Portugal untuk Pertama Kali Panggil Sereno

Metrotvnews.com, Lisbon: Pelatih Portugal Paulo Bento
mengumumkan nama para pemainnya Jumat (30/9), untuk berlaga pada
minggu kedua bulan ini. Untuk pertama kalinya, ia memanggil pemain
bertahan Cologne Henrique Sereno untuk menghadapi Islandia dan Denmark
dalam babak penyisihan Euro 2012.

Portugal kini mengantongi 13
poin dari enam pertandingan dan memuncaki klasemen Grup H. Mereka
memimpin Denmark dan Norwegia hanya karena unggul selisih gol. Dari
tiap grup hanya yang paling puncak yang maju ke putaran
final.

Penjaga gawang Beto, pemain bertahan Ricardo Costa,
pemain tengah Ruben Amorim dan Carlos Martins, seperti juga srtiker
Quaresma dan Nuno Gomes, semua dipanggil untuk melawan Islandia di
Porto pada 7 Oktober dan bertandang ke Kopenhagen empat hari
kemudian.

Pemain bertahan berpengalaman Ricardo Carvalho absen
jangka panjang karena dihukum satu tahun. Pasalnya, ia lari dari sesi
latihan ketika timnya akan bertanding melawan Siprus.

Berikut
ini tim Portugal yang akan meju ke penyisihan Euro
2012.

Penjaga gawang: Eduardo (Benfica/POR), Rui Patricio
(Sporting Lisbon/POR), Beto (Cluj/ROM).

Pemain bertahan: Silvio
(Atletico Madrid/ESP), Eliseu (Malaga/ESP), Bruno Alves (Zenit St
Petersburg/RUS), Rolando (FC Porto/POR), Ricardo Costa (Valencia/ESP),
Sereno (Cologne/GER), Joao Pereira (Sporting
Lisbon/POR).

Pemain tengah : Raul Meireles (Chelsea/ENG), Joao
Moutinho (FC Porto/POR), Carlos Martins (Grenada/ESP), Miguel Veloso
(Genoa/ITA), Paulo Machado (Toulouse/FRA), Ruben Amorim (Benfica/POR),
Ruben Micael (Real Zaragoza/ESP).

Penyerang: Christiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid/ESP), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg/RUS), Nani (Manchester
United/ENG), Quaresma (Besiktas/TUR), Helder Postiga (Real
Zaragoza/ESP), Nuno Gomes (Sporting Braga/POR).(Ant/BEY)

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Lego's first iPhone app-and-bricks game, Life of George; $29.99

Lego is no longer just for kids this holiday season, with the Danish company bringing its first ever bricks-and-iPhone game, the Life of George, to America October 1.

Adding a physical component to a casual mobile game is really an experiment for Lego to gauge what tech-savvy adults like. The popularity of sandbox games like Minecraft is proof that plenty of people love to build any and everything, though they probably play with their iPhones more than Lego sets these days. So can the Life of George app get more grown-ups playing with Lego bricks again?

• Photo Gallery: Unboxing Lego’s Life of George bricks-and-iPhone-app game

This Lego set is really not the star of the game — George is. The box itself contains just 144 pieces, a Playmat that doubles as a “green screen” for your creations, a brief getting started guide, as well as a sticker of George.

How it works

To play, you need to download the free app for the 4th-gen iPod touch, iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 from the iTunes App Store. An Android version is in the works but Lego’s rep would not offer any concrete dates, so don’t hold your breath, Android users.

You can play the game either in Game or Creation Mode, as a novice or expert.

In Game Mode, you have the option of playing on your own or going head-to-head with someone next to you (pass-and-play only).

Because George the software engineer loves to travel and take photos of interesting objects he encounters, your job is to recreate his objects with Lego bricks as quickly and as accurately as possible. As soon as you finish building an item, you have to place it on the Playmat and take a picture with your device’s camera so the app can grade you. Depending on your score, you could unlock more objects and levels to advance the game. Of course, with this being an app, new levels could be added in the future via a software update so the game can grow beyond the initial 12-levels.

Each level is a different destination that George has visited and therefore contains objects (displayed in albums) that are unique to that area. For example, the first level is Hawaii so the player needs to replicate a fish and a pineapple in order to unlock and pass all 10 items, and hopefully move onto the next level.

When you are tired of simply replicating George’s objects in Game Mode, you can switch to the Creation Mode to save your own unique designs. This way, when you play against someone else in Game Mode, you can even challenge them to reproduce your designs to up the ante. Eventually, Lego would like to make it possible for players to share their designs with others but that is not available at launch.

In keeping with George’s techie/geeky nature, he is already very active on his Facebook page and YouTube channel, where Lego wants to encourage players to upload user generated how-to videos on their creations or to share tips with each other. That’s why this Lego set has an unusually mature recommended age — 14+ — to comply with age requirements on social networks rather than because the Lego objects are offensive in any way. Good to know!

Availability & Pricing

The Life of George Lego set can be ordered from the company’s U.S. website as soon as this Saturday. Or, you can also find it in select stores like the Lego Shop in Rockefeller Center, Toys R Us in Times Square and FAO Schwartz in New York, as well as in some Apple stores in the near future.

Because the app is free, you just need the $29.99 Lego set to start playing — not only for the bricks but also for the Playmat for scoring your items. The best part is that Lego seems to be thinking ahead on how to keep players interested and that makes the game much more promising than just a box of bricks. If Life of George catches on, I can see Lego introducing different characters that “photograph” different objects than those featured in this game. But for now, I would much rather get the Android app soon so I give this game a try. I wonder how challenging the objects are and whether there is enough content in the app as is (who knows when Lego will come out with an update). What about you?

[Source: Lego press release, Minecraft]

Updated @ 10:47am PT: Added link to unboxing photo gallery.

Related:

• Photo Gallery: Unboxing Lego’s Life of George bricks-and-iPhone-app game

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Spielberg Begins 'Lincoln' in October

Steven Spielberg’s next film in the making, Lincoln is reportedly shooting next month.

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5 Oktober Penilaian Kinerja Menteri Diterima Presiden

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Kepala Unit Kerja Presiden untuk Pengendalian dan Pengawasan
Pembangunan (UKP4) Kuntoro Mangkusubroto menyatakan penilaian terakhir
para menteri Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II dilakukan pada 5 Oktober
2011.

Hal itu dikatakan Kuntoro di Kantor Kepresidenan di
Jakarta, Jumat (30/9). Menurutnya penilaian tersebut merupakan
evaluasi rutin yang dilakukan oleh UKP4 terhadap para menteri setiap
tiga bulan sekali. "Tanggal terakhir dari evaluasi kinerja itu tanggal
5 Oktober. Beberapa hari setelah itu, semua akan dilaporkan kepada
Bapak Presiden," ujarnya.

Namun, Kuntoro tidak bisa memastikan
apakah perombakan kabinet yang dijanjikan oleh Presiden Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono dengan demikian baru bisa dilakukan setelah 5 Oktober 2011.
"Saya tidak mengatakan begitu. Saya mengatakan bahwa laporan kinerja
para menteri dan kepala lembaga terakhir masuk ke UKP4 tanggal 5
Oktober pukul 23.55 malam," katanya.

Kuntoro belum bersedia
mengungkapkan hasil penilaian kinerja para menteri karena evaluasi
yang terus berjalan. Menurut dia, UKP4 menyoroti setiap bidang di
seluruh kementerian yang termasuk dalam rencana aksi pembangunan
nasional serta upaya penghilangan sumbatan dalam mencapai sasaran
pembangunan.

