Indonesia now has a perfect opportunity to catch up with those countries: Golden wild silk, the like of which is found nowhere else, is being seriously cultivated, and Indonesia may well take over from these more established silk producers.

Indonesia's seriousness about cultivating wild silk is evident from the increasing utilization of previously empty land. This can be seen, for example, in Karangtengah village, Yogyakarta. Once dry and barren, the area is now lush and green. Row after row of trees and seedlings have been planted to produce raw silk – cashew, soursop, avocado, mahogany, and other species.

Raw silk cultivation in Karangtengah is being developed by the Yayasan Royal Silk foundation (Yarsilk) to produce gold thread and various handicrafts. In the area, covering dozens of hectares, they are concentrating on breeding two varieties of wild silk moth: Attacks Atlas (brown wild silk moth) and Circular (golden wild silk moth). In fact, Indonesia has over 25 species of wild silk moth, but the primadonna is the golden wild silk moth.

Since it was learned that there are so many varieties of wild silkworms, especially in Yogyakarta–through research and discovery assisted by Professor Hiromu Akai, who has served for 20 years as President of the International Wild Silk Moth Society, in cooperation with Gadjah Mada University, which led him to declare that this type of golden wild silk moth has not been found in any other countries. Enthusiasm for silk moth cultivation has been tremendous. Indonesia was granted the opportunity to attend the Second World Silk Moth Conference in Hotaka, Japan (the first was in China and the third in India), to observe how the world's major silk players such as China, India, Thailand and Japan produce such good silk.

After gaining confidence, Indonesia was then honored to serve as host for the fourth world conference, in Yogyakarta in 2002. At this event, golden wild silk was promoted and attracted enormous attention, particularly from the senior players in the silk industry.

Based on the outcome of this conference, Yogyakarta began to pay greater attention to this tremendous potential; many farmers have started to cultivate wild silk moths, which they had previously regarded merely as harmful agricultural pests. Yarsilk, founded in 1998, has guided farmers to develop their silk moth

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Those who love the city continue to be enamored of it, those who despise it either check out for greener pastures or grin and bear it, the latter doing so because in their heart of heart they, well, actually love the city after all.

Residents often refer to Jakarta as 'a big village'. After all these years, it actually still is, though in the past decades it has been given a modern twist. This comes in the form of hi-tech office buildings, star-rated hotels, luxurious aparments, super-malls and sophisticated art galleries, to name just a few.

Perhaps the best way to describe Jakarta is to call it a developed village struggling to become a modern city. As such, it can be an interesting and rewarding experience to witness the city transform itself and rise to a new and higher level.

If succeeding governors have had limited success in coping with the city's problems, especially when it comes to traffic jams and floods, it is more due to its magnitude rather than their competence.

To be sure, Jakarta possesses an air of seediness that is inevitable in most large cities, most of which find its niche in downtown area. Slum dwellings and trash in the wrong places continue to be the city's eyesores, with very little being done to deal with it. For all its modern pretenses, Jakarta has yet to succeed in getting rid of its Third World label.

Jakarta is now almost five centuries old but still growing (painfully) while modernizing itself. It is certainly not one of the best places in the world, but ask any Jakarta true believer if he or she would like to live elsewhere, you can be sure the reply would be an emphatic no.
Jakarta, warts and all, does have its charms not found elsewhere.

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The kingdom's largest island, phuket is thailand's preeminent playground offering everything from frenetic nightlife to white sand beaches; some of southeast Asia's most elite resort and spa are based on this teardropshaped jewel of the andaman Sea.

A most unique home style atmosphere set on a scheduled headland of the legendary Capa Panwa, is one of very few locations which commands panoramic views from the top of the cape and has an exclusive private beach. Sri Panwa offers accomodation of eight two bedroom pool villas of 300 sq. meters each, and three one-bedroom pool villas of 252 sq. meters each, all lavishly appointed with handcrafted furnishings and offering unobstructured stunning beauty of the ocean views.

