Monday 19 May 2014

Luangkan masa dengan keluarga

Berkumpul, melakukan aktiviti bersama memberikan banyak manfaat

Berkumpul dan meluangkan masa bersama keluarga adalah antara detik yang patut dihargai. Justeru, jika anda mempunyai waktu terluang, tiada salahnya untuk selalu memanfaatkan waktu yang ada itu untuk berkumpul bersama keluarga.

Cara memanfaatkan bersama keluarga atau family time bermacam-macam dan boleh dipenuhi dengan melakukan apa sahaja aktiviti yang dapat menghimpunkan semua ahli keluarga.

Apa yang pasti, masa bersama keluarga jangan diabaikan kerana ia sangat bermanfaat untuk saling mempereratkan hubungan antara anggota keluarga. Lazimnya, masa bersama keluarga paling tepat adalah pada musim cuti sekolah atau pada hari hujung minggu. Anda dan keluarga dapat berkumpul serta menghabiskan waktu bersama-sama dengan melakukan kegiatan bersama-sama.

Bagaimanapun, mungkin ada yang bertanya apa sebenarnya fungsi utama masa bersama keluarga. Jawapan yang pasti, sememangnya ada beberapa manfaat yang sangat penting dan apabila menyedarinya, pasti anda tidak mahu lagi mengabaikan masa atau detik seumpama itu.

1. Eratkan hubungan

Masa bersama keluarga amat berguna untuk mengakrabkan semua ahli keluarga. Saat keluarga berkumpul, ia akan memberi peluang masing-masing saling berinteraksi secara spontan. Justeru, suasana seperti itu akan meningkatkan hubungan erat semula jadi.

2. Hilangkan tekanan

Kegiatan berkumpul dengan keluarga boleh menghilangkan tekanan anda. Anda yang biasanya sibuk dengan pekerjaan akan berasa amat senang hati apabila dapat menatapi wajah dan keletah anak di depan mata. Melihat keceriaan anak ketika itu, pasti akan hilang bebanan di tempat kerja atau segala kekusutan yang bermain di fikiran. Begitu juga anak anda, akan berasa gembira apabila ibu bapa dapat bersama-samanya.

3. Berkongsi

Ini adalah masa paling sesuai untuk berkongsi perasaan, pengalaman atau apa saja khabar berita yang baik. Ketika berkumpul dengan anggota keluarga, ia adalah saat yang sangat tepat untuk saling bercerita mengenai semua hal. Dengan kata lain, ini akan membuat semua menjadi terbuka satu sama lain. Membentuk keluarga bahagia dan harmoni, anda tidak perlu terlalu berahsia antara satu sama lain.

4. Mengajar perkara baru

Waktu yang ada ini amat sesuai digunakan untuk mengajarkan sesuatu yang baru kepada anak anda. Banyak sekali hal yang baru boleh diajarkan kepada mereka jika anda benar-benar berkumpul bersama keluarga. Walaupun perkara baru yang diajar itu amat remeh, ada kala ia memberi banyak pengajaran dan mana tahu mungkin boleh digunakan pada suatu masa nanti.

5. Tunjukkan ambil berat

Apabila berkumpul bersama, ia sangat baik untuk menunjukkan pada anak, sebagai orang tua anda sangat mengambil berat dan selalu mempunyai waktu dengan mereka. Ini membuatkan anak menjadi dekat dengan anda. Jadi, apabila anak ada masalah mereka tidak akan teragak-agak untuk berkongsi dan meminta pendapat anda.

6. Perhatikan perubahan

Setiap ibu bapa dan anggota keluarga perlu prihatin dengan perubahan tingkah laku anak supaya pencegahan awal dapat dilaksanakan. Justeru, sebagai ibu bapa, gunakan waktu berkumpul seperti itu untuk memperhatikan perubahan yang terjadi pada anak dan jika perubahan itu ke arah yang tidak baik, segeralah bertindak.

7. Tingkatkan kebahagiaan

Waktu bersama keluarga ternyata juga boleh meningkatkan kebahagiaan pada anak anda kerana mereka berasa sentiasa dikasihi dan mendapat perhatian dari ibu bapa. Ini sangat penting untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan yang lebih baik.

