JLS as The Cross Street South of the island of Java at South Malang

I present the South Cross Road (JLS) located in the southern coast of Malang Regency. The information about JLS was obtained when I made a trip with colleagues to see off one of my friend moving to Sumbermanjingwetan Subregion Malang Regency.
Southern Cross Road East Java, Banyuwangi-Pacitan, where Malang Regency is a central axis along the ±140 km of total road length ± 650 KM of JLS. In 2011, the acceleration of the construction and completion is planned in 2013. JLS will connect Malang Regency to the East Banyuwangi/Bali and to the West Pacitan/Jogjakarta; both are the main beach of tourism in Indonesia.
JLS in South Coastal of Malang Regency is one of the three infrastructure to leverage economy of Malang Regency, while the other two are the construction of Pandaan-Malang Highway and Abdul Rahman Saleh Airport.

Optimization of the coastal area south of Malang Regency which is a strategic plan the government of Malang Regency led by Ibnu Rubianto (pbuh) has became people’s expectation in Malang Regency especially South Malang, because the southern coast of Malang Regency has beautiful and virgin beaches. The beaches with wave swash and mostly rugged shaped lot are abundant, among others if being traced from east to west for four districts only, there are Tamban and Sendag Biru beach in Sumbermanjingwetan district, Balekambang beach in Bantur district, Kondang Iwak beach, Mbanthol beach, Ngliyep beach and Jonggring Saloko beach in Donomulyo district. Not to mention the eastern beach which is located in Dampit and Tirtoyudo district.
JLS in south coast of Malang Regency is flashed on the shoreline of south beach which is predicted to invite the growth of tourism in South Malang such as accommodation and other tourism facilities is also expected to foster economy sector such as fisheries, farming and trade in South Malang region. As a proof of the hope, on the North coast of Bajul Mati there’s shrimp pond large enough with land on lease from the local people, said Drs. Mujiar, principal of Dharma Wirawan Malang High School.
Once JLS in Malang Regency is completed you can trace over started from Jogjakarta toward Bali and stop by in South Malang by pampering the eyes to see the coastal scenery as well as blended in TPI (Fish Auction Place) in Sendang Biru beach. You can eliminate the fatigue of the trip by stopping by in South Malang beaches playing around on the white sand beach as well as listening to the crashing and rumbling waves of the southern sea.
According to the Bina Marga strategic plan Malang Regency, JLS is a central program, whereas Malang Regency will completed JLS flipper in the late of 2011.

Javanese Eagle The mighty

Javanese Eagle

Bird Javanese Eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) is a species of medium-sized Eagle endemic to (the original species) in Java. This animal is considered to be identical to the coat of arms of the Republic of Indonesia, Garuda. And since 1992, it was set up as endangered mascot of Indonesia.

The first time I saw the bird sighting Javanese-eagle is directly in the middle of 2008 around the surface of the water Reservoir Karangkates in South Malang, East Java. Alas, until now I haven't had the opportunity to witness it for the second time.

Physically, the Javanese-eagle has a prominent Crest as much as 2-4 strands with lenght reaches 12 cm in diameter, hence the Javanese Eagle, also known as Jambul Eagle (the tuft-Java language). Adult body size (from tip of beak to tip of tail) of about 60-70 cm, feathers dark brown  on the back and wings. Carbon dark brown on the breast and streaked with thick dark brown on the belly. The tail is brownish black striped.

When flying, the Javanese-eagle is almost similar to the Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) form of light, but tends to appear more brownish, with the stomach look darker and slightly smaller. The voice sounds high, over and over again, klii-iiw or ii-iiiw, varying between one to three syllables. Or sound high pitched and fast kli-kli-kli-kli-kli-kli-kli. A bit much, his voice is similar to the Eagle's voice even though the difference is quite clear in its tone.

