From feringgi at eml.cc  Thu Sep  1 12:42:42 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:42:42 +0800
Subject: [share] What is Podcasting?
In-Reply-To: <000901c5ad32$62dc6c30$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
References: <028401c5ad22$4616a670$13b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>
	<000901c5ad32$62dc6c30$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <1125549762.1263.241936522@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello,

Visit
http://www.podcast.com/

it's an "everything podcast" site.

Want to be a podcaster?  Then try out the free podcasting service at
http://www.odeo.com/
(still in beta stage)

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin



On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:13:55 +0800, "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
said:
> Hello there,
> 
> 
> Ultraman has introduced something quite new to Malaysia.  Though I have
> been
> following the progress, I  felt that  there isn't enough interest for
> discussion.  Since Ultraman has done us the  favour, here is a link where
> you can go and download a special software which is specially designed
> with
> the blind in mind to help you to listen to podcasting.
> 
> BBC is one that supports  podcasting and some of you who have broadband
> may
> want to set your computer to download some of the podcast automatically.
> 
> Happy trying.
> 
> 
> Moses.
> 
> for more information, go to:
> http://www.webbie.org.uk/accessiblepodcatcher/index.htm
> 
> 
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:59 PM
> Subject: [share] What is Podcasting?
> 
> 
> > SelfSEO.com
> > Monday, August 29, 2005
> > What is Podcasting?
> > By Sharon Housley
> > Story telling for children or the visually-impaired listed among uses.
> > Podcasting is quickly becoming a buzz word among the techie crowd. So what
> > is podcasting,
> > anyway? Podcasting is online audio content that is delivered via an RSS
> > feed. Many
> > people liken podcasting to radio on demand. However, in reality,
> podcasting
> > gives
> > far more options in terms of content and programming than radio does. In
> > addition,
> > with Podcasting, listeners can determine the time and the place, meaning
> > they decide
> > what programming they want to receive and when they want to listen to it.
> > Listeners can retain audio archives to listen to at their leisure. While
> > blogs have
> > turned many bloggers into journalists, podcasting has the potential to
> turn
> > podcasters
> > into radio personalities.
> > Podcasting can be used for:
> > 1. Self-Guided Walking Tours - Informational content.
> > 2. Music - Band promotional clips and interviews.
> > 3. Talk Shows - Industry or organizational news, investor news,
> sportscasts,
> > news
> > coverage and commentaries.
> > 4. Training - Instructional informational materials.
> > 5. Story - Story telling for children or the visually-impaired.
> > Podcasting is the syndication of audio files using RSS. Podcasting works
> the
> > same
> > as a standard RSS feed reader or news aggregator, the only difference is
> > that the
> > feed you subscribe to contains an audio file in it. Instead of reading
> > content in
> > your RSS feed reader or aggregator, you can listen to the contents of your
> > feed using
> > a reader or aggregator that supports podcasting, or you can listen to them
> > on an
> > iPod or similar device. While podcasting was named for the iPod, you do
> not
> > have
> > to have an iPod to listen to a podcast. Podcasts can be displayed on
> > websites with
> > clickable links to audio files and many of the standard RSS readers, like
> > FeedDemon's
> > latest beta, have begun supporting audio enclosures.
> > The audio file that makes the feed a podcast rather than a standard RSS
> feed
> > is contained
> > in the 'enclosure' tag. The easiest way to think of this is as an e-mail
> > attachment.
> > Although the "enclosure" tag is not new to RSS feeds and has been included
> > in the
> > RSS v2.0 specification for about four years, podcasting has only really
> been
> > around
> > since August of 2004.
> > Webmasters are finding creative ways to provide media-rich content. The
> > syndication
> > aspect and potential increase in audience size are an attractive lure.
> > Listeners
> > benefit from podcasting because, like RSS, podcasting is a means to
> publish
> > content
> > that ultimately gives the recipient the control over the information they
> > want to
> > see or hear.
> > Podcasting Resources -
> > Podcasting Tools -
> > http://www.podcasting-tools.com
> > Podcast Alley -
> > http://www.podcastalley.com
> > PodcastBunker -
> > http://www.podcastbunker.com
> > Podcasting News -
> > http://www.podcastingnews.com
> > It will be interesting to see how this publishing medium develops.
> > Currently, only
> > the technical crowd has endorsed podcasting as a new audio medium, but the
> > potential
> > is real and the process is not overly complex. With a little time I think
> > this field
> > will develop and prosper.
> > About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for NotePage, Inc.
> > http://www.notepage.net
> >  a company specializing in alphanumeric paging, SMS and wireless messaging
> > software
> > solutions. Other sites by Sharon can be found at
> > http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com
> >  , and
> > http://www.monitoring
> > - software.net
> > http://www.selfseo.com/story-7475.php
> > Regards,
> > Ultraman Blind.
> > http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
> > komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
> > http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
> > http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
> >
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  1 10:04:47 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:04:47 +0800
Subject: [share] Special cane stick for visually impaired
Message-ID: <008e01c5aeb5$59afbc50$13b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Chennai Online, India
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Special cane stick for visually impaired
Coimbatore, August 30: A daily wage earner in a confectionary making unit in 
Tuticorin
district of Tamil Nadu has developed a special mobility cane for the 
visually handicapped.
The walking stick is working with the help of two battery cells and makes 
different
sounds.
Anandan, a 'mithai master' in Kulasekharapatnam, who displayed the special 
cane fitted
with a wheel at the bottom, at a seminar on 'Innovations for Human 
development,'
told PTI that a specially fitted three-foot aerial to the cane, vibrates 
whenever
the stick-holder comes across an obstacle.
On what prompted him to make the stick, Anandan said he became upset when he 
saw
a blind man falling into a pit and struggling to regain control. From then 
on, he
started working to develop a stick useful for the visually challenged.
He had first made a cane with seven wheels, making different sounds when it 
dashed
against stones, pits, Anandan said adding S Gurumurthy of Swadeshi Jagaran 
Manch
had advised him to go in for a lighter one, since that cane weighed about 24 
KGs.
After working day and night, he had succeeded in developing the new 1.3 kg 
stick,
fitted with earphone, toy car motor and a bell, by which the user can get 
the indication
of pits and other obstacles, he said.
Short of fund for mass production, Anandan, who earns rs.100 a day, however, 
does
not want to sell the rights of his invention, but would seek loans to market 
the
product on his own. (Agencies)
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BBD8826C7-BD52-4AEF-BC10-DCFC33129A3D%7D&CATEGORYNAME=TAMNA
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  1 20:16:18 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:16:18 +0800
Subject: [share] Skype beta 1.4 released,
 supposed to have accessibility improvements, but does it?
Message-ID: <015901c5aeff$2dcb5140$b45fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

OK, I have rather a lot of things to say here...
I'm writing in response to the below-quoted message sent to the
Skype-English mailing list, but I'm also sending these comments to
Skype, the company.
First, you don't have to go to a strange site to get the beta.
There's now a Skype beta posted on the main Skype web site.
Next, a warning to all who are considering upgrading from anything
1.2.0.48 or older:  Though sufficient information exists to support
some of the features lost between 1.2 and 1.3, there are still
problems, and we're not done scripting for the new versions yet.
Therefore, if you upgrade past 1.2, you will lose SkypeWatch
functionality and may lose the "New Chat" notification when a new chat
line comes in.  These will come back in time, and we have proof that
Skype is working to help make this possible.
The call list is not back, and it will not come back, I'm told,
because it was causing various bugs and sluggishnesses.  The MSAA
support mentioned in the quoted message below, which Skype is in fact
adding, is meant to replace it.  The MSAA support, when completed,
will allow us JAWS scripters to give you a pop-up list of contacts if
you like and, hopefully, let you call a contact from that list.  Alas,
though, the MSAA support is not complete enough yet, as I will explain
shortly.
The below message says the new beta adds a feature allowing you to
choose whether to show offline contacts.  In fact, this is an old
feature, existing in Skype versions as far back as I can remember,
certainly back past 1.1.0.79.
About JAWS saying "0 items" for the contact list, Window-Eyes not
calling it a list, etc.:  Yes, Skype has started implementing MSAA
support in the contact list; but they're not done yet.  I've been
routinely alerting them to the remaining issues of which I am aware.
Some of these issues are listed below:
1.  JAWS users who have JAWS load automatically at startup can get
Range Check errors in the contact list by typing a double
JAWSKey+UpArrow, a Control+LeftArrow, and possibly other commands.  If
you load JAWS manually and not as a service, this will not happen.
The Range Check errors are harmless besides causing several seconds'
delay.  The error is preceeded by an error chord and a delay of maybe
seven seconds.  If you get an error chord after one of the above
commands, you can press the space bar once to close the error box
before JAWS manages to announce it, and thus avoid the delay.
2.  Although MSAA reports focus on the focused contact list item by
setting the State_System_Focused flag, it does not indicate focus
properly when a screen reader calls the AccFocus method; and it may
not generate the proper events on focus change, though I have not
managed sufficient testing of this theory to prove or disprove it.
For the not-so-technically inclined, this means various portions of
"normal" MSAA behavior for a list are not implemented yet, and this is
probably why Window-Eyes and JAWS don't recognize the contact list as
a list yet.  I continue to work with the Skype developers to fix this.
3.  The MSAA name for each list item is the Skype ID of the contact
rather than the contact's displayed name.  If this isn't fixed before
Window-Eyes and JAWS start calling this a list, we'll start hearing
Skype IDs in place of displayed names.  This would be confusing
because the list is alphabetized by displayed name, so the order of
list items might at first eem random.  Keep in mind, though, this
issue will not appear for anyone yet because screen readers aren't
calling this a list yet.
Now for some good news:  Whenever the MSAA support is completed, the
MSAA information will contain everything that appears in contact-list
tool tips, which means we should no longer have to rely on tool tip
tracking to figure out who's online, away, not available, etc.  Also,
whenever MSAA support is completed, screen reader users should not
have to play with highlight color settings when Skype versions change
the screen colors, because MSAA should provide enough information to
let screen readers follow the highlight bar regardless of its color.
A few more miscellaneous tips:
If, in the contact list, you discover that JAWS keeps announcing the
top line as you try to arrow through contacts, tap the Alt key twice.
This activates and deactivates the menu bar once.  Why this helps, I
may never know; but at least for me, it does.
The Start tab is gone, as I've said in previous messages.  It is
replaced by two panels near the bottom of the screen:  one for missed
events and one for Skype services.  You can click on the Skype
services part to launch your browser to the Skype sign-in page where
you can review your account, buy or extend services, etc.  If you see
in the events panel something like, "3 new events," click on that line
and then browse up and down with the JAWS cursor to find out what
happened.  As before in the Start tab, you can left or right-click
contact names in this expanded event list to call people, display
their call info, start chats, launch authorization windows, etc.
If you use the JAWS scripts, ctrl+shift+numbers will still work to
jumpt to specific tabs, but the numbers changed because the Start tab
is gone.  The Contacts tab is now ctrl+shift+1.
That's all I can think of right now.  I'm sure I'm missing something
though, so there may be more notes from me later on on this list.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 07:13:45PM -0400, Aman Singer wrote:
Hi, all.
I just downloaded Skype's first 1.4 beta
http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2005/08/14_windows_beta.php
According to
http://tinyurl.com/c79m8
This has better accessibility than before in that Skype now uses
MSAA. After having installed this beta, I can see no change in how Skype
handles contacts, at least. Left clicking on a contact does get me into  a
listbox, but the listbox has zero items. Reclassing the listbox to a
listview, and trying to make Jaws use Msaa for lists, doesn't seem to make
any difference. Window Eyes doesn't even recognise it as a list, so doesn't
read the contact names. I'm wondering if any of the folks who developed the
scripts for Skype are on here and might be able to have a look?
Unfortunately, the call contacts menu isn't back.
BTW, the new skype does have two features which I like. The first,
show offline contacts, is off the view menu. If this is checked, all your
contacts will be shown in the contacts screen. If it isn't, only contacts
which are not offline will be shown. This makes life much easier as you can
use the jaws cursor and there's no need to guess whether a contact is
offline or not.
Secondly, it has call forwarding. You can forward your skype calls
to your mobile number or any other phone number or skype name. If you're not
on Skype, your phone will ring and you can answer. Of course, you will pay
the rate as if you had called from your skype account to the number you've
forwarded to.
Aman
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep  2 13:27:28 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:27:28 +0800
Subject: [share] The blind doing well
Message-ID: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>



Hello there,

Anyone know about the news below?


 Singapore has found her first SUPERSTAR last night, in a Mandarin
 talentime held weekly over the last four months,  in the person of Kelvin
 Tan Wei Lian, a 23-year-old VH basker!


Regards,
Moses.

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  2 13:34:28 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:34:28 +0800
Subject: [share] A new version of Win-amp is now available
Message-ID: <021c01c5af80$196b6330$0fb7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

A new version of Winamp is now available.  Winamp 5.1 is ready for you to 
download.  Clic this link to download.
http://www.whitestick.co.uk/progs/winamp51_full.exe
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep  2 16:10:22 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:10:22 +0800
Subject: [share] Singapore  Superstar
Message-ID: <007f01c5af95$c572cc30$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>


Hello friends, I have finally found the article. Please note that the article does not say anything about his blindness but he is a product of the  Singapore school for the blind.

Regards, Moses. 




 Singapore News ?
 Posted: 01 September 2005 2243 hrs 

 Kelvin Tan voted Project 

Superstar winner 

Kelvin Tan, or Wei Lian as he's 

better known, has been voted the 

winner of MediaCorp TV Channel 

U's Project Superstar 

competition. 

He and the other finalist, Kelly 

Poon, had to sing five songs each 

from different genres to showcase 

their vocal talents.  More than 

8,000 fans packed the Indoor 

Stadium for the final showdown on 

Thursday evening. 
The vocal battle between Kelly 

and Kelvin had been touted the  

most "screamed-about" event of 

the year. 

MediaCorp's Group CEO Ernest Wong 

and celebrities were also at the 

stadium to cheer the two 

finalists. 
"The atmosphere looks very 

electrifying. That's how I feel, 

it should be a great event 

tonight. I think both of them 

have  great talents. It's 

difficult to choose between one 

or the  other. I guess if you 

want to force a decision on me, 

maybe   Kelly has just a slight 

edge," said Mr Wong before the 

voting started. 

"I'm supporting both. They're 

equally good. I just wish them 

luck. It's very hard to choose 

between two of them because 

they're really good," said 

MediaCorp artiste Zoe Tay.  

"Excited. It's the first time I'm 

watching the show live, looking 

forward to it," said MediaCorp 

artiste Kym Ng.  More than 700 

supporters were also outside the 

stadium.  "I'm here for Kelly 

because she sings very well and 

she has a 
nice face and a lot of other 

things," said a supporter. 
"Written on my body is Kelly's 

name, Kelly's number and the  

number of voting, because I want 

to let the people see and ote for 

Kelly," said another supporter. 

                  "We're all 

supporters of Wei Lian, because I 

think he touches 
                  the audience 

with his music," said Kelvin's 

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  2 22:27:37 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:27:37 +0800
Subject: [share] Winamp 5.1 surround addition just released.
Message-ID: <01c001c5afd0$eb7d6850$50c16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5 at comcast.net>
This looks very cool.
Winamp 5.1 Surround Edition:
* New: CodingTechnologies AACPlus encoder!
   Awesome at low bitrates too!
* New: Grand Prize Winner of the Internet Surround Music Project!
   KAJE - Hey Buddy (featuring Afrika Bambaataa)
* New: SHOUTcast Wire - A Media RSS Browser and Subscription Service
* New: Predixis Smart Playlist Generator
   (Mix your tracks based on what they sound like!)
* New: AOL Radio featuring (((XM))) Free Sampler!
* New: CD Ripping now available at 8x in free version!
* New: Microsoft WMA encoder
* New: Over 200 new Milkdrop presets!
* Update: in_vorbis now returns bitrate in getextendedfileinfo
* Fixed: WMA stuttery playback
* Fixed: out_ds copy button on status tab now works all the time
* Fixed: Much improved ripping and playback with Sonic engine
* Fixed: Video window now resizable regardless of Sidecar
* Fixed: Length of long mp3's now reported properly
* Fixed: Silent install switch now works properly
* Fixed: Simultaneous CD Playback and Ripping
Winamp.com has it, so if you wanna give it a go, let us all know how it
works for you.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  2 23:05:52 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:05:52 +0800
Subject: [share] 
 FineBrowser - your multibrowsing experience: features including
 voicing web documents
Message-ID: <01c101c5afd0$ed728190$50c16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

i-Newswire (Press Release)
Thursday, September 01, 2005
FineBrowser - your multibrowsing experience: features including voicing web 
documents
FineBrowser allows opening multiple web pages simultaneously. All of them 
are positioned
within the main program window and can be switched between both using the 
window
tabs and a special pane, which displays every single web page currently 
opened.
(I-Newswire) - Convenience is something people constantly seek. That applies 
to everything
- apparel, vehicles, and everyday working conditions. In search of new 
capabilities
of everyday things we constantly experiment and try something new.
It happens the same way to software programs. A web browser is something 
that opens
the Internet for us, and how comfortable web surfing is, directly depends on 
the
feature-set and usability of your browser. So choosing a web browser to 
stick to
is like purchasing a brand-new car - you have to consider numerous things 
before
making a final decision - like the look and feel, usability and ease of use, 
speed
and acceleration characteristics, etc.
It's common knowledge that Internet Explorer is by far the most popular web 
browser
on desktops worldwide. There are many reasons for that, various reasons. In 
the first
place, the very marketing policy of Microsoft contributes a lot to the 
popularity
of IE. The disputes around this matter are outside the scope of this 
article. One
thing is clear - Internet Explorer is easy-to-use, familiar, and is most of 
the time
the target development platform for the web masters. Which also means we 
have to
use what we have available.
The situation has it upsides and downsides. On the one hand, we don't have 
to bother
to find something else, since all the main features are right at the 
fingertips.
On the other though, these features are basic, and not in any way 
sufficient.
For those of you who don't like to put up with the Spartan functionality of 
Internet
Explorer I'm pleased to present a new program that belongs to the 
multibrowser type.
That's when you can open and operate with numerous web pages simultaneously. 
Please
welcome - FineBrowser (
http://www.finebrowser.com
  ).
This choice is not random. This multibrowser is interesting in at least two 
respects.
On the one hand, it incorporates all the characteristic features one would 
usually
expect to find in multibrowser. On the other hand - this is something one 
might call
the next step in the multibrowser evolution. The thing is that many 
multibrowsers
currently on the market, however useful and convenient as far as Internet 
surfing
goes, have not in the recent year shown any degree of significant 
innovation. This
results in a situation, when a great variety of today's multibrowsers 
deliver essentially
identical functionality, being very similar in their feature-set and 
operation. However,
this similarity does not make the importance of multibrowsing functionality 
any smaller,
and we'll get deeper into the subject right now, taking FineBrowser as a 
specific
example.
Let's start the review with the discussion of those very characteristic 
features
every multibrowser provides.
Typical Multibrowser Functionality
Working with multiple pages at a time.
So FineBrowser allows opening multiple web pages simultaneously. All of them 
are
positioned within the main program window and can be switched between both 
using
the window tabs and a special pane, which displays every single web page 
currently
opened.
It's remarkable, how easily FineBrowser opens more than a hundred of web 
documents
simultaneously ( you can open them and take a coffee break while they are 
loading
), and how fast the whole thing happens. Therefore, such a pane comes in 
very handy.
All the more useful when it displays a pop-up hint containing comprehensive 
information
for a specific web page when you hover your mouse over a web page link.  And 
yes,
every window tab looks different when a page I loaded completely, which 
allows you
to identify the loaded pages at a single glance.
Additionally, window tabs can be regrouped, renamed, positioned at the top 
or at
the bottom of the main window, and locked out to protect from accidental 
close if
they contain important information.
Usually a multibrowser should allow suspending your browsing session to 
start next
time with exactly the same set of opened web pages you had last time. 
FineBrowser
achieves this by providing the Desktops feature, which makes it easy to save 
and
store a number of desktops 'as is', including all the settings and the 
opened windows.
With this feature you can also group your opened windows by topic, save each 
topic
to a separate desktop and then easily change your surfing direction and 
switch topics
according to your liking without worrying about losing any important data.
Loading several web pages simultaneously.
Since multibrowsers allow working with multiple web pages at a time, 
opening, multiple
pages with a single mouse-click is a must-have feature for any program of 
this kind.
The most frequently used web pages can be 'quick grouped', so that loading a 
whole
set of pages becomes just a mouse-click away.
Blocking the undesired pop-up windows.
Similar to most multibrowsers, FineBrowser enables you to block the unwanted 
pop-up
windows with ease. This alone is a great advantage over a conventional 
browser. Most
likely you already experienced a frustrating situation when some malicious 
web page
virtually bombarded you with numerous pop-ups and ads. Sometimes only 
rebooting your
machine may help the situation. So the pop-up-blocking feature has already 
become
part and parcel of every multibrowser. As far as FineBrowser is concerned, 
this program
features an enhanced mechanism of pop-up blocking. FineBrowser not just 
simply blocks
all pop-ups using brute force. It acts the smart way and is capable of 
automatically
distinguishing the unwanted pop-ups from those apparently invoked by the 
user. There
is also an ignore list you can manually replenish to easily specify which 
web pages
should not be processed by the pop-up blocking module.
Safeguarding your privacy.
When surfing the Net you most likely don't want other people to be aware of 
the results
of your work. FineBrowser makes it easy to wipe out all the information on 
the user
activity automatically stored by Windows. With a single mouse-click you can 
delete
cache files, clear cookies, wipe out typed-URL and web pages history.
Translating and voicing web pages for you.
When browsing through the intricate maze of the World Wide Web we sometimes 
find
ourselves stuck with a web site written in a language other than your native 
tongue.
To assist you in understanding the content of such sites FineBrowser - 
similar to
other multibrowsers --  allows you to translate the web page. To perform 
this task,
simply click the appropriate command with your mouse and wait till the newly 
translated
page loads. However, unlike other similar software, FineBrowser enables you 
to easily
configure the view and number of the available translations, so that you can 
get
a page translated quickly to the language of your preference.
In addition, FineBrowser enables you to voice the contents of the current 
web document.
This feature utilizes a text-to-speech engine which should be installed on 
your computer,
and which determines the quality of the speech generated. However, this 
feature still
allows you to sit back, relax, and listen to your favorite news channel, for 
instance.
Actually, I tested the usefulness of this capability by feeding one of this 
article's
samples to FineBrowser, which gave me an opportunity to 'reread' it without 
having
to even look at the monitor. The voice was not without some metal touch, but 
generally,
this piece was recited quite accurately, and with proper intonation. The 
accents
were incorrect sometimes, as if it were a foreigner stumbling at every 
unknown word.
These, however, are simply minor flaws of the voice engine architecture and 
FineBrowser
has nothing to do with it.
The discussed features are characteristic of most popular multibrowsers 
currently
on the market. However, FineBrowser incorporates a number of unique and 
innovative
features, which make your work with multiple web pages all the more 
convenient.
Innovative Features of FineBrowser.
Web links archive for a accessing web pages faster.
I think everyone would agree, that a faster access to the necessary web 
resource
has a great effect on the effectiveness of your web surfing. How quickly we 
finally
find the required information depends on how quickly we find and type the 
required
Internet address. To make this task easier, FineBrowser features a built-in 
bookmarks
database, which can be manually replenished and can store any bookmarks you 
need.
The database contains not only all the user-added bookmarks and URLs, but 
can also
store additional data like the last view date, your page comments, and even 
the way
it looks. Thanks to this feature you can easily add your personal notes to a 
web
page when viewing it, set a page rating, include it into a rubric and take a 
web
page snapshot. The user can access the previously saved information through 
the rubricator,
where all the pages are grouped into different rubrics and subrubrics.
This feature provides many options when working with information. It's 
possible not
only to perform an advanced search by name, keywords in comments, rating or 
date,
but also to work with lists of resources. With just a single mouse-click you 
can
generate a list containing all the resources in a given rubric, sort them by 
comments,
access date, or web address. FineBrowser can combine different lists ( 
concatenate,
compare, etc. ) and export them to a standard html-file. Those heavy web 
users will
certainly find it very handy. Now if you want to tell a friend about some 
groovy
sites, you can send him/her a detailed report based on a resources list, 
containing
small screenshots, ratings and your comments for the web pages.
Full web page description will allow you to easily remember what useful 
information
it contains, and taking a quick look at the enlarged screenshot without 
having to
load the actual page makes an excellent visual aid. Thanks to this, it's 
possible
to efficiently work with the already viewed pages offline with a possibility 
to select
a number of pages and load them in new FineBrowser windows. So once visited, 
a web
resource is safely stored in the database and we don't have to memorize 
those lengthy
Internet addresses. It's like bookkeeping - safely in the records.
Additional features when opening multiple pages at a time.
FineBrowser, unlike other multibrowsers, provides some new options when 
opening many
pages simultaneously. The first one, as mentioned above, is by using a list. 
Possibilities
are limitless with this feature. On the other hand, you can utilize the 
rubricator
to open all the pages within a given rubric.
Besides, FineBrowser makes it easy to open several hyperlinks just from 
within a
web page. Simply select the necessary text segment, right-click it and 
voila! - you
can open al the links it contains both in new Internet Explorer and 
FineBrowser windows.
The application will exclude the duplicates the smart way and will let you 
specify
which pages should not be loaded.
Accessing the already loaded web pages.
FineBrowser allows you to avoid loading the already opened web pages time 
and again.
If, for instance, when exploring a web resource we encounter a link that 
leads to
an already opened page, FineBrowser will detect it and simply switch to the 
that
page without loading it anew. Additionally, FineBrowser automatically stores 
the
page navigation history. This allows you to easily go to the next/previous 
web page
by utilizing the special navigation buttons. This feature is helpful, 
especially
when you usually view the available web page randomly.
Visited links highlighting and navigating within a domain.
However, the real power of FineBrowser comes from the program's ability to 
utilize
the data automatically stored in its internal database when navigating 
through the
Web. Thanks to that feature FineBrowser can highlight the already visited 
web pages
in a special way ( strikeout by default ). Hovering you mouse over such a 
link makes
the program display a pop-up hint containing all the available information 
on a given
web page, including a small snapshot. Often this helps avoid revisiting the 
unnecessary
web [ages and understand where a link leads without having to click on it.
We often come to a website again to continue exploring the resource, or to 
simply
remember what kind                  of information it provides. FineBrowser 
allows
you to optimize this process thanks to its innovative 'domain links' 
feature. Once
you visited a specific web site, next time you encounter some page of the 
site, FineBrowser
will inform you about it by highlighting the "Domain links" button. Clicking 
the
button with your mouse displays a list containing all visited site pages 
with detailed
information attached. This helps you to easily decide whether a page is 
worth revisiting
by taking a quick look at your own personal comments.
Summarizing this review I can say we have many options when choosing a 
browser. Chances
are, everyone will find something for himself/herself. Just remember to dig 
for and
explore new things - since what programs you have at the ready to a great 
extent
determines your everyday success. And FineBrowser can make an excellent tool 
in your
arsenal.
If you have questions regarding information in this press release contact 
the company
listed below. I-Newswire.com is a press release service and not the author 
of this
press release. The information that is on or available through this site is 
for informational
purposes only and speaks only as of the particular date or dates of that 
information.
As some companies / PR Agencies submit their press releases once per 
week/month or
quarter, make sure check the official company website for accurate release 
dates
as our site displays the I-Newswire.com distribution date only. We do not 
guarantee
the accuracy or completeness of information on or available through this 
site, and
we are not responsible for inaccuracies or omissions in that information or 
for actions
taken in reliance on that information.
More Information
SoftInform
http://i-newswire.com/SoftInform
http://i-newswire.com/pr44848.html
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From feringgi at eml.cc  Sat Sep  3 10:06:51 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 10:06:51 +0800
Subject: [share] A True Story: Around The World On $80
Message-ID: <1125713211.8008.242089351@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello friends,

Jules Vernes adventure story, Around the World in 80 Days, stimulated
the imagination of 26-year-old Robert Christopher. "Why," he asked
himself, "can't I go around the world on $80." This is his fascinating
true story.
 
Around The World On $80
By Saleem Rana 

Jules Vernes adventure story, Around the World in 80 Days, stimulated
the imagination of 26-year-old Robert Christopher.

"Why," he asked himself, "can't I go around the world on $80."

Bob's first step was to list all the problems that he would face. His
second step was to note all possible solutions.

His third step was to take action!

He started by signing a contract with the Charles Pfizer Company, a
large pharmaceutical company, to collect soil samples from the various
countries that he planned to visit. Next he secured an international
driver's license, obtained maps in return for a proposed report on
Middle East road conditions, acquired seamen's papers, and secured a
letter from the New York Police Department to show that he had no
criminal record. Then he took care of his boarding by arranging for a
youth hostel membership. His final step was to talk a freight airline
into flying him over the Atlantic in return for photographs which could
be used for company publicity.

Bob left New York City with $80 in his pocket.

He used his wits to travel around the world in 86 days.

He saved money by breakfasting free in Gander, Newfoundland, by
photographing the cooks in a hotel kitchen. He also travelled free by
bus from Syria to Damascus by taking pictures of a Syrian policeman who
then ordered a bus driver to transport Bob. And he used the same idea to
travel free from Baghdad to Teheran. This time he took pictures of the
staff of the Iraq Express Transportation Company.

Another idea he used to get free or inexpensive travel was to use
cigarettes as a medium of exchange. He bought four cartons of American
cigarettes in Shannon, Ireland, for $4.80. He used one carton to pay
someone to drive him from Paris to Vienna. And he used four cigarette
packs to pay a train conductor fro a trip from Vienna to Switzerland
through the Alps.

Besides cigarettes, Bob also used maps as a medium of exchange. In
Bangkok, the owner of an expensive restaurant fed him in exchange for a
a set of maps and a detailed description of a specific area that Bob had
travelled through.

Bob finally came home to the U.S. as a crew member of the S.S. Flying
Spray, which transported him from Japan to San Francisco.

Bob proved to himself that any given aim could be accomplished if he had
faith in it.

Robert Christopher set himself an apparantly impossible task. He wanted
to challenge himself. He wanted to prove that he could do anything he
set his mind to doing. He used organized thinking, exercised initiative,
self-discipline, and creative vision, and acted with faith and
confidence.

In your own life, you can do apparantly impossible things as well if you
can organize your thinking, and exercise initiative, self-discipline,
and creative vision, and act with faith and confidence.

Above all, refuse to believe in the impossible. You can do anything you
want once you set your mind on it and follow through with a positive
plan.

Believe in your dreams and make them real by trying out all possible
options. When you're sufficiently motivated to do something-no matter
how impossible it may seem-your mind will create ways to convert your
dreams into reality.

Saleem Rana got his Masters degree in psychotherapy from California
Lutheran University. His articles on the internet have inspired over ten
thousand people from around the world. Discover how to create a
remarkable life by visiting
http://theempoweredsoul.com/enter.html

"It only matters that you believe you will - and persist to take some
action. With that powerful, positive attitude, formed into a mental
habit, you'll find the 'How.'"

Robert Butwin, master marketer

Aha, don't let a day passed without a laugh ...

A guy is walking past a high, solid wooden fence at the insane asylum
and he hears all the residents inside chanting, "Thirteen! Thirteen!
Thirteen!"

He continues walking along the long fence, but, being a curious person,
he can't help but wonder why they are chanting "Thirteen!" over and
over. Could it be that they are chugging beer? Are they perhaps taking
turns beating one of the inmates? Maybe they are counting the number of
patients that have leapt off of the roof thus far.

His curiosity peaks and he frantically searches for a hole in the fence
so that he may see what is going on. Finally, he spots one a few feet
ahead. The hole is low in the fence and he has to kneel down to peer
inside.

He moves into position and peeks into the hole. As he looks in, someone
inside pokes him in the eye! Then everyone inside the asylum starts
chanting, "Fourteen! Fourteen! Fourteen!"

That's all for now.  Remember, to convert the impossible to possible, be
positive, believe in your dreams, be yourself, believe in yourself and
start the ball rolling.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,
Fadzlin

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From bedul at streamyx.com  Sat Sep  3 21:19:36 2005
From: bedul at streamyx.com (Nor Azman bin Sukerman)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:19:36 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <001501c5b08a$3a5d36d0$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>

Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau kita nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
  , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. Penipu punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sat Sep  3 20:17:58 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:17:58 +0800
Subject: [share] Quote of the Day
Message-ID: <01ec01c5b093$c4e72190$9cb7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them 
all yourself!
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sat Sep  3 21:36:54 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:36:54 +0800
Subject: [share] Mechanic registry
Message-ID: <01ee01c5b093$c6e71040$9cb7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Hi friends, could any body tell me how to use Mechanic Registry?  I use 
regClean in my Windows XPSP2 to clean my registry but it not work.
Ultraman Blind.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sat Sep  3 22:23:10 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:23:10 +0800
Subject: [share] e-Access'05: E-Services and Accessibility: Register Now to
 Ensure Your Place
Message-ID: <01f101c5b093$cab15eb0$9cb7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Dan Jellinek" <dan at headstar.com>
- e-Access'05: E-Services and Accessibility
- Major New International Conference
- 14 September 2005, CBI Conference Centre, London.
http://www.headstar-events.com/eaccess05/
There are just two weeks to go before E-Access'05, a new
major national exhibition and conference focusing on how
digital technology can enrich the lives of people with
disabilities. The event will promote the delivery of more
inclusive public and commercial services.
The exhibition will showcase new opportunities for digital
inclusion in all sectors including government, education,
financial services, leisure, telecommunications and the
workplace. Register now to ensure your place: the
delegate quota is filling up fast.
Speakers include: Jonathan Hassell, BBC New Media; John
Williams, founder of internet TV channel at508.com; and Kevin
Carey, vice-chair of RNIB. Attendance fee is 145 pounds for
public sector and 195 pounds for private sector delegates.
For more information and to register see:
http://www.headstar-events.com/eaccess05/
 .
And for sponsorship opportunities, email Claire Clinton on
claire at headstar.com
 .
Join organisations including BSkyB, Xerox, Vodafone,
Browsealoud, Jadu and RNIB to support our event and
promote your activities.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From feringgi at eml.cc  Sat Sep  3 23:28:15 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 23:28:15 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows Xp SP3 -- download now!
Message-ID: <1125761295.28896.242109427@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello friends,

There is something waiting for you at
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4754

Download the 103MB Zip file and do what's necessary.

For more information, visit
http://www.thehotfix.net/

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin

-- 
http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep  4 11:30:51 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:30:51 +0800
Subject: [share] Guess What? For 9/2/05 - An Introduction to Window-Eyes 5.5
	Beta 1
Message-ID: <00cc01c5b105$72d06520$2db7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Aaron Smith" <aaron at gwmicro.com>
Disclaimer
The following message includes information regarding Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
Please note that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 HAS NOT been released at this time.
We are, however, providing you with some small glimpses into the features
that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 will contain. We are currently not answering any
questions regarding the functionality of the beta. The only things we're
going to talk about will be what we have included in our new Guess What
series, which will continue daily up to the beta release date, September 6,
2005. We will answer all questions at that time. Please be patient; you will
be rewarded.
If you're subscribed to the GW Micro podcast feed (available at
www.gwmicro.com/podcast
), you'll automatically receive this Guess What in
mp3 format. If you want to download the MP3, read this article online, or
view more Guess What articles (when they are released), please visit
www.gwmicro.com/beta
.
Enjoy!
--
Welcome to GW Micro's "Guess What?" series, an introductory look at the
upcoming release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
Guess what? We're still gearing up for the release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta
1, currently scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, 2005. We hope you are
enjoying our sneak peak looks at the new features that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta
1 has to offer. Today we're going to continue looking at the robust,
performance driven Excel support in Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
Microsoft Excel can use charts to display data (such as comparisons,
patterns, and trends) using a visual representation. Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1
provides you with access to all of the chart types that Excel provides, and
there are several:
. Area Chart (6 variations)
. Surface Chart (4 variations)
. Bar Chart (6 variations)
. Radar Chart (3 variations)
. Column Chart (7 variations)
. Bubble Chart (2 variations)
. Line Chart (7 variations)
. (XY) Scatter Chart (5 variations)
. Pie Chart (6 variations)
. Doughnut Chart (2 variations)
. Cylinder (7 variations)
. Cone (7 variations)
. Pyramid (7 variations)
. Stock Chart (4 variations)
In other words, Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 supports all 73 different chart
possibilities that exist in Microsoft Excel.
Regardless of the complexity of a chart, Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 can break
down the data in a simple, meaningful way, providing visually impaired users
the same access to the data as any sighted person would have.
Not only does Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 support navigating through the elements
of a chart using the up, down, left, and right arrow keys, but you can also
retrieve all of the information about a chart with one, single key stroke,
the Element Properties hot key (INS-E by default).
Let's examine how Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 can provide access to charts. I've
already created a sample chart, with some data that represents the number of
spam emails that Dan, Doug, Mike, Aaron, Bill, Jeremy, and Clarence might
receive in a given week.
Using my left and right arrow keys, I can navigate through the major groups
of the chart to get a feel for how the information is presented.
The arrow keys allow you to get a good sense of how a chart is laid out,
along with how the various groups of data are organized. As previously
mentioned, Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 can provide all of the details of a given
chart in a single edit box, using the Element Properties hot key.
The Element Properties dialog will contain different information depending
on what portion of the chart is active when you press the element properties
hot key. To get a general overview of all the information presented in a
chart, I'll select the main chart area, and press INS-E.
As you can tell, there is a lot of good information about the details of
this chart, and moving through the data is easy by simply arrowing up and
down. The real power of the Element Properties dialog is evident when
viewing the properties of different chart elements. For example, element
properties are different when viewing them for the main chart area versus
viewing the properties of an individual group of data, or individual data
points.
Let's see how this differs from bringing up the Element Properties dialog
when a specific group of data is active.
Now we'll examine the data of an individual series on the chart.
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 provides you with incredible power when reading
through any Excel chart. Whether you're navigating through the chart data
one element at a time or whether you retrieve all the chart information with
one simple key stroke, all chart data is completely accessible. Don't be
surprised if your co-workers soon ask you for help with interpreting the
boss's fancy charts.
We hope today's "Guess What?" has given you a glimpse into the power of
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 as we uncover more innovative new ideas for Microsoft
Excel. We're still just scratching the surface of Excel support, and we
still have many other exciting features to announce. Stay tuned for
tomorrow's "Guess What?" to learn more about Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
--
To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past
correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to
your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical
Support Team.
Aaron Smith
GW Micro
Phone: 260/489-3671
Fax: 260/489-2608
WWW:
http://www.gwmicro.com
FTP:
ftp://ftp.gwmicro.com
Technical Support & Web Development
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep  4 20:31:51 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:31:51 +0800
Subject: [share] Quote of the Day
Message-ID: <01e501c5b15b$d3f3fcd0$66b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

God gives every bird its food.
But He doesn't throw it into its nest.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep  4 21:52:37 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:52:37 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<001501c5b08a$3a5d36d0$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>
Message-ID: <01ea01c5b15c$4a811bd0$66b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Bukan telekom penipu.  Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date.  You pun tipu 
jugak.  Mana ada telekom penipu?  Tm net lah yang penipu.  Ha ha ha ha.
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


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This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
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Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau kita 
nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana 
klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
  , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya 
melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. Penipu 
punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.




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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep  4 22:12:28 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:12:28 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows Xp SP3 -- download now!
References: <1125761295.28896.242109427@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <01f901c5b15c$88a15830$66b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Wow, it's so big.  Can you copy to the CD and give it to me?  Orang kata, 
buat sedekah.
Ultraman Blind.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fadzlin Hiezrie" <feringgi at eml.cc>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: [share] Windows Xp SP3 -- download now!


***********************
This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
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Hello friends,

There is something waiting for you at
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4754

Download the 103MB Zip file and do what's necessary.

For more information, visit
http://www.thehotfix.net/

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin

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From ngchristine at mab.org.my  Mon Sep  5 09:29:10 2005
From: ngchristine at mab.org.my (Christine Ng Lai)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:29:10 +0800
Subject: [share] FUND-RAISING FOR BLIND CHILDREN
Message-ID: <003e01c5b1b9$9def77f0$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>

MAB Coffee Morning Cum Lunch

In aid of the pre-school programme for blind children

 

 

Date               :     Saturday, 10th September 2005

 

Time              :     9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.  

 

Venue            :     MAB Hall for the concert and 

                             MAB cafeteria for morning coffee and lunch.

 

Highlight       :     Performance by a 40-strong choir from the MARA

                             College of Banting

 

Admission     :     RM20 per head.

 

We still have a lot of tickets on hand.  We would appreciate your coming forward to support this fund-raising event.

 

 

Registration & Tickets:  

 

Please call Puan Liza or Mrs. Theresia at MAB Tel: 22722677 Extensions 30 and 18 respectively.  If you are a MAB library volunteer, you are welcome to contact the Library staff at Extensions 50 or 54.

 

 

Thank you for your kind attention and support.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Christine Ng

MAB Librarian
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 10:06:50 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:06:50 +0800
Subject: [share] Guess What? For 9/3/05 - An Introduction to Window-Eyes 5.5
	Beta 1
Message-ID: <01f301c5b1d0$99ae2d50$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

--
Welcome to GW Micro's "Guess What?" series, an introductory look at the
upcoming release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
We'll be covering a new feature in Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 every day until
the release of 5.5 Beta 1, so stop by our web site (
www.gwmicro.com/beta
)
daily to make sure you don't miss any of the exciting new features.
GW Micro is making your life easier with the great features found in
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.  Through the Guess What series, you have learned how
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 is going to make your computing experiences better
through our enhanced Excel support, new menu levels, and other features.
With enhanced Excel support, you will be able to do everything a sighted
person can do with Excel, creating more job opportunities for you.  With our
new menu level system, beginners can quickly understand Window-Eyes, and
start using it immediately, making them efficient in any situation.  And
today, we will be covering one of the other new features that many of you
have been waiting for: putting Window-Eyes in the system tray.  We will also
be talking about some of the programs that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 enhances
support for.  All of these features come together in Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1
to make your life easier.
Before we dive in to some of the programs that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1
supports, let's first talk about the system tray feature.  Before
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1, Window-Eyes was always in the taskbar.  This meant
that when you pressed ALT-TAB to switch between programs, Window-Eyes would
always be part of the list of programs.  GW Micro is making your computing
experience effortless.  Make your complicated life uncomplicated with
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 by using the new system tray feature.  Now, you can
either continue to use Window-Eyes in the task bar, or put Window-Eyes in
the system tray. The system tray feature means that you don't have to hear
that  Window-Eyes is running when switching between tasks.  Let's give it a
shot.
First, we need to open the Window-Eyes Control Panel with CTRL-BACKSLASH.
You must make sure that you are using the Intermediate or Advanced menu
level for this option to be available.  If you need to know how to change
the menu level, check out the menu level Guess What.  Window-Eyes tells us
that it is open.  Then, we need to press ALT-F to get in to the File menu.
Window-Eyes reads the first item in the File menu.  We will use the UP ARROW
to get to Run in System Tray, and press ENTER.  Window-Eyes tells us the
menu is closed.  However, the Control Panel is still open, so Window-Eyes is
not yet running in the system tray.  To make Window-Eyes run in the system
tray, we will press ESC.
To make sure that Window-Eyes is actually running in the system tray, let's
press Windows-Key B, which is the Windows command to put focus in the system
tray.  And the first thing we heard was Window-Eyes, which means Window-Eyes
is now conveniently running in the system tray.  With this fantastic new
feature, you no longer have to hear Window-Eyes when pressing ALT-TAB.  This
feature makes Window-Eyes so seamless; it's almost as if you are using your
computer without a screen reader.
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 offers you more independence than ever before.  With
the added functionality that we have talked about in the Guess What series,
such as the new menu system, and the support for Firefox and Excel,
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 will open up a whole new world for you.  GW Micro is
pioneering technology to help support you, the customer, in your daily life.
To that end, Window-Eyes now has enhanced support for Sonar, versions 4 and
5, Visual Studio 2005, Lotus Notes, and MSN Messenger 7.5.
Perhaps the most exciting support that Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 includes is
for Windows Vista, formerly known as Longhorn, the next operating system
that will replace Windows XP.  Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 offers preliminary
support for beta versions of Windows Vista through XPDM.  If you have access
to betas of Windows Vista, you are ready to experiment with the latest
operating system.  Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 is setting the standard for the
next generation of screen readers.
You will have more employment opportunities, be able to do your homework
faster, be able to write personal emails and do other personal tasks (such
as balancing your checkbook) all with the stability and reliability that you
have come to know and depend on from Window-Eyes.  Get ready for a brand new
day with Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 not only offers you the dependability, reliability,
and stability you have come to know and love from Window-Eyes, but also
offers you greater ease of use, accessibility to more programs than ever
before, and it all runs seamlessly on your computer.  The release is only
days away, so stay tuned for tomorrow's "Guess What?," so we can continue to
show you how Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 is going to make your life easier.  Get
ready to unleash the power, the strength, the force that is Window-Eyes.
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correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to
your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical
Support Team.
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GW Micro
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Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 10:15:53 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:15:53 +0800
Subject: [share] Google Talk scripts and testing
Message-ID: <01f501c5b1d0$9ce5d8b0$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Amir Soleimani" <amirsol at gmail.com>
Hello all,
I've written a good number of scripts for the newly released program which 
is called
Google Talk. However, I think my NewTextEvent function needs more tweaking 
as when
I enable the auto-speak feature using a script I've written for that 
purpose, JAWS
reads more information than is necessary. If you want a copy of the scripts 
to help
me remove this problematic issue, please contact me off-list at:
amirsol at gmail.com
Cheers,
Amir
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 10:44:39 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:44:39 +0800
Subject: [share] Heidelberg Engineering's new HRT3 Is Portable,
 Easy to Use and Can Analyze Glaucoma Progression
Message-ID: <01f601c5b1d0$9e29ca60$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Business Wire
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Heidelberg Engineering's new HRT3 Is Portable, Easy to Use and Can Analyze 
Glaucoma
Progression
DOSSENHEIM, Germany --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 1, 2005 -- Heidelberg 
Engineering GmbH,
the leading developer of laser diagnostics for ophthalmic applications, 
today announced
the introduction of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 3 (HRT3), a newly 
enhanced version
of its flagship product for the assessment, diagnosis and management of 
glaucoma.
Like its predecessor, the HRT3 uses laser technology to produce a 
topographical image
of a patient's optic nerve, providing an objective analysis of the 
structure's cup,
rim and retinal nerve fiber layer. Optic disc topography has been found to 
be predictive
of visual field loss according to a long-term study published in the April 
2005 issue
of the Journal of Glaucoma.
Heidelberg Engineering has incorporated several new features in the HRT3 in 
direct
response to customer feedback. These include the FastCheck(TM) Glaucoma 
Probability
Score(TM), which is generated using an advanced form of artificial 
intelligence called
a relevance vector machine. This sophisticated analysis provides a 
statistical probability
of glaucoma using ethnic-specific databases. In addition, the software 
eliminates
the need to draw contour lines or use reference planes and provides 
real-time feedback
to assist the operator in acquiring a high-quality image.
"Optic disc assessment is more important than visual field loss as the 
earliest indicator
of glaucoma," said Dr. Gerhard Zinser, managing director and head of R&D for 
Heidelberg
Engineering. "For more than 10 years, optometrists and ophthalmologists have 
been
using the HRT to analyze optic discs, producing a wealth of longitudinal 
data. This
data is confirming the role of our technology in early glaucoma detection."
The HRT3 monitors the patient's condition over time, comparing baseline 
images with
follow-up examinations and highlighting areas of statistically significant 
progression.
Monitoring progression is important in determining the course of treatment. 
The HRT3
is a portable, laptop-based system that can be placed in a compact carrying 
case.
Heidelberg Engineering expects to begin shipping the new product in the last 
quarter
of the year.
About Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
Headquartered near Heidelberg, Germany, this privately held company is the 
leader
in light-based diagnostics for ophthalmic applications and has the world's 
largest
installed base of laser imaging equipment. The company designs, manufactures 
and
markets a variety of diagnostic instruments for application in retina, 
glaucoma and
cornea diseases.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/sep/1178172.htm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 10:49:43 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:49:43 +0800
Subject: [share] Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?
Message-ID: <01f701c5b1d0$9fba0750$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Today Online, Singapore
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?
By Elisa Chia
elisa at newstoday.com.sg
Yes, the barbs have hurt, but Wei Lian's ready to wow the region
SIX months ago, Tan Wei Lian sang at bus interchanges and MRT stations to 
make a
living.
Now, he has the chance to become Asia's Stevie Wonder.
Before 8,000 screaming fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium - and 1.1 
million watching
on TV - Wei Lian wept like a baby when he was pronounced winner of MediaCorp 
TV Channel
U's first Project SuperStar contest.
He bagged 64 per cent of the 533,000 telephone votes. He also sold more 
singles than
his rival Kelly Poon.
His triumph was absolute.
The blind boy who taught himself how to play the guitar and the piano had 
come a
long way.
"When I used to busk on the streets, passers-by would stop to listen once in 
a while.
Now, I guess people can buy my CDs and they can listen whenever they like," 
he said
at a press conference after the show, drawing laughter from reporters.
Fans of Project SuperStar have been following Wei Lian's progress since the 
show
debuted in June.
But his impact has extended beyond the Chinese-speaking community.
Singaporeans of every race and tongue wondered if "that blind guy" would 
prevail
in the Mandopop contest.
But Wei Lian's remarkable resilience is a double-edged sword. His ability to 
overcome
his visual handicap has, to a certain extent, handicapped his success.
Cynics still ask the same tired question: Did he win on talent or sympathy? 
Did Singaporeans
vote with their heads or their hearts?
"There are only five judges, but the audience is . I don't know, two-million 
strong?
Maybe in their eyes, I'm different. Whether it's sympathy or not, I've no 
further
comment anymore," he said abruptly.
While he's thrilled by his victory, he knew the pressure on him would 
increase along
with the criticism.
At one point in the competition, he even wanted to throw in the towel.
"I was just a little tired lah, because there were too many negative 
comments about
me going around," he said.
"Actually, I love reading all that stuff on the Internet forum, but 
sometimes it
gets too extreme," added Wei Lian, who uses a software that reads out what 
is on
the screen.
Then flashing a toothy smile, he said: "But I think it's good training for 
me lor.
"Sometimes you've to go through such harsh criticism to grow stronger. So 
for those
who want to have more negative things to say about it, bring it on."
That prompted MediaCorp Deputy Group CEO for TV Chang Long Jong to pat him 
on the
shoulder and say: "Remember, for every negative comment out there, you 
should know
there is a positive comment for you too."
Known for his moving vocals, Wei Lian didn't reach his usual high standards 
at the
grand final and some thought that 22-year-old air stewardess Kelly was the 
better
performer on the night.
"I think I did okay with the first two songs, but then I started to think 
about how
far I've come since the contest started," he said.
"I was also exhausted from the rehearsals. I thought I would keep all my 
energy for
the final, but I ran out towards my fourth and fifth song!"
But that's over now and Wei Lian must find a way to break into the Asian 
market.
Play Music has already given him a recording contract and its marketing 
director
says there already plans underway to market him in countries like Hong Kong, 
Taiwan,
and China.
"People from around the region have already heard about this blind guy 
entering a
Singaporean singing competition," he told Today.
Wei Lian's debut album is slated for a December release. And while he has 
already
displayed his vocals and his proficiency on guitar and keyboard, Mr Kang 
said he
would encourage the former busker to try his hand at song writing.
"That really would take him a little closer to becoming Asia's Ray Charles 
and Stevie
Wonder," he said. "That's the dream."
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/70334.asp
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Mon Sep  5 12:57:05 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:57:05 +0800
Subject: [share] Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?
References: <01f701c5b1d0$9fba0750$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>
Message-ID: <007801c5b1d6$43c02230$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Hello, just a word of thanks and appreciation to Ultraman for the article.
On the other hand, we, as blind people ourselves should feel proud that
someone in the Asia region has been successful in performing better than
thousands to immerge as Singapore's superstar. This is one example where the
public has accepted the ability of a blind person. Despite winning, there
are some who  have commented that there were many  simpothy votes. Whether
it is simpothy or not, the fact that he has managed to get 64% of the vote
that matters. I also learnt that he sold a thousand more of his singles. In
fact, I would very much want to buy his songs. For those interested, just
wait till the end of the year. He will be releasing an album.

