Cowboys In Paradise

Daftar Hotel Cowboys In Paradise - Women from around the world have been drawn to Bali’s sandy beaches, verdant rice fields and Hindu culture. A new documentary, however, is laying bare an attraction of another variety — the resort island’s bronzed “Kuta Cowboys,” or gigolos.

Hotel di Padang The film’s Singapore-based writer and director, Amit Virmani, told Twitchfilm.net, that he came up with the idea for making "Cowboys Paradise" after meeting a 12-year-old boy in Bali who confessed an eagerness “to grow up and be of sexual service to Japanese women.”

“Actually, I’d known about the cowboys and similar phenomena elsewhere long before that. But they were just fun facts to me. Women traveling for sex? Guys making money off it? Big deal. Happy for all, but not enough to make a film about it. Then I met this kid in Bali, all of 12 and eager to grow up and be of sexual service to Japanese women. Now there was a story,” Amit said in the interview.

The movie trailer posted on his website — which has been been viewed almost 20,000 times since it was posted in December — profiles a number of tanned, muscular local surfer boys who speak candidly about their escapades with foreign women, including their stock pick-up lines in a number of foreign languages.

“Hi girls. I think I know you from last night. What are you doing tonight? If you don’t have any plans you can come with me tonight. I love you,” an unidentified male cowboy tells the camera.

According to Amit, each year, thousands of women travel to Bali in search of paradise.

“And many find it in the arms of Kuta Cowboys. Masters at peddling holiday romances, these bronzed beach ambassadors have made Bali one of the world’s leading destinations for female sex tourists,” he said.

The movie also presents an argument that the cowboys are not gigolos because they do not charge for sex.

“The film reveals some of the island’s most closely-guarded secrets. Why don’t the boys charge for sex? How then do women compensate them? Where do time management skills fit into all this? And how does a cowboy’s family feel about his errant ways?” Amit added.

What surely will spark further controversy is the revelation that some of the cowboys are actually married. A local woman said in the movie that she did not mind her husband sleeping with his “guest” for one or two nights.

“When my husband’s guests come, he stays with them. For a night or two, I don’t sleep with him. I don’t mind that,” the woman said.

The movie, completed in 2009 after a two years in production, premiered at the DMZ Documentary Film Festival in South Korea on April 21.

Zodiak

Daftar Hotel Zodiak - Zodiak Entertainment, content producer has announced the launch of a mobile location-based dating iPhone application, beta version of FlirtMaps. The app can be downloaded free of cost via the Apple App Store in the UK, US, and Italy very soon.

Hotel di Medan FlirtMaps are designed to put forward a selection of “interesting” people to chat to in the area. It is based on a user’s current location and dating preferences. The application has been developed by Neo Network, the digital subsidiary of the Zodiak Entertainment Group.

According to Marco Ferrari, Zodiak Entertainment Chief Digital Officer, FlirtMaps is a new, smart way to meet new people on the go, making digital dating more enjoyable than ever before.

It’s about real people, looking for real love.

In addition to English and Italian, FlirtMaps will soon be made available in Spanish and Portuguese as well. a roll-out to 20 major major countries, including Brazil, Mexico, India, Sweden and Denmark, is also planned for the summer.

Anas Urbaningrum

Daftar Hotel Tim Pemenangan Anas Urbaningrum optimistis tidak akan ada lagi kandidat Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat yang akan muncul menjelang kongres II Partai Demokrat di Bandung, 21-23 Mei mendatang. Kalau hal itu memang terjadi, silakan saja tapi itu di luar prediksi kami.

Hotel di Hong Kong Ketua Tim Pemenangan Anas Urbaningrum, Ahmad Mubarok, di Jakarta, Senin (19/4/2010) mengatakan, tim Anas tidak mengantisipasi masih akan munculnya kandidat lain selain tiga nama yang telah disebut-sebut saat ini sebagai kandidat ketua umum.

