Selandia Baru adalah negara termuda di muka bumi – dataran terakhir yang ditemukan. Suku Maori adalah orang pertama yang pindah ke Selandia Baru pada seribu tahun lalu. Sejak itu, orang-orang berdatangan dari seluruh dunia untuk menetap di sini.
Selandia Baru punya sejarah yang kaya dan menakjubkan, yang mencerminkan baik warisan Maori dan Eropa.
Rotorua yang terletak di North Island adalah magnet bagi para wisatawan, yang datang untuk melihat fenomena vulkanik dan mempelajari kebudayaan suku Maori di Selandia Baru. Rotorua akan memikat Anda dengan keajaiban panas bumi dan pengalaman mengenai budaya yang unik – dari geyser dan kolam lumpur panas hingga tempat tinggal marae, pesta hangi, sebuah desa pra-Eropa asli Maori. Rotorua memiliki petualangan budaya yang telah dikembangkan dengan baik, dari terjun payung ke zorbing.
Tenggelam Dalam Sejarah dan Budaya
Lebih dari sepertiga penduduk Rotorua adalah orang Maori, sehingga daerah itu adalah tempat terbaik untuk menceburkan diri dalam budaya asli Selandia Baru. Rotorua memiliki sejarah yang luar biasa, yang akan dengan senang hati dibagi penduduk lokal Maori sehingga memperkaya pengalaman Anda. Kisah-kisah mereka sangat menawan.
Kembalilah ke masa Tamaki Maori Village. Di kedalaman hutan, Anda akan mendapatkan gambaran yang jelas mengenai bagaimana gaya hidup dan tradisi Maori, dari masa pra-Eropa hingga saat ini. Lihat dan pelajarilah seni tradisional Maori yang terpelihara di New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute. Anda bisa bicara dengan ahli pahat dan tenun serta belajar sejarah dan proses yang terlibat dalam setiap bentuk seni.
Jangan lupa mandi di spa panas yang jernih di Baths Blue, yang menampilkan bangunan masa lalu yang penuh warna. Lalu, nikmati hidangan di lantai atas dan nikmati pemandangan dari Government Gardens yang cantik.
Kunjungi pula situs penggalian di Te Wairoa, sebuah desa yang terkubur oleh letusan Gunung Tarawera pada 1886. Nikmatilah makanan hangi dan sebuah konser Maori di Mokoia Island atau di salah satu hotel di kota itu.
Keindahan Alam
Danau Rotorua, meski terlihat indah dan damai, memiliki sejarah yang kejam. Gunung berapi besar di kawasan itu meletus sekitar 200 ribu tahun yang lalu, menciptakan kaldera bergaris tengah 16 km. Kaldera itu kemudian terisi air dan menjadi danau terbesar kedua di North Island. Rotorua dan 15 danau lainnya di daerah itu terhubung dengan kaldera Rotorua dan Gunung Tarawera.
Menurut legenda, orang Eropa menemukan geyser dan kolam lumpur Rotorua pada tahun 1880-an, yang sekarang menjadi pemikat terbesar kota itu. Air mancur panas Pohutu yang terkenal, serta geyser lain yang berada di tempat lain di kawasan itu, adalah atraksi yang harus dilihat. Mata air panas Pohutu, di Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, meletus beberapa kali sehari, menyemburkan air panas hingga 30 m ke udara.
Yang tak boleh dilewatkan juga adalah terapi spa musim semi, serta berendam di kolam termal. Anda bisa pula mandi lumpur, yang akan membuat kulit Anda terasa sehalus sutra.
Rotorua adalah salah satu spa kesehatan terbaik di New Zealand. Hell's Gate merupakan air terjun air panas satu-satunya di Belahan Bumi Selatan. Nikmatilah pengalaman berendam sekeluarga di Spa Polynesian.
Ketegangan Maksimal
Rotorua menjanjikan kepuasan bagi para pecandu adrenalin — bahkan yang tingkatnya parah sekali pun. Banyak petualangan yang akan memacu sensasi dan adrenalin Anda, dengan pemandangan terbaik khas Selandia Baru.
Atasi ketakutan Anda dan rasakan terjun payung tandem dari ketinggian 4500 meter. Meloncat dari atas pesawat adalah pengalaman sekali dalam seumur hidup yang harus Anda coba. Meluncur jatuh dari 4500 meter memberikan Anda kesempatan memandang danau dan hutan di Rotorua yang tak tertandingi.
Anda bisa pula meluncur di atas scree – lereng curam yang penuh kerikil – di Gunung Tarawera atau Gunung Ngongotaha, dan dengarkan jeritan peluncur lain di udara.
Anda berada di tempat sempurna untuk arung jeram di Selandia Baru. Ini adalah kegiatan yang populer sepanjang tahun. Anda bisa menantang arus di Sungai Kaituna (tingkat lima), Wairoa (tingkat lima) dan Rangitaiki (tingkat empat). Di Sungai Kaituna Anda akan menghadapi air terjun Tutea setinggi 7 m – air terjun tertinggi yang secara komersial diarungi.
Hiburan Keluarga
Rotorua adalah tempat liburan petualangan keluarga yang menyenangkan. Selalu ada kegiatan untuk semua orang, berapa pun umur mereka. Misalnya berkendara dengan mobil feri dan mencukur domba, hingga berputar-putar dengan perahu jet.
Kunjungi Hobbiton Movie Set & Farm Tour, yang dibuat berdasarkan lokasi asli Hobbiton dalam trilogy "The Lord of the Rings". Anda akan dipandu menjelajahi situs seluas 4 hektare dan diceritakan rincian menarik seputar pembuatan film itu.
Kegiatan di pertanian tak kalah menyenangkan, misalnya mencukur dan memberi makan domba, atau memerah susu sapi. Ada pula demonstrasi menggiring domba serta lelang domba. Saat mengunjungi kebun buah kiwi organik, Anda bisa berhenti untuk mencicipi anggur buah kiwi dan madu.
Ingin melihat singa, ikan, belut raksasa, unggas air, rusa dan lainnya? Paradise Valley Springs tempatnya.
Untuk beberapa sensasi turunan, zorbing merupakan petualangan gila lainnya yang ditemukan oleh para Kiwi. "Zorbonauts" berputar ke bawah lereng bukit yang curam di dalam sebuah bola karet besar yang berisi udara.
Naiklah ke atas perahu jet untuk menyusuri sungai Waikato melalui ngarai Tutukau yang spektakuler. Temukan flora dan fauna asli dan salah satu atraksi paling populer di Selandia Baru yaitu panas bumi dalam safari Riverjet termal.
Untuk pengalaman bersantap yang tak terlupakan, ikuti petualangan Indigenous Food Trail. Ini merupakan jejak makanan di hutan yang bertujuan untuk mendidik para tamu mengenai masakan asli Maori dan tumbuh-tumbuhan asli dan tanaman yang digunakan, dan dipimpin oleh seorang ahli setempat Charles Royal. Charles, menciptakan tur ini khusus untuk Treetops Lodge and Wilderness Estate, yang telah memiliki pengalaman lebih dari 20 tahun mengenai makanan Maori.
Selandia Baru memiliki empat musim: musim gugur (Maret sampai Mei), musim dingin (Juni sampai Agustus) dan musim semi (September-November), Musim panas (Desember-Februari).
5.01.2011
3.20.2011
Makan Coklat Bikin Jago Matematika
Menurut studi peneliti Northumbria University Inggris pada 2009, coklat bisa membantu orang mengerjakan matematika. Studi menunjukkan, orang bisa menghitung mundur lebih baik setelah mengkonsumsi coklat panas yang mengandung 500 mg flavanols atau lima batang coklat.
Selain itu, antioksidan pada coklat bisa meningkatkan aliran darah ke otak. Studi lain menunjukkan, sedikit coklat hitam bisa mengubah tingkat protein C-reaktif yang berhubungan dengan peradangan di dalam tubuh.
“Pengaruh terbaik diperoleh ketika mengkonsumsi rata-rata 6,7 gram coklat per hari atau setara kotak kecil coklat dua atau tiga kali sepekan,” papar penulis utama studi Northumbria Romina di Giuseppe.
Selama beberapa tahun, studi juga menguak manfaat coklat bagi kesehatan. Menurut studi pada 44 ribu partisipan baru-baru ini, orang yang tiap pekan makan coklat, 22% lebih kebal stroke. Temuan ini dipresentasikan di pertemuan tahunan American Academy of Neurology di Toronto.
Meski coklat terbukti kaya antioksidan flavonoid yang bisa menangkal stroke, studi Sarah Sahib dari McMaster University, Kanada, mencatat, penelitian ‘lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk menentukan coklat benar-benar menurunkan risiko stroke, atau apakah orang bisa sehat cukup dengan makan coklat”.
