Again, an Indonesian boxer, Chris John, successfully defended his WBA featherweight champion after winning a number of Rocky Juarez. In the battle that took place at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Saturday September 19, 2009 on local time or Sunday morning on Jakarta time. Three judges gave 114-113 116-116 117-111 numbers for Chirs John "The Dragon". It has for the 12th time for Chris John been able to secure his title from the threat of an opponent, since he seized it from Colombian boxer, Oscar Leon, in Bali in 2003.
Previously, this two fighters have met on February 28 in Houston, Texas, USA. However, a duel that end in a draw because the three judges gave the same points, 114-114. Therefore, Golden Boy Promotion is behind Chris John's camp re-designing this fight.
While performing with minimal support because the place was packed audience battle host, Chris John looked calm. He appeared very careful and try to encounter Juarez's dangerous hook. Previous duel was scheduled on last June 27, but canceled because of Chris John interrupted his health. But now Chris John proved that he is a tough fighter.
These are Chris John's world championship records:
1. Degree WBA featherweight champion against Oscar Leon of Colombia on 26 September 2003 in Bali. Chris John won a number thin (split decision) in the 12th round of the game, and given the right to hold the title of world champion WBA.
2. Win against Osamu Sato in Ariake Colliseum, Tokyo, Japan on June 4, 2004. Chris John won the absolute number of opponent.
3. Series against Jose Cheo Rojas on December 3, 2004, Chris John successfully defended his title against a boxer lefty Jose Cheo Rojas (Venezuela) in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.
4. Win against Derrick Gainer on 22 April 2005. Chris John must served the former WBA featherweight champion, Derrick Gainer of United States.
5. Win against Tommy Browne in Penrith, Australia on August 7, 2005. Chris John won 10-round TKO.
6. Win against Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico. Victory over Marquez considered as the biggest victory of the Dragon. Not only because of the power strike is very famous Marquez, but Marquez achievement which was touted as a boxer number 1 at featherweight. In fact, after losing to Chris John, Marquez rose classrooms and became champion in the class junior lightweight.
7. Win against Renan Acosta on September 9, 2006 in GOR Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Kuningan, Jakarta. Chris John dealing with opponent that are relatively mild, Renan Acosta of Panama, Chris John won almost every round, but he failed to hit KO his opponent.
8. Win against Jose Cheo Rojas (second fight) on March 3, 2007 in the Indoor Tennis Stadium, Jakarta. The Dragons managed to complete his curiosity of the only opponent who managed to hold series. In an exciting match, Chris John managed to win the absolute number of Rojas.
9. Win against Zaiki Takemoto in Kobe, Japan on August 19, 2007. Chris John again defended his title. Compete in Kobe Fashion Mart, Island RokkÅ, Kobe, Japan, Chris John did not find difficulty to beat his opponent, Zaiki Takemoto by TKO in the tenth round, after Takemoto affected knockdown twice, in rounds 6 and 8.
10. Win against Roinet Caballero in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 26 2008. The game must be against the rank number 1 Roinet Caballero of Panama. The game takes place in Istora, Jakarta, Indonesia and live broadcasted by RCTI (one of Indonesian tv station) which directly relay by TV4 Panama. The game was won by Chris John with a TKO in the seventh round.
11. Win against Hiroyuki Enoki on October 24, 2008 in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Indonesia's pride boxer winning number after a bloody battle during 12 rounds. Chris John performing with courage, serving combat the meeting and exchanged blows. As a result of this game, Chris John suffered injuries in the left eye and the right eye, which must undergo a small operation in MMC hospital in Jakarta and getting about 70 stitches. According to Chris John, Enoki is a Japanese boxer's most powerful he ever faced, and can be synchronized with the Juan Manuel Marquez, toughest opponent ever faced Chris John before.
12. Series against Ricardo Rocky Juarez on February 28, 2009 in Houston, Texas, United States to defend the title against a host boxer Ricardo Rocky Juarez. Chris John won after the same jury results 114-114.
13. Win against Ricardo Rocky Juarez (second fight). The latest win of Chris John as was stated above.
Great! It was another Indonesian Boxer achievement.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Batik from Indonesia as A World Cultural Heritage
Finally, batik from Indonesia got approval from UNESCO as a world culture heritage. Institutions of the United Nations (UN) in charge of cultural issues, UNESCO, has agreed batik as an intangible cultural heritage was produced by Indonesia. The success has been reported by the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday, September 7, 2009.
