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International Women's Day which falls on March 8, 2015 may be some people who forget or nothing at all do not know. Including I also know ... The celebration day world is still foreign women in Indonesia, yet so many community activities undertaken as taking to the streets to commemorate World AIDS Day.

Woman is a creature created by God perfectly, with all its advantages and disadvantages, together with other of God's creation. Individual women are also beautiful and unique and has its own role, a special role in this life. Women can be a pleasant person and have meaning when he realized, understand and perform its functions in a position where he was placed in this world, either as a child, mother, daughter, in-law, brother, sister, wife or friend.

Commemorate International Women's Day can be a variety of positive ways that support the advancement of women's rights. But in essence, every day is a special day should be for women who did little to bring change in the world.

But what happens to women in Indonesia? There seems to be a disappointing side and it did not disappoint. The bummer is, cases of corruption and bribery is now widely dominated by the women involved. And that does not disappoint is, at this time we see a lot of women workers who have some  professions should be done by men. For example, charging a fuel which is now dominated by women, conductor public transport, even pedicab drivers and motorcycle taxis.

Wrong if we guess the profession is the job they want. Life demands are forcing their women to take any job as long needs fulfilled . Rescue Indonesian women.

International Women's Day is actually the story of ordinary women fetched the historical record; a centuries-old struggle to be able to participate in society, as well as men. In ancient Greek society, Lysistrata raise women's movement strike sexual intercourse with a partner (male) them to demand a halt to the war; in the French Revolution, women marched to Versailles Paris shouting "freedom, equality and solidarity" demanded the right of women to participate in elections.

The idea to commemorate International Women's day has been developing since a century ago when the industry is currently in a period of expansion and turbulence, the increase in the rate of population growth and the generation of radical ideologies. Here is a brief chronology of some of the important events that accompany the journey of International Women's Day.

1909:
In a series of establishment of the Socialist Party of America, the National Women's Day was first celebrated on February 28 in the US current date. several day then keep celebrated women on a daily basis until the last week of February 1913.

1910:
International socialist group meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, decided to had an International Women's Day in honor of women's rights and encourage obtaining voting rights for all women in the world. This decision was unanimously accepted by all the participants were followed by more than 100 women from 17 countries, including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament. At that time, they have not decided on how the anniversary will be held.

1911:
As a follow-up of decisions taken a year ago, International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time (on March 19) in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than a million women and men together took to the streets. In addition to the right to participate in elections and positions in government, they demanded the right to work, the opportunity to obtain training, and the elimination of discrimination in employment.

Less than a week since the warning, on March 25, a tragic incident occurred in New York that killed more than 140 female workers who are mostly Italian and Jewish immigrants. This greatly affects the occurrence of labor legislation in the United States and working conditions that led to this incident occurred later denounced all-out during the International Women's Day next year.

1913-1914
As part of the peace effort that developed during World War I, Russian women to commemorate International Women's Day for the first time on the last Sunday in February 1913. In other parts of Europe, on or about March 8 in the next year, women rallied well to protesting the war and as an expression of solidarity to the brothers and sisters everywhere.

1917
Because two million Russian soldiers killed in the war, Russian women again took to the streets on the day of the last week in February called "Bread and Peace". Political leaders opposed the protest, but the woman survived. And history records that four days later, the Czar (king) abdicate and the provisional government recognized the right of women to participate in elections. Historic day it falls on February 23 in the Julian calendar used in Russia or the March 8, according to the Gregorian calendar (the Gregorian calendar which we also use). And from that moment on International Women's Day is celebrated on the same day by women all over the world.

Indeed humans were created as social beings, where the life is definitely in need of help and the help of others. And not a single human being who is able to live in this world with his solitude.

For that we are required to have to be generous, kind thought and instill a sense of compassion, mutual love between people without having to see any background or religion. Because God has never forbid mankind to live together, in harmony, mutual love and respect between people.

