Although it is originally from java (the world ‘batik’ is a short word for rambating titik or connecting dots), batik can be found in almost every province of Indonesia. Batik is a method of creating patterns on fabric by applying warm beeswax (malam), mixed with paraffin,resins and fat (to repel the dey). The cloth is usually cotton but can be silk. When the cloth is dipped into the dye, the waxed parts are left uncolored. The wax is then removed by gently washing the cloth in warm water using chemicals. The cloth is re-waxed and dipped into a different dye, so that more and more colors can be applied later.
Batik is generally categorized by the method of creation. The first is Batik Tulis (hand painted batik). The maker of batik tulis draws a pattern on the fabric using a special pen with a bamboo handle called canting ( invented by Javanese people in the 17th or 18th century) using warm wax as ink. The melted wax is poured into the pot at the end of the canting and carefully released out of its nozzle bit by bit on to the white cotton/silk. It takes at least two weeks to complete a simple drawing on a two-meter long fabric.
The second is Batik Cap (printed batik). The method is using a batik stamp made of copper on the prepared whited fabric. The key of making this kind of batik is how to stamp precisely. A batik maker should place the edge of the stamp on the cloth first to make sure that the position is correct. Then she/he presses it firmly on the textile to leave the wax imprint and repeats the process until the whole cloth is covered. When making a piece of cloth, a batik maker usually uses more than one stamp.
Minggu, 11 April 2010
Senin, 05 April 2010
The Mona Lisa
No other paintings have been featured in songs, Poems and stories, made into parodies, studied, and reproduced than this famous work of Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci lived between 1452-1519. Revered by art historians not only for his genius , but also for this physical beauty and grace, and his thirst for knowledge, he had taken an apprenticeship with a famous artist at the time he was 14. Da Vinci continued to expand his interests, experiments and explorations in other fields. Altouhgt he is most renowned as a painter, the Italian was also, among others, a brilliant scientist, engineer, musician, writer, botanist and investor, da Vinci was ahead of his time altought not many of is ideas were feasible at the time. For example, he had ideas fo a helicopter, calculator and tank. His brillians earned him a place at the king’s palace until the day he died.
The Monalisa was da Vinci’s chef d’oeuvre, his masterpiece, which he strated painting in 1503. A chornic procrastinator, he left it unfinished for years, finally completing it the year before he died.
As with “Fur Elise,” the model for Mona lisa has been debated for years. At least four candidates have been suggested as the model, including da Vinci’s mother Caterina and da Vinci himself. However, many art historians believe the painting to be the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. Mona is a form of address meaning Ma’am or Madam. When the great master passed away, it was inherited by da Vinci’s assistant Salai, who then sold it to the King Francois I. The Mona lisa was then given as a gift to King Louis XIV and it has remained the property of the French government ever since, residing at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.
The model is not the only secret this painting holds. The smile of Madam Lisa has always been described as mysteriours or ambiguous. Is she smiling or isn’t the? This is due to the painting technique, using shadows , which , according to Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University, show da vinci’s understanding of how human eyes work. We pick out details better from the corner of our eyes, so since the shadows make up the smile, we see the smile when we look at the other parts of the painting, but not when we stare at the mouth.
A research using a high-tech scanner reveals da vinci’s preparatory drawings under the layers of paint and varnish. The scan also shows the changes he made to the painting during its creation, such as an eyebrow, and the position of an arm.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci lived between 1452-1519. Revered by art historians not only for his genius , but also for this physical beauty and grace, and his thirst for knowledge, he had taken an apprenticeship with a famous artist at the time he was 14. Da Vinci continued to expand his interests, experiments and explorations in other fields. Altouhgt he is most renowned as a painter, the Italian was also, among others, a brilliant scientist, engineer, musician, writer, botanist and investor, da Vinci was ahead of his time altought not many of is ideas were feasible at the time. For example, he had ideas fo a helicopter, calculator and tank. His brillians earned him a place at the king’s palace until the day he died.
The Monalisa was da Vinci’s chef d’oeuvre, his masterpiece, which he strated painting in 1503. A chornic procrastinator, he left it unfinished for years, finally completing it the year before he died.
As with “Fur Elise,” the model for Mona lisa has been debated for years. At least four candidates have been suggested as the model, including da Vinci’s mother Caterina and da Vinci himself. However, many art historians believe the painting to be the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. Mona is a form of address meaning Ma’am or Madam. When the great master passed away, it was inherited by da Vinci’s assistant Salai, who then sold it to the King Francois I. The Mona lisa was then given as a gift to King Louis XIV and it has remained the property of the French government ever since, residing at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.
