Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Beauty Salon In Prison Malaysia


This special beauty salon “Jail Spa” is located in the prison at the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It offers head-to-toe beauty services such as facials, pedicures, foot reflexology and massages for as little as 30 Ringgit, about $8.5. But the services is not for the prisoners, it’s for people who live outside the prison, like you and me.

Surprisingly, it received very positive feedback and welcomed a steady stream of customers since opening late last year. The prisoners are the beauty therapists; they can share certain percentage from the profit as their income.

The beauty therapists are under the supervision of uniformed wardens but you will feel like a VIP when enjoying the services in this beauty salon because you can just imagine and treat the uniformed wardens like your personal bodyguard, sounds cool, right?

Malaysia Planted Forests Project


The Sarawak state government in Malaysia commissioned the Planted Forests Project in an attempt to have it all: economic development, wildlife protection, and land use by local people.
Nearly 1,900 square miles have been allocated for the planted forests zone. Slightly less than half the land is earmarked for the logging of acacia trees—a fast-growing species that can be harvested for paper. More than 30 percent of the land will be set aside for conservation. Indigenous people will continue to live on the remainder.

Biologist Robert Stuebing, who set up the conservation department of Grand Perfect (the government’s timber contractor), says the project was inspired by a map of the region showing where the government planned to plant acacia.

Some areas would be used for the logging plantations, while others would be left alone. Stuebing realized that the network of undisturbed patches could serve as a haven for native plant and animal life. “Even if less than the whole habitat is protected,” he explains, “as long as you have enough bits and pieces and these are connected, you might be able to maintain a good sample of biodiversity.” Working with the loggers and the state forest department, he created corridors of land linking the forest conservation areas so wildlife can travel among them.

Other conservation and development projects are also using protected passageways as a way to save native species. The question for all these initiatives is whether the corridors will actually allow enough movement to preserve populations of wildlife.

Stuebing’s first priority was to begin an inventory of what was living in the forest zone. Researchers have counted bearded pigs, deer, small mammals, birds, frogs, fish, and dragonflies and are now in the process of surveying fungi.
The department keeps a log of every species identified, where it was sighted, whether it is endemic (exclusive to the region), and what its international and local protection status is. Despite previous logging and farming in the planted forests zone, more than 400 vertebrate species, including bears, civets, macaques, leopard cats, mongooses, pangolins, and porcupines, have been spotted there. Researchers have even discovered 18 snails that have never been seen anywhere else on Earth. “The beauty of the project was to see that there was such resilience and survivability of the fauna,” Stuebing says.

How the giant new acacia plantations will affect this diversity remains uncertain. Some carnivores, frogs, and squirrels seem to have taken to the planted areas more quickly than birds, bats, and snakes.
With a considerable financial stake in the logging project, the government is unlikely to give up on the acacia stands, even if monitoring shows that they are harming biodiversity. But in a part of the world where human livelihood depends on the forest, this experiment at integrating wildlife protection into the mix is a big step in the right direction, Stuebing says: “It looks sustainable, and biologically, I really think this model will work well.”

If he’s right, sustainable developers around the world may copy his strategy as they struggle to balance the needs of humans and wildlife.
Jennifer Barone

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The word 'ALLAH' on Ant Nest

I got this picture on morning patrol at Sepang Estate on 2008.. Subhanallah..

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Fenomena in Street Label : The Strawbot Anatomic by Pepatun Artwork

Pepatun is the originally idea from two close friends Mohd Hanif Asri a.k.a Rex & Mohd Zainuri Ramlan a.k.a Jenab. 'Pepatun' words are removed from the terms of the letter 'g' from 'Pepatung'. This fenomenal local labels start progress at the end of 2007 and is actively involved as a street label. During the two years 2007-2009 many activities such as art exhibitions and bazaars to promote their products the 'Robokid' & 'Pepatun Doll'. Then accompanied by  Pepatun Rangers that are activated in the presence of Ahmad Fadzly, Wak, Kay, and Zainal Ahmad Syafiq.


PRODUCT
1) THE STRAWBOT ANATOMIC

2)PEPATUN DOLL







More info on :
1)Pepatun Artwork Facebook
2)Pepatun Artwork Products
3)Pepatun Artwork on Flickr
 

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