Alessia Cara is a popular Canadian singer of Italian descent, her specialty being Rhythm & Blue Pop with strong undertones of Jazz. Her first solo ‘Here’ reached the top five in the US and top 20 in Canada. When she released her first official album ‘Know-it-all,’ it peaked at the 19th spot on US Billboard 200. She is contractually signed to EP Entertainment and Def Jam recordings. Her 2016 single ‘Scars to Your Beautiful’ reached the top ten on US Billboard Hot 100. With her down-to-earth personality, Cara comes across as someone who everybody can connect with, and this is one quality of hers which makes her extremely popular among the masses. She is way ahead of her generation in terms of maturity which reflects in the lyrics of her songs.
cAREER
Years ago, Alessia Cara was just another normal little girl who liked teddy bears and had fights with her siblings. But unlike most other normal girls, she also had an undying passion for music. In her early teens she used to post her acoustic songs to her YouTube channel. She then started performing on various Radio Stations including on ‘15 seconds of Fame’ in 104.1 FM of WBMX Boston. EP Entertainment noticed her in the fall of 2014 through her YouTube music posts. They signed her with distribution rights to Def Jam Recordings.
In April 2015, she released her first official solo ‘Here’ through Def Jam. The theme of the song was regarding her personal experience of feeling lonely and unwanted in a party. It was instantly recognized by top music professionals. It hit the Top Five in America and Top Twenty in Canada. It also became one of the most viral video songs in US. Alessia Cara’s singing style was getting compared to Amy Winehouse’s and soon the young singer became a sensation. MTV labeled ‘Here’ as a song for everyone who hates parties. Her cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood,’ released in July 2015, also proved to be a huge hit.
In November 2015, Cara released her first official Album ‘Know-It-All.’ The album was a big commercial hit and the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album Gold accreditation in May 2016. Her 2016 music video release ‘Wild Things’ was nominated for the best Pop video by MTV Video Music Awards. Some of her other noteworthy songs are ‘Seventeen,’ ‘Outlaws,’ ‘I’m Yours,’ ‘Four Pink Walls,’ ‘River of Tears,’ ‘Scars to Your Beautiful,’ ‘Stone,’ ‘Overdose,’ and ‘Stars.’
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Alessia Cara has won several awards in her career so far. These include Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2015, Much Music Video Award for Best New Canadian Artist and Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Group or Solo Artist: CHR in 2016.
PERSONAL LIFE
Alessia Caracciolo was born on 11 July 1996 in Brampton, Toronto, Canada. At the beginning of her career, she shortened her last name to “Cara” so as to make it easy to pronounce. Her father is of Italian descent but born in Canada. Her mother is an Italian immigrant. She has three siblings and was raised in a strict conservative manner. She finished her schooling from Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School. Artistically inclined from a young age, she wrote poetry and acted on stage when she was a child. She loved singing and also self-taught herself to play the guitar. At the age of 13 she opened her personal YouTube channel and uploaded her cover songs. Her channel quickly gained popularity and drew attention from lots of music lovers which eventually led to her signing a contract with EP entertainment.
Being an introvert, she hates parties and social media sites. Nothing is known about her love life. She adores her parents and follows their advice on important matters as this helps her remain grounded and humble despite becoming a musical star at such a young age. Besides singing, she has a skill in mimicking. She strongly vouched for the anti-make up movement for women in Hollywood while chatting with ‘Best Health Magazine’ during Duracell’s 10th Annual program in Toronto for young patients.
The Saltwater Crocodile, also known as ‘Estuarine crocodile’, ‘Indo-Pacific crocodile’, or ‘saltie’, is the largest living reptile that has gained the bad reputation of being a man-eater. It is considered to be ‘partly marine’, and infests the salty waters and marshlands of most parts of south and southeast Asia, down to the continent of Australia.
