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Inflation in Indonesia

Article about Inflation Subject: Economy Submitted: Thursday, 29 November 2012 By: ID: 014201000039 Name: Joseph Amos P President University, Cikarang Baru, Bekasi, Indonesia 2012 Economics is the most significant part of a nation. The response of a nation is found as far as economy. Financial aspects likewise become a benchmark of improvement and flourishing in a nation. For what reason does the economy become indispensably significant in a nation? The word â€Å"economy† you catch wind of in regular daily existence and are never isolated from our exercises. All that we do from opening the eyes to close my eyes again is comprehensive of monetary activity.Someone who can deal with the economy well, it will be seen by others as a result of the executives' capacity. Similarly with a nation, a nation will be seen by different nations through the economy. So shouldn't something be said about the Indonesian economy itself? Meaning of Inflation is the inclination of the general cost s for general rising and consistent or side effects can likewise be said of a proceeded with ascend in the costs of merchandise and factors of creation general constantly inside a specific period. Remember that the expansion in the cost of a couple of things not called inflation.Causes of Inflation, can be isolated into Demand Side Inflation, which is brought about by an expansion in total interest surpasses total gracefully expands Supply Side Inflation, which is brought about by an increment in total flexibly surpasses total interest Demand Supply Inflation, swelling is brought about by a mix of an expansion in total interest which is then trailed by an expansion in total flexibly, so costs rise higher into Suppressed Inflation or a concealment, the swelling at a time will emerge and show themselves as the official costs progressively unimportant as a general rule Classification of Inflation . In view of the Presence of Severe Inflation Lightweight (under 10% per year) Inflation M edium (between 10-30% every year) Inflation weight (between 50-100% per year) Hyper swelling (over 100% per year) 2. By The purposes behind the start of Inflation request, in light of the fact that the interest for different merchandise too solid Cost Inflation, because of rising creation costs 3. In view of the birthplace of swelling Domestic Inflation, expansion coming from local Imported Inflation, Inflation abroad Impact of Inflation PositiveIf swelling is gentle, it has a beneficial outcome regarding invigorating the economy could be better, which is to build the national salary and get individuals eager to work, spare and contribute. Individuals who depend on pay based advantages, for example, bosses, are not hurt by the expansion. So it is with representatives who work in organizations with finance following the pace of swelling. For individuals who obtain cash from the bank (indebted person), expansion is useful, in light of the fact that when obligation installments to loan bosses, the estimation of cash are lower than at the hour of borrowing.Instead, the moneylender or the bank will lose cash on the grounds that the estimation of the discount is lower than at the hour of getting. For makers, swelling can be beneficial if the pay is higher than the expansion underway expenses. At the point when this occurs, the makers will be compelled to twofold its creation (generally happens in huge bosses). Pessimistic Impact of Inflation in case of uncontrolled swelling (hyperinflation), the condition of the economy went into bedlam and felt slow economy.People become amped up for work, reserve funds, or ventures and creation as costs rise quickly. The fixed salary workers, for example, government workers or private representatives, and the laborers will likewise be overpowered bore and counterbalanced the cost so their lives are burning through away and tumbled every now and then. For individuals who have a fixed pay, swelling is extremely unfavorable. How abou t we take the case of a resigned government employee in 1990. In 1990, his annuity is sufficient to address their issues, however in the year 2003-or after thirteen years, the buying influence of cash may just live a half.That is, retirement is not, at this point enough cash to make a decent living. Expansion additionally causes individuals hesitant to spare in light of the fact that the estimation of the cash goes down. For sure, investment funds acquire premium, yet in the event that the expansion rate on the premium, esteem for cash is as yet declining. On the off chance that individuals are hesitant to set aside cash, organizations and the speculation will be hard to create. Because of developing business needs of the bank's subsidizes earned from investment funds. End Indonesia's economy had encountered the high points and low points of the early decree to the change time as it is today.Various systems have been embraced by the Ministers of Indonesia's economy so as to assemble a solid economy. Pinnacle, Indonesia encountered an emotional decay during the financial emergency that caused the swelling rate increasing so quickly toward the finish of the New Order period. The joblessness rate expanded