At the 2:21 minute short film uploaded by IdreesSham youtube account shows that no doubt followers of Islam is seen as the western world as an evil terrorist ready to destroy mankind. But in this short film of the owner has a story idea lofty goal of providing an idea that Islam is not a religion of 'rioters' who are often reported in the mass media world.

Smith, who came to the hospital in the film sitting next to a Muslim man named Mohammad. With discomfort, Smith was prejudiced. "The type of clothing what it use? And what's that thing on her head? Oh God, he said that terrorists often say, he is a Muslim? I thought for sure he has prepared the attack strategy, "Smith said as he left the room.

A few minutes later, Smith was startled by a statement from the doctor that someone donated a kidney to save his soul, where it turns out that person is a Muslim man before he thought ruthless terrorists.
"I still can not believe it, I had misjudged him and it turned out he was the only one willing to make sacrifices to save my son."
This video is expected to ease the stigma and tensions, especially for Muslims in the world

Then DO NOT VALUE SOMEONE BEFORE YOU REALLY KNOW HIM

Normal human body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius, but sometimes the temperature can go up and down depending on the circumstances inside and outside of your own body. If your body temperature is too high, of course, you will feel the heat. High body heat can cause you to have difficulty sleeping, irritation of the eyes and stomach, as well as some other unpleasant symptoms.

Are you experiencing a similar condition? Try to drink these below to lower the body temperature.

1. Coconut water
Drinking coconut water at body temperature is high when both to hydrate the body and electrolyte balance naturally. Drinking coconut water also serves to regulate your body temperature instantly.

2. Watermelon juice
Fruits like watermelon has a very high water content in it so as to reduce the heat of your body naturally.

3. Buttermilk
Buttermilk or milk fat is not directly able to lower the body temperature. But the content of probiotics and minerals in it is very important to balance the electrolytes in the body.

4. Apricot juice
Drink a glass of apricot juice is not only able to release your thirst but also can cool your body temperature.

5. Peach juice
Peach juice can hydrate your skin especially when the body is under high heat. Peaches also contain vitamin A and B2 which can nourish the body as a whole.

6. Water cardamom
Besides functioning to flavor dishes, cardamom water can also function as a natural remedy to reduce body heat.

7.Milk
Drink a glass of cold milk mixed with honey is a good idea to lower your body heat.

Those are some beverages that can lower your body naturally and hydrate the body so that you do not become dehydrated when hot air. Good luck!

Puppet is a popular traditional drama performances once in Indonesia. Puppet plays are usually based on stories taken from the epic Ramayana and Mahabharata. Both epic was originally from India, but the story has changed the first Java. There is another story that is based on the story Indonesia Kala Rau long as the story and the story of Panji.

On the island of Java and Bali there are several kinds of puppets. The most famous is the leather puppets played with puppets made of leather. Puppets made of wood used in the puppet show and puppet klitik. Only the shadow puppets are usually played at night, when it's dark. Behind a curtain, lights installed. People who watch a puppet show to sit in front of the screen. They can only see the shadow puppets. A puppet show could take a long time, up to nine hours.

A puppet show played by Ki Dalang, meaning storyteller. He always sat in the back of the screen is playing puppet. Ki Dalang important because he plays all the puppets and voiced their text. He also led the singing and the gamelan puppet.

In one set of puppets there are several hundred character; no good, no evil. Good always played on the right mastermind, and the evil mastermind played on the left. Puppets are not used mounted on a banana tree trunk in front of Ki mastermind. Among the famous puppet character is five Pandava brothers; their names Yudisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sadewa. They figure that tells the story of Mahabharata civil war.

The most important musical instrument in the gamelan puppet is a tool at the name of gender. The music played changed to follow the story. Ki Dalang disposable wooden bat (cempala) and a large wooden box, which is usually used to store all the character puppets, to tell the gamelan players, what kind of music should be played....

