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| | Tsunami News for North Sumatra, Indonesia |
 | | The number of homeless in Aceh and North Sumatra is estimated at 800,000... | | | 26 tsunami in the Indonesian provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra rose to 106,523 from the previous figure of 105,522, according to a report from the Ministry... | | | ...said the new total reflected the latest reports from the provinces of Aceh and north Sumatra, which were directly in the path of the killer tsunami spawned by... |
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http://danger.mongabay.com/earthquake/2004/North_Sumatra.html
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| | SOUTH SUMATRA, THE INDONESIA TOURISM : ITS HISTORY |
| | Streching from the foothills of the mighty Bukit Barisan mountain range in the West Sumatra to the island of Bangka and Belitung in the East, the province of Shout Sumatra is relatively flat but very fertile, with numerous rivers cutting across the landscape and meandering their way to the sea. | | | Located in the southem-most rim of the Shout China Sea, close to one of the world's busiest shipping lanes linking the Far East With Europe, the region's historical background is rich and colorful. | | | The earliest inhabitants were the Kubus, who were among the first wave of Malays to migrate to Sumatra. |
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http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/south-sumatra/history.html
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| | Indonesia - Sumatra |
| | Java appears on the left edge of the map, and part of the mainland of Malaysia on the right. | | | A very nice map of the island of Sumatra. | | | Another map of Sumatra by Bellin, this has been oriented in a very unusual fashion in order to allow the island to be displayed in a horizontal manner. |
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http://www.prigsbee.com/maps/islands/indon-sumatra.html
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| | 2005 Sumatra earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | USGS image depicting earthquake zones for the Sunda Trench - Damage zones for 1833 and 1861, then 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and 28 March 2005 Sumatran earthquake. | | | On the Indonesian island of Nias, off the coast of Sumatra, hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. | | | The earthquake was strongly felt across the island of Sumatra, and caused widespread power outages in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, already devastated by the December 2004 tsunami, and prompted thousands to flee their homes and seek higher ground [2]. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sumatran_Earthquake
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| | PreventConflict.org - Maps - Sumatra |
| | Two-thirds of the Batak ethnic group in northern Sumatra is considered Christian — either Catholic or Protestant. | | | Sumatra is the western-most island in the Indonesian archipelago. | | | Many Bataks have combined their religion with indigenous religious beliefs. |
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http://www.preventconflict.org/portal/main/maps_sumatra_overview.php
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| | Sumatra Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com |
| | At the same time, Islam made its way to Sumatra, spreading through contacts with Arabs and Indian traders. | | | A majority of people in Sumatra are Muslims. | | | Most central Bataks, meanwhile, are Protestant Christians - the religion was spread by the Dutch. |
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http://www.wikiwhat.com/encyclopedia/s/su/sumatra.html
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| | Sumatra on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Chinese, Arabs, and Indians live on the coasts, and some 15 different languages are spoken on the island. | | | Author: Publication: Agence France Presse French Source: PICS | | | West Sumatra: exotic but still easy to reach. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/s/sumatra.asp
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| | Sumatra Earthquake |
| | Our prayers are with all those are dead, injured or homeless in the terrible events of the Sumatra Earthquake, including earthquake damage and the resulting tsunamis. | | | Modified by lufiaguy, with help from Dr DLP. |
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http://open-site-talk.org/forums/about209.html
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| | Sumatra |
| | It is relatively flat in the centre, but very fertile with numerous rivers running across the land on their way to the sea. | | | Riau on the Strait of Malacca is one of the oldest trading routes in the world, and as a result Riau has strong foreign historical links. | | | In 1292 Marco Polo visited Sumatra on his way back from China to Persia and reported that the north part of the island had as many as six busy trading ports including Perlak, Samudera and Lambri. |
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http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/asia/indonesia/about_destin/sumatra.html
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| | Sumatras |
| | It is believed that this breed would have become very popular if this law had not been enacted. | | | This breed was apparently named from its original habitat of Sumatra in the Islands of the Asiatic Archipelago. | | | The Sumatra has not been used to any great extent for developing other breeds. |
