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2008-03-05T23:52:00.000-08:00

SEOcontest2008 is conducted by UK Webmaster World. This is a great SEO contest in 2008. Webmasters from the whole world "meet" here, showing their ability in SEO. Usually in every SEO contest, the first page of Google SERP is dominated by guys. But for this SEOcontest2008 the gals (read girls) show their power. Congrats girls, I am proud of you !

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SOEHARTO in memoriam

2008-01-27T06:54:00.000-08:00

Soeharto was born in Kemusuk, Argomulyo, Yogyakarta, 8 June 1921
Died : Jakarta, 27 January 2008, 1.10 PM GMT+7
Religion : Islam
Education: SD (Elementary School) in Twir, Yogyakarta, Wuryantoro and Solo. SLTP (Junior High School) and Sekolah Agama in Wonogiri and Yogyakarta (1935 – 1939). Sekolah Bintara (ARMY School) in Gombong, Central Java (1941).

Experiences:

Prajurit Teladan / The Best Soldier (1941-1942)

Polisi Surela dan Tentara PETA (1942-1945)

The body guard of Panglima Besar Soedirnan (the Big General Soedirman)

The Leader of 1 March General Attack to take over the Capital City of Yogyakarta (1 March 1949)

KOSTRAD Commander and Panglima Sementara TNI AD (until 1965)

Panglima AD / ARMY Leader (1966)

Ampera Cabinet Presidium Leader (1966)

Soeharto’s parent are Sukirah and Kertoredjo, the farmers. At that time his parent hoped he could help them as a farmer. Soeharto must worked hard to finish his school. Finally he continued his study at Bintara ARMY School in Gombong, Central Java.

After Soeharto was chosen as the Best Soldier, he become a Sergant. In Japanese invasion time, Soeharto joined as a police, then moved to PETA until he achieved his grade as a Komandan Pelopor (Commander). He became a member of TNI (Tentara Nasional Indonesia/The National Army of Indonesia) on October 5^th 1945 when he was 24 years old. The last military career he was a General.

The duties of Soeharto are as the body guard of the Big General Soedirman; the Leader of 1 March General Attack against the Dutch invasion to take over the Capital City of Yogyakarta; the Commander of West Papua Mandala operation (1962-1963); Destroyed G30S/PKI based on Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret (SUPERSEMAR). For his success, MPRS gave him a new duty as a President of the Republic of Indonesia, replaced Soekarno. He could manage the Republic of Indonesia, the big country with thousand islands with various cultures among its citizen.

Today, January 27, 2008, Soeharto is died in Jakarta, at 1.10 PM GMT+7.

Good bye Pak Harto…. thank you for your dedication to our love country Indonesia.

Micronesia at Bali climate change talks

2007-12-17T02:39:00.000-08:00

Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the northwest, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the west and southwest, and Polynesia to the east.

Islands raise their voices at Bali climate change talks

NUSA (Pacnews) – “SIDS” and “AOSIS,” the two agitating words heard repeatedly 10 years ago in one of Japan’s large cities Kyoto, appear to have evaporated in the tropical heat of the Indonesian island Bali.

SIDS stands for Small Island Developing States, numbering 38, and AOSIS for the Alliance of Small Independent States with a membership of 43 states and observers. The members are drawn from all oceans and regions of the world — Africa, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Pacific, and the South China Sea.

The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is generally seen as an important first step toward a global emission reductions regime that will stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level which will limit dangerous climate change.

The Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. The UN climate change conference in Bali that was scheduled to conclude on Friday was tasked with launching negotiations on a new global deal on climate change by 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“Negotiate post-Kyoto but do not forget our particular concerns,” was the message representatives of Small Island and Developing states and those of AOSIS countries had been pressing in official discussions last week at the international climate negotiations.

Tuvalu’s deputy environment minister Tavau Tell argued that his country and other SIDS had contributed nothing to climate change and yet if its effects turn out to be catastrophic and unabated, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has predicted, it would mean temperature increases by the end of the century of up to 4 degrees centigrade and sea levels rising by up to 60 centimeters.

