Terrorism

On 17 July 2009, a bomb has exploded in our beloved country. The bomb exploded at the same place but different way of doing the suicide, The way of doing the suicide at JW.Marriott in 2003 is with a car bomb at the lobby entrance. The luxurious hotel beside JW.Marriott, The Ritz Carlton hotel also becoming the target of the terrorist in the same day, 17 July 2009, and exploded just after the bomb at the coffee shop at JW.Marriott. This two luxurious hotel security was heavy protected. Also when we enter the building at this hotel sector and a metal detector when we entering the hotel.

Actually the first plan of the terrorist at JW.Marriott was to detonate the bomb at room 1808, that will make all of the hotel guest running down to the lobby. After all of the hotel guest is gathering at the lobby, the terrorist or the suicide bomber doing his mission to detonate the bomb. However, the terrorist mission is failed to detonate the bomb at 1808, but the terrorist must still doing his mission to blow up the coffee shop at JW.Marriott. Exploding the room at 1808 was also to disappear all of the terrorist evidence.

The terrorist carrying the bomb still can think the way to pass the metal detector undetected. The way is unassembling the bomb into pieces, so it cannot be tracked by the metal detector. "If the bomb has a circuit, or has been assembled, it must be tracked by the metal detector. But if it was carried unassembled, it will not be tracked by the metal detector," an interviewed police officer at Mabes Polri that doesn’t wanted to say his name at Jakarta. The bag checking was not checked seriously by the hotel officer, just checking the main parts of the bag. The hotel officer must be checking all of the possible thread so it can make all of the hotel personnel feeling secure. Despite the the people is working at the hotel as an officer at JW.Marriott or Ritz Carlton.

According to Akhmad Rifai, a bomb specialist from Defense Industry Technology Center at Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT), that already learned about bomb and exploder material at Jerman, a hotel usually just using a metal detector to prevent any bomb thread. This equipment still cannot track an unassembled bomb. "Detonator that only have 3,5 centimeters length and 2 milimeter diameter must have passed above the desk like the other equipment such as mobile phone, ring, watch, key hanger and also the other equipment that have a metal substance," Akmad Rifai said.

It was also that easy to pass the exploder material. Without x-ray like the ones at the airport, the material that have exact shape like dodol (Indonesian food). And the material can be shaped into anything and packaged like food."Just insert the material into the food box and above it we tuft an another plastic packaged food, and that pasta will hard to differentiate," he said."Not all of the hotel officer know about this kind orshape of the detonator, the exploder and the other exploder components."Akhmad Rifai said.

Actually dogs can be trained to sniff the bomb material. However, Akhmad Rifai said, The people do not wanted to get in the building because of the dog, and its not productive enough. Some of the people doesn't like if the dogs sniffing him or her because it is scary or the other things. But I think, Indonesian have been the target of the terrorist, why don't we use the dogs to track possible thread. Because its for the sake of all the people.

On the next few years maybe there will be a technology that we don't have to use the dog to track the bomb. But the technology itself can trace the bomb with the same skills like dog, and if something goes wrong, the hotel officer will check it furthermore. Besides that, maybe there is a technology that can track the unassembled bomb. The technology process is can identified the material and the possibilities if the material assembled into 1 item can turn into a bomb or other thread. The officer that guarding the important place like airport, international hotel, or other place that can be a terrorist target, must be trained what kind of material that be turned into a bomb. The other way is to change the officer with highly trained officer, for example like bomb specialist.

There are 5 reasons why Noordin M.Top do this act of terrorism at Indonesia and this reasons has been spread in the internet media :

1. Sebagai Qishoh (pembalasan yang setimpal) atas perbuatan yang dilakukan oleh Amerika dan antek-anteknya terhadap saudara kami kaum muslimin dan mujahidin di penjuru dunia

2. Menghancurkan kekuatan mereka di negeri ini, yang mana mereka adalan pencuri dan perampok barang-barang berharga kaum muslimin di negeri ini

3. Mengeluarkan mereka dari negeri-negeri kaum muslimin. Terutama dari negeri Indonesia

4. Menjadi pelajaran buat ummat Islam akan hakikat Wala’ (Loyalitas) dan Baro’ (Permusuhan), terkhusus menghadapi datangnya Klub Bola Manchaster United) ke Hotel tersebut. Para pemain itu terdiri dari para salibis. Maka tidak pantas ummat ini memberikan Wala’nya dan penghormatannya kepada musuh-musuh Allah ini

5. Amaliyat Istisyhadiyah ini sebagai penyejuk dan obat hati buat kaum muslimin yang terdholimi dan tersiksa di seluruh penjuru dunia.