Saltwater Crocodile Scientific Classification
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus
Crocodylus porosus
This heavy-weight, giant-size croc is easily capable of devouring almost any living thing that would enter its territory. And because of their mammoth size and territorial disposition, these carnivores are the largest of all crocodilians that are potentially dangerous to humans.
Saltwater Crocodile
Physical Description
Size: The adult male generally measures between 14 and 17 feet, while the females are much smaller, not exceeding 9.8 feet in length.
Saltwater Crocodile Size
Weight: Usually weighs between 400 to 1,000 kg, but would seldom grow larger.
Head: Relatively larger than the body.
Eyes, Ears, Nostrils: Located on top of the head like all other crocodilian species.
Skin: Typically rough skin like all other crocodiles. Adults are usually dark in color, but having gray to lighter tan areas, with stripes and dark bands on the lower flanks. The underside (belly and chest area) is whitish to creamy yellow.
Feet: Four strong, webbed feet like all other crocs and alligators.
Tail: Extremely strong, muscular tail that is flattened on both sides.
Saltwater Crocodile Tail
Teeth: The mouth contains about 40-60 large teeth that are designed for ripping flesh off its prey, since they swallow the food on the whole.
Saltwater Crocodile Teeth
Lifespan
The saltwater crocodile lives for about 70 years. However, some specimens have also been found to live for more than 100.
Distribution
They are spread across India, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau (Caroline Islands), China, Thailand, Vanuatu (Banks Islands), Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands. These crocs were also historically present in Africa and on the Seychelles islands, but have now gone extinct.
Habitat: Where do Saltwater Crocodiles live
Saltwater coastal areas, freshwater rivers, and swamps are primarily the favorite places of these crocodiles. As their name implies, this species has a high tolerance to salinity. They are found in brackish water around coastal areas and rivers. Though, they are also not uncommon in swamps, billabongs, freshwater rivers, etc.
Classification of Species
The Crocodylus raninus has been considered as a subspecies of the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) but certain researchers are now considering it as a valid species.
Pictures of Saltwater Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile Images
Behavior and Lifestyle
These crocodiles are opportunistic predators and would prey upon anything they can fit their jaws on. The salties are able to leap as high as 7 feet. They would suddenly explode out of the water with a thrash of their strong tails, hold the victim by their jaws and drown it under water. These crocs can travel over a thousand kilometers by sea. This explains the reason for their wide distribution.
These animals are a giant-headed species with a heavy pair of jaws. These animals are extremely territorial, and it is this nature that instigates them to attack other animals (including man) most of the times, when they accidentally ‘intrude’ into their territories.
They have a strong homing ability with which they would find their way back home, be it in the same river or a different another river system. Research suggested that, a problem crocodile that has been captured from one place and released somewhere else would return back to its original residence anytime between 10 days and 3.7 years. Hence, this method has been not much effective.
They can move very quickly on land and in the water, as also have an excellent sense of hearing, which they utilize while locating its prey. They communicate with each other using sounds, as also chemical and visual signals. Body posture also plays an important role in signaling, e.g. raising of the snout would mean submission, while arching the tail would signal a display of threat.
The glands present underneath their chins and the cloacae transude a ‘musk’, which is thought to be playing a role during courtship or marking their territories. They can also live well in fresh water. Biologists have found them living up to 235 kilometers away from the sea.
Diet: What Do Saltwater Crocodiles Eat
Although large crocodiles can easily consume large-size animals, just anything that would come in their way, they mostly feast upon relatively smaller ones. Prey items might include crustaceans like mud crabs etc., and vertebrates like snakes, shore, and wading birds, turtles, goannas/lizards, etc. Large adults at times devour larger prey including wallabies, wild boar, monkeys, buffaloes and other domestic livestock, and even sharks, like bull sharks, etc. Some specimens have even been seen preying upon adult tigers.
Mating and Reproduction
The act of mating of the salties occurs underwater, which can hardly be seen. Their complex mating ritual includes rubbing their heads together with their bodies.
