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Calculation of the 1% levy for Renewable Energy fund
A TNB customer who sent his inquiry to the utility company shared this on FB and I thought it would be a good read. The explanation is plain and simple for the masses. : : : : : : : : : :...
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6th June 2013 8:51pm
American tourist gang-raped in northern India
New Delhi: An American tourist was allegedly gang-raped by a truck driver and two of his accomplices in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, police said Tuesday. "The 30-year-old was raped by men in a truck on Monday night. They offered her a lift and she accepted it," police inspector Abhimanyu...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
6th June 2013 12:29am
Immaculate Lojuki is Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013 (Pictures)
The state level 2013 Kaamatan Festival have just been concluded and the dust has settled a bit now, so, I'll make a considerably image-packed update of the Unduk Ngadau competition held at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA on May 31. If you've been wondering why the monotonous hairstyle, I can only answer that, it's a...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
5th June 2013 11:49pm
Australian Wind Energy now cheaper than Coal and Gas
This is very encouraging for the Renewable Energy industry. Bloomberg says that wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter. Wind farm on a beautiful landscape. Image credit: DP Energy Renewable energy, mainly driven by hydro- and...
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5th June 2013 11:03pm
Hong Kong man finds he is a woman after doctor visit
A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen -- he was a woman. Doctors realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, the Hong Kong Medical Journal reported.
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floyd via BW NewsWire
5th June 2013 9:40pm
Microsoft Launches Xbox One
For the video game fans out there, this should be good news.REDMOND: Microsoft has done it again with the launch of its new gaming console, Xbox One, said to provide an all in one experience for home users. For the past two years, Microsoft has led the gaming industry in console sales with the Xbox 360.
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floyd via BW NewsWire
5th June 2013 8:52pm
Anugerah DiGi WWWOW kembali lagi
Jika anda ada bakat, serlahkannya sekarang!Anugerah DiGiWWWOW Internet For All Awards kembali buat tahun ketiga. Anugerah yang memberi pengiktirafan kepada pengguna internet yang menggunakan platform berkenaan sebaik mungkin untuk hasil kerja blog, video, acara, muzik, kedai, dan saluran alternatif. Tahun...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
5th June 2013 12:41pm
Everest: One Malaysian climber died, one critically ill
NEW DELHI: The unfavourable weather condition is delaying the rescue mission for two Malaysian climbers, one of whom is critically ill and the other confirmed dead."The evacuation process is on the way but the weather condition is not favourable to move the young trekker's body and another person who is...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
5th June 2013 12:29am
Daging kambing baik untuk kesihatan jantung
Ramai kalangan kita memilih untuk menolak sajian daging kambing yang sering dipersalahkan sebagai penyebab masalah kolestrol dan darah tinggi yang kemudian membawa kepada penyakit jantung. Sedangkan pada masa kini, kambing merangkumi 63% daging yang dimakan di seluruh dunia, termasuk menjadi sumber protein...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
4th June 2013 7:02pm
Terkejut miliki saham dalam syarikat bot karam
Menghairankan tapi benar!BELAGA: Sejak hari pertama tragedi bot ekspres 'Kawan Mas' karam di Giam Bungan, Sungai Rajang kelibat Sebastian Lee Tiang Shuy sering dilihat di lokasi bot karam dan semasa taklimat operasi mencari dan menyelamat Pejabat Daerah Belaga. Namun pada Ahad, Lee, yang berusia 45 tahun...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
4th June 2013 5:51pm
Selangor has the largest number of Green Buildings
Green Building is not just a term or a definition. Green buildings (GBs) help you save money through reduced energy and water consumption, and for housing development projects, in a long run GBs lower down the operations and maintenance costs. You can also apply this concept to a house you plan to build. ...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
4th June 2013 12:22pm
Electric flowers have the power to bring in bees
It is common knowledge that flowers use bright colours and enticing fragrances to attract pollinators, but what’s not so widely known is that they also use electrical signals. 'Pollinating' - captured with Nikon D90 at | 200mm | f/4 | ISO-400 | 1/320 sec | Nobody knew about this electrical...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
2nd June 2013 11:57pm
Pesta Kaamatan 2013 at Hongkod KDCA, Penampang
The peak of the 2013 state level Harvest Festival celebration at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA on May 30 - 31 was one of the most crowded but enjoyable ones, to say the least. If you were to visit Kota Kinabalu this month, this is one that you must not miss. You missed it and you missed one of Sabah's...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
2nd June 2013 2:09pm
Winners of the State Level Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2013
The 2013 Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan competition have just ended and while everyone is making their way out of the massive traffic jam, here is a quick update of the winners: Miss Kaamatan (Unduk Ngadau) : Kota Kinabalu (Miss Immaculate Lojuki) 1st Runner Up ...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
31st May 2013 6:14pm
Sodop Unduk Ngadau 2013
Warning: This will be a post with a lot of pictures. 'A lot' in the sense that I have not written an article with more than 10 pics for a while now. Sodop Unduk Ngadau, the Harvest Festival Queen Gala Nite(or may also be translated as "An Evening With the Unduk Ngadau"),not only parade all...
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30th May 2013 11:00pm
Malaysia down to 15th in world competitiveness
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia slipped one rung to 15th spot in the world competitiveness ranking but scored high marks in low unemployment and encouraging gross domestic product growth rate.IMD, a top-ranked global business school based in Switzerland, said Malaysia's ranking was now ahead of countries such as...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
30th May 2013 11:40am
Sarawak Ministers Reps increase own pay three-fold
Seen as appropriate, Sarawak ministers and assemblymen will get an astronomical pay hike of 200% with the approval of the Remuneration, Pension and Gratuities Bill 2013. With the last revision being in 1992, the Reps salary increment of three-fold is about 9.5% annually, which is still very high. But they...
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floyd via The Green Mechanics™
29th May 2013 9:10am
Agregat 6-5: Kelantan melangkah ke pentas akhir Piala FA
Itu dia The Red Warriors!KUALA TERENGGANU: Kelantan melangkah ke pentas akhir Piala FA, biarpun tewas 4-2 kepada Terengganu selepas masa tambahan dalam aksi dramatik di Kuala Terengganu. Terengganu mendahului Kelantan 4-1 tamat 90 minit perlawanan, tetapi dua gol Kelantan membolehkan mereka mara 6-5 secara...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
29th May 2013 8:26am
Lisa Surihani is the queen of tweets
KUALA LUMPUR: With well over 1.3 million Twitter followers, Lisa Surihani is hailed as the current local queen of tweets.When The Star Online hosted an #AskLisa On The Spot live tweet session, tweeters submitted hundreds of questions for the bubbly 27-year-old.“It was a lot of fun! A lot of different...
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floyd via BW NewsWire
28th May 2013 11:48pm
State Level Kaamatan Celebration 2013
Harvest Festival (Kaamatan) month is fast approaching to a conclusion and the peak of the celebration will be on 30th - 31st May 2013 at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA in Penampang. This year's theme: "Potilombuso Piunungan om Pirotian Maya Kaamatan" "Goodwill and Understanding Through Kaamatan" If you intend...
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28th May 2013 11:34pm