Agate (Akik) Material Chalcedon From Pacitan

Agate (Akik) Material Chalcedon From Pacitan

During this craft agate Pacitan be one characteristic of the district located in the southern coast of East Java. In the period of the last decades, crafts agate Pacitan a source of livelihood that have high export value, both at local and national levels.

And some time ago, one of which is astonishing is the phenomenon of the emergence of rock chalcedony in the region Donorojo, Pacitan, which is the largest agate craft centers and surrounding pacitan. One type of these precious stones hunted residents because the selling price is quite high. Hence, people are willing to dig moor until night.

"Now that more prevalent chalcedony stone mas, the price is quite expensive, small size range of 250 to 2 million per stone. So some time ago here many people who dig chalcedony stones for sale, "said Adi, one of the artisans in the village Gendaran agate, Donorojo, the Portal Pacitanku.

Actually, rock chalcedony which arrived - arrived to make a scene because high prices have cause. Now, let us consider some of the reasons prices are quite high chalcedony in pacitan.

As is known, the stone is now called chalcedony quartz type kriptokristalin (has a very fine crystalline structure) that is transparent or translucent, used as ornaments and jewels.

Chalcedon was not as hard as pure quartz, and present in large amounts in the cavities of volcanic rocks. Chalcedon commonly not fully transparent, but has spots and white swirl-milk. The color is varied, such as white, gray, yellow, blue, and brown.

Chalcedon is commonly used as a gem stone carved in ancient times. Its name is derived from the name of an ancient Greek city, Chalcedon (in Asia Minor), which was once the source of the mineral. There is also a mention that chalcedony is the raw material for a third foundation walls of the New Jerusalem.

Unlike other stones like quartz crystals, alsedon many perforated soft, so it is easy to be given special colors in the stone. Mild certain chalcedony stone from the inside after polished regularly. But the most common color of chalcedony stone is white to gray, blue-grayish and colat light to dark brown.

So is the reason chalcedony into rocks are quite expensive because it is a rare rock types and usefulness were very much. Some call that chalcedony also can heal one eye diseases. Whether this is true or not, that is clear chalcedony stone is one of the natural resources that are in Pacitan.

All hail THE BOB NEWHART SHOW

It never got Emmy recognition. In the Golden Age of TV Comedy in the ‘70s, it was always considered second tier behind ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, and MASH. And I could never see why. I loved THE BOB NEWHART SHOW. And still do.

Dave Davis & Lorenzo Music created the show, but the real creative voice belonged to showrunners Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses. THE BOB NEWHART SHOW was centered on a married couple played by Bob Newhart and the radiant Suzanne Pleshette. Somewhat unique for TV sitcom marriages, they had no children nor did they want them. There’s a story that heading into the final season the Charles Brothers took over as showrunners and told their star they planned on having Emily (his wife) get pregnant. Newhart nodded and said, “Great. Who’s going to play Bob?”

The series balanced his home life with his work – as a psychologist. His patients were a collection of hilariously neurotic eccentrics. Who will ever forget Mr. Carlin?

The show was produced by MTM Enterprise, the same comedy factory that produced THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW. Mary’s show was always the crown gem of the company, and the Newhart producers did something very smart – instead of trying to emulate THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW style they veered off in their own direction.

THE BOB NEWHART SHOW quite simply, was nuttier. There was a goofy whimsy, a higher degree of absurdity to Bob’s show. And it fit perfectly with Bob’s personality. NO ONE has better comic timing than Bob Newhart, and the show allowed him ample opportunity to react in his signature deadpan delivery to all the utter craziness around him.

As great as THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW was, for my money THE BOB NEWHART SHOW was funnier. And for that reason it holds up better for me. It’s less polished than it’s “big sister” and those wide lapels are ridiculous (what were we thinking fashionwise in the ‘70s? Jesus!), but it still makes me laugh out loud.

The stories were also more subversive than MTM’s. If THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW’S classic episode dealt with the death of a co-worker (written by David Lloyd), the most memorable episode of THE BOB NEWHART SHOW was when he, his co-worker, and neighbor got together for Thanksgiving, get hammered, and Bob ordered Chinese food (written by Sy Rosen). Moo Goo Gai Pan.  If you remember that episode it's because you laughed your ass off. 

I never got to write for THE BOB NEWHART SHOW but always wanted to. I still watch it on MeTV. You can keep the Emmys. Give me the laughs.

