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Tidak karena kamu memiliki semua pesona itu sekaligus, maka kamu bisa mencintai dan mengawini semua perempuan. Begitu juga sebaliknya. Pesona fisik, jiwa, akal, dan ruh, diperlukan untuk menciptakan daya tarik dan daya rekat yang permanent bila kita ingin membangun sebuah hubungan jangka panjang. Tapi seperti berlian, tidak semua orang mengenalnya dengan baik, maka mereka tidak menghargainya. Atau mungkin mereka mengenalnya, tapi terasa terlalu jauh untuk dijangkau, seperti mimpi memetik bintang atau mimpi memeluk gunung. Atau mungkin ia mengenalnya, tapi terasa terlalu mewah untuk sebuah kelas sosial, atau kurang serasi untuk sebuah suasana.

Kira-kira itulah yang membuat Aisyah Radhiyallahu`anha sekali ini benar-benar gundah. Orang terbaik dimuka bumi ketika itu, Amirul Mu’minin, Khalifah kedua, Umar bin Khattab, hendak melamar adiknya, Ummu Kaltsum. Tidak ada alasan untuk menolak lamaran beliau kecuali bahwa Abu Bakar, sang Ayah, yang juga Khalifah Pertama, telah mendidik puteri-puterinya dengan penuh kasih sayang dan kemanjaan. Aisyah karena itu, percaya bahwa adiknya tidak akan kuat beradaptasi dengan pembawaan Umar yang kuat dan kasar. Bahkan ketika Abu Bakar meminta pendapat Abdurrahman bin Auf tentang kemungkinan penunjukkan Umar bin Khattab sebagai khalifah, beliau menjawab : “Dia yang paling layak, kecuali bahwa dia kasar.”

Dengan sedikit bersiasat, Aisyah meminta bantuan Amru bin `Ash untuk “menggiring” Umar agar menikahi Ummu Kaltsum yang lain, yaitu Ummu Kaltsum binti Ali bin Abi Thalib yang ketika itu berumur 11 tahun. Karena garis jiwa, akal dan ruh mereka lebih setara dan karena itu mereka akan tampak lebih serasi karena bisa serasa. Berbekal pengalaman sebagai diplomat ulung, pesan itu memang sampai kepada Umar. Akhirnya Umar menikahi Ummu Kultsum bin Ali bin Abi Thalib.

Kesetaraan dan keserasian. Itu yang lebih menentukan daripada sekedar pesona an sich. Ibnu Hazem menjelaskan, kalau ada lelaki tampan menikahi perempuan jelek, atau sebaliknya, itu bukan sebuah keajaiban. Yang ajaib adalah kalau seorang lelaki meninggalkan kekasih yang cantik dan memilih kekasih baru yang jelek. “Saya tidak bisa memahaminya. Tapi memang tidak harus dijelaskan.”

Ibnu Hazem, imam terbesar pada mazhab Zhahiryah, yang menulis puluhan buku legendaries dalam fiqh, hadist, sejarah, sastra, puisi dan lainnya, lelaki tampan yang lembut dan seorang pecinta sejati, putera seorang menteri di Cordova, suatu ketika harus menelan luka: cintanya ditolak oleh seorang perempuan yang justru bekerja dirumahnya. Ibnu Hazem bahkan mengejar-ngejarnya dan melakukan semua yang bisa ia lakukan untuk mendapatkan cintanya. Tapi tetap saja ditolak.

“Saya teringat, kadang-kadang saya masuk melalui pintu rumahku dimana gadis itu ada disana, untuk berdekat-dekat dengannya. Tapi begitu ia tahu aku mendekat ia segera menjauh dengan sopan dan tenang. Jika ia memilih pintu lain, maka aku akan kesana juga tapi dia akan pindah lagi ketempat lain. Dia tahu aku sangat mencintainya walaupun perempuan-perempuan tidak tahu hal itu karena jumlah mereka sangat banyak di istanaku.”

