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Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland

The land in West Oakland where Eric Maundu is trying to farm is covered with freeways, roads, light rail and parking lots so there's not much arable land and the soil is contaminated. So Maundu doesn't use soil. Instead he's growing plants using fish and circulating water.

It's called aquaponics- a gardening system that combines hydroponics (water-based planting) and aquaculture (fish farming). It's been hailed as the future of farming: it uses less water (up to 90% less than traditional gardening), doesn't attract soil-based bugs and produces two types of produce (both plants and fish).

Aquaponics has become popular in recent years among urban gardeners and DIY tinkerers, but Maundu- who is trained in industrial robotics- has taken the agricultural craft one step further and made his gardens smart. Using sensors (to detect water level, pH and temperature), microprocessors (mostly the open-source Arduino microcontroller), relay cards, clouds and social media networks (Twitter and Facebook), Maundu has programmed his gardens to tweet when there's a problem (e.g. not enough water) or when there's news (e.g. an over-abundance of food to share).

Maundu himself ran from agriculture in his native Kenya- where he saw it as a struggle for land, water and resources. This changed when he realized he could farm without soil and with little water via aquaponics and that he could apply his robotics background to farming. Today he runs Kijani Grows ("Kijani" is Swahili for green), a small startup that designs and sells custom aquaponics systems for growing food and attempts to explore new frontiers of computer-controlled gardening. Maundu believes that by putting gardens online, especially in places like West Oakland (where his solar-powered gardens are totally off the grid), it's the only way to make sure that farming remains viable to the next generation of urban youth.

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(FUNNY) Halloween Head Drop Illusion Prank

(INSPIRATIONAL) Driving with my feet

Zombie Drive-Thru Prank

Asus PadFone 2: Generasi Baru Fon + Pad?

Dengan penyelidikan selama 2 tahun, akhirnya Padfone 2 telah diperkenalkan secara rasmi oleh Asus pada hari ini. Ia merupakan peranti yang mengintegrasikan antara telefon pintar dan tablet. Spesifikasi bagi telefon Padfone 2 ini boleh dikatakan agak tinggi di mana ia menggunakan cip pemprosesan empat teras Snapdragon S4 1.5Ghz bersama ARM Cortex A15 dengan RAM sebesar 2GB. Ia juga membawa skrin sebesar 4.7inci 720p  Super IPS serta menggunakan kamera utama berkapasiti 13megapixel dengan f/2.4 dan kamera hadapan 1.3 megapixel. Kamera utama ini boleh merakam gambar pegun 100 tangkapan secara berterusan dan merakam video 1080p pada 30fps dan 720p pada 60fps.

Bagi dock tabletnya pula, skrin sebesar 10.1 inci dengan resolusi 1280 x 800 IPS digunakan. Bateri yang digunakan bagi dock tablet ini adalah 5,000mAh manakala Padfone 2 itu sendiri menggunakan bateri 2,140mAh. Rekabentuk dock adalah lebih baik dan lebih kukuh serta memudahkan penyambungan telefon PadFone 2 itu. Selain itu, Padfone 2 menyokong LTE, NFC, Micro USB 2.0 dan sambungan MHL. Walau bagaimana pun, ia tidak mempunyai slot tambahan memori MicroSD. Pengguna Padfone 2 akan mendapat simpanan awanan sebesar 50GB ASUS WebStorage dengan langganan percuma selama 2 tahun.
Padfone 2 didatangi dengan sistem pengoperasian Android 4.0.4 tetapi akan mendapat kemaskini ke Jelly Bean dalam masa yang terdekat. Peranti ini dijangka akan dijual di negara-negara Eropah dan Asia pada penghujung tahun ini.



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Kesal ubat traditional RM40,000 gagal selamatkan isteri

KUALA LUMPUR – Seorang warga emas berasa kecewa selepas ubat tradisional yang dibelinya daripada seorang tabib dengan harga RM40,000 didakwanya tidak berkesan bagi mengubati penyakit kanser hati isterinya.

Lelaki tersebut, Bay Fatt Soon, 73, berkata, ubat dalam bentuk kapsul yang dihasilkan daripada rumput yang menjadi makanan landak itu dibelinya beberapa bulan lalu.

