AMAZING PLACE : Hillier Lake (Pink Lake)

Hillier Lake is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour. The lake is thought to have been first visited by the Flinders expedition in January 1802. Flinders observed the pink lake after ascending the island's peak. John Thistle, the ship's master, collected some of the lake's water, which he found to be saturated with salt. The length of the lake is about 600 metres (2,000 ft). The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating it to the north from the Southern Ocean. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often take note of it. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. Although the source of the pink colour has not been definitively proven in the case of Lake Hillier, the pink colour of other salt lakes (e.g., Pink Lake) in the region arises from a dye created by the organisms Dunaliella salina and Halobacteria. Lake is stained to the color pink. The reason for this color has not yet been clarified. This color is permanent, even following the entry of water into a container. In the mid-twentieth century, scientists have studied the composition of water in the lake wanting to find out what causes the lake takes on the color pink. At first it was thought that the color of algae that produce such Dunaliella salina, which produce a red dye, but their conjecture is not confirmed. Another hypothesis is that the pink colour is due to red halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts. Despite the unusual hue, the lake exhibits no known adverse effects upon humans. From above, the lake appears a solid bubble gum pink, but from the shoreline it appears more of a clear pink hue. The shoreline is also covered in salt crust deposits

Inspiring Person : J.K.Rowling

J. K. Rowling is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling, on 31 July 1965 in Yate, England. Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history, and been the basis for a series of films which has become the highest-grossing film series in history. Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and maintained creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment. The seven-year period that followed entailed the death of her mother, divorce from her first husband and poverty until Rowling finished the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). Rowling subsequently published 6 sequels—the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)—as well as 3 supplements to the series. In 1995, Rowling finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on an old manual typewriter. Upon the enthusiastic response of Bryony Evens, a reader who had been asked to review the book's first three chapters, the Fulham-based Christopher Little Literary Agents agreed to represent Rowling in her quest for a publisher. On 26 December 2001, Rowling married Neil Michael Murray (born 30 June 1971), an anaesthetist, in a private ceremony at her home, Killiechassie House, near Aberfeldy. Rowling's and Murray's son, David Gordon Rowling Murray, was born on 24 March 2003.Shortly after Rowling began writing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince she took a break from working on the novel to care for him in his early infancy. Rowling's youngest child, daughter Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray, to whom she dedicated Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was born on 23 January 2005. The family reside in Edinburgh, Scotland near the authors Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith and Kate Atkinson. Rowling has received honorary degrees from St Andrews University, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, the University of Exeter, the University of Aberdeen and Harvard University, for whom she spoke at the 2008 commencement ceremony. In 2009 Rowling was awarded the Légion d'honneur by French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. This is J.K. Rowling’s masterpiece: • Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26 June 1997) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 July 1998) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8 July 1999) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8 July 2000) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (21 June 2003) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (16 July 2005) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (21 July 2007) • Other children's books Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001) Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001) The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (4 December 2008) • Adult books The Casual Vacancy (27 September 2012) • Cormoran Strike series The Cuckoo's Calling (as Robert Galbraith) (18 April 2013) The Silkworm (as Robert Galbraith) (24 June 2014) • Short story Harry Potter prequel (July 2008) In 2004, Forbes named Rowling as the first person to become a U.S.-dollar billionaire by writing books, the second-richest female entertainer and the 1,062nd richest person in the world. Rowling disputed the calculations and said she had plenty of money, but was not a billionaire In addition, the 2008 Sunday Times Rich List named Rowling the 144th richest person in Britain. In 2012, Forbes removed Rowling from their rich list, claiming that her over $160 million in charitable donations and the high tax rate in the UK meant she was no longer a billionaire. In February 2013 she was assessed as the 13th most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

