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Growing Number of High School Student Smoking

2011-05-07T18:01:00.001-07:00

A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are junior high school students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers.

The survey was conducted in five major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central Java.

Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agency’s respiratory illness division, said that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This situation is a cause for concern,” he said. “It appears the country’s younger generation is uneducated about the health risks of smoking.”

The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed as ineffective as the government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.

By: Dara Annisa

Indonesian Migrant Worker dies in Malaysia

2011-05-07T17:59:00.000-07:00

An Indonesian migrant worker Munti Binti Bani has died on Monday after being hospitalized for several days due to alleged torture by her employees in Selangor, Malaysia.

Antara state news agency has reported that Munti had been treated at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital since last Tuesday and died on Monday at 10 a.m, local time. Munti was found unconscious with her hands and feet were tied in a bathroom in Taman Sentosa housing complex last Tuesday. She was suffering from major wounds on her body and had apparently been beaten with iron.

Munti's body will be sent tomorrow to her hometown in Pondok Jeruk Barat village of Jombang, East Java after undergoing autopsy at the hospital. “We express our deep condolences as there is yet another worker who was tortured and passed away at the hospital,” Indonesia's Ambassador for Malaysia, Da'i Bachtiar said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. “The Embassy will arrange for all compensation, including insurance, she deserves to receive,” Da'i said.

He added that Munti's employees Vanitha and Murugan had been detained and were undergoing questioning at the local police office. “We hope the police can uphold justice and punish them should they be proven to be involved in the case,” he said.

By: Okto David

2010-10-20T04:47:00.001-07:00

Sejarah Pembentukan Bumi

Bumi terbentuk miliaran tahun lalu, tetapi permukaan Bumi telah banyak mengalami proses perkembangan dan perubahan sepanjang masa. Perubahan tersebut bersifat cepat maupun lambat. Penyebab perubahan tersebut adalah gaya dari dalam bumi (Endogen) dan tenaga dari luar Bumi (eksogen).

Bumi merupakan bagian dari sistem galaksi yang berada di jagat raya, yaitu galaksi Bimasakti. Tahukah kamu apa yang disebut dengan galaksi? Dalam ilmu astronomi, galaksi diartikan sebagai suatu sistem yang terdiri dari bintang-bintang, gas dan debu yang amat luas, dimana anggotanya mempunyai gaya tarik-menarik (gravitasi). Bumi yang kita tempati hanya bagian kecil saja dari galaksi Bimasakti, yaitu bagian dari tata surya dengan matahari sebagai pusatnya.

Bimasakti bukanlah satu-satunya galaksi yang ada di alam semesta ini. Jumlah keseluruhan galaksi yang dapat dipotret dengan teleskop berdiameter 5m di Observatorium Hale mungkin sampai kira-kira satu miliar galaksi. Galaksi-galaksi inilah pengisi jagat raya.

1. Teori Kabut Kant-Laplance

Sejak jaman sebelum Masehi, para ahli telah banyak berfikir dan melakukan analisis terhadap gejala-gejala alam. Mulai abad ke 18 para ahli telah memikirkan proses terjadinya Bumi.
Ingatkah kamu tentang teori kabut (nebula) yang dikemukakan oleh Immanuel Kant (1755) dan Piere de Laplace (1796)? Mereka terkenal dengan Teori Kabut Kant-Laplace. Dalam teori ini dikemukakan bahwa di jagat raya terdapat gas yang kemudian berkumpul menjadi kabut (nebula). Gaya tarik-menarik antar gas ini membentuk kumpulan kabut yang sangat besar dan berputar semakin cepat. Dalam proses perputaran yang sangat cepat ini, materi kabut bagian khatulistiwa terlempar memisah dan memadat (karena pendinginan). Bagian yang terlempar inilah yang kemudian menjadi planet-planet dalam tata surya.

2. Teori Planetesimal

Seabad sesudah teori kabut tersebut, muncul Teori Planetesimal yang dikemukakan oleh Chamberlin dan Moulton. Teori ini mengungkapkan bahwa pada mulanya telah terdapat matahari asal. Pada suatu ketika, matahari asal ini didekati oleh sebuah bintang besar, yang menyebabkan terjadinya penarikan pada bagian matahari. Akibat tenaga penarikan matahari asal tadi, terjadilah ledakan-ledakan yang hebat. Gas yang meledak ini keluar dari atmosfer matahari, kemudian mengembun dan membeku sebagai benda-benda yang padat, dan disebut planetesimal. Planetesimal ini dalam perkembangannya menjadi planet-planet, dan salah satunya adalah planet Bumi kita.