If this tragedy often to be happened at Indonesia, The Indonesian citizen will not feel safe anymore to do any his daily activity and cannot full concentrate to work. Foreign investor also cannot trust our nation again, because of this scary tragedy. For the future, I hope the important place that have an international stage, is adding more protection and the serious work from the officer.

Bibliography :

1. http://reposaja.blogspot.com/2009/07/metal-detector-tak-bisa-mengendus-bom.html

2. http://reposaja.blogspot.com/2009/07/meracik-bom-semudah-meracik-nasi-goreng.html

3. http://solocybercity.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/

Imagine Cup is a student most dignity technology competition. In this event, Microsoft persuade the young people generation to give all of their skills and creativity, making a technology innovation that can make a changes to the world. Various kinds of software is given from Microsoft for free, so that student can develop and express their skills. 1 team contains 3 - 4 people, also with 1 mentor to guide the team. You can chose various kinds of competition category that you wanted to work on. This competition is a way for Microsoft to introduce the young student generation to actualize imagination, spirit, and their creativity. Imagine Cup is held every one year. Now, entering the 7th year of Imagine Cup, it has already known as a global competition, searching for a brilliant solution for the global problems.

Competition Category :

1. Software Design
2. Embedded Development
3. Game Development
4. Robotics and Algorithm
5. IT Challenge
6. MashUp
   
7. Photography

Imagine Cup Competition first held in 2003. After the first event, The final round has been started in many country. Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, South Korea, and last year is France. This year, 2009, Final Imagine Cup was held at Cairo, Egypt 2009. I want to join the next Imagine Cup 2010 at Poland so much. Persuade all of my friends to challenge with lots of people from many countries and win.

Actually the most hardest part before signing in at Imagine Cup 2010 is searching for a team that has a strong teamwork, same purpose, helping each other, and the other criteria that helping to create such a great team. I think after the team has assembled and having the same commitment to win the Imagine Cup 2010, I believe we will be a winner although in the end we are not the top 3. Winning means we have already have our products that we create in our hands that can satisfying.

Microsoft making such a big and glorious competition is for the student for various kinds of country wanted to join the Imagine Cup and giving all of their strength, skills and their creativity to be the champion. Without Imagine Cup, we will not have the passion from the student to work and even thought making a small product. After Microsoft started the Imagine Cup, majority the students have a solution to help the world most toughest problems or something we will face in the future. This YouTube link below is Imagine Cup 2009 at Cairo, Egypt in windows embedded category.

Various kinds of software has been given by Microsoft so that the contestant can give all of their skills and creativity. For you that have already graduated or already have a job in any major, try tu use the Microsoft software that now you can get for free. Try visit the Microsoft BizSpark web to get all of the software from Microsoft at the bibliography below. We can also develop the software with our team, we don't have to join the Imagine Cup if you are not longer a student...

Bibliography:

1. http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/

2. http://imaginecup.com/

Indonesian MIlitary Planes Crashed..

It is such a shame that 6 Indonesian Military Air Forces planes crashed in this last 3 years that killed lots of Indonesian Military Forces that have been trained for many years. A helicopter also crashed at 8 June 2009. It is so sad if we remind or flashback this tragedy again. We have lost the Indonesian Military Forces also the 7 air transportation.

If the Indonesian Military Air Forces don't have the fund to repair the planes, helicopter and the other equipment that was used by the Military Forces, we should not used it for the safety of the Military Forces if it not decent anymore. Because it will endanger all of the Military Forces. Minimalism the operation or other activity that Indonesian Military Forces doing now if the fund is not yet come to repair all of the air transportation or the other equipments. But if the Indonesian Military Forces got the money, they should act fast to repair all of it as soon as possible to start again all of the operation or activity they must have done to protect our country from danger.

