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Jumat, 15 Mei 2009

Ahmad Dinejad

Tuhan mencintai siapa yang merendah dalam kehidupan pribadinya!

TV Fox (AS) menanyakan pada Presiden Iran Ahmedi Najad; "Saat anda melihat di cermin setiap pagi, apa yang anda katakan pada diri anda?"

Jawabnya: "Saya melihat orang di cermin itu dan mengatakan padanya:"Ingat,kau tak lebih dari seorang pelayan, hari di depanmu penuh dengan tanggungjawab yang berat, yaitu melayani bangsa Iran .

"Berikut adalah bagaimana penyiar menggambarkan dirinya.

Ahmedi Najad, adalah presiden Iran yang membuat orang ternganga, karena pada saat pertama kali menduduki kantor kepresidenan Ia menyumbangkan seluruh karpet Iran Istana yang sangat tinggi nilai maupun harganya itu kepada masjid 2 di Teheran dan menggantikannya dengan karpet biasa yang mudah dibersihkan.

Ia mengamati bahwa ada ruangan yang sangat besar untuk menerima dan menghormati tamu VIP, lalu ia memerintahkan untuk menutup ruang tersebut dan menanyakan pada protokoler untuk menggantinya dengan ruangan biasa dengan 2 kursi kayu, meski sederhana tetap terlihat impresive.

Di banyak kesempatan ia bercengkerama dengan petugas kebersihan disekitarrumah dan kantor kepresidenannya.

Di bawah kepemimpinannya, saat ia meminta menteri2 nya untuk datang kepadanya dan menteri2 tsb akan menerima sebuah dokumen yang ditandatangani yang berisikan arahan2 darinya, arahan tersebut terutama sekali menekankan para menteri2nya untuk tetap hidup sederhana dan disebutkan bahwa rekening pribadi maupun kerabat dekatnya akan diawasi, sehingga pada saat menteri 2 tsb berakhir masa jabatannya dapat meninggalkan kantornya dengan kepala tegak.

Langkah pertamanya adalah ia mengumumkan kekayaan dan propertinya yang terdiri dari Peugeot 504 tahun 1977, sebuah rumah sederhana warisan ayahnya 40 tahun yang lalu di sebuah daerah kumuh di Teheran.

Rekening banknya bersaldo minimum, dan satu 2 nya uang masuk adalah uang gaji bulanannya. Gajinya sebagai dosen di sebuah universitas hanya senilai US$ 250.

Sebagai tambahan informasi, Presiden masih tinggal di rumahnya. Hanya itulah yang dimilikinya seorang presiden dari negara yang penting baik secara strategis, ekonomis, politis, belum lagi secara minyak dan pertahanan.

Bahkan ia tidak mengambil gajinya, alasannya adalah bahwa semua kesejahteraan adalah milik negara dan ia bertugas untuk menjaganya.

Satu hal yang membuat kagum staf kepresidenan adalah tas yg selalu dibawa sang presiden tiap hari selalu berisikan sarapan; roti isi atau roti keju yang disiapkan istrinya dan memakannya dengan gembira, ia juga menghentikan kebiasaan menyediakan makanan yang dikhususkan untuk presiden.

Hal lain yang ia ubah adalah kebijakan Pesawat Terbang Kepresidenan, ia mengubahnya menjadi pesawat kargo sehingga dapat menghemat pajak masyarakat dan untuk dirinya, ia meminta terbang dengan pesawat terbang biasa dengan kelas ekonomi.

Ia kerap mengadakan rapat dengan menteri2 nya untuk mendapatkan info tentang kegiatan dan efisiensi yang sdh dilakukan, dan ia memotong protokoler istana sehingga menteri2 nya dapat masuk langsung keruangannya tanpa ada hambatan.

Ia juga menghentikan kebiasaan upacara2 seperti karpet merah, sesi foto, atau publikasi pribadi, atau hal 2 spt itu saat mengunjungi berbagai tempat di negaranya.

Saat harus menginap di hotel, ia meminta diberikan kamar tanpa tempat tidur yg tidak terlalu besar karena ia tidak suka tidur di atas kasur, tetapi lebih suka tidur di lantai beralaskan karpet dan selimut.

Lihat foto2 di atas yang menegaskan penjelasan.

Presiden Iran tidur di ruang tamu rumahnya sesudah lepas dari pengawal 2 nya yg selalu mengikuti kemanapun ia pergi.

Menurut koran Wifaq, foto2 yg diambil oleh adiknya tersebut, kemudian dipulikasikan oleh media masa diseluruh dunia, termasuk Amerika.

Sepanjang sholat, anda dapat melihat bahwa ia tidak duduk di baris paling muka.

Dan foto terakhir memperlihatkan ruang makan dimana presiden sedang menikmati makanannya.

Selasa, 12 Mei 2009

Biografi DR.GANJAR KURNIA.,D.E.A
REKTOR UNIVERSITAS PADJADJARAN BANDUNG


Ganjar Kurnia
From Ghabopedia



BIODATA

Lahir : Bandung, 3 Januari 1956

Agama : Islam

Pendidikan :

* Lulus S1 dari Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran (1979)
* Lulus DEA (S2) untuk bidang studi Sosiologi dan Ekonomi Masyarakat dari Universitas Paris X Nanterre (1983)
* Lulus S3 untuk studi Sosiologi Pedesaan dari Universitas Paris Nanterre (1987)

Karir :

* Dosen Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran (1979-sekarang)
* Pejabat Sementara PD III Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran (1982)
* Dosen Pasca Sarjana Universitas Padjadjaran (1990-sekarang)
* Dosen Pasca Sarjana Pengairan PU (1991-1998)
* Dosen Tamu Sespimpol (1998-1999)
* Kepala Pusat Dinamika Pembangunan Universitas Padjadjaran (1995-sekarang)
* Kepala Pusat Pengkajian dan Pengembangan Kebudayaan Jawa Barat Universitas Padjadjaran (2000-2004)
* Ketua Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran (2003-2004)
* Peneliti pada Pusat Penelitian Kependudukan Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Padjadjaran (1990-sekarang)
* Guru Besar Sosiologi Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran (2003)
* Staf Khusus Rektor Universitas Padjadjaran (1998-sekarang)
* Atase Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan di KBRI Paris (2004-sekarang)
* Rektor Universitas Padjadjaran terpilih (2007-2011)

Kegiatan Akademik :

* Mendirikan LISES Universitas Padjadjaran (1981)
* Mendirikan Racana Pramuka(1979)
* Supervisor Kuliah Kerja Nyata Universitas Padjadjaran (1980-1982)
* Pembina Pramuka Universitas Padjadjaran (1990-2004)
* Pengurus Ikatan Alumni Fakultas Pertanian
* Pengurus Ikatan Alumni Universitas Padjadjaran (1998-2004)
* Tim sistem Perencanaan, Penyusunan Program dan Penganggaran (SP4) Universitas Padjadjaran (2000)
* Ketua Panitia Dies Universitas Padjadjaran ke-46 (2003)

Kegiatan di Jawa Barat :

* Pengurus Korps Alumni Damas (1995-2003)
* Koordinator Peneliti Penyerahan Irigasi Kecil di Jawa Barat pada International Management Institut (1998/1989)
* Anggota Dewan Pangaping Paguyuban Pasundan (2000-2004)
* Koordinator Mahasiswa Peduli Kesenian Tradisional Jawa Barat. Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jawa Barat (2001-2002)
* Ketua Umum Ikatan Peminat Dan Ahli Demografi Indonesia (IPADI) Jabar (1995-2004)
* Pengurus Ikatan Sosiologi Indonesia Jawa Barat (1995-1997)
* Koalisi Mitra Peduli Kependudukan Jawa Barat (MILIK) sebagai Ketua Umum (2002-2004)
* Wakil Ketua Komite Perencanaan Jawa Barat (2003-2004)

Kegiatan Nasional :

* Dewan Pengarah Jaringan Komunikasi Irigasi Indonesia (JKII, 1991-2003)
* Wakil Ketua Badan Koordinasi Kesenian Nasional Indonesia Jawa Barat (BKKNI, 1996-2002)
* Sekretaris Tim Ahli Bimas Departemen Pertanian (1997-2000)
* Sekretaris I IPADI Pusat (1998-sekarang)
* Sekretaris Eksekutif Jaringan Komunikasi Irigasi Indonesia (JKII, 1998-2001)
* Konsultan Bank Dunia Untuk WATSAL (1999)
* Dewan Pengarah Forum Pengembangan Partisipasi Masyarakat (FPPM) Jakarta (2000-sekarang)
* Pengurus KNI ICID - Indonesia (hingga sekarang)
* Pengurus KBA Pelajar Islam Indonesia (PII) (2001-sekarang)
* Juri Nasional Lomba Karya Inovatif Produktif Pekan Ilmiah Mahasiswa Nasional (2001-2003)
* Anggota Tim Ahli Dewan Ketahanan Pangan Departemen Pertanian (2002-sekarang)

Kegiatan Internasional :

* Pimpinan rombongan kesenian untuk International Children Festival di Ankara dan Istambul (1987)
* Pimpinan rombongan kesenian Universitas Padjadjaran ke Belanda dan Prancis (2000)
* Atase Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan di KBRI Paris (2004-sekarang)

BIOGRAFI

Selesai sudah agenda pelantikan rektor kali ini. Setelah tertunda kurang lebih 8 Bulan pasca pemilihan tanggal 12 Agustus 2006, akhirnya Mendiknas resmi melantik Prof. Dr. Ganjar Kurnia. Ir., DEA., sebagai rektor Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) terpilih periode 2007-2011. Pelantikan yang sebenarnya sempat menuai polemik internal ini disambut positif oleh banyak pihak terutama Civitas Akademika Unpad. Sejatinya, meskipun menimbulkan banyak kontroversi, Unpad masih tetap berjiwa besar dalam menerima semua kebijakan. Hal ini justru menunjukkan jati diri Unpad sebagai perguruan tinggi yang sangat menjunjung tinggi nilai-nilai demokrasi. Pelantikan Prof. Ganjar sudah pasti membawa perkembangan bagi masyarakat Unpad kedepan, ini artinya episode baru kepemerintahan seorang guru besar pertanian sudah siap dimulai.

Masih segar dalam ingatan orasi Prof. Ganjar saat presentasi visi misi pemilihan rektor. Ia mengangkat tema "membangun unpad menuju academic excellence dengan kebersamaan". Prof. Ganjar terlihat sangat yakin dan percaya diri tentang apa yang disampaikannya. Ada hal yang menarik ketika beliau menyorot pokok-pokok pemikiran tentang pencapaian visi. Konsep yang dipaparkan Prof. Ganjar harus sesuai dengan pelaksanaannya di lapangan. Setiap orang tentu menginginkan perubahan baru didalam perjalanan kehidupannya. Namun, perubahan yang diinginkan itu biasanya berkaitan dengan suatu momentum yang baik.