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http://www.afn.org/~poultry/breeds/sumatra.htm
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| | BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC Landslides strike Sumatra |
| | West Sumatra's public works office says it could take up to a month to clear and repair roads. | | | The floods have also affected areas around Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province in the north-west of Sumatra island. | | | The provincial capital Padang was also cut off by flood waters on Saturday, and its Tabing airport was unusable because the runway was inundated. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1041000/1041338.stm
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| | Sumatra |
| | However, I started to include some political facts where I felt it was appropriate. | | | This is the center of Islamic activity, with an active group of rebels, Aceh Merdeka (Free Aceh). | | | Located in the heartland of the formerly maternalistic Minangkabao people and surrounded by several volcanoes, there are numerous possibilities for excursions to surrounding sights. |
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http://home.zonnet.nl/hvdweg/NED/Sumatra.htm
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| | tsunami sumatra |
| | either have been on the Island of Bali or Sumatra during the quake/Tsunami. | | | Last year's Sumatra tsunami focused its death and destruction on the lands around the Indian Ocean, but... | | | Daily USGS Sumatra tsunami field reports from the 30 March - 26 April... |
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http://www.weather-infosite.com/14/tsunami-sumatra.html
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| | Amazon.com: Footprint Sumatra Handbook, First Edition: Books: Joshua Eliot |
| | Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. | | | Footprint’s Sumatra Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of this Indonesian island, including popular destinations like Lake Toba, Bukittinggi and the Riau archipelago, as well as lesser visited places off the beaten track. | | | Travel > Categories > Travel Books > Asia > Indonesia > Sumatra |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1900949598?v=glance
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| | Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami |
| | Background on the 9.0 Earthquake from the US Geological Survey | | | The most notable tsunami in the region of the Indian Ocean was that associated with the violent explosion of the volcanic island of Krakatoa in August 1883. | | | U.S. seismologists said it was unlikely the Indian Ocean region would be hit any time soon by a similarly devastating tsunami because it takes an enormously strong earthquake to generate one. |
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http://iri.columbia.edu/~lareef/tsunami
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| | archipelaGoNorth Sumatra |
| | The Batak population of North Sumatra consist of several sub-groups, such as the Karo, the Simalungun, the Pakpak, the Toba, the Angkola, and the Mandailing Batak. | | | Ancient graves of Batak kings and other relics of history can still be found around villages on Samosir Island, in the middle of Lake Toba, which is considered the heartland of Batak civilization. | | | Once the center of the island's plantation-based economy, Medan is at present the center of commerce and industry of Sumatra. |
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http://www.goarchi.com/archo/provinces/n-suma/n-sumatour.html
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| | Tsunami-Battered Sumatra Ripe for More Disasters |
| | Summary Seated in one of the world's most geologically active regions, Sumatra is ripe for more cataclysmic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, scientists say. | | | Indeed, McCaffrey and other scientists say Sumatra sits in the midst of one of the world's most geologically active regions. | | | But scientists say the region has a violent geologic past and is ripe for more cataclysmic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the millennia to come. |
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/01/0107_050107_tsunami_quake.html
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| | The Coffees of Indonesia; Sumatra |
| | This is an aged coffee that originated with2003 crop Mandheling Grade One and was held in Sumatra 3 years for the aging process. | | | Specially prepared Sumatras used to be a very, very difficult thing to find. | | | When asking what the excellent coffee the were being served was, the owner misunderstood and thought they were asking what HE was. |
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http://www.sweetmarias.com/coffee.indonesia.sumatra.html
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| | Adventure in Indonesia |
| | Mount Leuser National Park, is one of the last refuges of the Sumatra Orang-Utan. | | | It is the historical center of Bhuddhist and Hindu culture and home to the nation's sprawling capital city, [link]Jakarta[link]. | | | The island's slow development has made it ideal for eco-tourism, and numerous large reserves and preservation areas have been set aside. |
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http://www.geographia.com/indonesia/indono02.htm#jak
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| | Fair Grounds Newsletter from Cafe Campesino |
