Michael Jackson: Laid To Rest

Family and friends gathered for the burial of Michael Jackson at the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery in Glendale, California on Thursday evening (September 3).

Over two months after his death, the King of Pop was finally laid to rest during a 7PM PST private service – which was attended by the Jackson family, as well asElizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin, Barry Bonds, and other friends wishing to say their goodbyes.

As previously reported by Gossip Center, Jackson passed away on June 25 of a drug-induced death – with the coroner’s office ruling his passing to be a result of homicide. The matter is still under investigation.

Goodbye Michael Jackson, your music and dedication always in my heart.

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History of photography

Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries. Long before the first photographs were made, Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965–1040) invented the camera obscura and pinhole camera,^[1] Albertus Magnus (1139-1238) discovered silver nitrate, and Georges Fabricius (1516-1571) discovered silver chloride. Daniel Barbaro described a diaphragm in 1568. Wilhelm Homberg described how light darkened some chemicals (photochemical effect) in 1694. The fiction book Giphantie (by the French Thiphaigne de La Roche, 1729-1774) described what can be interpreted as photography.

Photography as a usable process goes back to the 1820s with the development of chemical photography. The first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1826 by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce. However, the picture took eight hours to expose, so he went about trying to find a new process. Working in conjunction with Louis Daguerre, they experimented with silver compounds based on a Johann Heinrich Schultz discovery in 1724 that a silver and chalk mixture darkens when exposed to light. Niépce died in 1833, but Daguerre continued the work, eventually culminating with the development of the daguerreotype in 1839.

Meanwhile, Hercules Florence had already created a very similar process in 1832, naming it Photographie, and William Fox Talbot had earlier discovered another means to fix a silver process image but had kept it secret. After reading about Daguerre’s invention, Talbot refined his process so that it might be fast enough to take photographs of people. By 1840, Talbot had invented the calotype process, which creates negative images. John Herschel made many contributions to the new methods. He invented the cyanotype process, now familiar as the “blueprint”. He was the first to use the terms “photography”, “negative” and “positive”. He discovered sodium thiosulphate solution to be a solvent of silver halides in 1819, and informed Talbot and Daguerre of his discovery in 1839 that it could be used to “fix” pictures and make them permanent. He made the first glass negative in late 1839.

In 1851, Frederick Scott Archer published his findings in “The Chemist” on the wet plate Collodion process. This became the most widely used process between 1852 and the late 1880s when the dry plate was introduced. There are three subsets to the Collodion process; the Ambrotype (positive image on glass), the Ferrotype or Tintype (positive image on metal) and the negative which was printed on Albumen or Salt paper.

Many advances in photographic glass plates and printing were made in through the nineteenth century. In 1884, George Eastman developed the technology of film to replace photographic plates, leading to the technology used by film cameras today.

see full articles @http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/

 

Back-to-School Tips for Psychology Students

Starting a new year of school can be exciting, especially if it is your first year of high school or college. While it can be a time of fun, change and interesting new experiences, it can also be daunting, exhausting or downright scary if you’re not prepared. Whether you are a psychology major headed back for another year of class-work or a high school student taking your very first psychology course, now is the time to concentrate on setting yourself up for success.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered some valuable information that can help you get off to a good start this school year. Start by exploring the five things you can do to prepare for a new semester, including establishing a good sleep schedule, learning new stress management skills and practicing healthy eating habit.

Here are just things that you can do now to start preparing for the return of school this fall.

1. Establish a Good Sleep Schedule

According to the National Sleep Foundation, most teens and adults need between seven to nine hours of sleep each night.

2. Learn to Cope With Stress

Assignments, tests and other deadlines can be stressful, which can eventually hurt both your health and your grades.

3. Boost Your Memory

Learning a few simple memory skills can make studying for exams much easier and more effective.

4. Focus on Good Study Skills

Each class has its own unique set of challenges, but making a few simple changes to your normal study routine can improve your grades and information retention in all of your academic endeavors.

5. Practice Healthy Eating Habits

Stop eating junk foods and start incorporating healthy choices into your daily diet in order to ensure that you have the right nutrition for a health body and mind.

for full article see the page :http://psychology.about.com/

 

Gempa Tasikmalaya, potensi Tsunami?

Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG), mengatakan bahwa hingga Kamis (3/9) pukul 08.00 WIB, sudah terjadi 69 kali gempa susulan berskala di bawah lima skala richter. Ini disebabkan lempeng Eura Asia dan Indocina yang bergeser belum stabil.

Pusat gempa berada pada kedalaman 30 kilometer, sekitar 142 kilometer barat daya Tasikmalaya. Kekuatan gempa pertama mencapai 7,3 SR dan berpotensi tsunami. Namun, gelombang tsunami tidak terjadi dan air laut hanya naik setinggi 15 sentimeter.

Getaran gempa dirasakan kuat di kota-kota lain di Pulau Jawa seperti Jakarta terutama karyawan yang berada di gedung-gedung tinggi.  BMKG mendata, getaran juga dirasakan di daerah lain seperti Tangerang, Semarang, Klaten, Tretes, bahkan Denpasar, Bali.

Sementara itu, Masjid Agung Manonjaya di Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, mengalami kerusakan pada beberapa bagian masjid yang telah berdiri sejak tahun 1832 itu. Bagian depan masjid roboh seketika. Kini tinggal kayu-kayu penyangga atap masjid yang berserakan.

 

Gempa Guncang Indonesia, Tsunami?

Gempa 7,3 skala ritcher menguncang Indonesia, tepatnya di Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat. Berita yang dilansir dari situs detik.com, mengatakan bahwa hampir 5.000 orang mengungsi di Sindang Barang, Cianjur.

Detik.com melansir, bahwa sudah 10 orang meninggal dunia menurut Kepala Pusat Data dan Humas Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana Priyadi Kardono.

Namun, menurut beberapa sumber berita yang saya baca, belum ada potensi terjadinya tsunami disana. Semoga Indonesia tidak lagi mengalami Tsunami yang hebat dahulu. Semoga semua diberi perlindungan Tuhan.

 

Inter Milan Lebih Baik Tanpa Ibra ?

Penyerang tersubur Serie A Liga Italia, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, resmi pindah ke Barca. Sementara Inter mendapat Samuel Eto’o pengganti Ibra. Namun, kemaren malam Inter Milan melakoni pertandingan super derby melawan rival satu kota mereka, AC Milan.

Pelatih AC Milan, Leonardo, tetap mempercayai Ronaldinho sebagai pemain pengganti Kaka, yang pindah ke Real Madrid. AC Milan sendiri tidak lah terlalu jor-joran dalam membeli pemain, nama bintang mantan Ajax dan Real Madrid, Huntellar saja yang terdengar.

Hasilnya, AC Milan dihajar habis oleh Inter Milan dengan skor telak 4-0. Gaya permainan Tim asuhan Mourinho ini, terlihat lepas dengan serangan-serangan langsung menusuk ke jantung pertahanan AC Milan dengan mobilitas kecepatan para pemainnya. Kehilangan pemain seperti Maldini yang dapat mengkoordinir pertahanan, membuat pemain Inter lebih leluasa dalam menyerang. Eto’o dan Milito menjadi momok yang menakutkan bagi para pemain bertahan AC Milan.

Gol pertama Inter diawali oleh gerakan luar biasa dari Thiago Motta yang dengan dingin menjebol gawang AC Milan. Sementara gol kedua Inter, melalui umpan jauh Maicon pada Eto’o yang sendirian menggiring bola sebelum dijatuhkan Genaro Gatuso di kotak penalti, dan Milito dengan dingin berhasil membobol gawang AC Milan untuk kedua kalinya.

Gol ketiga Inter lebih parah lagi, kerjasama Maicon dengan Milito di sayap kanan, tidak berhasil dibendung pasukan Leonardo ini, hasilnya gol ketiga untuk Inter Milan. Gol pamungkas sekaligus menutup pesta kemenangan Inter Milan melalui tendangan jarak jauh yang menjadi ciri khas dari Dejan Stankovic.

Semua Internisti bersorak gembira, kemenangan atas rival satu kota menunjukkan bahwa Inter Milan lebih siap. Akankah kemenangan terus diraih Inter Milan? kompetisi Serie A Liga Italia masih panjang kata Jose Mourinho. Lalu, akankah Inter Milan lebih baik tanpa Ibrahimovic? Kita lihat perjalanan panjang mereka.

