The Marriage in the Salak Garden

The Marriage in the Salak Garden

A courts usually only busy every weekend where many married couples. But the courts must give this one tipa day. No need to authorize the consent granted, but the courts that this one even marry a second direct "bride" in place. In a day not less than 6,000 prospective couples should be observing, if at any time should married. Not people who maried the courts because this is the one officer who marry zalacca to bear fruit in the Garden Tour Mekarsari Bogor.

Sarhan people, the courts every day duty splice tree bark, has served since the park opened this tour in 1995. In addition to marry, Sarhan also oversees the development of each bay is growing. When the fruit is found that there must be too attached to the cut to give room to the other fruit. This meant that each tree with fruit quality. "If too much fruit will be attached so that the quality of the fruit is not good and matangnya not evenly distributed," said Sarhan, in the garden Garden Tour Mekarsari Bogor, Thursday (6 / 11).

Sarhan explained, the cross bay easy difficult. No need special techniques, but courts must look sharp if the female is ready to accept pollen or not. The signature is a sign of the female sex has been shaped stem of pink and sticky if you untouched. If the situation is such that we live picked pollen that we have collected first. Other ways, directly through the male genitals have been removed and dikeringakan, and as a knock-flour to extract easily undone. After the flour paste extract, further Sarhan, the female was to be wrapped with a bay leaf for a week. This is done to avoid the water and the quality of the fruit still intact.

First week is a crucial period, if exposed to water powder will not fade and the fruit cooked perfectly, Sarhan added. Indicators of success of marriage is seen from the plume around the smooth marriage. Fluff this will become a thorn and will produce fruit. During the six months, Sarhan must consider the growth of fruit to avoid the attack of pests which cause a failed harvest. If you have harvested the task as the courts Sarhan reported tree bark has been completed. Next task is searching for new candidates in the garden this store 17 varieties of tree bark from various regions in Indonesia "Hopefully, tree bark here to grow with the fertile and produce good quality fruit," Sarhan said with a smile.

Covered Bridges and the People Who Built Them

Covered Bridges and the People Who Built Them

Covered Bridges and the People Who Built Them
When people think of covered bridges, they usuallyenvision a wooden bridge with picturesque, romanticdetails spanning smooth, calm waters. True in mostparks and private estates, but the building of coveredbridges were originally done for practical reasons -protection and development.
In the early days of young America, barges and ferrieswere the only means of transportation in what was thena land filled with creeks, streams, and rivers. Asvillages and towns grew, there was an apparent need toprovide safer and more economical means to transporthuge numbers of people and merchandize acrosswaterways. This mandated the construction of bridgesfor the growth and development of towns which grew onboth sides of a river.
The early ones were crudely built and its span wasusually that of the timber used to build it. As theneed grew, so did the bridges, and the more peoplegetting into the business of bridge-building, the moreinnovative it became. People started using trusses andarches to lengthen bridges and soon they started touse connected stringers.
Since bridges were not cheap to build and thematerials and manpower used in the process started tocost more as the years went by, there was a pressingneed to make sure the bridges last longer. Wood wasthe main construction material used back then and iteasily rots if exposed to extreme weather conditionsduring winters and summers. To protect the bridges’trusses and joints, it was a good idea to put roofsand walls - and little did the first innovators knowthat it would soon become the trend all over thecountry. The first covered bridge was just partiallycovered.
It was in New York during the early part of thecentury. But after 1830, the construction of woodencovered bridges spread quickly all over America andthere were probably thousands built throughout the19th century. Now the industry has a very rich pastwith people making their names in history because ofthe bridges they built.
Benton Jones is the most famous builder of coveredbridges throughout the nineteenth century. His worksinclude the famous bridges in Madison County whichwere featured in an academy award winning movie. Manyof his work survived the ravages of time andcommercialization and are now preserved as historicbridges. His best work which still stands is theRoseman Covered Bridge which has lots of romanticizedstories that has made it one of the most famousbridges in American history.
Another amazing story about the people who builtcovered bridges was that of Horace King, a slave whogrew up in South Carolina and was one of the mostrespected names in bridge building. King learned theart of building bridges from his master, John Godwin.For sixteen years the two of them built bridgestogether in states like Alabama, Georgia, and theirhometown South Carolina.
But during the difficult years of the 1940s, King wasgranted his freedom by Godwin as a sign of friendshipand partnership. The two continued to build goodbridges all over the country until the year Godwindied. After that, three of King’s sons joined him inthe bridge-building business. The Kings went on tobecome one of the most respected families in thebusiness of bridge construction, building strong,sturdy bridges that still stand today. In Georgia,most of the remaining bridges were built by the Kingsand are considered historic pieces protected by theNational Registry of Historic Places.
Covered bridges have a rich history in America, andfortunately these days, they are treated like nationaltreasures protected by law and are preserved to beenjoyed by generations to come.

