Sheilaon7’s Duta Special Shoutout for GNFI!

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Duta… the vocalist of Sheilaon7, a judge in Idola Cilik, an actor in the movie ‘Tak Biasa”, a father of 2 beautiful children, but most of all, he’s a proud Indonesian! And now, he has a few words to share with all good readers of GNFI! Thanks to Duta for the honor, best of luck to you [...]

Bangka Belitung Registered By International Atomic Agency

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The province of Bangka Belitung (Babel) is already listed as a feasibility study for laying of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) by the International Atomic Agency. Head of Department of Energy and Mines of Babel, Noor Nedi in Pangkalpinang, said the International Atomic Energy Agency has been conducting a feasibility study for laying of nuclear power in [...]

Eat, Pray, Love Trailer: Love it!

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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author and memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author’s trip around the world after her divorce, and what she discovered during her travels. As of February 2010, the book had remained on the New York [...]

Taming The Volcano

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Indonesia has launched an ambitious plan to tap the vast power of its volcanoes and become a world leader in geothermal energy, while trimming greenhouse gas emissions. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans contains hundreds of volcanoes, estimated to hold around 40 percent of the world’s geothermal energy [...]

Let’s Make The Community With Mobinity

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Although only present at the end of last year, exactly mid-December 2009, Mobinity received well in Indonesia. In a period of four months, this locally-made portal applications have been downloaded approximately 350 thousand times. Said Kendro Hendra, chief executive officer (CEO) InTouch, “Of the 350 thousand users who download Mobinity, currently about 50 thousand of them [...]

Singo Lodoyo Once Again Amazed America!

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Singo Lodoyo USA, an Indonesian  community specialized in performing Reog Ponorogo in the United States, had come out victorious last year in the US4th July Independence Day festival n Washington, DC. On April 15, 2010 they once again amazed American and international audience at the famous annual Cherry Blossom festival in the heart of Washington, DC [...]

Where The Dead Lie

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The island of Bali is generally thought of as an island full of life. When and where death does encroach, it often becomes a spectacle of cremations and elaborate ceremonies. One small part of Bali however upholds an unusual and apparently quite ancient tradition pertaining to death. Sitting at the edge of Lake Batur in Northern Bali [...]

We Have “Indonesia Unite”

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A total of 14 singers and bands that represent the movement “Indonesia Unite” launched song and Ring Back Tone titled ‘Rindu Bersatu’. They are Regine Velasquez, ST12, The Changcuters, Ungu, Rio Febrian, Kangen Band, Sherina, Nidji, D’Masiv, Vierra, Grid, Alexa, Geisha and Azura. The launch of this song is part of the Indonesian program Unite: a [...]

Sweeping I-SWEEEP In Texas

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Indonesia welcomes International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, & Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) runner up which was held in Houston Texas, USA on April 14-19, 2010. After a series of international achievement of the various States have been achieved, the students are now returning from Indonesia show his ability to buy up 2 silver medals, 2 bronze [...]

‘Love-Dart’ Slug Among New Species Discovered In Borneo

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Wildlife researchers said on Thursday that they have discovered 123 new species on Borneo island, including a lungless frog, the world’s longest insect and a slug that fires “love darts” at its mate. Conservation group WWF listed the new finds in a report on a remote area of dense, tropical rainforest that borders Indonesian, Malaysia and [...]