Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is a hotel handyman who was promised by his father to be the manager of the family hotel. Barry Nottingham agreed to keep that promise when the Bronson family sold their hotel to him - then built a new hotel instead. When the story begins, an adult Skeeter is the new hotel's handyman, while management is held by Kendall (Guy Pearce). Nottingham's new hotel is a hit, but he's got plans to build an even more elaborate hotel, one designed around a theme that he's keeping secret.
Skeeter's sister Wendy (Courteney Cox) asks him to watch her kids, Bobbi and Patrick while she goes out of town on a job interview. Also helping out is Wendy's friend Jill (Keri Russel). Currently, Wendy is the principal of a school scheduled for demolition. Skeeter does not know his niece and nephew very well, but agrees. That night, putting them to bed, Skeeter gives them a story, one obviously inspired by his own life as an "underdamiciated" handyman: a downtrodden squire "Sir Fixalot" rivals the pompous "Sir Buttkiss" in competition for a new job. The kids add their own details, such as the king giving Sir Fixalot a chance to prove himself, a mermaid based on Jill, and a downpour of gumballs when Fixalot prevails.
The following day, while fixing Nottingham's television, Skeeter learns that the new hotel's surprise theme will be rock and roll. Nottingham is shocked to learn from Skeeter that that idea was already used for the Hard Rock Hotel. Nottingham offers Skeeter a chance to compete with Kendall for a better theme. While driving, Skeeter is suddenly greeted with a shower of gumballs, which he does not see is caused by a crashed delivery truck. Skeeter concludes that the story had come true and quickly develops a plan.
For the next story, he chooses a Western in which he receives a horse named "Ferrari" from an Indian chief (Rob Schneider) for free. The children have him save a damsel in distress. They claim he should be rewarded with a kiss, only to have a dwarf kick him instead. That night, Skeeter goes out in search of his Ferrari and meets a man (also played by Schneider), who steals his wallet. Nottingham's daughter, Violet, hounded by paparazzi, is rescued by the passing Skeeter. Just as he is about to kiss her, he is kicked by a dwarf. From this point, he determines that it is only the changes made by the children that affect reality.
The following night, Skeeter tries to sell the kids on the theme ideas contest, but they are more interested in romance and action in their stories. The next story begins with Skeeticus, a Greek gladiator who, after impressing the emperor and a stadium of onlookers, attracts the attention of the most beautiful maiden. After a meal in which all the girls who used to pick on him in high school were impressed by the beautiful maiden he is with, they start randomly singing the "Hokey Pokey". After Skeeticus saves a man's life, a rainstorm sends him and the maiden into a magical cave which has Abraham Lincoln in it. Skeeter loses his patience with the story and upsets the children, telling them that their stories have nothing to do with real life. Unable to get them to continue, the story ends.
The next day, Skeeter learns Violet will not be meeting with him per the story design, but unexpectedly runs into Jill, who invites him to lunch. Recognizing girls at the restaurant from his high school days, Skeeter asks Jill to pretend to be his girlfriend. The girls are plainly impressed, and then inexplicably break into the "Hokey Pokey". Going to the beach with Jill, Skeeter casually saves the life of a man before a sudden rainstorm sends them under the dock. Skeeter realizes that the girl in the stories isn't Violet, it's Jill and that he is falling in love with her. As they are about to kiss, Skeeter remembers that Abe Lincoln is supposed to appear, and moves away. Instead, an American penny (with Lincoln's face on it) falls from through the cracks of the dock, completing the story.
For Skeeter and the kids' final night together, a space-themed story begins with Skeeter's character who battles Kendell's character in anti-gravity. Skeeter's character, who speaks in alien gibberish, wins, and Skeeter quickly ends the story. Patrick interjects that the story is too predictable and - remembering Skeeter's argument against whimsically happy endings - pointless. Instead, Skeeter's character is incinerated by a fireball, and there ends the story.
Panicking, Skeeter sees/hears signs of fire everywhere. At Nottingham's luau-themed birthday party, while dodging many fiery hazards, Skeeter's tongue is stung by a bee, making him as hard to understand as his character was in the last of the stories. Luckily, Skeeter's friend Mickey (Russell Brand) can still understand him, and offers to translate for him. Kendall's idea is for a hotel with a theme celebrating Broadway musicals - an idea that impresses no one. Nottingham much prefers Skeeter's approach - simply reminding them of how fun children have when staying at a classy hotel. After winning the competition, Skeeter thinks he's found his happy ending. Instead, he panics when he sees Nottingham's oversized birthday cake, and douses the candle and Nottingham with a fire extinguisher. An enraged Nottingham tells Skeeter that he's fired.
Afterward, Jill, Patrick, and Bobbi discover that the school where they all work and attend is to be knocked down to make way for the new hotel, and they are all upset with Skeeter, refusing to believe that he didn't know about the location. Wendy believes him, but is upset because he taught the children not to believe in happy endings. She confesses that she had always been jealous of his and their father's ability to believe in made up stories and have fun the way she never did and had secretly hoped that by leaving her children with him that his fun loving nature would rub off on them. When they attend the demolition to protest, Skeeter is inspired to prevent the school from being demolished - one of the girls from his high school days works for the city, and helps find Nottingham an alternative location. Skeeter takes Jill on a wild motorcycle ride (during which Skeeter steals back his wallet from Rob Schneider) which ends at the school and manages to stop the countdown. Sometime later, he marries Jill and finds a hotel named after his late father. Kendall and his scheming partner Aspen (Lucy Lawless) are demoted to Skeeter's hotel wait staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedtime_Stories_(film)
Rabu, 30 Maret 2011
The Next Three Days
Lara Brennan (Banks) is convicted of murdering her boss after an altercation at work. Following the failure of her appeal, Lara's college professor husband John Brennan (Crowe) becomes obsessed with the idea of breaking her out of jail, while their son Luke[6] ceases to acknowledge her during their prison visits.
While covering Don Quixote with his students, John asks the existential question "If we choose to exist in our own reality, are we insane? And if we are, isn't that better than a life of despair?" John consults Damon Pennington (Liam Neeson), a former convict who successfully escaped from prison seven times. Damon advises John to study the prison, saying "every prison has a key". Damon also warns him that the initial escape from the prison will be easy compared with avoiding capture after the escape. To that end, John must obtain false passports, new social security numbers, and a "truckload of cash" to have a chance of success. Damon also suggests going to an unpopular foreign destination for Americans. John learns Pittsburgh's time to lock-down the city's exits after a call is made to do so: 15 minutes for the city center and 35 minutes for all interstates, secondary roads, and stations or airports.
John contemplates several ideas that don't pan out and is defeated more than once, but latches onto a solid plan and the necessary paperwork after some painful efforts. John falsifies and plants blood work results indicating that his wife is at risk of extreme hyperglycemia, and she is transferred to the hospital. He follows the ambulance and helps her to escape although she is doubtful and reluctant, motivated only by the idea of her son being without either parent.
With the police getting some lucky breaks, they are hot on John and Lara's trail through a series of chases. Throughout the flim, John is shown assembling maps, photographs, notes, and other papers on a wall of his house. He tears them down and stuffs them into several garbage bags before leaving to rescue Lara, leaving one bag in the trash outside his home, and the rest in a dumpster some blocks away. As it turns out he did this selectively to misguide the detectives regarding their final destination. They have an uncomfortable moment at Customs, as a Canadian officer examines their passports and glances at the page of photographs showing people to stop. He allows them to pass. The shift changes, and as they walk down the hall, their photos are added to the list. An international flight is delayed, but the police were after the wrong destination. At the end of the film, the family is safe in Venezuela.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Next_Three_Days
While covering Don Quixote with his students, John asks the existential question "If we choose to exist in our own reality, are we insane? And if we are, isn't that better than a life of despair?" John consults Damon Pennington (Liam Neeson), a former convict who successfully escaped from prison seven times. Damon advises John to study the prison, saying "every prison has a key". Damon also warns him that the initial escape from the prison will be easy compared with avoiding capture after the escape. To that end, John must obtain false passports, new social security numbers, and a "truckload of cash" to have a chance of success. Damon also suggests going to an unpopular foreign destination for Americans. John learns Pittsburgh's time to lock-down the city's exits after a call is made to do so: 15 minutes for the city center and 35 minutes for all interstates, secondary roads, and stations or airports.
John contemplates several ideas that don't pan out and is defeated more than once, but latches onto a solid plan and the necessary paperwork after some painful efforts. John falsifies and plants blood work results indicating that his wife is at risk of extreme hyperglycemia, and she is transferred to the hospital. He follows the ambulance and helps her to escape although she is doubtful and reluctant, motivated only by the idea of her son being without either parent.
With the police getting some lucky breaks, they are hot on John and Lara's trail through a series of chases. Throughout the flim, John is shown assembling maps, photographs, notes, and other papers on a wall of his house. He tears them down and stuffs them into several garbage bags before leaving to rescue Lara, leaving one bag in the trash outside his home, and the rest in a dumpster some blocks away. As it turns out he did this selectively to misguide the detectives regarding their final destination. They have an uncomfortable moment at Customs, as a Canadian officer examines their passports and glances at the page of photographs showing people to stop. He allows them to pass. The shift changes, and as they walk down the hall, their photos are added to the list. An international flight is delayed, but the police were after the wrong destination. At the end of the film, the family is safe in Venezuela.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Next_Three_Days
Closer
In the opening scene, 20-year-old Alice Ayres (Natalie Portman) and Dan Woolf (Jude Law) see each other for the first time from opposite sides of a street in London. Alice has just arrived in London from the United States where she had been stripping for a living, Dan is an unsuccessful aspiring British writer who is on his way to work where he writes obituaries for a local newspaper. Alice looks in the wrong direction as she crosses the street and is hit by a taxicab right in front of Dan. He rushes over; she smiles to him and says, "Hello, stranger". He takes her to a hospital, where Alice is treated and released. Afterward, on the way to his office, they stop by Postman's Park, the same park that he and his father visited after his mother's death. Before he leaves her and goes to work, he asks her for her name. They soon start a relationship. A year later, Dan is straying. He has written a novel based on Alice's life and while being photographed to publicize it, he flirts with the American photographer Anna Cameron (Julia Roberts). Anna shares a kiss with Dan before finding out that Dan and Alice are in a relationship. Alice arrives and borrows Anna's bathroom, leaving Anna and Dan alone again. Dan takes the chance to try to persuade Anna into having an affair with him, but is cut short by Alice's return. Alice asks Anna if she can have her portrait taken as well. Anna agrees and Alice asks Dan to leave them alone during the photo shooting. While being photographed, she reveals to Anna that she overheard them, and is photographed weeping. Alice does not reveal what she overheard to Dan, even as he spends a year stalking Anna, who resists.
Another year later, Dan enters a cybersex chat room and randomly meets Larry Gray (Clive Owen), a British dermatologist. With Anna still on his mind, Dan pretends to be her, and using the pretense that they will be having sex, Dan convinces Larry to meet at the aquarium (where Anna told Dan she often went). Larry goes to the meeting place where by coincidence Anna is. Feeling foolish, Larry apologizes but is confused by the situation. Anna tells Larry that a man who had pursued her, Dan, was most likely to blame for the setup. Soon, Anna and Larry become a couple and they refer to Dan as "Cupid" as their inside joke. Four months later, at Anna's photo exhibition, Larry meets Alice, whom he recognizes from the tearful photograph that is one of many being exhibited. Larry knows that Alice and Dan are a couple from talking to Anna and they flirt. Meanwhile, Dan convinces Anna to become involved with him. A year passes, and Dan and Anna have been cheating on their partners with one another, even though Anna got married to Larry during the affair. Dan and Anna both decide to confess to Alice and Larry and are prepared to leave to be with one another. Larry confesses he had slept with a woman on his business trip, only to find out Anna has been having an affair. As Larry and Anna argue she reveals that she thought he would hit her when he found out - something Larry takes offense to. Alice leaves Dan without telling him anything about where she is going.
