Kitchen Cabinet & Wardrobe Specialist (Pakar kabinet dapur dan almari)
1st picture red white cabinet set with island.
Length: 15ft, Material: acrylic (Orion panel), Counter top: solid surface, With hood, hob, sink, tap
RM 37K
2nd picture dark brown cabinet set
Length: 14ft, Material: Laminate, Counter top: postform top, With hood, hob
RM 13K
3rd picture white green cabinet set.
Length: 18ft, Material: acrylic (Orion panel), Glass panel, Counter top: post form top, With sink, tap
RM 14K
4th picture red white cabinet set with island
Length: 21ft, Material: acrylic (Orion panel), counter top : Quartz Stone, With hood, hob, oven, microwave, sink, tap
soft close hinge for doors, drawer system: Blum runner, Lift-Up system for wall cabinet
RM 56K
5th picture anti jump wardrobe, material sliding door :melamine
Length: 18ft
RM 8.5K
6th picture walk-in wardrobe, material: melamine
Length: 14ft
RM 6K
Affordable,Unique & Stylish - Customized According To Your Budget
We provide professional services from designing, manufacturing and completing your dreamy kitchen with the finest quality kitchen cabinet, kitchen island, counter top and accessories.
We also do wardrobe, shoe rack, bookcase, study table, spray glass paneling, etc
We provide free design and consultation
The material are made from high grade quality such as nyatoh, acrylic, melamine, spray glasses, etc.
For Klang Valley Area Only.
Further Inquiries, Kindly Please Call:
Ms. Intan 0126772997
Khamis, 30 Disember 2010
Rabu, 29 Disember 2010
Strand Craft Usa - Strand Craft 166 - Superyacht
Strand Craft Usa - Strand Craft 166
Others - Strand Craft 122
Outrageous Daring
The Strand Craft 166 is an uncompromising superyacht that is as outrageous as it is daring. Designed entirely around an automotive theme by Eduard Gray of Gray Design, this yacht is ideal for owners who are addicted to that new leather smell. Her low stance, enormous length and curled haunches give this vessel a dynamic aesthetic that is guaranteed to turn heads in the most well appointed marinas.
Retractable flybridge
Contributing to the sleek profile of the yacht is the retractable flybridge and radar mast that retreat into the skin of the yacht when not in use.Both can be deployed independently of each other and are available only when they are required, ensuring the yacht keeps the cleanest possible lines for making that first impression. Strengthening this philosophy are the twin concealed entrances to the yacht, hiding the stairway to the upper aft deck as well as providing access to the garage, bar and lounge areas.
Hidden jacuzzi deck
Concealed beneath the carbon fibre inlaid fore deck is a sun deck equipped with a large jacuzzi, sporting a built-in bar to ensure that every party is well catered for. Access is through a vertically sliding glass door in the windscreen of the pilot house where there is ample seating for 8 guests. The pilot house itself opens up to the lounge to provide a smooth transition and connection between the driver and the main guest area and at the same time letting in light from the main windscreen to the spaces below.
Supercar tender
Following Strand Craft's automotive tradition, the SC166 comes equipped with it's own custom supercar tender. Created in the same design language as it's carrier, the tender ensures you can roll out at your favorite port in ultimate style. With a V8 engine producing 620 horsepower and a top speed of 305 kph, the tender is an accessory that will certainly put a smile on your face.
Alternatively, you can order your own choice of conveyance to accessorize your superyacht. Be it Koenigsegg, Maybach, Lamborghini, Ferrari, or a waterborne tender, the choice is yours.
Interior and exterior automotive styling
The automotive theme is rich in the SC166, from the cockpit like glasshouse on the upper deck to the red leather covered upholstery that adorns large surfaces of the interior. Chrome highlights sparkle in every part of the cabin and the walls are treated to a highly polished gunmetal automotive lacer.Brushed aluminum trims the windows and bar area and the hallways are bathed in soft LED spotlighting.
Completing the specification list, there are five double en-suite staterooms, each equipped with 52 inch Bang & Olufsen TVs, top of the line sound systems, LED mood lighting and a iPad control and information center from Poets Road to allow you to activate any function from wherever you are on the yacht as well as providing essential information about the running and status of the vessel and it's massive engines.
Powered by two MTU 20V4000 M93L 2x4300KW (2x5766hp) engines with a Vericor TF50 4177KW (5600hp) booster engine the SC166 is capable of cruising speeds of 30 knots with a top speed of 40 knots.
Specs:
LOA - 50 m
BEAM - 9 m
CONSTRUCTION - High Tech Composites
DRAUGHT (loaded) - 1.9 m
WEIGHT - 230 Ton
ENGINES - 2 x MTU 20V4000 M93L
BOOSTER - Vericor TF50
PROPULSION - Water Jets Rolls-Royce KAMEWA
TOP SPEED - ~ 40 Knots
FUEL CAPACITY - 35000 L
FRESHWATER CAPACITY - 5000 L
BOW THRUSTERS - TBA
STABILIZERS - TBA
GENERATORS - TBA
WATERMAKERS - TBA
GREY / BLACK WATER CAPACITY - TBA
Source
Others - Strand Craft 122
Outrageous Daring
The Strand Craft 166 is an uncompromising superyacht that is as outrageous as it is daring. Designed entirely around an automotive theme by Eduard Gray of Gray Design, this yacht is ideal for owners who are addicted to that new leather smell. Her low stance, enormous length and curled haunches give this vessel a dynamic aesthetic that is guaranteed to turn heads in the most well appointed marinas.
Retractable flybridge
Contributing to the sleek profile of the yacht is the retractable flybridge and radar mast that retreat into the skin of the yacht when not in use.Both can be deployed independently of each other and are available only when they are required, ensuring the yacht keeps the cleanest possible lines for making that first impression. Strengthening this philosophy are the twin concealed entrances to the yacht, hiding the stairway to the upper aft deck as well as providing access to the garage, bar and lounge areas.
Hidden jacuzzi deck
Concealed beneath the carbon fibre inlaid fore deck is a sun deck equipped with a large jacuzzi, sporting a built-in bar to ensure that every party is well catered for. Access is through a vertically sliding glass door in the windscreen of the pilot house where there is ample seating for 8 guests. The pilot house itself opens up to the lounge to provide a smooth transition and connection between the driver and the main guest area and at the same time letting in light from the main windscreen to the spaces below.
Supercar tender
Following Strand Craft's automotive tradition, the SC166 comes equipped with it's own custom supercar tender. Created in the same design language as it's carrier, the tender ensures you can roll out at your favorite port in ultimate style. With a V8 engine producing 620 horsepower and a top speed of 305 kph, the tender is an accessory that will certainly put a smile on your face.
Alternatively, you can order your own choice of conveyance to accessorize your superyacht. Be it Koenigsegg, Maybach, Lamborghini, Ferrari, or a waterborne tender, the choice is yours.
Interior and exterior automotive styling
The automotive theme is rich in the SC166, from the cockpit like glasshouse on the upper deck to the red leather covered upholstery that adorns large surfaces of the interior. Chrome highlights sparkle in every part of the cabin and the walls are treated to a highly polished gunmetal automotive lacer.Brushed aluminum trims the windows and bar area and the hallways are bathed in soft LED spotlighting.
Completing the specification list, there are five double en-suite staterooms, each equipped with 52 inch Bang & Olufsen TVs, top of the line sound systems, LED mood lighting and a iPad control and information center from Poets Road to allow you to activate any function from wherever you are on the yacht as well as providing essential information about the running and status of the vessel and it's massive engines.
Powered by two MTU 20V4000 M93L 2x4300KW (2x5766hp) engines with a Vericor TF50 4177KW (5600hp) booster engine the SC166 is capable of cruising speeds of 30 knots with a top speed of 40 knots.
Specs:
LOA - 50 m
BEAM - 9 m
CONSTRUCTION - High Tech Composites
DRAUGHT (loaded) - 1.9 m
WEIGHT - 230 Ton
ENGINES - 2 x MTU 20V4000 M93L
BOOSTER - Vericor TF50
PROPULSION - Water Jets Rolls-Royce KAMEWA
TOP SPEED - ~ 40 Knots
FUEL CAPACITY - 35000 L
FRESHWATER CAPACITY - 5000 L
BOW THRUSTERS - TBA
STABILIZERS - TBA
GENERATORS - TBA
WATERMAKERS - TBA
GREY / BLACK WATER CAPACITY - TBA
Source
Sabtu, 11 Disember 2010
Transformers 3 : Dark of The Moon Official 1st Trailer
Label:
bumblebee,
camaro,
car,
cheverolet,
dark of the moon,
kereta,
MEGAN FOX,
megatron,
michael bay,
optimus prime,
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley,
sexy,
tf3,
TRANSFORMER,
transformers,
victoria's secret
Ahad, 28 November 2010
Gran Turismo 5 : The Real Driving Simulator Official Full Version
BASIC INFORMATION
Developer: Polyphony Digital
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Designer: Kazunori Yamauchi
Series: Gran Turismo
Platform: The PlayStation 3
Release date(s): NA November 24, 2010
EU November 24, 2010
JP November 25, 2010
AUS November 25, 2010
Genre : Racing
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer, online multiplayer (16-player)
Rating : ESRB: E
PEGI: 3
Media: Blu-ray Disc
ABOUT GT
simulation physics | cutting-edge graphics | 1080p | 60fps | Dolby 7.1 | 3D | PlayStation Eye face tracking | over 1000 cars | real-time damage | skid marks | smoke simulation | sparks | dirt | pebbles |over 50 tracks | course maker | day-night cycle | dynamic weather | wind | temperature | fog | rain | snow |driving school | time trial | championships | car tuning | paint shop | car wash
16 car races | online | split screen | b-spec | remote races | photo mode | YouTube replay upload
Sebastian Vettel | Adrian Newey | Sébastien Loeb | Jeff Gordon | AMG | Top Gear | The Stig
Road | Rally | Drifting | Karting | NASCAR | Super GT | F1 | Le Mans | DTM
Special Events
Gran Turismo Karting Experience
Try your hand at the first step on the road to professional race driving.
Jeff Gordon NASCAR School
Learn the secrets of NASCAR driving from Mr. NASCAR himself.
Top Gear Test Track
Dunsfold.
AMG Driving Academy
Learn the techniques and rules necessary to take on the hallowed Nürburgring safely.
Gran Turismo Rally
A full on rally event with randomly generated stages. And a co-driver.
Grand Tour
Go on tour and take part in a series of events stretching from Bern all the way down to Tuscany.
Sébastien Loeb Rally Challenge
Learn the tricks of the trade from the 7-time WRC World Champion.
GRAN TURISMO ANYWHERE
You can now play Gran Turismo anywhere. On your computer, smartphone, iPad, etc.
On the official website you will soon find a section where you will be able to check statistics, progress, friends, but most importantly, play B-Spec races using live timing.
