun. Monarch mungkin paling dikenal saat migrasi ke selatan di Amerika Utara, ketika salju musim dingin pertama tiba. Kupu-kupu ini hanya bermigrasi ke utara dan selatan seperti yang biasa burung lakukan.

sumber: http://hermawayne.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-hewan-yang-berwarna-menakjubkan.html

4 Tanda Cinta si Dia Palsu

2010-10-02T14:45:00.003+08:00

Jika saat ini Anda sedang menjalani hubungan asmara, pastikan pasangan benar-benar tulus mencintai. Bukan berpura-pura atau hanya ingin mengambil keuntungan dari hubungan yang sedang dijalani.

Memang tidak mudah mengetahui apakah pasangan saat ini tulus mencintai Anda. Jane Grener PhD, seorang psikolog dan konselor pernikahan, memberi lima tanda jika seorang pria memberikan cinta palsu, seperti dikutip dari laman Galtime.
1. Selalu mengatakan "Aku hanya ingin bersama kamu", saat dia sedang jauh. Hati-hati jika seorang pria selalu mengatakan kalimat itu saat ia sedang tidak bersama dengan Anda. Ungkapan bisa jadi hanya gombal. Saat sedang jauh ia justru bersama dengan wanita lain. Dengan kalimat tersebut ia hanya ingin Anda tenang dan tidak diganggu oleh sms atau telepon dari Anda.

2. Tidak fokus saat menunjukkan kasih sayang Saat ia memeluk atau mencium Anda, matanya tidak fokus memerhatikan Anda. Ia justru melihat sekeliling atau menatap ponselnya. Ini bukan sekedar sikapnya yang acuh, tetapi bisa juga jadi penggambaran perasaannya pada Anda.

3. Membuat sekaligus membatalkan janji Ia membuat janji pada Anda tetapi kemudian membatalkan. Misalnya ia berjanji memperkenalkan Anda pada teman atau keluarganya, tetapi di menit-menit terakhir ia justru membatalkannya.

4. Membicarakan masa depan yang tak pernah ada Ia selalu membicarakan masa depan tetapi itu hanya sebatas bicara dan bukan merealisasikannya. Saat pertama ia membicarakan masa depan mungkin terdengar manis. Tetapi, jika lama kelamaan apa yang dibicarakannya sudah mulai terdengar omong kosong, berhati-hatilah. Ikuti kata hati Anda dan jangan sampai terlena.

5 Penyamaran Perampok Paling Konyol di Dunia

2010-10-02T14:40:00.002+08:00

1. Matthew Allan McNelly dan Joey Lee Miller adlh pencuri dari Iowa. mereka tdk memakai topeng ski tapi berimprovisasi dengan spidol warna hitam. seseorang mamanggil polisi setelah mereka mencoba maerampok rumah tersebut. mereka ditangkap tanpa menyembunyikan kesalahan mereka karena telah jelas tertulis di wajah bodoh mereka.

2. Conrad Zdzierak memakai topeng yg rumit ketika mencuri 6 bank di Ohio dan digambarkan pria hitam botak dan berjerawat. doi memakai topeng hollywood yg mahal.. emang modal nih orang...

3. Seorang pria menyamar sebagai pohon mencoba merampok bank di New Hampshire. cabang pohon ditempel ke kepala dan dada, masuk bank dan menuntut uang dari teller. Dia diidentifikasikan oleh rekaman pengawa dan ditangkap.

4. Dua penjahat Colorado menyamar menggunakan celana dalam wanita (thong). namun topeng itu tidak dapat mencakup seluruh wajah mereka. mereka dikenali lewat rekaman CCTV dan dituntut karena menghajar penjaga toko di wajah dan mematahkan rahang dan mencuri 100 dollar dan rokok.. (hadeh.. itu thong-nya ngambil dr jemuran sapa ya gan?)

5. Seorang pria di Estero,Florida mengejutkan seorang penjaga pom bensin. dan mamakai kain pel sebagai penyamarnnya. doi meminta uang dan kasir pun hanya melihatnya dan doi lari dengan tanga kosong... (ada2 aja dah)

Tukang Kentut Paling Profesional Di Dunia

2010-10-02T14:35:00.003+08:00

Julukannya “Le Pétomane” alias artis buang angin/tukang kentut

SEJARAH
Joseph Pujol, lahir di Marseilles, Prancis 1857… Dari kecil emang udah jadi artis di desanya, jago nyanyi, joged, sama ngelawak di depan tetangga dan tamu orangtuanya.
Beliau juga jago memainkan alat music trombone (sayangnya bukan alat music ini yang bikin dia jadi bintang hehe)
Nah suatu hari, Si Joseph muda lagi berenang di pantai…
Waktu mau nyelam kan orang biasanya tarik nafas tuh, timbul kejanggalan di (maaf) daerah duburnya. Bersamaan dengan tarikan nafas, air laut yang dingin itu masuk kedalam bagian belakangnya. Si Joseph langsung panik gan! Buru-buru dia kepinggir. Dan ketika ia ngeden, keluar air yang banyak pada daerah tersebut.
Setelah diantar bonyoknya ke dokter, dokter menyimpulkan tidak ada cedera ataupun hal yang aneh, namun ternyata Joseph muda dapat mengontrol otot abdominalnya bersamaan dengan kontrol pernafasannya.
Singkat cerita-nya gini ngobrolers, diawal ceritakan dia memang performer sejati tuh… Akhirnya dia pake lah bakat barunya untuk menghibur orang-orang disekitarnya. Termasuk saat dia ikut wajib militer yang dimana membuat namanya disebar dari mulut-kemulut.

lagi pose kentut

Kemampuan2 yang dia latih dan kuasai adalah:
-Menghisap air, dan menyemprotkannya sampai beberapa meter
-Menghisap udara, dan mengeluarkannya dengan kencang (karena rajin bersih2 kentutnya gak bau gan)
-Memainkan nada seperti suling
-Buang angin 10 detik full
-Meniup lilin
-Meniru suara meriam dan badai petir
-Merokok pakai bagian belakang, 2 batang sekaligus
-Memainkan alat music ocarina (trus penontonnya disuruh nyanyi wkwwk)
-dan lain lain
Saking lucunya konon katanya di penampilan perdananya orang tertawa sampai nangis dan beberapa wanita pingsan kehabisan nafas karena tertawa (cewe prancis kan pake korset yang ketat2)
Sampai ia audisi untuk Moulin Rouge, dan akhirnya diterima!
Rekor bayarannya itu 20,000 francs per show.

50 Fakta Tentang Pria

2010-10-02T14:33:00.002+08:00

1. Sebenarnya pria tak mencari wanita yang cantik, yang dicari adalah wanita yang enak dilihat dan mempesona. (Untuk itu, ia selalu meminta Anda berdandan. Bukan karena ia mata keranjang, tetapi mereka ingin Anda terlihat mempesona)

2. Pria sangat benci dikhianati. (Walau mereka egois, keras, dan sok kuat, tetapi mereka adalah makhluk yang rapuh)

3. Detik ini ia menyukai Anda, beberapa detik kemudian, ia lupa dan malah asyik bersama teman-temannya. (Hal ini wajar, tetapi bukan berarti Anda tak pernah ada di hatinya)

4. Jika ia mengatakan “Ya, memang aku nggak ngerti kamu,” itu artinya pemikiran dia dan Anda berbeda. (Bukan berarti tak bisa bersatu, tetapi coba untuk saling memahami satu sama lain)

5. Dalam sehari, ia akan sibuk bermain dan menjalani aktivitasnya bersama teman-temannya. Tetapi percayalah, saat ia bersiap untuk tidur, Anda selalu terbersit di dalam benaknya. (Dan percayalah, mereka suka senyum-senyum sendiri saat membayangkan betapa cantiknya Anda hari ini)

6. “Kamu lagi ngapain?” atau “Sudah makan belum?” adalah kalimat yang paling sering diucapkan pria saat di telepon. (Mereka memang bukan makhluk yang pandai berbasa-basi, tetapi mereka sungguh ingin tahu semua hal detail soal Anda)

7. Jika seorang pria benar-benar mencintai Anda, ia akan menerima Anda apa adanya. Tak peduli Anda gemuk, hitam atau berjerawat. (Mereka mungkin akan memberi saran pada Anda untuk diet saat Anda merasa gemuk, tetapi mereka tulus mencintai Anda)

8. Pria sangat tergila-gila saat melihat senyuman Anda. (Untuk itu jangan memelihara cemberut di wajah Anda, tersenyum dan buatlah ia semakin terpesona)

9. Pria akan melakukan apa saja untuk meraih perhatian Anda. (Termasuk memamerkan kisahnya dengan sang mantan, walau terkadang hal ini tak perlu diceritakannya pada Anda)

10. Pria tak suka jika Anda bercerita soal mantannya. (Walau kadang ia suka pamer soal mantannya kepada Anda, tapi ia sangat cemburu jika ia mendengar cerita soal mantan Anda)

11. Jika pria ingin bertemu dengan orang tua Anda, jangan ragu dan malu. Ia serius dengan Anda lho!

12. Pria ingin selalu berbagi semua hal dengan Anda, namun terkadang ia tak bisa mengungkapkan semua hal dengan baik. (Untuk itu, jangan paksa dirinya bercerita jika memang ia belum siap untuk bercerita)

13. Sesekali, pria menangis. (Semua bayi, pria maupun wanita menangis, dan pria dewasa juga memiliki rasa sedih, saat mereka kecewa dan sedih, mereka pun bisa menangis seperti Anda. Berikan pelukan dan dukungan padanya, karena Anda ada untuknya)

14. Jangan berusaha membuat pria marah, karena mereka adalah makhluk temperamen yang mudah marah.

15. Pria adalah makhluk simple, mereka bukan tipikal yang selalu berharap dan berandai-andai.

16. Pria akan mencoba mendapatkan hati wanita yang memutuskannya, sebelum akhirnya mereka berusaha melupakannya. (Inilah yang membuat mereka getol menelepon Anda setelah habis putus, dan kemudian akhirnya menyerah karena Anda memberikan respon yang negatif)

17. Saat Anda membuat seorang pria jatuh cinta, selamanya ia tak akan pernah bisa melupakannya. (Untuk itu bisa dibilang pria lebih rapuh dan sulit melupakan ketimbang wanita)

18. Jangan pernah berkata padanya, “Mmhhh… ah tidak lupakan saja” karena hal ini akan membuat ia bertanya-tanya dan bahkan curiga pada Anda. (Seperti halnya wanita, mereka juga makhluk yang sensitif dan ingin tahu)

19. Pria tak akan pernah bisa tidur, jika perlahan Anda mengusap punggungnya. Dan membelai lembut kepalanya. (Percayalah, jika Anda melakukan ini pada kekasih Anda, maka ia akan terus menerus merindukan Anda)

20. Pria selalu memiliki cara untuk memuji Anda (baca: merayu Anda)[break]

21. Jika pria ragu-ragu dan terlihat berpikir keras saat Anda menyatakan pendapat atau meminta mereka melakukan sesuatu, artinya mereka tidak mau melakukannya. (Kebanyakan pria akan berbohong dan melakukan hal yang tak ingin ia lakukan untuk wanita yang ia cintai. Tapi percayalah, mereka sangat menderita dan merasa terkekang)

22. Jika Anda berkata tidak, yang ada di dalam pikiran pria adalah “Akan aku coba lagi” (Masih ingat kan saat ia meminta Anda menjadi kekasihnya?)

23. Anda tak akan pernah bisa membuat pria mengerti dalam sekali berbicara saja. Mereka makhluk yang cerdas, tetapi terkadang sulit bagi mereka untuk mengerti Anda. (Begitulah pria menyebut wanita sebagai makhluk yang sulit dimengerti)

24. Pria benci gay! (Bukan bermaksud diskriminasi atau jahat, tetapi terkadang mereka tak habis pikir, mengapa seseorang bisa menyukai sesama jenisnya. Dan terkadang mereka malah takut dan cenderung menutup pertemanan dengan mereka yang berhubungan dengan sesama jenis)

25. Pria sangat menyayangi ibunya.

26. Pria akan menyisihkan sebagian uangnya hanya untuk membeli hadiah kecil untuk Anda.

27. Pria sering berpikir tentang wanita yang mungkin menyukai mereka (termasuk si centil yang sering kali membuat Anda jengkel dengan SMS-SMS genitnya), tetapi bukan berarti mereka menyukai wanita itu lho.

28. Anda tak akan pernah bisa mengerti pria, kecuali Anda menyediakan waktu untuk mendengar keluh kesah mereka dan bukan melulu bercerita tentang diri Anda.

29. Jika seorang pria dengan sungguh-sungguh mengatakan, Anda adalah satu-satunya orang yang dicintainya, percayalah, perkataannya tulus dari dalam hati.

30. Bukan pria saja yang gemar bergosip, di antara teman prianya, mereka juga seringkali bergosip.

31. Wanita, adalah kelemahan setiap pria. (Mereka tak akan tahan melihat air mata jatuh dari mata Anda. Mereka juga tak suka melihat Anda bersedih)

32. Tak seperti wanita, pria lebih jujur dan terbuka tentang diri mereka. Mereka lebih menerima kekurangan apa adanya.

33. Boleh saja membuat pria penasaran pada Anda, tetapi jika digantung terlalu lama, mereka juga bisa bosan dan jenuh lho.

34. Percaya atau tidak, pria adalah juri yang adil dan baik.

35. Walau terkadang mereka berkesan jorok, tetapi pada dasarnya pria suka kebersihan, aroma wangi, dan keindahan.

36. Pria lebih suka pada wanita yang menghargai dirinya apa adanya.

37. Pria mencintai seorang wanita yang bisa menjadi sahabat, sekaligus kekasih baginya.

38. Jika ada seorang pria yang menceritakan masalahnya, Anda cukup mendengarkannya. Jangan beri nasehat atau menyalahkan dirinya.

39. Jika ada seorang pria menyukai Anda, lihat lebih jauh ke dalam matanya. (Mata adalah jendela hati, dan ia tak pernah berbohong)

40. Pria selalu memiliki cara untuk menghindarkan Anda dari pria lain. (Salah satunya dengan menolak diajak jalan ke mall)

41. Pria lebih menyukai wanita yang cerdas, ketimbang wanita yang hanya tahu soal make up dan rok mini.

42. Pria adalah sosok yang sok tahu, mereka malu bertanya kepada wanita apa yang diinginkan. Alhasil, tebakan mereka seringkali meleset.

43. Ketika pria menginginkan sesuatu, mereka akan membayangkannya. Tetapi mereka tak mau terlibat terlalu jauh. Mereka lebih cenderung memendam dalam-dalam keinginan mereka jika tahu keinginan itu sulit terwujud.

44. Pria adalah makhluk yang payah dalam soal rahasia. Mereka hampir tak bisa menyimpan rahasia dengan baik.

45. Terkadang, pria terlalu banyak berpikir negatif ketimbang positif.

46. Fantasi pria soal wanita adalah satu-satunya fantasi yang tak mungkin dibatasi. (Sekalipun mereka telah memiliki pasangan dan keluarga)

47. Tinggi badan mungkin bukan masalah yang terlalu penting bagi pria, tetapi mereka cukup peduli pada berat badan (wanita khususnya, termasuk Anda)

48. Jika pria mulai serius dengan hubungannya, maka mereka akan menjadi makhluk yang super posesif. (Inilah mengapa ia selalu berusaha menjemput dan mengantar Anda, serta selalu mengecek inbox message di dalam handphone Anda)

49. Jika Anda tahu bagaimana menaklukkan pria Anda, mereka tak akan pernah bisa jauh dari Anda.

50. Bagi pria, melupakan seseorang membutuhkan waktu yang lebih lama dari seumur hidup.

sumber kaskus.us

10 Efek Buruk Facebook

2010-10-02T14:27:00.003+08:00

Sejak diciptakan pada 2004 oleh Mark Zuckerberg, situs jejaring sosial Facebook berulang kali "disalahkan" atas berbagai masalah. Mulai dari hancurnya pernikahan, obesitas pada anak, hingga oleh Professor Peter Kelly, kepala kesehatan publik di Teesside, Inggris, mengungkap kalau Facebook berperan dalam penyebaran penyakit sipilis.

Selain tiga hal tersebut, banyak efek lain dari Facebook yang berakibat buruk. Berikut sepuluh dampak buruk Facebook

1. Memicu perceraian
Pengacara menyalahkan Facebook untuk satu dari lima petisi perceraian online. Situs yang bisa mempertemukan teman lama dan membuat penggunanya bisa saling bicara melalui aplikasi chatting ini, disebut sebagai latar belakang meningkatnya kehancuran pernikahan dan godaan untuk berselingkuh.

2. Memicu anak bunuh diri
Kepala gereja katolik di Inggris dan Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, memperingatkan bahwa Facebook bisa mendorong remaja memiliki pandangan bahwa pertemanan adalah sebuah komoditas. Hal itu bisa memicu keinginan untuk bunuh diri, ketika hubungan tidak berjalan lagi.

3. Lenyapkan ungkapan tradisional
Survei yang dilakukan sebuah perusahaan peneliti pasar pada 4.000 orang yang usianya dibawah 30 tahun, mengungkap bahwa banyak ungkapan tradisonal yang tidak lagi diungkapkan karena Facebook.

4. Memicu gangguan tulang
Facebook juga sering disalahkan karena gangguan tulang yang terjadi pada anak-anak. Penelitian dalam British Medical Journal menemukan bahwa situs jejaring sosial dan permainan komputer, merupakan pemicu penyakit seperti kekurangan vitamin D yang akibatnya bisa membuat tulang mudah rapuh.

5. Membuat orang menjadi tertutup
Penelitian dari Mintel, sebuah perusahaan penelitian pasar, menemukan lebih dari setengah orang dewasa yang menggunakan situs jejaring sosial seperti Facebook, lebih menghabiskan waktu di internet dibandingkan berbicara dengan teman atau anggota keluarga lainnya.

6. Membuat pasangan cemburu
Tim peneliti dari University of Guelph, Kanada, menemukan bahwa penggunaan Facebook meningkatkan rasa cemburu pasangan. Mereka menemukan bahwa makin sering seseorang menghabiskan waktu untuk online pada situs jejaring sosial dan melihat pasangannya, maka tingkat kecurigaannya sangat tinggi.

7. Dijadikan ajang menantang hukum
Pada beberapa kasus hukum di Inggris, Facebook, dijadikan ajang untuk menantang hukum. Pihak yang tersangkut kasus hukum membuat grup, yang namanya sangat provokatif dan melawan hukum.

8. Membuat banyak orang tua jatuh cinta
Ofcom, sebuah badan pembuat regulator komunikasi, menemukan lebih banyak orang setengah baya yang menjadi anggota situs jejaring sosial seperti Facebook. Hal itu menunjukkan fenomena situs jejaring sosial telah "tumbuh", dengan pengguna yang berusia 35 hingga 54 tahun melonjak sebesar 25 persen sepanjang tahun 2009.

9. Membuat penggunanya merasa tidak menarik
Jutaan pengguna Facebook mengatakan menghindari menggunggah foto dan menghapus nama dari berbagai foto, karena merasa terlalu gemuk, tua, atau terlihat jelek. Hal itu menurut survei yang dilakukan perusahaan yang memproduksi produk penurunan berat badan, LighterLife, pada 2000 orang.

10. Mengungkap kehidupan pribadi
Banyak orang yang memajang foto-foto pribadinya di Facebook tanpa menyadari bahaya yang sedang mengintainya. Seperti kasus istri seorang kepala agen rahasia Inggris, Sir John Sawers, yang memajang foto-foto keluarganya secara detail di Facebook saat berlibur bersama keluarganya.

sumber: http://blognyajose.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-efek-buruk-facebook.html

7 Menara/Monumen Terkenal Kebanggaan Indonesia

2010-10-02T14:16:00.003+08:00

1. Tugu Monas

Monumen Nasional (Monas) adalah ikon ibukota Indonesia, Jakarta. Menara ini diresmikan pada 17 Agustus 1961 yang terletak di Lapangan Monas, Jakarta Pusat. Monas memiliki tinggi 132 meter. Bentuk bangunan monas sangat unik berbentuk lingga yoni simbol kesuburan dengan puncak menara terdapat cawan yang menopang berbentuk nyala obor perunggu yang beratnya mencapai 14,5 ton dan dilapisi emas 35 kg. Lidah api atau obor ini sebagai simbol perjuangan rakyat Indonesia yang ingin meraih kemerdekaan. Bangunan ini menambah keindahan kota Jakarta dan selalu ramai dikunjungi wisatawan. Pengunjung bisa naik ke lantai atas monas dengan menggunakan lift. Dari atas kamu bisa melihat hampir seluruh pelosok Jakarta.

2. Menara TVRI

Menara TVRI terletak di Senayan, Jakarta. Gedung TVRI Pusat sebagai stasiun TV pertama di Indonesia selesai dibangun tahun 1962 sebelum Asian Games 1962. Tower pemancar TVRI berbentuk gedung menara dan ada lift yang bisa sampai ke atas. Saya kurang tahu berapa tepatnya tinggi menara TVRI, mungkin sekitar 100 m. Menara TVRI ini menjadi salah satu pemandangan menarik di antara bangunan yang ada di Jakarta. Menara TVRI ini juga menjadi sarana untuk percobaan tv digital pertama di Indonesia dengan pemancar DVB-T & DVB-H yang terpasang pada ketinggian sekitar 100 meter di menara TVRI Senayan.

3. Sky Tower Pulau Kumala

Kalimantan juga memiliki menara yang menarik, yaitu menara Sky Tower. Menara ini sangat unik karena terletak di sebuah pulau kecil di tengah sungai Mahakam, yaitu Pulau Kumala di Tenggarong, Kalimantan Timur. Menara ini memiliki tinggi 100 meter. Para pengunjung dapat melihat kota Tenggarong dari piringan di atas Sky Tower (menara berputar). Piringan tersebut dapat bergerak naik turun dan berputar 360 derajat. Untuk bisa sampai ke pulau Kumala bisa melalui 2 alternatif, yaitu naik kereta gantung atau naik perahu.