His success should be spread as well, especially in Malaysia. Though we have
several singers, none of them have really gone very far.  It is the same old
prejudice  that is   preventing.  How about sending this article to all your
friends and telling them about such a success.  However, we can't wait for
that day. so, until that happens, we will have to face the challenges and
go!.

Regards,
Moses.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 10:49 AM
Subject: [share] Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?


> Today Online, Singapore
> Saturday, September 03, 2005
> Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?
> By Elisa Chia
> elisa at newstoday.com.sg
> Yes, the barbs have hurt, but Wei Lian's ready to wow the region
> SIX months ago, Tan Wei Lian sang at bus interchanges and MRT stations to
> make a
> living.
> Now, he has the chance to become Asia's Stevie Wonder.
> Before 8,000 screaming fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium - and 1.1
> million watching
> on TV - Wei Lian wept like a baby when he was pronounced winner of
MediaCorp
> TV Channel
> U's first Project SuperStar contest.
> He bagged 64 per cent of the 533,000 telephone votes. He also sold more
> singles than
> his rival Kelly Poon.
> His triumph was absolute.
> The blind boy who taught himself how to play the guitar and the piano had
> come a
> long way.
> "When I used to busk on the streets, passers-by would stop to listen once
in
> a while.
> Now, I guess people can buy my CDs and they can listen whenever they
like,"
> he said
> at a press conference after the show, drawing laughter from reporters.
> Fans of Project SuperStar have been following Wei Lian's progress since
the
> show
> debuted in June.
> But his impact has extended beyond the Chinese-speaking community.
> Singaporeans of every race and tongue wondered if "that blind guy" would
> prevail
> in the Mandopop contest.
> But Wei Lian's remarkable resilience is a double-edged sword. His ability
to
> overcome
> his visual handicap has, to a certain extent, handicapped his success.
> Cynics still ask the same tired question: Did he win on talent or
sympathy?
> Did Singaporeans
> vote with their heads or their hearts?
> "There are only five judges, but the audience is . I don't know,
two-million
> strong?
> Maybe in their eyes, I'm different. Whether it's sympathy or not, I've no
> further
> comment anymore," he said abruptly.
> While he's thrilled by his victory, he knew the pressure on him would
> increase along
> with the criticism.
> At one point in the competition, he even wanted to throw in the towel.
> "I was just a little tired lah, because there were too many negative
> comments about
> me going around," he said.
> "Actually, I love reading all that stuff on the Internet forum, but
> sometimes it
> gets too extreme," added Wei Lian, who uses a software that reads out what
> is on
> the screen.
> Then flashing a toothy smile, he said: "But I think it's good training for
> me lor.
> "Sometimes you've to go through such harsh criticism to grow stronger. So
> for those
> who want to have more negative things to say about it, bring it on."
> That prompted MediaCorp Deputy Group CEO for TV Chang Long Jong to pat him
> on the
> shoulder and say: "Remember, for every negative comment out there, you
> should know
> there is a positive comment for you too."
> Known for his moving vocals, Wei Lian didn't reach his usual high
standards
> at the
> grand final and some thought that 22-year-old air stewardess Kelly was the
> better
> performer on the night.
> "I think I did okay with the first two songs, but then I started to think
> about how
> far I've come since the contest started," he said.
> "I was also exhausted from the rehearsals. I thought I would keep all my
> energy for
> the final, but I ran out towards my fourth and fifth song!"
> But that's over now and Wei Lian must find a way to break into the Asian
> market.
> Play Music has already given him a recording contract and its marketing
> director
> says there already plans underway to market him in countries like Hong
Kong,
> Taiwan,
> and China.
> "People from around the region have already heard about this blind guy
> entering a
> Singaporean singing competition," he told Today.
> Wei Lian's debut album is slated for a December release. And while he has
> already
> displayed his vocals and his proficiency on guitar and keyboard, Mr Kang
> said he
> would encourage the former busker to try his hand at song writing.
> "That really would take him a little closer to becoming Asia's Ray Charles
> and Stevie
> Wonder," he said. "That's the dream."
> http://www.todayonline.com/articles/70334.asp
> Regards,
> Ultraman Blind.
> http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
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From bedul at streamyx.com  Mon Sep  5 19:51:29 2005
From: bedul at streamyx.com (Nor Azman bin Sukerman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:51:29 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
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Message-ID: <000301c5b210$311cd080$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>

bukankah tm net anak syarikat telekom? kan pelanggan telefon menghadapi 
penipuan yang sama? tak kan tak pernah kena? baiknya awak?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


> Bukan telekom penipu.  Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date.  You pun tipu
> jugak.  Mana ada telekom penipu?  Tm net lah yang penipu.  Ha ha ha ha.
> Ultraman Blind.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
> Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
>
>
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> Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau kita
> nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana
> klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
>  , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya
> melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. Penipu
> punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 21:32:46 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:32:46 +0800
Subject: [share] Guess What? For 9/4/05 - An Introduction to Window-Eyes 5.5
	Beta 1
Message-ID: <012701c5b228$4cbabe70$d02d18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

Welcome to GW Micro's "Guess What?" series, an introductory look at the
upcoming release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.
Guess what? The release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 is only two days away. Can
you feel the excitement? We can. And we're anxious to have everyone download
and try it out on Tuesday, September 6, 2005.
Today, we're going to wrap out our Excel highlights by talking about two
very popular Window-Eyes dialogs. When browsing the web, you use these
dialogs to make navigation easier, and find out more information about
specific items. In Microsoft Word, you use these dialogs to move between
common objects, and get more information about particular elements in your
documents. As you've probably guessed, I'm referring to the Element
Properties and Page Navigation dialogs.
You may recall hearing about the Element Properties dialog in the "Guess
What?" article about chart navigation. The Element Properties is an
excellent way to obtain detailed information about the active cell.
For example, you can retrieve textual information such as the contents of
the cell, the cell position, font name, font size, text color, text
attributes (including bold, italic, underline, etc.), horizontal alignment,
vertical alignment, number format, border styles, cell size, as well as any
of the cell information verbosity options, including formulas, comments, and
so on.
As mentioned in the Chart Navigation "Guess What?" article released a few
days ago, the Element Properties dialog can provide all kinds of information
for charts, such as chart title, chart type, series information, axis
information, and a host of advanced information, including chart size,
obscured cells, fill types, and more.
Element Properties can even provide information about objects, such and
their type, and any descriptive text.
Let's examine what Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 has to tell us about some of the
cells in the first spreadsheet we opened in our first "Guess What?" article,
the America One program guide. With the first cell active, I'm going to
press the Element Properties hot key, INS-E by default, and listen to what
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 has to tell me about the cell I'm on.
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 has provided all of the textual information that
exists for that cell. Let's navigate to another cell, and look at the
element properties again.
The Element Properties dialog provides you with a lot of power in
determining how a spreadsheet is designed, providing you with the same
access to information and formatting as a sighted user would have.
The other dialog that helps make using Excel a breeze is the Page Navigation
dialog. Just like when browsing the web, or traversing Word documents, the
page navigation dialog in Excel allows you to obtain a list of a specified
element, as well as the option to navigate to the selected item.
With Page Navigation, you'll be able to list things like Comments,
Hyperlinks, Objects, Named Areas, Page Breaks, and Charts. You'll also be
able to retrieve a list of all the cells in the current row, and the current
column. You can also list all of the worksheets in a workbook, and even get
a list of any monitor cells that you've defined.
If we bring up the Page Navigation dialog in our America One program
schedule, we can use the cells in row, and cells in column features to get a
quick look at the program listings for either an entire day, or entire time.
For example, let's navigate to Tuesday (cell C3), bring up the Page
Navigation dialog, and press ALT-E for Cells in Column.
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 gives us a list of all the cells in the column,
providing quick access to all of the programs being shown on that day. Let's
move over to the cell containing 10:00 am, and see what's showing at that
time all week long.
We hope today's "Guess What?" has given you a glimpse into the power of
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 and its innovative new ideas for Microsoft Excel. As
with Microsoft Word, Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 continues to raise the bar with
unsurpassed support for Microsoft Excel, giving you the tools you need to
get the job done quickly, accurately, and reliably. With Window-Eyes 5.5
Beta 1, you really can "Excel." Stay tuned for tomorrow's "Guess What?" to
hear a wrap up of all the Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 features that we've
discussed over the past week, as well as information on how to get your own
copy of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 when it becomes available.
--
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correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to
your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical
Support Team.
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The gw-news list is an announce only list used for GW Micro news and product 
information.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 21:49:49 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:49:49 +0800
Subject: [share] Google Talk Review, by Aman Singer
Message-ID: <012901c5b228$500de110$d02d18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

Top Dot Enterprises
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Google Talk Review, by Aman Singer
By Aman Singer
aasinger at rogers.com
Hi.  I'm including the below message about Google talk that I wrote to
Blindtech a few days ago. I have modified it somewhat adding the few
undocumented keystrokes I have found. Though I tested with Jaws only, I see
no reason Window Eyes wouldn't work, there is very little that is jaws
specific and untranslatable into Wineyes terms. It really is a nice program.
HTH.  Aman
     Hi, all. I've just finished playing with the google talk beta, and 
thought some
people here who have Gmail accounts might be interested in trying it out. 
First,
the good points. The program is simple to the point of austerity. There is 
no advertising
whatever on the screen, and it's not cluttered at all. The voice quality is 
very
good, even to me, and I've been using Skype, the quality of which is quite 
good,
for quite a while. I was talking to someone who was on a dial-up connection 
earlier
today. We started on Skype and switched to Google. The quality on Google was 
notably
better for me, and he said the same. Google had no trouble negotiating my 
UPNP-enabled
home router, and the connection did not drop once in about 80 minutes of 
conversation.
     Now, the bad points, and all have to do with accessibility. My thanks 
to Amir
Soleimani for his testing and help. Unfortunately, I was not able to test 
this with
Window Eyes. First, if you're going to use the program, you're going to have 
to use
the Jaws cursor. There are, to the best of my knowledge, very few
keyboard shortcuts, and those aren't documented. If anyone has any links to
documentation for keyboard shortcuts, I'd love to hear of it. Having said 
that, the
Jaws cursor works quite well. The buttons are generally self-explanatory. At 
the
top of the window, there is the title, "google talk". On some systems, there 
are
two graphics to the right of this on the same line. These are minimize and 
exit,
in that order from the left. Of course, one can use windows+m in the usual 
way. It
and alt+f4 will send the program to the system tray, and it can be wholly 
killed
from there through right-clicking on it if desired. Under that title line, 
one finds
three options. Inbox, settings, help. They're in that order, and they're 
announced
by Jaws. Clicking on them with the jaws cursor will activate them. The inbox 
is the
standard Gmail inbox. The settings are in an accessible multi-page dialogue 
usable
in the usual way (except for the block contacts list which I don't seem to 
be able
to use though, to be fair, I haven't really tried much). The help is 
displayed in
  a standard web browser window.
     Under these three options is the user's own name and status. Under that 
is a
graphic and an edit box which can be used, though not very accessibly by me, 
to search
one's contacts. Under that search box is a list of the friends that one has 
added
to the messenger. A word on terminology.  Contacts are all the addresses in 
your
Gmail, and possibly in your Outlook and Windows, address book. Friends are 
those
you've explicitly added to Google Talk as people you want to talk to or send 
instant
messages to.
     You will, at this point, have no friends in the list.  Therefore, you 
will get
to the bottom of the window and hear "add a friend".  Clicking this will 
result in
an accessible dialogue box which you can tab through to add someone. You can 
get
the address from contacts or just enter it directly. Hit next and you'll get 
an accessible
message about their being added or not. Note that only Gmail users can talk 
to Gmail
users, but Gmail accounts are free. Hit finish and your friend should be 
added.
     Now, you should have a list of at least one person on the screen. Note 
that,
like most other messengers, the person must authorize you, so his/her status 
will
show as "invited" or some variant until he/she gets google talk or, if it's 
already
installed, until he/she authorizes you (through another accessible 
dialogue). Finding
out if a friend is online is a headache. To do so, put your cursor on the 
friend's
name and stay there for a second or two. Down arrow once and you should hear 
your
friend's email address. Down arrow once again and you should hear the 
friend's status,
whether available, offline, or something else. Note that, after you do this, 
you
may find your jaws cursor stuck in your friend's info. Simply route jaws to 
PC and
hit page up or page down to get loose and you can range the screen once 
again. If
this method of determining who's online is a pain, you can, from the 
settings box,
check a box to "hide all offline friends". This is much simpler. Note that
 you can remove a friend by right-clicking on the name and hitting "remove" 
from
the resulting menu.
     To call a friend, click his/her name once with your mouse cursor. This 
will
open a box in which you can type an instant message. Instant messages can be 
read
in one of two ways.  They can be read with the Jaws cursor or, and this is 
easier,
with the normal PC cursor. To read the messages with the PC cursor, you need 
to single
left click on the text of any message. This puts the cursor into a normal 
read-only
edit box from which you can read a history of messages. When it's time to 
type another
message, just start typing. The cursor will automatically move to the edit 
box where
messages are typed before sending. To send, press enter. Note that a press 
of backspace
will also bring you from the edit box with the history of messages into the 
edit
box for typing messages. Also note that most symbols will not. That is, when 
you're
in the history read-only edit and type ".", you'll still be in the history 
edit box.
When, however,
you type "a" or press the backspace key, you'll be taken to the edit box
where you type your messages.
     To move on, at the top of the instant message window, just below the 
title
line, are the mail and call buttons. These are self-explanatory. Hitting 
mail, the
keyboard shortcut for which is F9, will bring you to a Gmail compose page 
ready for
a message. Hitting call, the shortcut for which is f11,  will result in 
ringing and,
once your friend picks up, you can talk as usual into your mic. In the call 
window,
once a call has been initiated, there is a "end call" and "mute" button. The 
keyboard
shortcut for end call seems to be f12, and you can use that same shortcut if 
you
place a call, your friend hasn't answered, and you want to stop ringing his 
line.
Again, these buttons do what they say. Note that the only change I can see 
when the
mute button is on is that it changes colour. That is, when your microphone 
is unmuted,
the colour is reported by Jaws as "midnight blue on black". When the 
microphone is
muted, the colour is reported as "orange 3 on black". The mute button is a 
toggle,
hit it once to mute, again to unmute. To answer a call, click the an
 swer button when the call notification comes up. There's also an ignore 
button.
     Let me say that I think I've made this sound too complicated. It took 
me about
ten minutes with the program and some help from a friend, to get the hang of 
most
of its functions, which process was very much quickened by its simplicity. 
Of course,
Google has a lot of improving to do, but much of this is relatively standard 
(put
the contacts in a list, put in some more keyboard shortcuts, put the 
messages in
an edit field). Other than that, Google's product is very usable, though not 
easily
accessed. The audio quality is impressive, and that makes up for a lot.
TTTT is a free service of Top Dot Enterprises, Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, Top 
Dot
Enterprises.
Dean Martineau
Top Dot Enterprises
2219 Rucker Ave #204
Everett WA 98201
(425) 876-4406
dean at topdotenterprises.com
http://www.topdotenterprises.com
http://www.topdotenterprises.com
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 22:37:00 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 22:37:00 +0800
Subject: [share] Quote of the Day
Message-ID: <012a01c5b228$5351c170$d02d18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

There are three kinds of people- those who make things happen, those who 
watch things
happen, and those who don't give a damn if anything happens.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep  5 21:42:33 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:42:33 +0800
Subject: [share] Speakers guide blind around town (Newbury, Berkshire)
Message-ID: <012801c5b228$4ea0bc80$d02d18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

BBC News, UK
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Speakers guide blind around town (Newbury, Berkshire)
CAPTION: There are 11 "talking signs" set up across the town
Hi-tech speakers which tell blind shoppers where they are and what their 
surroundings
are like have been installed across a town centre.
The React talking signs system is up and running in Newbury with 11 speakers 
set
up across the Berkshire town.
Each speaker in activated by a "trigger module" carried by a 
visually-impaired person
passing close to it.
The speakers have been installed at spots including the library, the Kennet 
Shopping
Centre and the Corn Exchange.
'Increased confidence'
Local resident Alison Clarke has been the driving force behind the 
council-backed
scheme.
She said: "The support of the community and businesses in the district has 
been overwhelming.
"React is a superb facility which will enable visually impaired people to 
get around
the town safely, independently and with increased confidence."
Speakers are to be installed in the town at five more locations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/4211230.stm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From fairuz30 at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 08:20:35 2005
From: fairuz30 at tm.net.my (Fairuz)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:20:35 +0800
Subject: [share] Fw: Read This ASAP
Message-ID: <002701c5b278$cda35420$0401a8c0@user4879537250>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bathmavathi Krishnan 
To: Dr. Hon ; Dr. Kumaran ; Dr. Tiun ; Dr.Nazirah ; Eng Inn ; eugene ; Fairuz ; Fong Po Kuan ; godfrey ; Halimah ; Hamidah ; Hee Poh ; helen chin ; Heng Lee Chin ; Ho Kooon Wei ; Ismail Salleh ; Jasmine Khoo 
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:25 AM
Subject: Read This ASAP


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Importance: High


Duringthe next several weeks be VERY cautious about opening or
launching any e-mails that refer to the World Trade Center or 9/11 in
any way, regardless of who sent it. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, "WTC" STANDS FOR THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER. REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILLOPEN IT
RIGHT AWAY, THINKING ITS A STORY RELATING TO 9/11!

BIGGGGTROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor" It is a virus that
will erase your whole "C" drive.. It will come to you in the form of
an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat,! a friend sent it to me,
but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and
now he can't even start his computer!

Forwardthis to everyone in your address book. I would rather
receive this 25 times than not at all. So, if you receive an email
called "WTC Survivor", do not open it. Delete it right away! This
virus re moves all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your
computer.






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From mustaffar at mohr.gov.my  Tue Sep  6 11:47:54 2005
From: mustaffar at mohr.gov.my (Mustaffar Talib)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:47:54 +0800
Subject: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu Dibakar Kerana
	Marahkan Nyamuk
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng><001501c5b08a$3a5d36d0$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a><01ea01c5b15c$4a811bd0$66b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>
	<000301c5b210$311cd080$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>
Message-ID: <000701c5b295$c40bb520$5550150a@MOHRADMMUS>

Terlebih dahulu maafkan sekiranya terdapat kata-kata saya yang tidak 
menyenangkan hati saudara-saudara yang punya harapan tinggi terhadap 
perkhidmatan yang diberikan sama ada oleh pihak Telekom Malaysia ataupun 
TMNet. Saya bersependapat bahawa kurangnya pengetahuan atau sikap tidak 
ambil peduli serta tidak menghormati hak paengguna oleh sebilangan kecil 
wargakerja syarikat ini yang membuatkan kita merasa kecewa.  Walau apapun, 
hendaknya kita tidak terus melemparkan kata-kata yang kurang enak didengar 
terhadap syarikat berkenaan secara keseluruhannya.  Sebagai salah seorang 
pengguna, saya juga telah mengalami beberapa masalah dengan syarikat ini 
disebabkan sikap segelintir wargakerja syarikat ini dan akhirnya masalah ini 
telah dapat diselesaikan dengan kaedah yang baik dan profesional oleh 
Syarikat Telekom.  Dalam kita menaruh harapan yang tinggi kepada sesuatu 
perkhidmatan yang diberikan, hendaknya kita juga perlu melihat kebaikan yang 
telah diberikan kepada kita agar dapat mengimbangi emosi kita seandainya 
berlaku sesuatu yang tidak memuaskan hati kita.  Tentunya saluran sedia ada 
yang diberi oleh pihak syarikat ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menyelesaikan 
apa jua masalah yang timbul.  Janganlah hendaknya marahkan nyamuk kelambu 
yang melindungi kita selama ini dibakar.


Sekali lagi maafkan saya sekiranya ada diantara saudara tidak berpuas hati.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


> bukankah tm net anak syarikat telekom? kan pelanggan telefon menghadapi 
> penipuan yang sama? tak kan tak pernah kena? baiknya awak?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
>
>
>> Bukan telekom penipu.  Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date.  You pun tipu
>> jugak.  Mana ada telekom penipu?  Tm net lah yang penipu.  Ha ha ha ha.
>> Ultraman Blind.
>> http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
>> komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
>> http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
>> http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
>> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
>> Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
>>
>>
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>>
>> Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau 
>> kita
>> nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana
>> klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
>>  , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya
>> melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. 
>> Penipu
>> punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
>>
>>
>>
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 11:11:12 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 11:11:12 +0800
Subject: [share] Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?
References: <01f701c5b1d0$9fba0750$45b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>
	<007801c5b1d6$43c02230$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <02bd01c5b29a$547d4250$562b18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

Apa kata kalau NCBM buat pertandingan mencari bakat dalam bidang nyanyian 
atau bermain muzik?
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tan Wei Lian: Asia's Stevie Wonder?


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Hello, just a word of thanks and appreciation to Ultraman for the article.
On the other hand, we, as blind people ourselves should feel proud that
someone in the Asia region has been successful in performing better than
thousands to immerge as Singapore's superstar. This is one example where the
public has accepted the ability of a blind person. Despite winning, there
are some who  have commented that there were many  simpothy votes. Whether
it is simpothy or not, the fact that he has managed to get 64% of the vote
that matters. I also learnt that he sold a thousand more of his singles. In
fact, I would very much want to buy his songs. For those interested, just
wait till the end of the year. He will be releasing an album.

His success should be spread as well, especially in Malaysia. Though we have
several singers, none of them have really gone very far.  It is the same old
prejudice  that is   preventing.  How about sending this article to all your
friends and telling them about such a success.  However, we can't wait for
that day. so, until that happens, we will have to face the challenges and
go!.

Regards,
Moses. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 12:52:26 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:52:26 +0800
Subject: [share] What Is Greasemonkey? (Tech article for Firefox
	browserusers)
Message-ID: <039801c5b2a2$4d548d00$562b18d3@userb9e9355ddf>

O'Reilly Network
Monday, September 05, 2005
What Is Greasemonkey? (Tech article for Firefox browser users)
By Mark Pilgrim
Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to write scripts that 
alter the
web pages you visit. You can use it to make a website more readable or more 
usable.
You can fix bugs that the site owner can't be bothered to fix themselves. 
You can
alter pages so they work better with assistive technologies that speak to a 
web page
aloud or convert it to Braille. You can even automatically retrieve data 
from other
sites to make two sites more interconnected.
In This Article:
Getting Started
The Anatomy of a User Script
Coding a User Script
Managing User Scripts
Finding User Scripts
By itself, Greasemonkey does none of these things. In fact, after you 
install it,
you won't notice any change at all, until you start installing what are 
called "user
scripts." A user script is just a chunk of JavaScript, the same scripting 
language
you use on your own website. But user scripts don't run on your own website; 
they
can run on any website, and they can do anything JavaScript can do. In fact, 
they
can do more than that, because Greasemonkey provides special API functions 
that give
user scripts even more power than traditional JavaScript.
Greasemonkey has existed for less than a year, and hundreds of people have 
already
written thousands of Greasemonkey scripts to scratch their own personal 
itches. Web
enthusiasts with zero JavaScript experience have written scripts to route 
around
broken websites, alter site styles, and "roll back" ill-conceived site 
redesigns.
More experienced coders have created link trackers, password managers, and 
personal
shopping agents. Some have even added entirely new features to complex web 
applications--without
ever needing to talk to the application developers or wait for bureaucratic 
approval.
Clearly, there were a lot of itches waiting to be scratched.
1 Getting Started
The first thing you need to do to get started with Greasemonkey is install 
it. Open
Firefox and go to greasemonkey.mozdev.org. Click the Install Greasemonkey 
link. (At
time of writing, the latest version is 0.5.1.) Firefox may not let you 
install it,
since it maintains a whitelist of websites that are allowed to install 
software on
your machine.
Type the address sand click "Allow" to allow this site, then click the 
"Install Greasemonkey"
link again. This time, Firefox will pop up the Install dialog to confirm 
that you
really want to install it. After Greasemonkey downloads, quit Firefox and 
relaunch
it to finish the installation.
As I said, Greasemonkey doesn't do anything by itself, except add a few 
items to
the Tools menu and the right-click context menu. All Greasemonkey does is 
enable
you to install "user scripts" that customize specific web pages.
The first user script I ever wrote was called Butler. It adds functionality 
to Google
search results. To see a brief description of the functionality that Butler 
offers,
visit the Butler home page. To install it, right-click (Control-click on a 
Mac) the
link titled "Download version 0.3." From the context menu, select "Install 
User Script...."
Link:
http://diveintomark.org/projects/butler/
Greasemonkey pops up a dialog titled "Install User Script," displaying the 
name of
the script you are about to install (Butler), a brief description of what 
the script
does, and a list of included and excluded pages. All of this information is 
taken
from the script itself, as we'll see in a moment.
Click OK to install the Butler user script. If all went well, Greasemonkey 
displays
the following alert: "Success! Refresh page to see changes."
Now, search for something in Google. In the search results page, there is a 
line
at the top of the results that says "Try your search on Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, 
AlltheWeb,
...,". There is also a banner along the top that says "Enhanced by Butler." 
All of
these options were added by the Butler user script.
In addition to web search results, Butler also alters image search results 
by adding
links to a variety of image search engines. It even adds links in Froogle to 
other
product comparison and shopping sites.
2 The Anatomy of a User Script
Hopefully I've piqued your interest. But how does this all work? It's 
surprisingly
simple. Let's crack open the Butler user script and see how it works.
Every user script has a section of metadata, which tells Greasemonkey about 
the script
itself, where it came from, and when to run it. You can use this to provide 
users
with information about your script, such as its name and a brief description 
of what
it does. You can also provide a default configuration for where the script 
should
run: one page, one site, or a selection of multiple sites.
The metadata section of the Butler user script looks like this:
// ==UserScript==
// @name        Butler
// @namespace
http://diveintomark.org/projects/butler/
// @description Link to competitors from Google search results
// @include
http://*.google.*/
*
// ==/UserScript==
There are five separate pieces of metadata here, wrapped in a set of 
Greasemonkey-specific
comments. Let's take them in order, starting with the wrapper:
Wrapper
// ==UserScript==
//
// ==/UserScript==
These comments are significant and must match this pattern exactly. 
Greasemonkey
uses them to signal the start and end of a user script's metadata section. 
This section
can be defined anywhere in your script, but it's usually near the top.
You can specify the items of your user script metadata in any order. I like 
@name,
@namespace, @description, @include, and finally @exclude, but there is 
nothing special
about this order.
Name
// @name        Butler
This is the name of your user script. It is displayed in the install dialog 
when
you first install the script and later in the Manage User Scripts dialog. It 
should
be short and to the point.
@name is optional. If present, it can appear only once. If not present, the 
default
is the filename of the user script, minus the .user.js extension.
Namespace
// @namespace
http://diveintomark.org/projects/butler/
This is a URL, which Greasemonkey uses to distinguish user scripts that have 
the
same name but are written by different authors. If you have a domain name, 
you can
use it (or a subdirectory) as your namespace.
@namespace is optional. If present, it can appear only once. If not present, 
the
default is the domain from which the user downloaded the user script.
Description
// @description Link to competitors from Google search results
This is a human-readable description of what the user script does. It is 
displayed
in the install dialog when you first install the script and later in the 
Manage User
Scripts dialog. It should be no longer than two sentences.
@description is optional. If present, it can appear only once. If not 
present, the
default is an empty string.
Though @description is not mandatory, don't forget to include it. Even if 
you are
writing user scripts only for yourself, you will eventually end up with 
dozens of
them, and administering them all in the Manage User Scripts dialog will be 
much more
difficult without descriptions.
Include
The @include directive lists the URLs and wildcards that tell Greasemonkey 
where
to run this user script:
// @include
http://*.google.*/
*
There is also an @exclude directive, which shares the same syntax. The 
@include and
@exclude directive can each be a URL; a URL with the * character as a simple 
wildcard
for part of the domain name or path; or simply the * wildcard character by 
itself.
In this case, we are telling Greasemonkey to execute the Butler script on 
all Google
sites in all countries, all subdomains (such as
http://froogle.google.com/
), and on all pages within any of those Google properties. Everywhere Google 
is,
we want to be there.
@include and @exclude are optional. You can specify as many included and 
excluded
URLs as you like, but you must specify each on its own line. If neither is 
specified,
Greasemonkey will execute your user script on all sites (as if you had 
specified
@include *).
4 Coding a User Script
User scripts are written in JavaScript. On every page you visit, 
Greasemonkey looks
through the list of installed user scripts, determines which ones apply to 
this page
(based on the @include and @exclude directives), and executes them after the 
page
is loaded but before it is rendered. The scripts themselves can do anything 
you like.
Butler works on a number of different Google pages, and does different 
things to
each type of page, so it contains some code to check where exactly we are 
and calls
the appropriate methods.
For example, on Google web search results pages, Butler adds the "Enhanced 
by Butler"
banner along the top, removes the ads along the top and right sides of the 
results,
adds the "try your search on..." line, and may also add other "try your 
search on..."
lines for inline movie reviews, news headlines, weather forecasts, and 
product results.
The code to do this is straightforward:
var href = window.location.href;
// Google web search
if (href.match(/^http:\/\/www\.google\.[\w\.]+\/search/i)) {
  Butler.addLogo();
  Butler.removeSponsoredLinks();
  Butler.addOtherWebSearches();
  Butler.addOtherInlineMovieReviews();
  Butler.addOtherInlineNewsResults();
  Butler.addOtherInlineForecasts();
  Butler.addOtherInlineProductSearches();
}
Each of these functions is defined elsewhere in the Butler user script. 
(Greasemonkey
user scripts are always self-contained. If you need to bundle multiple 
interdependent
scripts, you're probably better off writing a browser extension.)
5 Managing User Scripts
The Butler user script barely scratches the surface of what Greasemonkey can 
do.
There are literally thousands of user scripts, some targeting a single page 
or a
single site, others that work on every page. Because you can have multiple 
user scripts
installed, Greasemonkey provides a graphical interface for managing them.
>From the Firefox Tools menu, select "Manage User Scripts" (See Figure 6). 
>Here you
can see all the user scripts you have installed, change their configuration, 
disable
them temporarily, or uninstall them completely. You can even edit a user 
script "live"
and see your changes immediately, without restarting Firefox. This is 
enormously
helpful while you're developing your own user scripts.
6 Finding User Scripts
Many user scripts are available at the Greasemonkey script repository. Here 
are some
of my favorites:
Book Burro adds a floating window to book retailers like Amazon.com and 
Barnes &
Noble. While you're browsing for a book, you can get price comparisons from 
other
retailers--without leaving the page!
Nice Titles changes link tooltips from boring yellow to a sleek translucent 
window
instead.
http://diveintomark.org/projects/greasemonkey/nicetitles.user.js
Recent Searches tracks your Google searches--both what you searched for and 
where
you ended up--and displays them on the Google home page and search results 
pages.
http://diveintomark.org/projects/greasemonkey/recentsearches.user.js
Google SearchKeys adds keyboard shortcuts to Google search results, so you 
can press
"1" to go to the first search result link, "2" to go to the second, and so 
on.
http://www.imperialviolet.org/binary/google-searchkeys.user.js
Magic Line remembers everything you read and lets you find anything later by 
pressing
Ctrl + Shift + L and autocompleting your search based on page titles, URLs, 
keywords,
categories, page excerpts, and specially marked links. It's like your own 
personal
command line for the web.
http://diveintomark.org/projects/greasemonkey/magicline.user.js
Have fun remixing the web!
Mark Pilgrim is the author of Dive Into Python, a free Python book for 
experienced
programmers, and Dive Into Accessibility, a free book on web accessibility 
techniques.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/09/01/what-is-greasemonkey.html?page=4
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 12:57:14 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:57:14 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<001501c5b08a$3a5d36d0$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>
	<01ea01c5b15c$4a811bd0$66b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>
	<000301c5b210$311cd080$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>
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Ha, kalau kena, kita hantar ke custcare at tm.net.my complain.  Saya memang 
sangat popular kat situ sebab saya paling terbanyak sekali buat complain. 
TM teley centre pun saya lebih kurang popular jugak sebab paling terbanyak 
buat complain.

    Kita pengguna, kalau tak puas hati, complain lah apa tunggu lagi?
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
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http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
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From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


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bukankah tm net anak syarikat telekom? kan pelanggan telefon menghadapi
penipuan yang sama? tak kan tak pernah kena? baiknya awak?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


> Bukan telekom penipu.  Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date.  You pun tipu
> jugak.  Mana ada telekom penipu?  Tm net lah yang penipu.  Ha ha ha ha.
> Ultraman Blind.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" <bedul at streamyx.com>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
> Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
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> Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau kita
> nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana
> klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
>  , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya
> melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. Penipu
> punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
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From mad9371 at yahoo.com  Tue Sep  6 16:28:02 2005
From: mad9371 at yahoo.com (Mamat)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 01:28:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu Dibakar
	Kerana Marahkan Nyamuk
In-Reply-To: <000701c5b295$c40bb520$5550150a@MOHRADMMUS>
Message-ID: <20050906082802.25530.qmail@web33804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Saudara Mus,  saya bukannya marah tapi nak komen sikitlah.  Sebenarnya bukannya marah nyamuk kelambu dibakar tak marahkan sesiapa tapi poket yang terbakar rasanya. Hahahahaha!

Mustaffar Talib <mustaffar at mohr.gov.my> wrote:Terlebih dahulu maafkan sekiranya terdapat kata-kata saya yang tidak 
menyenangkan hati saudara-saudara yang punya harapan tinggi terhadap 
perkhidmatan yang diberikan sama ada oleh pihak Telekom Malaysia ataupun 
TMNet. Saya bersependapat bahawa kurangnya pengetahuan atau sikap tidak 
ambil peduli serta tidak menghormati hak paengguna oleh sebilangan kecil 
wargakerja syarikat ini yang membuatkan kita merasa kecewa. Walau apapun, 
hendaknya kita tidak terus melemparkan kata-kata yang kurang enak didengar 
terhadap syarikat berkenaan secara keseluruhannya. Sebagai salah seorang 
pengguna, saya juga telah mengalami beberapa masalah dengan syarikat ini 
disebabkan sikap segelintir wargakerja syarikat ini dan akhirnya masalah ini 
telah dapat diselesaikan dengan kaedah yang baik dan profesional oleh 
Syarikat Telekom. Dalam kita menaruh harapan yang tinggi kepada sesuatu 
perkhidmatan yang diberikan, hendaknya kita juga perlu melihat kebaikan yang 
telah diberikan kepada kita agar dapat mengimbangi emosi kita seandainya 
berlaku sesuatu yang tidak memuaskan hati kita. Tentunya saluran sedia ada 
yang diberi oleh pihak syarikat ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menyelesaikan 
apa jua masalah yang timbul. Janganlah hendaknya marahkan nyamuk kelambu 
yang melindungi kita selama ini dibakar.


Sekali lagi maafkan saya sekiranya ada diantara saudara tidak berpuas hati.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


> bukankah tm net anak syarikat telekom? kan pelanggan telefon menghadapi 
> penipuan yang sama? tak kan tak pernah kena? baiknya awak?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ultraman" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
>
>
>> Bukan telekom penipu. Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date. You pun tipu
>> jugak. Mana ada telekom penipu? Tm net lah yang penipu. Ha ha ha ha.
>> Ultraman Blind.
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>> http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
>> Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
>>
>>
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>>
>> Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau 
>> kita
>> nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana
>> klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
>> , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya
>> melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. 
>> Penipu
>> punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
>>
>>
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From mustaffar at mohr.gov.my  Tue Sep  6 16:57:19 2005
From: mustaffar at mohr.gov.my (Mustaffar Talib)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:57:19 +0800
Subject: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu
	DibakarKerana Marahkan Nyamuk
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Apa nak buat, sabar ajelah sehingga kita punya pilihan lain. 
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  From: Mamat 
  To: share at ncbm.org.my 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu DibakarKerana Marahkan Nyamuk


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  Saudara Mus,  saya bukannya marah tapi nak komen sikitlah.  Sebenarnya bukannya marah nyamuk kelambu dibakar tak marahkan sesiapa tapi poket yang terbakar rasanya. Hahahahaha!

  Mustaffar Talib <mustaffar at mohr.gov.my> wrote: 
    Terlebih dahulu maafkan sekiranya terdapat kata-kata saya yang tidak 
    menyenangkan hati saudara-saudara yang punya harapan tinggi terhadap 
    perkhidmatan yang diberikan sama ada oleh pihak Telekom Malaysia ataupun 
    TMNet. Saya bersependapat bahawa kurangnya pengetahuan atau sikap tidak 
    ambil peduli serta tidak menghormati hak paengguna oleh sebilangan kecil 
    wargakerja syarikat ini yang membuatkan kita merasa kecewa. Walau apapun, 
    hendaknya kita tidak terus melemparkan kata-kata yang kurang enak didengar 
    terhadap syarikat berkenaan secara keseluruhannya. Sebagai salah seorang 
    pengguna, saya juga telah mengalami beberapa masalah dengan syarikat ini 
    disebabkan sikap segelintir wargakerja syarikat ini dan akhirnya masalah ini 
    telah dapat diselesaikan dengan kaedah yang baik dan profesional oleh 
    Syarikat Telekom. Dalam kita menaruh harapan yang tinggi kepada sesuatu 
    perkhidmatan yang diberikan, hendaknya kita juga perlu melihat kebaikan yang 
    telah diberikan kepada kita agar dapat mengimbangi emosi kita seandainya 
    berlaku sesuatu yang tidak memuaskan hati kita. Tentunya saluran sedia ada 
    yang diberi oleh pihak syarikat ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menyelesaikan 
    apa jua masalah yang timbul. Janganlah hendaknya marahkan nyamuk kelambu 
    yang melindungi kita selama ini dibakar.


    Sekali lagi maafkan saya sekiranya ada diantara saudara tidak berpuas hati.



