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            <title>[WTS] Radeon RX570 Nitro+ 4GB GDDR5 OC Edition</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4737116</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://us.dl.sapphiretech.com/archive/gm/PDimg/Sapphire_201718112840.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Item: &lt;/b&gt; Radeon RX570 Nitro+ 4GB GDDR5 OC Edition &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Package includes: &lt;/b&gt; Original box, CD, GPU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quantity: &lt;/b&gt;12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price:&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;span style='color:red'&gt;RM400 each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warranty: &lt;/b&gt; I am not too sure how long is the warranty. These cards were purchased close to the end of 2017. I can double check with my supplier if you are interested. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing method: &lt;/b&gt; COD, you can come examine the GPU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location: &lt;/b&gt; Ampang/Jelatek/Keramat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact method/details: &lt;/b&gt; PM me, or I can send my number via PM&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Item(s) conditions: &lt;/b&gt; Perfect, mining room was temperature cooled (2 air conditioners, 1 and 2 horsepowers) with an outlet fan, pretty much in a sealed off room, no dust at all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reason for sale: &lt;/b&gt; Started mining mid 2017, these cards came much later, a bit too late to the game, these cards are not profitable for ETH anymore but still has value for gaming, which I don&amp;#39;t have the time to do. They have not been used for at least 4 months, just lying idle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Product Info: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4GB 256-Bit GDDR5&lt;br /&gt;Boost Clock 1340 MHz&lt;br /&gt;1 x DL-DVI-D 2 x HDMI 2.0b 2 x DisplayPort 1.4&lt;br /&gt;2048 Stream Processors&lt;br /&gt;PCI Express 3.0</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Display Cards Garage Sales</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:37:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTS] Palit GTX 560 1GB GDDR5 256 OC</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3061067</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Item(s):&lt;/b&gt; Palit GTX 560 1GB GDDR5 256 OC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Package includes:&lt;/b&gt; Electrostatic Cover, Box (for a different GC), Guide (Didn&amp;#39;t keep the old box)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price:&lt;/b&gt; Unsure, Pls offer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warranty:&lt;/b&gt; Expired, 2 week warranty &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dealing method:&lt;/b&gt; COD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location of seller:&lt;/b&gt; Ampang&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact method/details:&lt;/b&gt; PM &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Age of item:&lt;/b&gt; Just under 2 years, purchased 17 Jan 2012&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Item(s) conditions:&lt;/b&gt; Used before upgrading last week, worked fine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Picture:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/ZYVYr5G.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/KE6VEJM.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reason for sale:&lt;/b&gt; Upgraded to new GC</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Garage Sales Archive</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:11:40 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Value of coins</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1880126</link>
            <description>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sort of just started out with collecting coins. I have these two rather unusual coins. Does anybody know the value of both of these coins ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('65ab1aca320cfad472150e6baba5d0ac')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;65ab1aca320cfad472150e6baba5d0ac&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.xup.in/pic,85096939/sc0000.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.xup.in/pic,56820071/sc0002.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('d6a5c4fcd8e0b2735a4f33e638f85495')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;d6a5c4fcd8e0b2735a4f33e638f85495&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.xup.in/pic,56757076/sc0001.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.xup.in/pic,22655630/sc0003.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Hobbies, Collectibles and Model Kits</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:12:15 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>HP DV6500</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1794074</link>
            <description>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a DV6500 that I am planning to get it fixed up and pass it to somebody else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However the screen is busted (there is no light emitting from it) and the motherboard is fried (I am very certain). The other problem is that the hard drive contains important banking information. If I were to remove the hard drive would I still be able to send it for repairs, or would I be required to send in the entire laptop in one piece  ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does anybody know any god laptop repair professionals around Ampang ? And any estimate on the cost of repairing it ? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The warranty is past due btw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any help would be appreciated, thanks.</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Technical Support</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:26:48 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Gunman Kills Himself After School Board Meeting</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1677828</link>
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            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:12:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Resolution issues when uplugging</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1460766</link>