4. Monumen Mandala

Monumen Mandala terletak di Jalan Raya Jenderal Soedirman Makassar. Dibangun pada tahun 1994 sebagai tugu peringatan operasi Mandala Jaya pembebasan Irian Barat dari tangan penjajah Belanda. Di dalamnya terdapat diorama yang menceritakan proses pembebasan tersebut. Monumen Mandala memiliki tinggi 75 meter terbagi dalam empat lantai. Masing-masing lantai berisi simbol-simbol perjuangan pembebasan Irian Barat dan perjuangan rakyat Sulsel, termasuk zaman Pahlawan Nasional, Sultan Hasanuddin.

5. Tugu Pahlawan

Tugu Pahlawan adalah ikon Kota Surabaya. Tugu Pahlawan dibangun untuk memperingati peristiwa Pertempuran 10 November 1945 di Surabaya, dimana arek-arek Suroboyo berjuang melawan pasukan Sekutu yang datang bersama Belanda. Monumen yang memiliki tinggi 45 meter ini diresmikan pada 10 November 1952. Gedung ini berada di bekas reruntuhan pusatnya gerakan pemuda (PTKR = Polisi Tentara Keamanan Rakyat pimpinan Hasanudin Pasopati dan N. Suharyo Kecik). Sebelumnya tempat itu juga pernah menjadi gedung Raad van Justitie (gedung pengadilan) pada zaman Nederlands Indië, dan pada zaman Nippon menjadi markas Kenpeitai. Tugu Pahlawan ini mempunyai 10 lengkungan pada badannya yang melambangkan tanggal 10. Sedang 11 bagian di atasnya mengandung pengertian bulan ke 11 (November).

6. Menara Jam Gadang

Jam "gadang", atau "jam yang besar" merupakan landmark kota Bukittinggi ,Sumatra Barat. Kerajaan Belanda membangun Jam Gadang pada 1926. Denah dasar (bangunan tapak berikut tangga yang menghadap ke arah Pasar Atas) dari Jam Gadang ini adalah 13x4 meter, sedangkan tingginya 26 meter.

Menara jam ini telah mengalami beberapa kali perubahan bentuk pada bagian puncaknya. Pada awalnya puncak menara jam ini berbentuk bulat dan di atasnya berdiri patung ayam jantan. Saat masuk menjajah Indonesia, pemerintahan pendudukan Jepang mengubah puncak itu menjadi berbentuk klenteng. Pada masa kemerdekaan, bentuknya berubah lagi menjadi ornamen rumah adat Minangkabau. Di lantai atas menara terdapat Mesin jam manual yang dibuat khusus oleh Recklinghausen. Konon Pria Jerman tersebut hanya membuat dua mesin sebesar itu. Kembarannya kini terpasang di Menara Big Ben, London, Inggris. Keunikan lainnya, Kontur tanah di sekitar jam gadang berjenjang dan juga tidak landai, sehingga sepintas bangunan Jam Gadang tampak miring seperti Menara Pisa.

7. Tugu Khatulistiwa

Ada tugu di dalam tugu. Itulah tugu Khatulistiwa. Tugu Khatulistiwa merupakan ikon Kota Pontianak yang memiliki tinggi 15,25 meter dari permukaan tanah. Tugu Khatulistiwa atau Equator Monument berada di Jalan Khatulistiwa, Pontianak Utara, Propinsi Kalimantan Barat. Tugu Khatulistiwa yang terlihat sekarang dibuat Tahun tahun 1990, dengan pembuatan kubah untuk melindungi tugu asli di dalamnya yang telah dibuat pada tahun 1928. Jadi bangunan tugu yang dibuat tahun 1990 adalah bangunan duplikat yang besarnya 5 x dari tugu asli dan berfungsi untuk melindungi tugu asli. Tugu Khatulistiwa ini terletak di garis khatulistiwa yang membelah Bumi menjadi dua bagian, Utara dan Selatan. Pada saat terjadinya titik kulminasi matahari, yakni ketika Matahari tepat berada di garis khatulistiwa bayangan tugu dan bayangan orang serta benda-benda di sekitar tugu akan menghilang beberapa detik saat diterpa sinar Matahari. Peristiwa titik kulminasi Matahari itu terjadi setahun dua kali, yakni antara tanggal 21-23 Maret dan 21-23 September.

Di samping menara-menara tersebut tentu masih ada beberapa tugu atau menara di Indonesia. Diharapkan daerah-daerah di Indonesia juga membangun menara-menara tertinggi sebagai ikon daerahnya dan sebagai salah satu tujuan wisata yang tentunya bisa meningkatkan pendapat daerah. Kita juga akan menunggu yang kabarnya sedang akan dibangun di jakarta menara tertinggi di dunia

sumber takunik.blogspot.com

10 Account Twitter Dengan Follower Terbanyak

2010-10-02T14:02:00.003+08:00

1. Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)
Penyanyi eksentrik ini baru saja menggeser Britney Spears dari posisi orang paling terpopuler di Twitter. Lady Gaga bergabung sejak 26 Maret 2008, dia membuka akun twitternya di New York, Amerika Serikat. Dia kini memiliki follower 6,516, 377. Gaga termasuk selebritas yang jarang "berkicau" sejak bergabung dia hanya memposting 503 kicauan.

2. Britney Spears (@britneyspears)
Bio penyanyi pop top ini menarik, dia menulis: It's Britney Bitch! Britney membuka akun Twitter pada 22 September 2008 di Los Angeles. Britney punya follower 6.016.780, sementara dia mengikuti 418.148 orang. Dia juga jarang berkicau, sampai hari ini kicauannya hanya tercatat 454.

3. Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk)
Bila dibandingkan Gaga dan Britney, Kutcher tergolong telat gabung. Dia baru membuka akun pada 16 Januari 2009 di Los Angeles. Kekasih Demi Moore ini termasuk selebritas yang paling aktif berkicau, dia sudah memposting 6.724 kicauan. Dia punya Follower 5.854.258.

4. Barack Obama (@BarackObama)
Presiden Amerika Serikat ke-44 ini sudah lama punya akun Twitter, dia bergabung sejak sejak 5 Maret 2007, akunnya tercatat di Washington DC. Dia menggunakan twitter dalam kampanye ketika mencalonka diri sebagai Presiden Amerika Serikat. Obama punya Follower 5.523.787 dan dia mengikuti 713.525 orang.

5. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)
Dunia dilanda demam Bieber. Tak ketinggalan Michael Buble, dalam video klip terbarunya, Buble tampil bergaya Bieber. Penyanyi berusia 16 tahun ini bergabung pada 28 Maret 2009. Follower Bieber tercatat 5.466.970. Bieber termasuk aktif, kicauannya ada sebanyak 5.097. Dia juga kerap memakai twitter untuk berkomunikasi dengan fans.

6. Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow)
Ellen terkenal lewat acara talk show-nya. Dia juga dikenal sebagai komedian. Ellen juga sempat menjadi juri di American Idol bersama Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson dan Kara DioGuardi. Ellen punya akun twitter sejak 13 Agustus 2008. Follower-nya 5.284.355, dia juga cukup aktif sampai hari ini dia sudah memposting 2.870 kicauan.

7. Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian)
Selebritas 29 tahun ini adalah teman baik Paris Hilton. Di akun twitternya dia mengaku sebagai pebisnis, produser ekskutif dan desainer. Kardashian
bergabung sejak 19 Maret 2009. Dia punya follower 4.933.765, Kardashian terbilang cerewet, dia sudah memposting 5.377 kicauan.

8. Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah)
Oprah Winfrey seorang legenda. Lewat acara talk show-nya yang menginspirasi, Oprah mendunia. Oprah bergabung pada 23 Januari 2009, follower ada 4.309.569 orang, tapi dia tergolong pasif selama bergabung dia hanya memposting 134 kicauan.

9. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13)
Penyanyi belia ini cukup fenomenal, di usia 21 tahun dia sudah meraih banyak penghargaan. Swift memiliki follower 4.301.561, meski membuka akun sejak 6 Desember 2008, dia jarang berkicau, selama ini dia hanya memposting 747 kicauan.

10. Katy Perry (@katyperry)
Penyanyi Amerika Serikat Katy Perry menembus jajaran paling atas sebagai aktris terpanas versi Majalah Maxim. Wanita berusia 25 tahun ini mencapai popularitasnya dengan lagu “I Kissed a Girl”. Perry membuka akun twitter pada 20 Februari 2009, dia memiliki follower 4.060.760 dan telah memposting 2.609 kicauan.

dan jangan lupa untuk follow @dikakakaa

Orang Paling Nekat Ketika Bersihin Jendela

2010-10-01T15:05:00.005+08:00

Nekat banget nih orang...

7 Suku Kanibal di Dunia

2010-10-01T14:27:00.004+08:00

1. The Carib

Nama suku inilah yang menjadi sebutan untuk orang yang memakan orang lain. Ini diketahui merupakan suku pertama di dunia yang melakukan praktek kanibalisme. Oleh para pelaut biasa disebut "The Carib people of the Lesser Antilles". Nama ini diberikan oleh colombus dalam catatannya dengan menyebut nama "caniba" (yang merupakan kata lain dari kariba yang artinya "orang yang memakan orang"). Para suku karibia ini biasanya melakukan kanibalisme kepada musuhnya, namun semenjak masuknya agama Kristen ke sana, perlahan-lahan budaya itu mulai hilang.

2. The Aztec

Suku aztec tidak diragukan lagi sebagai suku yang paling brutal sebelum ditemukannya benua Amerika oleh Colombus. Mereka melakukan ribuan pengorbanan yang menggunakan manusia tiap tahunnya. Korban biasanya dicabut jantungnya yang masih dalam keadaan berdetak selagi hidup. Lalu tubuhnya dijadikan masakan untuk dimakan beramai-ramai.

3. The Native Americans

Pada masa awal penaklukan benua Amerika, banyak sejarahwan bercerita bahwa suku-suku Indian di Amerika melakukan praktek kanibalisme. Walaupun sekarang masih jadi perdebatan, banyak yang mengaku memiliki bukti praktek kanibalesme oleh suku-suku Indian. Contohnya suku Indian Karankawa di Texas, pada tahun 1768 seorang pendeta yang berasal dari Spanyol menyaksikan dan merekam ritual yang dilakukan Karankawa kepada musuhnya yang disandera. Mereka mengelilingi korban tersebut dan secara bergantian memotong kulit /daging korbannya lalu memakannya di depan mata korbannya.

4. The Africans

Benua ini mungkin merupakan benua yang masih melakukan praktek kanibalisme sampai saat ini. Walaupun secara kasat mata tidak pernah terlihat, banyak saksi mata melaporkan adanya aktivitas perdagangan organ tubuh manusia di sana. Disertai bukti, banyak warga pendatang yang hilang saat berlibur/melintas di sana. Biasanya penculikan dilakukan oleh geng-geng kriminal. Disebutkan juga, pada saat perang Congo ke-2 dan perang sipil di Liberia dan Sierra Leone, sering terjadi aksi kanibalisme di sana.

5. Fiji

Budaya kanibalisme juga diketahui telah menyebar di kawasan Polinesia dan Melanisia. Fiji diketahui sebagi pulau para kanibalisme. Seorang kepala suku Fiji mengakui telah memakan 875 orang dan sangat membanggakannya.

6. The Korowai

Suku korowai di Papua, Indonesia diketahui sebagai suku yang masih tersisa di dunia dan melakukan kanibalisme hingga saat ini. Mereka biasanya memakan anggota sukunya yang dicurigai sebagai penyihir. Biasanya mereka memakan otaknya selagi masih dalam keadaan hangat. Kediaman mereka biasanya berada di atas pohon tinggi yang berguna untuk melindungi diri dari musuh-musuhnya.

7. The Maori

Suku maori di New Zealand merupakan suku kanibal yang pernah terdokumentasikan dengan sangat baik. Kanibalisme sudah menjadi bagian dari kebudayaan Maori dan mereka tidak pernah berhenti memakan musuhnya. Ketika kapal Inggris, The Boyd, berlabuh dan para awaknya membunuh anak dari kepala suku Maori, para pejuang suku Maori membalas dendam dengan membunuh dan memakan 66 awak kapal tersebut. Kejadian ini yang akhirnya terkenal sebagai "body massacre".

10 Negara Tujuan Wisata Termurah di Dunia

2010-09-29T20:01:00.005+08:00

Beberapa dari Anda mungkin merasa bingung ketika dimintai rekomendasi tentang tujuan wisata ke luar negeri yang murah dan terjangkau. Apalagi jika Anda termasuk orang yang jarang bepergian karena padatnya aktivitas sehari-hari. Anda pasti tidak tahu harus menjawab apa.

Kali ini, kami mungkin bisa membantu Anda memberikan petunjuk dalam berwisata. Tak cuma memberikan rekomendasi kepada teman, Anda sendiri pun bisa berkeliling dunia.

Beberapa orang mengurangi budgetnya untuk bertamasya ke luar negeri karena resesi ekonomi. Itu adalah hal yang wajar. Tetapi, jika Anda pikir bertamasya ke luar negeri adalah sesuatu yang tidak mungkin karena mahal, Anda salah.
Lihat dulu apa yang ditemukan Forbes: 10 Negara Wisata Termurah di Dunia. Meski biaya wisata dan jalan-jalannya relatif murah, Anda tetap harus menyesuaikan budget Anda dengan tarif pulang-pergi ke negara tujuan.

10. Islandia (Iceland)
Ibukota: Reykjavik
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp17 juta per orang (estimasi dari Bandara Soekarno-Hatta, Jakarta)
Dahulu, negara ini terkenal sebagai salah satu negara termahal di Eropa. Kini, ia terpilih sebagai negara termurah yang menawarkan ornamen-ornamen wisata yang mewah.

9. Jamaica
Ibukota: Kingston
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp73,8 juta per orang
Bersantai di kota resort seperti Ocho Rios, Kingston. Tak ada yang menandingi.

8. Norwegia
Ibukota: Oslo
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp12,8 juta per orang
Wisata di teluk yang paling indah dan terbaik di dunia.

7. Rusia
Ibukota: Moskow
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp7,4 juta per orang
Red Square, menjadi daya tarik tersendiri bagi wisatawan asing. Tak hanya indah, konon Anda tak perlu merogoh banyak kocek untuk berwisata keliling Moskow.

6. Inggris
Ibukota: London
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp8,2 juta per orang.
Sekitar setahun yang lalu, saat resesi ekonomi melanda global, satu poundsterling setara dengan dua dolar AS. Tapi, kini kursnya kembali normal. Satu poundsterling sama dengan 1,5 dolar AS. Hal ini berdampak pada lebih terjangkaunya tarif wisata di Inggris.

5. Brasil
Ibukota: Rio De Janeiro
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp20,6 juta per orang
Bagi Anda yang suka wisata pantai, Brasil akan menjadi surga dunia. Brasil selalu menjadi tujuan wisata pantai terfavorit untuk wisatawan dunia.

4. Colombia
Ibukota: Bogota
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp24 juta per orang
Menyaksikan seluruh aktivitas Bogota dari Cerro de Monserrate sangat spektakuler. Anda bisa bercengkerama dengan pasangan sambil menyantap roti dan seseruput kopi hangat.

3. Polandia
Ibukota: Warsaw
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp14,4 juta per orang
Keindahan Old Town yang ada di pusat Warsaw, yang terpilih sebagai situs warisan dunia UNESCO (UNESCO World Heritage), sudah tak perlu diragukan lagi.

2. Swedia
Ibukota: Stockholm
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp15,3 juta per orang
Apa lokasi yang bagus di Swedia? Lokasi wisata di sana mungkin tidak sesohor Red Square atau Menara Eiffel. Tapi, jika ke Swedia, Anda harus menikmati perayaan Midsummer, yang diselenggarakan di akhir minggu pertama musim panas.

1. Hungaria
Ibukota: Budapest
Tarif PP: mulai dari Rp9,7 juta per orang
Kunjungi kolam renang termal tersohor di dunia. Tak hanya besar, kolam renang ini bisa membuat Anda bugar dan menyembuhkan berbagai penyakit dalam. Anda akan mereguk pengalaman yang tak terlupakan seumur hidup Anda.

10 Mata uang tertua di Indonesia

2010-09-29T19:34:00.005+08:00

1. Uang Syailendra (850 M)
Mata uang Indonesia dicetak pertama kali sekitar tahun 850/860 Masehi, yaitu pada masa kerajaan Mataram Syailendra yang berpusat di Jawa Tengah. Koin-koin tersebut dicetak dalam dua jenis bahan emas dan perak, mempunyai berat yang sama, dan mempunyai beberapa nominal :

* Masa (Ma), berat 2.40 gram; sama dengan 2 Atak atau 4 Kupang
* Atak, berat 1.20 gram; sama dengan ½ Masa, atau 2 Kupang
* Kupang (Ku), berat 0.60 gram; sama dengan ¼ Masa atau ½ Atak

Sebenarnya masih ada satuan yang lebih kecil lagi, yaitu ½ Kupang (0.30 gram) dan 1 Saga (0,119 gram).
Koin emas zaman Syailendra berbentuk kecil seperti kotak, dimana koin dengan satuan terbesar (Masa) berukuran 6 x 6/7 mm saja. Pada bagian depannya terdapat huruf Devanagari “Ta”. Di belakangnya terdapat incuse (lekukan ke dalam) yang dibagi dalam dua bagian, masing-masing terdapat semacam bulatan. Dalam bahasa numismatik, pola ini dinamakan “Sesame Seed”.
Sedangkan koin perak Masa mempunyai diameter antara 9-10 mm. Pada bagian muka dicetak huruf Devanagari “Ma” (singkatan dari Masa), dan di bagian belakangnya terdapat incuse dengan pola “Bunga Cendana”.

2. Uang Krishnala, Kerajaan Jenggala (1042-1130 M)

Pada zaman Daha dan Jenggala, uang-uang emas dan perak tetap dicetak dengan berat standar, walaupun mengalami proses perubahan bentuk dan desainnya. Koin emas yang semula berbentuk kotak berubah desain menjadi bundar, sedangkan koin peraknya mempunyai desain berbentuk cembung, dengan diameter antara 13-14 mm.
Pada waktu itu uang kepeng Cina datang begitu besar, sehingga saking banyaknya jumlah yang beredar, akhirnya dipakai secara “resmi” sebagai alat pembayaran, menggantikan secara total fungsi dari mata uang lokal emas dan perak.

3. Uang "Ma", (Abad ke-12)
Mata uang Jawa dari emas dan perak yang ditemukan kembali, termasuk di situs kota Majapahit, kebanyakan berupa uang “Ma”, (singkatan dari māsa) dalam huruf Nagari atau Siddham, kadang kala dalam huruf Jawa Kuno. Di samping itu beredar juga mata uang emas dan perak dengan satuan tahil, yang ditemukan kembali berupa uang emas dengan tulisan ta dalam huruf Nagari. Kedua jenis mata uang tersebut memiliki berat yang sama, yaitu antara 2,4 – 2,5 gram.
Selain itu masih ada beberapa mata uang emas dan perak berbentuk segiempat, ½ atau ¼ lingkaran, trapesium, segitiga, bahkan tak beraturan sama sekali. Uang ini terkesan dibuat apa adanya, berupa potongan-potongan logam kasar; yang dipentingkan di sini adalah sekedar cap yang menunjukkan benda itu dapat digunakan sebagai alat tukar. Tanda tera atau cap pada uang-uang tersebut berupa gambar sebuah jambangan dan tiga tangkai tumbuhan atau kuncup bunga (teratai?) dalam bidang lingkaran atau segiempat. Jika dikaitkan dengan kronik Cina dari zaman Dinasti Song (960 – 1279) yang memberitakan bahwa di Jawa orang menggunakan potongan-potongan emas dan perak sebagai mata uang, mungkin itulah yang dimaksud.

4. Uang Gobog Wayang, Kerajaan Majapahit (Abad k-13)
pada zaman Majapahit ini dikenal koin-koin yang disebut “Gobog Wayang”, dimana untuk pertama kalinya diperkenalkan oleh Thomas Raffles, dalam bukunya The History of Java. Bentuknya bulat dengan lubang tengah karena pengaruh dari koin cash dari Cina, ataupun koin-koin serupa yang berasal dari Cina atau Jepang. Koin gobog wayang adalah asli buatan lokal, namun tidak digunakan sebagai alat tukar. Sebenarnya koin-koin ini digunakan untuk persembahan di kuil-kuil seperti yang dilakukan di Cina ataupun di Jepang sehingga disebut sebagai koin-koin kuil. Setelah redup dan runtuhnya kerajaan Majapahit di Jawa Timur (1528), Banten di Jawa bagian barat muncul sebagai kota dagang yang semakin ramai.

5. Uang Dirham, Kerajaan Samudra Pasai (1297 M)
Mata uang emas dari Kerajaan Samudra Pasai untuk pertama kalinya dicetak oleh Sultan Muhammad yang berkuasa sekitar 1297-1326. Mata uangnya disebut Dirham atau Mas, dan mempunyai standar berat 0,60 gram (berat standar Kupang). Namun ada juga koin-koin Dirham Pasai yang sangat kecil dengan berat hanya 0,30 gram (1/2 Kupang atau 3 Saga). Uang Mas Pasai mempunyai diameter 10–11 mm, sedangkan yang setengah Mas berdiameter 6 mm. Pada hampir semua koinnya ditulis nama Sultan dengan gelar “Malik az-Zahir” atau “Malik at-Tahir”.