| | The Arabs, who arrived in the 10th century, established the sultanate of Achin (now Aceh), which controlled most of the island. | | | Sumatra's population of 40 million people (more than 20% of the total population of Indonesia) inhabits an area roughly the size of Spain and is comprised of more than a dozen major ethnic groups speaking some 25 languages and hundreds of local dialects. | | | Disillusionment in the region grew, however, when promises by the government of greater autonomy for the Acehnese in matters of education, religion and culture were made but never allowed to be implemented. |
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http://www.cafecampesino.com/fairgrounds/0307/sumat.html
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| | Travelling to Indonesia (West Sumatra) |
| | West Sumatra has a coast line where the capital is situated. | | | The people of these islands still live in comparative isolation, maintaining their age-old ways. | | | The land of the Minangkabau, West Sumatra has a distinct culture which distinguishes it from the rest of the island. |
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http://www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/sumbar.html
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| | Travelling to Indonesia (North Sumatra) |
| | Besides them are several ethnic groups who live in Medan and other towns of North Sumatra. | | | This island lies off West Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. | | | This region has a population of about 900,000 and lies on the way to West Sumatra. |
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http://www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/sumut.html
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| | The first Sumatra been introduced to the West have been imported by a US breeder called J.Butters from Boston and were shipped from Angers Point in Sumatra (Indonesia). | | | However in Northern France where the sport is legal, the Sumatra has been used again as cross fowl with fair results. | | | Due the long tail, its character and the growth of double or triple spurs some scientists strongly believe that they are close relatives of the pheasant family. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/2425/sumatra.htm
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| | Ethnologue report for Indonesia (Sumatra) |
| | West central Sumatra around Padang and throughout the Indonesian Archipelago. | | | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Indonesia+(Sumatra)
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| | BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC Sumatra quake aid appeal |
| | At least 58 people are now known to have died - with 500 people injured, 255 seriously - and many more are believed trapped by rubble. | | | Indonesia has issued an urgent appeal for help after a massive earthquake struck the western island of Sumatra. | | | Several buildings collapsed in Bengkulu - a city of about 150,000 people, some 100km (60 miles) east of the quake's epicentre. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_777000/777257.stm
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| | SUMATRA GRAVITY |
| | In addition to the Sumatra mainland, measurements were made on Bangka and Billiton islands in the northeast and the Mentawai islands in the west (Figure 2). | | | This seems reasonable since, although the plate boundary west of the Andaman and Nicobar islands is marked by a (rather poorly defined) trench, the local convergence vector is almost parallel to the trench axis. | | | In eastern Sumatra there is some correlation between a curvilinear low sandwiched between two positive curved features and the location of the Mutus assemblage that may mark the suture between the Malacca and Mergui microplates (Pulunggono and Cameron 1984). |
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http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/people/milsom/SMTRAGRV.htm
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| | The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide |
| | The Sumatras of which I have the fondest memories are the very, very mildly tainted style, with just the barest hint of musty ferment, enough to introduce some hearty cedar-toned richness and a dark chocolate twist to the fruit, but mild enough to allow some of the classic floral and fruit top notes to bloom. | | | This partiality to Sumatras was passed on both to later incarnations of Peet's Coffee and to Starbucks via the complex intertwined history of these two companies. | | | At this writing no significant earthquake damage has been reported for this region, which is several hundred miles northeast of the epicenter. |
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http://www.coffeereview.com/article.cfm?ID=100
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| | RdR: Kampagne Mord im Amazonas |
| | I also applaud the World Bank’s efforts to contribute to peace, and to support the rehabilitation of Aceh and help people who have been repressed and traumatized by civil conflict for decades. | | | This includes the last remaining viable populations of the Sumatran orang-utan (Pongo abelii), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), as well as the largest population of the most critically endangered large mammal on earth, the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). | | | As the World Bank would be aware, the provincial government of Aceh, supported by local governments around the Leuser Ecosystem, is pushing ahead with major road networks, including one called Ladia Galaska, that will eventually lead to the destruction of all high biodiversity areas in the Leuser Ecosystem. |
