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| Siemens Healthcare selects Ekahau RTLS to support asset tracking Posted: 23 May 2008 04:49 PM CDT Saratoga, California, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-Asianet) - U.K. Hospital Streamlines Workflow and Improves Availability of IV Pumps Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that Siemens, one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry, and Airedale NHS Trust in West Yorkshire, England, are deploying a pioneering real time |
| Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice Posted: 23 May 2008 04:12 PM CDT Dramatic evidence of the break-up of the Arctic ice-cap has emerged from research during an expedition by the Canadian military. Scientists travelling with the troops found major new fractures during an assessment of the state of giant ice shelves in Canada's far north. The team found a network of cracks that stretched for more than 10 miles (16km) on Ward Hunt, the area's largest shelf. The |
| European Union questions Microsoft file format support Posted: 23 May 2008 04:10 PM CDT Microsoft yesterday surprised us all when it pledged to make its Office suite interoperable with competitors' products by adding support for ODF, Adobe PDF and even the XML Paper Specification in a Service Pack due next year. The software giant claims the move will give consumers more choice, but European regulators aren't convinced such is necessarily the case and thus are launching a probe on |
| More streets in Jakarta to have "car-free" days Posted: 23 May 2008 04:09 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - After noting the effectivess of "car-free" days in Jalan Thamrin and Jalan Jenderal Sudirman - two of Jakarta`s main thoroughfares - in improving the quality of the air in the Indonesian capital, the city`s environmental watchdog is to apply the practice in more streets, a spokesman said. "We will expand the coverage of `car-free` days to other parts of the city in July. |
| Pemerintah Akhirnya Resmi Naikkan Harga BBM Posted: 23 May 2008 04:08 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah Indonesia akhirnya memberlakukan secara resmi kenaikan harga Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM) mulai pukul 00:00 WIB, Sabtu (24/5) dengan ketetapan harga premium dari Rp4.500 naik menjadi Rp6.000 per liter, solar dari Rp4.300 naik menjadi Rp5.500 per liter, dan minyak tanah dari Rp2.000 naik menjadi Rp2.500 per liter. "Kenaikan rata-ratanya 28,7 persen. Semua kenaikan |
| More than 80,000 dead, missing after China quake Posted: 23 May 2008 04:06 PM CDT Beijing (ANTARA News/Kyodo) - Nearly 56,000 people have died and about 25,000 are missing in last week`s massive earthquake in Sichuan Province in western China, government figures revealed Friday. A government spokesman told reporters that 55,740 people are confirmed as having died in the disaster and 24,960 are missing. On Thursday, Beijing put the total number killed in the disaster at just |
| Suicide bomb kills Afghan troops Posted: 23 May 2008 04:05 PM CDT A suicide bomber has blown himself up in eastern Afghanistan, killing four Afghan soldiers and a child, government officials say. Four troops were wounded in the attack, which took place in Khost province. The bomber blew himself up as an army convoy slowed to pass a pothole-riddled section of the road, officials said. Suicide bombers frequently target Afghan and foreign troops fighting |
| Nudist German flights scrapped Posted: 23 May 2008 04:04 PM CDT Berlin (ANTARA News) - Despite being fully booked by naturists wanting to take off and strip off, a German travel company said Thursday it has decided to scrap a special nude flight that had been scheduled for this summer. The July 5 flight was due to be the first of many and was aimed at east Germans nostalgic for the naturism that was authorised and extremely popular under communist rule. But |
| Posted: 23 May 2008 04:03 PM CDT Kuala Lumpur:Seorang anggota independen di Parlemen Malaysia Ibrahim Ali, Jumat (23/5), mendesak agar perempuan di sana bersedia menerima poligami. Dia beralasan poligami justru memperkecil masalah perkawinan dan mencegah rata-rata angka perceraian di Negeri Jiran itu. "Masalah-masalah [rumah tangga dan perceraian] itu muncul karena perempuan tak bisa menerima poligami," kata Ibarhim seperti |
| Penentang Kenaikan Harga BBM Hendaknya Tidak Anarkis Posted: 23 May 2008 04:02 PM CDT Tanjungpinang (ANTARA News) - Elemen masyarakat diharapkan tidak anarkis dalam menentang kenaikan harga Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM) dan pemberian Bantuan Langsung Tunai (BLT), kata Dekan Fisipol Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji (UMRAH), Zamzami A. Karim. Di Tanjungpinang, Jumat, ia mengatakan, dialog terbuka maupun demonstrasi sah-sah saja dalam demokrasi, tetapi aksi yang anarkis hanya akan |
| Pembagian BLT Tunggu Pemberitahuan Pemerintah Posted: 23 May 2008 04:01 PM CDT Jakarta: Kepala Kantor Pos Jakarta Selatan Rudi A Perbatas mengemukakan pembagian bantuan langsung tunai (BLT) menunggu keputusan pemerintah. "Uang sudah ada, namun kami tunggu pengumuman dari presiden," kata dia kepada Tempo di kantornya, Jumat (23/5). Menurut Rudi, pihaknya saat ini hanya mendistribusikan kartu dan juru bayar. Dari pantauan Tempo di lapangan, pihak kantor pos sudah menyiapkan |