6. Uang Kampua, Kerajaan Buton (Abad ke-14)
Uang yang sangat unik,yang dinamakan Kampua dengan bahan kain tenun ini merupakan satu-satunya yang pernah beredar di Indonesia. Menurut cerita rakyat Buton, Kampua pertamakali diperkenalkan oleh Bulawambona,yaitu Ratu kerajaan Buton yang kedua,yang memerintaha sekitar abad XIV. Setelah ratu meninggal,lalu diadakan suatu “pasar” sebagai tanda peringatan atas jasa-jasanya bagi kerajaan Buton. Pada pasar tersebut orang yang berjualan engambil tempat dengan mengelilingi makam Ratu Bulawambona. Setelah selesai berjualan,para pedagang memberikan suatu upetiyang ditaruh diatas makam tersebut,yang nantinya akan masuk ke kas kerajaan. Cara berjualan ini akhirnya menjadi suatu tradisi bagi masyarakat Buton,bahkan sampai dengan tahun 1940.

7. Uang Kasha Banten, Kesultanan Banten (Abad ke-15)
Mata-uang dari Kesultanan banten pertama kali dibuat sekitar 1550-1596 Masehi. Bentuk koin Banten mengambil pola dari koin cash Cina yaitu dengan lubang di tengah, dengan ciri khasnya 6 segi pada lubang tengahnya (heksagonal). Inskripsi pada bagian muka pada mulanya dalam bahasa Jawa: “Pangeran Ratu”. Namun setelah mengakarnya agama Islam di Banten, inskripsi diganti dalam bahasa Arab, “Pangeran Ratu Ing Banten”. Terdapat beberapa jenis mata-uang lainnya yang dicetak oleh Sultan-sultan Banten, baik dari tembaga ataupun dari timah, seperti yang ditemukan pada akhir-akhir ini.

8. Uang Jinggara, Kerajaan Gowa (Abad ke-16)
Di daerah Sulawesi, yaitu Sulawesi Selatan dan Sulawesi Tenggara, berdiri kerajaan Gowa dan Buton. Kerajaan Gowa pernah mengedarkan mata uang dan emas yang disebut jingara, salah satunya dikeluarkan atas nama Sultan Hasanuddin, raja Gowa yang memerintah dalam tahun 1653-1669. Di samping itu beredar juga uang dan bahan campuran timah dan tembaga, disebut kupa.

9. Uang Picis, Kesultanan Cirebon (1710 M)
Sultan yang memerintah kerajaan Cirebon pernah mengedarkan mata uang yang pembuatannya dipercayakan kepada seorang Cina. Uang timah yang amat tipis dan mudah pecah ini berlubang segi empat atau bundar di tengahnya, disebut picis, dibuat sekitar abad ke-17. Sekeliling lubang ada tulisan Cina atau tulisan berhuruf Latin berbunyi CHERIBON.

10. Uang Real Batu, Kesultanan Sumenep (1730 M)
Kerajaan Sumenep di Madura mengedarkan mata uang yang berasal dari uang-uang asing yang kemudian diberi cap bertulisan Arab berbunyi ‘sumanap’ sebagai tanda pengesahan. Uang kerajaan Sumenep yang berasal dari uang Spanyol disebut juga real batu karena bentuknya yang tidak beraturan. Dulunya uang perak ini banyak beredar di Mexico yang kemudian beredar juga di Filipina (jajahan Spanyol). Di negeri asalnya uang mi bernilai 8 Reales. Selain uang real Mexico, kerajaan Sumenep juga memanfaatkan uang gulden Belanda dan uang thaler Austria.

Pohon yang Dapat Berjalan & Berpindah Tempat

2010-09-28T20:03:00.002+08:00

Kedengarannya memang aneh, tetapi tanaman ini benar-benar bisa berjalan. Tanaman ini berasal dari hutan tropis Afrika Selatan. Tanaman ini dapat tumbuh hingga 25 meter. Nama Tanaman ini adalah “Socratea exorrhiza”, biasa dijuluki “Walking Palm” atau “Cashapona“

Tanaman ini memilki akar yang tidak seperti tumbuhan lain. Seperti yang kita lihat pada gambar, tanaman ini seolah “berdiri” dengan menggunakan akarnya ini. Ya, tanaman ini memang berdiri dengan akarnya, dan yang lebih mengejutkan adalah tanaman ini dapat berpindah posisi.

Pada awalnya tidak ada yang mengetahui tentang kegunaan dari akarnya yang aneh itu, namun pada tahun 1961 sebuah fakta baru mengenai tanaman ini ditemukan. Sebuah pohon ini tumbang karena ditimpa oleh pohon lainnya, namun beberapa hari kemudian, tumbuh akar baru di sekitar akar yang lama.

Beberapa minggu kemudian, tanaman ini hampir berdiri tegak lagi dengan akar yang baru tadi. Meskipun dapat bergerak, tapi prosesnya dikatakan membutuhkan waktu yang cukup lama. Dikatakan pergerakannya hanya sekitar 1 meter per tahun.

Jadi jika kalian memelihara tanaman ini di teras rumah, lalu tanaman ini bergeser ke samping rumah kalian, jangan menganggap tanaman ini ada penunggunya ya.

sumber: http://tidakmenarik.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/aneh-tapi-nyata-pohon-yang-bisa-berpindah-tempat/

Soekarno Buat Presiden Amerika Bertekuk Lutut

2010-09-28T19:43:00.003+08:00

Bung Karno geram. Ike mencoba merayunya, “Tolong bebaskan pilotku”. Tapi Bung Karno tetap saja geram. Mungkin juga karena yang merayu Soekarno adalah Ike, seorang pria tua. Ike itu adalah nama panggilan D. Dwight Eisenhower, presiden AS di masa itu. Kali ini Amerika memang kena batunya.

Negara digdaya itu dibikin malu Indonesia ketika pilotnya, Allen Pope ditembak jatuh di pulau Morotai. Lebih malu lagi, karena dengan tertangkapnya pilot itu, kedok AS dan CIA akhirnya terbuka. Kedok yang membuktikan AS melalui CIA sudah main api dengan petualangannya di balik pemberontakan separatisme di Indonesia. Termasuk juga infiltrasi AS yang mempersenjatai para pemberontak itu. Ini yang bikin Bung Karno geram, dan mulai memainkan kartu trufnya.

Bung Karno yang tadinya dikerjai Amerika, sekarang balas mengerjai Amerika. Bung Karno sadar, tertangkapnya Allen Pope mendongkrak posisi tawar Indonesia di hadapan Amerika. Cerita selanjutnya adalah bagaimana Ike dan John F. Kennedy jadi repot dibuatnya.
Inilah moment bersejarah ketika Indonesia yang miskin untuk pertama kalinya punya posisi tawar tinggi di hadapan “juragan kaya”, Amerika.

Bung Karno tidak cuma menuntut Amerika mesti minta maaf. Tapi masih ada sederet permintaan lain yang bikin Amerika “maju kena mundur kena”. Eisenhower minta Indonesia melepaskan pilot Allen Pope. Tapi Bung Karno tidak mau melepas begitu saja dengan gratis. Pilot itu adalah kartu truf-nya.

Allen Pope

Inilah kisah bagaimana Bung Karno dengan amarah “memiting leher Allen Pope” sambil telunjuknya memberi isyarat agar Amerika mau bersimpuh di kaki Bung Karno (tentu saja ini hanya simbolisasi teatrikal).

Gantung Allen Pope! Hukum mati Allen Pope! Begitu gelombang protes di depan kedutaan AS di Jakarta setelah Allen Pope tertangkap. tahun 1958 itu . Rakyat Indonesia memang dibikin naik darah oleh kelakuan Allen Pope. Soalnya si pilot ini sudah menjatuhkan bom di Ambon yang memakan tak sedikit korban jiwa.

Di tengah suasana panas itu, teman-teman Mas Tok atau Guntur Soekarnoputra tidak berhenti menjejalinya dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaan seputar pilot Allen Pope.
Percakapan Bung Karno dengan putra sulungnya berkaitan hal itu, sudah banyak diungkap berbagai sumber. Tapi sebetulnya ada yang lebih penting lagi di balik percakapan antara Bung Karno dan Mas Tok berikut ini…..

Bung Karno sedang mandi. Mas Tok yang masih remaja menggedor-gedor pintu kamar mandi. Tidak sabar. Karena pintu terus digedor, Bung Karno melongok sebentar. “Ada apa tho Mas Tok? Bapak belum selesai mandi”.

Begitu pintu terbuka, Mas Tok langsung menyambar ayahnya dengan pertanyaan, “Bener nggak sih bapak menukar pembebasan Allen Pope dengan tebusan pesawat Hercules?”. Mas Tok memang tidak sabaran ingin segera tahu jawabnya. Saat itu juga dia harus mendapatkan bocoran jawabannya. Memang sebelumnya di antara teman-temannya, mereka sudah kasak-kusuk membenarkan gosip itu. Mas Tok jadi panas juga. Soalnya sebagai anak Bung Karno, seharusnya dia lebih tahu dari teman-temannya.

Mas Tok yang penasaran tidak perlu menunggu lama menanti jawab ayahnya. Pertanyaan Mas Tok itu langsung disambar dengan tawa khas ayahnya. Menggelegar, “Hahahahaha……biar saja Amerika kasih Hercules itu buat Bapak. Kalau Amerika kirim pesawat lagi, nanti Bapak suruh tembak lagi. Sebagai tebusannya, Bapak minta Marilyn Monroe dan Ava Gardner”.

Ava Gardner

Itu humor khas Bung Karno. Humor seorang negarawan nyentrik. Cara Bung karno bercanda dengan politikus sejawatnya sehari-hari, tidak beda jauh dengan guyonan-nya dengan anak-anaknya. Mas Tok dan adik-adiknya sudah hafal adat ayahnya. Dasar Bung Karno!
Tapi sebetulnya di balik canda itu, mungkin bahkan Bung Karno dan Mas Tok sendiri waktu itu belum menyadari sesuatu. Yaitu buntut dari posisi tawar Indonesia tadi, Bung Karno telah memulai tonggak lahirnya sejarah armada baru bagi AURI, yaitu lahirnya skuadron Hercules di Indonesia. Armada ini kelak turut punya andil dalam merebut Irian Barat dari Belanda.
Itu semua berawal dari negosiasi tarik ulur demi pembebasan seorang pilot yang bikin Amerika gelisah. Bagaimana tidak? Soalnya kalau tidak segera diselamatkan, bisa-bisa pilot itu buka mulut tentang info rahasia yang berkaitan dengan permainan CIA.

Dulu serangan Maukar ke Istana didesas-desuskan akibat Bung Karno menggoda tunangan sang pilot.
Gosip selanjutnya menghantam Bung Karno lagi. Yaitu pembebasan pilot Allen Pope digosipkan karena Bung Karno dirayu oleh istri Pope, yang sengaja didatangkan dari Amerika. Walaahhh….

Kedengaran kayak gosip murahan. Tapi tunggu dulu! Sejarah kadang memang diwarnai gosip murahan, yang bermuara pada hasil yang tidak murahan. Konon itu yang namanya intrik politik tingkat tinggi. Intrik yang menggunakan sisi kelemahan Bung Karno. Kelemahan apalagi kalau bukan soal perempuan? Mentang-mentang Bung Karno mata keranjang…..

Bung Karno memang mata keranjang. Tapi pihak yang anti Bung Karno kadang memanipulasi sisi ini secara berlebihan. Sama halnya CIA yang menggunakan kelemahan don yuan-nya Bung Karno untuk menjatuhkan kredibilitas presiden RI di mata rakyatnya. Menjatuhkan Bung Karno adalah satu-satunya cara agar Amerika bisa bercokol kuat di Indonesia. Sudah dicoba segala cara agar Bung Karno jatuh, tidak berhasil juga. Dicoba dengan cara ancaman embargo, penghentian bantuan…..ehhh Bung Karno malah teriak, “Go to hell with your aid!”.

Go to hell with your aid!

Akhirnya CIA pakai cara lain. Yaitu infiltrasi ke berbagai pemberontakan di Indonesia. Puncaknya terjadi dalam pertempuran di pulau Morotai, tahun 1958. Ketika itu TNI (pasukan marinir, pasukan gerak cepat AU, dan AD) menggempur Permesta, gerakan pemberontakan di Sulawesi Utara.

Persenjataan Permesta tidak bisa dianggap enteng. Soalnya ada bantuan senjata dari luar. Tadinya tudingan bahwa CIA adalah biang kerok semua ini masih dugaan saja. Ketika kapal pemburu AL dan mustang AU melancarkan serangannya, satu pesawat Permesta terbakar jatuh.

Sebelum jatuh, ada dua parasut yang tampak mengembang keluar dari pesawat itu. Parasut itu tersangkut di pohon kelapa. TNI segera membekuk dua orang. Yang satu namanya Harry Rantung anggota Permesta. Dan yang tak terduga, satunya lagi bule Amerika. Itulah si pilot Allen Pope. Dari dokumen-dokumen yang disita, terkuak Allen Pope terkait dengan operasi CIA. Yaitu menyusup di gerakan pemberontakan di Indonesia untuk menggulingkan Soekarno.
Tak pelak lagi, tuduhan bahwa Amerika dengan CIA adalah dalang pemberontakan separatis, bukan isapan jempol!

Peristiwa tertangkapnya Allen Pope adalah tamparan bagi Amerika. Itu mungkin terwakili dalam kalimat Allan Pope ketika tertangkap. Setelah pesawat B-26 yang dipilotinya jatuh dihajar mustang AU dan kapal pemburu AL, komentar Pope: “Biasanya negara saya yang menang, tapi kali ini kalian yang menang”. Setelah itu dia masih sempat minta rokok.

B-26 kena tembak

Tapi sebetulnya yang lebih bikin malu Amerika bukan soal kalah yang dikatakan Pope tadi. Tapi tertangkapnya Allan Pope mengungkap permainan kotor AS untuk menggulingkan Soekarno. Amerika terus ngeyel menyangkal. Tapi bukti-bukti yang ada, akhirnya membungkam mulut Amerika.

Taktik kotor itu jadi gunjingan internasional. Tanpa ampun, kedok Amerika dengan CIA-nya berhasil dibuka Indonesia, lengkap dengan bukti-bukti telak. Amerika terpaksa berubah 180 derajat menjadi baik pada Soekarno. Semua operasi CIA untuk mengguncang Bung Karno (untuk sementara) dihentikan.

Amerika berusaha mati-matian minta pilotnya dibebaskan. Segala cara pun mulai dilakukan untuk mengambil hati Bung Karno. Eisenhower mengundang Soekarno ke AS bulan Juni 1960. Lalu Soekarno juga diundang John Kennedy di bulan April 1961. Di balik segala alasan diplomatik tentang kunjungan itu, tak bisa disangkal itu semua buntut dari cara Bung Karno memainkan kartunya terhadap Amerika.

Selama periode itu, Bung Karno main tarik ulur dengan pembebasan Pope. Tarik ulur itu berjalan alot. Karena Bung Karno ogah melepaskan Pope begitu saja. Bung Karno sengaja berlama-lama “memiting leher” Allan Pope sebelum Amerika meng-iya-kan permintaan Indonesia. Amerika mati kutu. Tak ada jalan lain. Negosiasi pun segera dimulai. Negosiasi alot yang memakan waktu 4 tahun, sebelum akhirnya Allen Pope benar-benar bebas.

Dimulai dengan Ike atau Eisenhower yang membujuk, merayu dan mengundang Bung Karno ke Amerika. Namun sesudahnya Bung Karno tetap tidak mau tunduk diatur-atur Ike. Situasi mulai berubah sedikit melunak setelah kursi kepresidenan AS beralih ke John F. Kennedy.

Soekarno bersama JFK

John Kennedy tahu, kepribadian Soekarno sangat kuat dan benci di-dikte. Karena itu dengan persahabatan dia mampu “merangkul” Soekarno. “Kennedy adalah presiden Amerika yang sangat mengerti saya”, kata Bung Karno.
Dengan John, negosiasi mulai mengarah ke titik terang. Berkaitan itu pula, John mengirim adiknya Robert Kennedy ke Jakarta. Robert membawa sejumlah misi, diantaranya: “bebaskan Pope”.

Robert Kennedy dan istri (di belakang Soekarno)

Konon ketika itu juga Amerika mengirim istri Allen Pope yang cantik. Perhitungannya, wanita cantik mampu meluluhkan hati Bung Karno. Ini asal mula beredar issue bahwa Bung Karno dirayu istri Allen Pope. Yang tidak banyak disebutkan orang, yaitu ibu dan saudara perempuan Allen Pope juga datang memohon-mohon dengan tangisan minta belas kasihan Bung Karno.
Buat Bung Karno, pilot itu dibebaskan atau tidak dibebaskan, hasilnya sama saja. Yaitu tidak membuat korban-korban bom si pilot bisa hidup kembali. Jadi kenapa tidak memanfaatkan saja ketakutan Amerika yang ciut kalau pilot itu buka mulut?

Bung Karno memainkan kartu trufnya atas dasar apa yang dibutuhkan bangsa Indonesia pada waktu itu. Indonesia betul-betul sengsara dan kelaparan, jadi butuh uang dan nasi. Indonesia sedang bertempur melawan Belanda untuk merebut Irian Barat. Jadi butuh senjata, sejumlah perangkat perang dan armada tempur.

Permintaan Bung Karno itu tentu saja tidak disampaikan dengan cara mengemis. Tapi dengan cara yang menyeret Amerika untuk membuat interpretasi diplomatik. Mau tidak mau, isyarat diplomatik Soekarno bikin Amerika harus bisa membaca yang tersirat di balik yang tersurat.
Dibanding Ike alias Eisenhower, John Kennedy lebih peka membaca isyarat itu. Itulah yang dimaksud Bung Karno bahwa John Kennedy mengerti dirinya. Kennedy tidak cuma sekedar mengundang Bung Karno ke Amerika untuk plesiran. Tapi juga ada tindak lanjut nyata di balik undangan diplomatik itu.

John paham Indonesia butuh perangkat perang untuk merebut Irian Barat. Di antaranya armada tempur. Karena itu diajaknya Bung Karno mengunjungi pabrik pesawat Lockheed di Burbank, California. Di sana Bung Karno dbantu dalam pembelian 10 pesawat hercules tipe B, terdiri dari 8 kargo dan 2 tanker.

Lockheed ,Burbank- California.

Negosiasi pembebasan Allen Pope antara Ike dan Bung Karno tadinya alot. Tapi jadi licin jalannya dengan John. Dia tidak pelit membalas “kebaikan” Bung Karno yang memenuhi permintaan AS untuk membebaskan Allen Pope.

Allen Pope diadili

Hasilnya? Hercules dari Amerika, menjadi cikal bakal lahirnya armada Hercules bagi AURI (armada yang kelak ikut bertempur merebut Irian Barat). Bung Karno bisa membuat Amerika menghentikan embargo. Lalu menyuntik dana ke Indonesia. Juga beras 37.000 ton dan ratusan persenjataan perangkat perang. Kebutuhan itu semua memang sesuai dengan kondisi Indonesia saat itu.

Ternyata begini ini yang namanya negosiasi tingkat tinggi. Akhirnya Allen Pope dibebaskan secara diam-diam oleh suatu misi rahasia di suatu subuh, Februari 1962. Negosiasi itu seluruhnya tentu makan biaya yang tidak sedikit. Siapa yang mesti membayar semua itu? Konon rekening Permesta yang harus membayar ganti rugi akibat negosiasi itu. Sempat terdengar selentingan bahwa jalan by pass Cawang-Tanjung Priok dan Hotel Indonesia lama di Bundaran HI Thamrin, adalah wujud dari ganti rugi itu. Benarkah demikian? Wallahualam.
Sayang hubungan mesra Bung Karno dengan Amerika berakhir setelah Kennedy terbunuh tahun 1963. Terbunuhnya Kennedy membuat CIA kembali leluasa mewujudkan mimpi lama yang sempat terhenti. Yaitu terus mengguncang kursi Bung Karno, hingga Putra Sang Fajar itu akhirnya benar-benar terbenam. Kita semua tahu bagaimana akhir episode itu.

Sumber : http://malemminggu.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/ketika-amerika-serikat-terpaksa-tunduk-kepada-indonesia/

10 Pantai Terbaik di Dunia

2010-09-28T19:32:00.003+08:00

Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

Fraser Island, Australia

St. Bart’s

Langkawi, Malaysia

Kauna’oa Bay, Hawaii

Seychelles

Maldives

Bora Bora, Tahiti

The Hamptons, New York

Lanikai Beach, Hawaii

Ini Dia Anjing Harga Rp 5,8 Milyar

2010-09-27T17:16:00.000+08:00

Membeli barang dengan harga mahal tidak menjadi masalah bagi seorang jutawan, apalagi jika ia menggilai barang yang diburunya.

Seperti yang dilakukan seorang perempuan jutawan yang tinggal di wilayah timur China. Ia rela merogoh kocek cukup dalam hanya untuk membeli seekor anjing dengan harga 4 juta yuan (sekitar Rp 5,8 miliar).

Tak cukup sampai di situ, jutawan yang hanya mau memberikan namanya Wang itu juga mempersiapkan penyambutan supermewah untuk anjing barunya tersebut. Anjing jenis Tibetan Mastiff ini pun disambut dengan iring-iringan 30 mobil Mercedes Benz berwarna hitam, senada dengan warna anjing yang dibelinya.

Maka, bandara di Xian, Provinsi Shanxi di wilayah utara China, dihebohkan dengan kedatangan sang anjing, Rabu (9/9) waktu setempat. Iring-iringan mobil tersebut didahului oleh dua kendaraan jenis SUV yang memimpin di depan. Mereka menjemput Wang dan anjingnya yang baru datang dari Provinsi Qinghai, barat laut China.

Media di China memperlihatkan Wang berpose dengan anjing tersebut. Ada pula para pencinta anjing yang berdiri berjajar sembari membawa banner bertuliskan "selamat datang".

Menurut Wang, ia dan temannya telah lama mencari anjing jenis Tibetan Mastiff yang asli. Seperti pepatah "cinta itu buta", begitulah perasaan Wang terhadap anjing yang baru dibelinya itu. "Emas ada harganya. Namun, anjing Tibetan Mastiff ini tidak ternilai lagi harganya," ujar Wang singkat.