    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" 
    To: 
    Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:51 PM
    Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx


    > bukankah tm net anak syarikat telekom? kan pelanggan telefon menghadapi 
    > penipuan yang sama? tak kan tak pernah kena? baiknya awak?
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Ultraman" 
    > To: 
    > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:52 PM
    > Subject: Re: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
    >
    >
    >> Bukan telekom penipu. Pekerja telekom tu, tak up to date. You pun tipu
    >> jugak. Mana ada telekom penipu? Tm net lah yang penipu. Ha ha ha ha.
    >> Ultraman Blind.
    >> http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
    >> komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
    >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
    >> http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
    >> http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
    >> ----- Original Message ----- 
    >> From: "Nor Azman bin Sukerman" 
    >> To: 
    >> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:19 PM
    >> Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx
    >>
    >>
    >> ***********************
    >> This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
    >> ***********************
    >>
    >>
    >> Salam sejahtera. selama ini kita digambarkan oleh pihak TM Net, kalau 
    >> kita
    >> nak doun grade streamyx kita kena pergi ke kedai telekom atau mana-mana
    >> klickers. Sebenarnya tak payah
    >> , kita boleh buat online. Saya dan Muhammad Ismail telah berjaya
    >> melakukannya dan status akaun saya telah berubah dari 88 kepada 44. 
    >> Penipu
    >> punya telekom, menyusahkan orang saja. harap maklum dan sila sebarkan.
    >>
    >>
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 20:14:01 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:14:01 +0800
Subject: [share] Guess What? For 9/5/06 - An Introduction to Window-Eyes 5.5
	Beta 1
Message-ID: <027601c5b2f5$d7a84cf0$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Wow, last week was very exciting, and this week promises to be even more
exciting.  We have given you a sneak peak at some of the best features in
Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.  We have covered the great support for Excel,
Firefox, Sonar, versions 4 and 5, Visual Studio 2005, Lotus Notes, MSN
Messenger 7.5, and even Windows Vista.  We have also covered the redesigned
menu system, and how Window-Eyes can now be run in the system tray.
We have packed Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 full of these various new features.
So, for those of you who may not use Excel, there's still many reasons why
you should switch to Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.  We have only scratched the
surface of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 can do.  What do all of these great
features mean for you, the user?  It's simple, really.  The many new
features of Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 come together to allow you to have more
employment opportunities, get your school work done faster and easier, keep
track of your finances with our enhanced Excel support, surf the web faster
with tabbed browsing through our Firefox support, and keep track of your
company's finances with Excel among other things.  Also, if you are a person
who is just starting to use a screen reader, or if you are just a user who
thinks all of those options are in your way, Window-Eyes is easier to use
then ever before with our new beginner menu level system.
Get ready to unleash the power, the strength, the force that is Window-Eyes.
To change your life, and start using the new Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1; you
will have to wait one more day.  We know the tension is mounting, and you
almost can't stand the wait anymore, but don't fear, the time is almost
here.  The beta will be released on Tuesday, September 6.  When it's ready
to be downloaded, we will send out an official announcement, so stay tuned.
To download Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1, go to
www.gwmicro.com/beta
, navigate to
the link that says, "Download Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1 now," and press ENTER.
The download will begin.  Remember, there are many users who will be trying
to download the program, so don't be surprised if it takes longer to
download the program than usual.  Once the download is complete, open the
file, and the installation will begin.  Follow the prompts, and get ready
for a computer experience like never before.
--
To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past
correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to
your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical
Support Team.
Aaron Smith
GW Micro
Phone: 260/489-3671
Fax: 260/489-2608
WWW:
http://www.gwmicro.com
FTP:
ftp://ftp.gwmicro.com
Technical Support & Web Development
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 20:44:56 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:44:56 +0800
Subject: [share] Seeking testers of JAWS Script Exchange 1.1 beta
Message-ID: <027801c5b2f6$469906e0$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower at smart.net>
http://www.empowermentzone.com/jsxsetup.exe
Since the release of JSX 1.0, the following bugs have been discovered and
fixed:
*  An executable created by JSX would sometimes require the "Keep copy"
setting to be checked during installation.
*  Unnecessary associations were occasionally made in ConfigNames.ini.
*  Online help was not working in an executable.
*  A help file included in the zip archive was not presented automatically
during installation.
The following enhancements have been made to JSX:
*  A help file for a script set may be an HTML file instead of a text
file.  For example, if skype.* scripts are being installed, JSX will
launch skype.htm, and if not found, skype.txt, at the end of installation.
*  JSX permits the selection of folders as well as files when creating a
zip archive.  For example, a subfolder of the scripts folder, having the
same base name as the script set and no extension, could contain
additional support files for the scripts.  A script can then refer to a
file in the subfolder as GetJAWSSettingsDirectory() plus the folder name
plus the file name.  (The scripts I have developed for NoteTab and
ExplorerPlus both use this technique.)
*  When a zip archive is selected in the Installer dialog, JSX checks
whether it contains a settings file, jsx.ini, to be used in a guided
installation.  If found, JSX loads the settings into the controls of the
Installer dialog.
*  Adding installation tasks with Inno Setup instructions is easier
because JSX passes the scripts folder to a custom.iss file, if found.
Among other things, this permits installation of .jsi files in the
PersonalizedSettings folder.  The sample custom.iss illustrates this task.
Since Inno Setup has been a regular topic on this list, the documentation
about this feature is below.
Please report any feedback either to the discussion list
JAWSScripts at BlindProgramming.com
 or directly to me at
jamal at empowermentzone.com
 with "JSX" anywhere in the subject line.
Jamal
The CUSTOM.ISS Option
An advanced packaging feature involves a custom script file, custom.iss.
This is not a JAWS script file, but an Inno Setup script file that JSX
appends to the file scripts.iss before passing it to the Inno Setup
compiler.  Located in the JSX program folder, scripts.iss contains the
template for an executable that bundles the JSX program, jsx.exe, with the
zip archive to be installed.  During installation, these files will be
extracted to a temporary folder, and then jsx.exe will be run with the zip
archive passed to it on the command line.
Adding functionality to the base template, a custom.iss file can contain
nearly any Inno Setup sections except the initial [Setup] section.  a
developer may add custom.iss to a zip archive so that the resulting
executable package performs tasks in addition to installing JAWS scripts
to the scripts folder.  For example, a help file for the JAWS scripts
could be installed in another folder, or a configuration file for the
application could be installed in the folder that it examines for such
files.
An example custom.iss file is located in the JSX program folder,
containing Inno Setup commands to install a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
file, timesheet.xls in the My Documents folder, and an associated JAWS
personalized settings file, timesheet.jsi, in the PersonalizedSettings
subfolder of the scripts folder.  Note the syntax for the scripts folder.
This sample custom.iss contains the following three lines (they are long
and may wrap in your viewing program):
[Files]
Source: "c:\jsx\tmp\timesheet.xls"; DestDir: "{userdocs}"; Flags:
IgnoreVersion; Check: DirExists(ExpandConstant('{code:ScriptDir}'));
Source: "c:\jsx\tmp\timesheet.jsi"; DestDir:
"{code:ScriptDir}\PersonalizedSettings"; Flags: IgnoreVersion; Check:
DirExists(ExpandConstant('{code:ScriptDir}'));
When creating an executable, JSX replaces the string "c:\jsx\tmp\" with
the path to the temporary folder that it creates in the current session
for unzipping the archive of script and other files to be installed.
Based on scripts.iss, custom.iss, and string replacements at run time, JSX
creates a temporary file, temp.iss, which it passes to Inno Setup for
compilation.  You can examine temp.iss in the JSX program folder to check
what was used the last time JSX tried to create an executable.  If JSX
cannot create an executable, you may wish to debug temp.iss within the
Inno Setup editor, then create a revised custom.iss once temp.iss compiles
successfully.  The JSX program folder also contains isetup.txt, a plain
text version of the Inno Setup help file, isetup.hlp, which details the
capabilities and syntax of this software.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 22:14:04 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:14:04 +0800
Subject: [share] Blind superstar who made us see
Message-ID: <027901c5b2f6$4ac39dc0$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Electric New Paper, Singapore
Monday, September 05, 2005
Blind superstar who made us see
By Mindy Tan
ALTHOUGH Kelvin Tan , winner of Channel U's Project Superstar on Thursday 
night,
is now a celebrity, my mother still refers to him as 'the blind singer of 
Jurong
East'.
She was not being derogatory of the 23-year-old singer. The memory of the 
many times
she heard him sing as a busker in Jurong East is indelible.
Indeed, for many people, this was also how they first met Kelvin, who had 
already
impressed so many with his music when he performed at the Jurong East bus 
interchange.
The singer, armed with his guitar, a microphone, two loudspeakers and a 
bottle of
water, was often found sitting on a chair during peak hours on weekday 
evenings,
singing continuously, stopping only for sips of water.
I was so spellbound by his street performance then that I used to sit on the 
pavement
nearby for up to an hour listening to him.
And I was not alone.
An admiring crowd always surrounded him - students, parents, toddlers and 
working
adults.
Many of them sat for long periods on the floor to listen, mesmerised by his 
music.
He sang mostly sentimental Chinese songs and 'Xinyao', but his audience 
always included
Malays, Indians and throngs of Bangladeshi workers.
They might not have understood the words of the songs, but looking at their 
faces,
I could see they enjoyed the music and Kelvin's singing.
It was a sight that warmed my heart.
The only way Kelvin felt our presence was when the crowd broke into 
spontaneous applause
at the end of each song, or from the sounds of coins being dropped into his 
money
box.
Despite this, he never smiled; at least not the way he did at the end of 
each Project
Superstar performance on TV.
He often wore a serious expression and looked like he was on a singing 
marathon,
tirelessly delivering song after song.
He communicated feelings through the song lyrics in a way that made me 
reflect on
my life, especially after a tiring work day.
When he took breaks, the singer, clad in a T-shirt and a pair of bermudas, 
reached
his hand below his chair to feel for his bottle of mineral water.
It was only then that some spectators, seeing him for the first time, 
realised he
was blind.
Kelvin was so captivating that my mother, laden with bags of NTUC groceries 
on her
way home to cook the family dinner, always found time to stop and listen.
So, even before he shot into nationwide popularity on Thursday, he was 
already a
hero to many in Jurong East.
The rest of Singapore obviously shared this sentiment since his win, based 
on viewers'
votes, was overwhelming.
The judges had repeatedly stressed that theirs was a search for someone with 
superstar
qualities.
To me, Kelvin is truly that superstar for he touched the hearts of so many 
that memorable
night.
Ask me, and I would say this blind superstar truly represents the spirit of 
the heartlands.
His timeless songs and down-to-earth style of presenting them moved people.
On Thursday night, they resoundingly demonstrated their appreciation. 
Sympathy votes?
No way
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,94071,00.html
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 22:20:02 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:20:02 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
Message-ID: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

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The Straits Times (Singapore)
Monday, September 05, 2005
Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
By Gan Meng Meng (Ms)
THE headline 'From blind busker to SuperStar' (ST, Sept 2) prompted me to 
write this
letter.
I may have read too much into it, but the headline carries a derogatory 
connotation.
It puzzles me that the adjective 'blind' continues to be used to describe 
Kelvin
Tan, while Kelly Poon is never referred to as a 'sighted air stewardess'.
Too often, we come across phrases in the media such as 'despite his 
disability, he
completed the race' and 'even those in wheelchairs turned up to donate to 
the tsunami
victims'.
These phrases suggest that people with disabilities who do something quite 
ordinary
are seen to be doing something not expected of them.
Singapore boasts it has attained the status of a developed nation. But one 
important
element that is still glaringly lacking is the inclusion of people with 
disabilities
in our community.
As long as our society regards 'achievements' (such as those I mentioned 
above) by
people with disabilities as something to shout about, those of us who live 
with some
form of physical impairment will always be perceived and relegated as less 
capable
members of society who are not expected to do much for themselves or 
contribute to
society.
There are good headlines in The Straits Times, such as 'Down but not out' 
for the
article on people with Down's syndrome in The Sunday Times two weeks ago.
I also remember when I was interviewed at my graduation ceremony years ago, 
the headline
read 'Falling off-stage was the big worry'.
I am glad it wasn't something like 'From blind child to university 
graduate'.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,338941,00.html
?
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep  6 22:16:50 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:16:50 +0800
Subject: [share] Read This ASAP
References: <002701c5b278$cda35420$0401a8c0@user4879537250>
Message-ID: <027a01c5b2f6$4c558860$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Message ini seolah-olah berulang tiap tahun pada bulan September.
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fairuz" <fairuz30 at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: [share] Fw: Read This ASAP


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bathmavathi Krishnan
To: Dr. Hon ; Dr. Kumaran ; Dr. Tiun ; Dr.Nazirah ; Eng Inn ; eugene ; 
Fairuz ; Fong Po Kuan ; godfrey ; Halimah ; Hamidah ; Hee Poh ; helen chin ; 
Heng Lee Chin ; Ho Kooon Wei ; Ismail Salleh ; Jasmine Khoo
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:25 AM
Subject: Read This ASAP


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BIGGGGTROUBLE !!!! DO NOT OPEN "WTC Survivor" It is a virus that
will erase your whole "C" drive.. It will come to you in the form of
an E-Mail from a familiar person. I repeat,! a friend sent it to me,
but called and warned me before I opened it. He was not so lucky and
now he can't even start his computer!

Forwardthis to everyone in your address book. I would rather
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Wed Sep  7 08:44:21 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:44:21 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>
Message-ID: <008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Dear friends,

I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her, she is
partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating, she
wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus for
their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved around,
holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed to
spend about an hour chatting with her.

She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up, even
if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.

Regards,
Moses.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Cc: <arena18 at yahoogroups.com>; <malaysian-net at yahoogroups.com>;
<realiti at yahoogroups.com>; "Lawak jenaka" <jenaka at egroups.com>;
<erotika_malaysia at yahoogroups.com>; <blind-support-list at yahoogroups.com>;
"Trek Malaysia" <trek-malaysia at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:20 PM
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> ***********************
> This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
> ***********************
> The Straits Times (Singapore)
> Monday, September 05, 2005
> Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
> By Gan Meng Meng (Ms)
> THE headline 'From blind busker to SuperStar' (ST, Sept 2) prompted me to
> write this
> letter.
> I may have read too much into it, but the headline carries a derogatory
> connotation.
> It puzzles me that the adjective 'blind' continues to be used to describe
> Kelvin
> Tan, while Kelly Poon is never referred to as a 'sighted air stewardess'.
> Too often, we come across phrases in the media such as 'despite his
> disability, he
> completed the race' and 'even those in wheelchairs turned up to donate to
> the tsunami
> victims'.
> These phrases suggest that people with disabilities who do something quite
> ordinary
> are seen to be doing something not expected of them.
> Singapore boasts it has attained the status of a developed nation. But one
> important
> element that is still glaringly lacking is the inclusion of people with
> disabilities
> in our community.
> As long as our society regards 'achievements' (such as those I mentioned
> above) by
> people with disabilities as something to shout about, those of us who live
> with some
> form of physical impairment will always be perceived and relegated as less
> capable
> members of society who are not expected to do much for themselves or
> contribute to
> society.
> There are good headlines in The Straits Times, such as 'Down but not out'
> for the
> article on people with Down's syndrome in The Sunday Times two weeks ago.
> I also remember when I was interviewed at my graduation ceremony years
ago,
> the headline
> read 'Falling off-stage was the big worry'.
> I am glad it wasn't something like 'From blind child to university
> graduate'.
> http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,338941,00.html
> ?
> Regards,
> Ultraman Blind.
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>




From zahashim at streamyx.com  Tue Sep  6 19:44:15 2005
From: zahashim at streamyx.com (Stainless Stylus)
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:44:15 +0800
Subject: [share] Fw: 5 DON'TS when you are sleeping
Message-ID: <000801c5b2dc$54395580$6efa5fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salmi Othman"


 DON'T SLEEP WITH WATCH
>> Watches can emit a certain level of radioactivity. Though small, but if
>> you wear your watch to bed for a long time, it might have adverse effects
>> on your health.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH PHONE
>> Putting the phone beside your bed or anywhere near you is not encouraged.
>> Though some of us will use phones as alarm clocks, but please put the
>> phone as far as possible. Scientists have proved that electrical items
>> including mobile phone and television sets emit magnetic waves when used.
>> These waves can cause disruptions to our nervous system.
>> Therefore if you need to put your mobile phone near you, switch it off
>> first.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH MAKE UP
>> People who sleep with make up might have skin problems in the long run.
>> Sleeping with make up will cause the skin to have difficulty in breathing
>> and problem in perspiring. You will also need a much longer time to go
>> into deep sleep.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH BRA
>> Scientists in America have discovered those that wear bras for more 
>> than12
>> hours have a higher risk of getting breast cancer.
>> So go to bed without it.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH OTHERS' WIFE
You may never wake up again.
 
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Wed Sep  7 13:27:52 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:27:52 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu Dibakar
	KeranaMarahkan Nyamuk
References: <002301c5af7f$03499af0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<001501c5b08a$3a5d36d0$ce10fea9@azman0e9a65d7a>
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Message-ID: <00d401c5b370$99e8b140$36b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Ai, sedih nampaknya.

    Betul tu.  Kita mesti sentiasa berhubung dengan pusat perkhidmatan 
pelanggan mereka.  Kalau boleh, dapatkan alamat e-mail pusat tersebut.  Saya 
akan e-mail mereka dan bertanya tentang penukaran status perkhidmatan 
streamyx secara online.

    Lagi pula, masih line tm net kat tempat saya masih belum selesai lagi. 
Semalam sahaja, dah hampir 10 e-mail saya hantar pada mereka.  Yalah, 
masalah tak boleh selesai.

    Jangan sampai saya hantar surat ke KL sudahlah.  Saya pernah buat benda 
ni kat BSN beberapa tahun yang lalu.  Mereka sampai hantar pegawai tertinggi 
mereka dari KL datang berjumpa saya dan merakamkan segala statement yang 
saya buat.  Dan akhirnya, problem solve.  Semua puas hati.

    Oleh itu, senentiasalah berhubung dengan customer care dia orang.
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mustaffar Talib" <mustaffar at mohr.gov.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:47 AM
Subject: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu Dibakar 
KeranaMarahkan Nyamuk


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Terlebih dahulu maafkan sekiranya terdapat kata-kata saya yang tidak
menyenangkan hati saudara-saudara yang punya harapan tinggi terhadap
perkhidmatan yang diberikan sama ada oleh pihak Telekom Malaysia ataupun
TMNet. Saya bersependapat bahawa kurangnya pengetahuan atau sikap tidak
ambil peduli serta tidak menghormati hak paengguna oleh sebilangan kecil
wargakerja syarikat ini yang membuatkan kita merasa kecewa.  Walau apapun,
hendaknya kita tidak terus melemparkan kata-kata yang kurang enak didengar
terhadap syarikat berkenaan secara keseluruhannya.  Sebagai salah seorang
pengguna, saya juga telah mengalami beberapa masalah dengan syarikat ini
disebabkan sikap segelintir wargakerja syarikat ini dan akhirnya masalah ini
telah dapat diselesaikan dengan kaedah yang baik dan profesional oleh
Syarikat Telekom.  Dalam kita menaruh harapan yang tinggi kepada sesuatu
perkhidmatan yang diberikan, hendaknya kita juga perlu melihat kebaikan yang
telah diberikan kepada kita agar dapat mengimbangi emosi kita seandainya
berlaku sesuatu yang tidak memuaskan hati kita.  Tentunya saluran sedia ada
yang diberi oleh pihak syarikat ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menyelesaikan
apa jua masalah yang timbul.  Janganlah hendaknya marahkan nyamuk kelambu
yang melindungi kita selama ini dibakar.


Sekali lagi maafkan saya sekiranya ada diantara saudara tidak berpuas hati. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 13:43:39 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (khaieong at tm.net.my)
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:43:39 -0700
Subject: [share] YouSendIt Delivery Notification: voicmail.wav
Message-ID: <013a01c5b438$43b08fa0$dbfd1c42@server>

Hello,

You've got a file called "voicmail.wav" (222 KB) from khaieong at tm.net.my waiting for download. khaieong at tm.net.my says:

Teley X-nicolites ini disampaikan oleh saudara Fadzlin Hiezrie.  Muat turun dan dengar.

You can click on the following link to retrieve your file. The link will expire in 7 days and will be available for a limited number of downloads.

Regular link (for all web browsers):
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2GE3PEMXHJKUK0AY84HPNIDTTC

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 11:44:19 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:44:19 +0800
Subject: [share] Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu DibakarKerana
	Marahkan Nyamuk
References: <20050906082802.25530.qmail@web33804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <01d101c5b438$f828f850$935fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

Yes, poket terbakar.  Jadi, mari kita ramai-ramai, kalau ada sikit-sikit 
rosak, hantar mail kat tm net.
Ultraman Blind.
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From: "Mamat" <mad9371 at yahoo.com>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Re: Tukar Status Akaun Streamyx Usah Kelambu 
DibakarKerana Marahkan Nyamuk


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Saudara Mus,  saya bukannya marah tapi nak komen sikitlah.  Sebenarnya 
bukannya marah nyamuk kelambu dibakar tak marahkan sesiapa tapi poket yang 
terbakar rasanya. Hahahahaha! 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 11:54:56 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:54:56 +0800
Subject: [share] Tak tau lah orang kat Tm net ni bodoh kot.
Message-ID: <01d201c5b438$f93a6850$935fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

Salam bahagia rakan sebutaku.

    Alahai, terasa nak tergelak pulak pepagi ni.  Mana tidaknya?  Kenapalah 
orang kat tm net ni.  Tak sekolahkah?

    Lebih kurang jam 9:00 pagi, aku telah menerima suatu panggilan dari 
pihak telekom.  "Hello, telefon rosakkah?"  Suara pemanggil bertanya. 
"Rosak?"  "Mana ada rosak telefon saya?"  "Ni siapa yang buat report?"  Aku 
bertanya kehairanan.

    Aku terdengar bunyi kertas di hujung talian.  "Yang buat report ni, 
staff dari KL."  Suara itu memberitahu lagi.

    "Ha encik, ini bukan telefon yang rosak."  "Tapi, line internet tm net 
yang suka disconnect."  "Bukan telefon yang rosak encik."  "Saya rasa, staff 
ni dah gila."  "Mereka dah beberapa kali suruh saya report kat telekom 
tentang line tm net yang suka disconnect tu."  "Saya taknak buat sebab saya 
tau itu bukan masalah telefon."  Aku bercerita panjang lebar.

    Apabila pihak telekom datang periksa, know problem pun.  Tapi, line tm 
net biasalah suka disconnect.  So, kena hantar e-mail kat mereka lagilah 
nampaknya.

    Itulah ceritanya.
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 12:19:17 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:19:17 +0800
Subject: [share] Seeking testers of JAWS Script Exchange 1.1 beta
Message-ID: <01d301c5b438$fa7fe0a0$935fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower at smart.net>
Today I posted a version that adds another enhancement.  You can use the
"Send To" menu in Windows Explorer or My Computer to load a zip archive
into JSX.  As you may know, Send To is a submenu of the context menu,
invoked with Shift+F10 among other ways.
In JSX, a zip archive is the
starting point of an installation or packaging process.  JSX can use an
existing archive of JAWS scripts.  JSX also helps
you create zip archives containing files or subfolders in the scripts
folder.  JSX determines the appropriate scripts folder based on choices of
JAWS version, language, and whether the current user or all users profile
is desired.  The default scripts folder corresponds to the current user
profile of
the currently running version of JAWS.
Jamal
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Thu Sep  8 14:40:21 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:40:21 +0800
Subject: [share] Tak tau lah orang kat Tm net ni bodoh kot.
References: <01d201c5b438$f93a6850$935fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>
Message-ID: <007f01c5b440$2fe94310$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Ultraman,

I believe your area speed is is a little slow.  Certain modems will drop the
line if the speed goes below a certain speed. I used to experience such
problems when I was working at IGB Plaza and at certain times of the day my
line would always drop. Just an idea but I may not be 100% correct.


Regards,
Moses.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:54 AM
Subject: [share] Tak tau lah orang kat Tm net ni bodoh kot.


> Salam bahagia rakan sebutaku.
>
>     Alahai, terasa nak tergelak pulak pepagi ni.  Mana tidaknya?
Kenapalah
> orang kat tm net ni.  Tak sekolahkah?
>
>     Lebih kurang jam 9:00 pagi, aku telah menerima suatu panggilan dari
> pihak telekom.  "Hello, telefon rosakkah?"  Suara pemanggil bertanya.
> "Rosak?"  "Mana ada rosak telefon saya?"  "Ni siapa yang buat report?"
Aku
> bertanya kehairanan.
>
>     Aku terdengar bunyi kertas di hujung talian.  "Yang buat report ni,
> staff dari KL."  Suara itu memberitahu lagi.
>
>     "Ha encik, ini bukan telefon yang rosak."  "Tapi, line internet tm net
> yang suka disconnect."  "Bukan telefon yang rosak encik."  "Saya rasa,
staff
> ni dah gila."  "Mereka dah beberapa kali suruh saya report kat telekom
> tentang line tm net yang suka disconnect tu."  "Saya taknak buat sebab
saya
> tau itu bukan masalah telefon."  Aku bercerita panjang lebar.
>
>     Apabila pihak telekom datang periksa, know problem pun.  Tapi, line tm
> net biasalah suka disconnect.  So, kena hantar e-mail kat mereka lagilah
> nampaknya.
>
>     Itulah ceritanya.
> Ultraman Blind.
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Thu Sep  8 17:15:49 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 17:15:49 +0800
Subject: [share] Outreach 40 available
Message-ID: <002b01c5b455$e7f4b100$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Dear listers,


If you would like to have a E-copy of the Outreach 40, kindly  find it at http://ncbm.org.my/index.php?id=6

Regards,
Moses.

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 22:29:50 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:29:50 +0800
Subject: [share] The release of Window-Eyes 5.5 Public Beta
Message-ID: <016501c5b485$7872d9d0$12b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Dan Weirich" <dan at gwmicro.com>
Below is the press release that has been sent out to various media,
announcing the release of the public beta of Window-Eyes 5.5.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Dan Weirich
GW Micro, Inc.
Ph. 260-489-3671
FAX 260-489-2608
dan at gwmicro.com
www.gwmicro.com
Public Beta of Window-Eyes 5.5 is Released and Ready for Download
(FORT WAYNE, IN, September 6, 2005) - GW Micro, a leader in
blindness-related Assistive Technology announced the release of the public
beta version of Window-Eyes 5.5, the screen reading software that provides
computer access to those who are blind or visually impaired.  This version
is available immediately from their web site,
http://www.gwmicro.com/beta
.
GW Micro's development efforts have determined that this version provides
the latest features desired by the marketplace.
"Again we've raised the bar," said Doug Geoffray, VP of Product Development
and Support.  "This is the perfect complement to our earlier 5.0 upgrade
where our support of MS Word set the standard for accessibility.  We've
taken many of those same techniques and now set the standard for
accessibility in MS Excel."
GW Micro lists the following new Excel-related features -
- Over 30 New Verbosity options specific to MS Excel.
- New Headers and Totals dialog box makes their definition simple.
- New Monitor Cells dialog box makes it easy to check specific cells.
- Chart navigation using the arrow keys is simple plus you can get even more
information by using the Element Properties dialog box.
- Using the Page Navigation dialog will be very familiar to version 5.0
users that found that feature to be essential when moving around their
document
Other New Features -
- First screen reader to provide Full Support for Mozilla Firefox
- Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Menu Levels
- New layout and function of the Global menu
- Run from the System Tray
- Route to tool tips
- Automatically read Auto completed text in Eudora, Outlook XP or Outlook
Express
- Improved support for various applications such as Sonar, Visual Studio,
Lotus Notes, Instant Messenger 7.5, VISTA
"The new menu levels provide much less confusion for beginners and yet still
maintain their full power for advanced users," says Dan Weirich, VP Sales
and Engineering.  "Likewise, the completely revamped Global Menu helps
shorten the learning curve.  Besides being Rock Solid, Window-Eyes has
always had the reputation of being simpler for new users than other
products.  This new version continues that reputation.  I can imagine
sighted people asking their blind co-workers to help them read a pie chart.
There are more features than can be listed here, so please visit
http://www.gwmicro.com/beta
 to download the free, public beta and read a
list of all the features."
For more information or a Window-Eyes press kit, contact:
Dan Weirich, Ph. 260-489-3671,
dan at gwmicro.com
,
http://www.gwmicro.com
# # #
Dan Weirich
GW Micro, Inc.
www.gwmicro.com
voice 260-489-3671
fax 260-489-2608
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep  8 22:12:04 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:12:04 +0800
Subject: [share] Regarding Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1
Message-ID: <016401c5b485$767905a0$12b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Doug Geoffray" <geoffray at gwmicro.com>
As most of you know we are about to announce the first public beta of our
5.5 release.  The announcement will come a bit later today.  I hope the
Guess What articles have given you a glimpse into the powerful features 5.5
will offer.  I have no doubt in my mind that we have raised the bar
regarding accessibility in Excel just as we have already done with Word in
our 5.0 release.  We have now given blind and visually impaired users a
serious alternative to using Internet Explorer.  We have made some
significant adjustments to help beginning users and in general added
features to help users be more productive while still maintaining the
reputation of being the most stable screen reader available.
Because a screen reader must work with every possible Windows based
computer and every possible combination of software installed on that
computer we are constantly forced to adjust our priorities and objectives
almost on a daily basis.  New versions of applications come out causing new
challenges, and new operating systems like Vista (formerly code named as
Longhorn) require immediate attention.  We are hearing from people who need
support for these things, and we need to be able to provide access sooner
rather than later.
When I look back at our original goals for 5.5 we exceeded in many
areas.  We released 5.0 back on January 19th, and a lot of  things have
happened in the 8 months since then.  Because we have so much currently
packed into 5.5 we felt it was more important at this time to get all this
new functionality into users hands as soon as possible.  That means,
unfortunately, PowerPoint isn't going to make the 5.5 release.  This was a
difficult decision for us to make as we know it is an important
application.  However, we also know that many other things such as Excel
and other features in 5.5 are needed by people today.  To put this off by
another month or two just wasn't acceptable to those that needed it now.
Does this mean we'll never add the same level of support we have done for
Word and Excel to PowerPoint?  Absolutely not.  Anyone saying that is
simply speaking out of frustration and not logic.  PowerPoint is still a
high priority.  In fact, the specifications for PowerPoint have been
written and coding has already started.  But to hold up all the other
features in 5.5 just doesn't make good sense.
When you read the final readme that lists all the changes since 5.0 I
believe you too will agree that 5.5 at $75.00 is by far the best deal for
any upgrade of a screen reader.
So please stay tuned for an announcement a bit later in the day letting you
know where you can download Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1.  You will not be
disappointed.
Regards,
Doug
Doug Geoffray
GW Micro, Inc.
Voice 260-489-3671
Fax 260-489-2608
http://www.gwmicro.com
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep  9 10:47:53 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:47:53 +0800
Subject: [share] Gimme a break, dood!
Message-ID: <1126234073.1962.242510461@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello friends,

Mr. Narayana  Murthy is undoubtedly one of the most famous persons  from
Karnataka, India (Telugu Man).  He is known not just for building the
biggest IT empire in India but  also for his simplicity.  Almost  every
important dignitary visits Infosys
campus.

This is interesting ... A MUST READ for people  working hard   out
there ... an interesting speech delivered by a CEO of a premier IT
company of India
during an employee session with another IT company  in India.

He is incidentally, one  of the top 50 Influencial people of Asia
according to Asiaweek (can't remember which issue/publication) and  also
the new IT Advisor
to the Thailand Prime  Minister.  Read on ...

Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during  Mentor Session:

I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days week, or more.
 
Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are
only temporary.
 
Other people I know have put in these hours for years.

I don't know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are
in the office this long.
 
Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the
workplace.
 
Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the
long term is harmful to the person and to the organization.

There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit.
Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for
potential errors.
 
My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes
caused by fatigue.
 
Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and
energy of others.
 
I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made
after 5 PM on Monday.

Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not
pleasant company.
 
They often complain about other people (who aren't working as hard);
they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry.
 
Other people avoid them.
 
Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people
work together instead of avoiding one another.
 
As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office.

First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves.
 
I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours.
His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group
E-mails with a time-stamp of 2 AM, Sunday.

Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:

1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.

2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.

3) Go home.

4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play
with your kids, etc.

5) Eat well and sleep well.

This is called recreating. Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and enable step 2.

Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts.
They are hard for some of us because that requires  'personal change'.
They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.

In  considering the issue  of overtime, I am reminded of my oldest son.
When he was a toddler, if people were visiting the apartment, he would
not fall asleep no matter how long the visit, and no matter what time of
day it was.

He would fight off sleep until the visitors left. It was as  if he was
afraid that he would miss something.
 
Once our visitors' left, he would go to sleep.
By this time, however, he was over tired and would scream through half
the night with nightmares.

He, my wife, and I, all paid the price for his fear of missing out.

Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they don't want to
miss anything when they leave the office.

The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening.
That is life!!! Things happen 24 hours a day.

Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical.
So, take a nap.
 
Things will happen while you're asleep, but you will have the energy to
catch up when you wake.

Hence "LOVE YOUR JOB BUT  NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY."
Have a great day ahead!!!

"Love your job, but never fall in love with your company because you
never know when company stops loving you."

Narayana Murthy

"Many risks fail because they were not taken in time. Too many risks are
postponed until unnecessarily elaborate preparations are made. This does
not mean that one should say, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
That is foolish and self-destructive ... But don't sit back waiting for
the perfect moment. It almost never comes."

David Viscott, Risking

Aha, don't let a day passed without a laugh ...

  The husband of a pregnant wife was thinking of buying insurance for
  his   unborn baby. So he asked Great Eastern and the agent said,  
  "Don't worry man, we'll provide insurance right from the basket to the
    casket".
  
  The man was impressed but thought that he should probably seek another
    opinion.
  
  He then approached Prudential. The agent replied, "Oh, we have a new  
  insurance policy which can protect your unborn child from the   womb
  right up to the tomb".
  
  The man was stunned but thought that maybe all salesmen like   to
  bullshit and decided to see the agent from AIA. He told the AIA agent 
   what   Prudential and Great Eastern had to offer.
    
  The AIA agent thought for a while, and then said, "Tell you  
  something, we have one that is even better than Prudential and Great  
  Eastern. We'll insure your child from erection to resurrection".

Time's up!  Got to go now.  But before I go, let's remember one thing:
manage ourselves as if we are managing a business.  We can make
mistakes, but we should know -- learn if we don't -- how to avoid making
the same mistakes over and over.  We are human beings, my friends, human
beings ...

Thank you.

Warmest regards,
Fadzlin

-- 
http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  9 12:21:48 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:21:48 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa yang 
dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.

    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


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Dear friends,

I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her, she is
partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating, she
wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus for
their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved around,
holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed to
spend about an hour chatting with her.

She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up, even
if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.

Regards,
Moses. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  9 12:22:48 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:22:48 +0800
Subject: [share] Fw: 5 DON'TS when you are sleeping
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Boleh tak lain kali tolong clean the e-mail before forward?
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stainless Stylus" <zahashim at streamyx.com>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:44 PM
Subject: [share] Fw: 5 DON'TS when you are sleeping


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salmi Othman"


 DON'T SLEEP WITH WATCH
>> Watches can emit a certain level of radioactivity. Though small, but if
>> you wear your watch to bed for a long time, it might have adverse effects
>> on your health.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH PHONE
>> Putting the phone beside your bed or anywhere near you is not encouraged.
>> Though some of us will use phones as alarm clocks, but please put the
>> phone as far as possible. Scientists have proved that electrical items
>> including mobile phone and television sets emit magnetic waves when used.
>> These waves can cause disruptions to our nervous system.
>> Therefore if you need to put your mobile phone near you, switch it off
>> first.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH MAKE UP
>> People who sleep with make up might have skin problems in the long run.
>> Sleeping with make up will cause the skin to have difficulty in breathing
>> and problem in perspiring. You will also need a much longer time to go
>> into deep sleep.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH BRA
>> Scientists in America have discovered those that wear bras for more
>> than12
>> hours have a higher risk of getting breast cancer.
>> So go to bed without it.
>>
>> DON'T SLEEP WITH OTHERS' WIFE
You may never wake up again.





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From zahashim at streamyx.com  Fri Sep  9 14:00:11 2005
From: zahashim at streamyx.com (Stainless Stylus)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:00:11 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>
Message-ID: <006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>

Saya rasa, ini bukan soal tak setia atau tak patriotik.  Ini lebih kepada 
survival.  Sebagai seorang oku, kita tahu apa yang sedang berlaku di 
sekeliling kita.  Hidup perlu diteruskan.  Kalau kita sudah payah untuk 
mendapat sesuap nasi di tempat sendiri, terpakslah kita mencari di tempat 
lain.  Agak keterlaluan rasanya untuk menuduh seseorang itu tidak patriotik 
hanya kerana dia mencari rezeki di negara lain!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa yang
> dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.
>
>    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
> Ultraman Blind.
> http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
> komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
> http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
> http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>
>
> ***********************
> This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
> ***********************
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
> I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
> graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her, she 
> is
> partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating, she
> wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
> accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus for
> their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved 
> around,
> holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed to
> spend about an hour chatting with her.
>
> She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up, 
> even
> if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.
>
> Regards,
> Moses.
>
> _______________________________________________
> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> share mailing list
> share at ncbm.org.my
> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>
>
>
> NOTE!!!
> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals 
> and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this 
> discussion group.
>
>
> 



From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep  9 17:36:27 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 17:36:27 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf><008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng><022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>
Message-ID: <001801c5b521$f40406e0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Hello Zahari,
I think the discussion is out of  point. The reason why I commented was I
really wanted readers to understand why she wrote in. She feels that the
media should not have highlighted that fact about the winner of the
Singapore superstar is a blind person. At the same time, I was trying to
explain why she is sensitive to the word blind.

On the other hand, I wanted all of you to know and to realise that there is
plenty of prejudice, she wrote a book but the malaysian education did not
accept but Singapore took it on. Do you think that her book was not up to
standard?  I don't think so. I am sure that one of the reason was because of
her disability.n

Now, let us now look at the malaysian environment. I am sure there are many
blind people who can sing, but few of them are accepted as entertainers.
Even Alfred, wants to have a singing career faces many challenges and is
quite often not given the chance.

So, do not argue about if she is loyal.  It should be; are we given the
opportunity to contrebute  to the development of the country? What else can
we as the disable do  to create better opportunities

Regards,

Moses.

for our fellow blind?



----- Original Message -----
From: "Stainless Stylus" <zahashim at streamyx.com>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> Saya rasa, ini bukan soal tak setia atau tak patriotik.  Ini lebih kepada
> survival.  Sebagai seorang oku, kita tahu apa yang sedang berlaku di
> sekeliling kita.  Hidup perlu diteruskan.  Kalau kita sudah payah untuk
> mendapat sesuap nasi di tempat sendiri, terpakslah kita mencari di tempat
> lain.  Agak keterlaluan rasanya untuk menuduh seseorang itu tidak
patriotik
> hanya kerana dia mencari rezeki di negara lain!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>
>
> > Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa
yang
> > dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.
> >
> >    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
> > Ultraman Blind.
> > http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
> > komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
> > http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
> > http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
> > To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
> >
> >
> > ***********************
> > This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
> > ***********************
> >
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
> > graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her,
she
> > is
> > partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating,
she
> > wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
> > accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus for
> > their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved
> > around,
> > holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed to
> > spend about an hour chatting with her.
> >
> > She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up,
> > even
> > if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Moses.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> > share mailing list
> > share at ncbm.org.my
> > http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> > Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
> >
> >
> >
> > NOTE!!!
> > All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
> > discussion group.
> >
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> share mailing list
> share at ncbm.org.my
> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>
>
>
> NOTE!!!
> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
discussion group.
>
>
>




From shiha at myjaring.net  Fri Sep  9 19:00:11 2005
From: shiha at myjaring.net (Shimah)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:00:11 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf><008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng><022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf><006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>
	<001801c5b521$f40406e0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <028501c5b52d$ab2a9ea0$287b063d@jun40827984317>

What happened to her brother Kun Kee?  He was my junior in U.M., a law 
student and also a partially sighted?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> Hello Zahari,
> I think the discussion is out of  point. The reason why I commented was I
> really wanted readers to understand why she wrote in. She feels that the
> media should not have highlighted that fact about the winner of the
> Singapore superstar is a blind person. At the same time, I was trying to
> explain why she is sensitive to the word blind.
>
> On the other hand, I wanted all of you to know and to realise that there 
> is
> plenty of prejudice, she wrote a book but the malaysian education did not
> accept but Singapore took it on. Do you think that her book was not up to
> standard?  I don't think so. I am sure that one of the reason was because 
> of
> her disability.n
>
> Now, let us now look at the malaysian environment. I am sure there are 
> many
> blind people who can sing, but few of them are accepted as entertainers.
> Even Alfred, wants to have a singing career faces many challenges and is
> quite often not given the chance.
>
> So, do not argue about if she is loyal.  It should be; are we given the
> opportunity to contrebute  to the development of the country? What else 
> can
> we as the disable do  to create better opportunities
>
> Regards,
>
> Moses.
>
> for our fellow blind?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stainless Stylus" <zahashim at streamyx.com>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>
>
>> Saya rasa, ini bukan soal tak setia atau tak patriotik.  Ini lebih kepada
>> survival.  Sebagai seorang oku, kita tahu apa yang sedang berlaku di
>> sekeliling kita.  Hidup perlu diteruskan.  Kalau kita sudah payah untuk
>> mendapat sesuap nasi di tempat sendiri, terpakslah kita mencari di tempat
>> lain.  Agak keterlaluan rasanya untuk menuduh seseorang itu tidak
> patriotik
>> hanya kerana dia mencari rezeki di negara lain!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
>> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>>
>>
>> > Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa
> yang
>> > dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.
>> >
>> >    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
>> > Ultraman Blind.
>> > http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
>> > komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
>> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
>> > http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
>> > http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
>> > To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>> >
>> >
>> > ***********************
>> > This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
>> > ***********************
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear friends,
>> >
>> > I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
>> > graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her,
> she
>> > is
>> > partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating,
> she
>> > wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
>> > accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus 
>> > for
>> > their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved
>> > around,
>> > holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed 
>> > to
>> > spend about an hour chatting with her.
>> >
>> > She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up,
>> > even
>> > if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Moses.
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > To post a message to the group, send mail to:
>> > share mailing list
>> > share at ncbm.org.my
>> > http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
>> > Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > NOTE!!!
>> > All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
>> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of 
>> > this
>> > discussion group.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
>> share mailing list
>> share at ncbm.org.my
>> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
>> Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>>
>>
>>
>> NOTE!!!
>> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
> and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
> discussion group.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> share mailing list
> share at ncbm.org.my
> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>
>
>
> NOTE!!!
> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals 
> and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this 
> discussion group.
>
>
> 



From brohier at pc.jaring.my  Fri Sep  9 20:11:48 2005
From: brohier at pc.jaring.my (Brohier)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:11:48 +0800
Subject: [share] Fwd: FW: [efareport] 60 weeks to celebrate 60 years of
 UNESCO
 - Week 1 (5 - 9 September 2005): Celebrating EDUCATION FOR ALL
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep  9 23:11:58 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 23:11:58 +0800
Subject: [share] The Ultimate USB Key
Message-ID: <021301c5b554$6384b910$425fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

[
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1846805,00.asp
]
USB thumb drives have shown themselves to be a superior alternative to other 
portable
media such as diskettes and writable optical discs. They're smaller and can 
hold
tons of data, and most current operating systems recognize them without 
needing any
special drivers. We've seen 1GB drives for under $100, and drives with 
smaller capacities
start at under $20.
Most people don't realize that these drives can also carry enough 
applications to
serve as a personal office on the road, and can even contain a complete 
bootable
operating system to provide total security when you are computing away from 
home.
There are plenty of reasons to carry applications or an operating system on 
your
USB drive: You'll have your e-mail and instant messaging accounts, Internet 
bookmarks,
log-on passwords, and even document templates instantly available on any 
computer
you find in a hotel's computer center, a home, or an office that you might 
visit.
You can also be certain that your settings will stay on your USB drive and 
won't
be stored in the browser cache or anywhere else on a remote machine. Here's 
what
we put on our ultimate USB drive; the programs are free for personal use, 
unless
noted. Most of the apps we describe can run entirely from the USB drive 
without installation.
~
more
--
Posted by Faizal to
RANDOMNESS
 at 9/06/2005 10:00:00 PM
--
http://fullfilth.blogspot.com
feel free to visit my blog and leave a comment there.
"In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our 
thoughts and
feelings."
Professional use Gmail. Mail me if you want a Gmail invite.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From zahashim at streamyx.com  Sat Sep 10 01:05:07 2005
From: zahashim at streamyx.com (Stainless Stylus)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:05:07 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>
	<001801c5b521$f40406e0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <005701c5b560$a17c6860$b1ae5fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>

That is the point I was trying to highlight.  It was Ultraman who responded 
and mentioned about she being disloyal and unpatriotic.  To me, this has 
nothing to do with it.  Its more about survival.  If she can't make a living 
here, I guess she has to go somewhere friendlier and more accomodative.  But 
that doesn't mean those who migrated is disloyal and unpatriotic.  I hope 
Ultraman got the gist of what we are discussing and not come up with such 
statements like what he wrote in his response to this subject earlier.

Thank you.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> Hello Zahari,
> I think the discussion is out of  point. The reason why I commented was I
> really wanted readers to understand why she wrote in. She feels that the
> media should not have highlighted that fact about the winner of the
> Singapore superstar is a blind person. At the same time, I was trying to
> explain why she is sensitive to the word blind.
>
> On the other hand, I wanted all of you to know and to realise that there 
> is
> plenty of prejudice, she wrote a book but the malaysian education did not
> accept but Singapore took it on. Do you think that her book was not up to
> standard?  I don't think so. I am sure that one of the reason was because 
> of
> her disability.n
>
> Now, let us now look at the malaysian environment. I am sure there are 
> many
> blind people who can sing, but few of them are accepted as entertainers.
> Even Alfred, wants to have a singing career faces many challenges and is
> quite often not given the chance.
>
> So, do not argue about if she is loyal.  It should be; are we given the
> opportunity to contrebute  to the development of the country? What else 
> can
> we as the disable do  to create better opportunities
>
> Regards,
>
> Moses.
>
> for our fellow blind?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stainless Stylus" <zahashim at streamyx.com>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>
>
>> Saya rasa, ini bukan soal tak setia atau tak patriotik.  Ini lebih kepada
>> survival.  Sebagai seorang oku, kita tahu apa yang sedang berlaku di
>> sekeliling kita.  Hidup perlu diteruskan.  Kalau kita sudah payah untuk
>> mendapat sesuap nasi di tempat sendiri, terpakslah kita mencari di tempat
>> lain.  Agak keterlaluan rasanya untuk menuduh seseorang itu tidak
> patriotik
>> hanya kerana dia mencari rezeki di negara lain!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
>> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>>
>>
>> > Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa
> yang
>> > dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.
>> >
>> >    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
>> > Ultraman Blind.
>> > http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
>> > komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
>> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
>> > http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
>> > http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
>> > To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>> >
>> >
>> > ***********************
>> > This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
>> > ***********************
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear friends,
>> >
>> > I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
>> > graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her,
> she
>> > is
>> > partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After graduating,
> she
>> > wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did not
>> > accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus 
>> > for
>> > their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved
>> > around,
>> > holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed 
>> > to
>> > spend about an hour chatting with her.
>> >
>> > She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give up,
>> > even
>> > if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Moses.
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > To post a message to the group, send mail to:
>> > share mailing list
>> > share at ncbm.org.my
>> > http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
>> > Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > NOTE!!!
>> > All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
>> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of 
>> > this
>> > discussion group.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
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>> share at ncbm.org.my
>> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
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>>
>>
>>
>> NOTE!!!
>> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
> and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
> discussion group.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> share mailing list
> share at ncbm.org.my
> http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
>
>
>
> NOTE!!!
> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals 
> and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this 
> discussion group.
>
> 



From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Sat Sep 10 09:35:39 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:35:39 +0800
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf><008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng><022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf><006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9><001801c5b521$f40406e0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<028501c5b52d$ab2a9ea0$287b063d@jun40827984317>
Message-ID: <00b301c5b5a7$f38c47f0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Hello,
So you know them. I think he is doing very well,

Regards,
Moses.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shimah" <shiha at myjaring.net>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?


> What happened to her brother Kun Kee?  He was my junior in U.M., a law
> student and also a partially sighted?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
>
>
> > Hello Zahari,
> > I think the discussion is out of  point. The reason why I commented was
I
> > really wanted readers to understand why she wrote in. She feels that the
> > media should not have highlighted that fact about the winner of the
> > Singapore superstar is a blind person. At the same time, I was trying to
> > explain why she is sensitive to the word blind.
> >
> > On the other hand, I wanted all of you to know and to realise that there
> > is
> > plenty of prejudice, she wrote a book but the malaysian education did
not
> > accept but Singapore took it on. Do you think that her book was not up
to
> > standard?  I don't think so. I am sure that one of the reason was
because
> > of
> > her disability.n
> >
> > Now, let us now look at the malaysian environment. I am sure there are
> > many
> > blind people who can sing, but few of them are accepted as entertainers.
> > Even Alfred, wants to have a singing career faces many challenges and is
> > quite often not given the chance.
> >
> > So, do not argue about if she is loyal.  It should be; are we given the
> > opportunity to contrebute  to the development of the country? What else
> > can
> > we as the disable do  to create better opportunities
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Moses.
> >
> > for our fellow blind?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stainless Stylus" <zahashim at streamyx.com>
> > To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
> >
> >
> >> Saya rasa, ini bukan soal tak setia atau tak patriotik.  Ini lebih
kepada
> >> survival.  Sebagai seorang oku, kita tahu apa yang sedang berlaku di
> >> sekeliling kita.  Hidup perlu diteruskan.  Kalau kita sudah payah untuk
> >> mendapat sesuap nasi di tempat sendiri, terpakslah kita mencari di
tempat
> >> lain.  Agak keterlaluan rasanya untuk menuduh seseorang itu tidak
> > patriotik
> >> hanya kerana dia mencari rezeki di negara lain!
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
> >> To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> >> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:21 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
> >>
> >>
> >> > Yes, dia hebat.  Sanggup berhijrah ke negara orang untuk mencapai apa
> > yang
> >> > dia kehendaki dan mengubah hidupnya.
> >> >
> >> >    Tapi bagi saya, dia seorang yang tak setia dan tak patriotik.
> >> > Ultraman Blind.
> >> > http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
> >> > komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> >> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
> >> > http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74
> >> > http://planet.time.net.my/centralmarket/taikhaieong
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
> >> > To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:44 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with
disabilities?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ***********************
> >> > This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
> >> > ***********************
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Dear friends,
> >> >
> >> > I wish to add here that Gan Meng Meng was originally from Malaysia, a
> >> > graduate of University Malaya.  For those of you who do not know her,
> > she
> >> > is
> >> > partially sighted but did all of her work in print.  After
graduating,
> > she
> >> > wrote a book mathematics book.  The malaysian education system did
not
> >> > accept her book but the Singapore government  used it as the sylabus
> >> > for
> >> > their secondary-1. She has since been given PR status and has moved
> >> > around,
> >> > holding several jobs. The last time that I was in Singapore I managed
> >> > to
> >> > spend about an hour chatting with her.
> >> >
> >> > She is a good  example of someone with disability who will not give
up,
> >> > even
> >> > if she has to look for opportunities  at a neighbouring land.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Moses.
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > To post a message to the group, send mail to:
> >> > share mailing list
> >> > share at ncbm.org.my
> >> > http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
> >> > Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > NOTE!!!
> >> > All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of
individuals
> >> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of
> >> > this
> >> > discussion group.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> To post a message to the group, send mail to:
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> NOTE!!!
> >> All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
> > discussion group.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > To post a message to the group, send mail to:
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> >
> >
> >
> > NOTE!!!
> > All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
> > and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
> > discussion group.
> >
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> NOTE!!!
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and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of this
discussion group.
>
>
>




From ngchristine at mab.org.my  Fri Sep  9 15:44:49 2005
From: ngchristine at mab.org.my (Christine Ng Lai)
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:44:49 +0800
Subject: [share] TELEY MAB 137
Message-ID: <002201c5b512$b897ebd0$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>

TELEY MAB NO. 137

Tel: 03-22722687

 

For the week beginning Sunday, 11th September 2005

 

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

 

The announcements for this week are about the two job vacancies which are immediately available.

 

Announcement 1:  MAB Shop At Time Square

 

Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) has a shop lot in Time Square Shopping Mall, Bukit Bintang.  It is at Lot No. 22 on the second floor.  At this Shop, there are handicrafts made by the blind for sale.  Customers can also get foot massage from the blind reflexologists stationed there.  

 

The Shop has a vacancy for a sales assistant.  The working hours are from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. for the first shift, and for the second shift from 3.00 to 10.00 p.m.  

 

Applicants are invited to come for a walk-in interview at Kompleks MAB in Brickfields.  For more information, please contact Encik Fairuz or Mrs. Goh at Tel: 22722677 Extensions 20 or 29 respectively.  

 

Announcement 2: Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital

 

MAB now operates the canteen at Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital in Petaling Jaya.  The Canteen has a vacancy in the Patient & Customer Service.  

 

The requirements are as follows--female only; experienced in handling food and beverages; pleasant and prepared to work for long hours. 



For more information, please contact Cik Saerah or Mrs. Goh at Tel: 22722677 Extensions 57 or 29 respectively.  