"Hampir semua bidang yang ada dalam rencana aksi
itu menjadi sorotan UKP4. Tidak ada yang khusus kecuali hal-hal yang
memang ada dalam program `debottlenecking' kami," ujarnya.

Sebelumnya, Presiden Yudhoyono berjanji akan melakukan
perombakan kabinet sebelum dua tahun periode kedua masa
pemerintahannya pada 20 Oktober 2011. (Ant/RIZ)

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Win a Deadline Hollywood DVD Bundle

To celebrate the launch of the Deadline Hollywood Game for Facebook, we’re giving away a DVD bundle which includes: "The Fighter," "True Grit," "UpIn The Air" and "Shutter Island"Play the game that lets you make movies and cast your friends as you claw your way up the ladder as an Actor, Agent, Producer, Director, or Writer to become the next Hollywood Mogul.Click here to play the game now!To enter the contest:1) Follow us on Twitter (@StarsEntLive) and RT this article with #StarsGiveaway hastag2) 'Like' us on Facebook and tell us your favorite movie of the ones listed above in the prize pack3) Do both to get more chances to win!Contest open to residents of US and Canada only, ages 13 and above. Members must be able to receive outside messages on Facebook, and direct messages to Twitter,and submit all necessary information, if requested within 24 hours, to be officially be proclaimed a winner. Contest closes on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 11:59pmPT. 

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Ronaldo Hat-trick, Madrid Bantai Vallecano 6-2

Beritabola.com Madrid - Real
Madrid kembali lagi ke jalur kemenangan dan tak tanggung Rayo
Vallecano digasak dengan skor telak 6-2. Bintang Los Blancos adalah
Cristiano Ronaldo yang mencetak hat-trick.

Dalam laga yang
dihelat di Santiago Bernabeu, Minggu (25/9/2011) dinihari WIB, Madrid
sempat tersentak lewat gol Vallecano di detik-detik awal lewat
Michu.

Sesudanya gol Ronaldo dan Gonzalo Higuain membawa Madrid
unggul 2-1 di akhir babak pertama.

Di babak kedua Ronaldo
mencetak dua gol tambahannya ditambah gol dari Raphael Varane serta
Karim Benzema. Tim tamu sempat mencuri gol lewat Michu.

Los
Merengues harus bermain dengan 10 orang di akhir laga setelah Angel Di
Maria diusir keluar lapangan.

Dengan kemenangan ini, Madrid
naik ke ke posisi ke-3 dengan 10 poin, selisih dua poin dari pemuncak
Real Betis. Sementara Vallecano di urutan ke-11 dengan lima
poin.

Jalannya pertandingan

Vallecano membuat kejutan
dengan mampu unggul di detik 18. Tembakan jarak jauh Raul Tamudo
berhasil ditepis Iker Casillas tapi bola rebound dengan cepat disambar
Michu untuk dikonversi jadi gol.

Tersengat gol itu, Madrid
keluar menyerang namun tandukan Raphael Varane di menit 5 menyusul
crossing Angel Di Maria masih melebar dari sasaran.

Pada menit
14 tim tamu kembali memberi ancaman pada gawang Casillas tapi
sayangnya sepakan Alhassane Bangoura masih bisa ditepis
Casillas.

Kerjasama Kaka dan Mesut Oezil di menit 33 nyaris
membuahkan gol penyama andaikan tembakan Oezil dari jarak 20 yard tak
dihadang dengan baik oleh Dani Gimenez.

Ronaldo! Lewat sebuah
serangan balik di menit 38, Kaka menyodorkan bola kepada Ronaldo yang
berada di sayap kiri dan sambil berlari ia memasuki kotak penalti.
Sebuah sepakan mendatar dilepaskan Ronaldo dan bola melewati kolong
kiper sebelum menjebol gawang Dani.

Di masa injury time Madrid
berbalik unggul ketika free kick Xabi Alonso berhasil digapai Sergio
Ramos yang berduel dengan kiper. Bola kemudian disundul ke arah
Higuain dan dengan mudah diceploskan oleh penyerang Argentina itu ke
jala Vallecano.

Lima menit setelah jeda, Ronaldo menjauhkan
keunggulan timnya lewat eksekusi penalti menyusul pelanggaran pemain
Vallecano kepada Kaka.

Di menit 55 Vallecano memangkas skor
jadi 2-3 ketika tembakan Michu di tiang jauh menyusul sepak pojok
berhasil menjebol gawang Casillas, meski awalnya sempat ditinju keluar
oleh kiper Madrid itu. Wasit menganggap bola telah melewati
garis.

Semenit setelahnya Madrid harus kehilangan Di Maria yang
menerima kartu kuning kedua menyusul handball.

Madrid kembali
menjauh di menit 66 ketika tandukan Varane menyongsong bola korner
Oezil menjebol gawang Dani dan membuat skor jadi 4-2.

Benzema!
Pada menit 73 striker asal Prancis itu memaksa Dani memungut bola
untuk kelima kalinya dalam laga itu. Sebuah umpan pendek Oezil di
depan kotak penalti diselesaikan Benzema dengan tembakan terukur ke
pojok kiri bawah gawang Dani.

Pada menit ke-83 Ronaldo
melengkapi hat-trick-nya dan kali ini kembali lewat titik putih usai
dirinya dilanggar Dani. Dengan dingin CR7 mengirimkan bola ke dalam
gawang sekaligus mengecoh kiper.

Dengan tiga golnya itu,
Ronaldo sementara duduk di puncak topskorer dengan tujuh
gol.

Susunan pemain

Madrid: Casillas; Sergio Ramos,
Albiol, Varane, Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Lass (Oezil 29'); Di María, Kaka
(Khedira 58'), Cristiano; Higuain (Benzema 58').

Vallecano:
Dani, Tito, Arribas, Jordi, Casado, Movilla, Javi Fuego, Michu, Piti,
Lass, Tamudo.
(dtc/mrp)

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Golkar Bantah M Nasir Ikut Rapat

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Ketua DPP Partai Golkar
Priyo Budi Santoso membantah saudara M Nazaruddin, M Nasir, mengikuti
rapat Fraksi Golkar dengan DPP Golkar, kemarin siang. Priyo menegaskan
rapat yang digelar di lantai 12 gedung Nusantara I, DPR/MPR RI,
Jakarta merupakan rapat internal.

"Tidak, itu rapat intern
Fraksi Partai Golkar," kata Priyo kepada metrotvnews.com, Jumat
(30/9). Priyo menyatakan tidak tahu soal kedatangan Nasir. "Saya tidak
tahu tentang itu," ucapnya.

Fraksi Partai Golkar menggelar
rapat tertutup dengan DPP Partai Golkar kemarin. Tiba-tiba hadir M
Nasir. Sambil celingak-celinguk Nasir yang mengenakan batik berwarna
merah masuk ke ruang rapat Fraksi Partai Golkar. Tak jelas apa tujuan
Nasir datang ke sana. Diduga kedatangan berkaitan dengan kasus
Nazaruddin.

