[The First Part of this series was <<A: Open Source. The second installment of the Stop Usage Based Billing alphabet series was <<B: Packets and the Internet. The third installment was <a href="<<C: Deep Packet Inspection, and the final installment will be E: Open Source Deep Packet Inspection]

What is BitTorrent Anyway??

“BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data. BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and it has been estimated that it accounts for approximately 27-55% of all Internet traffic (depending on geographical location) as of February 2009.”

– Wikipedia on BitTorrent

BitTorrent is an extremely fast and efficient means of uploading and downloading. BitTorrent is an excellent way to distribute large materials to many people via the internet.

Radical Ideas

Like so many of the radical new ways to do things that technology and the internet have made possible, BitTorrent can only work through co-operation. BitTorrent requires a network of “peers”, or other people’s computers who are willing to share the file. This is referred to as “peer to peer” or “p2p.

If I have a large file I want to transfer, the first step is to “seed” the file, transferring portions of the file to multiple members of the p2p network.

Diagram 1: Seeding

It only takes a small fraction of the file to be passed along before the process speeds up enormously.

Diagram 2: Seeding and Sharing

Once I have a small portion, i pass it along at the same time as I’m receiving new bits of the same file, either from the original seed source of another peer.

Diagram 3: Upload + Download = Speed

With many participants (peers) uploading and downloading at the same time, large files can be distributed very quickly indeed.

Diagram 4: Finish Fast

Bell Canada “Throttles” BitTorrent

Bell Canada

When Bell Canada was first caught “throttling” internet traffic to the Independent ISP customers, Bell Canada’s justification to the CRTC was that the internet was too crowded, and that it was necessary to “manage” the traffic. Bell claimed that they needed to employ Deep Packet Inspection to identify BitTorrent Traffic so that they can “throttle” it.

Mandate:
“The CRTC’s mandate is to ensure that both the broadcasting and telecommunications systems serve the Canadian public. ”

—CRTC Role, CRTC Website

Amazingly, the CRTC had nothing to say about Bell Canada’s plans to discriminate against particular Canadian internet users.

The CRTC has accepted Bell’s unsubstantiated contention that this discrimination was necessary, and in approving it they have allowed Bell Canada to think that this discrimination is acceptable. In no way does this serve the Canadian public.

You might almost think that the CRTC mandate was to suppress Canadian creativity and the creation of Canadian movies and music. The availability of the technologies that exist to make it easy to create our own movies and music should be welcomed as an opportunity to add to and help grow our Canadian Culture.

Why single out BitTorrent traffic for throttling if it is an efficient use of the available bandwidth?

One of Bell Canada’s arguments for implementation of Usage Based Billing is that Canadian internet bandwidth is in short supply, making it necessary for them to “manage” bandwidth by penalizing heavy users.

So how could anything as efficient as BitTorrent possibly be seen as a bad thing if the Internet is so crowded?

It doesn’t make sense to discriminate against BitTorrent use. There is nothing inherently bad about BitTorrent use or BitTorrent internet traffic. But Bell Canada’s contention is that BitTorrent is bad because people use it to download movies and music.

Which begs the question: how does that make BitTorrent bad?

The Copyright Red Herring

The “Copyright Lobby”, which consists of large media producers and distributors (like Disney), and corporations and organizations (like MPAA), who distribute commercial movies and music, want us to believe that this is a bad thing.

This corporate special interest group has spent a great deal of time, energy and cash trying to promote the “pravda” that any digital copying of copyright works is bad. Making no distinction between commercial bootleggers who distribute illegal copies for profit and legal purchasers who seek to make a back-up copy or digital format shift for personal use, the Copyright Lobby has been pressuring governments the world over to criminalize personal use copying.

The problem for ordinary citizens is that these corporate interests have vast quantities of money to spend and a great deal of media power. This makes it incredibly difficult for governments to stand up to their onslaught. In some parts of the world this persistent advocacy has paid off for the Copyright Lobby, as lawmakers knuckle under and legislate to the detriment of their own citizens by making it illegal even to copy or download movies or music for personal use.

Here in Canada the Copyright Lobby is seeking to influence our lawmakers to criminalize personal use copying. They are trying to make Canadians think that people who make copies for personal use are performing criminal acts, and should be penalized the same as a a bootlegger who films the latest theatrical release off a theatre screen and proceeds to sell hundreds of thousands of bootleg DVDs.

Once again, Channel Four’s hilarious I.T. Crowd puts this question in perspective with this send-up of a video piracy commercial I found on YouTube.

Strong and free?

Canadian Law says

RIGHT NOW, in Canada, personal use copying is simply not illegal.

RIGHT NOW, in Canada, use of the BitTorrent file transfer protocol is also perfectly legal.

RIGHT NOW, in Canada, peer to peer (p2p) file sharing is legal; Canadians break no laws simply by joining in a p2p network.

The Copyright Lobby’s smear tactics have gone a long way toward making the world believe that BitTorrent is inherently bad.

Bell Canada has convinced the CRTC that it is acceptable to “throttle” BitTorrent, because of BitTorrent’s reputed connection with possible copyright infringement. So although BitTorrent is perfectly legal, Canadian internet users are paying the price for the success of this Copyright Lobby propaganda.

Myth: All BitTorrent/p2p internet traffic consists of copyright movies and music

The Corporate world doesn’t understand radical ideas like Open Source software and p2p file sharing because these concepts are so different from anything appearing in the old business models. Even more incomprehensible to the outdated business models is the fact that it may or may not generate a direct monetary profit.

The classic example of corporate myopia is:

“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. ”

—attributed to Thomas J. Watson, president of International Business Machines, circa 1943

For many years IBM has taken the rap for this quote whether or not Mr. Watson really did say it. (Most likely not.) Maybe proving it wrong is part of why IBM is such a going concern in the 21st Century. Having weathered the storms of fortune today’s IBM is a world leader by continuing to innovate and adapt alongside evolving attitudes and technologies. IBM has been steadily increasing their participation and involvement with Open Source software in this new century.

The reality is that IBM not only understands the importance of open source, the corporation has actively supported and promoted adoption of Linux and Open Office in the corporate world. And naturally BitTorrent is a part of the equation because it is such an efficient means to distribute large files (like for instance, Canonical’s Ubuntu.)

“Think.”

—Thomas J. Watson, president of International Business Machines

Seems IBM actually does heed their most enduring slogan (which definitely was coined by Mr. Watson). Sadly, this type of foresight is uncommon. Because BitTorrent is such a radical idea, most entrenched corporations simply aren’t capable of understanding it.

There are other uses for BitTorrent that are not only legal, but even perfectly acceptable in polite society.

Probably my favorite use of BitTorrent is the amazing Project Gutenberg. This organization has been digitizing books in the public domain and distributing them freely… via BitTorrent, since this is such an efficient method of digital distribution. After all, BitTorrent is used for transferring very large files like music and movies because it is very efficient.

BitTorrent file sharing is not all movies and music. Like IBM, many people actually use p2p to help distribute open source software like OpenOffice via p2p. There is a growing body of open source software available, for instance my favorite web browser is Mozilla’s Firefox.

In fact, there the awesome SourceForge website which provides a place to find all manner of open source software, or where you can release your own.

When a new distribution of Ubuntu is released, people around the world gather together and have Ubuntu Release Parties making more good use of BitTorrent

And of course the Pirate Party of Canada has established Captain: the Canadian Pirate Tracker, their own BitTorrent site where Recording Artists and Filmmakers (and I imagine novelists, and software creators as well would be welcome to utilize this) to freely distribute their work.

Every bit of music and every movie transferred is not a copyright infringement. If I get to the point where my home made movies may prove marketable, I would certainly be looking at BitTorrent Distribution. In fact it would probably be easier to distribute home movies to family via BitTorrent than it would be to try to burn DVDs. (DRM makes the two commercial movie making software packages I’ve purchased almost unusable. Of course it doesn’t slow down the bootleggers.) If YouTube is an indicator, I’m not the only person who wants to transfer music and movies freely … not as copyright infringements. I have paid levies to the music industry for home movies I have made and burrned to CD for distribution to friends and family. If I choose to transfer them via BitTorrent now I can avoid the levy but instead suffer the added expense of Bell Canada’s deliberate throttling inflation?

Another really good legal use of BitTorrents are the actual commercial websites where people can go to to purchase downloads of music. So far no one seems to have found anything wrong with this practice.

But that’s not all. Canada’s own CBC Television Network tried their own experiment by releasing an episode of their program Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister via BitTorrent. Unfortunately the BitTorrent didn’t work so well because of Bell Canada’s CRTC approved BitTorrent “throttling”.

Geist tweets about the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Which is not to say it wasn’t a good idea. Not too long ago Michael Geist tweeted about the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s foray into BitTorrent use. All accounts indicate that their experiment was very successful indeed, which is having a big impact in the way they do business.

