Celebs : Jennifer Lopez: 'I Love Myself Enough to Walk Away'

Celebs : Jennifer Lopez: 'I Love Myself Enough to Walk Away'

Her 7-year marriage may have crumbled, and she's now facing a new life as a single mother to two young children, but -- in her first interview since announcing that she and Marc Anthony are getting divorced -- Jennifer Lopez tells Vanity Fair that she truly believes in love. "It's still my biggest dream," she says. Lopez says in the magazine's September issue.

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The pop star, actress, and "American Idol" judge insists that she and her estranged husband both tried at their relationship, but in the end they simply didn't succeed. "I really worked hard at it. We both did. Sometimes it doesn't work -- and that's sad," she explains. "But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I am positive -- determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong."


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Since the couple called it quits last month, reports have emerged of Anthony -- a fellow musician -- being an envious and controlling husband, going so far as to have the final say over his wife's wardrobe choices. Lopez doesn't confirm those details, but hints at the fact that she, indeed, deserved better. "Sometimes we don't realize that we are compromising ourselves. To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself -- if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me," she says. "I love myself enough to walk away from that now."

News : Japan: NKorea seeks new missile, China navy active

News : Japan: NKorea seeks new missile, China navy active

North Korea is developing a new mid-range ballistic missile that could reach as far as the U.S. territory of Guam, Japan's Defense Ministry said in an annual report released Tuesday.

Japan is also concerned with China's increasing naval activity in the waters surrounding its shores and is taking measures to bolster its coastal defenses, the report said.

The North Korean missile called the Musudan is based on Russian technology acquired in the 1990s and is designed for launch from mobile platforms, the ministry said in its 2011 white paper. Tuesday's report was the first time Japan has officially mentioned the missile by name.

According to the report, the missile would have an estimated range of 1,500-2,500 miles (2,500-4,000 kilometers). Guam is about 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) from North Korea.

That is less than the multi-stage Taepodong-2 missile, which is believed capable of reaching the U.S. west coast. But it would put the 50,000 U.S. troops based in Japan and thousands more on the island of Guam within its potential reach, the report said.

"Because of the secretive nature of the North Korean regime, it is extremely difficult to confirm its military intentions," the report said, adding that the North's mobile and underground missile facilities are believed to be intended to make early detection more difficult.

The report did not say when Japan expected the missile to be operational, or whether it already is.

Experts have long speculated that North Korea was working on a new intermediate-range missile. A missile believed to be a Musudan was displayed in a North Korean military parade last October.

Regarding China, Tokyo continues to be concerned by exercises held in the Pacific and in waters surrounding Japan, a concern it said has been heightened by what it called China's long-standing failure to provide data that would reassure the world of the peaceful intentions of its rapid military modernization.

Japan, the report said, is especially worried by the Chinese navy.

"China plans to expand its sphere of maritime activities, carrying out operations and training as an ordinary routine practice in waters surrounding Japan, including the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, as well as the South China Sea," it said.

Though it did not specifically link them to China, the report said Japan is boosting its submarine fleet while strengthening its troops and radar capabilities along its southwestern shores, which are closest to Taiwan and the sea lanes the Chinese navy has been more frequently using.

News : s will seek oil in South China Sea

News : s will seek oil in South China Sea

The Philippines plans to auction off areas of the South China Sea for oil exploration, despite worsening territorial disputes with China over the area, an official said Tuesday.

Energy Undersecretary Jose Layug said several foreign firms, including China's state-owned CNOOC Ltd., had already expressed interest in drilling in waters off the western Philippine island of Palawan.

The areas set for exploration are far from the disputed Spratly islands and well within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, he said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Manila.

"These are not disputed areas. The area we are offering for bidding is definitely within the territory of the Republic of the Philippines."

However, China is known to claim most of the South China Sea, including areas the Philippines says are clearly Filipino territory.

Aside from CNOOC, two other Chinese firms are among those interested in contracts to drill in the area, Layug said without naming the other two.

The Philippines is to name the winning bidders next year, Layug said.

He expressed confidence the Chinese would not try to harass Philippine-sanctioned oil exploration vessels there.

"These areas are near Palawan which means they (winning bidders) will have to come to the Philippines to do it," he said.

Tensions have risen in recent months, with countries in the region claiming China has been more aggressive in enforcing its claims on parts of the South China Sea.