According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, the inauguration of batik as a world intangible object of cultural heritage from UNESCO will be held at a series of events on September 28, 2009 to October 2, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Since 2008, the government has conducted field research and involved the community as well as batik experts in 19 provinces in Indonesia to nominate batik as a humanity intangible cultural heritage from UNESCO. Humanity intangible cultural heritage is one of three lists under 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity.
And, since 2003 Indonesian culture has been recognized by UNESCO with certification of puppet (wayang) as an intangible cultural heritage and keris as a world cultural heritage of Indonesia. Furthermore, the government has nominated angklung as a cultural heritage of Indonesia.
According to Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, the inauguration of batik as a world intangible object of cultural heritage from UNESCO will be held at a series of events on September 28, 2009 to October 2, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Since 2008, the government has conducted field research and involved the community as well as batik experts in 19 provinces in Indonesia to nominate batik as a humanity intangible cultural heritage from UNESCO. Humanity intangible cultural heritage is one of three lists under 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity.
And, since 2003 Indonesian culture has been recognized by UNESCO with certification of puppet (wayang) as an intangible cultural heritage and keris as a world cultural heritage of Indonesia. Furthermore, the government has nominated angklung as a cultural heritage of Indonesia.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Learning about Earthquake
An earthquakes (also known as tremor or temblor) is the result of sudden release of energy in earth crust which creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported with Richter magnitude (Indonesia, SR = Skala Richter). Magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas.
Otherwise, intensity of shaking is measured on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale. A scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale of I through XII, with I denoting not felt, and XII one that causes almost complete destruction. The values will differ based on the distance to the earthquake, with the highest intensities being around the epicentral area. Data are gathered from individuals who have experienced the quake, and an intensity value will be given to their location.
The lower degrees of the MMI scale generally deal with the manner in which the earthquake is felt by people. The higher numbers of the scale are based on observed structural damage. The table below is a rough guide to the degrees of the Modified Mercalli Scale:
I. Instrumental : Not felt by many people unless in favourable conditions.
II. Feeble : Felt only by a few people at best, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Delicately suspended objects may swing.
III. Slight : Felt quite noticeably by people indoors, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Many do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Vibration similar to the passing of a truck. Duration estimated.
IV. Moderate : Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by few people during the day. At night, some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing motor cars rock noticeably. Dishes and windows rattle alarmingly.
V. Rather Strong : Felt outside by most, may not be felt by some outside in non-favourable conditions. Dishes and windows may break and large bells will ring. Vibrations like large train passing close to house.
VI. Strong : Felt by all; many frightened and run outdoors, walk unsteadily. Windows, dishes, glassware broken; books fall off shelves; some heavy furniture moved or overturned; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
VII. Very Strong : Difficult to stand; furniture broken; damage negligible in building of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken. Noticed by people driving motor cars.
VIII. Destructive : Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture moved.
IX. Ruinous : General panic; damage considerable in specially designed structures, well designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations.
X. Disastrous : Some well built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundation. Rails bent.
XI. Very Disastrous : Few, if any masonry structures remain standing. Bridges destroyed. Rails bent greatly.
XII. Catastrophic : Total damage - Almost everything is destroyed. Lines of sight and level distorted. Objects thrown into the air. The ground moves in waves or ripples. Large amounts of rock may move position.
At the earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacing the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.
In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans — that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter refers to the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
Source : Wikipedia
Otherwise, intensity of shaking is measured on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale. A scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale of I through XII, with I denoting not felt, and XII one that causes almost complete destruction. The values will differ based on the distance to the earthquake, with the highest intensities being around the epicentral area. Data are gathered from individuals who have experienced the quake, and an intensity value will be given to their location.
The lower degrees of the MMI scale generally deal with the manner in which the earthquake is felt by people. The higher numbers of the scale are based on observed structural damage. The table below is a rough guide to the degrees of the Modified Mercalli Scale:
I. Instrumental : Not felt by many people unless in favourable conditions.
II. Feeble : Felt only by a few people at best, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Delicately suspended objects may swing.