 

Jantung Sehat Tips untuk Bulan Puasa

Berikut adalah beberapa tips dari Health24.com, untuk memastikan kesehatan jantung baik pada masa puasa ini:

Sertakan semua kelompok makanan sehari-hari
Yang sehat, diet seimbang biasanya mencakup makanan dari berbagai kelompok makanan dalam jumlah yang benar setiap hari: setidaknya enam porsi pati mentah, empat porsi protein ramping, lima porsi sayuran dan buah-buahan, dua porsi susu rendah lemak dan tiga porsi lemak sehat. Ini akan menjamin asupan yang memadai macronutrients (energi, karbohidrat, protein dan lemak), mikronutrien (vitamin dan mineral) dan serat.

Ingatlah bahwa ini adalah pedoman umum dan bahwa kebutuhan individu akan berbeda-beda. Misalnya, orang yang sangat aktif akan memerlukan lebih banyak porsi pati dan protein.

Makanlah banyak makanan yang kaya serat
Serat sangat penting untuk mencegah sembelit, mengontrol kadar gula darah, mengurangi kadar kolesterol tinggi dan meningkatkan tingkat kejenuhan. Jika Anda belum pernah makan makanan kaya serat, ini bukan ide yang baik untuk pergi besar pada saat Anda sudah mulai puasa – dapat berakibat kembung atau (ironis) sembelit.

Sangat mudah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan serat Anda selama bulan ini: pada awal pagi makan (sehri), termasuk pilihan kaya serat seperti roti gandum utuh dengan teh atau kopi dan sereal dengan buah-buahan. Untuk makan malam (Buka Puasa Bersama), termasuk pasta atau beras dengan lentil dan sayuran, atau kari dengan roti gandum.

Sertakan beberapa lemak sehat
Lemak tidak hanya meningkatkan kelezatan dari piring, tetapi sangat penting untuk membantu menyerap vitamin yang larut dalam lemak.

Konsumsi lemak jenuh yang tidak sehat (full-cream susu, ayam kulit, lemak yang terlihat pada daging, kacang Brazil, kelapa, santan, margarin bata keras, mentega, ghee, creamers kopi, teh whiteners dan minyak inti sawit) dan lemak trans (komersial gorengan, biskuit, kue, biskuit dan paket chip) meningkatkan risiko penyakit kardiovaskular dengan cara meningkatkan kadar kolesterol jahat dan menurunkan kadar kolesterol baik. Mengurangi lemak-sarat pilihan seperti makanan goreng, biskuit, kue, vetkoek, goreng cabai gigitan, kaya dan krim pencuci mulut dan minuman – mereka memberikan sedikit nilai gizi dan mengandung kilojoule dalam jumlah yang berlebihan, menyebabkan penambahan berat badan, mual dan tidak nyaman setelah makan.

Sebaliknya memilih lebih rendah lemak atau bebas lemak lainnya menyiapkan berbagai masakan, misalnya skim atau susu rendah lemak untuk milkshake, rendah lemak, bukan susu bubuk krim, atau cottage rendah lemak, bukannya keju krim asam.

Lemak tak jenuh tunggal yang baik meliputi (alpukat, zaitun, minyak zaitun, almond, kacang tanah, kacang kemiri, jambu mete) dan lemak tak jenuh ganda (minyak ikan, biji-bijian, lembut bak margarin dan minyak sayur). Dengan menambahkan segenggam kacang-kacangan dan biji-bijian ke pagi atau makan malam, Anda dapat yakin dari beberapa baik, hati-lemak sehat.

Minum banyak cairan
Cairan sering diabaikan atau dilupakan selama bulan sibuk ini. Ini penting untuk memastikan kecukupan asupan cairan. Van ini dapat dicapai dengan minum-minum di sehri, Buka Puasa Bersama dan sepanjang malam.

Cairan rendah tingkatan dapat menyebabkan dehidrasi, sakit kepala, tekanan darah rendah atau sembelit. Bertujuan untuk mengkonsumsi setidaknya 6-8 gelas air setiap hari. Pilihan minuman lain yang dapat dimasukkan adalah teh, kopi, jus buah atau milkshake.

Gunakan metode memasak sehat
Metode memasak jelas mempengaruhi tastiness dari piring. Pada saat yang sama, tidak dianjurkan makanan dimasak dengan minyak goreng yang banyak atau menggunakan banyak minyak atau ghee (mentega).

