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Swedish diver describes brush with dragon in Indonesia
2008-06-09 02:46:00 A Swedish diver who spent two nights marooned on an Indonesian island with four other Europeans told Sunday how she had to fight off an aggressive komodo dragon with her weight belt. Helena Nevalainen told AFP the dragon, a member of the largest lizard species in the world, lunged at her three times before it was driven off as the divers awaited rescue on remote Rinca Island in the Komodo National Park. "It was big... It tried to have a go at my feet," she said a day after she and her companions were rescued at the end of a two-day ordeal including more than 30 hours on the dragon-infested deserted island. "I threw my diving belt. He came back and bit my diving belt and then he let go. After that he cam back one more time," the 38-year-old tourist said. The Swede, three Britons and a Frenchman struggled to shore on Rinca Island overnight Thursday after getting caught in a strong current late Thursday afternoon as they dived in the treacherous waters of the Komodo Park. She said ...
Barolo 2004 e Barbaresco 2005 si presentano al Grand Hotel Flora di Roma
2008-06-05 00:00:00 Ecco un'occasione da non perdere per tutti coloro che amano i grandi vini ottenuti da un vitigno che in quanto a carattere non ha rivali. Mercoledì 11 giugno alle ore 16,30, nell'ampia sala Ailanto con annessa terrazza del Marriott Grand Hotel Flora, sito in Via Veneto, 191 a Roma, i produttori di Barolo e Barbaresco con Camera di Commercio di Cuneo, Regione Piemonte, Enoteca Regionale del Barolo ed Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco, presentano colori, profumi e sapori delle due annate attualmente in commercio: Barolo 2004 e Barbaresco 2005. I vini degustati saranno abbinati alle specialità cuneesi preparate dai docenti dell'Istituto alberghiero di Mondovì e Dronero.Un evento particolarmente ghiotto, che vedrà la partecipazione di numerosi produttori di rilievo, e permetterà a chi non ha avuto ancora occasione di conoscere le nuove annate di questi due grandi vini, di scoprirne i diversi aspetti e caratteri: l'annata 2004 per il Barolo si sta dimostrando davvero eccellente, una d...
Lowongan Kerja Grand Flora Hotel Jakarta
2008-06-03 01:22:00 GRAND FLORA HOTEL JAKARTA We are seeking the qualified persons for: 1. Operations Manager Café 2. Bartenders 3. Waiter / tress 4. CDP Bakery 5. Bakery 6. GSA (Guest Services Agent) 7. Business Center 8. Telephone Operator Requirements: Male min. height 170 cm (3, 6), Female min. height 160 cm (3, 6, 7, 8), Pleasant personality and Appearance, Proficient in ...
New Blogger XML Template : Flora Scent
2008-06-01 16:55:00 Demo site here : Download from here. Flora Scent Template is originally a wordpress theme designed by Lorelie of Toptut.com.This template is converted to Blogger by bloggertricks
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A Lesson in Hawaiian Flora
2008-05-22 09:11:00 Yup, I just told Mrs. Earthworm about my blog and she’s already trying to take over. *Just kidding Mom!* Anyway, she was so inspired by all the curious comments on a previous WW post - From My Parent’s Garden - that she decided to put a little something together.Please welcome my Mom in her ...
By: An Island Life
Leafy Flora on Natural - Japanese Light Cotton Canvas Fabric Fat Quarter
2008-05-16 08:01:00 Leafy Flora on Natural - Japanese Light Canvas Fabric Fat QuarterBeautiful fabric for your craft projects. 100% cotton. Slightly heavier than ordinary cotton fabric.One piece measures 50 cm x 55 cm.(1 Fat Quarter) equivalent to 1/4 yard.Purchase this fabric here
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Earth Day: Planting mangroves, saving lives
2008-05-11 10:51:00 The 9 o'clock sun on May 3 began to burn down on those assembled at Angke-Kapuk Nature Recreation Park (TWA Angke-Kapuk) in North Jakarta. The air was becoming hotter and hotter, but this did not wilt the high spirits of the hundreds who had come from the Regina Caely Church Community in Pantai Indah Kapuk and from the Telkom Vocational Senior High School) in Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, to listen to Murni's briefing on mangrove-planting techniques.Sri Lela Murniwati, 64, who is known simply as Ibu Murni, has been working at the TWA Angke-Kapuk since 1998, when she received a decree by then forestry minister Djamaluddin Suryohadikusumo appointing her to manage the 99-hectare coastal park.Murni's entry to reforestation is unique. One day when she visited Benoa, Bali, she saw the lush vegetation of mangroves growing there, and was inspired her to green an area.She began looking for a place in Bali that needed reforestation, but encountered several obstacles in the process. She thus sw...