Semula, Nasir membantah datang ke rapat itu.
Belakangan, ia mengakui kehadirannya untuk menemui anggota Fraksi
Partai Golkar Azis Syamsuddin. Tapi Azis sendiri mengaku tidak tahu.
Salah satu petugas pengamanan dalam lantai 12 gedung Nusantara
membenarkan pria berbatik merah itu M Nasir.(Andhini)

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Selena Gomez To Host MTV Europe Awards

She will not only host the main show, she will also be overseeing the onstage antics, performances, winners and some of the key moments of the night. While with the social and digital media, Gomez will be tweeting and keeping in touch with viewers as well as offering some unique commentary about the event on mtvema.com

"I'm so excited to be the host of the 2011 MTV EMA – it's a dream come true!" said Gomez "This is such a huge event that always recognizes the biggest stars in music from across the globe, so it's a real honor to be MC at this year's show."

Leading the nominations is Lady Gaga with 6 nominations, followed by Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with 4. Then Adele, Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars all have 3 nominations. Other Nominations include: Foo Fighters, Snoop Dogg, My Chemical Romance, Jennifer Lopez, LMFAO, Jessie J, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Far East Movement, Kanye West, Linkin Park, Wiz Khalifa and Kings of Leon.

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The promise and challenges of Benioff's social enterprise vision

As of today it’s clear Salesforce is squarely in the midst of a major reinvention as a pioneer for 21st century business. Yesterday at Dreamforce 2011 the attendees, as well as the world at large, were given one of the most dramatic and far-reaching messages about the future of business I’ve seen in the half decade that I’ve been involved in enterprise social computing. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff regaled the audience with tale after tale of organizations changing the way they engage with their employees and customers, interspersed with major product announcements that were in no small way reminiscent of Apple and Steve Jobs.

That there was a considerable amount of very slick marketing and social business Kool-aid dispensed here in San Francisco’s Moscone Center there is little doubt. Yet the earnestness, breadth, and depth of the presentation by Benioff and his erstwhile compatriots, both Salesforce executives and customers alike, were nevertheless indisputably compelling, even to those who are relatively jaded by the endless social media hype cycle.

For those that want the full details, I live blogged many of the seemingly endless array of products, stories, and vision statements that were conveyed yesterday. The next day, looking over the whole pomp and ceremony that took place, it seems to me that there was indeed a very good and highly effective message about the way many organizations will evolve in the 21st century. However, I’m not quite sure that Salesforce has fully connected their products to it. At least not yet, not in their present form. But they are heading in the right direction faster and more thoroughly than just about anyone else except IBM or perhaps Jive.

I spent time last night and this morning trying to reconcile the enormous social enterprise vision that Benioff is communicating with the realities of what is their increasingly powerful and extensively integrated social business platform. In the final analysis, it appears clearly designed for what the market will almost certainly need in several years, but perhaps many are still not fully ready for. Recognizing this, ZDNet’s Editor-in-Chief Larry Dignan raised some concerns yesterday about the readiness of organizations to make the major steps that social business transformation entails, as well as the maturity of the technology for the full scope of what Salesforce is proposing.

But Benioff is clearly playing for keeps as well as for the long term. There is perhaps no one in the industry presently who is conducting both the detailed external research about what large companies are doing with social business while feeding that knowledge into the product development of an increasingly sophisticated and extensive social business platform. He was very clear that the lessons learned and best practices they’ve collected have been injected into the new products that were announced, including customer and product social networks, Social CRM, social marketing, and more.

The Social Enterprise Gets Real

Also in attendance were the president of Verizon Business, the CEO of Burberry, the CIO of Facebook, and a dozen other significant business figures either in person or on video on stage conveying their recent experiences with social business. At the same time, as real customer stories and social enterprise vision was dispensed, it was usually prefixed with matching product announcements that moved their primary social platform, Chatter, from a me-too product into essentially a top industry contender.

Before yesterday, I would have said Salesforce has useful social products and very good vision but the gap between vision and execution was still too large for most organizations to commit to. But as of today it’s clear they are squarely in the midst of a major reinvention as a pioneer for 21st century business. As presented yesterday, this transition is going well while they continue to not only extend the vision but to accelerate the product development process so that the aforementioned gap actually appears to be closing.

Sounds good, right? Those that have been engaging in Enterprise 2.0 and Social CRM for the last few years might not agree however, that Salesforce has arrived in social business ‘utopia’ as Larry Dignan skeptically referred to it. Some of the objections have been long-standing with Salesforce: Off-premises SaaS-only hosting, lack of open APIs, no social customer engagement, poor alignment with enterprise needs outside of sales and CRM, immaturity of the social part of the product, and so on. However, most of these objections have been addressed with the announcements yesterday, though it’s also likely that the extensive and complex nature of the product news itself may have obscured this.

Related: Salesforce.com CEO Benioff calls for ‘corporate Spring’

In fact, as depicted in the social enterprise stack visual above, Salesforce has not only plugged most of the serious holes in the Chatter product, it’s also quickly integrated some of its larger acquisitions, such as social analytics leader Radian6, into a coherent picture with real benefits to customers that use it.

The Promise of the Salesforce Social Enterprise

Here is what I think the key strengths of the current Salesforce social enterprise vision and stack is, for those organizations traveling down the social business road (as I believe most ultimately will).

• It’s about the data. The connection of social media and data is one of the most profound, important, and high value relationships, as the world is just beginning to perceive. In a social business, the open participation in thriving, conversational business processes and the sum total of the knowledge flowing inside and outside the business is what the organization is able activate on and create value from. The announcement yesterday of the release of Database.com opens this up a common social data model for organizations to tap into, discovery, and analyze. Database.com is mobile ready and has delivered 36 billion transactions this quarter already according to Salesforce. It also prevents lock-in and integrates all of the social applications in an enterprise. They have also announced the integration of 3rd party data through another service, known as Data.com. This data focus, which is the lifeblood of modern business, shows an awareness of what creates differentiation and value for organizations like few other players in the industry backed with actual products.
• It’s a full spectrum social business approach that’s aimed at the flow of work. Now that their vision also integrates customers, business partners, as well as employees, the Salesforce social business vision is now much more complete, end-to-end. Though AppExchange has languished in my mind compared to what Apple has accomplished with their app store, it’s nevertheless a source of major 3rd party innovation and business connected workflow. The raft of announcements, such as the new partnership with Workday, with major SaaS vendors here this week shows how integrated Salesforce has become with the next-generation of cloud applications. Combined with the task focused sales and CRM features built into the core platform, this has a much better chance of ensuring the social activity will have a high level positive impact on the business, something that’s been a hot topic of discussion in the Enterprise 2.0 community recently.
• One of the most complete and mature social platforms. With employee collaboration, customer engagement, and social analytics, combined with an open platform, 3rd party apps ecosystem, and cloud-based hosting, only Jive comes as close to a turnkey solution. The depth of the stack is impressive and the foundation of it has been proven over years of heavy use by businesses.
• A next-generation vision. It’s safe to say that Salesforce has a very clear vision that is connected as much as they can to ground truth about what businesses are doing and then distilling where they think the world is going to their products. They are making a big investment in time and resources in attempting to understand the strategies, lessons learned, and best practices that businesses can just adopt by using their platform. Access to this insight merely by virtue of using the platform is going to be compelling for many.

The Challenges of the Salesforce Social Enterprise

As much as Salesforce has accomplished in the last year, there are inevitably a few flies in the ointment. Here is where I think the big challenges are going to be.

