New York get 50 million tourists

New York get a record 50 million tourists by the end of 2011, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. The number of 50 million tourists went up about 1.5 million from last year, although the global economy slows.

New York is also known by the nickname "Big Apple" is the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, said the tourism agency NYC & Company, which estimates the city will attract 10.1 million international tourists and 40.1 million domestic visitors by the end of the year .

"The quality of life of New York City has contributed to great success and we are confident we will maintain the success of our tourism industry in the months and years ahead," said Bloomberg said in a statement.

New York City also are on track to generate 32 billion U.S. dollars for spending of tourists and tourism industry helps support around 320 thousand jobs. The highest number of international tourists from the UK with more than one million people throughout the year 2011.

Since 2006 the number of hotel rooms in New York has risen a quarter to 90 thousand. This year the city is targeted to sell 27 million hotel rooms, up 4.5 percent from 2010

Kim Jong-Il Died, China shocked

The Chinese government admitted shocked to hear news of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. However, China believes North Korea may be through their grief and grow into a stronger country.

"We were shocked to hear the shocking news of the death of the most senior North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, our grief and offered condolences to the people of North Korea," a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Ma Zhaoxu, told Xinhua news agency, reported by Reuters, Monday, December 19, 2011.

In his statement, Ma said that Jong-il is a great leader who has contributed greatly in the relationship between North Korea and China. Through the next leadership, China believes the Korean people can turn their grief into strength and unity.

"China and North Korea will cooperate in the continuing positive kontibusi consolidate and build friendship between the two parties, governments and people, as well as to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the region," said Ma.

China is one of North Korea's ally after Russia. Both countries are embargoed North Korean pedestal and given the economic sanctions by the United States and South Korea due to nuclear. Both China and Russia often provide food and financial assistance that is needed by his people.

Although not very profitable, but North Korea is one of the fortress of the U.S. and China in the face of the supporting countries. In recent months, Kim Jong-il was recorded several times to visit China to enhance cooperation.

Trends Evoloution

Trends in the world continues to change with the movement of the time though sometimes the trend will happen in a certain period. Because the human lifestyle is always dynamic and continuously adjusts the times.

In the era of globalization, state borders can no longer limit the presence of a trend in almost all lines of modern human life. The presence of rapidly evolving technologies have accelerated change in the pattern and style of human life from time to time included in Indonesia.Produk-edge technology products such as automotive are increasingly user friendly, more clever gadgets to home appliance that continues to evolve popping up without stopping.

Competition Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other technology companies will be increasingly fierce competition in the mobile phone market, applications, social networking, retail business, advertising, finance, and 3D lainnya.Televisi also continue to move forward towards the field of automotive technology 4D.Di , the theme of saving and environmentally friendly cars increasingly dominate. Meksi so, the premium car market has its own equally pamor. Shoppers are pampered with the offering customized options to consumers who want a more personal cars.

Not just a matter teknologi.Evolusi also adorn fashion trends, beauty to jewelry. The fashion industry is getting ready to-wear will be more crowded. The young designers foray into ready-made clothing business rather than wrestle with haute couture and custom hair made. World also undergone a transformation mode. Curly or wavy hair texture is predicted to be most sensasional. meanwhile, the instant-paced lifestyle also make shift upon the type of disease.

In the future, not infectious diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer even after the young. Changing trends also reaches into the property which still carries the theme of green and back to city to adopt a minimalist home design nature. In the world of entertainment, musical development also continues to evolve. Next year's music is still dominated by the reappearance of trends boyband and girlband who mengiring boom genre of Korean music Pop or K-Pop.

Homeland film would be more cheerful with the advent of hyper adrenaline films, live action start-up thriller.Karya world's top film directors such as Steven Spielberg is also going to decorate the presence of Hollywood-quality film next year

2012 Fashion Trends

What was the inspiration of the designers for spring 2012 trends? The answer is simple imagery, lightweight, practical, and colorful as reflected in the cutting, motives, and the form of clothing.


Since the middle of last year, the trend of spring 2012 has been formulated. The designers will provide direction style that captured the buyers and retailers then translated in a rack-rakdepartment stores, boutiques, and outlets multilabel. Then, what will be the must have item in the new year?

From the international catwalk, started New York to Paris, there is one common thread that can be drawn. Almost all the designer presents a collection inspired by the era of the 20s and 60-an.Pengaruh another era that is still visible is condensed from the 70 - s, but the style is playful and full fashion colors of the '60s era look more viscous dominated. It is seen from runwayBurberry Prorsum in the Milan Fashion Week event.

Blockingwarna and constructive silhouette reigned throughout the Burberry collection, including the range of coat that looks more stylish modala Swinging London in the era of 60-an.Tidak only Chistipher Bailey is fascinated with the era of the '60s, but also the innovative designer, Miuccia Prada Prada.Untuk and Miu Miu, Miuccia Sixties era injected in large doses is shown through the formation of pleated tunic with detailed graphic motifs and a collection of shoes mary-jane.Sementara constructive era style that introduces this tunic is also shown Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Marni, Alberta Ferretti and .

In addition to the typical retro Sixties breath, roaring twentiesjuga come to dominate the catwalk. Flapper dressterlihat become a new trend, though packaged in a more practical style, sometimes minimalist. Formation bersiluet loose dress to be excellent, with a little extra detail tassel, tassel, or manikmanik which makes the collection of fashion era 20s era looks romantis.Tren 20s fashion is not only penetrated, but did influence the film industry, which was indicated by the release of the film The Great Gatsbypada 2012.

From segiwarna, even if catwalkmode for 2012 to formulate a more vibrant color game, the two primary colors, black and white still can not be abandoned. No matter how full of bright spring colors, fashion New York actors still glorify the black, although not perform solo, but combined with a variety of bright palette of hitam.Selain moodmuram lighten it, the practical side was shown by the designers of New York to the exclusion of idealism and more selecting the appropriate collection presents market tastes. Fashion trends in clothing was eventually shifted the practical, simple, and powerful high.

Something that will be continue to be used, even as the seasons change. In Paris too, the last catwalk to cover the series of international fashion week, fashion trends manifest in drama.Meskipun no more drama from John Galliano, Paris can still serve a dose of drama in the trend has to offer. Not only from the designer of international caliber, but also young Asian designers, including from Indonesia

End Of U.S. VS Iraq War

Some are happy, but there are also regrets their departure because of alarming increase in violence that still plagued the oil-rich country. Muhammad Ali, for example. Traders were concerned, the place for a living, a crowded market in downtown, will often get attacks. The market was shaken three times the big explosion that killed several orang.Dinding concrete that initially protect the market stalls that had collapsed.

"This place will be easy targets car bomb," said Muhammad, who lost two brothers in the harshest masamasa conflict for nearly nine years. "People will die here." The New YorkTimes said, some people in Iraq refuse to believe that U.S. troops actually go from negaranya.Penolakan this is the effect of mindset that developed after living for years under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein which was broadcast as well as historical view of colonialism and injustice at the hands of the West.

"Iraq will be a great place if the U.S. retreated," Rani said Basil, a taxi driver in Baghdad.Tapi, he was not convinced that his dream would come true. "I think the U.S. will not leave Iraq because they will attack Iran," he said . In war-torn Falluja, the Sunni call this city as the Hiroshima Iraq -, residents celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. troops with mass demonstrations, speeches anger, burning U.S. flags and a gallery exhibition of photographs of children with disabilities, homes destroyed and Another sign that referred to residents as bitter legality of the U.S. invasion.

"A great happiness because the U.S. will go," said Mohammed Adnan, 35. "Hopefully, we'll all be okay, we are Iraqis. We were fine before 2003. "Not everybody was fine before 2003. After the failed Shia uprising at the end of the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam executed tens of thousands of people, mainly Kurds and Shiites. Aesthetically, Baghdad is still a war zone checkpoints, concrete walls and barbed wire, buildings partly destroyed by the first wave of bombing the so-called U.S. President George W. Bush was "shocking and amazing".

Even so, life in Iraq began to improve in several aspects. Living in Baghdad is more developed in recent years, street life has returned, again crowded market, and opened a new amusement park, even the circus came to town that year. Nuri al-Maliki was elected in elections last year that international observers called free from cheating.

U.S. Citizen Not Support the War

Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq was also warmly welcomed U.S. citizens. If in the early days of the invasion, in March 2003, approximately 70% of residents expressed support for the war and consider it to be true with 25% opposed it, then 9 years later, that number turned.

In a CNN poll that was held last month, 68% of respondents said the U.S. opposed the war in Iraq with only 29% who support it. A poll conducted last month's CBS News also showed almost identical results. Approximately 67% of respondents rated the Iraq war was sepandan to sacrifice the lives of U.S. troops and cost lainnya.Hanya 24%, including some Republicans, do not agree. Although not support the Iraq war, most U.S. citizens then question the future of that country so soldiers Uncle Sam's country home to their country.

According to a poll held by NBC News / Wall Street Journal, released this week, 21% of respondents predict Iraq "is" at risk of civil war and 31% of respondents predict Iraq "seems to be" experienced civil war after the withdrawal of troops the same AS. major opportunities called Iraq "a bit" to achieve a stable democracy (32%) and "very not going to" achieve a stable democracy (28%).

Furthermore, a poll conducted the same institution last month found about 71% of respondents believe U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw all troops to war in Iraq that now is the right decision with only 24% who disagreed. Apparently the U.S. public are fed up with the war in Iraq. However, this view is different from the views of U.S. politicians. Republican Senator John McCain and Lindsay Graham as well as neo-conservatives like Fred Kagan and other sharp critics such as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) John Bolton criticized Obama's decision was in the past week.