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2008-05-10 00:00:00 FloraPrima Ihr Blumenversand Flora Prima: 5€ Gutschein Liebevoll handgebundene Blumensträuße zum Muttertag am 11. Mai Pralinen, Glasvase und Grußkarte gibt es gratis dazu. 7- Tage- Frischegarantie. Sparen Sie mit unserem Gutschein ...
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Flora Prima: 5? Gutschein - Muttertagstipp
2008-05-09 14:32:00 Flora Prima ist ein Blumenversand mit Frischegarantie und einem Erinnerungsservice. Gutscheincode: MD752409 Gültig bis: 30.08.2008 MBW: keiner TagsBlumen, flora prima, muttertag
Flora Public Safety Equipment with Florapse.com
2008-05-03 08:06:00 Under one roof, thousands of products public safety equipment you can find in Flora Public Safety Equipment. It is for sure that Flora Public Safety Equipment will have everything you need. ?Thousands of products, all under one roof?, welcomes you to this website with a wide variety of products. Government purchases are also accepted at checkout. Various section ...
Preservarán flora y fauna en vÃas de extinción de Lambayeque
2008-05-01 17:32:00 Con el objetivo elaborar la propuesta técnica para la conservación de los recursos de flora y fauna en vÃas de extinción, se instaló en Lambayeque el Grupo Técnico de Diversidad Biológica, creado mediante la Ordenanza Regional Nº 012-2007-GR-LAM/CR. Este grupo técnico tendrá como propósito, además, lograr el funcionamiento de la instancia especializada en diversidad biológica que sea el referente técnico en Lambayeque.El gerente de Recursos Naturales del Gobierno Regional de Lambayeque, Juan Sandoval Valdivieso, expresó el compromiso de las diferentes entidades que conforman de este grupo técnico.Dijo que trabajarán en los temas de investigación de la diversidad biológica existente en Lambayeque dada la necesidad de rescatarla y difundirla.Mencionó como ejemplo el caso del ave conocida como huerequeque, sÃmbolo de la fauna del departamento norteño y que ahora se encuentra en vÃas de extinción.El grupo está presidido por el decano de la Facultad de BiologÃa ...
Tropical Flora
2008-04-27 21:27:00 Here's another couple of shots taken in Raratonga on the Cook Islands. This time we have two lilies - both were in a small pond near the villa we were staying in at the resort. We would walk past them every time we went to a meal or to the pool and I couldn't resist not photographing them - especially, in the second case, after a short spot of rain. Nikon D70, 18-70mm lens
Secrets of an Ancient Killing Machine
2008-04-21 02:20:00 An international study has revealed Indonesia's Komodo dragon has a bite as weak as a domestic cat, but is so cleverly engineered it can slay a water buffalo many times its own weight.The secrets of the killing machine of Indonesia's eastern islands have been unlocked by a team of Australian scientists at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, using engineering principles usually applied to crash test vehicles.They found the huge monitor lizard does not rely on brute force, but an efficiency of design which allows it to kill with the minimum of effort.Dr Wroe said the Komodo dragon's killing technique was similar to that of Australia's feared Great White Shark. The Great White needs to strike only once when hunting seals, then hangs back to lets its prey die, without expending any further energy.The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a member of the goanna family with ancestors dating back more than 100 million years. It inhabits the central Indonesian islands of Komod...
