Interesting facts about guitars

The world guitar was adopted in England after they heard about Spanish instrument named “guitarra”.
There are two basic types of guitars – Acoustic and electric, all with many sub categories.
The look of modern guitar was established by Spanish guitarist Antonio Torres Jurado.
One of the oldest guitar instruments was chitara, which was used in Ancient Rome.
Guitars were always constructed with hollow bodies, until electric guitars came and made that design choice obsolete.
The oldest guitars came from Persia (modern day Iran), where they were called Tanbur. That was around 3500 years ago.
The oldest graphical representation of stringed guitars comes from 3300 Hittite ruins.
One of the most popular stringed guitars in medieval Europe was Lute.
Gibson made his first electric guitar in 1936.
In 1400 AD, Europe become home of one of the most influential guitar types ever made – Vihuela.
Guitars were not the most popular instruments in the world until early 1900s. Before that, pianos, violins and flute were much more widespread.
During middle ages, guitars were used almost exclusively as rhythm instruments.
There are many types of guitars – Classical, Electric, mixed, 12 strings, arch top, Steel, flamenco, resonator, double-necked and many more.
According to many sources, one of the most influential guitar players of all time was Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).
Names of ancient guitars – Gitarre, Chitara, Kithara, Sithar, Gutarra, quitare, qitara.
Some of the most popular guitar manufacturers are Gibson, Dean, PRS, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch.
Electric guitars have electromagnetic pickups that convert string vibrations into electrical signals. These signals can be then amplified, modified via vacuum tubes, and reproduce on electric speakers.
Basic components of guitar – Headstock, neck, nut, fretboard or fingerboard, frets, truss rod, strings and inlays.
Guitar accessories are – Capotasto, Slides and Plectum (guitar picks).
Most expensive guitar ever sold was Eric Clapton's "Blackie" Stratocaster ($959,500 in 2004).

We should not underestimate the strength of Indonesia’s military power. The Indonesian Armed Forces or Tentara Nasional Indonesia (abbreviated as TNI) encompasses the army (TNI Angkatan Darat or TNI-AD), the navy (TNI Angkatan Angkatan Laut or TNI-AL) and the air force (TNI Angkatan Udara or TNI-AU).

While the main task of the TNI is to defend the nation, it also carries other non-military tasks such as providing rescue team in the case of natural disasters, peacekeeping force in conflict zones and even contributing as teachers in border area.

Based on a report by GlobalFirepower.com, Indonesia’s military power is currently ranked 14 of 133 countries. TNI’s power index score is the highest in Southeast Asia and on the 8th position in Asia, after superpowers Russia, China, India, Japan, Turkey, Egypt, South Korea, and Pakistan. The strength of the Indonesian military is reinforced by the 975,750 active and reserve military personnel.

The same website reported that Indonesia’s military budget is at USD 6.9 billion annually, which ranked 30 of 133 countries. While the Indonesian air force is equipped by 441 aircrafts, the army has 418 combat tanks, 1,089 armored fighting vehicles, 117 artilleries, and 86 rocket projectors. The Indonesian Navy owns 221 naval assets, including submarines, corvette warships, and mine warfare vessels.

TNI is not only equipped with sophisticated military equipment, it also strives to train its personnel in achieving high military capability. The Kopassus, which is Indonesia’s army Special Forces is trained to perform high-risk and extreme activities. In one such extreme training, its personnel reportedly have to crawl and camouflage in mud, while being showered by real bullets. Kopassus personnel, being a member of a special military unit, must be able to conduct special military missions that require fast response against enemy forces. In 2008, Discovery Channel Military reportedly ranked Kopassus as the third strongest elite force in the world.

Meanwhile, the TNI-AD has also gained notable achievements internationally. One of its latest achievements include becoming the general champion in an international shooting competition organized by the Australian Army of Skills Arms at Meeting (AASAM). The Indonesian army obtained 28 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals at the competition in May 2017, according to Sindonews report. As a matter of fact, the Indonesian army is a long-time champion of shooting competitions organized by the AASAM since 2008. In these competitions, the army would regularly utilize guns that are made by PT. Pindad, Indonesia’s armor company.

