Sabtu, 30 April 2011
Jumat, 29 April 2011
Slawomir Weremkowicz, a 59-year-old former plumber from Poland, creates functional bicycles using only wooden components. (thanks bro)
Otaku's and Monowheel nerds can rejoice, a Gantz bike model coming in the near future..save your pennies.
Kamis, 28 April 2011
Rabu, 27 April 2011
Selasa, 26 April 2011
"Lloyd “Sprouts” Elder never really intended to be a professional motorcycle rider...." Via: The Old Motor
Senin, 25 April 2011
ANNABELLA LWIN live
A very grainy shot, back when I shot pushed color negative film, of the lovely Annabella Lwin singing fiercely at a charity gig. Once quasi-scandalous for her naked pubescent hijinks in Bow Wow Wow, she now is the upbeat Worldbeat queen, and a very lucky performer for someone whose notoriety dates from the punk/post-punk era: not only does she still look great today, but also anyone who's ever heard of her likes her.Minggu, 24 April 2011
Cloud's Transformation: The Softer Side
After having spoken to numerous customers and vendors, it's clear to me that cloud computing's operational transformation necessarily triggers structural changes in the IT organization - as well as in the rest of the enterprise.
Overheard at a conference late last year, an analyst I was briefing illustrated it this way: A Converged infrastructure requires a converged organization to operate it.
I'm convinced we'll see significant internal transformation in the future - not of technology, but of people, roles, skill-sets, and organizations. As evidence, just take a look at the organizational transformation EMC's IT department has gone through in the past 3 years (HT to Chuck's Blog)
Consider this:
And, if you know of examples today, do share!
I'm convinced we'll see significant internal transformation in the future - not of technology, but of people, roles, skill-sets, and organizations. As evidence, just take a look at the organizational transformation EMC's IT department has gone through in the past 3 years (HT to Chuck's Blog)
Consider this:
- The Role of the CIO: Today the CIO is orchestrator of technologies, if not a technologist him/herself. Governance of the technologies/vendors is perhaps secondary because "keeping the lights on" is such a dominating task. In the future, the role will shift from technologist to where the CIO (and IT overall) will become a service portfolio and governance manager... Regardless of whether the services are generated internally or externally. Implication: CIO's will need new skills, policies, processes.
- IT Organizations: Referring again to Chuck's blog (and excellent illustrations therein) the IT organization will shift from siloed / distinct organizations to a set of unified service organizations leveraging a common services infrastructure. Implication: change management, goal changes, departmental funding changes.
- Individual Skill-sets: Today's IT skills (esp. in larger organizations) are specialized around applications, servers, networking, backup, etc. each which aligns with the organizational structures, above. However, in the future many of these functions will either become more automated and/or combine with (be embedded within) other service management functions. Implication: new skills training, certifications, processes.
- Supporting Services: As IT transforms, so will adjacent organizations and services - like finance, lines-of-business, legal/compliance, vendor/partner management. How IT is measured and accounted-for, related-to as a business partner, and how it dovetails with external partners/providers will necessarily shift. Implication: need for change management and new organizational design.
- CIO roles will shift to governance & vendor management (perhaps even modeling supply-chain management)
- Organizational & change-management resources (firms facilitating change specific to IT transformation) will be in higher demand
- IT skills development will re-invent itself; new training and certifications (e.g. cloud architect) will become the norm. Fewer special-purpose technologists will be needed, in favor of a new breed of "converged" technologists
- Entirely new categories for job recruitment will emerge to find and place this new talent
- IT financial management skills development, training etc. will be in further demand as IT shifts from being a high-dollar capital expense to becoming an on-demand business resource/enabler.
And, if you know of examples today, do share!
Rabu, 20 April 2011
Visa on Arrival to Indonesia
Consular Services
In accordance with the Regulation of Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No. M. HH-01.GR-01.06 year dated 12 January 2010 , citizens from 62 countries and 1 region are eligible for applying a Visa on Arrival (VOA).
This visa can be obtained directly when you arrive at certain airports and seaports in Indonesia, regardless of the purpose of your visit (Business, Tourist, Social-Cultural).
Visa on Arrival is neither a work visa nor a visit visa. Therefore, it can not be extended or converted into another immigration permit. The maximum stay permitted is thirty (30) days and could be extended (one time) for a maximum thirty (30) days
The general requirements for visa on arrival are:
The applicant’s passport must be valid for at least 6 (six) months from the date of entry.
Round-trip airplane ticket.