Pada 2009, studi menemukan, orang yang dinilai sangat tertekan mengalami penurunan tingkat hormon stres setelah makan coklat tiap hari selama dua pekan. Di studi Nestle Research Center Swiss, 30 subyek makan 40 gram coklat hitam tiap hari.
Studi Sunil Kochhar ini menunjukkan, relawan mengalami ‘pengurangan kadar hormon stres dan normalisasi metabolik stres sistemik’ secara signifikan. Mungkin alasan ilmiah inilah yang membuat coklat disebut sebagai ‘makanan para dewa’ di Yunani.
Selain itu, antioksidan pada coklat bisa meningkatkan aliran darah ke otak. Studi lain menunjukkan, sedikit coklat hitam bisa mengubah tingkat protein C-reaktif yang berhubungan dengan peradangan di dalam tubuh.
“Pengaruh terbaik diperoleh ketika mengkonsumsi rata-rata 6,7 gram coklat per hari atau setara kotak kecil coklat dua atau tiga kali sepekan,” papar penulis utama studi Northumbria Romina di Giuseppe.
Selama beberapa tahun, studi juga menguak manfaat coklat bagi kesehatan. Menurut studi pada 44 ribu partisipan baru-baru ini, orang yang tiap pekan makan coklat, 22% lebih kebal stroke. Temuan ini dipresentasikan di pertemuan tahunan American Academy of Neurology di Toronto.
Meski coklat terbukti kaya antioksidan flavonoid yang bisa menangkal stroke, studi Sarah Sahib dari McMaster University, Kanada, mencatat, penelitian ‘lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk menentukan coklat benar-benar menurunkan risiko stroke, atau apakah orang bisa sehat cukup dengan makan coklat”.
Pada 2009, studi menemukan, orang yang dinilai sangat tertekan mengalami penurunan tingkat hormon stres setelah makan coklat tiap hari selama dua pekan. Di studi Nestle Research Center Swiss, 30 subyek makan 40 gram coklat hitam tiap hari.
Studi Sunil Kochhar ini menunjukkan, relawan mengalami ‘pengurangan kadar hormon stres dan normalisasi metabolik stres sistemik’ secara signifikan. Mungkin alasan ilmiah inilah yang membuat coklat disebut sebagai ‘makanan para dewa’ di Yunani.
3.15.2011
Train ( Album ) - Save Me San Fransisco
San Francisco's Train hit the charts with a bang early in the 21st century with hits like "Calling All Angels" and "Drops of Jupiter." They began as a band that courted an alternative audience and quickly traded it -- without changing their sound much -- for a more adult fanbase with mixed results. SAVE ME, SAN FRANCISCO took four years to make -- remember there was Monahan's solo album in the interim -- and involved a slew of musicians (because only Monahan, guitarist Jimmy Stafford, and drummer Scott Underwood remain from the original group), four studios in the United States and England, songwriting collaborators, and even a handful of producers, though Martin Terefe gets the final credit. The truth is it's a very focused record, centering around the theme of a wandering young rocker who falls in love and wants to settle down. Ultimately however, SAVE ME, SAN FRANCISCO is a love song to the band's hometown.
1 . ) Save Me, San Francisco
2 . ) Hey, Soul Sister ( DOWNLOAD )
3 . )I Got You ( DOWNLOAD )
4 . )Parachute ( DOWNLOAD )
5 . )This Ain't Goodbye ( DOWNLOAD )
6 . )If It's Love ( DOWNLOAD )
7 . )You Already Know ( DOWNLOAD )
8 . )Words ( DOWNLOAD )
9 . )Brick By Brick ( DOWNLOAD )
10 . )Breakfast In Bed ( DOWNLOAD )
11 . )Marry Me ( DOWNLOAD )
12 . )Shake Up Christmas ( DOWNLOAD )
13 . )Half Moon Bay
14 . )The Finish Line
15 . )Umbrella
Dua Remaja Penggemar Nerobos Ke Dalam Kamar Hotel Justin Bieber
Dua remaja putri menemukan jalan kreatif untuk masuk ke dalam kamar hotel Justin Bieber di Hard Days and Night Hotel di Liverpool, kata satu sumber kepada Daily Mirror, Inggris.
"Hotel tersebut diserbu penggemar yang semuanya berjuang untuk bisa melihat Justin sekalipun cuma sekilas. Tapi dua perempuan muda menyusup ke jalan masuk dan mencuri seragam petugas bagian 'housekeeping'," kata sumber tersebut. "Setelah mengganti pakaian mereka dengan mengenakan seragam baru, mereka masuk ke lift lalu naik ke kamar suite Justin. Mereka mengetuk pintu, dan berkata, 'Housekeeping'. Setelah diperkenankan masuk, kedua remaja putri itu mulai dengan setengah hati membersihkan meja dan permukaan furnitur dari debu."
Tak seorang pun menyadari, sampai kedua penggemar itu tinggal berdua saja dan mulai mengambil gambar barang-barang milik pelantun "Baby" yang berusia 17 tahun tersebut dengan menggunakan telefon genggam mereka. Mereka bahkan berusaha naik ke ranjang Justin. Tapi sumber tersebut melaporkan tawa kedua gadis belia itu akhirnya membuat mereka ketahuan.
"Kedua gadis remaja tersebut, setelah staf hotel mendapat pemberitahun, diusir dari area hotel," kata sumber itu kepada The Mirror.
Justin, yang tak berada di hotel saat kejadian, dilaporkan "merasa gusar" dan melakukan pemeriksaan.
Hotel tersebut memberitahu surat kabar itu mereka tak mengetahui kejadian tersebut. Jurubicara polisi Merseyside mengatakan kepada UsMagazine.com tak ada laporan yang mereka terima.
"Hotel tersebut diserbu penggemar yang semuanya berjuang untuk bisa melihat Justin sekalipun cuma sekilas. Tapi dua perempuan muda menyusup ke jalan masuk dan mencuri seragam petugas bagian 'housekeeping'," kata sumber tersebut. "Setelah mengganti pakaian mereka dengan mengenakan seragam baru, mereka masuk ke lift lalu naik ke kamar suite Justin. Mereka mengetuk pintu, dan berkata, 'Housekeeping'. Setelah diperkenankan masuk, kedua remaja putri itu mulai dengan setengah hati membersihkan meja dan permukaan furnitur dari debu."
Tak seorang pun menyadari, sampai kedua penggemar itu tinggal berdua saja dan mulai mengambil gambar barang-barang milik pelantun "Baby" yang berusia 17 tahun tersebut dengan menggunakan telefon genggam mereka. Mereka bahkan berusaha naik ke ranjang Justin. Tapi sumber tersebut melaporkan tawa kedua gadis belia itu akhirnya membuat mereka ketahuan.
"Kedua gadis remaja tersebut, setelah staf hotel mendapat pemberitahun, diusir dari area hotel," kata sumber itu kepada The Mirror.
Justin, yang tak berada di hotel saat kejadian, dilaporkan "merasa gusar" dan melakukan pemeriksaan.
Hotel tersebut memberitahu surat kabar itu mereka tak mengetahui kejadian tersebut. Jurubicara polisi Merseyside mengatakan kepada UsMagazine.com tak ada laporan yang mereka terima.
2.18.2011
Tanda Jatuh Cinta
Ada seseorang yang mengisi pikiran dan hari-hari Anda saat ini. Tapi benarkah Anda jatuh cinta padanya?
Berikut tandanya Anda sedang jatuh cinta, seperti dikutip dari Sheknows.
1. Keheningan tak menganggu Anda. Saat tengah bertemu, keheningan atau silent momen biasa terjadi. tapi hal itu tak lagi terasa aneh, mlainkan romantis. Dalam suasana hening itu, Anda justru merasa makin nyaman dengannya.
2. Anda membiarkannya menang. Anda ingin membuatnya senang. Walau dalam suasana kompetitif, misalnya permainan, dengan ikhlas Anda membiarkannya menang, demi melihat senyumannya.
3. Kekurangannya = lucu. Ada kekurangan si dia. Namun hal itu tak menganggu Anda. Walau dia ceroboh, atau suka salah bicara. namun Anda menganggapnya lucu dan justru tersenyum karenanya.
4. Ingin mengenalkannya pada keluarga. Anda benar-benar terpesona olehnya, dan ingin segera membuat keluarga Anda juga terpana saat melihatnya.
5. Berkhayal tentangnya. Anda mulai membayangkan meniti masa depan dengannya, menikah, berkeluarga, dan membesarkan anak bersama.
6. Tak peduli dengan ponsel saat dengannya. Anda lupa di mana ponsel Anda saat bersamanya. Karena SMS, BBM, dan telepon darinyalah yang paling Anda tunggu.
