Unique and distinctive way of playing gamelan xylophone

Monday, April 2, 2012

Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia Rector Art Institute (ISI) Prof Dr I Wayan Rai S.MA rate, artistry xylophone, one of the rare species that are endangered art in Bali has a way of playing that is quite unique and distinctive.


"The uniqueness is able to provide its own color in the midst of the diversity of the island culture and art heritage," said the Rector of ISI Denpasar, Professor Wayan Rai. S in London on Monday.


Commenting on the work of a book titled "Gambang, the precursor of Balinese gamelan music" that I Wayan Sinti dluncurkan MA, He said, xylophone is a classic Balinese gamelan that has a long history in the midst of change and rapid growth.

Type of art Balinese xylophone according to the belief function in accordance with the concept of "village Mawa How To" and "Village Kala Patra", ie the place, time and circumstances.


Wayan Sinti figure known as "dedengkot" kerawitan Bali known as Bali widespread at the local, national, and even internationally.


It was thanks to his ability in the arts kerawitan, reliable and already have the composer produced monumental works.


Through the launch of the book is expected to provide answers to the business and deepening understanding of the art xylophone among young people on the island, please Prof Rai.


Wayan Sinti (69) born in the village of Banjar Dauh Kutuh Ubung Kaja Denpasar Gambang launched a book about 160 pages thick which is equipped with DVD and CD to give understanding to the public in learning about the type of art.


Other works that can be enjoyed by the wider community to the international level, among others Gegitaan Wilet Mayura (1982) and four percussion lelambatan lokarya (1993)

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Borobudur Devotional Poetry In The Poet Of The World

Friday, March 30, 2012

Borobudur, Central Java - Reading poetry by dozens of poets in the world Borobudur 1 to 2 April 2012, the momentum reflection on the exploration of their minds and hearts, said Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International-Indonesia Forum poet Dorothea Rosa Herliany.

"The reading of the poem may be a way for a poet to contemplate re-exploration of the mind and heart," he said at Borobudur, Magelang regency, Central Java, on Thursday.

Dozens of poets from various countries and cities in Indonesia will read their work at Lumbini Park complex of Borobudur Temple, 1-2 April 2012, the headline "International Poet-Indonesia Forum (FPII). They consisted of 17 foreign poets and 10 in the country.

Their presence in the temple of Borobudur as a series of literary travel to four cities in Indonesia that is Manila (1-3 April 2012), Pekalongan (4-6 April), Malaysia (7-9 April), and Surabaya (10-12 April)

A total of 42 poets who made up 17 came from abroad and another 25 planned for several cities in Indonesia following the event.

Among them were from Germany, the United States, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Macedonia. Indonesia among other poets came from Bali, Bogor, Madura, Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, and Apex.

"The composition of poetry readings in each city, 17 and 10 foreign poets in the country," said Rosa, who is also manager of "The House of Books DuniaTera" Borobudur, Magelang regency it.

He argues, reading their poetry at the Borobudur Temple has significance because it keeps a history and world culture. Borobudur Temple was built in the 8th century, the reign of the dynasty dynasty, established by UNESCO as a heritage of world civilization.

The poets of the world, according to him, a chance to reflect on the history of human civilization is contained in the Borobudur Temple.

In addition, he said, they also enrich each other's experiences through reading his poetry at the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world.

"Of course, they expected to get inspiration from Borobudur to great works of literature they are in the future," said Rosa, who is also the poet's Magelang.

The poets of the world will also be visiting the College of Islamic Boarding School Dormitory (API) Tegalrejo, Mertoyudan Seminary of Magelang Regency, Manila City Museum OHD, and following the People's Arts Festival held by the artists of farmers in the region Gejayan Merbabu in Hamlet, Village Banyusidi, District Magelang.

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UI Students Create Three Eco-Friendly Cars

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Team Of three Eco-Friendly Cars

Jakarta - Tim Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Universitas Indonesia (UI) has launched three models of environmentally friendly vehicles that is named Arjuna, Nakoela and Sahadeva.

"We create and innovate to meet the needs of energy-efficient vehicles in Indonesia," said UI Chancellor Prof. Gumilar Soemantri currently hold a news media here on Monday.

Third-made vehicle models combined UI engineering student that will be included in this year's competition SEM Asia in Sepang, Malaysia.

Arjuna car prototype, the tricycle with the long dimension of 2696 mm, width 940 mm and height 816 mm, using a lithium-based machine with a BMS that do not produce emissions.

This model has a body made of fiber glass and the use of red monocoque chassis and braking system hydraulic disk brake.

