Penembak Markas Militer AS Tidak Bekerja Sendirian?

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Pria Ini Lempar Petasan ke Gedung Putih

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Download this Snowball Debt Calculator and Plan to Get Out of Debt

If you're struggling with paying down credit cards or loans, the "Snowball Method" gives you a way to pay down each debt, then roll what you would have paid into payments for next account once each is paid off. It's a fast and predictable way to get out of debt, and this downloadable calculator makes it easy.

The calculator comes in in the form of a downloadable Microsoft Excel template that you can add to Excel 2003 or later. Once you've opened it up, enter each of your credit cards, loans, or other debts into each row, along with their outstanding balances, interest rates, and how much you can afford to put to each debt every month (at least the minimum payment). Then select whether you want to pay the highest interest first or the highest balance first, and the calculator will tell you how much to put where. You'll even get a graph that shows you how long it'll take to get out of debt completely.

The best thing about the snowball method is that you can tweak it to fit the way you want to pay down your debts. If you prefer the mathematically sound method and pay in order of interest (this is the method most people prefer, because you wind up paying less in interest over time) or you prefer the psychologically sound and pay in order of balance (you wind up paying more over time, but some people report feeling more accomplished and motivated this way), the spreadsheet works either way. It'll also show you how much extra you'll save (or pay) depending on the method you choose. Hit the link below to download it.

Debt Reduction Snowball Calculator | Vertex42 via Cool Tools

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Ask an Expert: All About Online Dating Etiquette

Say hi to Adam Huie, CEO of the free dating app Let's Date. Described as "the Instagram of dating," Let's Date allows you to make a "dater card" that describes a bit about your personality and interests. Users browse cards and click "Let's Date" if they're interested, which opens up the ability to message one another. Prior to Let's Date, Adam was part of the team that developed Tinder, another uber popular dating app. Adam is hanging out for the next hour, lending his expertise on online dating etiquette. Ask away!

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Bookend Your Week for Productivity with These Monday and Friday Tips

Summer is now behind us and some of us might have a hard time getting back to work. Unfortunately, we don't have the choice (well I don't know about you but I don't). So it's the perfect time of the year to figure out what we want to achieve this year and how we gonna organize ourselves to complete our goals.

Creative people might need to renew their creativity, business people will need to find new ways to make money, tech guys would probably have to surpass themselves to create new innovative products, and so on.

We need to get back on track quickly to motivate ourselves for this coming year!
We need to Get Shit Done and to do it right.

Introduction

It all starts right here (editor notes: from now I'll speak at the first person, because I'm kind of talking to myself…).
So first of all, I need motivation to Get Shit Done… but you know, sometimes it's just really hard to come back to work after three weeks on vacation. During my first week back, I kept telling myself: "Why am I still working while being on vacation is the thing I like most?" Well, guess what, I need money. But don't misunderstand me, I really do love my job, but I also really do love spending my days surfing and having apéro right by the sea.

What I need to get back on track quickly and efficiently it's new objectives, new goals, new challenges. I don't want to be stuck in a work routine. I need to build something, to improve myself, to try to make our world a better place (am I being too much? Let's stop there then).

So, I decided that this year I'll be really Getting Shit Done. And to do so, I decided to focus on two things: my motivation and my personal organization.

Motivation Monday

What Motivation monday is about? It's just this time of the week when I tell myself that I love what I'm doing and that in some ways I'm doing some good (I'm not saving Pandas in the Rain Forest, but I work for a tech company that helps people getting organized). From there, I stop complaining and I start looking ahead instead of behind.

As long as my boss keeps on being a great boss, I'll be the only one to manage my motivation. To Get Shit Done I need to get my shit together and to dedicate some time to understand why and what am I working for.

So from now on, on Mondays I'll motivate myself!

May the organization tools be with you

You know they are tools out there created by smart peoples who want to help you (and make money too of course). You know those tools have been built to improve your way of organizing yourself and to save you time. But you've always been too lazy to try them (if you've tried them all you can skip this part).

What if I tell you that it all started with Evernote. At one point in my life I was a freelancer, so a good friend of mine told me about Evernote: "You should try it, you'll see you can organize all of your content according to your clients, you'll save so much time". So I tried it, but I was so busy at that time that I just quit after 10min on the application telling myself "I can't afford to loose time for that, it's gonna take me for ages to understand how everything works and how it will save me time". And I kept on going with my Word Documents and my notepad. How foolish I was at that time… (in my defense it was three years ago and at that time I was working in the art industry, so not really a tech lover).
But somehow I ended up being a manager, so now I really don't have time for anything. I radically changed my way of working and I tried to find the best tools that could help me save some time!

For my daily organization:
- Media watch : Mention
- Storage : Dropbox
- Content managing : Evernote and Google Drive
- Task Management : Azendoo
- Smart reading / business intelligence : Pocket
- Emails: ?? I still haven't found the right application to manage my email inbox… Any help on that?

Back to work, it's time to try new tools! Getting Shit Done is about being organized.

Debrief friday

In other words to Get Shit Done I need: motivations, good tools, (a cool job) but also time to overview my weekly work.

That's what Debrief Friday is about. If nobody is going to tell me wether I'm doing a good job or not, I have to take care of it myself. And even if someone is evaluating my work I still need to have a personal view on it.
Therefore, every friday afternoon I regroup the task I've accomplished during the week and evaluate my work. Not really to congratulate or blame myself, but to have a global overview on my work and to understand how I am (or I am not) Getting Shit Done.

To conclude

Yes summer is over, get over it! Now it's time to get yourself organized, to look for productivity hacks and to stop complaining!

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Block Ads on All Your Devices with a Raspberry Pi

Ads can be one of the internet's more annoying things, and there are few things worse than watching a flash animation for deodorant suck up all your bandwidth. While you have plenty of software solutions to block ads, you can also do it on a deeper level with a Raspberry Pi.

This projects turns your Raspberry Pi into a wireless access point, then installs software that makes ads time out. Then, you route your traffic through the Raspberry Pi and that blocks ads on all your devices, from your tablet to your game console. Head over to Adafruit for the full guide.

Raspberry Pi as an Ad Blocking Access Point | Adafruit

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A Month Inside Apple's Walled Garden: It's Not as Bad as You'd Think

When you buy an Apple device, you agree to a bunch of restrictions. You don’t have as much control over your phone, third-party apps don’t have access to all the features that Apple’s software does, and they ban tons of other apps from their store. But if you agree to live under their roof you have the benefits of faster, super-integrated apps. So what’s better: going your own way, or life as Apple intended?

I decided to find out if using an iPhone, as Apple intended it, worked better than resorting to crippled (but still awesome) third party apps. I put myself through this supposed misery for a month and learned some things I already knew and a few things that surprised me. I also approached this trial partially on iOS 6 and partially on iOS 7 to sample the modest freedoms we’re gaining in the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS. The verdict? Apple’s walled garden may make a lot of sense for those who just want a seamless experience with their phone, but not for anyone who thinks of their mobile like a superpower. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of living with Apple’s restrictions.

When you sign up for the Apple ecosystem, most everything in it works together. The company designs their software with numerous advantages so third party apps can’t really compete with them. Apple reserves a variety of APIs—that’s application programming interfaces, for the uninitiated—just for their apps and, until iOS 7, only allowed their own software to fully run in the background. You just can’t get these features if you go with a third-party solution.

Let’s take a look at what you gain with the default apps:

Email integrates with everything. When you want to send a photo, apps naturally call up Apple’s default interface. They don’t request Sparrow, Gmail, Evomail, or whatever else you prefer. Even if you use a third-party email app, you still kind of have to configure your accounts in iOS anyway because you’ll have to use it for sharing within apps no matter what. Sticking with it as your default mail app eliminates jumping around.

Apple's apps integrate with Siri out of the box. Siri can add notes and reminders to your phone, start navigation, or perform other tasks much faster than you can in most circumstances. Unfortunately, Siri only works with Apple's built-in apps so you have to resort to typing in lots of third-party alternatives. A jailbreak can add enhanced functionality, but only users of iOS 6.1.2 (and earlier) have that opportunity and it still doesn't cover everything.

Your settings sync everywhere Apple approves, which works quite well if you buy into their entire ecosystem. If you only have iDevices and Macs, you’re covered. If not, you just don’t get that benefit. Of course, if you just care about syncing your personal data (more on this later) you can access it on any device through iCloud.com.

Now, let’s take a look at what you lose:

You have to use Safari. If you sync browser data with Safari, you can’t use it on your Android tablet or other device. (Windows users, however, can sync Safari bookmarks and data to Internet Explorer.) The same goes for most browsers, and you certainly make a similar sacrifice by using something like Chrome, but at least Chrome gives you access throughout all platforms and it’s actually a great browser. Safari works really well as a mobile option, but doesn’t provide important features you get with Chrome on the desktop or even on the iPhone. However you approach it, you lose out somehow with Safari.

You lose native app support on non-Apple platforms. Other apps, like Notes and Reminders, don’t have native apps on Windows or Android. (You can, however, use iCloud sync to transfer data to native Windows apps.) Of course, Apple provides access to your data on iCloud.com so you can grab it from anywhere if you need to. While not ideal, they don’t lock you out (which makes this a pretty minor disadvantage).

Apple Mail doesn’t like Gmail as much as some apps, so you lose out on a bunch of Gmail-specific features and paradigms. I don’t consider this a downside, but die-hard Gmail fans tend to hate the built-in Mail app because it lacks the option to archive or delete (you have to choose one), stars (flags instead), labels (folders instead), priority inbox, and pretty much any other special feature Google offers.