The other picture, highlight the eyes and vision are very sharp, stout, wing wings beaked strong, empowered cruising height, and when silence body muscular and authoritative. The "males" that's the impression that perhaps inspire 12 countries showing the figure of a bird on his flag. With 19 other countries, Indonesia is even wearing a body as a symbol of the country with the mythological bird garuda

Javanese-eagle in the air

The population of birds in the wild is estimated at Java lived 600 tails. World Conservation bodies of the United Nations mengategorikannya endangered. Convention on international trade for the Flora and Fauna are endangered include them in Appendix 1, which means organizing extra tight trading. Based on the latest keterancaman of the IUCN criteria, the Javanese-eagle is listed in the category of Endangered or Threatened (Collar et al., 1994, Shannaz et al., 1995). Through a Presidential Decree Number 4 in 1993 about the Wildlife and national flower, the Government of INDONESIA confirmed the Javanese-eagle as endangered in aerospace.

Eagle Habitat is limited to Java in Java, especially in areas with old-growth forests and wooded hills in the area at the turn of the lowlands to the mountains.

Even today, the habitat of this bird is getting narrowed due to the lack of forest ecosystems resulting from the destruction caused by humans, the effects of global warming, and the impact of pesticides. In West Java, the Javanese-eagle is only found in Radiant Mountain, Mount Salak, Mount Gede Pangrango, Papandayan, Patuha and Mount Halimun.

In Central Java in Java Eagle Mount Slamet, Mount Ungaran, Mount Muria, Mount Merapi and mount Lawu, while in East Java in the Merubetiri, the Baluran, Alas Purwo National Park, Bromo-Tengger-Semeru, Wilis and About HYDROPOWER Dam Karangkates.

Rare animals in Indonesia with the protect Act :

THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Number 18 of 2009

ABOUT

LIVESTOCK AND ANIMAL HEALTH

WITH THE GRACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,

Weigh:

1. that the animal as a gift and mandate of God Almighty has an important role in the provision of food of animal origin and the results of other animals as well as services for human pemanfataannya needs to be directed to the welfare of society;


2. that the intent necessary to achieve organized animal health that protect the health of humans and animals and their ecosystems as prerequisites to organize farm forward, empowered and sustainable competitiveness, as well as the provision of safe food, healthy, intact, and halal necessitating in power use to prosperity and the well-being of the community;


3. that with the development of an autonomous region and the demands of globalization, regulations perundang an invitation in the field of animal husbandry and animal health policies currently doesn't fit anymore as the legal basis for the Organization of farm and animal health;


4. that based on the considerations referred to in letter a, letter b, and the letter c, to form The Laws about Breeding and animal health;

To download legislation click here http://www.bphn.go.id/data/documents/09uu018.doc

Written from a variety of sources.

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Baruppu ' Society

 I once lived in the area is very beautiful and cool with a culture that is famous '' Rambu Solo’, Rambu  Tuka ' and ' Ma ' Nene. There is also a Community Unity ' Baruppu' which was named  PKB/Persatuan Keluarga Baruppu'.

A. THE HISTORY OF FORMATION
Baruppu is the name of the grass (ruppu '-ruppu ') are used as medicinal plants and ancient society according to the story there was a shepherd who kerbaunya pain and take ruppu '-ruppu ' to treat kerbaunya and finally cured, so the becomes a town currently named Baruppu, the capital of the Subdistrict kecamatannya located in Barereng. District of Baruppu in the form of a Regulation based on The number 5 in 2005.

B. GEOGRAPHICAL LAYOUT

The Total Area
Baruppu district is located in Barereng which has an area of 145,18 Km2 with Geographic Coordinates are at 02o 51 ' 9 "S and 119o 46 ' 50" E
Borders to the North borders on Province Mamuju & town North Luwu, South of abut district  Awan Rantekarua, to the East bordered district Buntu Pepasan & Rindingallo, the West borders town Tana Toraja & Province Mamuju.


C. TOFOGRAFI
Baruppu the State of his subdistrict consists of Plains and mountains has a range of 50 Km from the capital District to the capital.


