[LP] About Living Things

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Living Things is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Linkin Park. It was released under Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Recordings on June 20, 2012, in Japan, and throughout the rest of the world during the following week. Production was handled by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who both co-produced the band's previous two studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010).
The band states that Living Things combines elements from their previous four studio albums to create a new sound. They stated they finally felt they were in "familiar territory" and "comfortable in [their] own skin" after years of experimentation that resulted in their two previous studio albums, Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns.[1][2][3] Living Things was chosen as the album's title because of the numerous personal topics on the album.[4]
The lead single for the album, "Burn It Down", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on April 16, 2012. Living Things debuted at number one on Billboard 200 with sales of 223,000 copies in the United States in its opening week.
In June 2011, lead singer Chester Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park had begun working on new material for their fifth album. He explained, "We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs."[5]
The band's co-lead vocalist and rapper Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin served as producers for the album. "Typically we'll have a once-a-week meeting to go listen to the songs that they're coming up with and talk about them. For so early in the project, they are much further along than they have been on the last two albums we did. On A Thousand Suns there were still a lot of irons in the fire. We knew, 'OK, we can't do this forever. Let's leave this batch and we'll come back and address it when we start up again'", Rubin said.[6] Bennington explained that Rubin "gives us spaces to just be ourselves and to work on our own...He gives us a clear and concise description of what he likes...He would like us to push ourselves into a more fresh take on that particular sound."[7] He also stated that Shinoda guides the band through the process of each song, and called the team-up of Shinoda and Rubin "our golden ticket."[7]
In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. The band continues to record and produce new material even while touring. Bennington commented on Linkin Park's schedule, stating, "Touring for two years is excruciating. When we would tour for two years even the most resilient person in the band, at the end of that, was fucking miserable."[8] He further elaborated on their ideas in an interview with MTV saying, "We do have a really great head start. We've got some great music, some good ideas. The creativity has continued to flow for us for the last few years, consistently."[9] He later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was still in the beginning phases of the next album, saying "We just kind of began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time...we like the direction that we're going in."[10] Shinoda told Complex that they spent a year in making the album,[11] as well as elaborating on the album's sound, saying that "It doesn't lose any of the creativity of the newer stuff and it brings in the energy of the older stuff. It's kind of a comprehensive sound. I feel like we've been able to take all the stuff we've learned on the way and put it all together in each song and still keep it fresh and forward-thinking."[11] Shinoda told HitFix that the process of the album "felt like a drug trip...we were looking to redefine everything."[12]
Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about the album's art, saying that it will "blow [the fans] away...the average person is not going to be able to look at it and go, I understand that that's completely new, like not just the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be that."[13] The band underwent 360 degree body scans for numerous lyric videos and artwork for the album.[14] On April 9, 2012, the band released a teaser video for the album on Tumblr.[15][16] The album's art was released on April 16, 2012, along with the album's first single, "Burn It Down".[17]

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[A7X]About Hail to the King

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Hail to the King is the sixth studio album by American band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on August 23, 2013 in New Zealand and Australia, and was released on iTunes on August 27, 2013 and in North America on the same day. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo. This marks the first album with new drummer Arin Ilejay, who joined the band as a touring drummer in 2011 before becoming an official member in 2013. This is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without any musical contributions from the band's late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 on the Billboard 200. This marks Avenged Sevenfold's second album to top the Billboard chart as well as their first to reach number 1 in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart. It also topped the Canadian, Brazilian, Finnish and Irish album charts.

On November 15, 2012, vocalist M. Shadows said that the band has been working on a new album since the recording of "Carry On" in August 2012.[5] In December, the band said that it plans to begin recording material for their next album in January 2013, with release planned for later in the year.[6] In January 2013 the band started recording their new album. The band started streaming snippets of their new album in May 2013 on their new radio app.[7] It was on the app that Arin Ilejay was confirmed as an official band member and replacement of deceased drummer and founding memberThe Rev. In an interview with Metal Hammer about the new album, M. Shadows said that the album would sound more blues rock-influenced and more like classic rock and classic metal in the vein of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.[8]
The band released four teasers on YouTube showing the band going through the recording process as well as providing snippets of songs off the album. On June 26, 2013, the band revealed the title, cover art and release date of album.[9][10][11] In July, the band revealed the complete track list of the album.[12]
On August 8, 2013, "Shepherd of Fire" was revealed to be the theme song of the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies map "Origins", included in its final downloadable content pack titledApocalypse.[13]

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Review Text

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a. What is the Review Text ?

