Posts Tagged ‘People

29
Oct
09

Millions Facebook users opposed Facebook changes

facebook-homepageIn the recently days, facebook homepage interface has changed. Many Facebook users are surprised and feel less pleased with the changes in the social networking site homepage is. As a result, flow of criticism from more than one million accounts belonging in a protest group. Some users feel comfort with the previous interface because they have been accustomed, but in the other hand, facebook team do the changes because of there are some feedback from the other users who want to make a change in facebook homepage interface.

Because of that changes, not less than 1.1 million Facebook users unite to form a group called ‘Change Facebook Back to Normal’. Especially if their request is not the hope that Facebook could be like before. This is really phenomenal events that ever happen in facebook. Actually facebook developoer team just want to follow users will. But in some side, they must face some protest from the other users.

“Have you ever heard a phrase that says if something is not broken, do not fix it? Restore Facebook!” wrote a user named Eliza Williams in the group.

Some of the changes Facebook made it uncomfortable for some users. All the latest updates a list users who do now appear on News Feed and Live Feed. The reason is that Facebook users do not lose information about the activities of their friends.

Facebook own party claim they make changes based on advice given user. “When we redesigned the homepage and Facebook in March, we heard a proposal from the millions of users and to consider developing Live News Feeds and Feed,” the Facebook statement.

Now, Facebook party also encourage people to give constructive feedback about this change.

29
Oct
09

“Let’s Kill Berlusconi(PM of Italia)” in Facebook Group

article-1222215-06EC3ACE000005DC-832_468x445Difference will of people encorage them to create some group where they can associate each other inside there. Many kind groups were exist in Facebook. One of group that have been created in Facebook is “Uccidiamo Berlusconi” or “Let’s Kill Berlusconi” in english. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received death threats from the tens of thousands of people. They were joined in a few sites that formed a group on Facebook with a big theme ‘Killing Berlusconi’.

Hundreds of new members join this hatred group every day. Do not want this action to continue in the real world, the Italian authorities were investigating these groups. This group has more than 16,000 members and is growing in popularity.

Group administrators deny breaking any laws or wanting to harm anyone. Last month the US Secret Service intervened after a Facebook poll asked people if they thought President Barack Obama should be killed. Mr Berlusconi’s scandalous private life and legal troubles have recently put him at the centre of a heated controversy.

“Let’s kill Berlusconi” is just one of several groups established on Facebook in opposition to the Italian prime minister. Another Facebook group called “Death to Berlusconi” has around 300 members.

These groups were exacerbated by the images depicted Berlusconi was in the red circle with a diagonal line across his face that said ‘Berlusconi’s Get Lost’. One member even wrote, “Silvio, you’ll end up like Kennedy”.

A number of parties from the political parties who do not approve of these groups ordered it all removed because assessed as ‘hate campaign’.

Despite the administrators’ protestations, Italian authorities say the tone of the dialogue places the group on the wrong side of the law.

“These groups foment hate for Berlusconi, they call for his murder,” Italy’s Justice Minister Angelino Alfano was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.

“I expect magistrates to do their duty.”

Even opposition leader Dario Franceschini, has called for the group to be shut down.

03
Sep
09

7,3 on the Richter Scale Earthquake shook Java

Gempa alias EarthquakeWednesday, 2 September 2009 at 14:55 pm, the Earthquake really made lots of people in Java be panic. This earthquake also could be measured as a medium scale earthquake. The Epicentrum of this earthquake was in Tasikmalaya, West Java. Because of that, the most victims and damage raised up in Tasikmalaya. Based on data of BMG(Meteorology and Geophysics Departement), the epicenter located at coordinates 8.223 and 107.449 LS BS in depth of 30 kilometers below sea level, about 142 kilometers southwest of Tasikmalaya, West Java. This earthquake also caused a tsunami potential.

Although the epicenter was in Tasikmalaya, but the shock could be felt up to a few regions such as Jakarta, Bandung, Sukabumi, Yogyakarta and others. In Jakarta, some residents and employees who work in the buildings of skyscrapers in the capital city was panic. They poured out of the building to escape.

7.3 Richter scale earthquakebased on 142 kilometers southwest of Tasikmalaya destroyed hundreds of houses in 9 villages in the District Cigalontang, Tasikmalaya. As a result 400 people were forced to flee in an emergency tent.

The circumstance in the refugee camps was depressing enough. Hygiene facilities and means to sleep was less feasible. Most of the refugees was only just openning to tents and sleeping mats. Moreover, they still have to share with other refugees.

Some people even have started complaining about the disease. This can be seen from the many people who complained about health problems in the health service office. 30 people – including toddlers – as is handled in the local medical personnel.

Around 1358 buildings were damaged in the known Cigalontang district. 679 One of them is staying home while the other 45 is a place of worship and rest is another building.

Total of damaged buildings, the worst damage occurred in a mosque in District Cigalontang. The death toll has found 1 person, 5 people suffered severe injuries and 27 other people suffered minor injuries.

Here is the details :
Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 07:55:01 UTC
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 02:55:01 PM at epicenter
Location 7.778°S, 107.328°E
Depth 50 km (31.1 miles)
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances 95 km (60 miles) SSW of Bandung, Java, Indonesia
110 km (70 miles) SSE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
115 km (70 miles) WSW of Tasikmalaya, Java, Indonesia
195 km (120 miles) SSE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Parameters NST=213, Nph=213, Dmin=352.7 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009lbat

01
Sep
09

Funny Toon .,

This ilustration maybe can make a little laugh for us.. ^_^
spy-room

25
May
09

The Youngest Professor in USA is Indonesian

Nelson Tansu Professor achieve a degree in the field of Electrical Engineering in the United States before the age of 30 years. Because his last name similar to the name of Japan, many Japanese petinggi the mengajaknya “return to Japan” to Japan. But Prof. Tansu says if he is the holder of the passport berlogo green Garuda Pancasila. However, he would not return to Indonesia. Why?

Nelson Tansu, Ph.D.

Nelson Tansu, Ph.D.


Nelson Tansu was born in Medan, 20 October 1977. Graduates from high school Sutomo 1 Medan. Was a finalist team in the Physics Olympiad. Reaching Bachelor degree from Wisconsin University in the field of Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering and Physics (AMEP), which ditempuhnya only in 2 years 9 months, with the predicate and Summa cum laude. Continue reading ‘The Youngest Professor in USA is Indonesian’




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