I found the advantages often outweighed the problems here. Apple provides a well-integrated experience and it doesn’t require that you sacrifice too much. While I prefer Sparrow as a mail app, I like using one Mail app instead of two. The same goes for the web browser, but even more so due to so many links automatically opening in Safari. Third-party app replacements require a balancing act, and if you just want a phone that handles the basics elegantly it just isn’t worth the trouble.

Apple doesn’t understand the internet. It can’t handle synchronization as well as Google and other companies. Mind you, synchronization isn’t easy. You’ll boggle your mind if you try to think up an algorithm that can account for any possible change in a file and then figure out which one to keep across all your devices. Even still, Apple tried to oversimplify the problem, which just made things worse. They keep local and cloud-based copies of your data, and you can turn synchronization on without that data ever leaving your device because you accidentally stored it in the wrong section.

Let’s take a look at what you gain with Apple’s internet-based services:

iMessage. While not perfect—something we’ll get to shortly—iMessage makes communicating much easier if you have iDevices and Macs. If you hate texting on your phone and prefer to type things out on a keyboard, you can use your Mac to respond. If you forego Apple services, you have to poke away at your iPhone or go through something significantly more complicated like Google Voice.

All your personal data syncs and backs up automatically. In a perfect world, all your Apple data will sync. If you set it up right, you get everything everywhere—so long as you only use Apple platforms. This can help a lot of people who stick with in the Apple universe, but if you step outside it becomes very restrictive.

iTunes Match eliminates the need to sync with iTunes. It didn’t work so well when it began, but now iTunes Match makes downloading the music you want and keeping the rest in the cloud a real possibility. I think this has more to do with Apple’s adoption of LTE than anything else. 3G just doesn’t stream so well, at least if you subscribe to AT&T.

Now, let’s take a look at what you lose by sticking with Apple services:

You sacrifice consistency and reliability. To give Apple due credit, iCloud works a lot better than it initially did and significantly better than its predecessors. That said, iCloud is much less reliable than other solutions. For reasons described earlier, sometimes things just don’t work because you didn’t set them up right—a very un-Apple-like problem, ironically—and network issues cause all sorts of problems from time to time.

iMessage jumbles things up, causing your conversations to appear out of order on other devices. If you start a conversation on one device and switch to another, you might find certain messages came in at the wrong times, you’re missing half the conversation, or you’re missing the entire thing. That said, it still beats pretty much any third-party option around and hopefully iOS 7 (and the forthcoming OS X Mavericks) addresses this issue. So far, we have no official word or evidence but just hopeful speculation.

You can't use cheaper, third-party music options like Google Play Music. That said, whatever happened to the Google Play Music app iOS users were promised?

When it comes to the cloud, Apple just doesn’t do a great job. I still like a lot of the services and think iMessage justifies its bugs. That said, most everything causes a gigantic headache and you shouldn’t even bother. iOS allows you to sync with Google services, and you should just use those instead.

Apple’s apps have access to private APIs they don’t provide to third-party developers. That allows them to make their apps perform magical tasks other apps cannot. Sure, a developer could find out about a secret API and use it, but then Apple would remove their app from the App Store in the event they found out. When it comes to sheer performance, both in speed and in battery life, Apple’s apps will almost always perform better.

Let’s take a look at the advantages of Apple’s performance gains:

In general, you get faster speeds all around. We’ll get more specific in a minute, but Apple’s apps just perform a heck of a lot better overall. Some developers manage to eke out every last bit of performance and you’d never really know, but certain ones (I’m looking at you, EvoMail), can’t seem to grasp it. With Apple, you get solid performance with pretty much everything—even the App Store, finally, in iOS 7.

Safari wins just about every JavaScript benchmark because it has access to a JavaScript engine that uses lower-level system processes that other apps can’t. This sucks, but what can you do. Apple keeps their advantage here by not sharing.

Apple video apps use less battery and less power because they use hardware acceleration. Other video apps, like VLC, struggle to keep up. On older devices, apps like VLC can't even play HD video—something Apple's video app does just fine.

Now let’s take a look at what you lose:

You get fewer features with Apple apps, which means if you want to play an MKV file in VLC or use Chrome because it syncs your bookmarks, you can’t. You need to take the time to convert your video and sync your Chrome bookmarks with Safari just to make it work with your Apple solution. This is really annoying.

Apple rarely updates their apps. In fact, Apple default apps tend to only get updates with system updates. Want new features? You have to wait a year.

Fortunately you can easily mix and match here. When Apple apps work better, you can use them primarily and have a third-party app fill in the gaps. That doesn’t work in every case (e.g. bookmark syncing with Chrome) but it does with most.

While third-party apps may work better, you didn’t buy an iPhone because you wanted choice. People buy iPhones because they work well and they look nice. You know what to expect from Apple’s mobile darling, and that’s pretty comforting if you rely on your smartphone for many daily tasks. You don’t have to maintain it like a computer. You know it’ll be there for you when you need it. You can get fed up with restrictions and a lack of options, but do you really need your phone to do everything you ever wanted? Do you really need that much choice?

You kind of have to accept the ramifications of going Apple. Your money votes for Apple’s walled garden whether you like it or not. You chose a device that sacrifices choice for comfort. If you don’t like that, you probably purchased the wrong smartphone. So should you just stop worrying and love the walled garden? Yes, to some extent. When the restrictions make your life complicated and frustrating because a third-party app can’t do what you want it to do, let it go. If you can get the experience you want by dumping parts of Apple’s proposed lifestyle, go right ahead. In the end, if you can’t get what you want with iOS you can always jump ship to Android. It all comes down to the types of sacrifices you want to make.

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Chirp Sends Photos and Links Between Devices Using Sound

Android/iOS: Despite modern advancements in file transfer technology, transmitting pictures or links between two devices is still a pain sometimes. Chirp makes it as easy as listening to a two-second sound clip.

Chirp allows users to send pictures, notes, and links to each other without having to designate an email address, pair via Bluetooth, or anything else. It simply generates a short audio clip that any device nearby can pick up if it has the app open. While it's not good for secure transfers per se, it's handy if you want to send files to multiple people at once.

Chirp | iTunes App Store

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Build Your Own Clutter-Reducing, Modular Shelving from Cardboard Boxes

If you don't care much about the look of your shelves, Instructables user makedo-able shows off how to build a nice set up modular shelving from cardboard boxes.

The shelves require just a few cardboard boxes and Makedo pins to construct. After a few folds and cuts you'll have a set of shelves you can keep adding to at any point. They're not exactly the most beautiful shelves in the world, but they'll certainly do the trick if you're just storing stuff in your closet. Whether you're sick of your college dorm room having junk scattered all over it, or you just have no interest in spending money on shelving, head over to Instructables for the full guide.

Makedo Cardboard Storage Unit | Instructables

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Google Voice made Voicemail access a little more secure today, now requiring that you call your voic

Google Voice made Voicemail access a little more secure today, now requiring that you call your voicemail from a phone you registered with Google Voice. If you don't, you'll have to type in one of the registered numbers. You can also create a PIN lock that is up to 10 digits long. Read more here.

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Feed your Garden Now for Great Spring Planting Soil

Around here, the harvest season is on and most people are pulling up their gardens, but there's one thing you should do now to prep for next year: Give your soil a little "garden food" so it's full of nutrients when you start planting next year. Grab a plastic bag; all you need are some fallen leaves.

Most people finish with their gardens in the late summer and fall and forget about them until next April or May. Our friends over at Old World Garden Farms explain that a little organic material over those plant beds in the fall will do wonders come spring. Plus, some of the best "garden food" in the world is easy to find everywhere, for free, right now:

We take leaves and shred them up with our lawnmower – and then spread a 2” layer on top of each raised planting row. You can either dig it into your soil with a pitchfork – or let it decompose on top and turn it under next spring before planting. This latter method also helps to provide your soil with protection from the winter winds and erosion.

If you are not blessed with trees on your property – take a drive around and find neighborhoods that are – it usually won’t take long to find them. Many times, the hard work is done for you – with the homeowners already raking leaves to their curb or even bagging them up curbside for pickup. A simple asking of the homeowner can usually net you more than you can handle.

They also note that if you compost, a layer on your planting beds in the fall will make sure the soil is rich come spring, and if you're really serious, consider planting a cover crop to loosen the soil, minimize erosion, and keep weeds from growing. The super-serious can do all three of these things, but if you have a small plot in your backyard, some discarded leaves or compost may be more than enough to ensure a great growing season next year.

3 Inexpensive Ways To Feed Your Garden Soil This Fall For A Great Garden Next Year! | Old World Garden Farms

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How Can I Get Decent Internet in a Rural Setting?

Even if you're not in a truly remote area, getting just a little outside the boundaries of local cable and DSL providers can mean real problems for internet access. If you've got experience getting internet service outside regular service zones, come help out a fellow reader.

John writes:

I will soon be moving from a small Midwest city to a farm house that has been in my family for generations. My fiance and I decided a while back that we were looking for some more room to plant our own food and generally be more self sustaining. So far I haven't been able to come up with a good solution for internet access on our new property. We won't be in the middle of no where, only about 10 miles from where we live now, there's no cable or DSL service. I have no experience with satellite internet providers or mobile hotspots and I wondered if you had an advice on these fronts. Or maybe there are some options that I am not considering?

Some of my work involves teaching classes online. I know that I could do that work from either my office space or a coffee shop, but there would be some advantages to doing it from home as well. We have also "cut the cord" at our house in town and have been making use of online streaming services and a traditional television antenna.

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Do you have a problem that needs solving and want help from the Lifehacker community? Email us at tips+wyp@lifehacker.com and we might post it. The best questions are broad enough to apply to other people and have many possible answers (so that you can get lots of opinions from your fellow readers). If you have a question that's specific to you or only has a single solution, send an email to tips@lifehacker.com instead.

