Gunanya SMS Natal

SMS Natal ternyata sanagt berguna untuk saling berbagi informasi serta beruacap saling sayang dan memohon mafa diantara kerabat, sahabat serta kolega kita sendiri.Ratu mengutip kebijaksanaan kristen: "Cintailah orang di sebelahmu seperti kau mencintai dirimu sendiri." Ia mempertanyakan, apakah warga Belanda masih mengenal örang di sebelah mereka." Dan apakah warga Belanda masih peduli pada satu sama lain.

Kemajuan teknik - khususnya kemajuan dunia komunikasi - membuat orang makin mandiri dan tidak bergantung pada orang lain. Orang-orang juga terlihat makin dekat satu sama lain. Tapi, menurut Ratu, jarak yang diciptakan alat telekomunikasi moden justru makin jauh. Orang cenderung sibuk dengan diri sendiri dan berkomunikasi hanya lewat pesan singkat atau dari balik layar komputer. Ratu merujuk pada penggunaan SMS, ponsel, internet, dan twitter. "Tidak ada rasa kebersamaan lagi," kata Ratu.

Ratu menginginkan semuanya kembali seperti sebelumnya. Ia melihat hal ini sebagai tantangan besar: bagaimana kembali menghubungkan individu dan masyarakat, apalagi pada masa krisis seperti sekarang.

Film Horor Bugil Suster Keramas

Suster Keramas yang merupakan salah satu Film Yang dibintangi Oleh Rin Sakuragi yang tampil agak telanjang dan sedikit bugil serta porno. Memang Rin Sakuragi Merupakan Bintang Film Pono Jepang yang membintangi Film Prodiksi dari Maxima yang memang banyak mengandalakan kebugilan serta kesintalan para bintang wanitanya.

Seperti Film Air Terjun Pengantin yang dibintangi artis panas Indonesia Tamara Bleszynki dan Tyas Mirasih yang tampil nyaris bugil hampir telanjang. Memang kedua artis Panas Indonesia ini, dudah tak punya rasa malu untuk tampil telanjang serta bugil dalam sebuah adegan film. Mungkin urat malunya sudah pada putus dan hilang.Bintang film porno asal Jepang, Rin Sakuragi akan tampil di film garapan Maxima 'Suster Keramas'. Di film bergenre horor komedi itu, Rin melakoni adegan syur.

Di trailer film 'Suster Keramas', Rin terlihat tengah menanggalkan pakaian di depan dua pemain pria. "Adegan itu merupakan adegan ketika beberapa anak berimajinasi nakal," ujar Odi Mulya Hidayat, pihak Maxima saat bincang-bincang dengan detikhot di Pasar Festival, Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan, Selasa (15/12/2009).

'Suster Keramas' menampilkan kisah wisatawan asal Jepang yang mencari saudaranya di Indonesia. Hingga akhirnya, ia mengetahui saudaranya yang berprofesi sebagai suster itu telah meninggal.

'Suster Keramas' merupakan film garapan sutradara Helfi Kardit. Selain Rin, film tersebut juga dibintangi Yadi Sembako, Zidney Adam dan Alex Abad.

Di negeri asalnya, Rin Sakuragi adalah salah satu bintang porno yang lebih nge-top ketimbang Miyabi. Bahkan artis yang sudah merilis lebih dari 20 film porno itu sempat menduduki peringkat dua chart Japanese AV.

Penasaran? 'Suster Keramas' akan rilis pada 31 Desember mendatang

Travel Agent

If this is your first trip outside the U.S., you are probably looking forward to the new, exciting experiences that are in store for you. Unfortunately, when you arrive in your first foreign country, instead of feeling excited and full of energy, you may unexpectedly feel depressed, disoriented and lonely, especially if you are traveling alone. The greater the difference between this foreign culture and the American culture you’re familiar with, the more pronounced these feelings might be. The technical term for this is “culture shock.”

For many Americans in foreign countries, the language barrier is often the most difficult issue to cope with. If you do not know some simple phrases in the language of your host country, you will feel very isolated. How do you communicate with others to find a place to eat or to find your way around town? What do you do for entertainment? The movies are in a foreign language and there are few places available where you can socialize easily. You suddenly feel very alienated.

Dealing with foreign currency can also be a problem. You have to do mental calculations every time you try to buy something. How much does this cost? All of these coins look alike. How much change do I get back? This can be very intimidating, especially if bargaining for goods is part of the culture.

While a brief, voluntary exposure to a new culture can be temporarily unsettling, with some awareness of what you are experiencing and a few techniques to deal with it, you will soon begin to enjoy your visit. Before your trip, learn as much as you can about the culture you are going to visit. Read some books on the history and customs of the country. Travel videos are especially helpful and readily available from the library. Get some foreign language audiotapes from the library as well and learn a few important phrases, such as “Where’s the bathroom?” “Waiter,” “How much is this?” “Please,” and “Thank you.” You’ll likely run into foreigners who speak some English and who love to practice it on visitors. If you know a few phrases in their language they are often encouraged to try out their English on you. Also learn something about food names and ingredients so you will feel more secure in ordering from the menu in a restaurant. If you have the opportunity, seek out some ethnic restaurants at home and try out these exotic foods before you leave.

Plan to do some sightseeing in your spare time. Make a list of the key tourist attractions and find out from a travel agent how to get there from your hotel. Take a city tour after you arrive to familiarize yourself with the area. You can usually book English-speaking tours at your hotel once you arrive. Plan to keep yourself busy. Above all, don’t hide out in your hotel room moping.

