Jumat, 28 Juni 2013

Full throttle in an SUV that plays with pony cars

Nama   : Aditiyo Nugroho
NPM   : 20210183
Kelas   : 3eb18

That is why, during a recent stint with the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, I placed a 21 year-old acquaintance in the bolstered and suede-trimmed driver’s seat, had him drive to the longest, straightest part of an untrafficked country road, instructed him to depress the Launch Control button alongside the Audi-mimicking T-shaped shifter, plunge his left foot into the brake and stuff his right onto the throttle.
The 6.4-litre Hemi V8 grunted like some band of ogres from one of those interminable Lord of the Rings movies — a band that hadn’t devoured its requisite intake of muskox offal. All four corners and all 5,150lb of this sinister sport utility vehicle primed and shuddered like a cafeteria full of school children the moment before the recess bell rings. The red-painted Brembo brake calipers, each approximately the size of a railroad trestle, made whatever noise is made by two trestles gnashing against huge iron discs. If there were stick pins or paperclips within a yard of any of the 20-inch forged-alloy wheels, they would have leapt from the roadway and affixed themselves to the brakes; we were creating polar-scale magnets.
The driver — a young man who was, just then, experiencing his first moments behind the wheel of a test vehicle — looked to me for a sign, his eyes turbid with trepidation (or perhaps that was piston thrum).
“You can take your foot off the brake now,” I said.
Have you ever witnessed elation — pure automotive euphoria — at the precise moment it comes to the surface? It does not consist solely of joy. Not even close – at least 30% of the experience consists of breathless terror, but not the kind of terror that makes you stop inhaling. No, this emotion is the sort that pushes the existing air from your lungs, like a vaudeville accordionist after the night’s last performance, callously emptying his instrument’s bladder, with a faint and corrosive hiss that is no note and all notes at once.
After red-lining the Grand Cherokee’s 470-horsepower engine in first and second gear, and cracking off clunky, nail-gun shifts with the slick metal paddles on the wrist-thick leather steering wheel, the 21-year-old slaked the turgid exertion of his right leg and slowed to normal highway speeds. (For the record, Jeep claims its speed-shop-enhanced Grand Cherokee will hustle from 0 to 60mph in 4.8 seconds and press on to a top speed of 160mph.) “I feel like…” The young man paused, lost for words. “That was a first,” he said at last, smiling. “That was one to remember.”
We didn’t put the Grand Cherokee’s Land Rover-esque Selec-Terrain traction-control knob into any of its other settings: rubble, tundra, caliche, Afghanistan… but we didn’t need to. As my new friend said later, summarizing his experience: “Any excursion in the SRT feels like a conquering.”
Vital stats: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
  • Base price: $63,990, inclusive of $995 destination charge
  • As tested: $65,985
  • EPA fuel economy: 12mpg city, 18mpg highway
  • Drivetrain: 470hp, 6.4-litre V8 engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive
  • Major options: Harman Kardon audio group, $1,995

Bangladesh anger at US trade privilege suspension

Nama : Aditiyo Nugroho
Npm : 20210183
Kelas : 3EB18 

Bangladesh has criticised Washington's decision to suspend trade privileges over concerns about dangerous working conditions and labour rights.
This decision comes after a year-long review of labour practices and workplace safety in Bangladesh.
The foreign ministry in Dhaka described the move as harsh, saying the government had taken clear measures to improve safety at clothing factories.
In April, 1,127 died when when a factory building collapsed near Dhaka.
The eight-storey Rana Plaza building came crashing down on 24 April, a day after cracks had been spotted in the building.
It was the deadliest in a series of accidents that have focused global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's export garment industry, which is the second biggest in the world after China's.
'Shoddy buildings'
The disaster sparked a series of angry protests by workers in the garment industry and heightened international concern. Twelve people have so far been arrested, including the building's owner.

It also prompted the government to introduce some reforms and more inspections and some international retailers have also proposed an accord to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh.
But unions and experts say hundreds of factories are still operating in shoddy buildings, raising fears that another tragedy could occur at any time.
The US order suspends Bangladesh's duty-free trade privileges under the terms of a trade programme called the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), designed to promote economic growth in developing countries.
"It cannot be more shocking for the factory workers of Bangladesh that the decision to suspend GSP comes at a time when the government of Bangladesh has taken concrete and visible measures to improve factory safety and protect workers' rights," a Bangladesh foreign ministry statement said.
But President Barack Obama, in a proclamation, said Bangladesh was not taking steps to afford internationally recognised rights to its workers.
And US Trade Representative Michael Froman said several recent incidents "had served to highlight some of the serious shortcomings in worker rights and workplace safety standards in Bangladesh".
The BBC's Mahfuz Sadique in Dhaka says that Thursday's decision, which comes into effect in 60 days, is mostly symbolic as it covers less than 1% of Bangladesh's nearly $5bn (£3.2bn) exports to the US and it does not affect clothing exports.
But, our correspondent says, it could have an influence over the European Union's review into similar privileges.

