Kamis, 06 Desember 2012

Belfast City Hall



On 4th of December 2012 the Union Jack which has flown over Belfast City Hall every day for more than a century was taken down.

Just over a week before the council vote on 3rd December, the council's strategic policy and resources committee voted 11-9 in favour of removing the flag completely. Nationalists argued that Belfast is a shared space and a neutral environment which should be welcoming for everyone. Symbols such as the British flag they argue, represent only one side of the community. They argued that if the Union Jack was to be flown it should be flown along with the Irish tricolour, otherwise no flag should be flown or an agreed flag should be flown. Unionists would not accept anything less than the Union flag continuing to fly over the City Hall for 365 days a year. As a compromise, The Alliance Party put forward a proposal to fly the flag on 17 designated days per year as recommended by the Equality Commission. And so in the council meeting Nationalists and Alliance voted to bring City Hall into line with Stormont and other government buildings in the North. Unionsits voted against. The motion passed 29 votes to 21.

The wheels were set in motion for this historic council vote in the aftermath of the local government election to Belfast City Council in 2011. When the ballots were counted the results saw Nationalist candidates elected to 24 seats on the council on 48.3% of the vote. Unionists candidates won 21 seats with 36.7% of the vote and The Alliance Party won the remaining 6 seats. It was the first time that Nationalists had won more seats than Unionists in Belfast. The Alliance Party held the balance of power.



 This graph which appears on Nicholas Whyte's excellent Ark website (http://www.ark.ac.uk/) shows the voting patterns since 1973 and shows how rapid demographic change which has occured in Belfast.

Sabtu, 03 November 2012

Time for a Referendum?

This week there has again been calls for a referendum on a United Ireland. Unionist politicians such as Jeffery Donaldson a.k.a Mystic Meg tell us there is no need to call a referendum as neither the South nor the North will vote in favour. Some Nationalists tell us that we should have a referendum but now is not the right time to have it, as there remains a Unionist majority in Stormont and because of the current economic climate.

In my opinion these Nationalists are correct. Now is not the right time. I do not really think Sinn Féin want a referendum in 2013 or in the short term either. But this is not the point. They know the only way of getting a Green Paper on Irish Unity is to have a referendum called. And when it is called or agreed to, there will be alot of work to do before a date for the referendum can be set. You can't expect people to vote for something in the future if you do not know what you are voting for. How would 26 County voters have voted on the Lisbon Treaty before the terms and conditions of the treaty were set out? If around 30% (as some estimate would be the percentage in favour of a UI if a referendum was held today) were in favour before they even read the treaty, the bookies may have stopped taking bets by the time terms were published.

A series of talks should begin bewteen the Irish government, the British govenment and all parties in order to trash out the Green Paper. An agreement could take several years! So in this light Sinn Fein are correct to call for a referendum now as it needs to be set out what a United Ireland would entail - Federal arrangement?, Fiscal policy?, Health? Education?, Welfare?, Commonwealth membership? etc.

The British government will have an important role to play and they will need to be careful. If they maintain that they have no strategic interest they will agree, should the people vote for reunification, to subsidise the transition period as the North's economy is rebalanced (1 public sector job cut for every 2 private sector job created anyone?). Otherwise disidents can argue that the British purposely positioned the North as a welfare dependent economy in order that the South could not initially afford reunification.

I say initially becasue it is not yet known whether the sum of savings from synergies, removal of duplication of servies etc and the extra revenues from suitable fiscal policies, economies of scale etc that would occur in a UI are greater than the current British subvention to the North of Ireland.

And speaking of the economic argument. To those who suggest that people will not vote for a UI for economic reasons, let me ask them this. Say in a UI, the OAP of the South is to be maintained. How many Unionists (and there are alot of them over the age of 65) will vote No to having their weekly income doubled from £97.65 to €230.30 at todays rates?

Minggu, 28 Oktober 2012

I’m back as usual with my tips and tricks, this time around, it’s a mathematics trick, precisely, percentage (%) tricks. They are tricks with which you can find 15 percent, i.e. 15% 20 percent i.e. 20% of any given whole number. Without wasting much time, I’ll start my explanation

Trick for finding 15 percent of any number
1. Choose a 2-digit number.
2. Multiply the number by 3.
3. Divide by 2.
4. Move the decimal point one place to the left.

Example:
1. If the number selected is 43:
2. Multiply by 3: 3 × 43 = 129
3. Divide by 2: 129/2 = 64.5
4. Move the decimal point one place to the left: 6.45
5. So 15% of 43 = 6.45.

See the pattern
1. If the number selected is 72:
2. Multiply by 3: 3 × 72 = 216
3. Divide by 2: 216/2 = 108
4. Move the decimal point one place to the left: 10.8
5. So 15% of 72 = 10.8.

Trick for finding 20 percent of any number
1. Choose a 2-digit number.
2. Divide the number by 5.

Example:
1. If the number selected is 38:
2. Divide by 5: 38/5 = 7.6
3. So 20% of 38 = 7.6.

See the pattern
1. If the number selected is 74:
2. Divide by 5: 74/5 = 14.8
3. So 20% of 74 = 14.8.


It's as simple as that! in my future posts, I'll be sharing more mathematics tricks. Hit the like button if you like these tricks and use the sharer tools below to share with friends

Senin, 15 Oktober 2012

Scotland to vote on Independence

Today it was announced that an agreement on a referendum on Scottish Independence has been signed beween the Scottish Government and their English masters. The referendum in 2014 will ask the Scots a straight yes or no question. The exact wording of the ballot is not yet clear.

While this is a matter entirely for the Scottish people there is no doubt that the result of the referendum will have a very significant effect on Ireland. In recent times we have seen Unionist politicians desperately plea for the Scots to vote against independence. Of course this position is not surprising given the fact that a vote in favour of independence would mean a break up of the UK and strike a final blow to the British Empire. It is very difficult to envisage a future Union of England, Wales and a minority in Ireland.

Should Nationalists hope for the Scottish to vote for independence? On one hand the end of an imperialist and opressive Empire built on theft, bloodshed and murder must be welcomed. On the other hand, I am not convinced another English speaking, Independent country with a well educated workforce and fit for purpose fical policy would be good for Ireland. As Enda Kenny stated this week a United Ireland will happen one day regardless of the constitutional position of Scotland.

So what are the chances of Scotland becoming independent? Polls show that support for Scottish independence lies at between 30% and 40%. However, the British Government finds itself in deep recession and struggling with a debt which has long since topped £1 trillion. Deep Tory cuts are inevitable and will be extremely unpopular among ordinary Scots who see the Conservatives as an English party (look at their support in Scotland).

2014 is also the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, when Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English invaders. Expect to see this film multiple times in 2014



Kamis, 11 Oktober 2012

Fianna Fáil - "The Republican Party"

The advent of the Celtic Tiger in the early 1990s saw the beginning of what became a genuinely booming economy in Ireland. Exports began to boom, there was huge foreign direct investment, tax revenues soared, unemployment declined, emigration ceased and wealth increased.