There are many American and other internationally-known hotel chains in most countries. The staff there usually speaks English quite well and the hotel will quickly become your home away from home if you feel comfortable in it. Look for a hotel with a gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi, several restaurants, a sundry shop and perhaps a lounge where you can relax in the evening. Get the business card of a reliable taxi service as well as the hotel card with its address and phone number in the local language and be sure to keep it with you when you go out. Show it to the taxi driver when you are ready to go back to the hotel. Some hotels even offer a shuttle service to the center of town as well as to the airport so you don’t have to bother with taxis. Become friendly with the hotel concierge who will usually have walking maps, restaurant suggestions, theater and museum tickets, and shopping tips and who is there to make your visit as pleasant as possible.

Women traveling alone have the added burden of being an anomaly in some foreign countries where few women are employed in executive positions in the business world. You might find people staring or being downright rude. Ignore them. Focus on your strengths, take a few deep breaths, relax and move on.

Exhaustion is also common when traveling. Jet lag is a physical phenomenon and the greater the change in time, the more time needed to adjust. On some trips you may find night and day completely reversed from home. In addition, major cities in Europe, Asia, and South America are quite congested and have a higher level of noise and air pollution than you may be used to. When all of the noise and congestion begins to feel overwhelming, take time out to relax. Get plenty of sleep, eat lightly and drink lots of fluid, preferably bottled water. Get some exercise every day even if it is just a walk around the block (if the area is safe). Bring your laptop computer. Remember your friends and family are only an e-mail away. Above all, keep your sense of humor. This is an experience to be enjoyed; make the most of it.

Feelings You May Have

• Depression: When you have to deal with great multitudes of people speaking a foreign tongue, and with vastly different customs and lifestyles, it is easy to become anxious and irritable. The resulting feeling of being helpless to do anything about your situation can lead to depression and an overall loss of energy.

• Disorientation: You may be traveling to countries where English is not used on street signs, office buildings, or restaurants. Panic can set in quickly. It is not only very frustrating to try to find your way in an unfamiliar environment, but it can also be frightening when you don’t recognize where you are and realize that you can’t just ask anyone to help you.

• Intimidation: We all like to feel that we are organized and in control of our environment. In other countries, however, you may feel frustrated and thwarted by the numerous steps it may take to do a simple task such as paying for some purchase.

• Alienation: When you travel abroad, you may feel out of place, particularly if you don’t speak the language. In many countries it is not likely that you will be invited to join a social group or even be approached at a social gathering. You will more likely be left on your own, which may cause you to feel rejected and uncertain about how to proceed.

• Boredom: Because of language difficulties, there are not many places you can easily visit in the evenings or on weekends. Since you don’t know too many people, you can’t even make phone calls to lessen your isolation. Sightseeing presents both transportation and language problems as do sojourns to the movies and theater -- but how many times can you watch the same CNN or Sky Net programs on TV?

• Exhaustion: You truly do expend more energy doing less when you are on the road. Adjusting to jet lag, getting to your business appointments on time, maneuvering through crowds on the street, finding a cab, and haggling with a shopkeeper over prices when you are trying to pick up a few souvenirs can be physically and mentally exhausting.

Attitude Adjustments

Recognizing that any uncomfortable or negative feelings you’re experiencing in this new culture are normal will help alleviate your discomfort. It’s also helpful to know that others have similar reactions. Remind yourself that you are traveling for a purpose and that you’ll be going home when your job is done. Here are some suggestions that may help ease your adjustment:

• Take care of your health. Get plenty of sleep and be careful about what you eat and drink. Get daily exercise.

• Relax. When the noise and crowds get to you, take some time out for yourself. Consider bringing a tape deck and a relaxation tape with you to listen to for twenty minutes a day. Luxuriate in a bubble bath.

• Don’t mope around your hotel room. Stay active: jog, swim, or join a local exercise group if you have an extended stay. Take a walk through a local park or visit a museum (check with your hotel first on what areas are not safe and should be avoided). Re-center yourself by focusing on your strengths and pursuing your interests.

• Keep your sense of humor. Look for the amusing aspects of your situation. At least you will have lots of good stories to tell when you get home. Laughter releases tension.

• Know you are envied. Many people appreciate the exotica of other cultures and would give their eyeteeth to be in your position. This should bring you some sense of satisfaction.

• If you are traveling for an extended period of time, try bringing a few things from home to put in your room, such as photos, your favorite pillow and maybe some of your favorite CD’s to play while walking around.

• Travel with a companion. If you know someone else who is also traveling on business, think about coordinating your schedules to meet for dinner or for sightseeing. It is easier to face a new environment as a team than to face it alone.

Preparing for Culture Shock

• Get to know the people you will visit. Use phone, fax, or letter to initiate your relationships. A friendly reception is more likely to await you when you arrive.

• If you are traveling to a country for the first time let your hosts know and ask them for some advice on what to do and see while you are there. You might find that they will spend more time with you if they know you are there for the first time, and may even make arrangements for you or help you arrange to see some cultural events or take a tour. Most hosts will appreciate your interest in their country and culture, and this will help enhance your relationship.

• List places you think you might want to visit. Jot down interesting day and evening destinations that you might like to visit in your spare time.

• Plan your days carefully, finding activities that will help you fill your spare time. If you are very busy, you will have little time to experience culture shock.

Exploring On Your Own

• If you can, take a city tour soon after you arrive. This is a safe and comfortable way to become familiar with your new environment. Short tours (about four hours) in English can usually be booked at the hotel, where you will be picked up and dropped off afterward. Tours also provide a good opportunity to meet other women business travelers.

• Do a little bit of sightseeing each day. Visiting even one city site on the way back to your hotel from a meeting or on the way to lunch or dinner will help give you a deeper understanding of the culture and the people.