Sebelumnya, Ganjar mengajar di Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran, kemudian menjadi Pejabat Sementara PD III Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran. Lalu dipercaya menjadi Dosen Pasca Sarjana Universitas Padjadjaran dan Dosen Pasca Sarjana Pengairan PU. Ia juga sempat menjadi Dosen Tamu Sespimpol. Ganjar menjabat Kepala Pusat Dinamika Pembangunan Universitas Padjadjaran pada tahun 1995. Setelah itu ia menjabat Kepala Pusat Pengkajian dan Pengembangan Kebudayaan Jawa Barat Universitas Padjadjaran.

Dari jabatan Ketua Jurusan Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran, Ganjar menjadi Peneliti pada Pusat Penelitian Kependudukan Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Padjadjaran. Karena pengabdiannya, ia dinobatkan sebagai Guru Besar Sosiologi Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran pada tahun 2003. Ia pernah pula menjadi Staf Khusus Rektor Universitas Padjadjaran. Karirnya juga berlanjut ke pemerintahan sebagai Atase Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan di KBRI Paris.

बिओग्रफी टोनी बलिर

Tony Blair
born: 06-05-1953
birth place: Edinburgh, Scotland

The son of a barrister and lecturer, Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, but spent most of his childhood in Durham.


At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his schooling at Fettes College. He was later educated at St. John's College, Oxford, where he obtained a law degree. He joined the Labour Party after graduation.

During the 1983 general election Blair became MP for Sedgefield, and aligned himself with the reforming tendencies in the party. He made a speedy rise through the ranks, being promoted first to the shadow Treasury front bench in 1984. He subsequently served as a trade and industry spokesman, before being elected to the Shadow Cabinet in 1988 where he was made Shadow Secretary of State for Energy. In 1989 he moved to the employment brief.

After the 1992 election, the new Labour leader John Smith, promoted Blair to Shadow Home Secretary. It was in this post that Mr Blair made famous his pledge that Labour would be tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

Two years later Smith died of a heart attack. Blair and fellow shadow cabinet member, Gordon Brown, famously agreed that Blair would stand for the leadership, with Brown becoming Chancellor in the event of victory.

Elected using the new election rules they had helped to bring in, Blair and Brown set about changing the Labour Party, modifying its constitution away from commitments to public ownership, and allying the party to big business, rather than the trade unions movement.

Although it attracted much criticism for its alleged superficiality, from both political opponents and traditionalists within the party, "New Labour" achieved a landslide victory over John Major’s ruling Conservative Party in the 1997 general election.

In government Blair has been notable for his commitment to business interests. He will probably be best remembered for the introduction of university tuition fees, and for market reforms to the NHS and social services. He has also been criticised for his attachment to media manipulation and ‘spin’.

Blair also presided over the British involvement in the Kosovan War, and was the only Prime Minister of the 20th century to father a child while in office.

Despite a drastically reduced turnout in the 2001 UK general election, the Labour Party preserved its majority. Blair became the first Labour Prime Minister to serve two consecutive terms.

Following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001, Blair was quick to align Britain with the US, specifically involving the country in the hugely controversial campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. This cost him a substantial percentage of his popular support.

On a more positive note, his contribution towards assisting the Northern Ireland Peace Process by helping to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement after 30 years of conflict is widely recognised.

On 10 May 2007, Blair announced during a speech at the Trimdon Labour Club in his Sedgefield constituency his intention to resign as Labour Party leader and that he will tender his resignation as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007. He was replaced by Gordon Brown.

Blair is married to barrister Cherie Booth. They have three sons and one daughter.

Selasa, 28 April 2009

पेरातुरापेरुन्दंग-उन्दंगन यांग बरु तेंतंग पेर्पजकन इंडोनेशिया

PERATURAN DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK
NOMOR PER - 28/PJ/2009

TENTANG

PELAKSANAAN KETENTUAN PERALIHAN PERATURAN PEMERINTAH NOMOR 71 TAHUN 2008
TENTANG PERUBAHAN KETIGA ATAS PERATURAN PEMERINTAH NOMOR 48 TAHUN 1994
TENTANG PEMBAYARAN PAJAK PENGHASILAN ATAS PENGHASILAN
DARI PENGALIHAN HAK ATAS TANAH DAN/ATAU BANGUNAN

DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK,

Menimbang :

bahwa dalam rangka memberikan kepastian hukum kepada Wajib Pajak mengenai pelaksanaan ketentuan peralihan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 71 Tahun 2008 tentang Perubahan Ketiga atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan, perlu menetapkan Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak tentang Pelaksanaan Ketentuan Peralihan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 71 Tahun 2008 tentang Perubahan Ketiga atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan;

Mengingat :

1. Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 1983 tentang Ketentuan Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1983 Nomor 49, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3262) sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2009 (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2009 Nomor 62);
2. Undang-Undang Nomor 7 Tahun 1983 tentang Pajak Penghasilan (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1983 Nomor 50, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3263) sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 36 Tahun 2008 (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2008 Nomor 133, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 4893);
3. Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1994 Nomor 77, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3580) sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 71 Tahun 2008 (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2008 Nomor 164, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 4914);
4. Keputusan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 635/KMK.04/1994 tentang Pelaksanaan Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 243/PMK.03/2008;



MEMUTUSKAN :

Menetapkan :

PERATURAN DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK TENTANG PELAKSANAAN KETENTUAN PERALIHAN PERATURAN PEMERINTAH NOMOR 71 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PERUBAHAN KETIGA ATAS PERATURAN PEMERINTAH NOMOR 48 TAHUN 1994 TENTANG PEMBAYARAN PAJAK PENGHASILAN ATAS PENGHASILAN DARI PENGALIHAN HAK ATAS TANAH DAN/ATAU BANGUNAN.


Pasal 1

(1) Wajib Pajak badan, termasuk koperasi, yang usaha pokoknya melakukan transaksi pengalihan hak atas tanah dan/atau bangunan, yang:

1. melakukan pengalihan hak atas tanah dan/atau bangunan sebelum tanggal 1 Januari 2009 dan atas pengalihan hak tersebut belum dibuatkan akta, keputusan, perjanjian, kesepakatan, atau risalah lelang oleh pejabat yang berwenang; dan
2. penghasilan atas pengalihan hak sebagaimana dimaksud pada huruf a telah dilaporkan dalam Surat Pemberitahuan Tahunan Pajak Penghasilan tahun pajak yang bersangkutan dan Pajak Penghasilan atas penghasilan tersebut telah dilunasi,

pengenaan pajaknya dihitung berdasarkan ketentuan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 79 Tahun 1999 tentang Perubahan Kedua atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan.
(2) Atas penghasilan dari pengalihan hak atas tanah dan/atau bangunan yang memenuhi ketentuan sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) tidak dikenai Pajak Penghasilan berdasarkan ketentuan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 71 Tahun 2008 tentang Perubahan Ketiga atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 48 Tahun 1994 tentang Pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan atas Penghasilan dari Pengalihan Hak atas Tanah dan/atau Bangunan yang dibuktikan dengan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final.


Pasal 2

(1) Permohonan untuk memperoleh surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 1 ayat (2) diajukan secara tertulis oleh Wajib Pajak badan yang melakukan pengalihan hak atas tanah dan/atau bangunan ke Kantor Pelayanan Pajak tempat Wajib Pajak badan yang bersangkutan terdaftar dengan format sesuai Lampiran I yang tidak terpisahkan dari Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini.
(2) Permohonan untuk memperoleh surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) harus dilampiri dengan daftar tanah dan/atau bangunan yang penghasilan atas pengalihannya telah dilaporkan dalam Surat Pemberitahuan Tahunan Pajak Penghasilan dengan format sesuai Lampiran II yang tidak terpisahkan dari Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini.


Pasal 3

(1) Atas permohonan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 2 ayat (1), Kepala Kantor Pelayanan Pajak harus memberikan keputusan dalam jangka waktu paling lama 10 (sepuluh) hari kerja sejak tanggal surat permohonan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final diterima secara lengkap.
(2) Apabila dalam jangka waktu sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) Kepala Kantor Pelayanan Pajak tidak memberikan keputusan, permohonan sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) dianggap dikabulkan dan Kepala Kantor Pelayanan Pajak harus menerbitkan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final paling lama 3 (tiga) hari kerja terhitung sejak jangka waktu sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) berakhir.


Pasal 4

(1) Dalam hal permohonan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 2 ayat (1) diterima, Kepala Kantor Pelayanan Pajak harus menerbitkan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final dengan format sesuai lampiran III yang tidak terpisahkan dari Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini.
(2) Dalam hal permohonan surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 2 ayat (1) ditolak, Kepala Kantor Pelayanan Pajak harus menyampaikan pemberitahuan penolakan kepada Wajib Pajak dengan format sesuai lampiran IV yang tidak terpisahkan dari Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini.


Pasal 5

Dalam hal ditemukan data atau keterangan lain yang menunjukkan ketidakbenaran data yang disampaikan oleh Wajib Pajak, surat keterangan bebas pembayaran Pajak Penghasilan yang bersifat final yang telah diterbitkan dinyatakan tidak berlaku dan Pajak Penghasilan ditagih kembali berikut sanksi sesuai dengan ketentuan Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 1983 tentang Ketentuan Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2009.


Pasal 6

Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini mulai berlaku pada tanggal ditetapkan.

Agar setiap orang mengetahuinya, memerintahkan pengumuman Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak ini dengan penempatannya dalam Berita Negara Republik Indonesia.




Ditetapkan di Jakarta
pada tanggal 20 April 2009
DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK,

ttd.

DARMIN NASUTION
NIP 130605098

पेम्बेरिताहुँ बरु

22 April 2009

SURAT EDARAN DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK
NOMOR SE - 46/PJ/2009

TENTANG

PEMBERIAN DISKON BAGI PEMILIK KARTU NPWP

DIREKTUR JENDERAL PAJAK,

Sehubungan dengan adanya kegiatan pemberian diskon oleh beberapa pengusaha bagi pemilik kartu Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak (NPWP), dengan ini diberikan penegasan sebagai berikut :

1. Direktorat Jenderal Pajak (DJP) menyambut positif jika ada pengusaha yang secara sukarela, dengan berbagai pertimbangan bisnisnya, memberikan diskon terhadap pemilik NPWP;
2. Pemberian diskon kepada pemilik NPWP sepenuhnya merupakan inisiatif para pengusaha;
3. Direktorat Jenderal Pajak dengan nama dan dalam bentuk apapun tidak terkait dengan kegaiatan pemberian diskon bagi pemilik NPWP;
4. Kepala Kantor Wilayah DJP dan seluruh jajarannya tidak diperbolehkan secara aktif ikut berinisiatif atau bahkan berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan pemberian diskon bagi pemilik NPWP.