Although the Indonesian military forces rarely fight in a war (and hopefully will never have to), the people can be well assured that the military is powerful enough to defend the country.

Source : globalindonesianvoices

Top 5 Most Spoken Languages

1. Chinese

Numbers vary widely — Ethnologue puts the number of native speakers at almost 1.2 billion native speakers, roughly a billion of whom speak Mandarin — but there’s no doubt it’s the most spoken language in the world. If you wish to learn a language that one in six people in the world speak, this is the one for you. Seeing as Chinese is a tonal language that uses logograms, it will certainly keep you busy.

2. Spanish

If we were only to look at native speakers, Spanish has its nose in front of English with about 400 million speakers. If you want a language that will open up whole continents to you, Spanish is your best bet. As with all the languages on this list, the politics of language and associated identity are highly disputed: ask Catalan or Quechua speakers if Spanish is their local tongue and you will get a very different answer. But it is certainly the primary language of most of South and Central America, Spain, and, ahem, large swathes of the US.

3. English

If you’re reading this article, you may be one of the 360 million-odd native English speakers, or one of the half a billion people who speak it as a second language. This indicates the remarkable success of English as the lingua franca of business, travel and international relations. The relative ease with which English can be picked up (especially compared with Chinese) and the pervasive soft power of US culture means that English will continue to dominate the world stage. For some, English is still synonymous with opportunity and a better quality of life.

4. Hindi

India has 23 official languages, with Hindi/Urdu chief among them. Whether this is one language — Hindustani — or two dialects, is still fiercely debated. Spoken mainly in northern India and parts of Pakistan, Hindi uses devnagri script, while Urdu uses Persian notation. At the time of writing, the debate about its role in Indian education and society has once again flared up: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist, is seeking to have Hindi displace English in the southern Indian states as the primary language of official communication and education, a strategy that has been met with resistance. If you ever travel in the Indian subcontinent, a little Hindi will get you a long way. Plus, this is the language that gave us shampoo, jungle, jodhpurs and bungalow — what’s not to love?

5. Arabic

Recent numbers put Arabic at around 250 million native speakers. But this is another instance of numbers not telling the full tale: Arabic, like Chinese, is so vastly different in its respective dialects as to be effectively a number of languages, grouped as one for the sake of convenience. Modern Standard Arabic is a primarily written form, closely related to the Classical Arabic of the Quran. However, the spoken forms of Arabic in, say, Oman and Morocco are so different that a couple of philosophy professors from these countries might be able to discuss the finer points of the ancient texts while struggling to order lunch.

Source : babbel

Top 5 Most Expensive Houses

1. Buckingham Palace

Location: London
Value: $1.55 billion
Details: Technically still a house, but certainly not for sale, the Queen’s residence was valued at roughly $1.5 billion by the Nationwide Building Society in 2012. The property holds 775 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 bedrooms, 188 staff rooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms.

Owner: The British Sovereign—Currently Queen Elizabeth II, who has ruled since February 6, 1952.

2. Antilia

Location: Mumbai, India
Value: $1 billion
Details: The Antilia isn’t even really a home in the traditional sense. This 27-story, 400,000-square-foot building has six underground parking floors, three helicopter pads, and requires a 600-person staff just to maintain it.

Owner: Mukesh Ambani—India’s richest man, with a net worth of $23.6 billion, according to Forbes. Ambani made his money running Reliance Industries, an energy and materials company.

3. Villa Leopolda

Location: Cote D’Azure, France
Value: $750 million
Details: This 50-acre estate includes “a commercial sized green house, a swimming pool and pool house, an outdoor kitchen, helipad, and a guest house larger than the mansions of most millionaires,” according to Variety. The house was famously used as a set in the 1955 Hitchcock classic To Catch a Thief.

Owner: Lily Safra—A Brazilian philanthropist and widow of Lebanese banker William Safra. Her husband died when another one of the couple’s homes burned down, apparently due to arson.

