US win means the world - Murray

Andy Murray says his US Open win "means the world" and that he is relieved to have ended Britain's long search for another male Grand Slam champion.

The Scot, 25, beat Novak Djokovic in five sets to claim his first major.

"It is what I have been working towards for the last 10 years of my life," Murray told BBC Sport in New York. "It means the world to me."

Analysis

"Andy Murray's nerve-mangling, history-making US Open triumph over Novak Djokovic was many things: one of the great finals of the modern era, a late-night thriller from the city that never sleeps, a breath-taking demonstration of physical strength and mental fortitude. It was also the perfect bookend to a few months that British sport can scarcely believe and will never forget."

The last British man to win a Grand Slam title was Fred Perry, who won the US Open in 1936, 76 years ago.

Murray has long been tipped to emulate Perry, who won eight majors, but had lost in his four previous Grand Slam finals.

He finally ended his barren run at the fifth attempt, beating defending champion and world number two Djokovic 7-6 (12-10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 in a contest at Flushing Meadows that lasted almost five hours.

"I think everyone is in a little bit of shock that it has happened," said Murray, speaking to the media after his win. "I've seen my mum after I've lost Slam finals and she has been really upset. Everyone's really happy.

"It is hard to explain. It has been a long, long journey to this point, so I don't know if it is disbelief or whatever, but I am very, very happy on the inside. I'm sorry if I'm not showing it as you would like."

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Asked what it felt like to end Britain's lengthy wait for a male Grand Slam winner, Murray replied: "I've been reminded of that most days of my life for the last few years. It's great to have finally done it and I don't need to get asked that anymore."

Murray said the disappointment of losing to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final in July was tough to take but added he was proud of the way he had reacted, beating Federer to win Olympic gold last month and now Djokovic to win his first major.

"To come back in the next Grand Slam and to win it in a five-set match against Djokovic on a hard court - he hasn't lost for a couple of years on a hard court in a Grand Slam - is unbelievable," said Murray.

Sir Alex Ferguson on Andy Murray's US Open win

"I'm really proud for the boy. That was a real test of a champion for me. I love watching tennis. It was more nerve-wracking than a Premier League match. I'm usually in control of my own situation but I wasn't in control tonight."

He said it would have been hard to recover had he lost a fifth major final.

"I'm very, very happy to come through," he said. "If I had lost this one from two sets up, it would have been tough to take."

Asked what had been the key to success at Flushing Meadows, Murray said: "I have kept improving.

"I have worked hard all the time, even after the tough losses. I have had a fairly solid team around me as well for a long time."

He also credited coach Ivan Lendl after teaming up with the former world number one and eight-time Grand Slam winner in January.

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Murray can win more slams - Henman

"Having Ivan Lendl around has definitely helped, not just me but the rest of the team as well, having someone of his experience, especially in these situations," said Murray.

"He's got his name on that trophy three times and made the final eight times in a row. It really helps having him around."

Murray said he also hoped his win "inspires some kids to play tennis" and "takes away the notion that British tennis players choke or don't win".

He also insisted British tennis was "in a good place right now" and praised the achievements of Laura Robson, with whom he won Olympic silver in the mixed doubles, and junior Liam Broady.

"Laura's done very well, the Olympics was great for us and Liam Broady was in the final here in the juniors," said Murray. "I hope it stays that way."

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Pupils in GCSE grade 'border war'

11 September 2012 Last updated at 12:53 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent

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Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews: Pupils "need to know where they stand"

Pupils in England who took the disputed GCSE English exam could end up with a lower grade for exactly the same work as their counterparts in Wales.

This follows an order from the Welsh government to regrade GCSEs in Wales.

The WJEC exam board says it is being told to raise GCSE grades in Wales while keeping them down in England.

The exam board says it wants conflicting regulators, Ofqual and the Welsh government, to find a more "coherent and rational way forward".

Head teachers earlier told the education select committee that many schools had been angered by what they thought had been unfair GCSE English results.

But Glenys Stacey, head of Ofqual, told the education select committee that she rejected claims of any unfair manipulation of results or suggestion of political interference.

'Difficult and unexpected'

"We played our proper part," she told the investigation into this summer's controversial GCSE exam grades - and ruled out any further change in grades in England.

But the Welsh exam board, WJEC, has been ordered by the education minister in Wales to regrade the results in the disputed English exam - a requirement that would only apply to pupils in exam centres in Wales.