Anjing jenis Tibetan Mastiff merupakan keturunan anjing primitif dan dikenal sebagai anjing rumahan. Tibetan Mastiff juga dikenal dengan nama Tsang Khyi dan Do-khyi, yang berarti anjing yang terikat. Maksudnya, anjing ini banyak difungsikan sebagai anjing penjaga rumah.

Sesuai namanya, anjing ini masih banyak dijumpai di wilayah Tibet. Tinggi badannya bisa mencapai lebih dari 80 cm. Namun, rata-rata tingginya berkisar antara 61 dan 72 cm dengan berat badan antara 45 dan 72 kg.

Warna bulunya pun bervariasi. Mulai dari hitam, emas, biru keabu-abuan, maupun coklat. Paling jarang dijumpai adalah Tibetan Mastiff yang berwarna putih. Bulunya sangat lebat. Bahkan ada yang mirip singa karena bulu yang tumbuh di mukanya begitu panjang, mirip surai raja hutan Afrika itu.

Mengingat Tibetan Mastiff termasuk dalam golongan anjing primitif, maka mereka hanya bisa menambah keturunannya satu tahun sekali, tidak seperti anjing kebanyakan yang rata-rata bisa beranak dua kali dalam setahun. Biasanya, anak anjing Tibetan Mastiff lahir antara bulan Desember dan Januari.

Meskipun anjing rumahan, ternyata temperamen sang anjing tidak bisa diprediksi. Di Tibet, anjing tersebut dikenal agresif dan ganas. Di samping itu, mereka sangat sulit dilatih. Namun, Tibetan Mastiff yang telah dibiakkan di Inggris bisa jinak dan menurut pada pemiliknya. wik/sohu/tis

Aneh Bayi Raksasa 8 Kg Lahir Tanpa Tali Pusat dan Darah

2010-09-27T17:11:00.003+08:00

Pada umumnya, bayi yang lahir di Indonesia memiliki bobot antara 2,5-4 kg. Namun, bayi asal Pamekasan, Madura, Jawa Timur, ini mungkin bisa disebut sebagai bayi super. Bukan hanya karena memiliki bobot 8 kg, tapi jjuga karena dia tidak memiliki tali pusar saat dilahirkan.

Bayi milik Hj Aminah, 45, ini pun dikandung di luar kebiasaan pada umumnya. Jika umumnya bayi lahir setelah dikandung selama sembilan bulan 10 hari, maka bayi warga Desa Gladak Anyar, Pamekasan, ini dikandung selama 12 bulan. Namun, bayi yang sampai saat ini belum memiliki nama itu lahir tanpa memiliki tali pusar.

"Bayi ini lahir bertepatan pada 17 Agustus pukul 09.00 pagi. Dan, waktu lahir langsung berwujud bayi biasa. Langsung bersih Mas. Tanpa membersihkan adanya darah atau ari-ari," kata Aminah, Selasa (18/8).

Saat ini, bayi tersebut tampak sehat. Bahkan, tidak terlihat bahwa dia baru saja dilahirkan. "Bayi ini juga tidak pernah nangis. Untuk menyusui bayi ini, bukan dari susu ASI," papar Aminah. [beritajatim.com/nuz]

Ortu ‘Bayi Raksasa' Mimpi Kuncen Sunan Ampel

Warga yang melihat bayi raksasa di Dusun Rongkarong, Desa Gladak Anyar, Pamekasan, Madura, membludak. Hal ini, konon membuat kesal Mbah Soleh, Penunggu Pusara Sunan Ampel, Surabaya. Dia berencana ingin mengambil bayi yang lahir dengan bobot 8 kg tanpa tali pusar itu.

Hj Aminah, 45, ibu dari bayi yang belum diberi nama itu mengaku didatangi Mbah Soleh. Hal ini karena bayi yang baru dilahirkan Senin (17/8) pukul 09.00 ini telah dipertunjukkan kepada warga dan beberapa wartawan.

"Maaf, siapapun orangnya, saat ini sudah tidak bisa mengambil gambar lagi. Ini sudah perintah dari Mbah Soleh. Tadi, Mbah Soleh datang pada saya dan mengatakan kekecewaannya," katanya, Selasa (18/8).

Bahkan, lanjut Aminah, Mbah Soleh mengancam dengan kata-kata,"Awas, jangan kaget jika 8-9 hari dari saat kelahiran, bayi itu akan hilang."

Sontak, Aminah yang mengaku telah beberapa kali bertemu dengan Mbah Soleh sebelum kelahiran bayinya langsung mengutarakan pertemuannya dengan suaminya Soetomo. "Saya tidak tahu harus berkata apa lagi. Penunggu Sunan Ampel yang hidup sembilan kali itu telah mengancam saya. Dan, saya jelas akan mengantisipasinya dengan melakukan pertemuan khusus dengan Mbah Soleh," tandasnya.

Sampai saat ini, bayi dengan panjang 75 cm dan berat 8 kg itu tidak lagi dipertontonkan pada warga. Bahkan, sejumlah wartawan yang hendak meliput tidak boleh lagi mengabadikan fotonya.[beritajatim.com/nuz]

Tips Aman Lindungi Akun YM & Facebook dari Pembajakan

2010-09-27T17:09:00.000+08:00

Artis Jajang C Noer kecolongan. Akun Yahoo Messenger (YM) dan Facebook miliknya dibobol oleh orang tak dikenal. Tidak hanya itu, sejumlah rekan Jajang sempat dimintai uang oleh sang pelaku. Bagaimana cara menghindarinya?

Menurut analis antivirus dan keamanan komputer dari PT Vaksincom, Alfons Tanujaya, ada beberapa hal yang perlu diperhatikan soal pengamanan akun milik pribadi. Terutama terkait kepemilikan kata sandi atau password.

"Kalau saya lihat kemungkinan Mbak Jajang passwordnya one for all. Ini yang perlu diperhatikan, nanti kalau dapat password yahoo, dapat semua. Poin pertama, hindari menggunakan password yang sama untuk account berbeda," jelas Alfons saat berbincang dengan detikcom, Rabu (27/5/2010).

Alfons menambahkan, jika pengguna akun kesulitan untuk mengingat kata sandi, maka diperlukan sebuah aplikasi khusus sebagai pengingatnya. Ada program password reminder yang bisa diunduh gratis dari Windows sebabai alternatif solusi masalah ini.

"Kita hanya perlu tahu password reminder itu. Nanti tinggal di copy-paste saja misalnya untuk yahoo, twitter, mail server, hotspot, internet banking dan lain-lain," tambahnya.

Tidak hanya itu, Alfons juga mengingatkan agar masyarakat membuat sebuah akun email dengan domain sendiri. Menurut dia, akun email gratis seperti Yahoo, Gmail dan lainnya cukup beresiko mengalami pembajakan.

"Selain itu, gantilah password secara berkala dan dengan baik dan benar. Jangan cuman berkala, tapi perhatikan keadaan sekeliling juga saat mengganti password atau nomor pin," tutupnya.

Sebelumnya, artis Jajang C Noor, istri almarhum Chrisye, Damayanti Noor dibajak akun YM-nya. Modus yang digunakan sang pelaku adalah berpura-pura sebagai pemilik akun dan meminta uang kepada sejumlah rekan di akun tersebut. Pelaku mengaku kesulitan uang dan meminta ditransfer segera.

Di Norwegia Anjing Polisi Adalah Pegawai Negeri

2010-09-26T21:56:00.001+08:00

Di Norwegia, semua anjing
polisi kini dianggap sebagai
pegawai negeri. Siapapun
yang ketahuan menyakiti para
anjing tersebut mendapat
hukuman yang sama beratnya
dengan menyerang manusia.
Demikian putusan Mahkamah
Agung (MA) Norwegia, Kamis
(5/6).
"Petugas dan anjing polisi
bekerja sebagai suatu
kesatuan sehingga serangan
atas anjing tersebut harus
dipandang sama dengan
serangan atas petugas,"
demikian putusan MA.
Putusan yang bersejarah
tersebut diilhami dari suatu
kasus pencurian tanggal 19
Mei 2007. Saat itu, seorang
laki-laki di Kota Bergen,
Norwegia, berusaha
menyelinap masuk ke suatu
rumah. Namun, aksi itu
diketahui polisi setempat
sehingga maling tersebut
dikejar oleh seekor anjing
polisi bernama Vera.
Kendati berhasil ditangkap
dan kedua tangannya
diborgol, si maling sempat-
sempatnya menyerang anjing
ras Gembala Jerman tersebut.
Oleh pengadilan, pria tersebut
dinyatakan bersalah berupaya
melakukan pencurian, namun
dia dibebaskan dari tuduhan
menyerang anjing polisi.
MA akhirnya membatalkan
putusan pengadilan tersebut
dengan menyatakan terpidana
bersalah menyerang anjing
yang statusnya sudah sama
dengan seorang pegawai
negeri.
"Melakukan kekerasaan atas
seekor anjing polisi yang
diperbantukan untuk
melakukan operasi resmi yang
berkaitan dengan tugasnya,
dan yang sedang di bawah
pengawasan petugas, jelas
melanggar pasal 127 (Undang-
Undang Pidana yang
melindungi pegawai negeri),"
demikian putusan MA
Norwegia.
Maka si pencuri yang tadinya
terbebas dari tuduhan
menyerang anjing polisi kini
terancam hukuman penjara
maksimal selama tiga tahun.
Ada -ada saja...

anjing polisi yg pegawai negeri

'Dilarang Memberi Uang/Barang pada Polisi'

2010-09-26T21:54:00.000+08:00

Memasuki Gedung Bareksrim
Mabes Polri, Kompleks Mabes
Polri, Trunojoyo, Jakarta
Selatan, Anda tak hanya akan
disambut dengan tulisan
"Awas Kaca" yang terpasang
di pintu masuknya, yang
memang merupakan pintu
kaca. Di dinding sisi kiri,
tepatnya di area meja piket
(tempat tamu melapor),
terpampang sebuah tulisan
pada sebuah kain plastik
berwarna krem. Mau tahu apa
tulisannya?
Ini dia : "Dengan segala
hormat, Dimohon tidak
memberikan imbalan uang
maupun barang atas
pelayanan yang diberikan
seperti penerimaan /
pembuatan laporan polisi,
pemeriksaan sebagai saksi,
pemeriksaan sebagai
tersangka, berkunjung kepada
tahanan dan pelayanan
lainnya yang dilaksanakan
oleh Bareskrim Polri. Terima
kasih."
Apa yang menarik dari
pengumuman itu?
Pengumuman itu baru berusia
4 hari. Seorang petugas piket,
Yadi mengakui pengumuman
tersebut baru dipasang pada
hari Senin (16/6) awal pekan
lalu. "Ya disuruh pasang, ya
pasang," katanya. Apa ada
kaitan dengan heboh-
hebohnya kasus di Kejaksaan
Agung? "Haha...Nggak tahu,
mungkin juga," ujar Yadi.
Menurut Yadi,
sepengetahuannya hanya satu
pengumuman yang dipasang di
lingkungan Mabes Polri. "Tapi
denger-denger mau
diteruskan juga sampai ke
kantor di tingkatan yang
paling bawah," kata dia

Waspada Progesterex

2010-09-26T21:53:00.000+08:00

WARNING: Untuk wanita!
Telah beredar obat baru yang
bernama "Progesterex". Obat
ini adalah pil yang biasa
dipakai para pemerkosa untuk
mensterilisasi korbannya.
Pemerkosa tinggal
memasukan pil tersebut +
rohypnol (obat bius) kedalam
minuman, sehingga membuat
korban menjadi lupa atas apa
yang telah terjadi. Perlu
diperhatikan, efek dari obat
tersebut dapat membuat
wanita tidak bisa hamil
selamanya, hilang ingatan,
dan menghancurkan sistem
reproduksi wanita. Jadi bagi
kaum hawa berhati-hatilah.
Jangan sembarangan terima
minuman dari orang yang
tidak dikenal. Untuk kaum
pria dimohon agar di infokan
ke wanita-wanita di sekeliling
anda. (Audi S)

Gelembung Sabun Terbesar & Terindah Di Dunia

2010-09-25T14:49:00.000+08:00

Banyak sekali anak kecil yang suka bermain bubble atau gelembung sabun, bahkan tidak jarang orang dewasa juga menyukai permainan ini. Samsam Bubbleman atau dikenal sebagai 'Bubbleologist' adalah seorang seniman yang bisa menggabungkan gelembung sabun dengan seni. Keahlian sang Bubbleman ini menjadikannya sebagai salah satu orang yang bisa menciptakan gelembung sabun menjadi sebuah seni dengan diciptakannya berbagai bentuk gelembung sabun yang besarnya luar biasa.

Dibawah ini adalah gelembung sabun yang dibuat oleh Samsan seperti yang dikutip dari Telegraph. Luar biasa besar dan indah ya

sumber : http://www.melonproperty.com/blog/in/gelembung-sabun-terbesar-di-dunia

Alasan Mengapa Kode Kursi Huruf I Di Bioskop Ditiadakan

2010-09-25T14:40:00.000+08:00

Tidak hanya di 21, XXI dan bioskop-bioskop Indonesia. Seluruh bioskop di belahan dunia pun tidak memiliki deret kursi I di teater mereka. Kenapa? Karena huruf I itu mirip huruf l (L kecil)

sehingga jika ada maka penonton akan kebingungan, bisa salah duduk. Apalagi jika filmnya sudah main dan bioskop gelap, maka akan terjadi sedikit kekacuan karena kemungkinan antara penonton yang salah duduk itu akan saling ribut dan ini sangat menggganggu. Untuk mencegah hal itulah, maka barisan I ditiadakan.

Dihapusnya kursi deret I ini merupakan standar kualitas bintang 5 bagi sebuah bioskop. Jadi kalo agan menemukan bioskop yang ada kursi deret I nya. Maka bioskop tersebut belum memenuhi standar kualitas bioskop bintang 5. Makannya kenapa bioskop yang memiliki kursi I kualitasnya kurang bagus

Ciri-ciri Orang Yang Mencintaimu

2010-09-25T14:38:00.000+08:00

1. Orang yang mencintai kamu tidak pernah mampu memberikan alasan kenapa dia mencintai kamu. Yang dia tahu di hati dan matanya hanya ada kamu satu-satunya, dan dia akan selalu bahagia jika melihat kamu bahagia.

2. Walaupun kamu sudah memiliki teman istimewa atau kekasih, dia tidak perduli! Baginya yang penting kamu bahagia dan kamu tetap menjadi impiannya.

3. Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu menerima kamu apa adanya, di hati dan matanya kamu selalu yang tercantik walaupun kamu merasa berat badan kamu sudah bertambah.

4. Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin tau tentang apa saja yang kamu lalui sepanjang hari ini, dia ingin tau kegiatan kamu.

5. Orang yang mencintai kamu akan mengirimkan SMS/YM/BBM seperti ’selamat pagi’, ’have fun’, ’selamat tidur’, ‘take care’, dan lain-lain, walaupun kamu tidak membalas SMS-nya, karena dengan kiriman SMS itu lah dia menyatakan cintanya, menyatakan dengan cara yang berbeda, bukan “aku CINTA padamu”.

6. Jika kamu merayakan tahun baru dan kamu tidak mengundangnya ke pesta yang kamu adakan, setidak-tidaknya dia akan menelefon untuk mengucapkan selamat atau mengirim SMS/YM/BBM.

7. Orang yang mencintai kamu akan selalu mengingat setiap kejadian yang dia lalui bersama kamu, bahkan mungkin kejadian yang kamu sendiri sudah melupakannya, karena saat-saat itu adalah saat yang berharga untuknya. dan saat itu matanya pasti berkaca, karena saat bersamamu tidak selalu terulang.

8. Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu mengingat setiap kata-kata yang kamu ucapkan, bahkan mungkin kata-kata yang kamu sendiri lupa pernah mengungkapkannya. karena dia menyematkan kata-kata mu di hatinya, berapa banyak kata-kata penuh harapan yang kau tuturkan padanya, dan akhirnya kau musnahkan? pasti kau lupa, tetapi bukan orang yang mencintai kamu.

9. Orang yang mencintai kamu akan belajar menggemari lagu-lagu kegemaran kamu, karena dia ingin tahu apa kegemaran kamu. Kesukaan kamu kesukaannya juga, walaupun susah menggemari kesukaan kamu, tapi akhirnya dia bisa.

10. Kalau kamu sedang sakit, dia akan sentiasa mengirim SMS, menelefon, YM/BBM dll untuk bertanya keadaan kamu - karena dia khawatir tentang kamu, peduli tentang kamu.

11. Jika kamu mengatakan akan menghadapi ujian, dia akan menanyakan kapan ujian itu berlangsung, dan saat harinya tiba dia akan mengirimkan SMS/YM/BBM ‘good luck’ untuk memberi semangat kepada kamu.

12. Orang yang mencintai kamu akan memberikan suatu barang miliknya yang mungkin buat kamu itu sesuatu yang biasa, tetapi baginya barang itu sangat istimewa.

13. Orang yang mencintai kamu akan terdiam sesaat, ketika sedang bercakap di telefon dengan kamu, sehingga kamu menjadi bingung. Sebenarnya saat itu dia merasa sangat gugup karena kamu telah menggetarkan dunianya.

14. Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin berada di dekat kamu dan ingin menghabiskan hari-harinya hanya dengan kamu.

15. Orang yang mencintai kamu bertindak lebih seperti saudara daripada seperti seorang kekasih.

16. Orang yang mencintai kamu sering melakukan hal-hal yang bikin BETE, seperti menelefon/SMS/YM/BBM kamu 100 kali sehari. Atau mengejutkan kamu di tengah malam dengan mengirim SMS. Sebenarnya ketika itu dia sedang memikirkan kamu.

17. Orang yang mencintai kamu kadang-kadang merindukan kamu dan melakukan hal-hal yang membuat kamu pening. Namun ketika kamu mengatakan tindakannya itu membuat kamu terganggu dia akan minta maaf dan tak akan melakukannya lagi.

18. Jika kamu memintanya untuk mengajarimu sesuatu maka ia akan mengajarimu dgn sabar. Bahkan dia begitu gembira karena dapat membantu kamu. dia tidak pernah mengelak dari memenuhi permintaan kamu walau sesulit apapun permintaan itu.

19. Kalau kamu melihat handphone-nya maka nama kamu akan menghiasi sebagian besar INBOX-nya. Dia masih menyimpan SMS-SMS dari kamu walaupun ia kamu kirim berbulan-bulan atau bertahun-tahun yang lalu.

20. Dan jika kamu coba menjauhkan diri darinya atau memberi reaksi menolaknya, dia akan menyadarinya dan menghilang dari kehidupan kamu, walaupun hal itu membunuh hatinya.

21. Jika suatu saat kamu merindukannya dan ingin memberinya kesempatan dia akan ada menunggu kamu karena sebenarnya dia tak pernah mencari orang lain. Dia sentiasa menunggu kamu.

22. Orang yang begitu mencintaimu, tidak pernah memaksa kamu memberinya sebab dan alasan, walaupun hatinya meronta ingin mengetahui, karena dia tidak mau kamu terbebani karenanya. saat kau pinta dia pergi, dia pergi tanpa menyalahkan kamu, karena dia benar-benar mengerti apa itu cinta.

7 Karya Arsitektur Kuno Paling Menakjubkan

2010-09-25T14:22:00.000+08:00

Bangga akan apa yang kita capai dalam kemajuan IPTEK. Mungkin kita mengira bahwa pembangkit listrik tenaga surya, angin, dan lainnya merupakan teknologi canggih yang ditemukan oleh para ilmuwan di zaman modern ini. Tetapi, kita pasti tidak mengira bahwa desain teknologi yang mirip sudah lebih dulu diciptakan oleh peradaban zaman dahulu.

1. Desain Kincir Angin
Kincir angin Persia kuno merupakan salah satu kincir angin tertua yang pernah dibuat oleh manusia. Kincir angin ini dibuat oleh peradaban Persia sekitar 3000 tahun yang lalu. Kincir angin ini digunakan untuk menggiling gandum dan memompa air.

Tanaman alang - alang diikat menjadi satu sehingga terbentuk bantalan yang diletakkan di sumbu pusat. Kincir angin ini dibuat dengan hati - hati, karena hampir setiap bagian dibuat dengan tangan.

Walaupun mekanismenya sederhana, tetapi kincir angin ini telah dikenal oleh seluruh peradaban lainnya pada masa itu, dan beberapa negara masih menggunakan mekanisme seperti ini hingga di era modern ini. Bisa dibilang, kincir angin kuno ini merupakan cikal bakal kincir angin modern yang digunakan sebagai pembangkit listrik tenaga angin.

2. Menara Angin Persia
Masih dari peradaban Persia kuno, menara angin atau wind tower ini digunakan oleh masyarakat Persia untuk sistem ventilasi udara di rumah - rumah mereka. Sistem ventilasi mereka jauh lebih rumit dari sistem ventilasi yang ada di rumah kita.

Sistem ventilasi yang mereka kembangkan sejak 2.000 tahun yang lalu ini mungkin hanya bisa disaingi oleh sistem ventilasi dengan teknologi modern. Prinsipnya adalah dengan menggunakan kombinasi perbedaan tekanan udara, dan penyesuaian iklim lingkungan di daerah Persia.

3. Saluran Air Grafitasi Romawi

Bangsa Romawi kuno juga mengembangkan suatu saluran air yang memanfaatkan gravitasi bumi untuk mengalirkan air ke seluruh wilayah Romawi. Selain digunakan untuk mengalirkan air, saluran air gravitasi ini juga digunakan dalam berbagai kegiatan masyarakatnya, diantaranya untuk roda air, hidrolik penghancur bijih besi, dan lain - lain.

4. Saluran Bawah Tanah

Karena Yerussalem terletak di dataran tinggi dan jauh dari sumber air, maka kota ini memenuhi kebutuhan air dari sungai bawah tanah. Masyarakatnya telah mengembangkan suatu saluran air bawah tanah yang masih bisa digunakan hingga saat ini, meski telah berumur puluhan ribu tahun.