Demikian untuk menjadi perhatian dan dilaksanakan dengan sebaik-baiknya.




Ditetapkan di Jakarta
Pada tanggal 22 April 2009
Direktur Jenderal Pajak,

ttd,

Darmin Nasution
NIP 130605098

KEPUTUSAN MENTERI KEUANGAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 427/KM.1/2009 TENTANG NILAI KURS SEBAGAI DASAR PELUNASAN BEA MASUK, PAJAK PERTAMBAHAN NILAI BARA

KEPUTUSAN MENTERI KEUANGAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA
NOMOR 427/KM.1/2009

TENTANG

NILAI KURS SEBAGAI DASAR PELUNASAN BEA MASUK, PAJAK PERTAMBAHAN NILAI BARANG DAN JASA
DAN PAJAK PENJUALAN ATAS BARANG MEWAH, PAJAK EKSPOR, DAN PAJAK PENGHASILAN YANG BERLAKU
UNTUK TANGGAL 27 APRIL SAMPAI DENGAN 03 MEI 2009

MENTERI KEUANGAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA,


Menimbang :

1. bahwa untuk keperluan pelunasan Bea Masuk, Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang dan Jasa dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah, Pajak Ekspor, dan Pajak Penghasilan atas pemasukan barang, hutang Pajak yang berhubungan dengan Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang dan Jasa dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah, Pajak Ekspor, dan penghasilan yang diterima atau diperoleh berupa uang asing, harus terlebih dahulu dinilai ke dalam uang rupiah;
2. bahwa berdasarkan pertimbangan sebagaimana dimaksud dalam huruf a, perlu menetapkan Keputusan Menteri Keuangan tentang Nilai Kurs sebagai Dasar Pelunasan Bea Masuk, Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang dan Jasa dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah, Pajak Ekspor, dan Pajak Penghasilan yang berlaku untuk tanggal 27 April sampai dengan 03 Mei 2009.


Mengingat :

1. Undang-undang Nomor 7 Tahun 1983 tentang Pajak Penghasilan (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1983 Nomor 50, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3263) sebagaimana telah diubah terakhir dengan Undang-undang Nomor 17 Tahun 2000 (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2000 Nomor 127, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3985);
2. Undang-undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1983 tentang Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang dan Jasa dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1983 Nomor 51, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3264) sebagaimana telah diubah terakhir dengan Undang-undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2000 (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 2000 Nomor 128, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3986);
3. Undang-undang Nomor 10 Tahun 1995 tentang Kepabeanan (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1995 Nomor 75, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3612);
4. Undang-undang Nomor 11 Tahun 1995 tentang Cukai (Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1995 Nomor 76, Tambahan Lembaran Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 3613);
5. Keputusan Presiden Nomor 187/M Tahun 2004 tentang Pembentukan Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu sebagaimana telah diubah terakhir dengan Keputusan Presiden Nomor 20/P Tahun 2005;
6. Keputusan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 371/KMK.01/2002 tentang Pelimpahan Wewenang Kepada Pejabat Eselon I Di Lingkungan Departemen Keuangan untuk dan Atas Nama Menteri Keuangan Menandatangani Surat dan atau Keputusan Menteri Keuangan;


MEMUTUSKAN :

Menetapkan :
KEPUTUSAN MENTERI KEUANGAN TENTANG NILAI KURS SEBAGAI DASAR PELUNASAN BEA MASUK, PAJAK PERTAMBAHAN NILAI BARANG DAN JASA DAN PAJAK PENJUALAN ATAS BARANG MEWAH, PAJAK EKSPOR, DAN PAJAK PENGHASILAN YANG BERLAKU UNTUK TANGGAL 27 APRIL SAMPAI DENGAN 03 Mei 2009.

Pasal 1

Nilai Kurs sebagai Dasar Pelunasan Bea Masuk, Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Barang dan Jasa dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah, Pajak Ekspor, dan Pajak Penghasilan yang berlaku untuk tanggal 27 April sampai dengan 03 Mei 2009, ditetapkan sebagai berikut :

1. Rp 10.836,00 Untuk dolar Amerika Serikat (USD) 1-
2 Rp 7.645,88 Untuk dolar Australia (AUD) 1-
3 Rp 8.752,47 Untuk dolar Canada (CAD) 1-
4 Rp 1.887,72 Untuk kroner Denmark (DKK) 1-
5 Rp 1.398,19 Untuk dolar Hongkong (HKD) 1-
6 Rp 2.980,24 Untuk ringgit Malaysia (MYR) 1-
7 Rp 6.042,15 Untuk dolar Selandia Baru (NZD) 1-
8 Rp 1.603,37 Untuk kroner Norwegia (NOK) 1-
9 Rp 15.785,34 Untuk poundsterling Inggris (GBP) 1-
10 Rp 7.191,76 Untuk dolar Singapura (SGD) 1-
11 Rp 1.271,54 Untuk kroner Swedia (SEK) 1-
12 Rp 9.290,92 Untuk franc Swiss (CHF) 1-
13 Rp 11.030,13 Untuk yen Jepang (JPY) 100-
14 Rp 1.687,85 Untuk kyat Burma (BUK) 1-
15 Rp 215,37 Untuk rupee India (INR) 1-
16 Rp 37.037,61 Untuk dinar Kuwait (KWD) 1-
17 Rp 134,48 Untuk rupee Pakistan (PKR) 1-
18 Rp 223,66 Untuk peso Philipina (PHP) 1-
19 Rp 2.889,45 Untuk riyal Saudi Arabia (SAR) 1-
20 Rp 91,26 Untuk rupee Sri Lanka (LKR) 1-
21 Rp 304,77 Untuk baht Thailand (THB) 1-
22 Rp 7.197,37 Untuk dolar Brunei Darussalam (BND) 1-
23 Rp 14.062,15 Untuk EURO (EUR) 1-
24 Rp 1.586,26 Untuk yuan China (CNY) 1-
25 Rp 8,06 Untuk won Korea (KRW) 1-


Pasal 2

Dalam hal kurs valuta asing lainnya tidak tercantum dalam Pasal 1 maka nilai kurs yang digunakan sebagai dasar pelunasan adalah kurs spot harian valuta asing yang bersangkutan di pasar internasional terhadap dolar Amerika Serikat yang berlaku pada penutupan hari kerja sebelumnya dan dikalikan kurs rupiah terhadap dolar Amerika Serikat sebagaimana ditetapkan dalam Keputusan Menteri Keuangan ini

Pasal 3

Keputusan Menteri Keuangan ini mulai berlaku pada tanggal 27 April 2009

Agar setiap orang mengetahuinya memerintahkan pengumuman Keputusan Menteri Keuangan ini dengan penempatannya dalam Berita Negara Republik Indonesia



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Kamis, 16 April 2009

My BIOGRAPHI

My BIOGRAPHI

# Nama :
CHOZIN NUARI

# Tempat Tanggal Lahir :
Banjar Patroman, 15 Januari 1990

#Alamat :
Bandung

#Hobby :
Badminton

#Cita-Cita :
Tax Consultant and Public Accounting

#Pendidikan :
SD : MI CIBONTE ( 1996-2002 )
SMP : SMPN 6 KOTA BANJAR ( 2002-2005 )
SMA : SMAN 1 KOTA BANJAR ( 2005-2008 )
Universitas : Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung
Jurusan : D3 Pendidikan Ahli Adminstrasi Perusahaan Perpajakan
Universitas Indonesia
S1 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Pemerintahan Spesialisasi Hukum Fiskal
Universitas Gajah Mada
S2 Fakultas Ekonomi Accounting and Fiskal

# Sekolah (Lainnya):

MIN Cibonte, SMPN 6 Banjar, SMAN 1 Banjar, UNPAD
# Perguruan Tinggi/Universitas:

Universitas Padjajaran, Diikuti 2008 - Saat ini, Gelar Ahli Madya, FISKAL PERPAJAKAN
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MAHASISWA UNPAD
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"Michelle Obama Biography"

"Michelle Obama Biography"

Name : Michelle Obama
Birth name : Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Date of Birth : January 17, 1964
Place of Birth : Chicago, Illinois
Nationality : American
Proffession : Lawyer
Religion : Protestant (UCC)
Spouse : Barack Obama
Children : Malia Ann and Sasha (Daughters)
Height : 5'10"


"Biography"

Michelle Obama Trivia
# Graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Sociology, and went on to earn a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
# The movie she saw on her first date with Barack Obama was "Do the Right Thing" (1989).
# Her brother is the head coach of the Oregon State basketball team.
# She has two daughters, Malia Ann (born in 1998) and Natasha (known as Sasha) (born in 2001).

Meet Michelle Obama :

Michelle Obama Detailed Biography -

Michelle Obama, whose birth name is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, was born on January 17, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Frasier Robinson, is a city water plant employee and Democratic precinct captain. Her mother, Marian Robinson, is a secretary at Spiegel's catalog store. She grew up in the South Shore community area of Chicago. Michelle graduated from Whitney Young High School in 1981 and went on to major in sociology and minor in African American studies at Princeton University, where she graduated 'cum laude' with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985. She mostly traces her roots to pre-Revolutionary War African Americans in the American South; much of her family still resides in the state of South Carolina.

At Princeton, Michelle challenged the teaching methodology for French because she felt that it should be more conversational. As part of her requirements for graduation, she wrote a thesis entitled, "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community". She obtained her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. While at Harvard, she participated in political demonstrations advocating the hiring of professors who are members of minorities.

After graduating from Harvard, Michelle accepted a position at a downtown Chicago law firm. In 1989 she was asked to mentor a summer associate from Harvard name Barack Obama. Their relationship started with a business lunch and then a community organization meeting where he first impressed her. The couple married in October 1992. They have only two daughters.

Michelle's professional relationships were helpful when her husband in 2004, then a state senator, ran for the United States Senate, where he faced a primary dominated by some of the Democratic Party's most powerful political families. In this 2004 race, Obama had the support of influential black business leaders, some of whom had closer ties to his wife than they did to him. According to Newsweek, a former boss of Michelle Obama's, a powerful black woman Valerie Jarrett, chair of the Chicago Stock Exchange, served as finance chair of Barack Obama's U.S. Senate campaign.

After Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack and Michelle choose to keep their children in Chicago, where Michelle continued her career as well.

"AVRIL LAVIGNE BIOGRAPHY"

"AVRIL LAVIGNE BIOGRAPHY"


Avril Lavigne Biography

Name : Avril Lavigne
Birth Name : Avril Ramona Lavigne
Date of Birth : September 27, 1984
Place of Birth : Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Occupation : Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actress, Model
Genre(s) : Modern rock, Pop rock, Teen Pop, Punk Pop, Post-grunge, Alternative rock
Instrument(s) : Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Drums
Height : 5' 3''
Nationality : Canadian
Nickname : Avie
Hometown : Napanee, Ontario, Canada



Avril Lavigne Trivia

# Trade Marks: Bitter lyrics; Heavy black eyeliner and eyeshadow.

# One of her songs, "Losing Grip", is about an ex-boyfriend.

# Won the 'New Artist in a Video' award for her song 'Complicated' at the 2002 VMA.

# Parents are Judy & John Lavigne, French-Canadians.

# Her first video, "Complicated", cost over $1 million.

# Her younger sister appeared in her 'SK8R BOI' Video.

# She has a younger sister, Michelle and an older brother, Matthew.

# Was orginally pursuing a career in country and folk music, but transitioned into "punk-rock" because of its more lucrative possbilities.

# Received 5 Grammy nominations, including 1 for best new artist (2003).

# Debut album 'Let Go' is 6x platinum.

# Dropped out of high school after the 11th grade when she secured a record deal.

# Won 3 MTV Asia Awards for favorite female artist, favorite breakthrough artist & style (2003).

# Has been nominated for 6 Juno Awards (2003).

# Her CD, "Let Go", was the third best selling album of 2002.

# Won four Juno Awards: Single of the Year ("Complicated"), Album of the Year ("Let Go"), New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.

# Announced that her song 'Sk8er Boi' will be turned into a movie.

# Her second album is titled "Under My Skin," which has gone 2x platinum.

# Has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her home town, Napanee, Ontario.

# 381,000 copies were sold of her second album "Under My Skin", making it her 2nd #1 album. According to Nielsen SoundScan, it ended the #1 spot eight- week reign of Usher's "Confessions" album. "Under My Skin" album is also #1 in the UK.

# Favorite pizza topping is olives.

# The song "Slipped Away" on her second album is about the death of her grandfather.

# Wrote the song "Breakaway" which was sung by Kelly Clarkson.

# Is the second child out of three in her family.

# Is good friends with Pink,Vanessa Carlton, and Fefe Dobson.

# Nominated for 3 Grammys: Song Of The Year ("I'm With You"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With You") & Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip") (2004).

# Avril taught herself the guitar at the age of 12.

# Won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards [April 2005].

# 2005: Won 3 Juno Awards; Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year ("Under My Skin").

# Voted #1 in Teen People's Top Hottest 21 Under 21 List [April 30th - May 1st 2005].

# She was kind enough to donate many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004.

# Decided to perform in Dublin, Ireland the same day her grandfather died. After receiving the news, she knew he would have wanted her to continue on. Although all but breaking down on stage, she continued to perform in his memory.

# Became engaged to Deryck Whibley on June 25, 2005.

# Writes all of her own songs about her own personal experiences.

# Named #36 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

# Married Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley on July 15th 2006 in an outdoor, non-denominational ceremony at a private estate in Montecito, California. She wore a Vera Wang gown and held a bouquet of white roses. Their first dance was "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls.

# The menu plate on her wedding reception read "Avril Whibley", implying that she has assumed husband Deryck Whibley's last name in her private life.

# Favorite actor is Tobey Maguire and favorite actress is Sandra Bullock.

# Natural hair color is brown.

# Owns over a 100 pairs of Converse sneakers.

# Is a vegetarian.

# Ranked #15 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.


Avril Lavigne Detailed Biography

Avril Lavigne, actually Avril Ramona Lavigne, was born on September 27, 1984. Avril Lavigne is a Canadian pop punk singer/songwriter and actress who is well known for her "skater punk" persona. Her two albums to date, Let Go (2002) and Under My Skin (2004), have topped the charts in numerous countries. Although her name is of French origin, she herself does not speak French and her name is pronounced in an anglicized way, more or less as "La-veen" (although, actual pronunciation should be "La-Vine"). Her first name, Avril, means "April" in French and is pronounced "Av-reel" (anglicized "Ahv-ril").

Born in Belleville, Ontario to conservative Franco-Ontarian Christian parents John and Judy Lavigne, Avril grew up in Napanee; having moved there at the age of five. It was in Napanee that she sang country music and in a church choir and taught herself to play guitar. Avril Lavigne was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Avril was spotted by Steve Medd, a local folksinger, who invited her to perform vocals on his song Touch The Sky for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. Suitably impressed, he invited her back to perform vocals on Temple Of Life and Two Rivers for his followup album, My Window To You in 2000. By the age of sixteen, Avril Lavigne was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) representative of Arista Records, who invited his boss, Arista head Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing in a New York City studio. She then completed work on her first album. Apparently, early attempts to co-write songs for her failed to meet her approval; and Lavigne eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, and co-wrote her album with Clif Magness and the songwriting team The Matrix, whose previous work included songs for Sheena Easton and Christina Aguilera.

Avril Lavigne described her first album, Let Go, as a pop album with "a couple of rock songs on it", and has indicated a desire to write more rock-oriented songs in the future. It was released by Arista on June 4, 2002 in the United States, reaching number two there and number one in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (making Avril Lavigne the youngest female solo act ever at the time to have a number-one album in the UK). It was certified four times platinum less than six months later by the RIAA, and had sold fifteen million copies worldwide as of December 2004. Four singles from the album were released, all of them hits. "Complicated" went to number one in Australia while reaching number two on the U.S. Hot 100, and was also one of the best-selling Canadian singles of 2002. "Sk8er Boi" reached the top ten in the U.S. and Australia and number one in Canada, "I'm With You" reached the top five in the U.S., while "Losing Grip" reached number one in Canada, the top ten in Taiwan, and the top twenty in Chile.

The media have often compared Avril Avril Lavigne to Alanis Morissette (one of her favourite artists alongside Coldplay and The Goo Goo Dolls), who is also Canadian, as well as singer-songwriters such as Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch, who emerged at about the same time and were popularly credited, with Avril Lavigne, as part of a trend towards more genuine creativity in the teen pop-music market. Avril Lavigne was named "Best New Artist" at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, won four Juno Awards in 2003 (out of six nominations), a World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Canadian Singer, and was nominated for eight Grammy Awards. 2004 the present Avril Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin, was released on May 25, 2004 in the U.S. and went to number one in several countries, including the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia.

Avril Lavigne wrote most of the album with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, though some tracks were co-written by Lavigne and Ben Moody (formerly of Evanescence), Butch Walker of Marvelous 3, and the rest with her former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace Kreviazuk's husband, co-produced the album with Butch Walker and Don Gilmore. Lead single "Don't Tell Me" went to number one in Argentina, top five in the U.K. and Canada, and top ten in Australia and Brazil. "My Happy Ending" reached the top ten in the U.S., and was her third biggest hit to date there, but third single "Nobody's Home" did not make the top forty. The final single from the album, "He Wasn't", reached number one in Canada, making the song her eighth number-one release since "Complicated", but failed to make the UK top twenty and was not released in the U.S.. Avril Lavigne won two World Music Awards in 2004 for World's Best Pop/Rock Artist and World's Best Selling Canadian Artist. She received five Juno Award nominations in 2005, picking up three including, Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. She also won the award for Favourite Female Singer at the eighteenth Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Avril Lavigne co-wrote a song, "Breakaway", which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson for the soundtrack to the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and was later included on Clarkson's second album, Breakaway, being released as the album's first single. It went on to peak at #6 in the US and provided Clarkson with a substantial hit. One source reports that Lavigne will release a new album some time in the spring of 2006. In a phone interview with Newsday, Avril Lavigne said: "Don't expect the album any time soon. I'm going to get off the road, take my time, be with my little sweetheart and have a life and then get back to business." In a recent interview with Celebrity.com, Lavigne said that she is in the middle of making her record. . Lavigne is to make her film debut in the animated film Over the Hedge, which is based on comic strip of same name, alongside William Shatner, Bruce Willis and Gary Shandling. Avril Lavigne is also acting in the Richard Gere film The Flock, and her third project is Fast Food Nation, based on her favourite book. Her co-stars in the film include Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Ethan Hawke and Greg Kinnear. In January 2006, Lavigne signed a contract with Ford Models.

She is appearing on the February edition of Harpers Bazaar Fashion Magazine with a new look. She will sing at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy) for the eight minutes of the Vancouver 2010 portion. Her third album is supposed to be released during the middle of 2006. It should include collaborations with Chantal Kreviazuk and her husband, Our Lady Peace front man Raine Maida, who have also worked on 2004's 'Under My Skin' Lavigne's current band consists of the following: Devin Bronson (lead guitar), Craig Wood (rhythm guitar), Charlie Moniz (bass) and Matt Brann (drums). Departed members from Lavigne's band consist of the following: Evan Taubenfeld (lead guitar), Mark Spicoluk (bass, 2002) and Jesse Colburn (rhythm guitar). In 2003, it was reported that Lavigne was romantically involved with Colburn. Lavigne is engaged to be married to Deryck Whibley of the pop punk band Sum 41, and Mark Spicoluk was a former member of that band.

Avril Lavigne formerly traveled with a bag full of about thirty neck ties. Some of them she bought, and the rest of them she took from her father and some were sent to her by fanmail. Lavigne stopped wearing neckties completely in 2003, as she was horrified at the constant media references to them overshadowing her music and that she was starting a fashion trend amongst her fans. She has a star tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, applied at the same time as friend and musical associate Ben Moody's identical tattoo.

In late 2004, Avril Lavigne had a small pink heart-shaped tattoo featuring the letter 'D' applied to her right wrist thought to be a reference to fiance Deryck Whibley. She has also bought a house with him in Beverly Hills. In March 2004, she became involved in a celebrity feud with Hilary Duff: Duff reportedly criticized Lavigne after she apparently got mad at her fans for dressing like her. Duff called her "mean-spirited" and said: "You should be happy that these people like you and look up to you."