Alice goes back to stripping to support herself while staying in London, being still in love with Dan. One day, Larry runs into her accidentally at the strip club and he (heart-broken himself) realizes that he knows her, (even though she is wearing a pink wig). He asks her if her name is Alice (knowing full-well who she is), but no matter how much money he gives her, she keeps telling him her name is "Jane Jones." He asks her to come home with him so he can look after her, but she refuses. The line of questioning becomes pornographic, albeit without any explicit nudity, when Larry asks Alice: "What does your cunt taste like?" Alice replies with a smile: "Heaven". Larry then demands: "Alice, tell me something true". Alice replies: "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, ... but it's better if you do". The full irony of Alice's response is not apparent until the conclusion of the film.
A year or so later, Dan goes to Larry's office, asking him to let Anna come back to him, as she is now with Larry again. The office that Larry and Anna had sex in is now fully furnished and Larry is successful with his private practice. He tells Dan that Anna secretly doesn't want to be happy, and that she never turned the signed divorce papers in to her lawyer. Larry suggests to Dan that he try to get Alice back, but Dan does not know where she is. Larry tells him not only where to find Alice, but also that Larry and Alice slept together. Alice takes Dan back and she decides to take them both to America as a surprise vacation. They are in a hotel room near Heathrow Airport happy to be back together. Alice notes that today is the day when they first met on that London street exactly four years ago. They reminisce and then Dan can't help himself and asks her whether she had a one-night stand with Larry, which she initially denies. When he insists on the truth, she suddenly tells him that she doesn't love him anymore and goes on to say that she did sleep with Larry that night he found her working at the strip club. Dan then reveals that Larry had already told him about the one-night stand but that he's already forgiven her. She is angry that he tricked her and insists that it's over and tells him to leave. He refuses, but she tells him that if he doesn't go voluntarily she will call security. He does not believe this, and so she picks up the phone. He grabs her arm and questions her angrily about why she slept with Larry, she eventually says it's because Dan wasn't there, they continue to argue and she spits in his face. Dan almost hits her but refrains. She encourages him to hit her and he does. She looks at him in shock.
After Dan hits her, Alice returns to New York alone. Passing through the immigration checkpoint on her way back into the United States, it is revealed through a shot of her passport that her name is indeed Jane Rachel Jones (the name she had given Larry in the strip club) and that she had lied about her name for the duration of her four-year relationship with Dan. Back in London, Dan returns to Postman's Park, and to his surprise, notices the name "Alice Ayres" on a tile that is dedicated to a girl, "who by intrepid conduct", and at the cost of her young life, saved three children. The final scene shows Alice/Jane walking on Broadway (Times Square) towards W 47th St, in Manhattan, approaching a red "do not walk" pedestrian light, where passers-by are turning their heads staring at her, stunned at her beauty; a scene symmetrical with the opening scene, where Alice/Jane and Dan are staring at each other on the streets of London.
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Another year later, Dan enters a cybersex chat room and randomly meets Larry Gray (Clive Owen), a British dermatologist. With Anna still on his mind, Dan pretends to be her, and using the pretense that they will be having sex, Dan convinces Larry to meet at the aquarium (where Anna told Dan she often went). Larry goes to the meeting place where by coincidence Anna is. Feeling foolish, Larry apologizes but is confused by the situation. Anna tells Larry that a man who had pursued her, Dan, was most likely to blame for the setup. Soon, Anna and Larry become a couple and they refer to Dan as "Cupid" as their inside joke. Four months later, at Anna's photo exhibition, Larry meets Alice, whom he recognizes from the tearful photograph that is one of many being exhibited. Larry knows that Alice and Dan are a couple from talking to Anna and they flirt. Meanwhile, Dan convinces Anna to become involved with him. A year passes, and Dan and Anna have been cheating on their partners with one another, even though Anna got married to Larry during the affair. Dan and Anna both decide to confess to Alice and Larry and are prepared to leave to be with one another. Larry confesses he had slept with a woman on his business trip, only to find out Anna has been having an affair. As Larry and Anna argue she reveals that she thought he would hit her when he found out - something Larry takes offense to. Alice leaves Dan without telling him anything about where she is going.
Alice goes back to stripping to support herself while staying in London, being still in love with Dan. One day, Larry runs into her accidentally at the strip club and he (heart-broken himself) realizes that he knows her, (even though she is wearing a pink wig). He asks her if her name is Alice (knowing full-well who she is), but no matter how much money he gives her, she keeps telling him her name is "Jane Jones." He asks her to come home with him so he can look after her, but she refuses. The line of questioning becomes pornographic, albeit without any explicit nudity, when Larry asks Alice: "What does your cunt taste like?" Alice replies with a smile: "Heaven". Larry then demands: "Alice, tell me something true". Alice replies: "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, ... but it's better if you do". The full irony of Alice's response is not apparent until the conclusion of the film.
A year or so later, Dan goes to Larry's office, asking him to let Anna come back to him, as she is now with Larry again. The office that Larry and Anna had sex in is now fully furnished and Larry is successful with his private practice. He tells Dan that Anna secretly doesn't want to be happy, and that she never turned the signed divorce papers in to her lawyer. Larry suggests to Dan that he try to get Alice back, but Dan does not know where she is. Larry tells him not only where to find Alice, but also that Larry and Alice slept together. Alice takes Dan back and she decides to take them both to America as a surprise vacation. They are in a hotel room near Heathrow Airport happy to be back together. Alice notes that today is the day when they first met on that London street exactly four years ago. They reminisce and then Dan can't help himself and asks her whether she had a one-night stand with Larry, which she initially denies. When he insists on the truth, she suddenly tells him that she doesn't love him anymore and goes on to say that she did sleep with Larry that night he found her working at the strip club. Dan then reveals that Larry had already told him about the one-night stand but that he's already forgiven her. She is angry that he tricked her and insists that it's over and tells him to leave. He refuses, but she tells him that if he doesn't go voluntarily she will call security. He does not believe this, and so she picks up the phone. He grabs her arm and questions her angrily about why she slept with Larry, she eventually says it's because Dan wasn't there, they continue to argue and she spits in his face. Dan almost hits her but refrains. She encourages him to hit her and he does. She looks at him in shock.
After Dan hits her, Alice returns to New York alone. Passing through the immigration checkpoint on her way back into the United States, it is revealed through a shot of her passport that her name is indeed Jane Rachel Jones (the name she had given Larry in the strip club) and that she had lied about her name for the duration of her four-year relationship with Dan. Back in London, Dan returns to Postman's Park, and to his surprise, notices the name "Alice Ayres" on a tile that is dedicated to a girl, "who by intrepid conduct", and at the cost of her young life, saved three children. The final scene shows Alice/Jane walking on Broadway (Times Square) towards W 47th St, in Manhattan, approaching a red "do not walk" pedestrian light, where passers-by are turning their heads staring at her, stunned at her beauty; a scene symmetrical with the opening scene, where Alice/Jane and Dan are staring at each other on the streets of London.
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Young Carl Fredricksen (Jeremy Leary) is a shy, quiet boy who idolizes renowned explorer Charles F. Muntz (Christopher Plummer). He is saddened to learn, however, that Muntz has been accused of fabricating the skeleton of a giant bird he had claimed to have discovered in Paradise Falls, South America. Muntz vows to return there to capture one alive. One day, Carl befriends an energetic tomboy named Ellie (Elizabeth Docter), who is also a Muntz fan. She confides to Carl her desire to move her "clubhouse"—an abandoned house in the neighborhood—to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls, making him promise to help her. Carl and Ellie eventually get married and grow old together in the restored house, working as a toy balloon vendor and a zookeeper, respectively. Unable to have children, they repeatedly pool their savings for a trip to Paradise Falls, but end up spending it on more pressing needs. An elderly Carl finally arranges for the trip, but Ellie suddenly becomes ill and dies, leaving him alone.
Years later, Carl (Edward Asner) still lives in the house, now surrounded by urban development, but he refuses to sell. He ends up injuring a construction worker over his damaged mailbox. As a result, he is evicted from the house by court order and ordered to move to a retirement home. However, Carl comes up with a scheme to keep his promise to Ellie: he turns his house into a makeshift airship, using thousands of helium balloons to lift it off its foundations. A young Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai) becomes an accidental passenger, having pestered Carl earlier in an attempt to earn his final merit badge, "Assisting the Elderly".
After surviving a thunderstorm, the house lands near a large ravine facing Paradise Falls. Carl and Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to walk it around the ravine, hoping to reach the falls before the balloons deflate. They later befriend a tall, colorful flightless bird (whom Russell names "Kevin") trying to reach her chicks, and then a dog named Dug (Bob Peterson), who wears a special collar that allows him to speak.
Carl and Russell encounter a pack of dogs led by Alpha (also Bob Peterson), and are taken to Dug's master, who turns out to be an elderly Charles Muntz. Muntz invites Carl and Russell aboard his dirigible, where he explains that he has spent the years since his disgrace searching Paradise Falls for the giant bird. When Russell innocently reveals his friendship with Kevin, Muntz becomes disturbingly hostile, prompting the pair, Kevin, and Dug to flee, chased by Muntz's dogs. Muntz eventually catches up with them and starts a fire beneath Carl's house, forcing Carl to choose between saving it or Kevin. Carl rushes to put out the fire, allowing Muntz to take the bird. Carl and Russell eventually reach the falls, but Russell is angry with Carl.
Settling into his home, Carl is sadly poring over Ellie's childhood scrapbook when, to his surprise, he finds photos of their married life and a final note from Ellie thanking him for the "adventure" and encouraging him to go on a new one. Reinvigorated, he goes to find Russell, only to see him sailing off on some balloons to save Kevin. Since much of his balloons were popped or deflated trying to get away from Muntz, the house is too heavy to fly, and in an attempt to make it lighter, Carl throws every piece of furniture out, thus allowing it to fly. As his house floats away, it is revealed that his and Ellie's chairs landed right next to each other, just as they had been in his living room.
Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl manages to board the dirigible in flight and free both Russell and Kevin. Muntz pursues them around the airship, finally cornering Dug, Kevin, and Russell inside Carl's tethered house. Carl lures Kevin out through a window and onto the airship, with Dug and Russell clinging to her back, just as Muntz is about to close in. Muntz leaps after them, only to snag his foot on some balloon lines and fall to his death. Freed from its tether, the house descends out of sight through the clouds.
Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks, then fly the dirigible back to the city. When Russell's father misses his son's Senior Explorer ceremony, Carl proudly presents Russell with his final badge: the grape soda cap that Ellie gave to Carl when they first met. The two then enjoy some ice cream together, sitting on the curb outside the shop as Russell and his father used to do, with the dirigible parked nearby. Meanwhile, Carl's house is shown to have landed on the cliff beside Paradise Falls in the same spot Ellie pointed out to him earlier, showing that he did keep his promise to her.
Years later, Carl (Edward Asner) still lives in the house, now surrounded by urban development, but he refuses to sell. He ends up injuring a construction worker over his damaged mailbox. As a result, he is evicted from the house by court order and ordered to move to a retirement home. However, Carl comes up with a scheme to keep his promise to Ellie: he turns his house into a makeshift airship, using thousands of helium balloons to lift it off its foundations. A young Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai) becomes an accidental passenger, having pestered Carl earlier in an attempt to earn his final merit badge, "Assisting the Elderly".
After surviving a thunderstorm, the house lands near a large ravine facing Paradise Falls. Carl and Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to walk it around the ravine, hoping to reach the falls before the balloons deflate. They later befriend a tall, colorful flightless bird (whom Russell names "Kevin") trying to reach her chicks, and then a dog named Dug (Bob Peterson), who wears a special collar that allows him to speak.