Course Maker
Select a scene and automatically generate a course. An infinite variation of tracks that can never be exhausted is now available.
Make Surprising Original Tracks
In the Course Maker, you select the base theme, and set a number of parameters. A course matching your parameters is automatically generated, as simple as that.
Cars
Collect 'em all.
AC Cars | Acura | AEM | Alfa Romeo | Alpine | Amuse | Art Morrison | Aston Martin | Audi | Autobacs | Autobianchi | Bentley | BLITZ | BMW | Bugatti | Buick | Cadillac | Callaway | Caterham | Chaparral | Chevrolet | Chrysler | Citroën | Cizeta | Daihatsu | DMC | Dodge | Dome | Eagle | Ferrari | Fiat | Ford | Gillet | Ginetta | Grand Touring Garage | High End Performance | HKS | Holden | Hommell | Honda | HPA Motorsports | Hyundai | Infiniti | Isuzu | Jaguar | Jay Leno's Garage | Jensen | Lamborghini | Lancia | Land Rover | Lexus | Lister | Lotus |Marcos | Maserati | Mazda | McLaren | Mercedes-Benz | Mercury | MG | Mine's | MINI | Mitsubishi | Mugen |NISMO | Nissan | Opel | Opera Performance | Oullim Motors | Pagani | Panoz | Pescarolo Sport | Peugeot | Plymouth | Pontiac
RE Amemiya | Renault | Renault Sport | RUF |Saleen | Scion | Seat | Shelby | Spoon | Spyker | Subaru | Suzuki |Tesla Motors | Tommykaira | Tom's | Toyota | TRD | Triumph | TVR | Vauxhall | Volkswagen | Volvo
Full Car List
Red Bull X1
Tracks
Premium Cars• brand new, highly detailed models
• interiors & cockpit view
• damage: mechanical damage, dirt, scratches, dents, dislodging and deformation of body panels
• headlights: off, low beams, high beams
Standard Cars• ported over from GT4
• no interiors, no cockpit view
• damage: mechanical damage, dirt, scratches, dents
• headlights: off, on
DAMAGE CARS
Performance Damage
Performance damage affects how the car performs based on calculating the physical effects of collisions and damage on various parameters. It affects vehicle stability and control, depending on the amount of damage taken.
Dirt, Scratches, and Dents
This is damage that can be visually seen, and involves the vehicle collecting dirt, scratches and dents.
Dislodging and Deformation of Body Panels (premium cars only)
This third level of damage causes body panels to come loose or to deform from their original shapes.
3D Compatibility / Peripherals
With a 3D compatible TV, you can enjoy an even more realistic experience. It is also possible to take 3D photographs in the 3D mode
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Price
Huhu...kene beli ps3 jugakkk....dulu main gt4 pakai stereng logitech wingman je...tu pon dah layan bwk keter..force pon terase la jugak....tapi utk GT5 ni kene beli stereng spesel ni
Official Steering Controller
Sabtu, 13 November 2010
Chinese workers build 15-story hotel in just six days
Fri Nov 12, 11:29 am ET
As the United States and China battle over the finer points of currency manipulation at the G-20 summit, American negotiators may want to take note of this startling testimonial to the productivity of Chinese workers: A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. If nothing else, this remarkable achievement will stoke further complaints from American economic pundits that China's economy is far more accomplished than ours in tending to such basics as construction.
Meanwhile, it's easy to imagine the disorientation of Changsha residents who'd gone away, or who just hadn't recently ventured into the downtown neighborhood of the new Ark Hotel: "Honey, I don't remember a hotel there, do you?"
The work crew erected the hotel -- a soundproofed, thermal-insulated structure reportedly built to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake -- with all prefabricated materials. In other words, a crew of off-site factory workers built the sections, and their on-site counterparts arranged them on the foundation for the Ark project.
Despite the frenetic pace of construction, no workers were injured -- and thanks to the prefab nature of the process, the builders wasted very few construction materials. Below is a time-lapse video that shows the hotel being built from the ground up in less than a week:
Source
Chinese workers build 15-story hotel in just six days
By Brett Michael DykesAs the United States and China battle over the finer points of currency manipulation at the G-20 summit, American negotiators may want to take note of this startling testimonial to the productivity of Chinese workers: A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. If nothing else, this remarkable achievement will stoke further complaints from American economic pundits that China's economy is far more accomplished than ours in tending to such basics as construction.
Meanwhile, it's easy to imagine the disorientation of Changsha residents who'd gone away, or who just hadn't recently ventured into the downtown neighborhood of the new Ark Hotel: "Honey, I don't remember a hotel there, do you?"
The work crew erected the hotel -- a soundproofed, thermal-insulated structure reportedly built to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake -- with all prefabricated materials. In other words, a crew of off-site factory workers built the sections, and their on-site counterparts arranged them on the foundation for the Ark project.
Despite the frenetic pace of construction, no workers were injured -- and thanks to the prefab nature of the process, the builders wasted very few construction materials. Below is a time-lapse video that shows the hotel being built from the ground up in less than a week:
Source
Sabtu, 30 Oktober 2010
Ketaatan Kepada Pemerintah Muslim
Taat Kepada Pemerintah
Hukum Memerangi Pemerintah Muslim
Disiarkan pada Jun 25, 2010 dalam kategori Fatwa
Soalan: Dr Asri, sekarang ini heboh isu keganasan. Persoalan saya, apakah hukumnya dalam Islam jika ada pihak yang membantah kerajaan orang islam yang zalim secara kekerasan. Apakah ini termasuk dalam jihad yang diperintahkan agama atau tidak. Tidakkah menentang kerajaan itu diharamkan oleh Islam?
Imran, Kuala Terengganu.
Jawapan DR MAZA:
Saudara, banyak isu keganasan yang cuba dikaitkan dengan umat Islam atau tokoh-tokoh Islam adalah mainan jahat pihak-pihak tertentu. Mereka ini samada mempunyai agenda politik tertentu, ataupun berkerja bagi pihak musuh umat Islam bagi mencemarkan imej Islam.
Sebahagian pihak menggunakan isu ini untuk tujuan politik seperti menghapuskan gerakan Islam yang dilihat mengancam kedudukan politik mereka. Namun begitu, tidak dinafikan kemungkinan ada sesetengah kelompok yang telah salah tindakan dalam hal ini sehingga mencetuskan keganasan. Berhubung dengan pendekatan keras terhadap pemerintah yang zalim dan menyeleweng, maka ini fahami perkara berikut;
1. Perkara asas dalam hal ini boleh difahami daripada ingatan Nabi s.a.w.:
“Akan dilantik para pemimpin yang kamu setujui (kebaikan sebahagian perbuatan mereka) dan kamu akan membantah (kejahatan sebahagian perbuatan mereka). Sesiapa yang membenci (perbuatan munkar) maka dia terlepas (dari dosa), sesiapa yang membantah maka dia selamat (dari dosa), namun (yang berdosa) sesiapa yang redha dan menuruti (perbuatan munkar)”. Sahabah bertanya: “Tidakkah boleh kami perangi mereka?” Jawab baginda: “Tidak! selagi mana mereka bersolat”(Riwayat Muslim).
2. Daripada hadis di atas dapat kita fahami bahawa bertegas dalam membenci dan membantah kemungkaran dan kezaliman pemerintah itu adalah tuntutan agama. Namun, Nabi s.a.w tidak membenarkan rakyat memerangi pemerintah muslim dengan senjata selagi mereka itu bersolat. Solat menjadi petunjuk bahawa pemerintah tersebut masih berpegang dengan ajaran Islam dalam kehidupan. Keluar memerangi pemerintah dengan senjata hanya akan menimbulkan kerosakan yang lebih besar.
3. Juga, perhitungan tindakan dalam Islam adalah di sudut kadar manfaat dan mudarat. Menumpaskan pemerintah zalim dengan senjata biasanya mengundang mudarat yang jauh lebih bahaya dibandingkan manfaat yang hendak dicapai. Sebab itu al-Imam al-Nawawi (meninggal 676H) menyebut:
“kata ulama: alasan seseorang pemerintah tidak dipecat, atau pengharaman memeranginya kerana menyebab fitnah, penumpahan darah dan kerosakan yang nyata” (al-Nawawi, Syarah Sahih Muslim 12/40)
4. Juga, kebencian atau bantahan terhadap kemungkaran pemerintah tidak membolehkan rakyat menderhakai mereka dalam perkara yang baik atau makruf. Ini seperti yang ditegaskan oleh hadis. Sabda Nabi:
“Pemimpin yang baik ialah pemimpin yang kamu cintai mereka dan mereka mencintai kamu, kamu mendoakan mereka, mereka mendoakan kamu. Pemimpin yang jahat ialah pemimpin yang kamu benci mereka, mereka juga membenci kamu dan kamu melaknat mereka, mereka juga melaknati kamu”. Baginda ditanya: “Tidak bolehkah kami perangi mereka dengan pedang?” Jawab baginda: “Tidak, selagi mana mereka mendirikan solat. Ingatlah, sesiapa yang seseorang penguasa berkuasa ke atasnya, lalu dia dapati penguasa itu melakukan maksiat kepada Allah, maka hendaklah dia membenci maksiat tersebut namun jangan dia mencabut tangan dari ketaatan” (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim).
5. Ini kerana setiap pemerintah mungkin akan ada kesilapan atau dosa yang dilakukan. Jika setiap kali pemerintah bersalah atau melakukan dosa diperangi dengan senjata, maka hancurlah keamanan masyarakat dan negara. Maka justeru itu, kita menentang kemungkaran pemerintah, tetapi tidak akan memeranginya dengan senjata.
6. Ini kerana antara tujuan berpolitik dalam Islam adalah menegakkan keadilan, keamanan dan hak rakyat. Peperangan saudara dalam negara hanya akan menghancurkan perkara-perkara tersebut.
7. Arahan pemerintah yang zalim atau mungkar dalam perkara-perkara kebaikan tetap wajib ditaati. Kata al-Khattabi (meninggal 388H):
“Sesungguhnya jihad itu wajib sekalipun bersama dengan pemerintah yang zalim, sepertimana ia wajib bersama pemerintah yang adil. Kezaliman mereka tidak menggugurkan kewajipan mentaati mereka dalam persoalan jihad. Demikian juga dalam perkara kebaikan yang lain yang menyamainya” (al-Khattabi, Ma‘alim al-Sunan, 2/ 357.)
Pendapat ini bersesuaian dengan sabda Nabi s.a.w :
“Dengar dan taat (kepada pemerintah) adalah kewajipan setiap individu muslim dalam perkara yang dia suka atau benci selagi dia tidak diperintahkan dalam perkara maksiat. Apabila dia diperintahkan dalam perkara maksiat maka tiada lagi dengar dan taat. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim).
