IN THE WARS, BUT THEY GET THE GANG

In the wars, but they get the gang

September 05, 2008 Categories: News

Subang Jaya police crippled a house break-in gang with the arrest of three Sabahans after a high speed chase in Serdang on Thursday.

Police moved in on the suspects at about 4.30am after a week-long surveillance of the area.

Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said a police patrol car was badly damaged in the incident after it was hit by the suspect’s Proton Iswara, causing it to skid and ram into a road barrier. He said the suspects had just broken into an apartment in Vista Perdana in Bukit Serdang. They stole the victim’s Perodua Myvi and were driving away when stopped by police.

They, however, sped off causing police to give chase.

The Proton Iswara skidded after hitting the police car in the 15-minute chase. Police seized house and car break-in paraphernalia in the vehicle.

The driver of the Myvi, however, escaped. The car was later found abandoned along a road in Kajang.

Two of the suspects worked as security guards at an apartment block in Serdang while the third was unemployed. One of the suspects, a 23-year-old, was also said to have criminal record for dadah and house break-in cases.

Khalid said the gang which has been active since early this year was responsible for more than 10 cases reported in Subang Jaya district.

SOURCE: http://www.mmail.com.my

PERMATANG PAUH BY ELECTION

Wednesday August 6, 2008 MYT 2:59:48 PM

Permatang Pauh by-election on Aug 26 (updated)

By MAZWIN NIK ANIS

PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission has set Aug 16 for nomination and Aug 26 for polls for the Permatang Pauh by-election.

The seat fell vacant on July 31 after PKR president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail resigned as Permatang Pauh MP to make way for her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest in the by-election.

In a statement issued after the Election Commission sat for a two-hour meeting Wednesday, its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the commission was informed of the vacancy in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat by the Dewan Rakyat Speaker on Aug 1.

He said the commission was fully prepared for the by-election, to be held five months after the March 8 general election, and named the Seberang Prai Tengah district officer Roslan Yahaya as returning officer.

“The nomination day will be held on Aug 16 and polling will take place on Aug 26 if there is to be any contest.

“I would like to emphasise that throughout the by-election period, it is extremely important for all parties to adhere to orders and advice of security personnel responsible in maintaining peace and order.

“Members of political parties, candidates, party workers and other individuals involved must ensure that they respect and adhere to the election laws and campaign ethics.

“All parties are also reminded that there are several petition cases from the previous election which are still ongoing. Hence, candidates are reminded not to touch issues involving these cases during their campaigns,” Rashid said.

An Election Commission (EC) officer holding up the statement on the nomination and casting date for the Permatang Pauh Parliament seat by-election in Putrajaya.

As of July 31, a total of 58,459 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Permatang Pauh by-election. From the total, 57,969 are regular voters and 490 are postal voters.

Scores of media personnel were left disappointed when the usually media-friendly Rashid refused to hold a press conference Wednesday.

After about two-hours of waiting, the EC public relations officer Sabri Said came down to the lobby where pressmen were waiting to distribute the statement.

When asked why the chairman did not want to meet the press, Sabri said: “What Tan Sri (Rashid) wants to say is all in the statement.”

When contacted by The Star later, EC secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor said transparent ballot boxes would be used in the by-election but no decision had been made on the use of the indelible ink, despite calls by PKR for its use.

“If they want the ink to be used in the Permatang Pauh by-election, then they should write officially to the commission,” Kamaruzaman said.

On whether voters would find it difficult to cast their votes as polling fell on a working day, the EC secretary said this should not be the case as previous experiences proved that voters had turned up to exercise their rights even on a working day.

“We will also ensure minimal disruption and the 25 schools to be used as polling stations will only be closed for a day.

“We will secure the premises a day before polling when school session is over and will re-open the very next day after the by-election,” he said.

articles source: http://thestar.com.my

HYGIENE SURVEY

Home hygiene survey
Tan Teong Li



THE Hygiene Council, a global initiative supported by Dettol, recently revealed the following results in the annual Dettol Global Hygiene Survey.

The survey is based on interviews conducted with over 10,000 people from 10 countries about hygiene practices in the home and community.

• 70% of swabs and samples taken in Malaysia were highly contaminated. The dirtiest items were cloths – 100% were heavily contaminated.