D. POTENTIAL NOMINEES

1.  Plantations (Coffee, Arabica Coffee Robusta)


2. Cultivation Of Sweet Taro


3. Cultivation of Tamarillo and passion fruit


4. The cultivation of potatoes and Lentils


5. Agriculture (Padi)


6. Forest products (Timber and rattan)


7. Fattening The Buffalo


8. Tourism: Liang Stones, Traditional House Tongkonan, Cultural Tours


9. Cultivation Of Carp

    Sub Barppu ' consists of 4 villages namely:

1. Subdistricts Of South Baruppu '


2. Lembang Baruppu ' Benteng Batu


3. Lembang Baruppu ' North Of


4. Lembang Baruppu ' Parodo

E. CULTURE IN BARUPPU '
Baruppu ' like Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, with a chain of natural as well as the ritual of adatnya which has unique. The best known, of course, a party Rambu a Solo race held near the cemetery of the honoured. It's just Baruppu ' not so well known unlike the Tana Toraja Regency, while Baruppu ' is part of the Toraja.

1. Rambu Solo’ '
Like other indigenous Toraja in Baruppu ' case also is known for its tradition of ritual refinement of death often called Rambu Solo’ '. I call this ceremony completes the death, because someone who passed away recently would be considered really has died after a whole procession in this completes ceremony. Before filled prosesition, who died only considered being "sick" or "weak", so that his body was still laid out on her bed and her always food & drink served, areca or betel, cigarettes were still even though is certainly not dialogue will vote. Anyway still treated like a person who is not dead yet.

More than that, the Rambu solo ' is the ceremonial supply and offerings to the deceased to step into the realm of the spirit, back to eternity with its ancestors through a villa called the PUYA. Provision and complementary way to immortality is not limited to animals slaughtered victims at a ceremony only, but also on the property in the form of clothing, jewelry, and money is to be conducted along the remains of people who is the deat to the necropolis. To the ancestors who have family the deat much earlier, it can also be as offering sacrifices through relatives who are ceremonialed. In each of the ceremony's loyalty and love of each toraja to its parent, in the life and death.

Torajans believe that after death, the deceased person would travel to PUYA. Puya's own is the name of a village in the southern area of tana toraja. That's where the world where the spirits are, which is then at a later time will be transformed back into a notch deity dwells in the heavens, where human beings were created for the first time. Toraja call to mebali puang.
Back on Rambu Solo’ ' as Yepp refinement of death, all offerings brought on by a meniggal will decide also to the status of the Puya. No provision is appropriate, such a person will not be accepted as feasible when arrive at Puya.

2. Rambu Tuka'

Ceremony Rambu Tuka ' is a show with berhungan ngadain e.g. weddings, harvest home Thanksgiving and the inauguration of the new customs/tongkonan, or renovations; bring all family Grove, from the show make  the bond family in Baruppu ' Tana Toraja is powerful all the ceremony known as Ma'Bua ', Meroek, or Mangrara Banoa' Sura '.

Ceremonies Rambu Tuka ' followed by a dance: Pa ' Pa ' Boneballa, Gellu, Gellu Tungga ', Ondo Samalele, Pa'Dao, Pa'Burake, Memanna, Pa'Tirra, ' Maluya, Panimbong and others. For the art of music namely Pa'pompang, pa'Barrung, Pa'pelle '. Music and dance performed at Rambu Solo’ ' should not be featured on (taboo) Rambu Tuka ceremony '.

3. Ma ' Nene '
In addition to Rambu Solo’, actually there is one indigenous rituals and rare in Toraja, namely Ma ' Nene ', i.e. ritual of cleaning and replacing the relics of the ancestral fashion. This Ritual is only known to the public Baruppu in Toraja inland North.
Typically, Ma ' Nene ' race held each August. When Ma ' Nene ', wagons dead ancestors, and the elderly, excluded from the tombs and stone liang and put in the arena of the ceremony.

There, relatives and his relatives had gathered. Gradually, they brought out the bodies (either intact or living human remains) and replace the clothing that is inherent in the body of the corpses with a new one.They treat the body as if it were alive and remained part of the extended family.




5. PKB/ FAMILY UNITY OF BARUPPU '

People Baruppu ' many who wandered, so living in this area are mostly elderly and children, while the productive age to wander into other areas like to Malaysia, New Guinea, Borneo, Java, Makassar and so on. To deepen family of Baruppu ' in 1979 to form a bond named PKB/unity of the family Baruppu. The event was last held in PKB August 2011 in the field of sports Barerreng.