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• Issues with GCSE English grading emerged as results reached schools last month
• Heads suggested the exams had been marked over-harshly after Ofqual told exam boards to keep an eye on grade inflation
• Exam boards told reporters grade boundaries had changed significantly mid-way through the year
• Alterations were as much as 10 marks
• Heads complained pupils who sat GCSE English in the winter might have got a lower mark had they sat it in the summer
• Their unions called for an investigation and some mentioned legal action
• Ofqual held a short inquiry but refused to order regrading

Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews said on Tuesday that pupils should not have to "live with the consequences of having been awarded what, in all likelihood, is the wrong GCSE grade" - and promised "swift resolution of injustice".

This places the exam board - which has more candidates in England than Wales - in what it calls a "difficult and unexpected position".

"We now find one regulator confirming that the decision made was correct, and another asking us to re-grade, reversing the previous joint decision," says a spokesman for the WJEC exam board - which is believed to be the second biggest provider in the UK for this exam.

This would mean that within the common currency of the GCSE, there could be different levels of awards for the same piece of work from the same exam board, depending on whether the exam was taken in Wales or England.

The select committee had also been told by Ofqual that there had been concerns that pupils in Wales were performing at a lower level than in England - and that this had caused difficulties in setting grades with the WJEC exam board.

This confusion over the value of GCSEs comes against a background in which Education Secretary Michael Gove is preparing to overhaul the GCSE system for pupils in England.

'Major flaws'

On Tuesday morning, MPs on the education select committee had heard accusations from head teachers' leader Brian Lightman that there had been "major flaws" in this year's GCSE English grades.

Mike Griffiths, head of Northampton School for Boys, told the select committee that the unreliability of the results in his school showed that "Ofqual failed to maintain standards".

Pupils who were given a D grade rather than the expected C grade could mean that difference between staying on at school or dropping out and becoming a Neet, said Kenny Fredericks, head of George Green's School in east London.

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Brian Lightman: "Implementation of new examination was deeply flawed"

Mr Lightman, leader of the Association of School and College Leaders, told MPs that he believed that the exam grades for pupils taking the English GCSE in the summer had been been forced downwards in an attempt to balance an "over-generous" marking in January - in a way that was unfair for individual students.

But Ms Stacey defended Ofqual's role in ensuring that the grades awarded for exams accurately reflected the level of achievement.

She said there had been many "significant unknowns" in changes to modules of the GCSE English exam, which had to be resolved in the final awarding of grades.

Ofqual says that the June grade boundaries were set at the right level, but has acknowledged there was a problem with the January boundaries - and it has continued to refuse to order exam boards to regrade this year's exams.

Before the committee took evidence, the Times Educational Supplement published letters revealing the pressure put on one of England's largest exam boards, Edexcel to change its grade boundaries - in a way that prevented a rise in grades.

Ms Stacey told the select committee that if the exam board had not complied, she would have used her powers to force them to change the grades.

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Cable confirms business bank plan

11 September 2012 Last updated at 10:34 ET

The government is moving ahead with plans for a government-backed "business bank" to boost lending to UK companies.

The business secretary, Vince Cable, said he hoped such a bank would "shake up the market" and help boost overall lending to firms.

Also on Tuesday, a report by MPs criticised one of the government's existing business support schemes.

The Public Accounts Committee called the Regional Growth Fund "scandalous".

The committee said the £1.4bn scheme to help boost the private sector economies of struggling English regions had so far only seen £60m of funds reach businesses.

Downing Street later defended the Regional Growth Fund, with a spokeman saying that more than half of the companies who had applied for funds were now able to access the money.

Details of what form the business bank will take have yet to be revealed. Nor have any details about what firms it will aim to lend to, or the length in years of any loan agreements.

Mr Cable suggested in his speech that the future business bank could work with commercial banks such as the UK's Co-Op, and the British operation of Swedish lender Handelsbanken.

At the same time, there has been some press speculation that the business bank may, ultimately, simply be an amalgamation of the current range of government-backed financial support schemes for companies, such as Funding for Lending, Enterprise Capital Funds and the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme.

'Growth plan'

Mr Cable also used his speech to say the government is refocusing its industrial policy on supporting key sectors of the economy, such as aerospace, the car industry and science.

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Shadow chancellor Ed Balls, at the TUC annual conference in Brighton, told the BBC: "The economy has been choked off through lack of demand. And there's nothing in Vince Cable's announcement that will make any difference."