 

In closing, here is the quote for this week:"Real love puts actions to good intentions".

 

Best regards,

Christine Ng

MAB Librarian

Malaysian Association for the Blind,

Kompleks MAB,

Jalan Tebing,

Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4,

Brickfields,

50470 Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia.

 
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From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Sat Sep 10 12:36:35 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:36:35 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
Message-ID: <001301c5b5c1$707f1760$ce0318d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Hi Friends,

Thought of sharing these information with whoever that is interested to stop 
receiving or stop subscription to any of the sms centre number which you 
have been receiving regardless of whether if it's charged or not.

33808 - Call this number and you could unsubscribe via the I.V.R. 
03-74944832 03-74944835

32882 or 33882 - Call this number for assistant:  03-21679693 or you can 
just type: OUT (all capital) and send it to the centre number to completely 
stop receiving any sms all together.

23131 - Type: JOM OFF (all capital) to stop receiving charged JOM messages 
by CELCOM.

21133 - Type: JOKES OFF to stop charged jokes from this centre or to stop 
all messages from this centre, type: STOP ALL (all capital)


Hopefully it will help some of you guys out there who have been haunted by 
SMS charges or those who are totally blind who are tired of receiving SMS 
and having to ask people to read to them.

Regards,
B.K. Tan.




From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sat Sep 10 11:51:57 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:51:57 +0800
Subject: [share] DVD-Only Distribution Planned for Exchange 12: IncludedText
 to speech engines main reason
Message-ID: <024401c5b5c5$a3f8e630$53926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

ENT Magazine
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
DVD-Only Distribution Planned for Exchange 12: Included Text to speech 
engines main
reason
By Scott Bekker
The distribution media for Exchange 12 will be exclusively DVD, Microsoft 
announced
in a blog posting Tuesday.
"Exchange will likely be one of the first products to make the switch to 
only DVD,
but we aren't doing this without good reason and without carefully weighing 
the pros
and cons," KC Lemson, a program manager with the Exchange Server team, wrote 
on the
Exchange blog.
The main reason to switch to DVD is the massive text-to-speech engines 
required for
unified messaging, which is a key new feature of Exchange 12. "These engines 
will
allow you to call up your server on your phone and have it read your e-mail 
and appointments
over the phone to you," Lemson wrote. "We estimate that the final size of 
each language
of these engines . will be around a couple hundred megs and we are working 
on including
as many languages as we can."
A standard CD-ROM can hold about 650-700 MB of data. A single-layer DVD can 
hold
about seven times as much data as a standard CD-ROM.
Microsoft is announcing the DVD requirement more than a year in advance to 
give customers
time to ensure they have a DVD drive available for installing Exchange 12 or 
for
copying the file to a network share.
According to Lemson's blog posting, Microsoft took feedback over the blog 
and through
other channels. Customers told Microsoft they rarely install from media, 
Lemson said:
"We heard time and time again that a common practice is to copy the data 
from the
media onto a network share from a desktop machine, and install each of the 
servers
over the network . [E]ven today it's very difficult to find an organization 
without
a single DVD drive on a machine hooked up to the network that could perform 
this
one-time operation."
You can contact Scott about "DVD-Only Distribution Planned for Exchange 12" 
at
sbekker at redmondmag.com
.
http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=6902
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sat Sep 10 11:58:22 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:58:22 +0800
Subject: [share] Better accessibility for all
Message-ID: <024501c5b5c5$a5246de0$53926acb@userb9e9355ddf>

IT-Analysis.com
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Better accessibility for all
By Peter Abrahams
When I travel to the airport by public transport with my little wheelie 
suitcase
trotting behind me, I am always grateful for the drop pavements, the 
continuous pavements,
and for lifts at the stations - all of which have been installed in the last 
few
years. Of course, these facilities have been installed to increase mobility 
for the
disabled and not for my benefit. However, these improvements have made as 
big an
impact on the elderly, the pram pushing mothers, and the suitcase dragging 
tourists
as they have to the disabled in wheel chairs. In the next few years a 
similar scenario
is going to play itself out on the web.
IBM recently announced that it is contributing software to the Mozilla 
Foundation's
Firefox Web browser to make it easier for more users - including those with 
visual
and motor impairments - to access and navigate the Web.
In addition to contributing code that will make it possible for Web pages to 
be automatically
narrated or magnified, and to be better navigated with keystrokes rather 
than mouse
clicks, IBM is contributing Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML) 
accessibility
technology to the upcoming Firefox Version 1.5. This will allow software 
developers
to build accessible and navigable 'Rich Internet Applications' (RIAs) - a 
new class
of applications that are particularly visual and interactive. DHTML will 
also allow
users to efficiently navigate content more easily using keystrokes rather 
than a
mouse.
This is being done in support of ongoing work at the World Wide Web 
Consortium (W3C)
Web Accessibility Initiative, and as part of IBM's commitment to open 
standards and
Open Source.
I was given a demonstration of this technology and I could see and hear how 
good
it is. The demonstration showed a tree structure and a spreadsheet-type 
application,
both of which can be navigated around without using a mouse. This is 
obviously essential
for the blind, who find mice of no practical use, but also is a great 
benefit for
people who find controlling a mouse difficult, for example, those suffering 
from
repetitive strain injuries (RSI) who prefer not to use a mouse; in fact they 
would
prefer to use voice activation and not use the keyboard either.
The IBM extensions enable the screen readers to give much clearer 
descriptions of
what is going on. So for example, when traversing a tree structure the 
reader announces
information such as:
How deep you are in the tree
How many nodes are at that level
If a folder is open or closed
This has been receiving rapturous reviews from the blind volunteers who have 
been
testing it.
The work that IBM is doing to extend Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is obviously 
primarily
to help the disabled. But even able-bodied people prefer to use the keyboard 
rather
than the mouse for some applications; for example, just consider a 
spreadsheet where
you could not use the arrow keys or tab buttons to navigate around the sheet 
but
had to use the mouse to highlight any cell!
Also, power users very often use the keyboard because it is faster and 
easier to
use. I have just discovered how to navigate Windows Explorer using the 
keyboard and
find it to be very neat and fast; to try it, go to explorer and play with 
back and
forward tab, up and down and left and right cursor keys, then type a letter 
to move
to a file or folder. I would not use it all the time but for complex folder 
structures
that I use on a regular basis it is very appealing.
So once IBM has got these new features working in Firefox 1.5 then I suspect 
that
the biggest beneficiaries will be Jo Average.
I have only mentioned Firefox up to now but this functionality will also 
work with
Internet Explorer - except if you need to use a screen reader or similar 
assistive
technology.
So should developers be looking at this technology yet? It looks as if 
adding this
level of accessibility to websites will make them very attractive and 
therefore developers
should be moving in that direction. Firefox 1.5, which supports this new 
function,
is due for release this month so now is the time to start thinking about it.
I only have one proviso; although the technology is soon to be available in 
the browser,
the tools for simpler authoring will take a bit longer. This technology is 
complex
and it will only really be able to take off when there are good authoring 
tools to
hide all the complexity from the average web designer.
There are a number of projects to provide authoring functionality so I would 
suggest
late 2005 and early 2006 is the time for playing with the new technology, to 
understand
its potential, and then start moving into production in mid to late 2006.
http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=12885&SESSID=f063531867627d0169b00659db72dc2d
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From ajong321 at streamyx.com  Sat Sep 10 17:38:14 2005
From: ajong321 at streamyx.com (Geremy Ajong Sidim)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:38:14 -0700
Subject: [share] Why 'blind' phrases for people with disabilities?
References: <027b01c5b2f6$4f97e220$82926acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<008a01c5b345$49d6b3d0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
	<022601c5b4fb$41cca9d0$afc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>
	<006901c5b503$be75fce0$4da15fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>
	<001801c5b521$f40406e0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <009c01c5b5eb$5df49820$8000a8c0@00pwgpyxrnb4z2v>

Hellow there!

I find what Ultraman remarked is totally out of context. The remark made is gravely insidious. This is nothing to do with "sincerity" and "patriotic" because firstly she did not act orsay anything disreputable to Malaysia. We are living in a democratic country and therefore she is free to choose a greener pastures in order to survive. Secondly, she had not been given opportunity by recognising her talent and inteligence due to prejudice and therefore what do we expect her to do? The handicaps are constantly facing uphill task and therefore please the least we could do is to sympathise with her though she did not expect for it. Alfred Ho is talented not only in singing but he is also talented to be a d.j. but he had been turned down many times. If in the Western countries there are many blind dj's, why not blinds in Malaysia. Please do not now start to say that I am not sincere or patriotic because I make some remarks. We must be very practical in whatever we do. Where it is due, we have to be protective towards the handicaps. If we cannot protect and speak for the handicaps, who would do it? In United States many years ago, the blind people had to fight hard for their rights and even came to the extent of quarreling with the government. Do we regard this as being insincere and not patriotic? If not because of the hard struggle with the government, they would have not legislated their rights. First of all, I think we must not be less sincere and patriotic to the handicaps if we want to be sincere and patriotic to Malaysia because handicaps are Malaysians and Malaysia is for Malaysians. Thank you.

Regards,

Ajong Sidim

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep 11 20:57:37 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:57:37 +0800
Subject: [share] After Katrina: Rox's story
Message-ID: <025501c5b6db$af9fb6a0$2c5fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

BBC Ouch! (UK)
Thursday, September 08, 2005
After Katrina: Rox's story
31 year-old Roxanne Homstad (Rox'e) was forced out of her home in New 
Orleans to
avoid the devastating effects of hurricane Katrina last weekend. Her 
husband, 4 service
dogs (one retired), clothing, posessions and important computer gear had to 
leave
town within hours ... not so easy if you're blind, hearing impaired, and 
can't drive
a car.
Now safe in a long-stay motel out of the affected area, Rox'e spoke to 
Ouch's Damon
Rose yesterday about her feelings, the difficulties disabled people have 
leaving
town during hurricanes, and how the web and access technology is helping her 
now
she's homeless.
Listen to the interview with Rox'e (14 mins 11 sec - RealPlayer required) or 
read
the below transcript.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news/audio/rox_neworleans1.ram
Q: You were living in New Orleans until recently ...
Rox'e: I was, I was living in New Orleans in the heart of uptown, which is 
kind of
by Tulane and Loyola universities, right by the river. I was about a block 
away from
the levy ... not the one that broke. I worked as a Braille and daily living 
skills
instructor at the Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans.
Q: Until the Saturday (27th August)
ROx'e: Until last Saturday, that's right.
Q: So can you tell us what happened exactly. There were some events leading 
up to
that, your service dog wasn't very well and then a couple of days later you 
heard
about the hurricane
Rox'e: Well my retired service dog Bristol is 8. She had a lump on her side 
that
needed to be removed. The surgery went fine and that Saturday morning we 
woke up
and my husband had a client to see. The client called my husband and said I 
can't
meet with you because this big storm is coming. He's got a little child, he 
wanted
to make sure she got out of there ya know, as soon as he could, to keep her 
safe.
My husband and I had always stayed. We stayed for Ivan, though I was 
out-of-town
for Cindy and Dennis because I was at a conference but we always stay. We 
kinda looked
at each other and said, well, let's just stay. I tended to agree with him 
and then
I thought about Bristol my dog and I said ya know I have some pretty serious 
concerns
if we don't have any power and we have no way to heat her.  In the past 
we've always
put her - cos she's a Golden Retriever, she's very furry - we've put her in 
the tub
and wetted her down to keep her cool but we couldn't do that because of her 
stitches
and her incision. And so I said we need to go because I don't want Bris in 
this situation
[we need air conditioning for her] and I don't want us as a family to be 
separated
because we were separated during Cindy and Dennis, and I remember how 
terrifying
that was for everyone ... for me being away from home and my husband having 
to deal
with everything himself. So we made the decision to leave.
Q: Give us a bit of background on hurricanes. Am I right in thinking that 
normally
they are used as an excuse for a party?
Rox'e: Hurricane parties, sure! Bring out the booze. I've seen people drop 
500 bucks
at [the liquor store] on booze. They're gonna just party. And actually when 
we were
going out of town we had people calling us up and saying, "hey man, you 
gonna come
over to my hurricane party, we're gonna get loaded," and whatever. And part 
of me
was, like, bummer. I'm bummed, this sucks, I wanna stay and have fun. But 
New Orleans
has typically been a hurricane party town, especially in the French Quarter.
Q: So Saturday came and you made the decision.
Rox'e: We made the decision to leave and we didn't have any money because 
I'd paid
for Bristol's surgery, etc etc. My parents called and they were in a dither, 
they
were all very upset and wanted us to leave. So they agreed to pay for our 
train ticket
out of New Orleans. I called Amtrak and said what trains do you have 
leaving. They
said the last train they have leaving New Orleans is a train going north to 
Chicago.
I said I really didn't want to go to Chicago, ya know, so what are your 
stops along
the way. She read me the stops and said well we drive through Mississippi, 
Jackson,
Yazoo City then to Memphis Tennessee. So I said there's no sense getting on 
a train
and just driving to Mississippi, we're gonna go all the way to Tennessee and 
that
way we know that we're safe.
So that's how we ended up picking Memphis just because it was the first 
place we
could get out safely. Then I called hotels.com and said I need a place 
that's close
to the station and isn't going to break the bank. And there was a very 
sleazy motel,
um, quite scary, by the train station where we stayed.
Once that was all taken care of and the phone calls taken care of and the 
tickets
were purchased, we started packing and our priority of course was the dogs, 
their
supplies and food and medications for Bristol. We have four dogs in all. 
Then we
had to do laundry and we didn't have very much time.
Q: Are the other 3 dogs, service dogs?
Rox'e: Yes, my husband has one, Roody, and I have two that take turns 
working, Gracie
and Millie. I called the train and they made a special circumstance for my 
dogs to
both come with me because of the hurricane. In addition to being blind I 
have M?ni?re's
disease which is a chronic and progressive hearing loss, and also gives you 
extreme
vertigo and dizziness and you can't really walk very well. So my dogs do a 
number
of tasks for me, and I have two so I don't have to make one work all the 
time.
Q: So you're bedded down in the hotel. Who else is there with you?
Rox:'e Well my friends Lin and Bob were there, and then it was jus my 
husband Bob
and a ton of dogs and other refugees from New Orleans.
Q: I've been reading your blog and you kept track of the hurricane on CNN. 
When did
it break and what was your TV telling you?
Rox'e: We stayed up all night, Sunday night into Monday morning, and watched 
[Katrina]
come in. And it was .. it was just strange because I'm safe and comfortable 
and obviously
very well but I left in such a mad rush that I didn't get to call any of my 
clients.
And in fact the last person I spoke with before I left was a client of mine 
and she's
deaf and blind. I called her right before I left and said I'm leaving to go 
to Memphis,
here's my phone number and she said she had no one to come and get her.
And it's just haunting ya know, because I wonder if she's OK and if she's 
alive and
if someone came to get her. When I watched the destruction on TV I thought 
of all
the people I left behind and that I never got to say goodbye to and, I 
dunno, I feel
like refugees that you read about in World War II, families torn apart and 
having
to go into hiding, etc. That's kind of how I feel.
Q: A lot of people left behind in New Orleans and Louisiana were poorer 
people and
presumably that's going to include a lot of disabled people?
Rox'e: Yes. A lot of minorities, poorer people, families, children, the 
elderly,
and many of them my clients, I'm sure, that I've left behind. It's a very 
hopeless
feeling.
Q: You were talking about your clients on your blog. Have you managed to get 
in touch
with many of them?
Rox'e: No. I found one today. I was looking at the Red Cross database and I 
saw the
name of one of them and he was missing. It gave a number for where his 
daughter was
and I called this morning and he's alive and he's safe. And I was really 
worried
for him because he's deafblind as well.
Of course now the cell phone towers are down in New Orleans, no one can get 
hold
of anyone. I barely just talked to my boss today, I talked to her for the 
first time
in a week today. And she hadn't been able to contact me and she was so 
worried, ya
know, everybody's just so worried.
Q: And your client. We're hearing a lot about the Astrodome and the kinds of 
places
people are taking refuge. Was he in there?
Rox'e: No. He was in a nursing home in Louisiana.
Q: And are disabled people getting special attention or provision, do you 
know?
Rox'e: I don't. I know they're trying to meet the medical needs of diabetics 
and
people with heart conditions etc, but I don't know if people with visual 
impairments
or how the interpreter services are going for those who are deaf or hard of 
hearing.
Q: And what's it like for a visually impaired person or disabled person when 
a hurricane
is going on?
Rox'e: If you're a person with a disability and you want to get out - you 
get out
early because you're not going to be able to get out. If you wait until last 
minute,
that's when every able-bodied person is getting out and their cars are full 
with
their family and friends. They can't help you.
All the trains and buses and flights have stopped running and so if you wait 
until
everybody else is going, you're not going to be able to be evacuated. As 
Americans
I think we're big 'last minute' people. We wait and wait and wait and wait 
and watch
and then we believe it's the time for action now and it's rush rush rush. 
That's
the way people are. They waited until last minute and then they're so 
concerned about
getting themselves out of the city that people with disabilities are going 
to get
left behind.
So if you are a person with a disability, it's smart to get out first when 
the trains
are still running and people are calm and are thinking that they might like 
to help
you get to the train station or what have you, it's the smartest thing to 
get out
first.
Q: And if you're disabled, the one important thing you want in life is 
stability,
and you've lost your home.
Rox'e: Yeah. And not only that but I'm in a city where I've never been 
before, surrounded
by people I don't know, and it's a very good thing that I had such good 
training,
good 'blind person training' in the fundamental skills of blindness: 
orientation
and mobility, how to get from one place to another safely and effectively, 
how to
appropriately and effectively ask for directions.
I am having to find an apartment here and I have to know how to ask all the 
right
questions so that the sighted people who are helping me, can help me; and 
it's like
the whole world has been turned upside down.
I was able to grab my PDA and I was able to grab my Braille note-taker that 
belongs
to my employer, and a laptop computer that belongs to my employer, and I 
can't imagine
not having those with me. Because the web is a great equaliser and it helps 
in the
searches for apartments and the search for places to go, to get help. You 
can go
on the web and find answers to your questions, and I can't imagine not 
having those
technologies available to me as a person with a disability. It's very 
important to
get training in those and take them with you if you have to run.
Q: So you're hunting for a place now?
Rox'E: Yes. We've seen several and it's down to two. My husband and I are 
kind of
hashing it out right now. I'm voting for the older genteel home and he's 
voting for
the more efficient new. We're gonna get that worked out by tonight.
Q: Well good luck.
Rox'e: Thanks.
Q: Are you going back to see your old house? We've been watching lots of 
people on
television going back to New Orleans to look over their possessions. Are you 
going
to be doing that?
Rox'e: I can't because there's no public transportation into the city. No 
trains,
no buses, no airplanes. I have a friend who was there today and I spoke with 
him
this morning and he said that we have no roof . We don't have any flooding 
but we
do have a lot of water damage in our home because we have no roof. So, 
that's really
hard, I really want to get back home. I can't imagine ... my fridge is going 
to be
such a nightmare when I get home, that's what I keep thinking about. I'm 
gonna delegate
that job to my husband .
I really want to get home and just see. And I think for me, because I'm 
blind I really
can't see the images on TV and so it hasn't really - in some fundamental 
part of
my being, sunk in that my city is basically ... destroyed.
Related links
Audio Programme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news/audio/rox_neworleans1.ram
Rox's personal weblog - Read the latest from Rox'e Homstad in her regularly 
updated
online diary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/ouch/news/btn/rox_neworleans1.shtml/ext/_auto/-/http://pawpower.diary-x.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news/btn/rox_neworleans1.shtml
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Sun Sep 11 19:54:45 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:54:45 +0800
Subject: [share] Tak tau lah orang kat Tm net ni bodoh kot.
References: <01d201c5b438$f93a6850$935fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>
	<007f01c5b440$2fe94310$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>
Message-ID: <025401c5b6db$ae78e9e0$2c5fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

Thanks for your idea Moses.  I sekarang, sedang siasat apa sebenarnya yang 
berlaku.  Dan saya rasa, i have found a solution to solve the problem.
Ultraman Blind.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Tak tau lah orang kat Tm net ni bodoh kot.


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Ultraman,

I believe your area speed is is a little slow.  Certain modems will drop the
line if the speed goes below a certain speed. I used to experience such
problems when I was working at IGB Plaza and at certain times of the day my
line would always drop. Just an idea but I may not be 100% correct.


Regards,
Moses. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep 12 11:28:17 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:28:17 +0800
Subject: [share] TextAloud Adds Japanese, Chinese and Korean Voices
Message-ID: <014e01c5b74d$9ec9b070$fec16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

PR WEB
Thursday, September 08, 2005
TextAloud Adds Japanese, Chinese and Korean Voices
NextUp.com (
www.NextUp.com
) announces public beta testing of TextAloud with support for new languages. 
A leading
text-to-speech software tool for consumers, educators, and business 
customers, TextAloud
converts text into spoken audio for listening on a PC, and can also save to 
MP3/Windows
Media files for easy playback on portables like the iPod?, or use in the 
creation
of Podcasts. This newest version of TextAloud offers unicode support 
providing access
to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and other languages previously 
unavailable.
CLEMMONS, NC (PRWEB) September 8, 2005 -- NextUp.com (
www.NextUp.com
) announces public beta testing of TextAloud with support for new languages. 
A leading
text-to-speech software tool for consumers, educators, and business 
customers, TextAloud
converts text into spoken audio for listening on a PC, and can also save to 
MP3/Windows
Media files for easy playback on portables like the iPod, or use in the 
creation
of Podcasts. This newest version of TextAloud offers unicode support 
providing access
to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and other languages previously 
unavailable.
NextUp.com also announced availability of 5 new NeoSpeech premium voices for 
Japanese,
Chinese, and Korean. Full information on this public beta test of new 
features and
voices is available at
http://www.NextUp.com/beta.html
"TextAloud has long been very popular with users of iPods and other portable 
mp3
players. Asian consumers have quickly adopted these devices." comments Ken 
White,
CEO of NextUp.com. "With TextAloud's added support for Asian languages, 
users in
China, Japan, and Korea now have new access to completely new uses for their 
music
players."
About TextAloud
TextAloud is a full-featured Text-to-Speech tool offering direct support for 
Word,
PDF and HTML formats, as well as advanced pronunciation tools, an Internet 
Explorer
Plug-In for easy listening of favorite web pages - and more.
Hailed by critics and users alike, TextAloud is priced at just $29.95, and 
is compatible
with systems using Windows? 98, NT, 2000 and XP. The program is available 
for fast,
safe and secure purchase via
http://www.NextUp.com
. NextUp.com also offers TextAloud with optional premium voices from 
NeoSpeech for
the most natural-sounding computer speech anywhere.
About NextUp.com
NextUp.com, a division of NextUp Technologies, LLC, provides award-winning 
Text-to-Speech
software for consumers, business customers, educators, and those with visual 
impairment
or learning disabilities.
In addition to TextAloud, NextUp.com markets other innovative Windows 
software designed
to save time and deliver vital information. NewsAloudT is a talking personal 
"news
agent" that finds the stories users want, and then reads them aloud or to 
portable
MP3 files. WeatherAloudT is a weather application that lets users select and 
listen
to personalized weather forecasts, while StocksAloudT reads stock updates 
and related
news headlines aloud for specific companies of interest. Most recently, 
NextUp also
released NextUp Talker 1.0, an easy and affordable program that allows 
people who
have lost their voices to use the latest in high-quality computer voices to 
communicate
with others.
Note to Editors:
Evaluation copies of TextAloud are currently available upon request. To 
receive a
review copy, or for more information on NextUp.com or TextAloud, please 
contact Rick
Ellis at 336-998-1882. Meanwhile, for images, logos, box shots, or other 
information
or artwork on TextAloud, please contact publicist Angela Mitchell at (904) 
982-8043.
All companies and products referenced in this press release, including 
TextAloudT,
Outlook?, and more are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Media Contacts:
Rick Ellis
NextUp.com
(336) 998-1882
Angela Mitchell
Paranoid PR
(904) 982-8043
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/9/emw281584.htm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep 12 11:37:35 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:37:35 +0800
Subject: [share] Blind Chinese Activist Describes 38-Hour Kidnapping
 byShandong Officials
Message-ID: <014f01c5b74d$a0ba5ce0$fec16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Radio Free Asia
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Blind Chinese Activist Describes 38-Hour Kidnapping by Shandong Officials
CAPTION: Blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who was detained in Beijing 
on Sept
6, 2005. Photo: Gongmin Weiquan Wang.
www.gmwq.org
HONG KONG-Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng has described being 
grabbed and
forced into the back of a vehicle by unidentified men, taken to a hotel, and 
threatened
with spying charges because he revealed abuses of rural women in the name of 
family
planning policy.
Chen, who is blind, described being detained in Beijing by officials from 
his home
city of Linyi, in the eastern province of Shandong, after fleeing to the 
capital
to escape surveillance and threats at his home.
"They dragged me into the car, and my legs were hurt in quite a few places. 
Some
of them pulled my hair and banged my head onto the wheel and hit my face and 
head.
My nose still has two places which are hurt," Chen, 34, told RFA's Mandarin 
service.
"Then I was trying to shout, but one of them squeezed my neck with his arm, 
stopping
me from shouting out," he told RFA reporter Ding Xiao. "At that moment, I 
didn't
even dare to swallow. About twice I passed out."
Requests for doctor denied
Chen said his requests for medical attention were refused, and he was taken 
to a
hotel and visited the next morning by the head of the Linyi public security 
bureau
and the city's deputy mayor.
"The main purpose was to threaten me. He said, 'You have revealed news 
information
to foreign media and have been suspected of violating Article 111 of Chinese 
criminal
law: illegally providing intelligence to foreign countries, for which the 
maximum
sentence is life in prison. The minimum you can get is 5-10 years.'"
Officials then called in his family to persuade him to give p his activism. 
"But
then-I don't know why-at a little after 6 o'clock in the evening, [they] 
abruptly
let me go," Chen told RFA.
The deputy mayor said the reason for Chen's abduction was to protect him 
from "being
used by the foreign media."
"They don't care about what the truth is. They just won't allow any 
reporting. I
think this is an issue of freedom of speech," Chen said.
Family planning abuses
"But if what you say is true, no matter where you say it, it's still the 
truth."
Chen was becoming widely known for exposing violence against women by Linyi 
municipal
authorities in pursuit of family planning targets under China's one-child 
policy,
with his work against forced abortions and sterilizations featured in the 
Washington
Post last month.
His writings, which blew the whistle of the use of forced abortions and 
other abuses
in Linyi city and his home county of Yinan, were widely distributed on the 
Internet
and read by many in China.
Chen was detained in Beijing Sept. 7. His lawyer Teng Biao called the police 
to report
his disappearance, and was told that the "kidnappers" were police officers 
from Linyi
city. "They didn't show any identification, and they didn't enter into any 
legal
process," Teng said.
A Chinese grass-roots advocacy group, the Chinese Rights Defenders (CRD), 
said his
detention was illegal.
Calls for an investigation
"The CRD condemns Shandong public security's actions in violating the 
relevant articles
in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, and Chinese criminal 
law,
which pledge to protect Chinese citizens' basic human rights," the group 
said in
a statement carried on its Web site.
"CRD demands the immediate release of Mr. Chen Guangcheng and requests an 
investigation
by the Ministry of Public Security, seeking accountability for the unlawful 
kidnapping
and mistreatment of Mr. Chen," said the group.
Chen's lawyer Teng Biao called the Beijing police after Chen was seized. He 
told
RFA's Cantonese service: "They didn't produce any identification, nor did 
they enter
into any legal process."
Teng said the Linyi municipal authorities sent people after Chen once they 
realized
he had slipped through a security cordon outside his house and arrived in 
Beijing.
Chen's wife, Yuan Weijing, said the Linyi municipal government had lured 
Chen out
of his hiding place by persuading her father he could help the situation.
"They are now near our family home watching us," Yuan told RFA's Cantonese 
service
Wednesday. "There are police vehicles and seven or eight officers. There are 
also
officials from our local county government. They are there round the clock, 
and they
change shifts every six hours."
An official who answered the telephone at the Yinan county public security 
bureau
near Chen's home said he didn't know anything about the situation.
Original reporting in Cantonese by Lillian Cheung and in Mandarin by Ding 
Xiao. RFA
Cantonese service director: Shiny Li. RFA Mandarin service director: 
Jennifer Chou.
Translated and written for the Web in English by Luisetta Mudie and edited 
by Sarah
Jackson-Han.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/09/08/china_kidnapping/
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep 12 12:41:33 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:41:33 +0800
Subject: [share] Potter novels available for downloads
Message-ID: <026a01c5b75b$4c2a6180$fec16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

USA TODAY
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Potter novels available for downloads
By Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Break out your iPods: Harry Potter is going digital. J.K. 
Rowling,
once publishing's greatest holdout against the computer age, has made all 
six Potter
novels available for audio downloads.
CAPTION: Potter downloads, which will be carried on iTunes, will range from 
$32.95
to $249 for the whole series.  AFP Photo
In a message posted Wednesday on her Web site, Rowling said she was 
concerned about
online piracy, included bootleg editions for which the original text was 
altered.
"Many Harry Potter fans have been keen for digital access for a while, but 
the deciding
factor for me in authorizing this new version is that it will help combat 
the growing
incidents of piracy in this area," Rowling wrote.
"There have been a number of incidents where fans have stumbled upon 
unauthorized
files believing them to be genuine and, quite apart from the fact that they 
are illegal,
the Harry Potter content of these can bear very little resemblance to 
anything I've
ever written!"
The digital audiobooks are being released by the Random House Audio Trade 
Group,
her current audio publisher. They can be purchased through Apple's iTunes 
store,
for prices ranging from $32.95 for a single book to $249 for the whole 
series, which,
according to Random House, includes a "full color digital booklet" and 
"previously
unreleased readings" by Rowling.
Neil Blair, a lawyer with Rowling's literary agency, said Wednesday that 
there are
no current plans for Potter e-books.
Rowling's fantasy series, most recently Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince, 
has sold
more than 200 copies worldwide in print editions and more than 5 million as 
audiobooks,
narrated by Grammy winner Jim Dale. But up to now the author had only 
permitted paper
and traditional audio releases, making her work a favorite for online 
pirates, although
illegal sales are believed to be relatively tiny.
Helped by the iPod boom, digital audiobooks are already one of publishing's 
hottest
sectors, with sales nearly quadrupling between 2001 and 2003, to more than 
$18 million,
according to the Audio Publishers Association.
"It's very exciting that an audiobook both critically acclaimed and 
commercially
successful is finally available to the very broad audience of people who 
enjoy downloading,"
says association president Mary Beth Roche.
Also Wednesday, Rowling said on her Web site that she was concerned by a 
wave of
Potter merchandise with fake autographs for sale on eBay.
"As far as I could tell on the day I dropped in, only one of the signatures 
on offer
appeared genuine," she wrote.
"There seem to be a lot of people out there trying to con Harry Potter fans. 
The
same is true in respect to the huge number of unauthorized Harry Potter 
e-books and
audio digital files that users of eBay have offered for sale to Harry Potter 
fans,"
wrote Rowling, who accused eBay of refusing to take responsibility for what 
it allows
to be sold.
eBay spokesman Hani Durzi said Wednesday that Rowling is part of a copyright 
protection
program offered by the online auction giant that allows members to report 
problems.
Durzi estimates that eBay has 55 million listings at any given time and says 
that
"it's the responsibility of the copyright owner to report any listings that 
violate
their rights."
"When they do, we take those listings down immediately," he said.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2005-09-07-potter-itunes_x.htm
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep 12 12:46:26 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:46:26 +0800
Subject: [share] a fix for jaws crashing internet explorer
Message-ID: <026b01c5b75b$4dbc4c20$fec16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Happiness Hill" <happinesshill at abe.midco.net>
hey there everyone,
I just got some really helpful info that you all might like to use.
I have tried this already with hjaws 6.2
and it works
so here is the info
hope this helps you all out
Ron
All,
Please remember that there has been an internal fix made in JAWS 7 and
above to avoid this reported problem with the New York Times web site.
Once 7.0 is out and if you are using that version, there is no need to
do the steps below.
Regards,
Eric Damery
Here is the steps for the JAWS 6.2 and Internet Explorer/New York Times
issue work around...
1.  Open the start menu
2.  Down arrow to Programs and press enter.
3.  Down arrow to JAWS 6.20 and press enter
4.  down arrow to Explore JAWS Settings and press enter.
5.  Down arrow to Explore My Settings and press enter.
6.  Down arrow and find the file called 'default.jcf".
7.  Press the applications key.
8.  Down arrow to open with and press enter.
9  Down arrow to notepad and press enter.
10.  Now, press control + F to bring up the find dialog.
11.  Type "StyleSheetProcessing" and press enter.
12.  Press escape to get out of the find dialog.
13  You should now be on a line that looks like the following:
StyleSheetProcessing=2
14.  Change this line to look like the following:
StyleSheetProcessing=1
15  Now press control + S to save this file.
16.  Press Alt + F4 to exit notepad.
17.  Exit JAWS, then re-launch JAWS to be sure that the change takes
effect.
Please note,
Setting this item as described could create other issues (pages could be
mis-reading something) as they did in case of Cascading Style Sheets
with JAWS 5.1 and earlier. While it is unlikely you will run across
anything noticeable, you should remember that if you seem to find JAWS
reading some other pages in IE differently once you make this change to
default.jcf, this could be the culprit. Our suggestion is that if you do
not have the issue of the NY Times to solve, you should not make this
adjustment unless the support department directs you to do so.
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From ngchristine at mab.org.my  Mon Sep 12 16:34:49 2005
From: ngchristine at mab.org.my (Christine Ng Lai)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:34:49 +0800
Subject: [share] TELEY MAB 136
Message-ID: <002b01c5b774$e5af7de0$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>

TELEY MAB NO. 136
Tel: 03-22722687

 

For the week beginning Sunday, 4th September 2005

 

Hello ladies & gentlemen,

 

There are two announcements for this week.

 

Announcement 1:  The First MAB Judo Championship

 

MAB will be organizing its first judo championship for the blind.  It will be held  on Sunday, 25th September 2005 at the  Judo Court in Kompleks MAB.   It will be from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

 

All blind people who have  undergone training in judo are cordially invited to participate in this Championship. The Championship will be divided into eight weight categories for men and another eight  weight categories for women. 

 

Cash prizes and medals will be awarded to the winners. The Championship will be umpired by officials from the Selangor Judo Association.

 

For further information and registration, please contact Encik  Mat Rodzi Bin Hanapi at his handphone 019-3120880 or Encik  Muhammad Fairuz at Tel: 03-22722677 Extension  20.  

 

Announcement 2: Trip to Cameron Highlands

 

MAB Elderly Blind Club is organizing a two-night three-day trip to Cameron Highlands.  It will be from Friday, 23rd to Sunday, 25th September 2005.  The bus will leave Kompleks MAB on Friday at 8.45 a.m. 

 

Accommodation will be at the Star Regency Hotel in Brinchang which is very cold--so bring along some warm clothing.  There is an interesting pasar malam on Friday and Saturday evenings.  

 

The fees are RM70 for EBC members and RM100 for non-members.  Please register with Mr. K.P.  at Tel: 56215966 or 013-3645622.  Upon confirmation, please make the payment to Mrs. Rani at MAB Library.  

 

So much for this week.  Thank you.

 

 

Best regards,

Christine Ng.

 

 

 
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Mon Sep 12 22:00:34 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:00:34 +0800
Subject: [share] I search Moses Choo in google.
Message-ID: <021101c5b7aa$73b014d0$cfd36acb@userb9e9355ddf>

Hi friends, in google search box, i type Moses Choo.  Ok, now read below the results.

Results 1 - 10 of about 93,000 for
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Tip: Save time by hitting the return key instead of clicking on "search"
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pad Value: $225.00 Sale Price: $148.98 ...
www.netkidswear.com/moses
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When first introduced to the iPod shuffle, visually impaired Moses Choo Siew
Cheong joked: "Now everybody can shuffle like the blind too!" ...
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From sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my  Tue Sep 13 09:14:17 2005
From: sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my (sitijineh.jaimun)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:14:17 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
Message-ID: <002101c5b800$76ff97e0$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>

Thank You very much Boon Kiat.  I have been receiving a few of those SMS
messages although i did not subscribe.  My monthly billrise up to 200 plus.
i was shocked at first since i don't use my phone until that high.  Average
my bill is below hundred.  The person at the counter informed me that CELCOM
will cancel it for me.  But it didn't happen.  I managed to stop three of
them after getting the SMS centre number from CELCOm Care Line.  There is
one number that CELCOM cannot trace the number for me and i am still
receiving it and being charged.  How could they do that to us cause i don't
want to pay for the high charges for nothing.



From ngchristine at mab.org.my  Tue Sep 13 09:07:32 2005
From: ngchristine at mab.org.my (Christine Ng Lai)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:07:32 +0800
Subject: [share] BM TELEY MAB 137 
Message-ID: <003d01c5b809$9eac8510$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>

Subject: TELEY MAB 137 BM Translation

Teley MAB no. 137 untuk minggu bermula Ahad, 11 September, 2005.

 

Salam Sejahtera Saudara dan Saudari

 

Pengumuman minggu ini adalah berkenaan dengan 2 kekosongan jawatan untuk diisi dengan kadar segera.

 

Pertama  :  Kedai MAB di Time Square

 

Persatuan Orang Buta Malaysia (MAB) ada sebuah lot kedai di Time Square Shopping Mall, Bukit Bintang.  Ianya terletak di Lot No. 22 di tingkat 2.  Di kedai ini,  terdapat kraftangan yang dibuat oleh orang buta untuk dijual.  Pelanggan juga boleh mendapatkan perkhidmatan mengurut kaki dari reflexologists buta yang ditempatkan di situ.

 

Kedai ini ada kekosongan untuk jawatan Pembantu Jualan.  Waktu bekerja adalah dari jam 9.30 pagi hingga 5 petang untuk shif pertama, dan shif kedua dari jam 3 petang hingga 10 malam.

 

Kepada yang berminat sila datang untuk temuduga terbuka di Kompleks MAB di Brickfields.  Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Encik Fairuz atau Puan Goh di talian 2272 2677 sambungan 20 atau 29.

 

Pengumuman Kedua  :  Hospital Matan Tun Hussein Onn

 

MAB sekarang mengendalikan kantin di Hospital MataTun Hussein Onn di Petaling Jaya.  Terdapat kekosongan di bahagian Pesakit dan Perkhidmatan Pelanggan.

 

Kelayakan adalah seperti berikut - perempuan, berpengalaman dalam mengendalikan makanan dan minuman, berpewatakan kemas dan bersedia untuk bekerja lebih masa.

 

Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Cik Saerah atau Puan Goh di talian 2272 2677 sambungan 57 atau 29.

 

Sekian untuk minggu ini, jumpa lagi
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 11:45:56 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:45:56 +0800
Subject: [share] GW Micro: Did You Know? [September 9, 2005]
Message-ID: <010801c5b826$c47cd2f0$36b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Did You Know?
Element Properties in Microsoft Word
Did you know that Window-Eyes can provide you with a lot of information
about the elements in your document? Much like viewing element properties in
a web browser, Window-Eyes lets you discover the fine details about your
document by using the Element Properties dialog.
With the Element Properties dialog (accessed by pressing INS-E by default),
you can retrieve information like:
* Font sizes, such as 10 point, or 14 point.
* Text colors, such as red, green, shade of blue.
* Text attributes, such as bold, italic, double underline.
* Font names, such as Verdana, Arial, Tahoma.
* Styles, such as Normal, Heading 2, Final Showing Markup
* Line spacing, such as Single, Double, At Least, Exactly
* Justification, such as Left, Right, Center, Full
* Borders, such as Box, Shadow, 3-D, etc.
* Shading, such as Teal, Orange, Sky Blue
* Text Properties, such as orientation, indent information
Although the Element Properties is quick and easy to describe, it can be a
very powerful tool when you need to get specific details about the
information in your documents.
For more information, visit us as
www.gwmicro.com
, call us at 260-489-3671,
or you can email us at
support at gwmicro.com
. You can also download a demo
copy of Window-Eyes at
www.gwmicro.com/demo
, or call us at 260-489-3671, and
we'll be happy to mail you out a demo for free. Also, be sure to check out
the new Window-Eyes beta release: Window-Eyes 5.5 Beta 1. You can read all
about the new features, and download your own copy, at
www.gwmicro.com/beta
.
Did you know that you can find archives of other support articles, including
how-to technical issues at
www.gwmicro.com/support
? You can also find
archives of previous Did You Know podcasts at
www.gwmicro.com/podcast
.
--
To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past
correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to
your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW Micro Technical
Support Team.
Aaron Smith
GW Micro
Phone: 260/489-3671
Fax: 260/489-2608
WWW:
http://www.gwmicro.com
FTP:
ftp://ftp.gwmicro.com
Technical Support & Web DevelopmentRegards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 12:55:49 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:55:49 +0800
Subject: [share] Visually-Impaired Student To Run In 1st Brunei Marathon
Message-ID: <010a01c5b826$c76e2680$36b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Brunei Direct
Friday, September 09, 2005

Visually-Impaired Student To Run In 1st Brunei Marathon

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Pt Brunei Marathon, which will be held on December 
11, 2005, is only three and a half months away and has sparked interest in
many of the nation's running enthusiasts.

One such enthusiast is Noralizulrainee Ali Yusop, a visually-impaired 
student from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).

Apart from holding the position of vice-president of the local Brunei 
Darussalam National Association for the Blind (BDNAB), Noralizulrainee is 
also a part-time
employee of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and local ambassador for SCB's 
"Seeing is Believing" initiative.

In preparation for the gruelling run, Noralizulrainee is currently training 
diligently with his running partner Henry Lu, a colleague from SCB who will
also be taking part in the 1st Brunei Marathon. Both Noralizulrainee and 
Henry will be taking part in the 21 km category.

Being visually impaired does not stop Norali from currently undergoing 
training three to four times a week.

He runs in unison with Henry, where they are connected together with a 
foot-long tether held firmly in their fingers, which is a common technique 
used to
guide the visually-impaired during running. Henry also provides verbal cues 
on matters such as upcoming hills, turns, curbs and uneven footing.

"I am running to help raise funds for the visually-impaired through SCB's 
`Seeing is Believing' initiative," said Noralizulrainee.

"Through this initiative, we will be able to make a lasting difference to 
the lives of the visually-impaired community. "I also want to prove to 
myself
and others that being blind is not obstacle," he added. -- Courtesy of 
Borneo Bulletin

http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Sept05/100905/nite15.htm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 12:47:28 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:47:28 +0800
Subject: [share] BlindNews: Firefox 1.5 has been released - Version 1.5 Beta
 1 nowavailable for download
Message-ID: <010901c5b826$c60b8940$36b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

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This e-mail was scanned by TM Net E-Mail Virus Shield.
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GameShout.com
Friday, September 09, 2005

Firefox 1.5 has been released - Version 1.5 Beta 1 now available for 
download

Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 is a preview of our award-winning Web browser. Firefox 
1.5 Beta 1 is available for our early adopter community, Web site and Web 
application
developers, and our Extension developers.

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5 Beta 1:

Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update 
is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or 
smaller.
Updating extensions has also improved.

Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button 
performance.

Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs.

Improvements to popup blocking.

Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal 
data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.

Answers.com is added to the search engine list.

Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, 
redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and "Safe Mode" experience.

Better accessibility including support for DHTML accessibility and assistive 
technologies such as the Window-Eyes 5.5 beta screen reader for Microsoft 
Windows.
Screen readers read aloud all available information in applications and 
documents or show the information on a Braille display, enabling blind and 
visually
impaired users to use equivalent software functionality as their sighted 
peers.

Report a broken Web site wizard to report Web sites that are not working in 
Firefox.

Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration 
from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.

New support for Web Standards including SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 
1.6.

Many security enhancements.

List of notable bug fixes since Deer Park Alpha 2

Download:
www.mozilla.org
http://www.gameshout.com/news/092005/article1185.htm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 13:10:43 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:10:43 +0800
Subject: [share] Quote of the Day
Message-ID: <010b01c5b826$c8c467b0$36b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

"Their communication skills are so poor that sometimes they cannot even 
relay what they want to express in their own language. There is absolute 
silence
when an interviewer asks them questions... how is anyone going to employ 
people like that?

"If you show a blank face to the person who is interviewing you, then you 
are not going to get the job... it will not matter if you have a Master's 
degree."

- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 8 Sept 2005, on lack of self-confidence among 
graduates
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 15:41:39 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:41:39 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
References: <002101c5b800$76ff97e0$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>
Message-ID: <003b01c5b836$ebebefa0$f70418d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Hi,

What is the centre no. which is still not solved yet? If I could help.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sitijineh.jaimun" <sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:14 AM
Subject: RE: [share] Charged SMS.


Thank You very much Boon Kiat.  I have been receiving a few of those SMS
messages although i did not subscribe.  My monthly billrise up to 200 plus.
i was shocked at first since i don't use my phone until that high.  Average
my bill is below hundred.  The person at the counter informed me that CELCOM
will cancel it for me.  But it didn't happen.  I managed to stop three of
them after getting the SMS centre number from CELCOm Care Line.  There is
one number that CELCOM cannot trace the number for me and i am still
receiving it and being charged.  How could they do that to us cause i don't
want to pay for the high charges for nothing.

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Tue Sep 13 21:03:00 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:03:00 +0800
Subject: [share] Announcing WinDig utility for analyzing application windows
Message-ID: <01ff01c5b874$a38b9c40$7fc16acb@userb9e9355ddf>

rom: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower at smart.net>
TNow available at
http://www.empowermentzone.com//wdsetup.exe

This is a utility I've been developing for analyzing windows using what
I've learned about the Win32 API and the WinBatch programming language.  I
intend to improve it over time, but now think it's good enough for an
initial release.  It may be useful in developing JAWS scripts, e.g.,
learning about an application's hot keys, menu choices, control types, and
IDs.

Although other utilities do some of the same analysis, they tend to be
mouse oriented and have accessibility problems.  Since this is the initial
release, I'm including the documentation in this message so that folks can
assess whether it is worth downloading for them.

Jamal

WinDig 1.0
CopyRight 2005 by Jamal Mazrui

WinDig is a free utility that digs for as much technical information as it
can about a currently running application.  The information may be useful
in learning how to use an application or knowing how to configure
assistive technology to work with it.  For example, the information
includes a list of all hot keys and menu items.  It also includes
information about the types of controls in the user interface and the
values they currently contain.
Once installed, WinDig may be launched either with the Windows Start menu
or a desktop shortcut key, Control+Alt+Shift+W (intended to be mnemonic
but not conflict with other keys).  When launched, it presents an
alphabetized list of the titles of all top-level windows (including hidden
ones).  After you choose a window to dig, the program extracts information
in four categories and saves the output in a text file. The process may
take several seconds, but you will know when it completes because WinDig
loads the output into your default text editor.

The text file, which has the same base name as the executable, may also be
examined at a later time.  It is saved in a subfolder of the WinDig
program folder (by default, in C:\Program Files\WinDig\output), which may
be browsed via a choice in the WinDig program group under the Start Menu.
Much--though not all--of the format of the output file is similar to that
of a .ini file, where a category is on a line enclosed in square brackets
and a setting is on a line with an equals sign.

The first category of output is called "Application."  It includes the
title of the window you chose, the executable that produced the window,
and general descriptive information embedded in the executable.

The second category is "Hot Keys."  It is an alphabetical list of all
commands that have associated hot keys, based on information in the menu
system of the application.  This information depends on standard menus and
the chosen window being the main window of the application.

The third category is "Menus."  It is a list of all items available from
the menu bar and subsequent menus.  The list uses an outline numbering
system so you can understand the hierarchy of the menus.  On the same line
after the outline number are other pieces of information about the menu
item:  its name, access letter, hot key, state, and ID.  Each menu item
has a name, but the other pieces of data ar not necessarily present.  The
ID is a number that may be useful in automating an application with
scripts, since a menu item can be invoked by its ID using the SendMessage
function of the Windows API.