Katanya, pada mulanya dia sendiri kurang yakin sama ada ubat berkenaan benar-benar mujarab namun membelinya kerana mahu menyelamatkan nyawa isterinya yang sakit tenat ketika itu.

“Saya terus membeli ubat itu tanpa bertanya kepada pakar perubatan kerana bahan makanan landak itu dikatakan mampu mengubati banyak jenis penyakit dan ia juga jarang didapati di pasaran.

“Lagipun, pada masa itu doktor menyatakan isteri saya tidak dapat hidup lebih daripada dua bulan. Saya membeli ubat itu kerana tabib tersebut mendakwa ia boleh membantu isteri saya bertahan selama enam bulan,” katanya pada sidang akhbar di Pejabat Biro Pengaduan dan Perkhidmatan Awam MCA di sini semalam.

Fatt Soon berkata, bagaimanapun ia tidak menjadi kenyataan apabila isterinya meninggal dunia pada bulan lalu iaitu selepas kira-kira sebulan memakan ubat yang bernilai RM5,000 sebotol itu.

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Arctic Mosque From Canada to Arctic

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Once in a lifetime tennis shot by Grigor Dimitrov!

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Derita Buruh Kanak-Kanak Bangladesh

Banyak dari anak-anak Bangladesh pada usia 5 - 15 tahun terlibat dalam pelbagai pekerjaan kasar dan berbahaya di kilang kilang mahupun di luar kilang. Di bawah ini terdapat foto-foto profil buruh kanak-kanak Bangladesh, yang gambarnya di ambil pada tahun 2008.

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Aweks Comel Kencing Dalam Lift

A young woman is the talk of the town after she was caught on CCTV peeing inside an elevator.

The recording shows the woman, believed to be in her 20s, answering the call of nature at 6.07am on Oct 10.

Sri Saujana flat joint management committee secretary Yeoh Kean Huat said the woman, believed to be a Chinese national, had not been seen since the incident.

The 16-second footage shows the woman turning her head to look at the camera before removing her denim shorts to urinate. She then presses several buttons on the lift. Yeoh believes the woman lives on the 13th floor.

Following a meeting with the joint management committee, Yeoh said they decided to put up printouts of the CCTV footage, with the woman's eyes blacked out, on the notice board to serve as a warning to others.

“We decided not to lodge a police report as this was the first case caught on CCTV since we installed it two years ago,” he said at the flat in Macallum Street yesterday.

A resident, who wished to be known as Vicky, said a local resident would never do such a thing.

“I think she must have been drunk to simply pee in the lift. She could have been a China doll' renting a room here.

“They work at night and come back in the morning. That's why I've never seen her before,” said Vicky, who also stays on the 13th floor.

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Bosnian man walks 5,700km to Makkah to perform Hajj

SARAJEVO: A Bosnian Muslim pilgrim who left last December on pilgrimage to Makkah by foot told AFP on Monday that he has arrived after passing through seven countries including war-torn Syria.

“I arrived Saturday in Makkah. I am not tired, these are the best days of my life,” Senad Hadzic, 47, said when reached by phone on a Saudi mobile number.

He said he had covered some 5,700 kilometres (3,540 miles) in 314 days of walking through Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria and Jordan to the Muslim holy city in south-western Saudi Arabia, with a backpack weighing 20 kilos (44 pounds).

He charted his progress on his Facebook page, where he posted a picture apparently of an entry/exit card for foreigners issued by the Syrian interior ministry.

“I passed through Syria in April. I walked some 500 kilometres in 11 days. I went through Aleppo and Damascus and passed dozens of check-points held by pro-government and rebel forces alike, but I was never detained,” Hadzic said.

“At a check-point held by (President Bashar) al-Assad’s forces the soldier ordered me to empty my backpack … When I showed them my Quran and explained I was making the pilgrimage on foot, they let me go,” he told AFP.

“I walked in the name of Allah, for Islam, for Bosnia-Hercegovina, for my parents and my sister,” he added.

