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.
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