China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have overlapping claims to all or parts of the sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas deposits.

Last February, two Chinese vessels allegedly harassed a Filipino-commissioned exploration vessel off Reed Bank, an islet north of the Spratlys.

The Philippines has also accused Chinese forces of shooting at Filipino fishermen and placing markers on some of the islets.

The Reed Bank, which Manila calls "Recto Bank" and is also claimed by China, is 273 kilometres (170 miles) from Palawan.

Philippine officials said Manila had authorised drilling in that area before without any Chinese opposition.

News : Iraq sentences 3 to death in Baghdad church attack

News : Iraq sentences 3 to death in Baghdad church attack

An Iraqi court sentenced three men to death Tuesday for masterminding a church siege last year that killed 68 people in one of the most horrific attacks on the nation's Christian minority.

Supreme Judicial Council spokesman Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar said the three men were found guilty of planning and preparing the Oct. 31 attack, when al-Qaida suicide bombers held worshippers hostage at Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation cathedral for hours before detonating explosives belts. The attack horrified Iraqis and Christians across the world.

Bayrkdar said the three men have a month to appeal. He said a fourth man linked to the attack was sentenced earlier to 20 years in prison. The names of the men were not released.

Baghdad's Christian community welcomed the verdict.

"Anyone who kills the innocent — Muslims or Christians — should be punished as a lesson to other bad people," said the Rev. Aysar Kesko, a priest at Our Lady of Salvation. "We hope to have justice in the country, and for Iraqi people live in peace and trust the government."

The brutal attack was the peak of a wave of violence against Iraqi Christians, and spurred the Vatican and U.S. lawmakers to demand better protections for the nation's dwindling Christian population. A State Department report says Christian leaders estimate that 400,000 to 600,000 Christians remain in Iraq, down from a prewar level of as high as 1.4 million, by some estimates.

Despite the exodus, the small community remains a target for insurgents, and on Tuesday a car bomb blew up outside of a church in the northern city of Kirkuk, wounding 23 people.

City police chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Tahir said police discovered two more car bombs parked outside two other Kirkuk churches.

"The terrorists want to make us flee Iraq, but they will fail," said the Rev. Haithem Akram, a priest at one of the churches. "We are staying in our country. The Iraqi Christians are easy targets because they do not have militias to protect them. The terrorists want to terrorize us, but they will fail."

The car outside the Syrian Catholic church blew up early Tuesday morning, severely damaging the church and nearby houses, said police Col. Taha Salaheddin.

The parish's leader, the Rev. Imad Yalda, was the only person inside at the time of the blast and was wounded. The 22 other wounded were people whose nearby homes were damaged by the blast, Tahir said.

The ethnically and religiously mixed city of Kirkuk is located 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad. Sunni extremists often target Christians who are seen as unbelievers.

Sains : Crop circle creation theory: physics, not aliens

Sains : Crop circle creation theory: physics, not aliens

News : 20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda

News : 20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda

A team of Ugandan and French paleontologists announced Tuesday they had found a 20-million-year-old ape skull in northeastern Uganda, saying it could shed light on the region's evolutionary history.

"This is the first time that the complete skull of an ape of this age has been found ... it is a highly important fossil and it will certainly put Uganda on the map in terms of the scientific world," Martin Pickford, a paleontologist from the College de France in Paris, told journalists in Kampala.

The fossilised skull belonged to a male Ugandapithecus Major, a remote cousin of today's great apes which roamed the region around 20 million years ago.

The team discovered the remains on July 18 while looking for fossils in the remnants of an extinct volcano in Uganda's remote northeastern Karamoja region.

Preliminary studies of the fossil showed that the tree-climbing herbivore, roughly 10 years old when it died, had a head the size of a chimpanzee?s but a brain the size of a baboon?s, Pickford said.

Brigitte Senut, a professor at the Musee National d?Histoire Naturelle, said that the remains would be taken to Paris to be x-rayed and documented before being returned to Uganda.

"It will be cleaned in France, it will be prepared in France... and then in about one year's time it will be returned to the country," Senut said.

Paleontologists from France have been visiting Uganda on expeditions funded by the French government for the past 25 years, Senut said.