Nothing incorporates the journey into the fun of a tropical vacation like hopping on a seaplane. with Airline Ticket service tourist can make a plan for their vacation to phuket around, the opportunity of stepping off a plane onto a floating pier in the middle of pristine turquoise waters is within reach.

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The city of Pagar Alam is a seven-hour drive from Palembang, South Sumatra, by way of Prabumulih, Muara Enim and Lahat Regency to Liku Endikat.

The city's slogan, Besemah (Bersih, Sejuk, Aman dan Ramah, Clean, Cool, Safe and Friendly) resounds in our minds, because it really is accurate. The city of Pagar Alam lies in the Bukit Barisan range, with the iconic Gunung Dempo rising 3,159 meters above sea level; at its foot are luxuriant farms and plantations growing tea, coffee, vegetable, fruit and ornamental plants.

All kinds of recreational activities are available here: rafting, trekking, paragliding, cycling, and much more. But if you don't have much time, it's best to first get your fill of exploring the city, so full of greenery and cool, fresh air, which we so rarely find anywhere these days, let alone in a place called a city.

In the early morning, before sunrise, a tea walk is highly recommended. The tea plantations take up a large expanse – 1571 hectares of Pagar Alam's total of 63,336 hectares. Though it's not yet light, you can already feel the bustle of the tea pickers in action. They work for Pagar Alam's only tea factory, PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VII, which was founded in 1929 as the Dutch company NV Lanbouw Maatschappij.

You'll probably want a heavy jacket as you walk through the tea plantation – the morning temperatures can be 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, with occasional strong winds – but you'll want to take it off later to enjoy the warmth of the sun as it gradually reveals the lovely, wavy green carpet below you. The tea plantation's location ensures that it always gets plenty of morning sun, and this gives the tea a fine special aroma. Following the tea walk, spare a bit of time for a mini-course on how tea from Pagar Alam has become one of Indonesia's important commodities.

Agus the foremanThe tea pickers at Pagar Alam are always very pleased to see visitors at the plantation. Though it was their busiest time, in the middle of an excellent harvest, they still flashed us smiles and didn't mind taking the time to tell us about their work.

One such was Agus, the foreman of a group of tea pickers. He was working the second shift, from 8 AM to 2 PM. He's responsible for supervising his crew as they pick the tea leaves, some with machines and some with scissors.

"The crews spread out throughout the plantation, and each crew has to pick 650 kg," he told us, wiping the sweat from his dark brow.

Though the tea is not weighed in the field, Agus can estimate the weight when his crew starts to pick the tea leaves to be delivered to PTPN VII. Once the leaves have been weighed and met the target, Agus and his team can take a break and go home. The tea pickers at Pagar Alam, who are mostly immigrants from Java, are not only one of the attractions of Pagar Alam but also the main key to the success of this agribusiness/agroindustry company based in Bandar Lampung.

Immediately after the tea is collected, it is sorted, including through leaf analysis, then taken to a wilting room, where the tea is kept at 28 to 33 degrees Celsius for 16 to 18 hours. The production process at the plant starts every morning at 3; today's production will be processed the next day.

Following the wilting process is the shredding stage, when the tea is oxidized or fermented for 120 to 130 minutes. According to Chairil Nursyiwan, a processing technical supervisor, "The oxidation mustn't be longer than 130 minutes, to preserve the aroma."

Tea is processed in several stages before it is released to the market.

The next step is drying, for 17 to 22 minutes, using oil palm shells as the fuel. Why? "They're the cheapest!" Pak Chairil explains. The dried tea is then sent to the sorting room to be graded by quality based on specific gravity and particle size.

The tea produced by PTPN VII under the "Teh Gunung Dempo" label is semi-orthodox black tea made using a Rotorvane processing system. The production capacity is 45 tons of wet leaves, which is processed into 10 tons of dry tea per day.

