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WOT email protection by WOT (Web of Trust)

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WOT, Web of Trust, extends the safe surfing protection of its popular browser add-on to the top three web-based email services – Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. WOT checks links embedded in email and warns users of dangerous websites to help them avoid spam, phishing, identity theft and other Internet scams, before they risk clicking.

d r o m e d e r e l i c t by epiclectic

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epiFlection.epiclectic.com - The Album

Twisted graphic enhancements of mostly found life form images captured from the web-based world, courtesy of the epiPhone camera, Photoshop and the warped mind of the epiclectic.

Disclaimer - If anyone objects to me reprocessing one of their images, please drop me a flickr mail and I will be more than happy to provide a link to your original image - or remove it from my public photo stream.

Call for Images - If you have a photograph you would like to submit for an official epiFlection treatment, send me a flickr mail with a link to your photo. Once posted, you will get credit, a link to your photo, and a great photo for downloading, printing, framing and giving as a wonderful gift to loved ones in your close circle of friends.

PIC Programmers by samwibatt

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I'm starting to feel the inclination to get back into electronics hobbyism these days - and on the photography side that means closeup / macro shots will be coming along soon.

The fever hits me now and then to make some LEDs blink, and the way I generally do that is to write software for a microcontroller (MCU) - a tiny, cheap, single-chip computer - to do it.

Why bother? You might well ask. Well! MCUs form the heart of all sorts of nifty circuitry - anything that isn't actually a computer and yet is "computerized", which is pretty much everything, anymore. I plan to make fun simple things like clocks and little games and decorative blinky lights, but stuff like homemade MP3 players, GPS units, simple autonomous robots, and Web-based remote control devices are now well within the reach of hobbyist designers. All you have to do is get specialized circuitry to handle the GPS reception or MP3 decoding or time displaying, then plunk a MCU down to order it around according to directions specified by software you write.

These three circuits pictured are all "programmers", or interface devices that let you send MCU software from the PC where you wrote it to the actual MCU chip. These are all for the PIC family of chips manufactured by Microchip, Inc.

In the upper left, the venerable PIC-1a from 1996, a small-scale-commercial variant of a famous programmer invented in April 1994 by a hobbyist named David Tait. The "Tait Classic" circuit, as it came to be known, was intended only for one kind of PIC MCU, the surprisingly useful 16C84. It had space for a 1024-instruction program and 36 bytes of data RAM. Much, much more powerful MCUs are available these days for less than the old C84 cost, but it was a great little chip. The Tait programmer made hobbyist MCU programming affordable, I believe; until recently the professional-grade tools for it were very pricey by hobbyist terms. The Tait Classic could be built for a few dollars or ordered pre-assembled from a cottage industry sort of shop like I did for, IIRC, about $50.

In the upper right, a cottage-commercial version of the P16Pro40, which is basically a newer and more flexible version of the Tait Classic, able to handle several different chips. I think I got this one in about 2004.

These two both still work, as far as I know, but they connect to the PC through the parallel port - and modern PCs don't often have parallel ports! Certainly the little netbook I use now doesn't. Hence, my decision to buy the programmer in the bottom of the shot, the Pickit 3. It's a USB-based programmer made by Microchip itself, and it has several features the Tait-types don't - plus it's fairly cheap, as things like this now are (about $70 for the "deluxe" version of the Pickit 3).

Nifty, eh?

Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching Goes Bald for 5th Anniversary by Tune Hotels

Pic: Tune Hotels Country Head for Malaysia Kishore Suppiah (centre) with Sarawak Children's Cancer Society Manager Jodie Sim (left) and her colleague Jocelyn Stried.

NEWS RELEASE

TUNE HOTEL WATERFRONT KUCHING GOES BALD FOR 5TH ANNIVERSARY

Proceeds to benefit Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society

KUCHING, 22 March 2014 – To mark its fifth anniversary, Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching organised a special charity event for the benefit of children with cancer.

Fourteen volunteers went bald at the “Going Bald for Kids with Cancer” at the hotel here on Saturday, as part of the efforts to raise funds for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS). The event was part of SCCS’s annual ‘Go Bald’ event which is now running into its sixth year. The ‘Go Bald 6.0’ will officially kick off on 4 May 2014 at the CityONE Megamall in Kuching.

Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching led the way with a donation of RM6,300 to SCCS. As a show of support towards children with cancer and their families, 14 staff members of the hotel had their heads shaved, led by Tune Hotels Country Head for Malaysia, Kishore Suppiah.

To bump it up, Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching is also pledging RM5 for each online booking made from 22 March up to 28 March 2014 for immediate stays up until 30 April 2014, in addition to a 20 percent discount. Guests can log on to www.tunehotels.com to book and participate.