The fourth category is "Controls."  It is a list of all child windows of
the original window, their children, and so on.  Various properties of
each control are listed when available.  More information is available for
standard or common controls.  You can sometimes obtain more information
about a control by reclassing it as another control, that is, giving it an
alias by editing the WinDig.ini configuration file (located in the WinDig
program folder).

To help clarify what WinDig does, this documentation ends with the output
generated for JAWS Script Manager with a test file open.  I include the
complete content of the output file below.

For the technically curious, WinDig is developed with the WinBatch
compiler (from WinBatch.com).  I welcome feedback and suggestions, which
will help this utility improve over time.

Jamal Mazrui
September 10, 2005

WinDig output, Sat 9/10/2005 9:16:11 AM
[Application]
TopWindow=JAWS Script Manager - [Untitled]
Executable=C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\6.20\JScript.EXE
Comments=Script Manager is a utility  used to assist in developing
application specific interfaces for JAWS for Windows
CompanyName=Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC.
FileDescription=English resource for JAWS Script Manager
FileVersion=6, 20, 65, 5
InternalName=JScript
LegalCopyright=Copyright  1993-2005
OriginalFilename=JScript.enu
ProductName=Script Manager
ProductVersion=6, 20, 65, 5

[Hot Keys]
Copy Ctrl+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Delete Script Ctrl+Del
Documentation Ctrl+D
Find Next F3
Find Prior Shift+F3
Find... Ctrl+F
Go To Line... Ctrl+G
Incremental Search Alt+Ctrl+I
Insert Function Call... Ctrl+I
Insert PerformScript... Ctrl+Shift+I
Keyword Help... Shift+F1
New Script... Ctrl+E
New Ctrl+N
Next Script F2
Open Default File Ctrl+Shift+D
Open... Ctrl+O
Paste Ctrl+V
Print... Ctrl+P
Prior Script Shift+F2
Replace Ctrl+H
Save Without Compile Ctrl+W
Save Ctrl+S
Script List... Ctrl+L
Select All Ctrl+A
Select Script Ctrl+R
Undo Ctrl+Z

[Menus]
1 File F
1.1 New N Ctrl+N 57600
1.2 Open... O Ctrl+O 32823
1.3 Open User File... F 32823
1.4 Open Shared File... e 32824
1.5 Open Default File D Ctrl+Shift+D 32790
1.6 Close C 57602
1.7 Save S Ctrl+S 57603
1.8 Save As... A 32821
1.9 Save As User... U 32821
1.10 Save As Shared... h 32822
1.11 Save Without Compile W Ctrl+W 32784
1.12 Synchronize Documentation y 32794
1.13 Print... P Ctrl+P 57607
1.14 Print Preview v 57609
1.15 Print Setup... r 57606
1.16 Recent File Grayed 57616
1.17 Exit x 57665
2 Edit E
2.1 Undo U Ctrl+Z 57643
2.2 Cut t Ctrl+X 57635
2.3 Copy C Ctrl+C 57634
2.4 Paste P Ctrl+V 57637
2.5 Select All l Ctrl+A 57642
2.6 Select Script r Ctrl+R 32789
2.7 Find... F Ctrl+F 57636
2.8 Find Next i F3 57640
2.9 Find Prior n Shift+F3 32820
2.10 Replace e Ctrl+H 57641
2.11 Incremental Search S Alt+Ctrl+I 32819
3 Script S
3.1 New Script... N Ctrl+E 32780
3.2 Delete Script D Ctrl+Del 32788
3.3 Insert Function Call... F Ctrl+I 32772
3.4 Insert PerformScript... S Ctrl+Shift+I 32791
3.5 Next Script e F2 32786
3.6 Prior Script P Shift+F2 32785
3.7 Go To Line... G Ctrl+G 32776
3.8 Script List... L Ctrl+L 32783
4 View V
4.1 Documentation D Ctrl+D 32781
4.2 Toolbar T 59392
4.3 Status Bar S 59393
4.4 Display Full Path D 32787
4.5 Zoom... Z 32799
4.6 Tab Sizes a
4.6.1 0.125 inches 32811
4.6.2 0.25 inches 32812
4.6.3 0.375 inches 32813
4.6.4 0.5 inches 32814
4.6.5 0.625 inches 32815
4.6.6 0.75 inches 32816
4.6.7 0.875 inches 32817
4.6.8 1.0 inches 32818
5 Window W
5.1 Cascade C 57650
5.2 Tile T 57651
5.3 Arrange Icons A 57649
5.4 1 Untitled 1 Checked 65280
6 Help H
6.1 Help Topics H 57667
6.2 Keyword Help... Shift+F1 32800
6.3 About Script Manager... A 57664

[Windows]
[1 Jaws Script Manager]
Children=6
name=JAWS Script Manager - [Untitled]
id=4850107
[1.1 MDIClient]
Children=1
id=59648
[1.1.1 Afx:400000:b:10011:6:2032b]
Children=1
name=Untitled
id=65280
text=Untitled
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Regards,
Ultraman Blind.


From sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my  Wed Sep 14 09:08:47 2005
From: sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my (sitijineh.jaimun)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:08:47 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
Message-ID: <000901c5b8c8$dcc9a660$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>

The centre SMS number that appear on my hp according to my son is 36388.
CELCOM doesn't seem to know the centre number for this SMS number.  I called
three times with different people answering my call, but all of them gave me
the same reply.  The subscribtion title is "Weekly Free" but actually it is
not free.  I am charged five ringgit a day for the subscribtion and one
month of course it is about hundred and fifty if not more.



From three_m at streamyx.com  Wed Sep 14 10:11:43 2005
From: three_m at streamyx.com (3M Technology)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:11:43 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
References: <000901c5b8c8$dcc9a660$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>
Message-ID: <002901c5b8d1$a8143760$0201a8c0@3M>

Try to contact Digi Telecommunication about this problem.  Because this number is belonging to Digi Telecommunication.  If the number start with (32###) this number is belonging to Maxis, if the number is start with (33### & 39###) this is belonging to Celcom & if the number start with (36###) this number is belonging to Digi Telecommunication.

In Malaysia, all this Telecommunication company have an agreement to work together for the unified sms code.  I min unified sms code is the sms code is start with (3).  if the sms code is start with (2) or the sms code is six digits, that is belonging to the respective Telecommunication company.  If u need more help, kindly e-mail to me.  My e-mail address is allan_3m at streamyx.com

Thanks


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From three_m at streamyx.com  Wed Sep 14 11:44:30 2005
From: three_m at streamyx.com (3M Technology)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:44:30 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
References: <000901c5b8c8$dcc9a660$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>
Message-ID: <000c01c5b8de$9d601f20$0201a8c0@3M>

u can try this:

go to write message menu & type:

stop

& send back to 36388. try this, if still cannot tell me.


Allan Wong
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From three_m at streamyx.com  Wed Sep 14 11:54:25 2005
From: three_m at streamyx.com (3M Technology)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:54:25 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
References: <000901c5b8c8$dcc9a660$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>
Message-ID: <003501c5b8df$fff521c0$0201a8c0@3M>

I have the company name & the number, try this:

Mobile Toucheteck sdn. bhd.

03-21668098


if still can't give me an e-mail.


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From hashim572002 at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 14 19:29:40 2005
From: hashim572002 at yahoo.com (hashim ishak)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 04:29:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [share] Asia Pacific Regional EGM - Country Paper Malaysia.
Message-ID: <20050914112941.35478.qmail@web30803.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

This paper is presented in a seminar held in Bangkok on 24th Jun 2003 I hope as we are entering the 9th Malaysia Plan next year all that which have been plan for the 8th Malaysia Plan are implimented as  been carried out if not it should be  follow through and continue in the next Malaysia plan.  I post this article to the discussion groups so that we the disabled can give our view on what or how much have been acheived since this paper been presented in the seminar.  Just want to share with all of you,  regards Hashim Ishak Melaka.

		
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Wed Sep 14 23:11:43 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:11:43 +0800
Subject: [share] Coping with Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Message-ID: <01b201c5b93f$a96e6630$21b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Bangkok Post, Thailand
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Coping with Stevens-Johnson syndrome
By (no author quoted)
SJS impacts its victims in a variety of ways and can be very hard to
diagnose
A teardrop ran down my cheek and I jumped for joy _ I was crying! For the
first time,
I didn't want the tears to stop.
Those who have suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) will understand
immediately
why tears brought me so much joy. Like many others, I fell victim to that
disastrous
syndrome.
For the past two years, both local and foreign media have reported several
SJS incidents,
the most recent and high-profile being that of Dokrak Pethprasert (see main
story
on page 1), who was blind for six years and recently received a stem cell
transplant
on her right eye.
Others included Suchaya Ruengsiri, who was hit by SJS 14 years ago and can
now only
see shafts of light in front of her eyes. Eight-year-old Puwarit Ketvichit
had to
sustain multiple operations on his eyelids due to inverted eyelashes, again
caused
by SJS. Having recovered, the boy has since developed an allergy to sunlight
and
has to endure his peers looking at scabs all over his body.
A number of SJS sufferers have not been as lucky as the above individuals,
myself
included. Many have gone completely blind, have developed asthma and renal
problems
_ not to mention the psychological distress brought on by an altered
appearance and
lifestyle.
Dokrak continues to suffer from asthma, fatigue, intestinal lesions and the
inability
to cry.
As I read through these cases, I found one major commonality: Delay or
misdiagnosis
of SJS symptoms for other illnesses. This is a tricky syndrome. Unlike other
forms
of allergic reaction in which symptoms develop promptly or shortly
afterward, those
afflicted with SJS will gradually and unknowingly develop symptoms seven to
21 days
after their first intake, in drug-induced cases (there are other causes of
SJS as
well; see below). Once it starts, one is likely to mistake the symptoms for
other
illnesses such as flu or pink eye.
I learned this the hard way. Two years ago a doctor prescribed sulfa for me
to take
for two consecutive weeks. New to this antibacterial drug, I was not aware
that I
was allergic to it. To avoid drug resistance, I dutifully followed my
doctor's prescription
and finished the course of treatment.
Nothing happened at first. After two weeks, though, I began feeling weak and
extremely
tired. My energy was drained and every now and then I would feel like I was
on the
verge of collapsing. I developed flu-like symptoms _ shivers, aches and a
high fever.
My lips became dry and started to peel away. Still, I thought the symptoms
might
have to do with insufficient intake of water and the dry air-con environment
at my
home and in the office.
At about the same time, my eyes became so dry and irritated that I had to
blink often.
Shortly after this, my eyes turned unusually red. I rushed to consult an
ophthalmologist,
who asked many questions, including whether I was allergic to anything, like
certain
drugs, or not. I remember telling him that I was not _ not that I knew of.
The ophthalmologist
concluded that I had pink eye.
Yet the pains became more severe. My eyes were swollen, painfully irritated
and plugged
with a sticky, yellowish fluid. It was painful to open them. I realised that
I had
more than pink eye when my lips started to swell and turned dark and
chapped, as
if I had been poisoned.
Bringing along all the medicine I was taking at the time, I went to
hospital. A general
physician suggested that an allergy was the cause of my troubles. A
dermatologist
checked me for herpes and later said I was allergic to some of the drugs I
was taking.
In retrospect, I was luckier than Dokrak as I decided right there to stop
taking
all the medications, insisting that I be admitted to hospital right away.
The rest of the symptoms developed rapidly. The soft tissues of my gums
peeled away.
My lips, mouth and tongue blistered. Dark red spots appeared on many parts
of my
body. Apart from the dermatologist, I was sent to consult an ear, nose and
throat
expert. I was told to take soft, fluid food and avoid any ``impact'' in my
mouth.
No more tooth brushing. I could only wash my mouth with saline solution.
Yet none of the doctors could give me the reason behind all the trauma _
until I
asked for my ophthalmologist. She promptly alerted me to SJS. That started a
complete
overhaul of my treatment.
Eye gel and artificial tear drops became a must. The eyes must be kept moist
all
the time, otherwise, the extremely dry mucous membrane of the eyelid can
scrub off
the iris or cornea, which can possibly lead to the loss of vision (as in
Dokrak's
case). It was also important to keep lips and skin moist with lubricant gels
and
vaseline. Skin problems must be treated like those of burn patients _
complications
can lead to severe infections and a certain degree of morbidity.
The skin problems were only the tip of the iceberg, however. SJS attacks any
mucous
membrane or tissue all over the body, internally and externally. Respiratory
and
gastrointestinal systems can be under attack too and cause high morbidity,
mortality
even, if there is respiratory failure. In Dokrak's case, at one stage she
was transferred
to an intensive care unit for treatment of breathing problems on top of
other complications.
As for me, I alerted the nurse of my breathing problem so a supply of oxygen
was
put next to my hospital bed.
Apart from skin, eyes, mouth, ears, nose, throat and lungs, SJS affects the
genital
regions too. I had to consult a gyno-obstetrician, who prescribed lubricant
cream.
And that's not all SJS patients have to endure. Complications include
bleeding in
urine and stools, lip cracking and skin irritation. Apart from fluid loss,
many SJS
patients have eating and drinking difficulties due to blisters in the mouth
and sometimes
down the throat. Each opening of the mouth can create a bloody crack on the
lips
and the lesions in the throat make it hard for food to go down. In my case,
for a
month, I had to use a straw to drink water and fluid food.
Some SJS patients may require intravenous drips, to compensate for their
inability
to take food and for massive fluid loss.
The treatment of SJS is symptomatic. Doctors have to be cautious about
giving additional
drugs. In my case, a steroid injection was used to prevent further reactions
and
infections but it was shortly cancelled after the doctor saw how my body
reacted
instantly to the drug.
After a period of recovery at hospital, which can take from two weeks to
three months
or longer, the damage will slowly fade away _ but not completely. The legacy
varies
from minor burn-like scars to permanent loss of vision. Some sufferers have
breathing
difficulties, asthma or renal problems. Many lose their ability to shed
tears as
the tear-producing glands are permanently damaged. So they need to use
artificial
eye drops for the rest of their lives. The lips and skin are typically dry
and thus
the use of lip balms and lotions is essential.
Sensitivities and allergic reactions may increase. Some develop sensitivity
to sunlight.
Dokrak became severely allergic to mosquito spray, among other things.
I've also become sensitive to several more things than I used to be. But I
count
my blessings: At least, I can still cry!
Sources: Stevens-Johnson syndrome Foundation
www.sjsupport.org
,
www.emedicine.com
 and
www.thaihealth.net
.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/12Sep2005_out66.php
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Wed Sep 14 23:11:57 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:11:57 +0800
Subject: [share] A child's LOVE
Message-ID: <01b301c5b93f$ad8219b0$21b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Semoga ianya akan menjadi panduan buat kita semua.