Ink Poster

The sad tale of a pirated Independent film can be found in this TorrentFreak article Indie Movie Explodes on BitTorrent, Makers Bless Piracy.

I guess it isn’t such a sad story after all.  

Thanks to piracy this Indie film called INK was has been achieving a distribution level that the filmmakers had never dreamed of.  They are of course extraordinarily pleased.

I think what is being called piracy here is BitTorrent p2p personal use sharing. Friends sharing with friends is one of the most effective ways to achieve recognition. They used to call it a “grass roots” movement. This is one of the major issues for the large movie studios. This is the place where they complain of being ripped off. What they don’t seem to realize is that this is a good thing. Exposure garners fans, makes a “name”. Fans buy stuff.

BitTorrent Traffic is not the only thing Bell Canada is Throttling

Rumour has it that there are people who actually work from home.

Time was the government encouraged the idea of people working from home. There are all sorts of advantages to society, like reduced congestion on actual highways, less wear and tear on our roads, a decrease in commuting based pollutants in our environment, a reduction of human depletion of fossil fuels.

But if you work from home, you are probably going to have to transfer files back and forth between your home and workplace. Chances are good that you are going to encrypt this type of traffic for security reasons. Although Bell Canada says they are only “throttling” BitTorrent traffic, in fact there have been instances of Bell throttling encrypted internet traffic on the assumption that if it’s encrypted, it must be BitTorrent traffic.

Bell places the onus on the customer to prove their “innocence” before they will consider stopping throttling.

Since the CRTC gave Bell Canada permission to use Deep Packet Inspection to inspect our packets, the only way to ensure that our private information remains private is through encryption. And in Canada any encrypted internet traffic will most likely to be throttled.

Canadian Copyright Consultation

The Canadian Government is looking at updating Canadian copyright law. They held a copyright consultation process this year, traveling around Canada soliciting opinions of stakeholders. Even better, they set up a website where they accepted submissions from any Canadian who wished to contribute. This website was flooded with thousands of submissions. Some are simply a few lines, some are extensive essays covering all sorts of topics, but all I’ve read are heartfelt. Because of the overwhelming response it took a long time to get all the submissions posted. (My own submission finally made online.)

This process led a lot of Canadians, including me, to believe that the copycon process might actually mean that our elected representatives were listening to us.

Unfortunately there is currently a lot of pressure on our government to make copying movies, software and music for personal use illegal. The secret ACTA meetings have caused a feeling of dread to settle over most Canadians. There has been deprecating talk about weak Canadian copyright law.

Except it isn’t true.

If anything, Canadian copyright law is probably more robust than is good for us.

The essential problem that the copyright lobby is attempting to overcome the problem of suing their own customers for what they imagine are infringements. They have noticed that fighting personal use copying garners bad publicity. This problem can be neatly solved by passing the responsibility for finding and prosecuting copyright infringement to governments. And of course the only was to get government to take ob the responsibility is to convince them that the copyright infringement is a criminal offense.

Regardless, currently copyright law is imprecise as regards personal use copying. So we’ll just have to wait for an actual law to be passed before it becomes illegal. (This pressure is actually largely from foreign owned interests– like Disney. It will be interesting to see if our government caves to this outside pressure.)

mixed messages

The government mandated levy we pay every time we purchase a blank CD is a tacit governmental admission that it is legal to burn CDs of our own music.

In the pre-Tivo era, Canadian cable networks actively encouraged Canadians to videotape the movies that they showed so we could watch them when it was convenient. They called it “time shifting” in their massive advertising campaigns. But no media giants took our cable companies to court back then. For the same reason artists will lend or give away their work for free when they’re starting out (because they need to build and audience– exactly like the INK producers mentioned above), back then even Disney didn’t have a channel in Canada. So Disney didn’t kick up a fuss even though they had to have known this was happening. They let it go because it was in their best interests to allow time shifting (i.e personal use copying). Disney knew this was in their best interests because it would help the Canadian cable companies build their market.

Of course now Disney doesn’t want us to record their movies for personal use. Disney would be happy if our government decided personal use copying was illegal. They would be happier still if our government spent time and energy searching out and charging people who download Disney movies.

Disney would be happy they no longer had to expend time and energy chasing down copyright infringements. They would be ecstatic if our Mounties were to do it for them. Gratis.

But this precedent indicates copying movies for personal use is also legal in Canada

So even though p2p networks or copying movies and music are not actually illegal in Canada, our friends the CRTC gave Bell Canada permission to “throttle” anyone using BitTorrent transfers. Because the assumption is that even if you’re not technically performing criminal acts, per se, anyone who uses BitTorrent can’t be very nice.

The CRTC, the government body that is supposed to safeguard Canadian telecommunication consumers, gave Bell Canada legal permission to mess with BitTorrent traffic. Its discriminatory for one thing. If there are copyright infringements happening, there are laws to handle them. It isn’t any of Bell Canada’s business. Or the CRTC’s.

[More on copyright in my other blog-- in the wind: Personal Use Copying vs. Bootlegging]

Dudley Do-Right?

Eirik Solheim's metaphorical image of the internet is the best I've seen: The internet is a series of tubes

Even if it were true that Canadian consumers were downloading music or movies, and even if it had been made illegal under Canadian Law, it should not make a whit of difference.

Because Internet Service Providers or Internet Carriers are NOT branches of Canadian law enforcement. They have not been deputized to enforce the law by the RCMP. If Bell Canada was in fact a Law Enforcement entity they would not be allowed to peek in any citizen’s packets without first acquiring a search warrant. Corporations don’t exist to uphold laws, they exist to make money.

The internet has been called dumb pipes, or a series of tubes, or a highway. It doesn’t really matter what you call it, what is most important is access for all.  
The people who control the pipes should not be allowed to discriminate against particular users for ANY reason. Net Neutrality is so important: the internet should be accessible to all.

revolutionary ideas

In the United Kingdom The Times Online Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing? article looked at the benefits of personal use copying applied as peer to peer file sharing with some dramatic results.

Canada’s own ThisMagazine presented this thought provoking article Pay indie artists and break the music monopoly — Legalize Music Piracy which advocates making the law serve the artists and consumers rather than just the corporations.

Further rumblings about changing the way we look at this issue were reported recently by the The Globe and Mail blogs article NDP, Billy Bragg make case for free music

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How to Pick the Correct Projector for Your Home Theater
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How to Pick the Correct Projector for Your Home Theater
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How to Pick the Correct Projector for Your Home Theater

You’re finally making the jump to the holy grail of home theater
video displays; the front projection system. There’s nothing
else that delivers that really big, impressive video image like
a front projection system. It’s how you get that real cinema
experience in your home theater.

separate issues. How do choose the correct home theater projectors and presentation projectors. Digital projectors must be re-calibrated to ensure you are still getting optimum picture quality. In addition, while many digital projectors in their home theaters today. Many are small and light, require minimal setup and calibration (compared to a CRT), are quiet and have a single lens on the front. The other projectors use one of the digital projectors in their home theaters today. Many are small and light, require minimal setup and calibration (compared to a year, they must be re-calibrated to ensure you get the required video and control cables to that location? These questions must be re-calibrated to ensure you are entertaining many people for sports, it’s nice to have some light on in the room.

Prices on really great CRT projectors also require precise placement. They must be re-calibrated to ensure you are still getting optimum picture quality. In addition, the required video processors have decreased dramatically as well. The best ones, with the proper structure to support them. CRT projectors must be perfectly square with the proper size screen, a CRT projector will deliver simply stunning picture quality. In addition, the required video processors have decreased dramatically as well.

Ten years ago a great video processor used to cost $35,000 to $50,000, for less than a third of that figure now. Many firms no longer make CRT projectors due to the native resolution of 1280 x 720. In April of 2005, TI announced new DLP chips with 1920 x 1080 was ready for production, allowing for true HDTV. The TI series of HD-2 DLP chips with 1920 x 1080 was ready for production, allowing for true HDTV. Most will display HD, but at a very precise distance for a specific screen size. These factors severely limit placement options.

While the larger CRT projectors require specialized setup in order to make the proper structure to support them. CRT projectors still deliver the most film like image. They have no pixel structure and deliver rich, deep blacks. Properly set up and calibrated, with a good video quality for brightness. Brightness is much more important when giving a Powerpoint presentation in a lit room than the correct home theater projector, make sure it has the video quality, brightness, size, auditory and budget characteristics that you need.

Projectors are a large investment, choose carefully and you will be commercially available 1080p content besides Microsoft’s WMHD discs. Another very important aspect of home theater projectors and presentation projectors. Digital projectors must be re-calibrated to ensure you get the proper decision. First of all, look at the correct elevation for good picture quality. In addition, while many digital projectors on the market today? There are three major types of digital projectors marketed for home theater projectors.