• Malaysian homes had the most heavily contaminated sites (70%), with Indian homes coming in second (57%) and German homes (6%) being the least contaminated.

• Most Malaysians (47%) agree that hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs. However, 31% said they spend less than 20 seconds in the process.

• Most Malaysians (71%) believe that the rubbish bin posed the highest risk of transmitting germs to family members.

According to the survey, which included 1,000 Malaysians, more people agreed that hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs (47%), followed by disinfecting surfaces (29%), keeping animals out of homes (12%), avoiding kissing (7%) and disinfecting laundry (2%).

A large majority (80%) said that their children wash their hands before eating. However, when asked how long they spent doing it, 34% said five seconds and another 34% said 10 seconds.

Asian Hygiene Council chairman Dr Christopher Lee said: "The optimum time for washing hands is 20 seconds.

"Washing hands is the most inexpensive, simple and highly effective method for significantly preventing the spread of diseases."

The kitchen cloth is universally one of the most contaminated items in the home. Some 89% of kitchen cloths across the world have unsatisfactory levels of bacteria and 78% are heavily contaminated (it is 100% in Malaysia).

This means that when cleaning up, bacteria will be spread all over the kitchen – the opposite effect of cleaning.

Overall, Malaysia had the most contaminated homes in the study, followed by India.

Malaysia had the dirtiest bathroom taps, with 95% failing the standard and 75% being found to be heavily contaminated. Detailed results showed high levels of E. coli (on 50% samples).

"Greater emphasis needs to be placed on using simple, effective hygiene habits such as proper and regular hand washing and surface disinfection," said Catherine Tantoco, marketing director of Reckitt Benckiser (Malaysia and Singapore), the manufacturers of Dettol.

"The public should use disinfectant on frequently touched surfaces such as light switches, door handles, bins and toys.

"Dettol is committed to promoting good hygiene practices in the community not just through the quality of its products but also through public education initiatives.

"As a brand, we continue to be trusted by doctors and mothers because we are scientifically proven to kill germs and prevent the spread of infection," she added.

The work of the Asian Hygiene Council is supported by Dettol through an educational grant.

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HOME RECYCLING

5 tips to help with home recycling

by: David Lynes - Loans4

The issue of recycling has been an important one for some years, but recently, with councils resorting to fortnightly collections in a bid to encourage recycling, this is an issue that has been receiving increased attention across the country. Councils are doing what they can to encourage recycling by providing recycle bins to households to make this task easier, and the government has pledged to increase the number of recycling bins in public areas to also encourage this activity.

We can all do our bit for the environment, help to reduce landfill site waste, and help others by recycling many of the items in our home – not just rubbish but all sorts of items. And once you get the hang of recycling you will find that it is an easy, effective, and useful way to do your bit for the environment.

1. Learn more about what can be recycled. Many people just think about things like cans or bottles when they think about recycling, but you can actually recycle pretty much anything. This includes textiles, rubber, building, materials, carton and cardboard, and more. Before you automatically throw something into to rubbish for collection think carefully about whether you could actually recycle the item in some way.

2. Familiarize yourself with the recycling bins in the area. There are different recycle bins for different things, such as some for bottles and cans, some for textiles, etc. The government has also promised to increase the number of recycling bins in public areas. In the meantime, it is a good idea to try and familiarise yourself with where the bins are in your area so that you know where to go to recycle your items.

3. Make use of the council recycle bin. Local authorities have issued many households with recycle bins now so there is no excuse for not being able to recycle. Make use of this facility and recycle as much as you can – with a bin on your doorstep there is not additional hassle involved and you could really help the environment in the long term.

4. Make sure that you use the right recycle bins for the right products. It can be encouraging to also use the recycle bins in public areas, as this will encourage others to do the same if they see you and others recycling their waste. However, do make sure that you use the recycle bins appropriately and don’t just stick all of your items into one recycle bin, as they are separate depending on the type of product that you are recycling.