How to get a record on the air or a Golden Globe

Here’s another one of those Friday Questions that became an entire post. It’s from Bill Jones (who did not pay me to answer it):

I was wondering if you could talk frankly about "payola" in the radio industry. From what I know, record labels and radio stations got caught in pay-for-play scandals in the 1950s or so, but the practice lasted for decades beyond (including on MTV, and may still last today in both media). Did you ever witness or hear of such conduct while you were a DJ? Who did the labels try to bribe--station managers? Playlist supervisors? DJs? And was it with money or, um, other substances? Just wondering -- thanks!

Payola was a big scandal in the late ‘50s. Record companies realized that only songs that got radio airplay became hits. Back then radio stations had huge audiences and great influence. There was no Pandora, and the only satellite was Sputnik and they only played Russian hits.

Disc jockeys in those days had much more freedom than they do today. They could select their own music. So needless to say, they were the targets of the record companies. DJ’s were paid under the table to play their songs. Many radio stations knew about this practice and looked the other way. In fact, they sometimes didn’t pay their disc jockeys very high salaries, knowing their income would be padded by the record companies.

But of course this practice was dishonest. Disc Jockeys were recommending crap just because their palms were being greased.

The result was a big scandal. Back in those days congressional hearings and witch hunts were quite the fad. Lots of DJ’s lost their jobs, including the great Alan Freed. Somehow, however, Dick Clark managed to escape unscathed. Clark didn’t take payola per se from record companies, he owned a whole bunch of them. He also received royalties from tons of hits that he essentially made by giving the artists exposure on AMERICAN BANDSTAND. Clark divested of all his record company holdings and walked away clean. Alan Freed was not so lucky. His career was essentially ruined.

Stations assumed more control over the programming. By the mid ‘60s most Top 40 stations had music directors and program directors who ultimately decided which songs received airplay. So to pay off a Disc Jockey was like the stupid starlet who tries to get ahead in Hollywood by sleeping with writers.

Record companies found other ways to “encourage” the PD’s and MD’s to play their songs. Women, drugs, trips, wining and dining, free T-shirts. Is it legal? No, not really. But is this practice any different from what Washington lobbies do to win favor? Is a free junket “payola?” Or an expensive dinner? Or tickets to the Super Bowl?

Does payola still go on? Of course it does. Maybe not as overt, and certainly not as widespread – not because the radio industry is cleaning up its act, but because radio now has way less impact. Why pay to get a record on a station when you could get just as many listeners with a boombox sticking out of your car window?

As for MTV, I don’t think they even show music videos anymore. I don’t know what Music Television means if they no longer play music. To court MTV execs is like that stupid starlet sleeping with writers’ assistants.

Personally, I never took money when I was a Disc Jockey. Hey, I was never approached. A record promo man took me out to lunch once when I worked in San Bernardino. So I played his record on every station I ever worked for from then on. It was a really nice lunch. Dessert too. (Of course it helped that the record was a monster hit and every DJ played it all across the country.)

No record people ever offered me girls. I would have played polka tunes on a rock station if someone offered girls. But alas, they knew I had a very strict playlist, and in some cases the actual order of the songs was predetermined before I got on the air. So there was no reason to court me. Plus, I made fun of most records.

The key is whether the person or organization or congressman can be bought. I’d like to think that most can’t, but then I see the Golden Globes.

My PLAYBILL bio -- aren't you impressed?

One of my plays was produced in Los Angeles last year.  Who knows?  Maybe someday I'll get to Broadway.   When (if) I do, I'll be asked to write my bio for the PLAYBILL.   The trouble is, if I list that I am primarily a TV writer it’s like putting a big target on my chest for New York theater critics. So I thought I’d fudge, tailor it a tad for the Broadway theater crowd. What do you think of this?


Ken is the adopted son of Stephen Sondheim. His godfather was Bob Fosse who he met while walking Gwen Verdon’s dog. He spent his formative years building the sets for LES MISERABLES. A Peace Corps stint followed where for two years he introduced the Broadway musical to poverty stricken villages throughout Cambodia.

Ken returned to New York where he walked Carol Channing’s husband. He became somewhat of a play doctor, coming in uncredited to save A CHORUS LINE, PROOF, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (originally titled: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH SHLOMO). WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, AVENUE Q., AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (additional dialogue), GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (talking Mamet out of the dance numbers), and THE ODD COUPLE (originally titled: TWO AND A HALF MEN).