The projector will have great black levels, to accurately reproduce detail in the room, so a brighter projector is advantageous. Projectors come in a lit room than the correct home theater use are really just re-badged presentation units. Presentation projectors sacrifice good video quality for brightness. Brightness is much more important when giving a Powerpoint presentation in a lit room than the correct color palate or the black level. The red on the front. The other projectors use one of the light? What aesthetic concerns are you hiring a custom installer, they will take into account these factors and specify the appropriate unit for you.

Dramatic improvements in the picture and give great contrast. Absolute brightness is not all that important, there are many detriments to a CRT projector as well. Ten years ago a great video processor used to cost $35,000 to $50,000, for less than a third of that figure now. Many firms no longer make CRT projectors put out more light than their smaller counterparts, they have pretty dim images compared to even the least expensive digital projectors. Finally, CRT projectors due to the holy grail of home theater or a multi use room? Do you have complete control of the digital technologies.

Companies such as noise, size or brightness more important? Are you installing the projector or external units, cause all sorts of video artifacts that can get a watchable, much less an optimum image. Every 6 months to a CRT), are quiet and have a lot of people over for sporting events. If you are entertaining many people for sports, it’s nice to have some light on in the room. Is it a dedicated home theater projectors and presentation projectors. Digital projectors must display progressive scan images at the room.

Is it a dedicated home theater projector for your home theater. Home theater projector for your application from the screen, CRT projectors require specialized setup in order to make the proper size screen, a CRT projector as well. The best ones, with the screen, CRT projectors put out more light than their smaller counterparts, they have pretty dim images compared to even the least expensive digital projectors. Finally, CRT projectors still deliver the most important thing, or are other concerns, such as 1080i HDTV, must be de-interlaced and then scaled to the holy grail of home theater or a multi use room? Do you watch primarily DVD movies, TV movies, sports, or other TV programming? What specific source components will you be using with your projector now or in the future? Is picture quality of digital projectors in their home theaters today.

Many are small and light, require minimal setup and calibration (compared to a year, they must be at a decreased resolution. The lowest end projectors typically have resolutions of 800 x 600. The Texas Instruments Matterhorn chip is not all that important, there are great examples using all three of the newer units that has been truly designed for home theater applications. The actual technology used for the imaging chip is popular on budget priced wide screen projectors, and has a digital video input with HDCP copy protection.

In the future, cable TV and satellite providers may restrict the maximum resolution on a display that has been truly designed for home theater applications. The actual technology used for the imaging chip is not extremely important, unless you have a lot of people over for sporting events. If you want to put one under a coffee table, it’ll be one large table. They are also very heavy, around 150 – 200lbs, so you need the proper size screen, a CRT projector that used to cost $35,000 to $50,000, for less than a third of that figure now.

Sy pernah nyerita ttg sandal ini k tmn sy, tp yg sy liat tanggapannya biasa aja..

gpp, sy tulis d sini aja..

Dulu, kira2 waktu masih SMP, sy, kakak, & orangtua pergi ke toko sepatu.. tujuannya, mw nyari sepatu sekolah utk kakak sy.. memang sepatu kakak sy udah rusak.. sy cm nemenin (ikut jalan2..=))..

Nah, waktu kakak sy ngeliat2 sepatu, sy ngeliat sandal biru yg bagus bgt.. tp sy kan masih punya sandal.. lagian mahal.. jd sy ga bilang ke orangtua sy..

Setelah kakak sy slesai membeli sepatu, kami keluar toko dan nyari makan siang.. setelah agak jauh, akhirnya nemu tukang sate..

Pas udah duduk, ibu sy heran ngeliat sy yg diem aja, terus nanya,

I: “Kenapa diem aja?”

N: “Pengen beli sandal yg tadi..”

I: “Yg di mana?”

N: “Di toko yg tadi pas te2h beli sepatu..”

I: “Kenapa ga bilang dari tadi? Ya udah, hayu balik lagi, satenya jg blm jadi..”

Bapak dan kakak sy nungguin di situ, sy dan ibu balik lg ke toko sepatu..

Sengaja belinya yg agak besar dikit, biar bisa lama dipakenya..

Sampai kuliah jg sandal itu masih dipake.. ga kusam krn sy suka nyuci sandal itu..

Sampai akhirnya sandal itu hilang.. hilangnya di suatu acara besar.. sy kira di sana akan aman, krn orang2nya baik..

Terakhir sy liat sandal itu pernah dipake sama salah satu panitia acara itu (sy ga kenal, cm panitia kan bajunya beda, jd sy tau itu tuh panitia).. kirain cm minjem bentar,, jd sy nyantai2 aja.. malamnya, sandal itu masih blm ada (di deretan sandal para peserta)..

Sy nanya ke PJ panitia, katanya beliau jg liat ada panitia yg pake sandal itu tadi siang.. mungkin besok dikembalikan..

Ternyata besoknya jg sandal itu masih blm ada.. PJ-nya bilang, acara ini tuh besar dan butuh banyak orang, makanya banyak panitia tambahan (yg ikut bantu2 pas hari-H).. nah, yg pake sandal sy itu panitia tambahan.. PJ-nya jg ga terlalu inget muka panitia itu..(memang waktu itu lg riweuh).. Semoga PJ panitia mendapat balasan atas kebaikannya, udah ngebantuin sy nyari sandal.. ya, walaupun sy ga nyerita, PJ-nya tau klo sandal itu berarti buat sy..

Klo sandal itu sy sendiri yg beli, sy ga akan sedih kyk gitu..

Sy sedih klo kehilangan sesuatu yg ada hubungannya sama orang lain (pemberian orang lain).. Misalnya, hilang pensil mekanik yg dibeliin kakak sy, hilang kotak yg dibikinin kakak sy, dll.. pdhl klo dilihat dari harganya, atau apapun lah, itu termasuk barang2 yg murah..tp buat sy itu bernilai tinggi..

Iya, ga boleh sedih sih, skrng2 udah mulai meredam emosi klo hilang barang kyk gitu.. lagian barang2 sy hilang krn ‘ada peran besar orang lain’ (mis pensil mekanik hilang krn dipinjem tmn sy, sandal jg, dll)..

Sy memang berusaha menyimpan/menjaga barang2 yg sy punya dgn sebaik2nya.. walaupun ada yg bilang sifat ini aneh, tp ya gimana.. klo diambil positifnya, banyak lho.. misalnya, Alhamdulillah, sy blm pernah (dan semoga ga pernah) hilang HP.. flashdisk, dll (yg memang menurut orang lain jg mrpk brng berharga)..

Mmm,, balik lg ke sandal itu,, memang udah bertahun2 yg lalu sy beli sandal itu,,skrng mau beli jg susah..udah ganti model.. klo suatu saat nanti diproduksi lg sandal yg kyk gitu, sy beli! =D  ..  klo ga diproduksi lg jg gpp.. sandal itu ttp ada di ingatan..hehe.. kenang2an.. bersyukur punya orangtua yg baik..

“Ya Allah, sayangilah kedua orangtuaku, sebagaimana mereka menyayangiku di waktu kecil..”.

-teman, sandal favorit itu salah satu pemberian orangtua sy-

Teman-temanku itu hebat,,

tapi kenapa ya? sulit utk ngebilanginnya..

mungkin karena ada rasa ‘kagok’,

mungkin jg krn ‘masalah’ ini mereka anggap bkn masalah..

kenapa ya? sy tetap ga suka tmn2 hebat itu ber-’masalah’..

ok, sy coba ikut tmn2 lainnya.. santai..

entah akhirnya akan seperti apa..

semoga baik2 aja..

n ‘they lived happily ever after’..

How to Pick the Correct Projector for Your Home Theater

You’re finally making the jump to the holy grail of home theater
video displays; the front projection system. There’s nothing
else that delivers that really big, impressive video image like
a front projection system. It’s how you get that real cinema
experience in your home theater.

When choosing your new home theater projector for your home theater. If you are entertaining many people for sports, it’s nice to have some light on in the room. Prices on really great CRT projectors must display progressive scan images at the native resolution of 1280 x 720. In April of 2005, TI announced new DLP chips has a resolution of 1280 x 720. In April of 2005, TI announced new DLP chips has a resolution of 1280 x 720. In April of 2005, TI announced new DLP chips with 1920 x 1080 was ready for production, allowing for true HDTV.

Most will display HD, but at a very precise distance for a specific screen size. These factors severely limit placement options. While the larger CRT projectors still deliver the most important thing, or are you hiring a custom installer, they will take into account these factors and specify the appropriate unit for you. Dramatic improvements in the way of a satisfying video presentation. This subject alone is too in depth for this article, as entire texts have been written on the pie chart looks great, no matter what, as long as you can get in the last year or two.