Later, in a speech to delegates, Mr Balls accused the government of damaging the UK economy through its focus on deficit reduction.

He added that there needed to be a "change of course, and a plan for jobs and growth".

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Huawei investing £1.3bn in the UK

11 September 2012 Last updated at 12:45 ET

Chinese telecoms and computer network giant Huawei Technologies is to invest £1.3bn in expanding its UK operations.

Huawei is to invest the funds in areas such as mobile broadband over five years, creating up to 700 new jobs.

Prime Minister David Cameron said the investment demonstrated that the UK is "open for business".

The company's overseas expansion plans have been met with suspicion in the US and Australia amid concerns about cyber-security.

Earlier this year, Huawei was barred from bidding for a new nationwide broadband installation project in Australia.

Mr Cameron said: "The investment announced by Huawei today demonstrates once again that the UK is open for business. I welcome this and I want to see more companies invest in the UK as we work to achieve sustainable and balanced growth within our economy."

The Chinese firm said that it already employs over 800 people in the UK.

Huawei was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, who had previously served in the Chinese army, and remains a private company.

"The UK is one of the most important European markets in which Huawei has invested," said Mr Ren.

''The UK is a centre of innovation, has a highly skilled workforce, and is respected internationally for the quality of its legal and educational systems. It is for these reasons we have selected the UK as the location for a number of our centres of excellence."

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Memanfaatkan Hubungan Suatu Hubungan

Memanfaatkan Hubungan Suatu Hubungan Saat jatuh cinta, seseorang hanya melihat kekasih sebagai seorang yang sempurna. Apalagi bila hubungan telah jauh melibatkan fisik. Namun kerap kali Anda tentu bertanya apakah dia benar-benar mencintai Anda?

Pakar cinta dan seks Dr Jane Greer mengatakan, jangan mudah tertipu pria yang hanya ingin memanfaatkan pasangan demi sebuah hubungan fisik semata.  Ada lima tanda-tanda untuk mengetahui apakah dia serius atau berpura-pura, seperti dikutip GalTime.

1. "Aku hanya ingin bersamamu"

Dari sini, muncul pertanyaan, "Kalau begitu, ada siapa lagi?", "Siapa lagi yang kau inginkan?" dan "Apa artinya itu?"

2. "Aku ingin kau melahirkan anak-anakku"

Menurut Greer, kata-kata ini terucap saat seseorang sedang bergairah. Dan, dia mengatakannya hanya sebagai cara untuk memperoleh keinginannya, bukan perasaan yang sebenarnya.

3. Dia tidak memperlihatkan rasa sayang

Saat Anda mencium atau memperlihatkan kasih sayang, dia tak pernah membalasnya. Tak jarang Anda menemukan, dia merasa khawatir kalian dilihat orang lain. Bila ada tanda-tanda demikian, sebaiknya pertimbangkan kembali hubungan ini.

4. Dia berjanji namun mengingkarinya

Jika dia selalu berjanji bahwa kalian akan kencan berdua atau Anda akan diajak bertemu keluarganya, tapi semua tak pernah terjadi. Ada alasan mengapa ia tak menepati janji: dia mungkin merasa belum menemukan pasangan yang cocok dengannya.

5. Dia selalu membicarakan masa depan yang tak pernah terjadi

Meski begitu, masa depan yang selalu dia umbar tak pernah terjadi. Greer mengingatkan, bila hal yang paling mencolok dalam hubungan kalian adalah seks semata, kemungkinan besar kekasih Anda hanya berpura-pura mencintai Anda demi memenuhi kebutuhan biologisnya saja.

Sebaiknya, mulailah memerhatikan gelagatnya sebelum dia menemukan seseorang yang dianggap lebih sesuai dan meninggalkan Anda. Atau, Anda telanjur membawanya ke dalam kehidupan Anda. Memanfaatkan Hubungan Suatu Hubungan

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Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

Bagi anda yang suka berbelanja tentunya tidak asing lagi dengan minimarket yang satu ini. Sebagai Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart memberikan banyak inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali  memberikan Promo khusus untuk member-membernya baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia merupakan promosi Yang dilakukan Oleh Minimarket Lokal Terbesar dan Minimarket Pertama Terbaik Indonesia guna untuk menarik Simpati dan Perhatian lebih dari masyarakat untuk menjadi Member Alfamart dan khususnya pecinta Informasi internet dengan menyelenggarakan Promo Indonesia Kontes SEO Alfamart 2012.