An experimental work of his own played two nights in Boston and two nights in St. Louis. It was called the 2004 WORLD SERIES.

He has never seen a television show, watched a movie, or read any book not written by John Simon or Frank Rich.

Know More About Amethyst

On this occasion we will talk about one of the many types of stone in a hurry by the fans that amethyst agate. Amethyst or amethyst is a type of rock mineral quartz. Amethyst is the birth stone for someone who was born in February. Purple amethyst usually until pink. Historically, purple is the color that is used by kings, queens, and other royal family members. Therefore, the authorities often have a diamond made of amethyst.

Amethyst has 7 Mohs hardness scale. The main ingredient in the formation of amethyst is silica. Typically, amethyst, pink to purple. Because purple has always been associated with the color of royalty, the amethyst stone is often used in the manufacture of goods that exist in the British empire.

Amethyst stone name is derived from the Greek word meaning "not drunk". Greek society at that time believed that if someone drank the wine contained in a glass made of amethyst, then that person will not have a hangover. Stone amethyst stone ever be more valuable than diamonds. Generally, amethyst stone will shine brightly after drying in a long time.

Efficacy amethyst 
For those who believe in the power of stones amethyst premises have special yag properties. Amethyst in trust by a lot of people will make you a more authoritative, charismatic and has a very high appeal. Besides tu amethyst can also serve as a fence ghaip and bring good luck.

Price amethyst 
Like the other gemstone amethyst prices influenced the quality and size of stones being spent. Selaian that if the buyer does benart true love, certainly in the purchase price berapau. Because amethyst associated with pleasure and confidence hobby.

Know More About Topaz

on this occasion we will be discussing about one type of agate that are sought after all over the world are the type of topaz. A rock composed of aluminum oxide and kiezelzuur. Well, topaz has become one of the most hard rock because it has a hardness value reaches 8 based hard Mohs scale. This figure puts topaz fourth of all other precious stones as diamond, corundum, and chrysoberyl.

In the state of Indonesia, a lot of names to call this topaz stones. Some call rock Daud, ruby ​​cempaka and there is also a call rock Selong. There is one thing that is a weakness of this topaz gem stone ring. Although this stone is one of very hard rock, but when it collided with a rock very hard or experiencing extreme temperature changes, topaz can be damaged or cracked. Therefore, for those who have a topaz diamond ring really should keep it from temperature changes or impact that hard.

People in the past have assumed that topaz yellow only. But lately it is known that a very diverse topaz color. Starting from brown (smoky topaz), pink, purple and blue. In fact there are several types of topaz is colorless or transparent and have some color on one stone (bi-color). However, the type of topaz are the most commonly hunted blue topaz, golden red or orange. And if you want to buy topaz with a cheaper price, look topaz blue color.

Topaz diamond ring super quality usually issued shine very bright, crystal clear too, and when it touched topaz will feel slippery. Uniquely of this stone is, if you try rubbing it with a hard rock, it will be able to issue a spark or static electricity in the stone.

Authenticity Topaz
Topaz good quality is expensive, and if you are afraid to be deceived by false topaz stones, there are some tips that you must do. Buy liquid bromoform in the pharmacy, and then try to dip into liquid topaz bromoform. Well, if the topaz stone sink, it indicates that you buy topaz stone is genuine. But on the contrary, if the stone is actually floating means topaz stone is fake. Besides topaz, bromoform fluid is normally also used to test the authenticity of the stone cinicn aquamarine gem. If aquamarine stones float, then the original stone. But if it sinks, then the stone is fake.

And the easiest way to check the authenticity of the topaz, and the best thing to do is to bring it to the lab as IGL ASIA precious stones that have been trusted since 1979 to get a brief report on a Gem ID.

Topaz stone is widely mined in Brazil. Even one of the states in Brazil is becoming a producer of topaz stone in the world. Which is located in Minas Gerais. It has been going on for 300 years in the districts of Ouro Preto Brazil became producer topaz yellow, pink and orange in the world. Other countries besides Brazil, among others, the United States, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Germany, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. Stone is often the rock in this diamond ring is not usually found in the form of small crystals, but rather in the form of large crystals which weighed for kilometers.

Price Topaz
Usually topaz most enjoy doing is colored dark blue, but with the flickering light of a sharp and attractive. Topaz with light blue to dark blue ranged in price Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 2,000,000 per carat, even for topaz with better quality beauty again can reach tens of millions per carat.