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In the News (Tue 7 Jul 09)

  
  Kudus
Kudus, both the greater kudu and its close cousin the lesser kudu, have stripes and spots on the body, and most have a chevron of white hair on the forehead between the eyes.
Kudus live in the drier areas of eastern and southern Africa, wherever there is adequate low- and medium-level woody growth to provide food and shelter.
Kudus are highly susceptible to the rinderpest virus, and many scientists think recurring epidemics of the disease have reduced kudu populations in East Africa.
huntingsociety.org /KuduInfo.html   (862 words)

  
 Kudus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kudus is a city and regency in northeastern Central Java, Indonesia.
The city is known as the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely-smoked form of tobacco in the country.
Most residents of Kudus are Javanese; There is an Indonesian Chinese minority in the city center, as well as an Arab neighborhood, Kudus Kulon, to the west of the city center.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kudus   (204 words)

  
 kudu on Encyclopedia.com
Kudus are primarily browsers, feeding on leaves and young shoots, but they may graze as well.
Kudus are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae.
Kudus Saduyev, 47, head of Grozny Oil and Gas, is running for president of Chechnya.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/k1/kudu.asp   (925 words)

  
 Animal Planet :: Corwin's Carnival of Creatures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The greater kudu is one of the tallest antelopes, with a shoulder height ranging from 3.3 feet to 5 feet.
Greater kudus have the largest horns in the bushbuck tribe, averaging 4 feet in length.
Greater kudus have been able to reclaim much of their southern habitat, which was threatened by increased human population.
animal.discovery.com /fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/antelope/kudu.html   (544 words)

  
 Indonesian 11
Wartawan yang bisa melihat justru memiliki lebih banyak kesulitan; salah satu dari mereka malah naik taksi untuk menyeberang ke sisi jalan yang lain.
Fungsi Roh Kudus sama seperti satelit kecil Allah, membawa kehadiran Kristus dari surga ke bumi, membuat Ia dekat ketika kita sangat memerlukan Dia (Yohanes 14:15-20).
Pada hari Pentakosta, Roh Kudus menggerakkan semua yang mendengarkan kabar injil untuk berseru, "Apakah yang harus kami perbuat, saudara-saudara?" (Kisah Para Rasul 2:37).
www.discoveronline.org /indonesian/indo11.htm   (2053 words)

  
 Sunan Kudus
Sunan Kudus is believed to have died around the year A.D. Kudus, it seems, was considered to be a 'holy city' even in the pre-Islamic times.
Kudus, entrance to the famous Mosque, known as Al Aqsa or Al Manar, at sunset.
Kudus, ancient stone remains, probably dating from the pre-Islamic period, can be found just a short distance to the south of the old market.
www.petra.ac.id /eastjava/walisongo/kudus.htm   (376 words)

  
 BIG DISCOUNTS - Jakarta hotels Bandung hotel travel | Indo-vacation.com
Sunan Kudus is one of the wali songo, the "nine saints" who are given popular credit for the Islamization of Java.
Kudus was the first center of the kretek industry.
Born in 1879, in Mayong near Kudus, where there is a commemorative monument, Kartini was a daughter of the Regent of Jepara, who allowed her to attend European school at a time when most Javanese aristocrats found female education unacceptable.
www.indo-vacation.com /hotel/yogyakarta/destinations4.htm   (1223 words)

  
 Lesser Kudu: WhoZoo
Kudus are considered by many one of the most handsome of the tragelaphine antelopes, which are: bongo, eland, nyala, bushbuck and sitatunga.
Lesser kudus rely on thickets for security; the dense thickets in the plains of Africa provide the kudu cover in which to seclude itself.
Kudus are herbivorous; they primarily eat leaves, young shoots, twigs, and sometimes grasses and fruits.
www.whozoo.org /Intro99/morales/lesserkudu03.html   (953 words)