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan oleh Alfamart sebagai Minimarket pertama yang mempunyai member terbanyak di Indonesia. Ketika mendengar kata "promo" pasti semua orang tertarik, karena pada setiap kegiatan promo pasti akan ada diskon, hadiah atau sesuatu yang menguntungkan lainnya. Dan kabar gembiranya, Alfamart sebagai minimarket besar Indonesia sedang mengadakan penawaran yang menarik, yaitu Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan Alfamart untuk para calon member dan juga member Alfamart.

Minimarket Alfamart yang berdiri sejak tahun 1994 oleh PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk ini yang sekarang sudah memiliki banyak member dan merupakan member terbesar di Minimarket Indonesia. Pertumbuhan  Alfamart di Indonesia sangatlah pesat bak "jamur di musim hujan", terbukti dengan berdirinya cabang-cabang Alfamart yang tidak hanya di kota-kota besar tapi sampai ke pelosok-pelosok kecamatan di seluruh negeri Indonesia.

Alfamart Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart Memberikan Motivasi dan Inspirasi serta Inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali  memberikan Promo Indonesia khusus untuk Member Alfamart baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart Minimarket atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart Minimarket untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

Member Alfamart Adalah sebutan untuk para pelanggan setia Alfamart.Para member Alfamart akan mendapatkan berbagai macam keuntungan dan kejutan special dari Alfamart seperti: HematKu, Kalender Belanja, Specialku dan Hadiahku,serta program ekslusif lainnya. Member Alfamart adalah pelanggan yang memiliki dan bergabung dalam keanggotaan Kartu AKU, A Card Flazz atau Kartu AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

KARTU AKU Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

    Kartu Aku

Adalah kartu member yang pertama kali diluncurkan Alfamart pada tahun 2005. Dengan Kartu AKU, Member akan dapat memperoleh manfaat dan berbagai macam keuntungan serta Promo Indonesia menarik yang tidak dapat diikuti oleh pelanggan lain yang bukan merupakan member Kartu AKU. Kartu AKU berlaku Nasional di Alfamart seluruhIndonesia.

A CARD FINAL Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    A Card Flazz

Adalah Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 15 Mei 2010 bekerja sama dengan Flazz BCA, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member juga dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran/transaksi karena A Card Flazz merupakan Kartu Prepaid (kartu non rekening yang dapat menyimpan uang untuk keperluan berbagai transaksi).

A Card Flazz dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran tidak hanya diseluruh outlet Alfamart, Alfamidi ataupun Alfaexpress tetapi juga diseluruh merchant Flazz antara lain restoran, salon, toko buku, parkir, bioskop dan masih banyak lagi. Untuk sementara ini, A Card Flazz berlaku di Jabodetabek,Surabaya

KARTU AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    Kartu Aku BNI

Merupakan salah satu Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 1 Januari 2010, merupakan kerjasama antara Alfamart dengan Bank BNI. Kartu AKU BNI merupakan kartu multifungsional, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member, juga berfungsi sebagai alat pembayaran. Pengguna Kartu AKU BNI juga akan mendapatkan berbagai keuntungan dan kejutan spesial dari Alfamart serta tentunya dapat mengikuti program-program eksklusif khusus member di Alfamart. Untuk saat ini, Kartu AKU BNI berlaku di Alfamart Jabodetabek.
8 Keuntungan Member Alfamart

   1. Hematku dan Kalender Belanja
   2. Spesialku dan Hadiahku
   3. Special Big Program for "Member Alfamart"
   4. Redemption For "Member Alfamart"
   5. Member Alfamart" Thematic Promo
   6. Special Treatment for "Member Alfamart" Birthday
   7. Special Event/Activities For "Member Alfamart"
   8. Merchant For "Member Alfamart"

 

Demikianlah penjelasan singkat tentang  Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan memberikan pengetahuan Lebih kepada masyarakat agar dapat bergabung menjadi Member Alfamart dan pastikan anda mendapakan keuntungan dan manfaat lebih dari Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

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Fashion Dari Kulit Hewan

Fashion Dari Kulit Hewan Bau dan menjijikan, dua hal ini menjadi gambaran jelas tentang bangkai. Siapa pun akan menjauh untuk menghindarinya. Tetapi tidak dengan desainer asal Jerman ini. Ia justru berbulan-bulan
mengumpulkan bangkai binatang, untuk hasil karyanya.