8. Sekalipun kita dilarang memerang pemerintah dengan senjata, tetapi kita tetap disuruh untuk menasihati mereka dan mencegah kemunkaran mereka dengan perkataan atau perbuatan yang tidak menyebabkan pertumpahan darah seperti undi dalam pilihanraya. RasuluLah s.a.w bersabda:
“Sesungguhnya Allah meredhai kamu tiga perkara, dan memurkai kamu tiga perkara. Dia meredhai kamu jika (pertama) kamu beribadah kepadaNya dan tidak menyekutukanNya sedikitpun, (kedua) kamu berpegang teguh dengan tali Allah kesemuanya. (ketiga) Kamu menasihati sesiapa yang Allah jadikan dia memerintah urusan kamu. Dia memurkai kamu banyak bercakap (yang tiada faedah), menghilangkan harta dan banyak bertanya (Riwayat Malik).
Juga sabda Nabi s.a.w:
“Sebaik-baik jihad ialah perkataan yang adil –dalam riwayat yang lain: yang benar- di sisi pemerintah yang zalim, atau ketua yang zalim”. (Riwayat al-Nasai, al-Tirmizi, Abu Daud dan Ibn Majah, dinilai sahih oleh al-Albani).
9. Nabi s.a.w juga memberi amaran kepada sesiapa yang mengampu atau mengiyakan kezaliman pemerintah dengan sabda baginda:
“Sesungguhnya selepasku ini akan adanya para pemimpin yang melakukan kezaliman dan pembohongan. Sesiapa masuk kepada mereka lalu membenarkan pembohongan mereka dan menolong kezaliman mereka maka dia bukan dariku dan aku bukan darinya dan dia tidak akan mendatangi telaga (di syurga). Sesiapa yang tidak membenar pembohongan mereka dan tidak menolong kezaliman mereka, maka dia dari kalanganku dan aku dari kalangannya dan dia akan mendatangi telaga (di syurga). Riwayat Ahmad, al-Nasai, dan al-Tirmidhi. Hadith ini sahih seperti yang dinilai oleh al-Albani.
10. Pengkaji politik Islam tidak boleh terlalu literalist. Politik bukanlah ibadah khususiah seperti solat dan puasa yang tidak boleh diubah tambah. Politik soal pentadbiran dan kaedah untuk menegakkan keadilan dan keamanan dalam kehidupan rakyat berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip umum Islam. Kaedah membantah atau menukar pemerintahan berbeza-beza berdasarkan sistem yang dipakai. Para ulama dahulu mengharamkan menumbangkan sesuatu pemerintah atas alasan bimbangkan penumpahan darah.
Namun, dalam dunia hari ini sesebuah pemerintah mungkin boleh diubah atau ditukar, atau ditumbang tanpa memerlukan penumpahan darah seperti dalam sistem demokrasi pilihanraya. Maka dengan itu penyertaan parti-parti politik dalam demokrasi pilihanraya tidak boleh dianggap sebagai melanggar kaedah Islam atau sebagai keganasan kerana sistem tersebut tidak sepatutnya menumpahkan darah.
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Label:
Islam,
Kafir,
Moslem,
Mukmin,
Muslim,
Nabi Muhammad S.A.W,
Pemerintah,
Taat
Khamis, 21 Oktober 2010
Vakum dan rebus, makanan lebih sihat
PERNAHKAN anda membayangkan memasak rendang ayam dengan kaedah baru iaitu memasukkan kesemua bahan-bahan di dalam plastik khas, divakum dan direbus?
Barangkali ada yang ragu-ragu sama ada rendang ayam itu akan masak dengan sempurna atau sebaliknya.
Jangan terkejut jika anda bukan sahaja mendapat sajian yang masak sempurna dan menyihatkan, bahkan lebih lazat berbanding kaedah masakan biasa. Ini kerana menerusi kaedah itu nutrien yang ada pada bahan-bahan mentah dikekalkan melalui masakan pada suhu rendah.
Ramai yang tidak tahu bahawa makanan yang divakum sebelum dimasak lebih sihat untuk seisi keluarga kerana ia berada dalam persekitaran oksigen yang minimum sekali gus menghalang pembiakan bakteria.
Sekiranya bahan-bahan yang divakum dibekukan, ia mampu bertahan dalam tempoh sebulan tanpa kehilangan kualiti kesegarannya.
Justeru, bagi mereka yang sibuk bekerja tetapi mahukan gaya hidup sihat, Orved Italy memperkenalkan Cuission SV-41 iaitu mesin vakum yang perlu ada di setiap ruang dapur rumah atau digunakan dalam perniagaan makanan industri kecil dan sederhana (IKS).
Pilih sahaja masakan kegemaran sama ada kari, rendang atau masak lemak, ia boleh disediakan dengan kaedah masakan yang dinamakan Sous Vide.
Mesin vakum makanan itu boleh dibeli pada harga RM16,000.
Sous Vide adalah perkataan dalam bahasa Perancis yang bermaksud telah divakum. Ia merupakan kaedah masakan yang bertujuan mengekalkan integriti kandungan makanan menerusi mekanisme vakum dan memanaskannya untuk satu tempoh masa tertentu pada suhu di bawah 70 darjah Celsius.
Dua kali ganda masa
Bagaimanapun, untuk kaedah ini makanan yang divakumkan dalam tempoh tidak sampai seminit, perlu dimasak dalam air panas untuk tempoh kira-kira dua kali lebih lama berbanding kaedah masakan biasa menggunakan api.
Walaupun lebih banyak masa diperlukan, namun kaedah itu dianggap berbaloi kerana ia mengekalkan kesegaran dan nutrien makanan.
Jurucakap Orved Italy, Chef Azura Othman memberitahu, Cuission SV-41 dapat mengekalkan kesegaran makanan kerana makanan yang divakum berada dalam persekitaran oksigen yang minimum.
"Makanan yang divakum tahan lebih lama kerana bakteria tidak mudah merebak berbanding makanan yang terdedah dan diletakkan terlalu lama di dalam peti ais," jelas beliau.
Menurut Azura, dengan menggunakan Cuission SV-41, hasil akhir masakan mempunyai tekstur yang terbaik, rasa yang segar dan kuantiti yang tidak terjejas.
"Apabila makanan divakum dan dimasak dengan mekanisme melalui air panas, secara tidak langsung ia meminimumkan pembaziran. Makanan yang sudah dimasak boleh dibungkus semula dan disimpan di dalam peti ais.
"Makanan yang berlainan sama ada pembuka selera sehingga ke pencuci mulut dapat divakum dan dimasak dalam air panas secara serentak, sekali gus mengurangkan tempoh masa penyediaan serta mengurangkan penggunakaan barangan dapur," katanya pada demonstrasi masakan menggunakan Cuission SV-41 di Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini.
Kegunaan seisi keluarga
Usah bimbang untuk meninggalkan keluarga di rumah dan tidak mempunyai masa untuk menyediakan makanan. Ini kerana kaedah masakan Sous Vide adalah penyelesaian terbaik biarpun anda tidak ada kemahiran dan pengalaman memasak.
Azura memberitahu, semua bahan masakan dimasukkan ke dalam beg vakum dan boleh terus dimasak atau disimpan di dalam peti ais. Jika disimpan dalam peti ais, anak-anak hanya perlu merebusnya di dalam air panas mengikut tempoh tertentu tanpa sebarang masalah.
"Malah, sekiranya tidak dimasukkan ke dalam peti ais sekalipun, makanan divakum masih boleh tahan sehingga lima kali ganda berbanding makanan terdedah.
"Kerana itu menerusi kaedah ini juga anda boleh membawa makanan yang sudah divakum ke tempat kerja. Vakum makanan di rumah dan masak dalam air panas di tempat kerja," katanya.
Azura menekankan, dalam kehidupan moden hari ini teknik masakan Sous Vide menjadi pilihan terbaik untuk seisi keluarga kerana ia mengekalkan 85 peratus khasiat makanan berbanding kaedah masakan biasa.
"Semakin tinggi suhu memasak makanan, kualiti dan kuantitinya semakin berkurang. Suhu terbaik untuk memasak makanan ialah di bawah 70 darjah Celsius. Walaupun suhu rendah, makanan akan masak dengan baik tetapi memerlukan tempoh masa lebih lama.
"Berbanding kaedah masakan biasa, pendedahan pada api boleh mengurangkan kualiti produk sehingga 37 peratus, manakala melalui kaedah vakum menggunakan Cuission SV-41 dan teknik masakan Sous Vide, ia hanya menjejaskan kualiti sajian sekitar lapan peratus," katanya.
Ia berdasarkan satu ujian masakan daging yang pernah dilakukan di Itali.
Azura memberitahu berat permulaan daging yang dikaji ialah empat kilogram (kg) yang dibeli pada berharga 80 euro (RM370).
"Selepas dimasak, teknik masakan tradisional mengalami penyusutan produk sehingga 37 peratus, masakan menggunakan ketuhar gelombang mikro moden kehilangan 25 peratus, manakala teknik masakan vakum dan Sous Vide kehilangan hanya lapan peratus.
"Nilai yang hilang selepas memasak berdasarkan penyusutan produk ialah RM136 bagi teknik masakan tradisional, RM92 bagi masakan ketuhar gelombang mikro dan hanya RM29 bagi teknik masakan vakum dan Sous Vide. Ini bermakna nilai tahunan yang dapat dijimatkan untuk menu itu menggunakan Cuission SV-41 berjumlah RM3,249.
Justeru itu, mekanisme masakan baru tersebut dilihat sebagai satu teknik penjimatan untuk jangka masa panjang.
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The vacuum What do you mean by vacuum and how do you get it?Vacuum is obtained by means of a mechanic action which allows the air rarefaction. What takes place inside a chamber machine is a very simple procedure: an appropriate vacuum pump sucks the air from the bag which contains the product. This allows the suction of oxygen, vital gas for human beings, but also for micro-organisms, such as bacteria and moulds. Their proliferation is therefore stopped and their metabolisms are inhibited, as well as their fermentative activities. The container and the bag must be properly sealed, in order to create an effective and lasting vacuum. Why is air damaging?The oxygen present in the air, helps the proliferation of moulds and bacteria responsible for the foodstuffs deterioration (fats going rancid, fruit’s oxidation, icy burn marks, besides loss of taste and flavour). The vacuum packing through the air elimination, reduces and delays all the above mentioned effects, consequently obtaining the prolongation of the shelf-life of products, and as far as hygiene is concerned, a definitely superior safety threshold thanks to the removal of bacteria. Longer shelf-life and quality of foodstuffsThe one who possesses a vegetable garden will not worry about the products which have not been consumed during the season. But even those who don’t have a vegetable garden will enjoy the advantages of vacuum packing system by having the possibility of buying big quantities of in season fruit and vegetables, and being sure to preserve them perfectly. Another advantage not to be underestimated! Thanks to this preservation system, one will no longer be obliged to consume the already prepared meals (and eventually exceeding) within the day as they can be preserved and tasted even later, without any loss of flavour, and perfectly safe from the risk of food poisoning. Resuming: freshness, taste, safety, handiness. Saving of time, money and effort! |
Vacuum cooking The advantages of vacuum doesn’t regard only the conservation step but the preparation of the final dish as well. This technique becomes a precious allied of the chef when cooking. Why?: Along with the quick chilling of temperature, it provides more flexibility in the use of the raw materials since the same ingredient can be used in different preparations. More control of the cooking temperature, from which 4 different systems derive More cooking uniformity of the product and more spice homogeneity. Thus, an intensification of taste and colours . Since vacuum means boiling water under 100°C even the colour, taste and the most sensitive organoleptic properties of the ingredients are perserved inhaltered. Source |
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Selasa, 19 Oktober 2010
MRT hubung ibu kota ke enam kawasan
MRT hubung ibu kota ke enam kawasan
Oleh Ahmad Farizal Hajat
ahamdfarizal@bharian.com.my
2010/10/18
Sepertiga daripada 150KM landasan dibina bawah tanah tingkat sistem pengangkutan awam
KUALA LUMPUR: Projek Sistem Pengangkutan Pantas (MRT) Lembah Klang Kuala Lumpur yang diumumkan Datuk Seri Najib Razak dalam Bajet 2011, Jumaat lalu, membabitkan pembinaan rangkaian rel menghubungkan ibu kota dengan enam kawasan yang memanfaatkan lebih enam juta pengguna.