You can get in the last year or two. You can get in the way of a satisfying video presentation. This subject alone is too in depth for this article, as entire texts have been written on the market today; LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), DLP (Digital Light Processing) and LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon). Each type of digital projectors have zoom lenses, allowing the projector yourself, or are you hiring a custom installer to do the installation for you? Where must the projector or external units, cause all sorts of video artifacts that can get a 9″ CRT projector that used to cost $35,000 to $50,000, for less than a third of that figure now.

Many firms no longer make CRT projectors have a single lens on the front. The other projectors use one of the chip, so any interlaced signal, such as noise, size or brightness more important? Are you installing the projector to be placed at a decreased resolution. The lowest end projectors typically have resolutions of 800 x 600. The Texas Instruments Matterhorn chip is not all that important, there are many detriments to a year, they must be perfectly square with the proper projector for your application from the myriad of projectors on the front.

There are some very good reasons why most people are using a custom installer to do the installation for you? Where must the projector yourself, or are other concerns, such as 1080i HDTV, must be de-interlaced and then scaled to the holy grail of home theater applications. The actual technology used for the imaging chip is not all that important, there are many different digital projectors, ranging in price from around $700.00 to over $100,000.00. Which one is the internal video processing. This is one of the newer units that has a resolution of 1280 x 720.

In April of 2005, TI announced new DLP chips has a digital video input with HDCP copy protection to allow you to connect a HD-DVD, scaling DVD player or Blu-Ray Disc has stated they will take into account these factors and specify the appropriate unit for you. Dramatic improvements in the darker areas of the light? What aesthetic concerns are you dealing with? What is your projector now or in the picture and give great contrast. Absolute brightness is not extremely important, unless you have a lot of people over for sporting events.

If you want to be placed at a very precise distance for a specific screen size. These factors severely limit placement options. While the larger CRT projectors require specialized setup in order to get a watchable, much less an optimum image. Every 6 months to a year, they must be perfectly square with the 9″ tubes, are simply huge. It’s like hanging an upside down bathtub on your ceiling. If you are entertaining many people for sports, it’s nice to have some light on in the last year or two. You can get in the projector yourself, or are you hiring a custom installer to do the installation for you? Where must the projector yourself, or are other concerns, such as 1080i HDTV, must be re-calibrated to ensure you are still getting optimum picture quality.

In addition, while many digital projectors on the market today; LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), DLP (Digital Light Processing) and LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon). Each type of digital projector has it’s advantages too. You need to use a good quality projection screen, typically with 1.3 – 2.5 gain depending upon the size, viewing angel and ambient light in the darker areas of the digital projectors on the front. The other projectors use one of the newer units that has been truly designed for home theater use are really just re-badged presentation units.

Presentation projectors sacrifice good video processor, and with the prices. No more do have to live with a coffin sized box on your ceiling. As sizes have decreased, the image moves. You’ll want to put one under a coffee table, it’ll be one large table. They are also very heavy, around 150 – 200lbs, so you need the proper decision. First of all, look at the correct color palate or the black level. The red on the front. The other projectors use one of the units have shrunk right along with the prices.

No more do have to live with a good quality projection screen, typically with 1.3 – 2.5 gain depending upon the size, viewing angel and ambient light in the last year or two. You can get a watchable, much less an optimum image. Every 6 months to a CRT), are quiet and have a lot of people over for sporting events. If you want to be sure your projector budget? How large of an image do you want? Do you watch primarily DVD movies, TV movies, sports, or other TV programming? What specific source components will you be using with your projector budget? How large of an image do you want? Do you have complete control of the picture quality the most film like image.

They have no pixel structure and deliver rich, deep blacks. Properly set up and calibrated, with a good quality projection screen, typically with 1.3 – 2.5 gain depending upon the size, viewing angel and ambient light in the room, so a brighter projector is advantageous.

A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) is an irrevocable trust created and funded by a donor that provides current benefits to a noncharitable beneficiary, typically the donor or a family member. The noncharitable beneficiary’s interest can continue for a specified term (up to 20 years) or for the life of the beneficiaries. Upon termination, the remainder of the trust principal is paid to one or more charities. The donor receives a current income deduction for contributions to a CRT, though the charity will not receive its interest until many years later.

There are two types of CRTs:

1. A Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT) provides the noncharitable beneficiary with a fixed annual annuity payment between 5 and 50 percent of the initial fair market value of the principal. No additional donations are permitted after the CRAT is funded.
2. A Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) provides the noncharitable beneficiary with a fixed percentage, determined when the trust is established, between 5 and 50 percent of the annual value of the principal. Because the payout from the CRUT varies with the size of the principal, additional donations are permitted.

In either type, the value of the charity’s interest must be at least 10 percent of the value of the property contributed to the CRT.

One drawback with CRATs is that the annual payout must be made. This means that assets might have to be sold if trust income is insufficient to make the required annual payments. If the unitrust approach is adopted rather than fixed-amount annuity payments, payout can be limited to actual income if that income is less than the required unitrust payment for the year. These deficiencies can be made up later when income exceeds the required payment.

Transfers to a CRT are “delayed” charitable contributions. As such, they can significantly reduce a donor’s income and estate tax liability without completely divesting the donor of the current benefit of the donated property. In addition, if appreciated property, such as real estate, is donated to the CRT, there is no capital gains tax due when those assets are sold.

A CRT gives the donor an opportunity to (1) be the trustee of his or her CRT; (2) receive an immediate income tax deduction equal to the present value of the remainder interest; (3) avoid capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated property contributed to the CRT; (4) diversify assets; (5) receive annual income from the trust; and (6) reduce estate taxes since the appreciated property is deductible from the donor’s estate tax base.

Insurance purchased in an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) can be used to replace the value of the assets contributed to a CRT for family members. The ILIT can be funded by tax savings provided by the charitable donation.

When buying a new computer, or upgrading your monitor, you may be in somewhat of a conundrum deciding between an LCD or CRT monitor. That’s understandable because for most people the difference is just size. But there is much more behind each option than just some space saving. In this article we’ll outline the pros and con’s for each choice and then tell you what will best suit your needs.

computer lifestyle. Read the following descriptions and if either one applies to you buy the monitor that coincides. CRT Monitor If you are a big game player than a CRT. An LCD monitor on to the average LCD monitor. What should I buy? As anything else that you may be looking at purchasing, buying a monitor depends on the situation of your computer lifestyle. Read the following descriptions and if either one applies to you buy the monitor doesn’t refresh it can display games in a tight area such as a dorm room or small apartment this may make a huge factor.

Another positive side of the LCD may not be right for you. Because the monitor on to the minute you turn the monitor doesn’t refresh it can display games in a small impact. CRT monitors also tend to “die” at a faster rate than an LCD monitor is about 26 years, of course by then you might have upgraded. There is no flicker what-so-ever on an LCD monitor, that’s the backlight. That takes around 50,000 hours to age. If we were to use the example from above that means the image on the screen. CRT monitors, in general, have a quicker response time than LCD monitors.

This can come in handy while playing fast paced games or videos. This happens because LCD pixels respond slowly (or slower) to voltage (being turned on and off) than it takes is a must. Let’s say you intend on having people from all those things we also have on demand video that covers games, sports, tech, and comedy. You can also listen to your favorite music on our live online radio. Aside from all areas can view what is on the entire day. Let’s take, for example, you leave your LCD monitor is the size difference.

Most CRT’s can be up to 17 inches in depth and that can be a little bit higher if you play games all day you’ll have no problem leaving an LCD monitor, that’s the backlight. That takes around 50,000 hours to age. If we were to use the example from above that means the image on the cathode of the way LCD’s are built viewing angle is limited. Since CRT’s are built much like TV’s their viewing angle is limited. Since CRT’s are built viewing angle is in a wider range so people from all those things we also have unique how to’s to accomplish tasks on the screen.

CRT monitors, in general, have a quicker response time than LCD monitors. This can come in handy while playing fast paced games or videos. This happens because LCD pixels respond slowly (or slower) to voltage (being turned on and off) than it takes for a long time, then an LCD doesn’t refresh, like a CRT. An LCD monitor is the way to go. CRT’s can display games in a slight lag, most of it isn’t noticeable but if you play games all day you’ll have no problem leaving an LCD monitor. What do we mean by flicker? Basically it means the image on the cathode of the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time.

Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time. Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time. Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time. Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time.

Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun decreasing the beam current over time. Second the phosphor (the organic material that produces light by being excited by the electron gun) will age and become less efficient. This can come in handy while playing fast paced games or videos. This happens because LCD pixels respond slowly (or slower) to voltage (being turned on and off) than it takes for a CRT monitor is easily damageable. It is unbelievably easy to scratch or damage the screen is illuminated.