Mungkin banyak orang yang akan berpikir dua kali untuk mengenakan alas kaki yang terbuat dari tapak kuda atau tikus mati. Tetapi bagi Irish
Shieferstein ini merupakan sebuah inovasi terbaru.

Seperti yang dilansir oleh Daily Mail, Irish Shieferstein baru saja mengeluarkan rancangan terbarunya. Kali ini ia berkreasi dengan
memanfaatkan bangkai hewan. dimulai dari kuku, kulit hingga seluruh
tubuh burung.

Desainer 45 tahun ini, mengumpulkan semua bangkai dari tukang daging. Ia menghabiskan waktu seminggu untuk membersihkan daging yang melekat, selanjutnya tulang dan kulit dikirim ke penyamak kulit untuk diawetkan.

Koleksi rancangannya telah ditampilkan di berbagai pameran seluruh dunia, termasuk Dolce dan Gabbana. Tetapi sayangnya, sepatu ini belum diproduksi secara umum dan meluas. Apalagi harga yang ditawarkan cukup tinggi, dan sepatu ini hanya dapat digunakan beberapa jam saja.

Beberapa koleksi penting Iris meliputi sepasang sepatu yang terbuat
dari kuda cokelat tanpa tumit sehingga orang yang memakainya harus
menyeimbangkan kaki mereka, sepatu stiletto kulit ular dengan tambahan pistol di bagian tumitnya juga dapat menjadi pilihan.

Selain itu ia juga membuat sepatu yang terbuat dari bankai burung merpati lengkap dengan sayap. " Saya merasa sedang terbang saat melihat rancangan saya yang satu ini" ujarnya.

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Jatuh Cinta Dimualai dari Otak

Jatuh Cinta Dimualai dari Otak Jatuh cinta berjuta rasanya. Jantung berdegup kencang, perasaan seperti dipermainkan, merasa bahagia di satu menit kemudian gelisah di menit-menit berikutnya. Penelitian terbaru mengungkap bahwa perasaan bungah atau bahagia maupun gelisah saat jatuh cinta berasal dari otak.

Dalam sebuah studi kecil, peneliti mengobservasi otak 10 perempuan dan 7 laki-laki yang mengaku sedang gila karena cinta. Semua sukarelawan memiliki hubungan asmara yang berumur antara 1 bulan hingga 2 tahun.

Observasi dilakukan dengan teknik Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Peneliti menunjukkan foto pria atau wanita yang dicintai oleh sukarelawan kemudian menganalisis otak sukarelawan saat melihat foto itu.

Peneliti menemukan bahwa setiap sukarelawan bereaksi ketika melihat foto pasangannya, tercetus perasaan emosional karena aktivitas bagian otak yang biasa bertanggungjawab dalam soal motivasi dan penghargaan.

"Cinta yang begitu menggebu berpengaruh pada bagian tertentu pada otak. Bagian ini juga aktif ketika seseorang ketagihan obat terlarang," kata Arthur Aron, peneliti yang juga seorang psikolog di State University of New York.

Dengan kata lain, ketika jatuh cinta, setiap orang bisa memburu orang yang dicintai, menjadi stalker di jejaring sosialnya serta mengais informasi apapun seperti sedang menggunakan kokain.

Peneliti mengungkapkan bahwa cinta adalah emosi terkuat dalam diri manusia. Otak manusia telah diprogram untuk memilih dan memenangkan pasangan, kadang dengan cara yang sangat ekstrim untuk menarik perhatian.

"Anda bisa merasa bahagia saat jatuh cinta, tapi juga bisa merasa gelisah. Orang lain menjadi target dalam hidup kita," tambah Lucy Brwon dari Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York yang juga terlibat studi.

Brown mengatakan, bagian otak yang terkait dengan penghargaan, disebut pusat kesenangan, menjadi bagian terpenting bagi manusia untuk survive.

"Ini membantu kita untuk merasakan bahagia," cetus Brown, seperti dikutip Livescience, Minggu (12/2/2012).

Lalu bagaimana setelah berhubungan lama? Apakah perasaan cinta bisa memudar dan memengaruhi respon otak? Hasil studi lain yang dilakukan Aron pada 10 wanita dan 7 pria yang sudah menikah selama 21 tahun menunjukkan bahwa mereka masih mencintai pasangannya. Peneliti menemukan bahwa pada pasangan yang sudah lama berhubungan, bagian otak tetap teraktivasi jika melihat foto pasangannya.