Pilihan yang lebih baik adalah untuk memanggang savouries dan hidangan lainnya untuk tumis, goreng kering, panggang, tumis atau braai. Kari juga harus dilakukan dengan menggunakan jumlah minimal minyak sayur.

Terlibat dalam latihan ringan
Jika Anda telah mengikuti gaya hidup yang cukup aktif, Anda tidak boleh berhenti selama bulan ini, tapi mungkin hanya nada bawah. Terlibat dalam latihan ringan seperti berjalan kaki, bersepeda (stasioner sepeda sangat cocok jika Anda punya), peregangan dan mengangkat beban ringan. Hal ini akan memungkinkan Anda merasa kurang lesu, lebih cocok, waspada dan mampu terlibat dalam doa malam panjang (Tarawih).

 

Tracing a Cell Phone Number

Tracing a Cell Phone Number: The Basics

Tracing a mobile phone number… while it may sound like a

difficult and time consuming process, the truth is that it’s

actually quite easy to find out information about the owner of a

specific phone number- even an unlisted one. It wasn’t very

long ago that the tools needed to track down the owner of a

cell phone were only available to law enforcement officials and

private investigators. But today, with the help of reverse

look-up services like www.reversephonecheck.com, anyone

can be a PI.

So why would you need to look up the owner of a phone

number anyway? At first, it may seem like a service that you’ll

never use. But consider the following scenarios:

You rush in the door, arms full of groceries, as you hear the

last ring of the phone. Wondering if it could be the potential

business client you’ve been waiting on, you rush over to your

desk, only to realize that you forgot to clear out your voicemail

earlier, and there was no room for anyone to leave a

message. Frustrated, you glance down at the number on the

caller ID screen…

Your daughter comes home from school angry and upset. She

tearfully tells you that she’s been receiving harassing phone

calls from boys at school, but she’s not sure who’s behind it.

You comfort her, and then immediately call your cellular

provider to have her number changed. Afterwards, you decide

its time to have a talk with the boys’ parents. Now if you only

had their address…

You’ve just started dating someone new, and everything is

going wonderfully. The only problem? You don’t know much

about them. You’ve never been to their house, and you only

call each other via cell phone. Then, a friend lets you know

that they work with your new sweetie, and that they were

under the impression that he was married…

Suddenly, a service that lets you find someone’s name,

address, and other information using only a cell phone number

seems a lot more useful, doesn’t it?

Tracing a Cell Phone Number: The Basics

Tracing a mobile phone number… while it may sound like a

difficult and time consuming process, the truth is that it’s

actually quite easy to find out information about the owner of a

specific phone number- even an unlisted one. It wasn’t very

long ago that the tools needed to track down the owner of a

cell phone were only available to law enforcement officials and

private investigators. But today, with the help of reverse

look-up services like www.reversephonecheck.com, anyone

can be a PI.

So why would you need to look up the owner of a phone

number anyway? At first, it may seem like a service that you’ll

never use. But consider the following scenarios:

You rush in the door, arms full of groceries, as you hear the

last ring of the phone. Wondering if it could be the potential

business client you’ve been waiting on, you rush over to your

desk, only to realize that you forgot to clear out your voicemail

earlier, and there was no room for anyone to leave a

message. Frustrated, you glance down at the number on the

caller ID screen…

Your daughter comes home from school angry and upset. She

tearfully tells you that she’s been receiving harassing phone

calls from boys at school, but she’s not sure who’s behind it.

You comfort her, and then immediately call your cellular

provider to have her number changed. Afterwards, you decide

its time to have a talk with the boys’ parents. Now if you only

had their address…

You’ve just started dating someone new, and everything is

going wonderfully. The only problem? You don’t know much

about them. You’ve never been to their house, and you only

call each other via cell phone. Then, a friend lets you know

that they work with your new sweetie, and that they were

under the impression that he was married…

Suddenly, a service that lets you find someone’s name,

address, and other information using only a cell phone number

seems a lot more useful, doesn’t it?

Tracing a mobile phone number… while it may sound like a difficult and time consuming process, the truth is that it’s actually quite easy to find out information about the owner of a specific phone number- even an unlisted one. It wasn’t very long ago that the tools needed to track down the owner of a cell phone were only available to law enforcement officials and private investigators. But today, with the help of reverse look-up services like www.reversephonecheck.com, anyone can be a PI.