The least developed region in Uganda, the arid plains of Karamoja have in recent years been largely pacified following decades of insecurity linked to armed cattle raiding between nomad communities

Animal : Two bear cubs born in Pyrenees

Animal : Two bear cubs born in Pyrenees

Two bear cubs were born in France's Pyrenees region this winter, the national wildlife office announced Monday, after hikers spotted and photographed the animals.

The group hiking in the Couserans area of the Pyrenees on July 28 saw at least three animals playing in the snow for over an hour.

Wildlife officials will now wait for the results of tests done on droppings and hair samples taken from the area to determine the sex of the cubs and to identity their mother.

At the end of 2010, the bear population in the Courson stood at 19.

Four cubs were born in the region in early 2010.

Tourism : End Times? Texas Lake Turns Blood-Red

Tourism : End Times? Texas Lake Turns Blood-Red

A Texas lake that turned blood-red this summer may not be a sign of the End Times, but probably is the end of a popular fishing and recreation spot.

A drought has left the OC Fisher Reservoir in San Angelo State Park in West Texas almost entirely dry. The water that is left is stagnant, full of dead fish — and a deep, opaque red.

The color has some apocalypse believers suggesting that OC Fisher is an early sign of the end of the world, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries officials say the bloody look is the result of Chromatiaceae bacteria, which thrive in oxygen-deprived water.

"It's just heartbreaking," said Charles Cruz, a fish and wildlife technician with Texas Parks and Wildlife in San Angelo, Tex.

Blood red reservoir

Texas is experiencing major drought this summer, with 75 percent of the state's area in an "exceptional" drought, the highest level, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC). The state had hoped for some relief from Tropical Storm Don last week, but the system fizzled and brought only an inch or two of rain to areas near the coast.

The drought has taken its toll on a number of reservoirs in West Texas, Cruz told LiveScience. OC Fisher has never been completely full, Cruz said, but it was stocked with catfish, bass, sunfish and other popular targets for fishermen.

"We surveyed the lake, I believe it was last year, and we had a pretty good fish population out there," Cruz said. "It was pretty sickening going out there, watching lake levels just drop and drop and drop and seeing these nice trophy-sized bass just floating dead."

End times predictions

As of last week, all that remained of the lake was a small pond a few feet deep, Cruz said. There were thousands of dead fish, he said, but no sign of life.

Pictures of this blood-red pool circulated online in fishing forums and caught the notice of Indiana preacher Paul Begley, who said in a YouTube video that the lake might be evidence of the apocalypse as predicted by the Biblical book of Revelation. [End of the World? Top Doomsday Fears]

"The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died," the passage Begley cited reads. "The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood."

Begley may not have any more luck at predicting the end of the world than did Harold Camping, the radio preacher who set the date for May 21, 2011. But for as long as the drought persists, the OC Fisher reservoir is a reservoir no longer.

"I don't know what's left in there now. We haven't been back," Cruz said. "But I would guess it's probably pretty much gone already."

Tips and Triks : Apa Itu Alexa dan Apa Kegunaannya?

Tips and Triks : Apa Itu Alexa dan Apa Kegunaannya?

Apa itu Alexa? Alexa merupakan sebuah web informasi yang memberikan ranking bagi sebuah web, tampaknya Alexa bukan karena itu saja sangat dikenal dan diperhitungkan para web surfer tidak hanya diluar seperti di Amerika namun disini juga menjadi semacam tolak ukur untuk menentukan traffic dari sebuah website. Lalu apakah yang dimaksud dengan Alexa Ranks? Alexa Ranks adalah ranking yang diberikan oleh Alexa web dimana ranking tersebut berasal dari total jumlah pengunjung Unique Alexa Toolbar. Hmmm..jadi Alexa itu semacam toolbar ya? Kalau boleh saya bilang sih bisa jadi semacam itu, karena kalau mau ngecek popularitas sebuah web ke webnya langsung kan agak ribet jadi Alexa membuat semacam toolbar yang memudahkan untuk pengecekan sehingga kita bisa mengetahuinya secara langsung. Selain itu banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi Alexa dalam memberikan ranking. Jika anda menggunakan Alexa Toolbar dan terinstall pada komputer anda, toolbar tersebut akan menunjukkan ranking dari web kita maupun web lain pada waktu kita browsing maupun surfing di internet. Toolbar tersebut menunjukkan popularitas dari website yang bersangkutan. Untuk saat ini tampaknya Yahoo! masih menjadi website dengan maximum traffic berdasarkan data dari Alexa, setelah itu baru diikuti oleh Google.