  
 Ivory Tours - experience the magic of Africa | Kudu
Greater Kudus have a smooth, grey to reddish coat with 6 to 10 thin, vertical white stripes.
The Lesser Kudu, (Tragelaphus imberbis) is a beautiful animal with a brownish-red body and 15 delicate white vertical stripes on its back.
Both species of Kudu feed primarily in the daytime, and both are talented high jumpers when it comes to eluding predators.
www.ivorytours.com /kudu.html   (268 words)

  
 Vol 5-2
Sardar Abdul Kudus Khan has refused to permit them to collect revenue, on the ground that no orders have been received on the subject, added to the fact that he is at present engaged in disarming the Hazaras and demolishing their strongholds.
Some think that Sardar Abdul Kudus Kudus Khan is intriguing with the troops under his command, and meditates a rebellion against His Highness the Amir, as he had heard of the ruin of his elder brother, Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan.
It is rumoured that Sardar Abdul Kudus Khan's force is still in Tirin, and that hostilities continue at Chilleh Kur, where Sardar Fakir Muhammad Khan, Hakim of Kalat-i-Ghilzai, with the tribal force, and the Shinkai infantry are engaged in quelling the disturbance.
www.hazara.net /hazara/History/Vol_5-1/Vol_5-2/vol_5-2.html   (4051 words)

  
 Lion Country Safari - Animal Information - Greater Kudu
Ethiopian: Greater kudus are found in southern and eastern Africa.
Greater kudu are one of the tallest antelopes, with shoulder heights ranging from 100 cm to 150 cm.
Greater kudu are found in a variety of habitats throughout Africa.
www.lioncountrysafari.com /AnimalInfo/Kudu.htm   (576 words)

  
 Kopje Kudus in the Bushveldt
A few points to bear in mind for kudu hunting is that they are real “skelm” or sneaky, it is not for nothing that they are called the “grey ghosts of the bush”.
A nice bull can be surprised like mine which can be capitalized on by running after the bull as nine time out of ten they will stop and look back over their shoulders to see what spooked them, quick shooting and good bullet placement will get you a trophy.
Kudu are also very fond of sunning themselves early in the morning, thus glassing the surrounding countryside will often show up a nice bull, the stalking of which you can now plan from your vantage point.
www.accuratereloading.com /pvkudu.html   (1255 words)

  
 Gebyok Center - The Height Quality Antique Art Qurio
The Traditional Wooden House of Kudus with its parts, which full with carved, is continuously chased by collectors from local and foreign that generate one by one of the traditional house relocate from its origin location where its belong, Kudus.
Rise awareness of the vanishing of the traditional house of Kudus with its finest art, initiate an effort to maintain the existency of the unvaluable arts into an attempt to keep the art and the culture exist.
Eleven (11) were form as the standard of the traditional house of Kudus, while the rest were with the variation as requested by the buyers.
www.gebyokcenter.com /aboutus-en.html   (887 words)

  
 Stuffed Plush Kudus From Stuffed Ark
Kudu - Handsome, slender antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla).
Kudus live in small groups in hilly bush country or open woods of eastern and southern Africa.
The Greater Kudu stands about 51 inches at the shoulder.
www.stuffedark.com /kudu.htm   (50 words)

  
 Vol 5-3
The Sardar writes that the rebellion does not appear to be confined to the Hazaras alone, as the behaviour of the Afghans points to the conclusion that they too are disposed to evince a rebellious bearing especially in the matter of their failure to render any assistance in supplying his camp with provisions.
The Governor and Sardar Abdul Kudus Khan are greatly at variance with one another, and are on the look-out for an opportunity to impeach one another's conduct.
The force under Sardar Abdul Kudus Khan is said to be at Shui in the Chilleh Kur district; this week it was rumoured at one time that the Sardar had left his camp, and had proceeded to Shinkai and Darwazagi with a few sowars.
www.hazara.net /hazara/History/Vol_5-1/Vol_5-3/vol_5-3.html   (4254 words)

  
 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, The: Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, in a kudu (Tragelaphus ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
BENGIS, R.G., KEET, D.F., MICHEL, A.L. Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, in a kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) from a commercial farm in the Malelane area of the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, was diagnosed for the first time, in a kudu cow from a commercial game ranch in the Malelane area of the Mpumalanga Province close to the Kruger National Park.
Kudus are considered to be a potential maintenance host and, because of discharging fistulae in the parotid area where the lymph nodes are commonly infected, they have the potential of disseminating bacteria over wide areas.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3910/is_200109/ai_n8961017   (309 words)