            <description>Hi there,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a small problem that I just cannot a solution for it, was wondering if you guys can help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a HP HDX 16 that is plugged into an extension dock, the HP xb3000, which is plugged into several devices including a Samsung SyncMaster 2043. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While plugged into the dock, I am able to change my screen resolution to 1600 x 900 (for both monitors) for the Samsung monitor that is the highest available resolution, which is the resolution I prefer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I unplug the laptop from the dock, the resolution defaults back to 1920 x 1080, and I am unable to switch to 1600 x 900 on the laptop. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any ideas ? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Technical Support</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:10:43 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Removing emails on server</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1419605</link>
            <description>Hi there,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am having a major problem with Outlook 2010, there does not seem to be any option to purge emails from the server once they are received by Outlook 2010. There was a simple option in Outlook 2007, purging email from server or something familiar. Does anybody know how to do this ?</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Software</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:05:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Nazca Lines circa 200 BC</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1414215</link>
            <description>Haven&amp;#39;t seen this posted here. It is amazing how these lines were made. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some information about the lines: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('7b0d7c250db59918c03f3d91b91c5f27')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;7b0d7c250db59918c03f3d91b91c5f27&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs  located in the Nazca Desert of Peru. They have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa  on the Pampas de Jumana. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 200 BCE and 700 CE. The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks or orcas, llamas, and lizards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lines are shallow designs made in the ground by removing the ubiquitous reddish pebbles and uncovering the whitish ground beneath. Hundreds are simple lines or geometric shapes; more than seventy are designs of animal, bird, fish or human figures. The largest figures are over 200 metres (660 ft) across. Scholars differ in interpreting the purpose of the designs, but they generally ascribe religious significance to them, as they were major works that required vision, planning and coordination of people to achieve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The geometric ones could indicate the flow of water or be connected to rituals to summon water. The spiders, birds, and plants could be fertility symbols. Other possible explanations include: irrigation schemes or giant astronomical calendars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Due to the dry, windless and stable climate of the plateau and its isolation, for the most part the lines have been preserved. Extremely rare changes in weather may temporarily alter the general designs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines' target='_blank'&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the images&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nasca_Astronaut_2007_08.JPG/800px-Nasca_Astronaut_2007_08.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Lignes_de_Nazca_oiseau.jpg/800px-Lignes_de_Nazca_oiseau.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Lignes_de_Nazca_D%C3%A9cembre_2006_-_Colibri_1.jpg/800px-Lignes_de_Nazca_D%C3%A9cembre_2006_-_Colibri_1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Nasca_Condor_2007_08.JPG/800px-Nasca_Condor_2007_08.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Nazca-lineas-perro-c01.jpg/696px-Nazca-lineas-perro-c01.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.riantours.com/nazca_lines_photo.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nazca.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:29:52 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>4000 prisoners to be released</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1367875</link>
            <description>&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Early release for 4,000 to ease prison congestion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('6c45b4cc3cc411ff563088329d67ccbd')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;6c45b4cc3cc411ff563088329d67ccbd&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Early release for 4,000 to ease prison congestion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010/03/25&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Kristina George&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PUTRAJAYA: Four-thousand prisoners will soon be released before the completion of their sentence to ease congestion in the country&amp;#39;s jails.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Home Ministry director-general Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam said these ex-convicts would have to undergo counselling and participate in community programmes when they are freed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We will also ensure that these ex-convicts do not turn to crime again through our community outreach programmes and help them to blend quickly into society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Their movements will be closely monitored by Prison Department officials.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahmood was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting with the Malaysian Federation of Chinese Associations and the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce to find solutions to problems facing the Chinese community.