It is such a shame if the Indonesian Military Forces that has been trained to fought any thread from other region has already died because of technical problem in their air transportation itself. I'm hoping for the defense and security department in Indonesia make sure that this tragedy will not happening again. The Indonesian Military Forces is knowned by all of the country especially the Indonesian Elite Forces is in the third rank in the world for survival, strategy, shooting capability, and many more. The Military personnel must always be protected to protect Indonesia from any harm.

Below is the list of Indonesian Military Air Forces that were crashed in this recent years :

1. 20 May 2009 Hercules plane belong to Indonesian Military Air Forces crashed and burned at Ngemplak Village paddy, Keras Sub district, East Java. The location of the crash site is 4 kilometers from Lanud Iswahyudi, East Java.

2. 6 April 2009 Indonesian Military Air Forces plane container type Fokker 27 also crashed at Lanud Husein Sastranegara, Bandung. The Fokker Plane fall and crashed the PTDI hanggar explode and burned. About 30 personnel has died in this tragedy.

3. 23 July 2007 Indonesian Military Air Forces plane type OV 10 that were doing a training at Lanud Abdulrahman Saleh Malang, East Java also crashed.

4. 30 October 2007 Indonesian Military Air Forces jet plane crashed outside the Military airport at Sultan Syarief Kasim, Pekanbaru Riau.

5. 21 November 2006 Hawk plane 200 belong to the Indonesian Military Air Forces crashed at the same place, and also at the airport. This time is because of landing error and crashed.

6. 6 July 2004 training plane Indonesian Military Air Forces type AS 202 B crashed at Serut Village, Sukomoro Subdistrict, East Java.

Bibliography :

1.http://www.indosiar.com/fokus/80295/6-pesawat-tni-jatuh-dalam-3-tahun-terakhir

2.http://www.detiknews.com/read/2009/06/08/173938/1144307/10/pangdam-siliwangi-heli-tni-jatuh-saat-terbang-dari-ciwidey-ke-batujajar

President Ellection 2009

President Election 2009 will be coming in July. The battle to be the president of 2009 is beginning to get more exciting between these three candidates. The three candidates were Mega-Pro, SBY-Boediono and JK-Win. Although the incoming president election will not be the same with the previous political party elections. Do not have a high expectation or high hope for the leader of political party to be the next president because of getting high trust from the previous elections.

This is beginning to get more exciting because of the back to back critic between these three candidates. I was thinking it was just like a childish about this back to back critic. The leader of a nation should not criticize each other because it will lose sympathy from some of the people. The real leader is just focusing into the prosperity of a nation and realizing it instead of criticizes the other candidates. If these three candidates have the same purpose into the prosperity of the nation, why they have to criticize bad things to each other in front of the society and also the TV media. These three candidates should have a meeting and giving some useful input compare to give some bad critics to each candidates and I am absolutely sure it will makes a gap between them. Meeting face to face and talking what kind of programs they want to declare to the nation. Just like Mario Teguh said in the previous couple of weeks, not to criticize the candidates when this people is not beside him. Of course, the Leader that was just focusing only to the job will be having more sympathy from the nation. The funny thing is the critic between the president and the vice president; they should be having the same vision and mission.

The official campaign is starting at 2 June 2009. They were thinking for an excellent strategy to get the national support in many places. Nevertheless, the important strategy is to visit the Islamic Educational Institution that was trained by the Kyai (Kompas 2 June 2009 first page). Because majority Indonesian people is Muslim. Lots of money that was used from these three candidates for the same purpose, to get the throne and the prosperity of the nation. If some of them have a different purpose I do not know.