Understanding The Ecosystem in Ancol

Understanding The Ecosystem in Ancol

Indonesia Planting Program taked the central government translated many local governments with viable to plant trees in critical land. In addition to reforestation, the movement has the potential to be developed as a media tour of education, such as that done in the coastal area in Ancol, North Jakarta.

"Monday, 1 December, Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono of Indonesia will lead the movement to plant in Jakarta, which concentrated in Ancol. Activities will escape this environment combination with the development of the camp area, with several near our vehicle. This will be the educational and recreational facilities needed community, "said President Director of PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Budi Karya Sumadi, Wednesday (26/11).

According to Budi, Ibu Ani will lead the planting of 1,000 trees of rare, most of them native trees in Indonesia 0.7 hectares of land wide.

Data from PT Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, some types of trees will be planted, among other, smaller Jawo, Jawo New technologies aid, and the sausage tree. Jawo Charles is a typical Indian plant that has been developed and are known to the Indonesian people glued to the Bali and Nusa Tenggara. All the trees Jawo products can be used. Fruit can be eaten, while the tree is hard to match the materials basic products and handicrafts carved furniture.

In addition to plant trees, thousands of seed fish, milkfish will be assigned in the waters around the green land.

Corporate Communication Manager of PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Sofia Cakti added, the tree is full of land developed into Ocean Camping Ground, Maritime earth camp concept. In the artificial lake there and the location of the camp is able to accommodate 150 participants to 25 tents. Outbond and camp activities for all ages can be done in this area.

According to Sofia, in the earth, this camp children have the opportunity to train for independence and have the opportunity to learn about the maritime knowledge, including the marine ecosystem, such as marine biota such as the night life of animals and water, rescue techniques in the water, and tidal sea water and plasma sperm.

Budi said, including the Ocean Camping Ground Gelanggang part of the Ocean, as well as Sea World, is a center of conservation, education, and tourism. This area became a media edutainmen maritime concept only in Indonesia, which contribute to the development of education and awareness for the public about the richness of coastal and marine ecosystems in Indonesia.

Borobudur Lyrics One Million Visitors Per Year

Borobudur Lyrics One Million Visitors Per Year

MAGELANG, MONDAY - The number of foreign tourists to the Borobudur Temple is targeted to rise. If only 200,000 to 300,000 per year, starting in 2009 until 2019, the number of foreign tourists to the temple is targeted to increase to one million per year.
"With that, in a period of 10 years, the number of foreign tourists to the Borobudur Temple is expected to grow to 10 million people," said Director of Operations of PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko Linus Jonan, found time on Monday (1 / 12) .
To meet these targets, Jonan said, the government is currently exploring cooperation with the airlines, so that later it can open a direct flight (direct flight) from a certain country to Yogyakarta, and then mail akukan road to borobudur.
"Currently, we are trying to make the direct flight can be opened in the countries of Europe and East Asia," he said. During this, the majority of foreign tourists in the Borobudur Temple is derived from Europe and East Asia.
In addition, internal PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko, also perform a variety of innovations to create packages that attract tourists and continue change conditions in the area around the temple.
In this case, we will also involve the community of traders to set up the pavement (street vendors) in the area of the temple, the blogosphere. For planning and improvement of the physical temple, Jonan said, the government will also continue to enhance cooperation with the Central Concert VASI Heritage Borobudur.
Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Qiyue yesterday that come to visit Borobudur Temple said, both China and Indonesia is still trying to develop cooperation in order to increase the number of tourist visits to each country.
"For that, we also continue to promote the wealth of incessant touring and cultural heritage that belongs to each country," he said.
Concerning the direct flight, it can not ensure that can be implemented in the near future because they require more discussion and planning activities.
"However, we will continue to seek that the flight could be implemented in future years," he said.

Exotic Biting Disaster

Exotic Biting Disaster

IN quarters simple disangga pillars wood the same size foot adult, a number of people busy packing goods in cardboard. Rushing similar happens in the hut-hut wood collectors in the coastal lobster Sikakap, the capital of North Pagai Sub-district, West Sumatra. Rushing such common occurs when the motor boat from Padang pioneer rests three times week.

