ARTIKEL B.INGGRIS

Weaknesses of Indonesian Economic

Chamber of Indonesia Commerce and Industry (Kadin) declared Indonesian economy that is actually very promising for both domestic and foreign investors. However, there are still weaknesses seeing by Kadin of the economy that need to be addressed. Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia, Novian Anindya Bakrie said, promising Indonesian economy is evidenced by incoming investment, private consumption, and vibrant business world.

"But there are still some weaknesses that Indonesia's economic structure needs to be addressed now," said Anindya at Menara Kadin Jakarta, Wednesday (06/03/2013).

Anindya see Indonesia's economic weakness is in the trade deficit. Currently due to larger imports than exports then it makes more Indonesian trade balance to be deficit. Moreover, the largest import of oil and gas.

On the other hand, Anindya also highlights subsidy of oil (BBM) to the people who actually are not even on target. Current budget fuel subsidy enjoyed by the rich instead.

"As the impact, the deficit and the high pressure gas imports that led to the weakening of the rupiah," he added.

Again, the actual budget for infrastructure even neglected. He rated in the last few months that there is no improvement of government policy so that a problem cannot be resolved. Though foreign investors intending to invest in Indonesia as it will look up the bureaucratic infrastructure. If not good, then foreign investors will pull out of Indonesia.

The Definition of Harddisk

Hard disk is medium data storage on a computer that consists of a collection of magnetic hard disks and spinning, as well as other electronic components. Hard disks use a flat disc called the platter, which on both sides are coated with a material that is designed to be able to store information magnetically. Platter-platter by punching holes in the center are arranged and rearranged on a spindle. Platter spinning at very high speed which is controlled by the spindle motor that is connected to the spindle. Special literacy electromagnetic tool named head mounted on a slider and is used to store information in a disk or read. Slider mounted on the arm, all of which are connected mechanically to a single collection on the surface of the disc and is connected via a device called the actuator. There was also the logic board to regulate the activity of other components and communicates with the PC.

ATA / EIDE. EIDE hard disk (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) or ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the latest version of a stAndard disk interface suitable for connection to the bus. Many manufacturers have a range of disk with a disk interface EIDE / ATA disk can be connected directly to the PCI bus and roomates which is used in many PC (personal computer).

SCSI. Many disks have interfaces designed for connection to a standard SCSI bus. The disks tend to be more expensive, but have better performance which is possible due to excess SCSI bus than the PCI bus. Access to the same can be done for many disk drives as the drive interface is actively connected to the SCSI bus only when the drive is ready to transfer data. This is especially useful in applications where there are a large number of requests for small files, which often happens in a computer used as a file server.

RAID. Promises great performance and provides a large and reliable storage. Disk is used both in high-performance computer and in systems that require dramatically higher reliability than normal levels. However, with the decline in prices to a more affordable level, the disk becomes more attractive even for a computer system with size - average.

SATA. SATA hard disk of the type (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), the disk interface ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) by using the serial version of the thin cable that has small wires. Total about two-thirds of total hard drive cable with type EIDE or ATA disks are numbered 39 pins and SATA has very high speed data transmission and reducing latency. So, this serial bus is able to exceed the speed of parallel bus.

Spurs - City Negotiate Adebayor Transfer

Tottenham Hotspur take concrete steps to bring Emmanuel Adebayor. Spurs are now going through the process of talks with Manchester City to recruit the Togo striker.
The arrival of Sergio Aguero attackers increasingly adding excess stock in the camp of The Citizens. Meanwhile, Adebayor is no longer desired by Roberto Mancini.
Adebayor was on loan to Real Madrid in his second season with City. Former Arsenal player 27-year-old is hoping the Spanish giants want to sign him permanently but that has not materialized.
Recently emerging issues that call that Harry Redknapp keen to use the services of Adebayor. However, only a loan player. Nego with the City has run several times, only the salary demands Adebayor is $ 170 thousand pounds per weekend which will be a major constraint.

"COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH"

            communicative language teaching is aksoma / assumptions about language and language teaching, which is the building we (teachers and pupils) in the teaching-learning process, especially for raise encouragement, motivation, and question that raises the communication between teachers and students and between students. The more active role in learning and teaching is the students. The more and more active role in the process of teaching students study. any teachers to provide motivation, guidance, or inducement to all students in order to exert all their potential in learning to use to achieve maximum results. This does not mean that teachers are active, but they are equally active. The scope of the communicative approach, covering all subjects in english subjects of reading, writing, listening, vocabulary, structure, and especially in teaching speaking.