quickly causing neediness expanded quickly also. Be that as it may, with each passing period into the time of financial change Indonesia continuously indicated improvement. Nurfaidah, R (2010). â€Å"Perekonomian Indonesia 2010. † http://kandankilmu. blogspot. com/search/mark/Articles [Accessed 27 November 2012] Sadli, M (2006). Inflasi dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Indonesia† http://kolom. pacific. net. id/ind/prof_m. _sadli/artikel_prof_m. _sadli/inflasi_dan_pertumbuhan_ekonomi_di_indonesia. html [Accessed 27 November 2012] Bayutube86 (2009). â€Å"Makalah Tentang Inflasi dan Dampaknya† http://bistro ekonomi. blogspot. com/2009/05/makalah-tentang-inflasi-dan-dampaknya. html [Accessed 27 November 2012] Aryati, S (2010). â€Å"Pertumbuhan Ekono mi Indonesia Sangat Kuat† http://fararirureroduty. blogspot. com/2010/11/pertumbuhan-ekonomi-indonesia-sangat. html [Accessed 27 November 2012]

Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2)

Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series introduction to [emailprotected] This entry has been a while coming. I started drafting 2 weeks ago. At which time I wrote the following before I gave up: To say that Ive been busy would be pretty false. Ive been doing next to nothing. The IAP tide has crept ashore and Ive been simply floating happily around campus, letting wave after wave of indolence wash over me. My days are filled with tennis, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading, road trips, and guitar hero III. I learned how to ski; I beat a song on hard; I nailed a back handspring first time since high school; I can flip underwater; Ive been helping my friend edit his personal statements for grad schools; and in the process Ive completely forgotten what was supposed to go into this entry. Since then, Ive hooked up with the TESS satellite folks again this time to do some research on the payload (science instruments) side of things. I just finished drafting a proposal, and since Ive got all this writing momentum, I pulled up this particular work in progress. We expect that this will turn into a senior thesis (in physics) for me, exactly how, were still a little muddy on, but theres certainly no shortage of work on the team. An excerpt from the proposal: The search for transiting exoplanets pushes CCD instrumentation to its photometric limit. The crossing of an earth-sized planet in front of its parent star sometimes results in an imperceptible but measurable reduction in brightness of the star. The missions goals rely on the ability of our instruments to positively identify and record these occasional tiny dips in photon flux by one-tenth or one-hundredth of a percent. Determining the sensitivity of our instruments ultimately requires us to establish a noise floor given the parameters of the mission. Contributions include dark currents, CCD pixel-to-pixel variation, readout noise, spacecraft jitter, and pointing error, among other randomly or pseudo-randomly occuring disturbances. My job, at least initially, will be to experimentally characterize this noise, and in doing so calculate the photometric precision or resolution achievable with our current assembly. Familiarity with all spacecraft instruments and a detailed understanding of the CCD system will be key to successful completion of this portion of the project. Once this important figure has been found to a high degree of accuracy, the question then remains concerning the expected scientific turnout: what types of exoplanets are we sensitive enough to discover? And in what quantities? More and more I have found, in research nowadays, there are no quick and significant projects. Quick, sexy, independent projects usually dont result in much, and the really cutting-edge, the really world-changing stuff, like LIGO, like at the Yale lab the search for WIMPs (whose facilities we toured), like JWST (the descendant of Hubble Space Telescope), like the Mileura Widefield Array (though they changed their name to something uglier), anyways, stuff like that, they take a long time. And as an undergraduate, you will ever only really touch a tiny piece of it. I have to admit my attraction to the latter types of projects, I really prefer to be a small part of something big than a big part of something small. Personal preference, of course. Eventually, maybe you and I will find ourselves a big part of something big, and of course that will come with its own rewards. :P Undergraduate years, its all about building up. IAP freshman year I had no clue what I was doing but somehow I found myself working on Artificial Gravity at the Man-Vehicle Laboratory. Back then, I still wanted to be a Course 16 (Aero-Astro) major. Not much came of it, of course, since besides 8.012, I didnt know much. But it was definitely good experience, and as you will find, early UROPs serve primarily as stepping stones onto internships, other UROPs, more independent work, more interaction with the research team, more contribution on your part. By the end of freshman year Id taken more foundational courses, I had 6.001 (the old scheme intro to programming), 18.03, 8.022 under my belt, and over the summer I worked for LIGO, with the Burst Team. Summer after Sophomore year, this past summer, I