• If the area is safe for walking (ask at the hotel), get a map and explore. Your hotel will provide a map of the surrounding area at your request. A walk through the neighborhood will help you see how people live and work. Be smart about walking and do so only during daylight hours and in safe areas.

• Hire a driver or use a taxi. In many countries it is very reasonable and a safe way to sightsee. Renting a car in foreign countries may be more than you can or would want to handle. In many countries public transportation is your best bet -- except during commuter hours when it may be very crowded.

• Plan your travel routes. Keep the telephone numbers of taxis, and bus and train route maps with you, as well as a card from your hotel in the local language in case you get lost. City maps can easily be obtained from tourist offices at the airport or downtown as well as from your hotel concierge or desk clerk.

• Establish familiar grounds. Frequent certain lunch and dinner spots and evening hangouts to help you establish a rapport with the owners and locals and make you feel like you’re part of the group.

• Talk to locals who speak English. They appreciate the chance to practice their English and will be delighted at your interest in their culture and more than happy to answer your questions about it.

Adapting

• Be flexible. Allow plenty of time to get to appointments. Bring a book to read in case you have to wait. Try to figure out ways to avoid offending your hosts while satisfying your own needs.

• Be patient. People in foreign countries are not usually as direct or in as much of a rush as people in the U.S. When you feel yourself getting uptight, take a few deep breaths and visualize a calming scene. Remember that people won’t behave the way you expect or want them to, and getting upset won’t make you or them feel any better.

• Ask your hosts some questions about their country and culture. They will usually enjoy talking about it, which will help you better understand and appreciate what you are seeing.

• Develop friendships by showing interest in your hosts. This, in turn, will help overcome what you may initially perceive as a negative environment.

• Keep an open mind. Look for similarities and intriguing differences between your culture and the one you are visiting. Focus on the good aspects. Try role reversal—how would you react if a foreign businessperson visiting you in the United States insisted that their way of living and doing business was the only way? When you’re in another country, remember to do as the locals do, since it is your ways that may seem strange or offensive to them.

• Try to remember to keep a sense of humor. When you feel confused, embarrassed, or upset, smile, smile, smile.

Free Time

It is inevitable when you travel that things won’t always go according to plan. You will probably experience delays and have free time. In general, when you travel internationally it is wise to allow more time to get to where you are going. You will most likely experience a delay at airports, on public transportation or from traffic. You might have difficulty finding an address. You might also find that a meeting has been canceled or rescheduled once you have already arrived. In general, be prepared for unexpected free time.

Free Time During Travel

• Keep a book or some magazines handy to help pass the time. It can be very frustrating to sit in an airport with an extended delay with only one English newspaper available for sale at the newsstand.

• Bring a CD or cassette player with you with your favorite music or, even better, language tapes for the country you are visiting. It will help pass the time and help you learn some key phrases. (Remember to bring extra batteries.)

• Many airports have services for business travelers who are delayed. Some excellent stop-over points include: Heathrow Airport, in London, England; Frankfort International Airport, Germany; the Miami, Florida airport for those en route to Latin America; and the Singapore airport for those traveling in the Far East. Services may include health clubs, showers, swimming pools, movies, city tours, and nap rooms.

• If you plan to travel a lot, it is wise to join one of the many airline hospitality clubs offered by major airlines. These clubs provide a quiet area in which to relax in a comfortable environment during a long delay. You will most likely also meet other traveling businesswomen there. Many of these hospitality clubs serve refreshments and offer various other amenities such as TV, flight confirmation and magazines.

• If you are traveling overseas and have not joined a club, see if you are eligible for one-time use of a club in an international airport. Many times if you are flying business- or first-class the club entry is included with the flight as a layover courtesy.

Free Time at Your Destination

• If a meeting is canceled or postponed and you can’t make business use of the time, take a tour to familiarize yourself with the area you are visiting. Your hosts will appreciate your efforts to understand their culture.

• If you don’t have a lot of time to sightsee, walk around the city (ask first if it is safe to walk around and for suggested areas to walk) to get a feel for how the people live, eat, and interact with each other.

• If you have a part of a day which is free (due to a canceled meeting, for example) talk to your hotel concierge about a morning or afternoon tour or hire a taxi to take you to the major sight seeing spots.

• Many hotels offer nightlife tours that include a city illumination tour, dinner and a cultural show. Many of these excursions can be booked the same day so you can fit it in to your busy schedule. It is a great way to learn about the culture and meet other businesswomen on the road.

• Check to see if any museums or department stores have late night hours. Major cities such as London and Paris have extended hours at least one night a week, which is ideal for business people on the road.

Mengenai Ramalan Mama Laurent

Video Ramalan Mama Laurent yang telah cukup lama disiarkan dan dapat kita perhatikan dengan teliti.Malam ini saya nonton di Metro TV acara democrazy. Kebetulan yang ditampilkan bintang tamunya adalah mama Laurent, Anda kenal dengan Mama Laurent. Itu lo paranormal yang terkenal itu. Kalo saya sih nyebutnya dukun. Paranormal = dukun gak ya ? Bagaimana menurut anda ?

Pemilihan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden ada yang secara ilmiah dan ada yang melalui terawangan (istilah Mama Lauren teropong). Terserahlah mau teropong atau terawangan yang jelas artinya tetap meramal. Kalau secara ilmiah prediksi dilakukan melalui survey, seperti surveynya dari LSI, dan lembaga-lembaga survey lainnya. Untuk prediksi non ilmiah seperti terawangan atau ramalannya Mama Lauren.