Begitulah lelaki yang memiliki semua pesona itu ditolak. Bahkan ketika suatu saat Ibnu Hazem menyaksikan gadis itu menyanyi di istananya, Ibnu Hazem benar-benar terpesona dan makin mencintainya. Tapi ia hanya berkata dengan lirih: “Oh, nanyian itu seakan turun kehatiku, dan hari itu tidak akan pernah kulupakan sampai hari ketika berpisah dengan dunia.”

Oh, lelaki baik yang terluka oleh hukuman keserasaan dan keserasian.

China's New Fighter Jet

While the Pentagon downplays China’s rollout this week of what appears to be a jet fighter designed using sophisticated stealth technology, military experts are warning that the aircraft – reportedly capable of besting America’s F-22 in speed and maneuverability – could pose the greatest threat yet to U.S. air superiority.

Decorated Navy fighter pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a Top Gun graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School who flew 44 combat missions over Iraq, says, “It’s probably leaps and bounds above where we are, and that’s terrifying.”

“As a former Navy fighter pilot, going up against something that’s stealthy, highly maneuverable and with electronic systems more capable than mine -- that’ll keep me up at night,” said Buckley, now chief strategy officer at Fox3 Options LLC.

Buckley said photos posted online of the radar-evading Chengdu J-20 jet fighter lead him to believe the aircraft has great stealth capabilities, based on what appears to be a bumpy exterior possibly housing stealth technology, and the lack of external components, such as a gas tank and missiles.

“It was built to reduce radar signatures. You can tell it has some serious stealth technology,” he said. “My F-18 looks like an 18-wheeler on radar. That thing might not even show up.”

The U.S. military's current top-of-the-line fighter is Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor, the world's only operational fifth generation fighter. In 2009, Congress capped production of F-22s at 18, relying on the cheaper F-35. Congress does not appear to be reconsidering the cap, which experts call the only real challenger to China’s J-20.

Richard Fisher, a senior fellow on Asian Military Affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, a Washington-based security think tank, says Chinese officials have said that their program is aimed at competing with the F-22 Raptor.

“From what we can see, I conclude that this aircraft does have great potential to be superior in some respects to the American F-22, and could be decisively superior to the F-35,” said Fisher.

Fisher in particular pointed to the Chengdu J-20’s stealth technology and ability to super cruise, or fly supersonically without using fuel-guzzling afterburners. He said it has super maneuverability due to its thrust-vectored engines that allow for sharp turns.

And while the J-20's engine is still in development, Fisher said it's supposed to deliver 15 to 18 tons of thrust, more powerful than the F-22.

“This fighter will likely start entering service in serious numbers by the end of this decade. The Chinese can accelerate this event by purchasing new Russian engines and settling for a lesser capability,” Fisher said.

Experts say it’s hard to say exactly what the J-20’s capabilities are, especially in a fire fight -- but offered a dire prediction: “With China having a fifth generation fighter, the U.S. will lose F-22s faster than previous estimates.”

As for the J-20 pilots, Fisher said the Chinese Air Force has over 500 fourth generation fighters and is making pilot training a priority.
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“China's air training capabilities have increased greatly over the last decade, to include multiple levels of aircraft, better simulators, and more realistic air combat exercises. They will be able to train pilots for their fifth generation combat force,” Fisher said.

Buckley says the U.S. has moved in the opposite direction, dramatically reducing flight-time training for its fighter pilots, choosing instead to use cheaper flight stimulators.

Limiting F-22 production could prove a grave mistake, Fisher said.

Referring to the J-20 photos -- and a new video of the fighter taxiing on a runway -- Fisher said: “There is now every justification for us to be building modernized version of F-22 and to consider capability enhancements for the F-35 that preserve its competitiveness into next decade."

The next generation joint strike fighter is supposed to be the F-35, Buckley said, which is built for use by all services and must encompass the specific and different needs of the Navy, Air Force, Marines.