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Latest statistics show that there are more than 36,000 prisoners in jails across the country, including 17,256 who were serving time for minor crimes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In earlier news reports, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said only prisoners serving time for minor crimes such as theft or those who have less than one year of jail term remaining would take part in the community service programme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the community service programme could play an alternative role for those involved in petty crimes as they need not go to prison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mahmood said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would announce the starting date for the programme today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the Chinese community had responded positively to the ministry&amp;#39;s efforts to reduce street crimes by 20 per cent this year as shown by the ministry&amp;#39;s National Key Result Areas (NKRA).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the number of these cases in the capital dropped by 1,911 to 4,567 in the first two months of this year compared with 6,478 cases in the same period last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We have received input from these Chinese associations and are looking into their proposals to reduce the crime rate in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We will also be meeting with the Indian and Malay associations next week to gather their input.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also present at the meeting was Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://nst.com.my/articles/20ash/Article/index_html' target='_blank'&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia has approx 36,040 prisoners, 4000 are to be released making up almost 11% of prisoners.</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:43:44 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>The True Story of the Real Emily Rose</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1354643</link>
            <description>&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;This is not for the faint hearted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was searching for the 10 most incredible recordings and came across Anneliese Michel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Anneliese Michel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('53aab62422f8c8cbabed6bb41f08b51f')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;53aab62422f8c8cbabed6bb41f08b51f&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anneliese Michel (September 21, 1952 – July 1, 1976) was a German Catholic woman who was said to be possessed by demons and subsequently underwent an exorcism. Two motion pictures, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem, are loosely based on Michel&amp;#39;s story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michel experienced what is recognized by medical professionals as severe psychiatric disturbances from the age of 16 to her death, at age 23 from malnutrition secondary to mental illness. She apparently intended her death by starvation to &amp;quot;atone for the wayward youth of the day and the apostate priests of the modern church&amp;quot;.[1] After several years of ineffective psychiatric treatment, she refused medical treatment and requested an exorcism.[1] Both priests who performed the exorcism and Michel&amp;#39;s parents were convicted of negligent manslaughter because they did not seek medical treatment (for her refusal to eat) on her behalf and over her objections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Early life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anneliese Michel was born on September 21, 1952 in Klingenberg, Bavaria, Germany. Michel was raised in a strict Catholic family. A devout girl, she tried to make reparations for the sins of wayward priests and drug addicts by sleeping on a bare floor in the middle of winter.[2]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1968, when Anneliese was 16 and still in high school, she began to suffer from convulsions. Court findings had her experiencing her first epileptic attack in 1969.[1] It was then that a neurologist at the Psychiatric Clinic Würzburg diagnosed her with grand mal epilepsy.&lt;br /&gt;Psychiatric treatment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soon, Anneliese started experiencing hallucinations while praying. She also began to hear voices, which told her that she was damned.[3] By 1973 Anneliese was suffering from depression and considering suicide.[1] Her behavior became increasingly bizarre; she tore off her clothes, ate coal, and licked up her own urine.[1]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being admitted to an unnamed psychiatric hospital did not improve Michel&amp;#39;s health. Moreover, her depression began to deepen. She grew increasingly frustrated with medical intervention as it did not improve her condition. Long-term medical treatment proved unsuccessful; her condition, including her depression, worsened with time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having centered her life around devout Catholic faith, Michel began to attribute her condition to demonic possession. Michel became intolerant of sacred places and objects, such as the crucifix, which she attributed to her own demonic possession. Throughout the course of the religious rites Michel underwent, she was prescribed antipsychotic drugs, which she may or may not have stopped taking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In June 1970, Michel suffered a third seizure at the psychiatric hospital she had been staying in and was prescribed anticonvulsants for the first time. The name of this drug is not known, and it did not bring about immediate alleviation of Michel&amp;#39;s symptoms. She also continued talking about what she called &amp;quot;devil faces&amp;quot;, seen by her during various times of the day. Michel became convinced that conventional medicine was of no help. Growing increasingly adamant that her illness was of a spiritual kind, she appealed to the Church to perform an exorcism on her. That same month, she was prescribed another drug, Aolept (pericyazine), which is a phenothiazine with general properties similar to those of chlorpromazine: pericyazine is used in the treatment of various psychoses, including schizophrenia and disturbed behavior.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In November 1973, Michel started her treatment with Tegretol (carbamazepine), which is an antiepileptic drug. Michel took this medicine frequently, until shortly before her death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exorcism and death&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1975, when Anneliese was 23 years old, an older woman who accompanied Anneliese Michel on a pilgrimage concluded that Anneliese was suffering from demonic possession because Michel was unable to walk past a certain icon of Jesus Christ and refused to drink the water of a holy spring.