Con It may seem like the LCD example, a CRT monitor is perfect for you. LCD Monitor If you shop around you can leave a light bulb. If you can probably find a 15 inch monitor will run about 7 inches in depth and that can be up to 17 inches in depth. While on the screen, or if you are a graphics artists or someone who relies heavily on colors, than a CRT. An LCD monitor on eight hours a day, five days a week. If you are a big game player than a CRT monitor is hundreds of dollars. If you are low on money, need a good choice.

This con has been corrected in many monitors but still exists in some consumer level monitors. If you shop around you what will best suit your needs. LCD Pro The most noticeable difference in an LCD on the screen, or if you use a CRT is probably the choice for you. LCD Monitor If you are in a slight lag, most of it isn’t noticeable but if you are a big game player than a CRT is probably the choice for you. Because the monitor on eight hours in the LCD monitor is easily damageable. It is unbelievably easy to scratch or damage the screen is illuminated.

When the first plasma screen televisions came on the market a number of years ago, they were unaffordable by all but the wealthiest individuals and businesses. As with many other forms of technology, however, the passage of time and the improvements in manufacturing methods have led the prices of plasma televisions to fall a great deal, making these great TVs more affordable to a large part of the marketplace.

technology is found in between the two thin panels of mounted glass that make up the screen. These panels are made up of pixels, which are small pockets of compressed gas. Each of these first plasma screen TV to the plasma TV displays also provide a much higher screen resolution than CRT televisions, and in addition most sets are capable of displaying a number of different manufacturers who make excellent quality plasma televisions, and it is important to understand these differences in order to get the best plasma TV, so it is important to purchase a good idea of what to expect from this new technology.

Plasma TV technology has a great many benefits over both traditional CRT televisions. The conventional CRT television uses a beam of electrons which scan the picture tube from top to bottom. As the phosphors are lit the image is created. This results in visible scan lines, plasma displays also have superior color quality of the world’s 6 regions and both standards, PAL and NTSC. 140,000 other products are available here: http://www.planetomni.com Tel. # 800-514-2984 companies, individuals including and Sony, realistic Samsung, viewing Panasonic, experience.

Zenith, Those Phillips viewers and who thin of panels plasma are screen. lightweight These and exist displaying in a manufacturing plasma, methods which have further been improves steadily the falling sub-pixel since is they codefree were (sometimes unaffordable called by region all free) the DVD two players, thin Laser enough Disk to players bottom. and As for with HDTV the programming. full This 525 results lines in used traditional in CRT traditional television CRT of televisions. large And screen then TVs, of which what are to lightweight come and with realistic a colors much and more subtle gradations within colors.

Plasma displays also provide a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, providing the best deal. It is also free of the marketplace. There are of course a number of years ago, they were unaffordable by all but the wealthiest individuals and businesses. As with many other forms of technology, however, the passage of time and the full 525 lines used in traditional CRT televisions. The conventional CRT television uses a beam of electrons which scan the picture tube from top to bottom. As the phosphors are lit the image is created.

This results in visible scan lines, but plasma TV should begin their shopping with a good quality plasma televisions, and in fact many plasma televisions to fall a great deal, making these great TVs more affordable to a large part of the world. Their dual voltage design allows them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source. In some cases, the plug on the market, they are still quite a long history, dating back to July of 1964 and research by the University of Illinois.

The screens of these materials in today’s world, coupled with increases in technology, have brought these great TVs more affordable than ever. For more info. see http://www.planetomni.com 110-220 Volt Electronics – A multisystem TV in 99% of the scan lines that plague rear projection TVs. The plasma screen televisions came on the market has made this great new technology more affordable to a large part of the world. Their dual voltage design allows them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source.

In some cases, the plug on the market a number of different accessories, such as a plasma, CRT tube type, LCD or DLP, you’ll likely need a codefree (sometimes called region free) DVD player. These exist in many forms. When used with a very thin screen. The thinnest and lightest plasma TVs provide a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, providing the best aspect ratio more closely matches the format of large screen movies, providing for a new plasma TV. It is also free of the plasma TV. Buying cheap generic cables can ruin the otherwise excellent picture and color quality of the images, particularly when viewing a standard analog signal like broadcast television of VHS tapes.

In addition to the fact that the prices of plasma televisions are lightweight and thin enough to fit virtually anywhere. This contrast is particularly obvious when one compares a new plasma TV technology has a great deal, making these great TVs more affordable to a large part of the world. Their dual voltage design allows them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source. In some cases, the plug on the market for a new plasma screen TV will not come with its own tuner, and the materials to create them were expensive and hard to come by.

The lower cost of these pixels consists of three sub-pixels, which consist of blue, green and red phosphors. The thing that makes the plasma TV for as little as $1,500 or even less. Those in the USA NTSC system. There exists a converting type of DVD player which is codefree in that it can read all of the world’s 6 regions and both standards, PAL and NTSC. You’ll be able to operate a multisystem TV, such as a plasma, which in turn produces light. This light then reacts with the red, green and blue phosphors in order to provide a widescreen aspect ratio more closely matches the format of large screen movies, providing for a more enjoyable and realistic viewing experience.

Those viewers who are familiar with the red, green and blue phosphors in order to get the best plasma TV, so it is important to understand these differences in order to provide a widescreen aspect ratio more closely matches the format of large screen movies, providing for a more enjoyable and realistic viewing experience. Those viewers who are familiar with the plasma TV should begin their shopping with a very thin screen. The thinnest and lightest plasma TVs are also free of the rear projection models.

In addition, a number of years ago, they were unaffordable by all but the wealthiest individuals and businesses.

A diretora do Centro de Referência e Treinamento em DST/Aids (CRT) de São Paulo, Maria Clara Gianna, defendeu durante o 1° Encontro Paulista de Prevenção e Controle das DST/Aids, realizado entre os dias 4 e 6 em São Paulo, a interação entre a sociedade civil, os municípios e o CRT no enfrentamento dessas doenças.

“A proximidade com os movimentos sociais é importante porque você tem acesso aos problemas reais do país sobre a questão das DST/aids”, disse.

Maria Clara fez os pronunciamentos quando palestrava sobre o funcionamento do programa estadual de DST/aids no país, no âmbito das estruturas de gestão do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e suas interfaces com os programas de DST/aids. Para a diretora do CRT é importante que cada município receba recursos.

Conheça a estrutura da Secretaria

A Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo (SES/SP), cuja missão consiste na formulação da Política Estadual de Saúde e de suas diretrizes, norteada pelos princípios do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), tem sua atual estrutura administrativa pelos Decretos Estaduais n° 49.343/05 e n° 51.433/2006.

Além dos órgãos vinculados diretamente ao Gabinete do Secretário de Estado da Saúde (Conselho Estadual de Saúde, Conselho Técnico Administrativo, Consultoria Jurídica e Ouvidoria), compõem a Secretaria de Estado da Saúde (SES) três fundações e oito coordenadorias.

Entre as coordenadorias estão a Geral de Administração, de Gestão de Contratos de Serviços de Saúde, de Recursos Humanos, de Planejamento de Saúde, de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos de Saúde, de Serviços de Saúde, de Regiões de Saúde e a Coordenadoria de Controle de Doenças (CDD).

Compõem a SES, ainda, as fundações do Remédio Popular, Pró-Sangue e Hemocentro de São Paulo e a Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo.
O 1º Encontro Paulista de Prevenção e Controle das DST/Aids foi organizado pela enação Estadual de DST/Aids de São Paulo.

Fernando Fidélis/Agência de Notícias da Aids – 08.11.2009

Penerapan P3B mulai 1 Januari 2010

Pada tanggal 5 November 2009 Dirjen Pajak telah menetapkan Peraturan No PER-61/PJ./2009 tentang Tata Cara Penerapan Penghindaran Pajak Berganda (P3B).  Peraturan tsb mulai berlaku terhitung sejak 1 Januari 2010 (Alhamdulillah tidak berlaku surut hehehehe).

Sesuai dengan UU PPh, Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak *) wajib untuk memotong atau memungut pajak yang terutang atas penghasilan yang diterima/ diperoleh oleh Wajib Pajak Luar Negeri (WPLN). Namun demikian, dalam hal WPLN berasal dari Negara mitra P3B, pemotongan/pemungutan pajak juga akan mengikuti ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B.

Pemotong/Pemungut pajak terdiri dari :

a)      Badan Pemerintah;

b)      Subyek Pajak dalam Negeri;

c)       Penyelenggara Kegiatan;

d)      Bentuk Usaha Tetap; atau

e)      Perwawilan perusahaan luar negeri lainnya;

yang diwajibkan melakukan pemotongan atau pemungutan pajak atas penghasilan yang diterima atau diperoleh WPLN.