Monday 5 May 2014

Dua maut bertembung

Kuala Terengganu: Seorang lelaki 44 tahun dan seorang wanita 35 tahun maut dalam kemalangan membabitkan empat kenderaan di Tapak Pelupusan Sampah Kampung Sungai Ikan, di sini, 10.45 pagi tadi.

Kejadian dipercayai berlaku apabila pemandu lori tanah dari arah Setiu menuju ke Kuala Terengganu hilang kawalan sebaik memotong sebuah kenderaan di depannya sebelum bertembung sebuah kereta Perodua Myvi dari arah bertentangan.

Lori tanah berkenaan yang hilang kawalan terjunam ke dalam gaung sedalam tiga meter selepas bertembung dengan kereta Perodua Myvi serta dua kenderaan di belakangnya iaitu sebuah kereta Perodua Myvi dan sebuah van Toyota Hiace.

Kemalangan itu menyebabkan pemandu lori tanah, Mohd Ghani Embong, 44, dan pemandu kereta Perodua Myvi Rohaiza Yusof, 35, meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian.

Seorang lagi pemandu kereta Perodua Myvi yang parah di beberapa bahagian badan dikejarkan ke Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, di sini, untuk rawatan lanjut manakala pemandu serta tiga penumpang van terbabit selamat.

Ketua Polis Daerah Asisten Komisioner Zamri Shamsuddin mengesahkan kejadian dan kemalangan disiasat mengikut Seksyen 41(1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987.

Thursday 10 April 2014

How to Be a Friend to Someone With Autism

When people meet Andrew Phillips, they cast him off as anxious. Maybe irritable, and certainly disconnected.

Then there are the people who know him well. The people who say he's funny, sweet and very smart.

"Those are two completely different kids," says his mom, Leslie Phillips, of the two descriptions. That's because Andrew, 14, has autistic disorder, the most severe of the autism spectrum disorders -- which also include Asperger's syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. "He struggles with communicating with people in a meaningful way, so to be a friend to Andrew, you have to take the time to get to know him and be around him."

In late March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data that suggests 1 in 68 8-year-olds is now affected by autism, a 30 percent jump since 2012. That means virtually every grade in every elementary school has at least one autistic student -- and it's likely you know one (or more) of them.

Autism affects the way a person's brain and body work, and someone with the disorder might have trouble speaking, make strange sounds or not talk at all. About 25 percent of people diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder are considered nonverbal, but they can sometimes communicate by writing, sign language or picture cards. Autistic people may flap their hands, spin in circles, do or say the same things repetitively, or sit quietly and avoid looking at others.

But none of that dampens the fact that they're intelligent, capable, passionate, honest people. People who, in many cases, deeply value friendship. "It's so hard for Andrew, but I don't think there's anything more important to him than being connected with other people," says Phillips, who lives in Katy, Texas, with her three sons and does advocacy work for the National Autism Association. "I think if autistic kids could say one thing to people, it would be this: Don't give up on me."

As we mark National Autism Awareness Month, consider these ways to be a friend to someone with autism:

Don't assume he or she doesn't value friendship. Yes, there are communication challenges and trouble with social interactions. But that doesn't mean friendship isn't important. "The reality is that autistic people, like neurotypical people, are very diverse in our levels of sociability and desire for friendships," says Lydia Brown, a junior at Georgetown University who has autism. Some people with autism are exceedingly social, while others are significantly more introverted. "But like all people, we value others who want to be our friends for the sake of who we are," Brown says, adding that "we seek friendships based on mutual interest and respect, shared values and negotiated boundaries."

[Read: An All-Out Assault on Autism .]

Be patient. Meet somebody where he is -- don't try to change him so he becomes what you consider acceptable. "You need to be sensitive to the fact that they're doing the best they can, just as you're doing the best you can," says Lisa Goring, vice president of family services at the advocacy group Autism Speaks. "There's no reason they need to be the only one to change."