4. Four Fairfield Pond

Location: Sagaponack, New York
Value: $248.5 million
Details: This 29-bedroom home sits on 63 acres and has its own power plant. Inside, there are 39 bathrooms, a basketball court, bowling alley, squash courts, tennis courts, three swimming pools, and a 91-foot long dining room.

Owner: Ira Rennert—Owner the Renco Group, a holding company with investments in auto manufacturing and smelting. He also has holdings in metals and mining.

5. 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens

Location: London
Value: $222 million
Details: Another property on Billionaires Row, 18-19 sits alongside the home of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This particular residence has 12 bedrooms, Turkish baths, an indoor pool, and parking for 20 cars.

Owner: Lakshmi Mittal—The head of Arcelor Mittal, the world’s largest steel manufacturer, and, according to Forbes, one of the 100 richest men in India.

Source : time.com

Top 5 Most Expensive Cars

1. Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita

Underneath the lustrous finish lies a 4.8-liter, dual-supercharged V8 with a total output of 1,004 hp and 797 lb-ft, which means it should have little to no trouble overtaking semis on the freeway. The car’s specifications — in both performance and price — are nearly comical at this point, and just three were ever made.

Alex Todd Brand Manager at BoxyMo commented "The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8.7 million in 1987. That and many others won’t be included in this list, they are no longer available in the market."

2. Lamborghini Veneno

The car is absolutely stunning from every angle, and to this day, we’re not convinced it isn’t an alien spacecraft surveying our planet for eventual takeover. It just doesn’t seem real. The only thing more remarkable than the look is the price — a whopping $4.5 million.

3. W Motors Lykan Hypersport

You may recall the Lykan Hypersport it's around $3.4M from its starring role in the blockbuster Furious 7, where the Lebanese supercar crashed through not one, not two, but three skyscrapers in Dubai. In a franchise filled with high-end exotics and one-off custom creations, the fact that the Hypersport got so much focus is a testament to its magnetism.

4. Mansory Vivere Bugatti Veyron

This list wouldn’t be complete without some version of the mighty Bugatti Veyron. We’re shining our spotlight on the the Mansory Vivere edition here, because not only is it one of the fastest cars in the world, it’s one of the most expensive it's around $3.4M.

5. Ferrari F60 America

The supercar is mechanically identical to the F12, but the Berlinetta isn’t exactly a Fiat Panda to begin with. Its 6.2-liter V12 churns out 740 glorious hp, enough to propel the car to 60 mph in only 3.1 seconds. The ultra-rare flag-waver hearkens back to Ferrari’s bespoke past, as the company built several region-specific sports cars in the 1950s and 1960s and it's around $2.5M.

Source : boxymo.ie

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Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb, Salam Sejahtera bagi kita semua, disini saya akan men-review, dan saya telah membaca ebook dan akan men-review e-book yang didapat dari staffsite Bu Dina Agusten dimana buku tersebut menjelaskan tentang IT Service Management.

Menurut saya pribadi, e-book ini sangat bagus. Kenapa bagus? Karena, di e-book ini dijelaskan mulai dari penjelasan tentang Manajemen, Struktur ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Konsep-konsep ITIL, Strategi Pelayanan, Proses Pelayanan, Manajemen dalam finansial, Kapasitas Manajemen, sampai Pengaplikasiannya.

Terima Kasih atas waktu luang untuk mengunjungu blog ini dan membaca artikel ini, semoga artikel ini bisa menjadi manfaat bagi kita semua. Terima Kasih.

Top 5 Most Expensive Dogs

1. Löwchens

Löwchens also known as “little lions” are small, long-haired dogs that have been recognized as a breed since the Renaissance. Löwchens are widely noticed on many prominent Renaissance paintings, the breed was very popular with nobleman. Löwchens are extremely rare now, by the 19th century Löwchens are virtually extinct. The rarity of the Löwchen will fetch upwards to $10,000 dollars in some locations!

2. Samoyed

The Samoyed is a breed of dog that takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy white dogs to help with the herding, and to pull sleds when they moved. These dogs are playful competitive, strong and alert. Expect to pay upwards to $8,000-$10,000 for a Samoyed.