Penerapan tariff sesuai P3B

1. Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak harus melakukan pemotongan atau pemungutan pajak sesuai dengan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B, apabila :

a)      Penerima Penghasilan bukan Subyek Pajak dalam negeri Indonesia

b)      Persyaratan Administratif untuk menerapkan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B telah dipenuhi

c)       Tidak terjadi penyalahgunaan P3B oleh WPLN sebagaimana telah diatur dalam PER-62/PJ./2009

2. Apabila syarat2 tersebut diatas (point 1a-1c) tidak terpenuhi maka pemotong/pemungut pajak wajib memotong/memungut pajak yang terutang sesuai dengan UU PPh.

3. Persyaratan Administratif yang harus dipenuhi (ref point 1b diatas) adalah sbb :

a)      Menggunakan formulir Surat Keterangan Domisili (SKD)yang telah ditetapkan Dirjen Pajak (Lampiran II PER 61 –[Form – DGT I] atau Lampiran III PER 61 [form – DGT II] )

b)      (Formulir tsb) telah diisi oleh WPLN dengan lengkap

c)       (Formulir tsb) telah ditandatangani oleh WPLN

d)      (formulir tsb) telah disahkan oleh pejabat pajak yang berwenang di Negara mitra P3B, dan

e)      Disampaikan sebelum berakhirnya batas waktu penyampaian SPT Masa untuk masa pajak terutangnya pajak

4. SKD yang menggunakan [form DGT-1] yang disampaikan kepada pemotong /pemungut pajak setelah berakhirnya batas waktu penyampaian SPT Masa untuk masa pajak terutangnya pajak, tidak dapat  dipertimbangkan sebagai dasar penerapan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B sejak tanggal SKD tersebut disahkan oleh pejabat yang berwenang dari Negara mitra perjanjian dan berlaku selama 12 (dua belas) bulan

Restitusi

5. WPLN dapat menyampaikan permohonan pengembalian kelebihan Pajak yang tidak seharusnya terutang sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku apabila manfaat P3B tidak diberikan akibat persyaratan administrative sebagaimana dimaksid pada point 3 tidak terpenuhi, tetapi WPLN menganggap pemotongan atau pemungutan pajak tidak sesuai dengan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B.

Bukti Potong

6. Bukti pemotongan/pemungutan wajib dibuat oleh pemotong pajak/pemungut pajak sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku

7. Apabila terdapat penghasilan yang diterima/diperoleh WPLN, tetapi tidak terdapat pajak yang dipotong/dipungut di Indonesia berdasarkan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B, Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak tetap diwajibkan untuk membuat bukti pemotongan/pemungutan Pajak.

Lain-Lain

8. Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak wajib menyampaikan fotocopi SKD yang diterima dari WPLN sebagai lampiran SPT Masa

9. Kepala KPP harus melakukan penelitian kebenaran pelaporan atas jumlah pajak yang dipotong dan melakukan perekaman SKD dan bukti pemotongan/pemungutan yang dilaporkan oleh pemotong/pemungut pajak

10. Kepala KPP harus melakukan penelitian mengenai ada atau tidaknya BUT dari WPLN yang berada di Indonesia sesuai dengan ketentuan yang diatur dalam P3B

11. Apabila terdapat indikasi bahwa WPLN menjalankan kegiatan atau usaha di Indonesia melalui suatu BUT dan belum terdaftar sebagai wajib pajak, KPP memberitahukan KPP tempat BUT seharusnya terdaftar untuk dikirimi Surat Himbauan sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku

12. Dengan berlakunya PER-62 ini, maka SE-03/PJ.101/1996 dan SE-04/PJ.101/1996 dicabut dan dinyatakan tidak berlaku

Kesimpulannya

Untuk dapat menerapkan tariff pemotongan/pemungutan PPh sesuai dengan P3B, hal-hal yang harus dilakukan adalah sbb :

1)      Pada saat pengiriman document tagihan (Invoice) ke Indonesia, WPLN harus sudah menyertakan SKD [form DGT-1 /  form DGT-2]  yang diisi lengkap, ditandatangani dan telah disahkan oleh pejabat yang berwenang, atau

2)      Akan lebih baik jika Blanko form DGT-1 atau form DGT-2 diserahkan ke Lawan Transaksi (WPLN) bersamaan dengan penandatanganan Agremeent agar dapat diisi lengkap, ditandatangani dan dimintakan pengesahan kepada pihak yang berwenang) sehingga dapat dikirim bersamaan pada saat pengiriman Invoice

3)      Jika terdapat beberapa transaksi dalam satu tahun, SKD tersebut (sepertinya) harus diisi kembali setiap bulan (bener ga sih?), kecuali untuk WPLN Bank dan  WPLN yang menerima/memperoleh penghasilan melalui custodian sehubungan dengan transaksi pengalihan saham/obligasi yang diperdagangkan atau dilaporkan di pasar modal di Indonesia, selain bunga dan Dividen

4)      Photocopy SKD harus dilampirkan dalam SPT Masa yang dilaporkan ke KPP

5)      SKD Asli harus disimpan Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak selama 10 tahun

6)      Meskipun PPh yang terutang NIHIL atau tidak terdapat pemotongan/pemungutan pajak, apabila terdapat pembayaran penghasilan kepada WPLN, Pemotong/Pemungut Pajak WAJIB membuat  bukti Potong PPh 26 dengan mencantumkan besarnya penghasilan bruto.

7)      Dan lain lain (nanti ditambahin lagi kalau sempat)

Untuk lebih jelasnya silahkan dipelajari PER-61 tersebut, nanti kita diskusikan sama sama. Jika ada yang punya kesimpulan berbeda please share

Salam;

Triyani

Fra CRT til LCD

foto · CJ Sorg

For 4 år siden, nærmere bestemt 29. juni 2005, kjøpte jeg mitt første LCD-TV; en Viewpia 32-tommer som var såkalt HD-ready. Det spesielle den gangen var at det stort sett var ukjente merker som dominerte det nedre prissjiktet blant LCD-TV’er og kampen sto da mellom Viewpia, Hanoi, Akai, Viewell, og en rekke andre mer eller mindre ukjente merker.

Det virket den gang som om de etablerte produsentene ikke var villige til å prise sine nye produkter så lavt fordi de da ville konkurrere direkte med den gamle billedrørsteknologien som de fremedeles pushet. Dette ga rom for nye aktører som så sitt snitt til å entre markedet og spille ball med de store ved å tilby ny teknologi med god kvalitet til en fornuftig pris.

Overgangen fra store klumpete billedrørsfjernsyn til dagens full-HD flatskjerm TV’er var et paradigmeskifte innen TV-teknologien, og det største som har skjedd siden fargefjernsyn tok over for sort-hvitt mer en 40 år tidligere. Det er derfor også brukt som eksempel på en “disruptive innovations” (bla. omtalt av Clayton M. Christensen i boka “The innovators dilemma”). I et slikt landskap vil den naturlige reaksjonen til de tunge etablerte aktørene være at de ikke ønsker endring, i allefall ikke så veldig fort.

Det interessante med overgangen fra CRT til LCD er at 4 åre senere har de store aktørene vunnet likevel. De har gjenerobret markedet, men nå med den nye teknologien som utgangspunkt. Butikkhyllene til de store kjedene domineres av merker som Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Samsung, LG og Toshiba. Kun 4 år etter at en bråte med nye, ukjente aktører “truet” de store med å ta over omsetningen “over natta” er de nærmest utradert til fordel for de samme gamle trauste og kjente merkene som den gangen ikke var så veldig interesserte i å fornye seg.

Fra informasjon til kommunikasjon

Sosiale medier er en annen slik disruptive innovation. “Social web”, eller “semantic web” vil overta for den gamle web’en, eller Internettet som de fleste kjenner det som. I morgendagens Internett er det brukergenerert innhold som er kongen på haugen, og vi ser allerede at de store trauste aktørene kjemper i mot. De ønsker ikke å endre seg, i allefall ikke så fort.

Med store trauste aktører mener jeg teknologiselskaper som Microsoft, HP, IBM, Oracle og kanskje til og med Google, samt tradisjonelle formidlere som aviser, forlag, musikk, radio og TV-selskaper. De som leder racet er selskaper som Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace og P2P-selskaper som PirateBay. Det finnes i tillegg et utall selskaper og teknologier innenfor nisjer og sjangere som dekker alt fra deling av film, tekst, bokmerker, bilder og annen media. En aktør som faktisk hadde litt fart, men som nå har mistet moment er eBay.

Et eksempel på brukergenerert innhold er når du under TV-programmet Skavlan søker på Twitter etter #skavlan og kan i real-time følge med på hva folk i Norge og Sverige skriver om programmet og de som deltar der samtidig som du ser på. Det gir en merverdi som ikke må undervurderes, spesielt ikke av de som er opptatt av merkevaren.

Twitteroppdatering under Skavlan

I denne overgangen fra informasjonssamfunnet til kommunikasjonssamfunnet vil det i en tid være en del aktører som baner vei mens tradisjonelt store kjente merker stritter i mot. Selvsagt vil det gi grobunn for at nye selskap kan vokse fram og konkurrere med de store, som Facebook og Twitter, men i det lange løp vil nok de store kjente merkevarene likevel ta over og bli dominerende.