“The consequences for a low-lying atoll nation like Tuvalu would be ecologically, economically and culturally disastrous. It would mean Tuvalu’s total demise into the ocean along with our culture, livelihood and fundamental sovereignty and human rights,” he told delegates this week. Tuvalu is a Pacific island with a population of 12,000.

Taking up cudgels on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States, Palau’s President Tommy E. Remengesau pleaded with the international community to recognize its “moral obligation to commit an appropriate level of funding to vulnerable and small developing states.” Palau is a Pacific island state with a population of 21,000.

Across Micronesia, a group of Pacific islands, people are doing all they can to adapt. The commitment of countries in the north Pacific to the Micronesia Challenge — a pledge to protect 30 percent of near shore marine and 20 percent of terrestrial resources by 2020 — is an important investment in nature, to build resilience and to give them the greatest range of adaptation options relating to food security and coastal protection in their natural systems.

Their goal is to take this one step further — by mainstreaming the Micronesia Challenge across borders, and across all sectors within Challenge countries: Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the U.S. territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.

Islands and their surrounding waters cover one-sixth of the world’s surface, and provide habitat for more than half of the Earth’s diversity of marine plants and animals. They are home to an astonishingly high ratio of endemic species — plants and animals found nowhere else in the world — and contain more endangered, rare and threatened species than anywhere else.

Islands and their coastal areas are also a critical source of food, jobs and income for millions of people — more than 600 million people live on more than 100,000 islands around the globe.

With this in view, the Palau president who initiated the Micronesia Challenge also urged the need for recognizing the human rights implications of climate change.

Hon. Tuita, environment minister of Tonga, a Pacific island state with a population of 117,000 said: “The ability to adapt to climate change is now an absolute requirement that will require further commitments of financial and technical expertise.”

Though wealthy and highly industrialized countries are mainly responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions causing current climate change, Pacific islands are not sitting back. Estimates are that by 2015 they will have reduced their GHG emissions from energy sources by two million tons. Although this is not a lot by global standards, it is an about 33 percent reduction in the “business as usual” scenario.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia

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Pay Per Play new advertising program

2007-12-07T00:25:00.000-08:00

NetAudioAds™ Pay-Per-Play (PPP) advertising is an advertising channel that is set to take the web by storm. Because of the size and scope of this deal (backed by one of the BIG 5 search engines), PPP advertising will become a world wide business media event.

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With Pay Per Play (PPP), website owners just like you get money for doing nothing but put a 5 seconds audio ad on their website. You get paid 25% of the ad revenue for *every* visit to your website. There are also other ways to make more from this new advertising program.

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Coming Up With the Perfect Christmas Gift Idea

2007-12-06T03:59:00.000-08:00

As Christmas approaches annually we turn our minds to the presents we will give our family and friends. For some of us we might choose to do our shopping on internet sites, others prefer to wander through quaint shops and take in the atmosphere while Christmas shopping. There are always people on your Christmas list that are difficult to choose gifts for. In those cases gift certificates or vouchers at favored stores are always a good Christmas gift idea.

There are Christmas catalogues too that offer good quality items at affordable prices and you can select in the comfort of your home, beating the crowds.

Traditional presents for men tend to include after shave, socks or sporting goods. A more unusual spin can be put on these, such as novelty golf balls or cartoon character socks. There are also boxed sets of wine and cheese or bottles of whisky in presentation cases. Sports lovers will also appreciate a book of the most challenging golf courses or a history of baseball or football.

Toiletries and cosmetics are always a good stand by for the lady in your life. A bottle of perfume, especially if it's her favorite scent, will not go to waste. Only give chocolates to those ladies who are not dieting. A DVD of a romantic comedy is another good Christmas gift idea. Anything with Hugh Grant or George Clooney is bound to be enjoyed!

Experience gifts are popular choices. An experience gift is something that the recipient has wanted to do for a long time like giving them a hot air balloon ride or a sky diving trip. Adventure packs are popular with those who want a challenge. These are even adventure packs that include going down in a cage to observe sharks.

