Important Safety Tips

*If You Drive a Car, do not turn on A/C Immediately as soon as you enter the car!*

Please open the windows after you enter your car and do not turn ON your air-conditioning immediately.

In brief, the above article says: According to research done by a U.C., the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener will emit Benzene, a cancer causing toxin (carcinogen- take note of the heated plastic smell in your car).

In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukaemia, increasing the risk of cancer.. May also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.. A car parked indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.. The people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxin.

It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the interior to air out before you enter. If safety is an issue, open only the windows partially.
Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

Subject: NAME CARDS Must Read and Please be careful out there !!

Subject: NAME CARDS
Must Read and Please be careful out there !!

A man came over and offered his service as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time.

Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.

She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help.The men drove away but the lady still felt badly for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.

This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them.

This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards.

So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets.
This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services.

Perak - The judge has made his judgement

Perak - The judge has made his judgement

 An excellent judgment of the Perak Sultan - must read   Perak: the judge has made the judgement

Published by guansin on February 20, 2009 03:50 pm under Malaysia, justice, politics
NH Chan is former Court of Appeal judge, respected for his prudence and professionalism. He belongs to the old generation of Malaysian judges that commanded the glory of the region and the world, until the dark ages befell it in 1988 with the intervention by the executive under Dr. M.

In his retirement, withnessing the Perak state crisis unfolding at his home state, NH Chan wrote an exemplary commentary in Malaysiakini today. Most of us already know the right and the wrong of the crisis. In fact the title of Chan's article, "Sultan has no powers to ask Nizar to quit", will not attract most readers to read it at this juncture. We are already overloaded with many pieces from various subject experts.

However, what's outstanding from Chan's article is that it reads like a respectable judgement coming out of a reputable court of law. The process in which the various judgements are made is methodological and fair. In short, his judgements are convincing and sound.

Extract of his judgement:

Bernama later reported that Mohd Nizar was summoned to an audience to be informed of the sultan's decision not to dissolve the state government.

Now what is wrong with that?

It is wrong because the sultan saw Najib without Mohd Nizar being present. Let me explain why it is improper for him to do that.

A fatal error

As a former Lord President, who was then the highest judge in the country, the sultan should know that it is improper to see an interested party alone without the other side being present before announcing his decision.

It was only after the ruler had seen Najib that he summoned Nizar to inform him that he had decided not to dissolve the legislative assembly.

That was his undoing. It was a fatal error. This is not a case of natural justice where both sides have a right to be heard. There was no hearing.

The personal discretion to grant or not to grant must be exercised without any suggestion or suspicion to any reasonable outsider that he was partial to one political party or coalition of parties.

In other words, it is about the appearance of impartiality - justice should not only be done, but should be seen to be done.

And in the present context, what is the right thing to do?

Every judge, unless he is a bad judge, knows that the right thing to do is to apply the oft-repeated saying of Lord Chief Justice Hewart in R v. Sussex Justices, ex parte McCarthy: "It is not merely of some importance, but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done".

As Lord Denning would have put it in Metropolitan Properties Co (FGC) Ltd v. Lannon [I9691 1 Q.B. 577: "The court will not inquire whether he did in fact, favour one side unfairly. Suffice it that reasonable people might think he did. The reason is plain enough. Justice must be rooted in confidence: and confidence is destroyed when right-minded people go away thinking: 'The judge was biased'."

Now we know why the people of Perak and elsewhere in Malaysia, are making harsh statements about the sultan.

It is the perception of the people that matters; and the confidence of the people is destroyed when they go away thinking that he was biased - that he had been influenced by Najib.

It is very sad that Sultan Azlan Shah, who had been held in high esteem internationally and by the populace, has, in a careless moment, lost all that.

His reputation for fairness and justice has been shattered when they go away thinking that he had been influenced by Najib or that he has favoured BN. It does not matter whether he did, in fact, favour one side unfairly.

Suffice it that reasonable people might think that he did. The die is cast and we cannot put the clock back. Hereafter, there may be many who will no longer believe in his speeches on good governance and the integrity of the judiciary.