Banyak orang mengatakan jika popularitas Alexa atau istilahnya Alexa trends sudah menurun dan kita tidak usah terlalu memikirkan ranking dari Alexa! Menurut saya keberadaan Alexa masih sangat penting dalam pencapaian sebuah Page Rank (PR) yang tinggi karena menunjukkan kualitas dan popularitas dari website yang kita miliki. Selain itu Google tampaknya masih berpatokan juga pada Alexa dalam memberikan ranking bagi website kita. Kalau memang begitu pentingnya Alexa Toolbar ini, apa saja kegunaannya?

1. Alexa ini membantu dengan memberikan informasi tentang kualitas dan popularitas dari sebuah website.

2. Berguna bagi website yang anda memiliki untuk diterima dalam program make money online.

3. Membantu anda dalam mengetahui posisi jika terdapat kompetisi dan anda bisa mengetahui volume traffic dari website yang anda miliki.

Untuk saat ini tampaknya hanya 5-10 % saja pengguna internet yang menggunakan Alexa Toolbar, mungkin karena orang - orang tersebut adalah para webmaster dan sudah mengetahui ataupun menyadari dampak dari penggunaan Alexa Toolbar ini. Namun menurut perhitungan algoritma Alexa yang baru dan pastinya ribet, sistem ranking yang diberikan oleh Alexa semakin akurat karena Alexa juga memberikan ranking berdasarkan sumber lain juga, mungkin saling cross check dengan Google, Yahoo!, MSN dan website berpengaruh lainnya. Dan sudah banyak penurunan ranking yang dialami oleh para webmaster (terutama pemilik blog).

Kalau anda menginginkan PR yang tinggi bagi website anda, saya kira anda harus memperhatikan juga ranking Alexa anda. Jika perlu install toolbar dari Alexa ini karena bisa didapatkan secara gratis dan sudah compatible dengan IE maupun Mozilla Firefox. Setelah itu set pada browser homepage anda untuk website yang anda miliki sehingga Alexa Ranks anda bisa lebih baik. Bisa juga dicantumkan Alexa widget yang berisi data traffic maupun ranking pada Alexa sehingga bot Alexa lebih sering berkunjung untuk men-crawl website yang anda miliki. Widget Alexanya bisa didapatkan disini Alexa Widget dan anda tinggal ketik URL dari website yang anda miliki setelah itu bisa dipasang kode yang diberikan pada website anda. Semoga informasi yang saya berikan bisa bermanfaat dan terima kasih sudah menyimak. Keep Blogging!!

News : Tergantung Fosil

News : Tergantung Fosil

Konsumsi energi yang terus naik sekitar 7 persen per tahun di Indonesia belum dibarengi dengan pasokan yang cukup. Selain itu, ketergantungan terhadap energi yang berasal dari fosil seperti minyak dan gas bumi serta batu bara, tetap tinggi.

Hingga pertengahan Maret 2011 saja, konsumsi BBM bersubsidi sudah melampaui kuota yang ditetapkan. Konsumsi premium mencapai 65,02 ribu kiloliter per hari (atau 2,3% di atas kuota). Sementara itu, konsumsi solar 36,55 ribu kiloliter per hari atau 1,95% di atas kuota.

Hal itu masih ditambah lagi dengan kenyataan bahwa Indonesia masih terhitung boros dalam pemakaian energi. Konsumsi energi di Indonesia sebagian besar digunakan untuk kegiatan nonproduktif yang hanya sedikit bernilai ekonomis seperti sektor rumah tangga dan transportasi keluarga. Jika menopang industri manufaktur pun, yang boros dan menghasilkan komoditas murah.

Sebaliknya, negara-negara maju menggunakan energi secara efisien untuk kegiatan produksi yang menghasilkan komoditas mahal. Atau, pertumbuhan ekonomi negara tersebut ditopang industri jasa yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi namun lebih sedikit memerlukan energi.

Di sisi lain, upaya substitusi energi fosil seperti bioetanol, biosolar, bimassa, dan pemanfaatan energi matahari, air, atau pun angin belum ketahuan bentuk dan ujungnya. Upaya diversifikasi dan konservasi energi secara menerus dan konsisten, perlu dilakukan.