Flora London Marathon Enter for 2009 Now
2008-04-13 20:11:00 I don?t know about you but I have followed the London Marathon all day today and I have to say some of the reasons why people were running the marathon were heartbreaking, so well done to them all 35,000 of them. As from today you can now enter the 2009 Flora London Marathon online. This system ...
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Barbourula Kalimantanensis - The First Lungless Frog!
2008-04-08 01:57:00 Researchers have confirmed the first case of a frog without lungs - the aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin. Previously known from only two specimens, two new populations of the aquatic frog were found during a recent expedition to Indonesian Borneo. Of all tetrapods (animals with four limbs), lunglessness is only known to occur in amphibians. There are many lungless salamanders and a single species of caecilian, a limbless amphibian resembling an earthworm, known to science. The complete loss of lungs is a particularly rare evolutionary event that has probably only occurred three times.The discovery of lunglessness in a secretive Bornean frog supports the idea that lungs are a malleable trait in amphibians, which represent the evolutionary sister group to all other tetrapods, according to the researchers. Barboroula kalimantanensis lives in cold, fast-flowing water, they noted, so loss of lungs might be an adaptation to ...
Sunday Market: Flora
2008-04-06 06:11:00 Hooray, USQ 2 weeks mid-semester break has officially begun, starting from this week! You must be wondering what my plans are, throughout the long holidays. Oh well, my answer is, I have no idea!!! My new colleague, Sherry has invited me to join them a 3D2N trip to Gold Coast next week, Movie World would be part of the plan. I still haven't make any decision yet, but we'll see how it goes...This morning, my friends and I paid a visit to both the Sunday Market and Coco's (Hooper Centre) for groceries and fresh food as planned. The photos below were taken upon the permission of the friendly stall owner. Also, I managed to grab myself a couple of things from the markets today, they include:190 g Roasted & Salted Pistachios @ $3.002 kg Green Apples @ $3.00250 g Cherry Tomatoes @ $ 2.001 kg Tomatoes @ $1.801 kg Broccoli @ $3.00Choy Sum aka Chinese veggie @ around $ 2.00Long Beans @ around $ 2.001 kg Fish Fingers @ $4.70730 ml Mae Ploy Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce @ $2.00175 g Smith's ...
British students to conduct coral reef replanting in Padang
2008-04-06 02:36:00 Some 15 students of Cantebury College, London, Britain will plant coral reef seeds around Sikuai Island, Padang, West Sumatra, on Monday (April 7, 2008) during their six-day stay in the region, a spokesman said.The social activity would be held based on cooperation between tour operator "Sumatra and Beyond", marine tourist resort organizer of Sikuai Island and non-governmental organization (NGO) Minang Bahari Foundation, said Ridwan Tulus, the Sumatra and Beyond director here on Saturday.The coral reef seeds planting activity had become the primary tourism package in Europe, especially among British students, he told Antara. Thus, Sumatra and Beyond would carry out the package regularly to lure European students, especially from England, he stated, adding that the students would plant the coral reef seeds in shallow waters to help in conservation efforts. According to him, the coral reef seeds would be provided by the Minang Bahari Foundation which has a great concern about the co...
Crawling ?Glass? Fish Sighted in Indonesian Waters
2008-04-04 01:55:00 A fish that would rather crawl into crevices than swim, and that may be able to see in the same way that humans do, could represent an entirely unknown family of fishes, says a University of Washington fish expert.The fish, sighted in Indonesian waters off Ambon Island, has tan- and peach-colored zebra-striping, and rippling folds of skin that obscure its fins, making it look like a glass sculpture that Dale Chihuly might have dreamed up. But far from being hard and brittle like glass, the bodies of these fist-sized fish are soft and pliable enough to slip and slide into narrow crevices of coral reefs. It?s probably part of the reason that they've typically gone unnoticed ? until now.The individuals are undoubtedly anglerfishes, says Ted Pietsch, a UW professor of aquatic and fishery sciences who has published 150 scholarly articles and several books on anglerfishes and is the world's leading authority on them. In the last 50 years scientists have described only five new families ...