Marten Encenk Ponglugo Tungga (UNHAS Students) say "according to history, PKB  Meeting, Baruppu Family was held with the aim to utter gratitude may Dr. Protégé . baruppu can succeed,.,.but scholars made ironic by . baruppu not matter.will ward the proof, the way to baruppu for the present paved cobblestone., ...What is the end result of prayer and Thanksgiving for this community in PKB (1 x), so the point Baruppu require a caring figure will be Baruppu., but who is it????,.,. answers on all of us.,. ".

Lola Tandyarang said "it is important ... As long as it can be built and still preserve the culture of, especially Artistry (Tari2an Lah ..- dancers from Baruppu'.) It can Attract Foreign tourists And local to better know our culture, Especially Baruppu!a lot of things we can show such a Ritual ma'nene certainly grave, grave-Stones which are not less interesting By Londa or others, because all this Baruppu ' unknown by foreign tourists. When Baruppu not less Beautiful dibading other areas in the Toraja. Agree what does not? So by the presence of PKB can bring much Benefit to the community Baruppu also if We can Tetep Develop Cultural values For causes is mostly his Sport ... Place Laen Kan is also a lot of Sport so tourists are unlikely to come to see Barrupu cos see SANGRapu (football in Torajans language) (hehehe just kidding) And one more in The Exciting Event Programs Make fun-dong ... so The Home village of no loss Arrived ... hehehe .... "

John Luk Chun Shiong replied "sokong (support) hehe. Actually, a lot of potential that exists in the baruppu ' to make it as the focus on the traveler ... just, as long as it is less exposed (known) by the outside world. with events like this our chances of that’s. as the first .. "


Adapted from various sources.
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Cucak Rowo Bird

GENERAL

Bird cucakrowo or cucakrawa is one of the members of the friarbird. Vented or also called cucak-cucakan (java-language) (family Pycnonotidae) are a tribe of passerine from Africa and tropical Asia. These birds have the most mellifluous voices and chants are varied, often being a fuss by forest mainly her voice in the morning and afternoon. In the United Kingdom, the birds is known as the Bulbuls.

The original merbah in Malay refers to several types of passerine furry bleak in scrub, including species of birds-deer, tepus, bentet and others. Here, for the sake of standardization of terminology as used LIPI, the photograph used is limited to calling the birds of the family Pycnonotidae. Also called the Brown Shrike, the birds of the family has several other general term like friarbird (Java); tempuruk, empuruk; tempulu ', empulu ', pampulu, empuloh (various Malay in Sumatra and Kalimantan); and others.

Medium-sized, these birds are usually somewhat sleek-bodied, short neck, and tail is rather long. Often subtle bermisai.

Some species have bright colours: yellow, Orange, red, on the chest, abdomen or around his body. However most shadowy olive brown, greyish or yellowish, with yellow, orange or red in his ass. Male and female are similar.

Some with black on the head, the crest that can be digerak-move, or a white beard.

Brown Shrike is primarily a bird-eating fruit and insects. In the forest, most birds love to roam the grasslands and open woodlands half, picking fruit from a large small and hunt insects. Although some prefer to stay on top of the trees.
Often found in pairs or in groups, these birds are sometimes mixed with other types. Many voiced loud calling each other.

Brown Shrike nest in trees or shrubs, in the form of a cup of grass, leaves, stalks or incised leaves, mixed with other fibers. Egg 2-3 rounds.

VARIOUS TYPES OF VENTED

In Indonesia there are 27 species, primarily concentrated its spread in the western part of Indonesia. Only two species are spread far to South Sulawesi, one of which is also available in Lombok. However the two allegedly spread because brought humankind (feral, the later spin-off birds breed).

