Mount Kelud (1731 m) in East Java is a volcano that up to now are active. Because of the increased activity of Mount Kelud since 11 September 2007 Center Vulkanologi and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) states that the status of Mount Kelud On Normal (Level 1) menjadi Waspada (Level II). Further development, improvement of activity aspects of earthquake risk in the mountains, deformation, visual, temperature measurement craters, and water chemistry data crater lake, on September 29, 2007 the status of the night Waspada increased again become a standby (Level III).

With the continued increase in exponential moving, finally on 16 October 2007 at 17:25 status of Mount Kelud stated CAUTION (level IV). This change occurred one hour after the accidental author recently looking for data in the Observation Post Gunung Api Directorate Vulkanologi Margomulyo Hamlet, Village Ngancar - Kediri, East Java that is about 8 kilometers from the crater.




Data explosion that had occurred in the Mount Kelud (Fort Pemkab source of the data Dit Vulkanologi):

. The first eruption 1,000 years
. Eruption 1,311 years, 1,376, 1,385, 1,411, 1,451, 1,462, 1,481, 1,548
. Year 1586 Victims of life is not less than 10,000 inhabitants
. In 1641, 1716
. May 1 1752
. 10 January 1771
. In 1776, 1785
. June 5 1811
. In 1825, 1826
. On 16 May 1848, 24 January 1851, 3 & 4 January 1864
. Tuesday Kliwon year 1901, Tuesday Wage 1918, Friday Legi 1951, Wednesday Wage in 1966, Saturday Wage 1990.





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High above the forest floor, deep in the swampy lowland jungles of Papua, tree houses greet the eyes of explorers trekking into what remains one of the last remote corners of the globe. The tree houses tower overhead at heights of over 80 feet above the ground, appearing to teeter but held firm by Sago palm tree fibres. These constructions are the homes of the Kombai and the neighbouring Korowai, tribal people numbering in the thousands who decorate their bodies with bones and may still count cannibalism among their customs.

The tree houses stand in clearings cut out of the forest by the tribespeople, who fell trees using only the most rudimentary of stone axes. These dwellings offer an escape from the heat and biting insects below the jungle canopy, and are thought to have originated as a safeguard against flooding during heavy rains while also providing protection in periods of conflict. Enemy headhunting tribes like the Asmat from the south used to maraud through these regions and the trees may have been the only refuge for the Korowai and the Kombai.

The Korowai and the Kombai are distinct ethnic groups, each with their own language, but they do manage to interact and also share similar cultural practices. They are skilled hunter-gatherers whose men track prey including cassowary and wild boar. They still trade in objects like bone jewellery and knives, and may have only been introduced to metal and our idea of clothing in the 1970s, when the first missionaries arrived. Utensils such as bamboo shards are used to slice meat, shells to hold water, and heated stones in place of cooking
vessels.


Cannibalism is also common to the histories of both the Kombai and the Korowai. For the Kombai, it is apparently a form of tribal punishment, with only men identified as witches killed and eaten by the community in retribution for the souls devoured by the accused. Cannibalism is steeped in similarly supernatural belief for the Korowai and may also have been practiced as part of their criminal justice system. It seems these tree dwellers do not believe in natural death, but death caused by sorcery – also believed to be a cause of inter-clan warfare.

Pigs too figure largely in the rituals and belief systems of the Kombai and the Korowai. Domesticated, these animals are a kind of sacred currency in Kombai culture, used in dispute-settlements between families, and also sacrificed in complex ceremonies when their blood is let into the river as an offering to one of the gods. Pigs play a role in the religious life of the Korowai, too, which is filled with all kinds of spirits – above all the revered spirits of their ancestors to which the beasts are sacrificed in times of trouble.

A more festive custom enjoyed by both the Korowai and the Kombai is the eating of the Sago grub, the succulent larva of the Capricorn beetle, which is a delicacy the tribes harvest from rotting trees. Very occasionally the Kombai host parties to which guests from other tribes are invited and fed Sago grubs, while even more seldom still the Korowai will host a Sago grub festival to encourage fertility and prosperity. Such rituals seem to anchor the deeply spiritual lives of these people, who see spirits in the forest where outsiders would see none.

Revealingly, for Kombai clans, strangers are themselves referred to as ghosts, and yet such ghosts are becoming an ever more concrete reality as filming crews and adventure tourists make their presence felt in their territory. The traditions of these once undisturbed tribes have been affected by contact with the outside world, with some Korowai even now paid to offer tours. It will be a sad day when the bird beaks worn by Kombai men, or the leaves the Korowai tie around their inverted penises, are discarded in favour of Western methods of concealing oneself.




Source from www.environmentalgraffiti.com

MANADO - Currently in Manado-Indonesia, there is a series of activities that runs from August 12 until August 20, it called Sail Bunaken 2009. It’s the marine event, took place at around of Bunaken sea. And there will be the breaking of 2 world records

As many as 2818 divers from around the country is participating in the breaking of the world record of dive in Manado in the massive series of Sail Bunaken 2009. The breaking record event takes place today (August 16) at the Malalayang beach. And on August 17 in the same place, a ceremony will be held under water in order to commemoration of 64 annual the independent day of Indonesia.

World records dive respectively have been solved. In 2004, Australia held the record with the 600 divers. Then, record solved at the Kohtao Festival in Thailand involving 725 divers. Next two years, the record broken again in Maldives by 925 divers. And in 2009, Indonesia is expected to be record-breaking with around of 2818 divers. The flag ceremony under water is also expected to gain recognition from the Guinness Book of Records.

And the peak of Sail Bunaken event will held on August 19 as the Indonesia Fleet Review (parade of war ships). According to the plan, the President will attend and get the sailing and flying pass honor from the participants. The war ships from 33 countries will present express. As many as 15 countries with delegations of warship present. Then, 18 countries present as the delegations form. Total the foreign participants is around of 8 thousand seamen.




Source from www.artasastra.com, www.detik.com

Coban Talun Waterfall tourism is located in Junggo sub-village, Tulungrejo village, Bumiaji district. The waterfall is lying between the big stones. The big rock of white stone have predominate the contents of river. In the waterfall base there is superficial pool water what overflows pool.

Coban Talun waterfall is surrounded by forest and cool mountain. Because of the natural beauty, this area often used as camping ground area. This camping ground is located in one area with Coban Talun waterfall. The natural and cold area, make many visitors, either from education world and public, interesting to visit this camping. But the visitors should have fit stamina to reach the location, because the path is sloping way.

apan Cave Of Coban Talun
A Cave that has 5 meters depth is located in Coban Talun area, not far from its pool. It is located in Junggo sub-village, Tulungrejo village, Bumiaji district. This cave has unique structure; looks like letter ‘T’.



Source from www.eastjava.com, pemkotbatu.go.id