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http://www.regenwald.org/new/aktuelles/eilaktion/protestmail.htm
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| | Space Imaging :: Image Gallery |
| | The town of Lhoknga, on the west coast of Sumatra near the capital of Banda Aceh, was completely destroyed by the tsunami, with the exception of the white mosque in the city’s center. | | | This image was taken by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite on Dec. 29, 2004 — just three days after the devastating tsunami hit the western coast of Sumatra, near the capital city of Banda Aceh, in the Aceh province. | | | This image was taken by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite on Dec. 29, 2004 —just three days after the devastating tsunami hit Banda Aceh, Sumatra. |
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http://www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/tsunami
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| | creativepro.com - Softimage Announces New Name for "Sumatra" |
| | ‘Sumatra', after several long years of hard work, dedication and passionate belief in a true vision, is about to be released into the hands of our customers. | | | From now on ‘Sumatra' will be called SOFTIMAGE®XSI™. | | | And after many months of discussions, ‘Sumatra' now has a new name: SOFTIMAGEXSI." |
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http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/4564.html
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| | CBC News: 25,000 evacuated from Indonesian volcano zone |
| | The volcanoes are Anak Krakatoa, which has been rising off the southern tip of Sumatra island since its parent volcano Krakatoa exploded with massive force in 1883, and Tangkuban Prahu in Java. | | | PADANG PANJANG, INDONESIA - Officials have moved more than 25,000 people out of their homes on the slopes of Sumatra's Mount Talang after raising the alert level because the volcano continues to spew ash. | | | In another development Wednesday, people were told to stay away from two other volcanoes in Indonesia because of increased amounts of volcanic activity and gas emissions. |
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http://cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/04/13/volcano-indonesia050413.html
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| | WEST SUMATRA, THE INDONESIA TOURISM, HISTORY |
| | Amongst them are the remains of the old Minangkabau kingdom, of Pagaruyung, which is now the center for art, silver, hand-weaving, embroidery and woodcarving. | | | There is also a fortnightly ship service to Jakarta by MV Kerinci from Teluk Bayur harbour. | | | This hinterland has a range of high mountains which dip into picturesque valleys and lakes. |
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http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-sumatra/history.html
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| | RPI Geophysics |
| | Additional research at RPI has focused on the earthquakes in the Indonesian region and on subduction zone earthquakes throughout the world. | | | The magnitude 9.0 December 26, 2004, earthquake near Sumatra is the largest earthquake to occur since the 1964 Alaska quake and the fourth largest in this century. | | | These show that the subduction zone was steadily squeezing the island of Sumatra, loading the system for the next earthquake. |
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http://www.rpi.edu/~mccafr/sumatra04
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| | Discover Sumatra |
| | Since then Diana Pardamean, together with her husband the Dutch historian Dirk A. Buiskool and the staff of Tri Jaya, have been operating this travel agency succesfully. | | | Tri Jaya tour & travel was established in 1991 by Diana Pardamean, who worked as a Dutch and English speaking guide for many European and American guests all over Sumatra. | | | Medan, Sumatra Lake Toba, Sumatra Aceh, Sumatra Palembang, South Sumatra |
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http://www.trijaya-travel.com/htm1/indxcP.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra |
| | The new prefecture comprises Sumatra and the surrounding islands, including Bangka (area, 4888 sq. | | | miles; population, 78,000) The Island of Sumatra, referred to as Jabadin by Ptolemy, and visited by Marco Polo in 1292, was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Siqueira in 1508, and occupied by the Dutch in 1599. | | | If an ad appears here that contradicts Catholic teachings, please click here to notify the webmaster. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14333b.htm
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| | Starbucks Sumatra by Starbucks® Coffee - StarbucksStore.com |
| | The island of Sumatra produces 70% of Indonesia's income and is home to over 38 million people. | | | The concentrated spicy, herbal notes and earthy aroma are the telltale signatures of this well-loved coffee. | | | Sumatra has a full, syrupy body with virtually no acidity - so the coffee's intensity lingers in your mouth. |
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http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=312822
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| | AliThinks: Sumatra Blog Friday |
| | I thought maybe Sumatra was into being tied up with cables when she went into heat... | | | That is my long-ass telephone cord; when I moved I no longer had a cordless phone, but I still had the need to be mobile while talking to people. | | | Oh my - I haven't striked that pose in a mighty long time. |