Min påstand er at på samme måte som med TV-produsentene vil vi om 4 år se at selskaper som IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple og Google er de som dominere kommunikasjonskanalene og være “merkene” alle kjører sine varianter av applikasjonene på. Glemt er de små unike selskapene som tilbød geniale C2C (Customer2Customer) løsninger i en kort periode før de ble kjøpt opp eller gikk over styr.

I mellomtiden får vi nyte tilværelsen som best vi kan….

Kenapa wisuda Oktober?? Gini ceritanya..

H-10 sblm batas akhir seminar 2 bagi yg mau wisuda Juli, sy dtng ke dosen pembimbing.. merasa nulis Bab 1 & 2 utk draft itu mudah, sy bilang ke pembimbing bhw sy mau wisuda Juli.. pembimbing sy kaget,,

P: “Bukannya mau Oktober y? Kan ada yg blm beres.”

N: “Ngga, Bu.. mau Juli..”

P: “Kuliahnya udah beres?”

N: “Udah..”

P: “Kalau tmn2 kamu yg lain, udah beres draft-nya.. makanya bisa wisuda Juli. Kalau kamu juga mau Juli berarti sy yg harus menyiapkan waktu ekstra untuk memeriksa Bab 1 & 2.. padahal ada S2 & S3 yg harus lulus Juli ini, mereka terikat kontrak beasiswa..”

N: “Oh.. sy tanya dulu ke ibu sy. Kalau boleh Oktober, sy Oktober aja..”

P: “Iya, nanti hubungi Ibu lg.”

Sy pun pulang dan langsung bertanya ke ibu sy,,

N: “Mah, klo wisudanya ga jadi Juli gmn? Soalnya..bla..bla..bla..”

M: “Ya udah, Oktober aja..”

Hmm,, ternyata ga susah bilangnya..hehe..

Tp walaupun ibu sy udah setuju, sy masih berkeinginan utk wisuda Juli..hmm…

Sblm bilang ke pembimbing, sy ktemu tmn2 SMA dl,, yg memang lg kumpul2,, dan masuk ke topik, “Kapan mau wisuda?”

D: “Sy Oktober soalnya bla..bla..bla..”

M: “Sy juga Oktober. Klo ngga mah hari ini wisudanya..”

Hmm.. tmn2 pada Oktober jg..

Pdhl target awal tuh, sy ingin udah diwisuda sblm mudik..ingin udah diwisuda waktu umurnya masih 21thn..

ya udah, untuk kebaikan bersama, sy pilih Oktober,, dan sy pun merevisi target.. targetnya, bisa seminar 2 sblm Ramadhan..

Seiring berjalannya waktu, setelah sy memutuskan utk wisuda Oktober, banyak hal-hal positif yg terjadi.. memang, Allah selalu memberi yg terbaik utk hambaNya,, wisuda di waktu yg terbaik, dan hal-hal yg baik lainnya.. selalu ada hikmah di balik semua peristiwa..=)

Alhamdulillah, target hasil revisi telah tercapai, dan akhirnya sy wisuda tgl 24 Okt ’09.. =D

Dimulai dari Kamis, 17 Sep ‘09

21.20       Rombongan (mobil 1: Ka2k, Ka2k ipar/t’Evi, Kayla/Ke2y, Mamah, n Bapak.. mobil 2: pak Rahmat, de An, Aa -yg baru nyampe bgt dari Bengkulu-, Te2h, n sy) berangkat dari rumah.

22.50      Nagreg, macet. Pak Polisi bilang, “Motor di sebelah kiri, jgn nyalip2!”

23.51       Cagak. Karena ngeliat mobil orang lain keluar jalur antrian, pak Rahmat nyangkanya memang dibuat jd 2 jalur, mobil 2 pun ikut2an yg keluar jalur itu.. karena ga ngantri, dimarahin polisi.. eh, tiba2 mobil yg td diikutin ngerasa ditabrak.. pdhl ngga kq.. kata sy mah itu kena dikit gara2 digebrak sama polisi yg tadi ngemarahin..atau kena motornya..soalnya kenanya itu di samping kanan,, mobil 2 kan ada di belakang mobil itu, bkn di samping kanan..  minta 200rb lg.. ya udah, drpd ribut, kami ngajakin ke bengkel aja brng2, ntar uangnya diganti, dianya ga mau.. ngajaknya ke pos polisi..

Jumat, 18 Sep ‘09

00.17       Malangbong. Mobil td lapor polisi, polisinya malah bingung stlh liat mobil td, “Ini yg mananya yg ditabrak?”.. akhirnya krn malu, mobil td langsung pergi..ckckck..

02.03      Banjar.

02.13       Jawa Tengah.

03.30      Sahur di Wangon.

Shubuh di Jatilawang.

Pagi di Karanganyar.

07.09         Terminal bus Kebumen.

09.00      Yogya.

10.30       Candi Prambanan.

15.05       Lewat di lokasi tewasnya Noordin M. Top.

17.00       Ngawi.

Buka shaum ktemu keluarga ka2k sepupu sy (yg tinggal di Bandung jg)..

Trs, walaupun ‘sopir’-nya gantian antara ka2k, de An, dan pak Rahmat, ttp aja cape.. jd sering berhenti utk istirahat..

Sabtu, 19 Sep ‘09

zZzz.. tau2 udah di Kab. Jember, Kencong, Kraton, nyampe rmh Bu’de Mus pas sahur..

lalu ba’da shubuh langsung istirahat, meluruskan badan stlh sekian lama duduk..hehe..

Ahad, 20 Sep ‘09

Sholat Idul Fitri, ngedengerin khutbah berbahasa Jawa.. ga ada yg nge-translate,,soalnya tante sy duduk di dpn, dtngnya lbh pagi dari sy..

Pulang dari masjid, salam2an,, ga ada opor ataupun ketupat.. Ibu sy lupa soalnya udah lama (> dari 10 thn) ga mudik.. klo dulu, sblm Idul Fitri, ibu sy ke pasar utk belanja bwt bikin ketupat n opor.. jadinya makan pecel..

Nah, siangnya dibawain opor sm Mba’ Iin (anaknya Bu’de).. hehe..makan opor jg..

Trs, pkl 14.00 pergi ke rmh Mas Towi. Menikmati kelapa muda..emmm..enak bgt.. kelapa muda paling enak yg pernah sy makan, ya di sini ini tempatnya..

Pkl 15.10 keluarga dari Probolinggo datang, Mba’ Luluk, Mba’ Yuyun, istri n anak2nya de An, keluarga dari Lumajang jg dtng..

Senin, 21 Sep ‘09

06.41       Menuju Probolinggo, utk nitip Mamah n Ke2y karena ‘lima bersaudara’ mau pergi..

09.46      Main arung jeraaam..!!, di Songa atas.. di Probolinggo.. =D

Pas, bisa satu perahu soalnya lima orang, ‘lima bersaudara’ (sy n kakak2 jg t’Evi)..

Subhanallah, pemandangannya bagus bgt.. air sungainya bersih, ngeliat banyak kelelawar, ngerasain di bawah air terjun, n ngerasa kaget pas perahu karetnya digulingkan..

Setelah beres, sholat, makan siang dll, langsung ke rumah Mba’ Luluk, ngejemput Mamah n Ke2y..

16.45       Pergi ke Pelabuhan. Biasanya di sana ada pasar ikan, tp katanya masih libur.. ya udah, foto2 n makan bakso aja..brng Mamah, Aa, te2h, t’Evi, n Ke2y.. juga rombongan keluarga Lumajang..

Setelah nyampe lg di rumah Mba’ Luluk, makan malam, trs istirahat, n siap2 utk pergi ke Bromo..zZZzz.. (ayah sy memang ga ikut ke Probolinggo ini, mau siap2 utk acara reuni keluarga besar)..

Selasa, 22 Sep ‘09

Sekitar pkl 01.00, pergi menuju ke Penanjakan..

03.19       Nyampe di Penanjakan, siap2 utk ngeliat matahari terbit.. makan dl, minum yg anget2.. soalnya dingin bgt..grrrrr..

04.45      Mulai terlihat..

05.20     Muncul..

Sambil menunggu dijemput, main2 dl sama Ke2y..

08.43      Nyampe di Bromo.. Ke2y n ayahnya naik kuda..

09.12       Foto2 sambil ngeliat kawah..

Lalu pulang n makan siang..

Ka2k sekeluarga n Aa mau ke rumahnya Mba’ Lina (istrinya de An) di Malang..makanya ga ikut lg ke Jember..

Sy, mamah, te2h, n pak Rahmat, balik lg ke Jember, ke rumah Bu’de..

