YURAN PERAMAH
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dangers of some shampoo ...
Reading this makes my hair feels itchy ...
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Beware the floor cleaner in your shampoo
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s National Poison Centre director Prof Dr Razak Lajis said not many knew that sodium laureth sulfate (SLS) was present in some shampoos in the market.
Dr Razak told Kosmo! that SLS, which makes the shampoo produce more lather, can affect the body’s hormone production and damage skin.
“It will also cause hair loss if applied frequently and continuously,” he said.
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Heart wrenching moment
I would be destroyed if I were in this guy's shoe ... pity him. May Allah have mercy on his fiancee's soul, Amin.
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Woman dies in accident one day after engagement
JEMPOL: Wan Mohamed Ali Shafawi could not hide his grief when he saw a dress his 22-year-old fiancee and childhood sweetheart Saripah Saodah Md Nazir had worn during their engagement on Sunday in a mangled Proton Wira Aeroback.
“I can’t believe she is gone. We were making plans for our wedding,” the Civil Defence Department employee said when met at the Jempol Hospital near here yesterday.
Preliminary investigations showed that Nor Hasikin lost control of her car while negotiating a bend. She then ploughed into a bus belonging to Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Inte-grasi Jempol.
He added that he had received an SMS from Saripah minutes before the accident.
“She told me that she was on her way home and had plans to go to Simpang Pertang to return the dress which she had rented from a boutique,” he said.
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Nobody beats the House, kapish!
Another example that gambling doesn't pay.
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Dr Mahathir launched his Autobiography
Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister. His is life full of controversies; and he never shies away from them. At 80+ year old his energy levels is still high. Amazing! One of iconic figures in Malaysian history.
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‘Doc in the House’ flies out the stores
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s autobiography is selling like hot cakes nationwide.
MPH general manager Tai Kwai Meng said that more than 5,000 copies were sold yesterday – the first day the book, A Doctor in the House, went on sale.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Doom sayer for Manchester United
It's that time of the season when everyone's a pundit.
It does look very uncomfortable for United. They've really got to drag themselves up from that loss to Chelsea and win all their remaining games to get that 19th title. It's gonna be helluva ride or should I use SAF's words, "squeaky bum time".
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Anyone wants to buy some pigs?
Desperate times call for desperate measures? Weird ...
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Robbers flee with 100 live pigs
TAPAH: A consignment containing at least 100 live pigs was hijacked by three armed robbers in Bidor near here.
“Losses are estimated to be about RM83,000,” he said, adding that so far, no arrests has been made.
Supt Roslan said the lorry was later found abandoned in Pedas, Negri Sembilan, about 230km away, minus the pigs.
He urged those who come across people offering the livestock at below market price to contact the nearest police station.
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A look at the top 10 richest Malaysians
Tan Sri Vincent Tan has recently pledged to donate half his coffers to charity. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar AlBukary, through his foundation has always contributed to charity.
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Kuok and Ananda continue to be cream of Malaysia’s wealthiest
KUALA LUMPUR: The 40 wealthiest Malaysians are worth US$62.1bil (RM188.32bil), up by US$11.1bil (RM33.7bil) compared with last year, according to the latest rich list published by Forbes Asia.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A good example of Malaysia's creative talents
Bravo 8TV. I've always find this TV channel very creative in their offerings to rival the paid channels.
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8TV promo in finals of New York awards fest
PETALING JAYA: 8TV has secured a spot in the finals of the New York Festivals (NYF) International Television & Film Awards for its Rasa Sayang promo.
It was nominated for two awards in the Promotion Spot, Art & Technique Promotion/Open & IDs for Direction and Original Music.
The finalists, which hail from 31 countries, will go through a second stage of judging based on different criteria to establish the prestigious Grand Trophy Award recipients, as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners.
The 2011 NYF Television & Film Awards ceremony is to be held at the NABShow in Las Vegas from April 9 to April 14.
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Unique mosque built by Malaysian's Chinese Muslim
This is a very good move by MACMA. It proves that Islam does not belong to Malays only. This mosque will be another attraction to the Kuala Lumpur landscape.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
AirAsia X, massive campaign to get everyone to fly ...
Thank God for low cost carriers. Now anyone can fly ...