According to them, Obama failed to follow advice given by commanders to use strong pressure on Maliki to agree to maintain at least 14,000 U.S. troops in Iraq to continue to act as a buffer between Kurds and Arabs in the north, maintaining pressure on the government for "national reconciliation", quell the influence Iran and ensure that the threat from Al Qaeda insurgents likely be faced with ease.

The plan was rejected when the Iraqis refused to grant legal immunity from the court in Iraq against U.S. troops remaining in the country.

Man.City VS The Gunners

MANCHESTER - Manchester City become the armature for Arsenal this season. Once slaughtered 2-8 by Manchester United (MU), Sunday (28 / 8), now the Gunners face Manchester City in Premier League match at Etihad Stadium today.

Meet local rivals Manchester United into something painful for Gunners.Tak The only bad memory recalls slain MU, but also piracy players who do Man City, lalu.Pelatih summer Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must be lost Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy who decided to leave the rich club Man City.

Before the hook Nasri and Clichy, The Citizens first brought Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure from Emirates Stadium. That is why, Wenger revealed later meeting with Man City will be a game with high tension and atmosphere heat matches. "The difference between us and the finance teams like Man City has become too jauh.Kondisi their finances makes us very difficult to keep our players who've been here for years," said Wenger, told AFP.

"But, I remain grateful for all the remaining players at this club can do is lose a lot pemain.Namun tugasnya.Kami, we also get a great player like Gervinho and Mikel Arteta," he continued. Wenger says always gives an opportunity for young players to tampil.Apalagi, if the players have great talent, he would not hesitate to choose the players in the squad utama.Tapi, after several years of honing his ability at Arsenal, they instead chose leave.

"When selling a player, you definitely mengeluh.Namun, there are times where you would say yes, we have to let go. But, it will be increasingly felt sadness when the player is away at the age of 23 to 24 years as Francesc 'Cesc' Fabregas and Nasri.Mereka center is at best performance, "said Wenger. Meanwhile, conditions in the camps Man City is not too baik.Setelah eliminated from the Champions League, The Citizenstertekan with a 1-2 defeat to Chelsea on Monday (12/12).

The defeat was all the damage already done dkk.Maklum David Silva, they are not invincible sebelumnya.Tapi, a visit to Stamford Bridge to be disastrous for them. Another problem, complaint Architect Roberto Mancini to Nasri.Penampilan Nasri who have not been up to him will not be lowered when he met his former club, day ini.Mancini have given warning to Nasri. "For me, Nasri is a star. He has a very good game. So, with all owned, he could do something more for this club, "said Mancini, reported by the Telegraph.

"When the players move the club, everything is not going as easy as itu.Akan there are some problems that may be obtained itu.Tapi player, whatever, I want him to play better because he's one player berbakat.Jika managed to prove it, he will have a place in the first team, "he said.

Dancing With the Stars Returns in January 2012

GSN announced that they've picked up the exclusive rights to seasons 4 through 14 of Dancing With the Stars, and will begin airing the show in January 2012. Season 13 is wrapping up, but the deal also includes the upcoming 14th season (which begins next March).

Now, I'm sure we'll hear a lot of groaning from the GSN regulars, but this is actually a solid pickup for the network. There's no denying that Dancing has a huge and loyal following, and there will be plenty of people interested in watching past seasons. It also skews towards a younger demographic than much of GSN's current roster, so picking up some "fresher" eyeballs might be in the cards here.

No, it's not a game show. And I can't say that I'm a huge fan of DWTS - I did watch and root for John O'Hurley way back when, but that season isn't part of this deal apparently. Still, I think it's a good thing for the network overall (even if I would personally rather see some really great originals, and reboots of Russian Roulette and Grand Slam). No reason why we can't have both, right GSN?

UEFA Champion League 2011/2012

English and Italian prestige stakes occurred in the last 16 of Champions League 2011/2012. Arsenal will meet seven-times champions AC Milan and Chelsea to face Napoli based lottery held at UEFA headquarters, Nyon, Switzerland, yesterday.

In other matches, defending champion Barcelona is challenged Bayer Leverkusen, while Real Madrid waiting for CSKA Moscow. Serve the surprise team of Bayern Munich FC Basel, while a representative of another Italian, Inter Milan, met a French club Olympique Marseille. Olympique Lyon are dealing with a surprise team APOEL Nicosia and Zenit St Petersburg met SL Benfica.

Arsenal's scheduled visit to the San Siro for the first game on February 15, 2012 with the determination of the party was held at E mirates Stadium at 6 M Nazareth. Both clubs had fought in the same season, phase 2007/2008.Ketika that the Gunners - Arsenal's nickname - came out as winners through 2-0 on aggregate. "The duel will definitely fantastic. However, if you could choose, I hope we are not against a team like the draw before, "said Arsenal secretary David Miles said.

Versus Milan who became the most successful club in the Champions League after Real Madrid, Arsenal's position on the map Blue Continent strength is not nothing. The best achievement of the North London club in the Champions League finals only to the extent there 2005/2006.Di they should recognize the benefits of Barcelona. Even so, Arsenal remain confident the upcoming welcoming party. In addition to winning the fight three years ago, they may also refer to poor record in front of Milan's English club.

Cessation measures Rossoneri - nicknamed Milan - on the last three Champions League tournament due League vice Primer.Pasukan Massimiliano Allegri was beaten Tottenham Hotspur (aggregate 0-1) last season and Manchester United (2-7) and Arsenal (aggregate 0 - 2) two seasons earlier. However, before losing three consecutive seasons opponent English team, AC Milan won the 2007 season by beating Liverpool in the final of the British representative in Athens.

"Arsenal started 2011/2012denganburuk. But they have recovered. I am sure they will be more competitive in February. "" We had the best performance if you want to get rid of them, "said Allegri. While other English team, Chelsea, faces tough challenges in Naples. Set aside league leaders Manchester City Premier League to assist entry-eighths finals Bayern Munich, Napoli demonstrated their capacity as a dark horse that can not be underestimated.

The first meeting in San Paolo on February 21 will be the key for John Terry et al. They must remove the bad records in the State only won once and reap the rewards of a good pizza at the party as the capital of the second leg at home on March 14. In other matches, Leverkusen curse of bad luck must be met Barcelona. Madrid judge cons CSKA match is quite difficult because it must travel far away to Russia.

While Inter Milan Claudio Ranieri allenatore assess duel with Marseille is an opportunity for him to pay the defeat of coach Didier Dechamps in the semifinals 2003/2004. "Deschamps with AS Monaco Chelsea get rid of that I handled several years ago. Time to get revenge, "said Ranieri. At the Europa League last 32 draw, two representatives of the Premier League, Manchester City and Manchester United (MU), got a tough challenge to shine in this arena.

Man City must meet effluent team's Champions League, FC Porto, the defending champion status this event, while Manchester United are not losing because of bad luck dealing with the rulers of Europe four times, Ajax Amsterdam. "Ajax have bagus.Saya teams have never faced them in European competition. I can not wait to try them soon, "said Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson.

Another interesting match in the Europa League match Atletico Madrid Lazio cons, Stoke City against Valencia, and Udinese met PAOK Salonika. On the final matchday, Thursday (17/12), Tottenham Hotspur failed to advance to the round of fall despite conquering Shamrock Rovers. Harry Redknapp's men had to give up a place to Rubin Kazan who will serve Olympiakos.Wakil England Birmingham City also suspended while membekuk Maribor 1-0 with Udinese thanks to the setting aside of Glasgow Celtic 1-1 in Friuli.

Most Sexually University

University where everything goes and nothing stays on.

1 - University of Texas at Austin
It is hot down in Arizona, but some of that heat may be emulating off the bodies of pupils at UT-Austin. Topping Playboy Magazine’s report on party schools, the 50, 000+ students at UT know how to party-and get the item on. As Playboy mentioned, “When you accumulate academics, the weather, the liberal environment, South by Freebie southwest, game day and also the nightlife on 6th Street, UT Austin is usually one heck of your school. ” It has to be no coincidence that will Men’s Health named Austin the very best city in the united states for a captivating good time, based on condom gross sales (#1), birth rates, and (uh-oh) STD rates. Everything isbigger within Texas…including the sexual appetites!

2 - University of Michigan
With over 40, 000 students, it’s no ponder that Michigan is probably the most sexually active schools in the united states. Its location, in picturesque Ann Arbor, is ranked third on a directory of cities where people get it on the almost all. This, based on exposure by Amazon. com, who says that 24% of all books sent to the city are about sex. Even better than reading, Michigan ranked overall third on Trojan’s Health Report Card, which measures the sexual education of its students and the availability of contraception on campus. It’s good to know that Michigan students are book-smart and sex-smart!

3 - Harvard
As the nation’s most preeminent university, you don’t necessarily imagine “sex” and “Harvard” from the same sentence. Still, other people do, which is why ab muscles liberal town of Cambridge, Massachusetts placed tenth one of several American cities that wish to get serious. According to Amazon. com, 58% of the romantic books shipped to Cambridge are about relationships. Not everyone agrees with Harvard’s liberal nature, though-two students have founded the True Love Revolution, an abstinence group, in response to Harvard’s apparent lasciviousness. Between the student porn magazine and school-sponsored “Free Lube” day, someone had seen enough!

4 - Arizona State University
Arizona State might have the most interesting reputation in terms of sex. Not only will be South Desert Village the most sexually active dorms inside nation (by that mysterious Cornell research), the girls there are known to be as hot since the sun-some even come up with a career from it! Former Sun Devils cheerleader Courtney Cox can be former adult picture star Cory Hart or Courtney Simpson, having gotten her come from Arizona and perhaps performing in your ex ASU cheerleader equipment. She’s not on your own dabbling in your adult film company, though. This past season an ASU freshman held her scholarship even though she willingly was taken care of filmed sex and also flashed her pupil ID card. Students at the school are also purportedly responsible for DirtyScottsdale. com, a popular gossip site. Sun Devils, indeed!