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Make a Slight Change in Perspective to Minimize Painful Memories

We tend to remember events from an immersive, first-person perspective. This causes us to get lost in that moment and conjure up emotions we may not enjoy. The solution? Think about things from a third-person perspective and you won't have that problem.

Guy Winch, psychologist and author of Emotional First Aid, cites a study that demonstrates how a shift in perspective makes a profound difference:

[Ozlem Ayduk from the University of California and Ethan Kross from the University of Michigan] had participants replay emotionally painful memories from a third-person perspective—which involves visualizing ourselves within the scene as if we were watching it from the perspective of an outside observer. The difference between the two types of perspectives was profound. Participants reported feeling significantly less emotional pain when they envisioned the memory using a third-person perspective than when using a first-person perspective. Further, utilizing a psychologically distant vantage point also allowed them to reconstruct their understanding of their experiences and reach new insights and feelings of closure.

To achieve this new perspective, Winch suggests a little practice. Start by lying down and making yourself comfortable, then think of a potentially painful memory. Take a moment to "zoom out" from that recollection and watch it as an onlooker. This may feel awkward at first but with a little practice you can get used to remembering in the third-person and downplaying an excessive pain from a traumatic memory.

A Simple Mind Trick that Reduces Emotional Pain | Psychology Today

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Printer Trips, Label Residue, and Navigation Safety

Readers offer their best tips for reducing trips to your printer, removing sticky label residue, and keeping your home address private.

Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons—maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in—the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it over at our user-run blog, Hackerspace.

Nigel shares how he reduces the number of trips he has to make to his office printer room:

I work for a law firm and print from a number of programs to a shared printer down the corridor. To reduce the amount of time I spend running to and from the printer, I now print using a PDF printer (PDF Creator in my case) and append each document to a PDF file imaginatively named "print". I then print all the documents from that file a couple of times a day. It has saved me quite a bit of time. I can also time my printing to a less busy time so I don't have to queue so much.

Photo by Listener42.

Wednesday gives us a tip for removing sticky label residue using packing tape:

I hate it when I get new bowls, coffee mugs or water bottles and can't get price sticker off without making a mess. I have found that you can use packing tape to get rid of all that unwanted sticky residue. Simply cut off a piece of tape, stick and press it over the residue then pull it off. It may take a few tries to get it all off but it will work without smearing and creating a bigger mess.

Photo by romana klee.

Baron shares a creative way to keep people from finding out your home address if they get hold of your gadgets:

Many new cars allow users to Save their home address to the GPS and Google Now provides a "Take me Home" feature. My family and I decided it was safer to save the address of the nearest police station as our home address. Getting home from there is easy and if someone were to steal your car and drive into a police station...well that would just be hilarious.

Photo by Raymondo166.

Gena shares a clever way save a little bit of time and frustration when you click the wrong icon:

It's frustrating when you go to run a program, hit the wrong icon, and then have to wait while some monster program like Outlook runs—just so you can close it again and run the program you wanted to in the first place. I had the idea to alternate icons on my Windows taskbar by how long they take to load. Sure, I'll occasionally want to load Calculator and end up clicking a big program by mistake, but I found that the programs I run the most are the big ones. Just a little time saver that's helped me out.

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Line Measuring Cups With Plastic Wrap When Measuring Wet Ingredients

Measuring butter or shortening almost always wastes a bit since you can't dig every dollop out of your measuring cup. Make it easier to remove the ingredients with a piece of plastic wrap.

Before you measure out what you need, line the inside of your measuring cup with a piece of plastic wrap. Fill in as much as you need then simply lift the plastic out and scrape/pour it off into the pot. Not only will this save a bit of your butter, it will also leave you with a clean, dry measuring cup for the next thing you need to dole out.

Tip for Measuring Shortening | via BuzzFeed

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Search Spotlight from the OS X Terminal

While you can use Spotlight pretty easily with the Command+Space hotkey, you might want a little more control over the results you get. Utilizing the mdfind command in the OS X Terminal can make that happen quickly.

Take this for example:

> mdfind -name homebrew

That command will tell mdfind—the process that handles Spotlight searches—to search by name and find any file name containing the word homebrew. It can do a whole lot more, too. If you want to learn the different kind of searches you can perform in the terminal with mdfind, check out its man page.

5 Unix Commands I Wish I’d Discovered Years Earlier | Atomic Spin

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Re-Train Your Brain to Overcome "Microwave Mentality"

If you're looking for results in your business or personal life and feeling frustrated that it's taking too long, perhaps you need to drop the microwave mentality. Remember: anything that's worth something takes time.

I recall one day standing by my microwave and thinking to myself, “Man, this sure is taking a long time!” As soon as those words entered my mind, I realized that I had been conditioned by instant-gratification ideology. I was no longer patient. I wanted instant results—results so quickly that I considered the microwave as taking too much time. This was an eye-opener for me.

To be honest with ourselves, how many times have we wanted to be the exception to every rule? I want to lose weight, but I don’t want to stop eating dessert, candy bars, and fried foods. I want to lose weight, but I don’t want to exercise. I want to lose weight, but I want it now without any work put into it. I want to build a business, but I don’t want to start from the foundation. I want a successful business, but I don’t want to spend time and money to make it happen. I want to build a business, but I want it now without any work put into it. So, what can we do to change this mentality?

In today’s society, when everything is running at lightning speed, it's easy for us to pick up this mentality and begin to get frustrated at the time it actually takes to become successful. “Anything worth doing is worth doing right,” is a Hunter S. Thompson quote that my grandmother used to say to me. There's truth in that statement.

So how can we train our brains to understand this concept and keep from being frustrated? To begin with, realize that everything needs to be built on a strong, lasting foundation. A house being built is not finished overnight. The builders will begin with a foundation. In order to have anything of lasting value it must be started on a strong footing. The groundwork may take time, yet it's essential for quality to be prevalent. This is true in our lives as well.

If you're struggling with goals, whether they be professional or personal, you need to look at the finished product. After seeing the finished product in your mind, begin to break your goal down into segments. Often times, our frustration stems from looking at the big picture and feeling immobilized.

If you begin to break down the goal into smaller sections, you will find yourself moving along at a constant rate. You will no longer sense the frustration of not having finished your goal. You will begin to see each step of your accomplishment along the way. Celebrate the smaller victories, as you pace yourself for the remaining work. If you desire to lose 50 pounds, set mini goals along the way and celebrate your constant successes. When we see the forward motion of our performances, we begin to have patience for the results.

This is a practice used by the most successful people in the world today. When you write them down, remember to break them into small do-able sections. Each day do at least one thing to push you toward fulfillment of your goal. By incorporating this type of mentality you will begin to experience inner satisfaction from the triumphs you achieve. Jack Canfield, the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, writes his goals on index cards and reads them in the morning and evening each day. What a great habit! Before beginning to set a goal, do research on someone who has done this and see the amount of time and effort that it requires. You'll be able to gauge your activities against another person’s success. This will encourage you and keep you motivated toward completion.

I realize how simple it is to want instant gratification. We live in a fast-paced world and we desire fast-paced results, but the microwave mentality doesn’t work on anything of value in our lives. We need to realign our thinking. Pursue your goals and dreams with a desire for quality, regardless of the time and effort it takes. Remember, the only thing a microwave is really good for is to heat up leftovers!

Why the Microwave Mentality Doesn't Work | Lifehack.org

Charlene Tops is a certified life coach through the CASE Institute.She has traveled internationally as a keynote speaker at retreats, conferences, and weekly group sessions. A college graduate of a 3-year Leadership program from Zion College, she blends humor, wit, and passion with everything she does. Charlene resides in Ontario, Canada with her husband and pets.

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Syllable Teaches You How to Speed Read

iOS: Speed reading is a great skill to have when you need to quickly get through a massive block of text, but it takes time to learn how to do it. Syllable is an app that teaches you speed reading techniques by pulling articles from your clipboard, Pocket, or Instapaper.

We've talked about speed reading before and Syllable teaches a technique that reduces subvocalization, which is when you read words to yourself in your head. Syllable does this by quickly pacing through the articles you give it quickly so you don't have the chance to read the words aloud. Syllable also allows you to use another technique called chunking where you only read certain words. If you want to learn how to speed read, Syllable's a nice way to do it since it integrates with Pocket and Instapaper. If nothing else maybe you'll actually get through that backlog of 200 long form articles you've saved.

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The Best Web Browser for iPhone

While mobile Safari does most of what you'd need from a smartphone web browser, and there are many alternatives that fill in the gaps, we prefer Chrome. Google's browser offers excellent features, synchronization, and simplicity at no cost.

Platform: iPhone (and iPad)
Price: Free
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Unlimited browser "tabs"Syncs with your Google account to provide you with Chrome data from other browsers, including passwords, bookmarks, and moreSaves sessions so you can access sites on your mobile on the desktop, and vice-versaInstant searchEasily navigate with helpful gesturesPrivate browsing modeGoogle Chrome for iPhone inherits the goodness of its desktop counterpart. Chrome's syncing abilities truly make it wonderful, allowing you to take pretty much any data associated with Chrome and your Google account and have it on every single device the browser supports. That means you always have your bookmarks, passwords, history, search shortcuts, and so on. Google really does sync well, and that's where Chrome shines beyond Apple's Safari. That said, its other features pretty much stack up evenly. You might prefer its user interface or that of any other browser. Its feature set doesn't set it above a variety of other third-party options. When you want to know why Chrome is the best, just look at its syncing abilities. That's where it wins.