The crocodiles mate in the wet seasons, as the water rises to the highest levels. As the water warms with the incumbent wet season, these creatures start mating frequently.
The males will mate with multiple female crocodiles during their breeding season, and generally play no role in parenting.
Saltwater Crocodile Babies
Saltwater Crocodile Baby
Saltwater Crocodile Eggs
Life Cycle of the baby Saltwater Crocodile
The female crocodiles usually lay their eggs between November and March. As the females select a site for nesting, both the sexes engage in defending their nests along tidal rivers or freshwater areas. The nest, normally, is a mound made of mud and vegetation. The female lays 40-60 eggs.
The female croc would guard the nest for 80 to 98 days. However, they often loss the eggs because of high flooding and occasionally to other predators. As the eggs develop, the female would help its babies out as it hears their screeching sounds.
Baby crocodiles are often predated by larger crocodiles, predatory fish, monitor lizards, various aquatic and raptorial birds. In some ranges, they also fall prey to leopards and tigers. Only 1% of the juveniles reach their complete adulthood. It takes almost 7-10 years approximately for a baby saltwater crocodile to grow up.
Adaptations
The jaws are designed such that, they are able to exert a pressure of several tons, which can crush the skull of a full-size big bovine.
The eyes, ears and nostrils of the crocodiles are on top of their heads. This allows them remain almost completely hidden under the water level, thus helping them remain concealed from their prey (or may be predators too).
While swallowing food, they often ingest pebbles and stones, which they hold inside their stomach to assist them break down the food for digestion.
Salties have a special valve at the back of their throats, which allow them to open their mouths without letting water enter their throats.
Typically, they can remain motionless for long periods of time. And because of their camouflaged color pattern, they are often mistaken for a submerged log of wood.
These crocs can easily stay underwater for at least an hour, since they have the ability to reduce their heartbeat rate to 2-3 beats per minute. This implies that, they would wait patiently underwater until they see their prey approaching the water’s edge, or in case, humans are using the same spot every day.
Predators
The saltwater crocodiles are at the apex of the food chain. With the big cats avoiding the territories of these dangerous creatures, it is needless to say that, these crocs have no known predators.
Saltwater Crocodile Images
Population
The present population estimate of the saltwater croc ranges from 200,000 to 300,000 worldwide, and are considered to be at a low risk of extinction.
Conservation Status
The saltwater crocodile is not a threatened species. The IUCN 2.3 has categorized them under the ‘LC’ (Least Concern) species list.
Interesting Facts
In 2013, the biggest specimen in captivity ever recorded died with a length of 6.17 m and more than 1 ton in weight.
Apart from being the world’s largest living reptile, these crocodiles are also the largest riparian and terrestrial predator in the world.
It has been recorded that, the males of this species can reach the size of up to 20.7 ft, and by weight, can be up to 1,360 kg.
Scales on the flanks of the saltwater crocodile are more oval in shape than other species, though their belly scales are relatively smaller, even and rectangular in shape.
Compared to other crocodilians, these creatures are less heavily armored along their back and neck.
Illegal hunting and habitat loss/destruction have severely wiped out their numbers elsewhere but Australia and Papua New Guinea, where their counts are somewhat stable.
The Saltwater crocodiles are dominant over other crocodilians. They regularly compete them out and even kill and eat other species occasionally, as has largely been recorded with freshwater crocodiles of Australia.
The salties are considered to be more aquatic than most other crocodilians species.
These dangerous crocodiles can slam their jaws shut with 3,700 pounds per square inch (psi), or 16,460 newtons, of bite force.
Famous as one of the best tropical countries, Indonesia provides tons of uniqueness and excitement. Its nature, culture, and art always bring millions of tourist each year. However, this time we are going to talk about one thing, Indonesia’s cuisine, in particular Sambal.
Sambal or sambel is infamous among tourist as the food of hell for its undeniable ability to make the consumer produces tears and sweat when eating. Produced using chili as its main ingredient, sambal is indeed taste extremely spicy.
