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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Casual Weekend
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I needed to get away, so The Boss and I headed out to San Francisco. It was nice weather for The City, but still chilly. I was loving my new Fair Isle scarf, so I pulled the outfit together around it. Usually I like to pop color over the drab tones of winter, but the brown on brown worked. The key is to use textures. You want to avoid flat browns.
This guy was asking me if I was the guy from "City of Gentlemen." I replied, "Well yes, I am."
Like I said earlier, the best way to break up dull
tones is to mix in textures.
Mixed a heavy wool coat with leather elbow
patches with fine cord pants.
To tie the rugged look together, I chose a weathered chukka boot.
One of my go to items for a Gentlemen is the coat jacket wallet,
also known as a long wallet. Nothing is worse than a giant
bulge in your pant pocket. I did break the browns with a plaid
shirt and floral pocket square.
Jacket: John Varvatos Star USA
Vest: J Crew (old--Layering in Carmel)
Shirt: Gant by Michael Bastian
Pants: J Crew
Scarf: J Crew (old--Camo::Urban)
Shoes: Natha Studio
Pocket Square: The Tie Bar
Wallet: Deakin & Francis
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Titanic Projects
Monday, January 14, 2013
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Year 3 were busy last half term making some more fantastic 'Family learning Projects'. This time we focused on Titanic as we learnt about it's sinking during our Treasure topic. Again, the projects were of an excellent standard and all at school were very impressed. Have a look at some of the projects made by 3R.
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Amelie Cafe @ Armenian Street, Penang
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Update: Amelie Cafe has closed down. They have opened new cafe called Cozy in the Rocket in:
262&264, Lebuh Panti (Beach Street), Georgetown, Penang.
One of our cafe checklist in Penang was Amelie Cafe. Heard a lot of great reviews about this place. Luckily, we headed into the cafe right before it started raining. You might miss this place due to the massive amount of plants covering up the cafe. Plus, the entrance is pretty small. Love the concept of the cafe but there is lack of ventilation. Can get pretty stuffy. Price wise, I would think it's expensive. I would rather sit in an air conditioned restaurant or cafe and pay the same amount of money for my food. They have this rule too, where everyone must order 1 drink. Never got the chance to try out their food, but looks pretty good. Maybe during my next trip. Loved the drink that I ordered. Mix of banana and lime which was very refreshing after being under the sun for a few hours :)
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Situs SBY Diusili, Pelaku Terancam 12 Tahun Bui
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Jakarta - Istana sudah melaporkan aksi usil terhadap situs Presiden SBY ke Bareskrim Mabes Polri. Nah, jika benar pelaku melakukan aksinya dari Amerika Serikat, bisakah kepolisian RI menangkapnya? Menurut Kepala Humas dan Pusat Informasi Kementerian Kominfo Gatot S. Dewa Broto, setelah dilacak oleh Id-SIRTII (Indonesia Security Incident Respont Team on Internet), IP Address dan DNS peretas situs www.presidensby.info terendus dari Texas, Amerika Serikat.
Memang, meski terlacak dari Negeri Paman Sam. Bisa saja pelaku juga masih orang Indonesia yang memalsukan IP-nya ke negara lain. Hal itu tentunya biasa dilakukan para peretas untuk mengaburkan jejak. Terlebih menurut praktisi TI yang juga menjadi konsultan situs presiden, I Made Wiryana, DNS situs presiden SBY yang ada di Amerika Serikat yang menjadi korban serangan dedemit maya. DNS (Domain Name System) adalah sebuah layanan internet yang mengubah sebuah nama domain yang mudah diingat menjadi alamat Internet Protocol (IP) numerik yang digunakan oleh komputer untuk berkomunikasi satu sama lain. "Jadi bisa dibilang penunjuk arah ke situsnya yang diserang. Kalau situsnya sendiri tidak ada masalah," tambah Made, kepada detikINET , Kamis (10/1/2013).
Lantas bagaimana dengan pelaku? Gatot mengatakan, aksi usil pelaku bisa dijerat oleh Pasal 35 UU Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (UU ITE). "Setiap Orang dengan sengaja dan tanpa hak atau melawan hukum melakukan manipulasi, penciptaan, perubahan, penghilangan, pengrusakan Informasi Elektronik dan/atau Dokumen Elektronik dengan tujuan agar Informasi Elektronik dan/atau Dokumen Elektronik tersebut dianggap seolah- olah data yang otentik," demikian isi Pasal 35 UU ITE.