5. Pemanfaatan Energi Geothermal
Peradaban Romawi kuno telah memanfaatkan energi panas bumi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan energinya. Energi panas bumi berasal dari gunung berapi Vesuvius, yang kemudian memanaskan air di sekitar wilayah tersebut.

Panas yang dihasilkan tadi kemudian digunakan untuk berbagai hal, seperti untuk pemandian air panas, hidrolik, kebutuhan medis, dan lainnya. Jika listrik telah ditemukan pada masa itu, mungkin sumber energi ini bisa dimanfaatkan lebih luas lagi.

6. Pemanfaatan Energi Surya
Pemanfaatan energi surya telah ditemukan oleh peradaban Yunani kuno. Jika kita menggunakan sel surya sebagai pembangkit tenaga listrik, maka peradaban Yunani kuno menggunakannya sebagai cadangan panas selama musim dingin berlangsung.

Konsepnya begitu sederhana, mereka membuat bangunan yang menghadap ke arah matahari, dan seluruh bangunan didesain seperti itu untuk menangkap sinar matahari sebanyak - banyaknya di siang hari karena sinar matahari lebih rendah dari atap mereka.

Ketika di malam hari, seluruh Peradaban Romawi selangkah lebih maju dengan menambahkan kaca untuk menyerap panas matahari dengan maksimal. Ternyata pemanfaatan tenaga surya itu sudah ada sejak lama ya.

7. Istana Tebing (Cliff Palace)
Tempat yang disebut dengan Istana Tebing ini terletak di Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Bangunan unik ini dibangun oleh masyarakat Amerika Utara pada zaman dahulu. Desain konstruksi yang unik ini memiliki tujuan sebagai pendinginan dari sengatan matahari yang panas pada masa itu.

Kita tidak bisa meremehkan begitu saja bangunan - bangunan zaman dahulu. Terkadang, dengan teknologi modern sekalipun, belum tentu dapat menghasilkan bangunan serupa dengan fungsi yang sama pula. Arsitektur zaman kuno memang luar biasa, menandakan bahwa pencapaian ilmu pengetahuan pada masa itu tergolong maju.

Inspirasi The Beatles Ternyata Dari Band Indonesia

2010-09-25T14:16:00.000+08:00

Siapa sangka ternyata legenda The Beatles cara bermusiknya dan aksi panggungnya terinspirasi dari Band Indonesia yakni THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S. THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S menjadi sejarah musik Rock n Roll di Indonesia yang dilupakan bangsanya. Mereka adalah orang keturunan Maluku yang besar di Surabaya dan pindah ke Belanda untuk mengadu nasib. Mereka adalah kakak beradik dari pasangan Herman Tielman dan Flora Lorine Hess.

THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S, Andy Tielman sang frontman sering beratraksi bermain gitar dengan gigi, di belakang kepala atau di belakang badan, jauh mendahului Jimi Hendrix pada tahun 1956. Aksi ini 11 tahun sebelum permainan gila gitaris Jimi Hendrix yang terkenal pada tahun 1967.

Pelopor musik Rock n Roll adalah BAND INDONESIA!!!!! Band inilah yang menginspirasikan THE BEATLES!!!!! Band ini datang sebelum masa Rock n Roll dan band ini adalah orang INDONESIA!!!!Keturunan Maluku yang besar di Surabaya.

Paul McCartney ternyata mengagumi band ini dan terinspirasi
THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S sebelum The Beatles terkenal pada awal 1960-an. Saat The Beatles manggung di Jerman, grup band asal Inggris ini sempat melihat penampilan THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S yang manggung menggunakan Hofner Violin Bass. Dan saat itulah pertama kalinya Paul McCartney melihat Hofner Violin Bass. Andy Tielmans sang gitaris memakai Fender Jazz Master khusus 10 strings. Fender sengaja mengirim Representativenya ke Jerman saat itu untuk merancang gitar buat Andy Tielmans.

Pada awal tahun 1960-an, mereka menciptakan 4 lagu ciptaan mereka sendiri, yaitu My Maria, You're Still The One, Black Eyes, dan Rock Little Baby. Lagu-lagu mereka ini ternyata disukai oleh orang2 Belanda. Mereka menyebut musik THE TIELMAN BROTHER'S sebagai musik beraliran Indorock.

Dedikasi dan Inovasi Andy sangat berpengaruh bagi perkembangan budaya pop Belanda sehingga membawa gelar The Godfather of Dutch Rock n Roll, The Uncrowned King of Indorock, dan penghargaan Order of the Orange-Nassau ke pangkuanya. Jadi, mulai sekarang kita harus bangga dengan apa yang sudah kita miliki, dan jangan melupakan sejarah tentang bangsa sendiri.

Tahun 1928 Sudah ada Motor dengan Tenaga 6 Roket

2010-09-25T14:09:00.001+08:00

Saat kecil dulu, mungkin sebagian dari kita pernah membayangkan akan melaju sangat kencang dengan mobil atau motor yang dilengkapi roket. Hemm.. rasanya pasti akan begitu hebat! Tapi ternyata bukan sekedar khayalan, ternyata pada tahun 1928 ada sepeda motor yang mampu melaju hingga 212 km/jam bermodal enam buah roket, ia adalah Opel Motoclub 500SS.

Nama Opel, di Indonesia mungkin lebih identik sebagai produsen mobil yang pernah memproduksi mobil Blazer dan Optima pada periode 1990-an. Namun, pada masa perang dunia mereka pernah memproduksi sepeda motor. Tepatnya mulai tahun 1901 hingga 1930.

Salah satu produk mereka adalah motor sport bernama Opel Motoclub 500SS. Motor buatan Jerman ini menggunakan mesin berkapasitas 500cc satu silinder yang mampu meraih top speed sekitar 120 km/jam dalam kondisi standarnya. Lalu bagaimana caranya melonjakan kecepatan hampir dua kali lipat dengan mesin yang sama?

Rahasia seperti yang diutarakan diatas, Opel Motoclub 500SS ini mengambil jalan pintas dengan mengoperasikan 6 buah roket yang dipasang di bagian belakang motor. Roket itu dapat dioperasikan melalui pedal setelah motor itu mencapai kecepatan tertinggi.

Ide gila penggunaan roket ini berasal dari Fritz von Opel, cucu dari Adam Opel, pendiri perusahaan tersebut. dirinya menginginkan pemecahan rekor kecepatan pada tahun 1928 yang saat itu dipegang oleh O.M. Baldwin dengan motor Zenith- JAP berkapasitas 996 cc asal Perancis.

Motor roket ini telah diuji coba pada tanggal 19 Mei, 1928, di Hamborner Radrennbahn, Jerman dihadapan 7000 penonton. Sayangnya, pemecahan rekor yang diinginkan tidak pernah terjadi. Hal ini dikarenakan pelarangan oleh pihak pemerintah Jerman menyangkut masalah safety. Padahal Fritz von Opel begitu optimis motornya akan lebih cepat.

Doraemon

2008-04-20T13:23:00.000+08:00

Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon?) is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. The series is about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a schoolboy, Nobita Nobi.

In March 2008, Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation's first "anime ambassador."Ministry spokesman explained the novel decision as an attempt to help people in other countries to understand Japanese anime better and to deepen their interest in Japanese culture."The Foreign Ministry action confirms that Doraemon has come to be considered a Japanese cultural icon. In 2002, the anime character was acclaimed as an Asian Hero in a special feature survey conducted by Time Asia magazine.

The series first appeared in December 1969, when it was published simultaneously in six different magazines. In total, 1,344 stories were created in the original series, which are published by Shogakukan under the Tentōmushi (てんとう虫, Tentōmushi?) manga brand, extending to forty-five volumes. The volumes are collected in the Takaoka Central Library in Toyama, Japan, where Fujio was born.

A majority of Doraemon episodes are comedies with moral lessons regarding honesty, perseverance, courage, etc. Several noteworthy environmental issues are often visited, including homeless animals, endangered species, deforestation, and pollution. Topics such as dinosaurs, the flat earth theory, wormhole traveling, Gulliver's Travels, and the history of Japan are also covered.

Doraemon was awarded the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997.

Main article: List of Doraemon characters

The names of the characters in Doraemon have been changed to various, completely separate names throughout other languages. For example, the main character, Nobita, is Jingu in Korean.

The only main female character is Shizuka, who serves as a semi-romantic girlfriend of Nobita, but otherwise a supporting, minor character.

Nobita's main human friends, Suneo and Gian, are both bullies to him when they are around together. However, Suneo seems to warm up kindly to Nobita if Gian is not with them. This suggests that Suneo is allied with Gian for only his power, so that he is well-protected from attack.

Nobita's robot ally, Doraemon, is from 22nd century Tokyo, and has a wealth of tools from the future that enable Nobita and him to help fend for themselves. Still, the tools often cause mishaps and instead become a burden.

There are many supporting characters, such as Nobita's parents.

Naruto Path of the Ninja

2008-04-20T12:33:00.000+08:00

Gameplay usually moves in a pattern of going to the Ninja Academy, getting assigned a mission (not optional ones, they're all from the story), preparing in town by buying items and equipment and eating ramen with teammates (to boost chemistry with them), then leaving for the dungeon involved. Equally basic is the dungeon navigation itself, consisting of straight-and-narrow paths with only 90-degree turns, which in their nature, make stylus-based navigation neigh intolerable, even for those who champion the concept in other DS games. The dungeons themelves are fairly well done, with enough branching paths and stuff to keep things interesting while still being straightforward enough to accomodate those who just want to blaze through. Also noteworthy is the ability to save anywhere, which, combined with the DS's great sleep mode, make the game perfectly portable.

Path of the Ninja's battle system is one of its better aspects. The player's team of Naruto-series characters lines up in a formation using three rows of layout (most turn-based RPGs use two). From there, it's mostly a traditional turn-based system mixed with the "jutsu" from the series, which are activated in ways ranging from button combination presses to certain actions with the touchscreen. It's simple, but pretty effective for a game like this, and its young target audience won't be overwhelmed. The only problem with it is that it's somewhat of a bother to dig out the stylus to execute the jutsu that require touching, since that's the only thing the stylus is ever used for in this game (aside from a brief minigame in the exam), so it's more tempting to use a finger and possibly smudge up the screen. Pull out the stylus and use it for three seconds before it's put away again for several minutes, or mess up the screen? Maybe I need to learn to get comfortable playing with buttons while holding the stylus, but really, screw that.

Playable characters

* Naruto Uzumaki
* Sakura Haruno
* Sasuke Uchiha
* Rock Lee
* Shikamaru Nara
* Neji Hyuga
* Jiraiya

One Piece Dragon Dream

2008-04-19T22:46:00.000+08:00

Story

One night, when the Straw Hat Pirates are asleep in their beds exept for Robin, they all dream of a cloaked young boy underwater playing music from a sea horn. In the morning, when Robin wake the crew mates up and was shocked to discover the crew have no memories of her or their being in a Pirate Crew. With the memories from before joining the crew still in their heads the crew begins to split up.

Now is up to Robin to not only reunite the crew and help get their memories back, but also find out the cause of their mysterious memory loss.

There are many character in the game these are the one which you can battle against and uses.

Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Nico Robin
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
* [[Foxy the Silverfox]]
* Porche
* Hamburg
* Vivi
* Igaram
* Wapol
* Chessmarimo
* Ms Doublefinger
* Mr.1
* Cabaji
* Crocodile
* Buggy
* Alvida
* Mohji
* Jango
* Kuro
* Siam & Poochi
* Gin
* Don Kreig
* Iron Fist Fullbody
* Hina
* Hachi
* Arlong
* Tashigi
* Smoker
* Shanks
* Enel
* Tashinoki Dragon
* Aokiji
* Mihawk
* Franky

One Piece Grand Line Adventure Log

2008-04-19T22:28:00.000+08:00

Story

The game follow the anime series starting from Logue Town to Whiskey Peak. The game also include the filler arc: Apis Ark. Along the way the Strawhat pirate firgt major enemies like Buggy, Alvida, etc.

Game Play

Like every Action, RPG game you choose thw character you want to partipate in battle with an enemy. The player choose which attack your character perform to defeat the other opponent.

Playable Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji

Crash Nitro Kart

2008-04-18T19:34:00.001+08:00

Crash Nitro Kart plays much like its predecessor, Crash Team Racing. The player races against other characters, which can be computer controlled or controlled by other players. Crates are placed throughout the tracks, which, when broken, grant power-ups. Collecting ten Wumpa fruit from special crates improves the effect of any power-up. Many of the tracks contain obstacles, which, if not avoided, will cause the racer to come to a complete stop briefly. New to this game is the Team Frenzy Mode, which allows players to race as part of a team. A victory by any one team member counts as a victory for the team. Additionally, getting close to a team member for long enough during a race grants unlimited weapons for a short time.

In Adventure Mode, the player chooses to play as either Team Bandicoot or Team Cortex. The player must travel through four worlds, collecting three trophies in each world by winning the three races there. Each world also features a boss which must be raced after collecting all three of a world's trophies. Defeating a boss earns a Boss Key, collecting all four of which allows you to race the final boss. The player must also collect other items, such as relics, obtained by finishing a race in under a certain time, CNK tokens, obtained by finding the letters C, N and K in a race track, and gems, obtained by winning special races.

In Battle Mode, players battle against each other in a number of competitions. These battles take place in special arenas. The Arena Editor allows the player to change arenas by placing crates and other objects anywhere within an arena.

Adventure Quest Online

2008-04-14T16:12:00.000+08:00

Much of AdventureQuest's game play revolves around fighting monsters. On the players turn they may attack, equip a weapon shield or armor, drink a potion, cast a spell, call a pet or equip a miscellaneous item. Changing armor, weapon or shield does not use up a turn but equipping certain items, changing pets or drinking a potion does. On an opponents's turn it may attack, though some monsters have special attacks such as healing. Pack monsters and a few other monsters can summon reinforcements, which doesn't take up a turn.

As players defeat monsters, they gain Experience Points (XP) and gold. The XP is used for leveling up your character for more Mana, Health, etc. The gold is used for buying stronger items.

A more in-depth Gameplay description under Combat Mechanics.

The Elements

While there are 8 primary elements (Earth, Wind, Water, Energy, Ice, Fire, Light, and Darkness) This game is balanced so there is no "better" or "best" element (with the exception of Void). The pattern of weaknesses typically, but not always, follows this guideline:

* Water attack > Energy
* Energy attack > Water
* Earth attack > Wind
* Wind attack > Earth
* Light attack > Darkness
* Darkness attack > Light
* Fire attack > Ice
* Ice attack > Fire
* Void attack > All

Sometimes certain species will be weak to an additional element. For example, the monster "Undead Horse" has a light modifier of 120% and an Energy modifier of 130%. This is not very typical of undead, as most are weak against Fire as well as Light. There also exists another element, Void, previously known as Element X. Some weapons, when triggered, deal Void damage (such as the Dragon Blade), or in their special attacks (such as the Gauntlet of The'Galin), the vast majority of monsters in the game have a Void resistance of 100%, however, there are handful that have a lower modifier. Its symbol (?) is a question mark. There are other secret elements that certain monsters use but, they are not available to players.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!

2008-04-10T21:43:00.000+08:00

When an episode of the popular series "The New Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy", is supposed to be filmed in Bikini Bottom and Mermaidman and Barnacleboy fail to show up, with the show in danger of being cancelled, the show's producer, Gill Hammerstein makes it SpongeBob's job to find Mermaidman and Barnacleboy and gain roles for him and his friends in order for the show to go on.Mini-Games

The following Mini-Games can be played at any point during the game once they are unlocked:

* Long Jump
* Burger Bounce
* Manray Chase
* Krusty Krab

Roles

This is the list of roles that can be obtained in the game once certain conditions have been met throughout the stages:

* Stand-In
* Motorcycle Cop
* Lookout
* Waiter

Playable Characters

* SpongeBob SquarePants
* Patrick Star
* Squidward Tentacles
* Sandy Cheeks
* Mr. Krabs(councle exclusive)
* Plankton(council exclusive)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

2008-04-10T21:40:00.000+08:00

Players have access to three playable characters during the game, SpongeBob SquarePants; Patrick Star and Sheldon J. Plankton, and must guide them through nine levels of play in a dreamworld. Four different types of gameplay have been incorporated into the game, known as flying; rampaging; racing and platforming. During flying sections the game sets obstacles one in front of another, and the player must manouvre past them. In most cases, the game will tell the player which way to fly (up, down, left and right). On the Wii, you use the controller like an actual plane control stick. The most common cases of this is when SpongeBob uses his plane to attack a giant-sized Plankton. In rampage levels the player controls a giant sized Plankton and uses special powers and moves to destroy everything in their path. The player's laser's power is indicated by a bar on the right side of the screen, which refills after use. The Wii version features controller movements that respectively activate moves. Racing gameplay is similar to most racing games; it is featured in both the air and the ground's gameplay, fuel must be collected in order to keep the player's vehicle running. The platforming gameplay is spread throughout the game, such as when Plankton must escape from a live Krabby Patty.

Courage the Cowardly Dog

2008-04-10T21:30:00.000+08:00

Courage the Cowardly Dog revolves around the exploits of Courage, a small, fuchsia dog who, despite his name, is afraid of the most mundane things. Eustace, Muriel, and Courage are constantly attacked by (or running into) various monsters, aliens, villains, curses, experiments, natural disasters, and other forms of peril that Courage must face.

Every opening of the show documents Courage's past: "Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere with her husband Eustace Bagge. But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere; it's up to Courage to save his new home."

In the series, when Courage wants to save his family from the villain, instead of typical feats of strength, the villain is usually defeated in various other ways: Courage tricks the villain, he flees from them, makes amends with the villain, somehow convinces the villain to change, Muriel saves the day, or in some cases, the villain simply voluntarily moves on in favor of plotting another diabolical scheme.

A typical feature of the show is the spoofing or reference of various classic horror and cult films as the basis for many episodes. This is seen in episodes such as "The Demon in the Mattress", "The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Loveable Duckling", "Heads of Beef", "Klub Katz", "Journey to the Center of Nowhere", "The Great Fusilli", "Robot Randy", "1000 Years of Courage", "Invisible Muriel", "Human Habitrail", "Courage the Fly", "Mega Muriel the Magnificent", "The Transplant", "McPhearson Phantom", "The House of Discontent", "Courage vs. Mecha-Courage" and "Hard Drive Courage".

Ed, Edd n Eddy Jawbreakers!

2008-04-10T21:12:00.000+08:00

The object of the game is to help these resourceful preadolescents win a contest whose grand prize is a lifetime supply of jawbreakers. Throughout the game, Ed, Edd and Eddy will tap into their unique brand of resourcefulness as they earn money, solve physical puzzles, interact with their pals from the cul-de-sac and find hidden goodies. The players will control one Ed at a time, each with his own unique strength and weakness, and may dynamically cycle through the three main characters. Players will explore 12 levels, each offering a short animated cut-scene at the beginning and end. The Eds are the playable characters, each with their own skills and abilities. Ed can headbutt things, Edd (Double-D) can use a slingshot, a wrench and use switches that do different things. Eddy can use the hypnotizing wheel or the jetpack.

Tom & Jerry The Fast and the Furry

2008-04-07T22:38:00.000+08:00

After being kicked out of their old house for causing major damage, the lovable Tom and Jerry enter a race to win a mansion. This race is supposed to have occurred in Fall 1995.

The race is initially from California to Mexico, but due to public ratings of the event, the finish line is continually pushed further away, going to places such as the Amazon, Antarctica, Australia, Borneo, and across the world until they arrive back at California.

Fabulous Super Race Contestants

This table tells the characters, their cars, biography, finishing place, cause of elimination and how long they lasted in the race.

Tom with Orange Muscle-Sedan Nissan Skyline R32 (Left behind in Borneo)

Orange Jet-Car (Left in shambles in L.A due to overheated engine, Jerry was given a similar car also)
He is a house cat, guarded with the task of getting rid of Jerry. 1st place (Tied with Jerry) Winner (Survived elimination in Antarctic-Australia leg) Hollywood-Mexico-Amazon-Antarctic-Australia-Borneo-Finish (Hollywood)

Jerry with Blue Mini Supercar, resembles (Not actually made by the British Motor Company of the same name, Left in Borneo)

Blue Jet-Car (Tom was given a bigger version)
He is a mouse, always makes Tom's day complete. (with a chase) 1st place (Tied with Tom) Winner Hollywood-Mexico-Amazon-Antarctic-Australia-Borneo-Finish (Hollywood)

Steed Dirkly with 1980's Light Blue Convertible Coupe Race Car, resembles a 1993 Camaro (A lightning bolt struck an umbrella in Steed's car, causing it to sink to Davy Jones' Locker) He is a self-obsessed playboy who wants to donate the mansion to a charity: Himself! 5th place After his car sank, Steed spotted a mermaid and fell in love, but the mermaid was a mer-monster and fed Steed to her young kinds. Hollywood-Mexico-Amazon-Elimination (Antarctic, he was eliminated in the ocean)

Grammy with 1940s Pink Hotrod (Tom shot Grammy's hot air balloon in her flight to Borneo, causing Grammy and her pet Squirty to abandon the car. It fell to Borneo and smashed Grammy and Squirty) She entered this race with her dog Squirty to feel the adrenaline of a race and to win a house. 3rd place She was a victim of 2 of Tom's elimination attempts and she never came back after the 2nd attempt. (She was crushed with Squirty by her car in Borneo) Hollywood-Mexico-Amazon-1st Elimination (Antarctic)-Revival (Australia)-2nd Elimination (Borneo)

Gorthan, Destroyer of Light with Converted 4-wheeled motorbike (Shipped alongside Gorthan in the Antarctic) He is the Destroyer of Light from the pits of Niltor and owns a Greeting card and Flower shop. 4th place When the commentators, Buzz and Biff qustioned Gorthan on the old "Your-Tongue-Will-Stick-To-A-Frozen-Metal-Pole" trick. Gorthan thought it was a lie and Buzz and Biff dared Gorthan to do it on the South Pole. His tongue got stuck and the ice on Gorthan's side was cracking. Buzz and Biff were safe while Gorthan and his car wandered aimlessly in the Antarctic. Hollywood-Mexico-Amazon-Elimination (Antarctic)

Mallory Macdoogle with Red Minivan Resembles a 1993 Ford Aerostar. (The van sank in a Quicksand pit) She is a caring mother and enjoys playing soccer (Hence the nickname "Soccer Mom") 6th place Tom switched a sign in the Amazon and that led Soccer Mom into a Quicksand Pit, she called the assistance of extermination company Gonestar but the computer took too long and Soccer Mom escaped before she was a goner. She helped Jerry to the right way and gave him an Orange.She is then thought to have been eaten by insects. Hollywood-Mexico-Elimination (Amazon)

Dr. Professor with Anti-Matter powered car (This car uses the most powerful and explosive substance known to man, the engine exploded because of Biff.) He has developed many inventions that has changed the world and more. Disqualification A switch in the Anti-Matter engine was triggred by Biff and it was the Self-Destruction switch. Dr. Professor tried to save it but he, his car and his pit tent flashed and there was nothing left of him. Eliminated before the race.