Fees:
- Up to 7 (seven) days: US$ 10
- Up to 30 (thirty) days: US$ 25.
Countries that may apply for a Visa on Arrival:
| 1. | Algeria | 33. | Libya | |
| 2. | Argentina | 34. | Liechtenstein | |
| 3. | Australia | 35. | Lithuania | |
| 4. | Austria | 36. | Luxembourg | |
| 5. | Bahrain | 37. | Maldives | |
| 6. | Belgium | 38. | Malta | |
| 7. | Brazil | 39. | Mexico | |
| 8. | Bulgaria | 40. | Monaco | |
| 9. | Cambodia | 41. | Netherlands | |
| 10. | Canada | 42. | New Zealand | |
| 11. | China | 43. | Norway | |
| 12. | Cyprus | 44. | Oman | |
| 13. | Czech Republic | 45. | Panama | |
| 14. | Chinese Taipei | 46. | Poland | |
| 15. | Denmark | 47. | Portugal | |
| 16. | Egypt | 48. | Qatar | |
| 17. | Estonia | 49. | Republic of Korea | |
| 18. | Fiji | 50. | Romania | |
| 19. | Finland | 51. | Russia | |
| 20. | France | 52. | Saudi Arabia | |
| 21. | Germany | 53. | Slovakia | |
| 22. | Greece | 54. | Slovenia | |
| 23. | Hungary | 55. | South Africa | |
| 24. | Iceland | 56. | Spain | |
| 25. | India | 57. | Suriname | |
| 26. | Iran | 58. | Sweden | |
| 27. | Ireland | 59. | Switzerland | |
| 28. | Italy | 60. | Timor Leste | |
| 29. | Japan | 61. | Tunisia | |
| 30. | Kuwait | 62. | Turkey | |
| 31. | Laos | 63. | United Arab Emirates | |
| 32. | Latvia | 64. | United Kingdom | |
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| 65. | United States of America |
International Airports, Harbour and Cross Border which are facilitating Visa on Arrival
No. BORDER C IT Y PROVINCE AIRPORT 1. Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport Banda Aceh Aceh 2. Polonia Aiport Medan North Sumatera 3. Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Pekanbaru Riau 4. Minangkabau International Airport Padang West Sumatera 5. Hang Nadim International Airport Batam Riau 6. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airoport Palembang South Sumatera 7. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Jakarta DKI Jakarta 8. Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport Jakarta DKI Jakarta 9. Juanda International Airport Surabaya West Java 10. Adi Sucipto International Airport Jogjakarta DI Jogjakarta 11. Adi Sumarmo Inetrnational Airport Surakarta Central Java 12. Husein Sastranegara International Airport Bandung West Java 13. Ahmad Yani International airport Semarang Central Java 14. Ngurah Rai International Airport Denpasar Bali 15. Selaparang International Airport Mataram West Nusa Tenggara 16. El-Tari Airport Kupang East Nusa Tenggara 17. Hasanuddin International Airport Makassar South Sulawesi 18. Sam Ratulangi International Airport Manado North Sulawesi 19. Sepinggan International Airport Balikpapan East Kalimantan 20. Supadio International Airport Pontianak West kalimantan Harbour 21. Sekupang; Citra Tritunas; Nongsa; Marina Teluk Senimba; Batam Centre Batam Riau Islands 22. Bandar Bintan Telani Lagoi; Bandar Sri Udana Lobam Tanjung Uban Riau Islands 23. Sri Bintan Pura Tanjung Pinang Riau Islands 24. Tanjung Balai Karimun Tanjung Balai Karimun Riau Islands 25. Belawan Belawan North Sumatera 26. Sibolga Sibolga North Sumatera 27. Yos Sudarso Dumai Riau 28. Teluk Bayur Padang West Sumatera 29. Tanjung Priok Jakarta DKI Jakarta 30. Tanjung Mas Semarang Central Java 31. Padan Bai Karangasem Bali 32. Beno Badung Bali 33. Bitung Bitung North Sulawesi 34. Soekarno-Hatta Makasar South Sulawesi 35. Pare-Pare Pare-Pare South Sulawesi 36. Maumere Maumere East Nusa Tenggara 37. Tenau Kupang Nusa Tenggara Timur 38. Jayapura Jayapura Papua CROSS BORDER 39. Entikong (cross border) Entikong West Kalimantan
Source:
1. Presidential Decree No. 103, 2003
2. Regulation of Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No. M. HH-01.GR-01.06 year dated 12 January 2010
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