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AirAsia X launches massive sales campaign
SEPANG: AirAsia X has kicked off its “Massive Sales” campaign Tuesday to all its long-haul destinations (excluding Teheran and Tokyo).
Guest may be able to grab the low fares offer to London (Stansted), Taiwan (Taipei), China (Tianjin, Hangzhou, and Chengdu), Australia (Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth) and India (Mumbai, Delhi), Korea (Seoul), New Zealand (Christchurch) and France (Paris).
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Come visit Penang, Malaysia y'all. It's no. 8 in Yahoo!'s top 10 island ranking
I've been to Penang and I love the variety of food and the scenic jungles.
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Penang rightfully takes spot in Yahoo!’s top 10 island ranking
Why on earth would Yahoo! Travel name Penang as the world’s top 10 islands to explore before you die? No offence to other Penangites, but were there errr...no other islands around the world to feature?
My eyes quickly scanned the article and through the rankings. The islands whom the author Gary McKechnie listed are as follows, listed from the top spot: Bali in Indonesia, Vieques in Puerto Rico, Easter Island in Chile, Ischia in Italy, Chiloé in Chile again, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Key West in Conch Republic.
Then there it was at number eight, Penang in Malaysia, followed by Galápagos in Ecuador and the Palm Islands in Dubai.
“Each of these places offers something that you can’t find anywhere else, from the largest man-made archipelago to hot springs so therapeutic they’ve been popular since Roman times. Here are 10 one-of-a-kind islands where you’ll discover every item on your wish list, from overwater bungalows and pristine wildlife to sublime street food and mysterious cultural monuments,” stated the article.
Penang can have everything and anything to make everyone and anyone happy.
I forgot the exact answer which I gave on stage, but this is the gist of it: If you want a city, you’ll get a city. If you want the beach, you’ll get a beach. If you want to explore the jungles and forests, there’s plenty to choose from. If you want the hustle and bustle or quiet time being one with nature, you have it all in this idlyllic little Pearl of the Orient.
Not forgetting the fact that it’s the food capital of Malaysia, with choices that range from hawker centres to fine dining.
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To Sir With Love ...
It's nice for the Government to recognize the teaching profession's contribution to the nation. However, there shouldn't be unfair advantage for urban schools over the rural school. Some times, parents in urban schools would spend money to send their kids to extra classes and tuition, as compared to the poor rural folks. Hence, urban schools' result might be skewed a bit.
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RM18mil incentive for HMs, teachers and staff of 586 schools
JASIN: Over 15,000 headmasters, teachers and support staff from 586 primary schools nationwide have been rewarded with RM18mil in cash by the Education Ministry for improving their schools’ overall performances.
A total of 586 headmasters received RM7,500 each while 5% of teachers in their school who achieved excellent performance will get RM1,800 each.
The remaining 12,141 teachers in the schools concerned would each receive RM900 while the amount for the estimated 2,500 support staff is yet to be fixed by the ministry.
Among the factors they were judged on were improving their school’s overall grade performance, education quality, and scoring above 90% on the annual performance assessment.
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Horror stories by Malaysians leaving Libya
This is horrible. Gaddafi's zeal to hang on to power and killing his own people is despicable to say the least. I guess the world super powers should act much like when they decided to invade Iraq. To me, this is a clear case to defend innocent people who are fighting their right for a democratic country.
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Malaysians tell of horror journey out of Libya
SEPANG: Malaysians stuck in Libya braved chilling winds and gunfire as they made their way to the Tripoli International Airport to get out from the war-torn country.
“I saw guards beating both Libyans and foreigners,” said Sharizal Zulkifli, 33, an engineer.
Sharizal said the journey to the airport was difficult too with traffic at a complete standstill forcing him to walk the last 10km.
“There were shootouts happening,” said the senior document controller of Malaysia Ranhill Berhad, who had been working in Libya for the past four years.
HCM Arabia engineer Salwa Samsudin, 26, said the situation in the city was chaotic with petrol stations running out of fuel and essential supplies sold at exorbitant prices.
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Kids of all ages, come see Legoland Malaysia.