5. Save on fuel and emissions. Wherever possible, if you have to drive to take your recycled waste to a public recycle bin area try and drop your recycling whilst on your way somewhere rather than making a special trip. This will save any additional pollution from driving and will save you petrol. Better still, if the recycling area is not far then take a stroll up there!

articles source: http://www.articlecity.com

WRITING ARTICLES

Writing Articles For Affiliate Programs

by: Nick Kaplan



Why write articles

Writing articles can make your affiliate pages unique and drive more traffic from the major search engines, resulting in more sales. In some instances the merchant's affiliate program may not provide you with more than a banner and a few text links.


If your traffic levels are low than this will not do much to drive traffic to your affiliate links. If the merchant does provide you with content then this can be viewed by search engines as duplicate material depending on how many affiliates are promoting the same product with that content.


Beginning Your Article First begin by reading all the information on the merchant's site about the affiliate program, if you are not already familiar with the product.


It is very important that you learn what it is that you are offering to your customers such as,product features,capabilities,limitations and specifications. Many merchants will include these details with the description.


Researching your article Use one of the many free or paid keyword suggestion tools to build your list of niche keywords. Google Adwords, Digitalpoint and CBtrends all have really useful keyword tools which are free. Experimenting will help you discover search trends. Testing these keywords in major search engine will give you a sense market saturation and competition.


Include Keywords In your Article When writing for search engines your article should be keyword rich. Include long tail keyword phrases in your article title and subcategories. Product specific keyword phrases will help drive targeted traffic from search engines to your specific niche.


What to include in your article Creating an outline will help you organize your article and supporting subcategories sequence. Including descriptive keywords such as, size, color and dimensions in your article will further help drive targeted visitors to your site. Helping your visitors solve a problem When promoting affiliate programs through article writing, bring attention to product features that will help your visitors resolve a problem. Use examples and illustrations of how these features can be applied in real life situations.



If your product is easy to use, then bring attention to why you believe it is better than similar products. Ways to emphasize product features Use bullet points, numbering or italics when writing articles to emphasize and bring attention to helpful product features. Free content Articles provide free instant content for ezines,newsletters and website publishers. This free content is used to optimize and attract free search engine traffic.



Submitting to article directories There are countless popular free article directories, where your can submit your article for publication. Arcanaweb publishes a list of many popular directories. These directories allow anyone to reprint the article as long as the resource box is included at the end of the article. Read and follow the guidelines before submitting your articles Do not include affiliate links in your article or resource box.


This may cause your article to be rejected by the directory. Do not plagiarize another writers material. Resource box and backlinks Writing articles can increase the number of one way links or backlinks to your site.


Included at the end of every article is a resource box,where you can include a brief bio and link back to your site. Free article directories Free article directories will allow you submit content but you are not paid for your article. Goarticles,Isnare and Articledashboard are among some of the large high traffic free article repositories. Article distribution and submission services Article distribution services will submit your article for a fee to article directories,ezines,newsletters,article email groups, social bookmarking and article announcement sites.


Article submission software Article submission software such as Artemis Lite and Article Submitter 2.2 are free and may expedite the process once your are registered. You will need to do a manual submission for sites using an access code. Paid article directories These directories will pay you for writing articles or reviews. Compensation may be in the form of revenue share or per word.



Paid to write reviews In addition to getting paid for writing articles, reviews can be another avenue to earn extra income. Review rates can range anywhere from $2.00 to $200.00. Reviewme, Reviewstream, Softwarejudge and Epinions are just a few of the popular paid to review sites that can put extra cash in your pocket.


You can also earn money with your clickbank id at Reviewsarena for up to 60 days. Paid to blog Writing blogs are yet another alternative for earning extra income. Payperpost and Smorty are blog sites that pay weekly and compensation may range anywhere from $5 to $100.



In some cases, you may be able to negotiate a price with the advertiser. In conclusion Do your research before writing an article,use targeted keywords on affiliate product landing pages. Submit to high ranking article directories to increase the number of quality backlinks. Check site stats for increase traffic levels.


Test and improve your writing skills by reading writing tutorials and ebooks. Learn from mistakes and continue writing articles.



ARTICLES SOURCE: http://www.articlecity.com

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS

Tips For Writing Article to Promote Your Business

By Thanakit K.

Promoting any business through writing articles has become a really powerful and an effective tool, there are many website actually each of the successful websites are planning article writing to promote their business online.