Berikut tandanya Anda sedang jatuh cinta, seperti dikutip dari Sheknows.
1. Keheningan tak menganggu Anda. Saat tengah bertemu, keheningan atau silent momen biasa terjadi. tapi hal itu tak lagi terasa aneh, mlainkan romantis. Dalam suasana hening itu, Anda justru merasa makin nyaman dengannya.
2. Anda membiarkannya menang. Anda ingin membuatnya senang. Walau dalam suasana kompetitif, misalnya permainan, dengan ikhlas Anda membiarkannya menang, demi melihat senyumannya.
3. Kekurangannya = lucu. Ada kekurangan si dia. Namun hal itu tak menganggu Anda. Walau dia ceroboh, atau suka salah bicara. namun Anda menganggapnya lucu dan justru tersenyum karenanya.
4. Ingin mengenalkannya pada keluarga. Anda benar-benar terpesona olehnya, dan ingin segera membuat keluarga Anda juga terpana saat melihatnya.
5. Berkhayal tentangnya. Anda mulai membayangkan meniti masa depan dengannya, menikah, berkeluarga, dan membesarkan anak bersama.
6. Tak peduli dengan ponsel saat dengannya. Anda lupa di mana ponsel Anda saat bersamanya. Karena SMS, BBM, dan telepon darinyalah yang paling Anda tunggu.
2.15.2011
The Fallen Angel ( Malaikat yang Dibuang )
The Sin
A rational creature (that is, a creature with intellect and will) can sin. If it be unable to sin, this is a gift of grace, not a condition of nature. While angels were yet unbeatified they could sin. And some of them did sin.
A rational creature (that is, a creature with intellect and will) can sin. If it be unable to sin, this is a gift of grace, not a condition of nature. While angels were yet unbeatified they could sin. And some of them did sin.
The sinning angels (or demons) are guilty of all sins in so far as they lead man to commit every kind of sin. But in the bad angels themselves there could be no tendency to fleshly sins, but only to such sins as can be committed by a purely spiritual being, and these sins are two only: pride and envy.
Lucifer who latter was confused with his follower Satan, leader of the fallen angels, wished to be as God. This prideful desire was not a wish to be equal to God, for Satan knew by his natural knowledge that equality of creature with creator is utterly impossible. Besides, no creature actually desires to destroy itself, even to become something greater. On this point man sometimes deceives himself by a trick of imagination; he imagines himself to be another and greater being, and yet it is himself that is somehow this other being. But an angel has no sense-faculty of imagination to abuse in this fashion.
The angelic intellect, with its clear knowledge, makes such self-deception impossible. Lucifer knew that to be equal with God, he would have to be God, and he knew perfectly that this could not be. What he wanted was to be as God; he wished to be like God in a way not suited to his nature, such as to create things by his own power, or to achieve final beatitude without God's help, or to have command over others in a way proper to God alone.
Every nature, that is every essence as operating, tends to some good. An intellectual nature tends to good in general, good under its common aspects, good as such. The fallen angels therefore are not naturally evil.
The devil did not sin in the very instant of his creation. When a perfect cause makes a nature, the first operation of that nature must be in line with the perfection of its cause. Hence the devil was not created in wickedness. He, like all the angels, was created in the state of sanctifying grace.
But the devil, with his companions, sinned immediately after creation. He rejected the grace in which he was created, and which he was meant to use, as the good angels used it, to merit beatitude. If, however, the angels were not created in grace (as some hold) but had grace available as soon as they were created, then it may be that some interval occurred between the creation and the sin of Lucifer and his companions.Lucifer, chief of the sinning angels, was probably the highest of all the angels. But there are some who think that Lucifer was highest only among the rebel angels.
The sin of the highest angel was a bad example which attracted the other rebel angels, and, to this extent, was the cause of their sin.
The faithful angels are a greater multitude than the fallen angels. For sin is contrary to the natural order. Now, what is opposed to the natural order occurs less frequently, or in fewer instances, than what accords with the natural order.
State of the Fallen Angels
The fallen angels did not lose their natural knowledge by their sin; nor did they lose their angelic intellect.
The fallen angels are obstinate in evil, unrepentant, inflexibly determined in their sin. This follows from their nature as pure spirits, for the choice of a pure spirit is necessarily final and unchanging.
Yet we must say that there is sorrow in the fallen angels, though not the sorrow of repentance. They have sorrow in the affliction of knowing that they cannot attain beatitude; that there are curbs upon their wicked will; that men, despite their efforts, may get to heaven.The fallen angels are engaged in battling against man's salvation and in torturing lost souls in hell. The fallen angels that beset man on earth, carry with them their own dark and punishing atmosphere, and wherever they are they endure the pains of hell.
Orders Among the Fallen Angels
The angels that rebelled and became demons did not lose their nature or their connatural gifts. They cast away, by their sin, the grace in which they were created. They did not cast away the beatific vision, for they never had it.
Now, if we think of angelic orders as orders of angels in glory, then, of course, there are no orders of bad angels. But if we consider angelic orders as order of angelic nature simply, there are orders among the demons.
Now, if we think of angelic orders as orders of angels in glory, then, of course, there are no orders of bad angels. But if we consider angelic orders as order of angelic nature simply, there are orders among the demons.
Certainly, there is a precedence among bad angels; there is a subjection of some to others. Demons of superior nature do not enlighten inferior demons; enlightenment here could only mean the manifestation of truth with reference to God, and the fallen angels have perversely and permanently turned away from God. But demons can speak to one another, that is, they can make known their thoughts to one another, for this ability belongs to the angelic nature which the demons retain.
The nearer creatures are to God the greater is their rule over other creatures. Therefore, the good angels rule and control the demons.
Assaults of Bad Angels on Man
To tempt means one of two things:
(a) to make a test or trial; thus "God tempted Abraham" (Gen. 22:1);
(b) to invite, incite, or allure someone to sin. It is in the second sense of the word that the fallen angels tempt human beings.
God permits this assault of the demons upon men, and turns it into a human opportunity and benefit; God gives to men all requisite aid to repulse the assaults of demons, and to advance in grace and merit by resisting temptation.
(a) to make a test or trial; thus "God tempted Abraham" (Gen. 22:1);
(b) to invite, incite, or allure someone to sin. It is in the second sense of the word that the fallen angels tempt human beings.
God permits this assault of the demons upon men, and turns it into a human opportunity and benefit; God gives to men all requisite aid to repulse the assaults of demons, and to advance in grace and merit by resisting temptation.
To the devil (who is the fallen Lucifer, now Satan) belong exclusively the plan and campaign of the demons' assaults upon mankind.In one way the devil is the cause of every human sin; he tempted Adam and thus contributed to the fall which renders men prone to sin. But, in a strict sense, diabolical influence does not enter into every sin of man. Some sins come of the weakness of human nature and from inordinateness of appetites which the sinner freely allows to prevail.
Angels cannot perform miracles; therefore demons cannot. But demons can do astonishing things, and can occasion real havoc.
When the assault of demons is repulsed, the devil is not rendered incapable of further attack. But it seems that he cannot return immediately to the assault, but only after the lapse of a definite time. God's mercy as well as the shrewdness of the tempter, seems to promise so much.The Fallen Host
These are angels that have fallen from God's grace. Although rarely mentioned in biblical scripture these beings serve as a warning to the reader of what the wrath of God can bring. Angelologists have a certain interest in these creatures because they have quite an air of shadowy mystery which surrounds them.
Fallen angels can be split into two main groups namely:
The angels who sided and allied with Lucifer during the war in Heaven and the fallen Watchers or Grigori.
In both of these cases the angels tuned on God, their creator, by misusing the free will that had been granted to them by God.
The angels who sided and allied with Lucifer during the war in Heaven and the fallen Watchers or Grigori.
In both of these cases the angels tuned on God, their creator, by misusing the free will that had been granted to them by God.
The War in Heaven
Generally there is a belief that at some point in time Lucifer joined forces with a third of the divine host in an attempt to place themselves as rulers in the Kingdom of Heaven, by overthrowing God and the faithful angels.
One theory about the cause of the conflict is that when God created man he called upon all of angelic forces to bow before his new creation. Lucifer at that time being one of the highest Archangels found this too humbling by far and refused to debase himself in this manner and duly asked if
"a son of fire should be forced to bow before a son of clay?".
One theory about the cause of the conflict is that when God created man he called upon all of angelic forces to bow before his new creation. Lucifer at that time being one of the highest Archangels found this too humbling by far and refused to debase himself in this manner and duly asked if
"a son of fire should be forced to bow before a son of clay?".
A similar theory and one very much like the latter suggests that Lucifer should bow before Jesus the son of man. Whatever the reason for the conflict Lucifer appeared to be outgrowing his post as highest of the Seraphim and chief of Angels.
