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	Padang, Indonesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
		Padang's Teluk Bayur harbor is the largest and busiest harbor on the west coast of Sumatra.
		Padang food is served in small portions of various dishes, in a way similar to tapas or mezedes, but constituting, with rice, a complete meal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Padang,_Indonesia (318 words)

	Tsunami News for Padang, Indonesia
		Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar said the boats would temporarily carry aid from warships to the victims in Meulaboh, which was badly hit by the tsunami.
		Calandra said the organization's office in Padang is approximately 350 miles from "ground zero" and was unaffected by the earthquake and tsunami.
		Indonesia --> was affected by the December 26, 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis.
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Padang.html (2448 words)

	Real Estate Immobilien Network: Padang - Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Padang is a bustling port and a university town, an attractive and beautiful city.
		It is an important transport hub and famed throughout Indonesia for its spicy local cuisine, which is known as Makanan Padang (Padang food / Nasi Padang).
		Padang city with a population of around 800,000 is the capital of Sumatra Barat province, and is located on West Sumatra, Indonesia.
	www.asinah.org /blog/2005/07/padang-indonesia.html (1431 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Padang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra (additional info and facts about West Sumatra), Indonesia (A republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions).
		Padang's Teluk Bayur harbor is the largest and busiest harbor on the west coast of Sumatra (A mountainous island in western Indonesia).
		The city is served by Tabing airport, and is a common transit point for surfers (Someone who engages in surfboarding) travelling to the Mentawai Islands (additional info and facts about Mentawai Islands).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/padang.htm (133 words)

	Sumatra - Medan, Pakanbaru, Bukittinggi, Padang, Riau - Indonesia Travel Packages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Padang, the centre of Minangkabau society, is not only the provincial capital of West Sumatra but also the originator of Indonesia's first "fast-food" Nasi Padang.
		To the south of Padang is the Kerinci Seblat National Park - an amazing 1.5 million hectares in size - where elephants, tigers and rhinos roam in a protected environment.
		Traditionally the home of reclusive forest nomads and coastal Malays with closer ties to their cousins a short distance across the Malacca Strait than with the rest of Indonesia, Jambi is now becoming more closely integrated with the rest of the nation through improved overland routes and the prosperity stemming from intensive oil exploration.
	www.travellingtoindonesia.com /sumatra/city.htm (996 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / Indonesia Quake Spurs Rush to High Ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rattled parts of Indonesia on Sunday, sending people in this city on Sumatra island rushing out of their homes and heading toward high ground in fear of a possible tsunami.
		Indonesia has experienced a series of quakes and aftershocks since a massive temblor on Dec. 26 triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed more than 180,000 people.
		Wijayanto said the quake epicenter was in the ocean 65 miles southwest of Padang at a depth of 30 km.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/04/10/indonesia_quake_spurs_rush_to_high_ground?mode=PF (453 words)

	AllRefer.com - Padang, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		631,263), capital of Sumatra Barat prov., on W Sumatra, Indonesia, on the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the small Padang River.
		An important port, it has a large trade in coffee, copra, rubber, spices, tobacco, and cement, which are shipped principally from its port, Teluk Bayur.
		Padang remains the principal outlet for the important Umbilin coalfields.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Padang.html (176 words)

	Ethnic Cuisine: Indonesia
		Nowhere is this more true than in Indonesia, the fifth largest country in the world, an archipelago consisting of 18,000 islands, spanning one-eighth of the globe and occupied by 250 ethnic groups.
		Indonesia's indigenous techniques and ingredients merge with influences from India, the Middle East, China and Europe.
		Rice is Indonesia's main staple except in Maluku (the Moluccas) and Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea) where sago palm flour, sweet potatoes and cassava reign supreme.
	www.sallys-place.com /food/ethnic_cusine/indonesia.htm (2848 words)

	Indonesia quake spurs rush to high ground
		PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has rattled parts of Indonesia,sending people in this city on Sumatra island rushing out of their homes and heading toward highground in fear of a possible tsunami.
		Indonesia has experienced a series of quakes and aftershocks since a massive temblor onDecember 26 triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed more than 180,000 people.Nearly 50,000 more are still unaccounted for from that disaster.
		Wijayanto said the quake epicentre was in the ocean 65 miles southwest of Padang at a depthof 30 km.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1380896/posts (470 words)

	Search Results for Padang - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Padang is the chief port on Sumatra's western coast and is now the main city of the...
		It lies at an elevation of 3,000 feet (900 m) on the Agam Plateau, a ridge of high land parallel to the coast.
		propinsi (province), west central Sumatra, Indonesia, fronting the Indian Ocean to the west and bounded by the provinces of Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) on the north, Riau on the northeast, Jambi...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Padang&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (443 words)

