End Octobre

tanggal 31 october hari ini..
merupakan tanggal terakhir..
karena besok udah masuk bulan november...
November Wish yuuu....
~Ujian DELF ntar tanggal 14, berjalan dengan sukses tanpa hambatan
~Keep stay healthy
~Kuliah lancar lancar aja
~Jangan malas
~HEMAT

segitu aja dulu yang penting mah..hehe^^
NOVEMBER FIGHTING

Cinderella Story

Cinderella
Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young girl. Her mother was dead and her father had married a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother didn't like her one little bit. All her kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. Nothing was too good for them - dresses, shoes, delicious food, soft beds, and every home comfort. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No rest and no comfort. She had to work hard all day. Only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That’s why everybody called her Cinderella.

Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, “Miaow“, which really meant, “Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters has and that is beauty.” It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in old rags, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.

One day, beautiful new dresses arrived at the house. A ball was to be held at the palace and the stepsisters were getting ready to go. Cinderella didn't even dare ask if she could go too. She knew very well what the answer would be: “You? You're staying at home to wash the dishes, scrub the floors and turn down the beds for your stepsisters.” They will come home tired and very sleepy. Cinderella sighed, “Oh dear, I'm so unhappy!” and the cat murmured “Miaow.”

Suddenly something amazing happened. As Cinderella was sitting all alone, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared. “Don't be alarmed, Cinderella,” said the fairy. “I know you would love to go to the ball. And so you shall!” “How can I, dressed in rags?” Cinderella replied. “The servants will turn me away!”

The fairy smiled. With a flick of her magic wand Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. “Now for your coach,” said the fairy; "A real lady would never go to a ball on foot! Quick! Get me a pumpkin!” “Oh of course,” said Cinderella, rushing away. Then the fairy turned to the cat. “You, bring me seven mice, and, remember they must be alive!”

Cinderella soon returned with the pumpkin and the cat with seven mice he had caught in the cellar. With a flick of the magic wand the pumpkin turned into a sparkling coach and the mice became six white horses, while the seventh mouse turned into a coachman in a smart uniform and carrying a whip. Cinderella could hardly believe her eyes.

“You shall go to the ball Cinderella. But remember! You must leave at midnight. That is when my spell ends. Your coach will turn back into a pumpkin and the horses will become mice again. You will be dressed in rags and wearing clogs instead of these glass slippers! Do you understand?” Cinderella smiled and said, “Yes, I understand!”

Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball until she heard the first stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said, and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Prince’s arms and ran down the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she fled and vanished into the night.

The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked up the slipper and said to his ministers, “Go and search everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!” So the ministers tried the slipper on the foot of every girl in the land until only Cinderella was left.

“That awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at the ball,” snapped the stepmother. “Tell the Prince he ought to marry one of my two daughters! Can't you see how ugly Cinderella is?”

But, to everyone’s amazement, the shoe fitted perfectly.

Suddenly the fairy appeared and waved her magic wand. In a flash, Cinderella appeared in a splendid dress, shining with youth and beauty. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and the ministers said, “Come with us Cinderella! The Prince is waiting for you.“

So Cinderella married the Prince and lived happily ever. As for the cat, he just said “Miaow!”

Manfaat Kopi Untuk Kesehatan Kulit

Percaya atau tidak percaya, para wanita jangan takut untuk meminum kopi. Tetapi memang sesuatu yang berlebihan itu pada dasarnya tidak bauk bagi kesehatan. Oleh karena itu minumlah lah kopi yang dimbangi dengan meminum air putih. Ternyata manfaat kopi itu banyak lho, diantaranya mengurangi resiko terkena serangan stroke, serangan jantung, diabetes, dan juga kanker..

Menurut riset dari Journal of the American Heart Association, membuktikan :

Wanita yang meminum empat cangkir kopi per hari atau lebih ternyata
telah mengurangi sekitar 20% risiko terserang stroke jika dibandingkan
dengan wanita yang mengkonsumsi secangkir kopi dalam sebulan.
hal ini karena Antioksidan dalam kopi mengurangi peradangan
dan juga memperbaiki fungsi pembuluh darah.