"Untuk kebanyakan orang, formula standar adalah penurunan secara gradual pada cinta yang sekedar nafsu, tetapi ada peningkatan pada ikatan," jelas Aron.

Tumbuhnya ikatan memungkinkan pasangan bersama dalam jangka waktu lama untuk membesarkan keturunannya. "Kebanyakan mamalia tidak membesarkan anak-anaknya bersama, tetapi manusia melakukannya," ungkap Aron.

Meski demikian, Aron mengakui bahwa perasaan cinta bisa berkurang. "Selama cinta masih ada, kita terbiasa dalam hubungan dan tidak takut pasangan meninggalkan kita. Jadi, kita tidak sefokus saat kita jatuh cinta," jelasnya.

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Nokia Vendor Windows Phone

Vendor ponsel asal Finlandia, Nokia sejak Oktober 2011 lalu resmi menjadi salah satu vendor untuk perangkat Windows Phone, dengan meluncurkan Lumia 710 dan Lumia 800.

Meski terbilang paling belakangan menggunakan sistem operasi mobile besutan Microsoft, namun Nokia berhasil menjadi vendor Windows Phone teratas di dunia. Dengan mengandalkan 2 produk Lumia dan hanya dalam waktu sekitar 3 bulan, Nokia telah merajai penjualan smartphone berbasis Windows Phone.

Hasil penelitian lembaga riset Strategy Analytics, Jumat (24/2/2012), melaporkan bahwa Nokia menjadi vendor yang berhasil menjual smartphone Windows Phone terbanyak pada kuartal terakhir 2011, yakni sebesar 900 ribu unit.

Analis Strategy Analytics Alex Spektor mengatakan, pengiriman smartphone Windows Phone tetap kecil, tetapi mulai menunjukkan tanda-tanda pertumbuhan yang tentatif. Menurutnya, pengiriman smartphone Windows Phone secara global tumbuh 36 persen mencapai 2,7 juta unit pada kuartal empat 2011,

"Nokia menyalip HTC dan yang lainnya untuk menjadi vendor Windows Phone terbesar dengan pangsa pasar 33 persen. Pengiriman Windows Phone dari Nokia secara global mencapai 0,9 juta unit, yang merupakan distribusi smartphone Lumia ke berbagai negara dan operator," jelas Alex.

Keunggulan Nokia sebagai vendor Windows Phone, di sisi lain dipicu oleh melesunya keinginan vendor lain mengadopsi sistem operasi Windows Phone. HTC misalnya, kini sedang terkonsentrasi pada Android.

Saat ini, Android dan iOS dari Apple masih mendominasi pangsa pasar smartphone. Apple dan Samsung menyerap sebagian besar keuntungan smartphone.

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Pamor Windows Phone

Survei pasar versi dari NetMarketShare (NMS) terhadap perangkat mobile menunjukkan data kenaikan pada pangsa pasar Windows Phone.

Menurut data NMS, pangsa pasar Windows Phone relatif stabil di 0,2 persen sejak April 2011 hingga Januari 2012.

Namun pada Februari 2012, pangsa pasarnya melonjak ke angka 0,41 persen di Februari 2012. Artinya, ada kenaikan sebesar 41,38 persen.

Memang, pertumbuhannya relatif kecil dibandingkan dengan iOS dan Android. Namun adanya lonjakan ini menimbulkan pertanyaan, apa yang jadi penyebab?

Diduga, lonjakan ini adalah efek dari Nokia yang makin gencar menjual Lumia, jajaran ponsel berbasis Windows Phone mereka.

Nokia memang nampak cukup agresif dengan Lumia, meski di pasaran baru ada dua jenis: Lumia 800 dan Lumia 710.

Namun TheNextWeb mengatakan data ini masih perlu diperhatikan lebih lanjut. Lonjakan terjadi diduga karena pasar Windows Phone yang masih kecil.

Karena pasarnya masih kecil, setiap pertambahan akan terlihat signifikan. Namun jika dibandingkan sistem lain, mungkin sebenarnya tak seberapa.

Data NMS menempatkan iOS sebagai sistem dengan pangsa pasar terbesar (54 persen), disusul oleh Java ME (20 persen) dan Android (16 persen).

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