Chrome doesn't have a lot of features. It doesn't beat out mobile Safari in a variety of areas for this reason. As mentioned in the previous section, we like Chrome because it syncs so well. No other browser—including Safari—does such a great job. If you use Chrome on the desktop, you'll probably want it on your mobile. If you don't, however, you lose its main advantage. When it comes to a mobile browser, you generally want to match yours with your choice on the desktop to keep data in sync. We think Chrome does the best job on the desktop so naturally we feel you ought to make it your browser of choice on your iPhone as well.

Atomic, our previous top pick, has just about every feature you could possibly want in a mobile web browser (or a desktop web browser for that matter). You can clear history, cookies, and all sorts of other crap you don't want lying around on your mobile. In fact, Atomic will do it for you on quit so you don't even have to remember. You get proper tabbed browsing, which can be extended into kiosk mode (full screen) to make more room for the web page. Atomic even has advanced features like a download manager that can decompress zip archives, an ad blocker, and the ability to save web pages locally. It's easy to use, endlessly customizable, stable, and only costs $1 for the full version. It's really a fantastic browser with a great balance of all the things you'd really need, but might feel cumbersome to those who don't want a desktop-like experience.

Perfect Web Browser is a common alternative to Atomic, offering many of the same features and a fairly similar interface. It attempts to provide a desktop experience on your iPhone, but it definitely achieves that better on the iPad thanks to the extra screen real estate. It costs the same as Atomic (unless you want the iPad version, too, in which case Perfect will cost you an extra $4) and there's very little different, but we've used both for some time and just prefer Atomic. You may disagree, and at $1 each there's little risk in trying them both out.

360 Browser has an interesting user interface with lots of navigation shortcuts and adds support for Flash. Yes, Flash—that thing Apple basically banned from your iDevice. It also has support for Firefox sync so you can easily grab all your bookmarks, tabs, and passwords. Like the others, it'll only cost you $1.

Previously mentioned Meteoric Download Manager is technically not advertised as a web browser, but it works as one just the same. You won't get a desktop-like browsing experience, but if your focus is downloading and managing files it is an excellent option.

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Show Us Your Shaving Kit

Getting a really good shave is something of an art. It's also a personal thing. What works well for you might not work well for others. But we have to admit, keeping a good shaving kit appeals to the life hackers in us and evokes a sense of nostalgia, as well. No matter what you're using, we'd like to see it.

We've certainly talked about razors before. We've rounded up your five favorite razors. We've given you tips on learning to use safety razors and straight razors, and we've even shown you how to make your own face-soothing shaving cream. One thing we learned from all those discussions is that many people have their own rituals and their own shaving kits to go along with them. Now, we'd like to see yours. Snap a pic of your shaving kit and share it with us below!

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The City Explorer Go Bag

When your life moves throughout the city, you might need to take a lot with you. Reader MinuteDreamer put together a compact go bag filled with tons of useful stuff.

That bag itself is a Maxpedition Jumbo S-Type Versipack, designed for carrying a lot in a comfortable and small package. What's inside? Take a look at the layout:

S

MinuteDreamer notes a few other items missing from the above photo:

- pocket notebook
- YN 560-III speedlite, RF-602 wireless trigger
- Beike BK-555 traveller's tripod
- Hoya PRO1digital ND filter
- Coleman first aid tin
- secondary flashlight
- paper towel

MinuteDreamer uses this go bag for hiking and to explore the city. How do you use your go bag? If you have a great go bag with a useful organization scheme and great features, let us know! You can share your bag by posting it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag featured bag or adding it to our Lifehacker Go Bag Show and Tell Flickr pool. Photos must be at least at least 640x360. Please include information about your bag, what you put in it, and any relevant details about how you made it awesome. If yours catches our eye, we might just feature it!

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Would you sacrifice features for reliability in your smartphone?

Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!

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The Scientific Way to Mend a Broken Heart

Most of us have experienced heartbreak, and when you think about how it made you feel, it's very similar to physical pain and suffering. That's no mistake—our brains process physical pain and emotional pain in similar ways. This video explains why, and how you can ease that pain when it happens to you.

AsapSCIENCE reminds us in the video above that physical pain and emotional pain are both handled by the anterior cingulate cortex, a portion of our brains responsible for a number of higher emotional and cognitive functions like decision making and empathy as well as regulating pain response in terms of blood pressure and heart rate.

When you touch something hot or break up with your significant other, the same region of the brain lights up—albeit in context and scale with the significance of the pain you're experiencing. Of course, bandages and painkillers work on cuts and bruises, but how do you minimize emotional pain from a breakup or some other social falling out? The key is to surround yourself with friends and family. It may be difficult, and you may already know you should, but a strong social support structure has been shown to help minimize drastic changes in cortisol and norepinephrine levels in the brain—both hormones associated with stress response. Essentially, there's a very scientific reason for why surrounding yourself with friends will help keep you sane and on the level, even through tough times.

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If you have a commenter account on Lifehacker, you already have your own Kinja blog and you can use it for whatever you like. Your comments and any articles you share automatically show up there. More importantly, you can also write your own blog posts. So if you post a cool tip, trick, or article on your blog, let us know about it and it might get shared to Lifehacker. You can also add certain tags—like How I Work—to get it shared as part of one of our regular series', like Featured Desktop, Featured Workspace, Featured Home Screen, and How I Work. Be sure to check out how to tag posts on Kinja.

Hackerspace is a full Kinja blog run completely by our readers. It's a place we check every day for interesting things we might want to share on Lifehacker. Anyone can comment on Hackerspace posts, but you must be approved to be an author. This helps keep the trolls and spammers at bay. If you're interested, check out how to become an author and how to post on Hackerspace for more info.

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Type Faster with OS X's Autocomplete

Typically speaking, autocomplete is really only handy on phones, but MacWorld points out that it's pretty helpful on the desktop if you use it right.

Autocomplete is handy in a few ways. First off, you can use it when you don't know exactly how to spell a word. Second, you can just use it type out long words faster. In OS X, just start typing the first few letters of a word, then hit Option-Escape. An autocomplete menu appears in most apps that'll allow you to quickly select the word you want. It doesn't work everywhere (it's not in Chrome, unfortunately), but you'll find it in some of Apple's apps like TextEdit.

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Bojan Ingin Sakiti Barcelona di Camp Nou

Penyerang Ajax Amsterdam, Bojan Krkic. AMSTERDAM, KOMPAS.com - Penyerang Ajax Amsterdam, Bojan Krkic, mengaku senang bisa kembali berkunjung ke Camp Nou untuk menghadapi mantan klubnya, Barcelona, pada laga perdana Grup H Liga Champions, Rabu (18/9/2013). Ia berharap bisa meraih kemenangan pada pertandingan tersebut.

Bojan berlabuh ke Amsterdam Arena dengan status sebagai pemain pinjaman Barcelona hingga akhir musim ini. Sebelumnya, pemain berusia 23 tahun itu juga sempat dipinjamkan ke AS Roma dan AC Milan.

"Ini jelas adalah pertandingan spesial bagiku. Aku sekarang membela Ajax dan akan fokus bersama timku dan laga nanti. Tidak bisa dipungkiri lagi itu akan menjadi laga yang sulit. Kami akan melawan tim dan pemain-pemain terbaik di dunia," ujar Bojan.

"Tetapi, kami harus tetap berpikir positif dan tidak berharap untuk kalah di pertandingan nanti. Kami ingin mendapatkan hasil yang bagus di sini dan akan mengerahkan seluruh kemampuan kami."

"Ini masih merupakan sebuah pertandingan sepak bola dan segalanya bisa terjadi di LIga Champions. Kami akan berusaha keras menang karena itulah salah satu cara untuk melawan tim seperti Barcelona," tukasnya.

Ajax berada di Grup H Liga Champions bersama Barcelona, AC Milan dan Glasgow Celtic. Setelah melawan Barcelona, Bojan dan kawan-kawan akan menjamu Milan di Amsterdam Arena, 1 Oktober mendatang.

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Cerita Baru Datsun di Indonesia dengan Go+

Jakarta, KompasOtomotif - Perjalanan Merek Datsun di Indonesia berlanjut lagi, setelah Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO Nissan Motor Co Ltd, sore ini (17/9/2013), mengumumkan kehadiran Datsun di Gandaria City, Jakarta Selatan. Hevbatnya, dua model diperkenalkan  sekaligus yaitu Datsun Go (city car) dan Datsun Go+ (MPV kecil).

Menariknya, Ghosn bilang bahwa Datsun di Indonesia akan menciptakan segmen baru, menghadirkan kendaraan tujuh penumpang untuk para risers (pengguna baru, keluarga baru dan eksekutif muda) dengan harga di bawah Rp 100 juta. "Kami percaya, Datsun akan menyumbang penjualan Nissan di Indonesia hingga 50 persen pada 2016," ujarnya.

Datsun Go dan Go+  akan bertarung di segmen LCGC yang saat ini sudahdimanfaatkan oleh tiga mereka, Toyota, Daihatsu dan Honda. Dipastikan, semua komponen minimal sudah 80 persen lokal, sesuai motto Datsun baru, Global Brand with Local Product. 

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A380 Singapore Airlines Terbang ke Shanghai

Pesawat Airbus A380 Singapore Airlines. | DOK SINGAPORE AIRLINESJAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Maskapai penerbangan Singapore Airlines (SIA) mulai 27 Oktober 2013 akan melayani penerbangan Singapura-Shanghai, China menggunakan pesawat Airbus A380.

Siaran pers Singapore Airlines kepada Kompas.com, Selasa (17/9/2013) menyebutkan, SIA mengoperasikan 35 penerbangan per minggu ke Bandara Internasional Pudong Shanghai menggunakan pesawat Boeing 777 dalam operasinya selama musim panas dan 28 penerbangan per minggu selama musim dingin.