Sambal is made by grinding ‘cabai’ or chili, along with several complements such as onion, cherry, tomato, ‘terasi’, sugar, and salt. The ingredients are grinded using traditional tool made usually from wood or plastic. The texture is smooth with a vibrant color of green and red, depending on which chili you use. In the Indonesia, there are many varieties of sambal, some varieties include sambal jengkol it's made of freshly ground sambal terasi mixed with sliced fried jengkol,Sambal matah made of raw shallot and lemongrass sambal of Bali origin, and Sambal Rica-rica is a hot sambal from Manadoregion, it uses ginger, chili, lemon and spices. Suitable for barbecue meats and chicken.
Infamous among tourists for its spiciness, many tourists avoid it. However, some of them are challenged and try to eat it. Those who dare to try usually will get stomach ache or turn very red and sweaty in the face. Though super spicy, locals eat it in almost daily basis as their main meal.
wrong information :1. ''Sambal is made by grinding ‘cabai’ or chili, along with several complements such as onion, cherry, tomato, ‘terasi’, sugar, and salt'',cherry isn't added in sambal becouse it taste sweet, 2. ''The ingredients are grinded using traditional tool made usually from wood or plastic'', sambal isn't using plastic tool, 3. "Locals eat it in almost daily basis as their main meal", sambal isn't our (indoneasian people)main meal, our main meal is rice.
Selasa, 06 Februari 2018
MY LAST HOLIDAY
In 31stDecember 2017 i and my family went to Lembang. We went there to spend our holiday. By the way, there were some places in lembang that a popular tourisity places. Before we went there, we had choice of our destination, those were Floating market, Begonia park, and The Ranch.
We went there at around 9.30 a.m and my mom said that “if we go to Lembang after at 9 a.m we’ll get a traffic jam”. And as my mom said, she was right. We got stuck on the way go there. And we spent a lot of times, almost about 4 hours. My mood was really bad, i was also hungry, and tired to wait on the car.
So, finally we arrived in Begonia park at 1 a.m. We went there first because the way to Begonia Park wasn’t as hard as went to other destination. Because all way in Lembang were totally got a traffic jam. In Begonia park there were a lot of flowers. Many kind of flowers you’ll find in there. There were a colorful flowers showed in there. And so me and my family decided to just took a picture, and enjoyed the view. And th cost wasn’t expensive it’s around Rp15.000 so it’s nice. My mom told me that this place it was a private home, the owner of this house was really like to plant flowers.
After that we had to go to another destination, because we had to spent many times on the way. So we had no time to get a lunch in restaurant so we bought it And we ate it inside the car. Around 3 p.m we arrived to floating market. That was a really tired trip. So, Floating Market it was one of the most visiting places so don’t be startled if the parking usually full. This place was really large. There were many areas with a many various entertainment. There were a animals areas, such rabbit, baby goat, turtle, fish, and many more. But the most area visited in here was a floating market area. So it was a place that you’ll find an artificial lake. And around the lake there were many of boat and they used them to sold the food. In there I tried to board a boat, with my sister.
Then we went home when it was 6 pm, we were so tired, but it was fun and i hope i can go back to there to try another recreation areas.
Saltwater crocodiles are the largest crocodile species in the world. Saltwater crocodiles are scattered throughout the lowlands of Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Australia (Indo-Australia).
crocodiles are protected animals
The length of this crocodiles' body (including the tail) is usually between 2.5 to 3.3 meters. This crocodiles can weight up to 200 kg.
Crocodiles inhabit freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes, and in a muddy water,
so they can camouflage to search for prey or hide from danger..
while in the water, saltwater crocodiles can hold breath for more than 3 hours.
they slow down theur metabolism and their heart beat every 40 seconds.
on the land crocodile movement is a bit slow. but when in the water the movement can be 5 times faster.
although they move are agile they will not get hit .. because they have a transparent eyelid so they can see while in the water.