Menurut Mama Lauren sosok Susilo Bambang Yudoyono adalah orangnya bisa ngemong. Sehingga susah ditandingi oleh Calon Presiden Lainnya. Berdasarkan hasil survey elektabilitas Susilo Bambang Yodoyono memang diatas rata-rata Calon Presiden Lainnya. Tapi dalam politik bisa saja berubah dalam hitungan menit. Siapa yang tahu …

Ada Capres lain yang bisa menandingi SBY, tetapi sosok tersebut tidak masuk dalam bursa pencapresan karena dia berada diluar partai kata Mama Lauren. Mama Lauren tidak mau menyebutkan nama. Tetapi dia menyebutkan ciri-ciri fisik orang tersebut adalah:

1. Bekas militer
2. Sudah berpengalaman di pemerintahan.
3. Diluar Struktur partai

Ayo…. Siapakah dia ? Apakah anda yang sedang membaca tulisan ini…?

Menurut hasil survey untuk non partisan (independen) sekarang ini pintu sudah tertutup untuk pencalonan, begitupun melalui konvensi. Karena sekarang partai-partai lebih mementingkan sosok seseorang di partai dan berdasarkan hasil wacana umum. Bisa kita sebutkan disini adalah SBY, Megawati, JK, Wiranto, Prabowo, dll. Sedangkan untuk Calon Wakil Presiden masih terbuka dari kalangan independen.

Menurut Mama Lauren yang paling cocok untuk mendampingi Susilo Bambang Yudoyono menurut ciri fisiknya adalah badannya kekar, hidungnya besar. Jika kita prediksi berdasarkan ciri-ciri tersebut adalah Akbar Tanjung. Akbar Tanjung jika dilihat dari pengalaman memang beliau sangat berpegalaman sekali dalam pemerintahan. Begitupun pada saat dia memimpin Golkar. Walaupun Golkar dihujat dimana-mana tetapi dia berhasil memenangkan Partai Golkar pada Pemilu Tahun 2004.

Masih menurut Mama Lauren, Sri Mulyani tidak cocok untuk mendampingi SBY karena Sri Mulyani masih dibutuhkan dalam bidang ekonomi.

Pasangan-pasangan yang tidak cocok menurut mama Lauren

Megawati – Yusuf Kalla
Megawati – Wiranto
Megawati – Prabowo
Yusuf Kalla – Wiranto
Prabowo – Rizal Ramli

Intinya mereka tidak cocok karena ego mereka yang mau jadi Presiden semua, tidak ada yang mau jadi Wakil Presiden.

Yang terkhir adalah ramalan Mama Lauren untuk Presiden Tahun 2014 ciri-cirinya adalah sekarang ini masih anak muda, belum kelihatan di muka publik. Jika dia memimpi Indonesia akan lebih maju dari sekarang. La iyalah masa jadi mundur. Bukankah sekarang ini Indonesia sudah jadi negara modern apalagi tahun 2014. Ya gak?

Hasil kesimpulan diatas menurut Mama Lauren Susilo Bambang Yudoyono tetap jadi Presiden Republik Indonesia untuk 5 tahun yang akan datang.

Itukan menurut ramalan. Kita tunggu sajalah siapa yang akan memimpin negeri ini 5 tahun yang akan datang.

Creative Carp Bait Boosting Methods and Special Catfish Hook Baits and Fishing Edges

There are many simple ways to generate more bites in fishing. There are many complex methods too, but what matters is what gives you personally the most satisfaction in your fishing. We all want to improve our catches with the least time and effort. Or do we? You may wonder why I ask this question and the answer is this. Most often it’s the guy who puts in the most effort that reaps the greatest rewards, but this just reflects a great deal of our activities in life.

Often in the case of fishing, it’s not necessarily what you know, but how you create ways to use what is ‘common knowledge’ to solve our fishing challenges, by using innovative applications to fit a specific purpose by design.

A good example is in the case of many newer fishermen just getting into the game. Many are extremely keen to learn and will proactively seek out all the information they can. The proliferation of carp fishing magazines etc are catering to an obvious need, just as this article is. Often fishermen create the problems they face in their fishing situations by fishing in stereotypical fashion – quite literally as in the pages of a magazine. This ‘copy-cat’ type of fishing approach is absolutely rife, certainly in the UK.

For example, a set of anglers reading the magazines might well choose to start using a new ready made bait and order it in bulk from a commercial bait company. These days there are many which will make your bait to your specifications. You can even make your own flavours or bait enhancing liquid mixtures to differentiate your version of that bait to the standard commercial version. Often using one company’s liquid stimulators and attractors and flavours with the base mix of another is a successful way to create a new but already successful bait.

It can take a little time to get confidence in doing things like this. Certainly there are baits which have been ‘optimised’ using their own activating ingredients for example, but the majority of base mixes can be used with a vast selection of alternatives additives, flavours, oils, enhancers, stimulators etc and catch fish very successfully.

Even if you just fish for catfish and are unsure of how to boost a piece of luncheon meat, soaking it in one or a mixture of carp designed additives (as in dips and soaks) is an easy edge to use. Most carp anglers use a bait dip or soak to boost their hook bait’s attraction at the very least. This certainly works on most waters most of the time although where it is done by the majority, a situation is created were untreated and ‘washed-out’ baits have a noticeable edge especially for those individual fish which feed and behave with more care and caution with perhaps what might be termed an ‘angler conditioned heightened awareness’ of potential angling related danger reference points including over-loaded baits.

One easy way to trick fish is to soak all your free baits in an additive mixture so none stand out. I used to try and fish in a block of 2 or 3 days and nights if possible. This was really so the effect of leaching of stimulating substances from bait soak boosted free baits and the continual breakdown of different types of baits like pastes, boiled baits and steamed and scalded baits could build up. I’d do anything I could to make the fish lose their reference points in regards to that bait as much as possible.

