Pasadena, January 2, 2012 /Indonesia Media. The Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economies has succeeded in creating a floatto help regain Indonesia’s exotic presence in Pasadena’s 123rd Rose Parade. The float, “Wonderful Indonesia,” was awarded the President’s trophy for “Most Effective Use and Presentation of Flowers” out of 43 float participants. Internationally acclaimed float [...]
Geological agency rescinds tsunami warning issued following 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Aceh coast Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning issued on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck off northern Sumatra. The US Geological Survey said Tuesday’s quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck 420km off the coast of Aceh province. It was centred 30km beneath the [...]
Last week, my Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, informed me that after spending time reflecting with his family over the holidays, he decided it was time to leave Washington and return to our beloved hometown of Chicago. The President praised Daley’s service, saying that no one had been forced to make more important decisions more [...]
Two experiments at CERN could confirm or contradict everything scientists theorise about the nature of the universe. When you stare into the night sky, the planets, stars and galaxies you can see make up only a tiny four per cent of what’s actually out there. That’s according to scientists who work in laboratories with particle [...]
A 22-year-old woman describes surviving a fall into river rapids after her cord snapped during a bungee jump Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN / IM.
Prime minister to accept recommendation that he, his ministers and the city-state’s president accept salary reductions. Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, and senior officials from his government will take a huge pay cut after opposition complaints over their high salaries. However, Lee will still remain the world’s best-paid leader. The prime minister’s office said on Wednesday [...]
This week, the President traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss appointing Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — which will protect families from predatory lenders – spoke on a comprehensive review of our defense strategy, and the White House staff shared its New Year’s resolutions. Print PDF This post was [...]
In a boost to Obama, about 200,000 jobs created last month as unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 per cent. The US unemployment rate has dropped to a three-year low, which some economists say may be one of the strongest signs yet that the country’s recession-hit economy is improving. The jobless rate was at 8.5 per [...]
Indigenous groups struggle to preserve ancestral land in heart of Borneo as mining and oil companies creep in. For indigenous groups in Indonesia, the rainforest plays a crucial role in their cultural belief system. As vast areas of the forest are being cut down to make space for palm oil plantations, one community in the [...]
Activists dump 1,200 pairs of sandals and slippers across country in protest of high-profile case against teen. Indonesians have dumped over 1,200 pairs of sandals, flip-flops and slippers at collection points across the country in support of a teenage boy who was convicted of stealing. An Indonesian court found the boy guilty on Wednesday of [...]
Uh Oh. Construction workers please note: Somebody just built a 20-foot tower using flying robots. No people involved. The demo took place in a warehouse-like art gallery called FRAC, just outside Paris. As humans (none of them, I presume, in the construction trades) applauded and gaped, four helicopterish thingies swooped through the air, somehow avoiding [...]
As we approach New Years, publications are spinning out top 10 to top 100 lists at rapid speed. TIME.com has an impressive array of them. The Awl has put together the 15 most delightful Internet films of 2011. Two of them struck me; through time-lapse photography, they offer a sense of the scale and wonder of the [...]
As arguably the most memorable news year draws to a close, people around the world count down to 2012. =”attachment_39130″ align=”alignleft” width=”600″ caption=”The Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball tested the day before New Year’s Eve is a 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball descended a 130-foot tall flagpole in New York City to mark the beginning [...]
A North Carolina man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport in Midland, Texas, federal authorities said. Trey Scott Atwater of Hope Mills was taken into federal custody Saturday morning after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted what they described as a suspicious item. The item was [...]
The Chinese New Year begins on Jan. 23. On that day, people will celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Chinatowns across the country. The neighborhoods known as Chinatowns sprang up in the U.S. during the Gold Rush. But since then, they’ve seen gradual yet significant changes — not so noticeable to the average visitor, [...]
May 1, 2011: President Obama and his top national security aides gathered in the White House Situation Room receive minute-by-minute updates about the Navy SEAL operation in Pakistan that ended with the death of Osama bin Laden. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against [...]
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