On his Facebook page he said God had shown him the way in dreams, including to go through Syria instead of Iraq.

During the pilgrimage, Hadzic faced temperatures ranging from minus 35 Celsius in Bulgaria to plus 44 Celsius in Jordan.

Senad Hadzic (R) sports a beret as he prays with fellow Muslims in Medinah. PHOTO: PUBLICITY

He said he had to wait in Istanbul for several weeks to get permission to cross the Bosphorus Bridge on foot and two months at the border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia to obtain an entry visa.

The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be undertaken at least once in a lifetime by all Muslims who are able to.

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Aweks China Telan Cacing Untuk Kurus!

XIAMEN - Ramai mahasiswi di China sanggup menelan telur cacing gelang supaya mereka kelihatan langsing ketika sesi temuduga, lapor sebuah akhbar.

Tindakan ekstrem itu dilakukan berikutan kesukaran untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan bagi golongan wanita di bandar raya ini, wilayah Fujian, tenggara China.

Telur-telur itu menetas di dalam perut dengan cacing-cacing gelang memakan zat makanan di dalam perut sekali gus menjadikan mereka kurus tanpa senaman atau diet.

Namun, pakar-pakar kesihatan memberi amaran cara tersebut boleh memudaratkan kesihatan.

Di China, wanita yang langsing memiliki lebih peluang untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan terutamanya di bandar-bandar besar di negara itu.

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How McDonald's Canada Makes their World Famous Fries

Ed was reunited with his very first motorcycle on eBay.

Cool SKYFALL advert: Unlock the 007 in you. You have 70 seconds!

My cat can ride a bike better than you can

Harga rokok naik 20 sen mulai esok!

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Okt. - British American Tobacco Malaysia (BAT Malaysia) telah mengumumkan peningkatan 20 sen kepada harga semua rokoknya mulai esok.

"Kami dimaklumkan secara rasmi oleh Kastam Diraja Malaysia pada Khamis 18 Oktober tentang kenaikan yang dimandatkan dalam harga luar kilang rokok-rokok kami antara 26 peratus hingga 58 peratus berkuat-kuasa Jumaat, 19 Oktober 2012.

"Berikutan itu, cukai eksais dan jualan telah dinaikkan," kata Pengarah Urusan BAT Malaysia, William Toh dalam satu kenyataan.

Harga baharu rokok bermula esok adalah seperti berikut:-

Rangkaian DUNHILL - RM10.20

Rangkaian KENT - RM10.20

Rangkaian PETER STUYVESANT - RM8.70

Rangkaian PALL MALL - RM8.70

PALL MALL Biasa - RM10.60

BENSON & HEDGES - RM10.20

LUCKY STRIKE PLAIN - RM10.60

ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL - RM10.60

BAT Malaysia adalah sebahagian daripada kumpulan British American Tobacco, yang merupakan kumpulan tembakau paling antarabangsa dunia dan kumpulan tembakau tersenarai yang kedua terbesar dunia. - BERNAMA

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Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung

(Reuters) - Apple has lost its appeal against a ruling that cleared rival Samsung of copying its registered designs for tablet computers, in a decision which could end the two firms' legal dispute on the subject across Europe.

The world's two leading smartphone makers are fighting over patents, both for smartphones and for tablets like Apple's iPad, in courts around the world.

Britain's Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the country's High Court judgment that, despite some similarities, Samsung's Galaxy tablet did not infringe Apple's designs, in part because its products were "not as cool".

The decision is valid throughout Europe and should prohibit further legal disputes between the two companies over the design of tablets in the region.

South Korea's Samsung welcomed the decision saying in a statement: "We continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners".

Apple declined to comment on the decision.

The U.S. company has been instructed to run advertisements saying Samsung did not copy its registered tablet designs, both on its website and in selected newspapers.

Apple can appeal to the Supreme Court.

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"I expect this will be the end of the line. An appeal to the Supreme Court is in principle possible but there has been no indication so far that Apple plan such an appeal", Darren Smyth partner at EIP, a specialist intellectual property law firm, told Reuters.

"For the design of tablets in Europe this should be the final word."