Tom and Jerry A Nutcracker Tale

2008-04-07T22:36:00.000+08:00

The cartoon features all of the exaggerated violence usualy found in Tom and Jerry. The film begins with Jerry and Tuffy watching the Nutcracker Ballet. Later, Jerry goes to the empty stage floor, where magic begins to happen. Toys come alive including the doll Nellie (who can only talk if someone pulls her string) and Paulie the Christmas Ornament (who was missing a head, due to Jerry kicking it earlier on). The magic then makes a Music Box Ballerina come to life, and Jerry dances with her.

The stage is transformed into a wintry wonderland, where the toys are enjoying a dinner. Tom hears this, and, with the other cats, raid the feast, trapping the toys. Jerry, Paulie, and Nellie try to stop this, but are shot out of a cannon. Tuffy escapes, but the Ballerina is captured by Tom. Later on, Tom is called to gather men and stop Jerry. Tuffy gives the Ballerina string, on the end of which is keys. He then goes to stop Tom. Meanwhile, Jerry, Paulie, and Nellie decide to follow the star to a man called the Toy Maker. They stop in front of a frozen river. All make it safely, except Jerry who falls in, and becomes tangled in weed. He is freed, and is pulled up by Nellie and Paulie. This makes Paulie unravel. Tuffy gets to Tom, and dresses up as an angel and a devil. He is found out, and ends up sticking a trident in Tom's eye. He continues on to Jerry, warning him of the cats. Tom and his friends, disguised as Christmas Trees, surround Jerry, but Tom gets attacked by squirrels, and shredded in a tree shredder. The cats attack, but the heroes escape, inside a tree. The cats beat up Tom by mistake. They launch a cannon, which blasts Jerry and his friends into a house with clocks. Tom gives chase, but is pecked on by wooden birds. The heroes then come to a hill, in which Paulie loses his head. They go into the hole, only to find a fiery world with lava pits and dragons. A flame fairy gives Paulie his head back. A dragon wakes up, but is hypnotized by Jerry into lifting them out of the pit. They are chased by the cats again, and run into a fairground. Tom is virtually destroyed here, being crushed again and again - of course, this being a cartoon, he always revives. They make it to a ridge, and Jerry blows up balloons with which they make it off safely. Tom though, is blasted by cannons. One cat shoots an arrow, bursting Nellie's balloon. Tuffy grabs on to her, and unravels more of Paulie. Nellie is let down, and chased by the cats. Jerry saves her, but she lets go of him. The cats pull her string, and she tells them where the others are headed. The remaining three make it to the Toy Maker, who fixes Paulie, and gives them toy soldiers. The toy army, lead by Jerry, charge, and quickly stop the cats. Tom vacuums up many of the soldiers, but they are blown onto the cats. Jerry and Tuffy are eaten by Tom, but Nellie returns, and throws a hammer, smashing Tom's teeth. Jerry then pushes a toy train and all the cats ride on it until it hits a wall and the wreckage goes into a box, with all the cats inside. But, a wall falls down on Nellie, who has saved Jerry and the Ballerina. However, the magic revives her, and she begins to talk on her own, without a string having to be pulled. Jerry and the Ballerina dance, and the curtain is let down, ending the show.

Tom & Jerry Shiver Me Whiskers

2008-04-07T22:29:00.000+08:00

The film begins on a pirate ship where Jerry is Tom's slave, giving him fish to eat. Red Pirate Ron uses a slingshot to get them on the deck of the ship. A wave washes onto the deck of the ship hitting Tom and Jerry. Tom sees a map is now on the ship. After winning a battle to another pirate known as Blue Pirate Bob (Red Pirate Ron's brother), the ship is cursed forcing the survivors to find the treasure on a lifeboat. Using Jerry's head as a guide, they run into a giant rock chicken, and another pirate named Purple Pirate "Barnacle" Paul (who is Red Pirate Ron and Blue Pirate Bob's brother). After defeating that, Tom and Jerry fall into 3 traps, one of which is a sea monster (which, according to Jerry is afraid of Tom). After getting the treasure, Jerry attempts to steal Blue Pirate Bob's ship, but is confronted by his mascot, Spike. But after Jerry offers him a golden bone, Spike is on Jerry's side. Using this, Jerry not only takes the ship, but avenges himself on Tom by making his swab the deck. Even the three parrots of the pirate brothers are on the ship and are happy to be serving Jerry now, and they sail happily ever after.

The movie makes extensive use of the classic MGM Tom and Jerry sound effects, including the famous Tom scream.

Cast

* Kevin Michael Richardson - Red Pirate Ron, Blue Pirate Bob, Purple Parrot Chuck
* Kathy Najimy - Blue Parrot Betty
* Charles Nelson Reilly - Red Parrot Stan
* Wallace Shawn - Purple Pirate Paul
* Mark Hamill - The Skull
* William Hanna - Tom and Jerry

Tom & Jerry The Movie

2008-04-07T22:26:00.000+08:00

Tom and Jerry together with their owners are about to move to a new home. The moving van is at their old house waiting, and Tom doses in the back of the car. However when he notices Jerry he puts him on a stick, and Jerry, noticing no escape and knowing that he will fly, he grabs hold of Tom's whiskers so they fly together into the garden. Jerry quickly dashes into his mousehole and locks the door, Tom nailing wooden planks on the door. When Tom tries to get in the moving car, he ends up with a bulldog and ties up his ears so he cannot see. Tom runs into the house for safety and stays there for the night. Next day, Tom and Jerry notice that the house is broken down to make a new apartment as a replacement. They meet a dog named Puggsy and his friend Frankie the Flea that tries to teach Tom and Jerry to be friends. Then they all agree to have a 'feast' at their place and Puggsy makes a 'buffet' by collecting leftovers in the bin. When Puggsy's tray is crammed a dogcatcher captures Puggsy and Frankie and lock them in their car.

Tom and Jerry then meet an eight-year old girl named Robyn Starling, the daughter of Mr. Starling, whose mother died when she was a baby and is left behind with her horrid and evil guardian Aunt Figg when her dad goes away. Robyn runs away after her locket is thrown out the window and that's how she began to run. Jerry said to her if she run, her things won't be with her but Robyn said to them the Aunt Figg may seem sweet but she's real mean.

Cut to Aunt Figg crying in the house, scared of losing Robyn. With the help of her evil lawyer, Lickboot and her overweight dachshund, Ferdinand, make a reward of a million dollars for the return of Robyn, who they wish to sell for a ransom, engulfed by love of money. Robyn is recaptured, but manages to escape yet again, after Tom and Jerry are kidnapped by Dr. Applecheek where animals are abused. At this point, everybody is looking for the million dollar girl, and Aunt Figg and Lickboot manage to get to Robyn's escape destination first. What was planned as another capture quickly goes wrong when an oil lamp is knocked on the floor. As the house goes up in flames, Mr. Starling comes and rescues Robyn. Tom and Jerry are rescued too and taken to a new home where they both promise not to trick each other ever again. But the pair have soon reverted back to their old ways, and the movie finishes with the classic scene of Tom chasing Jerry into the distance...or just in their new home.

Tom and Jerry War of the Whiskers

2008-04-07T17:06:00.000+08:00

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers is a port of the cartoon 3D fighting video game called Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry for the Nintendo 64, released in 2002 by NewKidCo. It is 1-4 player game and rated Teen for cartoon violence (3+ in the UK) The four modes of play are single player, vs., tag team, and team play. New characters are unlocked if the player wins against the computer. Characters include Tom & Jerry, Butch, Spike, Tyke, Robot Cat, Eagle, Lion, Nibbles, Monster Jerry, and Duckling, who use more than 75 weapons to beat each other with. Costumes are also unlocked, allowing specific characters to have more attire.

Characters

* Lightweight: Bad defense but great speed.
o Jerry
o Nibbles
o Tyke
o Duckling

* Middleweight: Well-balenced strength and speed.
o Tom
o Butch

* Heavyweight: Slow and Strong
o Spike
o Eagle
o Lion
o Monster Jerry

* Special: All attacks differ from normal characters.
o Robot Cat

Arenas

* A Fridge too Far (Kitchen)
* Beach (Paws)
* Boat (That Sinking Feline)
* Junk yard (Scrapyard Scrape)
* frakein mouse (Mad Lab)
* Haunted Mansion (Haunted Mouse)
* Arctic village (Snow Fight)
* Ciao Meow (Italian)
* Old Western Town (Unfurgiven)
* Dragons Lair (Luncheons and Dragons)

Secret Levels

* Some Like it Hotter: A two-platform stage with hot lava underneath.

* Raging Mouse: A boxing ring with elastic sides.

Gameplay

The objective of the game is to defeat your opponent in a set amont of time and rounds. There are 3 types of gameplay. One is Challenge mode, where the player fights a certain set of characters (The opponents are the enemies of the character chosen from classic Tom and Jerry cartoons) until either Monster Jerry, a bigger and scary mutated Jerry, or Robot Cat, one of Tom's creations, is fought. Another is Vs.,where a basic one-on-one fight is held. The last is Tag Battle, where a player work by himself or with a friend to fight two enemies.

Tom & Jerry

2008-04-07T17:02:00.000+08:00

Tom and Jerry was a successful and long-running series for over six decades of theatrical short subjects created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoons centered around a never-ending rivalry between a housecat (Tom) and a brown mouse (Jerry), whose chases and battles often involved comic violence. Hanna and Barbera ultimately wrote and directed one hundred fourteen Tom and Jerry cartoons at the MGM cartoon studio in Hollywood, California between 1940 and 1957, when the animation unit was closed down. The original series is notable for having won the Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) seven times, tying it with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies as the most-awarded theatrical animated series.

In 1960, MGM had new Tom and Jerry cartoons produced by Rembrandt Films, led by Gene Deitch in Eastern Europe. Production of Tom and Jerry shorts returned to Hollywood with Chuck Jones' Sib-Tower 12 Productions in 1963; this series lasted until 1967. Tom and Jerry later resurfaced in TV cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera and Filmation Studios during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Today, Warner Bros. owns the rights to Tom and Jerry, and produces the series Tom and Jerry Tales for The CW's Saturday morning "Kids WB" lineup, as well as a string of Tom and Jerry direct-to-video films.

One Piece Ocean's Dream

2008-04-05T19:49:00.000+08:00

Story

One night, while all the Straw Hat Pirates are all snug in their beds, save for Robin the group's archaeologist, they all dream of a cloaked young man underwater playing beautiful music from a sea horn. In the morning, Robin wakes up all her crew mates and is shocked to discover they have no memories of her or their being in a Pirate Crew. With only the memories from before joining the crew still in their heads the crew begins to splinter, Nami runs away from the ship with all the gold as she has reverted back to being her pirate-hating thief self, and Zoro causes a fight with the crew and also retreats believing that he is once again a bounty hunter.

It is up to Robin to not only reunite the crew and help them get their memories back, but also find out the cause of their mysterious memory loss.

Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Ussop
* Nico Robin
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper

One Piece Unlimited Cruise

2008-04-05T19:45:00.000+08:00

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise is an upcoming video game announced for Nintendo's Wii console based on the popular manga and anime One Piece. The game has been scheduled to be released in two episodes, one which will be released in the summer of 2008 and the second episode, which will follow up in the winter of 2008.

The trailer for the game shows that Luffy has a new styled outfit instead of his Unlimited Adventure costume. It also shows that the Thousand Sunny can be explored, showing many of the rooms inside of it.

Brook the skeleton has been seen in a screenshot, putting belief that he may appear in the game. Considering the fact he has joined the Straw Hat Pirates, it is likely he will be playable. In the end of the Jump Festival 07' Teaser Trailer for the game, Brook is seen as the trailer ends, causing Luffy to shout "What?!".

According to the information released by Famitsu, King Wapol, Marines and Skypiea's Priests will make appearance

One Piece Unlimited Adventure

2008-04-05T19:36:00.000+08:00

Gameplay

With a Targeting system similar to Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the game is an Adventure Real-Time RPG. There are eight playable Straw Hats, with different types of gameplay.

The player can use different tools such as Bug Net, and Pick Axe. Other items such as Freeze Balls, Bombs, and Batteries can be used while fighting and power up your attacks.

Another addition to the game is the various character traits. For example if Nami catches any type of frog, she will scream in disgust, Sanji does the same with the "Crossbone Dragonfly". If you put Usopp in his SogeKing Special Costume, his entire voice track has been replaced with a more heroic one, fitting his alter ego. If you put Chopper in his Chopperman Special Costume, in the Camp Site you can see him flying in the background.

Besides the Adventure mode, there is a Battle mode. You can play Vs. Mode, with a friend or the CPU. This mode lets you choose 40 different characters, all of which you have defeated in the Adventure mode. From the popular bosses such as Eneru and Rob Lucci(both Man, and Man/Beast forms), to the basic Marine and Island Soldier. There is also a Survival Mode where you can play as either one of the Straw Hats, or one of the bosses in a huge 1 man brawl against 200 enemies against the clock.
Playable characters

Story Mode
In the story mode, all of the Straw Hat Pirates as current to the Enies Lobby arc are playable.

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
o Rampaging Chopper
* Nico Robin
* Franky

Note: Rampaging Chopper is only playable in Boss battles if Chopper is knocked out while under the effect of a Rumble Ball and less than three Straw Hat crewmen remain to fight.
Note: The numbers represent their tier in the Multiplayer modes.

Vs. and Survival Mode

While only the Straw Hat Pirates are playable in the main adventure mode, every other character listed below is playable in Survival and VS mode:

* Smoker
* Hawkeye Mihawk
* Don Krieg
* Kaku: Giraffe Form
* Spandam
* Arlong
* Nefertari Vivi°
* Portgas D. Ace
* Sir Crocodile
* Mr. 2 Bon Clay°
* Enel
* Red-Haired Shanks
* Aokiji
* Paulie°
* Rob Lucci
o Leopard Form
* Whitebeard°
* Calgara°
* Popora
* Evil Guardian
o Evil Master Beast
* Various Marines and Pirates
* Ancient soldiers native to the island of the game
o Captains of the soldiers

° Optional bosses who have no real part in the story.

One Piece Treasure Wars 2

2008-04-05T19:30:00.000+08:00

Story

The story is based upon the East Blue Saga. Where the strawhat crew challenge Buggy the Clown and his crew to a race find the treasure.

Game Play

Like One Piece: Treasure Wars you're able to choose character from the strawhat including Nico Robin to play in a board game style and race to find the hidden treasure.

Playable Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
* Nico Robin/Miss AllSunday

One Piece Gear Spirit

2008-04-05T19:24:00.000+08:00

One Piece: Gear Spirit is a fighting game for the Nintendo DS based on the manga/anime One Piece.

The game does not have a basic storyline. In this respect it is similar to Nintendo's videogame series, Super Smash Brothers. In the story mode you fight random characters at different stages, and each character has two event stages where they battle a rival or another character that is related to their story in the anime. For instance in Blackbeard's story, one of the characters he encounters in his event stage is Portgas D. Ace.

Playable Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
* Nico Robin
* Franky
* Red-Haired Shanks
* Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk
* Aokiji
* Rob Lucci
* Kaku
* Smoker
* Nefertari Vivi
* Sir Crocodile
* Enel
* Brook
* Portgas D. Ace
* Blackbeard

Stages

* Logue Town
* Alabasta Ruins
* Rocketman Train
* On the Enies Lobby Tower
* Inside Enies Lobby Tower
* Skypiea
* On the Thousand Sunny
* Banaro Island

One Piece Grand Battle Swan Colosseum

2008-04-05T19:13:00.000+08:00

Gameplay

The game play is very similar to most of the Anime branded games that Dimp's was making at the time, especially for the Wonderswan and Game Boy. You can perform moves by pressing the A button, and B jumps. You can perform combo's with the A button, as well as use a with dashing and jumping. To perform specials you can press A and B at the same time, as well as do taunts by letting the character stand still for a few seconds. Each character has 3 taunts, a normal, an energy regaining, and a special power-up.

Specials in the game are activated by the character doing a move, if hit the it will go in a in game cuscene. Most of these are two screens of large pixel art familiar from the show. It is usually one of their biggest moves in the anime at the time, of if the character was never really touched upon it is a n Game only attack.

Tony Tony Chopper, as in most One Piece games has a Rumble Ball gimmick. He starts out with very week, and a very small moveset. After preforming his Power-Up taunt, he will consume a Rumble Ball, and for a small period of time he will have a full moveset, and a damage producing special.

Playable characters

From the start of the game all of the Straw Hats, before the climax of Alabasta Arc is playable;

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper

Unlockable Characters:

* Nico Robin/Miss AllSunday
* Captain Smoker
* Tashigi
* Sir Crocodile
* Mr. 1
* Mr. 2 Bon Clay
* Portgas D. Ace

One Piece Grand Battle 1

2008-04-05T13:42:00.001+08:00

Story

A young boy name Monkey D Luffy starts his adventure to become the king of the pirate by going to the Grand Line. Along the way he fight strong pirates and gather a strong crew. The series will be based on the East Blue Sage and Whiskey Peak Arc.

Game Play

Like the other grand battle game the character versus another character, the character that you choose each have different attacks and battle strategies and power to make the battle balance and fun. the winner of the battle will versus another character in the game. At the end, your character will verse a default boss which are set to complete the storyline.

Playable Characters

The playable characters in this game are these following:

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Red-Haired Shanks
* "Hawk Eye"
* Captain Smoker
* Ms Wednesday
* Buggy
* Alvida
* Arlong
* Don Krieg
* Pandaman
* Captain Kuro
* Karoo

One Piece Grand Battle! Rush!

2008-04-05T13:29:00.000+08:00

Story

Much like the TV show, Monkey D. Luffy wants to take Gold Roger's place to become King of the Pirates. Together with his Crew namely, Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, and Nico Robin are on a quest to search for the great treasure One Piece and also to fulfill their own dreams.

Gameplay

There are 4 different modes in the game:
Game Mode About that mode
Grand Battle a one-player/two player mode that features unlocked fighters and stages.
Story Mode a mode follows every character through the story. Almost everything unlockable is obtained through this mode.
Training a testing mode to test your skill. Some stages and extras are unlocked here.
Grand Tourney a tournament mode that allows you to select a character and fight in it.

Battle Stages

There are 7 battle stages in the American version, they are as follows:

Fushia Village

Luffy's hometown, where Higuma & his bandits will throw random objects at the players, and also, there will be an angry cow charging and a spinning signpost that can be used to launch the players in a random direction.

Baratie

The Bistro of the Brine: Sanji's work place. It's a floating restaurant. You can fight only out of it. There is a deck where you can fight, and ruins of Don Krieg's ship that can be destroyed by use of a bomb. You also can also use the mast as a weapon. Pandaman is in a building.

Arlong Park

This is the HQ of the Arlong Pirates. It's a skinny field with Mohmoo in the middle. You can walk on Mohmoo and even hit him in the face. There are two small houses that can be knocked over and make a path over the water, preventing sinking, while Arlong's pirates attack the players. Pandaman is near a destroyed wall.

Roguetown (Loguetown in the original)

The place where Gold Roger was born and executed. The smallest field, no cliffs or water. The field can change in shape by attacking the walls. Navy men will fire Sea-Prism Stone (Cherry Stone in the game, and Seastone in the original) nets at you to stun you. Lighting will hit the field sometimes. Alvida is in the middle, and will attack anyone who attacks her. Citizens and Buggy's pirates will toss things at you.

Drum Castle

Tony Tony Chopper's home. The stage is covered with snow and snowballs. Wapol is an item that eats or attacks the characters. Giant rabbits will throw snowballs at you. Wapol's bodyguards will attack you. Pandaman is in the castle.

Alabasta Kingdom

Sir Crocodile and Mr. 2 Bon Clay's stage. Occasionally a sandstorm will pop up getting bigger every time you hit it. Also if you hit King Nebra (King Cobra in the original) he will get angry and karate chop you across the stage.

Eden Rock

The training area. No real obstacles. Pandaman hides in the bushes.

Characters in American Version

* Monkey D. Luffy - with Kung-Fu Jugon as support.
* Roronoa Zolo (Roronoa Zoro in the Japanese version) - with Johnny and Yosaku as support.
* Sanji - with Chef Zeff as support
* Nami -with Genzo as support
* Usopp - with Ninjin (Carrot), Piiman (Pepper)and Tamanegi ( Onion) as support.
* Saw-Tooth Arlong- with Hatchan (Hachi), Kuroobi and Choo as support.
* Buggy the Clown - with Mohji riding Ritchie and Cabaji as support
* Don Krieg - with Ghin/Gin and Pearl as support
* Captain Kuro - with Django, Siam and Butchie as support
* Chaser (Smoker in the Japanese version) with Tashigi as support
* Red-Haired Shanks - with Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux and Yasopp as support
* Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk - with Greatest Impact as support
* Ms. AllSunday - with Mr. 3, Miss. Goldenweek (Ms. April Fools Day)and Hana Hana Powers as support
* Tony Tony Chopper with Doctor Kureha as support
* Mr. 2 Bon Clay - with Mr. 4, Miss Merry Christmas (Ms. Groundhog's Day)and Lassou as support
* Sir Crocodile - with Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger (Ms. New Year's Eve) as support.