It somewhat unclear how many angels were actually engaged in the war in Heaven and the exact number of the host open to conjuncture for many.
In the 15th century though it was estimated that 133,306,668 angels fell from the Heavens in a total of 9 days according to the Bishop of Tusculum (c. 1273), and this was reaffirmed by Alphonso de Spina (c. 1460).
I am sure that this number astounds even the most open minded. I my self was not surprised by the total figure of the fallen angels, I expected the number to be very big for the simple reason that it is reported that the number of angels is very big and that one third of them fell, so this third should be a very large figure also, but I was and still am very skeptic about the accuracy of this number when I first came upon it.
There is also a question as to when the war took place. In the Old testament and Hebraic writings there is no mention of Hell or fallen angels. However because of the role that Satan plays in the bible, perhaps the most likely time for the battle to have happened, lies somewhere between the Old and New Testament. Whatever the case, Christ made it clear that Lucifer/Satan is the enemy.
Indeed Satan is described in the book of Revelation as a creature which takes the form of a ten headed dragon as he does battle with the armies of God, led by Archangel Michael. Another belief suggests that the battle lasted for several days with Satan's armies building great war machines and even gaining a temporary advantage over the divine forces. However, there is a tale of a Final Battle between the two forces where the Angelic Armies will finally crush the fallen for once and for all.
Revelation 12:7-10 (KJV):
Michael the Archangel Defeats the Great Dragon
Revelation 12:7-10:
A supernatural battle occurs between the Angels of God and the Fallen Angels of Satan.
Michael the Archangel Defeats the Great Dragon
Revelation 12:7-10:
A supernatural battle occurs between the Angels of God and the Fallen Angels of Satan.
The Angels of God prevail:
So ,Why they choose to Fall ?
There's a big question arousing from the fall of the angels, and so much for the ones which followed Lucifer to his rebellion towards God but especially for the Watchers/Grigori.Lets say that the angel in Heaven which followed Lucifer they where deceived by him and so they went into war against God and his Angels.
But the Watchers/Grigori had no excuse to be disobedient as the knew what happened to Adam and Eve when they did so.So what was it that made these angels to "chose" to fall?
Matthew Bunson says on this:
The precise manner and events surrounding the fall of the angels is a matter of much speculation over the centuries. There have been many theories and legends as to how it happened.
For example, St. Thomas Aquinas (basing himself in part on St. Augustine), proposed that angels were created by God initially with free will to permit them to make a choice to accept or reject him forever.
As they had been made with natures that were eternally decisive, their decision was irrevocable.
The precise manner and events surrounding the fall of the angels is a matter of much speculation over the centuries. There have been many theories and legends as to how it happened.
For example, St. Thomas Aquinas (basing himself in part on St. Augustine), proposed that angels were created by God initially with free will to permit them to make a choice to accept or reject him forever.
As they had been made with natures that were eternally decisive, their decision was irrevocable.
One can also trace the presence of fallen angels and how they became so by tracing the historical development of Satan. In the Old Testament, the name satan was used to describe the “adversary” of God, bringing about evil and tempting human beings (Wis. 2:24; 1Chron. 21:1; Job 1:6-12).
Jesus was also subject to the temptations of Satan in the wilderness (Mt. 12:24).
The references to Satan are extensive in Scripture, and by the time of the New Testament, it was common to consider the presence of evil spirits, attaching the name Satan to the devil or Archfiend (as in Rev. 20:2), and variously describing him as the Evil One (Mt. 5:37; 13:19), Beelzebub (Mk. 3:22), the Accuser (Rev. 12:10), etc.
Specific reference to Satan as a fallen spirit or heavenly being (i.e., an angel) is found in 2Pet. 2:4 and Rev. 12:7-9. There he is characterized as a leader of hostile angels who was ejected from heaven.
He is thus able to disguise himself as an angel of light. The description of Satan as an angel was one that received considerable subsequent development.
Specific reference to Satan as a fallen spirit or heavenly being (i.e., an angel) is found in 2Pet. 2:4 and Rev. 12:7-9. There he is characterized as a leader of hostile angels who was ejected from heaven.
He is thus able to disguise himself as an angel of light. The description of Satan as an angel was one that received considerable subsequent development.
In his Moralia, Pope St. Gregory I the Great wrote that Satan was so great in glory and knowledge that he wore the other angels as mere garments. Opinions have varied, however, as to whether he belonged to a specific choir, with most speculative writers proposing that he was chief of the seraphim and the virtues (as well as prince of the powers and archangels). St. Thomas Aquinas, meanwhile, made the important point that Satan was of the choir of cherubim as he excelled in knowledge, not love or charity. The cherubim are honored in the second choir of angels and are best known for their knowledge and power.
Matthew Bunson
Matthew Bunson
As we have seen in the chapter "The Fallen Archangel" Lucifer and Satan are two different fallen angels with Lucifer been the first. As the two became interchangeable so it happened that St. Thomas Aquinas had in mind Lucifer who was a Cherubim when he referred to him with the name Satan.I am not going to elaborate on the reasons which made Lucifer to fall, because whatever the reason he did so out of his egotism and pure malice.But when it comes to the Watchers - Grigori it seams to me that the fallen Watchers - Grigori did not think of their help to humans as a big sin, if a sin at all.
To have done so that means that they loved humans so greatly that they chose to help them.
Besides it was the same love of God towards Adam (or was it Jesus) that cause the rebellion of Lucifer.The Watchers/Grigori as angels and with the divine gift of Free Will made an irrevocable choice out of love to human kind, to change their path of evolution, and experience humanity/mortality, and thus been humans with physical form they got married with human women.
Although they appealed to Enoch to mediate and to speak on their behalf to God, they remained bound for 70 generations, (is that time period big enough? or the sin was not so big after all?). Hmm!Some, they wants us to believe that the fallen Watchers/Grigori where allured by human women who were in the habit of walking abroad naked, and they gave themselves up to every conceivable manner of lewd practices. Of such were the women, whose beauty and sensual charms tempted the angels from the path of virtue.Sorry, but I fail to see how a being of light like an angel will be tempted so easily by a naked human woman to fall. A Watcher, watches everything and nudity or the shape of human body should have not be even worth looking upon it for an angel.I had this idea "theory" of mine which suggests that it might be the fallen Watchers/Grigori that gave all the knowledge to the people from Atlantis (the lost continent).
Knowledge so powerful that the Atlantians where not ready to handle it and it "destroyed" them.
It was said that the Atlantis "experiment" failed and that it was a mistake from the Hierarchy's behalf.
I don't think that the Hierarchy is capable of such mistakes.
This theory can be supported theologically from the "fact" that the fallen Watchers/Grigori and their children where destroyed in Noah's flood... the coincidence here is that Atlantis was also been said to be destroyed by the same flood around 8498 B.C. Hmm! That makes my wonder!Whichever it's the right answer these are just my views on the subject, without claiming any theological specialty and not saying that I am correct, these are just thoughts for ponder.
The name Watcher, or Grigori, means "Those Who Watch", or "Those Who Are Awake",
or "The Ones Who Never Sleep".
or "The Ones Who Never Sleep".
The Old Testament does not mention the notion of the fallen angels whatsoever. The actual first reference to a fallen angel/s does not show up until the New Testament, specifically Revelation 12 --
" And his tail (the dragon's or Satan's) drew the third part of the stars of Heaven (angels) and did cast them to Earth... and Satan, which deceived the whole world; he was cast out into the Earth and his angels were cast out with him."
In the writings of Enoch 1, there seems to be about 200 that fell ( a very small number I would say), naming about 19 (spelling variations observed) and listing the most prominent among them.
In the Book of Enoch is mentioned that a group of angels lusted after mortal women. "No-No" sin. There is a very brief excerpt about this group in Genesis 6:2-4 --
In the Book of Enoch is mentioned that a group of angels lusted after mortal women. "No-No" sin. There is a very brief excerpt about this group in Genesis 6:2-4 --
"That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose".
There is a group called the Watchers or Grigori. This is the group that this passage speaks of. They are said to look like human male, but taller/larger, they never slip and they are silent. In Jewish legend/lore it is said that there are good and evil watchers, the good watchers residing in the 5th Heaven, while the evil ones reside in the 3rd Heaven.
The mysterious eighth order of angels, the gentle Grigori were created by God to be Earthly shepherds of the first humans. The Grigori were both physically and spiritually gigantic, at least by the standards of the people who later wrote about them. They served early humanity as vast reservoirs of information concerning the finer points of civilization, and their selflessness was beyond compare. They were also called the Watchers, as it was their job to observe humanity, lending a helping hand when necessary but not interfering in the course of human development.