3. Tibetan Mastiff

The Tibetan Mastiff is a Tibetan dog breed. Originating with the ancient nomadic cultures of China, Nepal and Tibet, its use by local tribes of Himachal Pradesh was to protect sheep from predators. Tibetan Mastiff is one the largest and most protective breeds in the world. These dogs can be as tall as 33 inches and reach up to a whooping 160 pounds. The price for certain breeds is up to $7,000!

4. Pharaoh Hound

The Pharaoh Hound is a breed of dog and the national hound of Malta. Its native name is Kelb tal-Fenek in Maltese, which means “Rabbit dog”. The dog is traditionally used for hunting rabbits in the Maltese Islands. Pharaoh Hound possesses a very royal look, high intelligence and athletic disposition. Some Pharaoh Hound bloodlines can reach upwards of $6,500!

5. Akita

The Akita is a large breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. There are two separate varieties of Akita: a Japanese strain, commonly called “Akita ken” in Japan, “Akita Inu” (“inu” means “dog” in Japanese), or “Japanese Akita”; and an American strain, known as the “Akita” or “American Akita”. The Japanese strain comes in a narrow palette of colors, with all other colors considered atypical of the breed, while the American strain comes in all dog colors. The Akita has a short double-coat similar to that of many other northern spitz breeds such as the Siberian Husky, but long-coated dogs can be found in many litters due to a recessive gene. The price can go as high as $4,500 for certain Akita breeds.

Source : thedogdigest

Pengertian ITIL

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) adalah framework publik yang mendeskripsikan best practices dalam manjemen pelayanan TI. Framework ini menyediakan kerangka kerja bagi pemerintahan dalam bidang IT dan berfokus pada pengukuran secara lanjut dan perbaikan kualitas layanan TI yang disampaikan, baik dari perspektif bisnis dan pelanggan. Fokus ini merupakan faktor utama dalam keberhasilan ITIL di seluruh dunia dan memiliki kontribusi untuk penggunaan yang produktif dan manfaat utama yang diperoleh oleh organisasi

adalah menyebarkan teknik dan seluruh proses organisasi.

Manfaat ITIL

Adapun manfaat dari menggunakan best practice IT Infrastructure Library versi 3, yaitu:

a. Meningkatkan kepuasaan user dengan layanan TI.

b. Memperbaiki ketersediaan layanan, yang secara langsung mengarah pada peningkatan keuntungan pada bisnis dan pendapatan.

c. Menghemat keuangan dari pengurangan segi pengerjaan ulang, kehilangan waktu, dan peningkatan sumber daya manajemen dan penggunaan.

d. Meningkatkan waktu di pangsa pasar untuk produk baru dan layanan.

e. Meningkatkan pengambilan keputusan dan optimasi resiko.

Service Lifecycle pada ITIL

Kelima bagian ITIL dikenal dengan sebutan Siklus Layanan TIIL. Secara singkat, masing-masing bagian dijelaskan sebagai berikut:

A. Service Strategy

Service Strategy merupakan fase merancang, mengembangkan dan menerapkan manajemen pelayanan sebagai sumber daya strategis. Proses-proses yang dicakup dalam Service Strategy, diantaranya adalah:

Service Portfolio Management
Financial Management
Demand Management

B. Service Design

Pada Service Design dijelaskan bagaimana tahap desain pengembangan layanan TI yang sesuai, termasuk arsitektur, proses, kebijakan dan dokumen; tujuan desain adalah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan bisnis saat ini dan masa depan . Proses-proses yang dicakup dalam Service Design yaitu:

Service Catalogue Management
Service Level Management
Supplier Management
Capacity Management
Availability Management
IT Service Continuity Management
Information Security Management

C. Service Transition

Pada Service transition menyediakan fase mengembangkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan untuk transisi dari layanan baru dan dimodifikasi untuk produksi. Proses-proses yang dicakup dalam Service Transition yaitu:

Transition Planning and Support
Change Management
Service Asset & Configuration Management
Release & Deployment Management
Service Validation
Evaluation
Knowledge Management

D. Service Operation

Service Operation, yaitu fase mencapai efektivitas dan efisiensi dalam menyediakan dan mendukung pendukung untuk memastikan nilai bagi pelanggan dan penyedia layanan. Proses-proses yang dicakup dalam Service Transition yaitu:

Event Management Incident Management
Problem Management
Request Fulfillment
Access Management

E. Continual Service Improvement

Continual Service Improvement, yaitu fase menciptakan dan memelihara nilai untuk pelanggan dengan perbaikan desain, dan pengenalan layanan dan operasi.