III. Slight : Felt quite noticeably by people indoors, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Many do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Vibration similar to the passing of a truck. Duration estimated.
IV. Moderate : Felt indoors by many people, outdoors by few people during the day. At night, some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing motor cars rock noticeably. Dishes and windows rattle alarmingly.
V. Rather Strong : Felt outside by most, may not be felt by some outside in non-favourable conditions. Dishes and windows may break and large bells will ring. Vibrations like large train passing close to house.
VI. Strong : Felt by all; many frightened and run outdoors, walk unsteadily. Windows, dishes, glassware broken; books fall off shelves; some heavy furniture moved or overturned; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
VII. Very Strong : Difficult to stand; furniture broken; damage negligible in building of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken. Noticed by people driving motor cars.
VIII. Destructive : Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture moved.
IX. Ruinous : General panic; damage considerable in specially designed structures, well designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations.
X. Disastrous : Some well built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundation. Rails bent.
XI. Very Disastrous : Few, if any masonry structures remain standing. Bridges destroyed. Rails bent greatly.
XII. Catastrophic : Total damage - Almost everything is destroyed. Lines of sight and level distorted. Objects thrown into the air. The ground moves in waves or ripples. Large amounts of rock may move position.
At the earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacing the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.
In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans — that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter refers to the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.
Source : Wikipedia
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Earthequake Rocked on Indonesian Archipelago
Earthequake rocked on Indonesian archipelago. A tectonic earthquake happened again. Earthquake had occurred on September 2, 2009 in the sea with 7.3 earthquake forces. The quake centered at 142 km southwest of Tasikmalaya (a city in West Java Province, around 250km car driving from Jakarta) with a depth of 30km was felt almost the entire island of Java. In Jakarta, the power of the quake reached MMI IV Scale (Modified Mercalli Intensity). While in Denpasar, Bali Province, reached MMI Scale III.
According to Indonesian Board of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG, Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika, former BMG), the earthquake had a tsunami potential. However, after 1 hour after the earthquake, BMKG revoked tsunami preparedness. The tsunami had occoured, but very small. Recorded at Tide Gauge sensor mounted in Pelabuhan Ratu, 15cm-high tsunami.
BMKG warned that the aftershocks are still expected to occur. Communities in disaster areas were expected to not be panic, remain vigilant to aftershocks and do not be affected by issues misleading.
When this article was posted, some Indonesian news and media reported there were 70 victims died. This number was predicted to continue to grow (cited, Public Relations of the National Disaster Management Agency = BNPB, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana). Victims spread in several regions of Tasikmalaya District 4 people, 7 people Garut, Bandung 16, 3 people Sukabumi, Cianjur 26 people, Bogor 2 people, 6 people Ciamis, Tasik City of 5 poeple and 1 of West Bandung.
According to Indonesian Board of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG, Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika, former BMG), the earthquake had a tsunami potential. However, after 1 hour after the earthquake, BMKG revoked tsunami preparedness. The tsunami had occoured, but very small. Recorded at Tide Gauge sensor mounted in Pelabuhan Ratu, 15cm-high tsunami.
BMKG warned that the aftershocks are still expected to occur. Communities in disaster areas were expected to not be panic, remain vigilant to aftershocks and do not be affected by issues misleading.
When this article was posted, some Indonesian news and media reported there were 70 victims died. This number was predicted to continue to grow (cited, Public Relations of the National Disaster Management Agency = BNPB, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana). Victims spread in several regions of Tasikmalaya District 4 people, 7 people Garut, Bandung 16, 3 people Sukabumi, Cianjur 26 people, Bogor 2 people, 6 people Ciamis, Tasik City of 5 poeple and 1 of West Bandung.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Slank | Indonesian Musicians Made Hits Album in America
Several years ago an Indonesian singer made a skyrocketed album in international musics. Anggun Cipta Sasmi. "Anggun", her nick name, made history for being the one of Indonesian singer to break into the international musics scene by releasing her first international album, "Snow on the Sahara" in Europe, Asia, and America.
Now, the other Indonesian musicians made hits album in America. "Slank", a famous band group from Indonesia made the English version album "Anthem for the Brokenhearted". It has been prepared since 2008 ago. They started the process of recording from July to August last year in Los Angeles, United States. Anthem For The Brokenhearted has released in America first before in Indonesia.