[1] An exorcist in a nearby town examined Michel and believed she was suffering from demonic possession.[1] The bishop issued permission to perform the rite of exorcism according to the Rituale Romanum of 1614.[1]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She and her parents were convinced that she was possessed. After years of unsuccessful psychiatric treatments, they gave up on medical treatment and chose to rely solely on the exorcisms for healing.[1] The rites of exorcism were performed over the course of about ten months in 1976. A total of sixty-seven exorcism sessions were held, one or two each week, some lasting up to four hours. Michel at this time was refusing medical care, refusing to eat, and talking about her death being a form of atonement for other people&amp;#39;s sins.[1]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On July 1, 1976, Anneliese Michel died in her sleep. The autopsy report stated that her death resulted from the malnutrition and dehydration due to almost a year of semi-starvation during which time the rites of exorcism were also performed.[citation needed]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trial and courtroom charges&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After an investigation, the state prosecutor maintained that Michel&amp;#39;s death could have been prevented even one week before she died. He charged all four defendants—Pastor Ernst Alt and Father Arnold Renz as well as the parents—with negligent manslaughter for failing to call a medical doctor to address her eating disorder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trial started on March 30, 1978, in the district court and drew intense interest. Before the court, the doctors claimed the woman was not possessed, although Dr. Richard Roth, who was asked for medical help by Father Alt, allegedly said after the exorcism he witnessed on May 30, 1976, that &amp;quot;there is no injection against the devil, Anneliese&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The priests were defended by church-paid lawyers, and the parents were defended by Erich Schmidt-Leichner. Schmidt-Leichner claimed that the exorcism was legal and that the German constitution protected citizens in the unrestricted exercise of their religious beliefs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The defense played tapes recorded at the exorcism sessions, sometimes featuring what was claimed to be &amp;quot;demons arguing&amp;quot;, as proof that Michel was indeed possessed. Both priests presented their deeply held conviction that she was possessed and that she was finally freed by exorcism just before she died.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ultimately, the accused were found guilty of manslaughter resulting from negligence and were sentenced to a six months in prison (which was converted into three years of probation). It was a far lighter sentence than anticipated by most people. Yet, it was more than demanded by the prosecution, who had asked that the priests only be fined and that the parents be found guilty but not punished.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the trial, the major lingering issues were related to the church itself. A not-guilty verdict could be seen as opening the gate to more exorcism attempts, and possibly unfortunate outcomes. But for the most part, experienced observers believed the effect would be the opposite: that merely bringing charges of negligent homicide against priests and parents would provoke changes and more caution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exhumation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before the trial, the parents asked the authorities for permission to exhume the remains of their daughter. They did so as a result of a message received from a Carmelite nun from the district of Allgäu in southern Bavaria. The nun had told the parents that a vision had revealed to her that their daughter&amp;#39;s body was still intact and that this authenticated the supernatural character of her case. The official reason presented by the parents to authorities was that Michel had been buried in undue hurry in a cheap coffin. Almost two years after the burial, on February 25, 1978, her remains were replaced in a new oak coffin lined with tin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The official reports (to date undisputed by any authority) state that the body bore the signs of consistent deterioration. The accused exorcists were discouraged from seeing the remains of Michel. Father Arnold Renz later stated that he had been prevented from entering the mortuary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[link title]==Legacy== Bishop Josef Stangl, who approved the exorcism and corresponded by letter on the case with the two priests a dozen times, also was investigated by state authorities. It was decided not to indict him or summon him to appear at the trial due to his age and poor health. The bishop stated that his actions were all within the bounds of canon law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The courtroom case, called the Klingenberg Case, became the basis of Scott Derrickson&amp;#39;s 2005 movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose. The film significantly deviates from the actual events (for example, the film is set in the United States, Michel was renamed Emily Rose, and the court case was shown with a substantially different outcome). The German-language film Requiem (2006) by Hans-Christian Schmid is a much truer account of the real-life events.