Communicate clearly. Speak at a reasonable pace and volume -- and keep in mind that it's often helpful to use short sentences. Gestures, pictures and facial expressions may also work well. Speak literally rather than using confusing figures of speech, and when you ask a question, don't expect an immediate response -- give your friend extra time.

[Read: You! Too! Can Become More Patient .]

Make plans. There's a good chance someone with autism wants to be included but doesn't know how to ask. A number of formal school programs pair autistic kids with neurotypical buddies, setting up dinner or movie nights. But little or no interaction occurs outside those structured times, Phillips says. "Real friendships are made in the cafeteria at lunch, or in the stands at the softball game, doing normal daily activities." She says her oldest son, a 19-year-old who has Asperger's, found a few close friends in elementary school. As the years progressed, he always had someone to sit with at lunch and a friend in gym class. "Those are the times when kids who are alone get bullied," Phillips says. "It's really important that one or two people -- it doesn't have to be a big group -- are spending time with that person on a regular basis."

Respect sensory differences. People with autism are often unusually sensitive to sounds, sights, touch, taste and smells. High-pitched sounds like fire alarms may be painful; scratchy fabrics intolerable. "A good friend will learn to respect sensory differences, whether or not they understand the reasons or causes for them," Brown says. "Don't question or doubt someone's knowledge of their own body and mental state." Likewise, don't assume people with autism are intellectually disabled. Often, they have normal to high IQs and excel in areas such as music and math.

[Read: What You Need to Know About Autism .]

Don't treat people with autism like a project. This happens often, Brown says, stressing that friendship with an autistic person is not community service. "We don't need charity or pity friendships," she says. "And we neither want nor need people who want to 'look past the autism,' as autism is integral to our identity and experiences." Brown suggests this test to determine whether your friendship with an autistic person is a positive, healthy experience, as opposed to a charity project. Do you include the autistic person in events or nights out with your other friends? And are your perceptions of the person based on widespread stereotypes of autism or other disabilities?

Stand up for your autistic friend. Bullying, abuse and other types of violence are prevalent in the lives of autistic people -- from childhood through adulthood. If you see someone teasing or picking on an autistic peer, take a stand. "Working to end the systemic ableism that stigmatizes, isolates and normalizes violence against autistic and other disabled people ultimately benefits everyone," Brown says. "So too does working through ableism at the individual level and in one's own personal relationships."

Human body parts grown in a lab

In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory in a bold attempt to make body parts using stem cells.

It is among several labs around the world, including in the U.S., that are working on the futuristic idea of growing custom-made organs in the lab.

While only a handful of patients have received the British lab-made organs so far— including tear ducts, blood vessels and windpipes — researchers hope they will soon be able to transplant more types of body parts into patients, including what would be the world's first nose made partly from stem cells. (AP)

Search for MH370 seeks plane's 'final resting place'

Perth (Australia) (AFP) - The hunt for "pings" from a missing Malaysian airliner's black box narrowed in the remote Indian Ocean on Thursday after fresh signals were detected, raising hopes that wreckage will soon be found.

The Perth-based Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) announced Thursday that the search area off western Australia had been significantly pared down to 57,923 square kilometres (22,364 square miles), ten times smaller than its previous size.With the beacon on flight MH370's data recorders due to fade more than a month after the Boeing 777 vanished, the Australian-led search continued trawling for signals, seeking to pinpoint an exact location before sending down a submersible to take a look.

The Australian ship Ocean Shield, bearing a special US Navy "towed pinger locator", is now focused on a far smaller area of the Indian Ocean 2,280 kilometres (1,400 miles) northwest of Perth where it picked up two fresh signals Tuesday.

Those transmissions matched a pair of signals logged over the weekend.

"When you put those two (sets of pings) together, it makes us very optimistic," US Seventh fleet spokesman commander William Marks said, adding that the search was getting "closer and closer".

"This is not something you find with commercial shipping, not something just found in nature -- this is definitely something that is man-made, consistent with what you would find with these black boxes.

"So we are looking pretty good now."

