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Laman Web Pejabat Pak Lah

13 Feb 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: Pejabat Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (PTAB) mewujudkan laman web rasminya iaitu www.ptab.jpm.my bagi memudahkan orang ramai mendapatkan maklumat mengenai bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Menurut kenyataan Jabatan Perdana Menteri, laman web itu juga diwujudkan untuk kemudahan orang ramai yang ingin mendapatkan maklumat mengenai Galeri Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Laman web dwibahasa itu antara lain memaparkan maklumat biografi, kerjaya, kejayaan serta penglibatan semasa Abdullah.

PTAB yang mula beroperasi di Menara Prisma, Presint 3, Putrajaya pada 1 Ogos 2009, bertanggungjawab menguruskan serta menyelaras pelbagai aktiviti dan program rasmi Abdullah.

Galeri Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yang dibuka secara rasmi pada 17 Okt 2012 pula terletak bersebelahan PTAB.

Ia mempamerkan, antara lain, koleksi pingat atau darjah kebesaran, anugerah doktor kehormat dan cenderamata yang dihadiahkan jabatan kerajaan, swasta, orang perseorangan dan ketua-ketua negara sewaktu Abdullah berkhidmat sebagai Timbalan Perdana Menteri sehingga beliau menjawat jawatan Perdana Menteri Malaysia kelima.

Sumber: www.astroawani.com

Perak Man back home in Lenggong

LENGGONG: Perak Man, the country’s oldest prehistoric man uncovered 24 years ago, is finally home.
Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, a Lenggong boy himself, became the first visitor to view the 11,000-year-old skeleton during a ceremony yesterday to mark the homecoming of Perak Man at the Lenggong Archaeological Gallery.

“It is a historical day for all of us, especially Lenggong folks. This is actually the first time that the Perak Man is being exhibited back here where it was discovered.

“I think the Lenggong people are the happiest to be able to see the actual Perak Man,” Nazri said.
Perak Man was uncovered at Gua Gunung Runtuh, about 8km from the gallery, by the Heritage Com­missioner Prof Emeritus Datin Paduka Zuraina Majid and a team of other archaeologists in 1990.

Perak Man’s skeletal remains are considered the most complete and oldest ancient skeleton in the peninsula. It was taken on exhibition to Penang and Japan, and later put on display at the National Museum in 2010, while a replica was showcased at the Lenggong Archaeolo-gical Museum, now known as the Lenggong Archaeological Gallery.

After Lenggong Valley was recognised as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Heritage Site in July 2012, a decision was made to bring Perak Man back here.

On another matter, Nazri said the department had submitted the Lenggong Valley Conservation Management Plan to Unesco last month and added that the ministry would be looking at acquiring all 1,814ha of Cluster 1 and 2 of Lenggong Valley where archaeological sites are concentrated.

Source: The Star 

Chowrasta's forgotten book stores

Source: NST

How to read books in two hours or less

Most graduate students’ time, especially those in the liberal arts, is spent reading books, talking about books, or panicking about the books they have not yet read. In my first year of graduate study, I often found myself doing all three simultaneously (with heavy emphasis on the last). I came to revere the ability to read quickly as a rare superpower, akin to being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, except doubly as useful. I tried everything to expedite my reading, including speedreading software, timers, and noise-cancelling headphones (you know, like my own fortress of solitude). These methods served only to increase my stress and frustration; they did nothing, however, to improve my reading speed. I then realized that I didn’t need to develop superhuman abilities in order to crush multiple books in a day. All I had to do was pair my normal speed with a good reading strategy to become an efficient, as opposed to fast, reader.
The following are four timesaving tips that helped me increase my reading efficiency. Adapt them, add to them, and become the superhero scholar of your department!

1. DO NOT start with the book at all! INSTEAD, read some book reviews.
Before you even pick up the book in question, read what other academics are saying about it. Use book reviews to help you summarize its argument, understand its organization, place it in its academic context, and learn what others have been most critical about. The more familiar you are with the book ahead of time, the easier it will be for you to tackle it quickly and retain its contents.

2. DO NOT begin at the beginning; do not end at the end. INSTEAD, read for argument.
Resist the temptation to start on the first page and see how far you get. Tailor your reading to what you wish to get out of the book; in most cases, this is the author’s argument. Begin by carefully reading the title, the back of the book, the table of contents, the introduction, and the conclusion – all places where the author reveals his/her argument and its structure. This step will hopefully reinforce the information you gleaned from the book reviews.

3. DO NOT try to read everything. INSTEAD, read the chapters that seem the most important and skim the rest!
Once you understand the author’s argument and the way it is structured, pinpoint the chapters that seem the most important and read those as in-depth as you deem necessary. If there is a groundbreaking or deeply problematic section, the book reviews will have pointed it out to you already. As for the rest of the book, skim as much of it as time will allow. A good strategy is to read the beginning and end of each chapter, and the first sentence of each paragraph in between.

4. DO NOT write down everything. INSTEAD, answer questions about the book.
It can be tempting to try and fill your notes with as much detail as possible, but this is not the most efficient use of your time. Instead, jot down answers to some useful questions like: What are the author’s main ideas and arguments? What concepts or theories does the author introduce or utilize? How is the book structured? What other major works does the author reference? What does this book do well? What critiques do you have? You may also find it helpful to jot down quotes and page numbers from any place in which the author states something of particular importance, eloquence, or controversy.
Perfecting your individual reading strategy may take some trial and error, but it will be well worth the effort. As you improve your efficiency, you will not only free up more time to read, but also to think about what you have read. As you tackle more and more books, don’t forget to keep track of those you’ve read. Soon enough you will be crushing books faster than a speeding bullet, with insights more powerful than a locomotive! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist).

Other helpful resources: Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren’s How to Read a Book and Pierre Bayard’s How to Talk about Books You Haven’t Read.

Soutrce: http://www.gradhacker.org

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Sumber: Irfan Khairi SB

Tarif insurans kenderaan 2014

Kadar harga tarif baru premium insurans kenderaan (kereta atau motor) tahun 2014. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) telah meluluskan pelarasan kadar baru tarif insurans kenderaan untuk tahun 2014, dengan anggaran peningkatan sekitar RM2 hingga RM23. Tarif baru itu akan berkuat kuasa pada 15 Februari 2014, ke atas setiap kenderaan baharu yang dibeli atau insurans yang diperbaharui semula. Kelulusan itu antara lain membabitkan pelarasan tarif asas bagi perlindungan komprehensif dan perlindungan pihak ketiga untuk kenderaan persendirian dan motosikal.

Nota Penting: (Dalam kurungan) adalah tarif 2013 manakala tanpa kurungan adalah tarif terkini 2014

Faktor Kenaikan Insurans Kenderaan 2014

• Tahap pemilikan kereta yang tinggi serta kadar kemalangan dan tuntutan di Malaysia yang telah meningkat.
• Kos rawatan di hospital, perbelanjaan perubatan dan kos membaiki kenderaan serta alat ganti juga telah meningkat.
• Memberi manfaat kepada syarikat insurans am yang kini boleh meraih kutipan premium yang lebih tinggi.

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