Projek berharga RM40 bilion itu yang akan dilaksanakan secara berperingkat bermula pertengahan tahun depan meliputi laluan ke Serdang, Cheras, Kepong, Damansara, Subang Jaya dan Puchong.
Menurut sumber Kementerian Kewangan, sepertiga daripada rangkaian rel sepanjang 150 kilometer itu akan dibina di bawah tanah.
“Ia menawarkan perkhidmatan lebih mesra pengguna, sekali gus membolehkan penumpang membuat transit antara stesen dengan mudah kerana memiliki penambahan jaringan rangkaian lengkap membabitkan perkhidmatan kereta api antara bandar, komuter, monorel, transit aliran ringan (LRT), Ekspress Rail Link (ERL),” katanya, semalam.
Projek MRT satu daripada lima program utama yang akan dilaksanakan di bawah projek Greater KL yang meliputi ibu negara dan bandar satelit di sekitarnya.
Empat lagi program ialah mewujudkan Daerah Kewangan Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur dengan pengkhususan dalam kewangan Islam; membangunkan Sime Darby Vision Valley; memajukan Tasik Perdana seluas 101 hektar sebagai taman botani bertaraf dunia dan menjadikan Greater KL destinasi pelancongan utama dunia.
Sumber berkata, projek MRT bakal meningkatkan tahap kecekapan sistem pengangkutan awam negara secara bersepadu, setanding dengan ibu negara maju lain seperti Seoul dan Tokyo.
Beliau berkata, projek berkenaan juga mampu membantu kerajaan mencapai meningkatkan peratusan penggunaan pengangkutan awam pada waktu puncak.
Kini, penggunaan pengangkutan awam di Malaysia hanya 16 peratus antara terendah di dunia berbanding Seoul (60 peratus), Singapura (56 peratus), Manila (54 peratus), Tokyo (49 peratus) dan Bangkok (40 peratus).
“Apabila projek MRT siap pada 2020, ia meningkatkan lagi penggunaan perkhidmatan awam kepada lebih daripada 50 peratus,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, bagi mempercepatkan pelaksanaan projek MRT itu, pengumuman pelantikan kontraktor utama akan diumumkan sebelum akhir tahun ini.
“Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) akan menyerahkan kajian daya maju cadangan pelaksanaan projek MRT kepada kerajaan minggu ini atau minggu depan untuk diluluskan secepat mungkin.
“Jika semua berjalan lancar, pembinaan MRT di Lembah Klang bermula pertengahan tahun depan merangkumi beberapa landasan yang satu daripadanya berpusing di luar pusat bandar, sementara beberapa lagi merentasi pusat bandar dan hampir menyamai rangkaian tren di bandar raya utama dunia,” katanya.
Gamuda-MMC ada kepakaran, teknologi terajui projek
KUALA LUMPUR: Konsortium usaha sama Gamuda Bhd dan MMC Corporation Bhd (Gamuda-MMC), muncul kontraktor pilihan melaksanakan projek Transit Aliran Pantas (MRT) Lembah Klang Kuala Lumpur membabitkan kos RM40 bilion.
Sumber Kementerian Kewangan berkata, meskipun kerajaan belum membuat pengumuman rasmi mengenainya, konsortium itu dilihat paling sesuai berdasarkan teknologi dan kepakaran dimiliki mereka dalam melaksanakan projek berkaitan di dalam dan luar negara.
Difahamkan, Gamuda-MMC juga satu-satunya pembida projek itu setakat ini.
“Fasa pertama kos sebenar pelaksanaan projek MRT sudah diumumkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pada pembentangan Bajet 2011, Jumaat lalu.
“Kini bermulalah fasa kedua, pelantikan kontraktor utama bagi melaksanakannya yang akan dibuat sebelum akhir tahun ini bagi membolehkan projek itu dimulakan tahun depan,” katanya kepada Berita Harian, semalam.
Gamuda-MMC menjalankan kerja pembinaan projek Landasan Berkembar Elektrik (PLBE) Ipoh-Padang Besar bernilai RM12.5 bilion yang dijangka siap 2012.
Sebelum ini, konsortium itu terbabit dalam pembinaan Terowong SMART, yang sejak beroperasi pada Julai 2007 berjaya mengatasi masalah banjir di ibu kota, sekali gus mengelakkan kerugian harta benda sekitar RM700 juta.
Gamuda secara bersendirian juga terbabit dalam mengendalikan tugasan membangunkan projek MRT di Taiwan yang kini dikenali sebagai Kaohsiung MRT.
Sumber berkata, jika kerajaan berpuas hati dengan cadangan dan kajian dikemukakan Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD), kerja pembinaan projek MRT yang merentasi kawasan Greater KL akan bermula pada separuh kedua tahun depan.
“Menurut cadangan awal, konsortium Gamuda-MMC akan melaksanakan kerja bahagian bawah tanah dan beberapa kerja kejuruteraan berat lain yang dianggarkan 50 peratus daripada keseluruhan projek itu.
"Baki 50 peratus kerja, khususnya kerja pembinaan prasarana ringan lain akan ditenderkan kepada kontraktor lain,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Pengarah Eksekutif Gamuda Bhd, Datuk Ir Paul Ha, ketika ditemui pada forum pembinaan di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini, berkata jika pihaknya dilantik sebagai kontraktor utama, Gamuda akan menerbitkan bon untuk menjana dana bagi membiayai projek berkenaan.
Sumber Unit Perkongsian Awam-Swasta (3PU) memberitahu Berita Harian, dalam melancarkan perjalanan projek MRT, kerajaan akan membantu syarikat swasta yang dilantik menerusi penyuntikan dana di bawah Dana Mudah Cara sebanyak RM20 bilion.
“Dana berkenaan memang diwujudkan bagi memudahkan pelaburan swasta dalam projek berimpak besar dan memiliki nilai strategik kepada negara serta kesan penggandaan yang tinggi,” katanya.
3PU adalah unit baru yang diwujudkan di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri sebagai agensi teras yang bertanggungjawab menggunakan Dana Mudah Cara bagi menyelaraskan projek penswastaan dan unit kerjasama awam swasta (PPP).
Sumber
Oleh Ahmad Farizal Hajat
ahamdfarizal@bharian.com.my
2010/10/18
Sepertiga daripada 150KM landasan dibina bawah tanah tingkat sistem pengangkutan awam
KUALA LUMPUR: Projek Sistem Pengangkutan Pantas (MRT) Lembah Klang Kuala Lumpur yang diumumkan Datuk Seri Najib Razak dalam Bajet 2011, Jumaat lalu, membabitkan pembinaan rangkaian rel menghubungkan ibu kota dengan enam kawasan yang memanfaatkan lebih enam juta pengguna.
Projek berharga RM40 bilion itu yang akan dilaksanakan secara berperingkat bermula pertengahan tahun depan meliputi laluan ke Serdang, Cheras, Kepong, Damansara, Subang Jaya dan Puchong.
Menurut sumber Kementerian Kewangan, sepertiga daripada rangkaian rel sepanjang 150 kilometer itu akan dibina di bawah tanah.
“Ia menawarkan perkhidmatan lebih mesra pengguna, sekali gus membolehkan penumpang membuat transit antara stesen dengan mudah kerana memiliki penambahan jaringan rangkaian lengkap membabitkan perkhidmatan kereta api antara bandar, komuter, monorel, transit aliran ringan (LRT), Ekspress Rail Link (ERL),” katanya, semalam.
Projek MRT satu daripada lima program utama yang akan dilaksanakan di bawah projek Greater KL yang meliputi ibu negara dan bandar satelit di sekitarnya.
Empat lagi program ialah mewujudkan Daerah Kewangan Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur dengan pengkhususan dalam kewangan Islam; membangunkan Sime Darby Vision Valley; memajukan Tasik Perdana seluas 101 hektar sebagai taman botani bertaraf dunia dan menjadikan Greater KL destinasi pelancongan utama dunia.
Sumber berkata, projek MRT bakal meningkatkan tahap kecekapan sistem pengangkutan awam negara secara bersepadu, setanding dengan ibu negara maju lain seperti Seoul dan Tokyo.
Beliau berkata, projek berkenaan juga mampu membantu kerajaan mencapai meningkatkan peratusan penggunaan pengangkutan awam pada waktu puncak.
Kini, penggunaan pengangkutan awam di Malaysia hanya 16 peratus antara terendah di dunia berbanding Seoul (60 peratus), Singapura (56 peratus), Manila (54 peratus), Tokyo (49 peratus) dan Bangkok (40 peratus).
“Apabila projek MRT siap pada 2020, ia meningkatkan lagi penggunaan perkhidmatan awam kepada lebih daripada 50 peratus,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, bagi mempercepatkan pelaksanaan projek MRT itu, pengumuman pelantikan kontraktor utama akan diumumkan sebelum akhir tahun ini.
“Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) akan menyerahkan kajian daya maju cadangan pelaksanaan projek MRT kepada kerajaan minggu ini atau minggu depan untuk diluluskan secepat mungkin.
“Jika semua berjalan lancar, pembinaan MRT di Lembah Klang bermula pertengahan tahun depan merangkumi beberapa landasan yang satu daripadanya berpusing di luar pusat bandar, sementara beberapa lagi merentasi pusat bandar dan hampir menyamai rangkaian tren di bandar raya utama dunia,” katanya.
Gamuda-MMC ada kepakaran, teknologi terajui projek
KUALA LUMPUR: Konsortium usaha sama Gamuda Bhd dan MMC Corporation Bhd (Gamuda-MMC), muncul kontraktor pilihan melaksanakan projek Transit Aliran Pantas (MRT) Lembah Klang Kuala Lumpur membabitkan kos RM40 bilion.