5 - Northwestern University
Northwestern gave the word “liberal” a whole new dimension last calendar year at one spiel. Known for inciting controversy occasionally, psychology professor N. Michael Bailey has led probably the most interesting and enjoyable classes on campus about human sexuality. As a supplement to 1 of his lessons, a woman was given orgasm in front of a live audience of your hundred or and so students. When word of the leaked, Northwestern valiantly taken care of Prof. Bailey, explaining “The University supports the endeavours of its faculty to help expand the advancement connected with knowledge. ” Wonder when their application charges went up?

How Microsoft can Beat Apple

This kind of week Microsoft declared which a beta model regarding Windows 8 shall be released in before months of 2012. The company also announced it is planning to start an app maintain for Windows 8 - any Metro application store where Microsoft are able to offer and distribute software for Windows 8 beta sort. The store will operate using a mechanism built inside the Windows.

Windows 8 could be the latest operating process manufactured by Ms for devices including tablets, laptops, and computers. Metro app store - that may be an integrated software program store - is among the newest features through which Microsoft is presenting through Windows 8. Metro is ones name of Wine glass windows 8’s touch program.

By launching Local community app store, Microsoft is carrying out a footsteps of Apple that is certainly running its unique online, web-based app retail store for Mac along with iPad/iPhone/iPod. PC application builders have appreciated Microsoft’s determination to launch a new app store. The app developers say that they can foresee the future of computer and perhaps they reckon that down the road computer system could be a lot more like a new mobile phone and less as being a computer machines. App developers are typically glad that 'microsoft' is learning caused by increasing market levels of competition, but they involve some reservations about the specific usability of Home windows 8 App keep.

Can Microsoft’s Ask for store beat Apple’s Iphone app store?



It is difficult to answer this kind of question. But on documents (Microsoft has shared the leading points about the unit of its demand store), Microsoft’s app store looks additional appealing than Apple’s Mac pc pc store and iTunes. Microsoft’s app store is able to beat Apple’s application store because Microsoft provides better royalties deals, less fees, more transparency, and greater achieve.

Microsoft has announced who's may need 30% percent on the revenue generated from the sales of almost any app. But once your revenue of any app reaches $25, 000, Microsoft will lower its share part to 20%. Not just which, Microsoft has claimed that those who would like to submit their Metro apps available for sale at Windows 8 app store, they will have to submit a settlement. Microsoft will always be charging individual $49 per year and companies will be charged $99 every year. This is underneath what Apple expenditures its members. Apple charges $99 to assist both individuals together with companies for one-year member's program rights. Microsoft will give a competition to Apple and few others e. g. Amazon which fees same amount simply because Apple. At present, Google’s Android Marketplace is the cheapest as that charges only $25 so that you can individuals.

Microsoft vows to offer greater reach that you Widows 8 blog site. According to the company, at present they have 1. 25 billion Windows users worldwide. A certain proportion of users must upgrade their Systems to Windows 8 and as such will be working with Windows 8 application store eventually. Hence the developers can offer their products for some bigger market. With Windows 8 dealer, developers will be described as a able to reach an increasingly impressive market since Microsoft claims to own largest clientele.

Microsoft has also promised to produce more freedom for you to developers. The company plans to build its app retailer more transparent yet vows to offer more permissive rules to those who would like to use this platform to present their products. Microsoft’s rules is more tolerant plus less restrictive. Nothing could be said without a doubt right now, but apparently Microsoft’s new iphone 4 app store would fewer burdened by means of policies & restrictions.

Lindsay Lohan Undressed in Playboy

Lindsay Lohan has binding contract with Playboy Magazine U. S. $ 1 trillion. With high Agreement Price, Playboy asked Lohan undressed along with the cover of this magazine.

Many believe, the artist that's familiarly called Lilo can be deliberately accepted the offer was attractive because he ended up being facing financial issues. However, Lilo has denied what is this great. He is willing for this to express them selves.

“Sex and sexuality are section of nature. And I gone with nature, ” said Lilo seeing that quoted from Bettyconfidential. “Knowing yourself plus your body is essential because it will give you confidence. And in lifestyle, women need self-confidence, ” he explained.
Regarding the various responses about posing topless in Playboy, Lilo would not supply a damn. He impressed delicately responded.

“I think all are perhaps the tendency of people want to know every detail involving celebrity life, ” he stated.

Indeed, the plan poses exciting Lilo will probably be published edition regarding Playboy magazine with regard to January or February 2012. However, because some poses nude Lilo may be leaked on the net, the owner connected with Playboy, Hugh Hefner enquired to immediately post a magazine using a cover Lilo end this December.

And Here’s the sneak peak Lindsay lohan lohan picture seeing that Playboy Cover.

Britain and EU Summit

Europe's Great Divorce

WE JOURNALISTS are usually too bleary-eyed from a sleepless night to comprehend the full value of what provides just happened with Brussels. What is clear is that from a long, hard and rancorous discussions, at about 5am this morning europe split in significant way.

In an attempt to stabilise your euro zone, France, Germany and 21 other countries have decided to draft their particular treaty to inflict more central manage over national prices. Britain and three others made our minds up to stay available. In the on its way weeks, Britain may find itself more isolated. Sweden, the Czech Republic and also Hungary want the perfect time to consult their parliaments along with political parties before deciding on whether to join the revolutionary union-within-the-union.

So two decades on the day after your Maastricht Treaty has been concluded, launching the process for the single European currency, the EU's tectonic plates have slipped momentously along same the fault line that's always divided it-the Language Channel.

Confronted by the financial meltdown, the euro zone is having to integrate more seriously, with a consequent decrease in national sovereignty towards EU (or various other central co-ordinating entire body); Britain, which had guaranteed a formal opt-out from your euro, has decided for you to let them get their way.

Whether the arrangement does anything to stabilise the pound is moot. The agreement can be heavily tilted to budget discipline along with austerity. It does little to create money for the short term to arrest the run on sovereigns, nor does it offer a longer-term perspective regarding jointly-issued bonds. Much will be based upon how the Western european Central Bank responds within the coming days and weeks.

Some doubt remains over whether and how the "euro-plus" zone will get access to EU institutions-such for the reason that European Commission, which conducts fiscal assessments and proposes action, and the Western Court of Justice, which Germany hope will ensure nations adopt proper balanced-budget rules-over Britain's questions.

But especially intended for France, on the brink of losing its AAA credit rating and now the actual junior partner in order to Germany, this is any famous political glory. President Nicolas Sarkozy experienced long favoured the creation of the smaller, "core" euro zoom, without the awkward British, Scandinavians and japanese Europeans that usually pursue more liberal, market-oriented policies. And he possesses wanted the core operated with an inter-governmental time frame, ie by leaders as opposed to by supranational Western european institutions. This would permit France, and Mr Sarkozy particularly, to maximise the impact.

Mr Sarkozy built substantial progress upon both fronts. The president tried to not gloat when he / she emerged at 5am to go into detail that an agreement endorsed by many 27 members from the EU had proved impossible because of British obstruction. “You cannot provide an opt-out and after that ask to take part in all the discussion around the euro that a person did not want, and which moreover, you may criticised, ” declared your French president.

With the entry next year connected with Croatia, which will indicator its accession treaty today, the EU remains growing, said Mr Sarkozy. “The bigger European union is, the less integrated it may be. That is a distinct truth. ”

For Britain the main benefit of the bargain throughout Brussels is far from clear. It took an excellent half-hour after the conclusion of Mr Sarkozy's appearance for Mr Cameron to emerge and clarify his action. The prime minister claimed he'd taken a “tough decision nevertheless the right one” pertaining to British interests-particularly to its financial-services industry. In return with regard to his agreement to vary the EU treaties, Mr Cameron had wanted many safeguards for The uk. When he did not get them, he used his / her veto.

After much researched vagueness on his / her part about Britain's objectives, Mr Cameron's demand came as a result of a protocol that might ensure Britain could be given a veto with financial-services regulation. The British government has grown to be convinced that your European Commission, usually a bastion associated with liberalism in The european countries, has been giving regulations hostile to the City of London intoxicated by its French single-market commissioner, Michel Barnier. And yet strangely, given the accusation that Brussels was taking aim at the heart of the Uk economy, almost all in the new rules issued until now have been approved with British acceptance (albeit following much bitter backroom dealing with). Tactically, too, it seemed odd to produce a stand in defence in the financiers that political figures, both in Britain and along the rest of Eu, prefer to denounce.

Mr Cameron said he's “relaxed” about the actual separation. The EU has always been about multiple data transfer speeds; he was glad Britain had stayed from the euro and out of your passport-free Schengen place. He said that life in the EU, particularly the single market, will continue since normal. “We wish them well even as want the dollar zone to straighten out its problems, to achieve security and growth that every of Europe desires. ” The attracted faces of senior officials seemed to say otherwise.

The 23 members on the new pact, if they act as a block, can outvote The united kingdom. They are separated among themselves, of course. But their behavior of working collectively and cutting specials will, inevitably, begin to weigh against Britain over time.

Mr Sarkozy as well as Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, have given notice of their desire for this euro zone to act in all the domains that would normally be the remit of 27 members-for illustration, labour-market regulations and the corporate-tax base.

