The Crisis Book

This is a book about American crisis write by Thomas Paine talk about American war in the winter season 1776, how American people try to ge their independence through the war, which had been declared only a few month before, was in trouble.

British troops had quickly advanced through New York and New Jersey to crush the rebellion, and the Continental army was in retreat and on the verge of disintegration. At the end of that year, on December 23, Thomas Paine, who had previously inspired to write the story of this war more dramatically.

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: 'tis dearness only that gives every thing its value."

Credit Card Data Stolen

The credit card data of BCA Bank being stolen, and BCA loose for one billion. The data steal from Body Shop and use for other transaction in other place. This incident still under investigation either the data or credit card itself.

The incident in Body Shop is reported by one customer when buy on this shop seen that the credit card is not only swiped in credit card machine but also swiped in cash register machine. So this very strange and reported this incident.

Economic Crisis In Greece

Economic crisis in Greece have domino effect to other countries like Ireland, Portugal, Italia and Spain. Crisis effect also begin reach to Indonesia through financial stream and trading. Economic stream can see on the stock price down and trading can be seen through the export.

To anticipate this condition some countries make their own strategy to avoid economic crisis on their country, such as; to change export strategy from volume to value by forbidden to export raw oil and raw Rotan, focus to nontraditional market, to make stronger on traditional market to avoid market diversion from other countries.

The Poorest President

Generally, as the president would stay in luxurious homes, expensive clothes, luxury cars, and a big salary. However, all of that does not apply to the President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica. Since inaugurated as president in 2010, the 77-year-old politician worthy of the title of the world’s poorest president.

As president José Alberto Mujica Cordano is donating 90 percent of his salary each month, which is 12,000 U.S. dollars, or about Rp 120 million for various charities. Not only that, the man who have friendly called Pepe also refused to stay at the official presidential residence in the capital, Montevideo. Mujica prefer to live in a farm outside the capital. With the road has not been asphalted.

There is no elite presidential guard troops. Only two police officers and a dog with only three legs, Manuela, which supervises at the entrance to the farm. In agriculture, Mujica and his wife even grow their own flowers into income for him. What is the reason Mujica choose a simple life even though his post was a president?

By donating part of his salary as president for the poor and small businesses, then every month Mujica only receive less than $ 1200.

In 2010, when his personal wealth was announced-that is the duty of public officials Uruguay, at the time total wealth of Mujika is only U.S. $ 1,000 or less than Rp. 10 million. That kind of money can only be used to purchase a 1987 VW Beetle output.

After two years as president, Mujica wealth is increasing. That was after he added his wife's assets such as land, a few tractors, and a house. His net worth 215 000 U.S. dollars, or about Rp. 2 billion, is relatively poor for a head of state. In fact, the wealth of the Vice President Daniel Astori two-thirds times greater than the number one man in the country first football world champion's.