Match Highlights: Poland 1 – 1 England

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Google allows first ever look at the eight vast data centres that power the online world!

Google has given a rare glimpse inside the vast data centres around the globe that power its services.

They reveal an intricate maze of computers that process Internet search requests, show YouTube video clips and distribute email for millions of people.

With hundreds of thousands of servers, colourful cables and even bicycles so engineers can get around quickly, they range from a converted paper mill in Finland to custom made server farms in Iowa.

'Very few people have stepped inside Google’s data centers, and for good reason: our first priority is the privacy and security of your data, and we go to great lengths to protect it, keeping our sites under close guard,' the firm said.

'While we’ve shared many of our designs and best practices, and we’ve been publishing our efficiency data since 2008, only a small set of employees have access to the server floor itself. 'Today, for the first time, you can see inside our data centers and pay them a virtual visit.

'On Where the Internet lives, our new site featuring beautiful photographs by Connie Zhou, you’ll get a never-before-seen look at the technology, the people and the places that keep Google running.'

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Hati-Hati Arak Kangkang Dari Geng Samun Kangkang

KUALA LUMPUR – Guna baju labuh untuk sembunyi barang. Itulah taktik seorang wanita ketika  mencuri lima karton minuman keras di sebuah pasar raya dekat sini baru-baru ini.

Kejadian yang berlaku  pada 27 September lalu di   KK Supermart di Taman Bukit Serdang di sini  dilakukan secara berkumpulan yang turut melibatkan dua lelaki dan seorang kanak-kanak.

Menurut Pengurus Kawalan Keselamatan KK Supermart, S. Selvakumar, kejadian  hanya disedari selepas dia mendapati stok simpanan minuman tersebut berkurangan pada 29 September lalu.

“Apabila meneliti semula rakaman televisyen litar tertutup (CCTV), beberapa suspek didapati berpakat mencuri  lima karton minuman keras yang setiap satunya seberat 12 kilogram dan satu pek minuman Milo.

“Lebih mengejutkan, rakaman itu menunjukkan barang-barang itu dicuri oleh seorang wanita yang menyembunyikannya di celah paha sebelum dibawa keluar,” katanya pada sidang akhbar di Pejabat Biro Pengaduan dan Perkhidmatan Awam MCA di sini semalam.

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Permainan Bola Sepak Berapi Ala2 Shaolin Soccer di Indonesia

Permainan bola sepak api merupakan permainan yang unik yang dimainkan di Indonesia. Ia selalu dimainkan sempena menyambut bulan Ramadan. Tapi perlu diingat bahawa ia merupakan budaya di Indonesia, bukannya terdapat didalam agama Islam.

Permainan ini tiada banyak bezanya dengan permainan bola sepak biasa cuma perbezaannya ialah bola yang yang digunakan ialah bola yang diperbuat daripada buah kelapa tua yang direndam dengan minyak tanah selama 7 hari bagi membolehkan apinya bertahan selama 30 minit.

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Felix Baumgartner view from his 35 cameras!

More than 35 cameras captured the entire Red Bull Stratos mission. Watch this point of view where Felix stands at the edge of his capsule and jumps.

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Kuala Lumpur Time Lapse By Photographer Rob Whitworth

This 5-month long labour of love by time lapse photographer Rob Whitworth highlights the beauty and bustle of Malaysia's dazzling capital.

All credit goes to: http://www.robwhitworth.co.uk/

Jackass: Taser Stunt

The Swiss Army showed off their planes at Saab Gripen planes showcase on Oct. 11

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Lukas Podolski learn "London-Slang"

Video Bunuh Diri, Yang Tak Kuat Semangat Jangan Tengok!

Pelajar Dipaksa Bogel dan Gambar Dirakam

GURUN: “Anak saya dimalukan apabila dipaksa telanjang sebelum seorang pelajar merakam gambar bogelnya menggunakan telefon bimbit dengan alasan bergurau. Lebih mengecewakan, kejadian itu berlaku Februari lalu dan hanya diketahui apabila telefon bimbit pelajar berkenaan dirampas warden pada 30 September lalu.”