• Hosting in the cloud. Even with the new data residency option, many organizations are simply going to demand their social business platforms run inside the enterprise, for security, control, or regulatory reasons. This involves the whole argument about external cloud computing but it’s still a non-starter for many large firms for the foreseeable future. In the end, I think this issue will increasingly fade, unless major stories about companies getting locked-in emerge. It helps that social computing is not (yet) mission critical for most organizations.
• Early focus on Sales and CRM. Salesforce seemingly cannot abandon the part of the business that built them up in the first place. Yet the platform still exudes a very strong aura of its sales automation roots and this is a distinct turnoff to many parts of the enterprise. To them, using a sales tool for general purpose, enterprise-wide social computing, which it often looks like is happening at first blush, seems like using the wrong tool for the job. This is true especially if the need for social capabilities is outside of sales or CRM. Ultimately, if they are serious about social enterprise, Salesforce may have to change its name and has to truly transform its market focus, the latter being exactly what Oracle did years ago as it moved well beyond databases, without abandoning customers. Fortunately, the latter is happening, we’ll see about the former.
• Still not enough enterprise sensibility. While many of their partners offer capabilities that large companies need, like LiveOffice’s new compliance capabilities for Chatter, a list of things comes to mind that large organizations will want in their social software: Ready support for enterprise intranet platforms, integration with enterprise search federation, deep connection to content management and document management systems, workflow support, OpenSocial support, are just a few of the top items that IT department and enterprises will want addressed out of the box. This is obviously a tall order and sometimes partners will be an acceptable answer, but in reality — and because of this issue and the ones above — Salesforce often doesn’t resonate well in the CIOs office, though it does much better with the CEO and CMO. To have real success, the platform will need to reach all and speak well to all three key roles in the C-suite.

In the final analysis though, I instinctively find the whole picture to be one in which slightly too much control ends up in the hands of Salesforce and not enough to the customer. Those that read my writing know that I’m very bullish on social business and it now seems to be a virtually inevitable transition for most businesses. Is Salesforce the combined platform and business vision that will get them there? I think the answer is yes if you have needs to overlap with the culture, focus, and strengths of the company. The answer is still no if one of the concerns above is true. I do think that they will ultimately remove many if not all of these objections. This will put them perhaps at the top of the list of the world’s pre-eminent social business enablement companies. For now, they are one that most companies will need to consider, even if it’s just to learn what they know about social business.

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Kick Off LSI Jadi 15 Oktober

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: PSSI memutuskan untuk
memulai kompetisi pada 15 Oktober dengan catatan hanya 10 tim yang
akan bertandingan di lima laga terpisah. Sementara sisa laga akan
diadakan 24 Oktober.

"Kick off 15 Oktober, kita menggelar lima
partai pembuka, lalu break SEA Games. Dan 24 team baru bertanding pada
23-24 November 2011," kata CEO PT Liga Prima, Widjajanto di Jakarta,
Kamis (29/9).

Partai antara Persib Bandung dan Semen Padang
disebut-sebut akan menjadi pembuka LSI mewakili 22 klub lainnya.

Meski baru bergulir penuh pada November, Widjajanto mengatakan
pihaknya sudah menyusun jadwal untuk 552 pertandingan. Dari jadwal
tersebut, kompetisi kemungkinan baru selesai pada November 2012 alias
setahun lebih.

Keputusan PSSI untuk kick-off prematur pada 15
Oktober ini sendiri merupakan revisi keempat yang disampaikan oleh
PSSI.

Sebelumnya, permulaan LSI dijadwalkan berlangsung 8
Oktober, kemudian berubah menjadi 9 Oktober seusai rapat exco (16/9),
lalu berubah lagi jadi sekitar 14 Oktober (27/9), dan sekarang 15
Oktober.

"Kick-off kompetisi Level I akan dilaksanakan pada 15
Oktober. AFC sudah memberikan persetujuan atas mundurnya jadwal
kick-off tersebut," kata Ketua Komite Kompetisi Sihar Sitorus,
kemarin.

Alasannya pengunduran ini ialah 14 Oktober terlalu
dekat dengan laga timnas senior menghadapi Qatar yang sesuai jadwal
akan digelar pada tanggal 11 Oktober 2011. Belum lagi, mundurnya
kedatangan tim verifikasi AFC yang seharusnya 26 menjadi 30
Oktober.

Tim Verifikasi AFC sudah datang ke Indonesia Kamis
(29/9) sore, yaitu Alisher Nikimbaev, Shahin Rahmani, Benjamin Tan,
Avin Tee, dan Mahajan Nair, sementara Tokuaki Suzuki akan menyusul.
AFC akan berada dua hari di Indonesia dan memverifikasi 4 stadion di
Medan, Aceh, Padang, dan Pekanbaru.

Tidak jelas alasan
pemilihan keempat kota ini oleh PSSI untuk diverifikasi oleh AFC.
Padahal, hasil verifikasi ini akan menentukan jatah Indonesia di
kompetisi Liga Champions Asia musim depan. Jika AFC menilai stadion
tersebut tidak layak, maka hilang sudah jatah Indonesia. (MI/*)

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New AMD Bulldozer release date rumored to be October 12

The latest rumors surrounding the release date of AMD’s Bulldozer, or FX series, or Zambezi, desktop processors have them coming sooner than later (for a change). After being bumped from September to October, they now apparently will debut on October 12.

Better still, the price keeps dropping on them. The top Bulldozer, the eight-core FX-8150, should cost around $245, while another eight-core, the FX-8120, will be priced at just $205. The six-core FX-6100 will run $175.

At that price, the FX-8150 should seriously undercut the price of the Intel Core i7-2600K (currently around $315), unless Intel decides to drop its price. Considering that it is rumored to be readying the i7-2700K for release soon to counter the Bulldozer launch, Intel may very well be planning to make the i7-2600K more affordable.

[Via Fudzilla]

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Terra Nova Series Premiere Extended Preview

From executive producers Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as part of a daring experiment to save the human race. The Shannon family joins the Tenth Pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first colony established in this beautiful yet foreboding land. Jim Shannon, a devoted father with a checkered past, guides his family through this new world of limitless beauty, mystery and terror. Jim’s wife, Elisabeth, is a trauma surgeon and the newest addition to Terra Nova’s medical team. Josh is their 17-year-old son who is torn to leave life as he knows it behind; upon arriving at the settlement, he finds himself instantly drawn to the beautiful and rule-breaking Skye. Maddy, Josh’s endearingly awkward 15-year-old sister, hopes Terra Nova will give her a chance to reinvent herself. Although Elisabeth’s medical training secured the family a spot on the pilgrimage, a secret involving their five-year-old daughter, Zoe, soon endangers their place in this utopia. Upon the Shannons’ arrival, they are introduced to Cmdr. Nathaniel Taylor, the charismatic and heroic first pioneer and leader of the settlement. Taylor warns the travelers that while Terra Nova is a place of new opportunities and fresh beginnings, all is not as idyllic as it initially appears. Along with blue skies, towering waterfalls and lush vegetation, the surrounding terrain is teeming with danger – and not just of the man-eating dinosaur variety. There is also a splinter colony of renegades led by the battle-hardened Mira, who is vehemently opposed to Taylor and his leadership. The “Genesis”two-hour series premiere episode of TERRA NOVA airs Monday, Sept. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

 

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Sevilla Beri Valencia Kekalahan Pertama

Beritabola.com Sevilla - Setelah
empat laga sebelumnya tak terkalahkan, Valencia akhirnya kalah juga di
jornada kelima. Saat bertandang ke markas Sevilla, El Che menyerah
dengan skor tipis 0-1.

Dalam pertandingan di Ramon Sanchez
Pizjuan, Sabtu (24/9/2011), satu-satunya gol Sevilla diciptakan oleh
Frederic Kanoute pada menit ke-18. Usai menerima umpan Jesus Navas,
Kanoute menjebol gawang Valencia lewat tembakan dari dalam kotak
penalti.