Hal itu dikatakan Ahmad Mubarok menjawab pertanyaan pers soal isu akan munculnya nama perwira tinggi TNI AD sebagai kandidat Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat pada hari-hari terakhir menjelang pelaksanaan kongres.

Dikatakan Mubarok, tim Anas tidak mengantisipasi kemungkinan tersebut karena optimistis tidak akan muncul nama kandidat lainnya. "Kalau hal itu memang terjadi silakan saja tapi itu di luar prediksi kami," kata Wakil Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat ini.

Primbon

Daftar Hotel Primbon - Gemini (May 21-June 21): You'll be brimming with vigor this afternoon, so schedule the most challenging tasks for those sharp and energetic hours.

Hotel di Bali Cancer (June 22-July 22): You get in such a pattern of handling everything yourself that you either forget or refuse to enlist the help of your loved ones. Let them show their love.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You'll be especially winning at tasks that require verbal, athletic and business skills. The training you need is readily available.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An old secret you've kept under wraps for so long that it no longer has much charge. At least one person is grateful for your silence.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Make it obvious that you take pleasure in your work. This will put you first in the minds of those with the power to promote you.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): It's not enough for you to know how to do something. You want to master the skill, and you will.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are in danger of becoming complacent, especially in regard to your work. Push yourself to do more.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have to be happy yourself before you can make anyone else happy. You have to own it before you can give it away.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A friend may observe that you've changed, to which you'll react in surprise. You are always experimenting and growing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Getting better results will require you to take an action that doesn't come naturally to you. Don't commit yourself until you're sure.

Today's birthday (April 15): Someone you were critical of in the past will impress you in May. Intriguing offers make your personal life pop in July. Your lucky numbers are 9, 30, 11, 4 and 16.

Zodiac Signs

Daftar Hotel Gemini is the sign of the twin, so take that into consideration first and foremost. Known for their split personalities, they need a submissive companion sign to handle their on again, off again moods.

Hotel di Semarang That submissiveness isn't something they are likely to find in large amounts should they find themselves falling for Aries.

Rather, when the chameleon-like Gemini has changed his/her personality one too many times, you can bet your lucky ram's horn keychain that the surefooted Aries is going to fly.

Gemini also has a deficit in the "seeing what's right in front of them" department, while Aries is prone to infidelity (Mr. Jesse James, I presume?).

This love match, in most cases, will be more volatile than a pinball machine. Tilt.

Famous Gemini-Aries couples: Sandra Bullock (Gemini) and Jesse James (Aries), and Warren Beatty (Aries) and Annette Bening (Gemini).

Profil Susno Duadji

Daftar Hotel Profil Susno Duadji - Returning fugitive Gayus Tambunan arrived at 3:35 p.m Wednesday at Soekarno Hatta Airport, accompanied by Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force members Denny Indrayana and Mas Achmad Santosa as well as a team from the National Police Criminal Investigation Division.

Hotel di Surabaya Gayus and team took off from Singapore's Changi Airport on flight GA 829. After going through immigration, he was taken to the National Police Headquarters for questioning. Reporters awaiting his arrival had packed Terminal 2E. Police officers had secured the terminal since Wednesday morning.

Gayus came under the spotlight earlier this month after former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji claimed that high-ranking police officials had been bribed by Gayus to bury an investigation into the money in his bank accounts.

Gayus, a 30-year-old mid-ranking official at the Directorate General of Taxation, had been working at the agency’s tax dispute division.

Nokia X6

Daftar Hotel"Download Tiga Juta Lagu Sesukamu." Kalimat ini menjadi tagline layanan Nokia Comes With Music, yang Kamis lalu diluncurkan oleh Nokia Indonesia. Kata-kata dalam tagline tersebut memang terkesan "bombastis". Sebab, mungkin jarang ada orang yang punya niat--dan tentu saja punya waktu--untuk mengunduh hingga 3 juta lagu, apalagi di ponselnya. Belum lagi kata "sesukamu" pada tagline, yang mengasumsikan bahwa lagu-lagu itu bisa diunduh secara gratis.