Can't wait to bring my kids here. I'm sure they'll enjoy seeing supersized Lego blocks as well as taking the rides. I think the fee will be very reasonable for Malaysians and will be very cheap for the foreign tourists.
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Legoland Malaysia set to open in 2012
IDR Resorts, a member company of Iskandar Investment, is responsible for the development of Legoland Malaysia in partnership with Merlin Entertainments. Over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions for the theme park are currently being fabricated for Iskandar Malaysia.
Creation of the 15,000 Legoland model structures at the Model Building Centre for Legoland Malaysia in the Nusa Cemerlang Industrial Park is also progressing smoothly.
Legoland Malaysia senior director of operations Siegfried Boerst expressed confidence that Legoland Malaysia would be as fun and educational as its sister parks in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Denmark. "Legoland Malaysia is taking shape, and it's a thrilling process putting the rides together, building the Legoland model structures with over 30 million Lego bricks and ensuring that we create a full-day interactive experience for families with young children between the ages of two and 12 right here in Asia," he said.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Malaysian Smart Tunnel doesn't look too smart now ...
I think DBKL must commissioned engineers to look into the root cause of this problem. If it aspires to be a world class city, this is the kind of problem that must be eliminated.
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KL hit by flash floods
Heavy rain caused flooding on several stretches of roads after Sungai Gombak and Sungai Bonus overflowed. Many vehicles were trapped when their paths were blocked by flood waters which rose as high as 0.7m.
A Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) operations room spokesman said the flooded areas included Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Gurney and Jalan Gurney Kiri, Jalan Ampang in front of the Risda Building and Jalan Semarak.
He also said five cars were reported to be submerged in flood waters in Jalan Gurney Kiri.
The Smart Tunnel was closed at 4.20pm to drain the flood waters. “The tunnel from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur was still closed while the tunnel from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban is back to normal,” a Smart Expressways spokesman said last night.
At a kindergarten nearby, 16 children aged between 16 months and four years were surrounded by flood waters. All were taken to safety by firemen from Jelatek, Chow Kit and Jinjang fire stations.
Isa said about 50 cars parked at the building were submerged in water.
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Pity the plus sized woman, even in death she suffers
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Coffin too big, so woman cannot be cremated
A plus-sized woman who died on Tuesday afternoon could not be cremated as her body could not fit into the furnace, which could only handle coffins with a width of up to 71cm, the mainstream Chinese papers reported.
The custom-made casket of the Malaysian, who died at Singapore’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, was 92cm wide, which was almost double the size of a normal 50cm-wide coffin, said the reports in Sin Chew Daily, China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau.
The dailies reported that Annie Tan, 43, had been suffering hormonal disorder for the past six months and her weight increased from 160kg to 230kg by the time she passed away.
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People used to steal hotel towels, but now they've moved up ...
Ah, the burden of technology. This is funny.
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TV and water heater ‘souvenirs’ from hotel
A COUPLE were caught trying to steal a 32-inch LCD television set from their hotel room as a “souvenir”, Harian Metro reported.
A police source said the couple were seen leaving the hotel lobby in Jalan Bukit Bintang in a hurry on Tuesday.
The room’s water heater which cost RM500 was also missing.
The source said the couple finally confessed to the theft of the water heater and the attempt to steal the television set.
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Halliburton's foray in Malaysia
Isn't this the same Halliburton in Michael Moore's movie? I think they are profit motivated. I'm all for business; but, this company sounds fishy to me. And I'm betting some people with the right connections will be rich, very stinking filthy rich by 2020.
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Halliburton to help Malaysia become hub for oilfield services
LABUAN: Halliburton Energy Services (M) Sdn Bhd, the local unit of the world's second largest provider of products and services to the oil and gas industry, wants to help Malaysia become the top Asian hub for oilfield services, says its area vice-president, Rao Abdullah.
In this regard, Halliburton hopes to assist Malaysia to attract more world-class corporations to partner and strengthen domestic fabricators to win major contracts and establish a strong presence in oilfield installations, including oil well construction, Rao added.
He said Halliburton's long-term goal was also to help Malaysia become the hub for human capital in the oil and gas industry, especially against the backdrop of the company being selected as one of seven world leaders in Human Capital Development, Standards for Suppliers, Corporate Governance, and Customer Relationship Management.
