Wanted, Inventor 50 Extraordinary People

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JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Higher Education Department of National Education (Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry) in 2010 will seek as much as 50 inventors who have findings that extraordinary implications. They can come from individuals or institutions. To the best 50 will be rewarded as much as USD 250 million.

This was said by the Director General of Higher Education Ministry Fasli Jalal when opening 'Seminar on Implementation of Research for researchers and engineers Exact Year 2009 National Priorities' at the Hotel Millennium, Jakarta, Tuesday (15/12).

"It's a reflection of how we value people who perform extraordinary and had a lot of Indonesian people are also great achievers. We are not looking for and to reward them," said Fasli as reported by the National Education Ministry in a press release.

Fasli delivered, during 2009 the National Education Ministry in cooperation with various departments have been given gifts to 21 inventors who deserve to be called with the label inventors. While in 2010, he said, for a full year will be used for the announcement stage. "Just in 2011 we give a gift at the beginning of the third month," he said.

The seminar which runs from 15-16 December 2009 is presented research results of 171 researchers who are winners of the selection of research grants. Fasli mention, they come from various bodies of research and development departments and agencies under the Ministry of Research and Technology (Kemenristek) such as LIPI, BPPT, LAPAN, BATAN, and Bakosurtanal. From the 7900 team and 5004 listed the proposed research team, selected the ten best teams representing 25 institutions.

"So for example the Research and Department of Agriculture from 1300 which involved researchers selected only 10 teams that represent them here. Then from LIPI than 1111 researchers selected only 10 who presents his research team here," said Fasli.

Fasli mention, the researchers received research funding of Rp 50 million per person. The researchers can also combine with the team funds. "If they combined the five major research fund of Rp 250 million. The total we have already provided Rp 290 billion," he said. eye

IPB Discover More Effective Bioremediation Technology

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BOGOR, INDONESIA - Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) found Bioremediation technology is more effective to deal with mine waste.

Researchers from the Program of Land and Environment Technology IPB, Ir Dr. Dwi Andreas Santosa said in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday (10/12), the technology's use of four types of local bacteria, which can clean the mud waste oil four times faster, and reduce levels of mercury up to 98.5 percent.

According to him, these findings technologies capable of cleaning waste oil four times faster than Bioremediation technology developed by an international oil company.

"This technology has proven its effectiveness to clean up waste oil and petroleum contaminated soil in a large scale through cooperation with PT Mitra Petroleum Indonesia in Dumai, Riau," he said.

Bioremediation technology is a technology that uses microorganisms to reduce the pollutants in the environment. Currently only one mining company that uses the IPB technology.

"Cooperation with PT Chevron is still in the process," he said.

He ensures that the use of this technology could clean up waste oil mud within 2.5 months for the area of one hectare with an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 tons of oil a mixture of mud and dirt.

In addition to faster, Bioremediation Andreas findings are able to reduce the cost of waste treatment. To clean the mud oil, for instance, could save between 25 to 50 percent if using Bioremediation with bacteria Bacillus sp.

"If using the conventional way will cost between 25 to 30 cubic dollars permeter contaminated soil, using this technology IPB findings needed only 15 to 20 cubic permeter U.S. dollars," he said.

Even to lower levels of mercury in the waste by using bacteria Pseudomonas pseudomallei, the cost of the required 1 / 400 of conventional detoxification technology using resin.

In 2005, he developed Bioreaktor with mercury detoxification capability of 86 percent for one hour. Newer Bioreaktor developed in 2007 to reduce mercury levels in the waste up to 98.5 percent in just 30 minutes.

He admitted that the Bioremediation of mercury waste is not applied in the field scale because most mercury wastes are generated by illegal miners.

"Obviously this requires the intervention of local governments, so that mercury waste produced by illegal miners before flowing into the rivers could be discussed first with this technology," he said.

Bioremediation technologies can also be used to treat acid mine water and dissolved heavy metals primarily from coal mines by relying on bacterial activity

Desulfotomaculum and Desulfotomaculum sp orientis a change sulphate in acid mine water into hydrogen sulfide and then react with heavy metals.

Utilization of these bacteria proved to increase the acidity of the mine waste from 2-3 to 6-7 or nearly neutral, while the heavy metals to settle, he said.

Andreas reveals, these bacteria have been used to overcome cases of cadmium contamination in paddy field in Bandung from textile industrial waste.

"When the rice seedlings were given these bacteria. And from the results of laboratory tests, the harvested rice containing cadmium zero percent," he said.

In studies conducted since 1999, he found four types of bacteria are native to Indonesia effectively used to extract the waste of Bacillus sp mine waste oil mud, Pseudomonas pseudomallei to extract mercury, Desulfotomaculum and Desulfotomaculum sp orientis for acid mine water and the bacteria Pseudomonas sp and Candida sp to describe phenol.