Obviously using a bait of one kind in a swim works well and catches. How many anglers have tested using the same bait treated with 3 differing levels of added flavour soaked into the bait? Different swims, depths, temperatures and other variables can influence results on a single type of bait with one flavour level and it is very much worth covering a range of concentrations. When you find a level for that time of year make a note of it. Now you might want to test mixing betaine HCL or an intense sweetener for example in with the flavour and try these methodically too. (Using an ‘alternative sweetener like ‘Aloe Nectar’ or even cheap fruit sugar in your ground bait for example, can really pay off.) The thing is although in the strictest scientific sense what you are doing is not utterly conclusive (far from it) if it catches you more fish than your friends flogging ‘standard baits’ and you keep learning useful knowledge from doing it, then why not try it?

Another simple trick is to feed boosted soaked baits of one or a mixture of different types. Beds of boosted baits and all kinds of ground baits really can get the fish going and coming into the swim in a ‘stimulated mode.’ On many waters this can equal very active feeding, if only for a short while until the free bait is eaten, or you hook a fish and spook the rest out, or until attraction gets leached from the baits and the fish actually decide to feed on your baits when washed out, perhaps 2 or 3 days later when they may be regarded as ‘safe’. In fact, baiting up with boosted crumbed and chopped baits of different types and trickling it in gradually over a series of days really can build confidence and even competitive behaviour in the fish.

On trickier waters, it can pay off to get set-up in your swim, build the swim up with bait and only wet a line when the fish are obviously feeding confidently. This may mean 2 days of no fishing and then maybe a very big fish on the third night for example. I’ve done this on many occasions with significant success when targeting bigger fish.

You do not absolutely need to buy expensive fishing flavours and additives from the fishing shops however. Many anglers are on a constant budget and your consideration of the food, drink, fuel, ticket price and essential tackle which gets used up, like PVA bags, hook sharpeners, boilies, pellets, ground baits, all add up. Your free bait and ground bait boosters can be very simple mixtures. You can add any of the following:

Liquidised squid.

Liquidised liver.

Liquidised fish.

Mashed tinned fish in oil and / or water. (And mixtures of all or any of the above.)

Pates can be used to boost hook baits and make them very different. How many anglers have tested using a mixture of crab, salmon and shrimp pates with an added amino acid type of liquid supplement for example?

Tomato puree and other supermarket favourites like fish and crab source and anchovy paste. (Anchovy paste is also great for catfish and pike too.)

The list can go on and on and mixing cheaper materials with proprietary fishing bait products is also very effective. Even boiling your baits in molasses sugar or honey can make a difference to catches. It takes a bit of creativity that’s all.

I hope you do take notes too, because I certainly did regularly and in great detail for at least my first 10 years of carp fishing. Although I’ve forgotten much from the last 27 years of carp, catfish, sea, game, match and other fishing, over time, this process definitely speeds up learning. Maintaining a fishing diary and bait note book are very valuable tools indeed. It reveals valuable patterns pertinent to your water or specifics about the specific baits and methods you employ and the challenges you encounter. Looking back over past years makes for some fascinating reading too!

On one particular commercial water I fished around 2005 I remember aiming to catch all the big fish and this really did involve noting every single detail concerning the water to identify weaknesses the fish might possibly have. This included everything I could think of including possible dietary deficiencies due to a lack of weed in the water and history of specific boilie baits. This meant researching the pellet baits, particle baits allowed and ground baits most introduced by the majority of anglers. Also exact patrol routes, fish movements and behavioural observations and their regular feeding spots, frequency of feeding and apparent and probable feeding influencing factors. Also factors influencing location especially in regards to the activities and numbers of other anglers and their line angles, baiting habits and so on.

Even testing different rig materials to match the lake bed and identifying which approach would work better from small hooks and long links and hairs, to many options including very short links with exacting measurements and ‘hinge’ placements. Even hook baits and their colours, sizes shapes, hardness, buoyancies and densities and textures and leaching rates were examined. I came up with the use of at least 3 ‘alternative approaches’ which proved extremely effective.

A hair utilising 3 ‘blood corpuscle / disc’ shaped extremely hard dense baits in tiny sizes in combination with a complete paste covering of the hook, produced many of the big fish and pretty quickly too. This was fished with tiny fresh paste free baits and scalded paste baits in PVA bags half-filled with bait base mix and certain very effective additives. I was always aiming to use a new bait mix each visit and this also proved very effective and seemed to produce the effect of catching the range of the fish and not just producing repeat captures of the same big fish, which occurred for another angler to his annoyance. (He had no idea how it was I kept getting different fish!)

This water was very special because I had in effect spend 10 years on one larger water and another 8 years on a very difficult water of a similar small size each with similar problems which I’d successfully overcome and landed the biggest fish from. That’s quite apart from at least 100 other waters fished in the previous 25 years. Some waters require particular approaches and may take more than you are prepared to give. Money spent on bait has always been a problem for me and I’m not alone.

On some waters you really need the large amounts of bait necessary to build up a swim if consistent catches of big fish is your aim. My experience on ‘Darenth big lake’ in Kent UK was that I’d become extremely lazy and just did not focus on the fish movements and exact feeding spots enough and went for 2 or 3 years without really bothering to apply much of what I know about bait. I used tiny amounts of ready made baits almost entirely and fished very stereotypically and paid for it dearly. Despite hooking some big fish and losing them including the famed ‘little leather’ the feedback and lessons were all very useful.

I remember fishing the ‘Big Grange’ in Essex for a couple of years and noticed that at one point, certain members caught amazing numbers of fish in a short period of time while other members blanked. Of course, the secret was in the use of boats and very heavy repeated baiting of spots in heavy weed. The effects of such baiting becomes like a key unlocking the potential of a water making things very much easier where such an approach has not been done except by the minority. By comparison, my puny 25 baits around my hook baits produced very few fish, but I soon learned!