Prototype was Nakoela, which has a length of 2690 mm, width 1940 mm and height is 815 mm, based petrol injection engines.

Car model weighs 60 pounds which also uses a three-wheeled hydraulic braking system disk brake, and chassis monoque. Body made of fiber glass Nakoela but also orange.

While the model Sadewa, also called Kalabia Evo-2 as a result of modification of the model Kalabia, using injection engine and the Engine Control Unit (ECU).

Four-wheel cars weighing 90 kilograms has a long dimension of 2,400 mm, width 1250 mm and 1100 mm height. The car body which has a hydraulic braking system disk brake and chassis are made of aluminum alloy white fiber glass.

Country Chairman and President Director of PT. Shell Indonesia Darwin Silalahi said the SEM is expected to be an inspiration for students and scholars to innovate the field of mechanical products with efficient energy use.

SEM assessment, among others, based on the design and the ability of models of vehicles the farthest distance with fuel-efficient....

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Indonesia-China Explore Exchanges The Komodo Dragon and Panda

Monday, March 26, 2012

Beijing - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia and China have agreed to explore possibilities of cooperation and exchange of dragons panda.

"Exchange traded dragons and pandas, all being investigated," he said on the sidelines of a state visit in Beijing, Saturday.

Stakeholders in Indonesia and China have agreed to sit together. They conduct research and explore the technical stuff about the concept of the exchange, especially related to the weather in both countries.

"Hopefully the dragons are not disturbed when they are cold, and during the summer panda is not compromised," he said.

In addition about the panda and the Komodo dragon, the President also touched on cooperation in trade swallow, cooperation electricity, natural gas, and plans for the establishment of Bank Mandiri's office in Shanghai.

Earlier, the governments of Indonesia and China agreed to establish the six areas of cooperation to improve the quality of friendship and prosperity of both countries.

The agreement was embodied in the signing of six memoranda of understanding which was witnessed by President Yudhoyono and President Hu Jintao on "The Great House of the People", Beijing, China, Friday.

The sixth agreement covers cooperation in the maritime field, the field of Chinese citizens travel plans to Indonesia, the development of marine and climate center.

Then the field of combating narcotics, illicit substances and psychotropic substances.

There was also cooperation in the field of statistical data exchange external goods, and archival cooperation between the National Archives and State Archives Administration of China.

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The fifth country Indonesia pentavalent vaccine manufacturers

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Indonesia became the fifth country in the world as a manufacturer of pentavalent vaccine, developed by PT Bio Farma (Persero) to meet the needs of domestic and foreign markets.

"Pentavalent vaccine is ready for launch in late 2012, our latest breakthrough vaccine production is put Indonesia as the fifth country to produce pentavalent vaccine," said Head of Public Relations of PT Bio Farma (Persero), Nurlaela, in Bandung, Friday.

Pentavalent vaccine is a combination vaccine of the five variants of the vaccine diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and hermophilusinfluenza type B (HIB).

Other countries are already producing the vaccine, including the United States, Belgium, and France.

According to Lala, pentavalent vaccine will be marketed overseas as it has got the certification from WHO. Through the world's health agencies as well the vaccine will be marketed to countries in the world and of the marketing between businesses.

Latest addition of the Bio Farma vaccine also will meet domestic needs, and is now undergoing the process at the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) to further disseminated and used.

"This vaccine will support the program imuninasi in Indonesia, but also more effective fuller," he said.

Pentavalent production rate itself depends on the needs. In Indonesia, this vaccine targets infants consumed 4.8 million. In addition to the new vaccine, Bio Farma marketing target this year would reach Rp1, 4 billion or growth of 10-15 percent compared to 2011.

Of revenue, the company is the only vaccine in Indonesia is targeting an increase in net profit of Rp408 billion in 2012. In 2011, the company took advantage of the vaccine was Rp303 billion.

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The First Indonesian-International Movie "The Raid"

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Seemed to fulfill the promise of publication in various publications, Indonesian action movie "The Raid" is full of tension attraction Like the films made in Hollywood. Audience applause at the premiere of "The Raid" is often heard, in theaters blitzmegaplex Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, Friday.


Opening with scenes of Rama dawn prayer (Iko Uwais) before serving - he's an anti-terror police - suppressing drug distribution network in a rundown apartment in a city in Indonesia. Rama was the subject of major debate in the film made by director Gareth Evans H is.


The premiere of "The Raid" is for film lovers community and shown unedited version is censored alias. So full of scenes that would never be seen in theaters after the premiere of it.