The mysterious eighth order of angels, the gentle Grigori were created by God to be Earthly shepherds of the first humans. The Grigori were both physically and spiritually gigantic, at least by the standards of the people who later wrote about them. They served early humanity as vast reservoirs of information concerning the finer points of civilization, and their selflessness was beyond compare. They were also called the Watchers, as it was their job to observe humanity, lending a helping hand when necessary but not interfering in the course of human development.
In the Book Of Enoch, it describes that God had sent a legion of angels to earth in order to watch over and assist man during the beginning of civilization. These angels taught man sciences which were forbidden by God such as the magic in herbs, reading the stars, divination and sorcery.
Enoch goes on to say:
"...but they chose husbands and wives from among the humans and led greatly debauched lives, neglecting their heavenly duties..."
This angered God greatly and he banished the "fallen".
Sadly these angels were not suited to this job and instead of playing a positive role they began to teach man sciences that God had deemed to be forbidden.
These subjects included astrology, divination, herb craft and magic.
To compound this, they also began to lust after some of the women they were supposed to be guiding. In order to cohabitate with these women they even assumed physical forms. Although the church might argue that angels have no gender and therefore are unable to procreate anyway, the following excerpt from Genesis 6:4, points out that "the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them". The resulting half-breeds were named as the Nephilim.
These subjects included astrology, divination, herb craft and magic.
To compound this, they also began to lust after some of the women they were supposed to be guiding. In order to cohabitate with these women they even assumed physical forms. Although the church might argue that angels have no gender and therefore are unable to procreate anyway, the following excerpt from Genesis 6:4, points out that "the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them". The resulting half-breeds were named as the Nephilim.
This kind of bad angelic behavior could not be tolerated and as a result the Grigori were taken from their posts and imprisoned in a layer of heaven. Although they appealed to Enoch to speak on their behalf to God, they remained bound for 70 generations. As for the Nephilim, it has been suggested that one of the main reasons for the great flood, was not only to punish man, but to cleanse the earth of the half-bred creatures created from the union of fallen spirit and flesh.
Among the Strega the Watchers are called the Grigori. Originally there were 4 royal stars or Lords and they were called the Watchers. Each of these Lords ruled over one of the 4 cardinal points...North, South, East, West.
North - Formalhaut - who marked Winter Solstice
South - Regulus - who marked Summer Solstice
East - Aldebaran - who marked the Vernal Equinox
West - Antares - who marked Autumn Equinox
South - Regulus - who marked Summer Solstice
East - Aldebaran - who marked the Vernal Equinox
West - Antares - who marked Autumn Equinox
In the Strega Mythos, the Watchers were Gods who guarded the Heavens and Earth. Over time the Greeks made them Gods of the 4 winds, and the Christians made them creatures of the Air. In Stregheria we call the elements from the altar. The Grigori are of a "higher" realm and guard the portals to the gods.
In "A Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, the good Watchers are portrayed as a high order of Angels, (Archangels), also known as Grigori or Irin.
In "A Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, the good Watchers are portrayed as a high order of Angels, (Archangels), also known as Grigori or Irin.
Chief of the Good Grigori are Archangels:
Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Zerachiel, Gabriel, and Remiel
Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Zerachiel, Gabriel, and Remiel
The origin of Lucifer - His Beauty and Perfection
Ezekiel 28-- is careful to point out that Lucifer is a created being. He is not eternal, but limited and finite. Before the fall, Lucifer is perfect... intellectually and physically.
Ez. 28:13 describes the beauty of Lucifer. "The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created."
Ez. 28:13 describes the beauty of Lucifer. "The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created."
Christian writer Dwight Pentecost wrote:
"It was not necessary for Lucifer to learn to play a musical instrument in order to praise God. If you please, he had a built-in pipe organ... Lucifer, because of his beauty, did what a musical instrument would do in the hands of a skilled musician...
Lucifer didn't have to look for someone to play the organ so that he could sing the doxology... he was the doxology." His name "serpent" means "The shining one."
"It was not necessary for Lucifer to learn to play a musical instrument in order to praise God. If you please, he had a built-in pipe organ... Lucifer, because of his beauty, did what a musical instrument would do in the hands of a skilled musician...
Lucifer didn't have to look for someone to play the organ so that he could sing the doxology... he was the doxology." His name "serpent" means "The shining one." St. Paul also describes him as "an angel of light".
(II Cor 11:14)
(II Cor 11:14)
His Place: He was in Eden, the garden of God, on the holy mountain of God.
Later Ezekiel remarks, "You defiled your sanctuaries." Ez. 28:18
Later Ezekiel remarks, "You defiled your sanctuaries." Ez. 28:18
His Power: Ez 28:14 says, "You were the anointed cherub who covers." He was one of the cherubs that could look upon the glory of God and voice praise and thanksgiving directly to Him. The cherubim were one of the highest orders of the angels and it was over this class of angels that Lucifer was given authority.
His Pride: Ez. 28:15-18 Iniquity was found in him -- his heart was lifted up because of his beauty -- He corrupted his wisdom for the sake of his splendor.
The Fall of Lucifer - Where he went wrong
The 5 things Lucifer wanted: Isaiah 14:13-14
The 5 things Lucifer wanted: Isaiah 14:13-14
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Lucifer wanted God's place. "I will ascend into heaven."
He wanted to move God off His throne. - Lucifer wanted God's position. "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God."
"Stars" = angels of God.
Lucifer was never the Commander-in-Chief of the angelic army, but he was a Five-Star General. He was not happy just being in charge of the cherubim;
he wanted sole authority over all the angels without submitting himself to the authority of the Creator. He wanted to eliminate God from the scene. - He wants to control all the universe--absolute control. "I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north."
- He was no longer happy to be a reflector of his Creator, he wanted to be the originator. "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds." Of the 150 references to clouds in the Bible, over 100 of them are related to the presence and glory of God. Lucifer was saying he was going to take to himself a greater glory than the glory of God.
- He wanted to be responsible to no one but himself. He wanted total independence. "I will be like the Most High."
His Punishment
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mount of God (28:16). I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones" (vs. 16) I cast you to the ground (vs. 17) I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you (vs 17) I brought fire from your midst....it devoured you. (vs. 18) I turned you to ashes upon the earth (vs 18)
Lucifer's proud heart was the reason for his fall, and the Bible tells us he did indeed fall, and took some of the angels with him. (Rev. 12:7-12) Some believe that Lucifer's fall to earth took place at Jesus' resurrection or ascension.
What we must remember is that Christ is victorious, but the devil is not a symbol or legend, he is very real. He is an angel turned into a devil by pride. And pride is still a very real temptation that faces us persistently -- because Lucifer is seeking to reproduce himself -- the most prideful being of all.
"The Devil sleeps like an animal in the shadow of good works waiting for us to conceive a secret admiration of ourselves."
How did all this happen?
- Did God know the pride that would captivate the heart of Lucifer when He created him?
Yes, since God is omniscient, He knew. - Could God have prevented it?
Yes, since God is omnipotent, He could have. - Why didn't He? How could a perfect, holy being fall?
Lucifer had no sinful world to lure him, no tempter to push him and no innate sinful nature to overpower him. How could the first unholy affection arise in an angelic being?
The answer lies in the fact that Lucifer was created with a freedom to choose just as we are. God gave angels and people the choice of good or evil. But, even though God permits the devil to do his work in this world, God is still in control.
Jesus has complete power over Lucifer
-- he defeated Lucifer when he died and rose again for the sins of mankind --.
One day Lucifer will be bound forever, never again to do his evil work. But until that day, we who belong to Christ are part of the ongoing battle for our very souls. -- he defeated Lucifer when he died and rose again for the sins of mankind --.
Our weapons are the Word of God, being watchful, giving no place to him and resisting him.
Here are the name's of Angel's who have been " Fall " :
Abaddon - fallen angel of death whose name means "to destroy."
Abezethibou - one-winged Red Sea fallen angel.
Allocen - fallen angel who is a duke in hell.
Amduscias - name of the fallen angel who appears as a unicorn.
Amon - fallen angel who is a strong marquis over 40 legions.
Amy - name of a fallen angel who is a president in hell.
Andras - fallen angel marquis and appears raven-headed.
Andrealphus - fallen angel who can transform humans into birds.
Andromalius - fallen angel who appears as a man holding a serpent.
Apollyon - fallen angel of death; same as Abaddon.
Armaros - fallen angel who teaches the "resolving of enchantments."
Asmoday - fallen angel king with three heads: a bull, a ram, and a man.
Asmodeus - one of the most evil of fallen angels, being an archdemon.
Astaroth - fallen angel who is a grand duke in hell.
Azael - evil, fallen angel who cohabited with women.
Azazel - fallen angel whose name means "God strengthens."
Azza - fallen angel whose name means "the strong."