The popular hits song is "Too Sweet to Forget". "I have heard the song already played on 500 radio stations in America. The song is often played in Los Angeles, even in Las Vegas. In casino-casino and the mall was played", said Bimbim (one of Slank personnel). This is another remarkable achievement by the Indonesian musicians.
TOO SWEET TO FORGET Lyric:
I took my guitar, and I begin to play
Those olds familiar songs, from our yesterday
But only half way trough, the things I should have said
Those old memories came, through in to my head
Oh you're so sweet, too sweet to forget
Memories of being along with you, it's all in my dream
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
You don't love me the same as I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Days are passing by
The wind begins to blow
Seasons changes now, the leaves begin to grow
But the words inside my heart
Will forever stay tune
Wherever I may go, whatever I may do
Oh you so sweet, too sweet to forget
Memories of being along with you, it's all in my dream
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
You don't love me the same as I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Any ***** cold dark, lonely night
Memories of two of us, begin to take fly
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
But you don't love me like I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Now, the other Indonesian musicians made hits album in America. "Slank", a famous band group from Indonesia made the English version album "Anthem for the Brokenhearted". It has been prepared since 2008 ago. They started the process of recording from July to August last year in Los Angeles, United States. Anthem For The Brokenhearted has released in America first before in Indonesia.
The popular hits song is "Too Sweet to Forget". "I have heard the song already played on 500 radio stations in America. The song is often played in Los Angeles, even in Las Vegas. In casino-casino and the mall was played", said Bimbim (one of Slank personnel). This is another remarkable achievement by the Indonesian musicians.
TOO SWEET TO FORGET Lyric:
I took my guitar, and I begin to play
Those olds familiar songs, from our yesterday
But only half way trough, the things I should have said
Those old memories came, through in to my head
Oh you're so sweet, too sweet to forget
Memories of being along with you, it's all in my dream
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
You don't love me the same as I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Days are passing by
The wind begins to blow
Seasons changes now, the leaves begin to grow
But the words inside my heart
Will forever stay tune
Wherever I may go, whatever I may do
Oh you so sweet, too sweet to forget
Memories of being along with you, it's all in my dream
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
You don't love me the same as I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Any ***** cold dark, lonely night
Memories of two of us, begin to take fly
You just so sweet, too sweet to forget
But you don't love me like I love you
It's not to be, I regret
Saturday, August 22, 2009
A Good News or Bad News to Adsense Newbie?
A few days ago we found a news from Google that next week they would implemented a new policy. Is it a good news or a bad news to publishers especially like our blog site as a newbie who were an account not approved yet?
Below, the cited complete news:
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Inside the science of contextual matching
As an AdSense Product Manager for ads quality, I'm part of a group that works to make the ads on your site relevant for users. One of the ways we do this is through contextual targeting, which matches ads to the content of your webpages. With contextual targeting, our system parses and analyzes the content of your page, conducts an auction among the relevant ads, then serves the winning ads -- all in the blink of an eye! Pretty simple, right?
Actually, matching relevant ads to the content of your pages is quite a scientific challenge involving semantic analysis and machine learning. It's a challenge that keeps me and my team busy. Our machines are very good at the matching process, but there are still a few cases where their definition of relevance differs from our human definition of relevance. In these few cases, the system might end up serving ads that don't seem immediately relevant to users. We understand that increased ad relevance contributes to a positive experience for users, publishers, and advertisers, so we're continuously working on ways to improve the relevance and quality of ads that appear on your sites.
I'm excited to let you know that this week, we'll be rolling out a series of enhancements to AdSense's contextual targeting capabilities, which will more accurately match relevant ads to webpages. You won't need to update your AdSense account or ad code, as these changes will be applied automatically. In many ways these types of improvements are par for the course at Google - but I wanted to let you know about the kinds of improvements we've been focusing on. Please keep in mind that these changes won't affect how other types of ads are matched to your sites; for instance, you'll continue to see placement-targeted ads when advertisers bid to appear specifically on your pages.
This is by no means the end of our efforts to perfect the system, but we believe that with these changes users will start to see even more relevant ads, advertisers will generate more attractive returns by finding the right users, and publishers should make more money over time.
As always, we're interested in your feedback on these improvements!
