2 Ular Raksasa Muncul Di California Pertanda Gempa Dahsyat?

California : Dua oarfish raksasa ditemukan di pantai California, Amerika Serikat hanya selang beberapa hari. Baru-baru ini ikan mirip ular sepanjang 4,3 meter ditemukan di kota Oceanside, 5 hari setelah penemuan spesimen yang lebih besar (5,5) meter di Pulau Santa Catalina.

Temuan dua makhluk yang dijuluki 'ular laut' itu memicu rumor di media sosial. Sebagian pengguna internet mengaitkannya dengan pertanda gempa.

 Terutama terkait mitos di Jepang yang mengaitkan penampakan oarfish yang langka dengan aktivitas tektonik.

Ilmuwan Temukan Pohon Berkadar Emas

CANBERRA - Ilmuwan Australia mengonfirmasi temuan partikel emas pada daun di tanaman 'eucalyptus'. Menurut tim ilmuwan, munculnya partikel emas ini karena tanaman menyerap mineral tertentu yang terkubur beberapa meter di bawah tanah.

Dilansir Independent, (23/10/2013), uang tidak bisa tumbuh pada pohon atau tanaman. Namun, emas rupanya bisa 'tumbuh' menurut tim ilmuwan yang mengonfirmasi kehadiran mineral pada daun tanaman tersebut.

Peneliti yang berbasis di Australia menemukan partikel emas tersembunyi dalam dedauan pohon eucalyptus. Ini menunjukkan bahwa endapan emas juga terkubur beberapa meter di bawahnya.

Butiran emas kabarnya tumbuh dalam daun kira-kira seperlima diameter rambut manusia, atau lima kali lebih tipis dari rambut manusia. Temuan ciri daun tersebut memberikan kesempatan unik untuk eksplorasi mineral.

Ahli Geokimia dari Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRPO) Australia mengatakan, pohon eucalyptus di Australia Barat menyusun partikel emas dari Bumi melalui sistem akar. Kemudian, tanaman ini menyimpannya di daun dan cabang-cabang mereka.

Meskipun jumlah yang ditemukan kecil, kehadiran mereka bisa menunjukkan deposit bijih emas yang terkubur hingga puluhan meter di bawah tanah. Selain itu, tanaman ini juga bisa menunjukkan adanya bijih emas yang terpendam dengan usia hingga 60 juta tahun.

Penulis studi, Mel Lintern mengatakan, tim menggunakan detektor Maia dari CSIRO. Detektor ini merupakan mesin yang menggunakan sinar-X untuk menyelidiki objek secara detail, yakni menemukan partikel emas.

Alat ini juga mampu menghasilkan gambar emas yang ditemukan di daun, kulit batang serta ranting pohon. "Tanaman eucalypt bertindak sebagai pompa hidrolik, akarnya memperpanjang hingga puluhan meter ke dalam tanah dan mengangkat air yang mengandung emas," pungkas Lintern.

Sejarah Depok

Kota Administratif berjarak 20 km dari pusat kota Jakarta, dan 37 km dari Bogor. Sejak dulu telah terbangun komunitas orang Belanda di Depok, yang disebut Belanda Depok dan anak-anaknya mendapat julukan sinyo.Hal ini berkait sejarah awal abad ke-18, ketika Comelis Chastelein, petinggi VOC dan tuan tanah Depok, meninggal dunia pada tahun 1714 dan meninggalkan wasiat agar menghibahkan tanah Depok seluas 1.224 hektar kepada para budaknya. Dengan syarat mengganti agama mereka menjadi Kristen Protestan. Keturunan para budak inilah yang dapat kita jumpai di Depok Lama. Meskipun julukan Belanda Depok ini tidak menyenangkan, tapi tidak tersinggung bila disebut keturunan budak.

Jose Mujica, Presiden Termiskin Di Dunia

MONTEVIDEO — Sebagian besar politisi di seluruh dunia, termasuk di Indonesia, biasanya memiliki gaya hidup yang berbeda 180 derajat dengan rakyat pemilihnya. Tinggal di rumah mewah, pakaian mahal, mobil mewah, dan gaji besar. Namun, semua hal itu tidak berlaku bagi Presiden Uruguay, Jose Mujica. Sejak dilantik menjadi presiden pada 2010 lalu, politisi berusia 77 tahun ini layak mendapat gelar presiden termiskin di dunia.

