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Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information.

In telecommunications, wireless communication may be used to transfer information over short short distances (a few meters as in television remote control) or long distances (thousands or millions of kilometers for radio communications).

Disaster seems to be everywhere this week in Indonesia . In a 24-hour span, the country was slammed by a tsunami that killed at least 272 people and an erupting volcano that has left up to 30 people dead. The twin tragedies have stretched thin the country's ability to rescue the more than 400 people believed missing since the deadly 10-foot wave swept through West Sumatra . "We need to find the missing people as soon as possible. Some of them might have run away to the mountains, but many would have been swept away," Harmensyah, who heads the province's disaster management effort, told Agence France-Presse . He told the BBC that 4,000 families have been displaced. A farmer on the coast of North Pagai island said his wife and three children were killed by the wave and that he stayed alive by clinging to a piece of wood. "About 10 minutes after the quake we heard a loud, thunderous sound," the man, identified as Borinte, told AFP. "We went outside and s...

. The death toll is climbing in the wake of another Indonesia volcanic eruption Thursday night and early Friday. Sixty mile-an-hour lava flows and plumes of super-heated gas rained down on unsuspecting villagers that live in the shadow of Central Java island 's Mount Merapi . By Friday, authorities say bodies found in the white ash brought the toll to at least 122 dead. "The heat surrounded us and there was white smoke everywhere," said 47-year-old Niti Raharjo, who tried to escape on a motorbike with his son before the lava overtook them. "I saw people running, screaming in the dark, women so scared they fell unconscious," he told the Associated Press from a local hospital. The government estimates that 160,000 others fled their homes several eruptions over the last few days. "This is Merapi's worst eruption in the last 100 years," the Indonesia's top government geologist R. Sukh...

Nowadays, we can find a wide variety of hotels in Balikpapan city. If we compare to the past, when Balikpapan still has a small number for its population, according to the oil development era, this town was small and quiet, but now it is not anymore. We can see the big changes and a very fast development of hotel in Balikpapan. Balikpapan city is the main destination city in East Kalimantan. As we know that Balikpapan is the center of industry and commerce in the province that the city is glowing with better infrastructure than other towns in East Kalimantan. Many kind of visitors come here for their business or spend their holiday. It can be seen from the increasing number of Balikpapan visitors in the year 2006 reaching 8.682 people and go up equal to 0,92 % compared to year 2005 was only 8.603 people, based on Government statistic report*. These influencing the development progress of hotel in Balikpapan, because of the visitor who commonly has not any relative in Balikpapan,...

Blood rain is a phenomenon where blood is perceived to fall from the sky in the form of rain. Cases have been recorded since Homer 's Iliad , composed ca eighth century BC, and are widespread. Before the 17th century it was generally believed that the rain was actually blood. Literature mirrors cult practice , in which the appearance of blood rain was considered a bad omen, and was used as a tool foreshadowing events, but while some of these may been literary devices, some occurrences are historic. Recorded instances of blood rain usually cover small areas. The duration can vary, sometimes lasting only a short time, others several days. By the 17th century, explanations for the phenomenon had moved away from the superstitious and attempted to provide natural reasons. In the 19th century blood rains were scientifically examined and theories that dust gave the water its red colour gained ground. Today, the dominant theories are that the rain is caused by red dust dissolved in the ...

MISERY by : Raditya Putranti Darningtyas Balikpapan, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 8:23am I was walked in the middle of the night A half dream-awake Feel hesitate of the world ‘round me.. Once again, I’d been walk on the rocks Make my feet all pain I’ve been looking for the drugs to ease this pain But, I just found knife everywhere which already there to kill me I feel sick of this feeling Everybody screaming, I try to make the sound, But no one hears me……. I am sleeping of the edge, I am hanging By the thread… I just want starts this over again….. Notes : I made this poem bout a year ago. I was sitting in my classroom at school. Laptop was in front of me, waited to be typed by my tremble fingers. I was sitting in the corner of the classroom because i was very dissaponted and so blue. A melancholic mood takeover me, a mellow feeling destroyed me slowly. I already forgot what was my problem, but i still remember the feelings exactly. Felt like hundred thorns hit my chest, a heavy r...