Britain may assume it is going to benefit from extra business for your City, should the euro zone ever cross a financial-transaction taxes. But what in the event the new club will begin imposing financial regulations among the 17 euro-zone members, or the 23 members from the euro-plus pact? That could continue to force euro-denominated transactions into the euro zone, say Paris or perhaps Frankfurt. Britain would, surely, have had much more influence had the countries with the euro zone stayed under an EU-wide program.

It says much around the dire state from the debate on The european union within Britain's Old-fashioned party that, as Mr Cameron attempted to Brussels, another Tory MP portentously invoked your memory of Neville Chamberlain, who infamously came back from Munich along with empty assurances via Adolf Hitler. Mr Cameron could have made a grievous mistake with regard to Britain's long-term curiosity. But at the very least nobody can accuse your pet of returning through Brussels with a sheet of paper in the hand.

Glee 2012 Cast

Though there may be two weeks associated with "Glee" left with 2011, the cast and also crew are already looking forward to the new yr at McKinley Large. Fans can expect more themed episodes if your show returns in 2012, according to management music producer Adam Anders.

"We've spent considerable time building the stories this coming year, starting out with this and introducing a number of new characters, " he mentioned. "Now creatively your momentum's building. "

Anders already tackled some thematic elements this year with the add-on of "West Side Story" across most of the first episodes. He described these individuals as "unbelievably complicated. "

"The West Part Story stuff was the most interesting, deep arrangements we had to try to recreate, " Anders stated. "That was plenty of work with little or no time, and it's Leonard Bernstein! We never want the standard to suffer because we're on the schedule, it just suggests less sleep. It was definitely rewarding, West Side Story is my favorite musical and I wanted to be sure I didn't wreck it. "

Newcomer Damian McGinty advised Billboard. com that the group, "just started filming episode 10, which is after Christmas. "

"The new term is starting for us now, " he continuing. "We're kind of finding out as we get the script, so who is aware of what songs we may have. "

While McGinty might not know his musical future, co-star Dianna Agron uncovered that she just got word using a new number that she called "a really enjoyable song I by no means thought I'd possibly be singing. " She seemed to be reluctant to overflow further info, only going in terms of confirming it wasn't a Broadway number or a country tune.

Agron's character Quinn has had a rocky period, attempting to grab back the daughter she quit for adoption soon after ditching and reclaiming the woman preppy attitude. Agron told people that she's finally needs to "leave her nasty ways behind. "

"She's starting to realize this could and ought to be the best time of her senior high school experience, " Agron said. "She's finding the light by the end of the tunnel. "

Harry Shum Jr. also dropped hints of a potential new solo within the new year, but was mum on details. Likewise, executive music producer Anders mentioned upcoming appearances simply by Ricky Martin along with Gloria Estefan, but had zero solid decisions on what the pair can sing.

McGinty, who joined the show this season after being called co-winner of "The Joy Project, " a simple fact competition for aspiring Glee stars, said there's hope for his character to have a love interest since his attempts with wooing cheerleader Brittany have been crushed in the first episode.

"At the end from the Christmas episode there exists a little hint that he might have some sort of girlfriend on Romantic evening, so who is aware, " he stated. "I hope therefore, all the young ladies of 'Glee' are usually gorgeous. ".

*Dancing with The Stars* 2012 Cast

ABC’s completely new Dancing using the Stars Toss lineup this season is powerful! 2012 television will be exciting as a result of this great list of celebrities which is to be dancing on this years biggest winter months hit!

Courtney Cox is hot on Cougar town. Now she will be dancing with the stars as well! I love friends!!!

Elle Macpherson is best known as a super model but is also an actress and entrepreneur. Elle also hosts the Britain version of Next Top Model. Guess she can now add something else to her huge list of accomplishments.

Tina Fey from SNL and 30 rock will be gracing us with her skills on the dance floor this 2012. Hope she is as good at dancing as she is at making me laugh.

Cheryl Ann Cole is an English songwriter, dancer, model, singer, etc… She is the ‘bees knees’ from what I gather.

Vince Vaughn is so cute and is a great actor. I am excited to see him move more than his lips.

Rob Lowe can look confident smiling. But can he look confident smiling and dance at the same time? We will see. I have problems chewing gum and walking. I can’t imagine the pressure on these celebs.

Toba Bukan Milik Indonesia Lagi

KOMPAS.com — Adalah Van Bemmelen, geolog Belanda, yang mungkin bisa ditunjuk sebagai bapaknya teori Toba sebagai kaldera gunung api. Tahun 1939 ia ditugaskan Pemerintah Belanda untuk meneliti Danau Toba dan akhirnya menemukan bukti bahwa danau indah itu merupakan kaldera gunung raksasa.

Temuan itu sempat menimbulkan kontroversi. Namun, di beberapa negara, seperti Malaysia dan India, kemudian ditemukan abu vulkanik yang diidentifikasi berasal dari letusan Toba. Teori Bemmelen lambat tapi pasti mulai diterima masyarakat hingga kini.

Van Bemmelen adalah pencetus teori bahwa kaldera Toba berasal dari satu letusan dahsyat. Teori ini didukung oleh Aldiss dan Ghazali. Namun, melalui penanggalan dengan metode radiometri, para peneliti setelahnya berhasil mengungkap bahwa letusan Toba berasal dari empat letusan besar. Beberapa peneliti itu, di antaranya, Vestappen (1961), Yokoyama dan Hehanusa (1981), Nishimura (1984), Knight (1986), dan Chesner dan Rose (1991).

Craig A Chesner, profesor geologi dari Eastern Illinois University, masih aktif meneliti Toba hingga saat ini. Thesis Chesner tentang Toba semakin memperjelas posisi Toba sebagai supervolcano yang letusannya berdampak global.

Chesner-lah orang yang memberi jalan bagi lahirnya embrio teori Toba Catastrophe ketika ia mengirimkan sampel abu vulkanik Toba ke peneliti John Westgate (University of Toronto) tahun 1994. Westgate saat itu sedang berusaha mencari tahu asal abu vulkanik yang berusia 74.000 tahun lalu yang tersebar di berbagai belahan bumi.

Kiriman abu vulkanik Toba dari Chesner menjadi akhir dari pencarian Westgate. Tahun 1998, Stanley H Ambrose dari University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign membangun teori baru Toba Catastrophe yang menawarkan analisis bahwa letusan dahsyat Toba telah membuat dunia mengalami penurunan suhu drastis dan membuat populasi manusia hampir punah.

Michael L Rampino (New York University), Stephen Self (University of Hawaii at Manoa), kemudian Greg Zielinski (University of Massachusetts) merupakan peneliti berpengaruh yang secara mendalam mempelajari material abu vulkanik Toba. Merekalah yang menyediakan data bagi lahirnya teori Toba Catastrophe yang diyakini membuat kemacetan populasi manusia.

Teori Toba Catastrophe semakin dipertajam oleh peneliti genetika asal Inggris yang ahli sintesis DNA, Stephen Oppenheimer. Terkait Toba, Oppenheimer yang didukung Bradshaw Foundation telah merilis migrasi manusia dengan judul Journey of Mankind. Tulisan yang disertai simulasi migrasi manusia itu memberi posisi penting letusan Toba yang dianggap melahirkan perubahan drastis genetika pada ras-ras Homo sapiens.

Meski demikian, Toba dan teori migrasi itu hanya berkumandang di debat-debat internasional di luar Indonesia. Hingga kini, Indonesia masih sepi dari minat terhadap Toba. (Ahmad Arif, Indira Permanasari, Amir Sodikin, M Hilmi Faiq)

Gerakan Dukung Ny.Siami , Si Jujur yang disalahkan

Hmm apa jadinya negri kita ini, bertindak jujur malah disalahkan. Pantes aja korupsi merajalela, masih SD di suruh nyontek, gimana ntar gedenya. Jika dibiarkan seperti ini, akan semakin banyak orang yang merasa terancam saat dia ingin mengungkapkan kebenaran.

Ayo dukung Ny. Siami melalui page facebook Gerakan Dukung Ny. Siami memperjuangkan Kejujuran