You could say that your real success is relative to what you know at any period of time and how you use it. At that time I’d never heard of anyone emptying 25 kilogram sacks of bait off a boat and then going back to their rods and catching almost immediately; it just seemed so alien to what I was used to. This opened my eyes to the quantities of bait, fish of a large size can consume within a very short period of time. Although heavy baiting is not an appropriate ‘blanket fishing approach’ I would always leverage it using creative types of baits and their preparations if and where appropriate.

However do be aware that your bait and baiting behaviour really can impact upon the fishing and results of other anglers even to the extent of preventing them from catching. This behaviour is just not ethical in my view and experience. I remember fishing one water having nicely prepared my swim for a night session with a minimum of disturbance and brimming with confidence, when a certain ‘Mr Shelly turned up in the swim close next door on a ‘social fishing trip’ and proceeding to fill the lake in with bait. We both blanked.

On some smaller big fish waters especially, you can actively observe fish responding in detail to your baiting methods and refine what you do and what you are offering. This can entail using binoculars to observe tiny tell-tale bubbles from fish feeding and travelling in your baited area and be able to track their movements on and around your bait for example. (You can note a fish rolling just under the surface on the sly for example when often you might look for a head and shouldering or surface rolling fish which just does not appear.)

You can look back in your diary to a certain week over previous years and pretty much know which carp or even catfish will be feeding in a rough location where in a water depending on conditions and angling pressure. You might also know what that fish’s bait preferences are; like a mix of particular bait additives or a base mix and expect to catch him at an even bigger weight this coming year. When experiences build up it can become like a painter with a huge palette and range of creative colours to choose from; one is likely correct for the purpose required.

So please remember, if a new angler turns up at your water and proceeds to catch fish beyond everyone’s expectations, he’s likely paid his ‘dues’ and genuinely put in great efforts and for a very long time, elsewhere first; and it could be you!

Like I mentioned earlier, much of your fishing success and ‘personal fishing edges’ over your competing fellow fishermen can be down to how you use what you know...

By Tim Richardson.

Si Seksi Tyas Mirasih

Tyas Mirasih ,memang si seksi dan sering tampil ampir telanjang ini adalah Tyas Mirasih yang sudah putus urat malunya sejak dahulu kala itu.Artis cantik Tyas Mirasih kembali membuat sensasi. Jika biasanya gadis manis ini diberitakan karena gonta ganti pacar, maka kali ini kekasih dari Tria The Changcuters bermain di film terbaru keluaran Maxima Production berjudul Air Terjun Pengantin.

Air Terjun Pengantin merupakan film horor kedua Tyas, Mirasih sebelumnya dirinya bermain di film Mati Suri (2009) yang juga di sutradarai oleh Rizal Mantovani. Nampak jelas di film terbarunya ini Tyas menggunakan bikini two piece yang terbilang sangat terbuka sehingga kita bisa melihat keindahan tubuh gadis berusia 22 tahun ini. Namun Tyas tidak sendirian tampil berani di sini, aktris cantik Tamara Bleszynski, Jenny Cortez, Nanie Darham, dan Navy Rizki Tanavia juga berpenampilan sama. Dengan penampilannya yang berani ini dirinya juga mengaku tidak merasa risih mendapatkan peran ini. “Nggak ada rasa risih kok, saat aku bilang iya berbikini, aku harus siap dengan kondisi apapun, kalau risih itu akan keliatan banget di kamera dan jadi ngga bagus hasilnya,” ujarnya saat peluncuran film Air Terjun Pengantin di FX (30/11) .

Dengan adegan-adegan yang terbilang cukup berani, wajar memang bila Tyas mendapat sorotan di film ini. Namun dirinya mengaku bekerja keras untuk mendapatkan peran di film yang rencananya diputar dibioskop tanggal 3 Desember ini. Bahkan dirinya mengaku harus diet super ketat dan rajin berolahraga untuk menurunkan berat badannya. "Soalnya kan malu, masa mendapatkan peran seperti ini tapi badan kita ngga enak untuk dilihat,” ujarnya lagi.

Namun dibalik semua itu Tyas nampaknya tidak terlalu memperdulikan dengan pro kontra yang ada akibat perannya di film ini. Bahkan dirinya telah mendapatkan restu dari orang-orang yang dia sayangi. “Aku sudah izin dengan orang tua aku, dan mereka mendukung keputusan aku untuk berkarir, sedangkan Tria juga sudah lihat trailernya dan dia bilang aku bagus banget bermain di film ini,” ujar Tyas yang pernah menjadi finalis Gadis Sampul 2002 ini

Presiden Bantah Aliran Dana Century

Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menyatakan tidak ada dana dari aliran Bank Century kepada dirinya maupun kepada tim kampanye pemenangan pemilihan presiden atau pilpres. Demikian diungkapkan Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Patrialis Akbar seusai rapat paripurna kabinet di Kantor Kepresidenan, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (19/11).

Menurut Patrialis, Presiden Yudhoyono menyampaikan hal tersebut ketika rapat kabinet terbatas membahas rekomendasi Tim Delapan di Kantor Kepresidenan, kemarin. Presiden juga mengatakan halk serupa ketika memanggil para anggota Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II yang berasal dari koalisi partai politik di Wisma Negara, kemarin petang.

"Saya kasih tahu, jangan curiga. Saya bilang `clear` 100 persen, tidak ada masalah dengan Bank Century. Isu fitnah yang menyatakan ada dana ke Pak SBY, ke tim pilpres segala macam, tidak ada. Dapat dipertanggungjawabkan sepenuhnya," tutur Patrialis, seperti dikutip ANTARA.