| Greenpeace: Video game consoles are "Toxic" Posted: 23 May 2008 04:00 PM CDT Singapore (ANTARA News/Reuters) - A Greenpeace report has called video game consoles a "toxic menace", saying they contain chemicals that could affect memory and sexual development. The environmental pressure group said it had tested Sony's PlayStation 3, Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles and found they all contained hazardous chemicals and materials such as polyvinyl chloride, |
| Cisco Chief claims antivirus software is a waste of money Posted: 23 May 2008 03:58 PM CDT Recently, Cisco's Chief Security Office, John Stewart, made an interesting statement regarding the nature of today's virus and malware threats. He has stated that spending money on Antivirus (along with other types of malware protection) is a complete waste, with vendors fighting an uphill battle that they are losing. It's a statement that many could probably relate to, as often even a machine |
| Singapore bans two porn website in symbolic move Posted: 23 May 2008 03:57 PM CDT Singapore (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Singapore has banned access to two pornographic websites in a "symbolic statement" of the country's societal values, its media regulator said on Friday. The two sites, which the regulator declined to identify but local media named as YouPorn and RedTube, work in a similar fashion to popular video-sharing website YouTube. The two Web sites allow users to add and |
| IMF Nilai Positif Situasi Moneter Indonesia Posted: 23 May 2008 03:56 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Dana moneter Internasional (IMF) menganggap ekonomi makro Indonesia, terutama pada sektor moneter berada pada situasi yang positif, sehingga IMF memprediksi ekonomi Indonesia masih akan tumbuh pada level yang cukup baik. "Indonesia masih cukup baik karena Indonesia merupakan penghasil komoditi-komoditi yang masih diminati pasar global," kata Sesmeneg PPN/Sestama Bappenas, |
| Posted: 23 May 2008 03:55 PM CDT Jenewa: Organisasi Buruh Internasional (ILO) hari ini memperingatkan dunia bahwa sekitar 1,5 juta warga Jalur Gaza akan depresi lantaran blokade Israel. Isolasi itu telah menciptakan krisis kemanusiaan di sana. Kemiskinan, kelaparanam, pengangguran, dan keterbatasan menjadi pemandangan saban hari sejak Israel memblokade wilayah itu pertengahan Juni tahun lalu. Alhasil pasokan obat-obatan, bahan |
| Kepolisian Razia Parkir Liar Blok M Posted: 23 May 2008 03:53 PM CDT Jakarta:Kepolisian Daerah Metro Jaya dan Dinas Perhubungan Propinsi DKI Jakarta merazia parkir liar. Jum'at pagi ini, razia dilakukan di Blok M untuk menindak Metromini yang sering ngetem serta menaikkan dan menurunkan penumpang di sembarangan tempat. Seperti dikutip dari Traffic Management Center Polda Metro Jaya, Kepala Seksi Derek Ajun Komisaris Kariyun Sinaga mengatakan, razia bertujuan |
| Awas, Ranjau Paku Makin Banyak Bertebaran di Jakarta Posted: 23 May 2008 03:52 PM CDT Kepolisian Daerah Metro Jaya menyatakan ada sekitar 25 lokasi rawan ranjau paku yang tersebar di lima wilayah Jakarta. Berdasarkan data dari Traffic Management Center, Lokasi rawan terbanyak ada di Jakarta Selatan, yaitu 13 lokasi. Lokasi rawan di Jakarta Selatan itu antara lain di Fly Over Permata Hijau ke arah Pondok Indah (Depan Masjid Istiqomah), dari Pondok Indah (William Mobil ke arah |
| Dana BLT Bisa Untuk Padat Karya Posted: 23 May 2008 03:48 PM CDT CIREBON:Menyusul sikap Bupati Cirebon Dedi Supardi yang menolak program Bantuan Langsung Tunai kepada keluarga miskin di wilayahnya, pemerintah kabupaten ini menawarkan solusi lain. Dana BLT yang rencananya dibagikan itu akan dipakai untuk pembangunan sejumlah irigasi dan jalan desa yang saat ini rusak. "Jelas bisa dipakai untuk pembangunan jalan dan irigasi yang saat ini dalam kondisi rusak," |
| PLN Rugi Akibat Kenaikan Harga BBM Posted: 23 May 2008 03:46 PM CDT Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menteri Negara Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN), Sofyan A. Djalil, mengatakan PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) tahun ini masih merugi akibat ada perubahan harga minyak yang luar biasa. "Seandainya semua sesuai dengan RKAP pasti PLN untung tetapi ada perubahan harga minyak yang luar biasa membuat mereka tidak untung," katanya di Jakarta, Jumat. Ia mengatakan, hal yang |
| Menteri Pertahanan Dukung IPO Krakatau Posted: 23 May 2008 03:44 PM CDT Jakarta:Menteri Pertahanan Juwono Sudarsono menyatakan privatisasi PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) lebih baik melalui penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO). Alasannya, penjualan melalui IPO lebih banyak dibeli oleh kalangan investor dalam negeri. "Kami ingin menjadi kendali, lebih baik IPO," ujarnya, di Kantor Presiden, Kamis (22/5). Juwono menjelaskan, pihaknya telah melakukan |
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