Diusir Warga karena Lapor Contek Massal
Ny Siami, Si Jujur yang Malah Ajur

SURABAYA | SURYA - Ny Siami tak pernah membayangkan niat tulus mengajarkan kejujuran kepada anaknya malah menuai petaka. Warga Jl Gadel Sari Barat, Kecamatan Tandes, Surabaya itu diusir ratusan warga setelah ia melaporkan guru SDN Gadel 2 yang memaksa anaknya, Al, memberikan contekan kepada teman-temannya saat Unas pada 10-12 Mei 2011 lalu. Bertindak jujur malah ajur!
Teriakan “Usir, usir…tak punya hati nurani” terus menggema di Balai RW 02 Kelurahan Gadel, Kecamatan Tandes, Surabaya, Kamis (9/6) siang. Ratusan orang menuntut Ny Siami meninggalkan kampung. Sementara wanita berkerudung biru di depan kerumunan warga itu hanya bisa menangis pilu. Suara permintaan maaf Siami yang diucapkan dengan bantuan pengeras suara nyaris tak terdengar di tengah gemuruh suara massa yang melontarkan hujatan dan caci maki.
Keluarga Siami dituding telah mencemarkan nama baik sekolah dan kampung. Setidaknya empat kali, warga menggelar aksi unjuk rasa, menghujat tindakan Siami. Puncaknya terjadi pada Kamis siang kemarin. Lebih dari 100 warga Kampung Gadel Sari dan wali murid SDN Gadel 2 meminta keluarga penjahit itu enyah dari kampungnya.
Padahal, agenda pertemuan tersebut sebenarnya mediasi antara warga dan wali murid dengan Siami. Namun, rembukan yang difasilitasi Muspika (Musyarah Pimpinan Kecamatan Tandes) itu malah berbuah pengusiran. Mediasi itu sendiri digelar untuk menuruti tuntutan warga agar keluarga Siami minta maaf di hadapan warga dan wali murid.
Siami dituding sok pahlawan setelah melaporkan wali kelas anaknya, yang diduga merancang kerjasama contek-mencontek dengan menggunakan anaknya sebagai sumber contekan.
Sebelumnya, Siami mengatakan, dirinya baru mengetahui kasus itu pada 16 Mei lalu atau empat hari setelah Unas selesai. Itu pun karena diberi tahu wali murid lainnya, yang mendapat informasi dari anak-anak mereka bahwa Al, anaknya, diplot memberikan contekan. Al sendiri sebelumnya tidak pernah menceritakan ‘taktik kotor’ itu. Namun, akhirnya sambil menangis, Al, mengaku. Ia bercerita sejak tiga bulan sebelum Unas sudah dipaksa gurunya agar mau memberi contekan kepada seluruh siswa kelas 6. Setelah Al akhirnya mau, oknum guru itu diduga menggelar simulasi tentang bagaimana caranya memberikan contekan.
Siami kemudian menemui kepala sekolah. Dalam pertemuan itu, kepala sekolah hanya menyampaikan permohonan maaf. Ini tidak memuaskan Siami. Dia penasaran, apakah skenario contek-mencontek itu memang didesain pihak sekolah, atau hanya dilakukan secara pribadi oleh guru kelas VI.
Setelah itu, dia mengadu pada Komite Sekolah, namun tidak mendapat respons memuaskan, sehingga akhirnya dia melaporkan masalah ini ke Dinas Pendidikan serta berbicara kepada media, sehingga kasus itu menjadi perhatian publik.
Dan perkembangan selanjutnya, warga dan wali murid malah menyalahkan Siami dan puncaknya adalah aksi pengusiran terhadap Siami pada Kamis kemarin. Situasi panas sebenarnya sudah terasa sehari menjelang pertemuan. Hari Rabu (8/6), warga sudah lebih dulu menggeruduk rumah Siami di Jl Gadel Sari Barat.
Demo itu mendesak Ny Siami meminta maaf secara terbuka. Namun, Siami berjanji menyampaikannya, Kamis.
Pertemuan juga dihadiri Ketua Tim Independen, Prof Daniel M Rosyid, Ketua Unit Pelaksana Teknis (UPT) Dindik Tandes, Dakah Wahyudi, Komite Sekolah, dan sejumlah anggota DPRD Kota Surabaya. Satu jam menjelang mediasi, sudah banyak massa terkonsentrasi di beberapa gang.
Pukul 09.00 WIB, tampak Ny Siami ditemani kakak dan suaminya, Widodo dan Saki Edi Purnomo mendatangi Balai RW. Mereka berjalan kaki karena jarak rumah dengan balai pertemuan ini sekitar 100 meter. Massa yang sudah menyemut di sekitar balai RW langsung menghujat keluarga Siami.
Mereka langsung mengepung keluarga ini. Beberapa polisi yang sebelumnya memang bersiaga langsung bertindak. Mereka melindungi keluarga ini untuk menuju ruang Balai RW. Warga kian menyemut dan terus memadati balai pertemuan. Ratusan warga terus merangsek. Salah satu ibu nekat menerobos. Namun, karena yang diizinkan masuk adalah perwakilan warga, perempuan ini harus digelandang keluar oleh petugas.
Mediasi diawali dengan mendengarkan pernyataan Kepala UPT Tandes, Dakah Wahyudi. Ia menyatakan bahwa seluruh kelas VI SDN Gadel 2 tidak akan kena sanksi mengulang Unas. Ucapan Dakah sedikit membuat warga tenang. Namun, situasi kembali memanas. Apalagi Ny Siami tidak segera diberi kesempatan menyampaikan permintaan maaf secara langsung.
Kemudian warga diminta kembali mendengarkan paparan yang disampaikan Prof Daniel Rosyid. Ketua tim independen pencari fakta bentukan Wali Kota Surabaya Tri Rismaharini ini berusaha menyejukkan warga dengan menyebut dirinya asli Solo. Dikatakan bahwa Solo, Surabaya adalah juga Indonesia, sehingga setiap warga tidak berhak mengusir warga Indonesia.
Kemudian dia berusaha berdialog santai dengan warga. Ada salah satu warga menyeletuk. “Kalau kita dikatakan menyontek massal. Lantas, kenapa saat menyontek pengawas membiarkannya,” ucap salah satu ibu yang mendapat tepukan meriah warga lain.
Warga juga menyatakan bahwa menyontek sudah terjadi di mana-mana dan wajar dilakukan siswa agar bisa lulus. Mendengar hal ini, Daniel kemudian memperingatkan bahwa perbuatan menyontek adalah budaya buruk. Di masyarakat manapun, perbuatan curang dan tidak jujur ini tidak bisa ditoleransi.
”Menyontek adalah awal dari korupsi. Jika perbuatan curang ini sudah dianggap biasa, maka ini akan membuka perilaku yang lebih menghancurkan masyarakat. Tentu tidak ada yang mau demikian,” sindir Daniel.
Kemudian mediasi dilanjutkan dengan menghadirkan Kepala SDN Gadel 2, Sukatman. Akibat kasus contekan massal di sekolahnya, Sukatman dan dua guru kelas VI dicopot. Sukatman menyampaikan permintaan maaf kepada wali murid.
Namun wali murid menyambut dengan teriakan bahwa Sukatman tidak salah. Yang dianggap salah adalah keluarga Siami karena membesar-besarkan masalah. Warga pun kembali berteriak “usir… usir”. Namun warga mulai tenang karena Sukatman tempak menghampiri Ny Siami dan suaminya. Mantan Kasek ini langsung meraih tangan ibunda Al dan saling meminta maaf. Namun, setelah itu warga kembali riuh rendah.
Setelah Siami diberi kesempatan berbicara, keributan langsung pecah. Suara massa di luar balai RW terus membahana, menghujat keluarga Siami. Padahal saat itu, Siami sedang menyiapkan mental dengan berdiri di hadapan warga.
Meski sudah berusaha tegar, namun ibu dua anak ini mulai lemah. Dia tampak berdiri merunduk sementara kedua matanya sudah mengeluarkan air mata. “Saya minta maaf kepada semua warga…” ucap Siami yang tak sanggup lagi meneruskan kalimatnya.
Namun, sang suami terus membimbing, membuat perempuan ini kembali melanjutkan pernyataan maaf. Namun, suasana kian ricuh karena massa terus berteriak “usir”. Baik petugas polisi dan tokoh masyarakat berusaha menenangkan situasi. Baru kemudian kembali terdengar suara Siami.
Dengan tangan gemetar dan ketegaran yang dipaksakan, Siami kembali berucap, “Saya tidak menyangka permasalahan akan seperti ini. Saya hanya ingin kejujuran ada pada anak saya. Saya sebelumnya sudah berusaha menyelesaikan persoalan dengan baik-baik.”
Pernyataan tulus Siami tidak juga membuat massa tenang, sampai akhirnya polisi memutuskan untuk mengevakuasi Siami dan keluarganya. Siami diarahkan ke mobil polisi dengan pengamanan pagar betis. Namun massa tetap berusaha merangsek, ingin meraih tubuh Siami. Sejumlah warga bahkan sempat menarik-narik kerudung Siami hingga hampir terlepas. Siami akhirnya berhasil diamankan ke Mapolsek Tandes.
Baik Ny Siami dan suaminya enggan memberi komentar usai kericuhan. Namun, kakak kandung Siami, Saki, mengakui bahwa adiknya saat ini dalam tekanan yang luar biasa. “Dia tak tahan lagi dengan tekanan warga. Sampai tidak mau makan hari-hari ini. Nanti kami akan merasa tenang jika di Gresik,” kata Saki. Benjeng, Gresik adalah daerah asal Siami. Saat ini Al, anak Siami yang dipaksa memberi contekan, juga diungsikan ke Benjeng setelah rumahnya beberapa kali didemo warga.
Sementara itu, Ny Leni, perwakilan warga menyatakan bahwa pihaknya masih akan terus menuntut agar tiga guru yang dicopot tetap mengajar di SDN Gadel 2 dan menuntut Siami bertanggung jawab.