Memang tak gampang menjaga konsistensi itu. Biayanya pun tidak murah. Dalam draf Masterplan Percepatan dan Perluasan Pembangunan Ekonomi (MP3EI), Indonesia membutuhkan investasi lebih dari Rp 130 triliun untuk mengembangkan energi baru dan terbarukan sampai 15 tahun ke depan.

Perinciannya, dana sebesar itu akan digunakan untuk mengembangkan energi baru dan terbarukan di lima koridor yaitu Sumatera sebesar Rp 25,06 triliun, Jawa Rp 86,3 triliun, Sulawesi Rp 15,77 triliun, Bali-Nusa Tenggara Rp 2,64 triliun, serta Papua-Maluku Rp 4,83 triliun.

Namun, jika langkah serius pengembangan energi baru dan terbarukan tak dimulai sekarang, maka Indonesia akan makin tergantung kepada fosil. Dan, ketahanan energi Indonesia pun kian lemah, lantaran kita telah menjadi importir minyak.

Thonthowi Djauhari memulai pengalaman jurnalistiknya sejak 1996. Ia pernah bertugas di Republika, Tempo, dan kini menjabat deputi redaktur pelaksana harian Jurnal Nasional. Ia mengikuti isu-isu energi dan sumber daya mineral.

Selebriti Korea : Barbie Hsu Mengalami Keguguran?

Selebriti Korea : Barbie Hsu Mengalami Keguguran?

Beberapa laporan berita telah mengungkapkan bahwa aktris cantik asal Taiwan Barbie Hsu mengalami keguguran! Akibat dari berita ini sudah sangat pasti mempengaruhi hubungannya dengan Wang Xiaofei.

Beberapa pengunjung bandara mengatakan bahwa ada ketegangan yang jelas antara keduanya sesaat setelah kembali dari bulan madu kedua mereka di Eropa. Alih-alih berjalan berdampingan, mereka berjalan berjauhan.

Sepertinya, mereka berdua telah berdebat tentang kehamilan tersebut dan saling menyalahkan perihal berita keguguran. Kedua keluarga dari masing-masing pihak enggan berkomentar perihal hal tersebut kepada media.

Football : Ahmad Bustomi: Man Jadda, Wa Jadda

Football : Ahmad Bustomi: Man Jadda, Wa Jadda

Gelandang jangkar tim nasional, Ahmad Bustomi, menjadi asa baru bagi jutaan masyarakat Indonesia. Penampilan lugas dan pantang menyerah ditunjukkannya tiap mengenakan seragam Garuda di dada.

Laga melawan Turkmenistan di putaran kedua kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2014 menjadi ajang Bustomi unjuk gigi. Penampilan primanya menjadi kunci bagi kelolosan bersejarah Indonesia ke putaran ketiga Pra-Piala Dunia.

Di balik sosok lugasnya di lapangan, Bustomi dikenal sebagai pribadi yang religius. Bulan Ramadhan ini dijadikan momen baginya untuk beribadah sekaligus berjuang bagi bangsa dan negara. Dia pun siap berjihad di atas lapangan hijau bagi kemenangan merah putih.

''Yang jelas persiapan fisik harus kita jaga benar. Karena, persiapan digelar pada bulan ramadhan,'' katanya. ''Pola makan sahur dan berbuka harus dijaga betul. Begitu juga istirahat. Menjaga fisik menjadi hal yang utama bagi kami dalam masa persiapan ini.''

Pria kelahiran Jombang, Jawa Timur, 13 Juni 1985 ini tidak melihat Ramadhan akan menganggu persiapan timnas. Dia menilai Ramadhan malah memberi motivasi dan semangat baru.

''Dengan persiapan matang dan keseriusan dalam berlatih, kita yakin hasilnya akan maksimal. Man Jadda Wa Jadda (siapa yang bersungguh-sungguh, maka akan berhasil). Insyaallah kita akan melakukan yang terbaik bagi bangsa dan negara,'' katanya.

Bustomi pun tak lupa mengucapkan puasa Ramadhan bagi para suporter Indonesia. ''Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa. Kami harap momentum Ramadhan ini memberi hasil yang terbaik bagi tim nasional Indonesia. Kami juga memohon doa dari masyarakat bagi perjuangan tim nasional Indonesia di babak kualifikasi Piala Dunia,'' ujarnya.