Service Design

Service Design adalah tahap dalam service lifecycle secara keseluruhan dan merupakan elemen yang penting dalam proses perubahan bisnis. Peran Service Design dalam proses perubahan bisnis dapat didefinisikan sebagai:“Desain layanan TI yang tepat dan inovatif, termasuk desain arsitektur, proses, kebijakan dan dokumentasi, untuk mempertemukan kebutuhan bisnis saat ini dan masa depan yang telah disepakati”.

Tujuan Service Design

Tujuan dari Service Design adalah untuk:

a. Service Design untuk memenuhi pendapatan dari bisnis yang telah disepakati

b. Proses desain untuk mendukung service lifecycle

c. Mengidentifikasi dan mengelola risiko

d. Desain yang aman dan tangguh untuk infrastruktur IT, lingkungan, aplikasi dan data atau informasi sumber daya dan kemampuan.

e. Metode pengukuran desain dan metrik.

f. Memproduksi dan memperbaiki rencana, proses, kebijakan, standar, arsitektur, kerangka kerja dan dokumen untuk mendukung solusi desain IT yang berkualitas.

g. Mengembangkan keterampilan dan kemampuan dalam IT.

h. Memberikan kontribusi pada peningkatan secara keseluruhan kualitas layanan TI.

Metodologi Penelitian

1. Tahap Inisiasi Awal Penelitian

Tahap ini merupakan tahap awal dalam melakukan penelitian.

2. Tahap Perancangan Kuisioner

Tahap ini merupakan tahap untuk melakukan persiapan sebelum dilakukan penilaian tingkat kesiapan, meliputi persiapan mengenai penentuan responden yang akan mengisi kuisioner, identifikasi terhadap bagian-bagian apa saja yang akan dinilai, dan juga perancangan kuisioner Service Design.

3. Tahap Penilaian Tingkat Kesiapan

Pada tahap ini dilakukan pengisian kuisioner langsung.

4. Tahap Analisis dan Rekomendasi

Pada tahap ini dilakukan analisis terhadap tingkat kesiapan Service Design pada perusahaan sesuai dengan standarisasi ITIL versi 3, untuk mengetahui sampai di level mana kesiapan perusahaan dalam mengelola proses-proses Service Design atau bisa juga dijadikan tolak ukur sejauh mana kesiapan perusahaan apabila ingin menerapkan ITIL versi 3 pada Service Design.

5. Tahap Kesimpulan dan Saran

Pada tahap ini merupakan tahap akhir dari penelitian yang berisikan kesimpulan dan saran. Kesimpulan berisikan rangkuman berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dengan menjabarkan poin-poin yang bias membantu perusahaan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kondisi Service Design di perusahaan saat ini agar bias melakukan evaluasi dan perbaikan. Sedangkan saran berisikan poin-poin untuk membantu pembaca agar penelitian selanjutnya berjalan lebih baik.

Referensi :

http://libraryeproceeding.telkomuniversity.ac.id/

ITSM pada Pelayanan Publik Pemerintah

ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) adalah metode pengelolaan system informasi yang berpusat pada bisnis perusahaan.

Tujuan Utama ITSM ada 3, yaitu;

Menyelaraskan layanan TI dengan kebutuhan sekarang dan akan dating dari bisnis dan pelanggannya.
Memperbaiki kualitas layanan TI.
Menghemat biaya jangka panjang pada layanan TI

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) adalah sebuah framewok tata kelola TI yang berisi best practice pada manajemen service TI. Saat ini frame work ITIL sudah dikembangkan menjadi 3 versi. Pada dasarnya, ITIL adalah best practice dari IT Service Management yang digunakan oleh ratusan organisasi di dunia.