lengkapnya: http://www.surya.co.id/2011/06/10/ny...ang-malah-ajur

Kasus Wali Murid Jujur Malah Ajur
Diusir, Ny Siami Akhirnya Kosongkan Rumah

SURABAYA | SURYA - Ny Siami (38) yang diusir ratusan warga setelah melaporkan guru SDN Gadel II yang memaksa anaknya, Al, memberikan contekan kepada teman-temannya saat Unas, 10-12 Mei 2011 lalu, akhirnya menuruti kemauan warga.
Siami telah meninggalkan rumahnya di Jl Gadel Sari Barat lantaran tak tahan dengan tekanan dan gelombang demo warga. Mereka kini mengungsi di Solo. Perempuan yang dikenal pekerja keras itu mengajak suami dan dua anaknya. Solo adalah kota kelahiran suami Siami, Widodo.
“Adik saya tadi malam langsung menghubungi. Dia tidak tahan dengan kondisi yang menimpa keluarganya. Sampai-sampai dia tidak mau makan. Adik saya ingin hidup tenang,” ucap Satim Heri Santoso, kakak kandung Siami, Jumat (10/6). “Setahu saya, Al dan adiknya juga diajak naik bus ke Solo,” tambah Satim.
Dia menuturkan, pascakericuhan saat pertemuan dengan warga di Balai RW 02, Kelurahan Gadel, Siami dan suaminya Widodo tak berani pulang. Siami dan keluarganya diamankan di Mapolsek usai kericuhan. Selama lebih dari dua jam, orang tua Al ini tinggal di kantor polisi. Mereka diminta menunggu kondisi kampungnya aman. Namun hingga pukul 14.00 WIB tetap belum kondusif, sehingga keluarga Al memilih ke Gresik lalu ke Solo. Gresik adalah daerah kelahiran Siami.
Pantauan Surya, rumah Siami bercat krem dengan pagar yang masih baru itu tampak terkunci. Di dalam rumah ini juga tidak tampak kehidupan sama sekali. Menurut Warisah, tetangga yang rumahnya berhadapan dengan Siami, rumah itu tak berpenghuni sejak, Kamis.
Hingga Jumat siang, masih banyak warga yang membicarakan kisah Siami dan Al. Rata-rata mereka tetap menyalahkan keluarga Siami. Menurut warga, menyontek adalah hal biasa untuk anak kecil.
Warisah mengakui, warga sebelumnya sangat simpatik dengan keluarga Siami. Dia dikenal sebagai pekerja keras menjadi penjahit gorden. Sementara suaminya, Widodo, bekerja di kompleks perindustrian Margomulyo.
Keluarga ini baru enam tahun tinggal di Gadel Sari Barat. Mereka membeli sebidang tanah milik warga dan mendirikan rumah berukuran sekitar 8 x 15 meter. Rumah itu tampak mentereng belum genap setahun terakhir. “Keluarga Bu Siami sebenarnya bagus sosialisasinya. Bahkan Pak Widodo dipilih sebagai wakil Ketua RT 04,” kata Warisah kembali.
Camat Tandes, Suharto, menyatakan, pihaknya sudah berusaha meredam emosi warga dengan mengadakan mediasi. Pihak muspika juga sudah melakukan pendekatan personal kepada warga Gadel. Sementara itu, mediasi lanjutan yang rencananya digelar Kamis malam gagal. Warga yang mengusir keluarga Siami rencananya kembali akan menggelar mediasi bersama anggota DPRD Kota Surabaya dan muspika dalam waktu dekat.
Sementara itu, Siami mulai banyak mendapatkan dukungan. Di antaranya, justru datang dari rekan-rekan guru yang tergabung dalam Ikatan Guru Indonesia (IGI), sebuah organisasi profesi guru yang beranggotakan para guru seluruh Indonesia.
Ketua IGI, Satria Dharma menyerukan perlawanan terhadap aksi pengusiran terhadap keluarga Ny Siami dan anaknya Al. “Kita harus melawan kemungkaran dan menegakkan kejujuran. Jangan sampai para wishtle blower (pengungkap skandal) justru menjadi korban amuk massa. Kami mengajak seluruh warga Surabaya membela Al dan keluarganya. Ayo semua warga Surabaya membantu bagi masa depan pendidikan Al,” tegas Satria Dharma dalam rilis kepada Surya, Jumat (10/6).
Sekjen IGI Mohammad Ihsan menambahkan, masyarakat tidak boleh menghakimi Al dan keluarganya. “Mereka ini pahlawan kejujuran. Mereka harus dibela dan bukan diusir,” kata Ihsan.
Ihsan menuturkan, kecurangan Unas terjadi di sejumlah daerah. “Guru dan siswa kita harus berani membuka semua kecurangan. Jadilah pahlawan seperti mereka. Jangan simpan kecurangan Unas,” tegas Ihsan.
Sekretaris Lembaga Perlindungan Anak (LPA) Jawa Timur Priono Adi Nugroho mengatakan, pihaknya siap mendampingi Al, putra Siami yang dipaksa memberikan contekan. “Kami sudah minta empat staf saya untuk mendampingi Al,” katanya dilansir Antara.
Menurut Priono, umur Al yang masih anak-anak tersebut tidak semestinya menerima kenyataan tersebut, karena jika dibiarkan berlarut-larut akan mengganggu psikologisnya.
Kasat Binmas Polrestabes Surabaya AKBP Sri Setyo Rahayu menyatakan, polisi akan bertindak jika warga masih tetap mengusir keluarga Siami. Menurutnya, tindakan oknum warga itu bisa dikategorikan sebagai perbuatan tidak menyenangkan. “Ini kan negara hukum, jadi jangan bertindak seenaknya hingga mengganggu keamanan dan ketertiban. Polisi bisa bertindak tegas jika dibutuhkan,” ujarnya.
Sosiolog dari Universitas Airlangga (Unair) Surabaya Bagong Suyanto menilai, warga dan pelapor kasus contekan massal di SDN Gadel II, Kecamatan Tandes, Kota Surabaya, sama-sama menjadi korban atas Unas. “Kalau saya lihat, kedua pihak itu menjadi korban fenomena tentang dunia pendidikan yang terjadi belakangan ini, karena keduanya sama-sama mengalami ketakutan yang berlebihan terhadap ujian nasional,” katanya, Jumat (10/6).
Namun, menurutnya, reaksi masyarakat Gadel dalam menyikapi kasus contekan massal SDN Gadel II itu cukup berlebihan karena bisa mengarah pada persoalan kriminal.
Bagong juga mengatakan, kasus ini dapat menjadikan pengalaman traumatik yang akan membekas pada diri Al. “Kasihan itu keluarga pelapor. Pemerintah harus memberikan jaminan keamanan, serta jaminan bersekolah dengan nyaman, kalau tidak itu akan menjadi trauma tersendiri bagi korban,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Wali Kota Surabaya Tri Rismaharini mengatakan, keluarga Siami dan putranya Al adalah keluarga jujur, tapi masyarakat yang belum siap. Soal pemberian sanksi pemecatan terhadap kepala sekolah dan dua guru kelas VI SDN Gadel 2, memang sudah ada aturannya. “Karena yang bersangkutan melanggar saat ujian nasional, maka ada sanksinya sehingga semua pihak harus menerimanya,” katanya. Disinggung jika masyarakat tidak puas dan mengajukan tuntutan, Risma mempersilakan, sebab keputusan yang diambil tersebut sudah sesuai dengan aturan.
lengkapnya : http://www.surya.co.id/2011/06/11/di...osongkan-rumah

Hati Hati Bagi Pengguna Komputer

Penggunaan komputer secara rutin memicu Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Apa itu Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ? CTS adalah gangguan kesehatan dengan gejala kesemutan dan nyeri pada tangan, terutama pada 3 jari pertama (ibu jari, telunjuk, dan jari tengah). Gejala akan lebih terasa pada malam hari, atau saat seseorang berada dalam ruang ber-AC.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome adalah penyakit yang menyerang tangan dimana syaraf tangan menyatu di bagian pergelangan tangan sehingga menyebabkan nyeri. Dalam jangka panjang, penyakit ini bisa menyebabkan kelumpuhan pada tangan. Resiko terkena CTS adalah kurang lebih 10% untuk orang dewasa.

Gejala
Rasa kebas, dan parasthesia (seakan-akan terbakar dan bergetar) di ibu jari, telunjuk, dan jari tengah, atau pada beberapa pasien terjadi di telapak tangan.
Susah menggenggam dan mengepalkan tangan.
Sering menjatuhkan barang

Penyebab
1. Penggunaan tangan yang terlalu berlebihan seperti mengetik, memegang mouse, menggunakan HP.
2. Faktor genetika
3. Stress, trauma, kehamilan

Pencegahan
Untuk penyebab no 2 dan 3, tidak dapat dicegah karena berhubungan dengan genetika dan kecelakaan.

Untuk no 1 dapat dicegah dengan melakukan hal-hal di bawah ini:
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Kuliner Indonesia

Masakan Indonesia mencerminkan keanekaragaman masyarakat yang menghuni sekitar 6.000 pulau di Indonesia. Mungkin sebenarnya tidak ada satu bentuk tunggal "masakan Indonesia", namun lebih kepada, keanekaragaman masakan regional yang dipengaruhi oleh Kebudayaan Indonesia itu sendiri serta pengaruh kebudayaan asing.

Masakan Sumatera, sebagai contoh, seringkali menampilkan pengaruh Timur Tengah dan India, seperti penggunaan bumbu kari pada hidangan daging dan sayurannya, sementara masakan Jawa berkembang dari teknik memasak asli nusantara. Unsur budaya masakan China dapat dicermati pada beberapa masakan Indonesia. Masakan seperti bakmi, bakso, dan lumpia telah terserap dalam seni masakan Indonesia.

Beberapa jenis hidangan asli Indonesia kini dapat ditemukan di beberapa negara Asia. Masakan Indonesia populer seperti sate, rendang, dan sambal juga digemari di Malaysia dan Singapura. Bahan makanan berbahan dasar dari kedelai seperti variasi tahu dan tempe, juga sangat populer. Tempe dianggap sebagai penemuan asli Jawa, adaptasi lokal dari fermentasi kedelai. Jenis lainnya dari makanan fermentasi kedelai adalah oncom, mirip dengan tempe tapi menggunakan jenis jamur yang berbeda, oncom sangat populer di Jawa Barat.
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Makanan Indonesia umumnya dimakan dengan menggunakan kombinasi alat makan sendok pada tangan kanan dan garpu pada tangan kiri, meskipun demikian di berbagai tempat (seperti Jawa Barat dan Sumatra Barat) juga lazim didapati makan langsung dengan tangan telanjang. Di restoran atau rumah tangga tertentu lazim menggunakan tangan untuk makan, seperti restoran seafood, restoran tradisional Sunda dan Padang, atau warung tenda Pecel Lele dan Ayam Goreng khas Jawa Timur. Tempat seperti ini biasanya juga menyajikan kobokan, semangkuk air kran dengan irisan jeruk nipis agar memberikan aroma segar. Semangkuk air ini janganlah diminum; hanya digunakan untuk mencuci tangan sebelum dan sesudah makan dengan menggunakan tangan telanjang. Menggunakan sumpit untuk makan lazim ditemui di restoran yang menyajikan masakan China yang telah teradaptasi kedalam masakan Indonesia seperti bakmie atau mie ayam dengan pangsit, mie goreng, dan kwetiau goreng (mi pipih goreng, mirip char kway teow).
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Nasi
Menggunakan Kerbau untuk membajak sawah di Jawa; Nasi adalah makanan pokok rakyat Indonesia; Indonesia adalah negara penghasil beras terbesar ketiga di dunia. Pertanian padi banyak merubah bentang alam Indonesia.