  
 Kudu facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lions, leopards, hunting dogs and spotted hyenas hunt kudu, and cheetahs, smaller cats, eagles and pythons prey on the young.
Their cryptic coloring and markings protect kudus by camouflaging them.
Kudus normally restrict their movements to a small home range, but the scarcity of food in dry season may prompt them to roam more widely.
www.outtoafrica.nl /animals/engkudu.html?zenden=2&subsoort_id=1&bestemming_id=1   (772 words)

  
 kudus in africa - wildwatch.com
It is not unknown for males to joust to the point of complete exhaustion and even death, and in rare instances combatants may lock horns in such a way that they cannot extricate themselves, and thus die of dehydration or hunger.
Southern Africa supports substantial numbers of Greater Kudu, and this is one of the most abundant antelope at Matetsi, Tau, Londolozi, Bongani, Ngala and Phinda where viewing and photographic opportunities are excellent.
Greater Kudu do not occur in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, but the closely-related Lesser Kudu is present in the Lake Natron-Namanga region to the north-east of Ngorongoro.
www.wildwatch.com /resources/mammals/kudus.asp   (612 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
Kudus is well-known for its soto, or chicken soup with bean sprouts, and most notably for its museum which showcases the history of rokok kretek -- clove-blended cigarettes.
Resulting from the pivotal position of Kudus in the history of kretek cigarettes, the Kretek Museum was constructed on a 4.5-hectare plot of land in Getas Pejaten village, Jati district, some three kilometers from Kudus.
Every day in Kudus, factory workers flock to cigarette industries early in the morning, and return home late in the afternoon.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030725.R01   (730 words)

  
 The Prayer Book Society: News: Malay Bible -- why banned?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bup Kudus, the complete bible with the Old and New Testaments in the Iban language, has been widely used by churches in Sarawak since its first edition in 1988.
Another churchgoer, Norma Entimok, 33, also expressed unhappiness over the ban because she was concerned that many among the Christian community might become misled due to the lack of reliable religious materials in the Iban language.
In calling for the ban to be lifted, she said the Bup Kudus had served as a guideline for worshippers as it was the only bible used by Iban-speaking Christians state-wide.
pbs1928.blogspot.com /2003/04/malay-bible-why-banned.html   (405 words)

  
 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, The: Ixodid ticks of Angora and Boer goats, grysbok, common duikers, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
MACIVOR, K.M. Ixodid ticks of Angora and Boer goats, grysbok, common duikers, kudus and scrub hares in Valley Bushveld in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
The larvae of A. hebraeum were most numerous on goats from May to July, the nymphs from September to November and the adults from August to December and during February, while the immature stages of R. glabroscutatum were most numerous on these animals from April to July and the adults from August to December.
Peak activity periods of the latter tick were somewhat longer on kudus than on goats; the immature stages were most numerous from January to August and the adults from July to February.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3910/is_200306/ai_n9250146   (434 words)

  
 Asongan - Indonesian High Quality Clove Cigarettes Retailer
It was realized by the PPRK (Kudus Clove Cigarette Manufacturers Union), while the further management has been assigned to the Tourism Bureau of the Kudus Regency.
The two separate buildings in front of the museum in the architectural styles of a traditional Kudus house, and a Kudus style prayer house, represent the donations from these two cigarette factories.
The interior of the museum, in particular the statues that decorate the inside, are the creations of artists from Kudus, in general from the community of teachers.
www.asongan.com /museum.html   (367 words)

  
 New Scientist Archive - In Brief - Mad kudus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The first kudu died in 1989 and was thought to have contracted the disease through feed made from rendered down animal remains.
Two more male kudus were destroyed because a herd can have only one adult male and no other zoos wanted them.
The three new cases suggest that the kudus acquired the disease by some form of trans-mission between animals, a phenomenon not yet seen in cattle.
www.newscientist.com /article/mg13718581.900.html   (240 words)