He told CNN he expected the pings to last "maybe another day or two".

No floating debris from the aircraft, which disappeared on March 8 with 239 people aboard, has yet been found despite days of exhaustive searching by ships and aircraft from several nations.

- Renewed optimism -

Officials had feared that the signals which were initially picked up might not be detected again, particularly since the batteries on the "black box" tracking beacons have a normal lifespan of about 30 days.

Australia confirmed Wednesday that the first signals were consistent with black box recorders.

JACC chief Angus Houston said the high-tech underwater surveillance was meant to define a reduced and more manageable search area in depths of around four kilometres (2.5 miles), but he acknowledged that time was running out.

"I believe we are searching in the right area but we need to visually identify the aircraft before we can confirm with certainty that this is the final resting place of MH370," he said Wednesday.

Houston again urged against unduly inflating hopes, for the sake of the families of missing passengers and crew who have endured a month-long nightmare punctuated by a number of false leads.

But he voiced renewed optimism.

"They (experts) believe the signals to be consistent with the specification and description of a flight data recorder," he said.

No other ships will be allowed near the Ocean Shield as it must work in an environment as free of noise as possible, but up to 10 military aircraft, four civil planes and 13 ships were to take part in surface searches in the region on Thursday, the JACC said.

- Investigation still 'inconclusive' -

Houston said it would not be long before a US-made autonomous underwater vehicle called a Bluefin-21 would be sent down to investigate.

"I don't think that time is very far away," he said.

The pinger locator can search an area six times that which can be scanned by the Bluefin-21's sonar.

In Malaysia, Home Minister Zahid Hamidi said there was "no conclusive evidence yet" from the continuing investigation into what caused the plane to divert from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing route.

Zahid, who oversees law enforcement, said around 180 people had been interviewed, including relatives of passengers and crew as well as airline ground staff and engineers.

"We are filtering all the information. When the evidence is conclusive then we will let the media know about it," he said.

A number of theories have been put forward to explain MH370's baffling disappearance.

They include a hijacking or terrorist attack, a pilot gone rogue or a sudden catastrophic event that incapacitated the crew and left the plane to fly for hours until it ran out of fuel in its suspected Indian Ocean crash site.

But no evidence has emerged to bolster any theory.

Prince George revels in royal play day in New Zealand

Wellington (AFP) - Britain's baby Prince George hosted his first official function on Wednesday -- maintaining a regal calm on a play date with a group of New Zealand toddlers, even as some of his tiny guests burst into tears.

Formalities were cast aside for the occasion, with the eight-month-old prince crawling on the floor alongside 10 local babies while his proud parents looked on.The play session at Wellington's Government House was organised by non-profit childcare group Plunket to give Prince William and Kate a relaxed start to a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia after their arrival in the capital on Monday.

George, who was born on July 22 last year, looked comfortable in the spotlight, playing with a purple tambourine and exercising his royal prerogative at one point to snatch a doll from the mouth of a little girl.

Wellington photographer Grant Collinge, whose eight-month-old Lukas was among the babies, said George showed an inquisitive nature and it was clear he "was his own little man".

"He took control and went into the middle of the circle of toys. He hunted out the biggest toy, propped himself up and owned the place, basically," Collinge said.

The babies mingled in a room with a large portrait of George's great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II looking down from the wall, with cushions and toys scattered on the floor, including a giant blue teddy bear.

- Tears and joy -

There were tears from some of the other infants as introductions were made but George, dressed in navy-blue dungaree shorts and a white t-shirt, appeared calm even after dropping a toy to the floor.

He was content to chew Kate's hair as his mother gently bounced him in her arms while chatting to his playmates' parents, pausing occasionally to wipe a spot of drool from the royal chin.

Kate wore a knee-length black and white Tory Burch dress, while William opted for an open-necked blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up as he sipped a soft drink.

Plunket said the babies were all roughly the same age as George and were born to first-time parents, just like William and Kate.

They were also selected to reflect the diversity of New Zealand society, including various ethnic groups and a same-sex couple.