Their vision and mission is very promising and all of it is for the prosperity of Indonesian people. Not only for the prosperity of an elite people or entrepreneur but also the small people businesses. If the prosperity of the small businesses is conduct, surely the big company will be also improving. Not only giving credit into the big company but also to the small businesses below them. Because the big company is still hoping the small businesses for the raw items or material that can be called cluster. The example of this is if the foods from the farmers are excellent in terms of quality, the big company above them will also improving and gain more customer to their restaurant. It has the same case with a tree. If we give them water to the roots of the tree, it will be growing a big tree and beautiful instead of watering the trunk of the tree.

Nevertheless, do not just think only the Indonesian economic that must be improving. But also the securities of a nation that must be also improve. Because our security is being tested by the other country nowadays, and our national security is not very good enough. Some of the equipment is not available anymore. But still, this inventory we used it for the security of Indonesian people and for the military training. To buy new equipment we need lots of money. So, it all based on the Indonesian economic, and it is the main problem to improve of all the others. Also the culture it must be improving.

I hope that you think more criticize compare to the previous political party election. Because the chosen candidate will be deciding the fate of Indonesian people in the next 5 years. We seek for the resolute and realistic to the situation nowadays. Economic expert is needed for the entire problem that has occurred at Indonesia. Also the Capitalism that was not match to carry out. Any candidates if one of them is chosen to be the president they will burden many task to carry out. We need a President that always resolute, effective, clean and always serve the nation all the time.

Rich dad Poor dad

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a book that was written by Robert T. Kiyosaki and also with Sharon L. Lechter C.P.A (Certified Public Accountant). This book describes about what rich dad taught us to their sons about money that were not taught by the Poor Dad or the Middle Class Dad. Robert Kiyosaki taught lots of people to be a millionaire. That’s why people call him the teacher of Rich people. The main reason why all of the people working so hard in financial because they are wasting their time for many years at school but not have learnt anything about money. The result is people are working for money. But never learnt how money working for them.

In this book there is 6 important lessons:

1. Rich people do not work for money
2. Why we all taught to know financial
3. Take care of your own business
4. Tax history and corporation strength
5. Rich people invent money
6. Working for study – do not work for money

This book taught us how can we do not waste our money for something that are useless instead of gain something or income from our asset. Robert Kiyosaki have told us about Rich people only increase asset, Poor people or middle class people only increasing the liabilities. Actually it was that easy, so learn what is the differences between asset and liabilities. Because this is the first rule that you must understand. After that you use your own asset to gain your income, the people who did this is the people that have a good financial education.

The other Robert Kiyosaki books is also very good. Gives us motivation in life, not living like a robot that only hoping for a job and getting some money that was decreased by tax for the government. When we are done with the education at college we still have to get a job, but do not monotone at doing do job. Always learn from your job, After that start to get a portfolio income and passive income, for example like stock exchange, obligation, investation, real estate, create your own business and many more. Now, I read the Retire Young Retire Rich by Robert T. Kiyosaki also. It explains about how to start our life from zero and retire young.

I cannot explain all of it, just the point of the book. You can find it in the book store, because it is the best seller (#1 New York Times). Lots of people getting inspiration from reading these book. Motivates you and always study wherever and whenever you have a spare time. We do not only invest money but you can start now from young age to invest in terms of education.

Facebook

Facebook is a social network that makes us easier in meeting some old friends and sharing some photo, video, comments and many more. Besides that, the application that Facebook facilitate is so many. Because Facebook works together with many website. Not very much different with the previous social network like Friendster and MySpace. Lots of advertisement showing at Facebook nowadays.

Not long ago, Indonesian Islamic Assembly will block Facebook at Indonesia because it was guessed haram by them. I know if Indonesian Islamic Assembly has to follow their religion articles that have been declare by them. But until when will this law declare. We will do not have any social network that always connects us if we keep following their law. When will the Indonesian people know the new social technology network that have already developing now and connects us with the people outside the country. Because at the future their must a new technology that will be easier to connect with friends, family, and business in social network. Facebook banish the long distance between us and all of the people so it makes us easier to share with each other. I think all of this is back to its people that use this social network. Facebook had already made a rule for them. If there is a vulgar photo detected at Facebook, it will be automatically deleted. This rule is clear enough, nothing to complain about it.