Pesawat lebih besar A380 akan dioperasikan untuk lima penerbangan per minggu mulai awal musim dingin (27 Oktober 2013 – 29 Maret 2014). Penggunaan pesawat A380 ini akan meningkatkan kapasitas kursi secara keseluruhan sebesar 12 persen.

Penerbangan Singapura-Shanghai menggunakan A380 dengan nomor penerbangan SQ836 dilakukan Selasa, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, dan Minggu. Berangkat dari Singapura pukul 17.05 dan tiba pukul 22.20. Sementara penerbangan Shanghai-Singapura dengan nomor penerbangan SQ825 dilakukan Senin, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, dan Sabtu. Berangkat dari Shanghai pukul 00.10 dan tiba di Singapura pukul 05.50.

Singapore Airlines dan SilkAir saat ini secara total mengoperasikan 116 penerbangan per minggu menuju 10 destinasi di China daratan yakni Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan dan Xiamen. Sementara itu Singapore Airlines juga mengoperasikan 49 penerbangan per minggu menuju Hongkong.

Sejak penerbangan perdana pada tahun 2007, pesawat A380 terbukti sangat populer di kalangan pelanggan, dengan tingkat isian penumpang yang tinggi di semua rute yang dilayaninya. Pesawat superjumbo tersebut saat ini terbang ke berbagai tujuan ternama termasuk Frankfurt, Hongkong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo Narita dan Zurich. (*)

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ADB : BI Masih Punya Ruang Naikkan BI Rate Lagi

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Ekonom Asia Development Bank (ADB) Edimon Ginting menyatakan Bank Indonesia (BI) masih memiliki satu ruang lagi untuk menaikkan suku bunga acuan BI (BI rate) hingga akhir tahun.

Hal ini akan memperbaiki kondisi defisit neraca transaksi berjalan yang masih terjadi. "Maksimal bisa menaikkan lagi 25 bps hingga akhir tahun," kata Edimon saat ditemui di Kementerian Perekonomian Jakarta, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Ia menambahkan, ADB menyambut baik kebijakan BI soal kenaikan BI rate menjadi 7,25 persen di bulan ini. Hal tersebut hanya sebagai upaya untuk stabilisasi pasar.

Edimon berpendapat, dengan kondisi pasar yang nantinya terus stabil, maka BI nanti juga tidak akan menaikkan kembali suku bunga acuannya. Di sisi lain, kebijakan menaikkan BI rate ini juga tidak akan bisa menekan angka inflasi yang saat ini masih tinggi.

"Kini pasar kan sudah calm, itu yang penting. Yang penting lagi, BI itu lebih fokus ke stabilisasi pasar. Kalau itu sudah tercapai, saya pikir BI sudah tidak perlu menaikkan suku bunganya," jelasnya.

Edimon juga berpendapat bahwa kenaikan BI rate ini untuk menarik investor asing masuk ke domestik. BI sebenarnya ingin menunjukkan bahwa portofolio investasi di Indonesia bisa memberikan imbal hasil (yield) yang lebih menarik dibanding pasar lainnya.

"Dengan kondisi itu, saya berpikir tidak perlu lagi terlalu banyak kenaikan," jelasnya.

Sekadar catatan, dalam 4 bulan terakhir ini BI sudah menaikkan BI rate sebesar 150 bps menjadi 7,25 persen. BI berpikir bahwa kenaikan BI rate akan menstabilkan pasar, khususnya bisa menguatkan rupiah yang saat ini terperosok.

Editor : Bambang Priyo Jatmiko

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Inikah Tanda Adanya Makhluk Hidup di Merkurius?

Ada citra serupa manusia dalam foto jepretan wahana antariksa Messenger. | NASA
KOMPAS.com — Lihatlah foto hasil jepretan wahana antariksa Messenger yang dirilis Badan Penerbangan dan Antariksa Amerika Serikat (NASA) pada Jumat (13/9/2013).

Jika diamati, ada citra serupa manusia yang sedang mengangkat lengannya di foto tersebut. Lihat bagian yang dilingkari.

Apakah citra itu menjadi tanda adanya makhluk hidup di Merkurius? Apakah memang ada manusia di planet terdekat dengan Matahari tersebut?

Jawabannya, sayangnya, tidak. Citra yang serupa manusia itu sebenarnya hanya blok kuno dari kerak permukaan yang menonjol dari dasar cekungan Caloris di Merkurius.

Citra serupa manusia itu merupakan sisa dari material yang lebih keras yang berasal dari masa tumbukan yang membentuk Caloris sekitar 3,9 miliar tahun lalu.

Universe Today, Senin (16/9/2013), mewartakan, anggapan bahwa citra tersebut menyerupai manusia yang mengangkat lengannya adalah bentuk dari pareidolia.

Pareidolia dalam psikologi merupakan kecenderungan untuk mengaitkan citra yang acak dengan sesuatu yang sudah dikenal atau akrab dengan keseharian.

Salah satu bentuk pareidolia serupa dengan citra di Merkurius ini adalah anggapan adanya pahatan wajah Mahatma Gandhi di Mars.

Temperatur permukaan Merkurius sendiri bisa mencapai 467 derajat celsius. Jadi, sangat tidak mungkin manusia hidup di sana.

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Kapal Selam Nuklir Rusia Terbakar, 15 Pelaut Luka

Kapal selam nuklir Tomsk K-150 terbakar saat tengah diperbaiki di sebuah galangan di Rusia Timur Jauh mengakibatkan 15 pelaut terluka. | RIA NovostiMOSKWA, KOMPAS.com — Pemerintah Rusia, Selasa (17/9/2013), mengatakan, 15 orang anggota angkatan laut harus dirawat di rumah sakit setelah sebuah kapal selam bertenaga nuklir yang tengah dalam perbaikan terbakar.

Komite Investigasi Rusia, yang bertugas menyelidiki kejahatan besar di negeri itu, mengatakan, telah memulai penyelidikan terkait terbakarnya kapal selam Tomsk di galangan kapal Bolshoi Kamen di Rusia Timur Jauh.

"Akibat kebakaran itu, Tomsk kehilangan sebagian karakteristik fungsionalnya," kata penyidik tanpa merinci lebih lanjut soal kerusakan kapal selam itu.

"Kondisi ke-15 pelaut itu tak terlalu baik dan kini masih dalam perawatan di rumah sakit militer," tambah penyidik juga tanpa merinci luka yang diderita para pelaut itu.

Laporan awal terkait terbakarnya Tomsk yang muncul pada Senin (16/9/2013) tidak menyebutkan jatuhnya korban atau kerusakan kapal.

Kebakaran itu terjadi di tengah proses pengelasan. Namun, dalam laporan sebelumnya disebutkan api yang muncul hanya menimbulkan asap tebal dan bukan kobaran api.

Pemerintah menegaskan saat kebakaran terjadi, reaktor nuklir Tomsk sudah dimatikan sehingga dipastikan tidak ada kebocoran radiasi.

Usia kapal-kapal selam nuklir Rusia yang semakin tua sudah sejak lama memicu kekhawatiran terkait masalah keselamatan.

Pada Desember 2011, kapal selam kelas Delta IV Yekaterinburg terbakar hebat di tengah proses pelapisan karet dan mengakibatkan sembilan pelaut terluka.

Laporan menyebut, saat terbakar, Yekaterinburg masih mengangkut sejumlah rudal balistik jarak jauh.

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Neneng Sri Wahyuni Harus Bayar Uang Pengganti Rp 2,6 Miliar

Terdakwa Neneng Sri Wahyuni meninggalkan ruang sidang Pengadilan Tindak Pidana Korupsi, Jakarta, karena mengaku sakit, Kamis (14/3). Meski terdakwa tidak mengikuti persidangan, Majelis Hakim tetap membacakan putusan pidana enam tahun penjara dan denda Rp 300 juta serta meminta terdakwa mengembalikan uang sebesar Rp 800 juta. | KOMPAS/LUCKY PRANSISKA

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Majelis Hakim Pengadilan Tinggi DKI Jakarta menambah hukuman membayar uang pengganti terdakwa kasus dugaan korupsi proyek pembangkit listrik tenaga surya (PLTS) Kementerian Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi, Neneng Sri Wahyuni menjadi Rp 2,604 miliar. Sebelumnya dalam putusan Majelis Hakim Pengadilan Tindak Pidana Korupsi, Jakarta, istri Nazaruddin itu hanya diminta bayar uang pengganti Rp 800 juta.

"Amar putusan intinya memperbaiki putusan Pengadilan Tipikor Jakarta nomor 68/Pid.B/Tpk/2012/PN.Jkt.Pst tanggal 14 Maret 2013 tentang pembayaran uang pengganti dari Rp 800 juta menjadi Rp 2.604.973.128. Selebihnya sama dengan putusan pengadilan sebelumnya," tulis Juru Bicara Pengadilan Tinggi DKI, Achmad Sobari, melalui pesan singkat pada wartawan, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Adapun hukuman penjara untuk Neneng tetap 6 tahun. Putusan itu berdasarkan nomor 21/Pid/Tpk/2013/PT.DKI atas nama Neneng Sri Wahyuni tanggal 19 Juni 2013. Putusan dipimpin oleh Ketua Majelis Hakim Achmad Sobari dan hakim anggota Hamuntal Pane, Mochammad Hatta, HM As'adi Al Ma'ruf, dan Amiek Sumindriyatmi.

Sobari menjelaskan, hukuman uang pengganti ditambah karena Neneng dianggap juga menikmati hasil korupsi melalui PT Anugerah Nusantara. "Terdakwa selain menikmati hasil korupsi Rp 800 juta juga menikmati via PT Anugerah Nusantara yang dimilikinya sebesar Rp 1.804.973.128. Sehingga seluruhnya menjadi Rp. 2.604.973.128," terang Sobari.