For the less adventurous, a day at a health spa would be welcome. Some experiences will spark new hobbies such as falconry, game fishing or clay pigeon shooting. A year's subscription to someone's favorite magazine is another worthwhile Christmas gift idea.

For the children on your list anything you give them is going to be loved. The excitement in their eyes on Christmas morning makes all efforts that you put out during this season well worth it. There are multiple new toys and games on the market anymore, add the traditional wooden Christmas toys and the Christmas gift ideas are nearly never ending.

Educational toys and story books are always a good stand by too. If you have a science buff on your Christmas list you may want to get them a chemistry set, avid readers might be interested in a boxed set of books by their favorite author. Even very young children are getting excited about the Harry Potter series.

The holiday period is a time for generosity, so have a glance at these The holiday period gift ideas. If you are interested in creating gift baskets, you may be interested in how to make a gift basket. This and other unique content 'Christmas' articles are available with free reprint rights.

Article Source: BestDailyArticles.com

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The Florida teacher Debra Lafave arrested again

2007-12-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to lewd behavior with a teenage boy, has been arrested for allegedly violating her probation on charges she spoke to an underage female co-worker.

Lafave, 27, allegedly had contact with the minor — a 16-year-old co-worker — at Danny Boys' restaurant in Ruskin, Fla., in violation of her probation, FOX News has learned.

Lafave pleaded guilty in 2005 to lewd and lascivious behavior as part of a plea deal after Florida authorities charged her with having sex with a 14-year-old student.

According to a police report, Lafave spoke with her teenage co-worker numerous times about family problems, friends, high school, boyfriends and sex.

As part of her probation, Lafave is to abstain from contact with minors under 18 years of age.

John Fitzgibbons, Lafave's lawyer, was expected to give a news conference Tuesday afternoon with details on the arrest, MyFOXTampaBay.com reports.

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Lafave was booked Tuesday at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department and released, the St. Petersburg Times reported.

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The former teacher and her co-worker had allegedly known each other since Oct. 2006, according to the police report.

The Florida Department of Corrections ordered her arrest.

Source: Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315052,00.html

News today: Jennifer Love Hewitt bikini pictures

2007-12-04T02:01:00.000-08:00

By L. A. Vess

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is slamming back against comments made in the media about her weight after photos of the star in a bikini were splashed across the Internet. Hewitt, who recently became engaged Scottish actor Ross McCall, issued a statement to the press saying: "like all women out there should, I love my body… being a size 0 doesn’t make you beautiful".

Photos of the Ghost Whisperer star frolicking on the beach in a bikini surfaced this past week on the Web, prompting a slew of nasty comments about the actress' body on blogs and gossip web sites. TMZ.com, one of the most popular celebrity gossip sites on the Net, posted an unflattering shot of the actress with a nasty play on words referring to her starring role in I Know What You Did Last Summer: "We know what you ate this summer, Love—everything!"

Bloggers and gossip columnists all over the web had opinions to air about Jennifer Love Hewitt and her bikini-clad form. Normally most celebrities tend to let such things slide by, refusing to engage in a flame war over comments on their personal lives or appearance. Hewitt, on the other hand, decided to come out swinging.

In a scathing post on her web site blog, the Party of Five hearthrob issued a statement in response to the media frenzy over her bikini pics. "Like all women out there should, I love my body, I know what I look like, and so do my friends and family," she says. "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized"

Hewitt claims her decision to face the negative comments made about her appearance were prompted by her concern for young women who might be hurt by such portrayals of female celebrities in the media. "To set the record straight," she stated on her blog, "I'm not upset for me, but for all of the girls out there that are struggling with their body image."

"A size 2 is not fat! Nor will it ever be. And being a size 0 doesn't make you beautiful. …To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist," Hewitt says, "put on a bikini—put it on and stay strong."

Source: http://www.gaywired.com/NewsArticle.cfm?Section=66&id=17419&CFID=13129478&CFTOKEN=17189129