Bagaimana tidak, pria bernama lengkap José Alberto Mujica Cordano ini mendonasikan 90 persen gajinya setiap bulan, yaitu 12.000 dollar AS atau hampir Rp 120 juta, untuk berbagai kegiatan amal. Tak hanya itu, pria yang oleh kawan-kawannya dipanggil Pepe ini juga menolak tinggal di kediaman resmi kepresidenan di ibu kota, Montevideo. Mujica lebih memilih tinggal di tanah pertanian di luar ibu kota. Bahkan, jalan menuju kediaman Mujica belum dilapisi aspal.

Candu

Candu adalah tumbuhan yang tidak boleh ditanam di Indonesia walaupun sebelum Perang Dunia II ada orang Jawa yang memeliharanya sebagai tanaman hiasan. Tanaman yang punya nama latin Papaver somniferum dan termasuk suku Papaveraceae (deruju-derujuan) ini tingginya bisa mencapai 1,5 m. Akarnya seperti gelendong, batang berongga dengan cabang yang sedikit. Daunnya tumbuh berseling, memeluk batang, berbentuk bundar telur jorong dengan tepi bergerigi dan bergelombang. Bunganya besar, berwarna putih keunguan atau ungu kemerahan, banyak benang sarinya, dan mudah luruh. Tumbuhan ini mengandung marfina, kodeina,tebaina, papaverina, noskapina, narkotaIin, asam, zat lilin, dan enzim. Karena senyawa yang dikandungnya maka pemakaiannya harus di bawah pengawasan dokter. Candu bisa diolah dalam bentuk sirup, tepung, ekstrak, maupun cairan.

History in Jakarta

Hotel Cavadino

With the full name Comad Alexader Willem Cavadino, owner of  Cavadino & Co., also manager of an inn at Sociteit Militer Concordia in Waterlooplein. In addition, he was also the treasurer of the Catholic Church wealth management institution in Batavia (1863-1870). His businesses included restaurants, cooking utensils, as well as convections (1863-1871). The Cavadino building is located at the corner of Rijswijk (Veterans Jl.) and Citadelweg (Jl. Veteran I). In front of the building there is a bridge known by the name Cavadino Bridge. The restaurant was then refurbished into a luxury building for the Cavadino Hotel (1872), while the shop was located in front of the hotel. Based on an advertisement in 1894, this shop offered a bonbon candy, chocolate, cosmetics, cigarettes, wine, beer, and liquor from the Netherlands, Havana, and Manila. In 1899, The Cavadino Hotel changed its name to Hotel du Lion d'Or. In  1941 it changed into Park Hotel, and in the mid-1950s its name changed  to Sriwijaya Hotel, a two star hotel  owned by the Indonesian Air Force. It is the oldest existing hotel in Jakarta, despite the changes and renovations on the building.

Rijswijk

Today, it is known as Jalan Veteran. Intersecting Jalan Majapahit, it used to be part of Kanaal Molenvliet in the south (1648). In the 17^th Century, a small fort was built to secure the south end of Molenvliet and Noordwijk. In the early 19^th Century, this area still had a small population. There were only a few natives and Chinese people. However, after some time, from the time of the British occupation, it developed into an elite European residential area. In fact, Raffles in 1812 ordered for the homes of the natives to Rijswijk to be demolished.

Along the road, the colors were more European with various buildings such as the home of Raffles which later became Hotel der Nerlanden, the official residence of the Dutch Indies Governor General (1820-1879), Harmonie Building, Grand Hotel Java, Woodbury & Page photo studio, Cavadino Building, Van Arcken & Co, V. Olislaeger & Co, Wilcke Pharmacy, Pouligner Store, and Duret optic. This region lost its elite nuances after the heart of Jakarta city was moved to Jalan Thamrin. 

