An Analysis of Theme and Rheme Used in the Five-star Hotels' Web Sites in Surabaya

The study done by the writer observes the themes and rhemes used in the five-star hotels' web sites in Surabaya. It includes the types of themes and the notions of subject which are under the Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) proposed by Halliday and Matthiessen (2004). In addition, the data of the study are in the form of text and taken from seven Surabaya five-star hotels' web sites. The writer also used a descriptive qualitative approach in analyzing the 155 data. From the analysis, it is found the two kinds of structure of theme and rheme used by the hotels in their web sites. The hotels also used three types of theme which are simple theme, clause as a theme, and thematic equative. In terms of the subjects (psychological subject, grammatical subject, and logical subject), the hotels are able to fulfill either one, two, or three notions of subject

Precise toppling balance, quenched disorder, and universality for sandpiles

A single sandpile model with quenched random toppling matrices captures the crucial features of different models of self-organized criticality. With symmetric matrices avalanche statistics falls in the multiscaling BTW universality class. In the asymmetric case the simple scaling of the Manna model is observed. The presence or absence of a precise toppling balance between the amount of sand released by a toppling site and the total quantity the same site receives when all its neighbors topple once determines the appropriate universality class.Comment: 5 Revtex pages, 4 figure

Perancangan Furniture Set Untuk Aktivitas Keluarga Di Ruang Keluarga Pada Area Hunian

Based on the needs of the family, the living room is the center of the house. It is the center of all family members and all activities where all family members can sit together to get entertainment. Due to its function as a gathering space for families, the living room should have enough space for all family members to gather and sit together. The design of furniture sets for family activities in the residential area is a design which aims to create furniture that can accommodate the complex user activities in the family room.The design of the furniture set has 3 alternative options. Each set is not only designed to meet complex user activities, but is also applied to different furniture with different systems. Furniture sets are expected to accommodate the activities of users for a long time (sustainable). In other words, the furniture sets can be changed to fit the needs and activities of the growing and ever changing family. This furniture design is designed for the development of infant to toddler age, but still can be used when the child grows bigger by utilizing it into other facilities and functions. The existence of this design gives new ideas on the market to solve existing problems in the living room