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Borobudur, the Biggest Buddhist Temple to Century-9

Who do not know the Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief and 504 Buddhist stupa in the complex. Mendamba millions of people to visit the buildings included in this World Wonder Heritages. Not surprisingly, for the architectural and functions as a place of worship, Borobudur is captivating. Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed 26 May 824, almost one hundred years since the initial build. Borobudur own name according to some people that means a terraced mountain-terrace (budhara), while some others say that Borobudur means monastery, located in the high places. Borobudur-shaped building punden berundak consists of 10 levels. Height 42 meters before the renovation and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the bottom level is used as a backstop. Six leve...

Lawang Sewu (Sewu Gate)

In the post from wikipedia.org Sewu gate is a building in Semarang, Central Java, which is the office of the Nederlands-Indische Maatschappij or NIS Spoorweg। Built in 1903 and completed in the year 1907. Located at the roundabout Tugu Muda who first called Wilhelmina Plein. The local community called Lawang Sewu (Thousand Gate). This is because the building has a door that many (in fact the door is not up to a thousand, perhaps also because the building is high and wide, people are also considered as a door). Ancient buildings and magnificent floor two after independence this is used as office Jawatan Kereta Api Indonesia (DKARI) or it is PT Kereta Api Indonesia. In addition, once used as an Office Board Komando Regional Military Facility (Kodam IV / Diponegoro) and the Office of the (office of) the Department of Transportation in Central Java. During the struggle of this building has a distinctive history record that is when the events took place five days Activists in Sema...

Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park lies in the Wallacea Region of Indonesia, identified by WWF and Conservation International as a global conservation priority area. The Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores at the border of the Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) and Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTP) provinces. It includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca and Padar, and numerous smaller islands together totaling 603 km2 of land. The total size of Komodo National Park is presently 1,817 km2. Proposed extensions of 25 km2 of land (Banta Island) and 479 km2 of marine waters would bring the total surface area up to 2,321 km2. Komodo National Park was established in 1980 and was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986. The park was initially established to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), first discovered by the scientific world in 1911 by J.K.H. Van Steyn. Since then conservation goals have expanded to protecting its entire b...

Child `healer' Ponari reopens practice

Indra Harsaputra , THE JAKARTA POST , Surabaya | Fri, 03/13/2009 2:54 PM | National The family of so-called child "healer" Ponari of Jombang has decided to reopen the controversial practice because of the economic benefits to other families in the neighborhood, a lawyer said Thursday. "Ponari's family thinks the healing practice, which drew thousands of patients a day, contributed to the improved economic condition in the neighborhood. So it's unlikely they want to close the practice," Ponari's lawyer Achmad Rifai told The Jakarta Post. Police closed down the practice last month due to mounting public pressure, including from the National Commission on Child Protection, which called for the boy to be put back in school. Jombang Police chief Adj. Snr. Comr. Tomsi Tohir said earlier the practice was closed down upon the request of Ponari's family, who claimed they regretted their son could not go to school because of the practice. The clos...
Hackers update Conficker worm, evade countermeasures March 8, 2009 (Computerworld) Computers infected with the Conficker warm are being updated with a new variant that sidesteps an industry effort to sever the link between the worm and its hacker controllers, researchers at Symantec Corp. said Friday. The new version, dubbed Conficker.c, represents the first set of "orders" that researchers have witnessed being sent to infected systems, said Vincent Weafer, vice president of Symantec's security response group. The update shows that the hackers want to defend their collection of compromised PCs, Weafer argued. Conficker, which is also known as "Downadup," gained notoriety earlier this year when it spread to millions of machines by exploiting a vulnerability that Microsoft Corp. patched with an emergency update in October 2008. Last month, about 20 technology companies and organizations, including Microsoft, Symantec, VeriSign and ICANN, the nonprofit gro...
Microsoft slashes software leasing prices in bid to keep cash-strapped corporate customers March 10, 2009 (Computerworld) In an attempt to retain recession-hit companies seeking to opt out of their software maintenance contracts, Microsoft Corp. is wooing them by cutting the price of leasing software by as much as 26%. Until July 3, large companies and organizations can sign up to subscribe to Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Vista, or two bundles of client access licenses (CALs) for server software and save more than a quarter off the list price, according to the Web site, MicrosoftIncentives.com. That would mean that a company that pays about $155 a year per PC for its license and maintenance contract for Microsoft Office could save about $40 per PC, according to Paul DeGroot, an analyst at the independent firm Directions on Microsoft. Microsoft's maintenance contract is called Software Assurance. Aimed at large customers, SA is a requirement of several Microsoft licenses, s...
At&T Wireless - What Have They To Offer In the confusing world of cell phone carriers, finding the right carrier and the right plan to fill your needs can be a daunting task. One carrier that stands out, and has nationwide name recognition is AT&T Wireless. A major problem for cell phone users is poor coverage outside of major urban areas like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans or Washington D.C. However AT&T uses a new Technology Time Division Access (TDMA is also used by Cingular). Analog roaming services are available almost everywhere in the U.S. Calling plans with AT&T start as low as $39.95 s month. This plan allows 450 daytime minutes and unlimited night and weekend minutes. What AT&T customers really seem to enjoy are such features as the AT&T Connect or Teleconcierge. Operators quickly find numbers for anyplace, anywhere in the U.S., make reservations for you, get local movie times, and call back to confirm your dinner rese...