Amelia Vega Polanco marriage with Al Horford in the house of his uncle Juan Luis Guerra

Ex Miss Universe 2003 is married with NBA players in his uncle's house, he also held a reception there. The couple soon returned to the United States. The singer, entrepreneur and ex-Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega Polanco married on Christmas Eve with NBA players Al Horford, who is also the Dominican. Horford is the Atlanta Hawks players.

Wedding ceremony was held at the house of Amelia Vega Polanco's uncle, singer and songwriter Juan Luis Guerra. Previously Amelia Vega Polanco has a long relationship with Colombian businessman Roland Alzerraca. Previously Horford also had a relationship with a model Dominican Ada Aimeede la Cruz.

Amelia Vega in 2003 became the first Dominican model who won the Miss Universe crown, several months before age 19 Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso has played three seasons in the NBA for the Hawks which he has made 12 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

Amelia Vega Polanco, was born in Santo Domingo in 1984, lives in Miami, the city where he opened two exclusive boutiques, Essence By Amelia Vega, in Coral Gables. And also worked as a presenter on some television shows. Most recently, he dedicated herself to the world of music and has released her first album entitled "Agua Dulce".

Up to now, Amelia refused any talk of marriage and said she did not have a boyfriend, until at last she suddenly married a basketball player born in Puerto Plata that has height 2.08 meters.

The philosophy of Minangkabau songket patterns

Not only batik that has different meanings on each patterns. Weaving of West Sumatra or songket with a wealth of patterns also has its own meaning and value of togetherness. "Weaving skill for the Indonesian is a legacy that needs to be defended and socialized, as this is the power of culture, creativity, and art in social life," said designer Samuel W, during the fashion show.

During its development there is a process of acculturation in Minangkabau society, especially since the inclusion of Islamic influence to the city. This affects the woven patterns that adapt natural motifs and ornaments from the Middle East like Arab, Egyptian, and Syriac. Long ago, indigenous element is synonymous with nature because nature is considered as a source of principal and essential to the human race that have influenced motifs crafters in process of this songket.

This fact turned out to form a philosophy in various woven fabric motifs of West Sumatra. Examples are as follows:

1. Pucuk Rabuang

These motifs have meaning that a person's life should be useful over time. This pattern told that life should follow the philosophy of bamboo, which is always useful since it's young bamboo (bamboo shoots) to eat, until it's old (bamboo) as the floor of the house or building materials. This bamboo shoots motif is also likened that the plant is useful throughout his life and all parts have many uses.

2. Itiak Pulang Petang
This motifs have meaning that live in a society must comply with applicable regulations. This pattern told that people should be able to live together and realize the harmony among Minangkabau people that live in the order of a solid mutual cooperation.

3. Kaluak paku
This motifs have meaning that we as humans should be introspective since childhood, and need to learn from an early age from family. Education in the family becomes the main provision for the running life in society. As adults we have to get along into the community, so that the provision of family life can make themselves more powerful and not easily affected by things that negative. Uniquely, this motif also has another meaning, that is a leader must be able to set an example for the people around.

4. Sajamba makan

This pattern used as a symbol of togetherness in the enjoyment of success.

5. Tirai
known as a decoration from the fabric that is placed on walls, doors, and others, whose function is to add beauty and lively atmosphere. This motifs describe the beauty, the symbol of luxury in the Minangkabau ceremonies.

6. Saluak laka

This pattern has mean as symbol of kinship. This will give meaning in people's life, that power will interwoven from unity that mutually bound so that it will be realized strength in facing various problems.

Learn Origami, Learn Art of Life

Origami boats (Image:Sharon Apted)

Origami is not just the art of paper folding that originated from China (note made ​​in AD by Ts'ai Lun, but many people say that origami originated from Japan). Origami also has many benefits for human life. These benefit that better we look than arguing over who was start the origami.

There are ten benefits of origami, including the establishment of a more perfect motor skills in both hands, an increase of intellectual ability, creative power upgrades, and stimulate balance performance between the left and right brain. Origami can also increase the power of imagination, enhance the skills of focused attention (concentration), increases the ability of memory, develop patience, giving emotional and aesthetic experience, and of course make someone could appreciate the pleasure, satisfaction, and pride his work.