Meski dalam pertemuan itu Presiden Yudhoyono menyinggung masalah Bank Century, Patrialis membantah Presiden ingin menjegal hak angket pengusutan Bank Century yang diajukan DPR. "Pak SBY tidak mau ikutan, itu kan haknya DPR. Cuma fitnah ini yang berbahaya. Tolong dong ditulis bahwa ini Pak SBY bilang tidak pernah ada satu sen pun. Kalau tidak, kasihan dong pemerintah digugat begitu," ujar dia.

Menanggapi hak angket Bank Century yang diajukan DPR, Patrialis yang merupakan kader Partai Amanat Nasional (PAN) itu mengatakan, sebaiknya DPR menunggu hasil audit Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK). Sebab, DPR sendiri yang meminta audit BPK tentang pengucuran dana talangan Bank Century.

Hal senada disampaikan oleh Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Tifatul Sembiring yang mantan Presiden Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) itu. Ia mengatakan, Presiden Yudhoyono dalam pertemuan dengan menteri-menteri asal partai politik koalisi hanya meminta pandangan tentang arah hak angket Century yang diajukan DPR.

Sebelumnya, dalam rapat kabinet terbatas kemarin, Presiden menyatakan keprihatinannya bahwa namanya dan keluarganya disebut memiliki keterkaitan dengan kasus Bank Century. Presiden bahkan mengatakan akan mengambil langkah hukum apabila penyebutan nama dirinya itu tetap diteruskan.(ANS)

Berita Tes CpNs

Berita tentang soal tes cpns, begitu banyak sekali dan sangat menyenangkan bagi orang yang ingin menjadi CPNS. tetapi ditengah - tengah berita tersebut, ada sebuah berita yang cukup memilukan. Seorang bintang model Setianti Dwi Retno terbunuh di sebuah apartemen.

Tahapan penerimaan Soal Tes CPNS memasuki seleksi administrasi (seleksi lamaran). Menurut jadwal, hasil seleksi bahan tersebut akan diumumkan serentak oleh Pemprov dan kabupaten/kota pada 19 November nanti. Selanjutnya, peserta yang dinyatakan lulus berhak mengikuti ujian tertulis.

Panitia CPNS menjamin ujian tertulis berjalan tranpsaran. Soal dan hasil tes semua dibuat dan dikoreksi tim independen dari Universitas Indonesia (UI) Jakarta. Menurut Kepala Badan Kepegawaian Daerah (BKD) Provinsi Jambi Husnaini, ujian tertulis terbagi atas tes konpetensi dasar yang terdiri atas tiga tes, yaitu tes pengetahuan umum (TPU), tes bakat skolastik (TBS), dan tes skala kematangan (TSK).

Husnaini mengaku tidak bisa menjelaskan bagaimana tahap pembuatan soal maupun penilaian tes tersebut, karena prosesnya dilakukan langsung pihak UI di Jakarta. “Jadi kita di daerah hanya sebagai pelaksana. Kita tidak mengetahui bagaimana bentuk soal dan penilaian.”

Husnaini menjelaskan, berkas soal ujian akan datang sehari menjelang ujian digelar. Berkas ujian tersebut akan disimpan di BKD masing-masing kota/kabupaten dan provinsi, baik sebelum maupun sesudah ujian digelar. Itu akan dijaga oleh pengamanan yang cukup ketat dari pihak BKD dan Satpol PP. “Dengan begitu, berkas soal yang baru datang terjaga rahasianya dan berkas yang sudah diisi pelamar juga terjaga keamanannya hingga dikirim lagi ke Jakarta,” jelasnya.

Hingga kemarin (13/11), data berkas yang masuk ke BKD Provinsi Jambi mencapai 7.712. Proses seleksi administrasi masih berlangsung di setiap BKD masing-masing kota/kabupaten dan provinsi.

Setelah pengumuman kelulusan pada 19 November 2009, selanjutnya pada 23-24 November 2009 masing-masing pelamar yang dinyatakan lulus administrasi mengambil nomor ujian. Kemudian ujian tertulis pada 29 November 2009. Kelulusan diumumkan 9 Desember 2009 mendatang.

Kurang Tenaga, Proses Seleksi Lamban

Sementara itu, proses seleksi administrasi di BKD kabupaten/kota terkesan lamban. Kepala BKD Tebo Izhar mengakui hal tersebut. Menurut dia, lambannya proses seleksi administrasi karena personel yang ditugaskan minim, sedangkan berkas yang harus diteliti cukup banyak. Sampai kemarin, berkas lamaran yang masuk ke BKD Tebo sebanyak 3.523.

“Awalnya yang ditugaskan 20 orang. Namun setelah mendapatkan SK, hanya 15 yang bisa bekerja. Mereka tidak ada penggantinya. Jadi yang bisa bekerja hanya 15 orang. Sedangkan sisanya lagi izin dengan berbagai alasan,” jelasnya.

Kondisi serupa juga terjadi di Tanjab Timur. Hingga kemarin (13/11), jumlah berkas lamaran yang masuk ke BKD Tanjab Timur 3.200 lebih. Ribuan berkas tersebut hingga kemarin belum juga selesai diseleksi panitia.

Pelaksana Tugas Kepala BKD Tanjab Timur Hambali mengatakan, hingga saat ini pihaknya belum bisa memastikan berapa jumlah berkas lamaran yang gugur dan formasi apa yang tidak ada pelamar. “Saat ini proses seleksi masih dilakukan. Jadi kita belum bisa menentukan berapa jumlah yang gugur atau formasi yang kosong pelamar,” kata Hambali.