Pada dasarnya, proses-proses teoritis terjadinya planet-planet dan bumi, dimulai daribenda berbentuk gas yang bersuhu sangat panas. Kemudian karena proses waktu dan perputaran (pusingan) cepat, maka terjadi pendinginan yang menyebabkan pemadatan (pada bagian luar). Adapaun tubuh Bumi bagian dalam masih bersuhu tinggi.

3. Teori pasang surut gas

Teori Pasang Surut Gas ini dikemukakan leh jeans dan Jeffreys, yakni bahwa sebuah bintang besar mendekati matahari dalam jarak pendek, sehingga menyebabkan terjadinya pasang surut pada tubuh matahari, saat matahari itu masih berada dalam keadaan gas. Terjadinya pasang surut air laut yang kita kenal di Bumi, ukuranya sangat kecil. Penyebabnya adalah kecilnya massa bulan dan jauhnya jarak bulan ke Bumi (60 kali radius orbit Bumi). Tetapi, jika sebuah bintang yang bermassa hampir sama besar dengan matahari mendekati matahari, maka akan terbentuk semacam gunung-gunung gelombang raksasa pada tubuh matahari, yang disebabkan oleh gaya tarik bintang tadi. Gunung-guung tersebut akan mencapai tinggi yang luar biasa dan membentuk semacam lidah pijar yang besar sekali, menjulur dari massa matahari tadi dan merentang kea rah bintang besar itu.

Dalam lidah yang panas ini terjadi perapatan gas-gas dan akhirnya kolom-kolom ini akan pecah, lalu berpisah menjadi benda-benda tersendiri, yaitu planet-planet. Bintang besar yang menyebabkan penarikan pada bagian-bagian tubuh matahari tadi, melanjutkan perjalanan di jagat raya, sehingga lambat laun akan hilang pengaruhnya terhadap-planet yang berbentuk tadi. Planet-planet itu akan berputar mengelilingi matahari dan mengalami proses pendinginan. Proses pendinginan ini berjalan dengan lambat pada planet-planet besar, seperti Yupiter dan Saturnus, sedangkan pada planet-planet kecil seperti Bumi kita, pendinginan berjalan relatif lebih cepat.

Sementara pendinginan berlangsung, planet-planet itu masih mengelilingi matahari pada orbit berbentuk elips, sehingga besar kemungkinan pada suatu ketika meraka akan mendekati matahari dalam jarak yang pendek. Akibat kekuatan penarikan matahari, maka akan terjadi pasang surut pada tubuh-tubuh planet yang baru lahir itu. Matahari akan menarik kolom-kolom materi dari planet-planet, sehingga lahirlah bulan-bulan (satelit-satelit) yang berputar mengelilingi planet-planet. peranan yang dipegang matahari dalam membentuk bulan-bulan ini pada prinsipnya sama dengan peranan bintang besar dalam membentuk planet-planet, seperti telah dibicarakan di atas.

4. Teori Bintang Kembar

Teori Bintang Kembar ini dikemukakan oleh seorang ahli Astronomi R.A Lyttleton. Menurut teori ini, galaksi berasal dari kombinasi bintang kembar. Salah satu bintang meledak sehingga banyak material yang terlempar. Karena bintang yang tidak meledak mempunyai gaya gravitasi yang masih kuat, maka sebaran pecahan ledakan bintang tersebut mengelilingi bintang yang tidak meledak. Bintang yang tidak meledak itu adalah matahari, sedangkan pecahan bintang yang lain adalah planet-planet yang mengelilinginya.

5. Teori Dentuman Besar (Big Bang Theory)

Teori ini berdasarkan jenis asumsi adanya massa yang sangat besar dan mempunyai massa jenis sangat besar. Adanya reaksi inti menyebabkan amssa tersebut meledak hebat. Massa tersebut kemudian mengembang dengan sangat cepat, menjauhi pusat ledakan. Karena adanya gravitasi, maka bintang yang paling kuat gravitasinya akan menjadi pusatnya.

Dari berbagai teori yang dikemukakan para ahli, kebanyakan ilmuwan mendukung teori dentuman besar. Menurut mereka, ledakan besar tersebut merupakan awal terbentuknya alam semesta.