Baal - fallen angel whose name means "the lord."
Balam - fallen angel who looks like Asmoday with a serpent tail.
Balberith - fallen angel who is a grand pontiff in hell.
Baraqijal - fallen angel who teaches astrology.
Barbatos - fallen angel who is a great count, earl and duke of hell.
Bathin - pale horse riding fallen angel.
Beelzebub - fallen angel known as the "prince of demons."
Behemoth - fallen angel who is the "demon of the deep."
Beleth - fallen angel who is a terrible king over 85 legions.
Belial - deceptively beautiful fallen angel whose name means "without worth."
Belphegor - fallen angel whose name means "lord of opening."
Berith - fallen angel...
Bernael - fallen angel of darkness and evil.
Bifrons - fallen angel that appears monstrous and teaches mathematical arts.
Botis - fallen angel who appears as a viper.
Buer - fallen angel who teaches philosophy, logic and ethics.
Bune - fallen angel who appears as a dragon with three heads.
Caim - fallen angel who appears as a thrush or man with a sword.
Dantanian - fallen angel who appears as a man with many faces.
Decarabia - fallen angel who appears as a star in a pentacle.
Eligor - fallen angel who appears as a good knight with lance.
Enepsigos - fallen angel who appears in the shape of woman.
Flauros - fallen angel who appears as a leopard.
Focalor - fallen angel who appears as a man with griffin wings.
Forcas - fallen angel who teaches logic and ethics.
Forneus - fallen angel marquis who appears as a sea monster.
Furcas - fallen angel who appears as a cruel man with long beard.
Furfur - fallen angel who appears as a hart with a fiery tail.
Gaap - fallen angel who appears as a man with bat wings.
Gadreel - fallen angel whose name means "God is my helper."
Gamygyn - fallen angel who appears as a small horse.
Glasyalabolas - fallen angel who appears as a winged dog.
Gomory - fallen angel who appears as a camel riding woman of beauty.
Gusion - fallen angel who can discern the past, present or future.
Hagenti - fallen angel who appears as a bull with griffin wings.
Halpas - fallen angel who appears as a stork.
Imamiah - fallen angel who governs voyages.
Ipos - fallen angel who appears as an angel with a lion's head.
Kokabiel - fallen angel whose name means "star of God."
Kunopegos - fallen angel who appears as a sea horse and sinks ships.
Lahash - fallen angel who interferes with divine will.
Lerajie - fallen angel who appears as an archer in green.
Leviathon - fallen angel associated with the deep seas.
Lillith - fallen female angel who searches for children to kidnap or kill.
Lix Tetrax - fallen angel of the wind.
Lucifer - actually a Babylonian king whose name means "bearer of light."
Malpas - fallen angel who appears as a crow.
Marbas - fallen angel who appears as a lion.
Marchosias - fallen angel who appears as a she-wolf with griffin wings.
Mastema - fallen angel whose name means "hostility."
Mephistopheles - fallen angel; name means "he who loves not the light."
Morax - fallen angel who appears as a bull.
Naamah - fallen angel of prostitution whose name means "pleasing."
Naberius - fallen angel who appears as a crowing cock.
Obyzouth - fallen angel femal who kills newborns and cause still-births.
Onoskelis - female fallen angel who lives in caves and perverts men.
Orias - fallen angel who appears as a lion with serpent's tail.
Ornias - fallen angel who is annoying and can shape-shift.
Orobas - fallen angel who appears as a horse.
Ose - fallen angel who appears as a leopard and is a president in hell.
Paimon - fallen angel who appears as a crowned man on a camel.
Penemuel - fallen angel who corrupts mankind through writing.
Pharzuph - fallen angel of fornication and lust.
Phoenix - fallen angel who appears as a phoenix bird.
Procel - fallen angel who can speak of hidden and secret things.
Purah - fallen angel of forgetfulness and the conjuring of the dead.
Purson - fallen angel who appears as a lion-headed man on a bear.
Qemuel - fallen angel who was destroyed by God.
Rahab - fallen angel of pride whose name means "violence."
Raum - fallen angel who appears as a crow.
Ronobe - fallen angel who is a monster who teaches rhetoric and art.
Ruax - headache fallen angel.
Sabnack - fallen angel who appears as a soldier with lion's head.
Saleos - fallen angel who appears as a soldier on a crocodile.
Samael - evil fallen angel whose name means "the blind God."
Satan - christian fallen angel whose name means "adversary."
Seere - fallen angel who appears as a man on a winged horse.
Semyaza - fallen angel leader and one of the Sons of God.
Shax - fallen angel who appears as a stork; stealer of money.
Solas - fallen angel who appears as a raven and teaches astronomy.
Sorath - fallen angel to some whose number is 666.
Sytry - fallen angel; appears as a man with griffin wings and leopard head.
Uzza - fallen angel whose name means "strength."
Valac - fallen angel who appears as a small boy with wings on a dragon.
Valefor - fallen angel who appears as a many-headed lion.
Vapula - fallen angel who is skilled in handicrafts, science and philosophy.
Vassago - fallen angel who discovers all things lost or hidden.
Vepar - fallen angel who appears as a mermaid.
Vine - fallen angel and appears as a lion sitting on a black horse.
Vual - fallen angel who appears as a huge camel.
Wormwood - fallen angel who brings plagues upon the Earth.
Xaphan - fallen angel who fires the fires of hell.
Zagan - fallen angel who can transform things; looks like a bull with wings.
Zepar - fallen angel who makes women love men.
Abezethibou - one-winged Red Sea fallen angel.
Allocen - fallen angel who is a duke in hell.
Amduscias - name of the fallen angel who appears as a unicorn.
Amon - fallen angel who is a strong marquis over 40 legions.
Amy - name of a fallen angel who is a president in hell.
Andras - fallen angel marquis and appears raven-headed.
Andrealphus - fallen angel who can transform humans into birds.
Andromalius - fallen angel who appears as a man holding a serpent.
Apollyon - fallen angel of death; same as Abaddon.
Armaros - fallen angel who teaches the "resolving of enchantments."
Asmoday - fallen angel king with three heads: a bull, a ram, and a man.
Asmodeus - one of the most evil of fallen angels, being an archdemon.
Astaroth - fallen angel who is a grand duke in hell.
Azael - evil, fallen angel who cohabited with women.
Azazel - fallen angel whose name means "God strengthens."
Azza - fallen angel whose name means "the strong."
Baal - fallen angel whose name means "the lord."
Balam - fallen angel who looks like Asmoday with a serpent tail.
Balberith - fallen angel who is a grand pontiff in hell.
Baraqijal - fallen angel who teaches astrology.
Barbatos - fallen angel who is a great count, earl and duke of hell.
Bathin - pale horse riding fallen angel.
Beelzebub - fallen angel known as the "prince of demons."
Behemoth - fallen angel who is the "demon of the deep."
Beleth - fallen angel who is a terrible king over 85 legions.
Belial - deceptively beautiful fallen angel whose name means "without worth."
Belphegor - fallen angel whose name means "lord of opening."
Berith - fallen angel...
Bernael - fallen angel of darkness and evil.
Bifrons - fallen angel that appears monstrous and teaches mathematical arts.
Botis - fallen angel who appears as a viper.
Buer - fallen angel who teaches philosophy, logic and ethics.
Bune - fallen angel who appears as a dragon with three heads.
Caim - fallen angel who appears as a thrush or man with a sword.
Dantanian - fallen angel who appears as a man with many faces.
Decarabia - fallen angel who appears as a star in a pentacle.
Eligor - fallen angel who appears as a good knight with lance.
Enepsigos - fallen angel who appears in the shape of woman.
Flauros - fallen angel who appears as a leopard.
Focalor - fallen angel who appears as a man with griffin wings.
Forcas - fallen angel who teaches logic and ethics.
Forneus - fallen angel marquis who appears as a sea monster.
Furcas - fallen angel who appears as a cruel man with long beard.
Furfur - fallen angel who appears as a hart with a fiery tail.
Gaap - fallen angel who appears as a man with bat wings.
Gadreel - fallen angel whose name means "God is my helper."
Gamygyn - fallen angel who appears as a small horse.
Glasyalabolas - fallen angel who appears as a winged dog.
Gomory - fallen angel who appears as a camel riding woman of beauty.
Gusion - fallen angel who can discern the past, present or future.
Hagenti - fallen angel who appears as a bull with griffin wings.
Halpas - fallen angel who appears as a stork.
Imamiah - fallen angel who governs voyages.
Ipos - fallen angel who appears as an angel with a lion's head.
Kokabiel - fallen angel whose name means "star of God."
Kunopegos - fallen angel who appears as a sea horse and sinks ships.
Lahash - fallen angel who interferes with divine will.
Lerajie - fallen angel who appears as an archer in green.