So why would you need to look up the owner of a phone number anyway? At first, it may seem like a service that you’ll never use. But consider the following scenarios:

You rush in the door, arms full of groceries, as you hear the last ring of the phone. Wondering if it could be the potential business client you’ve been waiting on, you rush over to your desk, only to realize that you forgot to clear out your voicemail earlier, and there was no room for anyone to leave a message. Frustrated, you glance down at the number on the caller ID screen…

Your daughter comes home from school angry and upset. She tearfully tells you that she’s been receiving harassing phone calls from boys at school, but she’s not sure who’s behind it. You comfort her, and then immediately call your cellular provider to have her number changed. Afterwards, you decide its time to have a talk with the boys’ parents. Now if you only had their address…

You’ve just started dating someone new, and everything is going wonderfully. The only problem? You don’t know much about them. You’ve never been to their house, and you only call each other via cell phone. Then, a friend lets you know that they work with your new sweetie, and that they were under the impression that he was married…

Suddenly, a service that lets you find someone’s name, address, and other information using only a cell phone number seems a lot more useful, doesn’t it?

 

Jackson Died from Lethal Levels of Propofol

http://www.tmz.com/

Michael Jackson had lethal levels of Propofol in his system when he died, this according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Houston.

Dr. Conrad Murray told cops he had been treating Jackson for 6 weeks for insomnia — giving him 50 milligrams of Propofol every night through an IV.

Murray told cops he feared Jackson was getting addicted so he reduced the dosage to 25 mg.

The morning Jackson died, Dr. Murray gave Jackson valium at 1:30 AM. Murray said the valium didn’t work so he gave the singer an IV injection of lorazepam — an anti-anxiety drug. Murray told cops Jackson was still awake, so he then gave him midazolam — a sedative.

Murray gave Jackson more drugs. He says at 10:40 AM, he administered 25 mg of Propofol. Dr. Murray told cops Jackson repeatedly demanded the drug.

As we first reported, cops found 8 bottles of Propofol in Jackson’s house after he died, but they do not know where it was purchased.

Cops also found Valium, Tamsulosin, Lorazepam, Temazepam, Clonazepam, Trazodone and Tizanidine, along with the Propofol.

The various drugs were prescribed by Dr. Murray, Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Allan Metzger.

Dr. Murray reportedly told cops 10 minutes after administering Propofol … he “left Jackson’s side to go to the restroom and relieve himself. Murray stated he was out of the room for about 2 minutes maximum. Upon his return, Murray noticed that Jackson was no longer breathing.”

Dr. Murray says he began CPR and at some point ran downstairs and asked the chef to send up Prince Jackson, the eldest son, then Murray continued performing CPR.

Dr. Murray says he noticed that Jackson wasn’t breathing at around 11 AM. He was then on the cell phone for 47 minutes with 3 separate calls, from 11:18 to 12:05. The 911 call came in at 12:21 PM …. a much longer delay than originally reported.

Dr. Murray told cops other docs had administered Propofol to Jackson, including Las Vegas Dr. David Adams. Dr. Murray said he was at a cosmetologist’s office where Dr. Adams gave Jackson Propofol.

Interestingly, according to the warrant, Dr. Murray refused to sign the death certificate at the UCLA Medical Center.

UPDATE: If Dr. Murray is charged with a crime, there’s a statement in the affidavit that could be evidence of a consciousness of guilt. The document also states both “UCLA doctors and L.A. Fire Dept. paramedics stated that Dr. Murray had only disclosed that he had given the medication Lorazepam [Ativan] to Jackson prior to his medical emergency.” Dr. Murray did not disclose that he had given Jackson Propofol.

 

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez Wins Miss Universe 2009 Pageant

Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, won the Miss Universe 2009 pageant held in Nassau, Bahamas.

Stefania Fernandez was crowned Miss Universe 2009 earlier toningt (Sunday) in Nassau, Bahamas where the pageant was held. Fernandez takes over the role of Miss Universe from another venezulan, Dayana Mendoza who won the Miss Universe pageant in 2008.

Women from 83 countries around the globe competed for the Miss Universe crown but only 5 made it to the top 5 – First runner up was Miss Dominican Republic followed by Kosovo, Australia, and Puerto Rico.

based on http://www.inquisitr.com