Indonesian actress Christine Hakim who had an important role in this film appear attractive by wearing traditional Indonesian “kebaya” bright red color and Batik cloth. Eat Pray Love itself tells the story of Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) who searching for what she really wanted in life, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. And one of its destinations are Bali, Indonesia. This film is also in Play by Javier Bardem, james franco Richard Jenkins and Billy Crudup. This film is taken based on the bestselling novel written by Elizabeth Gilbert .Christine Hakim, an Indonesian actress and producer, stars in the upcoming movie based on Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, Eat, Pray, Love. Christine Hakim, who was born on 25 December 1956, was cast as Wayan, the traditional Balinese healer, who, along with Ketut Liyer, helped Gilbert rediscover her ability to love. As an actress, ...

Vote to reject the construction of bridges over the island of Borneo trans Balang continue voiced environmental circles. This time two environmentalists Gaby Frediksson and Stan Lotha protesting the plan. Gaby thought, if through Balang Island, it almost certainly will occur in coastal and mangrove destruction in the eastern Gulf of Balikpapan. It also opened the clearing of mangrove forests with a negative impact on fishing in some river estuaries flowing into the bay and increase erosion and sedimentation in the Gulf. Advanced researchers from the Netherlands, the mangrove forests on the east shore of Balikpapan Bay and the western part of Sungai Wain Protection Forest would be severely damaged. It also broke the chain of ecosystems that exist so far. Yet as is well known, HLSW become a very important water source to Balikpapan, or for development Kariangau Industrial Area. If HLSW damaged then function as a source of water will also vanish. According to Gaby, the road development...

A scientist from the Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia Republic of Chechnya, Stanislav Lhota succeeded in taking photos to proved that the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin Mahakam (Orcaella brevirostris) or it called 'PESUT' in Bahasa, not only live in the Mahakam River, the Mekong River and the River Irawady but also in Balikpapan Bay recently. The population at the Dolphin Bay approximately 60-140 individuals. "Estuary Tempadung is a very important habitat for the Irrawaddy Dolphin, as the search area and the migration of fish," said Stanislav Lhota in Balikpapan on Monday. He explained that the process of drilling pipe foundation not only disrupt the Irrawaddy Dolphin jetty, but can also cause permanent damage to their ears. Pesut Are suggested to locate and capture fish by echolocation (sonar) and if their ears are damaged, they can not find food. "Therefore, the construction phase of the pier should be obliged to use, bubble jackets 'or, bubble cu...

In East Kalimantan (the Indonesian section of the island of Borneo), the Indonesia Coastal Resources Management Project (CRMP) focused on ecosystem-based management of Balikpapan Bay and its watershed — the commercial and industrial hub of the province's coastal ecosystem. Activities taking place along the shoreline in the Bay include a lumber industry, oil drilling and refining, capture fisheries, aquaculture, and harbor support services. The project activities in East Kalimantan began in 1998 with a vision to develop a model for river basin ecosystem-based and inter-jurisdictional management planning for Balikpapan Bay while enhancing awareness, building partnerships and networks, and strengthening provincial and local government capacity to implement the plan. The strategic goal of CRMP’s East Kalimantan program was to integrate land and water management through locally tailored coastal resources management partnerships. The CRMP’s major partners in East Kalimantan included the ...

My english teacher Mrs Arianti, just gave ur some small project to make or find some food recipe. I remember that my mom is a very great Indonesian Traditional Food Chef! so, i was collecting all of ancient recipe that she could remember and i was calling my grandma to ask more info. And finally i found the best food to show to Mrs Arianti. Its name Sayur Asem or In englush means Vegetable Sour Soup. Its kind of traditional food and originally from Indonesia. it called 'asem' or 'sour' in english coz it used javanesse tamarind as its ingredients. You may try this at ur home . Here it is : Ingredients : 1 tsp. tamarind 5 tbsp. warm water 1 shal­lot, sliced 3 cloves gar­lic, minced 1 inch-long piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 1 red chili pep­per, seeded and sliced* 3 tbsp. raw peanuts 1 tsp. shrimp paste 1/2 tsp. salt 5 c. low-fat chicken or veg­etable broth 1/2 c. salted peanuts, coarsely chopped 2 tbsp. brown sugar 1 chay­ote, peeled, seeded, and sl...