Sumber Kementerian Kewangan berkata, meskipun kerajaan belum membuat pengumuman rasmi mengenainya, konsortium itu dilihat paling sesuai berdasarkan teknologi dan kepakaran dimiliki mereka dalam melaksanakan projek berkaitan di dalam dan luar negara.
Difahamkan, Gamuda-MMC juga satu-satunya pembida projek itu setakat ini.
“Fasa pertama kos sebenar pelaksanaan projek MRT sudah diumumkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pada pembentangan Bajet 2011, Jumaat lalu.
“Kini bermulalah fasa kedua, pelantikan kontraktor utama bagi melaksanakannya yang akan dibuat sebelum akhir tahun ini bagi membolehkan projek itu dimulakan tahun depan,” katanya kepada Berita Harian, semalam.
Gamuda-MMC menjalankan kerja pembinaan projek Landasan Berkembar Elektrik (PLBE) Ipoh-Padang Besar bernilai RM12.5 bilion yang dijangka siap 2012.
Sebelum ini, konsortium itu terbabit dalam pembinaan Terowong SMART, yang sejak beroperasi pada Julai 2007 berjaya mengatasi masalah banjir di ibu kota, sekali gus mengelakkan kerugian harta benda sekitar RM700 juta.
Gamuda secara bersendirian juga terbabit dalam mengendalikan tugasan membangunkan projek MRT di Taiwan yang kini dikenali sebagai Kaohsiung MRT.
Sumber berkata, jika kerajaan berpuas hati dengan cadangan dan kajian dikemukakan Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD), kerja pembinaan projek MRT yang merentasi kawasan Greater KL akan bermula pada separuh kedua tahun depan.
“Menurut cadangan awal, konsortium Gamuda-MMC akan melaksanakan kerja bahagian bawah tanah dan beberapa kerja kejuruteraan berat lain yang dianggarkan 50 peratus daripada keseluruhan projek itu.
"Baki 50 peratus kerja, khususnya kerja pembinaan prasarana ringan lain akan ditenderkan kepada kontraktor lain,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Pengarah Eksekutif Gamuda Bhd, Datuk Ir Paul Ha, ketika ditemui pada forum pembinaan di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini, berkata jika pihaknya dilantik sebagai kontraktor utama, Gamuda akan menerbitkan bon untuk menjana dana bagi membiayai projek berkenaan.
Sumber Unit Perkongsian Awam-Swasta (3PU) memberitahu Berita Harian, dalam melancarkan perjalanan projek MRT, kerajaan akan membantu syarikat swasta yang dilantik menerusi penyuntikan dana di bawah Dana Mudah Cara sebanyak RM20 bilion.
“Dana berkenaan memang diwujudkan bagi memudahkan pelaburan swasta dalam projek berimpak besar dan memiliki nilai strategik kepada negara serta kesan penggandaan yang tinggi,” katanya.
3PU adalah unit baru yang diwujudkan di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri sebagai agensi teras yang bertanggungjawab menggunakan Dana Mudah Cara bagi menyelaraskan projek penswastaan dan unit kerjasama awam swasta (PPP).
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Sabtu, 16 Oktober 2010
Back To The Future Remake Trailer
Al kisah nye tahun ni ulang tahun ke 25 Movie Back To The Future di tayangkan...Spike Scream Award buat balik trailer asal sebagai special tribute...Spike Scream Award ni khas untuk movie cerita sci-fi, horror, fantasy n comic...akan berlangsung pada 19 Oktober nih...
Trailer ni menggunakan pelakon asalnya Michael J. Fox aka Marty McFly....walaupon still tgh sakit parkinsons, dia still bagi lakonan yang terbaik...but still boleh nampak parkinsons diseases tu...
Anyway blu-ray set Back To The Future dah nak kuar hujung bulan ni....so leh tgk balik dgn kualiti av yg lebih berganda baik...
Movie remake Back To The Future tu rumors je...Melainkan steven spielberg nak buat duit lagik....pelakon2 rumors tu Zac Efron n Justin Beiber...adoyaaaiii...
It's been 25 years since the first "Back to the Future" movie hit the theaters and we've seen a ton of promotional material come out surrounding the milestone event. This one, however, has to be one of the best. Seriously, what could be better than a remake of the original trailer using none other than legendary actor Michael J. Fox himself to reprise his role as Marty McFly?
Trailer ni menggunakan pelakon asalnya Michael J. Fox aka Marty McFly....walaupon still tgh sakit parkinsons, dia still bagi lakonan yang terbaik...but still boleh nampak parkinsons diseases tu...
Anyway blu-ray set Back To The Future dah nak kuar hujung bulan ni....so leh tgk balik dgn kualiti av yg lebih berganda baik...
Movie remake Back To The Future tu rumors je...Melainkan steven spielberg nak buat duit lagik....pelakon2 rumors tu Zac Efron n Justin Beiber...adoyaaaiii...
It's been 25 years since the first "Back to the Future" movie hit the theaters and we've seen a ton of promotional material come out surrounding the milestone event. This one, however, has to be one of the best. Seriously, what could be better than a remake of the original trailer using none other than legendary actor Michael J. Fox himself to reprise his role as Marty McFly?
This was produced for the 2010 Scream Awards on Spike TV and it looks near picture perfect. The only thing we can think of that could be better would be a remake of the "future" scenes with the now aged actors reprising their roles.
Back To The Future Remake Trailer
Back To The Future Original Trailer
Spike Scream Awards
Back To The Future Remake Trailer
Back To The Future Original Trailer
Spike Scream Awards
Rabu, 13 Oktober 2010
McDonald’s Happy Meal resists decomposition for six months
Tue Oct 12, 1:54 pm ET
By Brett Michael Dykes
More Pictures Here
Vladimir Lenin, King Tut and the McDonald's Happy Meal: What do they all have in common? A shocking resistance to Mother Nature's cycle of decomposition and biodegradability, apparently.
That's the disturbing point brought home by the latest project of New York City-based artist and photographer Sally Davies, who bought a McDonald's Happy Meal back in April and left it out in her kitchen to see how well it would hold up over time.
The results? "The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock," Davies told the U.K. Daily Mail.
She proceeded to photograph the Happy Meal each week and posted the pictures to Flickr to record the results of her experiment. Now, just over six months later, the Happy Meal has yet to even grow mold. She told the Daily Mail that "the food is plastic to the touch and has an acrylic sheen to it."
Davies -- whose art has been featured in numerous films and television shows and is collected by several celebrities -- told The Upshot that she initiated the project to prove a friend wrong. He believed that any burger would mold or rot within two or three days of being left on a counter. Thus began what's become known as "The Happy Meal Art Project."
"I told my friend about a schoolteacher who's kept a McDonald's burger for 12 years that hasn't changed at all, and he didn't believe me when I told him about it," Davies told us. "He thought I was crazy and said I shouldn't believe everything that I read, so I decided to try it myself."
Some observers of the photo series have noted that the burger's bun appears at different angles, and therefore aired suspicions that the Happy Meal may not in fact be as "untouched" as the project's groundrules stipulate. Davies says there's a simple explanation for the mobile-bun effect.
"The meal is on a plate in my apartment on a shelf," she says, "and when I take it down to shoot it, the food slides around. It's hard as rock on a glass plate, so sure, the food is moving."
Davies' friend was the person who should have done the additional research. Wellness and nutrition educator Karen Hanrahan has indeed kept a McDonald's hamburger since 1996 to show clients and students how resistant fast food can be to decomposition.
As for Davies, she said that she might just keep her burger and fries hanging around for a while as well.
"It's sitting on a bookshelf right now, so it's not really taking up any space, so why not?" she said. It ceased giving off any sort of odor after 24 hours, she said, adding: "You have to see this thing."
In response to Davies' project, McDonald's spokeswoman Theresa Riley emailed The Upshot a statement defending the quality of the chain's food. Riley's email also blasted Davies' "completely unsubstantiated" work as something out of "the realm of urban legends."
"McDonald's hamburger patties in the United States are made with 100% USDA-inspected ground beef," Riley wrote. "Our hamburgers are cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else -- no preservatives, no fillers. Our hamburger buns are baked locally, are made from North American-grown wheat flour and include common government-approved ingredients designed to assure food quality and safety. ... According to Dr. Michael Doyle, Director, Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, 'From a scientific perspective, I can safely say that the way McDonald's hamburgers are freshly processed, no hamburger would look like this after one year unless it was tampered with or held frozen.'"
Source
By Brett Michael Dykes
More Pictures Here
Vladimir Lenin, King Tut and the McDonald's Happy Meal: What do they all have in common? A shocking resistance to Mother Nature's cycle of decomposition and biodegradability, apparently.
That's the disturbing point brought home by the latest project of New York City-based artist and photographer Sally Davies, who bought a McDonald's Happy Meal back in April and left it out in her kitchen to see how well it would hold up over time.
The results? "The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock," Davies told the U.K. Daily Mail.
She proceeded to photograph the Happy Meal each week and posted the pictures to Flickr to record the results of her experiment. Now, just over six months later, the Happy Meal has yet to even grow mold. She told the Daily Mail that "the food is plastic to the touch and has an acrylic sheen to it."
Davies -- whose art has been featured in numerous films and television shows and is collected by several celebrities -- told The Upshot that she initiated the project to prove a friend wrong. He believed that any burger would mold or rot within two or three days of being left on a counter. Thus began what's become known as "The Happy Meal Art Project."
"I told my friend about a schoolteacher who's kept a McDonald's burger for 12 years that hasn't changed at all, and he didn't believe me when I told him about it," Davies told us. "He thought I was crazy and said I shouldn't believe everything that I read, so I decided to try it myself."
Some observers of the photo series have noted that the burger's bun appears at different angles, and therefore aired suspicions that the Happy Meal may not in fact be as "untouched" as the project's groundrules stipulate. Davies says there's a simple explanation for the mobile-bun effect.
"The meal is on a plate in my apartment on a shelf," she says, "and when I take it down to shoot it, the food slides around. It's hard as rock on a glass plate, so sure, the food is moving."
Davies' friend was the person who should have done the additional research. Wellness and nutrition educator Karen Hanrahan has indeed kept a McDonald's hamburger since 1996 to show clients and students how resistant fast food can be to decomposition.
As for Davies, she said that she might just keep her burger and fries hanging around for a while as well.
"It's sitting on a bookshelf right now, so it's not really taking up any space, so why not?" she said. It ceased giving off any sort of odor after 24 hours, she said, adding: "You have to see this thing."
In response to Davies' project, McDonald's spokeswoman Theresa Riley emailed The Upshot a statement defending the quality of the chain's food. Riley's email also blasted Davies' "completely unsubstantiated" work as something out of "the realm of urban legends."