AMAZING THINGS : The Most Expensive Celebrity's House

1. Aaron Spelling, Los Angeles, California ($150 million) This television producer has made several TV hits from Charlie’s Angels to Starsky & Hutch, Charmed, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, and Melrose Place. He raked in lots of money out of the huge television success and as a result, he was able to purchase a 56,500 square-foot home. The said mansion has 4 garages and an orchard. It also has a swimming pool, tennis court, skating rink, and a bowling alley. It is said to have a modern gym inside. After huge television hits, garnering positive audience responses one after another, it is no wonder that Aaron Spelling is able to live in a paradise home. 2. Bill Gates, Medina, Washington ($147.5 million) Bill Gates was once considered a geek, but was able to transform all his nerdy ideas into something that people use in their everyday lives. In fact, he has made lots of money from his billion dollar Microsoft corporation over the years of its operation. With this, he was able to build a house worth $147.5 million. It has a total area of 66,000 square feet and even has its own well-equipped library. Indeed, the once richest man in the world lives in a very fancy mansion. Many other operating systems might have been introduced these days, but being the pioneer in this field, Bill Gates is sure to reap the rewards from it. 3. Oprah Winfrey, Montecito, California ($85 million) Her very successful Oprah Winfrey show ran from 1986 to 2011. This branded her as the “Queen of Talk”. With all the earnings for being in the industry for over 25 years, Oprah was able to invest in an extremely huge and expensive mansion. Aside from her successful talk show, she has also achieved success with all her endorsements and bestseller books. In fact, anything endorsed by this lady is sure to attract lots of customers resulting in skyrocketing sales. Her mansion is made of 6 bedrooms, 10 fireplaces, 14 bathrooms, a lake for her exotic fish collection, and her own movie cinema. Despite having such huge investments for herself, Oprah also gives back to others and is known for being so generous. She usually gives freebies to her audiences during her shows. Even if her show has already stopped, it still continues to earn millions from royalty to this day. 4. Hugh Hefner, Los Angeles, California $54 million Hugh Hefner is definitely the envy of many. He seems to have everything one could only ever hope for. He ran a very successful business and acquired a huge mansion in Los Angeles. This eventually became the Playboy Mansion. It has a huge swimming pool, game room, wine cellar, and even tennis courts. It became popular for having beautiful and sexy ladies playing around the mansion every now and then. Of course, the excitement doesn’t end there. The mansion also has its own zoo, aviary, and waterfalls! With all the amenities of Hugh Hefner’s mansion, it may seem like he has everything that one can only dream of having. 5. Billy Joel, Miami Beach, Florida $35 million This house located in an exclusive La Gorce island measures up to 303,310 square feet. The place has its own pier, boat slip, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, and patio. Even if the overall design seems weird, Billy Joel says he just loves things done that way.

Journal : "The Opening of Dewa Athena VI"

Today, 15th of February 2014, my school held an event named Dewa Athena VI which has a motto "Ubi Concordia, Ibi Victoria". First, we gathered at Lapangan Bali at 7.30 a.m. The opening started at 9 a.m. First, Mr. Encang gave us speech and after that the organizers lighted the torch. Dewa Athena started with soccer. First, Belitung Muda Wanita 2015 vs 2016. It was very exciting! We watched them playing football and we gave them support. After they finished the game, the boys played. They were very enthusiast playing the game. It was very funtastic. In Dewa Athena, so many sport branch that are competed, which are football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, tug of war, and sprint.

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TSUNAMI The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour (“tsu”) and wave (“nami”). A tsunamigk is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunamis, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.

My Last Holiday

Last holiday, I went to Cikole Adventure Treetop with my friends. First, we gathered at Bazar 3. At Bazar, we talked together while waiting the others to come. It was so fun. After all my friends came, we went to Cikole by car. But, two of my friends went there by motorcycle. Wr went there at 9 a.m. On the way, we talked together, we laughed, and that was a quality time! After arrived at Cikole, we didn't play. We just took some photos, sat together while talked and shared things. After from Cikole, we went to Sindang Reret at 12 p.m. Then, we rode ATV. That was very very fun. Although our clothes were dirty because of mud, but it's alright because we really enjoyed it. After finished playing at Sindang Reret, we ate at Ayam Brebes Lembang. It was very exciting. After finished eating, we came back to SMAN 3 at 2.30 p.m. We arrived at SMAN 3 at 3.30 p.m. It was really fun!
On 31th of December 2013, I celebrated new year's eve with my family and my cousin. We went to Suis Butcher at 10 pm. On the way, we saw so many people waited for 2014 to come. I always love go out at the new year's eve because it's always a lot of fireworks and so many people played trumpet.
After arrived at Suis Butcher, we ate together, we shared things, we talked, we laughed. It was very fun and that was a quality time. After finished eating, we continued to go around Bandung. The street was full of people. After that, we came back to my house. In my house, we saw fireworks with my family. It was amazing. After that, we slept at 1.30 a.m.

Amazing Place : Raja Ampat

The oceanic natural resources around Raja Ampat give it significant potential as a tourist area. Many sources place Raja Ampat as one of their top ten most popular places for diving whilst it retains the number one ranking in terms of underwater biodiversity.
According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.
The area's massive coral colonies along with relatively high sea surface temperatures, also suggest that its reefs may be relatively resistant to threats like coral bleaching and coral disease, which now jeopardize the survival of other coral ecosystems around the world. The Raja Ampat islands are remote and relatively undisturbed by humans.
The high marine diversity in Raja Ampat is strongly influenced by its position between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as coral and fish larvae are more easily shared between the two oceans. Raja Ampat's coral diversity, resilience, and role as a source for larval dispersal make it a global priority for marine protection.
1,508 fish species, 537 coral species (a remarkable 96% of all scleractinia recorded from Indonesia are likely to occur in these islands and 75% of all species that exist in the world), and 699 mollusk species, the variety of marine life is staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs.
Although accessing the islands is not that difficult, it takes some time. It takes six hours flight from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia to Sorong. Then, taking a boat to reach the islands is necessary.