The Flora of Spring
2008-04-02 08:08:00 Here are some new designs I have completed for spring. All are available on my website TekaAndZoe.com. I have really been enjoying working with the warmth of the Brass with its natural brown aged patina.
$1,059,000 :: 518 Flora St, Laguna Beach CA
2008-03-22 18:07:00 2 beds, 1.00 bathsProperty Size: 980 sq ft Lot Size: 3,000 sq ftAdded: 07/16/07, Last Updated: 03/22/08MLS Number: L23779THIS CHARMING MID-CENTURY HOME IS SLEEPING IN WOODS COVE. FANTASTIC POTENTIAL FOR THIS CLASSIC PROPERTY. FIRST TIME OFFERRED IN 50 YEARS. FLORA STREET IS A WONDERFUL, VERY LOW TRAFFIC STREET, YET IN THE HEART OF QUAINT WOODS COVE. JUST 5 SHORT BLOCKS TO THE BEACH. EASY WALKING DISTANCE TO TOWN. A PERFECT FIRST HOME, A SECOND VACATION HOME, A PLACE TO RETIRE OR JUST A GREAT HOME TO IMPROVE AND ENJOY. DOESN'T NEED MUCH, JUST A LITTLE UPDATING. STREET TO ALLEY LOT, GREAT POTENTIAL. ITS JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT PERSON(S) TO BE DISCOVERED.Listed With Mark Miller, Laguna PropertiesBrought to you by The OC Coastal Group, 33522 Niguel Road. Call me today at 888-622-8439, or visit my website at www.theoccoastalgroup.com!
Madras High Court granted conditional bail to Tamil actress Flora
2008-03-21 19:36:00 The Madras High Court granted conditional bail to Tamil actress Flora Saini of Mumbai, who was arrested on charges of submitting fake documents to obtain US visa. In her petition, she claimed that she had appeared before the US Consulate for US immigrant B1-B2 visas to visit the US for the Telugu Industries programme. She said she had not submitted any forged documents for applying visa.
Plant a Virtual Tree Online and It Comes to Life in the Jungles of Borneo
2008-03-19 11:42:00 Here's a website idea that is crossing over and having a real impact on real world climate change issues. Everytime you plant an animated tree on this site, a real baby tree comes to life in the Indonesian rainforest. And for the first time ever, you can see real time proof -- pictures, exact co-ordinates and your name on your baby tree.And for the first time ever, you can see real time proof -- pictures, exact co-ordinates and your name on your baby tree. Indonesia's rainforest is one of the most important centers of biodiversity in the world. But 2 football fields disappear every minute. But now people can plant a cute little animated tree online at www.mybabytree.org and WWF plants a real one in Sebangau, Kalimantan. But what's really cool is this - Thanks to Geotag technology, for the first time, they can see the exact location of their tree, photos and their personally named tree on Google Earth!For just 5$ (which pays for the nursery, land and care from local commu...
In photos: 'Indonesia Orangutans Born'
2008-03-15 11:22:00 Two baby orangutans Elmo (L- male) Muti (C- female), play at animal nursery in Safari Zoo, Cisarua, Bogor, Indonesia on 14 March 2008. Some 23,000 orangutans were found in Kalimantan, and the remaining 12,000 in Sumatra. However, the 1997 forest fires drastically reduced the population of orangutans to around 27,000, consisting of 15,000 in Kalimantan and 12,000 in Sumatra. Conservationists and animal rights activists have urged the Indonesian government to stop deforestation in order to protect the rapidly decreasing orangutan population on the island of Kalimantan.PhotoIndonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Bali Flora & Fauna
2008-03-14 22:44:00 Bali has an interesting collection of animal and plant life. The rice terraces are the most common sight everyday in Bali, particularly in the heavily populated and extravagantly fertile south. Balinese gardens are a delight. The soil and climate can support a huge range of plants, and the Balinese love of beauty, and the abundance of cheap labour, mean that every space can be landscaped. The
By: Bali Travel Blog
Heroine Asha Saini alias Flora was arrested in Chennai
2008-03-12 19:53:00 Heroine Asha Saini alias Flora was arrested in Chennai on Tuesday (Mar 11, 2008) when she tried to get visa using forged documents at American Embassy. She had gone to American embassy along with her assistant Sri Latha (35) to obtain visa and the officials found that she is using forged documents.Police suspect that she was trying to take Sri Latha to USA with her. The officials found contradictory details on the documents and questioned them. However not convinced with the reply, they questioned the actress' agent Venkat Reddy and he too said to have given misleading details that prompted the Embassy officials to report to police.Following the complaint, the police arrested Asha Saini and the two others. The actress told the officials that she is leaving for USA for 'consulting some producers’ about a Telugu film.More about Cinema Chennai police headed by Deputy Commissioner Mourya, Assistant Commissioner Ravindran and Inspector Irudhayam are investigating the case. 29 year ol...