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, Michel&amp;#39;s grave in Klingenberg am Main remains a place of pilgrimage for many Catholics who consider Anneliese Michel a devout believer who experienced extreme sufferings to assist departed souls in purgatory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since her death, various psychiatrists and other people have speculated that she might have had dissociative identity disorder (commonly known as multiple personality disorder.) Some doctors have suggested that many of Michel&amp;#39;s symptoms are consistent with, and suggestive of, mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) section on dissociative disorders, and/or with behaviors observed in patients with these disorders, such as the temporary adoption of bizarre, rigid body postures (dystonia); the use of the first-person plural pronoun we to describe one&amp;#39;s self; the markedly dilated pupils not explained by any external stimuli; full or partial amnesia; the emergence of distinct personalities among the demons; Michel&amp;#39;s feeling as though her body was acting outside her volition (depersonalization); fear or rejection of sexuality; the persistence of these symptoms despite medical treatment, and in absence of any known medical cause; and many others. Anneliese&amp;#39;s symptoms have also been compared with those of schizophrenia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Public Image Limited song &amp;quot;Annalisa&amp;quot;, from their debut LP in 1978, was inspired by Michel&amp;#39;s exorcism and death. The song &amp;quot;Anneliese&amp;quot;, from the album In Solitude (2006) from the band Worwyk, also refers to Michel&amp;#39;s story. The Indianapolis based band Blue Luster recorded the song &amp;quot;Anneliese&amp;quot; for their 2007 debut. The song was inspired by Anneliese&amp;#39;s story and the song deals directly with her exorcism and death. The song can be found on iTunes or at www.blueluster.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the idea existing in the Spiritist doctrine, what happened to Anneliese Michel would most likely have been a spiritual oppression carried out by non-physical entities devoted to evil. To better understand how Spiritism comprehends the case of Anneliese and to have access to a critical examination of the events in accordance with this concept, which has considerable differences in relation to demonic possession regarding the causal aspects of the phenomenon, see the article Obsession.&lt;br /&gt;[edit] Skeptical criticism&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently, the use of techniques of exorcism divides world public opinion between religious and skeptical ones, as we can see in the article by Palmira Silva [1], Portuguese contributor of Diário Ateísta, in which she criticizes the interpretation adopted by American film The Exorcism of Emily Rose:&lt;br /&gt;“ 	Around the world, even the first world, we see a worrying medieval regression to unexpected superstitions at a time when scientific advances demystified and explained the biological and psychological reasons of behaviors identified as demonic possessions at the time when Inquisition sent to fire witches and heretics. 	”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Subsequently, a committee of the German Bishops Conference declared that Anneliese Michel had not been possessed, which was considered by many as an act of self-preservation by the Catholic Church.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel' target='_blank'&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some pictures of her before and after&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('dff4d0cd98ca6f7aa79207522b815764')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;dff4d0cd98ca6f7aa79207522b815764&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.trueghosttales.com/img/anneliese-michel-child.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://grafik.rp.pl/grafika2/118524.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.zumacaya.com/emily_rose_normal.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.peperina.it/blog/image/emilyrose.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jqLm4W1Sois/SgF7lJd6qvI/AAAAAAAASoU/BGkAoS8-yz0/s400/El+Exorcismo+de+Anneliese+Michel.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excepts from the recording&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]&amp;lt;object width=&amp;quot;480&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;385&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;movie&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/y0Ak-3wS7cQ&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;allowFullScreen&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;allowscriptaccess&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;always&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;embed src=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/y0Ak-3wS7cQ&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;&amp;quot; type=&amp;quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&amp;quot; allowscriptaccess=&amp;quot;always&amp;quot; allowfullscreen=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;480&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;385&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/embed&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/object&amp;gt;[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Ak-3wS7cQ' target='_blank'&gt;Exorcism of Anneliese Michel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not a religious person at all, my opinion would be that due to her mental issues and religious upbringing this resulted, however her voice is very disturbing.</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Al-Ma&amp;#39;unah - Malaysian Terrorist Website</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1249626</link>
            <description>Do you remember the terrorists that walked into the army camp and took a TON of weapons and ammunition ?&lt;br /&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t, check it out here --&amp;#62; &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mau%27nah' target='_blank'&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mau%27nah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How is it that their website is still up ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://members.tripod.com/~al_maunah/topics_english1.htm' target='_blank'&gt;http://members.tripod.com/~al_maunah/topics_english1.htm&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:33:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Saucerful of Secrets</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1207722</link>
            <description>I stumbled upon this song several months back, and think the guitar work is amazing, however my knowledge of effects and processors are rather limited. It will be really great to replicate the sounds used for sliding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yQFV58-0o[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yQFV58-0o' target='_blank'&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This dude comes extremely close.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3anAljmQmDo[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3anAljmQmDo' target='_blank'&gt;Dude playing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any pros out there know about the effects and how to get that insanely high pitch slide ?</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Musicians</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Aussie Doc&amp;#39;s Malaysian killers may return</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1207694</link>