Enter Fianna Fáil. The party increased spending dramatically. By 1996 competitiveness had began to erode as a result of high government expenditure. Around this time houses were beginning to increase in price sharply and activity in the consturction industry was on the rise. Tax revenues from stamp duty, capital gains tax, income tax from construction workers and vat from increased consumer spending due to higher levels of disposable income swelled the exchequer's coffers. Fianna Fáil's response was to add fuel to the fire. Tax incentives were given to gready developers who were encouraged to build and develope more and more and more. Regualtion of the banks was non existent. At best FF turned a blind eye on the reckless lending of bankers. It appeared that anyone could qualify for a mortgage whether they could afford it or not.

As the property secor began to boom, inflation augmented and tax revenues rocketed. Although the general economy was continuing to perform outstandingly, the extra revenues gained from the property boom brought about huge budget surpluses. Regardless of the fact that tax revenue from construction activity is not sustainable, upcoming elections loomed and Fianna Fáil had the resources to stay in power.

Giveaway budgets threw money at everthing. Social Welfare payments increased to world record levels, public sector pay increased expotentially, the health budget increased dramatically without proportional increases in efficiency. Grants were given out like confetti. The FF led government were spending recklessly. The purpose was to buy elections and stay in power. It worked.

While all this was happening competitiveness eroded dramatically. The growth of the property sector disguised the fact that the underlying economy had began to falter.

Had Fianna Fáil governed responsibly and taken advice from independent advisors and economists, spending increases would have been kept at modest levels, the property sector would have been cooled before the bubble began to form and the Celtic Tiger would still be roaring today.

Fianna Fáil have damaged this country hugely. However the fundamentals of the Irish economy are strong. Competitiveness has largely been restored. Exports are booming again. All that is missing is strong domestic demand. This will not return until the programme of austerity is complete. This may take another three or four years. Once austerity is finished, economic stimulus will be required. A new Celtic Tiger will be reborn. The state of the world economy will dictate the strenght of the new Tiger's roar. When the conditions are right for another Celtic Tiger people should not forget the reason why first Celtic Tiger was tamed.

Fianna Fáil claim to be "The Republican Party". Have a look at their website:


On one section of the website there is a notice of the party's annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration. On another section browsers are invited to browse by constituency. This map shows a bold line meandering through the North of Ireland. There are 18 constituencies missing inside the line. A Republican party would not partition a map of Ireland. A Republican part would not organise on a partitionist basis. A Republican party would contest elections in all parts of Ireland. Fianna Fáil are not a Republican Party let alone "The Republican Party".

Minggu, 30 September 2012

SITUS-SITUS UNTUK EDIT FOTO KAMU

Waw kamu merasa susah untuk mengedit foto kamu atau kamu mau mengedit foto kamu secara MUDAh dan CEPAT ?? oyaaa kamu cukup kunjungi situs-situs dibawah ini sesuai selera kamu.....

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Di bawah ini adalah situs edit foto online yang sering digunakan oleh para peselancar : 

1. http://photofunia.com/ 
Di situs edit foto online ini disediakan bingkai-bingkai lucu dan menarik yang di dalamnya bisa diisi dengan foto Sobat.

2. http://www.faceinhole.com/ 
Dengan layanan ini anda bisa memasang foto wajah Sobat padabeberapa pilihan pose figur para tokoh favorit Sobat dan hasilnya bisa langsung dishare ke beberapa situs social network. 

3. http://www.pizap.com/ 
Pizap ini bisa memberi efek pada foto yang lucu dan keren. Abis edit foto Sobat, langsung saja upload di Facebook. 

 4. http://www.fakemagazinecover.com/ 
Jika Sobat seorang model cover majalah, inilah situs edit foto online yang cocok untuk Sobat. Di sini Sobat bisa menempatkan foto pada cover majalah. 

5. http://www.makemebabies.com/ 
Situs layanan edit foto online yang memprediksi seperti apakah bayi yang akan dimiliki oleh seorang pasangan. 

6. http://id.picjoke.net/ 
Hampir sama dengan Photofunia, disediakan template menarik yang bisa membingkai foto Anda. 

7. http://www.getgrossedout.com/ 
Situs ini sangat cocok untuk kalian yang takut dengan hantu. Karena bingkainya seram-seram looo :D 

8. http://www.befunky.com/ 
Ini salah satu favorit saya karena efek yang tersedia lumayan banyak dan ada salah satu fiturnya yang memungkinkan membuat foto anda jadi nampak seperti kartun. 

9. http://makeovr.com/hairmixer/ 
Di sini disediakan model rambut yang dapat kalian sesuaikan dengan fofo Anda. Edit foto secara online memang sangat mudah, namun hasilnya tidak akan sebagus menggunakan aplikasi atau software. 

Tetapi dengan adanya situs edit foto online, kita kita dapat mengedit foto dengan mudah, hanya tinggal pergi ke warnet saja. Read more at: http://operatorku.blogspot.com/2012/08/edit-foto-online.html Copyright by operatorku.blogspot.com Terima kasih sudah menyebarluaskan aritkel ini

Rabu, 19 September 2012

ALASAN MENGAPA GADIS HARUS TETAP PERAWAN SEBELUM MENIKAH

Mengapa wanita harus tetap perawan sampai menikah? Untuk pertanyaan ini sepertinya banyak sekali jawaban yang dapat diberikan, semua tergantung atau kembali kepada individu masing-masing. Beberapa alasannya bisa seperti di bawah ini.

1. Sex Pra Nikah menyebabkan kamu akan dihantui perasaan bersalah
Sekali kamu melakukannya dan meskipun mungkin tidak ada seorangpun yang tahu, rasa bersalah akan selalu menghantui. Bahkan bisa jadi kamu akan menjadi benci pada dirimu sendiri karena tidak bisa menolak tekanan untuk melakukan hubungan sex. Perasaan seperti ini memang tidak mendominasi, tapi biasanya akan selalu muncul setiap waktu dan akan selalu menjadi bagian darimu.


2. Karena kamu bisa menjadi “sexual person“ dan segala sesuatunya tidak akan pernah lagi sama seperti semula
Seperti kalau pernah mencoba sesuatu benda additif lainnya, maka ada saatnya rasa kepingin atau ketagihan akan datang. Akibatnya, pikiran akan dipenuhi dengan sex dan menggangu konsentrasi untuk hal lainnya.
Dengan kata lain : dewasa sebelum waktunya.


3. Sex Pra Nikah akan mengubah cara pandangmu tentang sex – selamanya
Sex seharusnya sesuatu yang sakral dan menjadi sangat indah jika dilakukan oleh pasangan suami istri. Tapi jika dilakukan sebelum menikah, maka bisa jadi sex berubah menjadi sebagai suatu yang “kotor” dan terlarang. Cara pandang ini bisa terus tertanam di benak kamu, bahkan setelah kamu menikah nantinya. Sayang kan ?


4. Kamu akan sulit lepas dari “the first one”
Biasanya cewek merasakan ikatan yang sulit dilepas dengan cowok yang telah dia berikan virginitasnya. Ini tidak ada hubungan dengan ketakutan kalau-kalau tidak ada cowok lain yang akan menerima dia sesudah tidak virgin. Ini masalah psikologis. Padahal, cowok belum tentu merasakan hal yang sama.


