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Potong

Airwave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:13 +0800

babysiiaozz

Airwave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:39:38 +0800

I wish you all the best in your SPM exam.
Good night and sweet dreams.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Airwave — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:54:26 +0800

Anyone plans to wear transformer suit to watch the movie?
I remembered last year Calvin871989 find batman suit to watch The Dark Knight.

Banana

Airwave — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:04:09 +0800

A US teenager who was thwarted in an attempt to rob an internet cafe armed with a hidden banana ate the "weapon" before he was arrested, police say. John Szwalla entered the shop with a banana concealed under his T-shirt and demanded money, saying he had a gun.

The shop's owner and customers overcame the hapless thief and called for help, but they said the teenager ate his "weapon" before the police arrived. Officers joked they may charge the 17-year-old with destroying evidence. Bobby Ray Mabe, the owner of 109 Biz Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said police officials took pictures of the banana skin instead.

"If he had had a gun he would've shot me," Mr Mabe told the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper. "But he had a banana." Mr Szwalla has been charged with attempted armed robbery.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8054448.stm

Colin McRae: DiRT 2

Airwave — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:00:31 +0800

DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour will have players competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events.

To be powered by the third generation of the EGO Engine’s award-winning racing game technology, DiRT 2 will benefit from tuned-up car-handling physics system and new damage engine effects. It will also showcase a spectacular new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in GRID.

DiRT 2’s garage houses a best-in-class collection of officially licensed rally cars and off-road vehicles, specifically selected to deliver aggressive and fast paced racing. Covering seven vehicle classes, players will be given the keys to powerful vehicles right from the off. In DiRT 2 the opening drive is the Group N Subaru; essentially making the ultimate car from the original game the starting point in the sequel and the rides just get even more impressive.

In addition to the World Tour, DiRT 2 will come complete with full online functionality that will be core to the overall experience, with head-to-head competitive online play and new social features to engage the racing community.

Official website:
http://www.dirt2game.com

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Rachel Liang Wen Yin

Airwave — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:06:04 +0800

Rachel Liang Wen Yin 梁文音
Age: 21
Date of Birth: 8th April 1987
Hometown: Kaoshung, Taiwan
Language spoken: Mandarin, English, Italian

Aborigines of Taiwan Rukai Tribe. Rises to frame through a series of singing competition such as the popular One Million Stars. She took part in the second season of One Million Stars and was the runner-up of the competition. She received rave reviews for her flawless, penetrative voice. Rachel has been getting more attention with her acting role in the Taiwan blockbuster Cape No. 7.

Album Title：爱的诗篇 Love Poem
Label：Universal Music (TW)
Release Date：12-12-2008

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最亲爱的 Dearest
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我不是你想像的那么勇敢 I'm Not As Brave As You Imagined
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第一眼 At First Sight
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雪雨 Snow Rain
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Ride bicycle

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Chinese Music

Airwave — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:19:34 +0800

Former chairman of NASDAQ arrested

Airwave — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:52:14 +0800

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bernard Madoff, a quiet force on Wall Street for decades, was arrested and charged on Thursday with allegedly running a $50 billion "Ponzi scheme" in what may rank among the biggest fraud cases ever.

The former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market is best known as the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the closely-held market-making firm he launched in 1960. But he also ran a hedge fund that U.S. prosecutors said racked up $50 billion of fraudulent losses.

Madoff told senior employees of his firm on Wednesday that "it's all just one big lie" and that it was "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme," with estimated investor losses of about $50 billion, according to the U.S. Attorney's criminal complaint against him.

A Ponzi scheme is a swindle offering unusually high returns, with early investors paid off with money from later investors.

On Thursday, two agents for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation entered Madoff's New York apartment.

"There is no innocent explanation," Madoff said, according to the criminal complaint. He told the agents that it was all his fault, and that he "paid investors with money that wasn't there," according to the complaint.

The $50 billion allegedly lost would make the hedge fund one of the biggest frauds in history. When former energy trading giant Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001, one of the largest at the time, it had $63.4 billion in assets.

U.S. prosecutors charged Madoff, 70, with a single count of securities fraud. They said he faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed separate civil charges against Madoff.

"Our complaint alleges a stunning fraud -- both in terms of scope and duration," said Scott Friestad, the SEC's deputy enforcer. "We are moving quickly and decisively to stop the scheme and protect the remaining assets for investors."

Dan Horwitz, Madoff's lawyer, told reporters outside a downtown Manhattan courtroom where he was charged, "Bernard Madoff is a longstanding leader in the financial services industry. We will fight to get through this unfortunate set of events."

A shaken Madoff stared at the ground as reporters peppered him with questions. He was released after posting a $10 million bond secured by his Manhattan apartment.

Authorities, citing a document filed by Madoff with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2008, said Madoff's investment advisory business served between 11 and 25 clients and had a total of about $17.1 billion in assets under management. Those clients may have included other funds that in turn had many investors.

The SEC said it appeared that virtually all of the assets of his hedge fund business were missing.

An investor in the hedge fund said it generated consistent returns, which was part of the attraction. Since 2004, annual returns averaged around 8 percent and ranged from 7.3 percent to 9 percent, but last decade returns were typically in the low-double digits, the investor said.

The fund told investors it followed a "split strike conversion" strategy, which entailed owning stock and buying and selling options to limit downside risk, said the investor, who requested anonymity.