Pertandingan ini berlangsung keras dan memaksa wasit
mengeluarkan tiga kartu merah. Dua kartu merah untuk tim tuan rumah,
sisanya untuk tim tamu.

Dari kubu Sevilla, yang terusir keluar
lapangan adalah Piotr Trochowski dan Julien Escude. Sementara pemain
Valencia yang dikartumerah adalah Aritz Aduriz.

Kemenangan ini
mengangkat Sevilla ke peringkat kedua klasemen sementara Liga Spanyol
dengan 11 poin dari lima laga. Sementara Valencia satu strip di
bawahnya dengan poin 10.

Susunan pemain:
Sevilla: Javi
Varas, Escude, Spahic, Navarro, Caceres, Medel, Trochowski, Perotti
(Andujar 70'), Navas, Negredo (Manu 80'), Kanoute (Rakitic
59')

Valencia: Guaita, Ruiz (Soldado 71'), Rami, Mathieu, Bruno
(Barragan 45'), Costa, Maduro, Piatti (Canales 63'), Jonas, Aduriz,
Banega

Hasil pertandingan lain:
Athletic Bilbao 1-1
Villarreal
(dtc/mfi)

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Leo Apotheker's HP legacy: a global vision

Ten months is not long to turn around a business the size of HP and, though there’s been a lot mud slinging in the board rooms of Palo Alto, one thing the HP top brass agree on is that Leo Apotheker’s strategic direction remains the right course for HP tp continue to follow. And while HP has had its sustainability performance ratings knocked back in recent times, its worth trying to understand what direction Leo might have taken with sustainability at HP and where it might still be headed.

The HP CEO annual letter to shareholders always contains an impressive section on HP’s vision of its role in society, but Leo’s one and only was especially vivid:

Collectively, the right information at the right place at the right time can significantly increase the positive impact we have on our most vital issues, like improving healthcare, increasing access to education, and preserving the environment. ……We drive that innovation at an unmatched scale to advance human progress. ……..A woman in Ghana can have a face to-face conversation with her daughter in France or authenticate her mother’s medication with a simple text message sent to the cloud. ….The role of technology is becoming increasingly fundamental to the workings of our global society, and we are harnessing the power of information to improve the way people live, businesses operate, and the world works.

And of these things, it can’t be disputed, he knew what he was talking about not least because of his role in supporting the institutional development of micro-credit agencies as a non executive director of the non profit, PlaNet Finance.

Whilst HP’s role as a leading corporate citizenship was in decline in terms of corporate hygiene issues such as direct operational environmental performance & human rights safeguards in the supply chain (and make no mistake this is critically important at point of departure), there is evidence that Leo had a vision of capturing the markets rather than just the corporate treasury to drive sustainability at HP like hadn’t ever  been achieved before. And while some point to the fact that Leo was a virtual unknown entity in Silicon Valley, that very quality may just be vitally important to HP’s future success in capturing fast growth markets in developing economies of the future. From Leo’s 2010 report to shareholders:

Going forward, we are focused on moving beyond being a multinational company to being a truly global one with both deep local expertise and a comprehensive world view that brings the full value of HP to all customers.

In contrast, Meg Whitman’s first email to employees raises the worrying prospect that HP might be retreating from a global vision and telescoping down rapidly from multinational, to what…, nation, state, valley?

We believe that HP matters. It matters to Silicon Valley, California, the United States and the world.

Communication matters, as HP’s Executive Chairman Ray Lane pointed out very clearly on yesterday’s announcement call though its inconceivable that the new top management would retreat from the firm’s developing ‘world view’.

So what might have been? A fitting tribute to Leo then comes in an HP press announcement coming just one day before his departure, the title of which says it all. Here are some select bits:

HP Invests for Growth in Africa

New operations in 10 countries bring transformative technology solutions to help drive sustainable, long term growth.

This month, HP announced openings in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. The company expects to announce the opening of offices in Ethiopia, Mauritius and Mozambique by the end of the year. HP also appointed a new country manager in each country to lead local operations.  ……

Recognizing the importance of engaging multiple stakeholders to contribute to the long-term success of Africa’s IT industry, HP is investing in a series of collaborations and initiatives with governments, universities and local communities to achieve the shared goal of driving responsible, sustainable growth.  …….

Extending social innovation programs
HP has built on its social innovation strategy in Africa, which seeks to deploy cloud-based and mobile technologies through collaboration with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to reduce poverty, improve health care, and connect disparate communities and groups. The strategy has already supported significant work in Africa, such as a relationship with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to improve infant HIV testing in Kenya, and a collaboration with mothers2mothers in support of its mission of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. …….

HP is extending NGO relationships in five of the countries where new offices have opened:

• In Botswana, HP is collaborating with Positive Innovation for the Next Generation and CHAI to expand the malaria pilot disease surveillance program to other infectious diseases as designated by the Ministry of Health. The program, first introduced in June 2011 mitigates disease outbreaks through a mobile/cloud disease surveillance solution.
• In Senegal, HP and Tostanare deployinga technology platform to help bring education to adults and adolescents who are without access to formal schooling.
• In Uganda, HP is working with CHAI to expand the HIV Early Infant Diagnosis Program, which was first launched in Kenya in November 2010.
• In Tanzania, HP is working with SafePoint Trust to implement a safe injections program and monitor results
• In Mozambique, HP and Mozambique Development in Motion are establishing a computer lab in a rural secondary school.
• In Ghana, HP and mPedigree have deployed a drug authentication system that allows consumers to verify that medications they purchase are not counterfeit.

Of course much credit is due to the energy and enthusiasm of people like Jeannette Weisschuh and Gabi Zedlmayer & the rest of team at HP’s Social Innovation Unit who truly personify the ‘HP way’. But if Leo Apotheker’s sustainability legacy to HP is to inspire a more global vision beyond Silicon Valley for the role of technology and markets functioning at scale for human development, then we should take a moment to say ‘thank you Mr. Apotheker and God Speed’.

See also:

Will HP get greener with Meg Whitman at the helm?

Ethical investment revolt - HP and Microsoft deleted from Dow Jones Sustainability Index

HP 2010 sustainability performance report - a mixed bag

Can Leo Apotheker restore HP’s reputation on sustainability?

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Nikon 1 ILC cameras unveiled: V1 sports small sensor, big price

Nikon has finally plunged into the exploding interchangeable lens compact (ILC) camera market, announcing two cameras in its new Nikon 1 line: the flagship Nikon 1 V1 and its smaller and cheaper sibling, the Nikon 1 J1.  The Nikon 1 system has been rumored and leaked for years, so most of the specs won’t be news to die-hard Nikon fans. But for everyone else, the most surprising aspect of the camera will likely be the relatively small sensor and low resolution compared to most of the competition.

Nikon is referring to the new sensor size as its CX format, to distinguish it from its APS-C-size DX and full-frame FX sensors. The new CX format sensor falls somewhere in size between the sensors in Micro Four Thirds cameras (such as the Olympus PEN and Panasonic Lumix G series cameras) and that of the tiny Pentax Q (which has a sensor comparable in size to a compact point-and-shoot). By opting for a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor — compared with 12 megapixels in Olympus, Panasonic, and Pentax models (not to mention the even higher-resolution ILCs from Sony, which have much larger sensors as well) — Nikon may be able to mitigate the loss of image quality it might suffer by going with a smaller sensor. But image quality aside, the other big issue that a smaller sensor raises is crop factor (or focal length multiplier).