Night in Yogyakarta will feel life if you miss it by watching wayang kulit show. Smart gamelan rhythms combined with a melodious voice sinden will not let you fall into sleep. The story that brought the mastermind will bring you dissolve as go in becoming one of the characters in the story are presented. You too will soon realize how great Javanese culture in the past.

Wayang kulit is a performance art that has been more than half a millennium. Appearance has its own story, associated with the influx of Javanese Islam. One member of the Wali Songo created by adopting Wayang Beber that developed in the heyday of the Hindu-Buddhist. Adoption was done because the puppet already attached to the Java so be appropriate media for propaganda spread Islam, while Islam prohibits any form of art. As a result, shadow puppets created where people could only see shadows.

Leather puppet show played by a man who would be called a great entertainer in the world. How not, during the night, the puppeteer controls the entire character actor who is a shadow play puppets made of buffalo leather with motif decorated crafts carving decoration (carved leather). He had to change the character of the sound, intonation, making jokes and even singing. To liven up the atmosphere, the mastermind assisted by musicians who play gamelan and sinden who sing songs of Java.

Characters of Wayang are hundreds. The puppets are not played are put in a banana tree near the puppeteer. When played, the puppets will appear as a shadow on a white screen in front of the puppeteer. The shadow is created for each puppet show use oil lamps as lighting help of the puppets being played.

Each story presents a puppet show or play different. Variety of play is divided into four categories, namely the play grip, carangan play, play and play essay composition. The play grip has a story entirely rooted in the library while at play puppet carangan only outline only sourced the puppet library. The play spin does not stem from puppet story but using the appropriate places in the library puppet, while the play written by purely off.

Puppet story originated from some old manuscripts such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, Library of Kings and Purwakanda. Now, there are also books containing compositions and essays play for hundreds of years has been appreciated by the public Abhimanyu kerem, Doraweca, Suryatmaja Maling and so on. Among all the old books are used, the Book Purwakanda is most often used by puppeteers from Kraton. Leather puppet show begins when the puppeteer has issued mountains. An all-night puppet show in Yogyakarta style is divided into 3 innings with 7 rows (scene) and 7 scenes of war. The first half, called pathet lasem, has 3 rows and 2 battle scenes accompanied gending pathet lasem. Pathet Sanga who became the second half has 2 rows and 2 scenes of war, while Pathet Manura who became the third round has 2 rows and 3 scenes of war. One of the most anticipated part of many people on each puppet is because serving Javanese joke-joke.

Sasono Hinggil located in north central South Square is the most commonly held an all-night wayang performances, usually held every second and fourth weeks starting at 21:00 pm. The other place is the Sri Maganti Ward located at Kraton. Wayang Kulit in the ward staged over two hours starting at 10:00 am every Saturday with ticket USD 5000.00.

Modern batik pattern is a batik clothes that have a pattern according to the trends that are popular in the community. There are various types of modern batik patterns are much favored by fashion lovers. Batik with a pattern that describes a football club is one of the models that are much in demand by men. For women now have available a variety of options that will make them difficult to choose because all the products currently available are very attractive. Pattern in modern batik seems to further highlight the pictures that are tailored and designed based on the tastes of today's society. The images were usually associated with something that is popular and always present in everyday life.

Here some popular batik pattern nowadays

Modern Batik for Men is one of the models in clothes that are much in demand by fashion lovers. In this modern era, batik fashion growing very rapidly no exception to batik for men or boys. Batik for men today has few striking changes in terms of patterns and colors. The pattern of the logo football club is one of the excellent. This style is much preferred by all groups of children, teenagers and even adults. Batik for men are also now has a mix of colors - bright colors include red, yellow, green, blue and others. Nevertheless, this does not eliminate the hallmark of Indonesian batik. In other words, modern batik combines a traditional element and a trend favored.

Then here some model of modern batik for men..
You can get a lot of batik fashion in INDONESIA