Proses seleksi yang akan berlangsung selama sekitar seminggu itu cukup ketat. Apalagi panitia penerimaan saat ini berlomba dengan waktu jadwal pengumuman kelulusan tes yang direncanakan tanggal 19 nanti dan tes tertulis pada 29 nanti. “Jadi kita kerja ekstra, apalagi jadwal tes berdekatan dengan hari libur Idul Adha,” katanya.

BKD Tanjab Barat juga belum bisa memastikan seluruh formasi CPNS bakal terisi semua. Saat ini BKD masih belum selesai melakukan pendataan jumlah pelamar. Kepala BKD Amirul Mukmini SE melalui Kabid Mutasi dan Pengadaan Angsori mengatakan, kemungkinan ada formasi yang tidak terpenuhi. “Kalau tidak ada yang lolos seleksi, tentu formasi itu akan lowong,” ujarnya saat dikonfirmasi di sela entri data jumlah pelamar di kantor BKD, Kamis (12/11).

Sampai kemarin BKD Tanjab Barat sudah menerima hampir 6.000 lamaran. Namun Angsori tidak bersedia menyebut berapa jumlah pelamar yang gugur bahannya. Dia memberikan contoh penerimaan CPNS tahu lalu. Dari 4.000 lebih pelamar, yang lolos bahan berkisar 3.000 orang. “Tapi itu tidak bisa dijadikan patokan tahun ini. Kita lihat saja, karena tim panitia tengah bekerja,” ujarnya.(viz/amu/usr/can)

Siapa Anggodo

Siapa Anggodo Widjojo sebenarnya, tokoh yang menggemparkan Indonesia dengan dugaan melakukan penyuapan terhadap para aparat tersebut?

Tim Independen Klarifikasi Fakta dan Proses Hukum Kasus Wakil Ketua (nonaktif) Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi, Bibit Samad Rianto dan Chandra M Hamzah, Selasa (3/11), meminta Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia menahan Anggodo Widjojo. Anggodo adalah adik tersangka kasus korupsi Sistem Komunikasi Radio Terpadu di Departemen Kehutanan, Anggoro Widjojo, yang juga buronan KPK.

Demikian dikatakan anggota tim, Todung Mulya Lubis, di Jakarta. Permintaan itu disampaikan tim dalam pertemuan dengan Kepala Polri Jenderal (Pol) Bambang Hendarso Danuri dan jajarannya, semalam.

Semalam, Anggodo disertai penasihat hukumnya, Bonaran Situmeang, ke Mabes Polri. Kepala Divisi Humas Mabes Polri Inspektur Jenderal Nanan Soekarna memastikan Anggodo dimintai keterangan di Mabes Polri. Anggodo sampai pukul 23.30 belum meninggalkan Mabes Polri.

Terkait kemungkinan Anggodo ditahan, Nanan menyatakan itu tergantung hasil pemeriksaan. Namun, penyidik memiliki waktu 1 x 24 jam untuk memeriksanya.

Namun, Mulya Lubis menegaskan, pada pertemuan dengan tim, Kepala Polri memastikan penyidik akan ”mengambil” Anggodo. ”Itu bahasa lain saja dari Kepala Polri. Tetapi, Anggodo sebaiknya memang ditahan. Kalau tidak, orang berspekulasi ia masih bisa memengaruhi penegak hukum yang lain,” katanya.

Menurut Mulya Lubis, pernyataan Anggodo yang tersadap KPK dan diperdengarkan di Mahkamah Konstitusi, dan mereka yang tersadap lainnya, bisa dipersepsikan melecehkan penegak hukum, khususnya Polri dan kejaksaan. Polri dan kejaksaan harus menunjukkan komitmen untuk memperbaiki diri. Jika tidak melakukan langkah tegas, dikhawatirkan Polri dan kejaksaan justru semakin terpuruk.

Secara terpisah, Selasa, hakim konstitusi Akil Mochtar juga menyarankan tim agar segera memanggil Anggodo. Dari rekaman, Anggodo bisa diduga sebagai pihak yang berperan penting dalam mengatur perkara yang menimpa Chandra dan Bibit.

”Anggodo harus dipanggil pertama kali. Tim harus bergerak cepat dan tak terpaku pada urusan prosedur,” kata Akil.

Sementara itu, Ketua Tim Adnan Buyung Nasution menyebutkan, tim merekomendasikan kepada Kepala Polri untuk menonaktifkan Kepala Badan Reserse Kriminal Polri Komisaris Jenderal Susno Duadji. Tim meminta penahanan Bibit dan Chandra ditangguhkan pula

Akhirnya Aa Gym Bantah Cerai

Akhirnya Aa Gym bantah ceraikan Teh Ninih. Setelah berita perceraian Aa GYm menjadi ramai dan membingungkan, pada akhirnya Da'i kondang Aa Gym mebantah telah menceraikan Teh Ninih. Bantahan tersebut dikemukaan Aa Gym untuk menyelesaikan isu - isu yang beredarseputar rumah tangganya dengan istri pertamanya yang lazim dipanggil Teh Ninih

Dengan bantahan Aa Gym cerai dengan istrei pertamanya tersebut, semua ini merupakan jawaban dari tanda tanya yang ada di setiap orang mengenai isu perceraian Aa Gym yang kandung beredar. Memang isu perceraian ini cukup menghangat juga dan membuat Aa Gym perlu untuk menjawabnya.

Setelah beliau menjawab, bahwa tak ada masalah perceraian dengan isteri keduanya tersebut, terjawablah semua isu yang telah beredar itu. Memang rumah tangga beliau baik - baik saja, artinya tidak ada menceraikan Teh Ninih atau Teh Ninih meminta cerai terhadap Aa Gym.