Football : Inilah Daftar Legenda Milan yang Hadir di Jakarta

Football : Inilah Daftar Legenda Milan yang Hadir di Jakarta

AC Milan akan tampil menghadapi tim Indonesia All Stars Legends, 4 September 2011. Pertandingan akan digelar di Stadion Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta.

Lantas, siapa saja nama pemain yang akan tampil di Jaakrta nanti? Meski yang tampil hanyalah pemain-pemain legenda, namun gengsi tetap ada karena mantan pemain top dunia dipastikan hadir di Jakarta.

Inilah 21 nama pemain AC Milan yang akan tampil di Jakarta dalam rilis yang diterima INILAH.COM:

1. Nelson Dida

2. Massimo Taibi

3. Franco Baresi

4. Alessandro Costacurta

5. Christian Panucci

6. Pietro Vierchwood

7. Roberto Mussi

8. Giuseppe Favalli

9. Giuseppe Pancaro

10. Stefano Eranio

11. Gigi Lentini

12. Diego Fuser

13. Angelo Carbone

14. Mario Bortolazzi

15. Roberto Lorenzini

16. Marcos Cafu

17. Serginho

18. Daniele Massaro

19. Maurizio Ganz

20. Jean Pierre Papin

21. George Weah

Musik : Kotak Syuting Video Klip 'Tendangan dari Langit'

Musik : Kotak Syuting Video Klip 'Tendangan dari Langit'



Tantri, Chua, dan Cella menghabiskan hari Minggu mereka di stadion Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, untuk syuting video klip lagu terbaru mereka, 'Tendangan dari Langit', yang juga jadi soundtrack film dengan judul yang sama.

Selebriti Korea : Girls’ Generation Sukses Gelar 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour

Selebriti Korea : Girls’ Generation Sukses Gelar 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour

Bawakan Total 32 Lagu

Secara garis besar, format 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour hampir sama dengan Japan Arena Tour. Selama menggelar konser tur di Jepang, mereka tampil 14 kali di enam kota berbeda. Kali ini, Girls’ Generation membawakan total 32 lagu sepanjang konser. Menariknya, konser di Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium, Seoul ini tak hanya dihadiri ribuan fans Korea. Sebaliknya, sekitar lima ratus fans asal luar negeri rela terbang dari negara masing-masing demi menyaksikan aksi panggung Girls’ Generation. Sebut saja fans asal Taiwan, Singapura, hingga Amerika. Menurut perkiraan, fans luar negeri harus mengeluarkan dana sekitar 2 juta Won (Rp 20 juta) untuk menyaksikan 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour.

2011 Girls’ Generation Tour dibuka dengan lagu Genie. Tak lama kemudian, Girl’s Generation menggebrak panggung dengan rangkaian lagu Gee, Run Devil Run, Hoot, dan Kissing You. Menariknya, girlband asuhan SM Entertainment ini sempat membawakan lagu Mr. Taxi dan Let It Rain versi Korea. Seperti konser-konser lain, 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour juga diramaikan dengan penampilan solo. Sesi solo dibuka dengan penampilan Hyo Yeon yang menarikan lagu Don’t Stop the Music milik Rihanna. Selanjutnya, Jessica memamerkan kemampuan bermain piano dengan membawakan lagu Almost milik Tamia. Yuri, Soo Young, YoonA, Sunny, dan Seo Hyun menirukan gaya panggung Janet Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, serta Pussycat Dolls. Terakhir, Tae Yeon dan Tiffany berduet menyanyikan soundtrack film Moulin Rouge, Lady Marmalade…

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Selebriti Korea : Defconn Akan Comeback dengan Minah (Girl’s Day)

Selebriti Korea : Defconn Akan Comeback dengan Minah (Girl’s Day)

Hari ini, perwakilan Defconn mengungkapkan bahwa dia akan membuat comeback pada tanggal 4 mendatang dengan lagu andalannya, ‘The Way Rappers Break Up Part 2’. Berkat vokal yang kuat dari Minah, trek ini dikatakan jauh lebih kuat dan adiktif dibandingkan dengan ‘Part 1’-nya.