In talking with the communicative approach to teach that big of thing is language skills. However, in the performance of English language teaching, especially in the teaching of speaking, the theory and knowledge of language and often can not be left, because students can not speak very well skilled and true without the theory and knowledge of languages. Educational materials that are too dense and sometimes between the time that should be provided with materials donestill experiencing difficulties, and less so relevant. Dominant students in the classroom teaching-learning process. Teachers do not have much to talk except to illustrate the concept. Thus, the prominence, the prominence is the students practice using the language. Merely a matter of grammar are role models / sinking direction. After acquiring grammar, students can apply a variety of appropriate sentence means. Correct use of language importance and good language usage is a priority. Teach language skills, but seems more convenient in practice to the students was more difficult. It easier to teach knowledge about language from depositing cash teach language skills. presumably apply language skills to students is more difficult for students to diverse backgrounds.

English teaching can be made more fun by using a more interesting approach. Interesting approach would entice students to learn English, especially in speaking. That approach is the communicative approach. Why draw the communicative approach is used in teaching speaking? Because application of this method was preceded by administration of motivation by linking dialogue situation with learning experiences in everyday life. The Communicative Approach pressed for Student Talking Time (STT) and limit Teacher Talking Time (TTT). Practice conversations directed at the real situation, avoid patterned conversations (dialogue form) because the conversation was dynamic, not patterned like dramaDalam citation (M. Nasir Azami: 2011) The communicative approach students are always eager to interpret utterances regularly. Do not be embarrassed if you make mistakes in speaking, always adjust the shape and meaning to speak or communicate, and frequency of students' higher-speaking exercises. Why is this more interesting communicative approach in teaching speaking because this approach can be applied to the four methods, namely the method of simulation / The Simulation Method, examine methods of understanding / The Inquiry Method, methods of Students Teams Achievement Division (STAD),

ARMY HELPS CLEAN CILIWUNG RIVER

Thousands of people, including scouts and soldiers, took to the Ciliwung River to cleanse the 18.5-kilometer river of muddy sediment and garbage that caused the river to overflow during the rainy season.

Around 5,000 military personnel from the Jakarta Military Command rode rubber boats to dig and scoop up mud and trash such as wood, plastic bottles and cans dumped by residents into the river.

Five units of excavators were also deployed to scoop up mud on the river's Bidaracina -- Istiqlal Mosque section and put it on to trucks to be transported to several dumpsites

Jakarta Military's chief of staff Brig. Gen. Agung Risdhianto said the military command conducted the civic work mission to support the city administration's Clean Ciliwung Program and help minimize the flood which annually hit the capital city.

"This is an important program that the military has to fully support because the capital city has been annually hit by floods," he said as quoted by kompas.com.

TEACHERS WANT BETTER SALARY SYSTEM

The Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) called on the government to improve teacher's welfare, saying that teachers' pay is paltry compared to their workload.

PGRI chairman Sulistyo said that under the current pay system, teachers are compensated only for their workload in classrooms and not for additional workload that they brought home or did outside of the classroom.

"Teachers are never appreciated for their role in coaching students outside the classrooms. They are not given any appreciation when they provide students additional hours of tutoring, for instance," Sulistyo told reporters.

Sulistyo said that the new national curriculum, which is expected to start on July 15 will add more burden to teachers.

Under the new curriculum, teachers are required to clock in 24 hours per week, before having the rights to be certified and get the professional allowance.

The Teacher Law No. 14/2005 stipulates that teachers have to be completely certified to improve teacher's professional competence that goes hand in hand with the improvement of national education quality.

PEOPLE TOLD TO SHUN CANDIDATES NOT COMMITTED ANTI CORRUPTION

Senior lawyer and human rights activist Adnan Buyung Nasution has urged people not to choose 36 names recently listed by the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), as legislative candidates, because they are not committed to eradicating corruption.

“Such people should not be re-elected. They have a track record as a legislative member not committed to corruption eradication. So, don’t choose them again,” said Adnan Buyung in Jakarta on Sunday as quoted by Antara news agency.

Recently, the ICW released a list of 36 member candidates of the House of Representatives deemed poor in their commitment to eradicating corruption in the country.

Adnan appreciated the action taken by the ICW, who dared to publicly announce the names of people who lacked anti-corruption commitments, due to either their involvements in corruption or their reluctance to support anti-corruption law enforcement.

“We have to support the ICW. Releasing those names is part of monitoring activities. Don’t ever let the legislative members adopt authoritarian ways of thinking and make people suffer by producing laws that oppress them,” he said.

Adnan said the list of names released by the ICW was an instrument that could be used by people to consider candidates before choosing them on April 9.

“If they are offended, please file a lawsuit. I will be ready to defend any entity which is sued,” said Adnan.

Of the 36 names in the prospective legislative candidate list (DCS), 10 candidates are from the Democratic Party, followed by 9 candidates from the Golkar Party, 5 from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), 4 from the Prosperous Justice Party, 3 from the Great Indonesian Movement (Gerindra) Party, 2 from the United Development Party (PPP), 1 from the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura), 1 from the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the remaining one from the Star and Crescent Party (PBB). (ebf)

NEYMAR WINS GOLDEN BALL AWARD AT CONFED CUP

Neymar has won the Golden Ball award as the best player of the Confederations Cup.