"We did make room for film lovers of Indonesia and we have a program for it," said Marketing Manager biltzmegaplex, Antonia Niken, who also attended the premiere of the movie.


Set out in a pioneering vehicle, he joined the army 18 people. That is quite special is attached to individual properties within a duration of 120 minutes of this film, arms up to the dagger worn shoes plus, it's real close to the figure of a special forces soldier.


Infiltrated, raided (raid), and stuck it in vain in a building full of gangsters. Rama is also trapped and became one of the three who remained survived till the end. Are not expected, his lieutenant (Pierre Gruno) becomes corrupt policemen who pushed their extraordinary in the armed chaos.


Almost all of this film is filled with fight scenes and exciting close range and "creative" as exhibited Hollywood actors. Take for example, empty hand techniques Steven Seagal fights, it can be done in "The Raid" in a seamless, just given a special touch to make it more dramatic.


Coupled with vibrant images that quite often present. For example, when Rama cut cheek slowly because criminals menembuh machete wood walls in an apartment, where he was hiding with a friend who was injured. Very real and many are quite horrified spectators saw the scene itself.


This is where Uwais add value lebihnya since he became director Ruhayan fight with Sam, one of the cast in "The Raid". It's hard to say what kind of martial arts is actually used in "The Raid" is, except the Sundance Film Festival in the United States, in January, giving a class by itself for him.


Film festival committee which is equivalent to the Cannes Film Festival in France it became a movie box office or spotlight there. Tickets sold out and the audience praised the all-out Indonesia's filmmaking techniques.


A unique, very simple plot that can be adequately transferred to the actors acting. There also could facilitate creativity Merantau Film Evans as director. The plan, "The Raid" will be remade in Hollywood; on the other hand, Evans will also make a sequel.

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Aldi, 8 years old child who smoking cigarette..

Friday, March 23, 2012

Do you think your 8-year-old child behaved badly?

Aldi Ilham, eight-year-olds who are addicted to cigarettes, be the news of the world.
Large-circulation British daily, Daily Mail, wrote, and includes photographs of Aldi, a little every day smoker can spend 20 bars.
Daily Mail wrote that in Indonesia about a million children under the age of 16 are smokers. One third of children in Indonesia to try cigarettes before they were 10 years old.
Several years ago, the international media also reported Ardi Rizal, a two-year-olds who smoked 40 cigarettes can every day.
When news spread about the Aldi Ilham, incidentally New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged 220 million dollars for the reduction of tobacco in countries with large amounts of smoke.
Countries include China, India, Indonesia, Russia and Bangladesh.
As New York mayor, Bloomberg issued a ban on smoking in restaurants, bars, parks and beaches. He applied a high tax on cigarettes so that the price perbungkus about 12, five dollars (about Rp110 thousand).
According to World Health Organization, tobacco linked to the deaths of around 6 million people every year. Those who died mostly of low-and middle-income countries.

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Third Generation iPad Sale Today!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Third generation iPad can be ordered by Apple on-line stored immediately in addition. Apple announced a new iPad, mentioned ' The new iPad' or which we could also call third generation iPad. IPad latest announcement directly supplied from the CEO von Apple, Tim Cook on Thursday (08/03/2012) Indonesia at the time of the product introduction event of the early morning, which is held in San Francisco United States, announce Apple immediately the price and specify initial sales this to third generation iPad. Apple tablet designated the ' the new iPad' pre order on Apple' can be now ordered; S-on-LINE-memory, which begins today, Thursday (08/03/2012). For price price becomes of 499 dollar (over USD 4,5 million) for the models ' determined; WiFi only' with a capacity of 16GB. With the highest price 829 is US Dollar (approximate USD 7,5 million) with 3G and 4G LTE and except 64 GBs capacity was equipped. Third generation iPad is present in two color variants, black-and-white; three variants of the capacity, the 16GB, the 32GB and the 64GB; two variant characteristic of connections, WiFi only and 3G/4G/WiFi. Here' s the full list price of ' the new iPad' , - version ' WiFi-only' 16GB at the price 32GB of 499 dollar at a price of US $ 599 64GB with price 699 US Dollar - 3G/4G/WiFi 16GB version determined price 32GB for price US$ 629 of price of the US$ 729 64GB US $ 829, customer the pre order, iPad orders begins 16. March next week, to dispatch did. On the same day Apple opens the sale at the retail businesses in preselected countries. Indeed not all countries can reservations attach and directly from the local Apple retail business buy. Countries, which are happy to have the first opportunity iPad third generation to receive, are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, Great Britain and the United States.

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