The oil, gas and energy sector has been a mainstay of Malaysia's growth and contributes approximately 20 percent of national GDP.
The Oil, Gas and Energy NKEA (National Key Economic Area) is targeted to raise its total Gross National Income (GNI) contribution to RM241bil by 2020 from RM110bil in 2009.
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Another example of M'sian hospital being overburdened?
I think the authority should not hide their heads in the sand any more. They should be honest enough to admit if there's a real problem of staff shortage or overburdened with work. Then, a system must be sought to resolve this kind of issue.
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Family spared double tragedy
SEREMBAN: The family of an accident victim who died on Tuesday morning was spared a double tragedy when his widow was rushed to the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital here in time after she swallowed 20 sleeping pills.
Lee Kah Mun, 25, swallowed the pills after returning home from her husband Chin Hee Soon’s funeral at 11am yesterday.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Chin’s family told reporters they were upset about having to learn of his death from a funeral parlour operator despite the fact that the 26-year-old accident victim had been warded for almost a day.
He was taken to the hospital but the family said they were not notified of the accident.
Hospital director Dr Jaafar Che Mat claimed that it was not hospital procedure to divulge a victim’s information to a third party (funeral parlour operator).
He said the hospital would contact the family first and if that was not possible, the police would be informed.
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AirAsia's soaring high
AirAsia should be emulated by companies in Malaysia. It never stops findings ways to increase revenue from any possible means. These numbers should be good for its shareholders. Most importantly, it has help bring more tourists to Malaysia.
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AirAsia revenue breaches RM1bil mark
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd's net profit jumped more than eight-fold to RM316.5mil in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2010 against RM33.9mil previously while its full-year earnings hit the RM1bil mark driven by higher passenger numbers and stronger yields.
Revenue for the quarter rose 33% to RM1.18bil from RM894mil a year ago while earnings per share jumped to 11.50 sen versus 1.50 previously.
The budget carrier's core operating profit for the period was RM332.8mil, a 147% increase over RM134.7mil posted a year ago.
Its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation margin improved to 49.3% from 43.3% previously.
He said AirAsia would continue its focus on lowering costs, improving returns and expanding its network.
The revenue growth was supported by 13% growth in passenger volumes and average fare that was 5% higher at RM177 as compared to RM168 achieved in 2009. Meanwhile, its seat load factor was three percentage points higher at 78% compared to 75% in 2009.
He said the increased contribution from ancillary income to the company's bottom line matched its passenger growth. “Ancillary has been a tremendous revenue stream for us. It's up in all three of our operations: Malaysia RM49 per pax; Thai AirAsia at 369 bahts per pax and Indonesian AirAsia at 155,089 rupiah per pax.”
He said every RM1 per pax spent provides about US$1 per barrel of buffer.
Meanwhile, AirAsia is also planning initial public offerings (IPOs) for its Indonesian and Thai affiliates in both countries.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Bad publicity for Malaysia
Even if this is just pure bad luck, Tourism Ministry should look into her complaints about safety precautions taken by the operators. This is serious. Somebody could get killed by this kind of accidents.
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Zhu Li vows never to come back here
GEORGE TOWN: Chinese tourist Zhu Li, who broke her legs when two Myanmar nationals riding a water scooter rammed into her, has vowed not to visit Malaysia again.
“When my daughter and I came here to visit my husband, her laptop was stolen while we were waiting for a bus at the KL International Airport.
“Bad luck struck twice when I was injured while taking a stroll along the beach.
“I never expected this trip to become my worst nightmare,” she said upon being discharged from Penang Hospital yesterday.
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Another NS trainee casualty
Government should view this seriously as it will affect parent's view about the program. Safety and health should be of utmost importance.
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NS trainee dies after zohor prayers
“Medical record checks revealed that Syed Abdul Rahman did not have any medical problems,” the NS training department said in a statement yesterday.
Based on the department’s records, the teenager was only treated once for cough.
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Battle between conservation and economics
The farm operators must be given alternative source of income or be provided with incentives to convert these heritage building as part of tourism industry business.
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Unesco warns Penang on swiftlet breeding shophouses
Centre director Francesco Bandarin said, in a letter dated Jan 14, the reports stated that there were 200 to 300 swiftlet farms in George Town.