The model is not the only secret this painting holds. The smile of Madam Lisa has always been described as mysteriours or ambiguous. Is she smiling or isn’t the? This is due to the painting technique, using shadows , which , according to Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University, show da vinci’s understanding of how human eyes work. We pick out details better from the corner of our eyes, so since the shadows make up the smile, we see the smile when we look at the other parts of the painting, but not when we stare at the mouth.
A research using a high-tech scanner reveals da vinci’s preparatory drawings under the layers of paint and varnish. The scan also shows the changes he made to the painting during its creation, such as an eyebrow, and the position of an arm.
Minggu, 04 April 2010
online selling tips
If you've read this article means you are interested in expanding your business network in cyberspace.
Here are some tricks for you in making an online purchase on the internet:
* Avoid naming your goods too general as cheap antiques, where there are sellers who want to sell goods with cheap price?? Name of the obvious stuff. In addition to direct consumers to know the goods you sell, your goods are more focused in the list of search engines like yahoo, google.
* If you have many goods, create one page for each item. More pages means more items in the index by search engines
* Make sure potential customers get a clear information about goods / services you offer. Write a description with a common language, do not use technical terms are difficult to understand. Pictures or photos is very helpful.
* Contact a clear and easily contacted. You certainly want consumers to easily contact you instead?
* Service satisfaction before or after the consumer membeli.Anda also build relationships with consumers. Reference directly from consumers is very influential than advertisements in the media.
Here are some tricks for you in making an online purchase on the internet:
* Avoid naming your goods too general as cheap antiques, where there are sellers who want to sell goods with cheap price?? Name of the obvious stuff. In addition to direct consumers to know the goods you sell, your goods are more focused in the list of search engines like yahoo, google.
* If you have many goods, create one page for each item. More pages means more items in the index by search engines
* Make sure potential customers get a clear information about goods / services you offer. Write a description with a common language, do not use technical terms are difficult to understand. Pictures or photos is very helpful.
* Contact a clear and easily contacted. You certainly want consumers to easily contact you instead?
* Service satisfaction before or after the consumer membeli.Anda also build relationships with consumers. Reference directly from consumers is very influential than advertisements in the media.
Health Tip: White Water Therapy
God has given us plenty of water and free. Without spending on medicines, tablets, injections, diagnosis, physician wages, etc.. Only drinking water, the following diseases will be cured. You can never believe before practicing. Below is a list of diseases that can be cured by this therapy:
God has given us plenty of water and free. Without spending on medicines, tablets, injections, diagnosis, physician wages, etc.. Only drinking water, the following diseases will be cured. You can never believe before practicing. Below is a list of diseases that can be cured by this therapy:
1. Headache
2. Asthma
3. Hosthortobics
4. High Blood
5. Bronchitis
6. Diabetes
7. Anemia
8. TBC
9. Lungs
10. Eye Diseases
11. Rheumatism
12. Cephalitis
13. Paralyzed
14. Kidney Stone
15. Irregular Menstruation
16. Obesity
17. Urethral Diseases
18. Leukemia
19. Inflammation / Pain Joints
20. Excess Uric Acid
21. Peranakan Cancer
22. Inflammation of mucus membrane
23. Diarrhoea
24. Breast Cancer
25. Cardiovascular Disorders
26. Dysentery
27. Laryngitis
28. Drunk, Dizziness, Vertiginous
29. Haemorrhoid
30th. Constipation
31. Cough
How It Works Drinking Water?
Consuming ordinary drinking water with the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as aematopaises. That mucousal folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method, a fact not denied,
like the theory that new fresh blood is produced by mucousal fold. When the colon is clean, then the nutritional foods eaten several times a day will be absorbed and to work mucousal fold, nutritional food is converted into new blood.
Blood is the most important thing in curing disease and restoring health, and therefore water should be consumed regularly.
How to Perform this Water Therapy?
In the morning when you just got up (even without first brushing your teeth) drink 1.5 liters of water, ie 5 to 6 glasses. Better premeasure 1.5 liter. Know that our ancestors termed this therapy as "Usha paana Chikitsa".
After that you should wash your face. It is very important to know that do not drink or eat anything an hour before and after drinking 1.5 liters of water. It has also been examined closely, that should not drink alcohol the night before. If necessary, use water that has been boiled or filtered water.