The impression is that he does not practise what he preaches.

The full article shows the full methodology and logic on how he derives at his judgement. You should read it in detail if you have access to Malaysiakini. Chan ended the article with:

The laws of the Perak constitution should be administered even-handedly and not unequally by giving the impression to the general public that preferential treatment was shown to some persons.

It is the appearance of impartiality that matters. It does not matter whether he did, in fact, favour one side unfairly. Suffice it that reasonable people might think that he did.

The executive branch of any government, be it federal, state or local, cannot ignore the people's call for justice and fair play which throughout the ages have been "found necessary to promote the public weal, and to satisfy the demands of public opinion".

The call of public opinion is a call to maintain "the rights and freedoms of the individual against the all-powerful bodies that stride about the place". The executive branch of any government can ignore the voice of public opinion at its peril.

Unwillingness to heed the demands of public opinion can lose the mandate of the populace in the next election.

I think the writing is already on the wall. The demands of public opinion is a universal one. If the old order has been found wanting, it must give way to the new.

Now, his judgement is very clear: Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak has made a fatal error and as a result lost all the esteem he has commanded all these years.

One can't help but wonder what 'magic' Najib has that causes Sultan Azlan Shah to do what he did - in the process destroying all his esteem. To those who are adamantly shouting 'Daulat Tuanku', myself included, they should ask themselves this question: what has Najib done to destroy the good standing of many years of the sultan?

A politician so mired in scandals and controversies (C4, Mongolia, PI Bala), now has even caused such damage to Perak sultan, set to become Prime Minister from April this year, Malaysia is forecast for a stormy weather in the very near future.

Gun Shock At Power Deals Talk

Gun shock at power deal talks

Quote:

Gun shock at power deal talks   Marc Lourdes

The incident occured during negotiations between TNBsubsidiary Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) and the IPP on Thursdayafternoon.

The IPP is also said to be Sabah-based.

Present were 14 people, including TNB officers, representatives fromthe IPP and the TNB subsidiary, as well as lawyers and an official fromthe Energy, Water and Communications Ministry.

The discussion was to thrash out a deal for TNB to purchase power from the IPP, which has a 100MW capacity.

The going was tough and one of the SESB officials told the IPP representatives not to twist their arms.

"The leader of the IPP's team said 'arm-twisting is nothing', then tookout his pistol and brandished it in front of them," said a source.

The move left the negotiating team in shock, which only intensifiedwhen the man, a Datuk, took out his gun again and laid it on the tableas the discussions went on.

The incident was all the more alarming as it happened at TNB's NationalLoad Dispatch Centre (NLDC) in Bangsar -- a top security facilitydesignated "Key Point Level 1", for areas of national securityimportance.

The NLDC is responsible for maintaining the flow of power to the entirecountry. Anyone carrying any weapon into the premises has to declare itat the entrance -- something which was not done by the IPP's teamleader.

TNB's top management is furious over the incident, and a police report was lodged yesterday.

It is believed that Special Branch had also been informed.

According to sources, TNB is also going to write to the Energy Commission on what transpired.

The progress of the negotiations is unknown.

When contacted, Brickfields deputy police chief Supt Azri Abd Rahman confirmed that a report had been lodged.

However, he noted the report did not indicate any element of threat orintimidation. "We are still investigating and will ascertain the truthof the matter."


© NSTonline http://www.nst.com.my

http://nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/Frontpage/2485798/index.pda

Please guess who is the farqer drew out the gun?

http://www.sesb.com.my/bod.cfm

Hints: 48 years old.

Pistol and bullets seized from Datuk
2009/02/23
[url=]KUALA LUMPUR: Police have seized a pistolfrom a Datuk who is being investigated for allegedly pulling out theweapon during negotiations between Tenaga Nasional Bhd subsidiary SabahElectricity Sdn Bhd and an independent power producer in Bangsar here,on Thursday. City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the 48-year-old manhad also lodged a report on Saturday, denying the contents of a newsreport, which was published on the same day.