Bangkok Post, Thailand
Sunday, September 11, 2005
A child's LOVE
When Dokrak Pethprasert went blind, her family fell apart. Her youngest
daughter,
though, stayed with her through thick and thin
`Let's order a box of pizza,'' I said to Dokrak Pethprasert, who lay on a
hospital
bed with her legs folded to one side. The woman, 47, seemed reluctant to
take me
up on my offer, her eyes half open, her lips tight.
``It's for your daughter,'' I insisted, turning to look at a lean, pretty
girl who
was sitting in one corner of the room.
The nine-year-old girl gleamed as she dashed over to her mother. ``Can we,
Mum? Please?''
She offered a broad smile. Dokrak nodded, hugged and kissed her daughter on
the forehead.
June (Juthathip Thongpuek _ she uses her father's family name), was full of
youthful
innocence and optimism. Her joy over a pizza reminded me that she was, after
all,
still a child, who could be made happy with such simple things.
But life has not always been simple for her.
June adopted the role of a responsible adult when she was three years old
and her
mother went blind as a result of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a severe
drug reaction.
She has been looking after herself as well as her mother, acting as a guide
for her
blind mother on trips to hospitals and to the Nonthaburi provincial court,
where
Dokrak had filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Public Health for its
negligence
to duty.
The painstaking six-year lawsuit recently ended. The court ruled in Dokrak's
favour
and ordered the Ministry of Public Health to pay her 800,000 baht in
compensation.
There had been reports that the Ministry wanted to lodge an appeal but
eventually
dropped the idea.
However, a medical institute reportedly expressed worry that the pay-out and
the
failure to appeal would lead to a public misunderstanding that compensation
had been
awarded due to medical malpractice _ rather than humanitarian reasons.
But Dokrak could not care less. ``Please end this legal procedure so that my
daughter
and I can start our lives anew,'' she said.
June was not so concerned about the trial or the amount of compensation. It
was her
mother's sight that mattered most.
Dokrak is currently undergoing eye treatment at Rachavithee Hospital. Dr
Aphiwat
Phothikamjorn, an ophthalmologist, performed surgery on her right eye using
stem
cell transplant technology to restore her vision.
Dokrak can now see up to a metre away with her right eye. If the surgery
does not
have any adverse effects, she will have her left eye restored with the same
technology
soon.
``I knelt down to show my gratitude to the doctor. I didn't know what to
say. It
was like I had been reborn. I'm so happy to be able to see again. I want to
see my
daughter,'' she said.
June cried when she learned the good news. ``I've been waiting for this day
for so
long. I love Mum so much,'' she said. ``No matter how hard things have been,
I've
never felt disheartened, have never been tired of moving on. Mother is my
heart and
my strength. I can do everything for her just so that one day she will be
able to
see again,'' June said.
June' s unwavering and youthful spirit has been an inspiration for Dokrak
and was
behind the lawsuit's triumph. ``She is my heart and my eyes,'' said Dokrak.
After the SJS attack, Dokrak lost her vision, job, husband and two elder
sons. June
is the only family member who stuck with her through thick and thin.
``My family fell apart. I had to leave my two older sons with their
alcoholic father.
They couldn't stand being beaten up _ it was too much for them _ so they ran
away,''
she said, looking downward.
With her little girl, Dokrak came to Bangkok to seek treatment for her eyes.
She
stayed with her brother and his wife, who allowed a small corner outside
their house
to be a temporary shelter for this mother-and-daughter pair.
``Being blind and hopeless, I wanted to end the hardship,'' she said,
recalling a
time when she wanted to commit suicide. ``But I was afraid that if I died
and my
daughter did not, how would she survive?''
At the time, June was four years old, and they were standing in the middle
of a flyover.
``June shook my hand and asked why I had became so silent. I told her I was
utterly
tired of living,'' Dokrak said. ``She said, `Don't give up, Mum. I'm not
bored of
living. Be patient. I'm with you. I can take care of you.' I immediately
dropped
the idea. Her words empowered me.''
June has been true to her word. Like a shadow, June has always been by
Dokrak's side,
guiding her on how to walk or climb stairs, describing to her everything she
sees.
Though barely four years old, June managed to take her mother all the way
from their
home in Nonthaburi to Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. The little girl led her
then-41-year-old
mother to cross the street, get on and off the bus and helped her with
procedures
at the hospital.
``I asked Mum to wait for me on the pavement while I walked up to people
around there
... I asked them, `I don't know how to cross the street and my mother is
blind. We
want to go to the hospital, can you help us please?''' recalled June.
No one could refuse the little girl's plea. ``I didn't know how to read
then, so
I remembered the colour and signs of the buses and places where we were
going,''
June explained.
At the hospital, June impressed many people there who saw her helping her
mother.
``I was too small then to reach the registration counter, so I tried to find
a door
and went inside to present my Mum's card to the nurse,'' June said. She
always got
help from nurses and patients who saw her and quite often she got snacks
too.
At home, June helped her mother with chores and some jobs that brought in
extra money.
In the early years, Dokrak earned a living by collecting recyclable garbage.
June
helped her by asking people to give her whatever she saw could be recycled.
On average,
Dokrak recalled, they earned 100 to 150 baht a month this way.
``I was very weak then. I passed out a lot. I usually had plain rice with
water,
or with salt and fish sauce. But I'd always make sure my daughter had more
proper
meals,'' Dokrak said.
Sometimes, her brother would give her decent meals. On ``good'' days, they
had fried
vegetables and fish. June helped with the cooking.
``We cook together. Mum would give the instructions and I'd do the cooking.
I can
fry fish. She told me when the oil is hot, put the fish in, wait until it
turns yellow
before flipping it to the other side,'' she said, describing the cooking
process
to show she could really do it.
Their lives have improved a little. Dokrak said she now receives 2,000 baht
a month
from the Social Security Office. Help also comes from the media when she's
asked
to give interviews. June's teachers and parents of the girl's friends also
chip in
every now and then.
June tries to earn some extra income too. She asked a flower garland woman
at a bus
stop for a job. After school, she spent an hour or so making some 20
garlands for
10-15 baht. ``If I make beautiful garlands, I get more,'' she said. With
this money,
June buys food _ a bag of khao kaeng, a special dinner for her mother and
herself.
Dokrak was not happy with her daughter working after school. ``I was worried
because
she would have to come back home late, at about 7pm. It's quite dark and
quiet in
the neighbourhood,'' she said.
When June can't make money, she saves it instead. June gets 45 baht for her
daily
allowance, 10 baht of which goes to pay for motorcycle rides, 12 baht more
for bus
rides, the rest for lunch and beverages.
``I spend 10 baht for lunch and more on snacks and refreshments. But I
always save
five to 10 baht every day in my piggy bank,'' she said. ``Just in case I
need stationery
or other things. You never know when you'll need your savings.''
That can happen when Dokrak falls ill and requires medical care. ``I have no
savings
now. I've lent it all to Mum,'' June said, turning to Dokrak. ``You haven't
returned
my money yet, have you?'' she asked, teasing and smiling.
Dokrak goes to hospital every week to consult physicians on her eyes and
other health
problems. June has to accompany her each time and cuts classes.
As a result of SJS, Dokrak has developed breathing difficulties and asthma,
which
usually attack in the middle of the night. There were times when Dokrak's
condition
was so bad that the pair had to rush through the night to get to a hospital.
``She [June] wouldn't go to sleep on those nights. Once, while I was at the
hospital,
the other patient in the room woke up and saw her, at 3am, still awake and
watching
over me. She told her to go to sleep because I was alright, but June
refused,'' Dokrak
said.
``Mum usually has to go to the toilet during the night, so I had to be ready
in case
she needed help,'' June said.
Dokrak added: ``She never goes to sleep when I'm sick.''
Dokrak's illness causes June to miss a lot of school. Generally, June goes
to school
only three to four days a week. Thanks to understanding teachers at
Karunsuksa School,
Nonthaburi, where she is studying, June is allowed to take exams despite
having less
than 80 percent of the annual expected attendance. Knowing her plight, June
has not
been punished for her absences. Moreover, the school waives her tuition fees
and
one of the teachers provides free books. Other teachers and parents give her
some
pocket money too.
Perhaps this moral support has been a boost to her academic performance. On
average,
she said, she scores 3.30 on a 4.0 scale.
``I don't think I'm smart. Just mediocre. I came 30th out of 40 students in
class.
But once, I got to 17th,'' she said. ``I may do better when my mother's
health improves.''
Dokrak's improving vision doesn't just mean that June will have her mother
back to
look after her, but it also means a return of her care-free childhood.
``Once we went to a department store. She led me to the toy department. She
asked
me to wait for a while as she played with the toys there. She described to
me each
of the toys and how they were fun to play with. Shortly after, she said,
`That's
enough. Let's go,' and she led me away,'' recalled Dokrak, face down, adding
that
June never cried or asked for things that she knew her mother could not give
her.
``She should have had more of a chance to play and have fun like other
kids,'' said
Dokrak. ``Sometimes, she asked me if she could play with her mates. I would
say okay,
but then after some 10 minutes she'd come back. I asked her why she came
back so
soon. She'd say that she'd played enough.''
June prefers to stick with her mother. ``I'd like to play, a bit,'' she
admitted.
``But I have to look after mum. I don't want to leave her alone. I'm afraid
she'll
get lonely and she may need my help.''
Despite having a full-time schedule with her mother, June never becomes
bored. ``When
we are together, we talk about things,'' Dokrak said. ``She loves to hug and
kiss
me. Sometimes she almost talks my ears off!''
Before bedtime, Dokrak added, June usually sings to her.
``That's your lullaby, Mum,'' June said. ``I love singing very much. It
makes me
very happy.''
June's love and compassion extends to other underprivileged souls,
especially people
with visual impairments. Once, on their way to hospital, Dokrak bought two
bags of
soya beverage for each of them _ for lunch. But June gave her share to a
blind beggar
who was sitting on the pedestrian flyover.
```Why did you do that?' I asked her,'' Dokrak recalled. ``She said, `He was
pitiful,
Mum. Blind and poor. He may have needed a treat _ a soya beverage. I can
still see.
Plain water is fine with me.'''
Having less is not an obstacle to generosity.
``I tell her not to look down on people,'' Dokrak said. ``Do whatever you
can to
help those who are less fortunate than yourself. It's good already to do
good things.
We shouldn't stop doing them. The good results may return to us very slowly,
but
they will come and once they do, we will realise that it was worth the
waiting for,''
she said.
She may have learned this the hard way. She believes that having her sight
back is
part of the return of her good acts. ``I never held any grudges against the
doctors
and their lawyers, or the police who wouldn't take my case,'' she said. ``I
never
held grudges. It's no use.''
Dokrak had gone to a hospital in Nakorn Sawan for treatment of flu. The
doctor gave
her some medicine and a shot, which she believed may have had a compound
similar
to the antibacterial drug sulfa that she was on record as being allergic to.
The
next morning, her eyes became swollen and dark reddish spots developed on
her skin.
The doctor said it was just part of the flu symptoms and discharged her.
The next day, Dokrak returned to hospital in a comatose state. Blood was all
over
_ in her vomit, urine and stool. Her eyes became worse with blisters, her
skin ruptured
in burn-like rashes. She had difficulty breathing and had to be put on a
respirator.
After staying in the intensive care unit for 19 days, the symptoms
diminished except
that her eyes had been damaged.
``At first, when the reaction developed, I told the doctor that it might
have been
an allergic reaction. I'd had one before. He said, How would I know? So I
didn't
persist,'' said Dokrak, who was then a factory worker.
``When I started to lose my vision, I didn't dare tell the doctors. I was
afraid
the doctors would get upset, would ask me how I dared to say I knew more
than they
did,'' she said, lowering her face. ``Perhaps they thought I was stupid and
uneducated.''
Dokrak said her parents separated when she was young and poverty deprived
her, the
eldest child, of a chance to get an education. She is illiterate _ but not
without
conscience.
Dokrak has big ambitions for her daughter. ``I hope June becomes either a
doctor
or a lawyer. I want her to help poor people, those who are poor and
uneducated. I
think these two professions are noble. One helping others to restore health
and the
other to restore justice.''
June nodded and added, ``I want to be a doctor. I want to help poor people,
just
like us,'' she said.
On another occasion, June said she wanted to be a policewoman. ``I'll go
after the
wrongdoers,'' she said.
To secure this dream, Dokrak said she would keep the 800,000 baht she
received in
compensation for her blindness in the bank.
``I will not withdraw the money unless it is really necessary. When I see
better,
I'll find a job and earn some money. With that income, I hope we can pay the
bills.''
Dokrak and June have already been given a new lease on life. Even so, things
between
mother and daughter are pretty much the same, June said.
``I continue to look after my mother as usual, but I may take her more often
to malls
and other places,'' she said, pausing. Then she said, with a bit of
excitement, ``Mum,
you know, there's a temple fair just near our home _ and there's a ferris
wheel!
Can I go? Just once and I will come back to look after you here. I've never
been
on one before. You remember when we went to a temple fair once and I told
you I wanted
to play up there, but it was not possible then?''
She looked at her mother, who smiled back at her.
It's possible now.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/12Sep2005_out49.php
Sekian dari,
Ultraman Blind.
http://www.network54.com/Index/41640
komuniti_oku-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/komuniti_oku/
http://www.jaring.my/weblog/view.php?user=buta74



From ngchristine at mab.org.my  Tue Sep 13 10:19:08 2005
From: ngchristine at mab.org.my (Christine Ng Lai)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:19:08 +0800
Subject: [share] KISAH LOUIS BRAILLE
Message-ID: <003e01c5b809$9fb51b70$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>

Hai saudara-saudari sekalian,



Seorang sukarelawan Perpustakaan MAB telah berjaya menterjemahkan cerpen "The Story Of Louis Braille" ke dalam Bahasa Melayu.  Kami berharap bahan rujukan ini akan memberi manfaat kepada anda sekalian yang ingin menyertai peraduan Pra-Karnival Hari Louis Braille.  



Wai Meng, terima kasih banyak-banyak atas usaha anda.  



Yang benar,

Christine Ng.

  Pustakawan





Kisah Louis Braille

 

 

Pada suatu ketika dahulu, ramai orang berpendapat bahawa orang buta tidak boleh membaca. Mereka berpendapat bahawa satu-satunya cara untuk membaca hanyalah dengan menggunakan mata untuk melihat perkataan-perkataan.

Namun begitu, ada seorang budak lelaki Perancis yang berpendapat sebaliknya. Louis yang buta semenjak berumur 3 tahun sangat ingin membaca. Beliau sedar bahawa dirinya terkunci daripada dunia pengetahuan dan pendapat yang luas kerana kecacatannya. Yakni, beliau bertekad untuk mencari kunci kepada pintu ini demi diri sendiri dan orang-orang buta yang lain.

Kisahnya bermula pada awal kurun ke-19. Louis Braille dilahirkan pada tahun 1809 di sebuah perkampungan kecil dekat Paris. Ayahnya membuat abah-abah dan hasil barangan kulit lain untuk dijual kepada orang-orang kampung. Ayah Louis kerap menggunakan perkakas-perkakas yang tajam untuk memotong dan menebuk lubang pada kulit binatang yang dikeringkan.

Satu daripada alat yang digunakan oleh ayahnya ialah 'awl'. 'Awl' ialah sejenis alat yang kelihatan seperti sebatang kayu pendek bermata tajam dan mempunyai pemegang berbentuk bulat yang juga diperbuat daripada kayu. Semasa bermain dengan satu daripada 'awl' kepunyaan ayahnya, tangan Louis tergelincir dan beliau  tidak sengaja tercucuk salah satu daripada matanya. Pada permulaannya, luka itu tidak kelihatan serius, tetapi kemudian ia dijangkiti kuman. Selepas beberapa hari, Louis yang muda kehilangan daya penglihatan pada kedua-dua belah matanya. Buat beberapa hari yang pertama, adalah amat perit untuknya menjalani kehidupan setelah kehilangan penglihatan. 

Semakin hari berlalu, Louis belajar menyesuaikan diri untuk menjalani kehidupan yang biasa. Beliau bersekolah dengan kawan-kawannya dan juga mendapat keputusan yang baik dalam pelajaran. Beliau amat bijak dan kreatif. Beliau bertekad tidak akan membiarkan kecacatannya menghindarinya daripada melakukan apa-apa. 

Louis semakin membesar dan beliau sedar bahawa sekolah kecil yang dihadirinya tidak mempunyai peruntukan dan sumber-sumber yang diperlukannya. Beliau mendapat maklumat bahawa terdapat sebuah sekolah khas untuk pelajar-pelajar buta di Paris. Beliau tidak teragak-agak lagi untuk pergi. Lantas, beliau membungkus barang-barangnya dan bertolak ke situ untuk mendapatkan pendidikan yang kukuh.

Semasa berada di sekolah khas untuk pelajar-pelajar yang cacat penglihatan, beliau bertanya kepada gurunya samaada sekolah itu ada buku-buku untuk dibaca oleh orang-orang buta. Louis mendapati bahawa sekolah tersebut terdapat buku-buku sebegitu.

Buku-buku tersebut mempunyai abjad-abjad yang sangat besar dan tertimbul pada permukaan kertas. Abjad-abjad yang begitu besar menjadikan buku-buku itu tebal dan besar. Apatah lagi, harganya amatlah mahal. Sekolahnya mempunyai empat belas buku seperti itu.

Louis mula membaca kesemua empat belas buku di perpustakaan sekolahnya. Beliau boleh merasa setiap abjad, tetapi masa yang lama diperlukan untuk membaca setiap ayat.Setiap perkataan memerlukan beberapa saat untuk dibaca, dan setiap kali beliau sampai ke penghujung ayat, beliau hampir melupai permulaan ayat itu. Louis yakin terdapat cara yang lebih baik.

Semestinya terdapat jalan lain yang lebih cepat untuk orang-orang buta merasa perkataan-perkataan di mukasurat buku. Seharusnya terdapat cara yang mudah dan cepat untuk orang-orang buta membaca seperti orang-orang yang tidak buta.

Pada hari itu, beliau bertekad untuk memikirkan satu sistem yang membolehkan orang-orang buta membaca. Beliau akan mencipta sejenis kod abjad supaya beliau boleh 'membaca dengan jari' secepat dan mudah seolah-olah penglihatannya baik.

Louis ialah seorang yang sangat kreatif. Beliau belajar bermain 'cello' dan 'organ' pada usia yang muda. Beliau sangat berkebolehan sehingga mendapat pelawaan untuk bermain 'organ' di banyak gereja di seluruh Paris.

Kegemarannya ialah bermain muzik. Ia juga merupakan satu punca pendapatan yang stabil. Louis amat yakin dengan kreativitinya.

Beliau tahu bahawa kebijaksanaan dan kreativitinya adalah setanding dengan mereka yang sebaya dengannya. Kebolehannya bermain muzik juga membuktikan bahawa beliau boleh berjaya jika diberi peluang. 

Pada suatu hari, peluang telah sampai. Ada orang di sekolahnya yang pernah mendengar tentang kod abjad yang digunakan oleh askar-askar Perancis. Kod-kod itu digunakan oleh ketua-ketua askar untuk menyampaikan arahan atau maklumat kepada askar-askar pada waktu malam. Mesej-mesej tersebut tidak boleh ditulis di atas kertas kerana untuk membacanya askar-askar terpaksa menyalakan mancis.

Nyalaan mancis akan menjadi sasaran untuk pihak lawan menembak. Kod abjad tersebut terdiri daripada titik-titik kecil dan sengkang. Simbol-simbol ini tertimbul di atas permukaan kertas supaya askar-askar itu boleh membaca dengan hanya merasa dengan jari-jari mereka. Setelah askar-askar itu faham kod-kod tersebut, semuanya berjalan dengan lancar.

Louis berjaya mendapatkan sebahagian daripada kod-kod itu dan beliau mencuba menggunakannya.Cara ini adalah lebih baik daripada membaca buku-buku gergasi dengan abjad-abjadnya yang gergasi dan tertimbul.

Membaca kod askar masih lagi perlahan dan kurang mudah. Sengkang-sengkang menghabiskan banyak ruang di setiap halaman. Setiap mukasurat hanyalah boleh memuatkan satu hingga dua ayat. Louis berasa beliau boleh memperbaiki abjad ini dengan cara-cara lain.

Beliau bercadang untuk menghabiskan ke-semua masanya memperbaharui teknik tersebut pada musim cutinya yang akan datang. Beliau disambut dengan mesra oleh ibubapanya sebaik sahaja beliau tiba di rumahnya untuk menghabiskan cuti sekolah.

Ibu dan ayahnya sentiasa menggalakkannya dalam bidang muzik dan lain-lain projek sekolah. Louis mula mencari jalan untuk memperbaiki sistem titik dan sengkang itu. Beliau suka menggunakan titik timbul, tetapi berasa sebaliknya tentang sengkang timbul.

Pada suatu hari, sedang beliau duduk di kedai menjual hasil kulit ayahnya, beliau terambil satu 'awl' tumpul kepunyaan ayahnya dan beliau mendapat idea dalam sekilat mata. Alat yang menyebabkan beliau buta ini juga boleh digunakan untuk membuat titik tertimbul yang membolehkan beliau membaca.

Pada hari-hari berikutnya, beliau menghabiskan masa mereka satu abjad yang terdiri daripada enam titik tertimbul sahaja. Kedudukan setiap titik tertimbul membezakan satu abjad daripada abjad yang lain.

Louis menggunakan 'awl' yang tumpul untuk membina satu ayat. Beliau membacanya dengan cepat dari kiri ke kanan. Cara ini masuk akal. Ia boleh digunakan.

 

Phil Shapiro 

Hakcipta terpelihara 1995 

 

 
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From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 09:03:18 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:03:18 +0800
Subject: [share] 1051-TM Time Announcement.
Message-ID: <004c01c5b992$45d296c0$9e0518d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Hi Friends,

I would like to share with you friends with regards to the 1051 time 
announcement.  As most of us know, after about a minute getting through, it 
will disconnect automatically.  As for the new setting now, let me inform 
you that it will not disconnect and the call charge cost is the same as 
local call, i.e. 0.08 for the first 2 minutes and 0.04 cents per minute from 
3 minutes onwards.  So, please make sure that you disconnect your phone line 
properly after dialling this number or otherwise, you will end up paying for 
nothing!

Regards,
B.K. Tan.




From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 09:07:24 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:07:24 +0800
Subject: [share] Fw: tmnet streamyx Member Get Member Programme
Message-ID: <004d01c5b992$46619050$9e0518d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Newsletter - Member Get MemberHi Friends, 

for those Streamyx users, read through.

Regards,
B.K. Tan.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Postmaster 
To: TMnet Valued Customers 
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:00 PM
Subject: tmnet streamyx Member Get Member Programme

Dear Valued Customer,
If you are a tmnet streamyx customer, join our Member Get Member
 programme and enjoy attractive rebates on your bill!
All you need to do is get your friends and family to subscribe to Streamyx Basic
512K or Streamyx Basic 1M packages. As an incentive, you will get a
RM50 rebate
 on your monthly subscription with every successful application. Not only that, your
friends will also enjoy a RM50 rebate on their first bill too.
The top 5 introducers of the month will stand a chance to win great prizes from
September - November 2005.
Month (2005)
September
October
November
Prizes
5 X
MP3 Watch
5 X
Digital Camera
5 X
Digital Video Camera
Note: To qualify for the monthly prizes, the introducer must achieve at least 5 successful
applications (successful registration or service activation) of that particular month.
Winners will be notified by TM Net.
So, start saving on your monthly bill! Spread the word to your friends and family,
get them to hook up to tmnet streamyx. Click
here
 to find out more and register into the programme.
For more information, log on to
www.tm.net.my
, call TM Net Customer Interaction Centre at 1-300-88-1500 between 8:00 a.m. till
12:00 a.m. or e-mail to
custcare at tm.net.my
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
TM Net Sdn. Bhd.





     

                 
                    

                  Dear Valued Customer,


                  If you are a tmnet streamyx customer, join our Member Get Member programme and enjoy attractive rebates on your bill!

                  All you need to do is get your friends and family to subscribe to Streamyx Basic 512K or Streamyx Basic 1M packages. As an incentive, you will get a RM50 rebate on your monthly subscription with every successful application. Not only that, your friends will also enjoy a RM50 rebate on their first bill too.

                  The top 5 introducers of the month will stand a chance to win great prizes from September - November 2005.

                        Month (2005)
                       September
                       October
                       November
                       
                        Prizes
                       5 X
                        MP3 Watch 
                       5 X
                        Digital Camera
                       5 X
                        Digital Video Camera
                       

                  Note: To qualify for the monthly prizes, the introducer must achieve at least 5 successful applications (successful registration or service activation) of that particular month. Winners will be notified by TM Net.

                  So, start saving on your monthly bill! Spread the word to your friends and family, get them to hook up to tmnet streamyx. Click here to find out more and register into the programme. 

                  For more information, log on to www.tm.net.my, call TM Net Customer Interaction Centre at 1-300-88-1500 between 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 a.m. or e-mail to custcare at tm.net.my


                  Thank you.



                  Yours sincerely,

                  TM Net Sdn. Bhd.


                 
           
     
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From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 09:10:16 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:10:16 +0800
Subject: [share] Fw: tmnet streamyx Member Get Member Programme
Message-ID: <004e01c5b992$49eb5350$9e0518d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Newsletter - Member Get MemberHi Friends,

For those Streamyx users, check this out.

Regards,
B.K. Tan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Postmaster
To: TMnet Valued Customers
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:00 PM
Subject: tmnet streamyx Member Get Member Programme







Dear Valued Customer,
If you are a tmnet streamyx customer, join our Member Get Member programme 
and enjoy attractive rebates on your bill!
All you need to do is get your friends and family to subscribe to Streamyx 
Basic 512K or Streamyx Basic 1M packages. As an incentive, you will get a 
RM50 rebate on your monthly subscription with every successful application. 
Not only that, your friends will also enjoy a RM50 rebate on their first 
bill too.
The top 5 introducers of the month will stand a chance to win great prizes 
from September - November 2005.
Month (2005)SeptemberOctoberNovember
Prizes5 X
MP3 Watch 5 X
Digital Camera5 X
Digital Video Camera

Note: To qualify for the monthly prizes, the introducer must achieve at 
least 5 successful applications (successful registration or service 
activation) of that particular month. Winners will be notified by TM Net.
So, start saving on your monthly bill! Spread the word to your friends and 
family, get them to hook up to tmnet streamyx. Click here to find out more 
and register into the programme.
For more information, log on to www.tm.net.my, call TM Net Customer 
Interaction Centre at 1-300-88-1500 between 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 a.m. or 
e-mail to custcare at tm.net.my
Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
TM Net Sdn. Bhd. 




From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Thu Sep 15 09:17:47 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:17:47 +0800
Subject: [share] Additional of Mr. Allan Wong abord Share
Message-ID: <024901c5b993$490543a0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>

Dear listers,

My apologies  for not introducing Mr. Allan Wong.  I added him onto the list in the middle of the night and did not think that he would be active so fast. I also did not get a chance to get online yesterday, hence did not write this message earlier. 

Mr. Allan Wong, is also blind, and a businessman. From our conversation, I believe he went to the Batu Road school and also the Setapak school. Though hindered by blindness, he has never given up and has been in the computer business specialising  in hardware. 

For any other information, I'll leave you to get it out of him.


Allan, we extend you a warm welcome abord.  

Regards,
Moses.

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From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 12:07:31 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:07:31 +0800
Subject: [share] More SMS centre contact.
Message-ID: <008c01c5b9ab$00fe5020$9e0518d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>

Hi Friends,

Ok, if you are interested, here are two more numbers:

32300 - 03-21643273
33363 - 03-91737333


Hope it helps and benefit some of the Share members. 

Regards,
B.K. Tan.



From fairuz at mab.org.my  Thu Sep 15 11:32:10 2005
From: fairuz at mab.org.my (Fairuz)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:32:10 +0800
Subject: [share] Urgent!! Needs AB Negative Blood for Ng Kian Seng
Message-ID: <001c01c5b9a6$0f70af40$0a01a8c0@user4879537250>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: MABlind 
To: Fairuz Abdullah 
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Urgent!! Needs AB Negative Blood for Ng Kian Seng



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Koh Guat Hoon 
  To: adrazak at telekom.com.my 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:46 PM
  Subject: Fwd: Fw: Urgent!! Needs AB Negative Blood for Ng Kian Seng




    Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:46:39 +0800
    From: Anna Ng Sau Kuen <sbb-sbb at streamyx.com>
    Subject: Fw: Urgent!! Needs AB Negative Blood for Ng Kian Seng
    To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
    Reply-to: Anna Ng Sau Kuen <annang at sbbmutual.com.my>
    X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506
    X-Virus-Scanned: by JARING Malware Filters (jaring.my)
    X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.624 required=6.31 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.665,
     HTML_70_80=0.039, HTML_BADTAG_00_10=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001]
    X-Spam-Level: 


    "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> 

    Forwarding....this came from 2 reliable source.....if possible, please help. 





    Dear Friends,
    We have a buddy by the name of Ng Kian Seng who needs some 
    AB Negative blood urgently for his leg operation this week 
    ( 12/9/05 to 18/09/05 ). He has been there since 8/9/05 
    after a factory accident involving both his legs.
    According to University Hospital, Petaling Jaya,  this type 
    of blood is very short in the Blood Bank at this moment. 
    The operation cannot be performed unless we get hold of 
    this blood type soonest possible. Infection is setting in 
    at the moment as the operation cannot be performed.
    We really appreciate your assistance to find donors of this 
    rare blood type
    (AB negative) and any
    help to forward this message to your friends or relatives
    Ng Kian Seng (IC No: 560415-10-5695) is currently at 
    University Hospital, PJ  - Ward U,  bed number 0835. You 
    can contact his brother at handphone no: 012-6558702 or his 
    wife at handphone no: 012-6870628 for further clarification 
    or enquiries.. Or you can proceed direct to the hospital to 
    donate.
    Thank you very much.
    Best regards,
    Joe & Kat
    Dated: 12-09-2005


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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 12:04:21 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:04:21 +0800
Subject: [share] eBay to buy Skype in $2.6bn deal
Message-ID: <02e501c5b9af$d6f87670$27b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

From: "Juan Sosa" <typer12 at comcast.net>
Hello everyone:
I saw this posted on another list and wanted to share it  here.
it will be interesting to see what happens with skype.  Who knows, maybe
even  free pc to pc will be  gone only ebay knows.
BBC NEWS
eBay to buy Skype in $2.6bn deal
Online auction site eBay has agreed to buy internet telephone company Skype
Technologies
in a $2.6bn (?1.4bn) deal.
eBay said it would pay half the amount in cash and the other half in stocks
to create
"an unparalleled e-commerce and communications engine".
Skype's software lets PC users talk to each other for free and make
cut-price calls
to mobiles and landlines.
Other players in the online phone market include computer giants such as
Google,
Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo.
Google recently launched its Talk service, while Microsoft purchased leading
player
Teleo for an undisclosed sum.
Technology used by Skype, and rivals such as Vonage, converts phone
conversations
into packets of data and transmits them down the same wires used to surf the
internet.
'Powerful environment'
"Communications is at the heart of e-commerce and community," said eBay
chief executive
Meg Whitman.
"By combining the two leading e-commerce franchises, eBay and PayPal, with
the leader
in internet voice communications, we will create an extraordinarily powerful
environment
for business on the net."
The company said the move would "strengthen eBay's global marketplace and
payments
platform, while opening several new lines of business".
Skype chief executive Niklas Zennstrom, who will join eBay's senior
management team,
said the deal would help "revolutionise the ease with which people can
communicate
through the internet".
Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, computer users can talk
to each
other via a headset or microphone and speakers.
Cheap calls to landlines and mobile phones are also possible. Some systems
allow
users to plug their traditional phones into a desktop box that allows them
to make
VoIP calls.
Growth market?
Skype has 53 million registered users and says more than two million people
are using
its software at any given moment.
Since it was introduced in 2003, the free program has been downloaded more
than 151
million times.
The company does not release earnings figures.
Vonage, the largest internet phone company, has nearly one million
subscribers who
pay a monthly fee of $25 to use it.
eBay has been buying up firms - including payment system PayPal - in an
effort to
increase the number of services it offers consumers and keep its profits
growing.
Media reports have speculated that as well as looking to tap into the
growing internet
phone market, eBay is also attracted by the idea of letting its buyers and
sellers
talk to each other via their computers.
Story from BBC NEWS.
Juan
--
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



From sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my  Thu Sep 15 14:13:28 2005
From: sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my (sitijineh.jaimun)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:13:28 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
Message-ID: <001201c5b9bc$976fbd80$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>

Thank You Allan for the information.    
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From sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my  Thu Sep 15 14:17:20 2005
From: sitijineh.jaimun at sabah.gov.my (sitijineh.jaimun)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:17:20 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
Message-ID: <002a01c5b9bd$21442a00$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>

Thank you again Allan, i have tried that and succeeded stopping the unwanted SMS.  A reply came back to confirm my unsubscription.  
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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 23:12:08 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Puteri Gunung Ledang)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:12:08 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
Message-ID: <200591523128775AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF>

From: "Ultraman Buta" <ultraman_buta at yahoo.com.my>
Subject: Fw: [blcompusers] Windows clip board may not be secure
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:21 PM

Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy information to your
Windows clipboard to paste into a web form.
Even something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out.
With an exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information
from your clipboard and you would never know it.
To demonstrate this, copy anything to your clipboard, part of this message
for instance.
Then go to
http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
and you quite likely will see the contents of your clipboard right on the
page.
If you're running Firefox, you will not see the clipboard contents because
of that browser's minimal java support.
This site is harmless and is just a demonstration to illustrate that
clipboard contents may not be 100% private and to use this Windows feature
with caution, at least when using the Internet.
I went to the website after copying text, and this is what I found minus the
website, as I just linked to it:
I had run across an article in a tech news publication and found this quite
interesting. Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy
information to your Windows clipboard to paste into a web form. Even
something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out. With an
exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information from your
clipboard and you would never know it. To demonstrate this, copy anything to
your clipboard, part of this message for instance. Then go to It is true,
text you last copied for pasting (copy & paste) can be stolen when you visit
web sites using a combination of JavaScript and ASP (or PHP, or CGI) to
write your possible sensitive data to a database on another server.
Hopefully you haven't copied a credit card number recently before surfing!
This page will clear your clipboard.
Regards.
Ultraman Blind.
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From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:13:42 -0700
Subject: [share] Emailing: www.channelnewsasia.com
Message-ID: <000a01c5ba86$114adcb0$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>

Dear friends,

For those of you who are interested in the SAVH Saga, please follow the link below. Things are getting very serious. 
The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments:
Shortcut to: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/168266/1/.html

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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep 16 14:21:15 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:21:15 -0700
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
References: <200591523128775AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF>
Message-ID: <009801c5ba86$ea0be800$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>

Our Friendly Title    
Hello Kai Yong,

What are you trying to do?

The reason why you are allowed in is because your regional address is given.

Regards,
Moses.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Puteri Gunung Ledang 
  To: share at ncbm.org.my 
  Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:12 AM
  Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure


  Hello Share,

  We would like to notify you of an update to the product you have previously purchased. We are sending this message to the address on file: share at ncbm.org.my. Please let us know if this is incorrect.

  In HTML messages we can do nice things like change fonts, add color,  include tables, and links.

  Sincerely,
  Philip Boss
  Company ABC



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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 15 22:43:44 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:43:44 +0800
Subject: [share] BM TELEY MAB 137
References: <003d01c5b809$9eac8510$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>
Message-ID: <01d701c5ba0b$1a364ce0$94b7bcca@userb9e9355ddf>

Saya nak komen sikitlah teley MAB bm ni.

    Teley MAB Bm ni, umpama biskut chips more.  Sekejap ada, sekejap tak 
ada.  Adalah diharapkan ianya dapat dikemas kini.  Beberapa buah pengumuman 
yang lalu, Bm tak ada.
Ultraman Blind.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Ng Lai" <ngchristine at mab.org.my>
To: "NCBM Share Group" <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:07 AM
Subject: [share] BM TELEY MAB 137


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Subject: TELEY MAB 137 BM Translation

Teley MAB no. 137 untuk minggu bermula Ahad, 11 September, 2005.




Salam Sejahtera Saudara dan Saudari




Pengumuman minggu ini adalah berkenaan dengan 2 kekosongan jawatan untuk 
diisi dengan kadar segera.




Pertama  :  Kedai MAB di Time Square




Persatuan Orang Buta Malaysia (MAB) ada sebuah lot kedai di Time Square 
Shopping Mall, Bukit Bintang.  Ianya terletak di Lot No. 22 di tingkat 2. 
Di kedai ini,  terdapat kraftangan yang dibuat oleh orang buta untuk dijual. 
Pelanggan juga boleh mendapatkan perkhidmatan mengurut kaki dari 
reflexologists buta yang ditempatkan di situ.




Kedai ini ada kekosongan untuk jawatan Pembantu Jualan.  Waktu bekerja 
adalah dari jam 9.30 pagi hingga 5 petang untuk shif pertama, dan shif kedua 
dari jam 3 petang hingga 10 malam.




Kepada yang berminat sila datang untuk temuduga terbuka di Kompleks MAB di 
Brickfields.  Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Encik Fairuz atau Puan 
Goh di talian 2272 2677 sambungan 20 atau 29.




Pengumuman Kedua  :  Hospital Matan Tun Hussein Onn




MAB sekarang mengendalikan kantin di Hospital MataTun Hussein Onn di 
Petaling Jaya.  Terdapat kekosongan di bahagian Pesakit dan Perkhidmatan 
Pelanggan.




Kelayakan adalah seperti berikut - perempuan, berpengalaman dalam 
mengendalikan makanan dan minuman, berpewatakan kemas dan bersedia untuk 
bekerja lebih masa.




Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Cik Saerah atau Puan Goh di talian 
2272 2677 sambungan 57 atau 29.




Sekian untuk minggu ini, jumpa lagi



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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep 16 08:59:27 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:59:27 +0800
Subject: [share] New format for braille & print books 
Message-ID: <00e401c5ba59$e3a4c810$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>


Below is an announcement from BrailleInk., a new nonprofit organization that publishes existing popular children's books in a new format that is easier for braille and print readers to share.  Please forward this message to others you think would be interested and feel free to post it on listservs and websites, in newsletters, etc.



You can see sample pages of our first two books, Guess How Much I Love You and The Dot.

As a new organization, we have tried to identify individuals and organizations that are likely to be interested in what we're doing.  If you'd rather not receive periodic announcements from us, just reply to this email and let me know.  I apologize in advance for any inconvenience. In any event, we would never do anything with your information except send you occasional messages about BrailleInk.



Sincerely,



Bruce Curtis

Cofounder and Executive Director, BrailleInk.

www.brailleink.org   



****



For immediate release

Blind Son Inspires Father to Create New, Accessible Book Format



(Denton, TX) For the first time, Eric will soon be able to follow along when his eight-year-old son Ethan reads a story. Because Ethan was born blind, he and his sighted father, Eric Ligon, have never been able to share a book together the way they share many other things in their lives. That's about to change when BrailleInk., a new non-profit organization Ligon co-founded, publishes its first books in a new, accessible format.



Ligon, a graphic designer and professor at the University of North Texas, combined his business and personal experiences to create a new page design that solves several problems with existing braille books. "It's a simple solution," says Ligon. "We reproduce the original print and illustration in the top portion of our page and add the braille in the bottom portion. And, we place the corresponding print characters on the page again, directly above each braille cell. So, braille readers' hands don't block what sighted people are trying to see, and it's easy for sighted folks to tell what the braille says."



The ability of print and braille readers to share a book is critical since according to The American Printing House for the Blind, 85 percent of children who are blind or visually impaired attend public schools. Both during school and at home afterwards, very rarely are they with other braille readers.



BrailleInk. recently announced its first two titles, Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, and The Dot, by Peter Reynolds. Both books were originally published by Candlewick Press and have won multiple awards. BrailleInk.'s editions are produced as large-size board books so that the braille embossing is more secure and the construction is sturdier. The back of each book features a brief braille glossary that provides the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, and basic rules for braille usage in that book.



"Though both titles are children's books, they're also useful for adult braille readers to share with sighted children," Ligon adds. "And, since the print and braille are clearly correlated and the original print and illustration are preserved, BrailleInk.'s books also serve as an effective introduction to braille for sighted folks interested in learning about disabilities."



"It's a real joy to see an idea come to fruition - especially one that can help so many people."



The target age range for Guess How Much I Love You, with uncontracted braille, is 18 months to 8 years. The target age range for The Dot, with contracted braille, is 5 and up. Each book costs $19.95 plus shipping and handling. For more information, to see sample pages, to place an advance order or to make a tax-deductible contribution, visit www.brailleink.org or contact Bruce Curtis at 800-324-2919 or bcurtis at brailleink.org.
    



Contact:           Bruce Curtis, Co-founder and Executive Director
                        BrailleInk.
                        2401 E. McKinney Street, Suite 1526, Denton, TX  76209
                        phone:  (940) 483-9343      (800) 324-2919   

                        fax: (940) 243-8771
                        bcurtis at brailleink.org

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From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep 16 10:38:00 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:38:00 +0800
Subject: [share] Criticism -- it's a good thing, you know?
Message-ID: <1126838280.28103.243042148@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello friends,

Criticism ... What a word!  It can be good or bad.  Ah! read on ...

C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M
By Lynne Dean
 
Yuk!

One thing, I really have a problem with is criticism. Oh I can do the
criticism. That I can do. It?s too easy (but that?s not today?s point!)
Receiving it, well that?s another story. So, today, from now on, I
thought I need to take it like a mature, grown person. I don?t want it
to bother me so much. How do I do that? Well I started reading up on the
subject and this is what I gathered.

This is what criticism does to you.

Criticism is nothing more that an observation made by another person,
one that we don?t necessarily agree with.

Criticism is directed at our actions and the way we think.

Criticism makes us defensive and wanting to justify our actions. It
makes us want to point the finger and so on...

Our defense mechanism takes an enormous amount of mental energy, which
usually leaves us angry, hurt, and with negative feelings towards the
other person.

How to deal with criticism.

Read this. About agreeing with the criticism ?!?!?

Let say that you simply acknowledge it. OK. Don?t believe every single
criticism is true or accurate or you will end up feeling like dirt and
your self-esteem will turn into mush. No, but sometimes simply agreeing
with the criticism will alleviate it.

Two things will happen.

First, someone else has had the opportunity to express himself or
herself freely. This person has given you an opinion that you might
never have even thought of even though you might not entirely agree with
it.

Second, you learn something about yourself, which may be true.

And the best part; no anger, no tension, no hurt feeling. Healthy
communication.

Now, how do I accept criticism?

I tried it with my spouse. Here is the conversation:

Him: ?You are always late!? The famous ?YOU?. I reflected for 5 seconds
and replied:

Me: ?You are right, I am often late.? Because it?s true, I tend to be
late occasionally, well
 often.

It?s was much easier to agree than to defend myself; and a good point
was made (I can be more punctual, I know I can do better).

No hard feelings or anger and that was that. What a difference.

Reacting negatively automatically to criticism will have nothing but a
negative effect. Acknowledging criticism and really considering it will
lessen conflict and miscommunication.

I can live with that.

Can you try it?

Till next time,

Lynne

http://www.motivationalcentral.com/

"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."

Elbert Hubbard

"If you have no critics you'll likely have no success."

Malcolm X

"Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth
without destroying his roots."

Frank A. Clark

Aha, don't let a day passed without a laugh ...

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an
electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic
navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the
pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to steer
to the airport.

The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a
handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's
sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.

People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a
large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE
IN A HELICOPTER."

The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to
steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely.

After they were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU
ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position.

The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building
because, similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct
but completely useless answer."

Ok friends, that's all for now.  Till then, let us remember to always do
the right thing, and do it the right way.

Byeeee!!!

Warmest regards,
Fadzlin

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep 16 10:48:59 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (khaieong at tm.net.my)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:48:59 +0800
Subject: [share] BBC Broadcast showcases the latest in VOD,
 navigation & content for mobile
Message-ID: <2005916104859218AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF>

From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
Subject: Fw: BlindNews: BBC Broadcast showcases the latest in VOD,navigation & content for mobile
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:28 PM

Hexus.net (Press Release) (UK)
Monday, September 12, 2005
BBC Broadcast showcases the latest in VOD, navigation & content for mobile
BBC Broadcast will be exhibiting for the first time at IBC2005, showing the very
latest ways in which consumers will be accessing and navigating content both today
and in the future.
Located in Hall 3, stand 3.330, BBC Broadcast will be demonstrating video-on-demand
and over broadband as well as the latest in content to mobile and other portable
devices. It will also be showing a specially designed HD channel played out from
the Broadcast Centre in West London to the RAI Convention Centre in addition to highlights
from the 64 channels and interactive streams which have recently migrated to the
facility.
The IBC2005 conference programme will include Chris Howe, BBC Broadcast's Chief Technology
Officer, giving a masterclass on "The Lifecycle of a Piece of Media Content" on Friday,
9 September. On Monday, 12 September, Adam Hume, Head of Digital Publishing and Futurology,
will participate on the panel for the session The PVR, "Grown Up and in Business".
Both of these sessions will take place in room L of the RAI Exhibition and Congress
Centre.
BBC Broadcast has been busy since IBC2004 and, after announcing its video-on-demand
(VOD) search tool at NAB in April this year, recently won the contract with Telewest
Broadband to provide encoding and navigational services as well as "barker channels"
(channels that provide viewers with information and promotions about content) for
its new TV-on-demand service, Teleport.
Earlier in the year BBC Broadcast also won a significant contract to deliver the
user interface design for another broadband broadcaster that will be launched at
the beginning of 2006. These skills are increasingly sought after in Europe and BBC
Broadcast has also been working with Belgian telco, Belgacom that launched Belgacom
TV (a VOD service) in June this year.
Our design team also created a tool, called Piero, that enables viewers and sport
commentators to view play from angles that can't be captured by conventional cameras.
The new simulated sports field system, the first technology of its kind, made its
rugby debut during the RBS Six Nations Championship earlier this year.
BBC Broadcast has welcomed new channels to its Broadcast Centre in west London this
year, has been transmitting ESPN Classic Sport channels to France and Italy since
July and has recently begun to playout the channels locally in English, German and
Dutch.
The Broadcast Centre now transmits 64 channels and interactive streams. This follows
the completion of the largest migration project in broadcast history which involved
relocating BBC and UKTV channels from Television Centre to Broadcast Centre. BBC
Broadcast also launched a new UKTV channel, UKTV Style Gardens, in a record seven
weeks coordinating services from playout to media planning to on-air promotion.
BBC Broadcast's longstanding provision of access services - subtitling/closed captions,
signing, audio description - to the BBC and cost-effective voice recognition subtitling
methods led it to win contracts to subtitle and sign Emap music channels and audio
describe and sign National Geographic channels this year. BBC Broadcast already provides
access services to Channel 4 and FIVE.
The recent acquisition of BBC Worldwide's subsidiary, Broadcast DataServices (BDS),
which provides broadcast listing and data services, increases the range of services
BBC Broadcast can provide. BDS already provides services to the BBC, ITV, FIVE, UKTV
and Flextech.
In November this year, BBC Broadcast will be rebranding following its sale to Creative
Broadcast Services. The sale follows the BBC's internal review of its commercial
businesses. The review team concluded that, whilst the services provided by BBC Broadcast
are vital to the BBC, they did not necessarily need to remain owned by the BBC.
About BBC Broadcast Limited
Specialising in the delivery and promotion of digital media, BBC Broadcast offers
the complete range of services required to promote, playout and provide access to
broadcast content across all media, from television to mobile phones. Key services
include: promotions, design & branded content, navigation services (electronic programme
guides), access services (subtitling, signing and audio description), content playout
('video-on-demand' - video via broadband and mobile phones) and interactivity.
BBC Broadcast is the largest playout and channel management business in the UK and
broadcasts 64 streams including public service and commercial channels and interactive
streams from Broadcast Centre in West London. It is also growing its business overseas
and is already providing creative services to clients in Europe, the USA and Asia.
BBC Broadcast's fusion of creative origination and technical innovation and its unique
abilities in managing digital assets mean it is best placed to capitalise on the
growing need for digital media distribution and promotion.
The new owner of BBC Broadcast, Creative Broadcast Services, is owned by Macquarie
Capital Alliance Group (65%) and Macquarie Bank (35%).
For more information, click
http://www.bbcbroadcast.com
http://www.hexus.net/content/press_releases/press_release.php?dXJsX3ByZXNzX3JlbGVhc2VfSUQ9MTg4NA
==
Regards,
Ultraman Blind.
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From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep 16 10:49:30 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:49:30 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
In-Reply-To: <009801c5ba86$ea0be800$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>
References: <200591523128775AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF>
	<009801c5ba86$ea0be800$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>
Message-ID: <1126838970.29126.243042931@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello Moses,

I'm using a web-base E-mail service (eml.cc).  I wonder why the
following lines appeared outside of his E-mail when I preview it, not
inside?  And the E-mail he sent doesn't seem to stop moving around the
net.

The lines are as follows:

From: "Ultraman Buta" <ultraman_buta at yahoo.com.my>
Subject: Fw: [blcompusers] Windows clip board may not be secure
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:21 PM
 

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin`

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:21:15 -0700, "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
said:
> Our Friendly Title    
> Hello Kai Yong,
> 
> What are you trying to do?
> 
> The reason why you are allowed in is because your regional address is
> given.
> 
> Regards,
> Moses.
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Puteri Gunung Ledang 
>   To: share at ncbm.org.my 
>   Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:12 AM
>   Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
> 
> 
>   Hello Share,
> 
>   We would like to notify you of an update to the product you have
>   previously purchased. We are sending this message to the address on
>   file: share at ncbm.org.my. Please let us know if this is incorrect.
> 
>   In HTML messages we can do nice things like change fonts, add color, 
>   include tables, and links.
> 
>   Sincerely,
>   Philip Boss
>   Company ABC
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>   _______________________________________________
>   To post a message to the group, send mail to:
>   share mailing list
>   share at ncbm.org.my
>   http://lists.ncbm.org.my/mailman/listinfo/share
>   Refer to the link above to unsubscribe your self from the list.
> 
> 
> 
>   NOTE!!!
>   All opinions expressed or implied are the personal views of individuals
>   and it does not represent nor reflect the decisions  of the host of
>   this discussion group. 
> 
> 

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From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep 16 10:50:58 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (khaieong at tm.net.my)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:50:58 +0800
Subject: [share] Research Could Lead To New Treatments for Blindness.txt
Message-ID: <2005916105058700AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF>

From: "Ultraman" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
Subject: Fw: BlindNews: Research Could Lead To New Treatments for Blindness
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:32 PM

EmaxHealth.com
Monday, September 12, 2005
Research Could Lead To New Treatments for Blindness
By University of Manchester
Visual Loss and Blindness Treatment - Scientists have discovered how to make cells
sensitive to light in what may lead to a new approach to treating certain forms of
blindness.
The research, published in the science journal Nature, shows that a gene called melanopsin
causes nerve cells to become photoreceptive.
The team of experts from The University of Manchester and Imperial College London
found that activating melanopsin in cells that don't normally use the gene makes
them sensitive to light.
"The melanopsin made the cells photoreceptive which tells us that this protein is
able to absorb light," said Dr Rob Lucas, who led the team in Manchester.
"This discovery might provide food for thought for scientists looking for ways of
treating visual loss."
Dr Lucas, whose research concerns the effect light has on our daily rhythms, said
the classical view of how the eye sees is through photoreceptive cells in the retina
called rods and cones.
However, Dr Lucas and Professor Hankins were part of a team that recently discovered
a third type of photoreceptor, although the mechanisms of how it worked had not been
fully understood - until now.
"Over the last few years it has become increasingly accepted that we have a third
system that uses melanopsin and has lain undetected during years of vigorous scientific
investigation," said Dr Lucas.
"For this latest research, we introduced melanopsin to cells that do not normally
use it. What we found is that the cell becomes photosensitised and is able to produce
a biological signal.
"The discovery that melanopsin is capable of making cells photosensitive has given
us a unique opportunity to study the characteristics of this interesting protein."
For some years scientists have been exploring ways of restoring light detection to
those blind people who have lost their rods and cones.
One implication of this research is that using melanopsin to make nerve cells in
the eye photoreceptive may represent an entirely new approach to this problem.
Co-author and leader of the London team, Professor Mark Hankins of Imperial College,
said: "It is quite remarkable that the activation of a single gene can create a functional
photoreceptor."
"It is an important proof of principle that melanopsin can make non-light sensitive
cells receptive to light and, although not a cure, could have applications in treating
some forms of blindness."
Researchers also believe that defects in melanopsin action could be responsible for
other human conditions, including some sorts of depression and insomnia.
"The truth is, we just don't know what else melanopsin could be responsible for,"
said Dr Lucas. "But now that we understand the role of this gene we can further investigate
its influence in such areas as mood and sleep patterns."
The research team is collaborating with engineers at Imperial to develop a functional
retinal prosthesis that would allow information from the light-responsive cells to
be used by the brain to form images.
http://www.emaxhealth.com/96/3170.html
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Fri Sep 16 11:26:26 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:26:26 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
References: <200591523128775AMUNIQUEID@USER-B9E9355DDF><009801c5ba86$ea0be800$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>
	<1126838970.29126.243042931@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <006101c5ba6e$6bebedc0$6b00a8c0@bpacs6ka2cz7ng>


Hello,

I really don't know what is he trying to do.  I also do not like to use web
mail at all.

Regards,
Moses.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fadzlin Hiezrie" <feringgi at eml.cc>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure


Hello Moses,

I'm using a web-base E-mail service (eml.cc).  I wonder why the
following lines appeared outside of his E-mail when I preview it, not
inside?  And the E-mail he sent doesn't seem to stop moving around the
net.

The lines are as follows:

From: "Ultraman Buta" <ultraman_buta at yahoo.com.my>
Subject: Fw: [blcompusers] Windows clip board may not be secure
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:21 PM


Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin`

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:21:15 -0700, "Moses Choo" <moseschoo at ncbm.org.my>
said:
> Our Friendly Title
> Hello Kai Yong,
>
> What are you trying to do?
>
> The reason why you are allowed in is because your regional address is
> given.
>
> Regards,
> Moses.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Puteri Gunung Ledang
>   To: share at ncbm.org.my
>   Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:12 AM
>   Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
>
>
>   Hello Share,
>
>   We would like to notify you of an update to the product you have
>   previously purchased. We are sending this message to the address on
>   file: share at ncbm.org.my. Please let us know if this is incorrect.
>
>   In HTML messages we can do nice things like change fonts, add color,
>   include tables, and links.
>
>   Sincerely,
>   Philip Boss
>   Company ABC
>
>
>
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From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep 16 11:55:25 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:55:25 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
Message-ID: <1126842925.2076.243045983@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello Moses and all,

I got it!!!

Not only Ultraman's E-mail address was forged, the contents of the
E-mail itself was cleverly cloaked by that naughty Philip.  That's why I
can preview the lines as mentioned in my previous reply.

Here's the original posting by ultraman (hope it works, see below).

Regards,
Fadzlin





-- 
http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be

----- Original message -----
From: "Puteri Gunung Ledang" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
To: share at ncbm.org.my
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:12:08 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure

From: "Ultraman Buta" <ultraman_buta at yahoo.com.my>
Subject: Fw: [blcompusers] Windows clip board may not be secure
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:21 PM

Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy information to your
Windows clipboard to paste into a web form.
Even something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out.
With an exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information
from your clipboard and you would never know it.
To demonstrate this, copy anything to your clipboard, part of this
message
for instance.
Then go to
http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
and you quite likely will see the contents of your clipboard right on
the
page.
If you're running Firefox, you will not see the clipboard contents
because
of that browser's minimal java support.
This site is harmless and is just a demonstration to illustrate that
clipboard contents may not be 100% private and to use this Windows
feature
with caution, at least when using the Internet.
I went to the website after copying text, and this is what I found minus
the
website, as I just linked to it:
I had run across an article in a tech news publication and found this
quite
interesting. Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy
information to your Windows clipboard to paste into a web form. Even
something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out. With
an
exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information from
your
clipboard and you would never know it. To demonstrate this, copy
anything to
your clipboard, part of this message for instance. Then go to It is
true,
text you last copied for pasting (copy & paste) can be stolen when you
visit
web sites using a combination of JavaScript and ASP (or PHP, or CGI) to
write your possible sensitive data to a database on another server.
Hopefully you haven't copied a credit card number recently before
surfing!
This page will clear your clipboard.
Regards.
Ultraman Blind.
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From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep 16 12:08:35 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:08:35 +0800
Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
In-Reply-To: <1126842925.2076.243045983@webmail.messagingengine.com>
References: <1126842925.2076.243045983@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Message-ID: <1126843715.3117.243046647@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Dear me, it works!!!  The invisibility cloak has been successfully
destroyed!

That was a very cruel and nasty example of an E-mail forging.  I hope