The EU is the largest market for garments from Bangladesh, accounting for 60% of exports. The garment industry employs some four million people in Bangladesh, 80% of them women.

excerpted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk 

A Silent Woman

She walked amid the crowd of people who are in the market. It was seen there are some people who talk about the woman, one of them said, “Look at that woman, she’s white and beautiful but unfortunately he had an unhealthy body that is fat”. They laughed out loud when talking about the beautiful woman. On the other hand, the woman looks with confidence to walk and spread smiles to everyone around her. Due to the nature friendly and polite that she had, a lot of people who love and appreciate her. She’s also a very hardworking woman. When she went home, she was not to rest directly. She did other chores such as sweeping, mopping, washing dishes, washing clothes, and helped her mother to cook.
After completing the homework, time for her to relax while watching her favorite tv shows that is cartoon. Because the fun watching, she did not know that her mother called her to make tea. It made her upset, angry and approached Yuanita by saying, “You are already 25 years old, but you still watching a cartoon, until I called and you didn’t heard,” turning off the TV is being watched Yuanita. She just looked down and apologized to her mother. “You are already adult but you never willing to change your bad behaviour, well you have to make a tea for me now”, said her mother. Yuanita replied, “Yes Mom” ??as hse walked into the kitchen.
The incident made Yuanita sad and upset with her mother. Because she never gave enough time to watch her favorite cartoon. She then went to the room with a scowl, her friendly smile was gone instantly, and the tears wet in her white cheeks. In her grief, she recalled the same incident a few years ago. At that time, Yuanita already developing strategies to regulate some of the activities that should she do to be able to watch her favorite cartoon. All things already well at the begin. But when 30 minutes after the cartoon began, her mother told Yuanita to help her who was cooking. Yuanita which is cool to watch tv ignores her mother’s orders, because she had completed all homework which she is responsible. It made her angry and turned off the tv being watched Yuanita. She was forced to obey orders to help her mother cook in the kitchen. Because if not, she will get mad and totally forbidden to watch her favorite cartoon. The incident is still happening until now the cause Yuanita lamenting his bad luck. Just to watch the cartoon was difficult and full of struggle.
Christy was the younger sister Yuanita. She’s 5 years younger than her sister. She has a slender body where it is different from the body of her sister. Christy always get whatever she wants from her parents quickly and without the sacrifices. She also could do whatever she wanted without any restrictions whatsoever from her mother. Therefore, Yuanita felt that her mother treated her differently and unfairly. However, she just could silence her mother’s response to all treatments. Because she’s not chatty like her young sister who always say what she thinks. All the events that make Yuanita a quiet woman, aloof, and closed.
When Yuanita was study, she lived with his uncle. She is free from the shackles of her mother who always gave this command and that command. She can do whatever she wants. She was able to watch cartoon as much without her mother’s know. This she did about 4.5 years. In college, she began a relationship with a man, john, from other campuses are 1 year older than her. He has worked in a factory as a laborer. He has a very strong religious knowledge and understand the unseen. Because of his knowledge, he did bad things, witchcraft, against Yuanita and the purpose is to draining Yuanita’s family money. However, what John did, it is out of Yuanita’s know. Time after time, Yuanita’s money owned by john used up to pay the rent, pay for motorcycle loans, pay debts, and others. And she did not feel that strange things. Because Yuanita loved him, she did whatever John asked without her parent’s knowing it.
After graduating, she began working and living back with her mother. Over time, Miss Alya started treating Yuanita well. She could do anything and watch cartoon as much time not only at her uncle’s house but also her parents’ house. Yuanita very pleased with the change in attitude from her mother. However, hse still remains closed to her family especially Miss Alya.
After a while, Miss Alya is getting treated yuanita very well. She often buys gold jewelry to decorate Yuanita’s body to make it look more attractive and elegant. However, every time Miss Alya told Yuanita buy gold jewelry, gold jewelry as often as it is also missing. Yuanita always give the reason that gold jewelry is lost on the road when Miss Alya asked. She also often took the money without their parents’ knowing it. Because of these, Miss Alya started to suspect something was wrong with her ??son. She began to investigate how Yuanita’s life outside the home. Because of her perseverance, she can find out what happened to her son. Miss Alya told her son not to touch with John. Yuanita agreed and was not related to John at the time. But, a few days later her gold jewelry was missing again and make her mother angry and upset. So Miss Alya initiatives her son to go to the chaplain and the paranormal to heal her son. However, it can not change the bad habits of her who always took the money and gave her jewelry to John. Miss Alya was surrendered to sensitize heal of Yuanita that do not heal. Seeing that her mother was seriously ill, Yuanita realized and began to change her bad behaviour.