During an interview for a Boston radio station, Lavigne then said that Duff was a "mommy's girl" and a "goody two-shoes". Avril Lavigne then said to Duff (who was not present during that interview), "You can go screw yourself". Reportedly, Avril Lavigne also said about Duff, "I'm sure she's really nice and sweet. I'm sure she's all smiles." During that same interview, she spotted a picture of herself and ripped it up, allegedly saying, "I hate that fucking photo!" All this happened while on air. According to Avril Lavigne, she had permission to take the picture down station personnel encouraged her to take it down. She has admitted to Rollingstone.com that she got into some fights one night. "The other night, I got into three fights", says Lavigne. "I was at a club and some girl was giving me attitude. She pushed me and I got her down on the floor. Security came, and because I was on top, they threw me out."

A profile of Avril Lavigne in The Washington Post found that, in the flesh, her personality did not reflect her marketing, and instead found her to be, if anything, something of a wide-eyed innocent, citing her intending to purchase her first Ramones CD. In another interview, Avril Lavigne listed her current listening tastes as including blink-182, Sum 41, Green Day and System of a Down. She is a vegetarian. Some members of the old school, hardcore punk community have an intense dislike for Lavigne and her style of music, which they believe waters down what punk is really all about. Comments she has made, showing a lack of knowledge/interest in the seventies punk movement and the luminaries of that movement (Lavigne once admitted to not ever having heard of the Sex Pistols), has led some to label her a poser. However, Avril Lavigne has consistently stated that her music is not punk rock and that she does not believe she is punk. Although it's constantly debated whether or not she is punk, there have been several (and more recent) occasions where she has stated "I'm not punk, that's a whole other world. If anything I'm more rock or pop." Avril Lavigne has made it to the list of FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World for three consecutive years, from 2003 to 2005. She was also included in Maxim Hot 100 for 2003 and 2005 at 92nd and 36th spots respectively.

"AVRIL LAVIGNE BIOGRAPHY" My Idol

"AVRIL LAVIGNE BIOGRAPHY"


Avril Lavigne Biography

Name : Avril Lavigne
Birth Name : Avril Ramona Lavigne
Date of Birth : September 27, 1984
Place of Birth : Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Occupation : Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actress, Model
Genre(s) : Modern rock, Pop rock, Teen Pop, Punk Pop, Post-grunge, Alternative rock
Instrument(s) : Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Drums
Height : 5' 3''
Nationality : Canadian
Nickname : Avie
Hometown : Napanee, Ontario, Canada



Avril Lavigne Trivia

# Trade Marks: Bitter lyrics; Heavy black eyeliner and eyeshadow.

# One of her songs, "Losing Grip", is about an ex-boyfriend.

# Won the 'New Artist in a Video' award for her song 'Complicated' at the 2002 VMA.

# Parents are Judy & John Lavigne, French-Canadians.

# Her first video, "Complicated", cost over $1 million.

# Her younger sister appeared in her 'SK8R BOI' Video.

# She has a younger sister, Michelle and an older brother, Matthew.

# Was orginally pursuing a career in country and folk music, but transitioned into "punk-rock" because of its more lucrative possbilities.

# Received 5 Grammy nominations, including 1 for best new artist (2003).

# Debut album 'Let Go' is 6x platinum.

# Dropped out of high school after the 11th grade when she secured a record deal.

# Won 3 MTV Asia Awards for favorite female artist, favorite breakthrough artist & style (2003).

# Has been nominated for 6 Juno Awards (2003).

# Her CD, "Let Go", was the third best selling album of 2002.

# Won four Juno Awards: Single of the Year ("Complicated"), Album of the Year ("Let Go"), New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.

# Announced that her song 'Sk8er Boi' will be turned into a movie.

# Her second album is titled "Under My Skin," which has gone 2x platinum.

# Has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her home town, Napanee, Ontario.

# 381,000 copies were sold of her second album "Under My Skin", making it her 2nd #1 album. According to Nielsen SoundScan, it ended the #1 spot eight- week reign of Usher's "Confessions" album. "Under My Skin" album is also #1 in the UK.

# Favorite pizza topping is olives.

# The song "Slipped Away" on her second album is about the death of her grandfather.

# Wrote the song "Breakaway" which was sung by Kelly Clarkson.

# Is the second child out of three in her family.

# Is good friends with Pink,Vanessa Carlton, and Fefe Dobson.

# Nominated for 3 Grammys: Song Of The Year ("I'm With You"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I'm With You") & Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Losing Grip") (2004).

# Avril taught herself the guitar at the age of 12.

# Won Favorite Female Singer at the 18th Annual Kid's Choice Awards [April 2005].

# 2005: Won 3 Juno Awards; Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year ("Under My Skin").

# Voted #1 in Teen People's Top Hottest 21 Under 21 List [April 30th - May 1st 2005].

# She was kind enough to donate many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004.

# Decided to perform in Dublin, Ireland the same day her grandfather died. After receiving the news, she knew he would have wanted her to continue on. Although all but breaking down on stage, she continued to perform in his memory.

# Became engaged to Deryck Whibley on June 25, 2005.

# Writes all of her own songs about her own personal experiences.

# Named #36 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

# Married Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley on July 15th 2006 in an outdoor, non-denominational ceremony at a private estate in Montecito, California. She wore a Vera Wang gown and held a bouquet of white roses. Their first dance was "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls.

# The menu plate on her wedding reception read "Avril Whibley", implying that she has assumed husband Deryck Whibley's last name in her private life.

# Favorite actor is Tobey Maguire and favorite actress is Sandra Bullock.

# Natural hair color is brown.

# Owns over a 100 pairs of Converse sneakers.

# Is a vegetarian.

# Ranked #15 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.


Avril Lavigne Detailed Biography

Avril Lavigne, actually Avril Ramona Lavigne, was born on September 27, 1984. Avril Lavigne is a Canadian pop punk singer/songwriter and actress who is well known for her "skater punk" persona. Her two albums to date, Let Go (2002) and Under My Skin (2004), have topped the charts in numerous countries. Although her name is of French origin, she herself does not speak French and her name is pronounced in an anglicized way, more or less as "La-veen" (although, actual pronunciation should be "La-Vine"). Her first name, Avril, means "April" in French and is pronounced "Av-reel" (anglicized "Ahv-ril").

Born in Belleville, Ontario to conservative Franco-Ontarian Christian parents John and Judy Lavigne, Avril grew up in Napanee; having moved there at the age of five. It was in Napanee that she sang country music and in a church choir and taught herself to play guitar. Avril Lavigne was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Avril was spotted by Steve Medd, a local folksinger, who invited her to perform vocals on his song Touch The Sky for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. Suitably impressed, he invited her back to perform vocals on Temple Of Life and Two Rivers for his followup album, My Window To You in 2000. By the age of sixteen, Avril Lavigne was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) representative of Arista Records, who invited his boss, Arista head Antonio "L.A." Reid, to hear her sing in a New York City studio. She then completed work on her first album. Apparently, early attempts to co-write songs for her failed to meet her approval; and Lavigne eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, and co-wrote her album with Clif Magness and the songwriting team The Matrix, whose previous work included songs for Sheena Easton and Christina Aguilera.

Avril Lavigne described her first album, Let Go, as a pop album with "a couple of rock songs on it", and has indicated a desire to write more rock-oriented songs in the future. It was released by Arista on June 4, 2002 in the United States, reaching number two there and number one in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (making Avril Lavigne the youngest female solo act ever at the time to have a number-one album in the UK). It was certified four times platinum less than six months later by the RIAA, and had sold fifteen million copies worldwide as of December 2004. Four singles from the album were released, all of them hits. "Complicated" went to number one in Australia while reaching number two on the U.S. Hot 100, and was also one of the best-selling Canadian singles of 2002. "Sk8er Boi" reached the top ten in the U.S. and Australia and number one in Canada, "I'm With You" reached the top five in the U.S., while "Losing Grip" reached number one in Canada, the top ten in Taiwan, and the top twenty in Chile.

The media have often compared Avril Avril Lavigne to Alanis Morissette (one of her favourite artists alongside Coldplay and The Goo Goo Dolls), who is also Canadian, as well as singer-songwriters such as Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch, who emerged at about the same time and were popularly credited, with Avril Lavigne, as part of a trend towards more genuine creativity in the teen pop-music market. Avril Lavigne was named "Best New Artist" at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, won four Juno Awards in 2003 (out of six nominations), a World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Canadian Singer, and was nominated for eight Grammy Awards. 2004 the present Avril Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin, was released on May 25, 2004 in the U.S. and went to number one in several countries, including the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia.

Avril Lavigne wrote most of the album with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, though some tracks were co-written by Lavigne and Ben Moody (formerly of Evanescence), Butch Walker of Marvelous 3, and the rest with her former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace Kreviazuk's husband, co-produced the album with Butch Walker and Don Gilmore. Lead single "Don't Tell Me" went to number one in Argentina, top five in the U.K. and Canada, and top ten in Australia and Brazil. "My Happy Ending" reached the top ten in the U.S., and was her third biggest hit to date there, but third single "Nobody's Home" did not make the top forty. The final single from the album, "He Wasn't", reached number one in Canada, making the song her eighth number-one release since "Complicated", but failed to make the UK top twenty and was not released in the U.S.. Avril Lavigne won two World Music Awards in 2004 for World's Best Pop/Rock Artist and World's Best Selling Canadian Artist. She received five Juno Award nominations in 2005, picking up three including, Fan Choice Award, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. She also won the award for Favourite Female Singer at the eighteenth Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Avril Lavigne co-wrote a song, "Breakaway", which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson for the soundtrack to the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and was later included on Clarkson's second album, Breakaway, being released as the album's first single. It went on to peak at #6 in the US and provided Clarkson with a substantial hit. One source reports that Lavigne will release a new album some time in the spring of 2006. In a phone interview with Newsday, Avril Lavigne said: "Don't expect the album any time soon. I'm going to get off the road, take my time, be with my little sweetheart and have a life and then get back to business." In a recent interview with Celebrity.com, Lavigne said that she is in the middle of making her record. . Lavigne is to make her film debut in the animated film Over the Hedge, which is based on comic strip of same name, alongside William Shatner, Bruce Willis and Gary Shandling. Avril Lavigne is also acting in the Richard Gere film The Flock, and her third project is Fast Food Nation, based on her favourite book. Her co-stars in the film include Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Ethan Hawke and Greg Kinnear. In January 2006, Lavigne signed a contract with Ford Models.