Hotel di Jakarta Tapi begitulah faktanya. Nokia Comes With Music menawarkan akses tanpa batas untuk mengunduh jutaan lagu yang disediakan layanan tersebut. Saat ini Nokia Comes With Music menyediakan lebih dari 3 juta lagu, baik internasional maupun lokal, yang bisa diunduh langsung ke ponsel-ponsel Nokia dengan edisi "Comes With Music".

Selain itu, selama 12 bulan, koleksi 3 juta lagu tersebut bisa diunduh secara gratis. "Lagu-lagu yang diunduh ini bisa dinikmati seumur hidup," kata Haryati Lawidjaja, Manajer Layanan dan Peranti Lunak Nokia Indonesia. "Dan koleksi 3 juta lagu ini terus bertambah."
Bayangkan, jika harus membelinya, berapa uang yang harus dikeluarkan untuk memiliki 3 juta lagu. Bob McDougall, Country Manager Nokia Indonesia, mengatakan sangat besar biayanya. Bob memberi sebuah perumpamaan. Tiga juta lagu terdiri atas 300 ribu buah album. Katakanlah, jika tiap album harga per keping CD-nya Rp 50 ribu, untuk memiliki 300 ribu album, seseorang harus merogoh koceknya hingga Rp 15 miliar.

"Jumlah itu tentu sangat besar," ujarnya. Dan, "Jika diputar semua lagunya, 3 juta lagu bisa didengarkan hingga 23 tahun tanpa henti."

Menurut Bob, Indonesia merupakan negara ke-28 yang menyediakan layanan musik terobosan Nokia ini. Karena itu, katalog Comes With Music di Indonesia terdiri atas berbagai jenis musik dari 12 perusahaan rekaman, baik lokal maupun internasional.

Perusahaan rekaman itu adalah Aquarius Musikindo, E-Motion Entertainment, EMI Music, Indo Semar Sakti, Musica Studios, Pelangi Records, Sani Sentosa Abadi, Sony Music Entertainment, Trinity Optima Production, Universal Music Group, Virgo Ramayana Records, dan Warner Music. Dalam kesempatan itu, Nokia sekaligus melakukan penandatanganan nota kerja sama dengan ke-12 perusahaan label ini.

Lebih dari 3 juta musik yang disediakan di katalog Comes With Music terdiri atas berbagai genre lagu: jazz, blues, hip-hop, soul, funk, pop, indie, hingga grunge. Lagu anak-anak dan soundtrack film juga tersedia. Tak terkecuali lagu-lagu dari musisi lokal favorit, seperti The Changcuters, d'Masiv, dan Sherina. Ketiga musisi tersebut juga hadir dalam acara peluncuran layanan ini.

Selain layanan Nokia Comes With Music, Nokia Indonesia sekaligus meluncurkan Nokia X6 Comes With Music, salah satu ponsel terbarunya yang dirancang untuk menggunakan layanan ini. Untuk mendukung penyimpanan musik hasil unduhan, Nokia X6 yang diluncurkan di Indonesia ditanami memori internal sebesar 16 gigabita dan mendukung semua format musik.

Perangkat ini juga didukung baterai standar Li-ion BL-5J 1.320 mAh, dengan daya tahan memainkan musik hingga 35 jam. Nokia X6 dilengkapi layar sentuh kapasitif dengan resolusi 640 x 360 piksel (nHD) dan mendukung hingga 16,7 juta warna. Layar lebar ukuran 3,2 incinya memiliki rasio aspek 16 : 9, yang optimal untuk foto, video, dan berselancar di dunia maya.