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http://alithinks.typepad.com/alithinks/2005/04/sumatra_blog_fr.html
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| | Books, Travel, Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra Products |
| | Eric M. Oey and Julie Heath have written the very nice book "Sumatra: Island of Adventure", a lof of excited readers have read this book. | | | We can only recommend Sumatra: Island of Adventure. | | | Holly S. Smith have written the very nice book "Adventuring in Indonesia: Java,Bali, Sumatra, _ Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Irian Jaya", a lof of excited readers have read this book. |
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http://books.lowcost.us.com/list_67640/Books_Travel_Asia_Indonesia_Sumatra.php
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| | Fresh Sumatra coffee beans direct from the roaster |
| | Sumatra Mandheling coffee comes from the beautiful island of Indonesia, located on the Indian Sea. | | | These works of art get their lively flavor from the rich volcanic slopes near Mount Leuser...one of the highest points of land among the countries throughout the Indian Ocean. | | | For inquires email Sales@FreshCoffee.Net or call Toll Free at 1-877-543-1110 |
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http://www.sumatracoffeebeans.com
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| | Medan - North Sumatra - Lake Toba - INDONESIA |
| | The unforgiving power attacking the shore seems to have bred the same qualities in the people, whose militaristic culture has fascinated anthropologists for decades. | | | The stuff of Hollywood adventure movies is all-too-real in North Sumatra, the most visited region of the island. | | | Medan - North Sumatra - Lake Toba - INDONESIA |
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http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8339/medan.htm
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| | This is what I do with the fishes most of the time... | | | One of the streams sampled in West Sumatra. | | | These are pictures taken during my field trip to Sumatra (December 2003) |
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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~heokheen/jambi_2003.htm
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| | APFT Pilot report - English - I - ECOLOGY : THE FORESTS |
| | Choice of presentation : the populations which we will discuss in this chapter live in Sumatra, Halmahera and Seram (Moluccas), and in Sulawesi (Celebes). | | | Official language : Indonesian, but all local languages are respected (art. | | | Only a few quite big tropical islands still have significant amounts of rainforest : Sumatra and the islands of the Mentawai archipelago, Sulawesi and the Moluccas, mainly Halmahera and Seram. |
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http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Sonja/RF/Ukpr/Report88.htm
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| | Dr. Margaret Kartomi - School of Music - Arts - Monash University |
| | Sumatra Research Archive (recordings from all provinces of Sumatra) | | | 1983 Music of the Mandailing People, North Sumatra, Musicaphon, Bärenreiter BM 30 SL 2567; LP record with field recordings by Kartomi and 14 pp of musicological transcription, analysis and commentary (West German Record Critics Prize-Winner). | | | 1983 Music of the Mandailing People, North Sumatra, Musicaphon, Bärenreiter BM 30 SL 2567. |
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http://arts.monash.edu/music/kartomi
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| | ipedia.com: Malay language Article |
| | The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore and parts of Sumatra. | | | The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore and parts of Sumatra... | | | Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. |
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| | Op Sumatra Assist |
| | Defence's support for the earthquake relief effort was known as OPERATION SUMATRA ASSIST PHASE TWO. | | | Sadly, nine ADF members lost their lives in a tragic helicopter accident on the 2nd of April 2005 during Operation Sumatra assist Phase Two. | | | Defence's support for the tsunami relief effort was known as OPERATION SUMATRA ASSIST. |
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http://www.defence.gov.au/optsunamiassist
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| | Home - indonesiaphoto.com |
| | Their houses were built along the bends of rivers so that an enemy attack could be seen in advance. | | | Pre Nov.2003 Bukit Lawang was an absolute oasis for travelers to northern Sumatra and we made up a HUGE part of the local economy. | | | The larger islands are Java, Sumatra, Irian Jaya and Kalimantan. |
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| | Indonesia - Sri Lanka - Thailand Earthquake/Tsunami - December 2004 |
| | Sumatra Island - These two ASAR wide-swath multi images acquired over the Sumatra Island, was generated with two different orbit image acquired in 26 November 2004 (orbit 14329) and 31 December 2004 (orbit 14830). | | | Image over North-West Sumatra acquired on the 3 January 2005. | | | The town of Banda Aceh is visible as a large cluster of bright points in this ENVISAT ASAR medium resolution image. |
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http://earth.esa.int/ew/earthquakes/Asia_earthquake_dec04/_th_indonesia_sumatra.htm
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