5. Karena hubungan pacaran kamu bisa berubah menjadi “all about sex“
 
Pasangan pranikah yang telah melakukan hubungan sex biasanya akan selalu mempunyai hidden agenda. Kapan dan dimana akan melakukannya…. Tidak jarang karena jadwal rahasia ini mereka harus berbohong, kepada siapa saja. Bentuk-bentuk perhatian akan menjadi bias. Apakah benar-benar tulus atau karena cuma sex. Bahkan terkadang sedang berantem hebat pun akan langsung baikan cuma gara-gara sex, dan melupakan masalah sesungguhnya.


6. Sex Pra Nikah, maka kamu tidak akan pernah menikmati surganya bulan madu
 
Karena sudah biasa melakukan hubungan sex pra nikah, maka bulan madu yang mestinya asyik dan romantis, bakal jadi seperti liburan biasa. Tidak akan pernah ada sesuatu yang berkesan untuk seumur hidupmu.


7. Karena kamu bisa menjaga reputasi dan tidak mau “nyesel” di kemudian hari
 
Hampir bisa dipastikan, teman-temannya akan tahu jika seorang cowok telah melakukan hubungan sex dengan pacarnya. Jadi ini merupakan rahasia………….umum.
 
Jadi awas jangan dekati hubungan intim sebelum menikah http://www.salaf.web.id/104/awas-jangan-dekati-zina-buletin-islam-al-ilmu.htm

Census results - First Release - Phase 2

Phase 2 of the census results were published today. The results are effectively a breakdown of Phase 1 results by Local Government Districts (LGD). While today's publication does not give us a breakdown by community background, we can nonetheless break each LGD into Majority Nationalist (>55% CNR community background), Majority Unionist (>55% PUL communtiy background) and Balanced (both CNR & PUL community background 45%-55%) areas based on the 2001 census results.







Catholic majority areas have increased in population by an average of 9.2%. Protestant majority areas have increased in population by an average of 7.4%. Balanced areas have increased by 5.1%. Of course the LGDs in the tables above rely on the 2001 census which is ten years out of date. It is likely that some LGDs belong in a different group. For example the next batch of census results may show that Lisburn is a balanced LGD and at least one of the LGDs in the balanced areas group will have changed to the Catholic Majority group.

The phase 2 results also give us a breakdown of the population per LGD by age. In Nationalist districts west of the Bann and close to the border, the population is predominantly young.  This is demonstrated in the chart below showing the proportion of 0-15 year olds in each district as a percentage of the overall population.





















In Unionist districts to the east, the population is predominantly old. This is demonstrated in the charts below showing the proportion of 65-84 year olds and over 85 year olds in each district as a percentage of the overall population.










































Phase 2 of the 2011 census tells us that population growth in CNR community background areas is greater than in PUL community background areas. It also tell us that the CNR districts have predominantly young populations whereas the PUL districts have predominantly elderly populations. While I am uncomfortable speaking of the passing of elderly people in positive terms, it is only natural that as the older generation die off they will be replaced by children of the younger generation. Interesting times ahead.

Selasa, 04 September 2012

Digital Switchover


On 24 October analogue transmissions will cease. The digital switchover will mean that RTÉ1, RTÉ2 & TG4 will be freely available throughout all of Northern Ireland.

Those living close to the border will receive RTÉ One, RTÉ Two HD, TV3, TG4, 3e, RTÉ News Now, RTÉjr and RTÉ One +1 through Saorview/Freeview approved set top boxes or TV sets. Those living further afield where Freeview HD-capable set top boxes or TV sets are unable to receive southern transmissions will receive RTÉ 1, RTÉ2 & TG4.

It is unfortunate that viewers in locations far from the border will not have channels TV3, 3e, RTÉ News Now, RTÉjr and RTÉ One +1 on Freeview. RTÉ1, RTÉ2 and TG4 will however be available from transmitters on Black Mountain, Carnmoney Hill and Brougher Mountain. Even so some sports programmes and films may be unavailable to them due to rights restrictions.

Despite this the benefits that the digital switchover will bring cannot be underestimated:

"RTÉ should grow from being the state broadcaster of the south to the national broadcaster of Ireland. People north and south will be able to watch the same programmes, follow the same stories, and interact with each other through panel shows and feedback. It will contribute in a small way to removing some remaining barriers. Once digital TV arrives everyone in Ireland will have equal access to the same broadcasters, and the carefully erected partition of the media will be over" (Horseman February 2010).

RTÉ gaining 1.8 million extra viewers will certainly encourage the broadcaster to include much more Northern topics in it's news and current affairs programmes which should strenghten connections and lead to better understanding among all people in Ireland.

The free availability of TG4 in particular will help Nationalists in their Irish language strategy and push for an Irish Language Act to be introduced.



Minggu, 26 Agustus 2012

BERKAT MEMBACA BISMILLAH


Ada seorang perempuan tua yang taat beragama, tetapi suaminya seorang yang fasik dan tidak mahu mengerjakan kewajipan agama dan tidak mahu berbuat kebaikan.
Perempuan itu sentiasa membaca Bismillah setiap kali hendak bercakap dan setiap kali dia hendak memulakan sesuatu sentiasa didahului dengan Bismillah. Suaminya tidak suka dengan sikap isterinya dan sentiasa memperolok-olokkan isterinya.
Suaminya berkata sambil mengejak, "Asyik Bismillah, Bismillah. Sekejap-sekejap Bismillah."

Isterinya tidak berkata apa-apa sebaliknya dia berdoa kepada Allah S.W.T. supaya memberikan hidayah kepada suaminya. Suatu hari suaminya berkata : "Suatu hari nanti akan aku buat kamu kecewa dengan bacaan-bacaanmu itu."
Untuk membuat sesuatu yang memeranjatkan isterinya, dia memberikan wang yang banyak kepada isterinya dengan berkata, "Simpan duit ini." Isterinya mengambil duit itu dan menyimpan di tempat yang selamat, di samping itu suaminya telah melihat tempat yang disimpan oleh isterinya. Kemudian dengan senyap-senyap suaminya itu mengambil duit tersebut dan mencampakkan beg duit ke dalam perigi di belakang rumahnya.

Setelah beberapa hari kemudian suaminya itu memanggil isterinya dan berkata, "Berikan padaku wang yang aku berikan kepada engkau dahulu untuk disimpan."
Kemudian isterinya pergi ke tempat dia menyimpan duit itu dan diikuti oleh suaminya dengan berhati-hati dia menghampiri tempat dia menyimpan duit itu dia membuka dengan membaca, "Bismillahirrahmanirrahiim." Ketika itu Allah S.W.T. menghantar malaikat Jibrail A.S. untuk mengembalikan beg duit dan menyerahkan duit itu kepada suaminya kembali.

Alangkah terperanjat suaminya, dia berasa bersalah dan mengaku segala perbuatannya kepada isterinya, ketika itu juga dia bertaubat dan mula mengerjakan perintah Allah, dan dia juga membaca Bismillah apabila dia hendak memulakan sesuatu kerja.