But strangely enough there was one of the members of this tribe spread limited (endemic) on the Islands around Sulawesi and Maluku, Brinji gold (Alophoixus affinis (Hypsipetes)). Even as living in the area of islands that are isolated from each other over millions of years, this species has evolved into nine different subspecies.
Some examples of this in addition to the tribe members vented cucak rowo (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) is a bulbul (p. melanicterus), Friarbird-headed bulbul (p. aurigaster), Orange-spotted bulbul (p. bimaculatus), yellow-vented bulbul (p. goiavier), olive-winged bulbul (p. plumosus) and Empuloh beard (Alophoixus bres).

Common bulbul is known as cucakrawa, cangkurawah (Sundanese), and barau-barau (Malay). In the United Kingdom called the Straw-headed Bulbul, referring to the colour of the head are a pale straw-yellow. The scientific name is Pycnonotus zeylanicus (Gmelin, 1789).

Medium-sized birds, the total body length (measured from tip of beak to tip of tail) of about 28 cm has a Crown (the top of the head) and an orange-colored earplugs or pale straw-yellow; continuous strip on the side of the Chin and the bridle lines across the eyes is black. Olive-brown dorsal bercoret-white streak, wings and tail are greenish or olive-brownish green. The Chin and the throat is white or whitish; the neck and chest grey-white bercoret; Grey, abdomen and buttocks are yellow. Iris reddish-colored, Black beak and feet are dark brown, ...



CUCAKROWO HABITAT
As the name suggests, the straw-headed bulbul is commonly found in swamps and marshes and swamps around the River, or on the edge of the forest. Often hiding behind foliage and only heard his voice.

The sound is heavier and harder than generally cucak and vented. Clear, clear whistles, raw rhythmic melodious. Often times sounding bersahut-sahutan.

In nature, these birds feed on insects, snails, and various fruits are soft fruit such as figs types.

In the lowlands and hills in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra (includes Nias), Borneo, and the western part of Java. In Indonesia there are up to an altitude of 800 m above sea level, but is now already very rare due to poaching.

It is one of the very popular as a pet bird, due to the melodious booms. In Java, it's been very much dwindled the population due to hunting scene since the early ' 80s.

The birds listed in Java with most imported from Sumatra and Borneo. Now in many parts of the island of Sumatra (for instance in Jambi, along the stems of Bungo) one population continue to be ebbing. Collar et al. (MacKinnon et al., 1994, in 2000) classifies population bulbul into vulnerable status. Similarly the IUCN stated that this bird is Vulnerable (VU, Vulnerable). Descriptions of the conservation status of the more detailed can be seen on the IUCN site below.

If there is no better rescue measures from now on, perhaps some years into the future these birds just lived memories; living mentioned in song as in the Villages Cucakrowo in Java.

HALLMARK BASED ON ORIGIN REGION
In general there is no difference in the volume of voice types, attitudes and based by region of origin/habitation. Cucakrowo Sumatra and Kalimantan have good minded individuals, there is a volume of great thin-voiced, some were and some were voiced ropel. Physically, the relative areas of Sumatra cucakrowo is larger than the other islands. However, in general body cucakrowo in Borneo who entered Malaysia region, such as bongsor-bodied cucakrowo Sumatra.

CAPTIVE
Captive Cucak rowo BIRD was in Tumpang  Malang in East Java province. This area is the area in the East Malang lies about 11 KM from the city of Malang is one of the flagship regional tourism Government of Malang.

TIPS CHOOSE CUCAKROWO
There are some important things to note in the selection of materials or going on a bird cucakrowo.

1. Body Posture. Choose a material with berpostur large elongated neck, body and long tail and legs are mismatched. Please choose the material closely, generally short and berpostur small body.


2. Form of the beak, we recommend that you choose a half width of the shape, thick-stemmed, large and long. Bottom half should be straight. Don't choose materials that have crooked beaks. The position of the nostrils select as close as possible to the position of the eye.


3. Wings and strong legs mencengkram meetings, this indicates that healthy ingredients. Color of the legs does not affect the attitudes of birds.


4. Agile and lust for a great meal. This is the material characteristics of good minded individuals.


5. This represents the sound, Diligent bird has bright prospects.


6. Long neck solid contains. Indicates the bird would emit power voice to its full potential.

HOW TO CARE

• Venue: Cucakrowo could be maintained with a square box with the size at length 45-60 cm high by 60-70 cm. whilst the perch or a perched bird can be made from the wood of an acid with a diameter of 1.5 cm.