Rugby & Choir

2010-10-19T03:41:00.000-07:00

In my school every student must join 1 extracurricular or you can join at least 3. But in the end you should choose one for extracurricular certificate.
I choose rugby, because I want to have new experience, although I know I'm gonna break my shoulder. And today was the first practice and actually I've done well and proud. I realize the key is concentrate and getcha head in the game! But it wasn't a serious practice, we just played touch down and I wish I could play again. And next year there's gonna be a tournament! I don't know if I will be the player or the reserve but I have to prepare my self. And the best thing about rugby is we used a lot of energy.
And then choir. I didn't wanna join this club at the first time. Here's the story: My english score was worse. And the english teacher really mad! Because she teaches the choir group she made another options... Join choir and my english score will be add +. I decided to join it... For my score. And then when I practice, it wasn't that bad. In fact, I ove being in there. The next day after the practice my throat is sick beacuse I practice hard.
My conclusion is: Rugby + Choir = Finn Hudson. I feel like him a lot...

-Okto David

High School class

2010-08-20T09:25:00.000-07:00

Hey blog!
I just wanna show you my new class. It's a cool class! The best class you'll ever get!!! It's X-H. Yeah I know H sounds like kinda stupid but it's not the rating, because all class is the same. Except international class.

Btw, Here are the photos! I only have 2. Because we're new and we don't do so much photography :)This is almost everyone. Laughable class :D

A few of X-H's student :)

-Okto David

2010-08-20T09:06:00.000-07:00

"Once you lie you will keep liying to cover up your lies"

Admired person

2010-08-20T05:47:00.000-07:00

The top 3 that I admired:

DEMI LOVATO (SINGER, ACTRESS)
I admired her so much!!! Born as Dementria Devonne Lovato. She is a young actress and singer. An American who was also have Mexican and Italian. She played in some disney movies like Camp Rock and Sonny With A Chance. Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas. She began her career in the entertainment world since 2002. Lovato has released two albums namely Don't Forget in 2008. This album managed to get a rating of 2 on the charts Billboard 200. While her second album is Here we go Again in 2009.

BARRACK OBAMA (PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A)

Born as Barrack Hussein Obama II. Previously he was a junior senator from Illinois and then won the 2008 presidential election on November 4, 2008. In 2009, Obama announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize gift for promoting international diplomacy to solve international problems. Obama is the first African-American descent who served as President of the United States after previously was the first African American to be nominated by a major American political party to become president. Graduated from Columbia University and Harvard University Law School.

GLEE (TV SERIAL)
Glee is a musical comedy-drama series that aired on Fox channel in the United States. Tells the story of a choir club called New Directions, at a school named William McKinley High School in Ohio. In general, the event was getting a positive response. Winning the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy, and received three nominations as Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Artist (Jane Lynch).

-Okto David

Fasting month

2010-08-20T05:37:00.000-07:00

It's fasting month!
So: Mom and Dad, I'm sorry if I made a mistake to you. Brothers and sis, I'm sorry if I made a mistake to you too... and you guys should apologize to me too. Anna, I love you and I'm sorry if I always make you upset. And for my family, friends, teacher, and all people all over the world!!!

I'M SORRY IF I MADE A MISTAKE TO YOU. FORGIVE ME :)

-Okto David

Dreams do come true!

2010-08-19T04:58:00.001-07:00

Do you see the picture up there?? They are the person that living the dream. Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas... they are the brothers who form a band. That was a dream, and it come true! And look the girl. She is Dementria Devonne Lovato, or we know her as Demi Lovato. She was just a little girl who want to audition for The serial Barney. She jumped in! And she audition for Disney's Camp Rock and she sings greatly! She was in!
They are living the dream. But most of you never believe you dreams could come true. Why think negative? Everyone can live their dream! So are you!!! If you want to make dreams come true my only advice is INTEND WHAT YOU DREAM!!! And you can make your dreams come true easily!!! :)

-Okto David

I give you THE NEW HELLO!!!

2010-08-19T04:29:00.000-07:00

Dear blog,

How are you today? I'm super thanks.
You have met me before. We used to do too much posting!!! And make me started to think that was kinda annoying. So, I'm kinda forgetting you and obsessed with this new sites with very neat applications.
Since you have been upgraded, I think I'm started to interested to you again. But I'm not forgetting my other blogs haha they're just so cool. And make me thinking to redesign you!!! Yeah, my posts were too much.
And so I redesign you. Delete all my posts, changing pics, backgrounds, theme, adding some apps, and much more. And I did that all for something. I did it! I made you more like-able!!! I'm so happy and feel so satisfying!!! aaaaaaaand..... WELCOME NEW YOU!!!
Let's re-introduce...

Hey guys!!! I'm Okto David. You can call me David or Dave. I'm a 10th grader high school student. I learn at SMA Negeri 3. I have a few account and you can add it! Facebook, Myspace, Plurk, YM, MSN... And you must follow this blog, must follow http://twitter.com/oktodavid, and must follow http://oktodavid.tumblr.com/ okay?

I will thinking for the next post. See you then :)

-Okto David