She is appearing on the February edition of Harpers Bazaar Fashion Magazine with a new look. She will sing at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy) for the eight minutes of the Vancouver 2010 portion. Her third album is supposed to be released during the middle of 2006. It should include collaborations with Chantal Kreviazuk and her husband, Our Lady Peace front man Raine Maida, who have also worked on 2004's 'Under My Skin' Lavigne's current band consists of the following: Devin Bronson (lead guitar), Craig Wood (rhythm guitar), Charlie Moniz (bass) and Matt Brann (drums). Departed members from Lavigne's band consist of the following: Evan Taubenfeld (lead guitar), Mark Spicoluk (bass, 2002) and Jesse Colburn (rhythm guitar). In 2003, it was reported that Lavigne was romantically involved with Colburn. Lavigne is engaged to be married to Deryck Whibley of the pop punk band Sum 41, and Mark Spicoluk was a former member of that band.

Avril Lavigne formerly traveled with a bag full of about thirty neck ties. Some of them she bought, and the rest of them she took from her father and some were sent to her by fanmail. Lavigne stopped wearing neckties completely in 2003, as she was horrified at the constant media references to them overshadowing her music and that she was starting a fashion trend amongst her fans. She has a star tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, applied at the same time as friend and musical associate Ben Moody's identical tattoo.

In late 2004, Avril Lavigne had a small pink heart-shaped tattoo featuring the letter 'D' applied to her right wrist thought to be a reference to fiance Deryck Whibley. She has also bought a house with him in Beverly Hills. In March 2004, she became involved in a celebrity feud with Hilary Duff: Duff reportedly criticized Lavigne after she apparently got mad at her fans for dressing like her. Duff called her "mean-spirited" and said: "You should be happy that these people like you and look up to you."

During an interview for a Boston radio station, Lavigne then said that Duff was a "mommy's girl" and a "goody two-shoes". Avril Lavigne then said to Duff (who was not present during that interview), "You can go screw yourself". Reportedly, Avril Lavigne also said about Duff, "I'm sure she's really nice and sweet. I'm sure she's all smiles." During that same interview, she spotted a picture of herself and ripped it up, allegedly saying, "I hate that fucking photo!" All this happened while on air. According to Avril Lavigne, she had permission to take the picture down station personnel encouraged her to take it down. She has admitted to Rollingstone.com that she got into some fights one night. "The other night, I got into three fights", says Lavigne. "I was at a club and some girl was giving me attitude. She pushed me and I got her down on the floor. Security came, and because I was on top, they threw me out."

A profile of Avril Lavigne in The Washington Post found that, in the flesh, her personality did not reflect her marketing, and instead found her to be, if anything, something of a wide-eyed innocent, citing her intending to purchase her first Ramones CD. In another interview, Avril Lavigne listed her current listening tastes as including blink-182, Sum 41, Green Day and System of a Down. She is a vegetarian. Some members of the old school, hardcore punk community have an intense dislike for Lavigne and her style of music, which they believe waters down what punk is really all about. Comments she has made, showing a lack of knowledge/interest in the seventies punk movement and the luminaries of that movement (Lavigne once admitted to not ever having heard of the Sex Pistols), has led some to label her a poser. However, Avril Lavigne has consistently stated that her music is not punk rock and that she does not believe she is punk. Although it's constantly debated whether or not she is punk, there have been several (and more recent) occasions where she has stated "I'm not punk, that's a whole other world. If anything I'm more rock or pop." Avril Lavigne has made it to the list of FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World for three consecutive years, from 2003 to 2005. She was also included in Maxim Hot 100 for 2003 and 2005 at 92nd and 36th spots respectively.

Kamis, 02 April 2009

IDOLA TUK SELAMANYA................!!!!!!!!

BICARA KONTROVERSI, tak salah rasanya kalau kita menyebut nama AGNES MONICA SUKMA [begitu nama lengkapnya]. Sebenarnya, ketika masih disebut penyanyi anak-anak, Agnes tidaklah seheboh sekarang. Wajahnya yang imut khas oriental dan gayanya yang centil, justru memikat anak-anak. Di televisi, gayanya membawakan acara Tralala-Trilili bareng Kak Feri [mantan personil ME], tidak menunjukkan kalau cewek mungil itu adalah anak-anak.

Tidak heran, Agnes sempat meraih penghargaan Pembaca Anak-anak Terbaik versi Panasonic Award 1999. Lalu bagaimana sebenarnya anak pasangan Ricky Muljoto dan Jenny Siswono mertas karirnya yang kian hari kian melejit, meski dengan embel-embel kontroversial.

Agnes Monica lahir di Jakarta 1 Juli 1986. Sejak anak-anak, Agnes sudah terlihat punya bakat seni, khususnya bidang tarik suara. Selain ditempa di gereja, Agnes juga ikut kursus vokal di beberapa tempat. Jangan kaget, kalau karakter vokalnya sampai kini termasuk yang terbaik untuk penyanyi seangkatannya. Padahal, cita-cita waktu kecil justru mau jadi olahragawan. "Dulu aku pingin jadi atlet bulutangkis, tenis, atau basket,” kata pemilik kulit bersih ini.

Tak cuma itu, di bidang akademis Agnes juga terhitung encer. Juara kelas diraihnya sejak SD Tarakanita, Pluit, Jakarta sampai lewat SMP. Bahkan, Agnes selalu mendapat bea-siswa. Percaya atau tidak, Agnes yang berbeda 9 tahun dengan Steve Muljoto, kakak kandungnya yang sekaligus manajernya, termasuk pelajar yang lulus cepat untuk level SMU waktu itu. Kini Agnes sibuk menjadi mahasiswi Fakultas Hukum Universitas Pelita Harapan.

Sampai akhirnya ada pihak recording yang tertarik dengan suaranya dan memintanya untuk membuat album anak-anak. Album pertamanya Si Meong akhirnya rilis ke pasaran. Tak perlu menunguu lama untuk populer, karena album berikutnya YESS bareng Aza Yayang, melejitkan nama Agnes Monica ke deretan penyanyi anak-anak terpopuler akhir tahun 90-an.

Kemudian berturut-turut lahir album lain seperti Bala-Bala dan Tralala-Trilili. Album tersebut menandai karir bernyanyinya yang kemudian berlanjut ke bidang-bidang lain termasuk nyanyi yang makin berkembang. Agnes juga sempat menjadi presenter VAN [Video Anak AnTeve] dan Tralala-Trilili [RCTI].

Menginjak remaja, karir Agnes makin berkibar deras. Ia tidak hanya seorang artis penyanyi, tetapi juga model, bintang sinetron, bintang iklan, presenter bahkan terlibat dalam baca puisi. Soal puisi ini, Agnes sebenarnya hanya terlibat saja dalam satu acara kesenian Opera Negeri Kaum Terdakwa di Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, tahun 2002 silam.

Gayanya yang centil juga menjadi trade-mark ketika berperan sebagai Lulu adik Lupus dalam sinetron berjudul sama. Itulah sinetron pertama yang diperaninya. Canggung? Ternyata tidak. Akting Agnes kabarnya justru lebih dipuji dibanding Lupusnya sendiri. Sinetron kemudian seperti identik dengan cewek yang hobi main ice-skating ini. Dari Pernikahan Dini [2001], Lupus, Kejarlah Daku Kau Ku tangkap [2002], Cewekku Jutek [2003], Amanda [2002], Ciuman Pertama [2002]. Lewat peran-perannya itu, Agnes secara berturut-turut meraih penghargaan Bintang Sinetron Terfavorit - Panasonic Awards 2001 dan 2002.

Yang tidak main-main, Agnes mulai melangkah keluar Indonesia. Cewek cantik ini juga sempat main film bersama salah seorang personel F4. F4 adalah kelompok artis muda asal Taiwan dengan personel Jerry Yan, Vic Zhao, Ken Zhu, dan Vanness Wu, yang pernah menghebohkan Asia tahun 2000-an.

Menginjak remaja, impian Agnes Monica untuk merilis album, kesampaian juga. Cewek yang lebih dikenal sebagai bintang sinetron ini pernah ‘mengaku’ bermimpi segera merilis album. Maklumlah, sejak kanak-kanak, Agnes memang dikenal sebagai penyanyi, bukan pemain sinetron.

Album pertamanya diberi titel rada bule And The Story Goes [2003]. Beberapa musisi papan atas ikut terlibat menggarap album ini. Sebut saja Melly Goeslaw dan Dhani ‘Dewa’. Single pertama yang akan dilepas adalah Bilang Saja. Mungkin yang unik dari album ni adalah, Agnes ikut menari bersama dancernya. Penari latarnya pun –menurut Agnes– dipilih lewat audisi. "Aku sih pinginnya jadi dancer tetapku," ucap cewek yang kerap tampil seksi ini.

Agnes yang ngefans sama Brandy dan Lauryn Hill ini memberi nama penarinya dengan nama Nes & Bour Heard. Video klipnya sudah kelar dibuat oleh Glenn Kainama dengan konsep street fashion. Makanya jangan heran kalau lihat Agnes tampil ‘kumuh’ ala street style di album pertama tersebut.

Album dewasa pertamanya tersebut terhitung sukses karena menembus penjualan sampai 300 ribuan. Kerja kerasnya cukup bagus. Bayangkan saja, untuk album-album selanjutnya, Agnes menyewa ahli gizi untuk mempersiapkan staminanya sebagai penyanyi."Dulu setiap nyanyi, kadang-kadang napasku sudah payah," jelasnya lagi. Ahli gizi ini biasa menangani atlet pelatnas. "Yah mungkin aku ingin staminaku seperti atlet."

Sukses album pertama, memacu Agnes untuk tampil lebih "ekspresif" di album kedua, Whaduup A?! Tidak tanggung, Agnes terlibat dari awal dalam pembuatan album barunya. Tak cuma itu, Agnes Agnes menggandeng seorang penyanyi kulit hitam Keith Martin di lagu berjudul Get Up. Konon, alasannya adalah langkah awalnya untuk go internasional.. "Karena aku ingin mempersiapkan diri untuk go international," alasannya. Materi musik yang ada di album baru ini menurut Agnes lebih matang dan dewasa dibanding dengan album-album sebelumnya.

Selesai? Ternyata tidak. Agnes masih dianggap bukan siapa-siapa, meski kerja keras dan hasilnya bisa diliaht dan dibuktikan.

Tak cuma itu, Agnes juga sering dianggap sombong dengan wartawan. Benarkah? Ada sudut pandang yang berbeda antara Agnes dan wartawan. Di satu sisi, Agnes ingin berlaku profesional dengan mengedepankan karir dan media yang benar-benar mensupport karirnya. Sementara wartawan, selalu ingin akses seluas-luasnya tentang kehidupan Agnes. "Saya hanya akan memberikan jawab atas pertanyaan yang saya rasa perlu dijawab," katanya kepada wartawan. Sebenarnya sikap yang wajar, tapi sayangnya etos dunia hiburan di Indonesia tidak seperti itu. Apakah Agnes salah? Dari sudut profesionalisme tentu saja tidak, tapi dari pandangan wartawan yang butuh informasi, gaya Agnes itu tidak dibenarkan.

