Arco Options Tres Hermanas Property

Zodiak - rco Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ARR) ("Arco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle with Zodiac Capital Ltd., an Australian company ("Zodiac") dated April 7, 2010 (the "LOI") under which it will grant Zodiac the right to acquire up to a 100% interest in Arco's Tres Hermanas property (the "Property") located in Oaxaca, Mexico (the "Proposed Acquisition"), subject to Exchange approval. The Proposed Acquisition would constitute an arm's length transaction.

Pursuant to the terms of a definitive option agreement (the "Option") to be negotiated between the parties, Zodiac will incorporate and fund a Mexican subsidiary ("Zodiac Mexico") that will earn a 90% interest in the Property over a three-year period in consideration for total cash payments of US$500,000. Zodiac Mexico will be required to perform a minimum of US$1.5 million in exploration expenditures on the Property over the term of the Option. The remaining 10% interest in the Property will remain with Arco as a carried interest. Zodiac may elect at any time during the term of the option to purchase Arco's 10% carried interest in the Property for US$1,000,000. In addition, Arco will receive shares of Zodiac Mexico having a value of US$250,000 concurrent with Zodiac Mexico's listing on the Australian Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange as Zodiac may determine. Finally, Arco will receive a 1% net smelter royalty on any production from the Property.

Completion of the Proposed Acquisition is subject to a full due diligence review of the Property to be completed by Zodiac within 30 days of the LOI. It is also subject to all required corporate and regulatory approvals and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Tres Hermanas Property

The Property consists of the Tres Hermanas 1 and Tres Hermanas 2 claim blocks, which have areas of 500 and 900 hectares respectively. A 3rd claim block of 2310 hectares, Khulan, is currently pending titling by the Mexican General Direction of Mines and is part of the Property.

The Tres Hermanas property covers a silver-lead-zinc-bearing vein system that has historic underground workings on five levels along a 400 metre strike. Previous underground sampling showed local values >500g/t of silver. In addition, chip samples taken included values as high as 764.5 g/t of silver and 10.4% lead across 1.5 metres. Regional soil sampling has indicated the vein system continues along strike in both directions. The vein system shows widths of one to two metres with a lower grade shell upwards of 15 metres wide.

Paul Cowley, P.Geo. and Chief Geologist for Arco Resources Corp., is the Qualified Person, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, who has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.

About Arco Resources

Arco holds a 100% interest in seven mineral claim blocks, all located in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has begun to focus its efforts on its Taviche and Predilecta claim blocks, each of which has had historical production of gold and silver. The Company currently has agreements in principle to option 100% interests in its Lachiguiri, Silacayoapan and Nino Perdido Property (to Silex Ventures Ltd.) and in its Tres Hermanas Property (to Zodiac Capital Ltd.). For further information on the Company please go to www.arcoresources.com. Follow Arco on Facebook.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Arco Resources Corp.

"Warren McIntyre"

Warren McIntyre
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arco Resources Corp.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Korban Gempa Dirawat

Hingga Rabu (7/4) sore jumlah korban lika akibat Gempa Aceh berkekuatan 7,2 pada skala Richter (SR) mencapai 21 orang, tiga di antaranya menderita luka parah. Diperkirakan jumlah korban luka akan terus bertambah. Sejumlah korban luka tersebut kini dirawat di Rumah Sakit Umum (RSU) Sinabang, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Menurut Humas Kabupaten Simeulue Abdul Karim, korban luka parah umumnya terkena reruntuhan bangunan di bagian kepala, tangan, dan kaki. Sedangkan korban luka ringan hanya mengalami luka lecet saat mencoba melarikan diri ketika Gempa terjadi. "Semuanya korban gempa telah ditangani pihak rumah sakit," katanya.

Sementara itu, selain korban luka, dilaporkan juga sejumlah bangunan di Kecamatan Teupah Selatan juga mengalami kerusakan. Namun hingga saat ini belum diketahui berapa jumlah bangunan dan rumah warga yang rusak. Di Teupah Selatan diketahui seorang warga mengalami luka berat akibat tertimpa atap rumah.

"Karena lokasi antara satu rumah warga dengan yang lain berjauhan. Kami belum mengetahui jumlah detil kerusakan," ujar Abdul Karim.

Pascagempa, warga Simeulue kini sudah mulai beraktivitas kembali. Sejumlah toko dan pasar di Sinabang telah mulai beraktivitas.