Jon Najarian, an acquaintance of Madoff who has traded options for decades, said "Many of us questioned how that strategy could generate those kinds of returns so consistently."

Najarian, co-founder of optionmonster.com, once tried to buy what was then the Cincinnati Stock Exchange when Madoff was a major seatholder on the exchange. Najarian met with Madoff, who rejected his bid.

"He always seemed to be a straight shooter. I was shocked by this news," Najarian said.

Madoff had long kept the financial statements for his hedge fund business under "lock and key," according to prosecutors, and was "cryptic" about the firm. The hedge fund business was located on a separate floor from the market-making business.

Madoff has been conducting a Ponzi scheme since at least 2005, the U.S. said. Around the first week of December, Madoff told a senior employee that hedge fund clients had requested about $7 billion of their money back, and that he was struggling to pay them.

Investors have been pulling money out of hedge funds, even those performing well, in an effort to reduce risk in their portfolios as the global economy weakens.

The fraud alleged here could further encourage investors to pull money from hedge funds.

"This is a major blow to confidence that is already shattered -- anyone on the fence will probably try to take their money out," said Doug Kass, president of hedge fund Seabreeze Partners Management. Kass noted that investors that put in requests to withdraw their money can subsequently decide to leave it in the fund if they wish.

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities has more than $700 million in capital, according to its website.

Madoff remains a member of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's nominating committee, and his firm is a market maker for about 350 Nasdaq stocks, including Apple, EBay and Dell, according to the website.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081212/bs_nm/us_madoff_arrest

Bruce Willis sued Tunku Imran over rubber venture

Airwave — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:09 +0800

Los Angeles Actor Bruce Willis sued Malaysia’s Petra Group and its chairman, Tunku Imran Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar, alleging that US$900,000 of the US$2 million he invested in a ``green rubber'' venture wasn't returned to him.

A Bloomberg report said that Petra's chief executive officer, Datuk Vinod B. Sekhar, and Tunku Imram had allegedly induced Willis in 2007 to invest in a company that was developing a non-toxic and recyclable rubber, the actor said in a complaint filed on Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles.

Willis, the star of the 1988 action-film ``Die-Hard,'' accuses Petra and the executives of breach of contract and unjust enrichment.

Willis was told that former US Vice President Al Gore and actor Mel Gibson also had invested in the company, Elastomer Technologies Ltd., according to the complaint. Willis had a put option, whereby for a specified period time he could get a full refund of his investment, according to the complaint.

He exercised the option on March 17, Willis said.

``Despite defendants' obligation to immediately refund Willis' investment, in April 2008, defendants continued to provide different specious excuses for the retaining of Willis' funds,'' the actor said in the complaint.

Andrew Murray-Watson, a spokesman for Kuala Lumpur-based Petra, said Willis is due to be repaid the remaining $900,000 in the next couple of weeks.

``We're very surprised Mr. Willis is taking this action,'' Murray-Watson said in a phone interview.

Willis's lawyer, Martin Singer, didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

The case is Bruce Willis v. Elastomer Technologies, 08-7670, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...19&sec=business

Ong Ching Yee

Airwave — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:33:43 +0800

Name: Ong Ching Yee
Age: 26
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Hometown: Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang
Interests: Travelling, Dancing

Apple

Airwave — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:03:07 +0800

I have seen many scenes in movies showing characters using Apple computers.
Is Apple computers really that popular in US?

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Communicate with spirits of the dead

Airwave — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:06:52 +0800

Does anyone had a good or bad experience with Ouija board? Is it really work?
I think of making my own board to do experiment. Any advice are welcome.

Malaysia ranked 3rd in motor vehicles ownership

Airwave — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:34:39 +0800

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_mot_...-motor-vehicles

641 motor vehicles per 1000 people. Malaysia Boleh!

Talented young Korean girl

Airwave — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:39:44 +0800

Her name is Cha Soo Kyung.

Love Take Time

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Emotion

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Anyone knows her name?

Airwave — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:01:24 +0800

Has anyone received this email?

Airwave — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:19:14 +0800

Ride bicycle

Airwave — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:57 +0800

I plans to ride mountain bike together with a girl around KLCC park on her birthday.
Do I need to get permission from the management department?

Sex questions

Airwave — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:16:31 +0800

It was a joke. I better remove it because it's not funny.

Old driver crashed 2 Porsche

Airwave — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:13:31 +0800

A 93-year-old driver who had not had an accident in 76 years but caused �60,000 worth of damage to two Porsche cars has spoken of his "miracle" escape. Jack Higgs was uninjured when his Ford Fiesta hit a Carrera II then flipped over onto a Porsche 911 outside a showroom in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.

He was found hanging upside down by his seatbelt in his overturned Fiesta. The former Pentecostal minister, who lives next door to the showroom, has now decided to quit driving. Mr Higgs said he could not explain how he managed to lose control of his 13-year-old car and smash into the Porsches. Both cars were privately owned and were in the garage for servicing. The cost of his accident was estimated at �60,000, which will be met by his insurance company.

"I've been driving since I was 17, have a clean licence and have never even picked up so much as a parking ticket," said Mr Higgs.

He said he would be relying on the bus service and lifts to get him around from now on.

"I just don't know what happened except that I lost control as I was reversing and suddenly I had hit the cars.

"The next thing I knew I was hanging upside down in my car thanking my lucky stars I was still alive.

"But that's it - the end of my driving career, I'm never driving again."