Carl and Russell encounter a pack of dogs led by Alpha (also Bob Peterson), and are taken to Dug's master, who turns out to be an elderly Charles Muntz. Muntz invites Carl and Russell aboard his dirigible, where he explains that he has spent the years since his disgrace searching Paradise Falls for the giant bird. When Russell innocently reveals his friendship with Kevin, Muntz becomes disturbingly hostile, prompting the pair, Kevin, and Dug to flee, chased by Muntz's dogs. Muntz eventually catches up with them and starts a fire beneath Carl's house, forcing Carl to choose between saving it or Kevin. Carl rushes to put out the fire, allowing Muntz to take the bird. Carl and Russell eventually reach the falls, but Russell is angry with Carl.
Settling into his home, Carl is sadly poring over Ellie's childhood scrapbook when, to his surprise, he finds photos of their married life and a final note from Ellie thanking him for the "adventure" and encouraging him to go on a new one. Reinvigorated, he goes to find Russell, only to see him sailing off on some balloons to save Kevin. Since much of his balloons were popped or deflated trying to get away from Muntz, the house is too heavy to fly, and in an attempt to make it lighter, Carl throws every piece of furniture out, thus allowing it to fly. As his house floats away, it is revealed that his and Ellie's chairs landed right next to each other, just as they had been in his living room.
Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl manages to board the dirigible in flight and free both Russell and Kevin. Muntz pursues them around the airship, finally cornering Dug, Kevin, and Russell inside Carl's tethered house. Carl lures Kevin out through a window and onto the airship, with Dug and Russell clinging to her back, just as Muntz is about to close in. Muntz leaps after them, only to snag his foot on some balloon lines and fall to his death. Freed from its tether, the house descends out of sight through the clouds.
Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks, then fly the dirigible back to the city. When Russell's father misses his son's Senior Explorer ceremony, Carl proudly presents Russell with his final badge: the grape soda cap that Ellie gave to Carl when they first met. The two then enjoy some ice cream together, sitting on the curb outside the shop as Russell and his father used to do, with the dirigible parked nearby. Meanwhile, Carl's house is shown to have landed on the cliff beside Paradise Falls in the same spot Ellie pointed out to him earlier, showing that he did keep his promise to her.
Despicable Me
Despicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and Miranda Cosgrove. It is the first CGI feature produced by Universal, in association with its Illumination Entertainment division. It was entirely animated in the French studio Mac Guff in Paris, France.
The story is of a supervillain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him.
The film earned positive reviews from critics, and grossed more than $500 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million.
Plot
Gru (Steve Carell) is a super-villain, operating out of his suburban home that serves as a front for a underground lair where he, his assistant Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), and thousands of short yellow minions plan their nefarious deeds. When Gru learns that another super-villain has stolen the Great Pyramid of Giza, his pride is injured, and he plans an even greater heist, stealing the Earth's moon, a plan he has had since childhood but discouraged by his mother (Julie Andrews). The prospect is quite expensive, and Gru seeks out a loan from the Bank of Evil. The Bank's president, Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett), initially refuses to extend Gru a loan, noting that he is much older than the super-villains of the day, but offers that if he can secure a shrink ray, the critical part of Gru's plan, the Bank will give Gru his loan.
Gru is able to steal a shrink ray from a classified East Asia facility, but it is stolen from him moments later by Vector (Jason Segel), a nerdy super-villain who claims responsibility for the Pyramid theft. Gru attempts to break into Vector's lair but is easily defeated by the numerous defenses. Taking a moment to re-plan, he watches as three orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher), enter Vector's lab with no difficulty to sell him cookies. Gru devises a scheme to use the girls to take in robotic cookies that can be used to disable the lair's defenses and allow him to steal the shrink ray. He is forced to adopt the three girls from the local orphanage, Miss Hattie's (Kristen Wiig) Home for Girls, falsifying his credentials, and has difficulty coming to nurture them properly between their own rambunctiousness, their ballet classes, and his own unwillingness to be a parent.
Gru is eventually able to set his plan in motion, and with the girls' help, retrieves the shrink ray. The girls suggest going to a theme park to celebrate, which Gru agrees to, seeing it as a way to abandon the girls. However, when he is forced to accompany the girls on one of the rides he finds himself coming around and enjoying his time. Gru and the girls spend the entire day at the park, Gru having warmed up to them.
With the shrink ray in hand, he returns to the Bank and successfully shows his plan to steal the moon to Perkins. Though Perkins is impressed by Gru's plan, he still refuses to give Gru a loan, revealing that Vector is his son and would rather see the Moon stolen by him than by Gru. Encouraged by the girls who want to see Gru succeed by giving him the few coins in their piggy bank, Gru decides to scavenge parts from his lair to construct the rocket that will take him to the moon. Gru plans to launch on the day the moon is in the best position in Earth's orbit, but which happens to be the same day of the girls' ballet recital. Dr. Nefario feels that Gru is not focused in his mission and the girls are becoming the major distraction, so he calls Miss Hattie telling her that Gru wants to return the girls. When Miss Hatie arrives, Gru sadly returns the girls.
Gru launches his rocket and successfully shrinks the moon, unaware that the shrink ray's effects are only temporary. Gru sees he has time to make it to the girls' recital. By the time he lands the recital is over, but Vector has left a ransom note, having kidnapped the girls and demanding the moon for exchange of the girls. Gru commits to the exchange but Vector reneges on the deal, taking both the moon and the girls in his own ship. As the shrink ray's effect wears off and the moon expands, Gru, Dr. Nefario, and the minions launch a rescue operation. They are able to save the girls in time just as the moon causes Vector's ship to hyperjump into space. As the moon hyperjumps back into its original orbit, it expands back to full size, destroying Vector's ship and stranding him on its surface with a space helmet.
Some time later, Gru has readopted the girls and treats them as his family. The girls perform their own ballet recital for Gru, his mother, Dr. Nefario, and the minions, with the movie ending as they all get on stage to dance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me
The story is of a supervillain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him.
The film earned positive reviews from critics, and grossed more than $500 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million.
Plot
Gru (Steve Carell) is a super-villain, operating out of his suburban home that serves as a front for a underground lair where he, his assistant Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), and thousands of short yellow minions plan their nefarious deeds. When Gru learns that another super-villain has stolen the Great Pyramid of Giza, his pride is injured, and he plans an even greater heist, stealing the Earth's moon, a plan he has had since childhood but discouraged by his mother (Julie Andrews). The prospect is quite expensive, and Gru seeks out a loan from the Bank of Evil. The Bank's president, Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett), initially refuses to extend Gru a loan, noting that he is much older than the super-villains of the day, but offers that if he can secure a shrink ray, the critical part of Gru's plan, the Bank will give Gru his loan.
Gru is able to steal a shrink ray from a classified East Asia facility, but it is stolen from him moments later by Vector (Jason Segel), a nerdy super-villain who claims responsibility for the Pyramid theft. Gru attempts to break into Vector's lair but is easily defeated by the numerous defenses. Taking a moment to re-plan, he watches as three orphan girls, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher), enter Vector's lab with no difficulty to sell him cookies. Gru devises a scheme to use the girls to take in robotic cookies that can be used to disable the lair's defenses and allow him to steal the shrink ray. He is forced to adopt the three girls from the local orphanage, Miss Hattie's (Kristen Wiig) Home for Girls, falsifying his credentials, and has difficulty coming to nurture them properly between their own rambunctiousness, their ballet classes, and his own unwillingness to be a parent.
Gru is eventually able to set his plan in motion, and with the girls' help, retrieves the shrink ray. The girls suggest going to a theme park to celebrate, which Gru agrees to, seeing it as a way to abandon the girls. However, when he is forced to accompany the girls on one of the rides he finds himself coming around and enjoying his time. Gru and the girls spend the entire day at the park, Gru having warmed up to them.
With the shrink ray in hand, he returns to the Bank and successfully shows his plan to steal the moon to Perkins. Though Perkins is impressed by Gru's plan, he still refuses to give Gru a loan, revealing that Vector is his son and would rather see the Moon stolen by him than by Gru. Encouraged by the girls who want to see Gru succeed by giving him the few coins in their piggy bank, Gru decides to scavenge parts from his lair to construct the rocket that will take him to the moon. Gru plans to launch on the day the moon is in the best position in Earth's orbit, but which happens to be the same day of the girls' ballet recital. Dr. Nefario feels that Gru is not focused in his mission and the girls are becoming the major distraction, so he calls Miss Hattie telling her that Gru wants to return the girls. When Miss Hatie arrives, Gru sadly returns the girls.
Gru launches his rocket and successfully shrinks the moon, unaware that the shrink ray's effects are only temporary. Gru sees he has time to make it to the girls' recital. By the time he lands the recital is over, but Vector has left a ransom note, having kidnapped the girls and demanding the moon for exchange of the girls. Gru commits to the exchange but Vector reneges on the deal, taking both the moon and the girls in his own ship. As the shrink ray's effect wears off and the moon expands, Gru, Dr. Nefario, and the minions launch a rescue operation. They are able to save the girls in time just as the moon causes Vector's ship to hyperjump into space. As the moon hyperjumps back into its original orbit, it expands back to full size, destroying Vector's ship and stranding him on its surface with a space helmet.
Some time later, Gru has readopted the girls and treats them as his family. The girls perform their own ballet recital for Gru, his mother, Dr. Nefario, and the minions, with the movie ending as they all get on stage to dance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me
Kitaro jakarta concert Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center 7 April 2011
Jadwal Acara | |
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Status | upcoming |
Date | 7 April 2011 |
Time | 20:00 |
Venue | Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center |
City | Jakarta |
Price | Platinum Rp 4.000.000 (seat number, order via outlet only) Gold Rp 2.500.000 (seat number, order via outlet only) Silver Rp 1.000.000 Tribune Front Rp 750.000 Tribune Right/Left Rp 500.000 |
Promoter | Velvet Production |
Kabar Kabari
Kitaro, Menunggu Negoisasi Untuk ke Jakarta
Kitaro disebut sebagai salah satu musisi dunia yang sedang dalam proses negosiasi untuk dapat turut tampil meramaikan kancah konser musik kelas dunia di Jakarta April 2011 mendatang bertajuk The Silk Road World Tour 2011, LIVE in JAKARTAPenikmat musik dunia mana yang tidak mengenal atau minimal pernah mendengar lagu ciptaan Kitaro ? Mungkin belum mengenal secara dekat, namun jika dalam tayangan televisi yang kerap memberikan lagu karya Kitaro sebagai suara latar belakang yang mengiringi suatu cerita, rasanya akan marfum jika diinformasikan bahwa suara latar adalah karya Kitaro.
Kitaro adalah musisi asal Jepang kelahiran 1956 yang diakui berkaliber dunia dengan karyanya yang paling dikenal seperti Matsuri, Caravansary, Koi, dan sederet lagu instrumental lainnya yang dibawakan secara khas spektakuler gaya Kitaro yang bernama asli Masanori Takahashi.
Kitaro remaja mengakui amat menyukai musik Soul dan Rhythm & Blues, yang amat dipengaruhi oleh Otis Redding, seniman R&B Amrik yang dipujanya, belajar bermain gitar listrik dan kemudian membentuk band awalnya bernama Albatros untuk tampil di banyak club. “Musik saya bukan rhythm and blues, tetapi terasa seperti soul.” demikian ungkap Kitaro mengenai pemahamannya tentang musi.
Era awal tahun 70-an Kitaro berubah haluan dari gitar listrik dan mulai bermain keyboard, bergabung dengan “Far East Family Band” yang mulai merambah luar negeri.
Kunjungan ke Eropa mempertemukannya dengan Klaus Schulze, seorang pemusik synthesizer asal Jerman yang juga salah satu pendiri Tangerine Dream. Schulze kala itu telah merilis dua album dan sempat memberikan beberapa petunjuk penggunaan synthesizer.