there will be no more unfortunate incident(s) such as this one in the
future.

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:55:25 +0800, "Fadzlin Hiezrie" <feringgi at eml.cc>
said:
> Hello Moses and all,
> 
> I got it!!!
> 
> Not only Ultraman's E-mail address was forged, the contents of the
> E-mail itself was cleverly cloaked by that naughty Philip.  That's why I
> can preview the lines as mentioned in my previous reply.
> 
> Here's the original posting by ultraman (hope it works, see below).
> 
> Regards,
> Fadzlin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be
> 
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Puteri Gunung Ledang" <khaieong at tm.net.my>
> To: share at ncbm.org.my
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:12:08 +0800
> Subject: [share] Windows clip board may not be secure
> 
> From: "Ultraman Buta" <ultraman_buta at yahoo.com.my>
> Subject: Fw: [blcompusers] Windows clip board may not be secure
> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:21 PM
> 
> Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy information to your
> Windows clipboard to paste into a web form.
> Even something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out.
> With an exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information
> from your clipboard and you would never know it.
> To demonstrate this, copy anything to your clipboard, part of this
> message
> for instance.
> Then go to
> http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
> and you quite likely will see the contents of your clipboard right on
> the
> page.
> If you're running Firefox, you will not see the clipboard contents
> because
> of that browser's minimal java support.
> This site is harmless and is just a demonstration to illustrate that
> clipboard contents may not be 100% private and to use this Windows
> feature
> with caution, at least when using the Internet.
> I went to the website after copying text, and this is what I found minus
> the
> website, as I just linked to it:
> I had run across an article in a tech news publication and found this
> quite
> interesting. Many times, as a matter of convenience, you may copy
> information to your Windows clipboard to paste into a web form. Even
> something like a credit card number, to save having to type it out. With
> an
> exploitation of Java script, a hacker could grab the information from
> your
> clipboard and you would never know it. To demonstrate this, copy
> anything to
> your clipboard, part of this message for instance. Then go to It is
> true,
> text you last copied for pasting (copy & paste) can be stolen when you
> visit
> web sites using a combination of JavaScript and ASP (or PHP, or CGI) to
> write your possible sensitive data to a database on another server.
> Hopefully you haven't copied a credit card number recently before
> surfing!
> This page will clear your clipboard.
> Regards.
> Ultraman Blind.

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From feringgi at eml.cc  Fri Sep 16 15:10:37 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:10:37 +0800
Subject: [share] Still on that clipboard thing
Message-ID: <1126854637.16259.243053800@webmail.messagingengine.com>

Hello,

In the previous E-mails, I said that the E-mail was cloaked and forged. 
But after doing some more investigation, I found out that Ultraman did
something without knowing that he's doing it.  So Ultraman, please be
extra careful next time.  And since the E-mail he sent was harmless, let
us forget about what happen and prepare ourselves to face the real
dangers awaiting us on the net.

Thank you.

Regards,
Fadzlin

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From romie01 at pd.jaring.my  Fri Sep 16 16:45:53 2005
From: romie01 at pd.jaring.my (romie merak)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:45:53 +0800
Subject: [share] Restaurant operators running out of cigarettes
References: <002b01c5b774$e5af7de0$0c01a8c0@user0uulmmj90o>
Message-ID: <000c01c5ba9b$0d34f9c0$0201a8c0@y2u8m2>

Restaurant operators running out of cigarettes
      PETALING JAYA: Restaurant operators are grumbling that dealers and agents 
      have not been replenishing their cigarette stocks. 
      And this has come about because talk is rife that an increase in tobacco 
      tax will be announced on Budget Day on Sept 30, with the price of a 
      20-stick pack going as high as RM8.50, compared with the present RM6.50. 
      T. Selva said he had not been getting stock at his restaurant for almost 
      two weeks. 
      "The dealers refuse to come by any more because they say the price is 
      going up. The authorities should take action as we are losing business 
      while they try to make some quick money," he said yesterday. 
      Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association secretary-general Muhammad 
      Sha'ani said the authorities should track down those who were hoarding. 
      "We do not condone such activities," he said. 
      British American Tobacco corporate and regulatory affairs director James 
      Blakelock said the pre-Budget speculation about higher tobacco taxes 
      started three weeks earlier than usual this year but the company had 
      increased production accordingly to meet demand.
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From zahashim at streamyx.com  Fri Sep 16 18:08:34 2005
From: zahashim at streamyx.com (Stainless Stylus)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:08:34 +0800
Subject: [share] Girls at 8,18,28,38,48,58 & 68
Message-ID: <00e901c5baa6$99bc5040$289b5fdb@zahari7f60a5d9>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salmi Othman" 
 
 Heehee......have a laugh (It's only a joke lah!)
 
What is the difference between girls 
aged 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58 and 68?

At 8 - You take her to bed and tell her a story. 
>   
>   
> 
> 
>  At 18 - You tell her a story and take her to bed. 
>   
>   
> 
> 
>  At 28 - You don't need to tell her a story to take her to bed. 
>   
>   
> 
> 
>  At 38 - She tells you a story and takes you to bed.
>   
>   
>   
> 
> 
>  At 48 - You tell her a story to avoid going to bed.
>   
>   
> 
> 
>  At 58 - You stay in bed to avoid her story. 
>   
> 
> 
>  At 68 - If you take her to bed, that'll be a story
> 
> 
>   
> 
>


From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep 16 20:15:38 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:15:38 +0800
Subject: [share] Charged SMS.
References: <002101c5b800$76ff97e0$28080a0a@sabah.gov.my>
	<003b01c5b836$ebebefa0$f70418d3@acerpezl9xgwu7>
Message-ID: <019c01c5bace$2377cbd0$605fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

Eh macammana ceritanya ya, you orang tak subscribe benda tu, tapi boleh 
terima macam-macam dan lepas tu, kena charge yang tinggi.  Wah sebelum pakai 
handphone, kena ambil tahu ni.  Bahayalah.
Ultraman Blind.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B.K. Tan." <air_wolf at tm.net.my>
To: <share at ncbm.org.my>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [share] Charged SMS.


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Hi,

What is the centre no. which is still not solved yet? If I could help. 



From khaieong at tm.net.my  Fri Sep 16 22:28:46 2005
From: khaieong at tm.net.my (Ultraman)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:28:46 +0800
Subject: [share] eBay buys Skype
Message-ID: <019d01c5bace$24bbbd80$605fbad2@userb9e9355ddf>

eBay buys Skype
London, Sept. 13. (Guardian News Service): The dotcom boom returned on 
Monday as online auction house eBay, one of the world wide web's most high 
profile
brands, spent $4.1 billion on a loss-making European start-up that last year 
reported sales of just $7 million.
Since it launched in 2003, Skype, based in Luxembourg, has attracted more 
than 54 million users across the world for its software, enabling anyone 
with
a broadband internet connection to make free phone calls.
The deal will turn Skype's founders, Niklas Zennstrom and colleague Janus 
Friis, into billionaires.
It also represents a mammoth return for a collection of venture capital 
firms including Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Index 
Ventures
and Mangrove Capital Partners who put $24 million into the business a year 
ago.
Ten-year-old eBay, which already has 157 million registered users, is hoping 
that offering free calls through Skype to buyers and sellers on its site 
will
increase the number of transactions. Already its users send 5m emails to 
each other every day.
The group is also hoping to use Skype to enter new geographic markets and 
launch auctions in new categories such as holidays, new cars and real estate 
where
frequent communication between buyer and seller plays a crucial role in 
sealing a deal.
Skype, meanwhile, will benefit from its integration with eBay's PayPal 
payment service as it looks to persuade more users to move beyond calling 
other Skype
users for free and start paying to call people outside the Skype network.
Skype, created by the team behind file sharing software KaZaA, allows people 
with a computer and broadband internet connection to download a piece of 
free
software and use the internet to talk to other Skype customers for no fee.
Many believe this technology, known as voice over internet protocol or VoIP, 
presents a major challenge to traditional telephone providers.
Industry consultants Ovum estimate that the consumer VoIP market will be 
worth $15.4 billion by the end of 2008, up from $2.3 billion at present.
COPYRIGHT: GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS LIMITED 2005

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/006200509131617.htm
Regards,
Ultraman Blind. 



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From: hashim572002 at yahoo.com (hashim ishak)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [share] joke.
Message-ID: <20050917011308.28307.qmail@web30803.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

 

		
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From ajong321 at streamyx.com  Sat Sep 17 11:07:06 2005
From: ajong321 at streamyx.com (Geremy Ajong Sidim)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:07:06 -0700
Subject: [share] Fw: Lower income tax rates after GST comes into effect?
Message-ID: <003c01c5bb34$e39fee90$8000a8c0@00pwgpyxrnb4z2v>

Dear all,

This is just for your info.

Regards,
Ajong

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From: ajongs at simenet.com 
To: ajong321 at streamyx.com 
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: FWD: Lower income tax rates after GST comes into effect?


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<span class="story_date">Thursday September 15, 2005</span>


<p><span class="story_header">Lower income tax rates after GST comes into effect?</span></p>
<p><span class="story_byline"><b>By Wan Heng Choon</b></span></p>

The Finance Minister announced during the 2005 Budget speech the proposal to introduce a Goods & Services Tax (GST) with effect from Jan 1, 2007. 

 Many have expressed concern over the potential regressive and inflationary effects of the new tax, and wonder if income tax cuts would be announced to mitigate these effects.

 What precisely does one mean in describing a tax as regressive? 

 Simply put, a tax is said to be regressive when the proportion of the tax increases as income levels fall. The point is perhaps best illustrated in the table below.

 In the illustration (Table 1), although B pays more GST than A, the tax represents less of a burden to B in proportion to B's annual income. That is the effect of a regressive tax - a tax which falls more heavily on lower income taxpayers as a proportion of their total income. 

 Another frequent criticism of a consumption tax is that the shift in the incidence of the tax to the consumer is bound to be inflationary and compounds the regressive effects of the tax. 

 The graph (Chart 1) charts the movement of the consumer price index (CPI) for New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and Australia before and after the implementation of a consumption tax in the respective countries.

 What the graphs have in common is a short spike in price levels after the introduction of a consumption tax. 

 Although there is no clear empirical evidence that a consumption tax is the sole or major contributing factor to a prolonged or inflationary spiral in prices in any country, the Government cannot ignore the potential inflationary effects of introducing a GST.

 

 Government revenues

 Currently, income tax accounts for more than 40% of the total taxes collected. Personal income tax rates have been falling since 1996, and presently range from 1% to 28%.

 On the corporate front, the basic corporate tax rate has remained at 28% since 1997. 

 Other factors remaining equal, the prospect of the Government being able to reduce the size of its budget deficit and maintain the current subsidies for fuel, power, etc through the current levels of income tax seems rather limited. 

 The current sales and service tax will be abolished upon the introduction of GST. Hence, the first question that needs to be asked is whether the Government's design of the tax is intended solely as a replacement for the abolished taxes or is the Government looking at raising additional revenue from the new tax? 

 The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle. 

 

 Why should income tax be reduced with the introduction of GST?

 There is no clear answer to the question. Looked at from the perspective of a revenue raising measure, it doesn't make sense to give back in income tax what the Government seeks to raise through the new tax; unless the Government takes in more revenue from the new tax than it requires to meet its fiscal objectives.

 From a business standpoint, GST will be passed on to the consumer if the neutrality of the tax is maintained. 

 Hence, a reduction in corporate income tax rates is unnecessary, in most cases, as the tax will not affect business profits.

 From the viewpoint of individuals and companies that currently do not pay income tax, either because of low incomes or losses, a reduction in income tax rates will not improve their lot, and therefore is irrelevant. 

 In these circumstances, some will argue that zero-rating a wide range of basic necessities and other compensation schemes (tax rebates) will better serve the cause of the lower income groups not affected by income tax cuts.

 

 Conclusion

 The Finance Minister also proposed a review of the income tax rates when he announced the proposal to introduce GST. 

 While a reduction in income tax rates will always remain an option, it will not be the only measure that the Government will consider introducing to foster acceptance and/or mitigate the potentially regressive and inflationary effects of the new tax.

 

<li>  Wan Heng Choon is a Senior Executive Director, Tax Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia

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From: hashim572002 at yahoo.com (hashim ishak)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:04:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [share] some jokes_.
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From moseschoo at ncbm.org.my  Mon Sep 19 13:37:55 2005
From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:37:55 -0700
Subject: [share] Hussein Onn's daughter dies at 56
Message-ID: <000901c5bcdc$5b31e230$0401a8c0@bpasnb3>


Dear listers,

We at the NCBM is very much saddened by the above news.  For those of you who did not catch the news, please follow the link for details.  

She has contrebuted much to the NCBM and we share the loss of someone who is so dear to our hearts. 

Regards,
Moses. 
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From feringgi at eml.cc  Wed Sep 21 10:27:29 2005
From: feringgi at eml.cc (Fadzlin Hiezrie)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:27:29 +0800
Subject: [share] Reflexology Research - Reflection: Princess Diana & Letters
 to Her Reflexologist
Message-ID: <1127269649.19612.243387780@webmail.messagingengine.com>


Reflexions Sept 2005
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 9, September, 2005
Editors: Barbara and Kevin Kunz
? 2005 Kunz and Kunz

Princess Diana & Letters to Her Reflexologist

"Letters from Diana Princess of Wales written to her reflexologist
Chryssie Fitzgerald have been sold for ?19,400 at auction in Swindon
(04/03/2004). The letters were written during the period of her marriage
breakdown and the first two years of her separation from the Prince of
Wales.
One of the letters, from October 1994 - sold for ?3,300 - tells of her
reaction to former Army Major James Hewitt's public revelation of their
affair.
(http://www.nettyroyal.nl/newsmar04.html)

Editorial note:This transaction brings up questions of ethics and
confidentiality. As reflexology grows the right to privacy is a key
issue. What are the limits of confidentiality? To enter the discussion
join us at the Reflexology Community.

Reflexology in Russian

Russian is the most recent language release for the Kunz and Kunz book,
Reflexology Health at your fingertips (Dorling Kindersley, 2003). Also
new is the Slovak language edition. The book has sold over 300,000
copies worldwide and is now published in fourteen language (English,
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Chinese
(Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Arabic). The word "reflexology" was first
used in 1917 Russia by Vladimir Bekterev, colleague of Pavlov.

Reflexology in Hanoi

A photo from Hanoi pictures a foot reflexology chart hanging in the
window on a Hanoi street. "Foot Relax" reads the chart. Included is a
list of prices for 30 minutes and 60 minutes.
(www.english.epochtimes.com/news/4-10-17/23830.html)

Thailand 

While visiting Thailand in July 2004, Nane Annan wife of United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "visited a centre housing 550 girls and
women who have been trafficked from within Thailand and surrounding
countries. She spoke with them as they demonstrated vocational skills
they had learned at the centre, such as cooking, fruit carving,
painting, basket-weaving, reflexology and dancing."
(www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sgt2416.doc.htm)
Reflexologists in ...
When an idea such as reflexology enters the popular culture, it becomes
the target of all aspects of society. ...Greece The owner of a
reflexology clinic has been arrested for drug trafficking. ...Japan A
former leader of a "foot-reading cult" was sentenced on July 16, 2005 to
twelve years in prison for conspiring "with other cult executives to
conduct a 'foot-reading diagnosis' for the 31 people, lied to them that
they have cancers and other serious disease, and charged religious
training fees to cure such disease." ... Ireland "A jealous therapist
was jailed for life today for murdering his young lover in a frenzied
knife attack." Christopher Newman, clinic owner and inventor of the
"science of factology incorporating reflexology, massage and colon
irrigation," was convicted on June 9, 2005. ... Singapore A part-time
reflexologist was held as a suspected terrorist. (9/19/2002) ...South
Africa "Controversial reflexologist" Hilda Khoza has been charged with
fraudulently posing as a doctor, with some 265 charges against her
claiming she used false numbers to submit claims to Medscheme, a medical
aid.

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> Billy Bob wanted a job as a signalman on the railways. He was told to meet
> the inspector at the signal box.
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> The inspector asked, "What would you do if you realized that two trains
were
> heading for each other on the same track?"
>
> Billy Bob replied, "I would switch the points for one of the trains."
>
> "What if the lever broke?" asked the inspector.
>
> "Then I'd dash down out of the signal box," said Billy Bob, "and I'd use
the
> manual lever over there."
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> "What if that had been struck by lightning?"
>
> "Then," Billy Bob continued, "I'd run back into the signal box and phone
the
> next signal box."
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> "What if the phone was busy?"
>
> "Well in that case," persevered Billy Bob, "I'd rush down out of the box
and
> use the public emergency phone at the level crossing up there."
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> "What if that was vandalized?"
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From: moseschoo at ncbm.org.my (Moses Choo)
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Clear DayDear listers,
I am presently working on a daily newsfeed to be sent to all those who request. This is a project of the SBM. If this is successful and respond is good, we will make this an automated process, just like the sharelist.  
It would be a little while before this is regular. However, this will be an example of how it would be like.  For those of you having portable units for reading, you may want to convert this  into a format that you can carry on your portable device.  We welcome    feed back

I will first paste the english version followed by the BM version.  Do discuss as to how we could improve it.  

Regards,
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      FRONTPAGE

      XU JIAN HUANG MURDER TRIAL
      Businessman and bodyguards walk free

      KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

      The trial of the year came to a surprising end today when a businessman and two of his bodyguards were cleared of killing a 14-year-old Chinese national.


      Koh Kim Teck, Resty Agpalo and Mohamed Najib Zulkifli walked out of court without their defence being called.

      But the decision is going to raise some vexing questions: Why was the police investigation so porous? Are police investigators able to meet the exacting standards expected by the courts?

      Who put the 23 torture marks on the boy?s body and how did he drown in a swimming pool? 

      Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa, in his 49-page judgment, said there was not much evidence adduced against all three for their defence to be called.

      Instead, there were unresolved doubts and unanswered questions in the prosecution?s case, he said. 

      The 36-day trial was a high profile case because it involved a businessman who had his "Datuk Seri" revoked after the murder of his nephew left in his care. 

      The prosecution?s case was anchored on this motive: That the boy was tortured and then murdered for stealing RM30,000 belonging to Koh. Defence lawyers argued that the boy?s death was accidental. 

      Kadir said that since the three had been jointly charged with murdering Xu Jian Huang, it was vital for the prosecution to show there was "common intention" and "joint liability in doing the criminal act".

      He said after dissecting all the relevant circumstantial evidence, he could not find evidence of a common intention. 

      In his judgment, Kadir noted that the evidence by gardener S. Subramaniam could have helped the prosecution?s case in this regard.

      The gardener had said that Koh and Agpalo told him that Xu was bound with a dog?s chain for stealing Koh?s money. But the judge noted that the prosecution hurt its own case by failing to call investigating officer, Inspector Moin. 

      "Moin, along with maid Darwati Ngawoto and another Chinese national, Fang Shu Jin, who were in the house, deprived the prosecution, perhaps to produce circumstantial evidence that may point towards common intention to be in their favour or otherwise."

      Kadir noted that witnesses such as Fang and Darwati were essential to support the evidence given by Subramaniam.

      "Having examined Subramaniam?s evidence, I attached no weight at all and conclude that Koh had not in any way directed Agpalo to chain Xu."

      Kadir also noted that had the prosecution called Moin, he could have given an update on the status of his investigation on the theft of RM30,000.

      "Not doing so has gravely destroyed the prosecution?s case," he noted.

      Kadir also noted the court decided not to admit the caution statement by Mohd Razbean Md Tab, Koh?s driver, missing since the trial began. Razbean said that he saw Agpalo and Najib throw Xu into the pool. 

      Kadir said there were so many doubts surrounding the case.

      "Suffice for me to conclude that with such real doubts, it would not only be unfair, but legally wrong for me to call any of the three accused person for their respective defence."

      Deputy public prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusof said the Attorney-General?s Chambers would decide soon whether to file an appeal.



      ***
     
     

JIAN HUANG'S DAD: 
?I cannot understand how this can happen?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

"My son was tortured and murdered but no one will have to pay for this". 

These were the words of an anguished Xu Jian Lai, the father of the 14-year-old boy who was found dead in the swimming pool of a bungalow, off Jalan Ampang here in September last year. 

"I cannot understand how this can happen.

"I am very angry and sad about it," he said in a phone interview from China.

The court heard during the murder trial that 23 injury marks on Jian Huang?s body suggested that he had been subjected to torture. 

He said he was told that the prosecution may appeal the decision of the High Court. "I was supposed to be in Kuala Lumpur for the judgment but due to work and financial constraints, I was unable to make it."

He was dreading having to break the news to his wife Foong Qun Ying and son Jian Fei. Both of them were out shopping when he received word of the court?s decision.

"My wife is going to be very sad. My son was very close to Jian Huang and prayed every day that justice will be done."

Jian Lai and his wife were here on July 12 to testify as prosecution witnesses.

He said he could not accept that the murderer may not be found.



***



When evidence falls short of scrutiny 

SOMEBODY needs to be concerned. 

If not the Attorney-General, then at least the Inspector-General of Police over the fact that three high profile criminal cases have resulted in stunning defeat for the prosecution. 

Sure, winning and losing are par for the course for anyone who makes a living in the country?s courtrooms. Sure, sometimes even the best trial preparation can be undone by unpredictable witnesses.

But when judges draw attention to shoddy investigative work and throw out cases even before an accused is called to make his defence, alarm bells should ring. Why? Because it undermines the confidence Malaysians have in the ability of the police to solve crimes and of the prosecutors to put the right people behind bars.

Case number 1: The acquittal of Hanif Basree in the murder trial of Noritta Samsudin.

After a long-drawn trial, complete with conspiracy theories and salacious details, Hanif was acquitted without his defence being called. The High Court ruled that no prima facie case had been made out by the prosecution, noting several gaping holes in the case. 

The judgment by the Court of Appeal was more damning. Judge Datuk Mokhtar Sidin absolved the prosecution of blame in this case and noted that it had been hampered by poor police investigations.

For the prosecution to establish that a prima facie case had been made out, it had to prove that death had occurred, that Hanif was responsible for Noritta?s death and that the act was done with the intention of causing her death.

The Court of Appeal found that the prosecution only proved that Noritta was dead.

Case number 2: Acquittal of Azman Bakar in murder case of Datuk Norjan Khan Bahadar.

The prosecution argued that the accused killed Norjan because he was jealous of seeing her with another man. For that motive to be established, it had to be proven that Azman actually knew Norjan.

But High Court judge Datuk Ian Chin noted that there was little evidence offered by the prosecution to show that Azman knew Norjan. 

"Once a doubt is raised as to whether the accused really knew Norjan, then the plank upon which the prosecution rests its case snaps and down goes the case for the prosecution," he noted.

Case number 3: Acquittal of Koh Kim Teck, Mohamed Najib Zulkifli and Resty Agpalo for the murder of Xu Jian Huang.

Even without the defence being called, the High Court acquitted the trio.

Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa said there were clear unresolved doubts and unanswered questions in the prosecution?s case. 

Hence, he said, it was legally wrong for him to call for the trio to enter their defence. 

"Not even one of the 39 prosecution witnesses? testimony in the 36-day trial gave any proof to implicate Koh in the murder," he said. 

He also chastised police investigators for failing to trace a key witness ? Razbean Md Tab.

Looking at the three cases, it is clear that some police investigators and prosecutors are not measuring up to the high standards expected of them. There is little use for either party to play the blame game.

If police investigators hand a case which resembles a sieve to the AG?s Chambers, it should be returned with a terse note: Do better. 

It is clear that judges are unwilling to convict or even call an accused to make his defence simply on the basis of a strong opening statement and some documents.

They want to be convinced that they are putting the right people in jail. What this means is that any prosecutor going before a judge had better be prepared with a solid case.

What this means is that any police investigator had better make sure that the evidence gathered can stand up to scrutiny.


***



Doubts and more doubts

The missing witness

Mohd Razbean Md Tab, Koh?s driver, gave several statements to the police. He alleged that he saw the bodyguards throw Xu into the swimming pool. 

But when it came for him to give evidence in court, police said that he had gone missing.

Investigating officer Nor Omar Sapri said that following two placements of advertisements in newspapers, police received two calls from the public. 

One saying that the witness had been spotted in Kelantan and another in Sabah.

Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa ruled Razbean?s caution statement as inadmissible for possible hearsay. As Razbean could not be found, his signature on the statement was questioned. 

Where?s the girlfriend?

The girlfriend of murder accused Koh Kim Teck was deported to China even though she was considered a key witness in the murder trial. 

Fang Shu Jing, a Chinese national, was serving a 10-month sentence at the Kajang Prison after the magistrate's court found her guilty of overstaying.

Fang was arrested with Koh on Sept 28 last year and sentenced on Oct 11. 

She was later sent to the Semenyih detention centre and deported to China at an unknown date.

Investigating officer Assistant Superintendent Nor Omar Sapi said that he did not make any formal request to Kajang Prison to hand Fang to the police after her release.

The judge said Fang should have been called to give evidence. This witness was essential to support the evidence given by gardener S. Subramaniam. 

Photographic evidence

Seven photographs showing the boy with his hands and legs tied were tendered as evidence. The photographs were taken from Resty Agpalo?s camera phone.

The court heard that the photographs were from a multimedia card (MMC) with Agpalo?s name on it. Police said that Agpalo used the camera phone to record the alleged abuse of Xu.

The judge said he was not comfortable with the evidence of the photographs. He said the photographs could be transmitted with or without Agpalo?s knowledge. "There was no evidence to my satisfaction beyond reasonable doubt that Agpalo took the images."

What about the bruises?

Xu?s body was covered with bruises, scratches and abrasions ? 23 injury marks in all.

The post-mortem revealed that his wrists were bruised and swollen as a result of his hands tied tightly with string.

His forehead, left eye, lips, forearm, back, knee, shins and ankles also sported bruises. Abrasions and scratches were found on his forehead, neck, arm, elbows and feet.

The judge did not make references to these injuries.



***

LOCAL

Allow youths lead role, says Azalina

Malaysian youths should be given opportunities to take a lead role in projects and organisations. 

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said feels many youths are frustrated at not being given the opportunity to show their leadership qualities.

"Generally, we still do not have confidence in giving them the lead role. This could stunt their growth," she said at the first session of the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre conference held today. 

Themed "The Challenge of Globalisation and Emerging Leadership Concepts", the session was chaired by New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd group editor-in-chief Datuk Kalimullah Hassan.

The other speakers included the United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar Tan Sri Razali Ismail and Umno Youth exco member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

Azalina said Tengku Farith Rithaudden, 34, co-founder of highly successful e-business venture Skali, who won the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award and whose company has earned pioneer MSC status here, was often confronted by scepticism from industry seniors and captains.

"He said they tend to look down on them as youths because they lacked experience. But what they lack they compensate for in terms of the ability to come up with new models, new ways of thinking and new management styles." 

Razali said leadership was crucial in any sort of organisation. "Once a wrong leader is picked, then only God can help you." 

He said Malaysian youths should learn more languages such as French to enable them to communicate with other individuals in a globalised world.

Mukhriz said there was a need for our youth to prepare for the future as change was constant.

He said they should expose themselves to the world through volunteerism and understand history so as not to repeat mistakes.

"Also, an organisation must have a succession plan in place with properly trained people."



***



Customs task force to probe ?farewell bash? leak 

LANGKAWI, Sept 20:

The Royal Customs and Excise Department will set up a task force to identify those who had leaked out information and documents related to the alleged series of lavish farewell parties for its retiring director-general Tan Sri Abdul Halil Abdul Mutalib. 

Customs deputy director-general (management) Datuk Wazir Muaz said the committee comprising three to four senior officers will identify those responsible for claiming that the farewell parties would cost RM5 million. 

"The task force would focus on two aspects, whether information was leaked to the Press without permission and whether the claims had been detrimental to the department?s image," he said.

Wazir said disciplinary action would be taken against any officer guilty of either offences. 

He said senior officers would provide information to a team from the Finance Ministry ordered by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop to probe into whether procedures were adhered to by the Customs Department in organising farewell parties for Halil.

He said several State directors had been directed to provide their statements to the Finance Ministry to facilitate investigations.

"The officers would go to the department?s headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow to assist with the investigations," said Wazir at the Customs? directors? meeting at City Bayview Hotel in Kuah today.

Ministry officers have been collecting relevant documents from the Customs Department in the past two days following a directive from Nor Mohamed. The team is led by Auditor-General Tan Sri Hadenan Jalil.

Wazir, who had been cited as the person who organised the series of farewell parties, said he has yet to be called in to assist with the investigations.

Asked if those who had revealed the information had done so out of concern, Wazir said: "It?s okay if it was the correct amount... but RM5 million is not correct."

The task force is expected to complete its investigations within a month.



***



80pc discount on AirAsia tickets 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

AirAsia is offering a 80 per cent discount on tickets to commemorate its fourth year of operations. 

The special promotion is valid for all destinations, except flights to and from Macau, Bali and Surabaya. However, to enjoy the special fares, seats must be purchased on Sept 21 and 22 for travel from Sept 23 to Oct 20. 

AirAsia executive vice-president (commercial) Kathleen Tan said the promotion was to thank the public for their support. 

To date, the no-frills carrier has flown 13 million passengers.

She said in a statement that in line with its motto "Now everyone can fly", the airline would continue to offer special fares.

Tickets can be purchased by calling its nationwide call centre at 1-300-88- 99-33 (within Malaysia) or 03-7884 9000 (outside Malaysia), via the Internet at www.airasia.com, or at AirAsia airport sales counters and town sales offices. 

Alternatively, customers can also book at AirAsia?s mobile.airasia.com, available on GPRS, 3G and EDGE mobile phones and wireless devices. 

All fares quoted exclude airport taxes and fees, fuel surcharge, and are applicable for one-way travel only.



***



WORLD



High fashion meets high street in London first 

A high street retailer has entered the world of high fashion for the first time at London Fashion Week in a bid to offer more people the chance to dress like a film star but without the expense. 

A high street retailer has entered the world of high fashion for the first time at London Fashion Week in a bid to offer more people the chance to dress like a film star but without the expense.
Topshop, a leading budget clothing chain, pulled off the unprecedented feat with a funky catwalk show on Monday evening that earned a roar of approval from buyers, celebrities and fashion experts.


The new competition, however, failed to ruffle the feathers of more seasoned designers, who said those with money would still pay extra for an exclusive label made from the best fabrics.


Keen to bridge the gap between the high street and the catwalk, Topshop plans to offer its so-called Unique range at its many branches across Britain and is also looking to sell overseas, with a deal already signed in New York.

"Fashion is about playfulness," said Sophia Neophitou, Unique's creative director.

"But as fashion is very expensive, few can afford to do that. We want everyone to be able to play," she told AFP after the show in a large tent on a square in London's plush Mayfair district.

The chic array of spring/summer 2006 outfits looked every bit designer apart from the prices, which range from about 45 pounds to 250 pounds (65 euros to 370 euros, 80 dollars to 450 dollars).

By comparison, top Welsh designer Julien MacDonald charges between 125 pounds and 15,000 pounds for one of his creations.

Nick Passmore, head designer at Unique, said: "We are able to show good quality design at a price most people can afford so it is exciting and it makes high fashion accessible to everybody."

Pulsing dance music opened Topshop's catwalk show -- one of the most eagerly-awaited events at London Fashion Week, which started Sunday and runs until Thursday.

Starting simple and plain, in keeping with the expected style for next summer, models strutted before a pack of photographers in straight-cut Unique dresses and suits, wearing either flat sandals or platform shoes.

The clothes became progressively more racy, with cut-away backs and ultra-tiny hot pants. It also took a classy turn, offering a series of kimono-style dresses, evening gowns and short party numbers.

Colours were largely black and white or pale beiges and greens with the odd splash of red, gold and silver.

The well-polished performance generated a volley of whistles and cheers when it came to a close.

"You would not have such a show anywhere else in the world -- a high street retailer doing a catwalk fashion show," said Stuart Rose, chairman of the British Fashion Council, which organizes London Fashion Week.

Unique is really a so-called diffusion range -- slightly lower-priced designer clothes that are more accessible to the general public -- with a difference.

The diffusion label is typically given to exclusive brands such as Donna Karan, which has developed DKNY. Topshop is just doing the same thing in reverse.

"I think it demonstrates British bulldog tenacity and pugnaciousness and determination to succeed," said Hilary Alexander, the renown fashion editor of The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

"This has taken an incredible amount of guts and it is really amazing," she told AFP.

MacDonald, who wowed fans with his spring/summer 2006 ensemble on Sunday, also enthused about the Topshop debut, though he doubted Unique would ever threaten his leading position in the high fashion market.

"Topshop gives the public the chance to buy designer clothes at affordable prices. This is why it is loved by women all around the world," he said.

As for the likelihood of Unique taking business from him, MacDonald said: "At the end of the day, people want designer clothes, they want a brand.

"Topshop is a high street brand. I am a designer. You buy Julien MacDonald.

"When you want to buy something designer you know you will pay more money because you want to buy into a designer's lifestyle."

Offering a word of advice for the Unique team at their next outing, the Welshman added: "More colour, more colour."



***



Toms in, Els gone and Tiger set to get his man at Presidents Cup

Tiger Woods is set to receive the Presidents Cup pairings he seeks this week with Jim Furyk and Fred Couples while David Toms is fit and ready to play, US captain Jack Nicklaus said. 

Tiger Woods is set to receive the Presidents Cup pairings he seeks this week with Jim Furyk and Fred Couples while David Toms is fit and ready to play, US captain Jack Nicklaus said.
Woods, the Masters and British Open champion, played a practice round with Couples here Tuesday at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, where 12-man US and International squads begin their biennial matches on Thursday.
Couples let it slip that he would be paired with Woods when he spoke about how much fun he had playing alongside Woods at the 1998 Cup, saying, "It was truly a treat and I'm looking forward to that."
Asked about his pairings, Woods would only say, "I know, but you can't know."

World number one Woods named Furyk and Couples last month as two teammates he wanted to play alongside.

"We'll see how they look the next couple days and if it's what they want to do, that's fine," Nicklaus said.

Nicklaus asked each US player to write the names of who they wanted to be paired with during foursomes and four-ball matches Thursday through Saturday.

"They all put Tiger. We had Tiger put down who he wants to play with and he put down a smiley face," Nicklaus said.

Woods has played alongside 14 different partners on US match-play squads, always an intense atmosphere. Davis Love drew laughs when he explained it away by saying, "Everybody wants to play with him. Everybody gets their turn."

Toms is taking medication to treat a heart problem that led to his collapse with a rapid heartbeat during a US PGA event last week. He has delayed surgery to fix the problem until after the Presidents Cup, likely next week.

"David was telling me he's going to play and that's it," Nicklaus said. "He was fine this morning and didn't seem to have an issue.

"David has had this condition for quite a while. It's not a life-threatening situation. It's whether he handles the new medication. He thinks he can."

The Americans lead the series 3-1 with the most recent edition in 2003 at South Africa ending in a 17-17 draw when darkness halted a playoff between Woods and South African Ernie Els after three holes.

Els has been sidelined by a knee injury and will not attend even in an advisory role.

"He's recovering very quickly but his doctors advised him not to come at this stage so he can recoup and get playing again," Internationals captain Gary Player said.

"I understand. He has got to do it for his knee. He has to get it right. He said he has never been so bored. Having to sit in one place when he has been so active is driving him nuts."

The non-European global squad will be led by Fiji's Vijay Singh and South African Retief Goosen. Player puts them with any golf team in the world, including last year's European Ryder Cup winners.

"If Ernie Els were on our team, I think we'd have a better team than the European Ryder Cup team," Player said. "Not to say if we played them we would beat them - I think we would. But it's a stronger team."

Nicklaus agrees the US team, eight members of which were on the squad routed last year by Europe in the Ryder Cup, could be at a disadvantage.

"On paper, possibly, the International team looks stronger," Nicklaus said. "I use the argument that we're playing on American soil but the International players all live over here too so I don't know whether that holds any water."

Having a squad of players who play US Tour events and are familiar with courses and conditions helps, Player said, seeing little home soil advantage.

"I was never concerned about that. The soil is the same here as it is back in South Africa or Australia. All our guys play on the tour over here so they really are accustomed to everything," Player said.

"It doesn't matter whether you are Masters champion or you haven't played well recently. It's what you do this week.

"Golf is a puzzle without an answer. So we all tee off on an equal footing."



***



One nil specialists Bayern go five points clear

Bayern Munich raced five points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt maintaining their 100 percent start to the season. 

Bayern Munich raced five points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt maintaining their 100 percent start to the season.
Peruvian substitute Paolo Guerrero scored the only goal of the game on 72 minutes as the champions extended their record run to 15 successive wins with six of them coming in the current campaign. 


"We have a slight lead over Bremen now but at this level everything can change in an instant."

Werder Bremen had kept up with Bayern's ferocious early pace but the 2004 champions suffered a 2-1 loss at Borussia Monchengladbach to slip five points behind the leaders.

German international Frank Baumann scored a dreadful own goal on the hour mark to condemn Bremen to their first defeat of the season at the Nordpark Stadium.

"We were just too passive and lost all of the 50-50 challenges in the second half," raged Bremen handler Thomas Schaaf.

"We just threw the game away after a good first half."

Bayern were ravaged by injuries prior to the trip to Frankfurt with Michael Ballack, Claudio Pizarro and Owen Hargreaves all watching from the sidelines. 

But while other teams cannot absorb the loss of such influential players, Bayern just called in another string of top stars with Iranian international Ali Karimi shining in Ballack's playmaker role. 

Karimi went close to scoring himself in the first half and played a helping hand in the goal heading back Mehmet Scholl's cross for Guerrero to nod the ball home.

It was Bayern's third successive 1-0 victory in a row, following identical wins over Rapid Vienna and Hannover, and a maximum 18 points from six points is ominous for their title rivals. 

Bremen looked to be on the road to victory when Belgian defender Jelle van Damme, on a season loan from English side Southampton, opened the scoring on 21 minutes.

But Gladbach rallied in the second period and Thomas Broich rifled in the equaliser on 53 minutes off the inside of the post. 

Bremen captain Baumann then somehow managed to sidefoot a tame cross past his own goalkeeper despite no pressure from the Gladbach attackers. 

"I can not explain it," bemoaned Baumann. "I wanted to clear the danger for a corner but did not connect with the ball properly."

Last season's runners-up Schalke 04 are now nine points behind Bayern and must win their game in hand against FC Nuremberg on Wednesday before Felix Magath's side disappear off the radar.



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BUSINESS



ACP Industries seeks more West Asian deals
By CHONG JIN HUN

September 21 2005

ACP Industries Bhd (ACPI), a precast-concrete products maker, is seeking more foreign construction-related deals in West Asian countries such as Saudi Arabia to further fuel the group?s overseas earnings.

Selangor-based ACPI, which has secured customers in countries like Thailand and India, derives some 30 per cent of its revenue from overseas markets. 

Its current order book balance stands at some RM470 million from a total of RM780 million earlier. 

In the first quarter to June 30 2005, the group turned in a RM4 million net profit compared with a loss of RM2.1 million a year earlier.

Revenue was also 4 per cent higher at RM72.1 million.

?We have gone overseas for a number of years now and we see good response from markets in other countries. This is in anticipation of a decrease in local jobs.

?Going forward, we want to become a contractor so that we can bid directly for construction projects,? ACPI executive chairman Datuk Dr Nik Hussain Abdul Rahman said after the company?s annual and extraordinary general meetings in Selangor yesterday.

Dr Nik Hussain was also cautious on the company?s financial prospects.

Given a slowdown in the local construction scene, which means less demand for the company?s products, he said the manufacturers? three factories in the country are runnning at about 40 per cent of total production capacity.

Each plant is capable of making precast products for 2,000 units of houses annually.

Precast products form a part of the industrialised building system, a process in which building components are conceived, planned, fabricated, transported and finally erected at the site. It involves mass production of components, which results in quickly-built houses.

Based on its filings to Bursa Malaysia Bhd, manufacturing and related services contributed RM63.5 million, or 88 per cent, of total turnover during the quarter in review. Property development made up the balance.

The company?s sole existing real estate development comes in the form of Taman Sutera in Kajang, Selangor. Close to 30 per cent, or RM115 million, of the project, with a gross development value of RM400 million, had been sold to date.

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Boeing forecasts sales of 500 jets in China


September 21 2005


BEIJING, Tues: Boeing Co, the world?s second-biggest commercial aircraft maker, said it expects to sell 500 planes in China in the next five years to help keep its lead in the world?s largest plane market outside the US.

China?s airlines will buy more than 2,600 new airplanes worth US$213 billion (US$1 = RM3.77) over the next 20 years, Boeing said.

The 500 planes will be part of the 2,600 aircraft, of which about 1,678 will be single-aisle 737s, Boeing said in a statement today.

?The high demand for single-aisle airplanes will be driven by the increasing affluence among the Chinese people and an increased desire to travel within China and to neighbouring countries,? Randy Baseler, Boeing?s vice president of commercial marketing said.

Air China Ltd, China Southern Airlines Co and other Chinese carriers are renewing and expanding their aircraft fleet as economic growth spurs air travel demand. Chinese state-controlled airlines have been the world?s biggest buyers of aircraft this year, ordering 175 planes valued at US$19 billion from Airbus and Boeing. ? Bloomberg

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Novartis seeks FDA nod for new drugs


September 21 2005


GENEVA, Tues: Novartis AG, which may spend more than $13 billion to buy companies this year, plans to ask regulators in 2006 to approve experimental heart and diabetes drugs with annual sales potential of more than US$1 billion (US$1 = RM3.77) each.
High blood pressure treatment SPP100 and LAF237, which helps regulate blood sugar levels, proved safe and effective in late-stage tests, according to data being presented to investors at a meeting today in London, Novartis said in an e-mailed statement.


?SPP100 and LAF237 are both products for large markets and may be first-in-class,? Joerg Reinhardt, head of development at Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis said in a conference call with reporters.


Novartis is now looking for growth from older drugs including the Diovan heart medication, which was its best-selling treatment last year with US$3.1 billion in revenue. Novartis has introduced 13 new products in the US since 2000, more than any other large pharmaceutical company. 


Still, of these treatments, only cancer medicines Zometa and Gleevec brought in more than US$1 billion in sales last year. 


Novartis is also trying to squeeze sales out of Diovan by getting approval for additional uses.


Novartis said it plans a total of five ?major submissions? in the next 12 months, also including hepatitis-B drug LDT600, the Lucentis eye disease medication and a pill that combines Diovan and amlodipine, a hypertension drug that works in a different way. 


Experimental products that may generate over US$1 billion in sales include LAF237, SPP100 and multiple sclerosis pill FTY720, analysts including those at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch said. ? Bloomberg 



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Competitive pricing of Islamic banking


September 21 2005

 
RECENT developments have seen the banking sector thrusting ahead with the introduction of a variety of new products that offer appealing features. 

On the converse, a random survey reveals that some people are not very pleased with the performance of Islamic banks. One critical aspect, in particular, had been highlighted:

* The high profit rate offered by Islamic banks for their financing products as compared to the interest rates offered by conventional banks. It is claimed that this is the crucial factor that has discouraged customers from taking up financing from Islamic banks.

This article will respond to the above criticism. 

To begin with, let us look at the following points:

* An Islamic bank is a profit-driven company offering Syariah-approved financial services and products, and is not a welfare institution where services are rendered for free.

* An Islamic bank has an obligation to fulfil its duty to investors who are not there to subsidise the institutions and who, like any other investor, yearn for good returns on their investments.

* An Islamic bank needs to pay salaries that are competitive with the market rate, and that means making profits is vital to enable the salary payment. Employees are fundamental in driving the bank towards efficiency and competitiveness.

* An Islamic bank has to cover operational costs, rental of its premises, tools and equipment. Therefore, how would an Islamic bank survive, develop and expand if it is expected to provide its services for free or at a very low price?

Surely, based on the above facts, it is clear that the nature of an Islamic bank is actually similar to other business institutions. 

The following explanation will shed light on the issue of higher financing rates charged by Islamic banks compared to conventional banks.

The priceless halal value 

A Muslim entrepreneur once told me about his experience in London where the price of a chicken that had been slaughtered according to Islamic rites is more expensive than the one which is not. Nevertheless, Muslims continued to buy the more expensive chicken to ensure that they had halal food.

The above analogy shows that while some (and only some) Islamic banking products may be more expensive, consumers are given an assurance that they have gone through the Syariah screening process and thus verified as halal.

On the converse, while Muslims today are religious about not eating pork (khinzir) or non-halal chicken, they seem to pay less attention to whether or not their income has come from halal sources. Neither are they hesitant about spending any non-halal income on daily foodstuff, an act which, according to Syariah, is prohibited, just like the consumption of non-halal chicken is prohibited.

The professional Syariah screening and auditing 

Essentially an Islamic bank requires Syariah screening and approval for its products and activities. 

This is an additional benchmarking, and taking into account the time and expertise involved, an additional cost is incurred. 

It must be realised that one cannot put a monetary value on these Syariah-approved products, and that it has been acknowledged that these products are not only beneficial to mankind but also ethical.

The players with high potential in the market 

Islamic banks are market players with a high potential. This was acknowledged by Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz in her statement in Putrajaya on June 22 2005.

?? Since 2000, the domestic Islamic banking industry has been growing at an average rate of 18 per cent per annum in terms of assets. As at end-2004, total assets of the Islamic banking sector increased to RM94.6 billion, accounting for 10.5 per cent of the total assets in the banking system. The market share of Islamic deposits and financing also increased to 11.2 per cent and 11.3 per cent respectively.?

Stressing her point, Zeti added that: ?Bank Negara, in charting the next stage of development for the Islamic banking industry, envisages that the relative significance of their market share will increase to 20 per cent by the year 2010.?

Thus, as the small players continue to grow, the financing rates offered may be higher, on average, than those of the large and well-established players. 

This can be compared to the retailer versus the hypermarket, whereby the retailer?s prices are higher than the hypermarket prices.

Lastly, it is important to understand that the financing rates charged by Islamic banks today are actually low and competitive with the rates offered by the conventional banks.

Furthermore, if one were to calculate in detail, it may be apparent that Islamic banks actually offer comparatively lower rates. 

For example, when comparing the interest rates offered by conventional banks in their home-loan products with the profit rate from the Home Financing-i under Bai? Bithaman Ajil (BBA) concept by Islamic banks. 

One will learn that Home-Financing-i offers fixed selling prices and the contractual profit rate (under this concept) will not change from the beginning of the payment period to the final settlement by the customer.

On the converse, the home loan offered by conventional banks is seemingly very attractive as the rate offered in the first year is relatively low. 

However, the rate for the remaining years will fluctuate as it is dependent on the base lending rate (BLR). 

For example, if the current BLR is 6 per cent, the interest charged is 6.25 per cent (BLR + 0.25 per cent). What if BLR rises to 11 per cent or higher as has happened during the economic crisis?

On the contrary, this will not occur in Islamic banks because the selling price has already been fixed and agreed upon in the contractual agreement by both parties. 

The Islamic banks? profit rates do not have any relation to the BLR rate, thus it will not increase. In fact, it may even be reduced if the Islamic banks were to provide rebates. 

We can now see how the Islamic banks? profit rates can become competitive as the Islamic market reaches critical mass. 

An example is Car Financing-i under Al-Ijarah Thumma Al-Bai? concept whereby customers are offered 2.5 per cent for the imported cars, which is very competitive if not better than the current interest rate offered by conventional banks.

In conclusion, consideration and support from all are essential to enable Islamic banks to reach and then surpass the target set up by the Government. 

If we are willing to make the sacrifice today, we will not regret later because the future generations will be able to enjoy competitive Islamic banking products, with very competitive pricing besides the assurance and guarantee that it is halal.

The writer is a manager, Syariah-Compliant Department, RHB Islamic Bank Bhd 

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SPORT



MALAYSIA CUP: It?s that Selangor 

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LOVE them or loathe them, it is a fact that when Selangor are on top of their game, it has a spectacular effect on Malaysian football. 

And while both the defending champions, Perak in the FA Cup and Perlis in the Malaysia Cup, may have made it to the respective finals, the next 11 days are going to be all about Selangor.



Stadiums are filled, and this is not restricted to just Shah Alam alone, as Selangor's history just keeps drawing the fans ? their own and that of their opponents too.

The Malaysia Cup semi-final first leg against Terengganu last Wednesday drew a crowd of 60,000.

And over the next two Saturdays, when the FA Cup and Malaysia Cup finals are played, the Shah Alam Stadium and National Stadium will once again be bursting at their seams as Selangor's hardcore fans turn out in full force to see whether their side can cap their comeback in the most remarkable of fashions.

The last three seasons since lifting the Malaysia Cup for a 29th time in 2002, have been humbling years for Selangor. They didn't make the cut for the Malaysian Super League at the end of 2003, meaning second tier football in the Premier League.

As they swallowed their pride and played in the lower tier of Malaysian football, Selangor had to tolerate the rise of Perlis as the new football superpower.

Perlis, who defend the Malaysia Cup against Selangor on Oct 1, added the MSL crown to their trophy cabinet this season and this must have hurt the Klang Valley side, whose nickname was once the ?Giants?.

Giants they were then and coach Dollah Salleh and the FA of Selangor are adamant that the good days are set to return.

"It has hurt Selangor to have had to watch as others surged forward but we are rising and I won't deny that we are thinking of a treble," said Dollah yesterday.

On Monday, Selangor did just enough to hold Terengganu to a 1-1 draw in their Malaysia Cup semi-final return leg to advance 4-2 on aggregate.

A place in the FA Cup final was sealed a week before while the Premier League trophy was clinched with an emphatic 4-2 win over Negri Sembilan in July.

"When we started the season, our target was promotion to the MSL, which we have achieved, and the Malaysia Cup," added Dollah.

"Having qualified for the MSL, the pressure is 50 percent off but having come this far, we want the complete package.

"It won't be easy as Perak (their FA Cup final opponents) and Perlis are very strong sides but Selangor are back and we are looking forward to both finals."



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MALAYSIA CUP: It?s back to the drawing board for Terengganu 

NOW that Terengganu?s football season is over and have nothing to show for it, the State FA management must not waste time in planning for next season. 

For starters, Terengganu FA vice-president Sheikh Ahmad Tajuddin Sheikh Yusoff said the management will meet tomorrow to decide on the fate of the current first team players.

Sheikh Ahmad, who is also team manager, said although the Premier League team had performed satisfactorily, it is inevitable that some of the players will have to go.

"We fell short of our initial target of qualifying for the Super League this year but I am happy to say that our team had a fairly decent run in the FA Cup and Malaysia Cup," said Sheikh Ahmad.

"The loss to Selangor in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals was a bitter pill to swallow as it was our last chance for any glory this season." 

Overall, said Sheikh Ahmad, coach Yunus Alif, who is in his first year in charge of the first team, has done a good job in moulding the team into championship material.

"We have all agreed that the current squad have a great potential but in order to form a winning team, we have to find the right balance between youth and experience.

"We have also experimented with quite a number of foreign players this season and although it took us a while, we did manage to get the right players in the end."

Sheikh Ahmad added that Terengganu have never been short of talented youth players and proved that earlier this month when they beat Kuala Lumpur to win the Youth Cup.

"But it is our first team that have to find success since our last silverware was the Malaysia Cup back in 2001," said Sheikh Ahmad. 



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MALAYSIA CUP:Captain promises FA Cup victory

AHMAD Shahrul Azzhar Yusof will captain Perak in Saturday?s FA Cup final against Selangor at the Shah Alam Stadium. 

Ahmad Shahrul, who made a 10-minute appearance in the Malaysia Cup semi finals first leg against Perlis but sidelined for the second leg in Kangar last Sunday, has done little to convince Brazilian coach Tony Netto that he deserves a place in Saturday?s line-up but has promised to give it his all. 

Team manager Datuk Jamal Nasir Rasdi believes that after the short rest Ahmad Shahrul looks to be fitter and hopes that will make a difference against Selangor.

"He has given his pledge to me and promised to do his best. I personally feel that his experience will be vital when up against a team like Selangor. It will be an asset," said Jamal.

Perak have played Selangor twice this season in Malaysia Cup Group D matches winning 2-1 at home and drawing 1-1 in Shah Alam.

"But it will be different this Saturday as it is a Cup final. Our chances of retaining the Cup will depend very much on the players? performances. 

"Selangor are gunning to win the FA Cup and Malaysia Cup double."

Jamal, while accepting the defeat to Perlis in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals, did however say that Netto erred when naming the line-up for the home and away fixtures. 

"Wirat Nom normally plays as an attacking midfielder so having him play on the left flank was a mistake and it was not surprising that he could not do much.

"It would have been better if he played in in the centre. The coach failed to realise this and Wirat continued to play on the left after the break.

"We also expected Frank Seator to play a more possitive role but the striker did not live up to our expectation." 

"We need to make minor changes to our game plan and it will be done in the remaining three days. I don?t see the players facing any problems to adapt if there are changes. 

"But they must forget the Malaysia Cup and focus in winning the FA Cup."



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BERITA UTAMA
Pegawai KDRM beri keterangan
Oleh Johari Ibrahim 


LANGKAWI: Pegawai kanan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (KDRM) dijangka mula memberi keterangan kepada pasukan penyiasat Kementerian Kewangan berkaitan isu perbelanjaan majlis persaraan ketua pengarahnya yang didakwa mencapai RM5 juta, hari ini.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, KDRM mendakwa kehilangan hasil operasi pencegahan bernilai antara RM3.5 juta hingga RM7 juta sejak seminggu lalu berikutan kontroversi isu itu sehingga pegawai dan kakitangannya hilang tumpuan tugas.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah KDRM (Pengurusan), Datuk Wazir Muaz, berkata antara pegawai kanan yang akan membantu siasatan Kementerian Kewangan ialah Pengarah KDRM negeri. 

Pada masa sama, katanya, KDRM akan menubuhkan pasukan penyiasat dalamannya untuk mengenal pasti pegawai yang bertanggungjawab membuat dakwaan berkenaan dalam media sebelum ini.

"Pegawai berkenaan akan ke Ibu Pejabat KDRM di Putrajaya dulu, bermula esok untuk membantu siasatan pasukan Kementerian Kewangan kerana Mesyuarat Pengarah Kastam Malaysia hanya berakhir esok,? katanya ketika ditemui di sini, semalam.

Ditanya sama ada ada pegawai atasan lain termasuk beliau dipanggil oleh pasukan Kementerian Kewangan itu, Wazir berkata beliau tidak menerima surat mengenainya sehingga ini.

"Apa pun kita akan mengetahuinya esok," katanya.

Ketua Pengarah KDRM, Tan Sri Abdul Halil Abdul Mutalib, sebelum ini menyebut Wazir sebagai pegawai yang menganjurkan majlis berkenaan dan Wazir sendiri menyatakan kesediaan untuk disiasat selain menafikan jumlah RM5 juta itu.

Akhbar ini semalam memetik ketua pasukan penyiasat Kementerian Kewangan yang juga Ketua Audit Negara, Tan Sri Hadenan Jalil, sebagai berkata, pihaknya sudah memulakan siasatan berhubung perkara itu kelmarin.

Hadenan berkata, siasatan itu dijangka mengambil masa seminggu yang turut mengenal pasti sama ada wujud unsur penyalahgunaan kuasa.

Mengenai pasukan siasatan dalaman KDRM, Wazir berkata ia dijangka mengambil masa sebulan dan tertumpu kepada dua aspek iaitu tindakan mengeluarkan kenyataan kepada media massa tanpa kebenaran dan dakwaan yang mencemarkan imej jabatan.

Katanya, siasatan hanya berkaitan kebocoran maklumat kerana aspek kewangan dan penganjuran sudah dilakukan oleh Kementerian Kewangan.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah KDRM (Pencegahan), Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid, berkata kakitangan bahagian pencegahan hilang tumpuan apabila isu berkenaan didedahkan dalam media menyebabkan mereka tidak mengambil tindakan susulan terhadap maklumat yang diterima daripada orang awam.

Beliau berkata, jabatan tidak dapat menghalang kesan daripada isu berkenaan terhadap anggotanya.

?Saya tidak mahu membuat spekulasi (sebab sebenar), cuma menyebut keadaan pada masa ini dan saya memandang berat kerana ia ada kaitan dengan pendapatan negara," katanya.

Abdul Rahman juga berkata, pihaknya tidak menerima laporan daripada KDRM negeri berkaitan operasi pencegahan sejak seminggu lalu. Sebanyak 2,500 daripada 11,000 kakitangan KDRM bertugas di bahagian pencegahan.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, maklumat daripada orang awam mengenai kegiatan penyeludupan dan penipuan masih terus diterima.