KISAH BUMI DAN LANGIT

Adapun terjadinya peristiwa Israk dan Mikraj adalah kerana bumi merasa bangga dengan langit. Berkata dia kepada langit, "Hai langit, aku lebih baik dari kamu kerana Allah S.W.T. telah menghiaskan aku dengan berbagai-bagai negara, beberapa laut, sungai-sungai, tanam-anaman, beberapa gunung dan lain-lain."
Berkata langit, "Hai bumi, aku juga lebih elok dari kamu kerana matahari, bulan, bintang-bintang, beberapa falah, buruj, 'arasy, kursi dan syurga ada padaku."
Berkata bumi, "Hai langit, ditempatku ada rumah yang dikunjungi dan untuk bertawaf para nabi, para utusan dan arwah para wali dan solihin (orang-orang yang baik)."

Bumi berkata lagi, "Hai langit, sesungguhnya pemimpin para nabi dan utusan bahkan sebagai penutup para nabi dan kekasih Allah seru sekalian alam, seutama-utamanya segala yang wujud serta kepadanya penghormatan yang paling sempurna itu tinggal di tempatku. Dan dia menjalankan syari'atnya juga di tempatku."
Langit tidak dapat berkata apa-apa, apabila bumi berkata demikian. Langit mendiamkan diri dan dia mengadap Allah S.W.T dengan berkata, "Ya Allah, Engkau telah mengabulkan permintaan orang yang tertimpa bahaya, apabila mereka berdoa kepada Engkau. Aku tidak dapat menjawab soalan bumi, oleh itu aku minta kepada-Mu ya Allah supaya Muhammad Engkau dinaikkan kepadaku (langit) sehingga aku menjadi mulia dengan kebagusannya dan berbangga."

Lalu Allah S.W.T mengabulkan permintaan langit, kemudian Allah S.W.T memberi wahyu kepada Jibrail A.S pada malam tanggal 27 Rejab, "Janganlah engkau (Jibrail) bertasbih pada malam ini dan engkau 'Izrail jangan engkau mencabut nyawa pada malam ini."
Jibrail A.S. bertanya, " Ya Allah, apakah kiamat telah sampai?"
Allah S.W.T berfirman, maksudnya, "Tidak, wahai Jibrail. Tetapi pergilah engkau ke Syurga dan ambillah buraq dan terus pergi kepada Muhammad dengan buraq itu."
Kemudian Jibrail A.S. pun pergi dan dia melihat 40,000 buraq sedang bersenang-lenang di taman Syurga dan di wajah masing-masing terdapat nama Muhammad. Di antara 40,000 buraq itu, Jibrail A.S. terpandang pada seekor buraq yang sedang menangis bercucuran air matanya. Jibrail A.S. menghampiri buraq itu lalu bertanya, "Mengapa engkau menangis, ya buraq?"

Berkata buraq, "Ya Jibrail, sesungguhnya aku telah mendengar nama Muhammad sejak 40 tahun, maka pemilik nama itu telah tertanam dalam hatiku dan aku sesudah itu menjadi rindu kepadanya dan aku tidak mahu makan dan minum lagi. Aku laksana dibakar oleh api kerinduan."
Berkata Jibrail A.S., "Aku akan menyampaikan engkau kepada orang yang engkau rindukan itu."
Kemudian Jibrail A.S. memakaikan pelana dan kekang kepada buraq itu dan membawanya kepada Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. Wallahu'alam.

Buraq yang diceritakan inilah yang membawa Rasulullah S.A.W dalam perjalanan Israk dan Mikraj.

KISAH NERAKA JAHANAM

Dikisahkan dalam sebuah hadis bahawa sesungguhnya neraka Jahannam itu adalah hiam gelap, tidak ada cahaya dan tidak pula ia menyala. Dan ianya memiliki 7 buah pintu dan pada setiap pintu itu terdapat 70,000 gunung, pada setiap gunung itu terdapat 70,000 lereng dari api dan pada setiap lereng itu terdapat 70,000 belahan tanah yang terdiri dari api, pada setiap belahannya pula terdapat 70,000 lembah dari api.
Dikisahkan dalam hadis tersebut bahawa pada setiap lembah itu terdapat 70,000 gudang dari api, dan pada setiap gudang itu pula terdapat 70,000 kamar dari api, pada setiap kamar itu pula terdapat 70,000 ular dan 70,000 kala, dan dikisahkan dalam hadis tersebut bahawa setiap kala itu mempunyai 70,000 ekor dan setiap ekor pula memiliki 70,000 ruas. Pada setiap ruas kala tersebut ianya mempunyai 70,000 qullah bisa.

Dalam hadis yang sama menerangkan bahawa pada hari kiamat nanti akan dibuka penutup neraka Jahannam, maka sebaik sahaja pintu neraka Jahannam itu terbuka, akan keluarlah asap datang mengepung mereka di sebelah kiri, lalu datang pula sebuah kumpulan asap mengepung mereka disebelah hadapan muka mereka, serta datang kumpulan asap mengepung di atas kepala dan di belakang mereka. Dan mereka (Jin dan Mausia) apabila terpandang akan asap tersebut maka bergetarlah dan mereka berlutut dan memanggil-manggil, "Ya Tuhan kami, selamatkanlah."

Diriwayatkan bahawa sesungguhnya Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda : "Akan didatangkan pada hari kiamat itu neraka Jahannam, dan neraka Jahannam itu mempunyai 70,000 kendali, dan pada setiap kendali itu ditarik oleh 70,000 malaikat, dan berkenaan dengan malaikat penjaga neraka itu besarnya ada diterangkan oleh Allah S.W.T dalam surah At-Tahrim ayat 6 yang bermaksud : "Sedang penjaganya malaikat-malaikat yang kasar lagi keras."
Setiap malaikat apa yang ada di antara pundaknya adalah jarak perjalanan setahun, dan setiap satu dari mereka itu mempunyai kekuatan yang mana kalau dia memukul gunung dengan pemukul yang ada padanya, maka nescaya akan hancur lebur gunung tersebut. Dan dengan sekali pukulan sahaja ia akan membenamkan 70,000 ke dalam neraka Jahannam.

Sabtu, 25 Agustus 2012

HOW TO CHANGE DRIVE LETTER AND PATH ON YOUR COMPUTER

I've always wanted to learn how to change drive letter and the path on my computer for a long time, I knew nothing is impossible in the world of computers,but I didn't know how I would do it. I was browsing on the internet one day and I stumbled upon a post titled 'how you can change the drive letter and path' after trying it and it worked, I decided to share the tip with you. It's been a while since I last posted, it's because I've been occupied with offline duties. Now let me quickly explain the stuff in a few simple steps...

Steps to add/change the drive letter

  • Start up your computer
  • Go to control panel
  • Go to computer management
  • Select Disk management under storage

    Your computer will show all the hard drive partitions and external hard drives. If it encounters problems assigning a letter, you can manually give one by right clicking on the partition and then selecting "Drive letter and path"
    The computer will give options to Add, Change or Remove a drive letter. That's all!
    If after trying it and you're still encountering problems on changing the drive letters and path, just ask your questions as comment.
  • Kamis, 16 Agustus 2012

    AL-QUR'AN SEBAGAI PEMBELA DI HARI AKHIRAT

    AL-QUR'AN SEBAGAI PEMBELA DI HARI AKHIRAT


    Abu Umamah r.a. berkata : "Rasulullah S.A.W telah menganjurkan supaya kami semua mempelajari Al-Qur'an, setelah itu Rasulullah S.A.W memberitahu tentang kelebihan Al-Qur'an."
    Telah bersabda Rasulullah S.A.W : Belajarlah kamu akan Al-Qur'an, di akhirat nanti dia akan datang kepada ahli-ahlinya, yang mana di kala itu orang sangat memerlukannya."
    Ia akan datang dalam bentuk seindah-indahnya dan ia bertanya, " Kenalkah kamu kepadaku?" Maka orang yang pernah membaca akan menjawab : "Siapakah kamu?"