Palace of Daendels

Palace of Daendels is located on the east side of Paradeplaats (Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur), Waterlooplein. This luxurious palace was dreamt by Daendels to be the center of new Batavia and currently is the office for the Indonesian Ministry of Finance. The design was created by Lieutenant Colonel JC Schultze Guga who designed Societeit Hannonie and it includes a large main building with wings on each side of the office of the Governor General, whereas the government offices are in a separate building. There is also a guest house and stable for 120 horses. The foundation of this building uses old castle materials.   
The development plan for the Palace of Daendels was never realized according to its plans. During the Janssens administration (1811), only a simple roof was installed on top. While during the Raffles era, the development of the palace was discontinued and the court chose to remain in Rijswijk. The Palace of Daendels became a fragile and dirty building with an owl in front. During the Du Bus era, the development of the palace was continued by engineer Tromp to accommodate government offices. Construction was completed in 1828. The lower floors were used for a post office, state printing, and the Minister of Finance (1835). A white columned building accommodated the Supreme Court since 1 May 1848. In the beginning, nearly 19 years since the start of the development, nothing grand was found in the Palace of Daendels and the interior was arranged randomly without any artistic value.    

Noordwijk

Now known as Jl. Juanda. Together withJacatraweg (Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta), Groote Zuiderweg (Jl. Gunung Sahari) and Molenvliet (Jl. Hayam Wuruk-Jl. Gadjah Mada), it is the first gold rectangle in Batavia. Intersecting Jl. Majapahit, it used to be a part of Kanaal Molenvliet in the south (1648). The development of Noordwijk was a part of the external security during the VOC era, to connect the Rijwijk fort with Noordwijk. This road was called “Road from Rijswijk to Noordwijk". When Noordwijk fort was demolished by the English, the name of the street was shortened to Noordwijk.

This area was a country seat for almost half a century before Daendels moved the government capital to the south of the city. Before developing into an elite residential area during the English era (1811-1816), this region was sparsely populated. There were only a number of native villagers, Chinese shops, and some land owned by high VOC officials. Along the road places were developed into famous boutiques, tailors, jewelers, and shoe shops in Batavia with several buildings such as both branches of Eigen Hulp, Combet building, Mayr & Co building, A. Herment & Bastiere building, Groote Clooster, and Hotel Ernst. 

Hendrik Arend Ludolf Wischer

Born in Tarutung, Sumatera, 16 April 1893. He graduated from Rijksacademie in Amsterdam and returned to his country in 1919. He lived and worked in Bandung, Semarang, and Jakarta. He was a member of Batavia Kunstring and participated in several exhibitions between 1923-1936. Several of his water color paintings have been used to illustrate ‘De Zweep’, exhibited in 1922 and 1923. One of his oil paintings was titled Aren Palmen, exhibited in De Java - Bode on 27 October 1937. Throughout World War II, he was exiled by the Japanese and imprisoned. He was a famous painter with many works, portraitist, water color painter and muralist using impressionism with bright colors. His paintings reflected happiness and open mindedness. He passed away in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on 5 January 1968

He has held exhibitions in Bandung, Kunstkring, August, 1926 (joint exhibition); Jakarta, Kunstzaal Kolff & co, October 1935 (solo exhibition); Jakarta, Kunstzaal Kolff & Co, November 1937 (solo exhibition); Bandung, Societeit, December 1937 (joint exhibition); Jakarta, Hotel des Indes, February 1939 (solo exhibition); The Hague, Galerie Kunst Van Onze Tijd, March 1949 (solo exhibition); The Hague, Kunsthandel Martinus Liemur, June 1953 (solo exhibition). Among others, his work has been collected by Nijmeegs Museum Commanderie van St. Jan, Nijmegen (The Netherlands).

Sejarah Jalan Braga

Jalan Braga adalah nama sebuah jalan utama di kota Bandung, Indonesia. Nama jalan ini cukup dikenal sejak masa pemerintahan Hindia-Belanda. Sampai saat ini nama jalan tersebut tetap dipertahankan sebagai salah satu maskot dan obyek wisata kota Bandung yang dahulu dikenal sebagai Parijs van Java.

Di sisi kanan kiri Jalan Braga terdapat kompleks pertokoan yang memiliki arsitektur dan tata kota yang tetap mempertahankan ciri arsitektur lama pada masa Hindia Belanda. Tata letak pertokoan tersebut mengikuti model yang ada di Eropa sesuai dengan perkembangan kota Bandung pada masa itu (1920-1940-an) sebagai kota mode yang cukup termasyhur seperti halnya kota Paris pada saat itu.