Leviathon - fallen angel associated with the deep seas.
Lillith - fallen female angel who searches for children to kidnap or kill.
Lix Tetrax - fallen angel of the wind.
Lucifer - actually a Babylonian king whose name means "bearer of light."
Malpas - fallen angel who appears as a crow.
Marbas - fallen angel who appears as a lion.
Marchosias - fallen angel who appears as a she-wolf with griffin wings.
Mastema - fallen angel whose name means "hostility."
Mephistopheles - fallen angel; name means "he who loves not the light."
Morax - fallen angel who appears as a bull.
Naamah - fallen angel of prostitution whose name means "pleasing."
Naberius - fallen angel who appears as a crowing cock.
Obyzouth - fallen angel femal who kills newborns and cause still-births.
Onoskelis - female fallen angel who lives in caves and perverts men.
Orias - fallen angel who appears as a lion with serpent's tail.
Ornias - fallen angel who is annoying and can shape-shift.
Orobas - fallen angel who appears as a horse.
Ose - fallen angel who appears as a leopard and is a president in hell.
Paimon - fallen angel who appears as a crowned man on a camel.
Penemuel - fallen angel who corrupts mankind through writing.
Pharzuph - fallen angel of fornication and lust.
Phoenix - fallen angel who appears as a phoenix bird.
Procel - fallen angel who can speak of hidden and secret things.
Purah - fallen angel of forgetfulness and the conjuring of the dead.
Purson - fallen angel who appears as a lion-headed man on a bear.
Qemuel - fallen angel who was destroyed by God.
Rahab - fallen angel of pride whose name means "violence."
Raum - fallen angel who appears as a crow.
Ronobe - fallen angel who is a monster who teaches rhetoric and art.
Ruax - headache fallen angel.
Sabnack - fallen angel who appears as a soldier with lion's head.
Saleos - fallen angel who appears as a soldier on a crocodile.
Samael - evil fallen angel whose name means "the blind God."
Satan - christian fallen angel whose name means "adversary."
Seere - fallen angel who appears as a man on a winged horse.
Semyaza - fallen angel leader and one of the Sons of God.
Shax - fallen angel who appears as a stork; stealer of money.
Solas - fallen angel who appears as a raven and teaches astronomy.
Sorath - fallen angel to some whose number is 666.
Sytry - fallen angel; appears as a man with griffin wings and leopard head.
Uzza - fallen angel whose name means "strength."
Valac - fallen angel who appears as a small boy with wings on a dragon.
Valefor - fallen angel who appears as a many-headed lion.
Vapula - fallen angel who is skilled in handicrafts, science and philosophy.
Vassago - fallen angel who discovers all things lost or hidden.
Vepar - fallen angel who appears as a mermaid.
Vine - fallen angel and appears as a lion sitting on a black horse.
Vual - fallen angel who appears as a huge camel.
Wormwood - fallen angel who brings plagues upon the Earth.
Xaphan - fallen angel who fires the fires of hell.
Zagan - fallen angel who can transform things; looks like a bull with wings.
Zepar - fallen angel who makes women love men.
2.14.2011
Peraih Grammy Awards
Ajang penghargaan tertinggi untuk insan musik Amerika Serikat, Grammy Awards ke-53 yang digelar di Staples Center, Los Angeles, baru saja berakhir pada 13 Februari 2011 malam waktu setempat atau 14 Februari 2011 siang waktu Jakarta. Sejumlah nama yang diprediksi akan meraih piala ternyata harus gigit jari.
Siapa saja yang meraih Grammy Awards 2011? Inilah sebagian dari para musisi terbaik di muka bumi yang meraihnya:
Album Terbaik
The Suburbs, oleh Arcade Fire
Rekaman Terbaik
Need You Now, oleh Lady Antebellum
Penyanyi Pendatang Baru Terbaik
Esperanza Spalding
Lagu Tahun Ini/Song of the Year
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Album Historikal Terbaik
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
Album Lagu Tema untuk Film, Televisi atau Visual Media Terbaik
Lagu tema film Toy Story 3
Lagu Country Terbaik
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Penyanyi Country Pria Terbaik
Keith Urban - Til Summer Comes Around
Penyanyi Country Perempuan Terbaik
Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
Lagu Rap Terbaik
Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Kolaborasi Rap Terbaik
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Penampilan Rap Terbaik
Eminem - Not Afraid
Album R&B Kontemporer Terbaik
Usher - Raymond V Raymond
Album R&B Terbaik
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up
Lagu R&B terbaik
Shine; penyanyi John Stephens, penulis John Legend & The Roots
Penampilan R&B Tradisional Terbaik
John Legend & The Roots - Hang On In There
Lagu Rock Terbaik
Neil Young - Angry World
Siapa saja yang meraih Grammy Awards 2011? Inilah sebagian dari para musisi terbaik di muka bumi yang meraihnya:
Album Terbaik
The Suburbs, oleh Arcade Fire
Rekaman Terbaik
Need You Now, oleh Lady Antebellum
Penyanyi Pendatang Baru Terbaik
Esperanza Spalding
Lagu Tahun Ini/Song of the Year
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Album Historikal Terbaik
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
Album Lagu Tema untuk Film, Televisi atau Visual Media Terbaik
Lagu tema film Toy Story 3
Lagu Country Terbaik
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Penyanyi Country Pria Terbaik
Keith Urban - Til Summer Comes Around
Penyanyi Country Perempuan Terbaik
Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
Lagu Rap Terbaik
Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Kolaborasi Rap Terbaik
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Penampilan Rap Terbaik
Eminem - Not Afraid
Album R&B Kontemporer Terbaik
Usher - Raymond V Raymond
Album R&B Terbaik
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up
Lagu R&B terbaik
Shine; penyanyi John Stephens, penulis John Legend & The Roots
Penampilan R&B Tradisional Terbaik
John Legend & The Roots - Hang On In There
Lagu Rock Terbaik
Neil Young - Angry World
Band Metal Terbaik
Iron Maiden - El Dorado
Album Pop Tradisional Terbaik
Michael Buble - Crazy Love
Album Dance Terbaik
Rihanna - Album Only Girl (In the World)
Duet atau Grup Pop terbaik
Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Penyanyi Pop Perempuan Terbaik
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Penyanyi Pop Pria Terbaik
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Iron Maiden - El Dorado
Album Pop Tradisional Terbaik
Michael Buble - Crazy Love
Album Dance Terbaik
Rihanna - Album Only Girl (In the World)
Duet atau Grup Pop terbaik
Hey, Soul Sister - Train
Penyanyi Pop Perempuan Terbaik
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Penyanyi Pop Pria Terbaik
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
12.04.2010
Kematian The Rev " Avenged Sevenfold "
Pada tanggal 28 Desember 2009 drummer James"The Rev"Sullivan ditemukan meninggal di rumahnya pada umur 28 tahun. Hasi otopsi tidak dapat disimpulkan. Namun tanggal 9 juni 2010 diumumkan bahwa penyebab kematiannya adalah keracunan akibat penggunaan piskotropika yang dicampur - campur, sering juga disebut polydrug use atau "cross fading". Dalam pernyataan dari anggota band lainnya, mereka turut berbela sungkawa atas meninggalnya The Rev dan meminta untuk menghormati privasi keluarganya:
''It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time."
Website resmi Avenged Sevenfold menampilkan pesan dari keluarga Sullivan yang menyatakan terima kasih kepada penggemarnya atas dukungan mereka:
"We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have been posted – it is comforting to know that his genius and antics were appreciated and that he was loved so much. Our hearts are broken – he was much too young to fall. Óg agus saor go deo (forever young and free)"
Di samping itu komentar tentang kematian Sullivan, manajer band Larry Jacobson mengungkapkan bagaimana Sullivan adalah orang yang begitu baik terhadap semua orang. Jacobson berkata dalam wawancara itu:
"He was expressive. He'd tell you how he felt about you -- you didn't wonder because he'd put his arm around you," he said.
"He knew how to tell his friends he loved them.
Selain Jacobson ada 50 lebih artis musik yang mengomentari tentang kematian The Rev.
Pada tanggal 6 Januari 2010 jenazah di makamkan di lokasi yang dirahasiakan.
Tanggal 5 Januari 2010,majalah kerrang! menulis artikel tentang kematian The Rev.Zacky Vegeance menunjukan perasaan-nya tentang kematian The Rev
"Jimmy will always be with me in everything I do. Except sitting at home being sad, so today Im going to try to start living again. foREVer."