    Maka berkata Al-Qur'an : "Akulah yang kamu cintai dan kamu sanjung, dan juga telah bangun malam untukku dan kamu juga pernah membacaku di waktu siang hari."
    Kemudian berkata orang yang pernah membaca Al-Qur'an itu : "Adakah kamu Al-Qur'an?" Lalu Al-Qur'an mengakui dan menuntun orang yang pernah membaca mengadap Allah S.W.T. Lalu orang itu diberi kerajaan di tangan kanan dan kekal di tangan kirinya, kemudian dia meletakkan mahkota di atas kepalanya.
    Pada kedua ayanh dan ibunya pula yang muslim diberi perhiasan yang tidak dapat ditukar dengan dunia walau berlipat ganda, sehingga keduanya bertanya : "Dari manakah kami memperolehi ini semua, pada hal amal kami tidak sampai ini?"

    Lalu dijawab : "Kamu diberi ini semua kerana anak kamu telah mempelajari Al-Qur'an."





    10 PESANAN ALLAH S.W.T KEPADA NABI MUSA A.S.
    Abul-Laits Assamarqandi meriwayatkan kepada sanadnya dari Jabir bin Abdillah r.a. berkata Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda : "Allah S.W.T. telah memberikan kepada Nabi Musa bin Imran a.s. dalam alwaah 10 bab :

    ·    Wahai Musa jangan menyekutukan aku dengan suatu apa pun bahawa aku telah memutuskan bahawa api neraka akan menyambar muka orang-orang musyrikin.
    ·    Taatlah kepada-Ku dan kedua orang tuamu nescaya Aku peliharamu dari sebarang bahaya dan akan Aku lanjutkan umurmu dan Aku hidupkan kamu dengan penghidupan yang baik.
    ·    Jangan sekali-kali membunuh jiwa yang Aku haramkan kecuali dengan hak nescaya akan menjadi sempit bagimu dunia yang luas dan langit dengan semua penjurunya dan akan kembali engkau dengan murka-Ku ke dalam api neraka.

    ·    Jangan sekali-kali sumpah dengan nama-Ku dalam dusta atau durhaka sebab Aku tidak akan membersihkan orang yang tidak mensucikan Aku dan tidak mengagung-agungkan nama-Ku.
    ·    Jangan hasad dengki dan irihati terhadap apa yang Aku berikan kepada orang-orang, sebab penghasut itu musuh nikmat-Ku, menolak kehendak-Ku, membenci kepada pembahagian yang Aku berikan kepada hamba-hamba-Ku dan sesiapa yang tidak meninggalkan perbuatan tersebut, maka bukan daripada-Ku.

    ·    Jangan menjadi saksi terhadap apa yang tidak engkau ketahui dengan benar-benar dan engkau ingati dengan akalmu dan perasaanmu sebab Aku menuntut saksi-saksi itu dengan teliti atas persaksian mereka.
    ·    Jangan mencuri dan jangan berzina isteri jiran tetanggamu sebab nescaya Aku tutup wajah-Ku daripadamu dan Aku tutup pintu-pintu langit daripadanya.
    ·    Jangan menyembelih korban untuk selain dari-Ku sebab Aku tidak menerima korban kecuali yang disebut nama-Ku dan ikhlas untuk-Ku.

    ·    Cintailah terhadap sesama manusia sebagaimana yang engkau suka terhadap dirimu sendiri.
    ·     Jadikan hari Sabtu itu hari untuk beribadat kepada-Ku dan hiburkan anak keluargamu. Kemudian Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda lagi : "Sesungguhnya Allah S.W.T menjadikan hari Sabtu itu hari raya untuk Nabi Musa a.s. dan Allah S.W.T memilih hari Juma'at sebagai hari raya untukku."




    KISAH LIMA PERKARA ANEH
    Abu Laits as-Samarqandi adalah seorang ahli fiqh yang masyur. Suatu ketika dia pernah berkata, ayahku menceritakan bahawa antara Nabi-nabi yang bukan Rasul ada menerima wahyu dalam bentuk mimpi dan ada yang hanya mendengar suara.
    Maka salah seorang Nabi yang menerima wahyu melalui mimpi itu, pada suatu malam bermimpi diperintahkan yang berbunyi, "Esok engkau dikehendaki keluar dari rumah pada waktu pagi menghala ke barat. Engkau dikehendaki berbuat, pertama; apa yang negkau lihat (hadapi) maka makanlah, kedua; engkau sembunyikan, ketiga; engkau terimalah, keempat; jangan engkau putuskan harapan, yang kelima; larilah engkau daripadanya."

    Pada keesokan harinya, Nabi itu pun keluar dari rumahnya menuju ke barat dan kebetulan yang pertama dihadapinya ialah sebuah bukit besar berwarna hitam. Nabi itu kebingungan sambil berkata, "Aku diperintahkan memakan pertama aku hadapi, tapi sungguh aneh sesuatu yang mustahil yang tidak dapat dilaksanakan."
    Maka Nabi itu terus berjalan menuju ke bukit itu dengan hasrat untuk memakannya. Ketika dia menghampirinya, tiba-tiba bukit itu mengecilkan diri sehingga menjadi sebesar buku roti. Maka Nabi itu pun mengambilnya lalu disuapkan ke mulutnya. Bila ditelan terasa sungguh manis bagaikan madu. Dia pun mengucapkan syukur 'Alhamdulillah'.

    Kemudian Nabi itu meneruskan perjalanannya lalu bertemu pula dengan sebuah mangkuk emas. Dia teringat akan arahan mimpinya supaya disembunyikan, lantas Nabi itu pun menggali sebuah lubang lalu ditanamkan mangkuk emas itu, kemudian ditinggalkannya. Tiba-tiba mangkuk emas itu terkeluar semula. Nabi itu pun menanamkannya semula sehingga tiga kali berturut-turut.
    Maka berkatalah Nabi itu, "Aku telah melaksanakan perintahmu." Lalu dia pun meneruskan perjalanannya tanpa disedari oleh Nabi itu yang mangkuk emas itu terkeluar semula dari tempat ia ditanam.

    Ketika dia sedang berjalan, tiba-tiba dia ternampak seekor burung helang sedang mengejar seekor burung kecil. Kemudian terdengarlah burung kecil itu berkata, "Wahai Nabi Allah, tolonglah aku."
    Mendengar rayuan burung itu, hatinya merasa simpati lalu dia pun mengambil burung itu dan dimasukkan ke dalam bajunya. Melihatkan keadaan itu, lantas burung helang itu pun datang menghampiri Nabi itu sambil berkata, "Wahai Nabi Allah, aku sangat lapar dan aku mengejar burung itu sejak pagi tadi. Oleh itu janganlah engkau patahkan harapanku dari rezekiku."