joined the TESS satellite team (a mission still in its proposal stages) as an intern. By then I had a much more complete set of skills and conducted mostly independent analyses which I then squeezed into three separate white papers. While I was doing all this, I also got to be in California. Classes prepare you for all the research (that you will eventually conduct) in a tangential but crucial way. A good researcher is a knowledge-skill dualBot. Able to couple an impressive skillset with years of comprehensive study of a subject. Classes usually give you the latter, (Save your notes.) but sometimes, they can offer a little of both. Junior lab I (8.13), as Ive started talking about in this entry, for example, consists of a total of 6 experiments- 2 introductory experiments so that you familiarize yourself with the usual mess of wires, the format of the whole thing, and what is expected of you, and 4 full-length experiments. On average we have about 2 weeks per full-length experiment. A lab guide is provided (the example shown is for a muons experiment- considered one of the easier 8.13 experiments) and gives you, to varying degrees and uncertain levels of detail, an overview of the lab and some basic experimental procedures and techniques. The rest is up to you. A grades are supposely given to those who somehow show aptitude beyond that required by the lab guide. We pick from the class a partner (and you will spend a lot of time with this partner) and pick from a hat a number that determines our experimental lines. This is less a way of looking fancy than a necessity due to the limited number of each experimental set-up (in most cases just one) and the need to stagger the 8-9 groups per lab period that will be fighting for counter space. Lab days are either Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays, where on each day we have a chunk of 3 uninterrupted hours in the lab. Fridays are open lab days: opportunity for groups to sign up and work on an experiment they have yet to finish (collect better data, fix errors, in some cases redo the whole thing). As you can imagine, Fridays are quite busy. For the introductory experiments, we are allowed one lab day each. My partner, Pablo, and I wound up doing the Photoelectric Effect and Poisson Statistics. If you find us on the experimental lines page, youll see the full-length experiments we performed and their order. I would say the hardest part about the whole class is the timeline overlap between experiments. Even ideally, you wind up writing your paper and preparing your oral and sometimes even finishing up analysis for the last experiment a week into the next. Also, its killer to get behind. On the first day, were handed a formidable looking volume: Were told to respect the volume (they cost $40 on special order) and fill the vessel with our acquired knowledge and wisdom. Were told that it will be collected periodically and we will be evaluated on how well we have used it. Were given a pat on the back by seasoned physicists and sent on our way. At first, for me, this did not go very well. The first notebook check at the end of September I got a 60/100. But I learned. By the next I got an 80/100 and eventually worked my way up to a 90. Heres a look inside my 8.13 notebook- which I filled cover-to-cover (150 pages): Some Graphs from Poisson Lab Notes from Alpha Decay Lab Calculations from Cosmic-Ray Muons Lab Our first official lab was X-Ray Physics the 15 part experiment. Unfortunately for my partner and me, we didnt realize that some parts were optional until wed gone into 3 extra Friday sessions in a desperate attempt to finish the lab. Extra time was given to our first lab to account for equipment familiarization and just general intimidation. Our germanium solid-state detector. The ionization chamber is kept at a chilly ~80K to reduce noise- underneath it there you see the nitrogen tank. Row of Geiger-Counters :P sitting on a lead box full of radioactive isotopes. We go into this box a lot for the X-Rays experiment. This is my graded first paper: Experiments in X-Ray Physics. It was way too long. It could have been better a lot of work went into this though. The most rewarding thing about this whole course is really the improvement. Mostly through repetition and the sense of urgency, you feel yourself becoming a more fluent experimentalist with every lab you complete. Ive uploaded three papers into the same folder linked above. Take a look if you are interested in the kind of written product we churn out, but by no means feel obligated :) The other two arent graded, Im not sure where I put their graded counterparts. (Note: I did not upload the Rutherford Scattering lab. Because I hate it.) Here, take a look around: Foreground: really ghetto way of shielding the Rutherford set-up from photon noise. Background: The saddest tree on earth. An experiment I did not perform. I have no idea. Maybe Frank-Hertz? Maybe second semester. Lots of cables with alligator mouths :) Our quantum computer. I hear the concept is awesome but the lab totally blows. Grapevine. Relativistic Dynamics experiment is the big wire ball with the fan blowing at it. We wanted to do this one but we did not get it, we wanted muons more. Speaking of muons muons