ITIL dan IT Service Management memiliki prinsip yang sama, yaitu pelayanan kepada pelanggan “one of the core principles of ITIL and IT Service Management is the provision of quality Customer Service”.

Help desk yaitu jasa pelayanan tentang keluhan yang dialami dengan segera. Tugas-tugas Service Desk, yaitu:

Menerima insiden
Mencatat insiden
Klarifikasi insiden
Solusi
Memberikan hasil informasi
Laporan kepada manajemen

Insiden adalah sebuah interupsi atas pengurangan kualitas sebuah layanan TI. Manajemen Insiden (Inceident Management) adalah pross yang dilakukan untuk menyelesaikan suatu insiden. Proses ini pun dilakukan berdasarkan input dari pemakai melalui sevice desk, dan laporan teknisi. Sasaran manajemen ada 4, yaitu:

Memperbaiki operasi layanan
Meminimalisir dampak operasional bisnis.
Menjamin kualitas layanan
Mengelola tiap insiden pada pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan saja.

Proses-proses penting yang dilakukan pada Incident Management ada 4, yaitu:

Mendeteksi dan mencatat insiden dari Service Desk
Mengklasifikasikan tiap insiden dan permintaan layanan
Menentukan prioritas penyelesaian
Mengkategorikan tiap insiden berdasarkan level high, medium, dan low

ITIL juga menggambarkan masalah sebagai suatu dasar yang tidak dikenal penyebabnya.

Sasaran dari Problem Management ada 3, yaitu:

Menjamin minimalisasi masalah
Menghindari incident yang sama
Menginkatkan produktifitas atas penggunaan sumber daya TI

Proses-proses penting pada Problem Management ada 7, yaitu:

Mencatat tiap incident
Menugaskan sumber daya
Melakukan walk around terlebih dahulu
Tindak lanjuti masalah ke proses-proses berikutnya
Mencari akar penyebab
Mencari dan mengimplementasikan solusi terbaik
Eskalasi ke pihak penyedia solusi

Referensi :

repository.uksw.edu/bitstream/123456789/11538/2/T1_682011056_Full%20text.pdf

Dalam sistem informasi, Layanan Informasi Teknologi Manajemen (LITM) telah menjadi penelitian populer di kalangan analis dan peneliti manajemen sebagai akibat dari dorongan industri dan pengembangan dan kemajuan penelitian dalam ilmu pelayanan. Dari perspektif akademik, semakin banyak tulisan yang telah terbit menangani banyak aspek masalah Layanan Informasi Teknologi Manajemen.

Hasil berdasarkan studi kajian komprehensif dari publikasi di LITM selama dekade terakhir (2000-2010) dengan tujuan menjawab penelitian berikut :

Pertanyaan : apa keadaan saat ini penelitian di LITM, dari landasan teoritis dan penelitian
perspektif topik? Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa :

1. Umumnya ada kurangnya secara teoritis didorong penelitian;
2. Lapangan masih berkembang dengan meningkatnya jumlah makalah yang diterbitkan berurusan dengan pengembangan konsep, konstruksi, model, metode dan implementasi untuk teori pengembangan.
3. Masalah kinerja LITM, justifikasi, dan IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) topik adalah salah satu topik yang paling populer dari penelitian.

Tujuan utama dari LITM adalah untuk memberikan kontribusi terhadap kualitas layanan TI, sehubungan dengan tingkat layanan setuju dengan pelanggan. Selain kualitas layanan, penyedia layanan TI keharusan mempertimbangkan beberapa prinsip lain seperti hubungan pelanggan dan nilai memberikan melalui IT operasi.

Conclusion : Menurut kami jika jurnal ini di baca hingga akhir akan memberikan suatu pemahaman bahwa LITM memberikan pengaruh besar terhadap industri-industri dan pesatnya pertumbuhan dalam bidang jasa yaitu teknologi, bisnis, manajemen, dan pemasaran. Peran LITM, sebuah perusahaan pun akan mengalami keuntungan jika menerapkan system manajemen layanan yang baik. Sekian.

Referensi :

http://aisel.aisnet.org/

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