Gay dad Jared Mullen, father to nine-month-old Isabella, said the royal parents were "lovely" and shared their tips on raising George.

"As first time parents, in many ways they are in the same boat as all of us trying to get used to it," he said.

"The whole day’s been a privilege, just to share our babies with the Duke and Duchess (of Cambridge) and to have them share their beautiful one with us."

The prince's play time is expected to be his last public appearance in New Zealand, where he will remain based in Wellington under the care of Spanish nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo as his parents make day trips around the country.

The New Zealand Republic lobby group said any of the 10 Kiwi babies at Government House would be better qualified as the country's head of state than George, who is third in line to the throne in both Britain and New Zealand.

"Baby George is as cute as any other baby... but unfortunately he cannot be New Zealand's future head of state, not unless he one day migrates to New Zealand and becomes a citizen," it said.

But opposition Labour party leader David Cunliffe, an avowed republican, said the question of whether to retain the monarchy should be put on hold while the royals were visiting.

"I actually don't think that's an appropriate conversation for now," he said.

The visit takes a sombre tone on Thursday, when William will lay a wreath at a war memorial in the South Island town of Blenheim.

Britain's baby Prince George hosts his first

Tuesday 1 April 2014

New iPhone 6 screens to enter production as early as May

TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc suppliers will begin mass producing displays as early as May for the next iPhone, expected to be launched this autumn, with a 4.7-inch screen likely to be produced first while a 5.5-inch version could be delayed, supply chain sources said.

Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd have all been tapped to make the screens, said the sources, who asked not to be identified.

Representatives for the three suppliers and for Apple declined to comment.

Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch panels on Apple's existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.

Larger iPhones, the subject of months of speculation, would mark yet another incremental tweak to the popular smartphone line and an attempt to catch up to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

The company that helped to define American technology innovation is under increasing pressure to once again revolutionize the gadget industry, but CEO Tim Cook, while promising only "new product categories" for 2014, has played his cards close to his chest.

Apple's shares have languished below $600 since November 2012, in part because of worries about smartphone market saturation and its ability to stay at the forefront of tech innovation.

Both iPhone 6 screens are expected to use in-cell touch panel technology - built into the screen and allowing for thinner construction than with standard touch panel films - that was introduced with the iPhone 5, the sources said.

But due to difficulties with in-cell production technology for the larger 5.5-inch size, one of the sources said, a decision was made to begin mass production with the 4.7-inch version alone.

Production of 5.5-inch screens is expected to start several months later, with the possibility of a shift to a film sensor instead of in-cell technology for that size, the source said.

Japan Display will be the first supplier to start production, at its flagship plant at Mobara, east of Tokyo, as early as May, the sources said. The others are due to begin output around June.

Possible MH370 ditched into the ocean intact

As the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 entered its fourth week, two aviation experts told CNN there is a possibility the plane ditched into the ocean intact leaving little debris.

In an interview with the network's chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto, aviation analyst Miles O'Brien said there was a possibility that the plane could have gone into the water almost intact, but it would depend on several factors.

"It depends on who is flying. Is it on autopilot or was a human being manning it?

"If it's the autopilot, and it's been set for a specific speed and altitude, the autopilot will try desperately to maintain both as long as it can even as the engines run dry," he added.

When this happens, O'Brien revealed, the nose of the aircraft would start to pitch to about 40 degrees upward, which would put the plane in an unfavourable position.

"So when the autopilot gives up, and from what we've seen in the simulators, the aircraft goes down tail first," the expert said.

"The airplane could glide down and in essence you can perform a ditching."

However, whether or not it was done in darkness or daylight, would also determine if the plane ditched intact.

"It's pretty hard to ditch in the water at night. I am not exactly sure at that time - after that much flying - if there were daylight or darkness ... that would be a key thing," he added.

Centre for Ocean Engineering, Science and Technology director Alexander Babanin said: "I don't see why not, if the plane made an attempt to land rather than crash, it's certainly a possibility."

This comes after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced a week ago that flight MH370 had ended in the southern Indian Ocean after information from satellite data showed its last transmission there.