Origami can also improve math skills. In the folding process it must use calculation, for example, when divide the paper into two or more / into several equal parts. After that, when an origami result that finished reopened, it will look symmetrical patterns of fold marks. This helps a person, especially children, in recognizing patterns and concepts of geometric shapes

The benefits of origami are also associated with the development of an individual's understanding of art. Origami allows us to form a paper, which is a two-dimensional objects because it is so thin, becomes three-dimensional form. This is very useful in developing a person's spatial thinking abilities. This could fosters thinking, how something that previously could not be transformed into something, now could, that does not exist into exist. That is the benefits of origami in the formation of the appreciation and artistry.

Origami can also train one's intuition. By folding a paper and through a long process before it can finally create a form, someone become accustomed to seeing a process, understand how something happen. If this continues to be trained, one can very easily understand that something is happening comperhensively, which sometimes can not be seen with the standard understanding.

Shape formed from the origami was not just an inanimate object, but can be assembled into "live" objects. With a little touch, the origami objects can move even float. This is what makes pleasure and happiness which is not just an art of origami paper folding, but in the end we can entertain ourselves with the movement that produced from the final product.

The origami has spread into various parts of the world so this art of folding have a lot of system and names. Not only that, the origami has been widely used to decorate the wedding party so guests can smile and even laugh by the beautiful of the origami.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1: Micro Four Thirds Camera with ISO 12,800

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1 camera

Panasonic digital re-enliven the micro four thirds camera market with the new LUMIX G series, the DMC-GX1. Compact System Camera (CSC) is equipped with the Live MOS sensor with resolution of 16 megapixels and a Venus Engine that ensures the quality of the resulting image resembles to the original object. To enable capturing the quality photos in poor lighting conditions, Panasonic has been "arming" GX1 with ISO sensitivity up to 12,800.

Just like the other LUMIX G camera series, GX1 adopt focus Contrast AF system which allows the process of focusing done by the image sensor. With this system, GX1 capable of producing high resolution images and reduce noise. Focus adjustment process can be done quickly with the Light Speed ​​AF Auto Focus that allows the process carried out in just 0.09 seconds. This speed can be achieved by synchronization between the lens and the sensor which is done with the speed of 120 fps.

LUMIX DMC-GX1 has a touch screen sized 3-inch LCD equipped with touch-control system so that users can adjust the focus of the camera by simply touching the screen with 460,000 dot resolution. With AF Tracking function, GX1 can lock and follow the movements of the subject in focus, even in motion. Just as digital cameras in general, GX1 can be used to record HD video in AVCHD format.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1 will be available soon on the market mid-December with a price range USD699.99 to USD949.99, depending on the choice of kit. There are 14 Micro Four Thirds lens that can meet the needs of its photographers-from standard zoom, telephoto, single focal length, wide-angle, fish-eye, macro, to the 3D lens.

This is the first comic about child with autism

Cover of the comic

In order to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day Care in 2009 which commemorated on the 2nd of April each year, Autism Community Care Indonesia (MPATI) launched Indonesia's first comic about autism entitled Anak Autis Sahabat Kita Semua (Autistic Children are Our Friends).

This comic contains an elaboration of illustrations about autism and proper parenting to know for parents and teachers who teach in children with disabilities school.

Currently there are still a lot of information about autism that is less clear and often this makes a lot of families tend to worry and just keep children with autism from the community.

Autism comics is planned to be published in serial with a price of Rp 5,000 a piece. Proceeds will be used to support programs related to the progress of dissemination of information regarding autism.

Clear information and family support will pave the way for children with autism to live independently.

The mystical value contained in the art of Asmat

Asmat artwork (image source : CBN portal)

Asmat carving is a form of communication between the living and the dead, between the human community and the spirit world. Because, for the Asmat people, each entity spirited. In that context, the taste of Asmat art should be understood.

Arguably, Asmat carving is a representation of the relationship between living humans and their ancestors. However, not all crafters deserve to be called craftsmen.

Asmat craftsmen carving (image source : Rumah Blog Papua)

Only those who have the ability to carve as well as a bunch of mythological knowledge that give authenticity to his art which is deserve to be called "wow cescu ipit" or reputable craftsmen.

Wow cescu ipit are the keepers of community heritage myth. He also has the ability to strengthen the bond between live people world and spirits world. He has the power to bring the spirit into his work.

That confirms what was told by a sculptor about the legend of Fumiripits, the first man. He was the man who carved two human figures, male and female. He also made two of that statue alive by beating Tifa (traditional drum).

It represents a search for their identity and shows the value of an artwork. That may explain why at the carving parade the woodcarvers can easily sculpt a piece of wood. Without the help of patterns or images, they were able to carve 40 centimeters wooden beam into human statues.