Demikian kata bapa pelajar lelaki berusia 13 tahun yang kesal dengan sikap sambil lewa pengurusan sebuah sekolah menengah di sini, yang didakwanya tidak mengambil tindakan terhadap aduannya berhubung kejadian itu.

Bapa berusia 36 tahun itu berkata, dia hanya mengetahui mengenai rakaman video bogel anak lelakinya itu selepas isterinya dimaklumkan anaknya dipanggil Guru Penolong Kanan, Hal Ehwal Pelajar (PKHEP) pada 1 Oktober lalu berhubung kejadian buli di asrama sekolah berkenaan.

Menurutnya, ketika itu, anaknya baru sebulan tinggal di asrama dan difahamkan kejadian berlaku ketika dia ke tandas dengan memakai tuala sebelum dipanggil pelajar senior dan dipaksa berbogel sebelum disepak berulang kali.

“Pada keesokan hari, isteri saya bertemu pengetua untuk melihat rakaman telefon bimbit itu dan dimaklumkan seorang pelajar tingkatan lima terbabit perbuatan itu, tetapi beliau enggan membenarkan isteri melihat rakaman berkenaan dengan alasan telefon itu kehabisan bateri.

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Babies Laughing at Dogs Supercut

Fireball Caught on Video !

Hacking A Vending Machine!

(SOLUTION) Choppy Connection from Unifi Router to Your Smartphone Solution

TM Unifi normally gave their customer a wonky router. Either you change it to a new one or just play around with the settings and configuration.

You can try the below setting, hope it will help you from your misery. LULZ!

1.) Login to your router: Open your browser, type in 192.168.0.1 in the address bar
(192.168.0.1 is the default setting, unless you change the IP)

2.) Go to 'Wireless' Tab, Click the 'Advance'

3.) Change the DTIM to 1

If you still have problem, Play around the setting in 'Wireless' - 'Basic':
(You need to change these setting to test around)

1.) Change the Channel to 8 or other number. (Mine is 7 by default but I change it to 8)

2.) Change the Band Width to 20 Mhz

3.) Change the Mode to 802.11BG or 802.11BG

Cheers mate!

Peragut di Wangsa Maju masuk wad kena belasah!

KUALA LUMPUR – Cubaan tiga pemuda untuk menyamun seorang wanita yang berhenti di persimpangan lampu isyarat semalam bukan sahaja tidak berhasil malah salah seorang daripada mereka cedera parah dibelasah selepas diberkas oleh orang awam.

Dalam kejadian pada pukul 11.30 pagi di Seksyen 5, Wangsa Maju di sini, tiga suspek tersebut menunggang dua buah motosikal jenis Yamaha 125Z manakala mangsa pula menaiki kereta Honda Insight seorang diri.

Sebaik mangsa berhenti di persimpangan lampu isyarat itu, salah seorang suspek terus memecah cermin kereta mangsa yang berusia 30-an.

Malangnya perbuatan suspek itu dilihat oleh seorang pemandu van jenis Nissan Vannete yang kemudian berhenti di belakang kereta mangsa.

Difahamkan, pemandu van tersebut kemudian bertindak nekad merempuh sebuah motosikal dinaiki dua suspek dengan salah seorang sedang menarik beg tangan mangsa dari dalam keretanya.

Akibat rempuhan itu, kedua-dua suspek berkenaan terjatuh ke atas jalan tetapi salah seorang suspek itu kemudian sempat bangun dan melarikan diri.

Seorang lagi suspek yang menunggang sebuah motosikal lain turut meninggalkan tempat kejadian.

Orang awam yang melihat seorang suspek yang berbadan agak gempal yang tidak sempat melarikan diri terus menangkap suspek itu.

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Pemuda yang disalah sangka peragut dibelasah telah meninggal dunia!

SUNGAI PETANI 8 Okt. - Hanya kerana disangka terlibat dalam kes ragut, seorang pemuda teruk dibelasah dan menemui ajal selepas hampir seminggu bertarung nyawa di hospital.