However, no debris from the plane has been been found since it disappeared off the radar on March 8, just after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, with 239 passengers and crew, bound for Beijing.

Najib had earlier said that the plane had made a turn back off its scheduled course and flew over Peninsula Malaysia before flying on for hours towards the southern Indian Ocean.

Questions have been raised over the fact that the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) had not intercepted MH370 when it was detected on military radar flying in Malaysian air space on March 8.

Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri told Parliament that the RMAF had detected the plane, but as it was a non-hostile aircraft, they had assumed that it was under instructions from the control tower located in Subang, but later retracted his statement, citing it inaccurate.

In the interview with CNN, O'Brien said Malaysia was reluctant to talk about why the military had not raised an alarm as it might highlight the "exploitable holes" to the world.

"Perhaps the lack of responsiveness in their air defence, so that's probably why we're not getting much on that front right now, which is unfortunate," he added. – March 31, 2014.

Saturday 15 March 2014

Isu terkini

MALAYSIA BENAM CABARAN CANADA

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia beraksi cemerlang untuk mencatat kemenangan kedua dalam kejohanan hoki Piala Sultan Azlan Shah 2014 apabila mengalahkan Kanada 3-1 dalam perlawanan yang berlangsung di Stadium Azlan Shah, Ipoh semalam.

Kemenangan itu meletakkan Malaysia di anak tangga ketiga dengan tujuh mata, hanya ketinggalan kepada Korea Selatan di tempat kedua menerusi perbezaan jumlah gol.

Skuad muda bimbingan Muhammad Dharma Raj Abdullah sebelum ini menewaskan Afrika Selatan 3-2 dalam perlawanan pembukaan pada Khamis lalu dan mencatat keputusan seri 2-2 menentang Korea Selatan kelmarin untuk terus mengekalkan rekod tanpa kalah.

Kemenangan semalam sangat penting buat pasukan bimbingan Muhammad Dharma untuk mencari slot ke perlawanan akhir Ahad ini, selepas Korea Selatan berjaya menewaskan China 3-2 dalam satu lagi perlawanan.

Skuad kebangsaan berjaya membuka jaringan seawal minit keempat menerusi gerakan padang Faizal Saari selepas menerima hantaran Muhammad Marhan Jalil.

Bagaimanapun, Kanada berjaya menyamakan kedudukan 10 minit kemudian berpunca daripada pukulan sudut penalti yang disempurnakan Adam Froese.

Malaysia sepatutnya dihadiahkan pukulan penalti stroke pada minit ke-31 apabila Firhan Ashaari ditolak dalam kawasan separuh bulatan ketika cuba melakukan pukulan namun tidak diendahkan oleh pengadil.

Faizal sekali mencatat nama sebagai penjaring gol apabila menyempurnakan pukulan sudut penalti pada minit ke-46 sebelum Ahmad Kazamirul Ahmad Nasruddin mengesahkan kemenangan Malaysia melalui gol ketiga pada minit ke-67.

Esok Malaysia akan menentang China dan perlu mencatat kemenangan bagi membolehkan mereka terus mencabar kedudukan teratas liga yang sekarang ini dikuasai oleh penyandang juara, Australia dan Korea Selatan.

Australia terus unggul di anak tangga teratas selepas membelasah Afrika Selatan 7-0 dalam perlawanan yang berlangsung lebih awal, sekali gus mengekalkan rekod menang dalam kesemua tiga perlawanan yang telah diharungi.

Robot cipta rekod dunia permainan Rubik

LONDON 16 Mac - Sebuah robot memecah rekod Guinness World Records dalam cabaran menyelesaikan permainan kiub Rubik dengan catatan masa terpantas.

DailyMail Online melaporkan, robot Cubestormer 3 menyelesaikan permainan kiub itu dalam masa hanya 3.253 saat, sekali gus memadamkan rekod Cubestormer 2 sebelum ini dengan catatan masa 5.27 saat.