are great. Heres me standing next to the plastic scintillator for muon lifetime experiment. Muons are flying through my body, and Im lovin it. Thanks Scott for the picture :D Scott is fun. Scott will save your life multiple times, I guarantee it. Compton Scattering! Its okay, I hear. Uh, bookcase? Look closer. Pulsed NMR setup. The magnets for it. Alpha decay, the final lab we did. The set-up looks so weak but its considered one of the hardest experiments. Table of nuclides. We had to memorize this. No, Im kidding. Optical Pumping next semester. I hear this one is temperamental. Will do my best to avoid. Oral presentations are a pretty big part of Junior Lab. With every paper is an accompanying 15 minute PowerPoint presentation (here, Im giving the example of my slides from Alpha Decay, which I ended up choosing for my public oral as well) given to the professor and TA of your section. These are videotaped for review with a communications instructor. In total, 5 are taped in these settings and the last is a public oral given to the class and all the instructors and all your friends and are supposedly taped and put on the internet I havent been able to find it thusfar, but Ill put my public oral up if I do. Mine was well-attended seeing as I invited my hall. The public orals are held in succession and in these big end-of-term parties with pizza and drinks and victory speeches given by professors like football coaches after a big game. Youre encouraged to come back for another semester: which the eventual 8 majors do, but some dont. We lose friends, partners. Im sad to report that my partner will not be joining me in 8.14. Likewise, my new lab partner, Chris, is also newly orphaned. All in all, a busy semester behind me and an equally busy semester ahead, Im going into the last week of IAP feeling not quite as bored and relaxed as I would have hoped, knowing once semester starts its another marathon to the finish. Spring semester has been historically more manageable for me, I like the days getting longer the breeze getting warmer, the flowers and the leaves on trees and just the whole outlook really agrees with me. On my plate is 8.14, 8.06 (Quantum III, communication intensive, with a paper at the end), a writing class yet to be decided, and perhaps a history class. Im leaving some time to do work for the non-profit Im a part of, to be a cheerleader, to publish our lit/art magazine, and start research for my senior thesis. A new terms is nigh; theres no time to waste. 4 years go by pretty quickly. -Lulu

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Parallels Between the Gilgamesh Surge Account and the Scriptural Surge Account - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 1 Words: 374 Downloads: 2 Date added: 2019/06/24 Category History Essay Level High school Tags: Gilgamesh Essay Did you like this example? There are numerous parallels between the Gilgamesh surge account and the scriptural surge account starting specifically with God picking a noble man to construct an ark because of an approaching extraordinary surge. This surge or flood was meant to get rid of all humans because God or gods were displeased with them. In the two records, all types of creatures were to be on the ark, and winged animals were utilized after the downpours to decide whether surge waters had dried up anywhere and uncovered dry land. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "Parallels Between the Gilgamesh Surge Account and the Scriptural Surge Account" essay for you Create order In both the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew bibles story, the flood was caused because the humans were behaving badly and had to be punished. This then lead to death, destruction, and rebirth all caused by billions of gallons of water flooding the earth. These texts share unusual themes with key elements occurring in the same order and sequence, and we cannot brush this off by simply saying that this was just an instance of the same combination of uncommon unrelated motifs in the same sequence. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the gods decide to destroy mankind by causing a fatal flood that lasted for six days and six nights. In the Hebrew bible, also known as the old testament, God also decides to flood the earth due to the humans bad behavior, only for a longer time. In Genesis the storm lasted for 40 days. And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:12). These two details are very parallel to each other, along with many other similar details in both texts. For a long time, there has been a controversy around the very similar details, and whether one copied from another. The situation at hand definitely makes it seem as if the Hebrew bible consciously and purposely derived ideas and motifs from the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh emerges as one of the soonest known works in the mankinds history. It is an epic sonnet whose exposition portray the story rotating around the life of a man named Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was the King of Urukthe superb Sumer ian city that is situated in present day Iraq. This noteworthy wonderful bit of writing really originates before Homers most punctual works by 1500 years.