Several years later, Yuanita met a handsome man, a white, hard-working, and good. The man named Michael. Yuanita undemonstrative love him. After a long acquaintance, Michael apparently harbored the same taste with Yuanita. He was applying for and invite Yuanita to get married. They lives happy ever after.

Short Story essayTri Septiarini
excerpted from: http://cerpenmu.com

HuRTs

Imaginary Sky Man

“William wait me” I shouted him because I left behind.
“can you move faster Mrs. snail?” said William
He was my best friend in my Senior High School. We used to spend time together. We loved to see sunset at the roof. I thought he was a good boy. He ever said to me when I was going to tear “don’t show your weakness Miara, keep smile even if you have to pretend fine.”
We used to be together, as I said before. We loved shooting stars, shore those dreams and talked anything. He also knew about me well, include of my fans fiction that I had_Sky Man. I liked this philosophy too. “skies are above us. The color is blue and cheerful. Skies are the place to take dream for some kids. Skies protect us and the earth. And my Sky Man specially protect me” I told William. But he answered, “but sky is high. You are unable to reach him”. I became gloomy with his statement. But he laughed me and we laughed together.
Lately I realized his words. William was true. My imaginary sky man, unable to be reached.
By the running of the time I depend on him. I relied on him in every condition. At that time I thought that he was my Sky Man. Helped and protected me always.
Lately I knew that he was not my Sky Man who I amazed so much. He was not.
We spent almost a thousand days together and this relation was going to shabby. There was a day of them became my memorable. It was Friday after school when I walked to him and smiled but he seemed didn’t care my presence. At that day I was going to home alone. Then I got a short message.
I have to live without you. Everybody ever feel the point of bore.
Sender :
William hakim +628573022****
Simply he told me that. At the following day I knew him held on the hand of a girl and never played or talked with me again. In that day, I cried.
I didn’t know what exactly I felt. Something was missing without his laugh and presence. But I should be grateful. I knew who the real William Hakim was.
“how many special people change?
how many live are living strange?
where were you while we were getting high”
everybody had troubles, everybody deserved to make a wish. When everything was gonna turn out worst. When your condition was totally ruined. I guessed you were afraid to wish. And here I was. Lonely at the roof and watching the sky when it turned dusk. Here I used to spend this moment with Wiliam. I had passed some weather. No played the snow in the winter. No cycling when the spring came without him. For God’s sake I would not cry again. Sometimes memorable thing make us weak. I heard voice buzzed out of my head “don’t show your weakness Miara. Keep smile even if you have to pretend fine.” Well that wasn’t William voice. Wasn’t. but that was my voice. Mine.
Now I realize that someone who can assure that you are totally fine is your self. Not other, not William. They are humans ever make mistake or sometimes hurt.
I watched outside the window. It was summer. I glanced the sky turned dusk. There were 3 star seemed vague. But I knew it was summer triangle spread over on the beautiful sky. Or on might imaginary sky man.
William could leave. Anyone could leave. But my Sky Man was never.
Here, I kept a bunch of belief. He was there_Sky Man. In every nook and cranny of my heart.


Short Story essay: Erika Andini
excerpted from: http://cerpenmu.com

Twitter Vine users fall after Instagram video launch

nstagram's new video-sharing tool has had a big effect on Twitter's Vine service, analysis shows.
The number of links to Vine videos on social networks fell by nearly half a million the day after video was added to Instagram's photo app on 20 June.
But an extra 300,000 Instagram links were shared, according to data analytics tool Topsy.
A week later, there were 50% more Instagram than Vine links being shared on the net, Topsy figures show.
On 27 June, data indicates, there were 1,562,022 mentions of Instagram and 935,109 mentions of Vine.
Topsy says its figures include retweets and links but not spam.
"Instagram hasn't actually seen a huge uptick in Twitter sharing since its video launch," wrote Matt McGee, editor of Marketing Land.
"The number of shares over the past few days is similar to early and mid-June. But Vine sharing is way down in the last week."
Twitter launched its video-sharing platform in January 2013. Users are able to upload and share six-second long clips which play in a loop.
Videos shared via Facebook-owned Instagram can be up to 15 seconds long and filters can be added to change the colouring.