One Piece Grand Battle 3

2008-04-05T13:24:00.000+08:00

One Piece Grand Battle! 3 is a video game of the action-adventure genre released in 2003 by Ganbarion. The game was released only in Japan.

This game includes sixteen playable characters and seven stages all based on the One Piece story up to the Skypiea arc. Each character contains over two special attacks, and can use the environment as a weapon.

Playable Characters

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
* Nico Robin
* Sir Crocodile
* Mr. 2 Bon Clay
* Eneru
* Ohm
* Smoker
* Hina (One Piece)
* Wiper
* Portgas D. Ace
* Shanks

One Piece Grand Battle 2

2008-04-05T13:20:00.000+08:00

Story

After defeating pirates from the East Blue, the strawhat pirate finally made it in the Grand Line, now this time instead of facing with pirates straw hat and his crew must face against the Boroque Work's top secret agent's, but the most frightning part is where the boss of the crime syndicate is actually Sir Crocodile one of the 7 warlord's of the sea. What will Luffy and his crew do to stop them?.

Game Play

Like every grand battle game the character versus another character, the character that you choose each have different strategies and power to make the battle balance and fun. the winner of the battle then versus another character in the game. Then at the end, your character will verse a default boss which are set to complete the storyline.

Playable Characters

The playable characters in this game are:

* Monkey D. Luffy
* Roronoa Zoro
* Nami
* Usopp
* Sanji
* Tony Tony Chopper
* Nico Robin/Miss AllSunday
* Red-Haired Shanks
* "Hawk Eye"
* Captain Smoker
* Nefertari Vivi
* Sir Crocodile
* Portgas D. Ace
* Mr. 2 Bon Clay
* Mr. 3
* Buggy
* Alvida
* Arlong
* Don Krieg
* Pandaman
* Captain Kuro
* Karoo

Ghost Rider

2008-04-04T22:04:00.000+08:00

The Ghost Rider game is one of the only games that received a "Teen" rating by ESRB that contained bloody violence and gore. Most other games that contain this material receive the "Mature" rating. Ghost Rider contains a lot of blood and gore for a teen game and many say it should be 16+.

Alternate Characters

After beating the game on certain difficulty levels, bonus character skins can be unlocked. They include Ghost Rider 2099, Vengeance, Classic Ghost Rider, and Blade the vampire hunter.

Blade Gameplay

If the player chooses to start the game again as Blade, they get slightly changed gameplay. Blade only has his Daywalker Sword for a weapon, he does not have the shotgun or chain-link attacks of Ghost Rider. Combo attacks are much more limited. He also does not replenish health by absorbing flames from the occasional fire-drums staggered throughout the game levels. Instead, Blade can suck the life force from any wounded foe that is a non-boss (readiness is indicated by a circle above their heads). However, during the motorcycle-racing sections, his vehicle can still shoot firebolts, and he can use his sword for melee combat.

Crash Bash

2008-04-04T22:01:00.000+08:00

The main mode of play in Crash Bash is the Adventure Mode, in which the player must win all 28 levels to complete. The player wins Trophies, Crystals, and Gems by beating the different challenges of each level. Certain levels require a minimum number of Trophies, Gems, or Crystals to gain entry.

Like the platformer installments of the Crash series, the player uses Warp Rooms to travel among the many levels of Crash Bash. The player can access additional Warp Rooms by defeating Arena Bosses. To complete the entire Adventure Mode, the player must win every Trophy, Gem, Crystal, and Relic in every arena. Each arena is played in the same manner; the arena continues until one player wins three rounds; winning three rounds earns the player a Trophy. After a Trophy is won in an arena, the player can return to the arena to win Gems and Crystals. After four Warp Rooms are completed, Gold Relics can be obtained, as can Platinum Relics.

When a certain number of Trophies, Gems, and Crystals have been obtained, an Arena Boss Event is unlocked. In Arena Boss Events, the player battles a single powerful adversary in a certain type of minigame. Defeating this boss requires the player to empty the boss's health meter. The player will also have a health meter. Every time the player takes damage, his/her health meter will lose some Wumpa Fruit juice. If the juice runs empty, the game will end. By emptying the boss's health meter first, the player will gain access to the next Warp Room, where more arenas must be fought.

Medal of Honor Airborne

2008-04-03T20:41:00.000+08:00

The main gameplay element, which is introduced in Airborne, is the paratroop jump. At the start of each mission, the player begins in a C-47 along with fellow soldiers preparing to drop. The team then jumps out of the plane and parachutes down to the ground, marking the beginning of the mission. During the drop the player is able to freely control where in the field of battle they land; pre-determined drop zones are marked with a green flare, where the player will find their allies and supplies, however they can also choose to land elsewhere, which affects the way the game is played. For example, the player could land near the enemy stronghold and come up against heavy opposing firepower, or land on the rooftops with a sniper rifle and choose a stealthy approach to the mission. This free-roaming experience based on unlimited choice of landing spots offers infinite ways of gameplay, ensuring no two matches are alike. For Playstation 3, the SIXAXIS controller can be used to also determine which way the player leans, being accomplished by tilting the controller forward or backward. Additionally, unlike previous scripted first-person shooters, the missions in Airborne have no specific start or end point. As the player can land anywhere in the map, beginning the mission where they choose, they can complete the given objectives in any order they wish. The rate at which players become ready for battle depends on their skill at hitting the ground; a poor landing results in notification of a "botched landing", with the player having to spare a few seconds to regain composure. In addition to this, players can instantly kill an enemy soldier if they land on top of them

Medal of honor Vanguard

2008-04-03T20:33:00.000+08:00

Vanguard's features are similar to that of Medal of Honor: Airborne. Players are able to customize their weapons, such as adding a scope to a M1 Garand and a larger ammo drum for a Thompson, although these upgrades are only available on certain levels missions.

At the start of each of the operations, players parachute onto a battlefield (with the exception of a glider insertion at the start of the Normandy invasion), and they can roughly designate where they land. Players who land at certain points in a level will be able to pick up weapon upgrades and ammunition. Missions can be played out in different ways depending on where you land and which weapons you obtain.

Operations

Vanguard's theaters are set in airborne operations from 1943-1945. These are:

* Operation Husky- Sicily
* Mission Detroit- France (Operation Neptune in the game)
* Operation Market Garden- Holland
* Operation Varsity- Germany

Chicken Run The Movie

2008-04-03T20:30:00.000+08:00

Chicken Run tells the humorous story of a band of chickens who seek to escape from their coop before their owners, the mean, unkind, heartless egg farmer, Mr Tweedy, and his greedy, overbearing wife Mrs Tweedy, turns them all into chicken pies, as she is not making enough money by selling eggs.

The star roles in the film are those of Ginger (voiced by Julia Sawalha), a hen who has absolute faith that the chickens can fly out of the coop if only they train hard enough, and Rocky Rhodes (voiced by Mel Gibson), a rooster whom Ginger believes can fly, but actually got shot out of a cannon, and that was how he "flew" to the farm. Mrs. Tweedy (voiced by Miranda Richardson) is the nefarious, grasping farm wife whose exasperation at low profits from egg sales leads her to reinvent her farm as a chicken pie factory, while her husband does all he can to prevent the chickens from (as he rightly believes they are) escaping.

The film proved a success with both children and adults, and showed that Peter Lord and Nick Park had the ability to handle the technical and writing challenges posed by a feature film, and thereby serving as a test bed for the 2005 movie outing for Wallace and Gromit, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town

2008-04-03T20:25:00.000+08:00

Initially there is very little on the farm, save some old tools. The player must begin by clearing the large field on the farm of weeds, tree stumps, twigs, and rocks varying in size. From there they must plant a variety of crops to earn money to buy other needed things, such as livestock, to help them run a successful farm.

The social aspect of FoMT, as in other Harvest Moon games, is a very large part of the game. There are many villagers to befriend, and in doing so the player may unlock certain items and events that otherwise would be inaccessible. There are six eligible bachelorettes to choose from, including the Harvest Goddess. Once married, it is possible to have a son.

Moto GP '07

2008-04-02T21:50:00.000+08:00

The game features all the official riders, tracks, teams and bikes of the 2007 MotoGP season, including the Ilmor GP team. The game allows the player to race in 5 game modes: Quick Race, Time Attack, Championship, Challenges and Multiplayer in a variety of difficulties and weather conditions.

According to the publisher the game offers challenging weather effects, accurate physics models based on real data and sound effects recorded from real MotoGP bikes.

Tony Hawks Underground 2

2008-04-02T21:48:00.000+08:00

The gameplay in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is similar to that of previous Tony Hawk games: the player skates around in a 3D environment modeled after various cities and attempts to complete various goals. Most goals involve skating on or over various objects or performing combos. Scores are calculated by adding the sum of the point value of each trick strung together in a combo and then multiplying by the number of tricks in the combo.

THUG 2 also sees the return of the much loved Classic Mode. In this mode, the player has 2 minutes to complete as many of the tasks as possible, including high scores, collecting "SKATE" letters and finding secret objects. Many levels return from previous games, including an expanded warehouse from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and the airport from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Digimon Rumble Arena 2

2008-04-02T21:43:00.000+08:00

Digimon Rumble arena 2 is based on the Digivolve techniques of Digimon battling it out in a battle royal and to see who is the strongest Digimon of all!

Characters

The game features characters from the first four seasons of the anime (or Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, and Digimon Frontier in Japan). Each one has their own special moves and digivolutions, as well as slightly varying normal attacks and taunts.

Playable characters

Agumon: Has a mixture of weak and strong attacks, but good range on his Pepper Breath attack. He digivolves to Greymon and WarGreymon.
Gomamon: Fast with weak offense. digivolves to Ikkakumon and Zudomon
Biyomon: Has advantage with speed but low in offence and defense. digivolves to Birdramon and Garudamon
Flamemon: He can digivolve to Agunimon and BurningGreymon
Gabumon: A slow, yet very offensively oriented Digimon. His digivolutions are Garurumon & MetalGarurumon.
Guilmon: Somewhat weak physically, but is very quick on his feet. His special attack, Pyro Sphere, travels straight forward and has a bit of a recoil. His digivolutions are Growlmon & Gallantmon.
Gatomon: She is the 2nd fastest character in the game and can also paralyze her foes. Her digivolution line is made up of Nefertimon and Angewomon.
Patamon: Low stats but is the fastest character in the entire game. digivolves to Angemon and Magna Angemon
Palmon: She is fast and attacks with poison and sleep dust.Togemon and Lillymon are her digivolutions
Tentomon: Both fast and strong, Tentomon can digivolve to Kabuterimon and MegaKabuterimon
Veemon: Limited range on all attacks, yet powerful. His Vee-Headbutt, Vee-Knock-Out and Vee-Punch moves can cause a lot of damage. Flamedramon and Imperialdramon Fighter Mode are his digivolutions.

One Piece Grand Adventure

2008-04-02T21:38:00.000+08:00

One of the new features in Grand Adventure is Adventure mode, which allows the player to sail the Grand Line and visit various islands from the One Piece anime, similar to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (though unlike The Wind Waker, you will be able to select certain "hotspots" and sail there automatically). On these islands, the character will engage in combat against other One Piece characters, who if defeated may join your character's crew, or play in various mini-games. In the fights, characters gain experience points and can level up, where the player can level up certain stats of the character (HP, attack, defense, etc.).

Captains in Adventure Mode

There are 5 known Captains and their difficulties:

* Captain Monkey D. Luffy - Easy -level 3-30
* Captain Buggy the Clown - Normal -level 5-30~
* Mr.0/Sir Crocodile - Hard -level 20-40~
* Captain Chaser(Captain Smoker) - Hardest -level 5-30~
* Usopp - Pirate Panic (You can custom make your own team of pirates in Pirate Panic mode. You can also use any character you unlocked in the game.) -level 40-100

Tekken 4

2008-04-02T21:35:00.000+08:00

Tekken 4 introduced significant new gameplay changes from the previous games in the series. For the first time, it allowed players to maneuver around an arena interacting with walls and other obstacles for extra damage. These "environmental hazards" in turn allowed players to juggle opponents for consecutive combos and allowed the designers to implement a "switch maneuver", which let players escape from cornering and throw the tide in their favor. Also, the game engine had been tweaked to be more focused on the environment, causing the characters to move more slowly and fluidly than in Tekken Tag Tournament. Finally, the game introduced a brand new graphics system, that featured increased lighting, dynamic physics, and smoother surfaces.

In high level tournament play, it became apparent that the engine changes caused the game to heavily favor quick jabs and punches, upsetting some fans due to the decline in usefulness of more complex moves and strategies. Jin Kazama especially, was very over-powered, and if one were to look at the tournament records, he was used by nearly every top player.

Crash Twinsanity

2008-04-02T21:32:00.000+08:00

Crash Twinsanity differs greatly in gameplay from its predecessor Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex. The game is now played in a free-roaming style rather than the follow-the-path gameplay of the past. His control style is pretty much the same as previous Crash games. Much like the Jak and Daxter series, Crash is accompanied by his nemesis Doctor Neo Cortex.

Crash can use Cortex as a hammer, perform a spin attack while holding on to him, throw him across gaps to activate switches, and can even use him as a snowboard in certain sections of the game known as "Humiliskate". In two places of the game, a path must be cleared for Cortex (to an a cappella rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee) as to avoid getting himself killed while running away from a swarm of bees and Evil Crash, respectively. These sections go by the name of "Doc Amok".

In the earlier levels, Crash and Cortex will fight each other (obscured by a cartoony dust cloud and stars), allowing the player to steer both of them throughout a part of a level in a section known as "Rollerbrawl". If the characters remain stationary for a while, the characters can actually be seen using a number of tortures on each other (including Cortex spanking Crash and Crash banging Cortex against the floor respectively). In some areas, only Cortex will be controlled, armed with a raygun with a limited amount of ammo. If Cortex is without ammo, he will be defenseless and will scream and panic whenever he is moved. In others, Cortex's niece, Nina Cortex, can be controlled, using her mechanical arms to get her through levels.

Need for Speed Carbon

2008-04-02T21:28:00.000+08:00

Need for Speed: Carbon picks up where the player left off in Most Wanted, driving out of Rockport in his recently-retrieved BMW.

Driving through Carbon Canyon en route to Palmont City, a flashback of what seems to be a race against Kenji, Angie, and Wolf comes to the player's mind. A police incident at the end of the race forces the player to make a hasty escape from Palmont. In present day Carbon Canyon, former Police Sergeant turned bounty hunter Cross in his Chevrolet Corvette chases the protagonist down the canyon[5] leading to his BMW M3 GTR being totaled. Darius then compensates Cross, and the player meets up with Nikki on bad terms.[6]

Darius tells the player with the help of Nikki to clean up his image by beating the rival racing crews to gain territory and to reclaim his reputation as a respected street racer in Palmont. Winning races one by one, the player acquires territories and ultimately districts from Kenji, Angie, and Wolf. As the player meets up with racers who want to join the player's crew, several of the defecting crew members slowly reveal their side of the story, regarding the night the player took off from Palmont.

Securing all three districts, Darius asks the player to meet up with him, where he reveals he was just using the player all along. On the brink of being arrested by Cross, Nikki saves the player, and tells him that some of his team were telling the truth regarding about the police incident months ago, and finally joins the player's crew. Realizing that Darius was ultimately liable for the player's fall, the Player attempts to conquer Silverton, and oust Darius and his "Stacked Deck" crew, to clean up the player's reputation once and for all.

Need for Speed Most Wanted

2008-04-02T21:25:00.000+08:00

The player arrives at Rockport City, fresh out of the underground racing world, with a heavily-tuned BMW M3 GTR. Following Mia Townsend (played by Josie Maran), the player proves his driving prowess as he is pursued by a veteran police officer named Cross, who vows to take down the player.[3]

Races seems to be in the player's favor until a particular group of racers, led by the game's antagonist Razor, sabotage the player's car and seize the coveted BMW.[4][5] Without a car to escape in, the player is arrested by Cross, but is later released due to lack of evidence.[6] Mia picks up the player and then informs the player about Razor's new status on the Blacklist (a group of drivers most wanted by the Rockport Police Department). She then helps the player by assisting the player in acquiring a new car and working his way up the aforementioned Blacklist. Rivals are defeated one by one, warranting a sizable reputation and comparable rides with every Blacklist member taken down. She also sets up safehouses for the player to lie low in throughout Rockport as new boroughs are accessed, in exchange for placement of "side bets" on the player's races.

The final challenge for the #1 spot on the Blacklist pits the player in a race against Razor, with the player emerging as the victor, thus reclaiming the BMW. When Razor refuses to relinquish ownership of the car[7] and attacks Mia[8], who took the keys from him, she subdues him and in doing so she is revealed to be an undercover police officer. Mia throws the keys to the player, and orders him to escape the incoming police force. Razor is taken into custody and the player is pursued by the entire Rockport Police Department under the command of Cross[9]. The player manages to slip away from Cross and abandons Rockport City by launching the BMW over an old incomplete bridge that Mia points out to the player in a last phone call.[10]

After the player's escape, Cross brings up the player's rap sheet and adds him to the National Most Wanted List. In addition to Razor, the entire Blacklist is arrested with the "help" of the player.[11]

Need for Speed: Carbon's storyline acts as a sequel, set just after Most Wanted.

Need for Speed Underground 2

2008-04-02T21:22:00.000+08:00

Need For Speed Underground 2 takes place in Bayview after the events of Need for Speed: Underground. The prologue begins with the player driving in a Nissan Skyline R34 in Olympic City (though the racing scenes are actually in Bayview), the setting of NFSUG. He then receives a race challenge from a rather ominous personality who offers him a spot on his crew, but "won't take 'no' for an answer." The player races off — despite Samantha's warnings — to find the guy only to be ambushed by a mysterious driver in a rage that totals his Skyline. The driver, who has a unique scythe tattoo, makes a call confirming the accident, and the flashback fades out.

Fast forward to the present day, where we see the player arriving in Bayview via airplane, with a note from Samantha referring him to her friend Rachel (Voiced over by Brooke Burke), who will set the player up there. He also has the keys to Rachel's Nissan 350Z, which is waiting for him outside the airport. The player then has the option to complete a few races in the car before inevitably returning it to the car lot, where Rachel will allow him to choose his first vehicle. This one is free, as it was paid for by the player's insurance from his totaled Skyline.

It is then that the player embarks on a quest to become the top racer in Bayview and eventually take down the man who sabotaged his ride in the flashback, who turns out to be Caleb. After winning many races, the player runs into Caleb's street racing gang, the Street Reapers. The gang has the same vinyl, paint, and rim set. The player challenges them to a series of URL races and eventually gets Caleb's second in command, Nikki, to join his side. Rachel tells the player that Caleb has been manipulating the sponsorship deals throughout Bayview towards him. After the player beats the Street Reapers, an infuriated Caleb challenges the player to one final race in his custom Pontiac GTO. The reward for beating the game is all cars and parts. If the player beats the game 100%, he gets Caleb's car. But, in order to beat the game at 100%, you must go back and race the events on the World Map in your Garage.

Crash Bandicoot Warped (3)

2008-04-02T21:19:00.000+08:00

These abilities are a stronger belly-flop, a double jump, faster running speed, a longer spinning attack, and a bazooka which fires wumpa fruit. The game also makes heavy use of the new DualShock controller by using the vibration effect frequently.

There are a total of 30 levels in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, excluding bosses and the two levels which have two different entrances. Neither of these are required for 100% completion, and by obtaining the gems and relics in each, up to 104% can be achieved. Upon receiving these as well as getting all gold or platinum relics, an extra gem can be received from Coco in the Time Twister, totalling 105%.

Each level contains a Crystal, a Relic, and either one or two Gems, excluding boss levels. The secret levels do not contain any Crystals. It is essential to collect all 25 Crystals throughout the game to win. Crystals are usually found near the end of each level, and are hard to bypass. Relics are received for successfully completing time trials (see below). There are 30 Relics throughout the game. Clear Gems are received by breaking every box in each level. Additionally, some levels contain Colored Gems, which are received when a level's secret area is completed. A handful of levels contain Gems which are earned by completing a task, such as winning a race. Gems are not beneficial, but are required to achieve 100% completion of the game. There is a total of 45 gems in Warped.

Crash Bandicoot 2

2008-04-02T21:15:00.000+08:00

Crash Bandicoot 2's gameplay is largely similar to that of its predecessor, though a number of new elements which would go on to become staples of the series were also introduced. Instead of choosing stages from a 3D overview of the environment, as was the case in the original, players must utilise special Warp Rooms. Each of the five Warp Rooms contains five levels (which can be visited in any order), and the goal of each level is to obtain the pink, glowing crystal located within. Collection of all five crystals in a given Warp Room will activate the corresponding boss battle, and once the boss is defeated, Crash can travel to the next Warp Room.

Players make their way through a limited 3D environment and are confronted by numerous hazards (such as pits, spikes, TNT crates and hostile wildlife) intended to impede progress. Breakable crates are dotted around each stage and contain either wumpa fruit, an extra life, a checkpoint or a protective Aku Aku mask. If the player succeeds in collecting 100 wumpa fruit, an extra life is awarded. Breaking every crate in a level earns the player a gem. Special additional gems are sometimes available, usually in hard-to-reach locations, and are obtained simply by guiding Crash into them. If every gem in the game is collected, a secret ending is made available. A bonus level is also located in each stage, and can be attempted if Crash steps onto a platform or trap door marked with the '?' sign. Bonus levels are often more challenging than the environment in which they are situated, but they invariably offer substantial rewards upon completion.