Posted by Woojin Kim - AdSense Product Manager
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 2:18:00 PM
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http://adsense.blogspot.com/2009/08/inside-science-of-contextual-matching.html
Below, the cited complete news:
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Inside the science of contextual matching
As an AdSense Product Manager for ads quality, I'm part of a group that works to make the ads on your site relevant for users. One of the ways we do this is through contextual targeting, which matches ads to the content of your webpages. With contextual targeting, our system parses and analyzes the content of your page, conducts an auction among the relevant ads, then serves the winning ads -- all in the blink of an eye! Pretty simple, right?
Actually, matching relevant ads to the content of your pages is quite a scientific challenge involving semantic analysis and machine learning. It's a challenge that keeps me and my team busy. Our machines are very good at the matching process, but there are still a few cases where their definition of relevance differs from our human definition of relevance. In these few cases, the system might end up serving ads that don't seem immediately relevant to users. We understand that increased ad relevance contributes to a positive experience for users, publishers, and advertisers, so we're continuously working on ways to improve the relevance and quality of ads that appear on your sites.
I'm excited to let you know that this week, we'll be rolling out a series of enhancements to AdSense's contextual targeting capabilities, which will more accurately match relevant ads to webpages. You won't need to update your AdSense account or ad code, as these changes will be applied automatically. In many ways these types of improvements are par for the course at Google - but I wanted to let you know about the kinds of improvements we've been focusing on. Please keep in mind that these changes won't affect how other types of ads are matched to your sites; for instance, you'll continue to see placement-targeted ads when advertisers bid to appear specifically on your pages.
This is by no means the end of our efforts to perfect the system, but we believe that with these changes users will start to see even more relevant ads, advertisers will generate more attractive returns by finding the right users, and publishers should make more money over time.
As always, we're interested in your feedback on these improvements!
Posted by Woojin Kim - AdSense Product Manager
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 2:18:00 PM
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http://adsense.blogspot.com/2009/08/inside-science-of-contextual-matching.html
Friday, August 21, 2009
Ramadan Will Begin on Saturday
Republic of Indonesia government represented by Minister Maftuh Basyuni decided that Ramadan will begin on Saturday August 22, 2009. This decision was taken in itsbat meeting last night.
According to rukyatul hilal (watching moon) method, from the Indonesian government officers and watchers were arrayed at nine points across the Indonesian archipelago: the Boscha Observatory near Bandung (West Java Province), Merauke (East Papua Province), Makassar (South Sulawesi Province), Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara Province), Pelabuhan Ratu (West Java Province), Gresik and Tanjung Kodok-Lamongan (both in East Java Province), Ternate (North Maluku) and Semarang (Central Java Province) last night reported that no one watcher and officer watched the moon in each point last night. It was an itsbat meeting decision.
Source :
http://ramadan.detik.com/read/2009/08/20/172810/1186611/631/gelar-sidang-itsbat-depag-pantau-hilal-di-8-titik
http://ramadan.detik.com/read/2009/08/20/193406/1186729/631/awal-ramadan-22-agustus-2009
According to rukyatul hilal (watching moon) method, from the Indonesian government officers and watchers were arrayed at nine points across the Indonesian archipelago: the Boscha Observatory near Bandung (West Java Province), Merauke (East Papua Province), Makassar (South Sulawesi Province), Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara Province), Pelabuhan Ratu (West Java Province), Gresik and Tanjung Kodok-Lamongan (both in East Java Province), Ternate (North Maluku) and Semarang (Central Java Province) last night reported that no one watcher and officer watched the moon in each point last night. It was an itsbat meeting decision.
Source :
http://ramadan.detik.com/read/2009/08/20/172810/1186611/631/gelar-sidang-itsbat-depag-pantau-hilal-di-8-titik
http://ramadan.detik.com/read/2009/08/20/193406/1186729/631/awal-ramadan-22-agustus-2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Indonesian History on August 20, 2003
The beginning construction of The Suramadu Bridge (Jembatan Surabaya-Madura) located in Province of East Java was opened by (the former) Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri on August 20, 2003. The bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia.
The lenght of this bridge is 5.438 metres (17,841 ft) and the longest bridge in Indonesia untill now.
The development this bridge is intended to speed up the economics and infrastructure developments in East Java especially around Madura islands.
