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Lawar is named according to its ingredients, for example lawar mixed with pork is called “lawar babi” (pork lawar). Lawar which uses young jackfruit is called “lawar nangka”. Sometimes lawar is named according to its color. Lawar merah (red lawar) and lawar putih (white lawar). Lawar Padamare is the type of combination of several types of lawars. Lawar is served with steamed rice and other meat dish such as babi guling (roasted suckling pork).
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Galungan is a sacred ritual that gives spiritual strength to be able to distinguish where the lifestyle came from adharma (devil) and where from budhi atma which formed as a voice of truth (dharma) in ourselves.

Galungan is one of Hindu religious ceremony to remind people ritually and spiritually in order to always win the Goddess Sampad to uphold dharma against adharma. The maning of Galungan in Lontar Sunarigama described as follows

Wednesday of Kliwon Dungulan is Galungan day which the point is for spiritual unity to get a new spirit to eliminate the confusion mind.
Galungan is uniting of spiritual power to get new spirit and way of life in dharma. Spiritual unity and clear your mind is in itself a form of Dharma.

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In the Centre of this cycle, the wind can achieve speeds of 75 km/h. The storm would steer clear of Indonesia and to the Mainland around Australia. When it comes to land it takes about two to three days, and winds will occur at speeds of up to 140 km/h in the center of the cycle.
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Siwaratri starts with an opening ceremony of prayers and offerings which is performed at the kawiten, the family's house temple. This preliminary ceremony should be finished before daybreak and is at 6am followed by,
• Monabrata - silence, not speaking for a period of 12 hours,
• Upawasa - fasting, not eating or drinking during 24 hours,
• Mejagra - meditation, not sleeping during 36 hours.

Each of these (non-)activities are methods to learn to be self-conscious at all times, to have self control in all circumstances. When finished each of them is closed with prayers and offerings in the house temple.

The ceremonies and activities of Siwaratri day should remind people to always be spiritually conscious while facing the ups and downs of physical life, to always be aware of the fact one is an incarnated soul. More often than not one tends to forget the true essence of one's being in the dynamic turmoil of physical life with its emotional inclinations of urges, temptations and desires.

•Fasting is a method to reach self-control in respect with not
to be selfish and greedy.
•Silence is a method to learn one should never speak
impulsively but instead to carefully weigh one's words before
reacting to one's experiences in life, to always speak fair and
honest words, to never lie, slander, speak evil or swear.
•Not sleeping, staying awake, is a method to learn to be always
'awake', meaning aware of one's approach of physical life,
which should be done with a conduct of insight and wisdom.

Siwaratri is always celebrated on the day before Tilem Sasih Kepitu, the new moon of the 7th month of the Saka Moon calendar of Bali, a day which usually falls in the month of January.
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The victim is expected to continue to grow as a result of DDB especially after flooding, the turn of the seasons, and at the time rare rainfall where much shelter water like a flower vase, water toren, bathtubs, Crock and used tires, bottles and so on are former close to the residential population is not cleared is be a reproduce place of the mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes also spread the disease and symptoms affecting the muscles and cause severe pain. Bite during the day with effective time 2 hours after sunrise at 08.00 - 12.00 (and a few hours after sunset (at 15 - 17.00). After being bitten by mosquitoes, between 3 - 14 days later or usually 4 - 7 days will show the symptom or sign of DBD. This disease can be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites, using repellent, using mosquito nets while taking a nap, and banish the mosquitoes with fuel spray insect repellent/both in and outside the House in the morning and afternoon.

A sign or symptom of DBD appears as red spots on the skin. In addition the temperature of the body more than 38OC, the body feels weak and listless, agitated, the hands and feet are cold sweats, pain, and vomiting plexus. It can also be accompanied by bleeding like a nosebleed and defecation mixed blood as well as the fall in the number of platelets to 100,000/mm3. No need to wait for all of these symptoms appears, when you find some soon check to your physician or nearest health facility.

First aid to the sufferers can be done by giving the drink as many (water cook, water in packs, tea, etc), compress of cold water on sufferers, as well as providing hot-lowering drugs. If there is a history of seizures, give medicament medication.
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Based on forecast BMKG date of January 12 2012 high waves in Bali ranges 2.0 – 3.0 strait waters. This sea waves high are dangerous for shipping activity. The impact of this bad weather is the fishermen should stop their activity, because of high waves in the sea of Java and the Indian Ocean.
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Tumpek Wariga is a ritual ceremony dedicated to the vegetations. It’s also known as Tumpek Pengatag or Tumpek Uduh or Tumpek Bubuh. It’s called as Tumpek Pengatag since it’s a day to give instruction / suggestion for the vegetation to provide a lot of food (fruits, leaves, etc). It enables the Balinese to make any preparation to hail Galunganday that will come in a few weeks ahead. Pengatag means instruction. It comes once in every six months or every 210 days, suggesting the Balinese to worship God Sangkara the God of Vegetation. It’s a right time to beg the God to give His grace so the vegetation can provide a lot of crops.

Tumpek Bubuh is also its name since there is bubuh included in the offerings that’s dedicated to God Sangkara, the God of vegetation. Bubuh means porridge made from rice flour. In committing the ceremony, the bubuh is smeared on the tree bark as a symbol of fertilizers (the proper food for vegetation).
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What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It can be toxic to humans and animals when encountered in higher concentrations, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal biological functions.

Carbon Monoxide has no smell, taste or color. This is why it is sometimes called the “Silent Killer”. The symptoms of CO poisoning include headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness. At level which more severe CO poisoning could cause, vomiting, loss of muscle coordination, madness, to death.
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New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the incoming year. The observance of New Year's Eve generally extends through midnight of January 1 (New Year's Day).

In Bali, New Year celebration based on two places they are Kuta Beach and Puputan Badung Field in front of the Mayor of Denpasar officer.

Kuta Beach is usually dominated by both foreign and local tourists. Celebration on Kuta Beach more impressed barbarians and was strongly influenced by Western culture, there is no performance of art and culture.

While the celebration at Puputan Badung Field is dominated by society of Denpasar. New Year’s celebrations tinged with Fireworks. The sky in denpasar was decorated with a variety of types of fireworks are both small and large.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012
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Attended by approximately 30 women organizations from 12 cities in Java and Sumatra. One of the results from this congress is formed the congress of the women who are now known as the Indonesian Women’s Congress (Kowani).

On this day the children usually give a gift to their mother or take over her daily work to please and respect their mother. Even though we should help her everyday but this day is special day to show our love and respect to her. So have you hug your mother and say “I love you mother”?
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