This is on top of an offline donation drive organised by the hotel staff as well as a donation box placed at the hotel reception. The sums will be tallied and all proceeds will go towards SCCS for the benefit of children with cancer.

Kishore Suppiah said: “This is a very meaningful way to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching. We are very proud to be working with the SCCS and be part of this year’s Go Bald 6.0 to help support the unfortunate children as well as their families and loved ones. We want to tell them to always be strong, keep on fighting and stay positive… that their hair loss is only temporary and part of the recovery process. After all, being bald is cool!”

SCCS Manager Jodie Sim said: “We are very pleased to have Tune Hotels coming on board for Go Bald 6.0 this year. We hope our Go Bald tour covering Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri this year will be the biggest ever. We look forward to more volunteers and donors who will come forward and participate for this noble cause.”

After Kuching on 4 May, the Go Bald 6.0 tour will stop at Delta Mall in Sibu on 11 May, followed by Parkcity Mall in Bintulu (18 May) and Miri’s Bintang Megamall (25 May).

Go Bald is an awareness cum fundraising event initiated by SCCS in 2009. The funds raised have gone towards providing financial assistance to needy families of a cancer child, accommodation and food for outstation patients, medical consumables, bone marrow transplants and in-ward tuition for the child patients.

SCCS also provides, counselling and emotional support to child patients and families, aside from organising fun outing and camps for them as a temporary getaway from their treatment. For more information, visit SCCS website www.sccs.my or Go Bald Facebook page www.facebook.com/GoBald.

The 135-room Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching opened its doors for business on 2 March 2009. It was the third hotel in the network.

Situated along the city’s famed riverside, the hotel is a perfect gateway to explore both the old charm and new attractions of Kuching. Technically located within Kuching’s modern commercial sector which offers a myriad of entertainment and shopping experience, the hotel is also just a few minutes’ walk from the Main Bazaar that houses centuries-old shophouses now mainly selling a wide variety of traditional craft and gifts.

Tune Hotel Waterfront Kuching has been ranked among the Top 15 Bargain Hotels in Malaysia by TripAdvisor in 2013, the world’s largest travel website. TripAdvisor also awarded it with a Certificate of Excellence for continuous favourable feedback it received from guests.

Another Tune Hotel in Sarawak is located in Bintulu.

Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation at central locations and focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests.

There are currently over 40 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, the UK, Australia, India and Japan.

Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.

For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.

For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.

-ENDS-

About Tune Hotels

Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.

Photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.

Media enquiries:

Cymantha Sothiar

Mobile: +6012 315 3638

Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com

Tune Hotels Winners Take Over & Party by Tune Hotels

Pic: Feeling at home ... Mark Lankester taking on questions from the media at the hotel lobby.

For more photos of the event, please click: www.dropbox.com/sh/c153zaj0i6dmlc1/AAAmC01NNnPqsjrCBTW4CgDYa

NEWS RELEASE

TUNE HOTELS WINNERS TAKE OVER AND PARTY AT klia2 NEW HOTEL

Overwhelming response to Tune Hotel klia2 since 9 May opening

SEPANG, 5 June 2014 – Over 200 winners descended upon the brand new Tune Hotel klia2 and enjoyed a fun-filled evening as the hotel organised a ‘Pyjama Party’ to celebrate its recent opening last weekend.

Ten individual winners of the Tune Hotels’ #RoomerHasIt Facebook campaign were able to invite family and friends to enjoy a further 10 complimentary double rooms for a sleepover at Tune Hotel klia2 and join in for the celebration in their sleeping garb.

Award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot, YouTube sensation Elizabeth Tan and Tune Hotels’ very own Eugene See entertained with performances of their own hit songs and popular interpretations.

International journalists and bloggers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan were also flown in courtesy of AirAsia and AirAsia X. The event was also made possible by partner-sponsors including Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Doof The World Sdn Bhd and TripAdvisor, whose mascot Ollie the Owl made a special appearance.

Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We are thrilled with the opening of Tune Hotel klia2 which has already received an overwhelming response and very strong forward bookings from travellers around the region. Through the #RoomerHasIt social media campaign we wanted to introduce and create further awareness of our latest design and fit-out to previous guests as well as the fantastic facilities at klia2, the world’s largest purpose-built airport for low cost carriers. There’s no better way to do that than have them immersed in the hotel itself.”

He said with Tune Hotel klia2, guests now have a superior accommodation option that is not only great value for money but also features improvements to its international-standard offerings. With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) Terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and more convenient access as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall. For ultimate convenience, the hotel features AirAsia self check-in kiosks in the lobby.