Kitaro meninggalkan Far East Family Band setelah enam tahun bersama untuk melanjutkan solo karir dengan berkeliling Asia, mulai dari China, Laos, Thailand, dan India. Kiprah solo karirnya sukses berat dengan lahirnya dua album perdana berturut Kitaro yang berjudul Ten Kai dan From the Full Moon Story yang langsung mampu menembus pasar musik dan menjadi idola baru. Disusul dengan lagu Silk Road yang mampu mencengangkan para penggemar internasional.
Karir solo Kitaro terus melesat, tahun 1986 dia menandatangani kontrak distribusi di seluruh dunia dengan Geffen Records dan pada 1987 sukses bekerja sama dengan banyak pemusik dunia, seperti Micky Hart (Grateful Dead) dan Jon Anderson (Yes). Penjualan album rekamannya melejit hingga 10 juta kopi di seluruh dunia dan masuk dua kali menjadi nominator Grammy Award dan catatan lain menunjukkan Heaven & Earth karyanya menjadi ost film yang berjudul sama, Heaven & Earth, disusul dengan kesuksesan albumnya yang bertitle Thinking of You yang menyabet penghargaan Grammy Award 2001.
Rasanya Kitaro yang sekarang adalah musisi yang bukan lagi milik publik tanah kelahirannya, Jepang, namun Kitaro telah menjadi milik dunia dengan banyak lagu instrumental.
Hal yang lain, mengingat banyaknya musisi besar asing yang telah tampil di Indonesia sejak akhir tahun 2010, seperti Kenny G, NE-YO, N.E.R.D, dan lain-lain, dan akan terus semakin banyak jadwal konser para musisi duni di awal tahun 2011, sebut saja yang akan tampil meramaikan kancah konser musik di Indonesia tahun ini, seperti Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber, Joe Satriani, Janet Jackson, dan Rick Price, yang akan segera menggoyang publik tanah air, Kitaro disebut sebagai salah satu musisi dunia yang sedang dalam proses negosiasi untuk dapat turut tampil di Jakarta di April mendatang. Tunggu saja berita kelanjutan rencana kedatangan.
Sementara Velvet Production telah memberikan informasi bahwa KITARO akan memeriahkan panggung musik di Indonesia dengan mengusung tajuk The Silk Road World Tour 2011, LIVE in JAKARTA yang akan diselenggarakan pada hari Kamis, 7 April 2011 bertempat di Plenary Hall – JCC, Senayan.(STH) Rencana penjualan tiket, adalah sebagai berikut :
-Rp. 500.000 (Tribune Left/Right)
-Rp. 750.000 (Tribune Front)
-Rp. 1.000.000 (Silver)
-Rp. 2.500.000 (Gold)
-Rp. 4.000.000 (Platinum)
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/kitaro-jakarta-concert-plenary
Joe Satriani diperkirakan akan menggelar konser di Jakarta July 2011
Setelah sukses mendatangkan Iron Maiden ke Jakarta, kini giliran gitaris kawakan Joe Satriani digarap oleh Original Production. Walau tanggalnya belum bisa dipastikan, namun Satriani dikonfirmasi akan menggelar konser di Jakarta pada bulan April mendatang. Mengacu informasi dari Seputar Indonesia, konser Joe Satriani siap diselenggarakan di sebuah arena indoor di Jakarta.
Joe Satriani memang baru melepas album ke-14 nya Oktober tahun lalu, dengan judul “Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards”. Bisa jadi selain akan membawakan lagu-lagu lawasnya, ia juga sekalian promo lagu di album tersebut pada konser mendatang di Indonesia.
Untuk informasi tiket, sejauh ini belum ada press release dari penyelenggara.
Update Info Terbaru:
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/joe-satriani-diperkirakan-akan
Joe Satriani memang baru melepas album ke-14 nya Oktober tahun lalu, dengan judul “Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards”. Bisa jadi selain akan membawakan lagu-lagu lawasnya, ia juga sekalian promo lagu di album tersebut pada konser mendatang di Indonesia.
Untuk informasi tiket, sejauh ini belum ada press release dari penyelenggara.
Update Info Terbaru:
The Guitar Gods ultimately provide certainty about her concert in Jakarta. OriginalProductions as the promoter chose Joe Satriani concert schedule July 13 next.
“Yeah, it’s true. They (management Joe Satriani) has confirmed to us about its ability(a concert in Indonesia), ”said Tommy Pratama, Original Productions boss, when interviewed in Jakarta.
“Yeah, that’s the fix, Joe Satriani will be here,” he stated.
However, Tommy has not been able to provide information about the concert later.”No, we would love to know more,” he said.
The latest information, there is a chirp of Twitter accounts that mention of Tommy Pratt,Joe Satriani concert will be enlivened by the appearance of local top 100 guitarists of Indonesia and Asia, as long as Joe held a concert tour in Asia
“Yeah, it’s true. They (management Joe Satriani) has confirmed to us about its ability(a concert in Indonesia), ”said Tommy Pratama, Original Productions boss, when interviewed in Jakarta.
“Yeah, that’s the fix, Joe Satriani will be here,” he stated.
However, Tommy has not been able to provide information about the concert later.”No, we would love to know more,” he said.
The latest information, there is a chirp of Twitter accounts that mention of Tommy Pratt,Joe Satriani concert will be enlivened by the appearance of local top 100 guitarists of Indonesia and Asia, as long as Joe held a concert tour in Asia
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/joe-satriani-diperkirakan-akan
Bruno Mars jakarta concert tennis indoor senayan 5 April 2011
April 5, 2011 20:00:00 - 23:30:00
Tennis Indoor Senayan
Jl. Jend Gatot Subroto
Gelora
Jakarta Pusat
DKI Jakarta
Jl. Jend Gatot Subroto
Gelora
Jakarta Pusat
DKI Jakarta
Harga Tiket Konser Bruno Mars Jakarta Indonesia April 2011 Konser Bruno Mars April nanti akan digelar di Tennis Indoor Senayan. Tiket konser sendiri baru akan mulai dijual mulai 3 Februari nanti. Kabar baiknya, tiket konser dipatok paling mahal 600 ribu rupiah! Tapi bagi penggemar berat Bruno Mars, nampaknya harus berhati-hati, karena ternyata tiket yang akan dijual hanya sebanyak 4000 lembar saja. Cek informasi selengkapnya.
"Cuplikan": Konser akan berlangsung 5 April mendatang di Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta Selatan. Bruno akan memboyong band pengiringnya untuk ikut serta. Sejauh ini pelantun hits ‘Grenade’ itu baru akan menyinggahi Indonesia dan Fillipina untuk kawasan Asia.
Menurut Promotor, membawa Bruno pada April mendatang adalah momen yang tepat. Pria yang berkolaborasi dengan Travie McCoy di lagu ‘Billionaire’ itu memang tengah meraup sukses besar di berbagai penjuru dunia.
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bruno-mars-jakarta-concert
"Cuplikan": Konser akan berlangsung 5 April mendatang di Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta Selatan. Bruno akan memboyong band pengiringnya untuk ikut serta. Sejauh ini pelantun hits ‘Grenade’ itu baru akan menyinggahi Indonesia dan Fillipina untuk kawasan Asia.
Menurut Promotor, membawa Bruno pada April mendatang adalah momen yang tepat. Pria yang berkolaborasi dengan Travie McCoy di lagu ‘Billionaire’ itu memang tengah meraup sukses besar di berbagai penjuru dunia.
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bruno-mars-jakarta-concert
JAVA JAZZ FESTIVAL SPECIAL SHOW SANTANA GEORGE BENSON KENNY LOGINS 4, 5, 6 March 2011
Jadwal Acara | |
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Status | tersedia |
Date | 4, 5, 6 March 2011 |
Venue | JI Expo Kemayoran |
City | Jakarta |
Price | Daily Pass: Rp230.000 Three Day Pass: Rp517.500 SPECIAL SHOW: * Jum'at = Santana Rp345.000 * Sabtu = Santana Rp402.500, George Benson Tribute to NAT KING COLE Rp345.000 * Minggu = George Benson Greatest Hits Show Rp230.000, Kenny Logins Rp310.500 Note: - To watch the Special Show, you must have the Daily Pass (same day as the Special Show) or Three Day Pass. - Prices are subject to change |
Promoter | AXIS, Java Festival Production |
http://spgsurabaya.ning.com/profiles/blogs/java-jazz-festival-special
Justin Bieber jakarta concert Sentul International Convention Center 23 April 2011
"Bieber pasti tampil di Jakarta," kata Alan Solowiejczyk, Presiden Direktur PT Asia Sports Development (ASD) sebagai promotor resmi Bieber di Jakarta ketika menggelar jumpa pers di Jakarta pada Selasa.
Kepastian konser Bieber di Jakarta juga diperkuat oleh surat resmi perwakilan manajemen Bieber Creative Artist Agency (CAA) kepada ASD tertanggal 9 Februari 2011 yang menjelaskan bahwa Bieber setuju untuk tampil dalam konser di Jakarta pada 23 April 2011.
"Indonesia sudah masuk dalam rute tour Bieber di Asia," katanya. Sebelumnya berkunjung ke Indonesia, Bieber akan menyambangi Singapura dan Malaysia.
Untuk menyambut Bieber dan memberikan layanan terbaik bagi penonton, ASD menggandeng empat promotor lainnya yaitu Berlian Entertainment, Marygops Studios, Multivision Pro dan Mahkota.
"Sebuah konser besar tidak hanya membutuhkan uang tetapi juga pengalaman," kata Raam Punjabi, Presiden Direktur Multivision Pro. "Kami ingin membuat konser terbesar dan termegah tahun ini," ujarnya.
Marcel Permadhi, Direktur Proyek Berlian Entertainment menegaskan panitia harus mengedepankan faktor keselamatan dan kenyamanan penonton karena sebagian besar penggemar Biber di Indonesia didominasi remaja belia bahkan ada yang di bawah usia 12 tahun.
"Tidak ada kelas festival semua penonton harus dapat tempat duduk," ujar Marcel.
Kepastian konser Bieber di Jakarta juga diperkuat oleh surat resmi perwakilan manajemen Bieber Creative Artist Agency (CAA) kepada ASD tertanggal 9 Februari 2011 yang menjelaskan bahwa Bieber setuju untuk tampil dalam konser di Jakarta pada 23 April 2011.
"Indonesia sudah masuk dalam rute tour Bieber di Asia," katanya. Sebelumnya berkunjung ke Indonesia, Bieber akan menyambangi Singapura dan Malaysia.
Untuk menyambut Bieber dan memberikan layanan terbaik bagi penonton, ASD menggandeng empat promotor lainnya yaitu Berlian Entertainment, Marygops Studios, Multivision Pro dan Mahkota.
"Sebuah konser besar tidak hanya membutuhkan uang tetapi juga pengalaman," kata Raam Punjabi, Presiden Direktur Multivision Pro. "Kami ingin membuat konser terbesar dan termegah tahun ini," ujarnya.
Marcel Permadhi, Direktur Proyek Berlian Entertainment menegaskan panitia harus mengedepankan faktor keselamatan dan kenyamanan penonton karena sebagian besar penggemar Biber di Indonesia didominasi remaja belia bahkan ada yang di bawah usia 12 tahun.
"Tidak ada kelas festival semua penonton harus dapat tempat duduk," ujar Marcel.
Shanne Harjani, Managing Director Marygops Studio menjelaskan 3000 ribu tiket yang sudah terjual pada Januari akan tetap berlaku. Para penonton yang sudah membeli voucher dapat menukarkannya dengan tiket baru dalam tujuh hari sebelum berlangsungnya acara. Ed "AA Arie".
Justin Bieber 2011 Photos are sought after in various media in which Justin Bieber is a phenomenal sense that is currently more popular in the world. Justin is a famous singer from Canada through videos uploaded on youtube.