"We have recorded the man's statement and seized a Glock pistol and 10   bullets from him to facilitate investigations.

"We view this matter seriously and the case is being investigated for criminal intimidation," said Ku yesterday.

Ku added that so far, police had recorded statements from three people.

"We will also record statements of all those present at the meeting."

It was reported that 14 people, including TNB officers,representatives from the Sabah-based IPP and the TNB subsidiary, aswell as lawyers and an official from the Energy, Water andCommunications Ministry, were present at the meeting on Thursdayafternoon at TNB's National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) in Bangsar.

It is a top-security facility designated "Key Point Level 1" forareas of national security importance. Anyone carrying any weapon intothe premises has to declare it at the entrance, something which was notdone by the Datuk.

The NLDC is responsible for maintaining the flow of power to the entire country.

The discussion was to work out a deal for TNB to purchase power from the IPP, which has a 100MW capacity.

As the meeting became heated, the Datuk, who led the IPP team, allegedly took out his pistol and brandished at those present.  

He allegedly laid the gun on the table as the discussions went on.

TNB had lodged a police report on the incident and would also explain to the Energy Commission what had transpired.[/url]

© Copyright 2009 The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad. All rights reserved.

[ Last edited by davis at 2009-2-23 11:04 AM ]

A thing or two about nokia

Things you didn't know about nokia mobile phones

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1) The ringtone “Nokia tune” is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named “Gran Vals” by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named “Grande Valse” on Nokia phones but was changed to “Nokia Tune” around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the “Nokia Tune.”

2) The world’s first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.

3) Nokia is currently the world’s largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.

4) The “Special” tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for “SMS”. Similarly, the “Ascending” SMS tone is Morse code for “Connecting People,” Nokia’s slogan. The “Standard” SMS tone is Morse code for “M” (Message).

5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User’s Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.

7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune’s list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).

8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because “aikon” is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia’s own Symbian S60 SDK.

10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.

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Diffrence Between  Handphone AP And Original