Contoh Obama ‎

Contoh Pidato - Koordinator Jaringan Islam Liberal Ulil Abshar Abdalla mengatakan, politisi Indonesia seharusnya dapat mencontoh sepak terjang Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama di dunia politik yang dinilainya mampu memainkan peran sebagai orator yang baik.

Pidato "Kasus yang sangat unik, seorang politisi yang sangat muda, yang punya talenta sebagai orator sekaligus penulis buku yang baik. Mestinya, hal itu dicontoh politisi kita," kata Ulil dalam diskusi Obama, Indonesia, dan Demokrasi Modern di Jakarta, Jumat (19/3) malam. Pembicara lain dalam diskusi itu adalah Direktur Eksekutif Freedom Institute Rizal Mallarangeng.

Fokus diskusi mengenai pengaruh rencana kunjungan Presiden AS Barack Obama ke Indonesia terhadap pembangunan demokrasi modern, sekaligus tantangan Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menuju demokrasi modern dan membahas skeptisisme publik AS terhadap Presiden Obama setelah satu tahun memerintah.

Ulil menjelaskan, seorang politisi harus pandai berpidato, walaupun ada dari isi pidatonya tidak terealisasi. "Karena seorang politisi adalah pembuat solidaritas, dengan menggunakan kemampuan orasi atau pidato tersebut," katanya.

Ulil Abshar yang juga pernah mengenyam pendidikan di Amerika, berpendapat bahwa citra Obama memang citra buatan atau citra artifisial dengan bantuan tim sukses dibalik semua itu. Akan tetapi, lanjutnya, daya pikatnya tak cuma sampai situ, karena dia adalah sosok yang kharismatik.

Ia berpendapat, pidato politik yang baik adalah bagian dari pendidikan politik dan itu harus dipelajari oleh kita, ujarnya. "Saya bingung kenapa politisi kita tidak bisa mencontoh dia, berpidato dengan isi yang inspirasional dan memiliki 'soundbyte', supaya bisa dikutip oleh wartawan," keluhnya.

Lain dengan Ulil yang menjelaskan pentingnya kekuatan orasi, Rizal Mallarangeng melihat dari sudut pandang akademik. Rizal Mallarangeng, adik dari Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga Andi Mallarangeng, justru lebih banyak beretorika dalam diskusi dibanding memberikan memberi pendapat.

"Kalau Barack Obama yang telah melakukan kampanye yang segitu menarik dan inspirasional namun tidak bisa menjalankan kebijakannya, bagaimana dengan yang lainnya?," kata Rizal Mallarangeng yang telah mengenyam pendidikan untuk S2 dan S3 di Ohio State University di bidang ilmu politik.

Ia juga memaparkan kondisi publik Amerika yang kian skeptis dengan pemerintahan presiden kulit hitam AS pertama tersebut, terutama karena kebijakan kesehatan yang membuatnya menunda kedatangan ke Indonesia.

Kebijakan kesehatan yang diusungkan Barack Obama berhubungan masalah asuransi yang tidak menutupi 20-30 juta rakyat Amerika. Untuk itu, Presiden Obama membuat kebijakan yang membuat pengguna pembayar asuransi membayar untuk rakyatnya yang tidak mampu membayar premi asuransi, dengan beberapa alternatif, antara lain pengguna membayar lebih untuk yang tidak mampu, atau membayar sama tapi jasa yang didapatkan berkurang.

"Tentu untuk bisa menggolkan kebijakan ini di hadapan kongres, Obama harus menggunakan kemampuan orasinya secara maksimal, karena pasti banyak rakyatnya yang tidak setuju lantaran harus membayar lebih," tambah Rizal yang juga Ketua DPP Partai Golkar itu.

Ia menyambungkan fakta bahwa Presiden Yudhoyono yang memiliki dukungan dan popularitas di mata rakyat, serta kharisma yang besar namun mendapat tantangan dalam menjalankan kebijakannya.

"Ada persamaan antara Presiden Yudhoyono dengan Presiden Obama, dan kita harus mengenali masalah ini," ujarnya.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro To the steady beat of a drum, Google Android marches on to visit new cell phone manufactures. And with its new Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson reveals itself as the operating system's latest stop. Both outside and in, the Xperia X10 offers a bit more than many Android handsets do. Its large display is simply gorgeous, its multimedia capabilities are impressive, and the user interface is slick and easy to use. We also like the virtual keyboard, but would really love it if it worked across all applications. The Timescape application is worth noting as well, even if it didn't come together quite as we'd hoped. Without a doubt it's practical and pretty, but Timescape's interface is almost too complicated for its own good.