In his stage act justin very captivating and energetic in bringing his songs, his own fans are very hysterical while watching the action stage. In this justin photo appears a recent photograph in 2011 that will be in search for his fans and his fans.
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Gereja Pun Dilatih Untuk Persiapkan Olimpiade Games 2012
Tiga belas pelatihan diadakan untuk acara yang akan mengambil perhatian masyarakat banyak untuk menunjukkan kepada mereka bagaimana gereja bisa membuat acara ini untuk membangun komunitas roh dan mengabarkan Injil. Penanggung jawab acara ini berharap gereja-gereja dapat bekerja sama untuk melakukan perannya menyelenggarakan festival ini dengan lancar di dalam komunitas mereka.
Selama Olimpiade Sydney 2000, sekitar 250.000 orang mengambil bagian di dalam 120 festival komunitas, menjadikan mereka sebagai komunitas acara yang terbesar yang pernah ada. Kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh komunitas ini seperti menjadi pendukung untuk layar lebar, membakar daging dan pertunjukan musik, hiburan anak-anak yang wajahnya dicat dan juga badut-badut.
Festival ini dikoordinasi oleh organisasi Australia bernama Fusion Youth and Community. Direkturnya, Marty Woods, pindah ke Inggris untuk membagikan pengalamannya dengan gereja-gereja untuk melakukan hal yang sama. “Festival komunitas ini akan menempatkan gereja di jantung kehidupan komunitas dengan cara yang strategis.” katanya.
“Dalam festival ini anak-anak adalah bintangnya, penonton diajak untuk berpusat dan secara bersama-sama merasakan Kerajaan Allah, cara hidup yang seharusnya.” katanya lagi. Acara pelatihannya sendiri akan dikoordinasikan oleh More than Gold, sebuah yayasan yang menjangkau gereja-gereja selama 2012 Olympic Games dan dijalankan oleh Fusion and Share Jesus International, yang menawarkan dua macam festival.
http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/news/detail/id/90/news/110329152616/limit/0/Gereja-Pun-Dilatih-Untuk-Persiapkan-Olimpiade-Games-2012.html
Antisipasi Umat Beragama Terhadap Bahaya Radikalisasi
Meningkatnya gerakan radikalisasi yang mengatasnamakan satu agama tertentu memang membuat kekhawatiran didalam masyarakat bahwa gerakan ini akan menyebar dan menimbulkan ketidaknyamanan di Indonesia. Peran aktif kehidupan beragama di negara dalam menjaga keutuhan pola pikir toleransi dan kebersamaan perlu ditingkatkan.
Hal ini pula yang dikumandangkan dalam forum Katolik akhir pekan lalu di aula Gereja St. Theresia, Jakarta. Seorang tokoh Muslim dan pemimpin Gereja meminta umat Katolik untuk meningkatkan dialog di akar rumput karena radikalisasi dan intoleransi meningkat “Situasi Indonesia sekarang sangat mengkhawatirkan karena radikalisme dan kekerasan atas nama agama meningkat. Ini berbeda dengan 10 tahun lalu dimana umat Muslim sangat toleran dan menunjukan Islam yang berwajah senyum,” kata Syafi’i Anwar, direktur eksekutif International Center for Islam and Pluralisme (ICIP), pada sebuah.
Kepada sekitar 200 peserta dari Forum Masyarakat Katolik Indonesia (FMKI) Keuskupan Agung Jakarta, Anwar mengatakan, kelompok radikal menginginkan agar ada peraturat dasar satu keagamaan diterapkan. Namun Indonesia bukanlah negara dengan satu agama.Anwar menegaskan itu adalah produk Timur Tengah abad 10, dan tidak relevan lagi dalam konteks Indonesia dewasa ini.”Muslim Indonesia berbeda dengan Muslim di Timur Tengah karena Muslim Indonesia berpijak pada kearifan lokal yang membuat mereka santun dan menghargai yang lain,” tambahnya.
Pastor Aloysius Budi Purnomo, salah satu pembicara pada forum tersebut, mengatakan meningkatnya kekerasan atas nama agama akhir-akhir ini tidak memudarkan keyakinannya bahwa Islam adalah agama yang menebarkan perdamaian.”Kita hendaknya merajut perbedaan melalui kearifan lokal dalam budaya kita,” kata Ketua Komisi HAK Keuskupan Agung Semarang itu.
Kendala lain yang menyebabkan radilkalisme berkembang antara lain regulasi yang diskriminatif, lemahnya penegakkan hukum, politik pembiaran, serta penafsiran yang terlalu tekstual. Forum in mengajak seluruh umat untuk lebih berinisiatif dalam dialog dan melakukan pendekatan dengan agama-agama lain, terutama dengan akar rumput.
http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/news/detail/id/90/news/110330083402/limit/0/Antisipasi-Umat-Beragama-Terhadap-Bahaya-Radikalisasi.html
Berdoa Redakan Amarah Dan Tingkat Emosional
Mengendalikan amarah memang bukan pekerjaan yang mudah. Terlebih kepada kita dengan profesi kerja yang selalu mendapat tekanan, berbagai deraan argumentasi, debat, atau hingga kritik yang membuat hati panas dan terkadang menggelapkan mata. Namun pernahkan anda mencoba satu solusi terbaik untuk mengendalikan amarah?
Jika anda mengalami rasa amarah yang memuncak, cobalah untuk berdoa, karena studi menemukan doa bisa mengurangi amarah. Dalam penelitian yang hasilnya dipublikasikan secara online di Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin menemukan bahwa berdoa dapat membantu seseorang mengontrol kemarahannya, terlepas dari apapun agama dan tingkat keimanannya. Doa benar-benar bisa menjadi cara yang efektif untuk menenangkan kemarahan dan agresi.
Dikutip Foxnews, Jumat (25/3) Brad Bushman, seorang profesor komunikasi dan psikologi dari Ohio State University dan juga penulis penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa orang sering beralih ke doa ketika ia merasakan emosi negatif, termasuk marah. "Kami menemukan bahwa doa bisa membantu seseorang mengatasi kemarahannya, kemungkinan dengan membantunya mengubah cara pandang dalam melihat suatu peristiwa yang membuatnya emosional," ujar Bushman.
Ketika seseorang menghadapi kemarahannya mungkin bisa mempertimbangkan nasihat lama untuk berdoa dibandingkan memikirkan musuhnya. Hal ini akan membantu seseorang mengatasi emosi negatifnya.Saat berdoa biasanya orang akan menjadi lebih tenang dan bernapas dengan teratur, kondisi ini bisa membuat seseorang menjadi lebih rileks sehingga bisa mengendalikan amarahnya.
Ketika kemarahan muncul, maka otot-otot menjadi tegang dan otak melepaskan zat kimia yang dapat menyebabkan ledakan energi. Kondisi ini memicu jantung untuk berdetak lebih cepat, meningkatkan tekanan darah, napas menjadi lebih cepat, aliran darah meningkat ke lengan, kaki dan wajah yang membuatnya menjadi memerah. Sebab itu Efesus 4:26 berbunyi “Apabila kamu menjadi marah, janganlah kamu berbuat dosa: janganlah matahari terbenam, sebelum padam amarahmu,” untuk mengingatkan kita bahwa mengendalikan diri adalah proses dimana Tuhan sedang membentuk kita menjadi pribadi yang tangguh. Karena itu mulailah berdoa!
http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/news/detail/id/90/news/110330104226/limit/0/Peneliti--Berdoa-Redakan-Amarah-Dan-Tingkat-Emosional.html
Umat Kristen Jepang Lakukan Baptisan Air Pasca Bencana
Gempa dan tsunami yang menerjang Jepang dan mengakibatkan situasi dan kondisi menjadi serba sulit ternyata tidak meredupkan iman beberapa pribadi yang percaya terhadap tanda keselamatan dari Tuhan yang harus mereka terima, bahkan ditengah situasi yang sulit seperti ini iman mereka sedang diuji.
Hal ini yang dilakukan oleh beberapa jemaat kecil Kristen Jepang yang melaksanakan baptisan selam. Ketika Shinichi Saito keluar dari air, setiap orang bertepuk tangan. Kegembiraan sekaligus enyum dan tawa berlimpah dan untuk beberapa saat air mata sukacita itupun tumpah. Saito segera mengulurkan tangan untuk menyalami misionaris pembaptis Mark Busby dengan senyum memancar.
Dirilis Baptist Press Selasa (22/3), Saito dan istrinya Yoshiko seakan tidak percaya bahwa mereka akhirnya dapat dibaptis air. Baptisan mereka semula dijadwalkan pada 12 Maret, namun pada 11 Maret gempa bumi dan tsunami mengguncang bumi sakura sehingga baptisan itu urung terjadi. Mereka pun berinisiatif akan tetap melaksanakan pembaptisan secepatnya pasca bencana terjadi.
Namun krisis nuklir memaksa kepemimpinan Dewan Misi Internasional untuk mengusulkan relokasi misionaris ke bagian selatan Jepang. Keluarga Saitos pun berkeras agar baptisan air dapat segera dilaksanakan. Karena bagi mereka, keselamatan bukanlah hal yang bisa ditunda-tunda. “Saya berpikir bahwa mungkin kami tidak bisa berada di sini lagi nanti. Kami sempat berkecil hati namun tetap berdoa, dan meminta misionaris untuk segera melakukan pembatisan,” Ujar Saito.
Saito adalah seorang cacat fisik, anggota dewan kota yang bekerja di kantor relawan. Sejak gempa terjadi pekerjaan Saito telah bergeser ke upaya pengorganisasian relawan. Saito mengatakan dia percaya waktu dari segala sesuatu, termasuk baptisan-Nya, dan dirinya memerlukan Tuhan mempersiapkan dia untuk tugas mendatang di bencana Jepang.
http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/news/detail/id/90/news/110330144113/limit/0/Umat-Kristen-Jepang-Lakukan-Baptisan-Air-Pasca-Bencana.html
Hukuman Penjara Membayangi Hidup Kristen Banglades
Compass Direct News (CDN) melaporkan bahwa seorang Kristen Banglades telah dijatuhi hukuman satu tahun penjara karena ‘membuat kekacauan’ dengan menjual dan mendistribusikan buku-buku Kristen dan literatur Kristen lainnya dekat sebuah pertemuan muslim terbesar di utara ibukota negara ini.
CDN mengatakan bahwa hakim di pengadilan distrik Gazipur menjatuhakn hukuman terhadap Biplob Marandi, seorang Kristen yang berusia 25 tahun, pada 28 February lalu setelah ia ditangkap di dekat Ijtema Bishwa yang besar (World Muslim Congregation) di tepi Sungai Turag dekat kota Tongi pada 21 Januari lalu.
“Polisi yang sedang bertugas menemukan Marandi sedang menciptakan kekacauan karena menyebarkan agama Kristen dengan membagikan traktat saat mobil polisi sedang berpatroli dekat lapangan Bishwa Ijtema pada 21 Januari lalu,” ucap pembaca putusan.
“Tuduhan - membuat kekacauan dalam pertemuan muslim dengan menyebarkan brosur dan traktat Kristen – dan terhadapnya telah dibacakan di pengadilan, dan ia mengakui hal itu. Ia juga mengatakan kepada pengadilan bahwa tujuan utamanya adalah untuk menyebarkan agamanya, Kristen.”
Rev Sailence Marandi, pastor di gereja Nazarene International di distrik sebelah utara Thakurgaon yang juga kakak dari Biplob Marandi, mengatakan kepada CDN bahwa sebenarnya tidak ada pertengkaran antara adiknya dengan pertemuan muslim tersebut, meskipun beberapa orang mungkin telah menemukan literaturnya yang tidak islami dan menciptakan ‘kekacauan’.
Demikian juga dalam putusan pengadilan, tidak disebutkan adanya konfrontasi dalam bentuk apapun.