Jika berpegang pada aturan di atas maka pelaku bisa diancam dengan hukuman penjara maksimal 12 tahun dan atau denda Rp 12 miliar. "Aturan ini bisa saja diterapkan bila pelaku berasal dari luar Indonesia, karena UU ITE menganut azas extra territory. Artinya ini warning bagi siapapun, kalau mau menyerang situs Indonesia, dia akan berpikir ulang," jelas Gatot. Ia menilai, jika pelaku usil situs Presiden SBY berasal dari dalam negeri maka akan lebih mudah dilacak dan dibekuk. Tetapi jika pelaku dari luar Indonesia, lebih dulu harus ada persetujuan dari otoritas yang bersangkuta. Selain itu, mesti dilihat juga, aturan dari negara tersebut memungkinkan tidak jika disenergikan dengan UU ITE Indonesia. "Jadi pada dasarnya, mungkin saja pelakunya ditangkap (jika ia berasal dari luar Indonesia," Gatot menandaskan.
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Warga Malaysia Ditangkap karena Simpan Heroin di Celana Dalam
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Awal tahun 2013 ini, petugas Bea dan Cukai wilayah III Ngurah Rai, Bali berhasil menggagalkan penyelundupan heroin seberat 372 gram. Barang haram itu didapat dari Sargunan M.Suppiah, warga negara Malaysia yang disembunyikannya di celana dalamnya.
Kepala Kantor Bea dan Cukai Bandara Ngurah Rai Bali I Made Wijaya, warga negeri jiran itu sebelumnya dibekuk pada Sabtu malam (5/1/2012) lalu sekitar pukul 21.30 wita.
"Modus yang dilakukan pelaku tidak dengan menelan barang bukti, tetapi menyembunyikan bungkusan heroin pada celana dalamnya," ujar Wijaya, Selasa (8/1/2012).
Wijaya lebih jauh menerangkan bahwa informasi tentang kedatangan pelaku yang memiliki nomor passport A 19445465 itu sudah didengar sejak sebelum perayaan Natal. Sesuai perkiraan, tepatnya pada sabtu malam lalu (5/1/2012) lalu, pelaku yang turun dengan pesawat Air Asia AK 1364 rute penerbangan Kuala Lumpur- Denpasar, akhirnya baru berhasil diamankan. "Ciri-ciri terhadap pelaku sudah kita pegang. Saat itu ada empat jadwal penerbangan yang mendarat, dalam hal ini kita tidak begitu kesulitan dalam menggiring pelaku keruang riksa," tegas Wijaya.
Wijaya mengaku, pelaku yang memiliki wajah arab itu sebelumnya digeledah petugas. Melihat gelagat pelaku yang mencurigakan, petugas Bea dan Cukai Ngurah Rai Bali akhirnya meminta pelaku membuka seluruh pakaian yang dikenakannya. "Kita meminta pelaku membuka celana, tetapi dengan gelagat yang mencurigakan akhirnya petugas kami langsung meminta pelaku untuk menanggalkan seluruh busana yang dikenakan dan saat itu terlihat bungkusan yang dibalut plastik," paparnya. Untuk proses lebih lanjut, Sargunan beserta barang bukti bungkusan pelastik berisi serbuk heroin dengan berat 372 gram bruto itu kini diserahkan ke pihak Kepolisian Daerah Bali. (dws)
Judul : Warga Malaysia Ditangkap karena Simpan Heroin di Celana Dalam
Sumber : www.beritabali.com
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Dancing in the dust at RTR
Monday, January 7, 2013
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A five day festival on a farm seemed like an excellent idea and when I first saw the line-up of Rock the River 2012/13, I thought that I just might not survive this one! This was going to be DPC's third festival in a single month and we were as ready as we could ever be. We packed our bags and booze and left all our baggage at home. This was going to be a serious trip and we went with a big load of energy. Only, no one can prepare for a five day festival of this calibre.
We arrived on Friday afternoon at the venue to find it a bit deserted and dusty. It looked quite like something out of a cowboy film shot somewhere in the Nevada desert. Okay not quite like that, but you get the picture more or less. We decided to test the ground and went for a walk around the site.
"Jissus, dis gevaarlik hier" Van Coke Kartel.
Rock the River is a different kind of festival. Here you will find a mix of all ages and genres mixed together onto one farm. Add a killer line-up on three stages, a piece of raw land and some hardcore wind. The result? One big, mind BLOWING party! Yes, that wind was blowing like the end of the world came a few days too late!
Now, there were definitely more tattoos than people at Rock the River this year, but it was a Monster of a trip from the moment we got there. No pun intended.
Friday's excitement was mostly centered around Van Coke Kartel's set - Obviously one of DPC's favourites. They do it right and they know how to kick off a party. The four-piece really initiated the festival on Friday evening, as they played their apocalyptic beats to a smallish crowd. The bunch enjoyed themselves enough to break down the barriers in front of the stage though. On the first night already? Note to organizers: If you don't want festival goers to behave like animals, make sure you put your barriers up right. Needless to say: The last half of their set was spent between three big security guards glaring over us like policemen. Nothing can spoil a Van Coke Kartel set though and we were ready for the rest of the fest with huge smiles on our face.