Crash Bandicoot 1

2008-04-02T21:12:00.000+08:00

The game has twenty-five normal levels, as well as two secret levels and six boss battles, the six bosses being the local tribe leader Papu Papu, the insane Ripper Roo, the muscle-bound Koala Kong, the gun-toting Pinstripe Potoroo, Doctor Nitrus Brio, and finally, Doctor Neo Cortex himself. The player must make their way through a limited environment whilst defeating enemies, avoiding pits and breaking crates, each of which contain some kind of bonus. Breaking all of a level's crates while not losing a life will reward the player with a gem.[4] The boss battles have the player avoiding the boss character's attacks, then attacking the boss when the boss is vulnerable. Crash's only forms of attack are jumping and spinning. The majority of enemies can be defeated by using the jump attack, but enemies that cannot be defeated by the jump attack must be defeated by using the spinning move. This move can also be used to hit enemies into other enemies or crates.[5] Also, in some levels, Crash will ride a hog, which he has limited control over. In levels such as these, the player must avoid obstacles such as enemies while continuously going forward at fast speed on the hog. Also, numerous levels have the player being chased by a boulder, in which players must run towards the screen while jumping over gaps.

Spongebob Square Pants Battle for Bikini Bottom

2008-03-30T12:32:00.000+08:00

Players control SpongeBob, Sandy the squirrel, and Patrick Star through a number of locations such as Jellyfish Fields, and can switch between characters at bus stops throughout the game. Core gameplay involves collecting items and defeating the robots which have attacked Bikini Bottom, whilst crossing platforms and avoiding environmental hazards like spikes and flames. A number of mini-games are also accessible throughout the game.[1]

Three types of items can be collected. Shiny objects are the game's currency, and can be used to pay tolls within game areas or to buy golden spatulas from Mr. Krabs.[2] Golden spatulas are used to grant access to new areas, they are hidden throughout the game and can also be earned by completing tasks set by Squidward and several other characters from the cartoon. These tasks can involve defeating particular robots or searching for items. The other collectible item type, smelly socks, can be traded for golden spatulas.[1]

Though some areas can be navigated by any character, several sections can only be completed with a specific character, due to each one having unique abilities. SpongeBob can create a bubble helmet for head-butting enemies, launch a bubble-blowing spin attack and double jump to reach higher platforms.[2] Patrick can throw objects at switches, freeze goo rivers and attack enemies with a belly flop. Sandy can glide over large gaps and wields a lasso, with which she can tie up enemies or swing on hooks to reach distant areas.

Crash Tag Team Racing

2008-03-30T12:04:00.000+08:00

The player takes control of Crash Bandicoot, who must retrieve the Black Heart Power Gem of Ebeneezer Von Clutch, along with the missing Power Gems in each of the five themed areas of the park.The player will compete in races and minigames to earn Wumpa Coins (the park's currency) and Power Crystals, find the Power Gem needed to open up the five areas of the park, and ultimately unveil the mystery of the Power Gem thief's identity.

As the player explores the park, race gates can be entered to unlock new racetracks, battle arenas, stunt tracks, and driving minigames.Extra Wumpa Coins and Power Crystals can be earned by playing driving minigames, some of which involve driving for the best lap time, crashing into as many obstacles as possible, shooting at trackside objects, and shooting at moving cars.Characters with an icon over their heads can be talked to to unlock cars, weapon upgrades, clothing, or to play minigames.The player can smash crates and collect Wumpa Coins in order to buy rewards such as new clothing; drinking Wumpa Whip gives the player a temporary coin multiplier that earns extra money from Wumpa Coins and crates.Collecting Power Crystals is required to unlock the Power Gem at the end of a themed area, which unlocks an additional area of the theme park.Mini-cartoons, called "Die-O-Ramas", can also be unlocked; these cutscenes display Crash being killed off in various (and largely humorous) ways. Unlocking all 34 Die-O-Ramas unlocks another costume for Crash.The Die-O-Ramas can be viewed at any time under the Extras section in the main menu.

The main hook of Crash Tag Team Racing is the "clashing" feature found during the racing sections of the game. The player can "clash" with another vehicle by pressing a certain button depending on the gaming platform.The player's vehicle will merge with a nearby opponent's vehicle, and the player will then take control of a powerful turret weapon to shoot at other vehicles.The turret can not only be used to shoot at enemy cars, but also to take out incoming attacks.

Suikoden 2

2008-03-30T12:00:00.000+08:00

Suikoden II (幻想水滸伝II, Gensō Suikoden Tsū?) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation video game console and the second installment of the Suikoden video game series. It was released in late 1998 in Japan, 1999 in North America, and in 2000 in Europe. The game features a vast array of characters, with over sixty characters usable in combat and many more who move the plot forward and are able to help or hinder the hero in a variety of ways.

Suikoden II takes place three in-universe years after the events of the original Suikoden, and centers around an invasion by the Kingdom of Highland of the City States of Jowston. The player controls a silent protagonist whose name is chosen by the player; he is the adopted son of Genkaku, a hero who saved the City-State of Jowston in a war against Highland years ago. The protagonist and his best friend, Jowy Atreides, each gain one half of the Rune of the Beginning, one of the 27 True Runes of the Suikoden setting, and become caught up in the intrigues of the invasion and the dark fate of those who bear the halves of that Rune.

Kingdom Hearts 2

2008-03-30T11:51:00.000+08:00

Kingdom Hearts II (キングダムハーツII, Kingudamu Hātsu Tsū?) is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games (now Disney Interactive Studios) in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. Kingdom Hearts II is the sequel to the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration, Kingdom Hearts, which combined Disney and Square elements into an action role-playing game. The game's popularity has resulted in a novel and manga series based upon it and an international version called Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, released in March 2007.[2]

Kingdom Hearts II is the third game in the Kingdom Hearts series. It picks up one year after the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.[3] Sora, the protagonist of the first two games, returns to search for his lost friends.[4] Like the previous installments, this game features a large cast of characters from Disney films and Final Fantasy games. Organization XIII, a group introduced in Chain of Memories, also reappears to impede Sora's progress.

Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles 1

2008-03-27T09:51:00.000+08:00

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles (うずまき忍伝, Uzumaki Ninden?) is a video game for the PlayStation 2 that is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. Unlike the previous Naruto titles on the PS2 (Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2), which were fighting games, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an action/adventure game. This is also the first 3-D Naruto game not to use cel-shaded graphics. Bandai Namco has finished working on the sequel, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2, which was released in America on November 16, 2006 and in Japan on September 18, 2005. The game is entirely translated and features no Japanese voice track.[1]-

Due to the game being released too early for the dub viewers, content present in the game was either modified or removed. The presence of Itachi, Kisame, and Tsunade were completely wiped clean from the original in all FMV sequences and gameplay, while Gaara and Shikamaru had their costumes modified to their present dub costumes. Very strangely, Chouji's abilities to enlarge his arm were kept in the game despite being a spoiler from the Sasuke Retrieval arc. The fight with Kisame vs. Naruto & Sasuke, is instead Kabuto vs. Naruto. Naruto's Rasengan was also kept in the game even though it came from the Search for Tsunade arc. There is no teamplay availible. Any teamates you get in this game can only fight for 20 seconds if they don't get hit by the enemy or use jutsus.

Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles 2

2008-03-27T09:22:00.000+08:00

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 (known as Naruto: Konoha Spirits in Japan) is a video game by Bandai Namco. It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto.

The game is an action RPG where the player travels across a map and completes missions to gain experience points in order to gain new abilities or increase their character's stats. Unlike its predecessor Uzumaki Chronicles, the game is not mission based. One can find the missions in a separate mode. The story mode shows Naruto facing the Shirogane clan, a group of ninja that control puppets called Puppet Walkers, who seek to revive the Master Puppet, their ultimate weapon that can destroy an entire nation.

The game is considerably short (only 10 stages), but the versus mode, the mission mode, and the survival provide a bit of replayability. There is also a second scenario starring Kakashi Hatake, much like Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2, in which the player faces Akatsuki members Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki as the main antagonists. This game could take place pretty much anywhere in the filler arcs. In this game Sakura Haruno is a training to be a medical ninja, she uses her chakra control to demonstrate super-strength but not strong enough to turn surfaces into rubble like Tsunade.

D.O.N (Dragon ball, One piece, Naruto) Battle Stadium

2008-03-26T08:20:00.000+08:00

Similar to the Super Smash Bros. series, the players are put onto either a moving or non-moving stage. Borrowing from Power Stone[citation needed], these stages have some level of interactivity. Players must then fight their opponents. Unlike other fighters, D.O.N uses a combined health gauge, that is, decreasing the health of one player will in turn increase the health of the other players. Thus, in order for one player to win a fight, they must make their own health bar take up the entire bar. As such, a fight can potentially last indefinitely if no time limit is set. Also, there are in game techniques that can be pulled off (ie. Kamehameha for Goku and Summoning Jutsu for Naruto) and supers that can transform the characters into a new form (ie. Naruto's Rasengan turning him into the Kyubi and Goku's Spirit Bomb turning him into the Super Saiyan). In addition, some characters can induce a temporary transformation during the battle (ie. Sasuke's Sharingan).The single player mode has the player fight through five rounds, 2 or 3 of which have missions with goals selected randomly. However, depending on the difficulty chosen by the player, different amounts of missions are given out with easy giving the least and very difficult giving out the most. Fulfilling the missions' goals rewards the player with coins that can be used in the slot machine available upon completing the fights. The slot machine is the way through which unlockables are obtained. There are also items which you can buy to help the characters in battle.

God Saves Our King

2008-03-24T12:34:00.000+08:00

Yuri is an average high school student, until he intervenes in the bullying of a classmate, Ken Murata, and gets his head dunked in a toilet. Surprisingly he is sucked into the toilet, and ends up in another world. When he reaches dry land, he sees some people dressed in medieval costume and speaking in some weird vernacular. He assumes that it is a theme park of some sort. The people seem to be frightened by him, pelt him with rocks, and begin to form a small mob. He's rescued by Adalbert von Grantz who uses some form of magic so Yuri understands the local language. Konrad Weller and Günter von Christ then rescue Yuri and take him to Blood Pledge Castle, the residence of the Maoh, where he soon finds out he is the new Maou or Demon King will rule over the Shin Makoku ("New Demon Kingdom") (眞魔国). The culture in Shin Makoku is very different from the Japanese culture Yuri is accustomed to, and the differences make for some amusing mishaps with long ranging consequences, such as an accidental proposal of marriage.

Throughout the series, Yuri is constantly confronted with the results of even the smallest choices he makes. With a strange power dwelling inside of him, Yuri becomes a deliverer of justice in the world of Shin Makoku.

Shin Makoku seems to be Germanic in that the pronunciations of the names and the indications of language in Shin Makoku point to its being German. Also, Conrart gives Yuri his name which means "July" in Shin Makoku. In German, July is "Juli" pronounced "Yuli". Due to the lack of distinction between the Western sounds of the letters L and R in the Japanese Language, this is rendered in Japanese as "Yuri." Also, it may be noted that the nobles of Shin Makoku are named using the traditional naming conventions of German nobility, using the preposition "von" in their surnames to denote their fiefdom, as in Gunter von Christ and Wolfram von Bielefeld.

Graffiti

2008-03-19T15:27:00.000+08:00

Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is often regarded by some as unsightly damage or unwanted vandalism.
Examples of modern graffiti styles
Examples of modern graffiti styles
Ancient graffiti carved by pilgrims at Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Old City of Jerusalem
Ancient graffiti carved by pilgrims at Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Old City of Jerusalem

Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.[1] Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials. In most countries, defacing property with graffiti without the property owner's consent is considered vandalism, which is punishable by law. Sometimes graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages. To some, it is an art form worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions. The public generally frowns upon "tags" that deface bus stops, trains, buildings, playgrounds and other public property.I like this Graffiti, because it is very cool.

Counter Strike Condition Zero

2008-03-16T14:18:00.000+08:00

Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes were what was left over from Ritual Entertainment's dropped share of development. A series of 18 unconnected single-player missions, Deleted Scenes were originally the focus on the game with standard multiplayer thrown in too. However, after declaring the game gold and handing out review copies of Ritual's work, Valve saw an average review score of around just 60%. The companies retracted the gold status and work on CZ was essentially begun again. The final game contained Ritual's portion, called Deleted Scenes, alongside Turtle Rock Studios's version of the game.

Several weapons from the "lost contents" have made an appearance in Deleted Scenes, including the M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon, and the M60 machine gun. Some are unfortunately limited to the AI terrorists, such as the machete and Rogue Entertainment's controversial suicide belt. Some reconnaissance weapons including the blowtorch, radio, Fiber optic Camera, and remote control bombs. Players can also carry up to three grenades instead of the usual one. Moreover, the power of players' Kevlar Armor is boosted, better protecting players from many projectiles and bullets.

Some weapons were completely reanimated. This includes the Colt M4A1, FAMAS and Galil with the exception of the SIG SG552 which uses its "beta animations." Weapon textures are also slightly modified. The weapons are colored a bit differently from their Counter-Strike counterparts, such as the Arctic Warfare Magnum which is now brown instead of green, the Steyr AUG and the Colt M4 Carbine are now two-tone police black instead of the usual colors. It initially came with twelve missions, but later Steam updates added six additional missions that were cut from the initial release. There is a small community for Deleted Scenes, and a few custom maps have been released. Three are by Thearrel "Kiltron" McKinney, a mapper who worked on the game itself.

Study Comparison To Yogyakarta- Surabaya

2008-03-16T13:22:00.001+08:00

On Tuesday, 26 February 2008, at 7 o’clock A.M we went to Balikpapan with 2 Government buses. There were 19 persons in First bus, and 31 persons in second bus. In the bus, the leader was
Mr Ikhsan. On the way, we listened to the song, and the students in high grade gave us many snacks. At 10 o’clock A.M we arrived at Sepinggan airport. We went to Yogyakarta with Mandala Airlines. The plane was flied at 12 o’clock P.M and arrived at Yogyakarta at half past one P.M. After that, we went to Gudeg Restaurant to had lunch. Then we went to Perdana Hotel, and took a rest until half past six P.M. After we took a rest, we had dinner in Coto Restaurant. The food was very delicious. After we had dinner, we backed to Pradana Hotel to take a rest.

On Wednesday, we visited to two schools in Yogyakarta. They are SMP 1 Bantul and SMPN 5 Yogyakarta. We were studied at SMPN 5 Yogyakarta. The school is very clean and good and we were in SBI 2 room, the students in SMPN 5 were friendly and confidence. The head class was Mr Walldy, and the class leader in SBI 2 was Lingga. The teachers were friendly. After we finished school, we ate in Suharti Fried Chiken Restaurant. Then, we went to hotel to took a rest. After that, we went to Malioboro to buy some souvenir. After we bought, we went back to Pradana Hotel to took a rest.

On Thursday, we visit to the school again. After we finished the school, we ate in a Restaurant in Yogyakarta. Then, we went to Prambanan Temple. Prambanan Temple consists of 6 Temple. They are Wishnu Temple, Brahma, Shiva, Angsa, Garuda, and Buddha Temple. Garuda Temple is a new Temple in Prambanan Temple. In Prambanan Temple you can photo with your friends in front of the Temple.

On Friday, we went to the school again and gave the Souvenir because Friday is the last we school at SMP 5 Yogyakarta. After we finished school, we went to Adi Sucipto railway station. In Adi Sucipto railway station we must wait until 4 o’clock P.M to went to Surabaya. After that, we went to the Train for continue our trip to Surabaya. Then we arrived at Surabaya. We went to Grand Kalimas Hotel for took a rest.

On Saturday, we went to the SMPN 6 Surabaya. In there, we received with glorious. There is a band who awesome. In SMPN 6, there is an EF crew. One of EF crew is from Australia, his name is Mr. Mike. We learned English, and played English games. After we finished the games, we visited the classroom of the students. The class was clean. There were many computers in that class. After we finished and leaved the school, we went to the water park in the CIPUTRA Land. Before we swam, we had lunch first. After we had lunch, we changed our clothes. First, we swam around the water park. Then, we went to the wave pool. In there, the wave was too high, it is very fun. After that, we went to the spiral coaster. There were 2 slides, they were yellow slide, and green slide. In yellow slide, there wasn’t a roof, but there were many turns, it is very defy. In green slide, there was a roof, but we can’t saw in there, it is so dark. After we finished play in CIPUTRA Water Park. We went to TP or Tunjungan Plaza. In TP many games, food, and many others in TP. After we bought something from TP we went to Grand Kalimas Hotel to slept.

On Sunday, we went to Jatim Park in Lamongan. We went to Jatim Park early morning maybe at 06.15 A.M. we went to Jatim Park early morning because the track which we went around 2 hours. After we arrived at Jatim Park we must have a particular bracelet. After we have a particular bracelet we can played anything games in Jatim Park. In Jatim Park many games that can we played, There are : Mirror House, Go Kart, Pirates cave, Insectarium, Space Seattle, Water Games and many others. First, we went to Ghost Hospital. In Ghost Hospital is very scary. Then, we went to 3-D Movies the film that we watched can go out.
After we watched 3-D Movies, we went to Mirror House. In Mirror House there’s only Mirror and many trap. There are 1000 Mirror in Mirror House. Then, we went to Space Seattle, Space Seattle is very gracious. Besides of Space Seattle, there are Bumper Cars and Jet Coaster. We played the Jet Coaster first, Jet Coaster is not gracious. If the track of Jet Coaster more longer that absolute gracious. Then we played all games in Jatim Park. After we played, we went to the Submarine Monument. In Submarine Monument we can went to the in of Submarine. Then we went out and back to the Hotel for took a rest. Beyond few hours, we ate in Kya-Kya but because the weather is rain so, we went to Carrefour to ate KFC.

On Monday, we must prepared our items. We went to Sepinggan Airport to back to Balikpapan. After we arrived at Balikpapan we went to Tahu Sumedang to ate something for recharged our Stomach. After our stomach feel fat. We continued our tip to the Samarinda. Then we arrived at Samarinda and the buses deflated the students at SMPN 1 Samarinda. And we can back to our Home.

To make Shutdown shortcut

2008-03-08T22:18:00.000+08:00

To make shutdown shortcut like picture above:
1. You must click right button on your mouse, then click shortcut
2. After that, you must write Shutdown -s -t 00,then click next
3. Give title to your shutdown shortcut
4. If you want an icon, you must click right button on your mouse, then click properties
5. In shortcut bar, click change icon. And choose your favourite icon.

Good Luck........

Sony Ericsson P3i

2007-12-30T13:40:00.000+08:00

The rumors about Sony Ericsson P3i smartphone has been flying around the net for a while now. Looks like Sony Ericsson have a new UIQ messenger device that will be launching soon. Apparently it will be a P3i under the P series. According to the thumbnail leaked from MSN China, the P3i could be an alternate based on the Elena prototype (like the P1i). Software updates are expected but we are keeping an eye on this story for you. More on it soon.

Link: Sony Ericsson P3i

By: newlaunches

Phase in space

2007-12-12T20:47:00.000+08:00

Phase was lost. There was no question about it. At first, the jungle had seemed a nice enough place - full of interesting birds and animals, and lots of smokeable looking plants growing all around.
Now, four days later, the plants had all been too damp to light, the birds kept him awake at night and Phase had yet to encounter an animal which did not try to attack him. Scratch that. He had yet to encounter an animal which did not succeed in attacking him.
Now he was lost in an uninhabited, alien jungle on a far away planet in a completely parallel universe and those drums were driving him insane.
The impossibility of drumming in an unihabited jungle hit him about the same time as the spear-butt from out of the bushes to his left.
He awoke to find himself sat in a clearing surrounded by about four dozen young women wearing the sort of fur bikini that would have made Raquel Welch give up and go home.
He very carefully didn't pinch himself in case he was dreaming.
"Hello," he said, still quite dazed from the attack.
Several of the younger ones (aged around 18) took flight across the clearing towards the mud huts that surrounded it. "My God!" he thought "They look almost as good from that angle as they do from this"
The eldest woman there (23ish) looked him up and down.
"You are male?" She asked.
"You can't tell?" he replied, trying to keep the tremor out of his voice.
"All our men were killed several years ago in a bizarre accident involving a herd of Tortoise. Don't ask. We have spent the last few years searching the jungle for more men to help with the whole 'having children' thing."
Phase quietly resolved never to pinch himself again for as long as this lasted, just in case.
"So, when do I start?"
"Right away, if you like," said the tall brunette to his left.
Phase rubbed his hands with glee.
"The children are over here." Said a redhead.
Phase was confused. "Children?"
"Yes," informed a blonde, "We have more than enough men for the first bit. This jungle was full of tribes whose males were only too willing to volunteer. But we're much too busy having sex to raise the children ourselves, so any other men are assigned the task of looking after them."
The first girl took his arm. "Don't worry, the rest of your life will just fly by if you concentrate on changing nappies and not trying to escape in any way." She looked puzzled. "Why are you pinching yourself like that?"

About Me

2007-12-11T19:51:00.001+08:00

My name is Dika Trisna Sanubari. I was born in Samarinda, 10 March 1995. Now, I'm 15 years old. I live in Gelatik 1 street, blok A/8, Samarinda Kaltim, Indonesia. I study at SMA Negeri 1 Samarinda. My favorite food is fried rice, and my favorite drink is orange juice. My hobby is playing badminton, and blogging. I like black, because it's cool, x-treme, and gentle. If you want know more about me you can search me on facebook : Dika Trisna Sanubari , or add my yahoo messenger : dika_punker_sbi , or just follow me on twitter @dikakakaa .

My favorite car

2007-12-11T19:33:00.000+08:00

I love this car because, the car is elegant(kece), sporty, and luxurios. The speed is until 250 km/hour. The cylinder(cc) of this car is 3500 cc.

2007-12-10T14:53:00.000+08:00

Selasa, 2007 Juli 17

PENGALAMAN HARI INI
Hari ini saya kehabisan komputer di SMPN 1. Kemudian saya pindah ke kelas sebelah,dan akhirnya saya mendapatkannya juga,lumayan connectingnya lebih cepat dari pada sebelumnya.Dan saya akhirnya merasa puas.