    Nabi itu teringatkan pesanan arahan dalam mimpinya yang keempat, iaitu tidak boleh putuskan harapan. Dia menjadi kebingungan untuk menyelesaikan perkara itu. Akhirnya dia membuat keputusan untuk mengambil pedangnya lalu memotong sedikit daging pehanya dan diberikan kepada helang itu. Setelah mendapat daging itu, helang pun terbang dan burung kecil tadi dilepaskan dari dalam bajunya.
    Selepas kejadian itu, Nabi meneruskan perjalannya. Tidak lama kemudian dia bertemu dengan satu bangkai yang amat busuk baunya, maka dia pun bergegas lari dari situ kerana tidak tahan menghidu bau yang menyakitkan hidungnya. Setelah menemui kelima-lima peristiwa itu, maka kembalilah Nabi ke rumahnya. Pada malam itu, Nabi pun berdoa. Dalam doanya dia berkata, "Ya Allah, aku telah pun melaksanakan perintah-Mu sebagaimana yang diberitahu di dalam mimpiku, maka jelaskanlah kepadaku erti semuanya ini."

    Dalam mimpi beliau telah diberitahu oleh Allah S.W.T. bahawa, "Yang pertama engkau makan itu ialah marah. Pada mulanya nampak besar seperti bukittetapi pada akhirnya jika bersabar dan dapat mengawal serta menahannya, maka marah itu pun akan menjadi lebih manis daripada madu.
    Kedua; semua amal kebaikan (budi), walaupun disembunyikan, maka ia tetap akan nampak jua. Ketiga; jika sudah menerima amanah seseorang, maka janganlah kamu khianat kepadanya. Keempat; jika orang meminta kepadamu, maka usahakanlah untuknya demi membantu kepadanya meskipun kau sendiri berhajat. Kelima; bau yang busuk itu ialah ghibah (menceritakan hal seseorang). Maka larilah dari orang-orang yang sedang duduk berkumpul membuat ghibah."

    Saudara-saudaraku, kelima-lima kisah ini hendaklah kita semaikan dalam diri kita, sebab kelima-lima perkara ini sentiasa sahaja berlaku dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Perkara yang tidak dapat kita elakkan setiap hari ialah mengata hal orang, memang menjadi tabiat seseorang itu suka mengata hal orang lain. Haruslah kita ingat bahawa kata-mengata hal seseorang itu akan menghilangkan pahala kita, sebab ada sebuah hadis mengatakan di akhirat nanti ada seorang hamba Allah akan terkejut melihat pahala yang tidak pernah dikerjakannya. Lalu dia bertanya, "Wahai Allah, sesungguhnya pahala yang Kamu berikan ini tidak pernah aku kerjakan di dunia dulu."

    Maka berkata Allah S.W.T., "Ini adalah pahala orang yang mengata-ngata tentang dirimu." Dengan ini haruslah kita sedar bahawa walaupun apa yang kita kata itu memang benar, tetapi kata-mengata itu akan merugikan diri kita sendiri. Oleh kerana itu, hendaklah kita jangan mengata hal orang walaupun ia benar.


    Minggu, 12 Agustus 2012

    Economic woes


    In a week that we have learned that 11,000 private sector jobs have been lost in two years a leading economist has warned that the North's economy is facing meltdown.

    Attempts to lower the North's Corporation Tax rate appear to have failed. Although we hear Finance Minister Sammy Wilson insisting that the issue will be revisited in the Autumn, the fact is, The North will not receive a special dispensastion for a reduced CT rate. The main reasons for this are that if NI were to receive a lower CT rate from the rest of the UK, there would be nothing to stop British firms based in London from moving operations to The North in order to avail of the lower CT rate. The other reason is that if NI got a lower tax rate Scotland, Wales and North East England would be screaming from the rooftops for equal treatment. With a Scottish referendum on independence in the pipeline, offering NI a lower CT rate while refusing to give it to Scotland is a high risk strategy for the Tory-Lib Dem coalition. It could be enough to swing the referendum for the 'Yes' side.

    With a CT rate of 24% a deterrent to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the key strategy used to attact FDI to The North has been Sustainable Financial Assistance (SFA). This is basically EU funding used to offer foreign companies cash to locate to the region. This economic lever used to attract FDI to NI is due to be abolished by the EU next year. Given that SFA sounds very much like bribery this should not come as a surprise.

    With the two most powerful economic levers either being phased out (SFA) or unattainable (CT), The North does not have many hands left to play. There is one hand though, a pocket of aces, if only it could be seen!

    Rabu, 01 Agustus 2012

    BIOGRAFI & PERJALANAN RHOMA IRAMA

    Profil Rhoma Irama 

    Nama asli : Raden Oma Irama
    Tanggal lahir : 11 Desember 1946
    Lahir di : Tasikmalaya, Indonesia
    Zodiac : Sagittarius
    Terkenal sejak merilis lagu "Begadang" (1973) 

    Nama Asli
    Raden Oma Irama

    Tanggal Lahir
    11 Desember 1946

    Tempat Lahir
    Tasikmalaya, Indonesia

    Kewarganegaraan
    Indonesia

    Ayah
    Raden Irama Burdah Anggawirya

    Ibu
    R.H. Tuti Juariah

    Suami/Istri
    Veronica (sejak 1972-1985), Ricca Rachim (1984), Marwah Ali, Angel Lelga (sejak 06-Mar-03 - 06-Mar-03), Gita Andini Saputri

    Anak-anak
    Ridho Rhoma (penyanyi, l. 14-Jan-1989), Debbie Veramasari (Debby Irama), Fikri Zulfikar (Vicky Irama), Romy Syahrial (Romy Irama), Adam Givari (dalang, l. 13-Sep-99)

    Populer Sejak
    Merilis lagu "Begadang" (1973)

    Foto Rhoma Irama di Acara Pelantikan DPC PAMMI Se-DKI Jakarta

    Foto Rhoma Irama di Acara Pelantikan DPC PAMMI Se-DKI Jakarta

    INGIN TAU SEMUA TENTANG RHOMA IRAMA KLIK DI
    http://www.wowkeren.com/seleb/rhoma_irama/

     

    Sabtu, 28 Juli 2012

    HOW TO DOWNLOAD WEBSITE & BROWSE OFFLINE

    This time, I want to show you how to download any website into your computer and browse it offline. You may think this is impossible, but it is quite possible! You might wonder why you would ever need to download a website when you have all internet facilities and even a personal modem. One thing is this; there would be a time you'll want to quickly and urgently access a website which you think can provide you the very information you need but at that time, your network might for one reason or the other not be available. You get that? Moseso, some of such sites might for one reason or more later get blocked. Ok, I think we should move on to the main thing now. This download stuff is more of a service rendered by HTTrack website copier, and not a trick at all.

    To download any desired website, you'll need to first download HTTrack website copier on your computer. You can download httrack website copier here



    Let me briefly describe the stuff to you.


    HTTrack website Copier is a simple took which allows you to download websites to your personal computer so that you can browse them when you are offline
    . The tool downloads all the directories, getting all the html, css, javascript, images and other necessary and important files from the server to your computer. The site copier will rearrange the links in such a way that will allow you to browse the site easily while offline. So, the next time you find an informative site, what do you do? I'm sure you would download httrack website copier, download the website and browse offline!