Twitter declined to comment.

excerpted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk 

Premier League fixtures: Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City openers

     Manchester United manager David Moyes has been handed a first match in charge at Swansea as the full 2013-14 football fixtures are announced.

Jose Mourinho starts his second spell at Chelsea with a home game against newly promoted Hull on 17 August.
 Manuel Pellegrini's first game in charge of Manchester City is against Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.
Following their promotion from the Championship, Cardiff travel to West Ham and Crystal Palace host Tottenham.
Relegated QPR start life in the Championship with a home game against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 August.
In Scotland, Celtic begin the defence of their SPL title with a home game against Ross County. Rangers begin life in the Scottish Second Division at home to Brechin.
Meanwhile, the FA Cup final has returned to its place at the end of the domestic season, with the match scheduled for 17 May, a week after the end of the Premier League season. The 2010 season was the last time the match took this slot.
New Everton boss Roberto Martinez takes his team to Norwich on the opening weekend, while Liverpool host Mark Hughes' Stoke at Anfield.
Arsenal start with a home game against Aston Villa, Sunderland host Fulham and Southampton travel to West Brom.
    After the game at Swansea, Moyes's United host Chelsea at Old Trafford before the former Everton manager returns to Merseyside to face Liverpool the following weekend.
City host United in the first Manchester derby of the season on the weekend of 21 September and they travel to Old Trafford for the return game on the weekend of 1 March.
Cardiff's first Barclays Premier League derby against Swansea takes place at the Cardiff City Stadium on 2 November and the Welsh sides meet again at the Liberty Stadium on 8 February.
On Boxing Day, Chelsea host Swansea, Manchester United head to Hull and Manchester City face Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal entertain Cardiff on New Year's Day, Manchester United face Tottenham at Old Trafford, Pellegrini's City travel to Swansea and Chelsea head to Southampton.

The season ends on 11 May, with Manchester United travelling to Southampton, Chelsea at Cardiff and Arsenal at Norwich, while Manchester City host West Ham.

excerpted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk 

Blackberry shares plunge after $84m first-quarter loss

Shares in smartphone maker Blackberry have dived after it reported an $84m (£55m) loss for the three months to 1 June.
The figure was better than the $518m loss for the same period last year, but much worse than analysts' forecasts.
The Ontario, Canada-based company also announced it will post an operating loss for the next quarter running to September.
Blackberry shares fell more than 28% in early trading in New York.
Shipments of new smartphones increased, but Blackberry did not release how many of new handsets running the BB10 operating system were sold in the quarter.
Analysts had been particularly keen to see the numbers for the new Z10 handset, as it was the first full quarter that the handset had been on sale in the United States.
Blackberry launched two all-new smartphones this year, the touch screen Z10 device, followed by the Q10, with a mini keyboard favoured by many Blackberry users.
Blackberry only said that it had shipped 6.8 million phones overall in its first quarter versus 7.8 million in the same three-month period last year.
"It doesn't bode well for the initial Blackberry 10 launch, particularly the Z10. But even the outlook for a second quarter loss doesn't bode well for the Q10 either," said Brian Colello, an analyst with Morningstar.
Blackberry has been battling against stiff competition in the smartphone sector, and has struggled to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.

Blackberry used to be called Research in Motion, but changed it trading name back in January.

excerpted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk 

A Never Die Hero

A teacher is a hero
Without a strings attached
They are candles in the dark
We could have an open mind because the strands of a teacher
Our souls can be wide because the advice of a teacher
They are heroes in a world
They are simple and promising calmness
Always be water in the desert
Always be a light in the middle of the night
We all need you
We will not be able to change the world without you
Our kids are poisoned without you
The teacher is a guide
They are a symbol of resurrection
They are a basic for education

Teachers are heroes

excerpted from: http://www.caramudahbelajarbahasainggris.net 

A Deep Meaning of Friendship

Friendship is like the two rings that have different shapes
But can be combined with a very strong sense
Friendship is just a word
But it has a deep meaning
We'll feel it when actually find
A continued friend in a life
Friendship has always been an oasis when we experience sadness
Friendship is always a joy to be complementary
A day without friends is very strange
Months without friends are very painful
True friends will always be missed
Talks will continue to be memorable
Easy to get a rich friend
But hard getting a forever friend

Because a true friend is not for a reason

excerpted from: http://www.caramudahbelajarbahasainggris.net