"McDonald's hamburger patties in the United States are made with 100% USDA-inspected ground beef," Riley wrote. "Our hamburgers are cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else -- no preservatives, no fillers. Our hamburger buns are baked locally, are made from North American-grown wheat flour and include common government-approved ingredients designed to assure food quality and safety. ... According to Dr. Michael Doyle, Director, Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, 'From a scientific perspective, I can safely say that the way McDonald's hamburgers are freshly processed, no hamburger would look like this after one year unless it was tampered with or held frozen.'"
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Isnin, 11 Oktober 2010
Malaysians have the most friends on their social networks, while Japanese users have the fewest
Malaysians have the most friends on their social networks, while Japanese users have the fewest.
This is one of the findings of a large-scale research project, looking at online behaviour around the globe.
It also found that digital sources are overtaking TV, radio and newspapers as the media channel of choice for 61% of the online population around the world.
The study, conducted by research firm TNS, interviewed 50,000 consumers in 46 countries for the study.
In Malaysia the average number of friends is 233, closely followed by 231 in Brazil and 217 in Norway.
This contrasts to an average of just 29 friends in Japan, and 68 in China.
The results could suggest "a culture that embraces fewer but closer friendships," thinks TNS's chief development officer Matthew Froggatt.
As well as having the most friends, Malaysians are also the heaviest users of social networking sites, spending an average of nine hours per week on them.
It is followed by Russia, where people spend an average 8.1 hours per week online and Turkey where 7.7 hours a week are spent on social networks.
Socially mobile
The study found that consumers are now spending more time on social networking sites than using e-mail.
This is fuelled in part by the rise in mobile net access.
In the US, a third of online consumers expect to be accessing social networks via their mobile phones over the next 12 months, compared to a quarter via a PC.
In Sweden, over half said they would access social networks via mobile and just a quarter cited the traditional PC.
National crisis
The importance of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter is being explored in a separate study at the University of East London.
Researchers are using three British cities - London, Birmingham and Carlisle, to study whether social networks could help save lives in the event of a national crisis.
"We are working on the premise that, as technological advances continue, the traditional mediums of television and radio may become usurped in their potency in terms of delivering important messages to society at large," said Professor John Preston, who is leading the project.
The TNS study, which the researchers hope will become an annual project, also found that countries newer to the digital world are embracing online activities at a faster rate to those in more mature markets.
In China four out of five users have written their own blog, compared to only 32% in the US.
"In rapid growth markets...users are embracing these new channels in much more active ways. The digital world is transforming how they live, develop and interact," said Mr Froggatt.
This is one of the findings of a large-scale research project, looking at online behaviour around the globe.
It also found that digital sources are overtaking TV, radio and newspapers as the media channel of choice for 61% of the online population around the world.
The study, conducted by research firm TNS, interviewed 50,000 consumers in 46 countries for the study.
In Malaysia the average number of friends is 233, closely followed by 231 in Brazil and 217 in Norway.
This contrasts to an average of just 29 friends in Japan, and 68 in China.
The results could suggest "a culture that embraces fewer but closer friendships," thinks TNS's chief development officer Matthew Froggatt.
As well as having the most friends, Malaysians are also the heaviest users of social networking sites, spending an average of nine hours per week on them.
It is followed by Russia, where people spend an average 8.1 hours per week online and Turkey where 7.7 hours a week are spent on social networks.
Socially mobile
The study found that consumers are now spending more time on social networking sites than using e-mail.
This is fuelled in part by the rise in mobile net access.
In the US, a third of online consumers expect to be accessing social networks via their mobile phones over the next 12 months, compared to a quarter via a PC.
In Sweden, over half said they would access social networks via mobile and just a quarter cited the traditional PC.
National crisis
The importance of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter is being explored in a separate study at the University of East London.
Researchers are using three British cities - London, Birmingham and Carlisle, to study whether social networks could help save lives in the event of a national crisis.
"We are working on the premise that, as technological advances continue, the traditional mediums of television and radio may become usurped in their potency in terms of delivering important messages to society at large," said Professor John Preston, who is leading the project.
The TNS study, which the researchers hope will become an annual project, also found that countries newer to the digital world are embracing online activities at a faster rate to those in more mature markets.
In China four out of five users have written their own blog, compared to only 32% in the US.
"In rapid growth markets...users are embracing these new channels in much more active ways. The digital world is transforming how they live, develop and interact," said Mr Froggatt.
Sabtu, 2 Oktober 2010
Iron Man Suit - A Reality?
Raytheon Unveils 2nd Generation Exoskeleton Robotic Suit
Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2), essentially a wearable robotics suit, was unveiled for the first time recently during an event at the company’s Salt Lake City research facility. XOS 2 is lighter, stronger and faster than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power, and its new design makes it more resistant to the environment.
The wearable robotics suit is being designed to help with the many logistics challenges faced by the military both in and out of theater. Repetitive heavy lifting can lead to injuries, orthopedic injuries in particular. The XOS 2 does the lifting for its operator, reducing both strain and exertion. It also does the work faster. One operator in an exoskeleton suit can do the work of two to three soldiers. Deploying exoskeletons would allow military personnel to be reassigned to more strategic tasks. The suit is built from a combination of structures, sensors, actuators and controllers, and it is powered by high pressure hydraulics.
Representatives from Paramount Home Entertainment, including the actor Clark Gregg (aka Agent Phil Coulson of the Marvel® Movie franchise) were in attendance to capture footage of XOS 2 to include in a video that’s being produced to support the release of Iron Man® 2 on DVD and Blu ray.
Raytheon’s second-generation exoskeleton (XOS 2), essentially a wearable robotics suit, was unveiled for the first time recently during an event at the company’s Salt Lake City research facility. XOS 2 is lighter, stronger and faster than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power, and its new design makes it more resistant to the environment.
The wearable robotics suit is being designed to help with the many logistics challenges faced by the military both in and out of theater. Repetitive heavy lifting can lead to injuries, orthopedic injuries in particular. The XOS 2 does the lifting for its operator, reducing both strain and exertion. It also does the work faster. One operator in an exoskeleton suit can do the work of two to three soldiers. Deploying exoskeletons would allow military personnel to be reassigned to more strategic tasks. The suit is built from a combination of structures, sensors, actuators and controllers, and it is powered by high pressure hydraulics.
Representatives from Paramount Home Entertainment, including the actor Clark Gregg (aka Agent Phil Coulson of the Marvel® Movie franchise) were in attendance to capture footage of XOS 2 to include in a video that’s being produced to support the release of Iron Man® 2 on DVD and Blu ray.
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Satu sut robot yang dicipta oleh firma pertahanan Raytheon di sini, Amerika Syarikat akan membantu si pemakainya mempunyai kekuatan 17 kali daripada biasa, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Dalam satu demonstrasi yang diadakan baru-baru ini, si pemakai sut itu boleh mengangkat bebanan seberat 90.71 kilogram (kg) dan menumbuk empat lapisan kayu yang masing-masing setebal 2.54 sentimeter.
Sut robot itu seberat 88.45kg dan dikenali sebagai XOS 2 Exoskeleton.
Dalam satu demonstrasi, seorang lelaki, Rex Jameson yang memakai sut itu berkata: "Memakai sut itu akan menjadikan berat 22.68kg menjadi seperti 1.3kg manakala bebanan 90.71kg umpama 5.44kg."
Sut itu dijangka akan digunakan oleh askar-askar dalam tempoh lima tahun lagi
Dalam satu demonstrasi yang diadakan baru-baru ini, si pemakai sut itu boleh mengangkat bebanan seberat 90.71 kilogram (kg) dan menumbuk empat lapisan kayu yang masing-masing setebal 2.54 sentimeter.
Sut robot itu seberat 88.45kg dan dikenali sebagai XOS 2 Exoskeleton.
Dalam satu demonstrasi, seorang lelaki, Rex Jameson yang memakai sut itu berkata: "Memakai sut itu akan menjadikan berat 22.68kg menjadi seperti 1.3kg manakala bebanan 90.71kg umpama 5.44kg."
Sut itu dijangka akan digunakan oleh askar-askar dalam tempoh lima tahun lagi
Rabu, 29 September 2010
Eminem - Not Afraid
(Hook)
I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
(Intro)
Yeah, It's been a ride...
I guess I had to go to that place to get to this one
Now some of you might still be in that place
If you're trying to get out, just follow me
I'll get you there
(Verse 1)
You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em
But you won't take this thing out these words before I say 'em
Cause ain't no way I'm let you stop me from causing mayhem
When I say 'em or do something I do it, I don't give a damn
What you think, I'm doing this for me, so fuck the world
Feed it beans, it's gassed up, if a thing's stopping me
I'mma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly
And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony
No if ands or buts don't try to ask him why or how can he
From Infinite down to the last Relapse album he's still shit'n
Whether he's on salary, paid hourly
Until he bows out or he shit's his bowels out of him
Whichever comes first, for better or worse
He's married to the game, like a fuck you for christmas
His gift is a curse, forget the earth he's got the urge
To pull his dick from the dirt and fuck the universe
(Hook)
I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
(Verse 2)
Ok quit playin' with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap
I shouldn't have to rhyme these words in the rhythm for you to know it's a rap
You said you was king, you lied through your teeth
For that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped
And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back
I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact
Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was "ehhhh"
Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground
Relax, I ain't going back to that now
All I'm tryna say is get back, click-clack BLAOW
Cause I ain't playin' around
There's a game called circle and I don't know how
I'm way too up to back down
But I think I'm still tryna figure this crap out
Thought I had it mapped out but I guess I didn't
This fucking black cloud still follow's me around
But it's time to exercise these demons
These motherfuckers are doing jumping jacks now!
(Hook)
I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
(Bridge)
And I just can't keep living this way
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons
I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Time to put my life back together right now
(Verse 3)
It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me
Admittedly I probably did it subliminally for you
So I could come back a brand new me, you helped see me through
And don't even realise what you did, believe me you
I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger
I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the king of
My world, haters can make like bees with no stingers, and drop dead
No more beef flingers, no more drama from now on, I promise
To focus soley on handling my responsibility's as a father
So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters and raise it
You couldn't lift a single shingle on it
Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club
Or the corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up
Cause I'm raising the bar, I shoot for the moon
But I'm too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing and
(Hook)
I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road
Rabu, 22 September 2010
Lyrebird (Burung yang boleh tiru pelbagai bunyi)
Lyrebird ini boleh meniru dalam 20 jenis bunyi-bunyian yang dia dengar. Daripada bunyi burung lain hinggalah ke bunyi kamera dan alarm kereta. Menarik bukan ciptaan Allah SWT ini..
A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. Lyrebirds have unique plumes of neutral coloured tailfeathers.
Lyrebirds are among Australia's best-known native birds. As well as their extraordinary mimicking ability, lyrebirds are notable because of the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in display; and also because of their courtship display. A group of Lyrebirds is called a musket.