Selain itu juga yang tidak kalah menariknya ternyata kopi juga
mempunyai banyak khasiat untuk kecantikan kulit.
Ternyata resep lulur dari nenek monyang kita bangsa indonesia
tidak kalah hebat, sejak jaman dahulu kopi juga telah digunaan
sebagai bahan baku lulur, sebenarnya apa saja sih manfaatnya
untuk kesehatan dan kecantikan kulit? yuk kita tengok satu per satu :

* Dapat mengangkat sel kulit mati dan memperbaiki kulit yang rusak.
* Mampu menetralkan kulit yang teriritasi sekaligus memberi nutrisi pada kulit.
* Bisa menghilangkan bau badan.
* Berkhasiat merevitalisasi sel kulit baru dan menjaga kelembapan kulit.
* Bermanfaat menghilangkan bekas jerawat, flek dan noda hitam.
* Dapat menghilangkan selulit dan strechmark jika dilakukan secara teratur.
* Mampu memperbaiki sirkulasi darah dan memecah lemak di tubuh yang dapat menimbulkan selulit.
* Berfungsi sebagai astrigent/penyegar karena kandungan pH – nya sama dengan kulit (4,5),
sehingga mampu mengurangi dan menghilangkan jerawat atau noda pada kulit.
* Memberi proteksi ringan terhadap sinar UVA atau UVB.

Cara membuatnya juga cukup mudah, kopi yang di giling halus cukup
dicampurkan dengan bahan dasar body scrub ataupun masker badan.

Tetapi di sisi lain kopi memang tidak dianjurkan dikonsumsi wanita hamil,
karena dapat mempengaruhi perkembangan dan pertumbuhan janin,
apabila janin telah lahir anak akan mudah gelisah dan berpotensi berpenyakit jantung.

Selain itu untuk sebagian orang yang mempunyai masalah insomnia, merasa gelisah,
darah tinggi ataupun mempunyai masalah penyakit jantung tidak dianjurkan
meminum kopi terlalu banyak, karena kopi mempunyai efek sebagai
pemicu penyakit tersebut.

Penyebab mudah LAPAR

Anda tetap merasa lapar setelah makan banyak? Jika ya, maka jangan khawatir karena hal ini adalah normal. Kondisi terus merasa lapar ini bisa disebabkan oleh makanan yang Anda konsumsi. Seperti yang dikutip dari Menshealth, berikut tujuh alasan mengapa Anda tetap merasa lapar walau sudah makan.
1. Meminum banyak soda
Soda, es teh dan minuman manis lainnya memiliki kandungan sirup jagung fruktosa tinggi (HFCS) terbesar. Sebuah penelitian dari University of California menunjukkan bahwa fruktosa dapat membuat otak menginginkan makanan lebih banyak walau sebenarnya perut Anda sudah kenyang. Fruktosa bekerja dengan menghambat kemampuan tubuh menggunakan 'leptin', hormon kekenyangan yang memberitahu Anda ketika sudah makan banyak.

2. Memakan makanan kaleng
Banyak makanan kaleng yang dijual di pasaran mengandung bahan kimia bisphanol-A atau BPA tinggi. Food and Drug Administration mengatakan bahwa kandungan BPA tinggi merupakan bahan kimia yang dapat memberikan kerugian untuk tubuh. Menurut Harvard University, terlalu banyak mengonsumsi BPA dapat menyebabkan hormon leptin yang tak normal sehingga menyebabkan rasa lapar yang terus menerus dan obesitas.

3. Makan sedikit saat sarapan
Sebuah penelitian yang melibatkan 6.764 orang sehat selama hampir 4 tahun menemukan bahwa mereka yang makan hanya 300 kalori saat sarapan cenderung bertambah berat badannya hingga dua kali lipat ketimbang mereka yang sarapan sebanyak 500 kalori. Sarapan cukup membuat peningkatan gula dalam darah dan insulin lebih sedikit dan ini membuat Anda jarang memakan camilan di malam hari.

4. Jarang mengonsumsi sayuran
Kebanyakan orang jarang mengonsumsi sayuran yang mengandung folat yang bantu melindungi tubuh terhadap kelelahan, depresi dan berat badan. Sebuah penelitian menjelaskan bahwa orang yang mengonsumsi folat, mereka akan lebih mudah menurunkan berat badan 8,5 kali daripada mereka yang tidak. Selain folat, sayuran hijau juga mengonsumsi vitamin K yang bantu mengurangi rasa lapar. Penelitian tersebut mengungkapkan bahwa bayam dan daun selada merupakan sayuran yang paling baik untuk dikonsumsi.