Is it possible to drink 1.5 liters of water at one time?
To begin with, one may find it difficult to drink 1.5 liter of water at a time, but will gradually get used to it. At first, when the exercises, you should drink 4 glasses first and the remaining 2 cups drunk two minutes later. Initially you will urinate 2 to 3 times in one hour, but after a while, will return to normal. According to the research and experience, the following diseases known to be cured with this therapy, in time like this written below:
Constipation - 1 Day
Lung tuberculosis - 3 Months
Diabetes - 7 Days
Uric acid - 2 Days
Blood Pressure - 4 Sunday
Cancer - 4 Sunday
Note:
It is recommended that patients with arthritis / joint pain and rheumatism implement this therapy three times a day, ie morning, noon, and night-an hour before meals for one week, then twice daily until healed.
We plead with you, the method above to read and practiced carefully. Luaskanlah spread this message to friends, relatives and neighbors as this is a gift to humanity. With the grace of God, every person should live a healthy life
"When you PARTICIPATING IN THIS INFORMATION spreading like a DOCTOR THAT YOU HAVE HEALING EVEN thousands of millions of people"
[Unknown]
source: Health mailing list
God has given us plenty of water and free. Without spending on medicines, tablets, injections, diagnosis, physician wages, etc.. Only drinking water, the following diseases will be cured. You can never believe before practicing. Below is a list of diseases that can be cured by this therapy:
1. Headache
2. Asthma
3. Hosthortobics
4. High Blood
5. Bronchitis
6. Diabetes
7. Anemia
8. TBC
9. Lungs
10. Eye Diseases
11. Rheumatism
12. Cephalitis
13. Paralyzed
14. Kidney Stone
15. Irregular Menstruation
16. Obesity
17. Urethral Diseases
18. Leukemia
19. Inflammation / Pain Joints
20. Excess Uric Acid
21. Peranakan Cancer
22. Inflammation of mucus membrane
23. Diarrhoea
24. Breast Cancer
25. Cardiovascular Disorders
26. Dysentery
27. Laryngitis
28. Drunk, Dizziness, Vertiginous
29. Haemorrhoid
30th. Constipation
31. Cough
How It Works Drinking Water?
Consuming ordinary drinking water with the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as aematopaises. That mucousal folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method, a fact not denied,
like the theory that new fresh blood is produced by mucousal fold. When the colon is clean, then the nutritional foods eaten several times a day will be absorbed and to work mucousal fold, nutritional food is converted into new blood.
Blood is the most important thing in curing disease and restoring health, and therefore water should be consumed regularly.
How to Perform this Water Therapy?
In the morning when you just got up (even without first brushing your teeth) drink 1.5 liters of water, ie 5 to 6 glasses. Better premeasure 1.5 liter. Know that our ancestors termed this therapy as "Usha paana Chikitsa".
After that you should wash your face. It is very important to know that do not drink or eat anything an hour before and after drinking 1.5 liters of water. It has also been examined closely, that should not drink alcohol the night before. If necessary, use water that has been boiled or filtered water.
Is it possible to drink 1.5 liters of water at one time?
To begin with, one may find it difficult to drink 1.5 liter of water at a time, but will gradually get used to it. At first, when the exercises, you should drink 4 glasses first and the remaining 2 cups drunk two minutes later. Initially you will urinate 2 to 3 times in one hour, but after a while, will return to normal. According to the research and experience, the following diseases known to be cured with this therapy, in time like this written below:
Constipation - 1 Day
Lung tuberculosis - 3 Months
Diabetes - 7 Days
Uric acid - 2 Days
Blood Pressure - 4 Sunday
Cancer - 4 Sunday
Note:
It is recommended that patients with arthritis / joint pain and rheumatism implement this therapy three times a day, ie morning, noon, and night-an hour before meals for one week, then twice daily until healed.
We plead with you, the method above to read and practiced carefully. Luaskanlah spread this message to friends, relatives and neighbors as this is a gift to humanity. With the grace of God, every person should live a healthy life
"When you PARTICIPATING IN THIS INFORMATION spreading like a DOCTOR THAT YOU HAVE HEALING EVEN thousands of millions of people"
[Unknown]
source: Health mailing list
Senin, 29 Maret 2010
Exercise 4 : Articles ( 1-10 )
In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, or the ) if they are necessary. If no artcle is necessary, leave the space blank.