"These bacteria are not pathogenic, so do not endanger human health, animals and plants," he said. ant / itz

BIDIK MISI Scholarship Program

Thursday, 17 December 2009 - Starting in 2010, the Ministry of National Education provides opportunities for 20 thousand graduates of SMA / SMK / MA / MAK / 2010 Package C achievers from poor families are economically and have the academic ability to pursue higher education through Aim Mission Scholarship Program.



There are 83 universities Affairs Ministry of National Education and Higher Education 22 Ministry of Religious Affairs who would be implementing Scholarship Program 2010 MISSION Sound this. Scholarship quotas are set according to the number of new students accepted each year and / or the total number of students at these universities.



Wednesday (16/12) at Masson Pine Hotel Bandung is the signing of the MoU between the Director General of Higher Education, the college leaders scholarship program implementers Aim Mission witnessed by Minister of National Education Republic of Indonesia.



"Thank God, we can give an answer to the many problems of education in Indonesia. This is part of the commitment and social responsibility of universities ", said Mr. Minister, Prof.. Dr. Ir. Moh. Nuh, DEA in his briefing.



According to the minister is the father of one hundred-day program of National Education Ministry is completed before the time (last January 31). "This is more proof that we are intelligent people. Different people are not smart and intelligent is determined by the speed in solving problems. If smart people are usually quickly done. And I give cumlaude value, added Mr. Minister.



"The first goal is to give hope to the children - children of the nation with good academic skills, but came from families that are economically disadvantaged, do not ever stop dreaming that there are countries that prepared the scholarship, at least to public universities" the father said Director General of Higher Education, Prof.. Dr. Fasli Jalal, Ph.D.



With this scholarship, according to Director General Mr. lowest percentage of poor 20 currently only about 3.3 percent of accessing higher education can be improved. The imbalance of the richest 20 percent of children with poor bottom 20 which is currently 10 per cent in gapnya access to higher education can continue to be reduced. Even according to their DG could be an actor that would cut the chain of poverty. They will lift themselves and their families economically.



Terms

Requirements necessary to obtain a scholarship Aim Mission 2010:




1. Students SMA / SMK / MA / MAK / C package scheduled graduation in 2010

2. Came from families that can not economically

3. Academic achievement / curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular.

4. Education programs can choose Diploma III, IV and scholars S1

5. Each candidate can choose a maximum of two courses, either in a college or at two different universities.




This scholarship is awarded from the student's stated accepted and began the academic activities in universities, to finish 8th semester (for the IV and diploma programs S1) and semester 6 (for the Diploma Program III) with the provisions of a student scholarship recipient is active.


Information about the guidelines and application form can be found on the link below:

* Shoot Mission Scholarship Guide.
* Shoot Mission Scholarship Form.

:: Further information about scholarships Sight Mission.

Author: Irwandi

Sue Hatton Mayweather Problem Doping Allegations

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Los Angeles (ANTARA News / Reuters) - Expectations shows of the world's most expensive fight between Manny Pacquaio and Flyod Mayweather Jr., have another obstacle after Filipino boxer's camp shot a lawsuit against his opponent.

Pacquaio sued Mayweather, U.S. boxer's father Fyold Sr., his uncle Roger and Golden Boy Promotions accusing him of using drugs because of hyper power.

In the lawsuit through a federal court in Las Vegas that Mayweather is required to pay the compensation of U.S. $ 75,000, and the impact of the law

Oscar de la Hoya and Richard Shaefer, who runs Golde Boy Promotions and a promoter for Mayweather, also a defendant.

"Hatton can not accept the false accusations and rush it," said Pacquiao lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli.

"So the plan or the cancellation of this fight, he did not want to let people openly accused him of being a fraud," Petrocelli said.

"He has no choice but to cast this lawsuit to keep the good name and reputation is achieved through hard work for years," he said.

"The value of 75 thousand dollars is the minimum to be submitted to federal court. The impact of reputation Hatton could reach tens of millions of dollars, not including the impact of the law," he added.

Pacquiao said last week that he had lost his patience.

"Enough is enough. These people, Mayweather Senior, Junior, and Golden Boy Promotions thinks it's a joke and felt really accuse others use drugs," said Pacquaio in his personal website (www.mpboxing.com).

"I assure to everyone that I am not using any illegal drugs, and accomplishments I achieved was the result of hard work, hard work, and so bloody in the ring," said Pacquaio.

Plan WBO Welter class struggle became uncertain after the proposed Mayweather, undefeated U.S. tennis player, so dope test conducted by Olympic standards Hatton's camp rejected.

Mayweather's camp asked for blood and urine tests at random before the game and according to the planned March 13 that, as mandated by the U.S. Antidoping Agency.

Pacquiao had earlier agreed pengampilan blood before the press conference was held and after a game but he did not agree when taking blood done within 30 days.

Hatton defend the World Boxing Organization title last November by beating people with the title fight Miguel Cotto in 12 rounds in Las Vegas, after winning seven titles in seven different classes.

Match between Pacquiao (50-3-2) against the undefeated boxer Mayweather (40-0) is expected to become one of the most profitable game in the history of boxing.

Arum said he did not agree with the way the blood taking before playing it, because it will affect and weaken Hatton.