Dari style, Agnes juga punya aksi yang berbeda-beda. Trendsetter? Tidak selalu, tapi menjadi diri sendiri itulah yang selalu Agnes dengungkan. Kalau di album dewasa pertamanya, Agnes lebih banyak bergaya street culture di album kedua, Agnes mengubah gaya rambutnya lebih "liar". Sah-sah saja kok.

Agnes Monica memang kontroversial. Tapi Agnes juga salah satu artis Indonesia yang punya talenta bagus. Dengan segala kehebohan, kontroversi dan kesuksesannya, Agnes masih akan menadji buruan pencari berita, yang tak cuma mencari kelemahannya, tapi juga mendukung kerjakerasnya.

Full Biografi :

Full Name Agnes Monica Birth Place, Date Jakarta, July 1st 1986 Home Address Jalan Pluit Sakti V no. 30 Jakarta Hobby Ice-skating, piano, drum, etc. School Pelita Harapan High School Parents Ricky Muljotoa and Jenny Siswono Favourite Colour yellow, blue, and black Star Sign Cancer Song Albums Si Meong, Yess, Bala-bala, Tralala-trilili Films Lupus Millenia, Mister Hologram, Pernikahan Dini Achievements Panasonic Award

Rabu, 01 April 2009

3 Pelaku Bom Bali yang telah di Eksekusi Ternyata Sekarang masih Hidup....!!! WOW

Ke 3 nya malah melakoni bidang-bidang tertentu di tengah2 masyarakat


Imam Samudera menjadi Dewa Bujana.........................


Ali Ghufron menjadi Ipank..................


Amrozi menjadi Duta sheila On 7.............................

Hahahahahahahahaa

Pidati OBAMA.......????

Isi Pidato Obama, Menyambut Kemenangannya. Versi Inggris dan Indonesia

Versi Inggris :

Barack Obama gives his victory speech in Chicago

President-elect Barack Obama spoke to the world from his home city of Chicago as he became the first black president of the United States. Here is the full text of his victory speech:

“Hello, Chicago.

“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

“It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

“It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled, Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

“We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

“It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

“It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America.

“A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain.

“Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he’s fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

“I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor (Sarah) Palin for all that they’ve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.

“I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

“And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation’s next first lady Michelle Obama.

“Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.

“And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother’s watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

“To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you’ve given me. I am grateful to them.

“And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best - the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.

“To my chief strategist David Axelrod who’s been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics, you made this happen and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.

“But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

“I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.

“We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements.

“Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

“It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give 5 and 10 and 20 to the cause.

“It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

“It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organised and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

“This is your victory.

“And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.

“You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

“Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.

“There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage or pay their doctors’ bills or save enough for their child’s college education.

“There’s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

“The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

“I promise you, we as a people will get there.

“There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.

“But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

“What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.

“This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.

“It can’t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

“So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

“Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

“In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

“Let’s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.

“Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

“As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

“And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

“And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

“To those - to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

“That’s the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

“This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

“She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.

“And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

“At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

“When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

“When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

“She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that ‘We Shall Overcome’. Yes we can.

“A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.

“And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

“Yes we can.

“America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

“This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.

“This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

“Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.”

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Barack Obama memberi pidato kemenangan nya di Chicago

President terpilih Barack Obama berkata kepada dunia dari kota rumah nya Chicago ketika ia menjadi presiden hitam dari pertama Amerika Serikat. ini adalah teks yang penuh dari pidato kemenangan nya:

“-Salam, Chicago.

“- Jika ada siapapun di luar sana yang masih ragu bahwa Amerika adalah suatu tempat di mana segala sesuatu mungkin, yang masih bimbang jika mimpi tentang pendiri-pendiri kita(kami hidup di dalam waktu kita(kami, yang masih pertanyaan-pertanyaan kuasa(tenaga dari demokrasi kita(kami, malam ini adalah jawaban mu.

“- ini adalah jawaban yang dicoretkan di sekitar sekolah-sekolah dan gereja-gereja dalam jumlah bangsa ini belum pernah melihat, oleh orang-orang yang menunggu tiga jam dan empat jam, banyak untuk pertama kali di dalam hidup mereka, karena mereka percaya bahwa ini waktu harus yang berbeda, bahwa suara-suara mereka bisa adalah bahwa/karena perbedaan.

“- ini adalah jawaban yang dibicarakan oleh setiap orang, lemah(miskin dan kaya, Democrat dan Republican, hitam, putih, Hispanic, Asia, Asli Amerika, gembira, lurus/langsung, cacat dan bukan dilumpuhkan, Orang Amerika yang mengirim suatu pesan kepada dunia bahwa kita tidak pernah sekedar suatu koleksi individu atau suatu koleksi negara yang merah dan negara biru.

“- Kita adalah, dan selalu akan ,Amerika Serikat .

“- ini adalah jawaban bahwa memimpin itu orang mengatakan, bahwa who’ve untuk waktu lama oleh begitu banyak untuk bersifat ragu-ragu dan menakutkan dan sinis tentang apa yang [kita kami] dapat mencapai untuk menaruh tangan-tangan mereka di busur lingkaran/lingkungan dari itu sejarah dan tekukan sekali lagi terhadap harapan dari suatu hari yang lebih baik.

“- Itu adalah lama waktu datang, hanya malam ini, karena apa yang kita bertindak dengan tanggal/date ini di dalam pemilihan ini pada saat penjelasan hal ini, perubahan sudah datang ke Amerika.

“- Sedikit sebelumnya nanti malam, aku menerima satu panggilan secara luar biasa sangat ramah dari Senator McCain.

“- Senator McCain berkelahi panjang dan sulit(keras di dalam kampanye ini. Dan ia dilancarkan bahkan yang lebih panjang dan lebih keras untuk negeri bahwa ia mencintai. Ia sudah memikul/ bertahan korban-korban untuk Amerika bahwa kebanyakan dari kita(kami tidak bisa mulai untuk membayangkan. Kita lebih baik karena layanan yang disumbangkan oleh pemimpin hal ini tanpa pamrih dan pemberani.

“- Aku memberi selamat dia; Aku memberi selamat Governor (Sara) Palin walaupun demikian mereka sudah dincapai. Dan aku menanti-nanti akan bekerja dengan mereka untuk memperbaharui hal ini, janji bangsa di dalam bulan-bulan di depan.

“- Aku ingin berterima kasih kepada mitra ku di dalam perjalanan ini, laki-laki yang berkampanye dari [hati/jantung] nya, dan berbicara atas nama orang-orang dan wanita-wanita, ia tumbuh dewasa dengan di jalan-jalan dari Scranton dan menaiki dengan di atas kereta api rumah ke(pada Delaware, presiden sifat buruk memilih tentang Amerika Serikat, Orang Laki-Laki Mengundang?menawarkan.

“- Dan aku tidak akan sedang berdiri di sini malam ini tanpa dukungan yang tak mau mundur dari sahabat baik ku untuk 16 tahun yang terakhir, batu karang dari keluarga kita(kami, kasih dari hidup saya, istri presiden milik bangsa tersebut yang berikutnya Michelle Obama.

“- Sasha dan Malia I mencintai anda kedua-duanya lebih dari (sekedar) anda dapat membayangkan. Dan anda sudah berpendapatan anak anjing yang baru yang sedang datang dengan kita(kami kepada Gedung Putih yang baru.

“- Dan selagi dia sudah tidak lagi dengan kita(kami, aku mengetahui menyaksikan nenek ku, beserta keluarga bahwa membuat aku yang aku adalah. Aku luput(kehilangan mereka malam ini. Aku mengetahui bahwa hutang ku kepada mereka adalah luar biasa.

“- Kepada saudari ku Maya, saudari ku Alma, semua saudara-saudara ku lain, terima kasih banyak karena semua dukungan bahwa anda sudah memberikan kepada aku. Aku mengucap syukur kepada mereka.

“- Dan untuk manajer kampanye ku, Daud Plouffe, pahlawan tak dinyanyikan dari kampanye ini, yang dibangun yang terbaik -kampanye politis terbaik, aku berpikir, di dalam sejarah dari Amerika Serikat dari Amerika.

“- Kepada ahli strategi pemimpin ku Daud Axelrod yang adalah suatu bersekutu dengan aku setiap langkah dari cara. Kepada regu kampanye terbaik pernah; selalu merakit di dalam sejarah dari politik, anda membuat hal ini terjadi dan aku adalah selamanya berterima kasih atas apa yang anda sudah mengorbankan untuk membujuk untuk mengerjakan menyuruh kerjakan: ‘you.

“- Tetapi di atas semuanya, aku tidak akan pernah melupakan yang kemenangan ini sungguh [masuk/kepunyaan]. Itu [masuk/kepunyaan] anda. Itu [masuk/kepunyaan] anda.

“- Aku tidak pernah paling mungkin calon untuk kantor ini.

“- Kita tidak mulai dengan banyak uang atau banyak pengesahan.

“- Kampanye kita(kami tidak diarsir di dalam hall/aula-hall/aula dari Washington. Itu mulai di dalam halaman belakang dari Des Moines dan ruang; kamar yang hidup dari Concord dan serambi-serambi medan; bagian depan dari Charleston.

“- Itu dibangun dengan bekerja para laki-laki dan perempuan yang menggali ke dalam uang tabungan yang kecil yang yang mereka harus memberi 5 dan 10 dan 20 kepada penyebab.

“- Itu tumbuh kekuatan dari yang muda orang-orang yang menolak dongeng dari kelesuan generasi mereka, yang meninggalkan rumah-rumah mereka dan keluarga-keluarga mereka untuk pekerjaan bahwa menawarkan upah kecil dan lebih sedikit tidur.

“- Itu [menggambar/menarik] kekuatan dari orang-orang not-so-young yang braved dingin pahit dan menghanguskan panas untuk mengetuk di pintu-pintu orang asing yang sempurna, dan dari berjuta-juta Orang Amerika yang volunteered dan yang diorganisir dan dibuktikan bahwa lebih dari (sekedar) dua berabad-abad kemudiannya suatu pemerintah dari orang-orang, oleh orang-orang, dan karena orang-orang tidak binasa dari Earth.

“- Ini adalah kemenangan mu.

“- Dan aku mengetahui anda tidak melakukan hal ini hanya untuk kemenangan satu pemilihan. Dan aku mengetahui anda tidak melakukan itu untuk aku.