The Brazil striker scored in four of the team's five games at the World Cup warm-up tournament, including one in the 3-0 win over Spain in Sunday's final.

Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was given the Silver Ball, and Brazil midfielder Paulinho was the Bronze Ball winner.

Spain striker Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot award with his five goals. Brazil forward Fred was next with the Silver Boot, also with five goals but with more minutes played. Neymar scored four goals and won the Bronze Boot.

Also, Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar won the Golden Glove award, and Spain took the Fair Play award.

MARADONA SAYS THERE IS NO CONTRACT FOR “COACHING CLINIC”

Former Argentine football star Diego Armando Maradona insisted that he did not want to be held responsible for the cancellation of the ‘coaching clinic’ activities, scheduled to take place at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium in Senayan, South Jakarta, on Saturday.

The Indonesian People Soccer Agency (BASRI) also did not want to be blamed over the incident, however, saying that there was a contract that required Maradona to lead the coaching clinic.

The heated debate occurred during a press conference that took place in ASEAN Room, Sultan Hotel, in Jakarta on Sunday.

onference, Maradona insisted that there was no contract for a coaching clinic, which should have been attended mostly by children from Boca Juniors Indonesia soccer school (SSB).

“I’ve heard about the SSB Boca Juniors; but, I didn’t know that there was a contract [for me] to lead the coaching clinic,” said Maradona on Sunday, as quoted by Kompas.com.

“Someone has not informed me about it. I am prepared to train the children. So, don’t tell a lie to the children,” he added.

After the press conference, Eddy Sofyan, who represented the BASRI, said that there was a contract that required Maradona to carry out a coaching clinic.

However, he refused to give details, either on the content of the contract or why Maradona did not come to train the children who had arrived at the GBK Stadium yesterday.

“The coaching clinic was part of the contract with Maradona. Later, we will go into more detail,” said Eddy, when leaving the venue. (ebf)

TURKEY REACHES U-20 KNOCKOUT STAGE

Turkey rallied to beat Australia 2-1 in their final Group C match at the Under-20 World Cup on Friday to join group winner Colombia in the knockout stage.

The host will play France in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

Colombia won the group after defeating El Salvador 3-0. Andres Renteria opened the scoring for the South American champions in the 21st and Jhon Cordoba converted a penalty four minutes later after he was brought down by El Salvador defender Olivier Ayala. Juan Quintero scored the third in injury time.

Earlier Friday, Greece and Paraguay drew 1-1 in their final Group D match, which was enough for both teams to advance to the first knockout round.

They ended with identical records, and drawing of lots saw Greece anointed group winner.

In the other Group D match, Mexico defeated Mali 4-1 to leave itself a chance of reaching the last 16, while Mali has been eliminated

MARADONA EXPECTS PURE SPORTS WITH NO POLITICS DURING VISIT

Legendary soccer player turned coach Diego Armando Maradona has said that he wants to concentrate on sports during his visit to Indonesia and does not want to get involved with political issues.

"I want to say that politics should not be mixed with soccer," Maradona said during gala dinner on Saturday night as reported by Antara news portal.

Maradona, who arrived at Soekarno-Hatta international airport Saturday morning (June 29) initially wished to visit Jakarta, Surabaya (East Java), Makassar (South Sulawesi) and Medan (North Sumatra) for coaching clinic activities.

However, he cancelled his visit to Makassar upon hearing that his activities there would be “hijacked” by a political event.

It was also reported that the Argentine coach had cancelled another visit to Medan. Commenting on this, Maradona said he had not yet decided whether or not he would cancel his Medan visit.

"But it is not my last visit to Indonesia. I want to come here again to make everything beautiful. I want to visit Bali and other tourist destinations," he said.

Maradona had earlier planned to hold a coaching clinic for Indonesian youth at Bung Karno stadium        in Senayan, Jakarta, but did not go through with it allegedly due to security reasons.(hrl/dic)

JAKARTA CITY’S NEW OFFICIALS UNDERGO URINE TEST

All 415 district and subdistrict heads at the Jakarta City Administration sworn in last Thursday underwent a urine test at the request of Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Sunday to find out whether they were involved in drug abuse.

Manggarai subdistrict head Nugaraharyadi said he was surprised when he was asked to undergo the test upon arrival at the City Hall but he later did so to prove he did not consume banned drugs and narcotics.

He admitted that his subdistrict was known for drug abuse, although it has decreased recently. "I met with neighborhood heads in the subdistrict on Saturday and got information that there were some residents consuming illicit substances, but the number has been decreasing," kompas.com quoted him as saying.

Menteng district head Bondan said there were several red-light districts prone to drug abuse, but all sides had reached an agreement to send them to the rehabilitation center. Ahok admitted that he ordered the urine tests spontaneously to make sure only officials free from narcotics were allowed to serve the public.

He said whoever was involved in drug abuse would be sent to the rehabilitation center because they were victims.