A lyrebird's call is a rich mixture of its own song and any number of other sounds it has heard. The lyrebird's syrinx is the most complexly-muscled of the Passerines (songbirds), giving the lyrebird extraordinary ability, unmatched in vocal repertoire and mimicry.
Lyrebirds render with great fidelity the individual songs of other birds and the chatter of flocks of birds, and also mimic other animals, human noises, machinery of all kinds, explosions, and musical instruments. The lyrebird is capable of imitating almost any sound — from a mill whistle to a cross-cut saw, and, not uncommonly, sounds as diverse as chainsaws, car engines and car alarms, fire alarms, rifle-shots, camera shutters, dogs barking, crying babies, and even the human voice.
Lyrebirds are shy birds and a constant stream of bird calls coming from one place is often the only way of identifying them and their presence. The female lyrebird is also an excellent mimic, but she is not heard as often as the male lyrebird. One researcher, Sydney Curtis, has recorded flute-like lyrebird calls in the vicinity of the New England National Park. Similarly, in 1969, a park ranger, Neville Fenton, recorded a lyrebird song which resembled flute sounds in the New England National Park, near Dorrigo in northern coastal New South Wales.
After much detective work by Fenton, it was discovered that in the 1930s, a flute player living on a farm adjoining the park used to play tunes near his pet lyrebird. The lyrebird adopted the tunes into his repertoire, and retained them after release into the park. Neville Fenton forwarded a tape of his recording to Norman Robinson. Because a lyrebird is able to carry two tunes at the same time, Robinson filtered out one of the tunes and put it on the phonograph for the purposes of analysis. The song represents a modified version of two popular tunes in the 1930s: "The Keel Row" and "Mosquito's Dance". Musicologist David Rothenberg has endorsed this information.
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A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. Lyrebirds have unique plumes of neutral coloured tailfeathers.
Lyrebirds are among Australia's best-known native birds. As well as their extraordinary mimicking ability, lyrebirds are notable because of the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in display; and also because of their courtship display. A group of Lyrebirds is called a musket.
A lyrebird's call is a rich mixture of its own song and any number of other sounds it has heard. The lyrebird's syrinx is the most complexly-muscled of the Passerines (songbirds), giving the lyrebird extraordinary ability, unmatched in vocal repertoire and mimicry.
Lyrebirds render with great fidelity the individual songs of other birds and the chatter of flocks of birds, and also mimic other animals, human noises, machinery of all kinds, explosions, and musical instruments. The lyrebird is capable of imitating almost any sound — from a mill whistle to a cross-cut saw, and, not uncommonly, sounds as diverse as chainsaws, car engines and car alarms, fire alarms, rifle-shots, camera shutters, dogs barking, crying babies, and even the human voice.
Lyrebirds are shy birds and a constant stream of bird calls coming from one place is often the only way of identifying them and their presence. The female lyrebird is also an excellent mimic, but she is not heard as often as the male lyrebird. One researcher, Sydney Curtis, has recorded flute-like lyrebird calls in the vicinity of the New England National Park. Similarly, in 1969, a park ranger, Neville Fenton, recorded a lyrebird song which resembled flute sounds in the New England National Park, near Dorrigo in northern coastal New South Wales.
After much detective work by Fenton, it was discovered that in the 1930s, a flute player living on a farm adjoining the park used to play tunes near his pet lyrebird. The lyrebird adopted the tunes into his repertoire, and retained them after release into the park. Neville Fenton forwarded a tape of his recording to Norman Robinson. Because a lyrebird is able to carry two tunes at the same time, Robinson filtered out one of the tunes and put it on the phonograph for the purposes of analysis. The song represents a modified version of two popular tunes in the 1930s: "The Keel Row" and "Mosquito's Dance". Musicologist David Rothenberg has endorsed this information.
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Sejarah Yahudi di Madinah
Susunan SITI AINIZA KAMSARI
SEJARAH memberikan kita fakta bahawa Nabi Muhammad SAW, satu-satunya pemimpin yang berjaya menyatupadukan masyarakat majmuk antara kaum Arab dan Yahudi di Madinah.
Namun tugas itu sebenarnya bukan satu kisah kejayaan yang dicipta dalam masa sehari atau sebulan tetapi sepanjang masa.
Baginda sentiasa berusaha untuk menyatupadukan kedua-dua kaum itu supaya dapat hidup bersama dalam sebuah negara dan ia sangat sukar untuk dilakukan kerana setiap kaum itu mempunyai pelbagai kerenah dan tabiat-tabiat yang sukar untuk dikikis demi untuk hidup bersatu.
Tetapi dalam ruangan kali ini, mungkin kita perlu mengetahui dengan lebih jelas mengenai sejarah kedatangan Yahudi ke Yathrib atau Madinah.
Ini sebagaimana yang diceritakan oleh Mubarakfuri dalam buku Sirah Nabawiyyah yang menjadi rujukan utama untuk ruangan ini.
Mubarakfuri meletakkan kaum Yahudi Madinah sebagai kelompok kaum ketiga yang menetap di bandar itu.
Iaitu selepas kelompok bangsa Arab Muhajirin (penduduk Arab beragama Islam yang berhijrah dari Mekkah) dan kelompok bangsa Arab Ansar (penduduk Arab, penduduk asal Yathrib).
Pada asalnya orang Yahudi datang atau berhijrah ke Hijaz atau Semenanjung Arab semasa zaman penindasan oleh kerajaan Asyria dan Rom dahulu kala.
Pada hakikatnya mereka lebih tepat dikenali sebagai bangsa Ibrani dan setelah berada di Hijaz mereka mula melalui cara kehidupan seperti orang Arab dari aspek pakaian, bahasa dan peradaban.
Sehinggakan nama-nama kabilah dan individu mereka turut menggunakan bahasa Arab. Akhirnya mereka dapat menjalin hubungan perkahwinan dan persemendaan dengan bangsa Arab.
Akan tetapi mereka sangat berpegang dengan dengan keagungan sebagai bangsa Yahudi yang menyebabkan mereka tetap sombong dan bangga diri sebagai bangsa tersebut.
Iaitu fakta mengenai bangsa Yahudi yang tidak akan berubah yang sehingga hari ini menjadi identiti bangsa itu.
Justeru, mereka tidak menyerap ke dalam kehidupan seperti orang Arab secara total.
Ini kerana mereka menganggap bangsa Arab sebagai sangat lekeh sehingga mereka menggelarkan bangsa itu sebagai "masyarakat Ummi" yang bererti primitif dan sangat ketinggalan.
Malah lebih teruk lagi mereka turut menganggap bahawa harta benda orang Arab adalah harus untuk mereka. Atau lain perkataan boleh dirampas sesuka hati atau boleh mendapatkannya dengan apa cara sekalipun.
Ini sebagaimana yang diakui sebagaimana yang tercatat dalam al Quran yang bermaksud: "Tidak ada jalannya kami menanggung dosa mengenai orang-orang yang ummi (Al Imran ayat 75)."
Sebagaimana yang dipertahankan oleh Yahudi sehingga hari ini, bangsa Yahudi di Tanah Arab ketika itu juga tidak mempunyai kemahuan atau minat untuk menyebarkan agama yang menjadi pegangan dan kepercayaan mereka selama ini.
Al Mubarakfuri menyebutkan paling besar bekalan agama yang bangsa itu miliki hanyalah berkisar dalam konteks al-Fa'il (sempena baik), ilmu hitam atau sihir, meniup tali, jampi mentera dan seumpamanya
Disebabkan itu mereka beranggapan dan mendabik dada bahawa merekalah, bangsa yang paling memiliki ilmu, kemuliaan, kepimpinan dan kerohanian yang tinggi.
Maka atas sebab itukah Yahudi sebagaimana hari ini adalah bangsa yang sangat mahir dalam soal pekerjaan dan kehidupan.
Tetapi sebagaimana sejak zaman sebelum kedatangan Islam itu lagi, bangsa Yahudi diakui sangat mahir dalam soal pekerjaan terutamanya perniagaan dan kehidupan mereka yang lain-lainnya.
Mereka menguasai perniagaan terutamanya bijirin, kurma, minuman arak dan tekstil atau pakaian.
Mereka sangat giat melakukan perniagaan dengan mampu mengimport masuk pakaian, biji-bijian dan arak selain mengeksport buah-buah kurma yang bermutu tinggi dari Yathrib.
Maka dalam dunia perniagaan bangsa Yahudi akan mengambil keuntungan daripada para peniaga dan pembeli terutama dari bangsa Arab secara berlipat kali ganda sebagai satu cara penindasan dari aspek ekonomi.
Bagi memburukkan lagi keadaan bangsa Yahudi mempelopori dan menjuarai perniagaan berasaskan riba.
Antara caranya, mereka memberikan kepada para pembesar-pembesar Arab dengan pinjaman wang dan harta benda supaya para ketua terutamanya ketua-ketua kabilah Arab tersebut mendapat sanjungan, penghormatan dan kemuliaan terutama di kalangan penyair dan mendapat nama baik di kalangan para pengikut.
Sumber
SEJARAH memberikan kita fakta bahawa Nabi Muhammad SAW, satu-satunya pemimpin yang berjaya menyatupadukan masyarakat majmuk antara kaum Arab dan Yahudi di Madinah.
Namun tugas itu sebenarnya bukan satu kisah kejayaan yang dicipta dalam masa sehari atau sebulan tetapi sepanjang masa.
Baginda sentiasa berusaha untuk menyatupadukan kedua-dua kaum itu supaya dapat hidup bersama dalam sebuah negara dan ia sangat sukar untuk dilakukan kerana setiap kaum itu mempunyai pelbagai kerenah dan tabiat-tabiat yang sukar untuk dikikis demi untuk hidup bersatu.
Tetapi dalam ruangan kali ini, mungkin kita perlu mengetahui dengan lebih jelas mengenai sejarah kedatangan Yahudi ke Yathrib atau Madinah.
Ini sebagaimana yang diceritakan oleh Mubarakfuri dalam buku Sirah Nabawiyyah yang menjadi rujukan utama untuk ruangan ini.
Mubarakfuri meletakkan kaum Yahudi Madinah sebagai kelompok kaum ketiga yang menetap di bandar itu.
Iaitu selepas kelompok bangsa Arab Muhajirin (penduduk Arab beragama Islam yang berhijrah dari Mekkah) dan kelompok bangsa Arab Ansar (penduduk Arab, penduduk asal Yathrib).
Pada asalnya orang Yahudi datang atau berhijrah ke Hijaz atau Semenanjung Arab semasa zaman penindasan oleh kerajaan Asyria dan Rom dahulu kala.
Pada hakikatnya mereka lebih tepat dikenali sebagai bangsa Ibrani dan setelah berada di Hijaz mereka mula melalui cara kehidupan seperti orang Arab dari aspek pakaian, bahasa dan peradaban.