Seorang wakil rapper tersebut berkata, “Berkat partisipasi Minah, lagu ini seolah mampu selesai dengan harmoni yang sempurna.

Bahkan sebelum rekaman dimulai, dia menunjukkan antusiasme dan ketertarikan lebih terhadap lagu ini. Kombinasi antara rap Defconn yang cepat dan vokal sedih Minah adalah salah satu yang patut untuk dinantikan.”

Defconn akan mulai menggelar pertunjukan comeback dalam Mnet M! Countdown pada 4 Agustus mendatang.

Ramadhan 2011 : Album Religi Nijdi Tak Kesampaian

Ramadhan 2011 : Album Religi Nijdi Tak Kesampaian

Beberapa penyanyi dan grup band merilis single atau album religi, bertepatan dengan datangnya Ramadhan ini. Beberapa di antara mereka malah awalnya tidak berencana membuat album religi.

Lain hal dengan yang dialami oleh grup band Nidji. "Emang kita ada rencana buat (album religi), ternyata wangsitnya nggak datang-datang. Kaya gitu kan gak musti di paksain," ujar Giring.

Ditemui di studio RCTI, Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta Barat, pada hari Selasa (2/8), Giring mengungkapkan, "Ada 17 lagu mateng semua tapi nggak satu pun ada tema religinya."

"Karena di album yang terbaru itu upbeat semua, karena yang slow cuman 1," paparnya menjelaskan perihal album religi yang tak kesampaian penggarapannya itu.

Selebriti : 7 Selebriti Korea Dengan Tubuh Terindah!

Selebriti : 7 Selebriti Korea Dengan Tubuh Terindah!

Majalah MAGAZINE1 baru-baru ini membuat satu segmen pendek tentang siapa 7 anggota girl band Korea yang memiliki tubuh paling indah.

Dengan ditunjang dance, diet, dan latihan keras, hampir semua anggota girl band memiliki tubuh yang sehat dan menarik. Namun demikian ada beberapa penilaian seperti tinggi, otot, dan lengkung tubuh yang membedakan ketujuh anggota girl band ini dari yang lainnya.

Akhirnya MAGAZINE1 menobatkan, tujuh wanita yaitu:

1) Yuri SNSD
2) Nana After School
3) Krystal f(x)
4) Hyomin T-ara
5) Nam Ji Hyun 4minute
6) Jaekyung Rainbow
7) Subin Dal Shabet

Football : Wim Rijsbergen Gembleng Fisik Timnas Indonesia di Pantai

Football : Wim Rijsbergen Gembleng Fisik Timnas Indonesia di Pantai

Sadar fisik jadi kelemahan utama pemain Tim Nasional (Timnas) Indonesia dalam menghadapi laga putaran ke tiga Pra Piala Dunia 2014, Pelatih Timnas Wim Rijsbergen akan menggembleng pasukan merah putih di pantai.

Apalagi, rata-rata negara yang akan dihadapi Indonesia di grup E memiliki karakter wilayah gurun pasir. Sehingga Firman Utina cs harus benar-benar siap menghadapi buasnya alam di negara Bahrain, Qatar, dan Iran yang rata-rata memiliki suhu udara panas.

"Pelatih Wim Rijsbergen telah merancang porsi latihan pada bulan puasa dengan menetapkan jadwal latihan sore hari dan sesi tambahan di malam hari," ucap General Manager Tim Nasional, Arya Abhiseka dalam keterangannya.

Dipilihnya Cilegon, Banten sebagai tempat untuk berlatih Timnas Indonesia agar para pemain lebih fokus dalam mengikuti latihan. Selain itu, pelatih Wim Hijsbergen juga berencana akan melakukan latihan di pantai. Pemain hanya ke Jakarta hanya untuk menjalani laga uji coba saja.

"Dua di antara lawan-lawannya sedang diusahakan berasal dari Timur-Tengah, karena karakter-nya sama dengan tiga tim kompetitor kita di laga nanti," ucap Arya.

Keseriusan untuk memperbaiki fisik tim garuda, Wim pun berencana akan mendatangkan pelatih fisik dan pelatih kiper dari Eropa. Setidaknya, pengalaman Wim yang pernah berlaga di ajang Piala Dunia bersama tim Orange menjadi modal dirinya untuk menggembleng para pemain.