Nikon’s CX sensors have a crop factor of 2.7x, which means it needs a wider-angle lens to achieve the same field of view than the Micro Four Thirds cameras (which have a multiplier of 2.0x) or the Sonys (with 1.5x), and that ultimately can limit your ability to achieve selective focus effects with a narrow depth of field at wide apertures. (In laymen’s terms, you won’t be able to get those nice dSLR-like shots where your subject is in focus but the background is soft.)

Still, neither of the Nikon 1 cameras looks like a slouch in terms of features. Of particular note is the new “advanced hybrid autofocus system” which delivers a whopping 73 focus points and lets you automatically switch between contrast-detect autofocus (for better performance in low light) or phase-detection autofocus (for better performance with moving subjects), depending on what your scene calls for.

Other key features include:

• Continuous mode shooting up to 5fps in most modes; 10, 30, or 60 fps in Electronic (Hi) mode
• Motion Snapshot mode automatically records a short video clip with your still shot and plays it back in slow-motion accompanied with music, ending with your actual still image.
• Smart Photo Selector mode initiates continuous mode shooting and automatically selects the best five frames captured based on factors such as exposure, composition, focus, and facial recognition
• Simultaneous capture of still images and 1080p HD video
• 1,440,000-dot electronic viewfinder (V1 only)
• 3-inch, 921,000-dot LCD (460,000-dot for J1)
• ISO sensitivity range: 100-6400
• Stereo microphone input (V1 only)
• Accessory port for optional external flash or GPS module (V1 only)

The Nikon 1 V1 will start shipping on October 20 and sell for $899.95 with a 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens or $1,149.95 for a two-lens kit (the 10-30mm lens plus a 10mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens or a 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 zoom).

The Nikon 1 J1, V1’s smaller, cheaper, and arguably hipper sibling has most of the same features as the V1, but has a lower-resolution LCD and doesn’t have an accessories hotshoe or EVF. It’s a couple of ounces lighter and a touch trimmer (including the lack of a bump-out for the V1’s EVF) and will also ship on October 20 with the same lens options.  Pricing is set at $649.95 for the one-lens kit and $899.95 for each of the two-lens kits. The J1 comes in black, white, red, and pink body color options (with matching lenses), though you can only get the wide angle two-lens kit in white or red and the zoom two-lens kit in white, red, or pink. Also, you’ll pay an extra $30 for the pink kit which also comes with pink lens hoods, a pink leather hand strap, and a pink wrapping cloth.

Related stories on ZDNet:

• Nikon may introduce an interchangeable lens compact camera by end of year
• Sony announces high-end NEX-7 interchangeable lens compact camera
• Olympus announces new top-of-the-line PEN E-P3 interchangeable lens compact camera
• Pentax Q: Smallest compact interchangeable lens camera sports biggest price tag
• Olympus PEN E-PL3 interchangeable lens compact camera to ship in September
• Panasonic’s new Lumix DMC-GF3 interchangeable lens camera is compact and curvy
• Tiny Olympus PEN E-PM1 interchangeable lens compact will sell for under $500

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Sevilla Beri Valencia Kekalahan Pertama

Beritabola.com Sevilla - Setelah
empat laga sebelumnya tak terkalahkan, Valencia akhirnya kalah juga di
jornada kelima. Saat bertandang ke markas Sevilla, El Che menyerah
dengan skor tipis 0-1.

Dalam pertandingan di Ramon Sanchez
Pizjuan, Sabtu (24/9/2011), satu-satunya gol Sevilla diciptakan oleh
Frederic Kanoute pada menit ke-18. Usai menerima umpan Jesus Navas,
Kanoute menjebol gawang Valencia lewat tembakan dari dalam kotak
penalti.

Pertandingan ini berlangsung keras dan memaksa wasit
mengeluarkan tiga kartu merah. Dua kartu merah untuk tim tuan rumah,
sisanya untuk tim tamu.

Dari kubu Sevilla, yang terusir keluar
lapangan adalah Piotr Trochowski dan Julien Escude. Sementara pemain
Valencia yang dikartumerah adalah Aritz Aduriz.

Kemenangan ini
mengangkat Sevilla ke peringkat kedua klasemen sementara Liga Spanyol
dengan 11 poin dari lima laga. Sementara Valencia satu strip di
bawahnya dengan poin 10.

Susunan pemain:
Sevilla: Javi
Varas, Escude, Spahic, Navarro, Caceres, Medel, Trochowski, Perotti
(Andujar 70'), Navas, Negredo (Manu 80'), Kanoute (Rakitic
59')

Valencia: Guaita, Ruiz (Soldado 71'), Rami, Mathieu, Bruno
(Barragan 45'), Costa, Maduro, Piatti (Canales 63'), Jonas, Aduriz,
Banega

Hasil pertandingan lain:
Athletic Bilbao 1-1
Villarreal
(dtc/mfi)

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MUI: Bom Bunuh Diri Haram

Metrotvnews.com, Serang: Ketua Majelis Ulama
Indonesia Kabupaten Serang Syafei A.N. mengatakan bom bunuh diri
seperti di Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) Solo, Jawa Timur,
merupakan perbuatan yang diharamkan agama. "Pada zaman Nabi Muhammad
diceritakan ada sahabat nabi yang terluka dalam satu perang. Karena
tak tahan dengan penderitaan akibat luka-luka itu, sahabat nabi
kemudian bunuh diri," katanya di Tangerang, Selasa (27/9).

Atas
perbuatan itu, tambah Syafei, Nabi Muhamad SAW mengatakan sahabatnya
itu masuk neraka. Artinya bunuh diri perbuatan yang diharamkan. "Dalam
Islam diajarkan untuk memelihara diri dan keluarga dari api neraka.
Kalau dia bunuh diri, nanti yang memelihara keluarga siapa? Itu kan
kasihan, keluarganya jadi sia-sia," kata Syafei.

Syafei
mengatakan, bom bunuh diri di GBIS Solo, jika dilakukan oleh orang
Islam, tidak bisa dikatakan sebagai jihad. Tapi perbuatan sia-sia. "Di
Indonesia kan kondisinya damai. Semua harus menghormati," kata
Syafei.

Syafei juga meminta semua pihak untuk menahan diri dan
tidak terprovokasi atas peristiwa tersebut, yang dilakukan pihak yang
ingin membuat kondisi Indonesia menjadi tidak stabil,"
katanya.

Untuk meredam aksi terorisme di Kabupaten Serang, kata
Syafei, pihaknya terus mengintensifkan kegiatan MUI sehingga terjadi
diskusi dan komunikasi yang baik dengan masyarakat. Salah satunya
adalah dengan membangun kantor MUI di semua kecamatan di Kabupaten
Serang.

"Saat ini baru ada delapan kantor MUI. Tahun ini empat
kantor akan dibangun yakni di Kecamatan Mancak, Pabuaran, Carenang,
dan Kecamatan Tanara," katanya.

Syafei mengatakan, masyarakat
selama ini banyak memiliki kegiatan keagamaan, namun jarang terwadahi
karena sekretariat MUI tidak ada.