By: Actress Gallery
FLORA'S BOX
2008-03-07 17:55:00 Blog of the Day Awards for Friday March 7, 2008A Blog of the Day Award goes to FLORA'S BOXFLORA'S BOX - a picturama of fashion, beauty, shopping & closet happenings...Technorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspot shopping beauty fashion floraBe sure to submit your nominations early.Thank you
Flora - 1948 Columbia Cartoon
2008-03-06 12:25:00 Columbia weren't as well known for their cartoons as Warner Bros. or MGM, but they made a number of very fine cartoons. Of course the Fox and Crow series is well remembered but there were other...
Destruction of Sumatra forests Driving Global Climate Change and Species Ex
2008-02-27 23:01:00 Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province's elephants into extinction, a new study by WWF and partners has found.The study found that in central Sumatra's Riau Province nearly 10.5 million acres of tropical forests and peat swamp have been cleared in the last 25 years. Forest loss and degradation and peat decomposition and fires are behind average annual carbon emissions equivalent to 122 percent of the Netherlands total annual emissions, 58 percent of Australia's annual emissions, 39 percent of annual UK emissions and 26 percent of annual German emissions.Riau was chosen for the study because it is home to vast peatlands estimated to hold Southeast Asia?s largest store of carbon, and contains some of the most critical habitat for Sumatran elephants and tigers. It also has Indonesia's highest deforestation rate, subst...
Red Cross plants mangrove trees
2008-02-20 08:28:00 Members of the Indonesian Red Cross planted a thousand mangrove trees at the Angke eco-park in North Jakarta on Tuesday as part of a tidal wave prevention campaign."Tidal waves could cause the kind of damage the city has never seen before. The Red Cross felt it was necessary to conduct a campaign to prepare for a tidal wave disaster," said Aulia Arriani, a member of the organization's public relations staff.She said tidal waves were a seasonal threat that could be predicted, making it possible to develop prevention and response strategies.In the past, coastal mangrove thickets helped protect the city from sea erosion, but development and pollution has cleared away most of the thickets.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
What Causes A Gut Flora Imbalance?
2008-02-15 00:03:00 • Toxins, especially drugs such as antibiotics and narcotics.• Severe diarrhea can damage or destroy these beneficial bacteria, allowing harmful bacteria to take over producing by-products like ammonia, purines and ethionine, which can eventually cause colon cancer.• Fasting can also deplete the beneficial bacteria because large quantities of toxins are dumped from the lymph glands into the
Endangered species seized in Jatinegara
2008-02-09 07:43:00 In a joint raid with several wildlife organizations, the Jakarta Police seized 15 protected endangered species from Jatinegara market in East Jakarta.Two traders, Agus Sobari and Sarwo, were arrested and the animals handed over to the Animal Rescue Center Tegal Alur.The protected species consisted of two leopards, eight slow lorises, two Malayan porcupines, one otter civet and two black-winged cats. Some were reportedly in poor health.ProFauna Indonesia chairman Rosek Nursahid suggested seizures like this one in Jatinegara be conducted in other animal markets in Surabaya, which was still selling protected wildlife freely.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Freggle Flora
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Escante Women?s Flora Lace Bra and Boy Short Set
2008-02-02 16:30:00 Escante Women’s Flora Lace Bra and Boy Short Set
Report reveals 'alarming' rate of mangrove habitat loss
2008-02-01 15:44:00 Mangrove ecosystems should be better protected, the UN's food agency has warned as it published new figures showing that 20% of the world's mangrove area has been destroyed since 1980A study by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said that the environmental and economic damages caused by the "alarming" loss of mangroves in many countries should be urgently addressed.Countries must engage in more effective conservation and sustainable management of the world's mangroves and other wetland ecosystems, it warned, ahead of World Wetlands day tomorrow.The world has lost around 3.6m hectares (20%) of mangroves since 1980, the report showed.The total mangrove area has declined from 18.8m ha (46.4m acres) in 1980 to 15.2m ha (37.5m acres) in 2005. However the report did show that there has been a slowdown in the rate of mangrove loss: from some 187,000 ha destroyed annually in the 1980s to 102,000 ha a year between 2000 and 2005. This reflected an increased awareness of...
