Selasa, 13 November 2012

John Harrison


John Harrison (1693-1776) adalah anak tukang kayu. Sebelum berusia 20 tahun ia membuat jam bandul pertama yang dibuat dari kayu. Bersama adiknya, james, pada tahun 1720-an ia membuat jam menara untuk taman brocklesby, inggris, yang hingga kini masih berjalan baik. Meskipun jam H4-nya memenangkan hadiah sebesar 20.000 poundsterling pada tahun 1762, namun hadiah itu baru diberikan pada tahun 1773. Para juri sukar  mempercayai bahwa jam yang tampak sebagai arloji kantong biasa dapat begitu cermat.

Jumat, 09 November 2012

EVERYTHING AT ONCE-LENKA

EVERYTHING AT ONCE

As sly as a fox, as strong as an ox
As fast as a hare, as brave as a bear
As free as a bird, as neat as a word
As quite as a mouse, as big as a house

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything

As mean as a wolf, as sharp as a tooth
As deep as a bite, as dark as the night
As sweet as a song, as right as a wrong
As long as a road, as ugly as a toad

As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be
Bright as day, as light as play
As hard as nails, as grand as a whale

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything

As warm as the, the sun, as silly as fun
As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea
As hot as fire, cold as ice
Sweet as sugar and everything nice

As old as time, as straight as a line
As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee
Stealth as a tiger, smooth as a glide
Pure as a melody, pure as I wanna be

All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything

Rabu, 07 November 2012

MISTAKE-DEMI LOVATO


MISTAKE

Now that I'm thinking sober
Don't you try to get no closer
I'm just gonna get in my car and drive, and drive
Looking in the rear view mirror
Everything is so much clearer
Watch me wave it all goodbye, goodbye

The lights flashing giving me all the danger signs
Someone to save, to save but it don't work that way

Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a thin line
Won't be taking your midnight calls
Ignore the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written on your face
You know you made it, your greatest mistake

When the last straw is broken
When the last door is closing
I ain't that dumb to stick around, stick around
I ain't got the time for looking back
When you let yourself slip through the cracks
And you just keep going down, down, down

I'ma stay undercover, lay low, need some time
No one to save, to save these sick cycles over me

Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a thin line
Won't be taking your midnight calls
Ignore the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written on your face
You know you made it, your greatest mistake

Why you looking at me, spitting the same old line
Trying to creep back ain't no flipping my mind
Don't you get it by now the story's over, over
Still calling my name outside my house
I'm hitting the switch, watch the lights go out
Watch the lights go out

I hope you ache, ache, ache, ah-oh-oh
I hope you ache, ache, ache, ah-oh, yeah-yeah-yeah

Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a thin line
Won't be taking your midnight calls
Ignore the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written on your face
You know you made it, your greatest mistake
Oh, oh

GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK-DEMI LOVATO

GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK

The day I first met you
You told me you never fall in love
But now that I get you
I know fear is what it really was
Now here we are, so close
Yet so far, haven’t I passed the test
When will you realize
Baby, I’m not like the rest

Don’t wanna break your heart
I wanna give your heart a break
I know you’re scared it’s wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There’s just one life to live
And there’s no time to waste, to waste
So let me give your heart a break
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Give your heart a break
Oh, yeah yeah
A Sunday, you went home alone
There were tears in your eyes
I called your cell phone, my love
But you did not reply
The world is ours, if you want it
We can take it, if you just take my hand
There’s no turning back now
Baby, try to understand
Don’t wanna break your heart
I wanna give your heart a break
I know you’re scared it’s wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There’s just one life to live
And there’s no time to waste, to waste
So let me give your heart a break
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Your heart a break
There’s just so much you can take
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Your heart a break
Oh, yeah yeah
When your lips are on my lips
And our hearts beat as one
But you slip right out of my fingertips
Every time you run
Don’t wanna break your heart
I wanna give your heart a break
I know you’re scared it’s wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There’s just one life to live
And there’s no time to wait, to wait
So let me give your heart a break
Cause you’ve been hurt before
I can see it in your eyes
You try to smile it away
Some things you can’t disguise
I don’t wanna break your heart
Baby, I can ease the ache, the ache
So, let me give your heart a break
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Your heart a break
There’s just so much you can take
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Your heart a break
Oh, yeah yeah
The day I first met you
You told me you never fall in love

Antoine Henri Becquerel


Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), adalah seorang fisikawan perancis yang meraih penghargaan nobel serta merupakan salah satu penemu radioaktivitas. Becquerel lahir di paris pada keluarga yang memang banyak menjadi ilmuwan. Pada tahun 1896, ketika meneliti tentang kandungan fosfor dalam garam uranium, Becquerel menemukan radioaktivitas secara tak sengaja. Pada tahun 1903 ia mendapatkan hadiah nobel pada bidang fisika bersama dengan pierrre dan marie curie.

Adolf Eugen Fick


Adolf Eugen Fick (1829-1901) adalah seorang ahli fisiologi yang terkenal karena penemuannya yaitu lensa kontak. Ia mendapatkan gelar doctor di Marbury dalam bidang medicine pada tahun 1851. Pada tahun 1887 ia merancang model lensa kontak untuk pertama kalinya, dibuat dari kaca coklat yang berat yang diujicobakan pada kelinci kemudian juga pada dirinya sendiri serta pada sekelompok sukarelawan. Idenya kemudian diperdalam oleh beberapa ilmuwan penemu beberapa tahun kemudian.