Saltwater crocodiles have a strong tail like a vehicle engine that serves to paddle, so the movement can be agile
The tail also serves to store fat that serves as a fat reserve. crocodiles can survive without food for months or even almost a year. especially when they are traveling a long way.
They consume fish, birds, other reptiles and mammals as their main diet.
crocodiles have teeth but not to chew foods, but to catch and tear their prey
although the crocodile teeth are strong enough, but the teeth can also be dislodged. because they eat hard food or because of a fight
but crocodile teeth will continue to grow
crocodiles used to eat stones, to help digestion of crocodiles. in the digestion of crocodiles there are acids that can destroy bones, stones, feathers and others.
have you ever seen a crocodiles opening his mouth for a long time?
So by opening theur mouth are they way to cool down his body temperature. otherwise when they are cold, they will bask under the sun.
their normal temperature is between 30 ° to 32 ° Celcius .. when the temperature is above or below normal their activity will be disrupted
crocodile is a territorial animal. Every crocodile has its own territory.
so if there is a crocodile into the territory of another crocodile, then the crocodile who controlled the area will be angry and can cause fights between crocodiles.
Salsa: how are you stef? Stefany: ouhh, i'm good how about you? Salsa:i'm great,do you have any plans to go on this year? Stefany:ouh yes of course, i'll go to celebrating christmas day with my big family.what about you? Salsa: i don't know, i still confused, so where will you celebrate christmas day? Stefany: we usually celebrating it in our grandma's house, but we also just spent our time in my house. Salsa: what else you usually do during holiday? Stefany: yeah,it just really simple, like we gathred in the same room, talk about anything, we sing, eat a ginger cookies and many more. Salsa: wow that's sound interesting, even if it happened once a year,it still have a amazing experience Stefany: yup, gathred with family is the best holiday. You don't have to go holiday to another country,as long as we stay together with our parents everything will feel worthy. Salsa: you are right, maybe i have to prepare the house to make it comfortable so i can have a family time with my parents.
Bosscha Observatory is the oldest observatory in Indonesia. The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java. Bosscha Observatory was built by the Nederlandsch-Indische Sterrenkundige Vereeniging (NISV) or seemingly the Dutch Indies outer-space geek club. It took 5 years to build, from 1923-1928.
The Bosscha observatory was built and erected with the important purpose of astronomers in the 20th century, where they realized that the clusters of stars in the sky turned out to form a system of galaxies that are bonded to each other. Well, armed with the desire to understand the structure of galactic networks which is so broad, then they not only reasonably be able to investigate if a large telescope to examine the galaxy is only centered in the northern hemisphere just like Europe and America.
The Schmidt telescope (nicknamed: Bima Sakti telescope)
This telescope is used to study galactic structure, stellar spectra, asteroid studies, supernovae, and to photograph heavy bodies. The main lens diameter is 71.12 cm (28.00 in), the correcting bi-concave and convex lens is 50 cm (20 in) with a focal length of 2.5 m (8.2 ft). It is also equipped with a spectralprism with a prime angle of 6.10 degrees for stellar spectra, a wedge sensitometer and a film recorder.
The Bamberg refractor
This telescope is used to determine stellar magnitude, stellar distance, and photometric studies of eclipsing stars, solar imaging, and others. It is equipped with a photoelectric photometer a 37 cm (15 in) lens diameter and a 7 m (23 ft) meter focal length.
The Cassegrain GOTO
This was a gift from the Japanese government. This computer controlled telescope can automatically view objects from a database and this was the first digital telescope at Bosscha. The telescope is also equipped with a photometer and spectrometer-spectrograph.
The Unitron refractor
This telescope is used for observing hilal, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse and sunspot photography, and also other objects. Lens diameter is 10.2 cm (4.0 in) and a focal length of 150 cm (59 in).