“- Anda lakukan nya karena anda memahami berapaberatnya tugas berada di depan. Karena bahkan waktu kita merayakan malam ini, kita mengetahui tantangan bahwa besok akan membawa adalah yang terbesar tentang seumur hidup kita(kami -dua peperangan, suatu planet di dalam risiko, krisis yang terburuk keuangan di suatu abad.

“- Bahkan waktu kita berdiri di sini malam ini, kita mengetahui ada Orang Amerika pemberani bangun di dalam ganjaran dari Iraq dan pegunungan dari Afghanistan untuk mengambil resiko hidup mereka bagi kita.

“- Ada para ibu dan para ayah siapa yang akan [berada/dusta] terjaga setelah anak-anak tertidur dan bimbang bagaimana mereka akan membuat rekening/daftar hipotek atau upah dokter mereka atau selamatkan cukup untuk pendidikan perguruan tinggi anak mereka.

“- Ada energi baru untuk memanfaatkan, pekerjaan baru untuk diciptakan, sekolah-sekolah baru untuk membangun, dan ancaman-ancaman untuk temu, persekutuan-persekutuan untuk memperbaiki.

“- Jalan di depan akan panjang(lama. Kita(kami memanjat akan curam. Kita mungkin tidak ada di sana dalam satu tahun atau bahkan dalam satu stasiun/terminal Tetapi, Amerika, aku tidak pernah lebih penuh harapan dibanding aku adalah malam ini bahwa kita akan ada di sana.

“- Aku menjanjikan anda, kita sebagai suatu orang-orang akan ada di sana.

“- Akan ada kemunduran-kemunduran dan awal-awal palsu. Ada banyak yang tidak akan memufakati setiap keputusan atau kebijakan aku membuat seperti(ketika presiden. Dan kita mengetahui pemerintah itu tidak bisa memecahkan setiap masalah.

“- Tetapi aku akan selalu adalah jujur dengan anda tentang tantangan, kita menghadapi. Aku akan mendengarkan anda, terutama ketika kita tidak sependapat. Dan, di atas semua, aku akan minta(tanya anda untuk gabung dalam pekerjaan tentang bangsa pembuatan ulang ini, satu-satunya cara itu adalah dilaksanakan di Amerika untuk 221 tahun -halangi oleh blok, batu bata oleh batu bata, tangan calloused oleh tangan yang calloused.

“- Apa yang mulai 21 bulan yang lalu di dalam kerendahan dari musim dingin tidak bisa bertemu pada dua ujung musim gugur malam ini.

“- Kemenangan ini sendirian bukan perubahan kita mencari. Hanyalah kesempatan bagi kita untuk membuat bahwa berubah. Dan bahwa tidak bisa terjadi jika kita kembali ke berbagai hal jalan adalah.

“- Itu tidak bisa terjadi tanpa anda, tanpa suatu roh yang baru dari layanan, suatu roh yang baru dari pengorbanan.

“- Maka marilah kita memanggil suatu roh yang baru dari patriotisme, dari tanggung jawab, di mana masing-masing dari kita tekad untuk menyingsingkan lengan baju dan bekerja lebih keras dan memelihara tidak hanya diri kita sendiri hanya satu sama lain.

“- Marilah kita ingat bahwa, jika krisis keuangan ini mengajar kita(kami apapun, adalah yang kita tidak bisa mempunyai suatu tumbuh subur Wall Street selagi Jalan Raya menderita.

“- Di dalam negeri ini, kita naik atau jatuh sama bangsa nya, seperti(ketika orang-orang nya. Marilah kita membalas godaan itu untuk bersandar sikap berat sebelah dan kepicikan yang sama dan ketidak dewasaan bahwa sudah meracuni politik kita(kami untuk waktu lama.

“- Marilah kita ingat bahwa nya adalah seorang manusia dari status(negara ini yang pertama membawa panji dari Republican Party itu kepada Gedung Putih, suatu pesta(pihak berdasar pada nilai-nilai dari kepercayaan pada diri sendiri dan kebebasan individu dan kesatuan nasional.

“- Mereka adalah nilai-nilai bahwa kita semua berbagi. Dan selagi Democratic Party sudah menang suatu kemenangan yang besar malam ini, kita melakukannya dengan suatu ukuran dari kerendahan hati dan penentuan untuk menyembuhkan membagi bahwa sudah menahan kemajuan kita(kami.

“- Seperti Lincoln berkata kepada suatu bangsa jauh lebih membagi dibanding milik [kami/kita], kita bukanlah musuh hanya para teman. Meskipun [demikian] derita(nafsu mungkin punya tegang, itu harus tidak pecah(rinci ikatan-ikatan kita(kami kasih sayang.

“- Dan untuk itu Orang Amerika dukungan siapa aku masih harus mendapatkan, aku mungkin tidak menang suara mu malam ini, tetapi aku mendengar suara-suara mu. Aku memerlukan bantuan mu. Dan aku akan presiden mu, juga.

“- Dan untuk semua yang itu menyaksikan malam ini dari di luar pantai-pantai kita(kami, dari parlemen-parlemen dan istana-istana, sampai mereka yang berjubel di sekitar radio-radio di dalam yang dilupakan sudut dunia, kisah-kisah kita(kami bersifat bentuk tunggal, tetapi tujuan; masa depan kita(kami dibagi bersama, dan suatu dinihari yang baru dari kepemimpinan Amerika sudah dekat.

“- Kepada mereka -kepada mereka yang akan mencabik dunia menurun/jatuh: Kita akan anda kekalahan. Kepada mereka yang mencari damai dan keamanan: Kita mendukung anda. Dan untuk semua yang mereka yang sudah heran jika rambu suar/batu duga Amerika masih membakar sebagai yang terang/cerdas: Malam ini kita membuktikan sekali lagi bahwa benar kekuatan bangsa kita(kami datang bukan dari kekuatan dari lengan kita(kami atau skala dari kekayaan kita(kami, tetapi dari kuasa(tenaga yang kronis dari idaman-idaman kita(kami: demokrasi, kebebasan, peluang dan harapan tak mau mundur.

“- Yang adalah genius benar dari Amerika: bahwa Amerika dapat berubah. Perserikatan/pipa sambung kita(kami dapat disempurnakan. Apa yang [kita kami] telah mencapai berikan kepada kita mengharapkan apa yang [kita kami] dapat dan harus mencapai besok.

“- Pemilihan ini mempunyai banyak pertama dan banyak kisah bahwa akan diberitahu untuk generasi-generasi. Tetapi nya yang dalam pikiran ku malam ini’s mengejar wanita yang melempar surat suara nya di Atlanta. Dia adalah banyak seperti orang banyak dari orang lain yang antri untuk membuat suara mereka mendengar di dalam pemilihan ini kecuali satu hal: Ann Nixon Cooper adalah 106 tahun usia.

“- Dia dilahirkan sekedar suatu perbudakan generasi yang lampau; satu waktu ketika tidak ada mobil-mobil di jalan atau naik pesawat terbang di langit; ketika seseorang seperti nya tidak bisa memilih dua pertimbangan -karena dia adalah seorang wanita dan oleh karena warna dari kulit nya.

“- Dan malam ini, aku memikirkan semua yang dia dilihat sepanjang abad nya di Amerika -kepiluan dan harapan; perjuangan dan kemajuan; waktu kita diberitahu bahwa kita tidak bisa, dan orang-orang yang buru-buru untuk syahadat Amerika itu: Ya kita dapat.

“- Pada waktu yang sama ketika suara-suara wanita-wanita silenced dan harapan-harapan mereka dipecat/ dibubarkan, dia [hidup/tinggal] untuk melihatnya pembawa pesan iklan dan angkat bicara dan menjangkau untuk surat suara. Ya kita dapat.

“- Ketika ada keputus-asaan di dalam mangkuk/pasu debu dan tekanan ke seberang lahan, dia melihat suatu bangsa menaklukkan ketakutan diri sendiri dengan suatu New Deal, pekerjaan baru, suatu perasaan(pengertian yang baru dari tujuan yang umum. Ya kita dapat.

“- Ketika pengeboman-pengeboman jatuh di pelabuhan bandar dan kekejaman kita(kami mengancam dunia, dia ada di sana untuk bersaksi suatu kenaikan generasi kepada kebesaran dan suatu demokrasi diselamatkan. Ya kita dapat.

“- Dia ada di sana untuk bus-bus di Montgomery, pipa karet di Birmingham, suatu jembatan di Selma, dan seorang pengkhotbah dari Atlanta yang mengatakan kepada suatu orang-orang itu ‘Kita Akan Mengalahkan’. Ya kita dapat.

“- Seorang manusia mendarat di bulan, suatu dinding turun di Berlin, suatu dunia dihubungkan oleh ilmu pengetahuan dan imajinasi kita sendiri.

“- Dan tahun ini, di dalam pemilihan ini, dia menjamah jari nya ke(pada suatu layar, dan melempar suara nya, karena setelah 106 tahun di Amerika, melalui terbaiknya dari waktu dan yang paling gelap dari jam, dia mengetahui bagaimana Amerika dapat berubah.

“- Ya kita dapat.

“-Amerika, kita sudah datang sejauh ini. Kita sudah melihat sangat banyak. Tetapi ada jauh lebih banyak untuk lakukan. Maka malam ini, marilah kita minta(tanya diri kita sendiri -jika anak-anak kita(kami perlu hidup untuk melihat abad yang berikutnya; jika para putri ku harus sangat beruntung untuk tinggal(hidup sepanjang Ann Nixon Cooper, apa yang perubahan akan mereka lihat? Apa yang kemajuan akan kita sudah buat?

“- Ini adalah kita(kami kebetulan jawaban bahwa panggilan. Ini adalah saat kita(kami.

“- Ini adalah waktu kita(kami, untuk menaruh kita(kami orang-orang kembali ke(pada pekerjaan dan pintu terbuka dari peluang untuk anak-anak kita(kami; untuk memulihkan kemakmuran dan mempromosikan penyebab damai; untuk mereklamasi/meminta kembali mimpi Amerika itu dan menegaskan lagi kebenaran pokok itu, itu, ke luar dari banyak orang, kita adalah nya; bahwa ketika kita bernafas(meniup, kita berharap. Dan di mana kita dialami sifat yang sinis dan keraguan-keraguan dan mereka yang menunjukkan bahwa kita tidak bisa, kita akan menanggapi dengan syahadat yang terus-menerus tersebut bahwa meringkas roh dari suatu orang-orang: Ya, kita dapat.

“- Terimakasih. Tuhan memberkati. Dan boleh Allah memberkati Amerika Serikat dari Amerika.”