Review text is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theatre show or dance show.

b. Purpose of Review Text

Review text is used to critic the events or art works for the reader or listener, such as movies, shows, book, and others.

c. Generic Structure of Review Text

- Orientation : Background information of the text.

- Evaluations : Concluding statement : judgement, opinion, or recommendation. It can consist ot more than one.

- Interpretative Recount : Summary of an art works including character and plot.

- Evaluative Summation : The last opinion consisting the appraisal or the punch line of the art works being criticized.

d. The Example of Review Text

Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix

I absolutely love the Harry Potter series, and all of the books will always hold a special place in my heart.

I have to say that of all the books, however, this one was not my favorite.

When the series began it was as much of a “feel good” experience as a huge mug of hot cocoa. The stories were bright, fast-paced, intriguing, and ultimately satisfying.

Order of the Phoenix is a different kind of book. In some instances this works you feel a whole new level of intensity and excitement by the time you get to the end. I was truly moved by the last page. Other times the book just has a slightly dreary, depressing feel. The galloping pace of the other books has slowed to a trot here, and parts of it do seem long, as if we’re reading all about Harry “just hanging out” instead of having his usual adventures. Reading in detail about Harry cleaning up an old house, for example – housekeeping is still housekeeping, magical or no, and I’m not very interested in doing it or reading about other people doing it.

A few other changes in this book – the “real” world comes much more in to play rather than the fantasy universe of the previous books, and Harry has apparently been taken off his meds. I know that he had a lot to be grumpy in this book, especially with being a teenager and all, but the sudden change in his character seemed too drastic. He goes from being a warm-hearted, considerate person to someone who will bite his best friend’s heads off over nothing. It just seemed like it didn’t fit with his character, like he turned into a walking cliché of the “angry teen” overnight. The “real” story seemed to happen in the last 1/3 of the book, and this part I loved. I actually liked the ending (and yes, I cried!) as sad as it was. It packed a punch and it made me care about the story even more. Still a really good book, with some editing it would have been great.

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Uniknya sistem kereta api GANTUNG di JERMAN!!

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Tidak dapat dipungkiri lagi jika negara Jerman dikenal dengan kemajuan teknologi dan mesin. Selain industri otomotifnya, Jerman juga memiliki sistem transportasi yang canggih, salah satunya adalah kereta api gantung. Kota Wuppertal terkenal dengan sistem monorelnya dan merupakan yang tertua di dunia. Dibangun pada tahun 1900, Schwebebahn Wuppertaler atau ereta mengambang telah beroperasi sejak 1901, meskipun mengalami dua perang dunia, berbagai kecelakaan dan peristiwa lainnya.



Pada akhir abad 19, kota Wuppertal mengalami pertumbuhan industri dan populasi yang tinggi. Dengan kondisi seperti ini, dibutuhkan sistem transportasi masal yang cepat dan efisien. Namun karakteristik geografi kota Wuppertal dengan daerah perbukitan, sungai yang rawan banjir dan tingkat air tanah yang tinggi menjadi tantangan bagi perencana kota. Kemudian muncullah ide untuk membuat monorel gantung.



Desain monorel gantung yang dirancang untuk kota Wuppertal datang dari insinyur Inggris Henry Palmer yang sudah menyusun rencana untuk monorail gantung pada 1824. Insinyur Jerman Carl Eugen Langen akhirnya membangun dan menguji prototipe pertama untuk monorail gantung bermotor di Cologne pada tahun1880.

Pada tahun 1898, di bawah Wilhem Feldmann konstruksi awal monorel di Wuppertal dimulai. Dalam waktu tiga tahun sistem transportasi ini telah selesai dibangun dan dibuka untuk umum pada 1901. Transportasi ini segera dikenal sebagai uppertaler Schwebebahn, yang arti adalah ereta mengambang. Wuppertal menjadi modus baru transportasi perkotaan dan bahkan Kaisar Jerman William II ikut berpartisipasi dalam uji coba sistem monorel ini pada tanggal 24 Oktober , 1900.