5. Tidak meminum teh
Sebuah studi yang terbit dalam Journal of the American College of Nutrition, satu cangkir teh hitam setelah memakan makanan berkabohidrat tinggi dapat menurunkan kadar gula dalam darah sebesar 10 persen selama dua setengah jam setelah makan. Ini artinya mereka dapat kenyang lebih lama dan tidak memiliki keinginan untuk makan. Peneliti menjelaskan bahwa senyawa polifenol dalam teh hitam berguna untuk menekan rasa lapar.

6. Jarang meminum air
Dehidrasi seringkali menimbulkan perasaan lapar. Jika Anda baru saja dan masih merasa lapar, minumlah segelas air sebelum Anda makan lebih banyak.

7. Anda sedang merasa bosan
Peneliti dari Flinders University di Australia menemukan bahwa gangguan visual dapat membantu menekan rasa lapar. Cara mengujinya, bayangkan satu pring steak sapi dengan saus barbecue, jika tergoda berarti Anda sedang lapar. Sebaliknya, jika Anda tidak tergoda, berarti Anda hanya sedang bosan.

Sebab Timbulnya Lingkaran Hitam di Bawah Mata

Ada beberapa hal yang menyebabkan munculnya lingkaran hitam di bawah mata.

VIVAnews - Irisan mentimun dan facial wajah merupakan cara yang populer untuk mengusir lingkar hitam di bawah mata. Namun, jika lingkar hitam mata tak bisa hilang, Anda harus segera mencari tahu penyebab timbulnya hal tersebut.

Seperti dikutip dari laman Shine, hidung tersumbat juga bisa dikatakan sebagai biang keladi lingkaran hitam pada mata. Masalah ini bisa menggelapkan tampilan pembuluh darah yang mengalir dari mata melalui hidung, sehingga memicu timbulnya lingkar hitam.

Sakit kepala, sinus, dan sakit tenggorokan juga bisa menyebabkan timbulnya lingkar mata. Menggunakan semprotan hidung bisa menjadi solusi sementara untuk mengatasinya, namun penggunaan dalam jangka panjang tidak dianjurkan. Terlalu sering menggunakan semprotan hidung untuk meredam lingkar mata justru bisa semakin memperburuk kondisi. Mengonsumsi Antihistamin juga bisa menyamarkan lingkar hitam pada mata.

"Lingkar hitam bawah mata juga dapat menjadi tanda atopi, yang berarti orang cenderung mengembangkan kondisi seperti asma dan eksim," kata dokter mata Georgina Kourt dari Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Jadi jika Anda memiliki bakat alergi yang bisa menyebabkan timbulnya asma dan eksim, antihistamin dapat membantu mengurangi bengkak di mata termasuk juga meredakan lingkar hitam pada mata. Meski bisa menyamarkan lingkar hitam dibawah mata, namun tidak bisa sepenuhnya menghilangkan.

Antihistamin bekerja dengan menghalangi efek histamin, suatu zat yang dilepaskan dalam tubuh selama reaksi alergi. Namun gunakan antihistamin secara bijak untuk menghindari efek samping rasa kantuk dan mulut kering.

Manfaat Tomat

VIVAnews - Tomat adalah salah satu jenis sayuran yang selalu tersedia di dapur. Selain berguna untuk penambah rasa asam dalam masakan, tomat juga bermanfaat sebagai kosmetik alami untuk kulit.

Masalah pori-pori besar pada kulit, jerawat dan juga masalah kulit kusam ternyata bisa diatasi dengan tomat. Untuk mempertahankan dan menjaga kesehatan kulit, dianjurkan untuk mengonsumsi banyak buah tomat dalam kondisi utuh.

Tomat mengandung lycopene yang merupakan antioksidan yang bisa berkerja sebagai tabir surya dari dalam.

Antioksidan dalam buah tomat bisa juga bermanfaat sebagai anti-penuaan yang bertugas membantu memerangi kerusakan sel dan membuat warna kulit lebih merona.

Untuk itu, disarankan untuk mengasup makanan mengandung lycopene seperti tomat, minimal 16 miligram per hari. Asupan tersebut bisa mengurangi jumlah radikal bebas dalam tubuh dan juga membantu untuk mempertahankan kelembaban kulit terutama bagi mereka yang sering beraktivitas dalam waktu lama dalam ruangan ber AC.

Anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan uang banyak dan susah payah merawat  kecantikan di salon mahal. Jika Anda mengikuti langkah-langkah sederhana di bawah ini, kulit Anda akan senantiasa sehat dan awet muda.

Berikut tipsnya seperti dikutip dari Times of India:

Kecilkan pori-pori besar

Pori-pori besar bisa menjadi akses masuknya kotoran sehingga memicu terjadinya infeksi pori-pori. Ambil satu sendok makan jus tomat segar. Tambahkan 2-4 tetes air jeruk nipis segar. Gunakan bola kapas untuk menerapkan campuran ini pada wajah Anda. Pijat dalam gerakan melingkar. Biarkan selama sekitar 15 menit dan kemudian bilas dengan air dingin. Aplikasi teratur akan mengecilkan pori-pori lebih cepat.

Menyembuhkan jerawat

Keasaman buah tomat membantu mengurangi kotoran dan membersihkan jerawat Anda. Vitamin A dan vitamin C biasanya ditemukan dalam banyak obat jerawat dan tomat termasuk sayuran kaya akan vitamin A, vitamin C dan vitamin K.

Jika Anda memiliki jerawat ringan, potong tomat menjadi dua bagian dan oleskan pada wajah. Untuk jerawat parah masker tomat segar bisa digunakan. Buat bubur atau pasta tomat lalu oleskan pada wajah. Biarkan selama satu jam. Bilas dan gunakan pelembab. Lakukan ini secara teratur atau sebanyak yang Anda bisa. Jerawat dijamin akan mengering dan kulit kembali mulus.

Mengatasi minyak di kulit

Jika Anda memiliki kulit berminyak tomat adalah solusi untuk penderitaan Anda. Parut tomat segar dan saring dan tambahkan jus ketimun kecil. Oleskan jus dengan bola kapaske seluruh wajah.

Tomat bisa menghilangkan komedo

Sebuah tomat dan masker alpukat bisa menjadi kombinasi produk perawatan kulit yang baik. Tomat bekerja sebagai zat pengusir komedo dan mengurangi minyak sementara alpukat memiliki efek antiseptik dan pelembab.

Tumbuk satu buah tomat dan tambahkan tumbukan alpukat sebagai kombinasi pembersih dan pelembab kulit. Dua kombinasi alami ini bisa menenangkan dan membersihkan kulit, cocok untuk kulit berminyak dan kering. Kaya vitamin A, C dan E. Terapkan paket ini, diamkan selama 20-30 menit dan bersihkan dengan air hangat.

Mengatasi peradangan kulit

Sengatan matahari bisa membakar kulit. Sering menimbulkan efek kemerahan, bahkan gatal akibat paparan sinar matahari. Parut setengah tomat dan campur dengan dua sendok makan yogurt polos.

Oleskan ramuan ini pada wajah, leher, tangan dan kaki. Bilas setelah 20 menit. Tomat mendinginkan kulit dan menetralkan permukaan kulit, sementara yoghurt memberi protein yang sangat dibutuhkan kulit.  lebih lembut dan kenyal.

Membuat kulit lebih bercahaya

Campur madu dengan jus tomat sampai menjadi pasta tebal. Oleskan campuran ini pada wajah dan bagian kulit yang diinginkan, bersihkan setelah 15 menit untuk mendapatkan kulit lebih halus dan bersinar.

Manfaat Ketimun untuk Wajah

Hambat kehadiran kerutan pada wajah dengan cara menempelkan irisan ketimun atau masker ketimun pada wajah. Selain itu, masker buah yang sering di sebut ketimun atau timun atau mentimun ini dapat juga membuat kulit wajah tetap lembut, jauh dari jerawat dan mengatasi sembab di kulit sekitar mata.

Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. Its following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era and the third best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay. Billboard ranked Linkin Park #19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.

Having adapted the nu metal and rap metal genres to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band explored other genres in their next studio album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in 2007. The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year. The band has collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course, and many others included on Reanimation. The band's most recent work, the concept album A Thousand Suns, was released on September 8, 2010. Linkin Park has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.

History

Early years (1996–1999)

Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson. After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996. Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal. The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects. Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands.

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington. Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music, had referred him to the band in March 1999. Bennington, formerly of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of his unique singing style. The band changed its name from Xero to Hybrid Theory. The newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material. The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band once again changed its name, this time to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park. However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.