“Dalam salinan putusan tertulis bahwa adik saya mengakui pelanggarannya di pengadilan” ujar pastor Marandi. “Kasus ini menjadi sangat sensitif secara keagamaan, saya curiga bahwa pernyataan pengakuannya mungkin telah diambil di bawah tekanan.”
Hidup sebagai orang Kristen di dunia ini memang tidaklah mudah. Hanya mereka yang mengerti panggilan dan tujuan hidupnyalah yang dapat bertahan menghadapi segala tantangan zaman yang terus-menerus menentang kekristenan.
Selasa, 29 Maret 2011
Dua Notebook Super Premium Hadir di Pasar
VIVAnews - Setelah mendulang sukses dengan jajaran produk premium seperti Compaq Presario ataupun HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard (HP) Indonesia kembali memperkenalkan sub-brand terbaru dari notebook konsumer super premium, HP Envy. Kali ini, HP lagsung menghadirkan sekaligus dua tipe Envy, yaitu Envy 13 dan Envy 15.
Dari totalitas performa, fisik yang mewah, dan dukungan yang optimal, HP Envy kelihatannya memang didesain khusus untuk menjawab kebutuhan pelanggan kelas premium.
“Ini produk notebook ter-premium di jajaran consumer notebook HP. Ibarat di industri mobil, Envy layaknya produk sekelas Mercy (Mercedes-Benz). Melihat spesifikasinya, Envy memang jauh lebih unggul daripada notebook HP pada umumnya,” kata Megawati Khie, Brand Manager HP Indonesia, di sela Peluncuran HP Envy di Jakarta, 14 Desember 2009.
HP Envy memang menjadi notebook premium dan berkelas atas milik HP sekarang ini. Bagaimana tidak, kedua tipe HP Envy dibalut material aluminium dengan grade paling tinggi.
HP Envy13, dihadirkan di dalam form factor dengan ketipisan 0,8 inci serta bobot yang terbilang ringan, yakni 1,69 kilogram, membuat HP Envy13 sangat mendukung mobilitas tinggi penggunanya.
Chassis aluminium dan magnesium yang disematkan padanya, menjadikan notebook ini lebih kuat dan tahan lama. Tak hanya itu, produk ini juga dilengkapi dengan palm rest dari metal dengan imprint serta layar HP Radiance 13.1 inci, yang diklaim mampu menyuguhkan tingkat brightness hingga dua kali lipat dari layar notebook di kelasnya.
“Dengan color gamut webcam VGA 82 persen dan waktu respon berkecepatan 8 mps, Envy 13 diharapkan mampu menyajikan film dengan kualitas seperti TV,” kata Primawan Badri, Market Development Manager, Consumer Notebook, PSG HP Indonesia, pada kesempatan yang sama.
Ditenagai prosesor Intel Core 2 Duo, notebook seharga US$ 2.666 atau setara Rp 25,1 juta ini dilengkapi dengan Premium AC Adapter yang menarik daya minimal, lengkap dengan built-in surge protection.
Sementara, HP Envy 15, yang dibungkus dengan casing magnesium alloy hadir dengan bobot 2,35 kilogram dengan ketebalan 1 inci. Mengadopsi prosesor terbaru dari Intel, Core i7, Envy 15 dijamin kuat mampu menyuguhkan performa di atas rata-rata yang didukung dengan DDR3 1066 MHz system memory hingga 16GB dengan 4 slot memori SODIMM.
“Kemampuannya yang luar biasa membuat Envy 15 lebih cocok digunakan oleh profesional atau pengguna kreatif, seperti misalnya animator, multimedia content creator, dan semacamnya,” kata Primawan.
Pilihan display LED High-Definition HP BrightView berukuran 15,6 inci, meliputi full hight-definition LED HP ultra Brighview widescreen display hingga 300 nit, mampu menghadirkan pengalaman display terbaik untuk notebook sekelasnya.
Mengingat ini cocok digunakan untuk segmen profesional, tak heran jika HP membenamkan ATI Mobility Radeon 4830 yang RAM-nya mencapai 1GB untuk mendukung aplikasi-aplikasi intensif secara visual.
“Di segi multimedia dan entertainment, kami melengkapi kedua tipe Envy dengan Bluray player. Selain itu, kami juga menyuguhkan pengalaman baru untuk navigasi, yakni HP Clickpad,” kata Primawan.
HP Clickpad, dijelaskannya, tidak hanya sekedar navigasi trackpad seperti pada laptop umumnya. “Tak hanya bisa diklik, tetapi juga bisa zoom-in atau zoom-out, sampai merotasi gambar, cukup dengan sapuan jari,” terangnya.
Tak kalah menarik, teknologi Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery memungkinkan penggunanaan notebook bisa mencapai 18 jam. Artinya, para jetsetter dapat melakukan aktivitas virtual hanya dengan sekali pengisian daya baterai.
Tentu saja, untuk dapat memiliki Envy15, Anda perlu merogoh kocek cukup dalam. Produk tersebut dilepas ke pasar di kisaran harga 3.333 dolar AS saja.
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/113776-dua_notebook_super_premium_hp_hadir_di_pasar
Dari totalitas performa, fisik yang mewah, dan dukungan yang optimal, HP Envy kelihatannya memang didesain khusus untuk menjawab kebutuhan pelanggan kelas premium.
“Ini produk notebook ter-premium di jajaran consumer notebook HP. Ibarat di industri mobil, Envy layaknya produk sekelas Mercy (Mercedes-Benz). Melihat spesifikasinya, Envy memang jauh lebih unggul daripada notebook HP pada umumnya,” kata Megawati Khie, Brand Manager HP Indonesia, di sela Peluncuran HP Envy di Jakarta, 14 Desember 2009.
HP Envy memang menjadi notebook premium dan berkelas atas milik HP sekarang ini. Bagaimana tidak, kedua tipe HP Envy dibalut material aluminium dengan grade paling tinggi.
HP Envy13, dihadirkan di dalam form factor dengan ketipisan 0,8 inci serta bobot yang terbilang ringan, yakni 1,69 kilogram, membuat HP Envy13 sangat mendukung mobilitas tinggi penggunanya.
Chassis aluminium dan magnesium yang disematkan padanya, menjadikan notebook ini lebih kuat dan tahan lama. Tak hanya itu, produk ini juga dilengkapi dengan palm rest dari metal dengan imprint serta layar HP Radiance 13.1 inci, yang diklaim mampu menyuguhkan tingkat brightness hingga dua kali lipat dari layar notebook di kelasnya.
“Dengan color gamut webcam VGA 82 persen dan waktu respon berkecepatan 8 mps, Envy 13 diharapkan mampu menyajikan film dengan kualitas seperti TV,” kata Primawan Badri, Market Development Manager, Consumer Notebook, PSG HP Indonesia, pada kesempatan yang sama.
Ditenagai prosesor Intel Core 2 Duo, notebook seharga US$ 2.666 atau setara Rp 25,1 juta ini dilengkapi dengan Premium AC Adapter yang menarik daya minimal, lengkap dengan built-in surge protection.
Sementara, HP Envy 15, yang dibungkus dengan casing magnesium alloy hadir dengan bobot 2,35 kilogram dengan ketebalan 1 inci. Mengadopsi prosesor terbaru dari Intel, Core i7, Envy 15 dijamin kuat mampu menyuguhkan performa di atas rata-rata yang didukung dengan DDR3 1066 MHz system memory hingga 16GB dengan 4 slot memori SODIMM.
“Kemampuannya yang luar biasa membuat Envy 15 lebih cocok digunakan oleh profesional atau pengguna kreatif, seperti misalnya animator, multimedia content creator, dan semacamnya,” kata Primawan.
Pilihan display LED High-Definition HP BrightView berukuran 15,6 inci, meliputi full hight-definition LED HP ultra Brighview widescreen display hingga 300 nit, mampu menghadirkan pengalaman display terbaik untuk notebook sekelasnya.
Mengingat ini cocok digunakan untuk segmen profesional, tak heran jika HP membenamkan ATI Mobility Radeon 4830 yang RAM-nya mencapai 1GB untuk mendukung aplikasi-aplikasi intensif secara visual.
“Di segi multimedia dan entertainment, kami melengkapi kedua tipe Envy dengan Bluray player. Selain itu, kami juga menyuguhkan pengalaman baru untuk navigasi, yakni HP Clickpad,” kata Primawan.
HP Clickpad, dijelaskannya, tidak hanya sekedar navigasi trackpad seperti pada laptop umumnya. “Tak hanya bisa diklik, tetapi juga bisa zoom-in atau zoom-out, sampai merotasi gambar, cukup dengan sapuan jari,” terangnya.
Tak kalah menarik, teknologi Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery memungkinkan penggunanaan notebook bisa mencapai 18 jam. Artinya, para jetsetter dapat melakukan aktivitas virtual hanya dengan sekali pengisian daya baterai.
Tentu saja, untuk dapat memiliki Envy15, Anda perlu merogoh kocek cukup dalam. Produk tersebut dilepas ke pasar di kisaran harga 3.333 dolar AS saja.
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/113776-dua_notebook_super_premium_hp_hadir_di_pasar
2011, Quanta Tak Lagi Produsen Notebook Ke-1
VIVAnews - Setelah kehilangan kontrak untuk membuatkan dua juta unit notebook kelas enterprise bagi Hewlett Packard (HP), Quanta Computer yang saat ini masih merupakan perusahaan pembuat notebook terbesar berpotensi akan kehilangan posisinya di peringkat pertama.
Perkiraan tersebut dilansir Economic Daily News yang mengutip hasil penelitian terbaru yang dilakukan Daiwa Securities, perusahaan pengamat pasar berbasis di Jepang.
Dengan ditunjuknya Compal Electronics, sebagai pemasok komputer terbanyak bagi Acer di tahun 2011 mendatang, sementara di saat yang sama Quanta kehilangan order pemesanan barang terhadap Inventec, penjualan notebook Quanta di tahun depan kemungkinan akan berada di bawah perkiraan.
Sebelumnya, pada tahun 2011, Quanta diperkirakan akan tumbuh antara 20 sampai 25 persen di pasar notebook global. Akan tetapi, proyeksi tersebut kini perlu direvisi kembali.
Sebagai informasi, Quanta Compter Incorporated merupakan pembuat notebook dan perangkat keras elektronik lainnya. Konsumen yang membeli produk dari Quanta antara lain adalah Acer, Alienware, Apple, Cisco, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Gericom, HP, Lenovo, Maxdata, MPC, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sun Microsystems, dan Toshiba.
Quanta Computer juga merupakan pembuat XO-1, produk yang digunakan pada proyek One Laptop per Child di tahun 2005 lalu. Per 15 Februari 2007, mereka telah membuat satu juta unit produk tersebut. (hs)
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/168020-2011--quanta-berpotensi-turun-takhta
Perkiraan tersebut dilansir Economic Daily News yang mengutip hasil penelitian terbaru yang dilakukan Daiwa Securities, perusahaan pengamat pasar berbasis di Jepang.
Dengan ditunjuknya Compal Electronics, sebagai pemasok komputer terbanyak bagi Acer di tahun 2011 mendatang, sementara di saat yang sama Quanta kehilangan order pemesanan barang terhadap Inventec, penjualan notebook Quanta di tahun depan kemungkinan akan berada di bawah perkiraan.
Sebelumnya, pada tahun 2011, Quanta diperkirakan akan tumbuh antara 20 sampai 25 persen di pasar notebook global. Akan tetapi, proyeksi tersebut kini perlu direvisi kembali.
Sebagai informasi, Quanta Compter Incorporated merupakan pembuat notebook dan perangkat keras elektronik lainnya. Konsumen yang membeli produk dari Quanta antara lain adalah Acer, Alienware, Apple, Cisco, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Gericom, HP, Lenovo, Maxdata, MPC, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sun Microsystems, dan Toshiba.