Sejak tahun 1901, konsep monorel telah dikenal di seluruh dunia karena banyak keuntungan:

1. Meminimalisir kebutuhan ruang horisontal dan vertikal,

2. Biaya konstruksi yang lebih murah dibandingkan dengan sistem rel konvensional,

3. Kurangnya polusi suara,

4. Tidak mengganggu sistem transportasi yang lain.




Namun, sayangnya monorel hanya dapat berjalan pada trek mereka sendiri, sehingga membuat kompatibilitas dengan infrastruktur rel lainnya hampir tidak mungkin. Selain itu juga, setiap monorel membutuhkan mebutuhkan waktu pembuatan yang lama dan biaya yang mahal. Monorel yang terkenal dapat ditemukan di Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Osaka, Tokyo dan di banyak taman hiburan dan bandara; Kereta gantung lainnya ada di Memphis, Dresden dan Dortmund.




Meskipun Schwebebahn Wuppertaler adalah landmark dan pemandangan terkenal dari kota, namun mengingat banyaknya penemuan teknologi yang banyak dihasilkan di negara ini, membuat sistem transportasi unik yang berusia lebih dari satu abad ini dianggap bukan sesuatu yang istimewa oleh warga Jerman.

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TOP 5 mall TERCANGGIH di dunia!!

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Apanya yang canggih?? langsung aja cekidot gan.. :D

1. Wafi Mall

Dubai (Uni Emirat Arab)







Salah satu mall berkelas di Dubai ini mempunyai luas bangunan ini 79.989 meter persegi. Mall ini bertema Mesir Kuno, termasuk taman dan restorannya berbentuk piramid. Terletak di dalam kompleks Kota Mesir dengan tema Wafi City Mall. Dibuka pada 2001 dan berisi 1.000 ruang parkir tertutup serta lebih dari 350 toko di lima lantai. Dilengkapi dengan butik-butik kelas atas, seperti Marks & Spencer, Topshop, La Senza, restoran, kawasan taman hiburan (Encounter Zone), ruangan bawah tanah bertema Arab (Khan Murjan), dan spa (Cleopatra Spa).


2. Dubai Mall
Dubai (Eni Emirat Arab)






Dubai Mall adalah mal terbesar di dunia dengan total area 1.124 juta meter persegi. Mal ini dibuka pada 2008, memiliki 1.200 toko dan dilengkapi sebuah akuarium air laut besar yang mendapatkan rekor dari Guinness World Records, sebagai panel dari acrylic terbesar. Mal ini juga dilengkapi arena ice skating, 2.500 kamar mewah, 22 layar bioskop, dan 120 restoran serta kafe. Mal ini juga memiliki konsep mal dalam mal, dengan masing-masing konsep berbeda seperti Gold Souk, Fashion Island, The Grove, dan atap yang bisa ditarik outdoor atau indoor. Benar-benar luar biasa.

3. GPO
Melbourne (Australia)




Bangunan ini merupakan sebuah kantor pos tua, singkatan dari General Post Office (GPO). Bangunan ini menjadi salah satu arsitektur paling terkenal di Australia. GPO yang berdiri mulai digunakan menjadi mal pada 1907-1993. Pada 2004 diubah menjadi pusat perbelanjaan. Terdapat 50 toko dalam tiga lantai.

4. West Edmonton Mall
Alberta (Kanada)






Mal ini terbesar ke-5 di dunia dan terbesar di Amerika Utara. Water Park indoor-nya terbesar dan memiliki kolam ombak terbesar di dunia. Dibangun pada 1981, mal ini memiliki lebih dari 800 toko dan jasa serta parkir untuk lebih dari 20.000 kendaraan. Mal ini juga memiliki beberapa tema seperti Bourbon Street (klub dan restoran bergaya New Orleans), Europa Boulevard, dan Chinatown. Pusat perbelanjaan ini memiliki taman yang disebut Galaxy Land dan dilengkapi sejumlah atraksi termasuk roller coaster. Menariknya, mal ini juga dilengkapi dengan danau indoor, yang merupakan rumah bagi empat singa laut dan replika dari Santa Maria. Mal ini juga memiliki sebuah hotel, ruangan menembak dalam ruangan, kebun binatang, makan malam teater, bioskop, dan empat stasiun radio. Menakjubkan bukan?

5. Tokyo Midtown
Tokyo, Jepang






Terletak di jantung area mix development di Tokyo sekitar 566.708 meter persegi. Proyek senilai US$3 miliar itu termasuk perkantoran, perumahan, hotel, pertokoan, dan tempat rekreasi, sekaligus menjadi bangunan tertinggi di Tokyo. Dalam bangunan ini juga terdapat Suntoory Museum of Art.

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