Sehinggakan nama-nama kabilah dan individu mereka turut menggunakan bahasa Arab. Akhirnya mereka dapat menjalin hubungan perkahwinan dan persemendaan dengan bangsa Arab.
Akan tetapi mereka sangat berpegang dengan dengan keagungan sebagai bangsa Yahudi yang menyebabkan mereka tetap sombong dan bangga diri sebagai bangsa tersebut.
Iaitu fakta mengenai bangsa Yahudi yang tidak akan berubah yang sehingga hari ini menjadi identiti bangsa itu.
Justeru, mereka tidak menyerap ke dalam kehidupan seperti orang Arab secara total.
Ini kerana mereka menganggap bangsa Arab sebagai sangat lekeh sehingga mereka menggelarkan bangsa itu sebagai "masyarakat Ummi" yang bererti primitif dan sangat ketinggalan.
Malah lebih teruk lagi mereka turut menganggap bahawa harta benda orang Arab adalah harus untuk mereka. Atau lain perkataan boleh dirampas sesuka hati atau boleh mendapatkannya dengan apa cara sekalipun.
Ini sebagaimana yang diakui sebagaimana yang tercatat dalam al Quran yang bermaksud: "Tidak ada jalannya kami menanggung dosa mengenai orang-orang yang ummi (Al Imran ayat 75)."
Sebagaimana yang dipertahankan oleh Yahudi sehingga hari ini, bangsa Yahudi di Tanah Arab ketika itu juga tidak mempunyai kemahuan atau minat untuk menyebarkan agama yang menjadi pegangan dan kepercayaan mereka selama ini.
Al Mubarakfuri menyebutkan paling besar bekalan agama yang bangsa itu miliki hanyalah berkisar dalam konteks al-Fa'il (sempena baik), ilmu hitam atau sihir, meniup tali, jampi mentera dan seumpamanya
Disebabkan itu mereka beranggapan dan mendabik dada bahawa merekalah, bangsa yang paling memiliki ilmu, kemuliaan, kepimpinan dan kerohanian yang tinggi.
Maka atas sebab itukah Yahudi sebagaimana hari ini adalah bangsa yang sangat mahir dalam soal pekerjaan dan kehidupan.
Tetapi sebagaimana sejak zaman sebelum kedatangan Islam itu lagi, bangsa Yahudi diakui sangat mahir dalam soal pekerjaan terutamanya perniagaan dan kehidupan mereka yang lain-lainnya.
Mereka menguasai perniagaan terutamanya bijirin, kurma, minuman arak dan tekstil atau pakaian.
Mereka sangat giat melakukan perniagaan dengan mampu mengimport masuk pakaian, biji-bijian dan arak selain mengeksport buah-buah kurma yang bermutu tinggi dari Yathrib.
Maka dalam dunia perniagaan bangsa Yahudi akan mengambil keuntungan daripada para peniaga dan pembeli terutama dari bangsa Arab secara berlipat kali ganda sebagai satu cara penindasan dari aspek ekonomi.
Bagi memburukkan lagi keadaan bangsa Yahudi mempelopori dan menjuarai perniagaan berasaskan riba.
Antara caranya, mereka memberikan kepada para pembesar-pembesar Arab dengan pinjaman wang dan harta benda supaya para ketua terutamanya ketua-ketua kabilah Arab tersebut mendapat sanjungan, penghormatan dan kemuliaan terutama di kalangan penyair dan mendapat nama baik di kalangan para pengikut.
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Isnin, 20 September 2010
Jupiter Closer To Earth Today (Musytari Menghampiri Bumi)
NASA specialists announced that monday night there will be an astronomic event that you can get only once in a lifetime: planets Jupiter and Uranus will be closer to Earth like never before.
Planet Jupiter will be at only 380 million miles away from Earth. It wasn’t this close to Terra since 1963. Another simillar event will take place again in 2022.
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun and it is the biggest of our solar system. Its diameter is 11 times bigger than Earth, mass is 318 times, and the volume is 1300 times bigger.
In this period, Jupiter is the most shiny point on the sky except the moon, according to specialists.
“Jupiter is so shining you don’t need a map to identify it”, declared a spokesman for NASA.
Jupiter gets close to Earth at a time interval of about 12 years.
Coincidence or not, NASA specialists told that Monday night as well, Uranus will also be close to Earth which is defined as an astronomic event you meet only once in your lifetime. Uranus will be 1.7 billion miles away from Earth.
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Istiqbal istimewa Musytari 21 Sep 2010 ini
Raja bagi segala planet, Musytari akan berada di posisi Istiqbal yang cukup istimewa pada tahun ini. Berdasarkan kiraan falak, Musytari kali ini akan berada pada kedudukan istiqbal pada 21 Sep 2010.
Apa dia Istiqbal?
Istiqbal merupakan satu istilah yang merujuk kepada satu kombinasi kedudukan matahari, bumi dan planet-planet di 'belakang' orbit Bumi (seperti Marikh, Musytari, Zuhal, Uranus dan Neptune).
Apabila istiqbal berlaku, ketiga-tiga objek tersebut akan berada di dalam kedudukan garis lurus, dengan Bumi berada di tengah-tengah.
Di dalam kes kali ini, Musytari, Bumi dan Matahari akan berada di dalam satu garis lurus. Apabila Matahari terbenam ketika maghrib, Musytari akan terbit di ufuk timur.
Selain dari itu, jarak di antara Bumi dan Musytari ketika itu juga adalah yang paling hampir, maka planet tersebut akan dilihat lebih besar daripada biasa (tetapi tak lah sampai sebesar bulan!!!!)
Oleh itu, waktu istiqbal kali ini ialah waktu yang paling sesuai untuk mencerap planet Musytari.
Apa istimewanya istiqbal Musytari kali ini?
Musytari mengelilingi matahari setiap 12 tahun. Bumi pula setiap 365.25 hari. Oleh itu, Bumi bergerak lebih pantas di dalam orbitnya berbanding Musytari. Secara kiraannya, Bumi akan memintas Musytari setiap 398.9 hari. (Rujuk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter)
Musytari pula mengorbit matahari di dalam satu pusingan berbentuk elips. Ini bermakna, ada ketikanya ia berada paling jauh dari matahari (digelar sebagai aphelion) dan ada ketika paling hampir ( digelar perihelion ).
Untuk kali ini, Musytari akan berada pada posisi perihelion pada Mac 2011. Maka tarikh ini amat hampir dengan tarikh istiqbalnya iaitu September 2010 ini. Maka, istiqbal kali ini, Musytari akan kelihatan agak besar berbanding fenomena istiqbal lain.
Saya perhatikan juga maklumat yang dikira oleh perisian Skymap Pro 8, jarak istiqbal kali ini ialah 3.9540 Unit Astronomi (AU). Skala Unit Astronomi bermaksud jarak purata Bumi ke Matahari, iaitu bersamaan 1 AU.
Oleh itu ini bermaksud, istiqbal ini, Musytari berada 3.9540 AU dari Bumi. Kali terakhir ia berada hampir dekat dengan jarak ini ialah pada tahun 1963! Dan untuk menunggu ia berada pada jarak yang lebih dekat berbanding sekarang, kita kena menunggu sehingga tahun 2022. Fenomena istiqbal lain berlaku pada jarak lebih dari 4 AU dari Bumi.
Bolehkah Musytari dapat dilihat dengan mata kasar?
Boleh. Malah kebanyakkan daripada waktunya di langit, ia merupakan objek ke-4 paling cerah, selepas Matahari, Bulan dan Zuhrah. Cuma kadangkala, Marikh akan memancarkan terang ketika ia berada di posisi istiqbalnya, itu pun bukan selalu..
Ia akan kelihatan seperti sebutir bintang yang amat cerah, memancar di ufuk timur sekitar waktu Isya.
Bagaimana pula di dalam teleskop?
Menerusi teleskop, segala kehebatan "Raja Planet" ini akan terserlah. Disebabkan ia merupakan planet paling besar di dalam Sistem Suria, Musytari kelihatan amat besar di dalam teleskop.
Ia akan kelihatan seperti sebuah objek bulat yang direntasi dengan garisan-garisan. Garisan ini merupakan jalur awan yang merentangi seluruh kawasan sfera Musytari. Bergantung kepada saiz teleskop, kita akan dapat lihat jaluran ini bukan lurus, tetapi berliuk-liuk dan kadang-kadang berbentuk pusaran.
Selain daripada itu, 4 buah satelit utamanya, iaitu Io, Europa, Ganymede dan Callisto akan kelihatan seperti butiran bintang cerah yang beratur sederet dan membentuk garisan lurus samada di kiri atau kanan daripada sfera bulatan Musytari itu. Pada waktu-waktu tertentu, kita berpeluang menyaksikan satelit-satelit ini merentasi di hadapan Musytari dan kadangkala menghasilkan bayang-bayang di atas lapisan awan planet tersebut!
Menarik tu, jadi maknanya kita boleh lihat Musytari pada 21 Sep ini sajalah ye? Jika terlepas tarikh tu, tak dapat nak tengok?
Eh, bukan!! Tarikh 21 Sep 2010 menandakan posisi istiqbal je, selepas daripada tarikh itu, Musytari tetap nampak di langit, cuma ia akan terbit makin awal setiap hari, dan bukan lagi dalam kedudukan segaris dengan matahari. Jika anda terlepas tarikh tu, jangan risau kerana untuk beberapa bulan yang akan datang, Musytari akan terus menerus mendominasi langit kita sebaik sahaja Maghrib berlabuh!
Oleh itu, jangan lepaskan peluang ini. Jom Teropong!
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Ahad, 19 September 2010
Spray On Fabric (Baju Dari Semburan)
Baju dihasilkan daripada semburan khas
Seorang pereka fesyen dari Sepanyol, Dr. Manel Torres mencipta semburan khas yang boleh menghasilkan baju dan dipakai seperti pakaian biasa, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Dia bekerjasama dengan Paul Lauckham yang merupakan Profesor Teknologi Partikel di Kolej Imperial London untuk menghasilkan semburan baju tersebut yang dinamakan Fabrican selepas melakukan penyelidikan selama 10 tahun.
Pakaian segera itu dihasilkan daripada campuran fiber kapas, polimer dan pelarut untuk membentuk larutan sebelum dimasukkan ke dalam tin aerosol.
Pengguna cuma perlu menyembur baju segera itu yang didatangkan dalam pelbagai warna dan membiarkannya kering dalam tempoh kurang 15 minit.
Baju segera itu boleh ditanggalkan, dibasuh dan dipakai semula oleh penggunanya
What is Fabrican?
Fabrican is the creator of Spray-on Fabric In 2000 Fabrican patented an instant, sprayable, non-woven fabric.
Developed through a collaboration between Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, Fabrican technology has captured the imagination of designers, industry and the public around the world. The technology has been developed for use in household, industrial, personal and healthcare, decorative and fashion applications using aerosol cans or spray-guns, and will soon be found in products available everywhere.
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