Harga Sony Ericsson - The X10's performance was somewhat uneven. Call quality is satisfactory and the internal speed is very fast, but some Timescape updates failed to load and the strength of the data connection varied. Those issues could be solely related to the carrier--we were testing the unlocked phone on AT&T's 3G network--but even the best phone can't be separated from its service provider.

Believe us when we say the X10 is a superb handset in many ways, though we were hoping for better overall performance. A different carrier, however, could offer a totally different experience. Because it's unlocked, the X10 isn't cheap--expect to pay at least $700 with an online retailer--but we commend Sony Ericsson for making a solid first pass at Android.

Design and display
"Big" is the first word that comes to mind when you see the X10. We doubt that many consumers are actually using an X10, but complaints about its size are littering user forums. We, however, take a more neutral view. Seriously, if you want a compact device, you really shouldn't be looking at a touch-screen smartphone in the first place. The X10 makes for a tight fit in a pants pocket, but it remains portable if you stick with a jacket pocket or purse.

At 4.7 inches long by 2.5 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep, the X10 is only slightly larger than the iPhone, and you hear no one complaining about that device's size. The X10 is lighter than you might think (4.8 ounces) though we enjoyed its sold feel. Its face is purposely curved; Sony Ericsson does this so the device matches the natural curve of your hand. We understand nay skepticism, but it's only the slightest bit gimmicky. Indeed, the X10 fits comfortably in the hand, but it wasn't a huge leap over other handsets. On the other hand, the curved back means that when it's resting on a flat surface, the X10 wobbles if you try to tap at the screen.

Size, of course, does have its advantages. A bulky phone can offer a sizable display and the X10 comes through with a 4-inch screen. That makes it larger than most touch-screen phones currently on the market and we couldn't fault the rich resolution (65,536 colors; 854x480 pixels). Graphics, photos, and colors were sharp and vibrant, and we could see the display relatively well in direct light. The touch interface was accurate and responsive, both when tapping icons and swiping through long lists. It even was responsive at the very edges of the display.

You get three home screens that you can populate as you please with shortcuts, folders, and widgets. Like all Android phones, other display options are limited to the wallpaper, brightness, and backlighting time; the menu font size and style aren't customizable. Our only real complaint about the display is that it shows smudges way too easily. Indeed, we were wiping it clean constantly just to see it clearly. The display has the Android notifications bar and an accelerometer, but not a proximity sensor.

Below the display are the X10's only physical controls. The Home key, back button, and menu control are large and tactile so we had no trouble using them. On the left spine you'll find the volume rocker and a camera shutter. The latter is a rather small, but it didn't pose a problem. On the top of the phone are the 3.5mm headset jack, the power control, and the Micro-USB port for the charger and syncing cable. We give Sony Ericsson major points for ditching the proprietary connections and including a microSD card slot. The slot is located behind the battery cover, but we'll let that slide in this case since we aren't stuck with a Memory Stick Micro format.

Virtual keyboard
The X10's virtual keyboard is very close to the standard Android design, but it offers a few unique elements. In landscape mode it takes advantage of the display's full size so you have plenty of room for typing. There are three rows of alphabetic/punctuation keys with separate keyboards for numbers and symbols and other punctuation. You also get a special pop-up keyboard above the alphabetic buttons that includes smileys and some symbols. That's particularly convenient since it puts oft-used characters, like a dollar sign and parentheses, right on the main screen. The space bar is conveniently located in the center of the bottom row.

We also love the X0's autocomplete function and dictionary. Instead of just one possible choice when writing a word, the X10 offers up to 20 possible choices. For example, if you type "it" you get not only "its" as an option, but also "itself," "Italy," "item," and even "ignore." What's more, the X10 is adept at remembering previously used words and offering them as suggestions even if they aren't in the dictionary. After typing "germank" just once, we got it as a suggestion each time we started typing another word that begins with G.

Not all was well in keyboardland, however. For reasons that we can't fathom you can't use the landscape keyboard in the messaging app (it does work in e-mail). When typing a text message you're stuck with the portrait keyboard at all times even if you tip the phone to its side. In additional to being smaller, the portrait keyboard doesn't have the same autocorrect feature described above.