            <description>We have enough killers and nut cases here, we do not need anymore. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('4afbcf4216ee7eab11776730cd475257')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;4afbcf4216ee7eab11776730cd475257&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Move to stop release of surgeon’s Malaysian killer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MELBOURNE: The New South Wales state government will ask the State Parole Authority to reverse its decision to release one of the two Malaysians convicted of murdering renowned heart surgeon Victor Chang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The parole authority has determined that Phillip Lim Choon Tee will be released from Parramatta Jail on Nov 11, when he would have served his minimum sentence of 18 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr Chang, 54, was shot dead on a footpath at Mosman in Sydney&amp;#39;s northern suburbs on July 4, 1991, in a failed extortion attempt by Liew Chew Seng alias Ah Sung and Lim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liew and Lim were found guilty of murder and were jailed for a maximum of 26 years and 24 years, respectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State Corrective Services Minister John Robertson has asked Corrective Services Commissioner Ron Woodham to make a submission on behalf of the government urging the authority to overturn its decision on Lim&amp;#39;s release, the Australian Associated Press reports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Robertson said the parole authority could revoke a person&amp;#39;s parole up until the day they are released.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Assistance will also be provided to the Chang family should they wish to make a submission, Robertson said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;If Dr Chang&amp;#39;s family makes a submission I expect the parole authority would apply the appropriate weight to that submission in reconsidering the decision that they&amp;#39;ve made,&amp;quot; he told reporters Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Robertson admitted he only learnt of the decision to release Lim on Monday night and was investigating when his department was first made aware of the decision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Chang family was not informed of the release decision because the Victims Advisory Board registry only began in 1996.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Measures to extend the registry for those families of victims of crime predating 1996 who wanted to be on the database would now be examined, Robertson said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He has apologised to the Chang family for the public way in which they were informed of Lim&amp;#39;s release.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Dr Chang was a great Australian. He was somebody who saved a lot of lives, trained people who continue to save a lot of lives and obviously I&amp;#39;m very sorry that the family has had to go through this in such a public way,&amp;quot; Robertson said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;To relive that trauma is something that we are obviously very sorry for.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The minister said he had been advised Lim had been a &amp;quot;compliant inmate&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, he was concerned Lim would be deported to Malaysia as soon as he is released, meaning he won&amp;#39;t be subjected to the same strict parole conditions that he would face in New South Wales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The issue of his deportation would be raised in Woodham&amp;#39;s submission to the authority, Robertson said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I don&amp;#39;t think that is enough,&amp;quot; he said of Lim&amp;#39;s good behaviour in jail. - Bernama &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their plan as it was, is freaking brutal. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('be1946116fcfa3bb09b0980b34dc8a67')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;be1946116fcfa3bb09b0980b34dc8a67&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On 4 July 1991, Chang was shot twice in the head in a failed extortion attempt.[6] His body was found slumped in the gutter next to his car in Mosman.[7] Two Malaysian men, Chiew Seng Liew and Phillip Lim Choon Tee, ran their car into Chang&amp;#39;s vehicle, forcing him to pull over. After refusing to give them money and getting into an argument, Chiew fired the fatal shots. He was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 26 years. Lim received a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 24 years. Chiew pleaded guilty and Lim pleaded not guilty, claiming he did not know Chiew had a gun. Another man, Stanley Ng, abandoned an extortion plan a day before the murder. He had unsuccessfully tried detaining Chang twice to force him to give AU&amp;#036;3 million. Ng was given immunity for his evidence. The prosecution alleged the plan &lt;b&gt;had been to abduct Chang, tie him up with his family at his home in Clontarf, and threaten to hang them to coerce Chang into withdrawing money from the bank&lt;/b&gt;. In his ruling, Supreme Court judge John Slattery stated, &amp;quot;It was an absurd, improbable plan, always doomed to failure&amp;quot;.[6]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the 26th of October 2009, Local Time, &lt;b&gt;Chiew Seng Liew was awarded parole, and deportation to Malaysia, where he will be a free man&lt;/b&gt;. Pending a possible inquest of the New South Wales Government due to public outcry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rot in jail, please do not come back.  &lt;!--emo&amp;:furious:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/vmad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='vmad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you think ?</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:12:03 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Designing C++ structs</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1175732</link>