Sebelumnya, putusan majelis hakim Pengadilan Tindak Pidana Korupsi Jakarta menjatuhkan vonis enam tahun penjara ditambah denda Rp 300 juta subsider enam bulan kurungan terhadap Neneng Sri Wahyuni.

Istri mantan Bendahara Umum Partai Demokrat, Muhammad Nazaruddin, ini pun dihukum membayar uang pengganti kerugian negara sekitar Rp 800 juta. Hakim menilai Neneng terbukti bersama-sama melakukan tindak pidana korupsi terkait proyek PLTS. Atas putusan itu, Neneng mengajukan banding.

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Lagi, Perampokan di Medan, 3 Toko Emas Dijarah

Ilustrasi perampokan. | Shutterstock
MEDAN, KOMPAS.com - Perampokan toko emas kembali lagi terjadi di Kota Medan. Aksi yang juga dilakukan di siang bolong itu kali ini terjadi di Pasar Baru, Jalan Pasar VII, Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan, Medan. Tak tanggung-tanggung, perampok menggasak seluruh perhiasan emas yang dipajang di tiga toko yang berada di pasar tradisional tersebut, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Ketiga toko tersebut adalah Toko Mas dan Permata Semmy J, Toko Permata Indah, dan Toko P Tarigan G. Pemilik toko emas P Tarigan G, Putra Tarigan mengatakan, perhiasan emas yang dibawa lari perampok seberat 1,3 kilogram dalam bentuk cincin, gelang, kalung, anting dan lainnya. "Kalau ditotal, kerugian hampir Rp 400 juta," katanya di Mapolsekta Percut Sei Tuan.

Menurut Putra, saat kejadian, dirinya sedang berada di rumah karena baru selesai mengantar istrinya membuka toko. "Setengah jam di rumah, aku di telepon istri bilang toko kami dirampok. Istriku masih shock akibat kejadian ini. Aku minta polisi bisa cepat menangkap pelaku," katanya.

Dari informasi di Mapolsekta Percut Sei Tuan, pelaku berjumlah delapan orang. Mereka mengendarai sepeda motor Suzuki Shogun dan Yamaha Mio. Ciri-cirinya, tinggi badan sekitar 165 - 170 centimeter, berkumis, memakai topi, postur tubuh hitam kurus dan potongan rambut cepak. Sampai saat ini, belum ada keterangan resmi dari pihak Mapolsekta maupun Mapolresta Medan.

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Pelaku Tertangkap, Kasus Pembunuhan Karyawati Cantik di Bekasi Terungkap

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Polisi menangkap seorang pria berinisial AAF (26) sebagai pembunuh PR (24), karyawati yang ditemukan tewas dalam keadaan telanjang di kamar mandi kontrakan di Kelurahan Jatiwaringin, Pondok Gede, Kota Bekasi. AAF dibekuk setelah polisi melakukan pengejaran ke Siapi-api, perbatasan antara Riau dan Sumatera Utara, Senin (9/9/2013).

Kepala Bidang Humas Polda Metro Jaya Komisaris Besar Rikwanto, Selasa (17/9/2013), mengatakan, berdasarkan pemeriksaan AAF, diketahui bahwa pelaku memiliki utang kepada korban sebesar Rp 150.000. AAF merupakan teman dekat Herman, pacar karyawati cantik tersebut. Pelaku dan Herman telah berteman selama 5 tahun.

Masalah utang berujung maut itu terjadi pada Sabtu, 24 Agustus 2013. Pelaku berkunjung ke kontrakan korban di Jatiwaringin. Kebetulan pelaku bertemu dengan korban langsung karena pacar PR tengah bekerja.

Dalam pengakuannya, AAF mengatakan, setelah ia pulang, dompetnya tertinggal di kontrakan PR. AAF yang berprofesi sebagai sopir angkutan umum itu kembali ke kontrakan korban untuk mengambil dompet berisi uang setoran Rp 180.000.

Awalnya, korban tidak mengakui dompet AAF tertinggal. Ketika didesak AAF, korban akhirnya mengakuinya. Namun, PR menolak mengembalikan uang dengan alasan uang tersebut diambil untuk membayar utang pelaku. AAF geram dan berniat memberi pelajaran kepada korban.

Niat itu muncul saat pelaku buang air kecil di kamar mandi kontrakan korban. Di sana, AAF kebetulan menemukan pisau di kamar mandi tersebut. Setelah pelaku keluar dari kamar mandi, secara bersamaan PR hendak memakai kamar mandi itu. Kamar mandi tersebut hanya berpenutup kain, bukan pintu. Dengan pisau tersebut, AAF kemudian masuk dan menakuti korban dengan menyatakan agar korban tidak galak terhadapnya.

"Namun, saat tersangka takuti korban dengan pisau, korban berteriak sehingga tersangka panik," kata Rikwanto di Mapolda Metro Jaya, Selasa.

Pelaku kemudian membekap korban agar tidak berteriak. Karena korban memberontak, pelaku menggorok leher korban hingga tiga kali. Korban langsung bersimbah darah. Pelaku mendorong korban hingga jatuh di kamar mandi dengan kondisi korban belum berpakaian utuh.

Setelah membunuh, AAF mengambil ponsel Blackberry dan Nokia milik korban, lalu menjualnya di sebuah mal di Jakarta dengan harga Rp 1,1 juta. Tersangka mengganti pakaiannya yang berlumuran darah dengan baju pacar korban.

Pada 30 Agustus 2013, pelaku melarikan diri ke Medan, Sumatera Utara, sebelum dibekuk pada Senin kemarin. Dari pemeriksaan, kata Rikwanto, tersangka mengaku menghabisi korban karena merasa tersinggung. Menurut keterangan tersangka, korban selalu menagih utang dengan cara kasar. "Tersangka kesal korban selalu berkata kasar dan menghina tersangka bila menagih utangnya," ujar Rikwanto.

Polisi menyimpulkan, pelaku tidak melakukan perbuatan tidak senonoh terhadap korban. Hal itu dibuktikan dari hasil visum di mana tidak ada tanda kejahatan seksual pada korban. Polisi juga menyimpulkan tidak ada motif asmara di balik pembunuhan itu.

"Sampai saat ini tidak ada motif cinta segitiga. Tersangka bisa masuk kamar kontrakan karena sudah 5 tahun berteman (dengan pacar korban)," kata Kanit I Jatanras Polda Metro Jaya Komisaris Aris Supriyono.

Atas perbuatannya, pelaku diancam dengan Pasal 338 KUHP tentang pembunuhan dan Pasal 362 KUHP tentang pencurian. AAF dijerat dengan ancaman pidana penjara di atas 15 tahun penjara.

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Jokowi 5 Kali Cuti Jadi Jurkam, Basuki Belum Pernah

Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta, saat memasuki ruangan kerja usai pelantikan di Balai Kota, Jakarta Pusat, Senin (15/10/2012). Jokowi-Ahok terpilih menjadi Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Periode 2012-2017. | WARTA KOTA/ANGGA BHAGYA NUGRAHA

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Gubernur DKI Jakarta Joko Widodo tercatat sudah pernah mengambil cuti selama lima kali. Cuti itu diambil ketika Jokowi terlibat dalam kegiatan kampanye di daerah lain.

Kepala Bidang Pengembangan Badan Kepegawaian Daerah (BKD) DKI Chaidir mengatakan, Jokowi mengambil jatah cuti saat menjadi juru kampanye dalam pemilihan kepala daerah di sejumlah beberapa daerah. Ketika gubernur berhalangan hadir atau cuti, tugas gubernur dilakukan oleh pelaksana harian, yakni wakil gubenur. Apabila gubernur dan wakil gubernur tidak berada di tempat, maka Sekretaris Daerah menggantikan posisi kepala daerah.

"Pak Gubernur sudah pernah cuti untuk mengikuti Pilkada di Jawa Barat, Sumatera Utara, Bali, Jawa Tengah, dan Jawa Timur. Kalau Pak Wagub belum pernah cuti," kata Chaidir kepada Kompas.com di Balaikota Jakarta, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Menurut Chaidir, jika pimpinan daerah pulang ke daerah asalnya, maka kepala daerah tidak perlu mengambil cuti dan dihitung sebagai izin untuk kepentingan keluarga. Ia mengatakan, cuti hanya digunakan untuk keperluan kampanye sebab pada saat itu kepala daerah harus terbebas dari atribut jabatan di pemerintahan.

Pada 16-17 Februari 2013 lalu, Jokowi menjadi juru kampanye (jurkam) pasangan calon gubernur dan wakil gubernur Jawa Barat, Rieke Diah Pitaloka-Teten Masduki. Pada 2 Maret, Jokowi menjadi jurkam cagub-cawagub Sumatera Utara, Effendi Simbolon-Djumiran Abdi. Dua bulan kemudian, yakni 5 Mei 2013, Jokowi terbang ke Bali untuk mendukung kampanye pemenangan Anak Agung Ngurah Puspayoga-Dewa Nyoman Sukrawan pada pemilihan gubernur setempat.

Jokowi juga pernah membantu kampanye pasangan Ganjar Pranowo-Heru Sudjatmoko di Pilgub Jawa Tengah pada 11 Mei 2013. Baru-baru ini, Jokowi membantu pasangan cagub-cawagub Jawa Timur, Bambang DH-Said Abdullah, yakni 24 Agustus 2013.

Jokowi yang juga kader Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan (PDI-P) pernah membantu calon Wali Kota Tangerang, Deddy Gumelar atau Miing, beberapa waktu lalu. Namun, menurut Chaidir, Jokowi tidak perlu mengajukan cuti. "Pak Gubernur tidak perlu cuti karena sifatnya hanya mendampingi saja. Enggak masalah dan enggak melanggar," kata Chaidir.