Download Free - Flora Scent Wordpress theme
2008-01-21 17:40:00 So, what do we have here? This is a nice theme primarily dominated by blue colours scheme constructed from floral vectors and a big blue lily vector at the header. Overall the theme is very clean and pretty easy for the eyes. High quality graphics and glossy decorations. Please remember that removing the footer links ...
Flora Scent, new free wordpress theme for flower lovers
2008-01-21 17:20:00 I am delighted to shower you yet again with a bunch on new wordpress themes. This one is called Floral Scent, but I have 5 more in queue for posting, so if you don’t want to miss any interesting new themes, please subscribe to my feed. So, what do we have here? This is a nice ...
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Starfish outbreak destroying coral reefs in Asia
2008-01-16 11:57:00 OUTBREAKS of the notorious crown of thorns starfish is wreaking havoc in Asia's famous Coral Triangle, where it has destroyed large swathes of coral reefs, scientists in Indonesia and Australia said.The predator starfish feeds on corals by spreading its stomach over them and using digestive enzymes to liquefy tissue.The researchers found large numbers of them in Halmahera, Indonesia, which lies at the heart of the Coral Triangle.During a research trip in December, they saw a stretch of reef measuring 10 km in circumference completely wiped out.'It's quite a stark sight. The crown of thorns choose to eat some species, like staghorn corals, the branching corals disappear and you are left with just a rubble pit,' Andrew Baird of the Australia Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University said by telephone.He said the outbreak was caused by poor water quality and could be an early warning of widespread reef decline.'Humans are exacerbatin...
Flora Cruz - Overcome EP (MSM1000) WEB 2008 LOYALTY
2008-01-11 12:09:00 Artist..... Flora Cruz : : Title...... Overcome EP : :Label...... Mixtape Sessions Music : : Catnr...... MSM1000 : : Date....... 09 01 2008 : : Genre...... House : : Subgenre... Deep House : : Source..... WEB : : Quality.... 320kbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo : : Size....... 69,1 MB : .......................... [ Track List ] .......................... : 01. Flora Cruz - Overcome (Original Vocal Mix) 06:3202. Flora Cruz - No Regrets (Original Vocal Mix) 04:2103. Flo...
Flora Fauna
2008-01-10 15:00:00 Flora Fauna is a new party in Williamsburg promoting green living, world music vibes and of course and organic drinks. Described as a "fun and relaxing environment through both indoor and outside spaces that combine down-to-earth simplicity with modest elegance. DJs Sherock and Onda Skillet spin world beat and original mixes. Party hard and leave only small carbon footprints. Read More...Digg this | Email to a friend | Reddit
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Gallery Royal Flora Expo 2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Just found)
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Paper giant illegally clearing Indonesian forests
2008-01-09 00:13:00 Rare elephants, tigers and orangutans are under threat from illegal land clearing on Indonesia's Sumatra island by one of Asia's biggest pulp and paper companies, environmentalists said Tuesday.Regional giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and affiliates are clearing land and building an access road outside their legal concessions in the Bukit Tigapuluh area of Sumatra's Jambi province, a coalition of five environmental groups said in a press release accompanying a new joint report."From our surveys and other NGO surveys we know this is a very critical habitat for tigers, elephants and recently introduced orangutans," Desmarita Murni, a campaigner with WWF, one of the groups, told AFP.Bukit Tigapuluh is one of only two viable habitats for Sumatran elephants, along with Tesso Nilo forest in neighbouring Riau province, which is also under threat, Murni said.Satellite images in November 2007 showed 20,000 hectares (49,200 acres) had already been illegally cleared by APP and related compa...