Hybrid Theory (2000–2002)

Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore. Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001, while singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year. Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such asDracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine. Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Crawling" and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End". Through the winning of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success.

During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many high-profile tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The band also formed its own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as Cypress Hill, Adema and Snoop Dogg. Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in its first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in November 2001. Now reunited with former bassist Phoenix, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also. Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others. Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week. Hybrid Theory is also in the RIAA's Top 100 Albums.

Meteora (2002–2004)

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst its saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio. The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks. Meteora features a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments. Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition, going to No.1 in the US and UK, and No.2 in Australia.

Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time. The album's singles, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint" and "Numb", received significant radio attention. By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies. The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including, Mudvayne, Blindside and Xzibit. Additionally, Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones. The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour. In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora World Tour. Supporting bands on the tour included Hoobastank, P.O.D. and Story of the Year.

Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won the MTV awards for Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit". Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year ("Numb") awards. Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in the United States during 2003. The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European concerts.

Side projects (2004–2006)

Mike Shinoda interviewed with MTV Thailand in Bangkok

Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a new studio album for the next few years. Instead, Linkin Park continued to tour and work on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s "State of the Art" and other work with Dead by Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode. In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, entitled Collision Course. The album, which featured intermixed lyrics and background tracks from both artists' previous albums, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also formed a new band, Fort Minor, as a side project. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released its debut album, The Rising Tied, to critical acclaim. At the same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues. After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.

Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events, most notably raised money to benefit victims of hurricane Charley in 2004 and later hurricane Katrina in 2005. The band donated $75,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March 2004. They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called "Music for Relief". Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness. Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a global audience. The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed "Numb/Encore", en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. They were joined on stage by Paul Mc Cartney who added verses from the song "Yesterday". They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.

Minutes to Midnight (2006–2008)

Linkin Park performing at 2007's Novarock Festival

Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007. The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed. Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound. Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States. After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes. Minutes to Midnight sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard Charts.

The album's first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week. The single was acclaimed by listeners, becoming the top-ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film, Transformers. Mike Shinoda was also featured on the Styles of Beyond song "Second to None" which was also included in the film. Later in the year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the American Music Awards. The band also saw success with the rest of the albums singles, "Bleed It Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up", and "Leave Out All the Rest", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with Busta Rhymes on his single "We Made It", which was released on April 29.

Linkin Park's touring and live shows have, among other things, included a performance at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007. and headlining Download Festival in Donington Park, England and Edgefest in Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada. The band completed touring on its fourth Project Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester, before finishing on a double night at the O2 arena in London. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a follow-up album to Minutes to Midnight. However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bennington said that the band had already begun writing new material for the album, and Shinoda too stated that the album could well be released in late 2009. Mike Shinoda also announced a live CD/DVD entitled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008.

A Thousand Suns (2008–2011)

Linkin Park performing at Sonisphere Festival in Finland.

In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released on 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight. He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge."Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called A Thousand Suns.

While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The band released a single for the movie, entitled "New Divide". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film. On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie. After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.

On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song entitled "Not Alone" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called Download to Donate for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis. On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage.

On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-Bit Rebellion! It featured the band as playable characters, and a new song called "Blackbirds" which was unlockable by beating the game. The song was also later released as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns.

A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album’s first single, "The Catalyst", was released on August 2. The band promoted their new album by launching a concert tour, which started in Los Angeles on September 7. Linkin Park also relied on MySpace to promote their album, releasing two additional songs, "Waiting for the End" and "Blackout" on September 8. Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, entitled A Thousand Suns: The Full Experience, was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. On August 31, 2010, it was announced that the band would perform the single live for the first at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. The venue of the debut live performance of the single was Griffith Observatory, an iconic location used in Hollywood movies. "Waiting for the End" was released as the second single of A Thousand Suns.

Linkin Park reached No.8 in Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. In otherBillboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart, as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 in the Year-End chart of the Billboard Top 200 albums and No.7 in the 2010 Year-End Rock Albums, and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart.

On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0, with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin Park featuring YOU" contest. "Burning in the Skies" was released as the third official single of A Thousand Suns on March 21, 2011.

Shinoda designed two t-shirts, in which the proceeds will go to Music For Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters. Music For Relief released Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, another compilation of songs, in which the proceeds will go to Save the Children.