Rekod baharu itu dicatat pada pertandingan kiub Rubik di Big Bang Fair, Birmingham, baru-baru ini.
Sebelum itu, rekod terpantas dicatatkan adalah 10.69 saat, juga oleh sebuah robot binaan pelajar jurusan komputer dari Universiti Teknologi Melbourne, Australia pada 2011.

Robot Cubestormer 3 dibina dalam tempoh 18 bulan oleh pakar kejuruteraan, David Gilday dan Mike Dobson daripada syarikat teknologi, ARMMobile
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Mesin tersebut menggunakan teknologi telefon pintar Samsung Galaxy S4 untuk menganalisis kiub sebelum empat tangan robot berkenaan menyelesaikan permainan.

Rekod menyelesaikan kiub Rubik terpantas dicatatkan oleh manusia dilakukan oleh Mats Valk dari Belanda pada tahun lalu dengan rekod 5.55 saat.

Selain itu, Feliks Zemdegs memegang rekod melengkapkan cabaran tersebut hanya menggunakan sebelah tangan dengan catatan 9.03 saat, manakala seorang peserta, Fakhri Raihaan menyelesaikan permainan berkenaan menggunakan kaki dalam tempoh 27.93 saat.

Mahathir sedih kenang tragedi MH370

KUALA LUMPUR 17 Mac - Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad melahirkan rasa sedih terhadap insiden kehilangan pesawat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 pada 8 Mac lalu.

Beliau berkata, kejadian itu amat pelik kerana banyak pihak sukar mengesan pesawat itu.

Katanya, negara ini yang mempunyai teknologi tinggi sehingga mampu mencari seseorang menerusi satelit turut gagal menemukan pesawat berkenaan.

"Saya sangat sedih. Kita tidak dapat mencari walaupun sebuah pesawat yang besar menerusi teknologi yang canggih ini.

"Saya berasa sedih untuk penumpang-penumpang dan anak kapal yang terlibat," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri Rundingan Meja Bulat Antarabangsa Mengenai Menangani Krisis Kewangan Antarabangsa anjuran Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana di sini hari ini.

Yang turut hadir Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar dan bekas Menteri Kewangan II, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

Sementara itu, Dr. Mahathir berkata, insiden tersebut mesti mempunyai bukti sama ada selamat mendarat dan terhempas di darat atau di laut.

Ketika ditanya kebarangkalian pesawat itu dirampas, beliau bagaimanapun enggan membuat ulasan berdasarkan spekulasi semata-mata.

Rajin ulang kaji faktor kejayaan

Mohamed Nuriman Ya’kob menerima Anugerah Pelajar Terbaik dan Anugerah Projek HIRARC Terbaik daripada Ar. Mior Zawari Hassan dalam Majlis Konvokesyen Kali Ke-3 Kolej Consist di Kuala Lumpur, baru-baru ini.

Usaha gigih tanpa mengenal erti putus asa dan rajin mengulang kaji pelajaran menjadi kunci kejayaan kepada graduan Diploma Pengurusan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan, Mohamed Nuriman Ya’kob, 24, apabila muncul pemenang Anugerah Projek HIRARC Terbaik 2013 (Pengenalpastian Hazard, Penaksiran Risiko dan Kawalan Risiko) sempena komvokesyen Kali Ke-3 Kolej Consist di Dewan Perdana Suria di kolej tersebut baru-baru ini.

Mohamed Nuriman berkata, kejayaan itu sebenarnya adalah hasil kesungguhan dan tunjuk ajar pensyarah dan dirinya yang bertekad untuk mencapai keputusan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan.

“Sebenarnya saya memang terkejut mendapat anugerah berkenaan, kejayaan ini juga atas dorongan kedua ibu bapa saya. Saya bersyukur apabila dianugerahkan dua kategori iaitu pelajar terbaik keseluruhan dan pemenang Anugerah Projek HIRARC terbaik.

“Inilah kenangan manis yang sukar dilupakan, setelah mengikuti pengajian di kolej ini," katanya ketika ditemui dalam Majlis Konvokesyen Kali Ke-3 Kolej Consist baru-baru ini.

Majlis konvokesyen itu telah disempurnakan Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Malaysia, Datuk Ir. Dr. Johari Basri.

