Word: indonesianness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Number of pirate attacks in 2004 that occurred in Indonesian waters, the world's most dangerous seas...
...apes are laid-back, cheeky, happy and sly. But disconcertingly, many also appear profoundly depressed and fearful, and no wonder. They are orphans, rescued from poachers. One of the subjects, a young gorilla named Pumbu (pictured above right), saw her parents killed for bush meat. Another, a sad-eyed Indonesian orangutan called Bonny (shown left), lost her mother and was sold as a pet. Mollison hopes that "Face to Face" will raise awareness of the plight of apes. He need not worry. If anything could encourage us to make common cause with our simian cousins, it would be these unforgettable...
...that hasn't kept Lil Jon from having a successful career). But if you want to enjoy one upside of the global economy, here are five albums by international women with something to say - in English, but with distinctive pronunciation. Keren Ann Nolita The previous two albums by this Indonesian-Dutch-Israeli-Russian (who splits her time between Paris and New York City, naturally) were such delicate exercises in mood that they seemed to avoid hard consonants, as if the tiniest plosive could break the spell. Here Ann gets a bit more sonically aggressive (sometimes the drummer uses sticks...
...discovery prompted immediate controversy; disbelievers quickly emerged. Among them was Professor Teuku Jacob, a senior Indonesian palaeontologist, who was not part of the discovery team. Jacob argued that the bones were merely those of a small human with an abnormally small head. Late last year, in breach of a memorandum of understanding between Australian and Indonesian discoverers, Jacob removed the bones to his own laboratory - a move many believed was aimed at proving his own theory. That act ignited a public feud. But last month, when the bones were returned, the row turned nasty...
...Jacob denies that any damage was done to the bones in his lab - or even that a cast has been made. "(The Australians) blame us for everything," he says. "They think they own the skulls and they own the cave and they think Indonesia is part of Australia. The Indonesian government has regulations about making and selling casts. So you cannot make them easily. You have to follow the rules and the government can intervene if you make something wrong...