Samsung Galaxy S II Laku Keras di Indonesia

Nampaknya penjualan Samsung Galaxy S II sukses besar. Pasalnya sebelum penjualan perdana dimulai, sudah banyak calon pembeli yang mengantre di Lobi Selatan Pacific Place mall, Jakarta, Jumat (22/07/11).

Akhirnya ketika penjualan perdana dibuka, 1.200 smartphone ini pun langsung habis terjual dalam waktu kurang dari 12 jam!

Dan pada hari Sabtu (23/07/11) pukul 00.30 WIB persediaan Galaxy S II ini sudah habis. Nampaknya kelarisan ponsel berplatform Android 2.3 ini dibantu oleh penawaran khusus untuk penjualan perdananya.

Samsung Electronics Indonesia menawarkan potongan Rp 1 juta, dan bagi pemegang kartu kredit BCA mendapat diskon Rp 1,3 juta dengan tawaran pembelian secara kredit berbunga 0%.

Dengan begitu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa harga Galaxy S II bagi pemegang kartu kredit BCA adalah Rp 4,2 juta dengan bunga 0% dengan cicilan 12 bulan.

Selain di Indonesia, ponsel cerdas ini pun laku di Korea Selatan, di mana 3 juta unit Galaxy S II terjual dengan mudah sejak peluncuran perdananya pada Mei 2011.

Dan penjualan total di seluruh dunia sampai mencapai 10 juta unit dalam kurun waktu tujuh bulan.

Bahkan Head of Marketing Communications PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia, Eka Anwar menyatakan keyakinannya bahwa ponsel satu ini akan menjadi salah satu smartphone best seller Samsung.

“Saya yakin Galaxy SII telah ditunggu-tunggu dan akan mendapat sambutan baik dari konsumen karena menghadirkan teknologi terdepan super smartphone,” katanya.

Di Dalam Pusar Manusia Ternyata Ada Ratusan Bakteri

Satu tempat dari tubuh kita ada yang dijadikan tempat favorit persembunyian banyak bakteri lho. Bisakah kalian menebaknya? Tempat tersebut adalah pusar kita!

Hal ini dibuktikan oleh para Study Universitas North Carolina State Belly Button Biodiversity yang menemukan adanya 662 jenis bakteri di pusar yang bisa dijadikan spesies baru yang unik.

Para ilmuwan ini sengaja mencari relawan yang bersedia pusarnya diteliti oleh ahli mikrobiologi. Setelah ada 95 relawan yang bersedia, ditemukan 1.400 bakteri, 80% dari hasil itu diidentifikasi sebagai spesies yang umum. Dan sebanyak 40 jenis bakteri tergolong tidak berbahaya.

Nah, jumlah bakteri yang ada pada setiap relawan berbeda-beda lho ternyata. Hal ini tergantung dari seberapa rajin mereka membersihkan pusar mereka. Kalau kamu membersihkan pusarmu secara teratur, kemungkinan tidak akan ditemukan bakteri lho di dalamnya.

Hal yang menarik ditemukan peneliti Carl Zimmer. Ia menyatakan terdapat 53 spesies berbeda yang beberapa di antaranya berasal dari tempat yang mengejutkan, seperti bakteri Marimosnas yang ternyata hanya ditemukan di laut. Lalu ada bakteri Georgenia yang hanya hidup di Jepang. Wah bakterinya jalan-jalan nih.

Daerah pusar memang agak kurang diperhatikan berhubung tidak memiliki fungsi seperti hidung atau telinga yang rasanya wajib dibersihkan setiap hari. Tapi justru wilayah ini juga sangat penting untuk selalu dibersihkan dan dirawat.

CORE @ Heavy TO Band Photos

CORE recently spent the weekend at the Heavy TO festival in Toronto's Downsview Park. Check out some insider photos!

Blizzard of OZ 2011 Reissue

Released May 31 of this year, Blizzard of Oz allows metalheads and rock fans to bask in the glory days of heavy metal. This reissue has the bass and the drums of the original recordings restored as well as a dvd with exclusive never-before seen concert footage and interviews with Ozzy. The set also contains an invitation to the 'resurrection of Aleister Crowley.'
The album is a must have for any Ozzy fan or metalhead. Containing some of Ozzy's most memorable tracks such as Flying High Again or Mr. Crowley this album features some of the best work of guitar legend Randy Rhoads prior to his 1982 death (the first of two albums recoreded with Ozzy).

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CORE @ Heavy T.O.

This Saturday marks the beginning of the 2011 Heavy T.O. Festival!!!!!!!!!
Beginning at noon on July 23 in Toronto's Downsview Park a slew of bonecrushing bands will grace the stage. Not just any bands. Legends of Metal. In attendance will be Children of Bodom, Billy Talent, Opeth, Mastadon, Antrhrax, Rob Zombie, Motorhead, Megadeth, Slayer and more. Jeeze. We'll be hangin out there all weekend so keep your eyes peeled for the Consortium of Rock Evolution Street Team and the Grim Riffer Lee Kagan himself. So come. Say hi, crack some skulls and rock on!

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Slash in '92

Born in 1965 Saul Hudson (aka Slash) has become one of the most recognizable figures in metal, rock and popular culture in genre. Slash is considered by many to be one of the best working guitar players and is often on best of lists for his virtuousity. Slash is most well known for his work with Guns N' Roses, but has also contributed to other projects with considerable success including Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit and a solo effort simply titled Slash. Recognized by many from his long hair flowing from his signature top hat, Slash has taken the cover of countless magazines and videogames (and is a playable character in the GuitarHero series).
Here's a throwback video of Slash from Headbangers Ball in 1992. Enjoy.

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Film Series: The Decline of Western Civilization

The Decline of Western Civilization is a film documentary trilogy by Penelope Spheeris chronicling different elements of Los Angeles street subcultures including punk rock, heavy metal and 'gutter' punk . The films themselves are in part rock/concert footage, ethnography and genuine social commentary.

The first film in the series was shot in LA in 1979 and 1980 and was released in the summer of 1981. It is comprised of live footage and interviews of influential underground punk bands that at the time went largely unnoticed by mainstrem rock/music press including Black Flag, Germs, Circle Jerks  and many more. The film touches on the ethos of punk rock and the relationship to issues of corporate control, 'stardom,' drug use and authenticity.

The second film entitled The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, filmed from 1986-1988 (released in '88) deals largely with the Glam Metal scene of late 80's LA and the excess and endulgence that ensued. The film contains performances and footage of metal superstars, wannabees, industry types, club owners all describing their lifestyles and perspectives on the scenes. The film contains infamous interviews with Chris Holmes of WASP intoxicated in a pool, Ozzy Osbourne speaking about sobriety and the ramifications of drug use, Steven Tyler talking about spending millions of dollars on drugs as well as appearances by Lemmy from Motorhead, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Paul Stanley from KISS and many more. The film touches on the afformentioned issues of drug and alcohol abuse as well as misogyny and treatment of 'groupies', money, sales, celebrity among others. 

The third film in the series revisits punk culture in the late 90's and compares it to the subculture outlined in the original film in terms of aesthetic, ideology, and music. Spheeris' third film follows a group of gutter punks, mostly homeless (often by choice), transient teenagers who shut out mainstream society and opt to squat and live on the street as an embodiment of hardcore punk and anti-establishment ethos. The film features performances by underground hardcore punk bands Final Conflict, Litmus Green, Naked Aggression and The Resistance.

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