UXP interface
The X10 runs Android OS 1.6. We've rattled on endlessly about the fragmentation of Android, but we're starting to wonder if anyone besides us really cares. Google always has said that manufacturers and carriers decide when a device receives an OS update, so it shouldn't surprise us that the X10 runs a different version than the Motorola Droid. But updates aside, we still think it's a problem that new Android handsets aren't given the most recent version of the OS at the time of their final release. The Droid hit stores months before the X10 was ever made it past the announcement stage, but it runs Android 2.0. So why do we have to fall back to 1.6 to use the X10?

We expect that the answer partially lies with Sony Ericsson's User Experience Platform (UXP), which the company is debuting on the X10. UXP, formerly known as Rachel, sits on top of the Android OS and will cross to other phones like the X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro. Normally, we're wary when a manufacturer tries to mask Android--really, what's the point?--but UXP wins our approval. Before we received the X10 for review, we got an in-depth tour of UXP from one of Sony Ericsson's lead designers. Sure, the X10 will get updated at some point, but UXP no doubt was written with 1.6 in mind.

The premise of UXP, much like that of MotoBlur, is to combine your various messages, alerts, and contacts into a steady stream of communication called Timescape. We'll get to that in a moment, but UXP also skins Android with its own color backgrounds and typography; the company developed a new font for UXP called "Soma." In particular, you'll notice slight changes to the phone dialer, the calculator, and the music player (more on that later). Also, the menu is accessible through a thin bar on the bottom of the home screen rather than the standard Android tab.

On the whole, the various elements of UXP are clean and attractive, but more importantly it lets Android be Android. The icon-based main menu, the internal menus, and most basic apps look the same. And unlike when Samsung crammed TouchWiz on the Samsung Behold II, UXP doesn't provide any redundancy functionality. That's a good thing.

Timescape
The main draw of UXP is the aforementioned Timescape feature. After registering your accounts for e-mail, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook, it displays your latest e-mails, text messages, and social media alerts in a flowing design that resembles a stacked deck of cards. To move through the deck, just swipe your finger along the display and the cards will fly by. Timescape also displays your latest social media alerts on the home screen, though we chose to remove that option. Like with the "Happenings" widget in MotoBlur, we just didn't need to see what was going on with our friends at every moment.

On the upside, Timescape is slick and pretty, and it offers a wealth of features. For instance, tapping an individual card or tile will display that message or update in its entirety with the source (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and the contact's photo. You'll also see an infinity symbol in the upper right corner. Tap that and you'll see a list of all communication between you and that contact. You also can use the touch controls on the bottom of the display to sort the feed by the source and set your status for Twitter and Facebook.

On the other hand, Timescape can be a bit much. Yes, we said this about MotoBlur when we reviewed the Cliq, but the X10's busier design makes it even more overwhelming. For example, when you switch between the different feeds, the old tiles fly out to one side and the new tiles fly in from the other. It's rather like you were playing a game of poker and a disgruntled opponent took the playing cards and threw them in the air. The effect is exciting the first few times, but then it just gets a bit disorienting.

Mimpi Buruk

Video tuyul - Bangun mendadak atau terkaget-kaget saat tengah terlelap biasa terjadi pada orang yang mengalami mimpi buruk. Temanya pun beragam. Mulai dari kehilangan orang yang dicintai, berjalan putus asa, terlambat untuk janji penting, sampai dikejar-kejar rakasa atau hantu.

Tuyul - Seperti dikutip dari laman Daily Mail, sejumlah ilmuwan lalu mencoba mengungkap makna di balik mimpi-mimpi mengerikan yang mengganggu, dan membuat banyak orang panik saat terbangun.

Mereka percaya bahwa mimpi buruk tidak secara langsung berhubungan dengan kehidupan nyata. Bunga tidur itu hanya mencerminkan emosi tidur atau sebagai tanda bahwa ada masalah yang belum terpecahkan.

Berdasar studi yang dipublikasikan dalam Eropa Archives of Psychiatry dan Jurnal Clinical Neuroscience terungkap, pria cenderung lebih sering mengalami mimpi buruk tentang kekerasan atau dipecat. Sedangkan wanita lebih banyak memimpikan situasi berkabung dan pelecehan seksual.