1. Jason's father bought him a bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
Ayah Jason membelikan ia sepeda yang dicarinya untuk ulang tahun.
2. The statue Liberty was a gift of friendship from the France to the United States.
Patung liberty adalah pemberian persahabatan dari Perancis untuk Amerika.
3. Rita is studying a English and a math this semester.
Rita belajar bahasa inggris dan matematik semester ini.
4. The judge asked a witness to tell the truth.
Pengadilan menanyakan saksi untuk mengatakan kebenaran.
5. Please give me the cup of a coffe with a cream and a sugar.
Tolong berikan saya secangkir kopi dengan krim dan gula.
6. The big books on the table are for my history class.
Buku besar diatas meja adalah untuk pelajaran sejarah.
7. No one in the Spanish class knew a correct answere to the Mrs. Perez question.
Tidak satupun di kelas Spanyol tau jawaban yang benar untuk pertanyaan bapak Perez.
8. My car is four years old and it still runs well.
Mobil saya sudah 4 tahun dan jalannya masih bagus.
9. When you go to the store, please buy a bottle of a chocolate milk and a dozen orange.
Ketika kamu pergi ke toko, tolong beli sebotol susu coklat dan selusin jeruk.
10. There are only a few seats left for a tonight’s musical at the university.
Mereka hanya beberapa bangku dari kiri untuk pertunjukan music mala mini di universitas.
Exercise 4 : Articles ( 1-10 )
In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, or the ) if they are necessary. If no artcle is necessary, leave the space blank.
1. Jason's father bought him a bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
Ayah Jason membelikan ia sepeda yang dicarinya untuk ulang tahun.
2. The statue Liberty was a gift of friendship from the France to the United States.
Patung liberty adalah pemberian persahabatan dari Perancis untuk Amerika.
3. Rita is studying a English and a math this semester.
Rita belajar bahasa inggris dan matematik semester ini.
4. The judge asked a witness to tell the truth.
Pengadilan menanyakan saksi untuk mengatakan kebenaran.
5. Please give me the cup of a coffe with a cream and a sugar.
Tolong berikan saya secangkir kopi dengan krim dan gula.
6. The big books on the table are for my history class.
Buku besar diatas meja adalah untuk pelajaran sejarah.
7. No one in the Spanish class knew a correct answere to the Mrs. Perez question.
Tidak satupun di kelas Spanyol tau jawaban yang benar untuk pertanyaan bapak Perez.
8. My car is four years old and it still runs well.
Mobil saya sudah 4 tahun dan jalannya masih bagus.
9. When you go to the store, please buy a bottle of a chocolate milk and a dozen orange.
Ketika kamu pergi ke toko, tolong beli sebotol susu coklat dan selusin jeruk.
10. There are only a few seats left for a tonight’s musical at the university.
Mereka hanya beberapa bangku dari kiri untuk pertunjukan music mala mini di universitas.
Kamis, 18 Maret 2010
sensation house upside down
VIVAnews - A unique house has just been built in Germany. This house is unique because it was built upside down following the full content.
This house was built in a zoo in Getorff, Germany. According to the concept, kitchen, bathroom, family rooms and bedrooms of this house upside down.
Seven-meter-high house was built carpenter and his colleague Gerhard Mordhorst, Gesellse Splettstober and Manfred Kolax. As reported by news.com.au, they describe their project is the craziest ever made.
The hardest part is making the house bathroom, shower because there must be reversed. In order for these items are not falling because of gravity, they are fixing furniture.
They should think about all the details, to the point that they must use a needle to make a bed sheet in place. This house is actually guaranteed to challenge your perspective.
Your chance to come to this town in Germany, will be able to enjoy the upside-down house that emerged from the idea of Hamburg investors, Dirk Oster, is at the end of March 2010.
This house was built in a zoo in Getorff, Germany. According to the concept, kitchen, bathroom, family rooms and bedrooms of this house upside down.
Seven-meter-high house was built carpenter and his colleague Gerhard Mordhorst, Gesellse Splettstober and Manfred Kolax. As reported by news.com.au, they describe their project is the craziest ever made.
The hardest part is making the house bathroom, shower because there must be reversed. In order for these items are not falling because of gravity, they are fixing furniture.
They should think about all the details, to the point that they must use a needle to make a bed sheet in place. This house is actually guaranteed to challenge your perspective.
Your chance to come to this town in Germany, will be able to enjoy the upside-down house that emerged from the idea of Hamburg investors, Dirk Oster, is at the end of March 2010.
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