            <description>Hi programmers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can somebody come up with a simple or explain the design, for instance &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Struct 1 has a one to 0 to many relationship with Struct 2 and Struct 2 has a 0 to many relationship with Struct 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How would the typdef structs look ? I have been looking on the net for some explanations but can&amp;#39;t seem to get any.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any help is appreciated, thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ----- EDIT ------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To better illustrate what I mean,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Struct1&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;         |  1&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;         |  0..*&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;    Struct2&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;         |  0..*&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;         |  0..*&lt;br /&gt;         |&lt;br /&gt;     Struct3</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Codemasters</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:47:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Jaya Supermarket Collapse</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1165982</link>
            <description>This is what we can come up with after 3 months of investigations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('8e4b4e823b6632c2002e3e7733f928b0')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;8e4b4e823b6632c2002e3e7733f928b0&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;Jaya Supermart Collapse: ‘Something not done right’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: The committee set up to investigate the collapse of Jaya Supermarket in Section 14 in Petaling Jaya found &lt;b&gt;“something not done in the right way.”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A report with findings on the cause of the collapse and the parties involved in the incident was submitted to the Cabinet on Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also in the report were recommendations to strengthen laws and regulations on building demolition to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the committee --&lt;b&gt; comprising engineers, police, firemen, architects and others -- took three months to come out with its report.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the cause of the collapse had been identified but declined to reveal details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“A building has to be systematically demolished and if something goes wrong, that means certain things were done not in the right way,” he told a press conference at his office here on Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said his ministry was coordinating the report but it was up to the relevant agencies to take further action against those responsible, if any.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“They have to identify if any parties involved in the demolition works have to bear the responsibility, after seeking legal advice,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He did not mention which agencies would be taking that role, but it is believed that the Department of Occupational Safety and Health as well as Petaling Jaya City Council were among those involved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kong said the stop-work order at the site was still enforced until further notice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said the Construction Industry Development Board and Sirim were working on strengthening existing laws and regulations on building demolition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“They have to come out with standard procedures and proper methods of demolition for different types of buildings,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said they were also looking into tightening the requirements for re-development projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On May 28, part of the seven-storey iconic Jaya Supermarket in Petaling Jaya collapsed during demolishing works, killing seven construction workers.&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can ask anybody on the street and they would say &amp;quot;Ya, something went wrong&amp;quot;. Wow what transparency and information is contained in this report. Cause of the collapse has been identified, yes alright that&amp;#39;s good. Protecting the demolition company or what ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not an engineer but at least give something constructive, a child can tell you something went wrong. E.g. (i am being speculative) Columns of the building were not removed systematically, erosion from a nearby development went unaccounted for, etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Something went wrong&amp;quot; totally idiotic in my opinion. Is this what committees set up to investigate can come up with after 3 months, shouldn&amp;#39;t the headline just be a summary of the primary cause of the incident ? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you think, I am just being pissed off or there is some merit here ? I feel that a committee set up to investigate should be independent and at least provide some insight into what happened ?</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:30:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Problem Deleting Unread Messages In Tracker</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/801850</link>
            <description>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tried deleting a message that I tracked but was unread. Pasted below is the error:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There appears to be an error with the database.&lt;br /&gt;You can try to refresh the page by clicking here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Error Returned&lt;br /&gt;mySQL query error: SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE mt_id, mt_msg_id, mt_from_id, mt_to_id, mt_owner_id, mt_vid_folder, mt_sender_deleted FROM ibf_message_topics WHERE mt_read=0 and mt_tracking=1 AND mt_from_id=150020 mt_id IN (9299723) mySQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near &amp;#39;mt_id IN (9299723)&amp;#39; at line 1 mySQL error code: Date: Friday 26th 2008f September 2008 12:08:43 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We apologise for any inconvenience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does anybody else have this error ? I can&amp;#39;t seem to delete any unread messages.</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Feedback and Helpdesk</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:11:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Weird PM Problem</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