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Pemerintah Mulai Antisipasi Dampak Pengurangan Stimulus Fiskal AS

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pemerintah menyatakan telah mengantisipasi dampak dari rencana pengurangan stimulus fiskal dari Bank Sentral Amerika Serikat. Untuk itu, pemerintah berjanji mengimplementasi semua kebijakan yang telah dirilis dalam paket kebijakan ekonomi.

"Yang paling penting dari semua adalah bahwa kalau soal ini adalah bagaimana memberikan arahan atas ekspektasi pasar. Kemarin saya sudah bicara bahwa pasar jangan panik. Masalahnya pasar kan tidak hanya bisa dihimbau jangan panik saja. Mereka harus melihat harus ada sesuatu yang bikin mereka tidak panik," kata Chatib saat ditemui di kantornya, Jakarta, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Dia menjelaskan, pemerintah juga akan fokus menurunkan defisit neraca transaksi berjalan yang selama 7 kuartal terakhir terus defisit.

Di sisi lain, pemerintah juga melihat bahwa ekspektasi inflasi juga sudah mulai menurun. Hal ini mulai terlihat dari imbal hasil obligasi pemerintah yang sudah menurun dari 8,7 persen menjadi 8 persen.

Dari sisi moneter, nilai tukar rupiah di pasar Non Delivery Forward (NDF) Singapura juga sudah mulai menguat. Hal ini menjadi tanda bahwa asing juga sudah mulai masuk kembali dan dollar AS juga sudah mulai banyak dijual oleh investor.

"Artinya, pasar sudah price in, jadi kelihatannya dari sini ekspektasinya mudah-mudahan pasar tidak terlalu bergerak liar. Ini yang terus kita lakukan dengan terus mengawal kebijakan. Dugaan saya, kalau benar, respon pasar kemarin dan hari ini adalah investor sudah memasang posisi. Jadi kita tetap waspada," katanya.

Editor : Bambang Priyo Jatmiko

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Sopir: AQJ Meminta Saya Libur

KOMPAS IMAGES/KRISTIANTO PURNOMOMobil Lancer B 80 SAL, yang dikemudikan oleh putra bungsu Ahmad Dhani dan Maia Estianty, AQJ, dalam kondisi ringsek akibat kecelakaan di Tol Jagorawi Km 8 200, Cibubur, Jakarta Timur, 8 September 2013 dini hari. Mobil itu diamankan di Satlantas Wilayah Jakarta Timur, Minggu (8/9/2013). Kecelakaan yang melibatkan tiga mobil yaitu Lancer B 80 SAL, Gran Max B 1349 TFN, dan Avanza B 1882 UZJ ini mengakibatkan tujuh orang meninggal unia dan 11 orang luka-luka. JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com -- Sukirman atau Kirman, sopir pribadi AQJ (13), putra bungsu Ahmad Dhani dan Maia Estianty, telah dimintai keterangan oleh polisi berkait dengan kejadian AQJ mengemudikan sendiri mobilnya dan mengalami kecelakaan di Tol Jagorawi Km 8+200, Cibubur, Jakarta Timur, 8 September 2013 dini hari.

Kepada para peliput yang hadir di kantor Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya, Jalan Letnan Jenderal MT Haryono, Pancoran, Jakarta, Selasa (17/9/2013), Kirman mengatakan bahwa dirinya diminta libur bekerja pada 8 September itu. Karena itu, Kirman tidak tahu menahu mengenai AQJ mengemudikan sendiri mobil tersebut.

"Waktu itu saya dalam keadaan di rumah, enggak tahu menahu. Waktu itu saya disuruh libur," ujar Sukirman memberi keterangan kepada polisi di kantor Ditlantas itu, Selasa.

Namun, ketika ditanya mengenai siapa yang memerintahkannya untuk libur bekerja, awalnya Kirman terdiam dan melangkah meninggalkan para peliput. Sesudah diberondong terus dengan pertanyaan yang sama, barulah Kirman menjawab dengan menyebut nama panggilan bocah itu, lalu segera meninggalkan gedung Ditlantas itu dengan mobil.

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Perusak Makam Cucu HB VI Sempat Berteriak Haram

Beberapa benda di sekitar nisan makam Kyai Purbo rusak oleh sekelompok orang. | Kompas.com/ Yustinus Wijaya Kusuma
YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Sekelompok orang yang melakukan perusakan di makam Kyiai Ageng Prawiropurbo di Jalan Kusumanegara tepatnya di Desa Tahunan, Kecamatan Umbulharjo, Kota Yogyakarta, Senin (16/09/2013) sekitar pukul 10.30 WIB, sempat mengatakan kepada penjaga makam bahwa ini tempat syirik, haram.

"Enam orang peziarah yang ada di sini (dalam makam) di suruh keluar, kecuali saya," terang Abu Giran (73), penjaga malam makam, Selasa (17/09/2013) siang.

Ia mengungkapkan, saat beberapa orang itu masuk, dirinya sedang tertidur di dalam kompleks makam. Ia terbangun karena ada suara gaduh. "Saya kaget, ada sekitar 15 orang masuk makam, dan langsung menjatuhkan beberapa maisan," ujarnya.

Menurutnya, sebelum melakukan aksinya, kelompok itu sempat mengatakan kepadanya bahwa makam Kyiai Ageng Prawiropurbo tempat syirik dan haram. "Ini tempat syirik, haram, nyembah kok makam, nyembah ya Allah," kata Abu Giran menirukan kata-kata para pelaku perusakan makam Kyiai Ageng Prawiropurbo.

Seusai melakukan aksinya di luar, beberapa orang meminta Abu Giran untuk membuka ruangan utama, yakni ruangan nisan Kyiai Ageng Prawiropurbo. Setibanya di dalam ruangan itu, mereka merusak payung, kendi, tempat bunga dan maisan. "Sekitar 30 menit (perusakan, red), setelah itu mereka keluar," pungkasnya.

Sementara itu, beberapa anggota polisi siang tadi mendatangi lokasi dan meminta keterangan para saksi.

Diberitakan sebelumnya, makam Kyiai Ageng Prawiropurbo yang merupakan cucu Sri Sultan Hamungkubuwono ke-VI di Jalan Kusumanegara tepatnya di Desa Tahunan, Kecamatan Umbulharjo, Kota Yogyakarta, Senin (16/09/2013) sekitar pukul 10.30 WIB dirusak oleh sekelompok orang.

Meski tak mengalami kerusakan parah, namun barang-barang di dalam makam yang dibangun sejak 1933 pecah dirusak pelaku. Selain itu beberapa maisan (kepala nisan) juga terlihat jatuh tergeletak di lantai.

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Sinabung Meletus Lagi, Evakuasi Warga Terus Dilakukan

Warga berhamburan keluar rumah ketika abu vulkanik letusan Gunung Sinabung menutupi langit di Kabupaten Karo, Sumut, Selasa, 17 September 2013. Gunung kembali meletus pada pukul 12.03. Status gunung Siaga III. | AFP PHOTO / ADE SINUHAJI
MEDAN, KOMPAS.com — Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi terus memberlakukan evakuasi untuk radius 3 kilometer sekitar Gunung Sinabung yang meletus kembali pada Selasa, pukul 12.13 WIB.
Kepala Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) Hendrasto yang dihubungi Antara di Medan, Selasa, mengatakan, evakuasi itu perlu dilakukan agar tidak membahayakan keselamatan manusia.

"Ketika keluar dari kawah Gunung Sinabung yang berada di Kabupaten Karo itu, abu tersebut cukup panas sehingga dapat mengancam keselamatan warga," katanya.

Hanya saja, abu tersebut akan mendingin ketika telah merambat dan membaur dengan udara di sekitar Gunung Sinabung, tambahnya.

Ia mengatakan, meski sudah dingin, tetapi keberadaan abu tersebut tetap membahayakan karena dapat menimbulkan penyakit infeksi saluran pernapasan akut (ISPA).

"Jika dihirup manusia, abu itu bisa menyebabkan ISPA. Karena itu, evakuasi radius 3 km tetap diberlakukan," katanya. Dengan meletusnya kembali Gunung Sinabung, PVMBG juga terus memberlakukan status siaga.

Sebelumnya, Gunung Sinabung meletus pada Minggu (15/9/2013) pukul 02.51 WIB. Kepala Pusat Data Informasi dan Humas BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho mengatakan, letusan itu memuntahkan abu vulkanik dan beberapa batu kecil yang melanda desa-desa sekitarnya.

Letusan tersebut juga menyebabkan asap tebal berwarna hitam keluar dari kawah Gunung Sinabung dan memunculkan api diam di puncak kawah.

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Suku Noaulu Ogah Hibahkan Tanah untuk Ibu Kota Maluku

Warga adat Noaulu yang merupakan suku asli di Pulau Seram, Maluku tampak mengenakan ikat kepala merah. | Kompas.com/ Rahman Patty
MASOHI, KOMPAS.com — Komunitas adat Noaulu yang selama ini mendiami wilayah hutan di Kabupaten Maluku Tengah menyambut positif rencana pemindahan ibu kota Provinsi Maluku dari Ambon, ke Makariki di kabupaten tersebut. Namun, suku asli Pulau Seram ini merasa keberatan jika tanah mereka harus dihibahkan untuk area pembangunan ibu kota.