These shophouses were sealed and continuously moistened to provide a conducive environment for the swiftlets, to the possible detriment of the building fabric.
Chow said the Penang Municipal Council had identified swiftlet farms run by 121 operators in 128 heritage buildings.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Another book on Mahathir
Controversial figures always attracts writers and researchers. I believe when Dr M dies there'll even more books on him ...
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Book an appreciation of Dr M, says writer
PUTRAJAYA: American journalist Tom Plate said his book on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is “neither a whitewash nor a grand jury indictment but an appreciation” of the former prime minister.
In the book Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad – Dr M: Operation Malaysia, the country’s fourth prime minister gives his views on the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Jews, among others.
The book is part of his Giants of Asia series, which also included a book on Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew.
“Dr Mahathir was not afraid of failure and did not want to be timid,” said Plate, who is also an internationally syndicated columnist and university professor.
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PAS bans Shisha in Kota Bharu
The fact of the matter is this stuffs is more hazardous than smoking. And I've seen so many youths smoking shisha in these restaurants before. Not only they are smoking cigarettes, they'll be doubly at risk with shisha. So why does these politicians trying to portray this ban as another political ploy? Sheesh ...
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Kota Baru bans shisha
MCA central committee member Datuk Ti Lian Ker said the ban was yet another show of PAS’ way of doing things.
He said PAS had always acted according to its whims and fancy.
Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said the move to ban shisha smoking was “narrow minded”.
Reports have indicated that shisha smoking was even more hazardous to health than cigarette smoking.
The World Health Organisation announced in 2007 that one session of smoking shisha would yield a nicotine intake equivalent to more than one pack of cigarettes.
KOTA BARU: The Kota Baru Municipal Council has banned all food outlets here from allowing shisha smoking at their premises with immediate effect.
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Guess who has the biggest 'harem'?
and I thought people with four wives have it all ... And he's still only 66. Imagine how many more wives he can have after this?
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Man with the largest family in the world
AN Indian man from Mizoram in Kolkata, northern India has the largest family in the world with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren, according to Malaysia Nanban.
Ziona Chana, 66, and his family live in a 100-room, four-storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in Mizoram.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Pakistani girl revenge ...
Ugh. This is so gruesome. It could make for a movie in Hollywood or Bollywood for that matter.
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Pakistani teen takes pictures of lover being killed
Police said Maira Maryam, 17, had claimed that her lover, Kamran, 20, had offered her to his friends once he had satisfied his lust. She then decided to kill him.
Police said pictures of Kamran’s dismembered body were found on her mobile phone and the laptop of Umair Ali Khan, one of the suspects.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
This how it felt for ManC(ini)
Only Scott the Red can do this.
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This Is How It Feels To Be City: Part XVI
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Who's stirring who's pot?
I don't really know what motivates a former US Ambassador to write such inflammatory piece (and why WSJ published it) about a foreign sovereign country. And he timed it well within the Egyptian protests. Is this piece trying to provoke "people power" I wonder.
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The Price of Malaysia's Racism
Malaysia's government might find it politically expedient to stir the racial and religious pot, but its opportunism comes with an economic price tag. Its citizens will continue to vote with their feet and take their money and talents with them. And foreign investors, concerned about racial instability and the absence of meaningful economic reform, will continue to look elsewhere to do business.
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Steve Jobs still has say ...
Life at Apple will be drastically different if he's gone. The bottom line currently looks good. But, Apple has always been an innovative company with Jobs being the main driver cum evangelist. I feel like Apple's market share will tumble much like when he was out of Apple.
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Apple's Jobs Calls Shots From Home
"Steve is the CEO of Apple and during his medical leave he'll continue to be involved in major strategic decisions," said an Apple spokeswoman. Messrs. Jobs and Cook didn't respond to requests for comment.
Medical experts not involved in his care have speculated that there are many reasons why he might need medical attention again, including possible metastasis of the cancer or complications arising from the transplant. People who have seen Mr. Jobs in the past few months said he continues to look thin. A drastic weight loss was one indication of the severity of the CEO's illness two years ago before he received his liver transplant.
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