• Feed: same as other birds in General, the feed menu requires cucakrowo virtual so that the sufficiency of the nutrients, vitamins and mineralnya. Good feed, in addition to complete nutrisinya like protein, carbohydrates, as well as his complete such as vitamins A, D3, E, B1, B2, B3 (Nicotimanide), B6, B12, C and Hse. In addition, the need to also contain essential substances such as D-Methionine L-Lysine HCl, I, Folic Acid (is in fact a form of vitamin B) and Ca-D

 In addition to vitamins, it is necessary also the adequacy of minerals. The minerals required in the formation of bone, blood and body fluid balance, nerve function in healthy, heart blood vessel system function and others. Like vitamins, minerals to function as a ko-enzyme, allowing the body to perform its functions such as producing energy, growth and healing.

That includes the required mineral cucakrowo bird is Calcium, Phosphor, Iron, Iodium Manganase, Cuprum, Zinccum, Magnesium, Sodium, and Potassium Chlorin.

I LOVE MY COUNTRY WITH ALL ANIMAL

Barong -Rangda Dance (Balinese Dance)

This dance is the cultural heritage of Hinduism who uses puppets Pre intangible quadruped or ancient humans that have magical powers.

Barong mask made from wood taken from the austere places such as graves, therefore sacred objects is a Statue was sanctified by the Hindu community in Bali. These dance performances with or without play, always beginning with the show opener, which was accompanied by the gamelan. There are several types of dance frequently intermediat yet staged for the consumption of tourism that is the kind of Baring Ket. Barong and Rangda Sakralisasi, the point is:

Not every tangible objects such as the Barong and Rangda may be called Barong and Rangda. It is related to whether or not there is sakralisasi process through the ceremony. If this string does not exist, can just Barong and Rangda called "barong-barongan" and "rangda-rangdaan" (barong and rangda imitation). This is important because the sakralisasi process of embodiment of the Barong and Rangda will show the value of magisnya so that people feel closer spiritually.

Although the mask along with the jewelry/accessories have been installed, will not be able to have a magical power before getting the ceremony Utpeti (sanctification). This sanctification process is conducted in several levels, namely:

1. Levels of Prayascita and Mlaspas.


2. Levels of Ngatep and Pasupati.


3. Levels of Masuci and Ngerehin.

Barong dance is the third series of the ceremony baliDengan the barong and rangda may be said to have been sacred, sacred, containing the value of the beraspek relegius as well as majis entitled Mantilla as aspects of God's power and become religious objects in steadying the value sense of filial piety.

Before the third level of the above ceremony was held, the first carried out several activities, namely:

1. Specifies the days both manufacture Barong and Rangda so the becomes very sacred items is determined by the determination of a good day.


2. Determine the type of wood that will be used for the manufacture of masks Barong and Rangda. Commonly used wood is wood that is believed to have magical powers.


3. Awarding of colours. Awarding of colours on a mask Barong and Rangda is a thing that is important because with a good color match and will give the impression of living as well as authoritative as well as the great.


4. Barong and Rangda outlined.


5. Installation of feathers and other accessories.

Barong ket dance or called Barong Keket dance Keket is most widely found in Bali and most often performed as well as having a complete motion dance pebendaharaan. From there, the Barong Ket is a cross between a lion, Tiger, cow or boma. The Barong is decorated with carvings made from leather, affixed a glittering mirror glass and feathers are made of perasok (a kind of plant fibers from the leaves of pandan-like), roofed there anyway from feather crows.

To dancing this Barong carried on by two dancers called Interpreters Saluk /Interpreter Bapang, a dancer at the head and the other on the rump and tail. Barong dance was painted about fight Keket endless between virtue (dharma) and evil (adharma) which is a combination that always opposite

(Domestic and overseas tourists watch Barong dance)

Barong is composed of two types, namely Barong for religious ceremonies and Barong for the show. Barong for the ceremony are stored in Pure displayed only if there's any ceremonies. While the Barong for the show is usually in the presence of tourists instead of religious ceremony for the statue. Barong dance can be seen in Denpasar-Bali.