            <description></description>
            <category>Technical Support</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Weird PM Problem</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/665000</link>
            <description>Hi, this is really weird, I keep on getting emails saying people have sent a PM to me, but when i click on the link in the email, it lands up at an error page saying&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That message does not exist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is weird, never happened before, please help..</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Feedback and Helpdesk</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:32:46 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[WTS] █ █ ALTEC LANSING 2.0,2.1,5.1 Speakers █ █</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/643945</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://www.gtgases.com.my/uploads/Altec-Lansing.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;GENERAL TERMS OF CONDITION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. We reserve the rights to ammend the following terms and rules at our own discretion.&lt;br /&gt;II. Please read all Terms and Conditions before purchasing.&lt;br /&gt;III. We would try our best to provide the best pre-sales and after sales service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;HOW TO ORDER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. You could place your order for the above items by posting it here or sending me a private message (pm).&lt;br /&gt;II. Let us know your delivery method as whether you plan to collect the items yourself or by other delivery methods stated below, this is to ensure smooth transaction and delivery asap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;PAYMENT TERMS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. Bank in full amount upon order confirmation.&lt;br /&gt;II. In the event of no stock for one or more items, funds banked in would be refunded upon customer&amp;#39;s request smile.gif&lt;br /&gt;III. Only orders which have had their payment settled be process, non-payment orders would not be entertain as to protect from time wasters.&lt;br /&gt;IV. Payments received/confirmed after 9:30am would have their orders processed the next morning else receive/confirmed before 9:30am would be processed on the same day itself.&lt;br /&gt;V. Please take note especially for Interbank Transfers (GIRO) Payments will take up to 2 days to clear. so if you&amp;#39;re considering using GIRO do let me know before hand &amp;amp; settle the payment earlier a few days before payment dateline so that your orders would be processed and ship out as soon as possible. Refer to here for more info : &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/338243' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/338243&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;COD/SELF COLLECTION TERMS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. Deposit payment of at least 50% of the total amount is required for COD &amp;amp; Self Collection orders, the remaining amount could be made during COD/Self Collection.&lt;br /&gt;II. Please take note that the 50% deposit would not be refunded in case of order cancellation, serious buyers should not face this problem at all icon_idea.gif&lt;br /&gt;III. Items to be collected at designated self collection locations only or as agreed by us, any other places would not be entertained, as this is to avoid time wasting and to provide better service for other customers as well, please choose the courier method if you are unable to meet the requirements for self collection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WARRANTY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. Please refer to the products description for warranty period. All warranty by Local Distributor. In the process of Warranty Claim (RMA) process can be done through us or with the distributor directly.&lt;br /&gt;II. Please retain given receipt of purchase to ensure smooth warranty claim, although we have a copy of your receipt, but by keeping the original given to you, time would be safe by eliminating the searching of the copy receipt thus ensuring faster warranty claim smile.gif&lt;br /&gt;III. Claiming warranty form the above stated warranty period, buyer bears the cost of sending the item back to us. We would handle the warrany claim (RMA) process for you. Once your item returns from warranty claim (RMA), We will advice on collection for it.&lt;br /&gt;IV. Please take note that warranty does not cover:&lt;br /&gt;- Damages to item done deliberately or improper handling of it.&lt;br /&gt;- Modifying, repairing the product without written consent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;SHIPPING &amp;amp; HANDLING&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I. RISK OF LOSS - All items purchased from me are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the courier service.&lt;br /&gt;II. Shipping Insurance is available for expensive items, please contact me for more information.&lt;br /&gt;III. In the event of loss, we will try our best to help you file a item lost claim from the said courier service, please take not lose claim can take from few weeks to one month.&lt;br /&gt;IV. ETA - Once payment made to me we&amp;#39;ll make order from supplier and send out the items. Most people should get their items one or two days after item being sent out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sales &amp;amp; Enquiries would be Handled by:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showuser=159071' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;FusionIT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showuser=150020' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Amrik&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showuser=4248' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Lalaman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lastly We Would Like To Thank You For Your Cooperation and Feel Free To Browse Around, All Enquiries Are Welcomed.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Payment Details&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.fusionit.com.my/uploads/private/Payment.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Amrik</author>
            <category>Garage Sales Archive</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:49:18 +0800</pubDate>
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