The dry tea is then packed and sent to the auction center in Jakarta. The best quality is the black variety, which is marketed nationally and is used as raw material by many of Indonesia's leading brands of tea. Teh Gunung Dempo is also exported to various countries, including Japan, the United States and the Middle East.

Getting to Palembang
Garuda Indonesia flies there 49 times per week.

Getting to Pagar Alam
Seven hours by bus. Buses run from Palembang, Prabumulih, Muara Enim, and Lahat; also from outside the province, such as from Bengkulu, Lampung and even Yogyakarta.
The local government is currently building an airfield to facilitate access.

Accommodation
Many villas, hotels and guest houses are easy to find, as are places to eat.

Tea is processed in several stages before it is released to the market.Activities
Tea walk, climbing Gunung Dempo, rafting on the Lematang Indah river, camping, trekking in the Bamboo Forest or to the many waterfalls (including Cughup Embun and Cughup Tuju Kenangan), and visiting the megaliths in several locations, including statues of prehistoric humans, people with coiling snakes, etc.

Cycling, paragliding, and off-road adventures are the most challenging, but also the most exciting.

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There are so many reasons to visit this land full of wonders – it's certainly no ordinary experience. especially if you have to go at the right time, such as this Year, because Alaska Travel offer you a costumizable packages to get your deep experiences in Alaska. What a Lovely moment in Alaska!

There Are Many thing to do in Alaska. immerse yourself with native culture or you can go to native heritage center, you can learn more about alaska people, their culture, the great land and the wild life in alaska. if you attracted at alaska wildlife, pay your attention to Denali Park. Many species of bird and other wild animals such as Bear, Elk, Bison, Moose, Coyote, Muskox, Eagle and more call Denali National Park Home. Travel Alaska Provide you many kind of service, let it to help you planning your trip in alaska. make list thing to do or planning your trip allow enough for the region want to see. Alaska is Big! spend your tim here and get a memorable vacation.

In your trip to Alaska, we deliberately skipped the better-known favorite tourism objects such as Fairbanks, Seward, whittier so that we could experience other, equally interesting aspects of native culture. all of which were very enjoyable tourist attractions.

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Google is the best and most popular search engine in the world wide web. but, if you need search engine for shopping purpose I recomended You to use http://www.shopwiki.com You can search any products that you want through shopwiki. Shopwiki has multifunctons, this site works like a shop directory as well product based search engine. like google all you need just put the keyword at search box and lets it show you whatever you want to find out, the result from a searching is vey good and relevant to your keyword.

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Imagine how many times you can save by using ShopWiki service. you do not need to get stuck in the traffic jam, no rush hours. now, with internet you can shopping with just one click. so, what are you waiting for?

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Backpack Tips
To packing thing into a backpack you must place the heavier items on top and the lighter ones at the bottom. this method make you feel lighter to bring your bag. also, remember to place the important thing on top, visa, passport and the others.

Luggage Lock
Small, sturdy, combination locks are best for quick access to your luggage. keys get lost ; a simple combinatio number that you set is quick and easy, no fumbling for key, etc.

Flashlight Safety
when packing a flashlight, change the batteries into incorrect position, so that if on switch accidentally turned on, the flashlight will still off. upon needing the flaslight, just reverse the batteries into their correct position.

Cosmetic Bag
Use your cosmetic bag to Pack your Jawelry or small accessories in a folded. its to keep them in one place.

Prepare for Lost
If you are travelling with someone, pack half your clothes in his bag, and cary half in your luggage. then if one bag gets lost, you at least have half your things. believe me its works.

Carry-On for Important Items
put your important document in your carry-On bag, not in your luggage that you check through. that way if you gets lost you still have your medication and papers.

Zip-Lock the detergent
Use Zip-Lock bags for laundry detergent t save space, or you also can use a plastic bag to covering your detergent.


Enjoy your trips, see you in next travell tips.

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