The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).
The lenght of this bridge is 5.438 metres (17,841 ft) and the longest bridge in Indonesia untill now.
The development this bridge is intended to speed up the economics and infrastructure developments in East Java especially around Madura islands.
The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Indonesian History on August 18, 1945
After declaration of Indonesian Independence on August 17th 1945, Preparatory Committee of Indonesian Independence (Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia = PPKI) held a grand meeting on August 18, 1945 and taken a decision that Undang Undang Dasar 1945 (UUD 1945) as the first Indonesian constitution.
History be continued.. DPR and MPR declared that the day on August 18, 2008 as a Constitution Day.
Today, the first ceremony August 18th as a Constitution Day held in Nusantara IV Building, Senayan Jakarta and presented by President Susilo Bambang Sudoyono and Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla.
History be continued.. DPR and MPR declared that the day on August 18, 2008 as a Constitution Day.
Today, the first ceremony August 18th as a Constitution Day held in Nusantara IV Building, Senayan Jakarta and presented by President Susilo Bambang Sudoyono and Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla.
Indonesian History on August 17, 1945
Independence of Indonesia was declared on Friday, 17 August 1945 or 17 August 2605 according to the Japanese calendar or 17 Ramadhan 1365 Hijriah read by Ir. Soekarno was accompanied by Drs. Mohammad Hatta in Pegangsaan East Road number 56, CentralJakarta.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Indonesian History on August 16, 1945
Remind us on ..Rengasdengklok Moment is starting from the "kidnapping" made by a number of youth (Adam Malik and Chaerul Saleh from Menteng 31) to Soekarno and Hatta. This occurred on 16 August 1945 at 04.30. WIB (abbreviated from Waktu Indonesia Barat = Indonesia West Time), Soekarno and Hatta have brought to Rengasdengklok, Karawang, West Java Province and then urged to speed up the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, until the occurrence of the agreement between the old generation represented by Soekarno and Hatta with young generation represented by Mister Achmad Subardjo about when the proclamation will be implemented.
For more detail information in Bahasa Indonesia, please find on Wikipedia.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Live in the Land Named Indonesia
As human beings, we all need a place to live. What place suitable for us? Its not watering area or nor in the open air. We need a land to live. Human needs a good land to farming or if the land not fertile, we can do another way to explore the land. In different case, a land maybe have a rich mineral materials like coals, irons, gas or fossil fuels from deep of the earth.
The history shows us that many good places in the world or major cities located near a big river or seaside. This place good for fisheries and do international trade activities by water transportation. Some places not in the vast or wide land like America, Australia or Africa continent.
As we know, Indonesia is an archipelago country, Indonesia has so much islands. We can imagine, more over 17.000 islands. This chain of islands stretches around 3,500 miles, about the distance from New York to San Francisco. Indonesia is well-known as a largest archipelago country in the world.
Some Indonesian islands are among the largest on earth. The island of Papua (former Irian Jaya), part of which belongs to the nation of Indonesia, is the second largest island on earth. Another island that belongs partly to Indonesia, Kalimantan (former Borneo), is the third largest island on earth. The Indonesian island of Sumatera is the sixth largest on earth, Sulawesi (former Celebes) is the 11th largest, and Java is the 13th largest!
The history shows us that many good places in the world or major cities located near a big river or seaside. This place good for fisheries and do international trade activities by water transportation. Some places not in the vast or wide land like America, Australia or Africa continent.
As we know, Indonesia is an archipelago country, Indonesia has so much islands. We can imagine, more over 17.000 islands. This chain of islands stretches around 3,500 miles, about the distance from New York to San Francisco. Indonesia is well-known as a largest archipelago country in the world.
Some Indonesian islands are among the largest on earth. The island of Papua (former Irian Jaya), part of which belongs to the nation of Indonesia, is the second largest island on earth. Another island that belongs partly to Indonesia, Kalimantan (former Borneo), is the third largest island on earth. The Indonesian island of Sumatera is the sixth largest on earth, Sulawesi (former Celebes) is the 11th largest, and Java is the 13th largest!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Can I rent an island in Indonesia?