Saturday was spent hopping between the stalls, to find water and food, and the river. It was hot and we were hungover. We found a tap (in the middle of absolutely NOWHERE) that said: "Drinking water". We opened the oasis of a tap and out poured steaming, hot water! Now here is a nice problem to solve (to all festival organizers): How do you give thousands of people fresh, free, cold drinking water? Think about it. We decided to take the trip back to Cape Town for more money, warm jackets and a decent shower. Ah, the joy of a five day festival close to Cape Town! :)
We kicked off Sunday with Tatum on the Main Stage. Although I have heard of them numerous times before, I have not had the chance to see them live. They played to a small, rather hungover, crowd that were trying to hide about 15 meters away in the shade. Tatum, who have worked with Theo Crous, was quite entertaining and they had many a festival goer crack open their first beer. I would like to see them again at one of their Cape Town gigs and I can actually see the twins doing cabaret in an intimate theater in the future.
I had a lot of fun watching some lesser known bands like Set for the Sky. These guys gave it their all and as tiny as they were on stage, gave an extremely energetic performance. Some of these guys
have huge potential and I am sure if we give it a year or 3, these guys
will be up there, opening for the big guns.
At 18h00 it was time for Lucy Kruger to grace the main stage. What can I say? This girl is now the darling of South
Africa's 'up-and-coming' music scene. So soothing was her voice on Sunday, that I found myself at times just swaying slowly with a huge smile on my face. I saw Lucy at Mercury Live launching her debut album, Cut Those Strings, a few months ago and I must say: She sounds even better. As she sang Catchy
phrases a guy next to me commented" Why can I not meet a girl like
that?". Truly, she is something. People, go listen to this lady, go buy
her albums - her voice is fascinating. I felt a little irritated by the fact that there was such a small crowd at her set. She deserves a massive audience. Her songs are perfect for a late afternoon at a festival and I think, together with the experienced Schalk Joubert, it was a beautiful performance.
Much excitement was created prior to Woodstock Mafia's set. And with bloody good reason! As soon as the first note was played, the crowd was sold to frontman Joe Theron's voice. It was amazing watching them play - passionate and happy about entertaining
the crowd, especially Bassist Ryan Matthews. They attracted the first big crowd on Sunday and they thoroughly deserved it. I
think everyone will agree: These boys have done well in 2012 and they
will probably soon take over the SA Rock scene up there with Van Coke
Kartel. Well done guys!
Good Night Wembley was up next and George Van der Spuy had the crowd jumping at his feet as they played. Girls were pushing and shoving next to me, to get to the front. Van der Spuy shouted a few comments into the crowd and girls, everywhere, screamed at the barriers. Good Night Wembley performed with a lot of ease and gave the crowd just the right dose of Rock n roll. It was the start of the evening and I felt I had to take a break from the Main Stage to recharge my energy.
For the next couple of hours we moved between the Electronic Stage, tent, bar and Metal Stage. I started to notice quite a few more people arrived since that Friday and I was happy to see that all the stages were supported by a decent crowd.
We catched Enmity on the Metal Stage. What a strange thing! I know a lot of hype was created before their show, but this was something quite different. I appreciated the instrumental talent and so did the rest of the crowd - soon there was a mini mosh-pit that sucked us in and left a few people on their backs!
Finally it was time for Lark. Lark Electro is a musical miracle. Mr Sakitumi, how do you get to be so musically talented? Inge Beckmann, do you actually have three voices coming out of you at once? Incredible. They were also one of my favourite sets at Rock the River. Inge's voice exploded into the cold air and left us standing silently in awe. This is world class talent right here.
I enjoyed the metal stage immensely over the weekend! Although I haven't listened to
any hard metal for a long time, it brought back a lot of memories. Arc Reactor was one of my favourites and we were soon jumping and dancing around
like bunnies on ecstasy in the wind.
The electronic stage played beats all day. They attracted very small crowds during the day and people were mostly hiding under the two tents on the sides - It was just way too hot on the dance floor. On Monday evening I had a really good time at the Electro stage. We were dancing under the moon to some serious dubstep and for the first time at a festival an electro set became one of my favourites.
2012 was brought to an angelic end on Monday by the Rudimentals giving an entertaining countdown. What a beautiful way to end a crazy year! I felt content standing in front of the stage surrounded by a lot of happy people celebrating music and life.
HAPPY NEW YEAR KIDS!
The venue was beautiful, but far from perfect. It was dusty and windy with little natural shade. But that is how I picture Rock the River to be - on a piece of untamed, open land where metal heads can shake their long hair in the wind, hippies can stomp in the dust and rockers can sing and shout as loud as they want to. With all the festival's flaws, the organizers actually hit the nail on the head - Rock the River is suppose to be this raw!
It was a long festival, it was a great festival! What a trip to see such a diverse crowd, partying together under one (windy) sky. Cheers to Rock the River!
A HUGE hats off to Antonio Manuel for all his hard work!
Thanks Ice Carstens!:)
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