Nasi adalah bahan makanan pokok bagi seluruh lapisan masyarakat Indonesia modern,dan pertanian padi menempati posisi utama dalam kebudayaan Indonesia; membentuk bentang alam; dijual di pasar; merupakan bahan dasar banyak jenis makanan dari yang gurih hingga manis. Pada umumnya beras dimakan dalam bentuk nasi biasa yang bercita-rasa tawar dengan sedikit sayur-mayur dan lauk-pauk teman nasi disisinya sebagai sumber protein dan sumber gizi lainnya. Beras juga dapat dijadikan ketupat (beras dikukus dalam anyaman dauk kelapa), lontong (beras dikukus dalam kemasan daun pisang), intip (kerupuk beras), jajanan, bihun , mi, arak beras, dan nasi goreng.
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Padi termasuk dalam pola makan sehari-hari, akan tetapi seiring berkembangnya teknologi, maka dimungkinkan untuk memperjualbelikan padi dan beras dari tempat lain. Bukti temuan padi liar ditemukan di pulau Sulawesi berasal dari sekitar tahun 3000 SM. Meskipin demikian, bukti awal dari pertanian beras didapati dari prasasti abad kedelapan di Jawa yeng menyebutkan raja menerapkan pajak dalam bentuk padi. Pembagian kerja antara laki-laki, perempuan, dan hewan ternak tetap lestari dalam pertanian padi di Indonesia, seperti ditemui dalam ukiran relief candi Prambanan, Jawa Tengah yang berasal dari abad kesembilan: Bajak sawah diikatkan pada kerbau; perempuan menanam benih dan menumbuk padi, serta laki-laki mengangkut padi hasil panen dengan pikulan di pundaknya. Pada abad keenambelas, bangsa Eropa yang mengunjungi kepulauan Indonesia memandang nasi sebagai makanan bergengsi yang disajikan oleh kaum aristokrat dan ningrat saat upacara dan perayaan pesta.

Pertanian padi memerlukan sinar matahari yang cukup. Penanaman padi di Indonesia terkait dengan perkembangan perkakas pertanian dari logam dan pemeliharaan ternak kerbau untuk membajak sawah dan kotorannya digunakan untuk pupuk. Aslinya bentang alam Indonesia diselimuti oleh hutan hujan tropis, namun secara perlahan mulai digantikan dengan sawah dan permukiman untuk mengembangkan pertanian padi yang telah berkembang selama 1500 tahun.

Bahan makanan pokok lainnya adalah jagung (di kawasan kering seperti Madura dan Nusa Tenggara), sagu (di kawasan Indonesia Timur), singkong (dikeringkan dan disebut 'tiwul' sebagai alternatif makanan pokok di kawasan gersang Jawa seperti Gunung Kidul dan Wonogiri), ketela serta umbi-umbian (khususnya pada musim paceklik).

Bumbu
Termahsyur di seluruh dunia sebagai "Pulau Rempah-rempah", kepulauan Maluku menyumbangkan tanaman rempah aslinya bagi seni kuliner dunia. Rempah atau bumbu seperti pala, cengkeh, laos adalah tanaman asli Indonesia; sementara lada hitam, kunyit, sereh, bawang merah, kayu manis, kemiri, ketumbar, dan asam jawa diperkenalkan dari India sebagaimana jahe, daun bawang, dan bawang putih yang diperkenalkan dari China. Tanaman bumbu dari benua Asia itu telah dikembangkan sejak zaman dahulu kala, dan telah menjadi bagian integral seni kuliner Indonesia.

Pada masa kuna, Kerajaan Sunda dan kemudian Kesultanan Banten terkenal di seluruh dunia sebagai penghasil utama lada hitam dengan kualitas terbaik. Kemaharajaan bahari seperti Sriwijaya dan Majapahit juga berkembang dan makmur berkat perdagangan rempah-rempah antara pulau rempah Maluku di Nusantara dengan India dan China. Kemudian VOC juga meraih keuntungan besar dari perdagangan rempah dunia. Kegemaran orang Indonesia akan makanan pedas semakin diperkaya dengan diperkenalkannya cabai dari benua Amerika oleh pedagang Spanyol sejak abad ke-16. Sejak saat itu sambal menjadi bagian penting dalam masakan Indonesia.

Campuran rempah sebagai bumbu dasar masakan Indonesia, diantaranya kombinasi kayu manis, bunga lawang, biji ketumbar, jintan putih,lada hitam, kapulaga[rujukan?] dan cabai merah,dengan komposisi rempah sesuai variasi regional.

Saus Kacang (Bumbu Kacang)
Salah satu ciri penting dari masakan Indonesia adalah penggunaan bumbu kacang yang luas dalam berbagai masakan khas Indonesia seperti sate, gado-gado, karedok, ketoprak, dan pecel. Bumbu kacang biasanya disiramkan ke atas bahan utama (daging atau sayur) untuk memberikan rasa, atau hanya sebagai saus celup "sambal kacang" (campuran cabai rawit dan kacang goreng yang digiling) untuk otak-otak atau ketan. Diperkenalkan dari Meksiko oleh pedagang Portugis dan Spanyol pada abad ke-16, kacang menempati posisi istimewa dalam seni kuliner Indonesia sebagai saus yang populer. Saus atau bumbu kacang Indonesia mewakili hal yang rumit dan membumi, daripada suatu bumbu yang kental dan manis. [3] Kacang tumbuh subur di iklim tropis Asia Tenggara, dan kini dapat ditemui dalam bentuk digoreng, dibakar, diiris halus, ditumbuk, disiramkan di atas masakan atau menjadi saus celup. Bumbu kacang mencapai tingkat perkembangan yang canggih di Indonesia, dengan keseimbangan rasa yang halus yang diperoleh dari berbagai bahan sesuai resep masing-masing jenis bumbu kacang; kacang goreng, gula jawa, bawang putih, bawang merah, jahe, asam jawa, jeruk nipis, sereh, garam, cabai, lada, kecap manis, semuanya dihaluskan dan dicampur dengan tambahan air untuk mencapai tekstur yang tepat. Rahasia bumbu kacang yang baik adalah "tidak terlalu kental dan tidak terlalu encer". Bumbu kacang Indonesia tidak terlalu manis jika dibandingkan bumbu kacang Thailand (yang merupakan adaptasi campuran). Gado-gado yang dimakan dengan bumbu kacang tersedia hampir di seluruh Indonesia dan menampilkan keseimbangan yang halus dari cita rasa manis, pedas, dan asam.

Santan
Memarut daging buah kelapa untuk mendapatkan santan.
Buras, beras dimasak dengan santan, disajikan dengan serundeng serpihan kelapa parut pedas, dari Makassar.

Karena Indonesia terletak di kawasan beriklim tropis, maka sejak dahulu masyarakat Indonesia telah memanfaatkan berbagai kekayaan tanaman tropis seperti kelapa. Salah satu ciri khas masakan Indonesia adalah banyak memakai santan, seperti rendang, soto, sayur lodeh, opor ayam, serta minuman ringan seperti cendol dan es doger. Santan tidak hanya milik masakan Indonesia, karena santan juga dikenal dalam seni memasak India, Samoa, Thailand, Malaysia, Filipina, hingga Brasil. Meskipun demikian santan sangat sering digunakan dalam masakan Indonesia, terutama pada masakan Padang, sementara pada masakan Minahasa santan jarang digunakan dalam masakan, kecuali beberapa kue seperti klappertart.

Ada dua jenis santan dalam masakan Indonesia, santan encer dan santan kental. Perbedaan ini berdasarkan kadar air yang dikandungnya. Santan encer biasanya digunakan untuk sayur berkuah seperti lodeh dan soto, sementara santan kental digunakan untuk rendang dan aneka kue dan penganan ringan. Santan dapat diperoleh dari parutan kelapa segar di pasar atau dalam kemasan karton di pasar swalayan.

Setelah sari kelapa diperoleh dan menjadi santan, ampas parutan kelapa dapat digunakan sebagai urap, dibumbui dan dicampur sayuran. Urap mirip gado-gado, perbedaanya adalah bumbu kacang diganti menjadi bumbu parutan kelapa. Ampas kelapa juga dapat disangrai dan dibumbui menjadi serundeng. Akan tetapi untuk mendapatkan hasil yang lebih gurih, sebaiknya jangan menggunakan ampas kelapa, tetapi kelapa segar yang masih mengandung sarinya. Serundeng parutan kelapa berbumbu ini dapat dicampur irisan daging atau ditaburkan begitu saja di atas soto atau ketan. Salah satu contoh penggunaan santan yang kaya adalah "Buras" dari Makassar, beras ketan dibungkus daun pisang dan dimasak dalam santan, kemudian ditaburkan kelapa parut berbumbu pedas mirip serundeng.