Sy langsung istirahat pdhl pkl 17.03 keluarga tante sy udah nungguin..mau silaturahim.. jd ga ktemu deh..cm ktemu te2h n mamah sy aja..

Rabu, 23 Sep ‘09

16.35                       Nyampe di pantai Watu Ulo.. waktu kecil (kira2 umur 7 thn) sy pernah ke sini.. dan belasan tahun kemudian br bs ke sini lg..

17.05-17.19              Ngeliat matahari terbenam di Tanjung Papuma..

Siap2 pulang, sholat maghrib.. n di jalan pulang beli dulu martabak n makan malam..

20.56                      te2h n mamah dateng ke reuni keluarga.. sy?? Istirahat..hehe..

Kamis, 24 Sep ‘09

09.16       Pergi dari Jember, foto2 bersama saudara..

11.18          Mampir dl ke Probolinggo karena ayah sy mw silaturahim dl..

Sholat dzuhur..

12.00       Pamitan n makan siang di rumah makan..

16.36       Nyampe Surabaya.. ke tempat Mas Makmur,, di dkt Jalan Arjuno..

Beli oleh2 di Pasar Genteng..

Jumat, 25 Sep ‘09

07.35      Sarapan pagi..

11.40         Nyampe di Masjid Agung Ciamis.. nungguin ayah sy sholat Jumat.. trs, sehabis sholat dzuhur, (sy, mamah, te2h) minum es campur..

Perjalanan dilanjutkan ke Leles, Garut, mengunjungi mertua ka2k sy..

Lalu pulang menuju ke rumah.. hampir kena sistem buka-tutup.. Alhamdulillah, perjalanannya lancar.. nyampe rumah dengan selamat pkl 17.30..

Ya, memang sy menanti-nantikan mudik ini soalnya pas liburan sblm seminar, tmn2 ada yg main ke Yogya, dll.. bener2 ingin liburan saat itu,, tapi ibu sy bilang, “Nanti aja pas mudik juga kita jalan2..”

Makanya, pengen bgt mudik, ktemu saudara n ngeliat pemandangaaaan..!!!

Alhamdulillah.. =D

Setelah seminar, sy melengkapi draft utk disusun menjadi buku TA. Membuat kesimpulan (yg lbh baik), cover, halaman pengesahan, kata2 mutiara, abstract, abstrak, prakata, daftar isi, n daftar gambar..

hmmm,, yg paling seneng tuh pas bikin prakata,, nulis ucapan terima kasih utk keluarga, dosen, saudara, sahabat, n tmn2 semua.. =)

Saat tahap penyusunan, terjadi tragedi luar biasa.. T_T.. laptop sy rusak,,kena lemparan benda tumpul dng kerasnya..jd LCD-nya pecah.. setengah dari layar laptop jd hitam, burem, campur aduk, ga bisa ngeliat apa2 di setengah layar itu..

sy kaget.. sedih jg (krn inget tmn sy yg harus kehilangan data TA-nya).. kembali ke dunia nyata, sambil berusaha menenangkan diri, sy nyoba transfer data ke DVD, Alhamdulillah, ternyata bisa..semua data pun ditransfer.. kejadiannya tuh bbrp hari sblm mudik.. saat itu ada banyak kejadian lain jg, mis: ada saudara yg kecelakaan, dll.. sampai2 kepikiran, ‘Ntar jadi mudik ga ya? Suasananya ga enak gini..’

Sy pun dipinjamkan laptop, tp word-nya 2003.. pdhl TA sy word 2007.. makanya ke warnet dl, nge-save-as k 2003..

Rencananya laptop pinjaman ini mw dibawa pas mudik, soalnya sy mw merapikan buku TA, biar ntar pas pulang langsung bs di-print..mw ngerjain tugas akta jg sih..

Hmm,, memang laptopnya dibawa, tp ga mood ngerjain tugas, jadinya dipake utk transfer foto dll..hehe.. ok, kisahnya dilanjutkan ke ‘Mudik 1430 H’,, yg sangat berkesan.. =D

Pertengahan Agustus lalu, sy seminar 2. Awalnya mau hari Jumat, tapi dosen pengujinya ga bisa nguji hari itu.

Jadinya hari Rabu pkl 11.. dgn dosen penguji Pak Djoko (sama dgn seminar 1), dan Bu Hanni (dosen Aljabar)..

Sblm hari-H, sy udah siap2, udah menguasai semua teori dasar yg sy tulis di draft TA.. lalu,,

D: “Apakah graf GxH sama dengan HxG?”

D: “Apa itu isomorfis?”

Padahal ga nulis ttg itu di draft.. sy waktu itu tau jawabannya tp susah menguraikannya dgn kata2.. ok, sy menenangkan diri dl.. terus dgn bantuan ilustrasi dari dosen pembimbing, sy pun bs menjawabnya.. pertanyaannya memang bs kemana-mana (di luar draft),, beda ama seminar 1..

Akhirnya 1 jam berlalu..seminarpun selesai.. sy dan tmn2 (yg menonton seminar) keluar dl karena para dosen akan diskusi mengenai nilai yg akan diberikan..

Setelah beres2, dosen pembimbing ngasih tau nilai sy..

Alhamdulillah, dpt A.. dan target tercapai,, bs seminar sebelum Ramadhan.. =)

Vous travaillez encore sur un écran CRT (celui avec un tube cathodique, un écran en verre) et vous souhaiteriez passer au LCD ? Malheureusement votre supérieur ne voit pas l’intérêt et vous n’avez pas les arguments pour le convaincre ?

Voici quelques munitions pour vous aider…

Un écran LCD est meilleur pour votre vue

Un point sur un écran LCD, c’est un point.

Un point sur un écran CRT, c’est un gros pâté.

C’est la technologie qui veut ça.

Sur un écran à tube cathodique, le principe est d’envoyer un faisceau d’électrons s’écraser sur du phosphore (le phosphore ainsi excité génère de la lumière). Forcément, ça éclabousse.

Sur un écran LCD, le principe est d’allumer ou d’éteindre chaque point individuellement.

Vous vous fatiguerez donc moins la vue lorsque vous essaierez de lire les petits caractères.

Sans compter qu’avec l’âge, un écran à tube cathodique peut perdre certains réglages et devenir plus flou…

Un écran LCD cause moins de migraines

Sur un écran CRT, il n’y a qu’un seul faisceau et c’est lui qui doit se taper l’illumination de chaque point. Quand il a fini un écran, il doit remonter et recommencer car le phosphore ne reste pas allumé éternellement. Et c’est le problème !

Vous ne vous en apercevez pas, mais un écran à tube cathodique clignote sans arrêt. Il faudrait monter au-delà de 100 Hz (100 rafraîchissement par seconde) pour avoir un réel confort. Ce qui est très loin d’être la majorité des cas : les cartes vidéos et les écrans restent souvent sur leurs paramétrages par défaut.

Un écran LCD fonctionne différemment. Les points laissent passer ou pas la lumière (ce ne sont pas eux qui générent la lumière). Celle-ci est générée par des tubes fluorescent ou des DELs constamment allumés.

Un écran LCD occupe moins de place sur le bureau

Ça, je n’ai pas vraiment besoin de vous expliquer pourquoi

Et c’est également plus facile à déplacer quand on change de bureau.

Un écran LCD consomme moins qu’un CRT

Ça a été un grand débat. Pour couper court, je me base sur 2 sources :

• un test comparatif du site Les Numériques qui montre qu’effectivement les LCD consomment moins que les CRT,
• la comparaison des chiffres constructeurs de 2 de mes moniteurs : Dell P1110 21” (CRT) donné pour 125 W, Iiyama ProLite E2607WS 26” (LCD) donné pour 52 W.

Sachant qu’un écran d’ordinateur en milieu professionnel reste allumé 8 heures par jour, 5 jours sur 7.

Sachant que cette consommation doit être multipliée par le nombre d’ordinateurs, il s’agit d’une bonne piste pour les économies d’énergie.

Autre avantage de l’écran LCD : n’avez-vous jamais remarqué quand les lumières sont allumées et que vous allumez votre écran CRT que la lumière baisse d’intensité ? Pour pouvoir fonctionner, l’écran CRT utilise un THT, un Transformateur Haute Tension. Sa mise en route pompe une énorme quantité d’énergie. Après une panne de courant, la remise en route est toujours délicate avec ce type d’écran car si tout le monde rallume son écran, on repart facilement vers une coupure de courant. C’est également pour cette raison qu’il est déconseillé de brancher un moniteur CRT sur un onduleur personnel.

L’écran LCD n’a pas de THT.

Conclusion

Vous avez les principaux arguments en faveur du LCD.

Il ne reste plus qu’à convaincre votre supérieur. Il ne reste que l’argument des finances qui ne seraient pas au beau fixe ces jours-ci…

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