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    Rabu, 25 Juli 2012

    We've Struck Oil!




    After decades of being told that Ireland has no natural resources, years of digging and after some 215 barron holes, in March of this year Ireland's first commercial oil well was discovered by Providence Resources off the Cork coast. Initial estimates stated that the Barryroe oil well contained between 373 and 893 million barrels of oil. However today Providence has stated that the oil field may contain up to 1.6 billion barrels of oil, four times the original estimate!

    We are rich, rich I tell you, rich beyond our wildest dreams! Not quite. Given that all previous attempts to find oil off the Irish coast have been fruitless the Irish government, in an attempt to attract exploration and investment has had to set a relatively low tax levy of 25% on profits companies make from oil and gas found in Irish territories. For the same reason the state does not receive Royalties from oil and gas discoveries.

    Joe.ie reports that even with the low tax levies and lack of royalties, the State could benefit to the tune of a whopping €100 billion. Others stress that significant losses on Providence's books will be written off against profits made on the Barryroe oil well hugely reducing the benefit to the Irish exchequer.

    Even if the latter is correct, not all is lost. It is likely that the Government will increase the 25% tax and introduce royalties in order to benefit from further discoveries but not to an extent that will scare off future investment, exploration and drilling.

    But is there more oil and gas and if so why has it not been found previously? Well it is generally accepted that the twenty fist centuary has shown enormous advancements in technology. If it is there they will find it. But is it there? David Horgan MD of Petrel Resources plc certainly think so.

    "The oil world has been transformed in recent years: despite fluctuations, the oil price remains high. Ireland’s fiscal terms are competitive and legal title is secure.

    "Technology has leaped ahead on several fronts, reducing costs and risks. The combination of three dimensional seismic surveys and directional drilling allow explorers to map and drain complex reservoirs.

    "The planned development of the 1981 Ballyroe discovery, after a dramatic increase in reserves, shows what is now possible. We believe that the Irish offshore will be increasingly attractive to investors."




    Minggu, 22 Juli 2012

    CARA MEMBUAT TEKS BERJALAN DI BLOG ANDA

    Sering kali kita melihat blog yang dihiasi oleh kalimat atau teks yang berjalan di blog teman-teman kita. mungkin sebagian besar sudah mengetahuinya. tapi disini kami mencoba untuk menginformasikan kepada teman-teman yang belum mengetahui cara pembuatannya.

    Note: yang akan kami bahas ini merupakan tulisan berjalan biasa bukan tulisan berjalan yang apabila ada mouse di area tulisan itu akan berhenti.

    Berikut cara pembuatannya :
    1. Login ke Blogger
    2. Kemudian klik Tata Letak dan Elemen Halaman
    3. Ketika sudah berada di Elemen Halaman klik Tambah Gadget
    4. Lalu pilih HTML/JavaScript
    5. Langkah selanjutnya masukkan kode marquee yang anda inginkan seperti contoh dibawah ini :



    1. Teks berjalan dari kanan ke kiri


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan



    2. Teks berjalan dari kiri ke kanan


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan


    3. Teks berjalan bolak balik


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan



    4. Teks berjalan dari atas ke bawah


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan



    5. Teks berjalan dari bawah ke atas


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan



    6. Teks berjalan mondar-mandir


    kode :
    hasil :

    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan



    7. Teks berjalan zig-zag nembus


    kode :
    hasil :



    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan




    8. Teks berjalan zig-zag mantul


    kode :
    hasil :





    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan

    Langkah Selanjutnya adalah mengganti tulisan
    Contoh Tulisan Berjalan
    dengan tulisan atau kata-kata yang anda inginkan.

    Ket :
    # direction="left/right/up/down" --> Mengatur arah gerakan teks.

    # scrollamount="angka" --> mengatur kecepatan gerakan dalam pixel, semakin besar angka semakin cepat gerakannya.

    # behavior="scroll/slide/alternate" --> Untuk mengatur perilaku gerakan :
    ~> Scroll --> teks bergerak berputar
    ~> Slide--> teks bergerak sekali lalu berhenti
    ~> Alternate --> teks bergerak dari kiri kekanan lalu balik lagi ( bolak-balik bo)

    # Fungsi dari :
    <center> ............. </center>
    adalah agar tulisan tersebut selalu berada di tengah.

    SEMOGA BERHASIL


    Demikianlah artikel mengenai Cara Membuat Tulisan Berjalan (Marquee)
    Semoga Bermanfaat..
     

    Pasang Jam di Sidebar

    Agar blog anda tampak cantik dan menarik untuk di lihat, maka anda bisa memasang beberapa aksesori blog, salah satunya adalah dengan cara memasang jam. Jam ini bisa anda dapatkan secara gratis pada situs http://www.clocklink.com. Salah satu contoh jam yang tersedia adalah sebagai berikut :

    silahkan copy vaste link dibawah ini :
    <script src="http://www.clocklink.com/embed.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">obj=new Object;obj.clockfile="5020-white.swf";obj.TimeZone="Indonesia_Jakarta";obj.width=200;obj.height=90;obj.wmode="transparent";showClock(obj);</script>


    Dan bagi anda yang ingin blognya di pasang jamjuga, silahkan ikuti langkah-langkah berikut :

    1. Silahkan kunjungi situs http://www.clocklink.com
    2. Jika sudah berada pada situs tersebut, silahkan klik tulisan Want a clock on your Website ?
    3. Silahkan anda melihat-lihat dulu model dari jam yang tersedia, yaitu mulai dari Analog, Animal, Animation, dll
    4. Jika di rasa sudah menemukan model jam yang anda sukai, klik tulisan View HTML tag yang berada di bawah jam yang anda sukai tadi
    5. Klik tombol yang bertuliskan Accept
    6. Pilih waktu yang sesuai dengan tempat anda di samping tulisan TimeZone. Contoh : untuk indonesia bagian barat pilih GMT +7:00
    7. Set ukuran jam yang anda sukai di samping tulisan size
    8. Copy kode HTML yang di berikan pada notepad
    9. Paste kode HTML yang di copy tadi pada tempat yang anda inginkan
    10. Selesai


    Karena kode jam blog ini adalah merupakan suatu kode HTML, maka bagi anda yang masih bingung cara menempatkan kode HTML pada template blog, silahkan baca kembali postingan saya terdahulu di sini

    Selamat mencoba.
     

     CARA MEMBUAT SALJU DI BLOG
    1. Login ke blogger.com.
    2. Masuk ke Rancangan (Design) > Elemen Halaman (Page Element).
    3. Sampai disini, silahkan sobat menambahkan widget HTML/Javascript, untuk judulnya dikosongi saja. Sobat juga bisa menggunakan widget HTML/Javascript yang sudah karena memang kita hanya butuh isi dari file javascriptnya saja.
    4. Masukkan kode berikut
      <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blogedek-javascript.googlecode.com/files/efek-salju.js" /></script>
    5. Jika sobat tidak ingin download dari hosting saya, sobat juga bisa mendownloadnya dan mengupload kode javascript tersebut dengan membuat hosting sendiri.

    Senin, 16 Juli 2012

    Census results - First Release - Phase 1

    The first figures from the 2011 census have been relased by NISRA.