Maybe, lobster, lobster, which you consumption comes from the area in the western island of Sumatra mainland that. Located about 120 kilometers from Padang. Busy afternoon, the lobster, lobster - often called bamboo and lobster spots / pearl - will be sent to Padang about 12-15 hours of sea travel using a motor boat crossing, three times a week. To maintain permanent living, lobster, lobster is put before the white sand wrapped newspaper to be used and in the boxes. On the piles of lobster, placed newspaper packaged ice. The aim is produce oxygen during the trip. At the level of the collectors, with lobster bamboo living organs fully valued Rp250.000 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, the lobster is more expensive spots, Rp300.000 per kg. Prices could fall up to Rp50.000 when organs lobster is broken. Results sea Pagai Islands is not only lobster, but tuna and crab. However, the mushroom more pengepul lobster in Sikakap. Didera although losses tens of millions of rupiah due to the earthquake in Bengkulu, 12 September 2007, the collectors considered as a risk business. Then, hundreds to thousands of lobsters off because of high waves that sweep the waters calm. Not only knock down the house residents and hut-hut stage collectors lobster, also wave sweeps berliter-liter patchouli results from shelter residents in the interior. Like lobster, selling patchouli oil is high, but fluctuate. In early June 2008, the price per liter of Rp 900,000.

Most local residents Pagai, which act as farmers, on their life results from the earth. Patchouli primadona only one at this time. There is cocoa, rubber, copra, and clubs. "The price of patchouli is good, so we distill a lot of patchouli. Liternya per If less than Rp 200,000, we choose the other course," said Toni Sababalat (57), Hamlet citizens Lakau, South Pagai. Results earth is the other copra. Characteristics of many islands it is a coconut tree. Only, copra price of less than Rp 5,000 per kg, less interesting than the patchouli oil.

Pluck from the natural Results earth population coastline bordering the Indian Ocean directly to the generations of citizens support. All are from nature. So far, the tourism potential of the sea Pagai not digarap. Tourists, tourists, most of which is the athlete's routine came as the "campaign" that fellow athletes amazed with the huge waves in a number of islands. Participation in the Compass Expedition Team Line Home Nusantara-Wanadri, early June 2008, strengthens the evidence of natural phenomena Pagai stunning. Small island of white sand with a sharp beautiful coral reefs in the waters clear, as in Sibarubaru Island. In Sikakap, the central Unsurprisingly, the economy and education, ornamental fish dance in the clear waters. They like undisturbed by in pairs of eyes memandanginya. Awareness of the dangers of island residents bomb fish also higher.

Residents of Hamlet Limosua, South Pagai, for example, several times to expel the fish from fishermen pengebom Sibolga, North Sumatra. "We usir them. If by force if necessary against," said Elbi Samaloisa (50), Limosua citizens. Nature continue expend cheapness for the people of the Mentawai, especially Pagai. However, the council also natural disasters. Island earthquake A number of historical records and geological studies show that the Mentawai Islands group - Pagai Island, including - is the "island earthquake." The last four years, three earthquake shook the island group. Earthquake also raise the land between 1 and 1.5 meters from the point of the top 3 meters.

Now at least there is still a great potential earthquake that will increase the mainland. In the area of South Pagai, a phenomenon mainland upraised. Coastline forward filled up to 500 pieces of coral died in the island as Sibarubaru. Residents in some difficulty to go to the island or single boat because the coral swell to the surface, such as the Village Bulasat, South Pagai. In the middle of history and estimates that the next earthquake shook eksotisme Pagai are. Eksotisme nature also shown in the area of Nias.

Expedition Team Wanadri-house condition in the archipelago islands terluar they singgahi. Island to-40 in the region in the west end Senua Island, Natuna, 18 August 2008. Many things they found, the fact the beauty and potential natural boundary of the Air biting closely with various limitations.

Source: Kompas Print

ARGOPURO MOUNT TO EAST JAVA

ARGOPURO MOUNT TO EAST JAVA

Peak Name: Dewi Rengganis

Type Strato, high 3088 mdpl, location Kab. Moyo - East Java

Outstanding Geography: - Cost Expedition Details journey from Surabaya - Moyo Rp 20,000 - to continue the Village Bremi Rp.15.000, - + climbing Ticket Insurance Rp. Climbing time: 14 minutes Alternative routes climbing from the village of Baderan in Bridlington

General views

The mountain is located between two mountain Semeru is a giant roar and this we can see from the top of the mountain or the roar from the top of Semeru. The mountain is no longer active kawahnya is located in the District. Probolinggo East Java. To reach the location of the second climber prior to the two-point climb that each is available in two-kab. namely Probolinggo and Besuki (for the climber from West Java and Central Java).

Next to Probolinggo and ended in the southern village bremi Probolinggo with the use of local transportation. From this village argopuro climbing to the top began. Apart from baderan can also be done using a point from the village baderan, go to the village baderan can use local transportation (from Besuki), which the village is a schedule of two or three times a day depending on the passengers.