Pemuda malang itu, Ku Ameerul Arshad Ku Salim diserang menggunakan objek tumpul oleh sekumpulan lelaki di rumah rakannya di Lorong 53, Taman Ria di sini pada 2 Oktober lalu.

Kejadian itu berlaku kira-kira pukul 4 pagi semasa mangsa berjumpa rakannya di sebuah rumah.

Mangsa meninggal dunia di Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim (HSAH) di sini pukul 9.40 pagi ini.

Bapanya, Ku Salim Ku Long, 58, berkata, anak sulung daripada empat beradik itu dikatakan keluar dari rumah awal malam untuk berjumpa rakannya.

"Semasa berada di rumah itu, dia bersama lima lagi rakan yang dikatakan sedang berehat ketika didatangi sekumpulan 20 lelaki.

"Kumpulan itu terus memecah pintu masuk dan memukul anak saya serta rakannya," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita di Jabatan Forensik HSAH di sini.

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Dirogol 10 orang pendatang Myanmar!

4 jam dalam neraka 10 setan Oleh Na’imah Mohamed naimah@hmetro.com.my SUBANG JAYA: Empat jam menjadi tempoh amat lama dan penuh sengsara bagi seorang wanita apabila dia dirogol bergilir-gilir 10 lelaki warga Myanmar selepas ‘diculik’ ketika menunggu bas untuk ke tempat kerja di Puchong Perdana, di sini.

Dalam kejadian jam 3 petang Sabtu lalu, mangsa wanita tempatan berusia 28 tahun yang menunggu bas bersendirian dihampiri dua lelaki Myanmar yang menaiki sebuah Proton Wira. Sumber polis berkata, seorang daripada lelaki terbabit mengacukan parang ke arah mangsa sebelum memaksanya masuk dan duduk di kerusi belakang kereta dinaiki mereka.

 “Mangsa yang ketakutan dan tidak mampu melawan dibawa ke sebuah rumah flat di kawasan berhampiran dan di situ ada lapan lagi lelaki warga Myanmar menunggu. “Dua daripada suspek mengikat kaki serta tangan mangsa sebelum seorang demi seorang merogolnya tanpa belas kasihan biarpun mangsa merayu dikasihani,” katanya. - Metro

p/s: Aman kah Malaysia?

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Battery Life Saving Tips for Android Users: Advanced Task Killer

This app is good to save your Android phone battery life. It will kill the selected apps that were running at the background. Especially the stubborn apps that cannot be killed by Android Task Manager.

This will significantly save your battery life and RAM in your smartphone.

You can download it at the Play store or click here Advanced Task Killer Froyo

Cheers!

Simon Cowell looking to sell his Brabus Smart convertible

In the world of celebrity cars, there's been a recent race to see who can acquire the most gargantuan ride, from Arnold Schwarzenegger's military-grade Unimog to the tricked-out full-size vans supposedly replacing the full-size SUV in many famous driveways. Which makes it somewhat refreshing to see a star -- in this case, "X-Factor" host Simon Cowell -- embrace something small, namely a souped-up version of the mini Smart convertible.

Or at least, embrace it for a bit, as Cowell's looking to sell his rare ride now. Tuned by Brabus, the German firm known for decking Mercedes models in fast and furious fashion, the Brabus Ultimate 120 Smart isn't available in America, even though sales of the Smart have doubled this year. Starting with the 70-hp three-cylinder engine in the Smart ForTwo cabriolet, Brabus somehow turns up the wick to 118 hp, then throws in a new suspension, tires, brakes and other bits to make the Smart handle less like a pair of children's rollerskates.

After all that attention, Brabus says the Ultimate Smart will hit 62 mph in 8.9 seconds, about as fast as a stock Honda Civic, but with the thrill of being the smallest vehicle on any given road. Cowell's Smart isn't just any Brabus, but the first of a 120-vehicle limited edition, with all of its black-on-black leather and alcantara interior parts "designed personally by Simon." The price on the board at this weekend's Smart festival in Britain translates to roughly $56,000. Hey, no one said looking like a celebrity would be cheap, even in a Smart.

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Human-Powered Freerunning Machine

The Most Successful College Dropouts in the World!