	In Indonesia, Local Campaign Against Graft Ignites National Effort (washingtonpost.com)
		PADANG, Indonesia -- Law lecturer Saldi Isra was little known outside the confines of his university three years ago when he first asked the government of his province, West Sumatra, for a copy of its budget.
		The extent of the graft being unearthed is jarring even by the standards of Indonesia, a country ranked by the research group Transparency International as among the most corrupt in the world.
		The proliferation of movements like Isra's was a side effect of Indonesia's move to shift power and revenue from the central government to the regions after the 1998 ouster of President Suharto, who had ruled the country for three decades.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A4631-2004Oct3.html (695 words)

	The Journey - One Mans Quest to Cover the Globe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Indonesia has the worlds largest flower - 80cm wide (2.5 feet), but none were in bloom while we were trekking.
		Indonesia is known for producing some of the worlds best coffee, and the beans are grown all over, including Sumatra.
		I mean, here we were, in Indonesia, crammed in to a truck which was gutted for the sole purpose of transporting boards and surfers to the beaches, with a bunch of cool local surfer dudes.
	www.travelhead.com /trip/journal/SEASIA/indo (11460 words)

	Saldi Isra - In Vast Archipelago, Unlikely Force Gains Grip: Democracy: Muslim Nation Is Expected To Unseat Leader in ...
		PADANG, Indonesia -- When Saldi Isra, a college professor in West Sumatra, saw that one of his provincial representatives had traded in his ratty old motorcycle for a flashy new sports car, he decided enough was enough.
		In July, Indonesia held the first round of the presidential election -- the first in which Indonesia's president will be chosen directly by the people instead of members of parliament.
		He broke new ground by snubbing Indonesia's largest political parties and presenting himself as an independent who is untainted by politics as usual.
	www.mindfully.org /Reform/2004/Indonesia-Muslim-Democracy17sep04.htm (1867 words)

	International news from swissinfo, the Swiss news platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - A volcano on Indonesia'sSumatra island erupted Tuesday sending hot ash high into theair and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of villagers,officials said.
		Indonesia has been hit by a series of aftershocks since amassive magnitude 9 quake on Dec. 26 triggered a tsunami acrossthe Indian ocean.
		Indonesia is a vast archipelago of some 17,000 islands thatlies along the geologically active "Pacific Ring of Fire" andhas more than 100 active volcanoes.
	www.swissinfo.org /sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5677523&cKey=1113292238000 (401 words)

	Indonesia Report: Padang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lies on the Trans-Sumatra Highway, 64 km from Padang and 76 km from Bukittinggi.
		From the Padang Harbor, we cross the sea all night, using a traditional wooden boat.
		Landing on the island of Siberut after a night's sailing from the harbour of Padang is a challenge by itself.
	www.indonext.com /report/report301.html (628 words)

	The Minangkabau of West Sumatra-INdonesia
		Minangkabau architecture is some of the most magnificent and influential in all of Indonesia, even seen in new government offices and public buildings on Java.
		The Minangkabau region of West Sumatra produces some of the best cooks in Indonesia, and it is in their nasi padang restaurants where the visitor will find the tastiest, spiciest Indonesian food.
		A rumah makan padang is sure to occupy the main street of any town or village in the country, no matter the size.
	www.dusun.com /wsumatera.html (4090 words)

	CBC News: 25,000 evacuated from Indonesian volcano zone
		PADANG PANJANG, INDONESIA - Officials have moved more than 25,000 people out of their homes on the slopes of Sumatra's Mount Talang after raising the alert level because the volcano continues to spew ash.
		More villagers living near Mount Talang will be moved from their homes in the days ahead, increasing anxiety in a part of Indonesia that has been battered by earthquakes and daily aftershocks in the wake of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami.
		The 2,600-metre volcano is located 40 kilometres east of Padang, the coastal capital of West Sumatra province, and about 900 kilometres northwest of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.
	cbc.ca /story/world/national/2005/04/13/volcano-indonesia050413.html (353 words)

	Tsunami News for Padang, Indonesia
		The quake struck between the Sumatran cities of Padang and Medan at around...
		Indonesia: Salvation Army, WVI ready to rebuild 1.700 house in...
		AWAIR flies to five domestic destinations: Padang and Medan in Sumatra, Balikpapan...
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2005/Padang.html (458 words)

	CBC News: Indonesia monitoring 11 volcanoes
		MOUNT TALANG, INDONESIA - Eleven volcanoes in Indonesia are under close watch Thursday as tens of thousands of people spent a third night in temporary camps.
		Indonesia's Volcanology Office says there has been an alert in place since August, but officials are now keeping a closer watch.
		Indonesia, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, has 129 active volcanoes.
	cbc.ca /story/world/national/2005/04/14/volcano-indonesia050414.html (363 words)