I hope that Indonesian Islamic Assembly can understand the Indonesian society feels if Facebook have been block. Indonesian Islamic Assembly will not get any sympathy from every people for sure instead of mocking them. Besides if they block the Facebook social network there is still other social network website like Friendster and MySpace. By the way, what is the different between Friendster and Facebook. This website is a social network but why Indonesian Islamic Assembly declaring now that Facebook is haram not long ago since Friendster booming. Please that you think further in the future. What will become with the new social network technology in the future, will it be block also. So, we cannot keep in touch with other friends or family.

Microsoft Surface

Surface computing is a new way to interact with the computer that are using a multitouch screen as its media. With Surface computing, user or multi user can interact with the computer using more than 1 finger and without using a mouse nor keyboard. Surface computing is a new technology from Microsoft that were created to facilitate the user in doing some action. Also in making a transaction at some company from anywhere.

For example if you wanted to transfer data from the mobile phone to the PC you must use a cable for the supporting object. In Surface computing you don’t have to use a cable instead of just put your mobile phone at the computer surface. After that, the computer will analyze it and will be showing some menu that has been made by the Surface computer. It was called multi user because Surface computer can be used more than 1 finger (multitouch screen) and if you want to put 2 mobile phone at the computer surface, it will appear a menu that shows the interaction of this 2 mobile phone. You can transfer the data from the mobile phone to the other. Not only transferring the data just from the same object like the mobile phone into the other mobile phone. But it can also transferred from the camera to the mobile phone or other object. Just drag the data with your finger to the object you wanted to transfer. There are more objects that can be analyzed by the Surface computing such as camera, credit card, even glass. You can also submitting an email so easily, watching a video and some image. Click the link below to watch the video from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5y7yp06n0

Who are using the Surface computer now?

1. CNN: Election Center Coverage

2. Cara baru membeli mobile phone

3. Sheraton Hotel: Peta, jukebox, photo viewer.

The use of Surface computing is still in the company and military society. I will give you an example if this Surface computing has already reach the restaurant company. The menu and all of the information will be shown at the computer table. If you want to order some food or drink, just drag the object that are shown at the computer table into the order box. After you have drag all the food and drink you want to order to the order box. Click the order with your finger and it will be send to the chef right away. After you have done with the meal you can pay it with your credit card. Just put your credit card at the computer table to pay, and it will be analyzed by the computer instead of interact with the people directly. You can also consider how much tip you wanted to give.

There is also an application about wine at the Surface computer. This can be used by the wine bar company later. If you open this application, there will be a set of wines. For example you can either choose red wine or white wine and many others. After you have chosen the wine and order it. There will be a circle at the computer table, and if you put the glass of wine that you have order to the circle, there will be a lot of information. For example like the ratings, history of the wine, the map of wine, and many more. I just gave you a few examples of a restaurant and wine bar company. Because there is still much more company that will be using this technology like CNN, AT&T Store (a new way to buy a mobile phone), Sheraton Hotel and I guarantee it will be used by other company also at the future. It has been estimated that it can be used as a PC in 3 or 4 years more. Click this link below to watch the video at youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxk_WywMTzc&feature=related

How does it work?

1. User touch the screen
2. Reflects infrared
3. Receive by the camera
4. Produce lump
5. Lump will be processed by the software
6. Information will projects back

What is the advantage?

• Direct interaction
• Multitouch contact
• Multi user
• Object recognition
• Saves more time

What is the weaknesses?

• Hands are closing some part of the screen
• High price
• Limited software
• Big size

When I saw this technology of Surface computing from Microsoft i see the future. This technology is still improving until now in adding some new application, so that many different kinds of company can use this technology. Surface computing is not targeting for PC. But for business, restaurant, military and many more. We must already know about the technology that are improving now. Because we will be left behind for sure if we still doing business like the old ways and not using the new technology. Microsoft always gives us a new technology to facilitate the user and saves more time.

Bibliography:

• http://www2.ukdw.ac.id/kuliah/info/TI1143/A106-SurfaceComputing.pdf
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5y7yp06n0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxk_WywMTzc&feature=related