“When you try to make a jack of all trades, you have tradeoffs,” Buckley said. “It’s obvious that the Chinese are throwing money and technology to making something the best, and here we’re worried that one is going to bankrupt the country.”

“We used be No. 1 at having the leading technology. ... Now, we’re kind of in catch-up mode, where we’ve never really been before.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/07/chinas-new-fighter-jet-pose-terrifying-challenge-fleet/#ixzz25MlPwQcw

Weird Thing Happen In Our World

Sebuah laporan dalam China Daily mengindikasikan bahwa Taliban TENGAH menciptakan tentara mujahidin monyet.

Cerita yang muncul pada bulan Juli 2010 di China Daily menyarankan bahwa pemberontak menggunakan sistem penghargaan-dan-hukuman untuk melatih kera dan babon untuk menargetkan tentara yang mengenakan seragam militer AS.

Taliban diduga "monyet diajarkan bagaimana menggunakan Kalashnikov, senapan mesin Bren ringan dan mortir parit."

Tetapi seorang peneliti yang telah menghabiskan karirnya mempelajari kehidupan sosial primata non-manusia sangat mengkritisi pada cerita ini.

"Mereka dapat dilatih untuk melakukan hal-hal seperti mematikan lampu dan keran terbuka dan sebagainya, tetapi akhirnya yang memecah," kata William Mason, seorang psikolog dan profesor emeritus di University of California.

Cerita Cina dikutip wartawan Inggris yang tidak disebutkan namanya dan sumber-sumber militer AS ketika mendiskusikan gagasan monyet pemberontak.

Sebaliknya, Bintang AS dan sumber berita Stripes mewawancarai seorang juru bicara NATO yang mengatakan gagasan tidak memiliki dasar dalam realitas...

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After 30 days of dawn-to-dusk fasting during Ramadan, the first three days of Hari Raya Aidilfitri are celebrated on a grand scale. While Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations are colourful and fascinating, you should take note that the fasting month leading up to the holiday is probably the best time to experience the Malay culture and heritage.For Muslims, the month of Ramadan is devoted to worship, charitable deeds and acts of compassion. To purify one’s body and soul, they practice abstinence from food and drink during the day. When the sun sets, families and friends often gather to break the fast with evening prayers and meals, and the streets of Geylang Serai and Kampong Glam come alive with performances and street bazaars. If you’re in Singapore during Ramadan, this is the best times to soak in the festivities. Head to the Malay Village in Geylang Serai or make your way to Kampong Glam, an area that was once home to Singapore’s Malay royalty. Both ethnic enclaves attract Singaporeans of all races, and wherever you’re from, you’re welcome to take part in the celebrations.Besides the glittering street light-ups and traditional decorations, you’ll find street stalls that open from early afternoon till late into the night, selling a wide variety of traditional food, fashion, textiles and handicrafts. From tailor-made traditional dresses known as ‘baju kurung’ to hand-woven cushion covers, from affordable Persian carpets to delightful flower arrangements, you’re bound to find a keepsake of the festivities. In Geylang Serai, you’ll also find stalls that personalise key chains and door signs for the home, all engraved and painted by hand on finely-crafted wood.The main attraction of the bazaars is, of course, the food. A trip to the bazaars is simply not complete without sampling the variety of traditional Malay cakes and pastries called ‘kueh-kueh’. Take your pick from sweet snacks like pineapple tarts, ‘ondeh-ondeh’ made with palm sugar filled centres, and ‘putu piring’, a steamed dessert served with grated coconut.When Hari Raya Aidilfitri arrives, Muslim families often dress in the same colour to signify their unity. The men wear a loose shirt with trousers known as ‘baju Melayu’ and the women wear the quintessential ‘baju kurung’. If you’re lucky enough, you might get an invite to a home-cooked Hari Raya Aidilfitri feast. A wide variety of spicy dishes are traditionally served during the three-day celebration, including spicy beef ‘rendang’, vegetable curry ‘sayur lodeh’ and Malay rice cakes called ‘ketupat’.