11.30.2010
Computer Network
Jaringan komputer
Jaringan komputer adalah sebuah sistem yang terdiri atas komputer, software dan perangkat jaringan lainnya yang bekerja bersama-sama untuk mencapai suatu tujuan yang sama. Tujuan dari jaringan komputer adalah:
- Membagi sumber daya: contohnya berbagi pemakaian printer, CPU, memori, harddisk
- Komunikasi: contohnya surat elektronik, instant messaging, chatting
- Akses informasi: contohnya web browsing
Agar dapat mencapai tujuan yang sama, setiap bagian dari jaringan komputer meminta dan memberikan layanan (service). Pihak yang meminta/menerima layanan disebut klien (client) dan yang memberikan/mengirim layanan disebut pelayan (server). Arsitektur ini disebut dengan sistem client-server, dan digunakan pada hampir seluruh aplikasi jaringan komputer.
Klasifikasi
Berdasarkan skala :
- Local Area Network (LAN): suatu jaringan komputer yang menghubungkan suatu komputer dengan komputer lain dengan jarak yang terbatas.
- Metropolitant Area Network (MAN): prinsip sama dengan LAN, hanya saja jaraknya lebih luas, yaitu 10-50 km.
- Wide Area Network (WAN): jaraknya antar kota, negara, dan benua. ini sama dengan internet.
Berdasarkan fungsi : Pada dasarnya setiap jaringan komputer ada yang berfungsi sebagai client dan juga server. Tetapi ada jaringan yang memiliki komputer yang khusus didedikasikan sebagai server sedangkan yang lain sebagai client. Ada juga yang tidak memiliki komputer yang khusus berfungsi sebagai server saja. Karena itu berdasarkan fungsinya maka ada dua jenis jaringan komputer:
- Client-server
- Yaitu jaringan komputer dengan komputer yang didedikasikan khusus sebagai server. Sebuah service/layanan bisa diberikan oleh sebuah komputer atau lebih. Contohnya adalah sebuah domain seperti www.detik.com yang dilayani oleh banyak komputer web server. Atau bisa juga banyak service/layanan yang diberikan oleh satu komputer. Contohnya adalah server jtk.polban.ac.id yang merupakan satu komputer dengan multi service yaitu mail server, web server, file server, database server dan lainnya.
- Peer-to-peer
- Yaitu jaringan komputer dimana setiap host dapat menjadi server dan juga menjadi client secara bersamaan. Contohnya dalam file sharing antar komputer di Jaringan Windows Network Neighbourhood ada 5 komputer (kita beri nama A,B,C,D dan E) yang memberi hak akses terhadap file yang dimilikinya. Pada satu saat A mengakses file share dari B bernama data_nilai.xls dan juga memberi akses file soal_uas.doc kepada C. Saat A mengakses file dari B maka A berfungsi sebagai client dan saat A memberi akses file kepada C maka A berfungsi sebagai server. Kedua fungsi itu dilakukan oleh A secara bersamaan maka jaringan seperti ini dinamakan peer to peer.
Berdasarkan topologi jaringan, jaringan komputer dapat dibedakan atas:
- Topologi bus
- Topologi bintang
- Topologi cincin
- Topologi mesh
- Topologi pohon
- Topologi linier
Berdasarkan kriterianya, jaringan komputer dibedakan menjadi 4 yaitu:
- Berdasarkan distribusi sumber informasi/data
- Jaringan terpusat
- Jaringan ini terdiri dari komputer klient dan server yang mana komputer klient yang berfungsi sebagai perantara untuk mengakses sumber informasi/data yang berasal dari satu komputer server
- Jaringan terdistribusi
- Merupakan perpaduan beberapa jaringan terpusat sehingga terdapat beberapa komputer server yang saling berhubungan dengan klient membentuk sistem jaringan tertentu.
- Jaringan terpusat
- Berdasarkan jangkauan geografis dibedakan menjadi:
- Jaringan LAN
- merupakan jaringan yang menghubungkan 2 komputer atau lebih dalam cakupan seperti laboratorium, kantor, serta dalam 1 warnet.
- Jaringan MAN
- Merupakan jaringan yang mencakup satu kota besar beserta daerah setempat. Contohnya jaringan telepon lokal, sistem telepon seluler, serta jaringan relay beberapa ISP internet.
- Jaringan WAN
- Merupakan jaringan dengan cakupan seluruh dunia. Contohnya jaringan PT Telkom, PT. Indosat, serta jaringan GSM Seluler seperti Satelindo, Telkomsel, dan masih banyak lagi.
- Jaringan LAN
- Berdasarkan peranan dan hubungan tiap komputer dalam memproses data.
- Jaringan Client-Server
- Pada jaringan ini terdapat 1 atau beberapa komputer server dan komputer client. Komputer yang akan menjadi komputer server maupun menjadi komputer client dan diubah-ubah melalui software jaringan pada protokolnya. Komputer client sebagai perantara untuk dapat mengakses data pada komputer server sedangkan komputer server menyediakan informasi yang diperlukan oleh komputer client.
- Jaringan Peer-to-peer
- Pada jaringan ini tidak ada komputer client maupun komputer server karena semua komputer dapat melakukan pengiriman maupun penerimaan informasi sehingga semua komputer berfungsi sebagai client sekaligus sebagai server.
- Jaringan Client-Server
- Berdasarkan media transmisi data
- Jaringan Berkabel (Wired Network)
- Pada jaringan ini, untuk menghubungkan satu komputer dengan komputer lain diperlukan penghubung berupa kabel jaringan. Kabel jaringan berfungsi dalam mengirim informasi dalam bentuk sinyal listrik antar komputer jaringan.
- Jaringan Nirkabel(WI-FI)
- Merupakan jaringan dengan medium berupa gelombang elektromagnetik. Pada jaringan ini tidak diperlukan kabel untuk menghubungkan antar komputer karena menggunakan gelombang elektromagnetik yang akan mengirimkan sinyal informasi antar komputer jaringan.
- Jaringan Berkabel (Wired Network)
11.14.2010
Sniper
Sniper adalah sebutan untuk tentara infantri khusus terlatih untuk mempunyai kemampuan membunuh musuh secara tersembunyi dari jarak jauh dengan menggunakan Senapan . Tetapi istilah " Sniper " sering salah diartikan orang-orang . Ada yang mengartikan bahwa " Sniper " adalah orang yang membunuh dengan menggunakan senjata laras panjang .
Untuk menjadi seorang Sniper , seseorang harus dilatih khusus sebagai anti stealth dan kamuflase . Sniper juga berfungsi sebagai pengintai dan memberikan informasi lapangan yang sangat berharga . Sniper juga memiliki efek psikologis terhadap musuh .
Di Amerika Serikat , Inggris dan negara lain . Sniper dibuat tim yang berisikan 2 orang , yaitu satu orang sebagai Shooter ( penembak ) dan yang satu sebagai Spotter ( penunjuk sasaran ) . Misi tim Sniper tadi adalah pengintaian dan pengamatan, anti-sniper, membunuh komandan musuh, memilih target sendiri secara oportunis, dan bahkan tugas anti material (penghancuran peralatan militer), yang memerlukan senapan berkaliber besar seperti .50 BMG yang menggunakan peluru berukuran besar .
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- Sniper Rifle untuk Militer
Senapan runduk yang dibuat untuk dipakai militer biasanya mengorbankan sedikit akurasi, demi kehandalan dan kemudahan pemakaian di lapangan. Penembak runduk dan Penembak Jitu militer, akan bergerak membawa senapan runduk mereka ( bersama peralatan-peralatan lainnya ) pada jarak yang jauh , jadi berat juga sangat penting . Maka dari itu , Sniper Rifle yang biasa digunakan dalam militer tidak terlalu mementingkan akurasi . Contoh seperti M40 Rifle yang digunakan oleh Marinir Amerika Serikat .
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- Sniper Rifle untuk Kepolisian
Untuk Kepolisian juga memakai jasa Sniper jika ada kasus penyanderaan atau perampokan . Karena Sniper di dalam kepolisian dtuntut untuk menembak bagian tertentu seperti tangan atau kepala . Juga menembak benda tertentu seperti senjata di tangan pelaku . Maka dari itu , Sniper Rifle di Kepolisian ( Khususnya Satuan Anti Teroris ) diharuskan memiliki tingkat Akurasi yang sangat tinggi , tapi dalam jarak yang pendek . Contohnya seperti PSG1 RIFLE yang digunakan Kepolisian Jerman Barat .
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Berikut adalah Sniper Rifle yang digunakan pada Perang Dunia II beserta Negara pemakainya :
- Mosin-Nagant M91/30 yang dipakai oleh oleh Uni Soviet ( Rusia ) dan Finlandia
- Karabiner 98k dipakai oleh Jerman
- Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I ( T ) dipakai oleh inggris
- SMLE Mk III* ( HT ) dipakai oleh Australia
- Springfield 1903 dipakai oleh Amerika Serikat
- Arisaka Type 97 dipakai oleh Jepang
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