Quanta Computer juga merupakan pembuat XO-1, produk yang digunakan pada proyek One Laptop per Child di tahun 2005 lalu. Per 15 Februari 2007, mereka telah membuat satu juta unit produk tersebut. (hs)
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/168020-2011--quanta-berpotensi-turun-takhta
Netbook Dual Core Atom Masuk Pasaran
VIVAnews - Hari ini Intel Corporation mengumumkan selusin model netbook terbaru yang menggunakan prosesor mobile dual-core Intel Atom, telah tersedia di pasaran.
Produk-produk tersebut merupakan netbook keluaran produsen seperti Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba.
“Konsumen semakin meminati berkomputasi dengan netbook,” kata Jason Lim, Presiden Direktur Acer Indonesia, pada keterangannya, 23 Agustus 2010. “Kini netbook masuk ke kategori ‘PC yang diinginkan’ sebagai pelengkap PC desktop dan laptop,” ucapnya.
Saat ini, menurut data Intel, sekitar delapan juta netbook dikirim ke pasaran perkuartal.
“Intel berharap angka ini dapat tumbuh bersamaan dengan para pembuat komputer besar menambahkan model-model terbaru,” sebut Erik Reid, Chief Marketing for Mobile Platform Intel Corporation, pada kesempatan yang sama.
Dalam waktu singkat, kata Reid, kategori netbook telah mengalami pertumbuhan yang pesat. “Sejak peluncuran perdananya, April 2008 lalu, Intel telah memasarkan sekitar 70 juta chip Atom,” kata Reid. “Ini jelas menunjukkan besarnya pasar untuk perangkat ini di seluruh dunia,” ucapnya.
Netbook Atom terkini yang dipasarkan sudah menggunakan prosesor dual core Intel Atom N550. “Dengan prosesor ini, konsumen bisa menikmati akses internet yang lebih responsif menggunakan produk yang sama ringkas dan sama hemat energinya dengan notebook Atom N450,” klaim Reid.
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/172766-netbook-dual-core-atom-masuk-pasaran
Produk-produk tersebut merupakan netbook keluaran produsen seperti Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba.
“Konsumen semakin meminati berkomputasi dengan netbook,” kata Jason Lim, Presiden Direktur Acer Indonesia, pada keterangannya, 23 Agustus 2010. “Kini netbook masuk ke kategori ‘PC yang diinginkan’ sebagai pelengkap PC desktop dan laptop,” ucapnya.
Saat ini, menurut data Intel, sekitar delapan juta netbook dikirim ke pasaran perkuartal.
“Intel berharap angka ini dapat tumbuh bersamaan dengan para pembuat komputer besar menambahkan model-model terbaru,” sebut Erik Reid, Chief Marketing for Mobile Platform Intel Corporation, pada kesempatan yang sama.
Dalam waktu singkat, kata Reid, kategori netbook telah mengalami pertumbuhan yang pesat. “Sejak peluncuran perdananya, April 2008 lalu, Intel telah memasarkan sekitar 70 juta chip Atom,” kata Reid. “Ini jelas menunjukkan besarnya pasar untuk perangkat ini di seluruh dunia,” ucapnya.
Netbook Atom terkini yang dipasarkan sudah menggunakan prosesor dual core Intel Atom N550. “Dengan prosesor ini, konsumen bisa menikmati akses internet yang lebih responsif menggunakan produk yang sama ringkas dan sama hemat energinya dengan notebook Atom N450,” klaim Reid.
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/172766-netbook-dual-core-atom-masuk-pasaran
10 Merek Laptop Terpopuler
VIVAnews - Desain dan keandalan laptop Apple membuatnya selalu ditanggap positif ketimbang produk lain di Internet. Namun, bukan berarti laptop-laptop berbasis Windows tidak baik. LG dan Sony juga sering dibicarakan sebagai alternatif.
Yang mengejutkan adalah merek besar seperti Samsung dan Acer bahkan tidak masuk ke dalam daftar 10 besar merek laptop terpopuler di Internet.
Apple bisa jadi berada di posisi puncak dan selalu menjadi topik yang hangat dibicarakan karena ia cukup bisa memuaskan konsumen. Ada harga ada rupa. Memang rentang harga untuk jajaran produk Apple relatif mahal, apalagi jika dibandingkan laptop-laptop sejenisnya. Tetapi, dengan Apple, konsumen dijamin puas.
Sementara itu, laptop premium Sony Vaio diakui memiliki kemiripan dengan Mac, dari segi performa dan grafis. Sebab itu, Vaio kerap disebut-sebut 'Mac of Windows'. Wajar jika ia menghuni jajaran tiga besar dalam daftar.
"Pemain tengah" seperti Hewlett-Packards (HP) dan Asus memiliki koleksi laptop dengan harga yang variatif. Sehingga, mereka yang membeli laptop murah tetap mendapatkan layanan purna jual yang sama dengan mereka yang membeli laptop mahal. Ini juga sering menjadi topik hangat dalam diskusi di Internet.
Kecepatan rumor dan komplain yang menyebar di social media akan mengubah statistik. Berikut 10 merek laptop terpopuler di Internet yang dipublikasikan Amplicate:
Statistik dari Amplicate mengoleksi opini secara online yang melibatkan lebih dari 73 juta pesan di Twitter, Facebook, dan Amplicate sendiri. Pemeringkatan ini menghitung topik-topik yang saat ini dibicarakan di media sosial. Kalkulasinya berdasarkan opini baik positif maupun negatif dalam periode 3 bulan.
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/210173-10-merek-laptop-terpopuler
Yang mengejutkan adalah merek besar seperti Samsung dan Acer bahkan tidak masuk ke dalam daftar 10 besar merek laptop terpopuler di Internet.
Apple bisa jadi berada di posisi puncak dan selalu menjadi topik yang hangat dibicarakan karena ia cukup bisa memuaskan konsumen. Ada harga ada rupa. Memang rentang harga untuk jajaran produk Apple relatif mahal, apalagi jika dibandingkan laptop-laptop sejenisnya. Tetapi, dengan Apple, konsumen dijamin puas.
Sementara itu, laptop premium Sony Vaio diakui memiliki kemiripan dengan Mac, dari segi performa dan grafis. Sebab itu, Vaio kerap disebut-sebut 'Mac of Windows'. Wajar jika ia menghuni jajaran tiga besar dalam daftar.
"Pemain tengah" seperti Hewlett-Packards (HP) dan Asus memiliki koleksi laptop dengan harga yang variatif. Sehingga, mereka yang membeli laptop murah tetap mendapatkan layanan purna jual yang sama dengan mereka yang membeli laptop mahal. Ini juga sering menjadi topik hangat dalam diskusi di Internet.
Kecepatan rumor dan komplain yang menyebar di social media akan mengubah statistik. Berikut 10 merek laptop terpopuler di Internet yang dipublikasikan Amplicate:
Peringkat | Merek | Jumlah pesan | Kecintaan (dalam persentase) |
1. | Apple | 25.827 | 64,78% |
2. | LG | 1.724 | 71,81% |
3. | Sony | 2.432 | 52,34% |
4. | Panasonic | 150 | 78% |
5. | Asus | 168 | 62,5% |
6. | HCL | 37 | 56,76% |
7. | Hewlett-Packard | 21 | 52,38% |
8. | Packard Bell | 5 | 20% |
9. | Medion | 8 | 0% |
10. | Fujitsu | 42 | 28,57% |
Rata-rata merek laptop | 34.818 | 59,04% |
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/210173-10-merek-laptop-terpopuler
Bahkan dari segi kinerja prosesor, Samsung Series 9 lebih unggul daripada MacBook Air.
VIVAnews - Jika Anda sedang berencana membeli MacBook Air, laptop tertipis buatan Apple, baiknya Anda tunda dulu. Kenapa?
Jika menginginkan MacBook Air karena desainnya yang sederhana dan ringkas, kami punya kabar baik. Samsung merilis laptop yang lebih ringkas dan lebih tipis ketimbang MacBook Air. Mungkin bisa menjadi pilihan lain selain MacBook.
Ingat konsep Samsung Series 9 yang sempat disinggung perusahaan Korea Selatan itu pada CES 2011 silam? Kita semua dibuat takjub. Tapi, kalau hanya berbicara saja itu mudah.
Sekarang, Samsung membuktikannya dengan menghadirkan laptop 13,3 inci yang ringan, tipis, dan prosesor yang lebih baik daripada MacBook Air.
Jika semua tampak diminimalkan, tentu saja ada harga premium di balik itu semua. Ya, ini penting bagi Anda yang sedang menimbang-nimbang laptop tipis apa yang tepat. Samsung Series 9 versi termurah, yang dilengkapi prosesor Intel 1,4GHz Core i5-2537M, RAM 4GB, dan SSD sebesar 128GB dibanderol dengan harga US$1.649 atau setara Rp14,4 juta, kurang lebih US$50 lebih mahal dari MacBook Air termahal.
Tapi, seperti yang disebutkan di atas, kinerja prosesor MacBook Air jauh di bawah Samsung. Sebagaimana diketahui, laptop tertipis buatan Apple itu dilengkapi dengan prosesor Core 2 Duo 1,86GHz. Menunggu Samsung Series 9, atau Anda masih ingin membeli MacBook Air?
Untuk diketahui, Samsung Series 9 mulai hari ini akan tersedia di beberapa toko di AS. Belum ada keterangan terkait ketersediaannya di Asia atau Indonesia.
Di hari yang sama, Samsung juga mengumumkan akan menghadirkan laptop ultrathin berlayar 11,1 inci yang dipersenjatai dengan prosesor Interl Core i3-380UM, RAM 2GB, dan SSD 64GB. Namun, untuk yang satu ini, Samsung belum mau memaparkan harganya. Tapi, kabarnya, ia akan dibanderol di kisaran US$1.150 setara Rp10 juta. (umi)
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/210075-laptop-samsung-lebih-tipis-dari-macbook-air
Jika menginginkan MacBook Air karena desainnya yang sederhana dan ringkas, kami punya kabar baik. Samsung merilis laptop yang lebih ringkas dan lebih tipis ketimbang MacBook Air. Mungkin bisa menjadi pilihan lain selain MacBook.
Ingat konsep Samsung Series 9 yang sempat disinggung perusahaan Korea Selatan itu pada CES 2011 silam? Kita semua dibuat takjub. Tapi, kalau hanya berbicara saja itu mudah.
Sekarang, Samsung membuktikannya dengan menghadirkan laptop 13,3 inci yang ringan, tipis, dan prosesor yang lebih baik daripada MacBook Air.
Jika semua tampak diminimalkan, tentu saja ada harga premium di balik itu semua. Ya, ini penting bagi Anda yang sedang menimbang-nimbang laptop tipis apa yang tepat. Samsung Series 9 versi termurah, yang dilengkapi prosesor Intel 1,4GHz Core i5-2537M, RAM 4GB, dan SSD sebesar 128GB dibanderol dengan harga US$1.649 atau setara Rp14,4 juta, kurang lebih US$50 lebih mahal dari MacBook Air termahal.
Tapi, seperti yang disebutkan di atas, kinerja prosesor MacBook Air jauh di bawah Samsung. Sebagaimana diketahui, laptop tertipis buatan Apple itu dilengkapi dengan prosesor Core 2 Duo 1,86GHz. Menunggu Samsung Series 9, atau Anda masih ingin membeli MacBook Air?
Untuk diketahui, Samsung Series 9 mulai hari ini akan tersedia di beberapa toko di AS. Belum ada keterangan terkait ketersediaannya di Asia atau Indonesia.