In the village baderan also provide lodging facilities that are relatively inexpensive when compared with prices in large cities. Climbing to the top argopuro this does not set the mountains in east Java and facilities Climbing basecamp is not officially available only Informal Center style village alone, so that the climber will climb this mountain to advisable to understand the correct technique and the field will be passed because the responsibility responsibility if there is safety in this mountain climber is to be the property of its preparation and kekompakkan is needed.

Point during the trip into the already quite clear, but because of the sloping reliefnya then climbing toward the peak time will be longer. Therefore, as suggested to account for logistics and supply water in argopuro although there are sources of water, but sbagai steps safe water should remain prepared since the climbing begins. At the time of normal weather and climbing to the top takes about 10 - 12 hours

Wellcome To Rinjani

Wellcome To Rinjani

Rinjani mount is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The mountain is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with a height of 3,726 m above sea level and located at latitude 8 º 25 'and LS 116 º 28' BT is a favorite mountain climber for Indonesia because of the beautiful scenery.

This mountain is part of the Mount Rinjani National Park, which has about 41,330 hectares wide and this will become so penambahannya proposed 76,000 ha to the west and east. Administratively, this mountain is under the three districts, namely: East Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok.

In the west there are Rinjani Caldera cone with a wide around 3,500 m × 4,800 m, stretching east toward the west you. Caldera is located in the Segara Anak (ocean = sea, lakes) 11000000 m wide square with a depth of 230 m. Water flows from the lake that formed the waterfall is very beautiful, through a steep ravine.

In many of the Segara Anak goldfish and carp, java tilapia, so often used for fishing. With the blue color of the water, the lake is like the sea of children, because it is called "Segara Anak." The south lake is called Segara Endut. In the east side of Mount New Caldera there (the New Mount it), which has a crater the size of 170m × 200 m with a height of from 2,296 to 2,376 m above sea level.

This small mountain last burst in 2004. Rinjani have panaroma that can be best among the mountains in Indonesia. Each year (June-August) visited many of nature from local residents, students, nature lovers. The average temperature around 20 ° C; the lowest 12 ° C. Gale in the usual peak occurred in August. Lucky the end of July, the wind is still quite weak and the weather is sunny enough, so climbing to the top can be done anytime.

In addition to the peak, which is often visited by young Segara, a crater lake at a height of 2,000 mdpl. To achieve this location we can climb from the village Senaru or Sembalun Lawang village (two entry points are at the height of 500 mdpl and 1200 mdpl). Most climber like the start of entry Sembalun direction, because it can save a height of 700m. Sembalun route rather long but flat, and more hot weather through the savanna because of the extreme (cold temperature, but direct sun radiation burning the skin).

The hot sun cream is recommended. From the direction Senaru climb without a pause, but soft because of the weather through the forest. From this location is the second time walking around 9 hours to punggungan lips at the height of 2,700 mdpl (arrived at Plawangan Senaru or Plawangan Sembalun). In this place overlooks the lake, and toward the outside is very good. From Plawangan Senaru (if rising from the direction Senaru) down to the lake through a steep wall to a height of 2,000 mdpl), which can be accessed in 2 hours. In the lake, we can camp, MANCING (Carper, carp, java tilapia) a lot.

Lombok residents have a tradition of visiting the ocean for young berendam swimming in the hot water and MANCING. To reach the peak (from the lake) must walk uphill at the western wall of 700m and preachers punggungan at 1.000m by 2 in 3 hours and 4 hours. The first step toward Plawangan Sembalun, the last camp to wait for the morning. Summit Attack usual 3 o'clock dinihari the clock to find the beautiful moments - the sunrise at the top of Rinjani.

Peak travel to the classified tolerable; because of its craters in the mouth with a margin of safety which barely. Medan, sand, stone, soil. Altitude of 200 meters last be followed with great difficulty, because one step forward followed by a half step down (sink rock gravel). Create Highlander - this is where the most popular and challenging because the field due to the severity with the beautiful natural scenery.

Agung mount in Bali, Mount Merapi in Ijen-Bluff and Mount Tambora on Sumbawa clearly visible when the weather is good in the morning. To climb Rinjani is not necessary tools, enough stamina, patience and "passion". Overall travel program can be achieved in three days two nights, or if you want to see two other objects: Cave and the mountains of New Milk it (Mount Rinjani child with a new crater in the middle of the lake) need additional time the two-day trip. Logistics preparation is necessary, but for everything can be obtained at the nearest village. Tents, Sleeping bag, equipment, food, food ingredients and what is needed (including radio communication) can be rented from a home-home in the village have been Senaru.