indonesian version of Sesame Street

" "Jalan Sesama" is expected to begin broadcasts later this year [Reuters] "

My favorite Sesame Street (yap..i grew up with them), the popular American children's TV show, is to make its debut in a specially-produced Indonesian version called "Jalan Sesama" or Everyone's Street. With new characters including two depicting endangered animals name Tantan, a smart orang-utan with long shaggy orange hair who plays a motherly figure, and Jabrik, a baby Javan rhino who sports a purple mohawk. It will also features Momon, a five-year-old boy who likes maths and drawing, and Putri, a three-and-a-half year-old pony-tailed girl who loves adventures.

Producers say the screenplay will adopt many familiar elements of local culture, featuring singing in local dialects and the use of traditional musical instruments. A miniature of a typical Indonesian neighbourhood of clay-tiled houses, along with a motorcycle taxi stop and a snack vendor's cart has been built in the studio in south Jakarta.

your say on The National Alliance of Bloggers

" Walkski has put up this poll here, i voted for >>All bloggers, but office bearers must drop their anonymity. please go there and click your vote. for more digital card design at postvoice "

[…]Your say, please. Earlier this month, in the face of lawsuits and a hostile reception from some quarters in the government, we set up the The All-Blogs, or The National Alliance of Bloggers, with two objectives: to protect bloggers and to promote blogging[…]

[via: Rocky's Bru]

To know more about " The National Alliance of Bloggers, Malaysia". Please read here and here and also here. Now I might just try doodle-around for idea creating this logo if time permit.

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James Nachtway pictures that can change the world

" West Bank, 2002 by James Nachtway - Mourning the dead in Jenin refugee camp. "

James Nachtway, one of the most renowned war photographers of the late 20th/ early 21st century, just received the 2007 TED Prize. His pictures - which range from the Vietnam War, to the Rwanda genocide, to the Middle East conflict - are not only beautiful in composition, but also captures, in an unadulterated fashion, human sufferings during times of conflict. Most importantly, Natchway's powerful still images gives a voice to the world's voiceless and forces viewers to reexamine the world that we live in.

Nachway has demonstrated himself to be one of the world's foremost influencer? someone whose life task, goal and aspiration can and should inspire all of us.

To view his TED award acceptance speech, as well as some of his works: here at YouTube

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defence of women bloggers, malaysia minister done it again

" This is the latest tv interview on 15 March 2007 by Tengku Adnan. He still denies
Sin Chew Jit Poh report regarding his remarks on women bloggers. I think he has
not handled Nila's complaints well, just look at his body language and the tone of voice
(is this the kind of minister that we want?) I don't think the issue has been resolved . . .
Read Rocky's first account here or watch the video on malaysiakini.tv "

I've got news about our malaysia's tourism minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor who refused to respond on accusations that he had insulted women by reportedly saying that Internet bloggers are liars, and many are jobless women...the internet are buzzing right now.

He said last week and reported by Sin Chew Jit Poh chinese language newspaper, Elizabeth Wong posted translation here. "All bloggers are liars, they cheat people using all kinds of methods. From my understanding, out of 10,000 unemployed bloggers, 8,000 are women." The minister reportedly made the comments in response to questions by reporters about criticisms of Malaysian tourism authorities contained in an Indonesian broadcast journalist Nila Tanzil.

The report sparked a storm of criticism among Malaysian sisters bloggers, including Marina Mahathir, who called Tengku Adnan's reported remarks an "unbelievable bit of foot-stomping" by "a supposedly sober person in high office." Susan Loone said in an open letter to Tengku Adnan that his reported comments were "highly demeaning" and seemed to reflect the ideas of a "woman hater." More from Susan Loone. Also read Kak Teh's Choc-a-Blog Blog. I hope Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor clear-up this matter and apologizes.

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Dr Mahathir warded at IJN today after political speech yesterday

" view all videos of Tun in Johor Bahru on Saturday,
10 February 2007 at Malaysia-Today or on Youtube "

Tun Dr. Mahathir speaking at a forum in Johor Baru, warned Pak Lah, whose son-in-law Khairy is an ambitious politician, against forming a political dynasty. He said . . . "Don't try to make your son or son-in-law as the PM," Tun, telling the 400-strong crowd during a seminar on the challenges faced by the country to achieve 2020 organised by Kelab Maya Umno (Umno Cyber Club). He also said . . . "I hope all Malaysians would oppose any attempts to start a dynasty. In our country anybody can become the PM even the fisherman." This could mark the start of a second round of an "Pak Lah-Mahathir" fight which will unsettled us as well as our foreign investors. Lastly he said . . . "I feel very sad because UMNO has now changed. Today it is not ready to hear what it doesn't want to hear, there's climate of fear."

He also talk about the bridge project to replace the causeway saying that it should have been continued as it would have benefited the country since it would have taken ships only three hours instead of 24 hours to sail from Port of Tanjung Pelepas in western Johor to Pasir Gudang in the eastern side. And urging the government to revive water talks with Singapore. More news reading here and here.

As of now, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for a medical check-up following a bout of flu."Mahathir is expected to be kept under observation for the next few days pending doctors' advice," his aide Sufi Yusoff said in a statement here. Let's pray for his speedy recovery. Have a good rest and get well soon, Tun. We will pray for you 'amin', may god bless you and family.

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is Lebanon the battlefield for Iran & Saudi Arabia?

" watch more videos here Mosaic Intelligence Report "

I get 'streamed' online news from Link TV's. Middle East analyst and award-winning producer, Jamal Dajani, gives his weekly unique perspective and insight on major newsworthy stories. Drawing on reports from more than 30 Middle Eastern news broadcasts. "Mosaic Intelligence Report" provides context, analysis and a behind the scenes look at the stories you never see on American TV. The reports are presented unedited and translated, when necessary, into English. "Mosaic Intelligence Report" includes news from Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, and Iran, among others. Some of the broadcasters are state controlled and others are private networks, often affiliated with political factions. Mosaic offers a window into what 280 million people across the Middle East watch. Viewers can find unique insight into the diversity of perspectives in the region. They also have a blog at http://mosaicintelligencereport.typepad.com.

Headlines for this episode include: Violent clashes between Sunnis and Shiites erupt in Lebanon, Is there a chance for reconciliation and who is fanning the flames? Will a longstanding rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia engulf the region?

TRANSCRIPT (does not include inserted sound bytes): In his last State of the Union address, President Bush warned of an epic battle between Shiite extremists backed by Iran and Sunni extremists aided by al-Qaida. He was, of course, talking about Iraq. But the scenario he was describing has recently spread to Lebanon bringing that country dangerously close to civil war for the second time.

Continue reading "Mosaic Intelligence Report - Jan. 26, 2007" »

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voices in the valley

Cairo video collection during my visit in 2005. It’s a little homage to my most favourite city in the world because my 'love' is there. Encode with quicktime new H.264 video codec and music by Mostaffa sax, I mix and audio edit with Soundtrack Pro. You need QuickTime version 7 or higher to see this video.download here

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media container nonsensical experiment

A little bit of nonsensical experiment with 4x4 matrix video in real-time. Each cell is delayed by 1 frame greater than the previous cell. Uses the opening sequence from Repeater as it’s input. You need Flash version 6 or higher to see this video. download here

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