"Topik seperti jatuh, dikejar-kejar atau lumpuh tidak memiliki korespondensi langsung ke dalam kehidupan nyata atau pengalaman hidup," kata peneliti Dr Michael Schredl dari International Association for the Study of Dreams.

Mimpi dikejar raksasa atau hantu saat tidur di siang hari mungkin mencerminkan ketakutan akan tugas tertentu yang tengah membebani hidup Anda. Sementara mimpi tentang gigi serta rambut yang sering dialami wanita, mungkin menandakan kegelisahan tentang kehilangan penampilan.

Temuan ini berasal dari suatu studi di mana peneliti bertanya kepada 2.000 orang dan wanita tentang mimpi-mimpi mereka.

Studi yang dilakukan terhadap 2.000 wanita itu mendapati 48 persen responden tidak pernah mimpi buruk. Satu dari 10 responden mengalami mimpi menakutkan beberapa kali dalam setahun, dan satu dari 20 orang terbangun ketakutan setidaknya sekali dua minggu.

Davina Mackail, seorang pakar mimpi, berkata, "Mimpi buruk adalah respons terhadap sesuatu yang belum terpecahkan. Mereka dapat diperburuk oleh stres. Jika Anda menghadapi apa yang muncul, mereka akan pergi. Anda dapat berbohong kepada diri sendiri ketika Anda terjaga, tetapi tidak dalam mimpi Anda."

Indra Brugman Menghayati Ciuman Dewi Persik

Film Terbaru - Beredar via YouTube aksi ciuman bibir Indra Brugman dan pedangdut Dewi Persik. Indra yang mengaku senang mendapatkan kesempatan itu mengaku menghayati ciuman tersebut.

Film Tiran Mati di Ranjang - "Aku mencoba untuk menghayati peran. Itu sesuatu yang lumrah," ujar Indra ketika berbincang dengan detikhot via ponselnya, Senin (15/3/2010).

Ternyata ciuman tersebut adalah tuntutan adegan Indra dan Dewi untuk film 'Tiran: Mati di Ranjang'. Film yang diproduseri Maxima Pictures itu rencananya akan tayang pada 1 April mendatang.

Ketika tahu adegan ciuman tersebut tersebar, Indra hanya tertawa. Dia sempat deg-degan harus mencium perempuan yang bukan kekasihnya, namun Indra juga melihat Dewi sangat grogi. Tak mau ambil pusing, mantan kekasih Dhini Aminarti itu pun mengamini punya kesempatan mencium Dewi, janda yang penuh kontroversial.

"Nggak apa-apa nyium Dewi Persik. Kapanlagi," jelasnya.

2010 Chile earthquake

Chile Earthquake 2010 - The Foreign Office is warning Britons against 'all but essential travel' to the regions worst affected by the earthquake in Chile over the weekend.

The epicentre of the quake, which measured 8.8 on the Richter Scale and struck in the early hours of Saturday was some 30 miles off Chile's coast. The cities of Concepcion, Talca and the capital Santiago have seen the worst damage with 700 people already confirmed dead, a number that is expected to rise say Chilean officials.

2010 Chile Earthquake - Hundreds of thousands of people in 53 countries were evacuated from their homes and millions more put on alert after a tsunami from the quake raced across the Pacific.

The FCO website is advising that the regions of Maule and Biobio are currently 'states of catastrophe' and should be avoided by travellers. Phone links to The British Embassy in Santiago are down and Britons in Chile are being asked to 'follow the advice of the local authorities'.

Those due to travel to the country this week have been forced to change their plans as much of Chile's infrastructure, particularly south of Santiago, has been damaged with transport links, including the Pan-American Highway, severely affected.

The country has long been popular with independent travellers and backpackers with around 65,000 Britons visiting Chile every year.

The main gateway for flights, Santiago Airport, has been closed since the earthquake but there are reports that it may reopen later today. Iberia and LAN Chile, which both fly from the UK to Santiago via Madrid, have suspended flights as has American Airlines which flies from Miami.

Although aftershocks are still being felt across southern Chile, a giant tidal wave which could have spread as far as Australia, Hawaii, Philippines and Russia hasn't materialised although large waves have hit land - amateur video footage taken in Hawaii shows a beach being flooded.

Meanwhile, fears are growing for four British backpackers missing in Chile. Kirsty Duff and Dave Sandercock were on a surfing holiday round South America but have not been heard from since Thursday. They were in Pichilemu, a surf resort about three hours from Santiago, when it was rocked by the quake.