Elephants outsmarting human pursuers on Sumatra
2008-01-07 13:56:00 A HERD of wild elephants on Indonesia's Sumatra has repeatedly outsmarted efforts to stop them stealing crops, wising up to attempts to chase them off with burning torches, a report said on Monday. The head of Way Kambas natural reserve in Lampung province, Hudiono, told the state-run Antara news agency that a herd of 25 to 30 elephants had been nightly roaming out of the reserve to raid crops since Thursday. The elephants, previously only occasional visitors, have managed to clamber over earthen embankments built as an obstacle between the reserve and the fields by using their trunks to hold onto each other, he reportedly said. An electrified wire fence was also no match for the canny beasts, he told the agency, saying they had felled it using tree trunks. Even blazing torches no longer scare the night-time raiders. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Orangutan Plan To Curb Carbon Emissions
2008-01-02 05:09:00 Indonesia?s new 10 year action plan for conserving orangutans will have important benefits in mitigating climate change, according to WWF .These benefits were underlined by the launch of The Orangutan Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2007 ? 2017) during the Bali Climate Change Conference. Deforestation, for timber, pulp and palm oil plantations, have pushed Indonesia into the status of being a major carbon emitter, while threatening globally significant wildlife populations. "In the last 35 years about 50,000 orangutans are estimated to have been lost as their habitats shrank. If this continues, this majestic creature will likely face extinction by 2050," said Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the launch of the plan.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Envirosax Flora Shopping Bags
2007-12-28 11:02:00 Envirosax Flora Shopping Bags For a smart alternative to plastic, shop and carry the reusable Flora Shopping Bags by Envirosax. Inexpensive, yet durable these colorful graphic printed shopping totes are available in a set of five different, water proof bags neatly stored in their own cute little pouch. With 20" easy to carry straps, they measure 19 1/2x16 and sell for $40 at ShopIntuition.
By: Fashion Newsweek
President Yudhoyono calls for reforestation efforts
2007-12-26 11:04:00 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on his countrymen to make reforestation efforts by planting trees in a bid to avoid flood and landslide disasters. Witnessing a simulation on tsunami drill at Gunung Sugih subdistrict in Cilegon, Banten, on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the deadly Asian tsunami which hit Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province on December 26, 2004, Yudhoyono said widespread deforestation could cause floods, landslides and land erosion. Yudhoyono said reforestation movement by planting trees was part of an effort to save all the plants and and living creatures in a particular area of their physical environment. Therefore, the head of state called on all public elements, as well as regional governments, to plant trees in barren land areas in an effort to save the earth from global warming and climate change. "I ask all public elements and regional governments to take serious heed to the reforestation movement to prevent natural disaster such...
Flora Nikrooz Bridal Chemise Sleepwear
2007-12-23 08:03:00 Short and sexy chemise. Accordian pleated chiffon. Ruffled mesh with beads and sequins at empire-waist. Self-tie bow at back for a fitted shape. Adjustable back straps. A Wedding Day must-have.
By: Sexy Woman World
Flora Nikrooz Sunset Boulevard Chemise Sleepwear
2007-12-23 07:57:00 Short and sexy chemise. Smooth satin. Pretty contrasting lace with eyelash trim. Soft velvet along bustline with bow detail. Self-tie bow at empire-waist for a fitted shape. Adjustable straps.
By: Sexy Woman World
Flora Nikrooz Sexy Chemise Sleepwear
2007-12-23 07:55:00 Sexy chemise. Delicate accordian pleated chiffon. Ruffled mesh with beads and sequins at empire-waist. Self-tie bow at back for a fitted shape. Adjustable back straps. A Wedding Day must-have.
By: Sexy Woman World
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