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I arrived at home at dusk and found Lexi perched on the couch, her arms folded over her chest, and her foot rapidly tapping the floor. She looked like a disgruntled mother hen. Hugo and Percy were lounging, cat-like, on chaises in the far corner. We will write a custom essay sample on Stefan’s Diaries: Bloodlust Chapter 21 or any similar topic only for you Order Now Buxton, I noted with relief, was nowhere to be seen. I wondered how long theyd been waiting for me. â€Å"You decided to come back, I see,† Lexi said, a scowl crossing her face. â€Å"So I did,† I said, trying to suppress a smile. â€Å"And somethings changed,† she added. She sniffed the air. â€Å"But you havent fed, thats good.† She knit her eyebrows together. â€Å"Hello,† I said to Hugo and Percy, ignoring Lexis observation. They gazed at me in surprise. Id never made any effort to speak to either of them in the past. â€Å"Hi,† Percy grunted. Hugo just stared at me. Lexi continued to glare at me, her hands on her hips. â€Å"Out with it, Stefan. We dont keep secrets in this house.† â€Å"I have a plan to free Damon,† I said, wincing at the giddy sound of my voice. â€Å"Thats terrific!† Lexi clapped. â€Å"How are you going to do it?† â€Å"Well, uh, it begins with going on a date,† I confessed. â€Å"A date?† Lexis brows flew up. â€Å"With whom?† I cleared my throat sheepishly. â€Å"With Gallaghers daughter, Callie.† â€Å"You have a date with ahuman?!† Percy said just as Lexi blurted out, â€Å"You have a date withCallie Gallagher.† I put my hands up defensively. â€Å"She wants me to take her out on the town tonight. And while were there, Im going to get information out of her on Damon. I cant influence her because of the vervain, but there are other ways to get a woman to talk.† Percy and Hugo looked up, expressions of disapproval crossing their faces like thunderclouds. â€Å"I wouldnt do that if I were you,† Hugo said. I glanced at him in surprise. Apart from the night theyd found me, it was the first time Id ever heard him speak. â€Å"I agree. Youll either want to kill her or kiss her, and neither scenario will end well for you,† Percy said. The sentence sounded out of place coming from his scrawny, baby-faced body. â€Å"Theyre right,† Lexi said urgently. â€Å"Theyve learned their lessons the hard way. Whos to say what youll do when youre alone with that girl, not to mention what shell do to you. You saw her house the weapons she has. I just worry that–â€Å" â€Å"I know, I know. Im young, I cant control my impulses, and Im going to make some sort of mistake,† I interrupted in annoyance. Lexi stood up and gazed at me. â€Å"All of those things are true. Youre strong, but I worry that you might let your emotions get the best of you.† â€Å"I wont,† I protested. â€Å"Im just going out with her to see if I can learn anything more about Damon. If Im going to rescue him–peacefully–shes my best bet.† Lexi set her jaw, but then heaved a sigh. â€Å"Just be careful.† â€Å"If youre going out, you cant wear that,† Hugo said, lumbering up from the chaise. â€Å"Percy, get him something nice to wear.† Percy looked at Lexi beseechingly. She crossed her arms. â€Å"What? You heard the man.† Percy slid off the couch and marched up the stairs. â€Å"If youre going out with a lady, you need to look nice,† Hugo explained gruffly. â€Å"And Lexi, you need to take him shopping.† â€Å"Yes, well go out tomorrow night, Stefan,† she replied. â€Å"Why are you suddenly being so helpful?† I asked Hugo suspiciously. Hugo showed his pointy teeth in a small smile. â€Å"If you free Damon with the humans help, therell be no need for us to get involved. Now, go get dressed!† I rolled my eyes but followed Percy up the stairs. He handed me a white linen shirt and a pair of black trousers. For a moment I wished that I had brand-new clothes and pomade to slick my hair back with. But then I reminded myself of what Id told Lexi: Right now, I just had to focus on getting to know Callie Gallagher, and, subsequently, learn what made Patrick Gallagher tick. But even though I kept telling myself that Damon was my reason for going on this date, I couldnt help but notice that my mind kept drifting back to the moment when Callie kissed my cheek. How to cite Stefan’s Diaries: Bloodlust Chapter 21, Essay examples