There are more 17.000 islands in Indonesia, from the big islands like Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi or Papua to the little one like in Kepulauan Seribu in the north of Jakarta. Sometimes, you will found an advertising like this: "FOR RENT Siloinak island!" or "Macan island for rent only US$700 per weeek". If you have some money, you can do that. You can rent an island that you want in Indonesia. Is it a simple thing?
An island like as a property. The owner can use, build or rent it pursuant to Indonesian law or government regulations. For Indonesian citizen it is not a problem. But, if you are a foreigner you must consult with the lawyers or legal consultants. Rent for one day, one week or one month, it is no problem for both local citizen or a foreigner.
An exclusive resort built in an island usually. As the other country, local citizen or a foreigner can rent and enjoy whole island for yourself and your guests like a British super soccer player, David Beckam and his wife Victoria celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary a few week ago in Necker island, British Virgin Island (Carrebean).
An island like as a property. The owner can use, build or rent it pursuant to Indonesian law or government regulations. For Indonesian citizen it is not a problem. But, if you are a foreigner you must consult with the lawyers or legal consultants. Rent for one day, one week or one month, it is no problem for both local citizen or a foreigner.
An exclusive resort built in an island usually. As the other country, local citizen or a foreigner can rent and enjoy whole island for yourself and your guests like a British super soccer player, David Beckam and his wife Victoria celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary a few week ago in Necker island, British Virgin Island (Carrebean).
Indonesia Archipelago
So many information we can find about Indonesia Archipelago from the internet. Sometimes like this : "Indonesia is often referred to as the world's largest archipelago, a name which aptly represents its 17,000 or so islands which span more than 5000 km (around 3,200 miles) eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke in Irian Jaya. If you superimpose a map of Indonesia over one of Europe, you will find that it stretches from Ireland to Iran; compared to the United States, it covers the area from California to Bermuda... " For more complete sentences you can find at http://www.indo.com/indonesia/archipelago.html.
Wikipedia noted that Indonesia has 18.000 islands or more (around 6.000 islands not populated). It can be debatable about how many islands in Indonesia. The exactly data is = X islands minus Sipadan and Ligitan (Now, Sipadan and Ligitan islands to be Malaysia's teritory).
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom traded with China and India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia).
These are another sites about Indonesia:
The Indonesia official website is http://www.indonesia.go.id/en/ (English) or http://www.indonesia.go.id (Bahasa ). The famous tilerature about Indonesia is Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia (English version) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia (English) http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia (in Bahasa) or http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia (Bahasa)
Wikipedia noted that Indonesia has 18.000 islands or more (around 6.000 islands not populated). It can be debatable about how many islands in Indonesia. The exactly data is = X islands minus Sipadan and Ligitan (Now, Sipadan and Ligitan islands to be Malaysia's teritory).
The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom traded with China and India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia).
These are another sites about Indonesia:
The Indonesia official website is http://www.indonesia.go.id/en/ (English) or http://www.indonesia.go.id (Bahasa ). The famous tilerature about Indonesia is Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia (English version) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia (English) http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Indonesia (in Bahasa) or http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia (Bahasa)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Good Morning Indonesia
Good morning Indonesia.
Whatever Indonesia is a new blog site (under blogspot.com) who want to share anything all about Indonesia, including but not limited on archipelago, arts, bahasa, bali, batik, books, borobudur, business, city, citizen, culture, democracy, economics, election, energy, environment, ethnic, fauna, films, flora, food, foreign, geography, government, history, holiday, ideology, Indonesia today, industry, investment, islands, jakarta, kingdoms, language, law, media, military, musics, news, people, politics, president, provinces, resources, science, social, songs, sport, technology, telecommunication, tourism, trade, transportation, woman (Indonesian woman), whatever, what ever Indonesia, and so on...
Whatever Indonesia is a new blog site (under blogspot.com) who want to share anything all about Indonesia, including but not limited on archipelago, arts, bahasa, bali, batik, books, borobudur, business, city, citizen, culture, democracy, economics, election, energy, environment, ethnic, fauna, films, flora, food, foreign, geography, government, history, holiday, ideology, Indonesia today, industry, investment, islands, jakarta, kingdoms, language, law, media, military, musics, news, people, politics, president, provinces, resources, science, social, songs, sport, technology, telecommunication, tourism, trade, transportation, woman (Indonesian woman), whatever, what ever Indonesia, and so on...
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