1. Roman Abramovich, richest man in Russia, billionaire. Dropped out of college. He studied at the Moscow State Auto Transport Institute before taking a leave of absence from academics to go into business. He later earned a correspondence degree from the Moscow State Law Academy. He is a Russian business tycoon and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. He is known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea Football Club, an English Premier League football team, and for his wider involvement in European football. Abramovich is currently the 9th richest person in Russia and the 68th richest person in the world, according to the 2012 Forbes list, with an estimated fortune of US$12.1 billion.

2. Simon Cowell, is best known for his role as the acerbic judge on American Idol, for which his salary is estimated at over $30 million. He owns a record label, has successfully promoted various bands and artists. Cowell was such a poor student that the school held him back a year, which landed him in his younger brother’s grade. His family was well-connected -- his family’s neighbor was the head of MGM studios in London, and Stanley Kubrick, who would one day buy the Cowell family home, offered him some work on The Shining -- but when Cowell went down to the EMI studio in Hertfordshire and saw so many people standing in line for work on the film, he decided it wasn’t for him. He wanted to make his own money, so he applied for a job in the mail room at EMI and worked his way up to record producer.

3. William H. (Bill) Gates III, is the co-founder, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in personal and business computer software. The company currently employs more than 64,000 people across 85 countries. He is the richest person in the world according to Forbes’ 2006 list and is widely considered to be the world's most giving humanitarian, as he has donated more than half his fortune to charities. Dropped out of: Harvard University in 1975 at age 20. He dropped out in large part due to the urging of his childhood friend Paul Allen. Gates and Allen convinced MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) the makers of the first microcomputer, Altair that they had written a version of the programming language BASIC that would work well on the Altair.

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Liverpool 2-3 Udinese 4/10/2012 All Goals and Full Highlights

Facebook Stories: We Are All Daniel Cui

Champions League Highlights: Nordsjaelland 0 – 4 Chelsea

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Champions League Highlights: Cluj 1 – 2 Manchester United

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Rebat RM200: Rais mahu had umur dinaik hingga 40

KUALA LUMPUR - Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan akan mengemukakan syor kepada Kementerian Kewangan untuk menaikkan had umur golongan belia yang layak menerima rebat RM200 untuk membeli telefon mudah alih pintar 3G kepada 40 tahun. Menterinya Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim berkata cadangan dalam Belanjawan 2013 Jumaat lepas bahawa golongan belia berusia antara 21 hingga 30 tahun layak menerima rebat itu mungkin boleh diperhalusi.

 "Kita mungkin terpaksa melihat semula beberapa kategori usia yang harus kita ambil kira...takrif belia sebenarnya ialah 40 tahun ke bawah, jadi kalau kita berhentikan setakat 30 tahun sahaja misalnya mungkin ada sedikit luar biasa. "Sekiranya perlu, kita juga akan kaji peruntukan atau keperluan tertentu bagi satu-satu kategori umur bagi memenuhi aspirasi generasi muda," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan Dana Karya Penulis Tempatan 2012 di sini, hari ini.

 Ketika membentangkan Belanjawan 2013 di Parlimen, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mengumumkan pemberian rebat itu kepada kira-kira 1.5 juta belia berusia antara 21 hingga 30 tahun dengan pendapatan bulanan RM3,000 ke bawah melalui Pakej Komunikasi Belia, bermula 1 Januari tahun depan. Rais berkata Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) juga akan menentukan kaedah terbaik untuk memberikan rebat tersebut kepada belia yang layak bagi mengelakkan sebarang penipuan dan ketidakadilan.

"Kita juga akan hanya melantik wakil pengedar yang bertauliah serta diuji dan sekiranya mereka itu melepasi semua syarat yang ditetapkan kita akan mempertahankan prinsip tersebut. "Perlu diingat pemberian rebat ini dibuat tanpa mengira perbezaan kaum, agama, latar belakang politik, budaya dan ianya mencerminkan kasih sayang," katanya. Sehubungan itu, katanya, kementerian mewujudkan sebuah jawatankuasa penentu yang bertanggungjawab dalam memastikan pemberian rebat dilaksana secara cermat.

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