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Your Own Particular Harbor Essay Imagine that life is like sailing a small boat. During your life, you pick up the skills necessary to sail your boat, and you find a sense of where you want your course to take you. You have your One Particular Harbor   (the man, the legend, Jimmy Buffett), your home, your safe haven. At some point, once you leave your safe harbor, waves may wash over the bow, and you will find yourself with wet feet. The response that has been drilled into a sailors mind is as follows: When the boat fills up with water, reach for your bailer. We will write a custom essay on Your Own Particular Harbor specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now So, at some point in your journey, when you have waves overcome your boat, you do the most sensible and logical thing: get rid of the water. You need to bail the boat in order to sail fast and in order to stay afloat. However, damage control has its drawbacks; once you start bailing it becomes harder to keep your course. The more you bail the less you sail, and the less you sail, the farther away from home you get. Traveling away from your set course is not always a bad maneuver. Opportunities abound! Steering to starboard, brought me an unexpected surprise, an internship at the Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich. Working with mentor, Ali Tyber, a known Cape Cod artist, allowed me to bring my own artistic abilities to an entirely different level with the end result being an exhibition of my work at the Massachusetts State House. A port tack takes me to Ecuador, where I was a participant in the Rostro de Cristo   program. Six upperclassmen were selected for this week- long mission to bring hope and inspire ones life-long commitment to service, social justice, and solidarity in the global community. Gybe back around, and I find myself back on my original course, enlightened and refreshed, eager to return to my safe haven. Sailing in North Bay with my high school team, has been both challenging and rewarding. As a newly formed club sport  , garnering enthusiasm and commitment from others is no easy task. As team captain for the past three years, influencing others to dedicate their time and energy to a spring sport on the water in 40 degree weather, howling winds, and unforgiving waves is all part of my leadership position. As the only female skipper, it is sometimes frustrating to convince my male teammates to take me seriously. However, being awarded sailor of the year for three consecutive years is all of the affirmation needed. As a college preparatory student, I have selected a variety of courses that are not only interest level based, but challenge my comfort zone. Hard work and determination have dominated my studies and I refuse to allow myself to become discouraged should the fleeting A  grade not be achieved. At Pope John Paul II High School, I am truly sheltered from the wind  , but the need to explore different oceans   brings me to my decision that Salve Regina University is the perfect One Particular Harbor   for me. Small class sizes, a family atmosphere, and Catholic values, like my own are what truly draw me to the university. Since first visiting Salve Regina as a sophomore in high school, I have never pictured myself attending anywhere else, regardless of the many other campuses I have visited. The university is my first choice because I believe it will nurture my desire to become the best person that I can possibly be, academically, socially, and spiritually.