Di hari yang sama, Samsung juga mengumumkan akan menghadirkan laptop ultrathin berlayar 11,1 inci yang dipersenjatai dengan prosesor Interl Core i3-380UM, RAM 2GB, dan SSD 64GB. Namun, untuk yang satu ini, Samsung belum mau memaparkan harganya. Tapi, kabarnya, ia akan dibanderol di kisaran US$1.150 setara Rp10 juta. (umi)
http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/210075-laptop-samsung-lebih-tipis-dari-macbook-air
Firefox 4 Beta Contek Fitur Google Chrome Mozilla mengadopsi gaya tabulasi Google Chrome yang menempatkan tabulasi di atas kolom URL
VIVAnews - Mozilla kembali memperbaharui browser Firefox dengan meluncurkan Firefox 4 Beta. Ada beberapa fitur Google Chrome diadopsi Mozilla pada browser barunya tersebut.
Mozilla baru saja memperkenal secara publik versi Beta dari Firefox 4. Mozilla melakukan sejumlah upgrade termasuk adopsi beberapa teknologi Web terbaru, meningkatkan performa, dan tampilan antarmuka baru.
Firefox 4 Beta tersedia untuk pengguna Macintosh, Linux, dan Windows. Namun, hanya pengguna Windows yang ditawarkan tampilan antarmuka secara otomatis. Sementara di Macintosh dan Linux hanya bisa dilakukan secara manual.
Perubahan yang paling signifikan terletak pada tampilan antarmuka yang baru. Mozilla mengadopsi gaya tabulasi yang dipunyai Google Chrome yang ditempatkan di atas address bar atau kolom URL. Di Firefox 4 Beta, fitur ini disebut 'tabs on top'. Selain Chrome, Opera 10 pun telah memiliki fitur serupa.
Di dalam blognya, direktur Mozilla Mike Beltzner mengatakan pemindahan tab ke atas alamat URL diharapkan memudahkan pengguna untuk fokus ke konten Web dan lebih mudah untuk mengontrol tools di dalam browser pengguna.
"Jika Anda menggunakan Windows 7 atau Vista, bar Menu akan diganti dengan tombol Firefox, sehingga Anda bisa mendapatkan pilihan yang paling sering digunakan hanya dengan satu klik," tulis Beltzner, Kamis 8 Juli 2010.
Sama dengan Chrome, Firefox 4 kini meningkatkan proteksi crash, atau kerusakan dalam Web. Jadi, jika sewaktu-waktu satu tab mengalami kerusakan tidak akan mempengaruhi Web secara keseluruhan.
Firefox 4 Beta juga telah mendukung bahasa web HTML5 dan standar video Google WebM.
Beltzner mengatakan, versi Beta Firefox 4 ini akan bisa dinikmati hingga 2-3 minggu ke depan. Setelah menerima feedback dan mengimprovisasi browser secara keseluruhan, maka Mozilla baru akan meluncurkan versi Final, yang kemungkinan akan tersedia pada akhir November nanti. (Telegraph)
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/163111-firefox-4-beta-contek-fitur-google-chrome)
Mozilla baru saja memperkenal secara publik versi Beta dari Firefox 4. Mozilla melakukan sejumlah upgrade termasuk adopsi beberapa teknologi Web terbaru, meningkatkan performa, dan tampilan antarmuka baru.
Firefox 4 Beta tersedia untuk pengguna Macintosh, Linux, dan Windows. Namun, hanya pengguna Windows yang ditawarkan tampilan antarmuka secara otomatis. Sementara di Macintosh dan Linux hanya bisa dilakukan secara manual.
Perubahan yang paling signifikan terletak pada tampilan antarmuka yang baru. Mozilla mengadopsi gaya tabulasi yang dipunyai Google Chrome yang ditempatkan di atas address bar atau kolom URL. Di Firefox 4 Beta, fitur ini disebut 'tabs on top'. Selain Chrome, Opera 10 pun telah memiliki fitur serupa.
Di dalam blognya, direktur Mozilla Mike Beltzner mengatakan pemindahan tab ke atas alamat URL diharapkan memudahkan pengguna untuk fokus ke konten Web dan lebih mudah untuk mengontrol tools di dalam browser pengguna.
"Jika Anda menggunakan Windows 7 atau Vista, bar Menu akan diganti dengan tombol Firefox, sehingga Anda bisa mendapatkan pilihan yang paling sering digunakan hanya dengan satu klik," tulis Beltzner, Kamis 8 Juli 2010.
Sama dengan Chrome, Firefox 4 kini meningkatkan proteksi crash, atau kerusakan dalam Web. Jadi, jika sewaktu-waktu satu tab mengalami kerusakan tidak akan mempengaruhi Web secara keseluruhan.
Firefox 4 Beta juga telah mendukung bahasa web HTML5 dan standar video Google WebM.
Beltzner mengatakan, versi Beta Firefox 4 ini akan bisa dinikmati hingga 2-3 minggu ke depan. Setelah menerima feedback dan mengimprovisasi browser secara keseluruhan, maka Mozilla baru akan meluncurkan versi Final, yang kemungkinan akan tersedia pada akhir November nanti. (Telegraph)
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/163111-firefox-4-beta-contek-fitur-google-chrome)
Mozilla Tak Lagi Akan Dukung Firefox 3.0 Patch seri 3.0.19 yang disebar Mozilla bertujuan untuk memperbaiki lima celah keamanan.
VIVAnews - Jika Anda masih menggunakan browser Mozilla Firefox versi 3.0, kini sudah waktunya Anda bersiap-siap meninggalkan browser tersebut. Menurut Mozilla, update yang mereka hadirkan pada 31 Maret lalu merupakan yang terakhir untuk browser itu.
Sebagai informasi, patch seri 3.0.19 yang disebar Mozilla bertujuan untuk memperbaiki lima celah keamanan dan beberapa celah lain yang dianggap sangat vital.
Masalah tersebut, bila tidak diatasi bisa dimanfaatkan oleh penjahat untuk menjalankan kode tertentu yang umumnya berarti menginstalasikan malware pada komputer pengguna.
Seperti VIVAnews kutip dari PCWorld, 2 April 2010, pengguna Firefox 3 bisa mengklik Help > About Mozilla Firefox untuk memeriksa versi browser mereka. Adapun untuk melakukan update, caranya adalah klik Help > Check for Updates jika versinya belum 3.0.19.
Ada baiknya Anda menggunakan browser Firefox 3.6 jika Anda ingin komputer lebih aman dan selalu up to date. Jika Anda sudah menggunakan Firefox 3.6, pastikan Anda sudah memakai versi 3.6.2 yang dirilis pekan lalu untuk mengatasi masalah pada Web Open Font Format.
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/141117-mozilla_tak_lagi_akan_dukung_firefox_3_0)
Sebagai informasi, patch seri 3.0.19 yang disebar Mozilla bertujuan untuk memperbaiki lima celah keamanan dan beberapa celah lain yang dianggap sangat vital.
Masalah tersebut, bila tidak diatasi bisa dimanfaatkan oleh penjahat untuk menjalankan kode tertentu yang umumnya berarti menginstalasikan malware pada komputer pengguna.
Seperti VIVAnews kutip dari PCWorld, 2 April 2010, pengguna Firefox 3 bisa mengklik Help > About Mozilla Firefox untuk memeriksa versi browser mereka. Adapun untuk melakukan update, caranya adalah klik Help > Check for Updates jika versinya belum 3.0.19.
Ada baiknya Anda menggunakan browser Firefox 3.6 jika Anda ingin komputer lebih aman dan selalu up to date. Jika Anda sudah menggunakan Firefox 3.6, pastikan Anda sudah memakai versi 3.6.2 yang dirilis pekan lalu untuk mengatasi masalah pada Web Open Font Format.
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/141117-mozilla_tak_lagi_akan_dukung_firefox_3_0)
70% Pengguna Internet Indonesia Pakai Firefox Faktor sukses Firefox adalah mengembangkan browser lokal dan mudah dikustomisasi.
VIVAnews - Menurut Mitchell Baker, pendiri sekaligus Chairperson of the Mozilla Corporation, lebih dari 70 persen pengguna internet di Indonesia menggunakan browser Firefox.
Jika dibandingkan dengan data Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJII) pada 2010 yang menyebutkan pengguna Internet di Indonesia mencapai 30 juta user, berarti ada sekitar 21 juta pengguna memakai browser keluaran Mozilla. Angka ini menggenapi sekitar 400 juta pengguna Firefox secara global setiap harinya.
“Kami fokus mengembangkan layanan servis berbau lokal dan mendekatkan Firefox ke kehidupan sehari-hari,” kata Mitchell Baker kepada VIVAnews di Jakarta, Senin 27 September 2010. “Jadi, kami di sini bukan untuk mencari revenue, tetapi menyediakan apa yang dibutuhkan masyarakat di tiap negara.”
Baker menyebutkan, Mozilla juga merangkul pengembang lokal. “Banyak sumber daya yang bisa diberdayakan untuk membangun Firefox dengan cita rasa lokal,” tutur Baker. “Kalau sudah berbau lokal, Firefox akan bertahan dan itu yang membuat Firefox survive selama ini.”
“Sejauh ini, Firefox sudah menyediakan 72 bahasa lokal, termasuk Bahasa Indonesia dan akan terus ditambah. Namun, pengguna di Indonesia cukup unik,” tutur Baker. “Sekitar 80 sampai 85 persen pengguna malah memakai versi Bahasa Inggris, sisanya Bahasa Indonesia.”
Baker menyebutkan, dua faktor yang menjadi kunci sukses Firefox adalah mengembangkan browser yang lokal dan membuat produknya sangat mudah dikustomisasi. “Selain itu, cita-cita kami adalah membangun komunitas lokal yang tahu apa kebutuhan masyarakat lokal atas browser internet,” katanya.
Mitchell Baker tiba di Tanah Air pagi ini dari Singapura dan dijadwalkan akan bertemu dengan komunitas pengguna Firefox Indonesia di Blitzmegaplex, Pacific Place, Jakarta, pukul 19.00 hingga 22.00 WIB hari ini. (art)
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/179801-70--pengguna-internet-indonesia-pakai-firefox)
Jika dibandingkan dengan data Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJII) pada 2010 yang menyebutkan pengguna Internet di Indonesia mencapai 30 juta user, berarti ada sekitar 21 juta pengguna memakai browser keluaran Mozilla. Angka ini menggenapi sekitar 400 juta pengguna Firefox secara global setiap harinya.
“Kami fokus mengembangkan layanan servis berbau lokal dan mendekatkan Firefox ke kehidupan sehari-hari,” kata Mitchell Baker kepada VIVAnews di Jakarta, Senin 27 September 2010. “Jadi, kami di sini bukan untuk mencari revenue, tetapi menyediakan apa yang dibutuhkan masyarakat di tiap negara.”
Baker menyebutkan, Mozilla juga merangkul pengembang lokal. “Banyak sumber daya yang bisa diberdayakan untuk membangun Firefox dengan cita rasa lokal,” tutur Baker. “Kalau sudah berbau lokal, Firefox akan bertahan dan itu yang membuat Firefox survive selama ini.”
“Sejauh ini, Firefox sudah menyediakan 72 bahasa lokal, termasuk Bahasa Indonesia dan akan terus ditambah. Namun, pengguna di Indonesia cukup unik,” tutur Baker. “Sekitar 80 sampai 85 persen pengguna malah memakai versi Bahasa Inggris, sisanya Bahasa Indonesia.”
Baker menyebutkan, dua faktor yang menjadi kunci sukses Firefox adalah mengembangkan browser yang lokal dan membuat produknya sangat mudah dikustomisasi. “Selain itu, cita-cita kami adalah membangun komunitas lokal yang tahu apa kebutuhan masyarakat lokal atas browser internet,” katanya.
Mitchell Baker tiba di Tanah Air pagi ini dari Singapura dan dijadwalkan akan bertemu dengan komunitas pengguna Firefox Indonesia di Blitzmegaplex, Pacific Place, Jakarta, pukul 19.00 hingga 22.00 WIB hari ini. (art)
(http://teknologi.vivanews.com/news/read/179801-70--pengguna-internet-indonesia-pakai-firefox)
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