    I have taken some of the more interesting statistics that have been released and will expand in due course.

    "In 2001, a person aged 35 would have been in the older half of the population in Northern Ireland. In 2011 a person would need to have been aged 38 to be in the older half of the population"

    We can take from this that the age of 37 represents the median age of the population (half the population is aged under 37 years and half the population is aged over 37 years). This is interesting because the 2001 census showed that the 'tipping point' between the two main religous groups was age 27 (Census table s306a). That is, those people under the age of 27 were majority Catholic and those over the age of 27 were majority Protestant. All things being equal we can assume that the 'tipping point' has increased 10 years to the age of 37, the exact same as the median age. This would mean that parity has been reached between the two main religous groups in the North. However all is not equal. We know that the older half of the populus have a larger Protestant majority than the Catholic majority among the younger half. By how much? We do not know exactly. All will be revealed when Phase 2 & 3 of the census are released later in the year.

    What we do know is what the religious breakdown of the 'big three' blocks was in 2001. Table S306 of the 2001 census tells us that Protestants made up 53.1% of the population, Catholics made up 43.8% and Others made up the remaining 3.1%. We aslo know of demographic factors such as a high Catholic birth rate, a Catholic majority in our Schools (53%) and Universities (66%). We know that 51% of applicants and 52% of appointees to the workforce are Catholic. We know that the 2001 census revealed that Protestants make up 66% of the 65 years and older age cohort. This is reflected in the higher death rate in majority Protestant areas.

    We are less certain of the other major factor which will effect the full census results. Migration. It is clear that there has been a sharp increase in immigration but what effect this will have on the general population remains to be seen. In terms of Emigration one can assume that as the economy has fallen the numbers of young people moving abroad to work has sharply increased. Again we will have to wait to see what effect this will have on the population but my guess that emigration of the two main communities in the North is similar.

    Therefore when Phase 2 & 3 figures are released it is likely that the Catholic and Other percentages will show an increase on the 2001 figure. This would mean that the Protestant figure will decrease.

    The reason for the partition of Ireland was to manufacture a Protestant majority in the North. A decrease of 3.1% or more on the 2001 figure will mean that the purpose of the sectarian carve up of Ireland is defunct as the Protestant population will have fallen below 50%.

    Table 1 – Census Year Population Estimates by Age (1911 and 2011) Age Group 1911 2011
    Number % Number %
    0-15 404,400 32% 379,300 21%
    16-39 467,500 37% 593,800 33%
    40-64 267,700 21% 574,000 32%
    65-84 106,900 9% 232,300 13%
    85+ 4,100 0.3% 31,400 1.7%
    Total 1,250,500 100% 1,810,900 100%
    (Census 2011)


    Minggu, 08 Juli 2012

    HOW TO RENAME WINDOWS FOLDER TO SPACE (EMPTY CHARACTER)

    Renaming windows folder to space, empty or funny character is really interesting if you are the type of person who loves to play with windows folder. When you do this, the folder invisible without hiding it.

    You can easily rename the folder to " " (space). You can't rename a folder to space right away. You have to RIGHT CLICK ON THE FOLDER and SELECT "RENAME" and get rid of the previous name and then you have to HOLD THE "ALT" on your keyboard and TYPE 255 in the number pad. i.e. You type (ALT + 255). Finally, press enter and your folder name will be changed to space.

    It is not over yet... Still, folder icon shows up with the folder attached to a wired name (space).

    Now, we want TO GET THE FOLDER ICON AWAY. That's simple, just RIGHT CLICK ON THE FOLDER, GO TO "PROPERTIES", SELECT CUSTOMIZE, CLICK ON "CHANGE ICON". The makers of windows OS seemed to have thought about this. You'll see three blank icons, I have no idea why these blank icons are there, SELECT ONE OF THEM and CLICK ON OK and then APPLY it. Done. Now, your folder should be invisible.

    Wait a minute... Still, that blank line looks bad with other folders... Just double click on the Name and sort the folder list. Yeah, you're through! You've successfully renamed your folder to space and hidden it at the same time.

    Wait, take a minute to share this trick with your friends if you like it.

    Minggu, 01 Juli 2012

    School's Census

    In February every year the School Census relating to students of nursery, primary, post primary and special schools in the North is published. The department of education has publised a spreadsheet of the religious background of students here. The graph below uses the data in the spreadsheet to show us the trends over the last ten years among the three main groups 'Catholic', 'Protestant/Other Christian' and 'Other'.


    The trend is clear to see. The Catholic percentage of the student population which has been increasing year on year remains steady at 50.9%. The Protestant/Other Christian percentage has been in decline and now stands at 39.9%.

    No doubt some would cling to the fact that the 'Other' group (9.2%) has increased in an equal but opposite direction to that of 'Protestant/Other Christian'. This of course would be to assume that the 'Other' group (which includes Non Christian and Other/No Religion/Not Recorded) is made up entirely of students from Protestant communtiy backgrounds. Logically this is not ture. However according to NISRA Protestants are more likely not to declare their religion.

    In the 2001 census NISRA allocated children and teenagers of the 'Other/No Religion group' into both community backgrounds (religion or religion brought up in)as follows

    •For children aged 5-11, those who were declared as 'None/Not Stated': 24.3% to 'Catholic', 40.0% to 'Protestant and other Christian', 0.5% to 'Non-Christian, and 35.2% to 'None'

    •For children aged 12-18, those who were declared as 'None/Not Stated': 25.4% to 'Catholic', 46.5% to 'Protestant and other Christian', 0.5% to 'Non-Christian, and 27.6% to 'None'

    Using these figues to allocate the 'Other/No Religion/Not Recorded' group in the Schools census figures we get a truer reflection of the community background of students. Students of a Catholic community background have increased to 53.0%. Students of a Protestant community background has decreased to 43.5%

    UEFA award for Ireland Fans

    Ireland Fans which have been labelled the "best fans in the world" are to have their contribution to Euro 2012 recognised by UEFA when Michael Platini travels to Dublin to present the award.

    While some might see the award as slightly patronising given the dissappointing performances of the team, albeit against the two teams which have gone on to contend the final, most welcome the award. No doubt it is entirely deserved as an estimated 35,000 Ireland supporters from each of the 32 counties flooded into Poznan and Gdansk.

    The verdict:

    The mayor of Gdansk is to nominate Irish fans for a UEFA fair play award
    Singing green army leave as legends - Irish news, Euro 2012 - Independent.ie

    A spokesman said the Irish drink a lot of beer, but were no trouble, and were in a word, "wonderful."
    Singing green army leave as legends - Irish news, Euro 2012 - Independent.ie

    About as threatening as a kindergarten school trip, their purpose is enjoyment rather than intimidation; they are here to have fun rather than to act out some historical domination fantasy
    Euro 2012: Ireland fans bring colour and kindness to P oznan - Telegraph

    Legacy of the Irish in Poznan
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=IE&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=Gm-1mCz_eUk&sns=tw&nomobile=1

    Opinion of Spanish and Polish supporters
    Video: Irish fans in Gdansk in full voice as others hail magnificent support · TheJournal.ie

    Unlike other international teams in Ireland and Britain, Ireland supporters continue to make headlines for all the right reasons. Hopefully the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 will allow the team to give the supporters the results they deserve.