"Pembangunannya berasal dari
bantuan Pemkab Serang. Satu kantor Rp35 juta. Selebihnya dari bantuan
masyarakat. Pemkab berjanji akan membangun kantor MUI kecamatan setiap
tahun empat unit. Sekarang tinggal 20 kecamatan yang belum punya
kantor," katanya.(Ant/ICH)

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Pengamat: Ketimbang Reshuffle, Lebih Baik Ganti Presiden

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Perombakan Kabinet
Indonesia Bersatu II dinilai tidak akan menyelesaikan masalah bangsa.
Pemecahannya adalah ganti presiden. "Solusinya, menurut saya, presiden
harus diganti," kata pengamat politik Universitas Indonesia Iberamsyah
dalam diskusi tentang 'Reshuffle = Kabinet Neolib Babak Baru' di Rumah
Perubahan, Jakarta Pusat, Selasa (27/9).

Penilaian ini didasari
kebijakan dan paradigma presiden dalam menentukan pembantunya
bergantung pada politik transaksional. Kalau mau reshuffle, kata
Iberamsjah, ya langsung saja. "Kita ini kan sistem presidensial. Kok
reshuffle harus ketemu ketua partai inilah, partai itulah," kata
Iberamsyah.

Tidak mengherankan jika Iberamsyah menyimpulkan
dalam kabinet saat ini hanya ada delapan menteri yang mengisi pos
sesuai dengan bidangnya. "Sebanyak 25 lainnya hanya yang
hancur-hancuran," tegas Iberamsyah.  (MI/DOR)

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Prime Suspect Series Premiere Extended Preview

Jane (Maria Bello) gets a rough start in her new New York homicide
squad when she questions her new colleagues’ work on a mysterious
murder case. After complaining to her lieutenant (Aidan Quinn) about
not getting cases, Jane manages to find a unique angle to help solve a
crime. Meanwhile, Jane goes to her father (Peter Gerety) for advice.
Tim Griffin, Brían F. O’Byrne, Damon Gupton, Kirk Acevedo and Kenny
Johnson also star.

 

 

 

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How to be the Best Rapper Alive?

So who is the best rapper in 2010? Recently a lot of people have been saying that
Drake is the best rapper of this year. Then, there are those that say
he hasn’t even touched the game. So what does it take for someone to
become the best for the year because we all know that being the best
only last a year and then there is always someone there to take your
place. But, still how do you become the best rapper. Well,  we
here at QWTJ LIVE did our research and this is what we came up with.

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Learning

I was really excited about purchasing my new place but unfortunately
getting a house in the area I wanted meant I had to buy one that
needed a little love on the décor front. I found the best bungalow
outside of downtown Nashville and bought it on the spot – now I’ve
just got to pull it out of the 1960s! I found some good Nashville Clearinternet specials and signed up so I could figure out who to
contact to come to the house and get my projects started. I actually
ended up ordering a lot of my new appliances and flooring online which
did save me a great deal of money – good thing, too, since I was broke
from buying the house! All the projects are running smoothly and I’ve
got to do them one at a time to cut down on costs. My contractor says
that by this time next year the house will look like I imagine…I hope
he’s speaking in real time, not the infamous contractor time I’m
always hearing about!

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Cak Imin Tak Tahu Aliran Dana Nazar ke PKB

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta : Ketua Umum Partai
Kebangkitan Bangsa Muhaimin Iskandar mengaku tak tahu soal dugaan
adanya aliran dana dari Muhammad Nazaruddin ke partainya. Dana sebesar
Rp100 juta tersebut itu diberikan lewat Wakil Sekjen DPP PKB Jazilul
Fawaid.

"Saya tidak tahu," kata Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan
Transmigrasi ini di Gedung DPR/MPR RI, Jakarta, Senin
(26/9).

Politikus yang akrab dipanggil Cak Imin ini juga belum
menanyakan kebenaran tuduhan ini kepada Jazil.

Komisi
Pemberantasan Korupsi kini tengah menelusuri aliran dana dari bekas
Bendahara Umum Partai Demokrat kepada PKB. Berdasarkan data dari situs
gresnews.com, Nazar melakukan empat transaksi melalui Jazil. Di
antaranya pada 26 September 2008 sebesar Rp10 juta pada 27 September
2008 sebesar Rp25,75 juta, pada 25 November 2008 sebesar Rp26 juta dan
Rp25,98 juta.(Andhini)

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How evil is Google? Your Senators want to know.

Is Google evil? That’s essentially what the United States Senate — not exactly the best arbiters of good and evil, you gotta admit! — is going to be trying to figure out over the next few days.

Later today, Google’s former CEO and current executive chairman Eric Schmidt is going to be planting himself in a chair in front of the antitrust sub-committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Watch hearing webcast

This august body consists of Democratic Senators Herb Kohl of Wisconsin (Chairman), Chuck Schumer of New York, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Al Franken of Minnesota, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Republicans Michael S. Lee of Utah (Ranking Member), Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and John Cornyn of Texas.

The hearing, called “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?”, is quite obviously specifically targeting Google.

The power of Google

The power of Google is without dispute, as any of us who operate or write for a Web site will tell you. Almost anyone with a Web site on the Internet is, one way or another, subject to the whims and mercies of the Google search engine (and, to some extent as well, Google News and the other Google services).

If Google loves us and shares its juice, we make more money. If the Google algorithm dislikes us, looks down upon us, or believes we’re “gaming it,” it does its best to “disappear” us off the consumer Internet. Even a blog like ZDNet Government, which get a large chunk of traffic from regular readers, feels the effect of Google’s affection. On days when my articles are picked up on Google News, for example, I get a tremendous surge in new readership.

Oh, the irony!

It’s into this modern reality our Senators are preparing to tread, with some encouragement from Microsoft. The irony is hard to miss, given Microsoft’s own brush with anti-trust a decade ago.

One of the interesting things to look for will be just what Eric Schmidt has to say. Mr. Schmidt has been known to make some pretty incendiary statements, including “Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line but not cross it” and “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”

Keep an eye out for some good, quotable quotes. But don’t just listen for the fun of it. Pay attention, because what Schmidt says will have a direct impact on your relationship with the Web and the Internet for the foreseeable future.

How much control?

I believe the question shouldn’t whether or not Google is padding its search results with too many AdWords ads at the top of pages. I believe the question should be, “How much control should one company have over what we can find on the Internet?”

This, of course, is an interesting paradox. We all want good information when we do a Web search. While content farms often populate our results with crap, who should be the arbiter of what information we find and what we don’t? Should it be Google? Should it be Microsoft? Should it be the United States Senate? Should it be the FTC?

Or should we just leave it to market forces, which could reduce the Web into pockets of automatically-generated pablum suited for an algorithm’s eyes, but of no use to society as a whole?

Make no mistake about it. This is big, although I have my doubts Senators Franken, Schumer, and their buddies really see how big. More and more of us get our information about the world, interact with the world, choose what we buy, manage our finances, and make decisions based on what we find online.

Determining who has the power to present that information to us is, essentially, determining who has the power to present to us a certain view of the world.

I am not a fan of breaking apart companies under the guise of anti-trust. I think we need to let corporations grow to their own, natural, top-heavy level and see what they do to manage themselves. Netflix is certainly a good example of the corporate form of natural selection.

But there is great power in Google’s hands and that should make us all stop and think. After all, if Senators Kohl, Schumer, Klobuchar, Franken, Blumenthal, Lee, Grassley, and Cornyn ask too many hard questions of Mr. Schmidt, he could just decide to “disappear” them from what most people think of as the real Internet: Google search results.

Or worse.

Don’t think it can’t happen. Just ask former Senator (and current GOP Presidential candidate) Rick Santorum what he thinks about Google’s power.