Promoters said, more serious training is scheduled in the Philippines petinjunya it. "Look at athletes the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball that includes professional athletes. They do a` a `random," he said.

"Blood tests before tending to affect the athletes, because he got a puncture needle and bleeding in large amounts," he said.

Arum said he did not agree with the way blood pengampilan as Mayweather's camp dimaui and considered "sabotage" in the game plan.

Chris John will Opponent U.S. boxer in Bali

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SEMARANG, KOMPAS.com - world champion WBA featherweight Chris John, the plan maintain that the title 13 times against the United States boxer. The match will be held in Bali.

"If his name was kept secret because it is still in the exploratory and there was no contract," said Chris John, when contacted from Semarang, Friday (1/1/2010).

According to the boxer with a Super Champions title, the fight against U.S. boxer was held in Bali, the first week of April 2010. If everything smoothly, said Chris John, the fight against U.S. boxer that will be held with the promoter Tayib Zainal, Chairman Sasana Boxing Mirah.

He says, to face the next battle, he will begin training in Sasana Herry's Gym in Perth, Australia, the end of January 2010, under the care of trainer who is also his manager, Craig Christian. "The end of this month or in January 2010, I returned to practice in Australia until the eve of battle," said the husband of former wushu athletes in Central Java, Anna Maria Megawati is.

Duel between himself against a boxer from Uncle Sam's country, he said, is not the first meeting. Previously, the father of two daughters (Maria Luna and Maria Rosa Ferisha Christiani) the fight against U.S. boxer in the fight Gainner Derrick mandatory or "mandatory fight" in Tenggarong, Kukar, East Kalimantan, some time ago.

Fight with other U.S. boxer, Rocky Juarez, in the U.S., he said, had even two times that at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, 28 February 2009 local time on March 1, 2009 or the time in Indonesia. The last battle with the nickname of boxer lived the Dragon is now won by absolute numbers over Rocky Juarez at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 19, 2009.

Place in Bali next battle will not be the first for Chris John. He won the title of world featherweight champion was also in the island resort in 2003, when it menundukan Oscar Leon of Colombia through the ad-interim bout. Boxers from Banjarnegara district, Central Java, was already 12 times defend the title since the chase from his Oscar Leon, in Bali in 2003.

From the fight to maintain 12 degrees, five of them through the fight mandatory or "mandatory fight" is against Kose Cheo Rojas (Venezuela), Derrick Gainner (U.S.), Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), Roinet Caballero (Panama), and Hiroyuki Enoki ( Japan).
In addition, other battle seven times through the fight option or "choice" that is against Osamu Sato and Zaiki Takemoto (Japan), Tommy Brouwn (Australia), Renant Acosta (Colombia), Jose Cheo Rojas (Venezuela), and twice against Rocky Juarez (U.S.).

Chris John has a fight record of 43 wins, 22 of them by knockouts.

Amien Rais Pilgrimage to the Grave Will Gus Dur

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President of the Republic of Indonesia to 4 Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur's usually called buried at the complexes Ponpes Tebuireng, Jombang, East Java. Former Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien Rais will took time to visit the tomb of former Chairman of the NU.

"After this, I would to Jombang for pilgrimage," he said after closing Amein Student Day at the University Muhamadiyah Malang (UMM) Highway INN Jetis, Dau, Malang regency, Saturday (2/1/2010).

Amien admitted across the Gus Dur. However, he was not flying the flag of hostility.

Himself, continued Amien, across from the Gus Dur in Indonesia's view toward the future better. "I had often disagreed with Gus Dur, but it is a common thing in a democracy. It's not a reason for me to be hostile," he explained.

Died Wahid, Pluralism in Indonesia Endangered

By Republika Newsroom
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 19:01:00

YOGYAKATA - Governor of Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X revealed after his death kekhawatirannnya KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) as no longer guarding the pluralism in Indonesia. ''Yes, I worry about the endangered pluralism in Indonesia died after Gus Dur, as he was the personification of idealism in terms of democracy and pluralism as well as a guard in Indonesia,''said Sultan in Yogyakarta Kepatihan, Thursday (31/12).

Moreover, he said, the political elites now tend to prioritize economic approach. And using the cultural approach and give priority to civilization is more important than just making people prosperous. And, the political elites also tend to use purely political approach.

According to Sultan, until now there has been no single figure in Indonesia, which appeared to replace Wahid. ''We lost a great man who had been idealize democracy and pluralism,''said one of the leaders of this national reform.

Post-Wahid's death, in Yogyakarta there are various activities and creation as an expression of mourning, among others: the zero point of the city of Yogyakarta (in front of Gedung Agung), the statue's head that Gus Dur is the biennale's roses and sprinkled in front of the statue was placed one flowers krans grieve with the words, "Gus Dur, save the nation there is in nature. Biennale Jogja Also Mourning". Meanwhile, in front of the monument there is a prayer for Jogja Wahid who lit candles to accompany the departure of humanitarian Gus Dur. NRI / KPO