These dance performances with or without titles, always beginning with the show opener, which is accompanied by different Gamelan Gong Kebyar, Gamelan Batel, and Gamelan Babarongan .

The Barong types up to now still in Bali is as follows:

1. Barong Ket


2. Barong Batal (cancel)


3. Barong Asu (dog)


4. Barong Brutuk


5. Barong Kedingkling


6. Barong Gajah(elephan)


7. Barong Macan(tiger)


8. Barong Landung


9. Barong Kambing(goat's)


10. Barong Sai

The Beauty Of Indonesia

When I was still in high school, my teacher said that the nation of Japan was invited to exchange areas, I think why Japan has been advanced that wants to exchange the area with one of the areas in Indonesia. Indonesia was indeed beautiful, beautiful charming.

What makes me amazed to this my country? Among them are:

• Indonesia has diverse cultures. For example, such as language, dress, customs, arts etc. all depends on their respective areas. with the various cultures in Indonesia, then it can deepen the culture of each other. "Bhineka tunggal Ika" which means vary but remain one. Yes that's INDONESIA

• Indonesia Cuisine. Perhaps, had I was able to explore the world, I can't find the food very tasty world except in Indonesia. With a wealth of spices in Indonesia, then an awful lot of variety of dishes with a wide variety of seasonings Indonesia certainly tasty all. I can call it that Indonesia is a heaven for food in the world.

• Natural Beauty. I'm amazed by the natural beauty of Indonesia. From the start to an impressive natural landscape and soil fertility in Indonesia. Yeah like this image:

(Image taken from the National Geograpics)

This image is one of the attractions and the natural landscape in Indonesia. Nice isn't it??

• Indonesia is the world's largest muslim country. The number of adherents of the religion of Islam in Indonesia is about 216 million or 88% of the population of Indonesia. Indonesia also has the largest number of mosques and Hajj pilgrims home country in the world. It's no wonder if the traders in saudi Arabia are mostly speak Indonesia. In addition, for the Muslims who want to go or streets to Indonesia would be very easy to find the mosque or the mosque to worship.

• Indonesia is the country with the largest areas of language, i.e., 583 languages. The national language is Indonesia language although local languages with the largest number of users in Indonesia's Java language.

• Indonesia was ranked 1st in agricultural products, namely: cloves (cloves) & nutmeg (nutmeg), as well as pringkat to 2 in producing natural rubber (Natural Rubber) and crude palm oil (Crude Palm Oil).

• Indonesia is the world's largest maritime Country with waters of 93 thousand km2 and has a long coastline of about 81 thousand km2 or almost 25% of the length of the beach in the world.

Every ride an airplane, and then view the current state of the skip over, then indeed there is nothing as beautiful as Indonesia. Starting from Aceh to Papua, large islands, small appeared green. Consists of mountains, paddy fields, verdant forests, everything looks wonderful.

Beauty is more evident again when viewed up close. When traveling by land vehicles, where, from one place to another, from one island to another island, it appears everywhere. In all the areas traversed there is always some trees, paddy fields, hills, mountains, and gardens, and beautiful plants.

Due to the trees or grow any tumb-uhan can be grown and living, then just about any fruit in Indonesia it is sometimes difficult to recognize the names. What are planted to grow and bear fruit. Different types of fish, sea fish, fish ponds and rivers, all exist everywhere. So are the different types of mines, such as oil, gas, coal, gold, diamond and others.

There is indeed only the parts of the damaged environment, such as forests in Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and even also in Papua. These forests are damaged by human behavior. As a result, many rivers that water is narrowing and even dry. The trees are cut down, which was originally to shady areas that become bald. But actually still berpontensi for planting back.

Beautiful picture like it's not going to come by in other countries, especially in many parts of the berpadang sand. If we're flying over Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, then brownish color look is. The area is either desert broad. In the Sudan or Egypt, if seen from the air there are parts of the verdant-looking, but only limited around the area impassable to the Nile. A bit far from the river the land is barren area as cue pinkish and barren.