  
 SABDAweb - 1 Petrus 1:15
Tetapi bertindaklah kudus dalam segala sesuatu yang kamu lakukan, sama seperti Allah kudus.
melainkan seperti Tuhan yang memanggil kamu itu kudus adanya, demikian juga hendaklah kamu kudus dalam segala kelakuanmu;
ttapi sperti Tuhan yang sudah panggil kamu ada kudus, bgitu juga baik-lah kamu pun mnjadi kudus dalam sgala klakuan kamu;
www.sabda.org /sabdaweb/bible/verse?b=60&c=1&v=15   (530 words)

  
 SABDAweb - 1 Petrus 1:16
sebab ada tertulis: Kuduslah kamu, sebab Aku kudus.
kerna ada tersurat, "Kamu patut jadi kudus; kerna sahya ini kudus."
Karena ada tertulis: "Hendaklah kamu kudus, karena Aku ini kudus".
www.sabda.org /sabdaweb/bible/verse?b=60&c=1&v=16   (334 words)

  
 Sejarah Indonesia: Wali Songo
, (or Ja'far Shadiq), founder of Kudus, who is said to have originated the wayang golek, and who founded the masjid at Kudus using (it is said) the doors from the palace of Majapahit.
Sunan Kudus has also been called by the name Ja'far Shadiq, or Ja'far as-Sadiq, which was also the name of a famous religious figure in Iran, the 6th of the 12th Imams in Shi'ah Islam.
Interestingly, in the city of Kudus today, there is an event called Buka Luwur, when the citizens change the curtains around the tomb of Sunan Kudus, among other things.
www.umich.edu /~silat/pencaksilatancienthistorypentjaksilatsenihaqqhistoricalinformationwalisongosninewalis.html   (1645 words)

  
 Malaysian Government Lifts Ban On Iban Bible   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abdullah said the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) felt the use of Allah Tala, which was similar to Muslims' Allah Taala, was inappropriate and banned the Bup Kudus because it breached the guidelines for non-Islamic religious books.
The Bup Kudus has been used by the Iban Christians for the past 15 years.
The Bup Kudus Bible is widely used by churches in Sarawak where the Iban are one of the largest indigenous groups and more than half of are Christians.
www.mcjonline.com /news/03a/20030430b.shtml   (253 words)

  
 Bible Network News :: Asia Pacific - Malaysia's ban on Iban Bible lifted
The Iban-language Bible, known as the Bup Kudus was among 35 books banned by Malaysia's Home Ministry April 9, for being "detrimental to the public peace", in this largely Muslim nation.
Iban is the name of both a people group and of the language spoken by the largest of 27 indigenous ethnic groups in Sarawak province on Borneo Island.
Wong, in referring to the April 22 meeting said, “(The Acting Prime Minister) mentioned that the Bup Kudus might be read by a Muslim accidentally.
www.biblenetworknews.com /asiapacific/042703_malaysia.html   (699 words)

  
 Where have all the Kudus in the South gone?
National Assembly last week was: "Why don't the kudus cross the road in the South anymore?" Witbooi took the floor during discussion of the Department of Works and Communication budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year to direct a question to Minister of Works, Transport and Communication, Moses Amweelo.
Of concern to the Deputy PM was the issue of road signs - specifically, if signs warning travellers of the danger of kudus crossing the road are still supposed to have any meaning on the main road leading south from Windhoek, towards Rehoboth and from there on further, towards Witbooi's own home area further south.
Because, said Witbooi, he hasn't seen any kudus crossing that road in a long time.
www.namibian.com.na /2003/march/national/03C9DB0291.html   (406 words)

  
  - Joglosemar Online
The people of Kudus prefer Satay of Buffalo until nowadays, cows are forbidden to be slaughtered in this town.
In the courtyard, behind the mosque the tomb of Sunan Kudus imposed as a shrine.
It is a small hill resort 15 km north of Kudus.
joglosemar.freeservers.com /semarang_surround.html   (1570 words)

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