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Applying Science into Our Daily Lives
How do we apply scientific formulas or theories into our daily lives?
According to Associate Professor Dr Hon Wei Min, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UCSI University, the
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happenings
Of kuih raya, buffets and everything in between
Yes, Hari Raya is just round the corner and this is when the frenzy of doing Raya shopping overtakes Raya itself. I was in the heart of K.L. just to catch a glimpse of all the craziness that was a ritual with every major celebration in this country.
The roads leading to K.L. were crammed because
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Leisure & Lifestyle
The Last Airbender - Visual Treat!
If I mention the word ‘Avatar’ in passing, I am sure you would imagine blue creatures jumping from one tree branch to another.
I love THAT Avatar, but I’m not here to talk about the inhabitants of Planet Pandora.
It is sad that not many people recognise that Avatar was originally the name used for a cartoon
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Talk To Us
By Sashareen Omar On Friday, 16th of July 2010, Dulux ICI Malaysia started their Dulux Paint Bank campaign to create awareness amongst the public about the dangers of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) that could be found in old paints. Dulux Paint Bank is an educational and empowerment campaign initiated by Akzo Nobel, the world’s largest paints
"Creating awareness with public campaigns"
Increase Climate Earth Animals Glacier Extinction = ICE AGE
There have been several prehistoric exhibitions in the past and these exhibits can only be big! The same goes for the Ice Age Experience exhibition at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur where creatures from the Pleistocene period, some 1,000,000 years ago came alive.
Section 1 - Underwater Creatures
The display, the brainchild of Wizart Studio and TeraCipta, features Ice Age creatures such the saber-toothed tiger (Diego), the mammoth (Manny) and the sloth (Sid) in full size, that is if you’re familiar with the animated Ice Age movie. The special effects were interesting and a good educational and entertaining way to get audience attention.
There are seven stations of the exhibition and a guide will walk you through the stations in semi darkness. In Station 1, as you enter, you will be greeted by scary water creatures like the dunkleosteus with its open jaw ready to attack.
What makes the illusion more believable is the fact that cold icy wind is blowing throughout the walkway. The audio of mauling and growling by these primeval creatures seem real, what more with a moving monster pouncing at you from behind! We were also warned to switch off our hand phones in Station 5 for fear of waking the Terror Birds that actually feed on you and me!
Section 2 - Saber-tooth Tiger
And then at Station 7, the last station and when you think that nothing more can scare you, the guide points to fresh prints in the snow. The footprints are huge. While the spectators are busy examining the footprints, out of nowhere a Yeti appears and growls for one more heart stopping moment.
The whole presentation covers the history of the Ice Age with main points stressed on conservation, preservation, extinction and survival. It is the organizers greatest hope that the demonstration will continue to create awareness of the earth’s ecosystem issues of that age and for such threats not to re-occur.
Section 6 - Footprints in the snow
Section 5 - Death Birds