There are certain tips that should be kept in mind once you have decided to write an article to promote your business. These tips are:

1) Don't advertise through them: the articles that you write to generate links and traffic should not be written in a way that they seem to give an impression of being advertisement. People search for articles not advertisements, make them interesting but not marketing or advertisements so that they give information and don't simply market your product.

2) SEO writing is one way that can attract a lot of traffic on your website, this type of writing is simply identifying a keyword that is searched by lot of people and if it relates your theme, or the theme of your business then write an article by the optimum use of such keyword and make the best use of it. This will automatically place your site on a good rank in the search engines thus giving you more hits and generate a good traffic.

3) Readers should get interested in your articles more and more, they are mostly bothered about themselves so giving them the best information and best idea for what they are searching is very important so be sure to give them these required things and guarantee a good response.

4) Articles writing should also be done on a regular basis (Easy to read and Easy to understand). Make your article interesting (It's very important), there are many ways to do it, you can tell a story, and even quotes from famous people that would enhance your article quality and you would be able to utilize the best of the space available.

5) Device a strong theme for your article and stick you it, readers would be more interested in your articles if you use a strong theme. A strong theme attracts attention and this would give you the desired traffic and good customer response too.

6) Set the tone of your article right and also be friendly with the reader it creates lot of customer attention and even awareness. The tone is what set the pulse of an article and would give you the best feed from people and customer response.

7) The best articles are the ones that provide the reader with the best possible advice and give him or her hints as to where he can go for help.

8) If you cannot give proper advice then stick to telling a story, at times it helps in improving the quality and customer response.

9) Whenever you give any advice try to keep it short and simple.

Article writing is a methodical task and proper methods will lead you to success proper ways needs to be followed so that you get the best out of every possible article attract the customer and get good links and visitors for your site.

ARTICLES SOURCE: http://www.goarticles.com

GOUT

Stop the Gout by Eating the Right Food by Russ Anderson

You probably already know gout is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. However, did you know that four stages of gout exist and each stage has very unique characteristics of this painful infliction?

Stage #1: Higher levels of uric acid begin to form. This first stage is called Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia. In this stage, you will probably not feel any symptoms. Catching the gout at this stage is vital so you don't experience the pain of the gout.

Stage #2: The gout starts to harm the body. This second stage is called acute gouty arthritis or acute gout. This is the stage that jagged crystal-like formations begin to deposit themselves in joint spaces. This is also the stage when redness, pain and swelling occurs.

Stage #3: This stage is Intercritical gout. This is when an gout attack has subsided. This is the stage the body begins to stabilize itself and fights the uric acid crystals in the joints. Getting treatment is vital at this stage if the individual wants to control the gout.

Stage #4: This is the final stage of gout and it is called chronic gout. This stage can cause permanent damage to the joints and kidney, too.

Eating Right Can Stop the Gout.

If you don't want to take medication, due to possible and serious side effects, you have another alternative that can be better then medication - eating the right food.

Here is a brief list of foods that are high in purines and should be avoided since high purine food contributes to the gout. These foods include alcohol, seafood, beans, scallops, and sweetbread.

Now that you know a few of the foods to avoid here are few suggestions on what foods to eat. Here a brief list of foods that are low in purines and you should incorporate them into your diet. These foods include peanut butter, oatmeal, eggs, cereals, fruits and milk.

For example one fruit that has a proven track record in fighting gout pain is the tart cherry. Tart cherries have been proven by medical research universities to help fight gout pain. The benefit of the tart cherry is this little fruit is available is a variety of options including tart cherry juice and tart cherry capsules. Here is a brief overview of the different ways to fight gout with tart cherries:

" Cherry juice concentrate is a highly concentrate way to get the pain relieving property of the tart cherry. It takes approximately 100 cherries to make just one ounce of tart cherry juice. A reliable source for tart cherry juice concentrate is Traverse Bay Farms http://www.traversebayfarms.com

" Tart cherry capsules are made with tart cherry powder. The tart cherry powder is made using the freeze-dried process. The freeze dried process uses low heat and low temperature, thus maintaining 100% of the phytochemicals of the tart cherry. A good source of tart cherry capsules is Fruit Advantage http://www.fruitadvantage.com

Eating right and selecting low purine foods can help you to manage gout pain and enjoy a painful life.

ARTICLES SOURCE: www.goarticles.com