On April 13, 2011, Shinoda confirmed that the album's fourth single will be "Iridescent". He also confirmed that there will be a new, slightly shorter version of the song, which will be part of the soundtrack of the upcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, continuing the streak of Linkin Park songs being the theme songs of the Transformers films (after "What I've Done" and "New Divide"), as well as the fact that a music video will be shot for the single. The video was directed by Joe Hahn, who directed the videos for both of the previous songs.

The band were nominated for six Billboard Awards in 2011 for Top Duo/Group, Best Rock Album for A Thousand Suns, Top Rock Artist, Top Alternative Artist, Top Alternative Song for "Waiting for the End" and Top Alternative Album for A Thousand Suns, but did not win any award.

Fifth album (2011–present)

In June 2011, Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park has begun working on new material for their next 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. It will probably get a very polarized reaction. Which pleases me. As an artist, I want a reaction." The singer added that the band would be looking to tackle controversial topics on their new album, rather than the more personal subjects of their older material. "We've learned how to write serious songs and serious lyrics. We've learned how to deal with politics, faith and other things. Those are things that can get preachy really quickly, which we don't want to do. So you need to learn to talk to people and not at people", he said.

Rick Rubin will be a producer on the new 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.

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."

Musical Style

Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora combine the alternative metal, nu metal and rap rock sound with influences and elements from hip-hop, alternative rock, and electronica, utilizing programming and synthesizers. William Ruhlmann from All music regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"whereas Rolling Stone described their song "Breaking the Habit" as "risky, beautiful art".

In Minutes to Midnight the band experimented with their established sound and drew influences from a wider and more varied range of genres and styles, a process Los Angeles Times compares to a stage in U2's work. In it, only two of the songs feature rapping, and the majority of the album can be considered alternative rock. NME magazine's Dan Silver criticized the band's approach, calling it the "sound of a band trying and failing to forge a new identity", and referring to the song "Hands Held High", a song about terrorist attacks and war, as "far and away the funniest thing you will hear all year".

The vocal interplay between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda plays as a major part within Linkin Park's music, with Bennington being the lead vocalist and Shinoda as the rapping vocalist. On Linkin Park's third album, Minutes to Midnight, Shinoda sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High", and on the B-side "No Roads Left". On numerous songs from band's fourth album, A Thousand Suns, such as the album's four singles, both Shinoda and Bennington sing. On most of the record's tracks, the band notably used electronic drumbeats along with outro drumbeats. The album has been regarded as a turning point in the band's musical career by notable critics. James Montgomery, of MTV compared the record to Radiohead's Kid A, while Jordy Kasko of Review, Rinse, Repeat likened the album to bothKid A and Pink Floyd's landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon. Shinoda stated that he and the other band members were deeply influenced by Chuck D and Public Enemy. He elaborated: "Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of course, and show where we were at creatively". One of the record's political elements is its samples of notable speeches by American political figures.

Band members

Current members Rob Bourdon – drums (1996-present) Brad Delson – lead guitar, backing vocals (1996-present) Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar, backing vocals (1996–1998, 1999, 2001-present) Joe Hahn – turntables, keyboard, samples, backing vocals (1996-present) Mike Shinoda – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, production (1996-present) Chester Bennington – vocals (1999-present)

Discography

Studio albums

• Hybrid Theory (2000)
• Meteora (2003)
• Minutes to Midnight (2007)
• A Thousand Suns (2010)

Maxime Godart

Biographie

Maxime Godart commence par prendre des cours de théâtre au centre culturel de Noyon dès l'âge de huit ans et émet très vite le souhait de passer différents castings.

Il se présente au casting du Petit Nicolas après être tombé sur une annonce en surfant sur internet. L'équipe technique est emballée mais le réalisateur Laurent Tirard lui préfère un autre garçonnet avant de se raviser quelques semaines plus tard et de lui confier le rôle principal (celui du Petit Nicolas).

Il enchaîne la même année avec un second rôle dans le film de Julien Rambaldi Les Meilleurs Amis du monde.

En 2010, on peut le voir dans la riche distribution du divertissement télévisuel Le Grand Restaurant, de Pierre Palmade.

Filmographie

• 2009 : Le Petit Nicolas de Laurent Tirard : Nicolas
• 2010 : Les Meilleurs Amis du monde de Julien Rambaldi : le fils de Max, Bruce

Télévision

2010 : Le Grand Restaurant de Pierre Palmade