	Padang, Indonesia Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (PDG/all)
		Compare Padang hotel rates from most suppliers and reserve online.
		Diponegoro 13, PADANG 25117 dipo international hotel is a two star hotel located at the centre of town.
		Laras Datuk Bandaro, 26115 this 98-room resort is noted to be one of the most romantic in indonesia and is a perfect blend of oriental and minangkabu architectural styles.
	www.hotels-shopper.com /ID/PDG.html (284 words)

	LONDT Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rudi's father and grand-father were both born in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
		Leo (Leonardus ?) Joseph LONDT 10.9.1871 / Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia*.
		Augustus Leonardus Petrus LONDT 10.8.1910/ Padang*, Sumatra +1977/ Holland
	users.iafrica.com /m/ma/mardig/londt8.htm (199 words)

	A TABLEFUL OF SPICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As we sat down, Tanya explained that Padang was the capital of West Sumatra, home of the Minangkabau, a Muslim ethnic group famous for its fiery chile-laced cuisine.
		Nasi Padang literally means Padang rice, but the term refers to Minangkabau cooking in general—not just to the rice but to all its accompaniments, too.
		To taste nasi Padang is to taste the essence of the Minangkabau, an ancient culture whose fundamental tenets include egalitarianism, self-discipline, respect for nature, matrilineal inheritance (women, not men, own most of the property), and, perhaps above all, concern for outsiders.
	www.jamesoseland.com /articles/tablefulspice.html (1888 words)

	Padang, Indonesia, Pictures
		Padang, city in western Indonesia, on the western coast of the island of Sumatra, at the base of the Padang highlands, near the port of Telukbayur (formerly Emmahaven).
		It is a shipping center of a region in which coal, rubber, copra, coffee, spices, tobacco, resins, cinchona bark, rattan, and tea are produced.
		It was largely under British control from 1781 to 1819, when the Dutch regained possession.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Indonesia/Padang_city.html (142 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jakarta (VNA) - Tens of thousands of residents in Padang, Indonesia, took refuge in higher grounds for fear of a tsunami after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the capital of West Sumnatra province on the evening of April 10.
		In Padang Pariaman district, a number of houses were damaged but no casualties were reported, Antara reported.
		A spokesman for the local meteorology and geophysics station said the epicenter of the quake was located in the Indian Ocean some 85 km from the Pariaman coast at a depth of 35 km.
	www.vnagency.com.vn /NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=33&NEWS_ID=146379 (201 words)

	Indonesia Field Staff - SurfAid International
		DJ is a graduate from the Padang University Bung Hatta, Economics Faculty.
		He is a graduate from social and political science faculty of Andalas University, Padang with experience working on child nutritional programs for an international NGO in west Sumatra.
		She is a baccalaureate in nutrition from Politeknik Kesehatan Padang, (Padang Polytechnic of Health).
	www.surfaidinternational.org /site/pp.asp?c=ekLPK4MOIsG&b=961995 (930 words)

	Forbes.com: Indonesia's Semen Padang to build $345 mln plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Forbes.com: Indonesia's Semen Padang to build $345 mln plant
		PADANG, Indonesia, March 1 (Reuters) - A unit of Indonesia's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk , plans to raise capacity by building a new cement plant, called Indarung VI, a company spokesman said on Monday.
		Gresik sacked most of Semen Padang's management last year as the parent company tried to put an end to a prolonged dispute over the government's plan to privatise the company.
	www.forbes.com /home_asia/newswire/2004/02/29/rtr1280518.html (450 words)

	Thailand Forum -> Indonesia Quake Spurs Rush To High Ground
		Quakes have been common in Indonesia since a massive temblor on Dec. 26 triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean that killed more than 180,000 people.
		A Reuters reporter in Padang, a city of some 800,000 on Sumatra's west coast, said he saw many people leave their houses and seek higher ground.
		He said the quake epicenter was in the ocean 105 km (65 miles) southwest of Padang at a depth of 30 km.
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=31573&pid=323392&st=0&#entry323392 (573 words)

	padang padang bali indonesia asia surf spot, photos, WannaSurf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The take-off zone is moving in front of the big rock.
		If the technical level is too high for you (we are a lot in this case !), just come and enjoy the show on the wave.
		Let us know if we forgot something at Padang Padang.
	www.wannasurf.com /spot/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Padang-Padang (227 words)

	Indonesia quake spurs rush to high ground -DAWN - Top Stories; 11 April 2005
		PADANG (Indonesia), April 10: An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rattled parts of Indonesia on Sunday, sending people in this city on Sumatra island rushing out of their homes and heading toward high ground in fear of a possible tsunami.
		It said aftershocks of 5.8 and 6.3 magnitude occurred in the same region.
		Wijayanto said the quake epicentre was in the ocean 105km southwest of Padang at a depth of 30km.
	www.dawn.com /2005/04/11/top12.htm (337 words)

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