Waktu makan
Untuk kawasan Indonesia bagian barat, makanan biasanya dimasak pagi menjelang siang untuk disantap pada tengah hari untuk makan siang. Umumnya keluarga Indonesia tidak menetapkan waktu pasti untuk makan bersama dimana semua anggota keluarga harus hadir. Karena alasan ini maka kebanyakan makanan dibuat agar awet dan tetap dapat dimakan walaupun dibiarkan dalam suhu ruangan selama beberapa jam. Seringkali masakan yang sama dihangatkan kembali untuk makan malam. Makanan Indonesia umumnya mengelilingi nasi yang terbuat dari beras panjang lokal. Makanan dapat terdiri dari sup atau sayuran serta lauk-pauk utama. Apapun jenis masakannya, sering kali dilengkapi dengan sambal.

Untuk kawasan Indonesia bagian timur, masyarakat setempat lebih dipengaruhi oleh budaya kepulauan Pasifik, seperti di Papua dan Timor, sumber karbohidrat didapat dari sagu atau umbi-umbian.
[sunting] Pesta dan perayaan: Tumpeng dan Rijsttafel
Tumpeng, nasi berbentuk kerucut dikelilingi aneka hidangan khas Indonesia.

Banyak pesta dan upacara dalam adat istiadat tradisional Indonesia melibatkan makanan dan pesta. Salah satu contoh terbaik adalah tumpeng. Tumpeng berasal dari Jawa, berupa nasi berbentuk kerucut dikelilingi beraneka ragam masakan Indonesia. Tumpeng biasanya ada dalam perayaan "selamatan". Nasi tumpeng dicetak dengan menggunakan anyaman bambu berbentuk kerucut, nasinya sendiri bisa berupa nasi putih biasa, nasi uduk (dimasak dengan santan), atau nasi kuning (diwarnai dengan "kunyit"). Nasi ini dikelilingi masakan khas Indonesia seperti sayuran urap, ayam goreng, semur daging, teri kacang, udang goreng, telur pindang, dadar gulung iris, tempe orek, perkedel kentang, perkedel jagung, sambal goreng ati, dan lainnya. Tumpeng berasal dari adat dan kepercayaan asli masyarakat Indonesia yang memuliakan gunung sebagai tempat bersemayam para dewa atau roh leluhur. Nasi berbentuk kerucut dimaksudkan untuk meniru bentuk gunung suci. Perayaan dimaksudkan sebagai wujud rasa syukur atas berlimpahnya panen dan segala berkah lainnya dari Yang Maha Kuasa. Karena memiliki nilai perayaan dan syukuran, hingga kini tumpeng sering kali berfungsi sebagai "kue ulangtahun versi Indonesia".

Pesta perayaan Indonesia lainnya adalah Rijstafel (Bahasa Belanda: meja nasi), masakan ini memamerkan kemewahan pesta makan nan elegan khas orang kaya pada masa kolonial sekaligus menampilkan keanekaragaman seni kuliner Indonesia. Rijstafel klasik terdiri dari 40 macam masakan yang disajikan oleh 40 orang pelayan yang bertelanjang kaki, mengenakan berbusana seragam resmi warna putih, blangkon, dan kain batik melilit pinggang mereka. Pesta kontemporer Indonesia saat ini mengadopsi hidangan bufet gaya Barat. Bufet atau juga disebut prasmanan biasanya dapat ditemukan pada pesta perkawinan atau perayaan lainnya. Hidangan prasmanan disajikan di atas meja panjang. Tata letak prasmanan pesta pernikahan di Indonesia biasanya terdiri dari: piring, alat makan (sendok dan garpu), serbet tisu, diletakkan di ujung, dilanjutkan dengan sajian nasi (nasi putih dan nasi goreng), serangkaian hidangan khas Indonesia maupun terkadang disajikan pula hidangan asing, sambal, krupuk, dan diakhiri dengan gelas air putih atau minuman ringan di ujung meja prasmanan.

Minuman
Minuman paling umum dan populer di Indonesia adalah teh dan kopi. Rumah tangga Indonesia biasanya menyajikan teh manis dan kopi tubruk untuk tamu. Sejak masa kolonial Hindia Belanda, perkebunan terutama di Jawa terkenal sebagai penghasil teh, kopi, dan gula. Sejak saat itu teh dan kopi panas digemari oleh warga Indonesia. Teh hitam melati adalah jenis teh yang paling populer di Indonesia, akan tetapi karena meningkatnya kesadaran akan kesehatan, teh hijau mulai digemari. Biasanya kopi atau teh disajikan sebagai minuman panas atau hangat, akan tetapi es teh manis dingin juga digemari. Teh botol adalah minuman teh melati manis dalam kemasan botol yang digemari di Indonesia, bahkan bersaing dengan minuman ringan soda mancanegara seperti coca cola dan fanta. Kopi susu adalah versi Indonesia untuk Café au lait.

Jus buah-buahan juga sangat populer, antara lain jus jeruk, jus jambu, jus mangga, jus sirsak, dan jus alpokat yang biasanya disajikan dengan ditambah susu kental manis coklat atau putih sebagai minuman pencuci mulut.
Jus alpokat dengan susu coklat

Banyak minuman populer berdasarkan es dan dapat dikategorikan sebagai minuman pencuci mulut. Es yang populer antara lain es kelapa muda, es cincau, es cendol atau es dawet, es kacang merah, es blewah, dan es rumput laut.

Minuman panas yang manis juga dapat ditemukan, seperti bajigur dan bandrek yang khususnya populer di Jawa Barat. Minuman hangat ini dibuat dari santan dan gula jawa dengan campuran rempah lainnya. Sekoteng (minuman susu hangat dengan kacang, potongan roti, dan pacar cina) dapat ditemukan di Jawa Barat dan Jakarta. Wedang jahe (minuman jahe hangat) dan wedang ronde (minuman hangat dengan bola-bola ubi) khususnya populer di Yogyakarta, Jawa Tengah, dan Jawa Timur.

Sebagai negara dengan penduduk mayoritas beragama Islam, umat muslim Indonesia diharamkan untuk meminum alkohol. Akan tetapi sejak zaman kuno suku bangsa asli di kepulauan Nusantara telah mengenal minuman beralkohol. Berdasarkan kabar dari China, masyarakat Jawa Kuna meminum semacam arak yang disadap dari kelapa yang disebut tuak. Kini tuak bertahan dan populer di kawasan suku Batak, Sumatera Utara yang kebanyakan beragama Kristen. Kedai minum tradisional Batak yang disebut lapo tuak menyajikan tuak. Di Solo, Jawa Tengah, ciu (adaptasi lokal arak China) juga dikenal. Brem (arak beras) Bali botolan juga populer di Bali. Indonesia juga mengembangkan bir merek lokal seperti Bir Bintang dan anker beer.

Kudapan dan jajanan
Di berbagai kota besar lazim ditemui jajanan China seperti bakpao, bakmie, dan bakso yang dijual baik oleh pedagang kakilima di tepi jalan atau di restoran. Masakan China seringkali diadaptasi menjadi masakan Indonesia. Salah satu contoh adaptasi ialah daging - jarang digunakan dan diganti daging sapi karena menyesuaikan dengan mayoritas warga Indonesia yang kebanyakan muslim. Salah satu makanan jajanan pinggir jalan yang populer adalah siomay dan batagor (singkatan dari Bakso Tahu Goreng), pempek, bubur ayam, bubur kacang hijau, sate, nasi dan mie goreng, taoge goreng, laksa, dan gorengan.

Jajanan pinggir jalan Indonesia juga mencakup berbagai minuman manis, seperti es cendol atau es dawet, es teler, es cincau, es doger, es campur, es potong, and es puter. Kue khas Indonesia sering disebut sebagai jajan pasar. Indonesia memiliki kekayaan berbagai macam kudapan dan kue, baik gurih maupun manis. Kue populer diantaranya risoles, pastel, lumpia, lemper, lontong, tahu isi, lapis legit, getuk, bakpia, bika ambon, lupis, lemang, kue pisang, klepon, onde-onde, nagasari, soes, dan bolu kukus.

Pedagang jajanan pinggir jalan lazim ditemukan di Indonesia, demikian juga pedagang keliling yang menggunakan gerobak, sepeda, atau pikulan. Pedagang makanan pinggir jalan atau pedagang keliling ini disebut pedagang kaki lima - (berdasarkan lajur trotoar selebar lima kaki di Indonesia, akan tetapi teori lain menyebutkan kata 'kaki lima' berdasarkan jumlah tiga kaki gerobak dengan dua kaki pedagangnya!). Kebanyakan pedagang keliling atau kakilima ini memiliki ciri khas dan alat tertentu untuk mengumumkan kehadirannya, seperti pedagang sate berteriak "teeee sateee", pedagang gorengan memukul-mukul penggorengan, pedagang bakso memukulkan mangkok atau kentongan, atau pedagang mie ayam memukul kentongan atau balok kayu.

Buah-buahan
Pasar di Indonesia penuh dengan berbagai jenis buah tropis. Buah adalah bagian penting dalam pola makan Indonesia, baik dimakan langsung, dijadikan kudapan manis (seperti es buah), disajikan menjadi masakan gurih atau pedas seperti rujak, pisang goreng, diproses menjadi kripik seperti kripik nangka dan kripik pisang.

Banyak jenis buah-buahan seperti Manggis, Rambutan, Nangka, Durian, dan Pisang, adalah tanamam asli Indonesia; sementara beberapa jenis buah-buahan diimpor dari negara tropis lainnya, meskipun demikian asal mula buah-buahan ini masih diperdebatkan. Pisang dan kelapa sangat penting, tidak hanya untuk masakan Indonesia, tetapi untuk berbagai keperluan seperti bahan bangunan untuk dinding atau atap, minyak, alas makan, kemasan, dan lain-lain.