Nokia X6 memiliki bentuk batang dengan desain klasik dan berdimensi 111 x 51 x 13,8 mm serta bobot 122 gram. Untuk transfer data, ponsel ini bekerja di jaringan HSCSD, GPRS/EDGE multislot kelas 32, WCDMA 2.100/1.900, 3G HSDPA dengan kecepatan maksimal 3,6 Mbps, dan WLAN 802.11 b/g. Untuk konektivitas, X6 ditanami Bluetooth versi 2.0 dengan A2DP. Ponsel ini juga dilengkapi kamera 5 megapiksel dengan lensa Carl-Zeiss
Tempo sempat menjajal ponsel anyar ini. Layar sentuhnya terasa sangat responsif, baik untuk pengoperasian menu maupun dalam memilih lagu. Untuk bisa mengunduh musik dari layanan Comes With Music di Nokia X6, pengguna harus terlebih dulu memiliki akun Ovi. Akun bisa juga diaktifkan lewat komputer personal.

Setelah memiliki akun Ovi, pengguna bisa langsung mengakses layanan ini dengan terlebih dulu memilih koneksi Internet yang diperlukan: Wi-Fi atau jaringan operator. Setelah masuk ke layanan Comes With Music, pengguna akan disuguhi lebih dari 3 juta lagu, yang bisa diunduh sesukanya. Baik satu per satu lagu maupun album per album. Semua ini bisa didapat hanya dengan Rp 3,99 juta.

Nokia X6 dan Nokia Comes With Music menjadi produk unggulan Nokia pada awal tahun ini. Tak mengherankan jika peluncurannya untuk publik, yang digelar tadi malam di Plaza Barat Senayan, layaknya sebuah hajatan besar. Acara bertajuk Nokia HyperSix itu dimeriahkan oleh penampilan artis papan atas, seperti d'Masiv, Drive, J-Rocks, Sherina, serta The Changcuters.

Selain X6, beberapa seri lain disiapkan untuk layanan Comes With Music, antara lain Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, 5530 XpressMusic, serta Nokia N97.

Presiden SBY Tak Komentari Pidato Megawati

Daftar Hotel Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menolak mengomentari Pidato Ketua Umum PDI Perjuangan Megawati Soekarnoputri yang menyatakan tidak akan berkoalisi dengan penguasa karena lebih mementingkan untuk terus bersama rakyat.

Hotel di Bandung"Menyangkut Ibu Mega, saya kira tidak tepat ditanggapi di sini dan nanti ada forum lainlah untuk menanggapinya. Saya fokus saja pada masalah-masalah ini karena apa yang saya sampaikan tadi menjadi perhatian publik dan menjadi perhatian pemerintah," kata Presiden dalam jumpa pers di Bandara Halim Perdana Kesuma Jakarta, Rabu, sebelum bertolak ke Hanoi, Vietnam.

Presiden menambahkan dirinya sangat menghormati Megawati dan saudara-saudara anggota dan kader PDIP yang saat ini sedang mengikuti kongres di Bali. "Marilah kita doakan kongresnya berjalan dengan baik," kata Presiden.

Dalam jumpa pers itu, Presiden menjelaskan sejumlah isu penting yang sedang menjadi perhatian masyarakat dan pemerintah seperti gempa bumi di Aceh, penyelesaian kasus Gayus Tambunan, mafia kasus ilegal loging, pembatalan UU Badan Hukum Peradilan, rencana kunjungan PM China ke Indonesia dan rekomendasi Kongres Sepakbola Nasional.

Megawati dalam pidato politik pembukaan Kongres PDIP di Bali secara eksplisit memilih untuk tetap berada di luar koalisi, yakni dengan cara menempuh pilihan oposisi.

"PDI Perjuangan ditakdirkan untuk memprioritaskan pada upaya mengangkat harkat dan martabat wong cilik dari pada bagi-bagi kekuasaan," katanya.

Megawati merasa sangat yakin bahwa PDIP akan kembali menemukan puncak keemasannya pada masa depan bila selalu berada bersama rakyat.

"Kita akan mencapai puncak keemasan, apabila kita tetap konsisten memperjuangkan kepentingan rakyat, dan menjauhkan kepentingan pribadi," ujarnya.