Keberatan ini disampaikan tokoh masyarakat adat Noaulu, Tuale Matoke, menyusul adanya pernyataan Raja (kepala desa) Sepa, Abdullah Rauf Amahoru, saat pencanangan ibu kota Provinsi Maluku ke Makariki, 14 September lalu. Saat itu, Rauf menyatakan Desa Sepa dan petuanannya telah bersepakat untuk menyerahkan sebagian tanah adatnya untuk area pembangunan ibu kota seluas 110 hektar. Total luas lahan yang rencananya dijadikan sebagai lokasi ibu kota Maluku ke depan tersebut adalah 307 hektar.

“Penyerahan tanah itu seharusnya dilakukan bersama perwakilan masyarakat adat Noaulu, karena secara adat Raja Sepa mengakui tanah itu sebagai tanah petuanan, berarti dengan sendirinya ia mengakui itu milik orang Noaulu. Secara pemerintahan kita memang di bawah Sepa, tetapi secara adat itu milik Noaulu,” tegas Tuale kepada wartawan di Masohi, Selasa (17/9/2013).

Menurutnya, secara administratif, sebagian perkampungan Noaulu berada di bawah pemerintahan Negeri (Desa) Sepa, tetapi secara adat tidak, termasuk wilayah adat suku Noaulu. Oleh karena itu, penyerahan tanah untuk ibu kota Provinsi Maluku tanpa melibatkan perwakilan masyarakat adat Noaulu, sama dengan tidak mengakui sejarah dan entitas suku Noaulu sebagai komunitas adat yang telah ada sejak lama di Pulau Seram.

Lanjut Tuale, sebelum pencanangan dilakukan, telah ada beberapa pertemuan dalam rangka membahas lokasi ibu kota Provinsi Maluku ke depan. Namun, dalam proses itu, perwakilan masyarakat adat Noaulu sama sekali tidak pernah dilibatkan, misalnya saat pertemuan di kantor Bupati Maluku Tengah pada 31 Agustus 2013 dengan Sekda Maluku.

“Prinsipnya kami mendukung rencana pemindahan ibu kota Provinsi Maluku ke tanah Seram. Hanya saja proses yang terjadi selama ini, kami merasa dikesampingkan sehingga kami merasa perlu mengingatkan soal sejarah dan meminta adanya pengakuan kepada kami selaku komunitas masyarakat adat, termasuk pengakuan atas tanah leluhur kami," tegasnya.

Populasi orang Noaulu saat ini mencapai lebih dari 3.000 jiwa. Mereka tersebar di sejumlah lokasi di selatan hingga wilayah tengah Pulau Seram, yakni di Nua Nea, Bonara, Latane (Kampung Lama), Hahuwalan, Simalouw, Rohua, Rohua Warmanesi, Hatuhenu (Nusatauwe), dan Tawane-Waene. Dari perkampungan adat Noaulu tersebut, baru Nua Nea yang telah dimekarkan oleh Pemerintah Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, menjadi negeri definitif pada 18 Februari 2012.

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Berkunjung ke Masjid Nabawi

Sungguh menyenangkan dan nikmat besar, jika seseorang yang menunaikan haji atau umrah dapat berkunjung ke masjid Rasul, Masjid Nabawi.

Beberapa dalil yang menunjukkan disyari’atkan ziarah ke Masjid Nabawi adalah sebagai berikut:

Dari ‘Aisyah, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

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“Aku adalah penutup para Nabi, masjidku adalah masjid penutup para nabi dan yang paling pantas untuk diziarahi dan bersengaja bersafar untuk beribadah ke sana.” (HR. Al Bazzar. Syaikh Al Albani mengatakan bahwa hadits ini shahih lighoirihi sebagaimana dalam Shahih At Targhib wa At Tarhib no. 1175).

Dari Abu Hurairah, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

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“Shalat di masjidku ini lebih baik dari seribu shalat di masjid lainnya selain Masjidil Haram.” (HR. Bukhari no. 1190 dan Muslim no. 1394).

Dari Abu Hurairah, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

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“Di antara rumahku dan mimbarku terdapat Roudhoh (taman) di antara taman-taman surga.” (HR. Bukhari no. 1196 dan Muslim no. 1390).[1]

Dari Abu Hurairah radhiyallahu ‘anhu, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,

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“Tidaklah pelana itu diikat –yaitu tidak boleh bersengaja melakukan perjalanan (dalam rangka ibadah ke suatu tempat)- kecuali ke tiga masjid: Masjidil Haram, masjid Rasul –shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam- dan masjidil Aqsho” (HR. Bukhari 1189 dan Muslim no. 1397). Hadits ini juga diriwayatkan oleh Abu Sa’id Al Khudriy. Hadits ini secara tegas menunjukkan keutamaan sengaja bersafar ke ketiga masjid di atas. Dan ini berarti selain tiga masjid itu tidak dibolehkan jika sengaja bersafar ke sana dalam rangka ibadah, baik itu ke kuburan wali maupun orang sholih sebagaimana keterangan dalam tulisan di sini.

Ketika masuk masjid Nabawi, maka hendaklah mengucapkan do’a masuk masjid sebagaimana do’a yang dibaca ketika masuk masjid lainnya, di antara do’anya: “Bismillah wash sholaatu was salaamu ‘ala Rosulillah, allahummaghfirliy dzunuubi waftahlii abwaaba rohmatik”. Kemudian melaksanakan shalat tahiyyatul masjid dan boleh memilih melaksanakannya di Roudhoh jika memungkinkan. Kemudian setelah itu mengunjungi kubur Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam dan mengucapkan salam pada beliau: “Assalamu ‘alaika ayyuhan nabi wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.” Kemudian memberi salam setelah itu kepada Abu Bakr Ash Shiddiq dan ‘Umar bin Khottob. Dan tidak boleh berhenti lalu berdo’a menghadap kubur Nabi -shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam-, namun berdo’a hendaklah tetap menghadap kiblat. Ziarah kubur Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam khusus bagi pria. Lalu setelah itu menziarahi kubur Baqi’ yang dekat dengan Masjid Nabawi. Lalu disunnahkan pula untuk berkunjung ke Masjid Quba untuk melaksanakan shalat dua raka’at di sana.

Wallahu waliyyut taufiq.

@ Sakan 27 Jami’ah Malik Su’ud, Riyadh-KSA, 5 Dzulhijjah 1433 H

Penulis: Muhammad Abduh Tuasikal

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[1] Dalam Majmu’ Fatawa Syaikh Muhammad bin Shalih Al ‘Utsaimin rahimahullah disebutkan bahwa seluruh tempat di masjid Nabawi  dalam hal pahala itu sama. Karena Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam telah bersabda,

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“Shalat di masjidku ini lebih utama dari 1000 shalat di masjid lainnya kecuali masjidil harom.” (HR. Muslim no. 1394) (Dinukil dari Fatawa Al Islam Sual wa Jawab no. 106574). Lihat artikel tentang shalat di Roudhoh pada link di sini.

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Fatwa Ulama: Lelaki Shalat Wajib Di Rumah, Apakah Diterima Shalatnya?

Soal:

Uhibbukum fillah yaa Syaikhana, wa baarakallahu fiikum, wa matta’akum bis sihhah wal ‘afiah (aku mencintaimu karena Allah wahai Syaikh, semoga Allah memberkahi anda, semoga Allah senantiasa memberikan anda kesehatan)

Apakah lelaki yang shalat di rumah tanpa udzur itu diterima shalatnya?

Jawab:

Ahabbakallah alladzi ahbabtanaa fiihi (semoga Allah mencintai anda karena sebab anda mencintai saya karena-Nya)

Rasulullah Shallallahu’alaihi Wasallam bersabda:

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“barangsiapa yang mendengar adzan namun ia tidak memenuhi panggilan tersebut (tidak datang ke masjid), maka tidak ada shalat baginya kecuali ada udzur”

hadits ini diriwayatkan dari sahabat Ibnu ‘Abbas dan juga yang lainnya.

Juga diriwayatkan oleh Imam Muslim dan lainnya bahwa Rasulullah Shallallahu’alaihi Wasallam bersabda kepada seorang yang buta:

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“apakah anda mendengar hayya ‘alas shalah hayya ‘alal falah? ia menjawab: ‘ia saya dengar’. Nabi bersabda: ‘jika demikian maka penuhilah panggilan itu, karena saya tidak menemukan adanya rukhshah bagimu‘”

Orang yang shalat di rumahnya atau di tokonya atau di tempat lain, tidak ikut shalat berjama’ah di masjid tanpa udzur syar’i maka ia masuk dalam larangan syari’at, yaitu ia melalaikan shalat jama’ah. Ia juga telah meninggalkan salah satu amalan wajib yaitu shalat berjama’ah. Meninggalkan amalan wajib ini (yaitu shalat) yang merupakan amalan yang sangat besar wajibnya, juga meninggalkan shalat berjama’ah, ini semua akan membawa seseorang untuk meninggalkan Islam sedikit-demi-sedikit. Banyaknya masjid-masjid yang dibangun, serta banyaknya para khatib dan imam masjid, semua itu agar shalat jama’ah ditegakkan dan supaya agama Islam ini ditegakkan dengan ilmu dan ta’lim. Maka meninggalkan shalat jama’ah tanpa udzur syar’i itu berdosa bahkan termasuk salah satu dosa besar. Hendaknya orang yang telah melakukan hal itu segera bertaubat kepada Allah ‘Azza Wa Jalla.

Adapun masalah apakah shalatnya diterima atau tidak, ini terjadi perselisihan di antara para ulama. Dan dikhawatirkan shalatnya tidak diterima di sisi Allah, maksudnya ia tidak mendapat pahala walaupun ia telah dianggap menunaikannya dan kewajiban shalat telah gugur darinya. Namun dikhawatirkan ia tidak mendapatkan pahala. Wallahul Musta’an.

Sumber: http://www.sh-emam.com/show_fatawa.php?id=776

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