Desert area, in addition to the barren, too hot. Can't imagine how hard the farmers or ranchers to develop his business. If you ever come across an area in Riyad, named Ashofi. The desert was contrived as a center of dairy farms. To merely raising water cattle, they first have to change the desert into a garden in the tropics. Beriku-thousands of hectares of the area is Rocky and sand are depicted in waterways and planted trees and grass.

Furthermore, where it was made of cow cages, at each location approximately 40 000 tail, and because of the hot air, then the enclosure must be equipped with air conditioning. Cages must be cow, so that the cattle were AC can live and thrive. Can't imagine how much extra cost that must be removed if compared raising water in Indonesia. Imagine how hard it is raising water in the desert area make easy to enjoy the natural beauty of the country.

Indeed the beauty of this homeland, presumably not easily perceived and even enjoyed for people who rarely go to arid countries and especially those of the desert. Late last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Russia. Incidentally there was winter, temperatures of about minus 15 degrees. Everywhere there is snow and of course a very torturing, especially for me who have never been to the area to cool like that. Again, when encountered such circumstances, reminding how good and beautiful Archipelago.

The beauty of Indonesia recognized by a probe of the country.

The beauty of Indonesia, is often expressed by many people who come from overseas. No exception lecturers coming from Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Australia, who taught several years at UIN Maliki Malang. When the first people of Sudan and Egypt to the top of Batu City Malang East Java at night. Once in place they were shocked, amazed and commented, if this is the paradise promised by God. The beauty Batu at the time of the night, for they are very admirable. During this time, they have never seen such a beautiful place, as stone town at night.

Whereas, Batu city  is not only a beautiful place in the country. There are many other places that are not less beautiful. Only unfortunately indeed the beauty of it, in some places has been reduced, due to its human behavior. This is a very beautiful country, which should be settled by people who are thankful and optimistic. Not vice versa, always complaining and feeling of inferiority.

Still a lot of beauty and an excess of Indonesia. I think indonesia has indeed beautiful. and how about you?? :)

Lake Toba

Toba is the largest freshwater lake in Indonesia

 

Lake Toba in Indonesian called Danau Toba is a lake and supervolcano. The lake is 100 kilometres long and 30 kilometres wide, and 505 metres, 1,666 ft at its deepest point. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 metres, 2,953 ft, the lake stretches from 2.88°N 98.52°E to 2.35°N 99.1°E. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.

Lake Toba is the site of a supervolcanic eruption that occurred 69,000 to 77,000 years ago, a massive, climate-changing event. The eruption is believed to have had a VEI intensity of 8. It is believed to be the largest explosive eruption anywhere on Earth in the last 25 million years. 

 

According to the Toba catastrophe theory to which some anthropologists and archeologists subscribe, it had global consequences, killing most humans then alive and creating a population bottleneck in Central Eastern Africa and India that affected the genetic inheritance of all humans today.

This theory however, has been largely debated as there is no evidence for any other animal decline or extinction, even in environmentally sensitive species. However, it has been accepted that the eruption of Toba led to a volcanic winter with a worldwide decline in temperatures between 3 to 5 °C, 5 to 9 °F, and up to 15 °C, 27.0 °F in higher latitudes.

The Toba caldera complex in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia consists of four overlapping volcanic craters that adjoin the Sumatran "volcanic front". The youngest and fourth caldera is the world's largest Quaternary caldera,100 km, 62 mi by 30 km 19 mi and intersects the three older calderas.
 

An estimate of 2,800 km3, 670 cu mi of dense-rock equivalent pyroclastic material, known the Youngest Toba tuff, was blasted from the youngest caldera during one of the largest single explosive volcanic eruptions in geologic history. Following the "Youngest Toba tuff eruption", a typical resurgent dome formed within the new caldera, joining two half-domes separated by a longitudinal graben.

There are at least four cones, four stratovolcanoes and three craters visible in the lake. The Tandukbenua cone on the NW edge of the caldera is relatively lacking in vegetation, suggesting a young age of only several hundred years. Also, the Pusubukit volcano on the south edge of the caldera is solfatarically active.