Original Set - Nokia authorized distributors are Zitron, Avaxx and i-Mobile. - Sony Ericsson authorized distributors are T-Choice, Grandtech, Midlands and Thorus. - First Mobile Group (FMG) is the main distributor of Samsung phones. - FMG is giving 18 months warranty. - Motorola authorized distributor are Satellite Technics, Zitron and MDM. - Siemens authorized distributors are Zitron and FMG. - Panasonic's authorized distributor is Zitron. - LG's authorized distributor is Zitron. - u can service your phone at any service centres (Nokia Professional Centre, Sony Ericsson Certified Service Centres...) - 1 year warranty for the full set including charger, battery, handsfree. - genuine parts are used for repairing. AP Set - Approval Products - mainly imported from oversea and sell it to the consumers. - AP set warranty by companies such as Final Choice, CSL, Nefion, Telstra, GTMax...etc - 1 year warranty for the phone and 1 month for the accessories like charger, battery, handsfree. - u must bring your phone back to the place u bought the phone for servicing. Water Set - Stolen / Brought in from oversea without paying tax aka SIRIM Sticker. Considered as Illegal. Mostly brought in by student studying oversea.   If you have an AP set with Vodafone or T-Mobile logo, it means that your phone might be locked. Those Vodafone or T-Mobile are the service operators in the UK and that's where the phones come from. Not all AP sets have the logo. AP sets are Approved Products which means that these products are certified by sirim that your product is safe to use. In other words, AP product not brought in by the authorised distributor like Midland, T-Choice for SE, Avaxx or Zitron for Nokia, FMG for Samsung and etc. The phones can even come from Singapore and may even have the M1, Singtel or Starhub logo. Remember to check the phone if it is locked especially those from Singapore and Vodafone.     AP sets has different level of QC. Big AP companies like Final Choice, GTMAX, Nefion, Telstra, O'Connors have extensive QC checks. Others like MSL, YS, PLANTRONICS or names not mentioned above, are slightly cheaper than the above. Whether they replaced their parts with other stuff, its another question.     AP set actually pay government tax but is juz that they are not taxed by the Local Authorised Dealer. AP set is normally distributed by small handphones companies and they might stop business anytime. Futhermore if there's major damage on your AP set, the AP companies might not have enough equiptment to fix it. At the end, they still have to send it to the authorized dealer (eg. Zitron, Avaxx).   Like what everyone else have said, a phone without a sirim sticker is considered as illegal and thus cannot be sold here. But I'm gonna assume that if the phone is not available here, it should be better. And besides, if you bought the phone from overseas and bring it back here to use, don't tell me it would be illegal to use it right? Speaking of buying a waterset from a shop, they might say that you did not inspect it properly before buying and thus you are at fault. So yeah guys, if you wanna buy a phone, do yourselves a favor and do these few things: Check for sirim sticker (this is a MUST. Everyone should know this). Cross check IMEI numbers on the phone and the box Ask for warranty card. Ask if the warranty card needs to be sent to wherever necessary. Check all the features of the phone (iow, play with the phone, make sure everything is working). Check for dead pixels. Check the firmware if possible (*#0000# for most nokias). This way, you can check if it's old stock or not. And of course, make sure you get the propper set. As in nothing missing like the handsfree and stuff. Sorry, deviated a bit from what is a waterset, but really, people should know these stuff to avoid getting cheated. Btw, watersets are usually sold without accesories, only phone and charger. So sometimes if you add up buying the accesories elsewhere, it might cost near the same as buying a proper set There are recon set might be known as water set, so beware while you buying. Recon set are second hand handphones from overseas, they juz change the phone cover (might not be original cover) and do some servicing inside and sell it as an AP set with warranty 1 year summore. As I know FMG will not fix phones other than FMG warranty handset (even they are paid they will not fix) Identify Original and AP Set - take out the phone case and battery. - original set comes with authorized company sticker (Zitron, Avaxx, T-Choice, Midland...) - AP set comes with AP company sticker (Final Choice...) - press *#06# to check the phone 15 digit serial number (IMEI). - compare it with the IMEI written on phone sticker (back of phone case) and package box sticker. - for original set, these serial numbers are the same.

 How do you check whether my phone original from the manufacturer or not. This simple tips will guide you on how to check the originality of your phone? Ok the tricks is based on IMEI number. Every handphone have their own unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. To check your handphone’s IMEI number just type

*#06# <<<-- This is the code to check IMEI Number

You IMEI number will be displayed on the screen..

Let say this is you IMEI number
351532002240569

See the digit 7th and 8th only!!
If
digit seven and eight 02 or 20->>assembly on emirates
digit seven and eight 08 or 80->>manufactured in germany
digit seven and eight 01 or 10->>manufactured in finland
digit seven and eight 00->>manufactured in original factory ( The Best Quality)
digit seven and eight 13->>assemble on azerbaijan

Others??? I dont know. So Before you Go and buy an Handphone. Make Sure you check the International Mobile Equipment Identity ( IMEI). My suggestion is go and buy handphone from certified Hanphone distributor. I know the price must be different,think about the quality.

Beware Of Imitation Nokia From China

Let me bring to your attention about Nokia handsets from China that currently flooding the market here at kota kinabalu sabah. My first and foremost words is BEWARE !!  Don't get con by seller operating around k.kinabalu especially around Centre Point Sabah (CPS) around City Parade vicnity.

These seller wont tell you about the origin of the sets unless maybe if you ask them.Buyer beware that this sets are exactly the same as the original nokia's in terms of size,looks,software etc.

Recent personal survey shows that this sets are sold just alittle bit cheaper than the true sets. I used the terms TRUE sets as now as a lot of you know there are AP Sets and Zitron Sets. But this china sets is not even the the standard same as these AP sets.

These sets are made totally from parts unknown from china.It dosnt have the license to make the phone by nokia company. It's pure and simple CETAK ROMPAK sets. Its much lighter than the true sets and the one easy way to detect is by testing the camera resolution.

I will talk more on this subject in my next posting

Until then