?Biasanya saya menerima purata tujuh atau lapan laporan sebelum jam 9 pagi setiap hari berkaitan operasi pencegahan seperti rampasan dan membanteras penipuan cukai yang bernilai antara RM500,000 hingga RM1 juta.

?Tetapi tiada laporan langsung sejak seminggu ini dan saya khuatir ia ada kaitan dengan isu yang melanda KDRM sekarang,? katanya sambil menambah, pemeriksaan di KDRM setiap negeri mendapati kakitangan bahagian pencegahan didakwa hilang tumpuan terhadap tugas mereka.

Ditanya kaitan isu berkenaan dengan keperluan menjalankan tugas seperti biasa, Abdul Rahman berkata, beliau akan menyiasat segera di barisan depan untuk mengenal pasti apa sebenarnya yang berlaku.

Beliau bagaimanapun tidak menafikan kegagalan menjalankan tugas boleh dirujuk kepada aspek disiplin tetapi KDRM tidak dapat menghalang kesan kepada anggotanya berikutan isu berkenaan.

?Sekarang mereka masing-masing asyik bercakap mengenai isu ini. Masa banyak terbuang. Minum teh pun makin lama,? katanya.

Abdul Halil ketika ditemui enggan mengulas perkara itu. ?Datuk Rahman yang cakap, anda tanya dialah,? katanya.

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Bekas Datuk Seri, dua pengawal bebas tuduhan bunuh
Oleh Shamsul Kamal Amarudin


KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas Datuk Seri, Koh Kim Teck serta dua pengawal peribadinya, Resty Agpalo dan Mohd Najib Zulkifli, dibebaskan tanpa dipanggil membela diri daripada tuduhan membunuh remaja lelaki warga China, Xu Jian Huang, 14.

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di sini, Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa, dalam keputusannya kira-kira jam 12.30 tengah hari semalam, berkata pendakwa gagal membuktikan kes prima facie terhadap ketiga-tiga tertuduh.

Katanya, terlalu banyak keraguan yang tidak dijawab serta gagal diselesaikan sehingga beliau merasakan bukan saja tidak adil, tetapi salah mengikut undang-undang untuk memanggil mana-mana tertuduh membela diri.

Sebaik prosiding selesai, Agpalo menangis dan menutup mukanya dengan selendang ketika dikerumuni pemberita.

Koh yang juga bekas pengerusi syarikat broker saham, Kimzen Capital Services Sdn Bhd, dianugerahkan ?Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah? oleh kerajaan Pahang yang membawa gelaran Datuk Seri pada 26 Oktober 2003, tetapi ditarik balik pada 20 Oktober 2004 berikutan kes itu.

Perbicaraan terhadap Koh, 51, Agpalo, 33, dan Mohd Najib, 25, bermula 5 Julai lalu dan 39 saksi dipanggil memberi keterangan. Xu, pelajar Mutiara International Grammar School (MIGS), adalah anak saudara Koh.

Dalam penghakimannya, Abdul Kadir berkata tiada bukti secara langsung yang dapat mengaitkan ketiga-tiga tertuduh terhadap kesalahan itu dengan pihak pendakwaan hanya bergantung kepada bukti semasa.

Katanya, pihak pendakwaan gagal memanggil beberapa saksi penting yang mungkin boleh mengemukakan keterangan berguna bagi mengukuhkan pendakwaan kes itu.

Saksi itu ialah pegawai penyiasat kes kehilangan wang RM30,000 yang didakwa berlaku di kediaman Koh, iaitu Inspektor Moin serta dua wanita yang berada di rumah berkenaan ketika pembunuhan itu didakwa berlaku, iaitu Fang Shu Jing dan Darwati Ngawoto.

Seorang lagi saksi utama yang gagal dikemukakan ialah pemandu Koh, Mohd Razbean Md Tab, yang dikatakan melihat kejadian itu.

?Isu utama penghakiman saya ialah kegagalan pihak pendakwa membuktikan ketiga-tiga tertuduh mempunyai niat bersama melakukan jenayah itu. Pendakwa hanya menyebut pembabitan Mohd Najib dalam hujah pembukaan, tetapi langsung tidak menyebutnya dalam penggulungan hujahan bertulis.

?Berdasarkan keterangan sepanjang perbicaraan, saya juga tidak menemui sebarang bayang atau bukti jelas yang dapat mengaitkan Mohd Najib dengan kematian mangsa.

?Oleh itu, berdasarkan prinsip ?tanggungan bersama?, tuduhan terhadap Koh dan Mohd Najib tidak boleh dijustifikasi mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan,? katanya.

Abdul Kadir berkata, keterangan yang paling hampir boleh mengaitkan ketiga-tiga tertuduh ialah daripada saksi kelima pendakwa, iaitu kontraktor kebun, S Subramaniam, yang menyatakan melihat mangsa diikat kedua-dua tangan dan kaki serta melutut di depan Koh yang duduk atas kerusi panjang sambil menghisap rokok.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, terdapat keraguan dalam keterangan Subramaniam terutama berhubung komunikasi antaranya dengan Resty, sebelum dia tiba di kediaman Koh.

Abdul Kadir berkata, pihak pendakwa juga gagal membuktikan sama ada Koh adalah seorang perokok seperti didakwa Subramaniam serta tidak memanggil seorang lagi lelaki, S Krishnasamy, yang dikatakan berada bersama saksi itu untuk mengesahkan kehadiran mereka di rumah Koh.

Selain itu, katanya, pihak pendakwa tidak memanggil Fang dan Darwati, yang bukan saja mungkin boleh mengesahkan keterangan saksi keenam, tetapi juga menjelaskan apa sebenarnya berlaku di rumah Koh.

Beliau juga menegaskan, siasatan terhadap kehilangan wang RM30,000 yang dilaporkan Resty tidak boleh dipisahkan daripada siasatan kes bunuh Xu. 

?Pihak pendakwa seharusnya memanggil Inspektor Moin untuk memberitahu status siasatannya. Kegagalan berbuat demikian secara dasarnya merosakkan kes pendakwaan,? katanya.

Mengenai tujuh gambar mangsa diikat yang ditemui dalam telefon bimbit Resty, Abdul Kadir berkata, tiada bukti menunjukkan ketiga-tiga tertuduh atau seorang daripada mereka yang merakamkan gambar itu.

Abdul Kadir menerima hujah peguam bela dan keterangan saksi yang menyatakan gambar itu boleh dihantar orang lain ke telefon bimbit Resty dengan atau tanpa restu pemiliknya.

Beliau menolak motif mangsa meninggal dunia akibat ?dilemaskan? kerana tiada bukti di mahkamah yang menunjukkan mangsa berperangai yang menyakitkan hati sehingga mendorong ketiga-tiga tertuduh atau seorang daripada mereka didakwa mendera mangsa.

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Seram tidur di bilik banduan

JOHOR BAHRU: Tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi seperti orang sedang membakar sesuatu dan asap masuk melalui tingkap kecil di atas bilik yang mengeluarkan bau kemenyan dan setanggi.

Setiap kali hendak memejamkan mata pula, terasa badan dicuit dan terdengar orang berjalan tetapi tengok ke arah pintu jeriji, tiada sesiapa di situ kecuali cahaya menuju ke arah bilik sebelah.

Ini antara pengalaman dilalui wartawan Berita Harian Zalifah Mohd Yatim yang mengikuti pakej ?Kehidupan Di Sebalik Tembok' di Penjara Johor Bahru bersama 10 wartawan media cetak tempatan dan Singapura. 

Pakej berharga RM50 semalam itu, diperkenalkan bagi memberi peluang orang ramai menjalani kehidupan ala ?banduan? di penjara itu, yang ketiga tertua di negara ini.

Walaupun tinggal semalam, ia cukup menginsafkan saya dan dapat menceritakan segala keperitan apabila bergelar banduan.

Saya dan wartawan lain, mendaftar kira-kira jam 6.30 petang kelmarin dan diberi makan malam satu jam selepas itu sebelum lampu ditutup jam 9 malam.

Lapan wartawan lelaki dimasukkan di blok A dan blok B manakala tiga wartawan wanita pula ditempatkan di Rumah Akhir, bilik khas bagi banduan menanti hukuman gantung.

Keadaan mula sunyi kira-kira jam 11.30 malam dan sepanjang bersendirian dalam sel, saya menempuh pelbagai peristiwa menakutkan dan kira-kira jam 2.30 pagi, terdengar bunyi orang berjalan di luar bilik. 

Saya memaksa memejamkan mata serta mengalihkan tilam hampir dengan dinding tetapi masih gagal untuk tidur. Apatah lagi macam-macam bunyi kedengaran ? cengkerik, nyamuk, cicak dan tikus dan paling bimbang lipas masuk ke dalam bilik.

Hendak buang air pula tak sanggup duduk atas tong hitam yang diperbuat daripada getah yang direka sejak zaman British.

Sehingga bunyi azan dan selepas sembahyang Subuh baru saya dapat tidur sekejap sebelum dikejutkan untuk mandi jam 7.30 dan bersarapan pagi bubur dengan ikan bilis serta air kopi dalam kole.

Apabila bertemu pegawai penjara, saya diberitahu bilik saya ditempatkan jarang digunakan, tetapi banduan selalu dilihat seolah-olah berada di situ. Malah pada Hari Raya tahun lalu, katanya, ada tangan menghulur ucap selamat Aidilfitri.

Ada juga mendakwa melihat seorang lelaki duduk depan pintu atau ambil air sembahyang.

Cerita itu meremangkan bulu roma tetapi saya bersyukur dapat melepasi dugaan itu dan tidak sabar untuk kembali menjalani kehidupan biasa.

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EKONOMI
QSR singkir Nik Ibrahim 
Oleh Nur Lina Rasol


QSR Brands Bhd, syarikat induk pengendali restoran makanan segera popular, KFC Holdings Bhd (KFCH) semalam mengumumkan penyingkiran sembilan pengarahnya, termasuk Pengerusinya, Tan Sri Nik Ibrahim Kamil.

Syarikat itu dalam kenyataannya kepada Bursa Malaysia, lewat petang semalam berkata, ini berikutan keputusan mesyuarat agung luar biasa (EGM) QSR yang menyaksikan pemegang saham meluluskan resolusi bagi penyingkiran pengarah terbabit.

Selain Nik Ibrahim, lapan pengarah yang disingkirkan ialah Sarbjit Singh, Yoong Nim Chor, Choong Show Tong, Mohd Harris Pardi, Nurolamin Abas, Umar Abdul Hamid, bekas Pengerusi Eksekutif KFCH dan QSR Brands, Datuk Izhar Sulaiman dan Datuk Seri Diraja Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail.

?Berikutan itu, lembaga pengarah QSR berkuat kuasa petang ini (semalam) terdiri daripada Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, Datuk Dr Ridzuan Akil, Datuk Karim Marzuki, Datuk Hilmi Abdul Rashid, Datuk Seri Syed Amir Abidin Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail dan Toh Chun Wah,? kata syarikat itu.

QSR dalam kenyataannya semalam turut mengumumkan pelantikan dua setiausaha syarikat yang baru iaitu Kooi Tock Ken dan Ma Pin Yen bagi menggantikan Sarbjit.

Sementara itu, penganalisis pasaran berkata, perkembangan terbaru perebutan kuasa kawalan dalam syarikat induk KFCH itu dilihat belum berakhir kerana ia dijangka menyaksikan lebih banyak pertikaian di mahkamah.

Ini berikutan kenyataan berbeza kedua-dua pihak terbabit dalam perebutan itu pada EGM QSR di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) pada sebelah paginya.

Nik Ibrahim yang ditemui wartawan selepas hampir tiga jam EGM itu berlangsung, berkata beliau menangguhkan mesyuarat.

?Keputusan pengundian hanya akan diumumkan dalam mesyuarat 11 Oktober nanti yang akan diadakan di Wisma KFC pada jam 10 pagi.

?Sementara tarikh itu, kertas pengundian akan disimpan oleh pemeriksa,? katanya.

Tegasnya, beliau menangguhkan EGM itu atas sebab teknikal menggunakan kuasanya sebagai pengerusi mengikut Artikel 74 Artikel Penubuhan Syarikat itu.

Nik Ibrahim menjelaskan, beliau perlu mendapatkan nasihat undang-undang mengenai isu dikemukakan pemeriksa mengenai kesahihan proksi yang diberikan kepadanya kerana beliau tidak menandatangani kertas kehadiran sebagai pengerusi mesyuarat.

?Justeru ia menimbulkan persoalan sama ada proksi berkenaan perlu diambil kira,? katanya.

Johari pula pada sidang akhbar tidak beberapa lama selepas Nik Ibrahim meninggalkan EGM itu mengumumkan keputusan undian yang dibuat pada mesyuarat itu menyaksikan semua sembilan pengarah terbabit disingkirkan dengan 57.5 peratus pemegang saham menyokong resolusi bagi penyingkiran itu sementara 42.5 peratus lagi menolaknya.

Menjelaskan mengenai perjalanan EGM itu, katanya, beliau dan tiga pengarah lain, iaitu Hilmi, Ridzuan dan Syed Amir Abidin Jamalullail membantah langkah Nik Ibrahim menangguhkan EGM berkenaan.

Pada 15 September lalu, usaha Nik Ibrahim menerusi Enigma Sinar Sdn Bhd dan RHB Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd untuk menyingkirkan Johari, Hilmi, Ridzuan, Karim dan Syed Amir Abidin Jamalullail gagal apabila resolusi bagi tujuan itu yang dibentangkan pada EGM QSR yang dipanggil kumpulan berkenaan gagal mendapat sokongan majoriti pemegang saham.

Ini berikutan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur menolak permohonan QSR bagi menghalang Kulim Malaysia Bhd daripada mengundi pada EGM itu.

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur kelmarin turut menolak permohonan QSR menghalang Kulim dengan penguasaan 30.59 peratus ekuiti, daripada mengundi pada EGM syarikat itu semalam.

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Empat lesen baru takaful ditawar


BANK Negara Malaysia akan mengeluarkan empat lesen baru takaful kepada pihak yang layak, kata Timbalan Gabenornya, Datuk Zamani Abdul Ghani.

Beliau berkata tarikh tutup mengemukakan permohonan bagi lesen berkenaan pada 31 Oktober ini.

Beliau berkata, Malaysia juga membenarkan pelabur asing mengambil bahagian sehingga 49 peratus dalam ekuiti semua anak syarikat perbankan Islam kumpulan perbankan Malaysia yang baru ditubuhkan dan bagi pengendali takaful baru.

?Kita membuka industri kewangan Islam kita dengan membenarkan penubuhan tiga institusi perbankan Islam asing baru,? katanya dalam ucaptama pada Sidang Kemuncak Tahunan Kedua Perbankan dan Kewangan Islam di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Zamani berkata industri kewangan Islam di Malaysia berkembang pada kadar pertumbuhan dua angka dengan sektor perbankan Islam dan takaful sudah menguasai masing-masing 11 peratus dan enam peratus pasaran dari segi aset.

Beliau berkata berikutan perkembangan itu, Bank Negara kini berusaha ke arah merealisasikan aspirasi meletakkan Malaysia sebagai pusat kewangan Islam antarabangsa.

Katanya, lembaga Pasaran Kewangan Islam Antarabangsa (IIFM) juga boleh mempromosikan pasaran kewangan Islam yang berdaya maju.

Sokongan IIFM, katanya boleh memudahkan penyenaraian rentas sempadan sukuk di pelbagai bursa antarabangsa.

?Pembangunan dokumen standard yang mematuhi interpretasi syariah yang diterima di peringkat antarabangsa juga akan mempromosikan penerimaan global instrumen kewangan Islam,? katanya. 

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Wasiyyah sasar urus 1,000 wasiat 
Oleh Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa


WASIYYAH Shoppe Sdn Bhd (Wasiyyah), syarikat yang terbabit dalam penyediaan perkhidmatan penulisan wasiat, mensasarkan 1,000 dokumen wasiat pelanggan dengan nilai aset antara RM140 juta hingga RM150 juta menjelang akhir tahun ini.

Syarikat itu setakat ini sudah menyiapkan 700 wasiat pelanggan dengan nilai aset bernilai RM100 juta.

Ketua Eksekutifnya, Ariffin Sabirin, berkata sasaran itu mampu dicapai berikutan pengenalan sistem E-Wasiyyah, iaitu perisian penulisan dokumen wasiat Islam melalui internet yang pertama di negara.

?Sistem berkenaan berkebolehan menyediakan dokumen wasiat mengikut sistem faraid dalam tiga minit.

?Di samping itu, pembukaan cawangan melalui program Maysru? Al-Wasiy dengan pelantikan tiga wakil di Sungai Petani, Kedah serta Shah Alam dan Bandar Baru Bangi, kedua-duanya di Selangor, membolehkan syarikat meluaskan perkhidmatan penyediaan dokumen wasiatnya,? katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian selepas majlis memeterai memorandum persefahaman (MoU) antara Wasiyyah dan Perdasama, di samping pelantikan Masyru? Al-Wasiy serta penyerahan dokumen wasiat kepada Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Pada majlis itu, Wasiyyah diwakili Ariffin, manakala Perdasama diwakili presidennya, Datuk Moehamed Izat Emir serta disaksikan Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi, Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin dan Pengerusi Wasiyyah, Datuk Dr Kamaruddin Sharif.

Ariffin berkata, Wasiyyah juga sudah melatih dan melantik lebih 1,000 ejen bagi memperkenalkan penulisan wasiat lebih sistematik.

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DUNIA
Kereta kebal rempuh penjara


Polis Iraq bebaskan dua tahanan Britain

LONDON: Tentera Britain merempuh sebuah penjara polis di Basra, kelmarin untuk melepaskan dua anggotanya yang ditahan untuk siasatan polis Iraq atas tuduhan merisik dan melepaskan tembakan ke arah polis tempatan, tetapi tidak menjumpai mereka di sana.

Sebaliknya dua tahanan itu dijumpai di sebuah rumah berhampiran dan kemudian dilepaskan.

Askar Britain menggunakan kereta perisai Warrior bagi merobohkan tembok penjara berkenaan. 

Mereka mendakwa tindakan itu diambil selepas rundingan bagi pelepasan tahanan itu buntu.

Pegawai Memerintah Tentera Britain di Basra, Brigadier John Lorimer berkata, pihaknya mendapat maklumat dua tahanan itu diserahkan kepada kumpulan militia.

Berikutan maklumat itu, keputusan diambil untuk merempuh penjara itu.

Dalam satu kenyataan menjelaskan insiden berkenaan, Kementerian Pertahanan Britain berkata:

?Dua askar Britain ditangkap dan dibawa ke sebuah balai polis Iraq. Kami kemudiannya memulakan rundingan bagi pelepasan mereka, seperti diarahkan pihak berkuasa. Malangnya, mereka tidak dibebaskan dan mencetuskan kebimbangan.

?Askar kita menggunakan sebuah kereta perisai untuk merobohkan tembok. Anggota kami turut melakukan pemeriksaan dalam bangunan itu bagi mencari dua lelaki Britain itu tetapi tiada di situ kerana diletakkan di tempat lain.

?Satu operasi lagi dilancarkan bagi melepaskan mereka di sebuah rumah di Basra,? kata kenyataan kementerian itu. ? AFP/AP/Reuters.

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Macam-Macam: Acu pistol paksa potong rambut percuma


WARSAW: Seorang lelaki Poland mengacu senjata di sebuah salun rambut, bukan untuk merompak tetapi menuntut supaya teman wanitanya diberi khidmat memotong rambut secara percuma.

Malah, tanpa rasa bersalah atau takut, lelaki sama kembali semula ke salun itu keesokan hari dan mendesak pekerja kedai itu membaiki rambut teman wanitanya.

Lelaki yang gagal ditangkap setakat ini, dikatakan meluru masuk ke dalam Salun Rambut di bandar Czestochowa, selatan Poland.

Selain menuntut mereka memotong rambut wanita berkenaan, dia juga memaksa pekerja itu mewarna rambut temannya itu secara percuma.

Dia tidak berpuas hati dengan hasil potongan secara paksa itu apabila kembali ke kedai sama, sehari kemudian. ? Agensi.

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Isu seks dibincang


Buku X-Rated antara strategi elak remaja Islam terbabit gejala kurang sihat

SINGAPURA: Sebuah buku teks yang berkisar mengenai soal seks dan emosi remaja Islam akan diperkenalkan dalam mata pelajaran kelas agama di masjid dan pusat pembelajaran swasta di republik itu bermula November ini.

Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis) berkata, langkah itu berniat meningkatkan kefahaman mengenai Islam.

Buku itu tertulis perkataan X-Rated pada muka depannya dan MUIS dilaporkan akan mengadakan bengkel untuk berbincang dengan guru agama mengenai isu seks yang selama ini dianggap tidak boleh dibincang secara terbuka.

Menurut Muis, rancangan itu adalah sebahagian daripada perubahan dalam sistem pembelajaran untuk remaja Islam di republik terbabit.

Ketua Unit Strategik Pendidikan Muis, Farah Mahamood Aljunied, memberitahu The Straits Times pelajaran seksual adalah aspek penting sebelum seseorang menjadi dewasa.

Strategi terbaru itu juga bertujuan meyakinkan remaja Islam supaya tidak terbabit dalam gejala kurang sihat sebelum mereka berkahwin secara sah, kata akhbar berkenaan.

Farah berkata, beberapa pusat pembelajaran agama di negara Timur Tengah ketika ini mempunyai soal jawab (mengenai bidang seks) dengan guru berpengalaman.

Sejumlah 13 masjid dan sembilan pusat pembelajaran swasta merancang untuk menawarkan program berkenaan termasuk menyediakan buku X-Rated kepada pelajar.

Mengikut perspektif Islam, pendidikan seks bermakna memaklumkan remaja lelaki dan perempuan mengenai bagaimanakah cara untuk memuaskan nafsu pasangan masing-masing (apabila sudah sah suami isteri) berdasarkan undang-undang ditetapkan Allah.

Majlis itu juga akan melatih tenaga pengajar bersikap lebih terbuka.

?Tanyalah apa juga soalan kepada tenaga pengajar mengenai X-Rated. Bagaimanapun, ingatlah sila pastikan tata tertib dan lakukan dengan sempurna,? kata kata penghantar buku berkenaan. ? Agensi.

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SUKAN
Ingatan Dollah kepada anak buah 
Oleh Zairee Zahir


Dollah ingatkan anak buah inilah masanya untuk cipta sejarah bola sepak tempatan merangkul tiga gelaran semusim

KETIKA impian menggenggam tiga kejuaraan musim ini semakin hampir, pengendali Selangor, Dollah Salleh mengingatkan anak buahnya supaya tidak mempersia-siakan peluang terbaik melakar sejarah tersendiri dalam bola sepak tempatan.

Sehubungan itu, tatkala dia sekali lagi mengalihkan fokus pemain terhadap saingan final Piala FA menentang Perak Sabtu ini, bekas penyerang kebangsaan itu membakar semangat anak buahnya untuk mengukir nama menjadi sebahagian sejarah unik dan tersendiri sebagai juara mutlak bola sepak tempatan.

Sambil bersimpati dengan ranjau perlawanan demi perlawanan yang terpaksa dihadapi, Dollah berkata, anak buahnya melepasi setiap halangan dengan baik sehingga membolehkan Merah Kuning kini berada di ambang sejarah mencipta ?treble?.

?Sebab itulah saya cukup mengagumi tahap disiplin pemain di dalam mahupun di luar padang kerana dalam keletihan, mereka sentiasa dapat mengatasi segala cabaran. 

?Dan saya sentiasa menyuntik semangat mereka supaya menjadi sebahagian daripada sejarah ini kerana pencapaian sebegini bukan datang setiap hari dan tidak semua pemain pernah merasainya.

?Tiada apa yang istimewa untuk menghadapi final Piala FA ini kerana pada tahap ini, pemain tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan dan selepas menempah tempat ke final Piala Malaysia kelmarin, mereka kini melupakannya seketika dan hanya fokus terhadap perlawanan menentang Perak Sabtu ini,? katanya semalam.

Pemain Selangor diberi rehat sehari sesudah melepasi halangan separuh akhir kedua menentang Terengganu di Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, kelmarin. Selangor yang seri 1-1 dalam perlawanan itu, mara ke final Piala Malaysia dengan agregat 4-2.

Mengulas kemungkinan kekuatan Perak di final terjejas ekoran penggantungan penyerang Frank Seator dan pertahanan K Nanthakumar, Dollah berkata, Selangor tidak sekali-kali menganggapnya satu kelebihan.

?Kekuatan sesebuah pasukan bukan bergantung kepada satu atau dua pemain, sebab itulah saya tetap menghormati Perak. Saya anggap peluang Selangor di final nanti masih 50-50,? katanya.

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Kuala Lumpur tarik diri


KEJOHANAN hoki Piala Razak edisi ke-43 yang bermula Jumaat ini bakal hilang serinya apabila juara bertahan Kuala Lumpur mengambil keputusan menarik diri ekoran kekurangan pemain.

Kuala Lumpur gagal membentuk sebuah pasukan selepas mengadakan lima sesi pemilihan di bawah kendalian bekas ketua pasukan kebangsaan, Nor Saiful Zaini Nasiruddin.

Peraturan baru pertandingan Piala Razak tahun ini yang mengehadkan pemain yang dilahirkan di negeri berkenaan saja berhak mewakili negeri kelahiran, menyukarkan pasukan ibu kota itu mencari pemain kerana selama ini banyak bergantung kepada pemain kelahiran negeri lain yang berhijrah dan bekerja di Kuala Lumpur.

Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Hoki Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) V Rajamanickam mengesahkan pihaknya menghantar faks kepada Persekutuan Hoki Malaysia (PHM) dan tuan rumah Persatuan Hoki Selangor (SHA) mengenai penarikan diri itu semalam.

?Kami tidak kesal menarik diri pertama kali sejak 1982. Peraturan baru kejohanan menghalang kami daripada membentuk sebuah pasukan,? katanya.

Selain masalah negeri kelahiran, ia diburukkan dengan ketiadaan empat pemain kebangsaan yang dilahirkan di Kuala Lumpur - Muhammad Amin Rahim, Kevinder Singh, P Prabahkaran dan Fairuz Ramli - yang bersama skuad negara mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan di Jepun pada masa yang sama.

Rajamanickam berkata, enam lagi pemain skuad Bawah 21 Tahun tidak dapat bersama skuad senior mengharungi kempen Piala Razak kerana menyertai Sukan Institut Pengajian Tinggi di Seremban dari 24 hingga 29 September.

?Atas alasan-alasan ini kami terpaksa menarik diri kali ini. Peraturan ini tidak adil kepada pemain-pemain kerana Kuala Lumpur adalah pasukan yang aktif. Namun peraturan tetap peraturan dan kami perlu mematuhinya,? katanya.

Kuala Lumpur mengetuai Divisyen Satu Piala Razak bersama enam pasukan lain - tuan rumah Selangor, Johor, Tentera, Melaka, Pahang dan Perak.

Mereka dijadualkan memulakan kempen menentang bekas juara dan tuan rumah Selangor pada perlawanan pembukaan Jumaat ini di Stadium Hoki Pandamaran, Klang.

Divisyen Dua disertai tujuh pasukan - Singapura, Pulau Pinang, Terengganu, Perlis, Polis, Kedah dan Negeri Sembilan.

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Mourinho minat latih England


LONDON: Pengurus Chelsea Jose Mourinho membayangkan dia berminat untuk menjadi jurulatih England pada masa akan datang walaupun percaya jawatan itu lebih sesuai untuk warga England.

?Ia benar bahawa saya kini merasa sebahagian diri ini ialah warga England,? Mourinho yang berasal dari Portugal berkata dalam satu temubual dengan majalah Time Out.

?Jika saya kekal di sini untuk lima tahun akan datang iaitu tempoh kontrak saya, saya tentu akan berasa seperti warga England.

?Dengan tempoh enam tahun mencintai London dan England, saya sudah merasa untuk mempunyai sesuatu mengenai England dan rakyatnya di hati. Maka saya boleh melakukannya (tugas sebagai pengurus England) dalam cara profesional serta sepenuh hati.

?Bagaimanapun, saya masih merasakan ia benar-benar tugas untuk rakyat England,? katanya.

Mourinho yang musim lalu menerajui Chelsea menjulang kejuaraan buat kali pertama dalam tempoh 50 tahun turut memuji jurulatih England ketika ini, Sven-Goran Eriksson.

?Buat masa ini (tugas jurulatih England) ialah untuk Sven yang mempamerkan tahap profesional tinggi dan melakukan tugasannya dengan mempunyai sedikit kecintaan terhadap England di hatinya.? - Reuters.

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From: hashim572002 at yahoo.com (hashim ishak)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:56:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [share] joke.
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Hi ultraman abang dapat dari teman abang yang kirimkan
joke itu namanya
talaal dari Pakistan.
hashim ishak, melaka
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> >
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> >
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From air_wolf at tm.net.my  Thu Sep 22 09:54:14 2005
From: air_wolf at tm.net.my (B.K. Tan.)
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:54:14 +0800
Subject: [share] Test newsfeed
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Clear DayHi Moses,

  I will be glad to subscribe to this sort of services no matter how not frequent it is.  It means a lot for us visually impaired.  It consumes a lot of time even though we could search of news/article online.  However, I would like to suggest that if it's possible, not only main article but most of the article will be put in including sports as well.  The reason is because there are many types of readers out there and it's very hard to just select a few article and put it in.

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  B.K. Tan.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
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  Subject: [share] Test newsfeed


  Dear listers,
  I am presently working on a daily newsfeed to be sent to all those who request. This is a project of the SBM. If this is successful and respond is good, we will make this an automated process, just like the sharelist.  
  It would be a little while before this is regular. However, this will be an example of how it would be like.  For those of you having portable units for reading, you may want to convert this  into a format that you can carry on your portable device.  We welcome    feed back

  I will first paste the english version followed by the BM version.  Do discuss as to how we could improve it.  

  Regards,
  Moses.



        FRONTPAGE

        XU JIAN HUANG MURDER TRIAL
        Businessman and bodyguards walk free

        KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

        The trial of the year came to a surprising end today when a businessman and two of his bodyguards were cleared of killing a 14-year-old Chinese national.


        Koh Kim Teck, Resty Agpalo and Mohamed Najib Zulkifli walked out of court without their defence being called.

        But the decision is going to raise some vexing questions: Why was the police investigation so porous? Are police investigators able to meet the exacting standards expected by the courts?

        Who put the 23 torture marks on the boy?s body and how did he drown in a swimming pool? 

        Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa, in his 49-page judgment, said there was not much evidence adduced against all three for their defence to be called.

        Instead, there were unresolved doubts and unanswered questions in the prosecution?s case, he said. 

        The 36-day trial was a high profile case because it involved a businessman who had his "Datuk Seri" revoked after the murder of his nephew left in his care. 

        The prosecution?s case was anchored on this motive: That the boy was tortured and then murdered for stealing RM30,000 belonging to Koh. Defence lawyers argued that the boy?s death was accidental. 

        Kadir said that since the three had been jointly charged with murdering Xu Jian Huang, it was vital for the prosecution to show there was "common intention" and "joint liability in doing the criminal act".

        He said after dissecting all the relevant circumstantial evidence, he could not find evidence of a common intention. 

        In his judgment, Kadir noted that the evidence by gardener S. Subramaniam could have helped the prosecution?s case in this regard.

        The gardener had said that Koh and Agpalo told him that Xu was bound with a dog?s chain for stealing Koh?s money. But the judge noted that the prosecution hurt its own case by failing to call investigating officer, Inspector Moin. 

        "Moin, along with maid Darwati Ngawoto and another Chinese national, Fang Shu Jin, who were in the house, deprived the prosecution, perhaps to produce circumstantial evidence that may point towards common intention to be in their favour or otherwise."

        Kadir noted that witnesses such as Fang and Darwati were essential to support the evidence given by Subramaniam.

        "Having examined Subramaniam?s evidence, I attached no weight at all and conclude that Koh had not in any way directed Agpalo to chain Xu."

        Kadir also noted that had the prosecution called Moin, he could have given an update on the status of his investigation on the theft of RM30,000.

        "Not doing so has gravely destroyed the prosecution?s case," he noted.

        Kadir also noted the court decided not to admit the caution statement by Mohd Razbean Md Tab, Koh?s driver, missing since the trial began. Razbean said that he saw Agpalo and Najib throw Xu into the pool. 

        Kadir said there were so many doubts surrounding the case.

        "Suffice for me to conclude that with such real doubts, it would not only be unfair, but legally wrong for me to call any of the three accused person for their respective defence."

        Deputy public prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusof said the Attorney-General?s Chambers would decide soon whether to file an appeal.



        ***
       
       

  JIAN HUANG'S DAD: 
  ?I cannot understand how this can happen?

  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

  "My son was tortured and murdered but no one will have to pay for this". 

  These were the words of an anguished Xu Jian Lai, the father of the 14-year-old boy who was found dead in the swimming pool of a bungalow, off Jalan Ampang here in September last year. 

  "I cannot understand how this can happen.

  "I am very angry and sad about it," he said in a phone interview from China.

  The court heard during the murder trial that 23 injury marks on Jian Huang?s body suggested that he had been subjected to torture. 

  He said he was told that the prosecution may appeal the decision of the High Court. "I was supposed to be in Kuala Lumpur for the judgment but due to work and financial constraints, I was unable to make it."

  He was dreading having to break the news to his wife Foong Qun Ying and son Jian Fei. Both of them were out shopping when he received word of the court?s decision.

  "My wife is going to be very sad. My son was very close to Jian Huang and prayed every day that justice will be done."

  Jian Lai and his wife were here on July 12 to testify as prosecution witnesses.

  He said he could not accept that the murderer may not be found.



  ***



  When evidence falls short of scrutiny 

  SOMEBODY needs to be concerned. 

  If not the Attorney-General, then at least the Inspector-General of Police over the fact that three high profile criminal cases have resulted in stunning defeat for the prosecution. 

  Sure, winning and losing are par for the course for anyone who makes a living in the country?s courtrooms. Sure, sometimes even the best trial preparation can be undone by unpredictable witnesses.

  But when judges draw attention to shoddy investigative work and throw out cases even before an accused is called to make his defence, alarm bells should ring. Why? Because it undermines the confidence Malaysians have in the ability of the police to solve crimes and of the prosecutors to put the right people behind bars.

  Case number 1: The acquittal of Hanif Basree in the murder trial of Noritta Samsudin.

  After a long-drawn trial, complete with conspiracy theories and salacious details, Hanif was acquitted without his defence being called. The High Court ruled that no prima facie case had been made out by the prosecution, noting several gaping holes in the case. 

  The judgment by the Court of Appeal was more damning. Judge Datuk Mokhtar Sidin absolved the prosecution of blame in this case and noted that it had been hampered by poor police investigations.

  For the prosecution to establish that a prima facie case had been made out, it had to prove that death had occurred, that Hanif was responsible for Noritta?s death and that the act was done with the intention of causing her death.

  The Court of Appeal found that the prosecution only proved that Noritta was dead.

  Case number 2: Acquittal of Azman Bakar in murder case of Datuk Norjan Khan Bahadar.

  The prosecution argued that the accused killed Norjan because he was jealous of seeing her with another man. For that motive to be established, it had to be proven that Azman actually knew Norjan.

  But High Court judge Datuk Ian Chin noted that there was little evidence offered by the prosecution to show that Azman knew Norjan. 

  "Once a doubt is raised as to whether the accused really knew Norjan, then the plank upon which the prosecution rests its case snaps and down goes the case for the prosecution," he noted.

  Case number 3: Acquittal of Koh Kim Teck, Mohamed Najib Zulkifli and Resty Agpalo for the murder of Xu Jian Huang.

  Even without the defence being called, the High Court acquitted the trio.

  Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa said there were clear unresolved doubts and unanswered questions in the prosecution?s case. 

  Hence, he said, it was legally wrong for him to call for the trio to enter their defence. 

  "Not even one of the 39 prosecution witnesses? testimony in the 36-day trial gave any proof to implicate Koh in the murder," he said. 

  He also chastised police investigators for failing to trace a key witness ? Razbean Md Tab.

  Looking at the three cases, it is clear that some police investigators and prosecutors are not measuring up to the high standards expected of them. There is little use for either party to play the blame game.

  If police investigators hand a case which resembles a sieve to the AG?s Chambers, it should be returned with a terse note: Do better. 

  It is clear that judges are unwilling to convict or even call an accused to make his defence simply on the basis of a strong opening statement and some documents.

  They want to be convinced that they are putting the right people in jail. What this means is that any prosecutor going before a judge had better be prepared with a solid case.

  What this means is that any police investigator had better make sure that the evidence gathered can stand up to scrutiny.


  ***



  Doubts and more doubts

  The missing witness

  Mohd Razbean Md Tab, Koh?s driver, gave several statements to the police. He alleged that he saw the bodyguards throw Xu into the swimming pool. 

  But when it came for him to give evidence in court, police said that he had gone missing.

  Investigating officer Nor Omar Sapri said that following two placements of advertisements in newspapers, police received two calls from the public. 

  One saying that the witness had been spotted in Kelantan and another in Sabah.

  Judge Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa ruled Razbean?s caution statement as inadmissible for possible hearsay. As Razbean could not be found, his signature on the statement was questioned. 

  Where?s the girlfriend?

  The girlfriend of murder accused Koh Kim Teck was deported to China even though she was considered a key witness in the murder trial. 

  Fang Shu Jing, a Chinese national, was serving a 10-month sentence at the Kajang Prison after the magistrate's court found her guilty of overstaying.

  Fang was arrested with Koh on Sept 28 last year and sentenced on Oct 11. 

  She was later sent to the Semenyih detention centre and deported to China at an unknown date.

  Investigating officer Assistant Superintendent Nor Omar Sapi said that he did not make any formal request to Kajang Prison to hand Fang to the police after her release.

  The judge said Fang should have been called to give evidence. This witness was essential to support the evidence given by gardener S. Subramaniam. 

  Photographic evidence

  Seven photographs showing the boy with his hands and legs tied were tendered as evidence. The photographs were taken from Resty Agpalo?s camera phone.

  The court heard that the photographs were from a multimedia card (MMC) with Agpalo?s name on it. Police said that Agpalo used the camera phone to record the alleged abuse of Xu.

  The judge said he was not comfortable with the evidence of the photographs. He said the photographs could be transmitted with or without Agpalo?s knowledge. "There was no evidence to my satisfaction beyond reasonable doubt that Agpalo took the images."

  What about the bruises?

  Xu?s body was covered with bruises, scratches and abrasions ? 23 injury marks in all.

  The post-mortem revealed that his wrists were bruised and swollen as a result of his hands tied tightly with string.

  His forehead, left eye, lips, forearm, back, knee, shins and ankles also sported bruises. Abrasions and scratches were found on his forehead, neck, arm, elbows and feet.

  The judge did not make references to these injuries.



  ***

  LOCAL

  Allow youths lead role, says Azalina

  Malaysian youths should be given opportunities to take a lead role in projects and organisations. 

  Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said feels many youths are frustrated at not being given the opportunity to show their leadership qualities.

  "Generally, we still do not have confidence in giving them the lead role. This could stunt their growth," she said at the first session of the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre conference held today. 

  Themed "The Challenge of Globalisation and Emerging Leadership Concepts", the session was chaired by New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd group editor-in-chief Datuk Kalimullah Hassan.

  The other speakers included the United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar Tan Sri Razali Ismail and Umno Youth exco member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

  Azalina said Tengku Farith Rithaudden, 34, co-founder of highly successful e-business venture Skali, who won the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award and whose company has earned pioneer MSC status here, was often confronted by scepticism from industry seniors and captains.

  "He said they tend to look down on them as youths because they lacked experience. But what they lack they compensate for in terms of the ability to come up with new models, new ways of thinking and new management styles." 

  Razali said leadership was crucial in any sort of organisation. "Once a wrong leader is picked, then only God can help you." 

  He said Malaysian youths should learn more languages such as French to enable them to communicate with other individuals in a globalised world.

  Mukhriz said there was a need for our youth to prepare for the future as change was constant.

  He said they should expose themselves to the world through volunteerism and understand history so as not to repeat mistakes.

  "Also, an organisation must have a succession plan in place with properly trained people."



  ***



  Customs task force to probe ?farewell bash? leak 

  LANGKAWI, Sept 20:

  The Royal Customs and Excise Department will set up a task force to identify those who had leaked out information and documents related to the alleged series of lavish farewell parties for its retiring director-general Tan Sri Abdul Halil Abdul Mutalib. 

  Customs deputy director-general (management) Datuk Wazir Muaz said the committee comprising three to four senior officers will identify those responsible for claiming that the farewell parties would cost RM5 million. 

  "The task force would focus on two aspects, whether information was leaked to the Press without permission and whether the claims had been detrimental to the department?s image," he said.

  Wazir said disciplinary action would be taken against any officer guilty of either offences. 

  He said senior officers would provide information to a team from the Finance Ministry ordered by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop to probe into whether procedures were adhered to by the Customs Department in organising farewell parties for Halil.

  He said several State directors had been directed to provide their statements to the Finance Ministry to facilitate investigations.

  "The officers would go to the department?s headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow to assist with the investigations," said Wazir at the Customs? directors? meeting at City Bayview Hotel in Kuah today.

  Ministry officers have been collecting relevant documents from the Customs Department in the past two days following a directive from Nor Mohamed. The team is led by Auditor-General Tan Sri Hadenan Jalil.

  Wazir, who had been cited as the person who organised the series of farewell parties, said he has yet to be called in to assist with the investigations.

  Asked if those who had revealed the information had done so out of concern, Wazir said: "It?s okay if it was the correct amount... but RM5 million is not correct."

  The task force is expected to complete its investigations within a month.



  ***



  80pc discount on AirAsia tickets 

  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20:

  AirAsia is offering a 80 per cent discount on tickets to commemorate its fourth year of operations. 

  The special promotion is valid for all destinations, except flights to and from Macau, Bali and Surabaya. However, to enjoy the special fares, seats must be purchased on Sept 21 and 22 for travel from Sept 23 to Oct 20. 

  AirAsia executive vice-president (commercial) Kathleen Tan said the promotion was to thank the public for their support. 

  To date, the no-frills carrier has flown 13 million passengers.

  She said in a statement that in line with its motto "Now everyone can fly", the airline would continue to offer special fares.

  Tickets can be purchased by calling its nationwide call centre at 1-300-88- 99-33 (within Malaysia) or 03-7884 9000 (outside Malaysia), via the Internet at www.airasia.com, or at AirAsia airport sales counters and town sales offices. 

  Alternatively, customers can also book at AirAsia?s mobile.airasia.com, available on GPRS, 3G and EDGE mobile phones and wireless devices. 

  All fares quoted exclude airport taxes and fees, fuel surcharge, and are applicable for one-way travel only.



  ***



  WORLD



  High fashion meets high street in London first 

  A high street retailer has entered the world of high fashion for the first time at London Fashion Week in a bid to offer more people the chance to dress like a film star but without the expense. 

  A high street retailer has entered the world of high fashion for the first time at London Fashion Week in a bid to offer more people the chance to dress like a film star but without the expense.
  Topshop, a leading budget clothing chain, pulled off the unprecedented feat with a funky catwalk show on Monday evening that earned a roar of approval from buyers, celebrities and fashion experts.


  The new competition, however, failed to ruffle the feathers of more seasoned designers, who said those with money would still pay extra for an exclusive label made from the best fabrics.


  Keen to bridge the gap between the high street and the catwalk, Topshop plans to offer its so-called Unique range at its many branches across Britain and is also looking to sell overseas, with a deal already signed in New York.

  "Fashion is about playfulness," said Sophia Neophitou, Unique's creative director.

  "But as fashion is very expensive, few can afford to do that. We want everyone to be able to play," she told AFP after the show in a large tent on a square in London's plush Mayfair district.

  The chic array of spring/summer 2006 outfits looked every bit designer apart from the prices, which range from about 45 pounds to 250 pounds (65 euros to 370 euros, 80 dollars to 450 dollars).

  By comparison, top Welsh designer Julien MacDonald charges between 125 pounds and 15,000 pounds for one of his creations.

  Nick Passmore, head designer at Unique, said: "We are able to show good quality design at a price most people can afford so it is exciting and it makes high fashion accessible to everybody."

  Pulsing dance music opened Topshop's catwalk show -- one of the most eagerly-awaited events at London Fashion Week, which started Sunday and runs until Thursday.

  Starting simple and plain, in keeping with the expected style for next summer, models strutted before a pack of photographers in straight-cut Unique dresses and suits, wearing either flat sandals or platform shoes.

  The clothes became progressively more racy, with cut-away backs and ultra-tiny hot pants. It also took a classy turn, offering a series of kimono-style dresses, evening gowns and short party numbers.

  Colours were largely black and white or pale beiges and greens with the odd splash of red, gold and silver.

  The well-polished performance generated a volley of whistles and cheers when it came to a close.

  "You would not have such a show anywhere else in the world -- a high street retailer doing a catwalk fashion show," said Stuart Rose, chairman of the British Fashion Council, which organizes London Fashion Week.

  Unique is really a so-called diffusion range -- slightly lower-priced designer clothes that are more accessible to the general public -- with a difference.

  The diffusion label is typically given to exclusive brands such as Donna Karan, which has developed DKNY. Topshop is just doing the same thing in reverse.

  "I think it demonstrates British bulldog tenacity and pugnaciousness and determination to succeed," said Hilary Alexander, the renown fashion editor of The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

  "This has taken an incredible amount of guts and it is really amazing," she told AFP.

  MacDonald, who wowed fans with his spring/summer 2006 ensemble on Sunday, also enthused about the Topshop debut, though he doubted Unique would ever threaten his leading position in the high fashion market.

  "Topshop gives the public the chance to buy designer clothes at affordable prices. This is why it is loved by women all around the world," he said.

  As for the likelihood of Unique taking business from him, MacDonald said: "At the end of the day, people want designer clothes, they want a brand.

  "Topshop is a high street brand. I am a designer. You buy Julien MacDonald.

  "When you want to buy something designer you know you will pay more money because you want to buy into a designer's lifestyle."

  Offering a word of advice for the Unique team at their next outing, the Welshman added: "More colour, more colour."



  ***



  Toms in, Els gone and Tiger set to get his man at Presidents Cup

  Tiger Woods is set to receive the Presidents Cup pairings he seeks this week with Jim Furyk and Fred Couples while David Toms is fit and ready to play, US captain Jack Nicklaus said. 

  Tiger Woods is set to receive the Presidents Cup pairings he seeks this week with Jim Furyk and Fred Couples while David Toms is fit and ready to play, US captain Jack Nicklaus said.
  Woods, the Masters and British Open champion, played a practice round with Couples here Tuesday at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, where 12-man US and International squads begin their biennial matches on Thursday.
  Couples let it slip that he would be paired with Woods when he spoke about how much fun he had playing alongside Woods at the 1998 Cup, saying, "It was truly a treat and I'm looking forward to that."
  Asked about his pairings, Woods would only say, "I know, but you can't know."

  World number one Woods named Furyk and Couples last month as two teammates he wanted to play alongside.

  "We'll see how they look the next couple days and if it's what they want to do, that's fine," Nicklaus said.

  Nicklaus asked each US player to write the names of who they wanted to be paired with during foursomes and four-ball matches Thursday through Saturday.

  "They all put Tiger. We had Tiger put down who he wants to play with and he put down a smiley face," Nicklaus said.

  Woods has played alongside 14 different partners on US match-play squads, always an intense atmosphere. Davis Love drew laughs when he explained it away by saying, "Everybody wants to play with him. Everybody gets their turn."

  Toms is taking medication to treat a heart problem that led to his collapse with a rapid heartbeat during a US PGA event last week. He has delayed surgery to fix the problem until after the Presidents Cup, likely next week.

  "David was telling me he's going to play and that's it," Nicklaus said. "He was fine this morning and didn't seem to have an issue.

  "David has had this condition for quite a while. It's not a life-threatening situation. It's whether he handles the new medication. He thinks he can."

  The Americans lead the series 3-1 with the most recent edition in 2003 at South Africa ending in a 17-17 draw when darkness halted a playoff between Woods and South African Ernie Els after three holes.

  Els has been sidelined by a knee injury and will not attend even in an advisory role.

  "He's recovering very quickly but his doctors advised him not to come at this stage so he can recoup and get playing again," Internationals captain Gary Player said.

  "I understand. He has got to do it for his knee. He has to get it right. He said he has never been so bored. Having to sit in one place when he has been so active is driving him nuts."

  The non-European global squad will be led by Fiji's Vijay Singh and South African Retief Goosen. Player puts them with any golf team in the world, including last year's European Ryder Cup winners.

  "If Ernie Els were on our team, I think we'd have a better team than the European Ryder Cup team," Player said. "Not to say if we played them we would beat them - I think we would. But it's a stronger team."

  Nicklaus agrees the US team, eight members of which were on the squad routed last year by Europe in the Ryder Cup, could be at a disadvantage.

  "On paper, possibly, the International team looks stronger," Nicklaus said. "I use the argument that we're playing on American soil but the International players all live over here too so I don't know whether that holds any water."

  Having a squad of players who play US Tour events and are familiar with courses and conditions helps, Player said, seeing little home soil advantage.

  "I was never concerned about that. The soil is the same here as it is back in South Africa or Australia. All our guys play on the tour over here so they really are accustomed to everything," Player said.

  "It doesn't matter whether you are Masters champion or you haven't played well recently. It's what you do this week.

  "Golf is a puzzle without an answer. So we all tee off on an equal footing."



  ***



  One nil specialists Bayern go five points clear

  Bayern Munich raced five points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt maintaining their 100 percent start to the season. 

  Bayern Munich raced five points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt maintaining their 100 percent start to the season.
  Peruvian substitute Paolo Guerrero scored the only goal of the game on 72 minutes as the champions extended their record run to 15 successive wins with six of them coming in the current campaign. 


  "We have a slight lead over Bremen now but at this level everything can change in an instant."

  Werder Bremen had kept up with Bayern's ferocious early pace but the 2004 champions suffered a 2-1 loss at Borussia Monchengladbach to slip five points behind the leaders.

  German international Frank Baumann scored a dreadful own goal on the hour mark to condemn Bremen to their first defeat of the season at the Nordpark Stadium.

  "We were just too passive and lost all of the 50-50 challenges in the second half," raged Bremen handler Thomas Schaaf.

  "We just threw the game away after a good first half."

  Bayern were ravaged by injuries prior to the trip to Frankfurt with Michael Ballack, Claudio Pizarro and Owen Hargreaves all watching from the sidelines. 

  But while other teams cannot absorb the loss of such influential players, Bayern just called in another string of top stars with Iranian international Ali Karimi shining in Ballack's playmaker role. 

  Karimi went close to scoring himself in the first half and played a helping hand in the goal heading back Mehmet Scholl's cross for Guerrero to nod the ball home.

  It was Bayern's third successive 1-0 victory in a row, following identical wins over Rapid Vienna and Hannover, and a maximum 18 points from six points is ominous for their title rivals. 

  Bremen looked to be on the road to victory when Belgian defender Jelle van Damme, on a season loan from English side Southampton, opened the scoring on 21 minutes.

  But Gladbach rallied in the second period and Thomas Broich rifled in the equaliser on 53 minutes off the inside of the post. 

  Bremen captain Baumann then somehow managed to sidefoot a tame cross past his own goalkeeper despite no pressure from the Gladbach attackers. 

  "I can not explain it," bemoaned Baumann. "I wanted to clear the danger for a corner but did not connect with the ball properly."

  Last season's runners-up Schalke 04 are now nine points behind Bayern and must win their game in hand against FC Nuremberg on Wednesday before Felix Magath's side disappear off the radar.



  ***



  BUSINESS



  ACP Industries seeks more West Asian deals
  By CHONG JIN HUN

  September 21 2005

  ACP Industries Bhd (ACPI), a precast-concrete products maker, is seeking more foreign construction-related deals in West Asian countries such as Saudi Arabia to further fuel the group?s overseas earnings.

  Selangor-based ACPI, which has secured customers in countries like Thailand and India, derives some 30 per cent of its revenue from overseas markets. 

  Its current order book balance stands at some RM470 million from a total of RM780 million earlier. 

  In the first quarter to June 30 2005, the group turned in a RM4 million net profit compared with a loss of RM2.1 million a year earlier.

  Revenue was also 4 per cent higher at RM72.1 million.

  ?We have gone overseas for a number of years now and we see good response from markets in other countries. This is in anticipation of a decrease in local jobs.

  ?Going forward, we want to become a contractor so that we can bid directly for construction projects,? ACPI executive chairman Datuk Dr Nik Hussain Abdul Rahman said after the company?s annual and extraordinary general meetings in Selangor yesterday.

  Dr Nik Hussain was also cautious on the company?s financial prospects.

  Given a slowdown in the local construction scene, which means less demand for the company?s products, he said the manufacturers? three factories in the country are runnning at about 40 per cent of total production capacity.

  Each plant is capable of making precast products for 2,000 units of houses annually.

  Precast products form a part of the industrialised building system, a process in which building components are conceived, planned, fabricated, transported and finally erected at the site. It involves mass production of components, which results in quickly-built houses.

  Based on its filings to Bursa Malaysia Bhd, manufacturing and related services contributed RM63.5 million, or 88 per cent, of total turnover during the quarter in review. Property development made up the balance.

  The company?s sole existing real estate development comes in the form of Taman Sutera in Kajang, Selangor. Close to 30 per cent, or RM115 million, of the project, with a gross development value of RM400 million, had been sold to date.

  ***

  Boeing forecasts sales of 500 jets in China


  September 21 2005


  BEIJING, Tues: Boeing Co, the world?s second-biggest commercial aircraft maker, said it expects to sell 500 planes in China in the next five years to help keep its lead in the world?s largest plane market outside the US.

  China?s airlines will buy more than 2,600 new airplanes worth US$213 billion (US$1 = RM3.77) over the next 20 years, Boeing said.

  The 500 planes will be part of the 2,600 aircraft, of which about 1,678 will be single-aisle 737s, Boeing said in a statement today.

  ?The high demand for single-aisle airplanes will be driven by the increasing affluence among the Chinese people and an increased desire to travel within China and to neighbouring countries,? Randy Baseler, Boeing?s vice president of commercial marketing said.

  Air China Ltd, China Southern Airlines Co and other Chinese carriers are renewing and expanding their aircraft fleet as economic growth spurs air travel demand. Chinese state-controlled airlines have been the world?s biggest buyers of aircraft this year, ordering 175 planes valued at US$19 billion from Airbus and Boeing. ? Bloomberg

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  Novartis seeks FDA nod for new drugs


  September 21 2005


  GENEVA, Tues: Novartis AG, which may spend more than $13 billion to buy companies this year, plans to ask regulators in 2006 to approve experimental heart and diabetes drugs with annual sales potential of more than US$1 billion (US$1 = RM3.77) each.
  High blood pressure treatment SPP100 and LAF237, which helps regulate blood sugar levels, proved safe and effective in late-stage tests, according to data being presented to investors at a meeting today in London, Novartis said in an e-mailed statement.


  ?SPP100 and LAF237 are both products for large markets and may be first-in-class,? Joerg Reinhardt, head of development at Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis said in a conference call with reporters.


  Novartis is now looking for growth from older drugs including the Diovan heart medication, which was its best-selling treatment last year with US$3.1 billion in revenue. Novartis has introduced 13 new products in the US since 2000, more than any other large pharmaceutical company. 


  Still, of these treatments, only cancer medicines Zometa and Gleevec brought in more than US$1 billion in sales last year. 


  Novartis is also trying to squeeze sales out of Diovan by getting approval for additional uses.


  Novartis said it plans a total of five ?major submissions? in the next 12 months, also including hepatitis-B drug LDT600, the Lucentis eye disease medication and a pill that combines Diovan and amlodipine, a hypertension drug that works in a different way. 


  Experimental products that may generate over US$1 billion in sales include LAF237, SPP100 and multiple sclerosis pill FTY720, analysts including those at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch said. ? Bloomberg 



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  Competitive pricing of Islamic banking


  September 21 2005

   
  RECENT developments have seen the banking sector thrusting ahead with the introduction of a variety of new products that offer appealing features. 

  On the converse, a random survey reveals that some people are not very pleased with the performance of Islamic banks. One critical aspect, in particular, had been highlighted:

  * The high profit rate offered by Islamic banks for their financing products as compared to the interest rates offered by conventional banks. It is claimed that this is the crucial factor that has discouraged customers from taking up financing from Islamic banks.

  This article will respond to the above criticism. 

  To begin with, let us look at the following points:

  * An Islamic bank is a profit-driven company offering Syariah-approved financial services and products, and is not a welfare institution where services are rendered for free.

  * An Islamic bank has an obligation to fulfil its duty to investors who are not there to subsidise the institutions and who, like any other investor, yearn for good returns on their investments.

  * An Islamic bank needs to pay salaries that are competitive with the market rate, and that means making profits is vital to enable the salary payment. Employees are fundamental in driving the bank towards efficiency and competitiveness.

  * An Islamic bank has to cover operational costs, rental of its premises, tools and equipment. Therefore, how would an Islamic bank survive, develop and expand if it is expected to provide its services for free or at a very low price?

  Surely, based on the above facts, it is clear that the nature of an Islamic bank is actually similar to other business institutions. 

  The following explanation will shed light on the issue of higher financing rates charged by Islamic banks compared to conventional banks.

  The priceless halal value 

  A Muslim entrepreneur once told me about his experience in London where the price of a chicken that had been slaughtered according to Islamic rites is more expensive than the one which is not. Nevertheless, Muslims continued to buy the more expensive chicken to ensure that they had halal food.

  The above analogy shows that while some (and only some) Islamic banking products may be more expensive, consumers are given an assurance that they have gone through the Syariah screening process and thus verified as halal.

  On the converse, while Muslims today are religious about not eating pork (khinzir) or non-halal chicken, they seem to pay less attention to whether or not their income has come from halal sources. Neither are they hesitant about spending any non-halal income on daily foodstuff, an act which, according to Syariah, is prohibited, just like the consumption of non-halal chicken is prohibited.

  The professional Syariah screening and auditing 

  Essentially an Islamic bank requires Syariah screening and approval for its products and activities. 

  This is an additional benchmarking, and taking into account the time and expertise involved, an additional cost is incurred. 

  It must be realised that one cannot put a monetary value on these Syariah-approved products, and that it has been acknowledged that these products are not only beneficial to mankind but also ethical.

  The players with high potential in the market 

  Islamic banks are market players with a high potential. This was acknowledged by Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz in her statement in Putrajaya on June 22 2005.

  ?? Since 2000, the domestic Islamic banking industry has been growing at an average rate of 18 per cent per annum in terms of assets. As at end-2004, total assets of the Islamic banking sector increased to RM94.6 billion, accounting for 10.5 per cent of the total assets in the banking system. The market share of Islamic deposits and financing also increased to 11.2 per cent and 11.3 per cent respectively.?

  Stressing her point, Zeti added that: ?Bank Negara, in charting the next stage of development for the Islamic banking industry, envisages that the relative significance of their market share will increase to 20 per cent by the year 2010.?

  Thus, as the small players continue to grow, the financing rates offered may be higher, on average, than those of the large and well-established players. 

  This can be compared to the retailer versus the hypermarket, whereby the retailer?s prices are higher than the hypermarket prices.

  Lastly, it is important to understand that the financing rates charged by Islamic banks today are actually low and competitive with the rates offered by the conventional banks.

  Furthermore, if one were to calculate in detail, it may be apparent that Islamic banks actually offer comparatively lower rates. 

  For example, when comparing the interest rates offered by conventional banks in their home-loan products with the profit rate from the Home Financing-i under Bai? Bithaman Ajil (BBA) concept by Islamic banks. 

  One will learn that Home-Financing-i offers fixed selling prices and the contractual profit rate (under this concept) will not change from the beginning of the payment period to the final settlement by the customer.

  On the converse, the home loan offered by conventional banks is seemingly very attractive as the rate offered in the first year is relatively low. 

  However, the rate for the remaining years will fluctuate as it is dependent on the base lending rate (BLR). 

  For example, if the current BLR is 6 per cent, the interest charged is 6.25 per cent (BLR + 0.25 per cent). What if BLR rises to 11 per cent or higher as has happened during the economic crisis?

  On the contrary, this will not occur in Islamic banks because the selling price has already been fixed and agreed upon in the contractual agreement by both parties. 

  The Islamic banks? profit rates do not have any relation to the BLR rate, thus it will not increase. In fact, it may even be reduced if the Islamic banks were to provide rebates. 

  We can now see how the Islamic banks? profit rates can become competitive as the Islamic market reaches critical mass. 

  An example is Car Financing-i under Al-Ijarah Thumma Al-Bai? concept whereby customers are offered 2.5 per cent for the imported cars, which is very competitive if not better than the current interest rate offered by conventional banks.

  In conclusion, consideration and support from all are essential to enable Islamic banks to reach and then surpass the target set up by the Government. 

  If we are willing to make the sacrifice today, we will not regret later because the future generations will be able to enjoy competitive Islamic banking products, with very competitive pricing besides the assurance and guarantee that it is halal.

  The writer is a manager, Syariah-Compliant Department, RHB Islamic Bank Bhd 

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  SPORT



  MALAYSIA CUP: It?s that Selangor 

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  LOVE them or loathe them, it is a fact that when Selangor are on top of their game, it has a spectacular effect on Malaysian football. 

  And while both the defending champions, Perak in the FA Cup and Perlis in the Malaysia Cup, may have made it to the respective finals, the next 11 days are going to be all about Selangor.



  Stadiums are filled, and this is not restricted to just Shah Alam alone, as Selangor's history just keeps drawing the fans ? their own and that of their opponents too.

  The Malaysia Cup semi-final first leg against Terengganu last Wednesday drew a crowd of 60,000.

  And over the next two Saturdays, when the FA Cup and Malaysia Cup finals are played, the Shah Alam Stadium and National Stadium will once again be bursting at their seams as Selangor's hardcore fans turn out in full force to see whether their side can cap their comeback in the most remarkable of fashions.

  The last three seasons since lifting the Malaysia Cup for a 29th time in 2002, have been humbling years for Selangor. They didn't make the cut for the Malaysian Super League at the end of 2003, meaning second tier football in the Premier League.

  As they swallowed their pride and played in the lower tier of Malaysian football, Selangor had to tolerate the rise of Perlis as the new football superpower.

  Perlis, who defend the Malaysia Cup against Selangor on Oct 1, added the MSL crown to their trophy cabinet this season and this must have hurt the Klang Valley side, whose nickname was once the ?Giants?.

  Giants they were then and coach Dollah Salleh and the FA of Selangor are adamant that the good days are set to return.

  "It has hurt Selangor to have had to watch as others surged forward but we are rising and I won't deny that we are thinking of a treble," said Dollah yesterday.

  On Monday, Selangor did just enough to hold Terengganu to a 1-1 draw in their Malaysia Cup semi-final return leg to advance 4-2 on aggregate.

  A place in the FA Cup final was sealed a week before while the Premier League trophy was clinched with an emphatic 4-2 win over Negri Sembilan in July.

  "When we started the season, our target was promotion to the MSL, which we have achieved, and the Malaysia Cup," added Dollah.

  "Having qualified for the MSL, the pressure is 50 percent off but having come this far, we want the complete package.

  "It won't be easy as Perak (their FA Cup final opponents) and Perlis are very strong sides but Selangor are back and we are looking forward to both finals."



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  MALAYSIA CUP: It?s back to the drawing board for Terengganu 

  NOW that Terengganu?s football season is over and have nothing to show for it, the State FA management must not waste time in planning for next season. 

  For starters, Terengganu FA vice-president Sheikh Ahmad Tajuddin Sheikh Yusoff said the management will meet tomorrow to decide on th