Yang turut hadir, Ketua Eksekutif Kolej Consist, Ar. Mior Zawari Hassan.

Pada majlis konvokesyen itu, seramai 214 graduan Diploma Pengurusan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan dan Diploma Ergonomik menerima diploma masing-masing.

Yang turut menerima Anugerah Pelajar Terbaik ialah Lai Jin Leong, Muhammad Izzat Rashid, Mohammad Zharif Mohd. Zin dan Te Hang Loong.

Peka dengan perubahan kesihatan

SALAH satu tanggapan yang perlu diubah oleh wanita adalah penyakit jantung hanya berlaku kepada kaum lelaki.

Golongan Hawa perlu menyedari bahawa kajian daripada Persatuan Jantung Kebangsaan Malaysia menunjukkan penyakit jantung merupakan pembunuh nombor satu wanita Malaysia dengan kematian disebabkannya adalah dua setengah kali ganda lebih kerap berbanding semua jenis kanser.

Konsultan Kardiologi, Dr. Lim Bee Chian berkata, purata kematian wanita Malaysia yang meninggal dunia disebabkan penyakit jantung sangat tinggi dan semakin meningkat setiap tahun.

“Sebanyak 34 peratus wanita di Malaysia mempunyai penyakit jantung. Mereka yang berumur lebih 25 tahun lebih berisiko berikutan amalan gaya hidup yang tidak seimbang. Wanita yang berumur 40 hingga 60 tahun dan telah menopaus juga berisiko tinggi menghidap penyakit jantung.

“Kajian juga menunjukkan sebanyak 66,000 orang telah meninggal dunia disebabkan penyakit jantung dengan 54 peratus peratus adalah wanita dan 46 peratus lelaki.

“Kajian oleh Persatuan Jantung Sedunia juga menunjukkan sebanyak 64 peratus wanita telah meninggal dunia secara tiba-tiba tanpa mempunyai simptom-simptom penyakit tersebut.

"Walaupun individu tersebut tidak mempunyai simptom, itu bukan bermakna beliau tidak mempunyai risiko menghidap penyakit jantung," katanya.

Tambah Dr. Bee Chian lagi, memandangkan wanita adalah tunggak kepada sebuah keluarga dalam memastikan segala urusan harian berjalan lancar, beberapa faktor penting menyebabkan mereka terdorong mendapat penyakit jantung berbanding lelaki.

Katanya, wanita apabila berkahwin dan mempunyai anak, mereka merupakan insan yang sentiasa prihatin dengan kebajikan dan keperluan keluarganya.

"Dalam pada masa yang sama mereka terlupa untuk memberi perhatian kepada kesihatan mereka sendiri. Jika mereka mendapat sakit seperti simptom penyakit jantung mereka tidak mengambil serius terhadap kesakitan yang dialami kerana kurang kesedaran tentang penyakit tersebut.

“Mereka hanya akan datang berjumpa doktor untuk mendapatkan pemeriksaan selanjutnya apabila kesakitan yang dihadapi sudah tidak terkawal, seperti seringkali merasai denyutan jantung yang tidak normal, yang menyebabkan mereka pengsan secara tiba-tiba," katanya.

Menurut Dr. Bee Chian lagi, wanita perlu lebih prihatin tahap kesihatan mereka dan mengetahui simptom-simptom penyakit jantung seperti merasai sakit dada yang menekan sehingga ke paras dada dan mengalami sesak nafas secara tiba-tiba.

“Mereka yang mempunyai simptom-simptom ini perlu berjumpa doktor untuk mendapatkan rawatan selanjutnya.

"Rawatan dan diagnosis awal boleh mencegah penyakit tersebut menyerang sekali gus menyelamatkan nyawa mereka.

“Terdapat banyak cara untuk mengurangkan peluang-peluang mendapat penyakit jantung. Antaranya, mengawal tekanan darah, selalu bersenam, berhenti merokok, jalankan pemeriksaan kencing manis, periksa tahap kolesterol dan banyak mengambil buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran," katanya.