On one hand, it’s very funny and humor points go to the Internet bloggers who Google-bombed Mr. Santorum. On the other hand, the influence of Google is not to be underestimated. Even though I don’t think former Senator Santorum has a chance in heck of getting elected, he is a recognized candidate for President of the United States and still, Google’s algorithm has the last laugh.

Please link to this article. I can use all the Google juice I can get.

Resource Guide

• Google: A Guide to the Senate Judiciary Hearing
• U.S. Senate: Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
• U.S. Senate: “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?”
• ZDNet: Is Google stuffing search pages with paid links? Senate hearing coming up on Wednesday…
• Wall Street Journal: Top 10: The Quotable Eric Schmidt
• Politico: Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington
• BusinessWeek: Google Ad Rate for Microsoft Said to Be Under U.S. Investigation

What do you think? Is Google too powerful? TalkBack below.

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'The Office' Steve Carell, Biggest Emmy Snub?

Everyone’s favorite boss Michael Scott, apparently wasn’t on the winning bandwagon of last night’s Emmy Awards.

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The Smiths Take on The BET Awards

The Smiths Take on The BET Awards- Jada Pinkett Smith and her
children, Jaden and Willow Smith, hits up the BET Awards with many
styles of their own. Also check out Willow’s and Jaden Smith’s Hair: WOW!

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Sevilla Beri Valencia Kekalahan Pertama

Beritabola.com Sevilla - Setelah
empat laga sebelumnya tak terkalahkan, Valencia akhirnya kalah juga di
jornada kelima. Saat bertandang ke markas Sevilla, El Che menyerah
dengan skor tipis 0-1.

Dalam pertandingan di Ramon Sanchez
Pizjuan, Sabtu (24/9/2011), satu-satunya gol Sevilla diciptakan oleh
Frederic Kanoute pada menit ke-18. Usai menerima umpan Jesus Navas,
Kanoute menjebol gawang Valencia lewat tembakan dari dalam kotak
penalti.

Pertandingan ini berlangsung keras dan memaksa wasit
mengeluarkan tiga kartu merah. Dua kartu merah untuk tim tuan rumah,
sisanya untuk tim tamu.

Dari kubu Sevilla, yang terusir keluar
lapangan adalah Piotr Trochowski dan Julien Escude. Sementara pemain
Valencia yang dikartumerah adalah Aritz Aduriz.

Kemenangan ini
mengangkat Sevilla ke peringkat kedua klasemen sementara Liga Spanyol
dengan 11 poin dari lima laga. Sementara Valencia satu strip di
bawahnya dengan poin 10.

Susunan pemain:
Sevilla: Javi
Varas, Escude, Spahic, Navarro, Caceres, Medel, Trochowski, Perotti
(Andujar 70'), Navas, Negredo (Manu 80'), Kanoute (Rakitic
59')

Valencia: Guaita, Ruiz (Soldado 71'), Rami, Mathieu, Bruno
(Barragan 45'), Costa, Maduro, Piatti (Canales 63'), Jonas, Aduriz,
Banega

Hasil pertandingan lain:
Athletic Bilbao 1-1
Villarreal
(dtc/mfi)

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Fireworks Post Trailer For New 'Arrows" Song

Catch Fireworks on tour now with Polar Bear Club, Balance and Composure, Make Do and Mend and Such Gold. The band’s critically-acclaimed LP, Gospel is out now on Triple Crown Records.

Tour Dates:

Sep 19           Cobalt Cafe Canoga Park, CA

Sep 21           Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA

Sep 22           Neighborhood Cafe Fresno, CA

Sep 23 Oakland Metro Operahouse Oakland, CA

Sep 24           The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA

Sep 26           Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR

Sep 27           El Corazon Seattle, WA

Sep 28           The Venue Boise, ID

Sep 29           Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT

Sep 30           Marquis Theatre       Denver, CO

Oct 01 JackpotMusic Hall Lawrence, KS

Oct 02             Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN

Oct 04             House Cafe Dekalb, IL

Oct 05             The Beat Kitchen     Chicago, IL

Oct 06             Magic Stick Detroit, MI

Oct 07             Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

Oct 08             Annex Wreckroom Toronto, Canada

Oct 09             Alter Bar Pittsburgh, PA

Oct 11            Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ

Oct 12            Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY

Oct 13            Middle East   Cambridge, MA

Oct 14             Lost Horizon Syracuse, NY

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Tonight's TV Picks - September 23

CBS

A Gifted Man

8PM. Series premiere. A brilliant surgeon's life changes forever when he is visited by the ghost of his deceased ex-wife.

Blue Bloods

10PM. Season premiere. Frank is put on the spot when on of the mayor-elect;s supporters is found dead; Jamie goes under cover at a bar.

FOX

Kitchen Nightmares

8PM. Season premiere. Chef Ramsay heads to New Jersey in hope of helping restaurant owners improve their service and food quality.

Fringe

9PM. Season premiere. Lincoln Lee joins the teams as they investigate a shapeshifter case that he is personally involved in.

CW

Nikita

8PM. Season premiere. Michael and Nikita are ready to use the black box's contents to take down Division and Oversight; AManda asks for Alex's help with a mission.

Supernatural

9PM. Season premiere. Castiel issues a warning to Dean, Sam and Bobby Dean winds up in a confrontation with Death; Sam struggles with the broken wall in his head.

CINEMAX

Strike Back

10PM. Stonebridge and Crawford track down Clare; Scott discovers that hospitals can be hazardous to you health.

SYFY

Haven

10PM. Shocking seret from their pasts and an unexpected kiss put Audrey, Nathan and Duke on a collision course with their destinies. Former WWE superstar Edge guest stars. 

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Search Exchange 2011: SEO, PPC, social media, and analytics

On October 3rd, 2011, Search Exchange kicks off right here in Charlotte, NC for a duration of 3 days (the 3rd, 4th, and 5th), and lucky you; ZDNet has been given a special coupon code (found at the bottom of the post) that will give the first 25 people to use it a $125 discount when registering (excluding early bird registration) — the deepest discount they’re making available anywhere!

If you haven’t heard of Search Exchange, that would most likely be due to how young of a conference it is. But don’t let a matter of age deter you, because folks like Rand Fishkin, Wil Reynolds, and Andy Beal (amongst many others) will be speaking at this year’s conference.

With that said, Search Exchange will be the perfect opportunity to learn a wealth of information surrounding social media, SEO, PPC, and analytics from some of the brightest minds in the industry — no matter if you’re a seasoned Internet marketer, or if you’re just now finding an interest in any particular facet of Internet marketing.

As for pricing details, they are as follows:

If you register on/before August 31st, 2011: $895.00

If you register after August 31st, 2011: $1095.00

And if you fall within the first 25 people to use the coupon code we’ve been provided with, the prices would be $770 and $970, respectively. Also of note, if you’re planning to have 5 or more individuals from the same company attend, be sure to reach out to info@searchexchange.org for a special discounted rate.

Now, I also hear tale of some special announcements coming down the pike, such as the possibility of early bird pricing ($695 per-ticket) being reopened for a brief period of time, so make sure you follow Search Exchange on Twitter.

Naturally, I will be attending, so be sure to drop me a line to let me know if you will be as well, or just say hello should you happen to bump into me! And now, without further ado, here is the coupon code and a link to registration:

Coupon code: ZDNET
Search Exchange Registration: Click here

I’ll see you there!

-Stephen Chapman
SEO Whistleblower

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