“Much has been said about the huge size of the new klia2 Terminal and it is impressively large. By hosting these winners and their guests at the Tune Hotel klia2, we want to illustrate just how convenient it is to have a great sleep or enjoy the services within the hotel while waiting for their next flight, and the convenience of strolling over to the terminal without rushing and with time on your side. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on connecting flight extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay, with more amenities,” said Lankester.

On top of that, he said, guests at Tune Hotel klia2 enjoy great connectivity to KL city and its surrounding suburbs as the klia2 Terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link (ERL) train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the ERL that costs just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge.

“As you can see, from klia2 guests and travellers can easily connect and enjoy our hotel service network depending on their preferences and travel purpose. In the heart of KL city they will find the hugely popular Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur that is right smack in the centre and in the surroundings we have the Tune Hotel Kota Damansara as well as the soon-to-open Tune Hotel DPulze Cyberjaya, not to mention excellent flight connectivity, direct and indirect, to key cities and destinations in Malaysia and the whole region including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Japan and even as far as England and Scotland, all destinations where the Tune Hotels network is present,” he added.

Tune Hotels has innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the Tune Hotel klia2.

To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby features a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks and klia2’s flight information displays are provided within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests.

The hotel also features 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.

With a projected annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport commenced commercial operations on 2 May 2014.

Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.

There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.

For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.

For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.

-ENDS-

About Tune Hotels

Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.

Media enquiries:

Cymantha Sothiar

Mobile: +6012 315 3638

Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com

Tune Hotels - Sleeq & Friends by Tune Hotels

Pic: Alyph Sleeq and Syarif Sleeq.

NEWS RELEASE

MUSICAL SERIES STARRING SLEEQ DUO TO AIR FRIDAY

Collaboration to further connect with youth market, says Tune Hotels

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 January 2014 – ‘Sleeq & Friends’, the latest musical TV drama production by Excellent Pictures starring popular hip-hop duo, Alif Abdullah (Alyph Sleeq) and Ahmad Syarifullah (Syarif Sleeq) is set to debut on RTM’s TVi channel (Astro 180) this Friday 24 January at 9 pm.

The 30-minute, 13-episode series chronicles the many trials and tribulations faced by Alyph and Syarif since the day they formed Sleeq in Singapore and the success they built thereon.

‘Sleeq & Friends’ was directed by Khalid Nadzri and co-starred up-and-coming names as well as senior actors including Puteri Chichi, Mimie Haris, Naque, Qazem Nor, Ayda Jebat, Arash Mohd, Zack Kool and Emma Akma.

Meanwhile, for international value hotel network Tune Hotels, its collaboration as the accommodation sponsor for the production of the musical series is a natural fit in connecting with youths.

Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester said: “We are very pleased to be working with Excellent Pictures and the Sleeq duo on this project. Through ‘Sleeq & Friends’ we look forward to further building Tune Hotels to be the preferred hotel brand for all Malaysians.”

A launch and preview event for ‘Sleeq & Friends’ was held at the Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur here today. Celebrating with Sleeq’s Alyph and Syarif were Tune Hotels Country Manager for Malaysia Kishore Suppiah and the director of ‘Sleeq & Friends’ Khalid Nadzri.

‘Sleeq & Friends’ co-stars were also present in a show of support.

Formed in 2005 by cousins Alyph and Syarif at their tender age of 16, Sleeq is out to introduce and push their fresh musical flavour, which blends melodious soulful hooks with polished urban beats.

Sleeq released an EP ‘In the Q’ in 2007 which saw four out of the nine tracks featured hitting the radio charts. In 2009, they released their second album entitled ‘Classiq’, and since then has been getting appreciation from both the fans and industry. More recently in 2013, they decided to move to Malaysia to pursue music full-time under the management of Aaron Aziz Productions.

Tune Hotels has successfully pioneered the “pay-as-you-use” concept that has become hugely popular among smart travellers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like air-conditioning, towels and toiletries, in-room Wi-Fi and satellite TV service to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.

Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation at central locations and focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates.

Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.

For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.

For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.

-ENDS-

About Tune Hotels

Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.

Media enquiries:

Cymantha Sothiar

Mobile: +6012 315 3638

Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com

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SIARAN MEDIA

SIRI DRAMA MUZIKAL DIBINTANGI SLEEQ TEMUI PEMINAT ESOK

Tune Hotels anggap penajaan ‘Sleeq & Friends’ satu usaha dekati remaja

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Januari 2014 – Drama muzikal terbaru terbitan Excellent Pictures ‘Sleeq & Friends’ yang dibintangi duo hip-hop popular dari Singapura, Alif Abdullah (Alyph Sleeq) dan Ahmad Syarifullah (Syarif Sleeq) akan menemui penonton di seluruh negara apabila ia mula ditayangkan menerusi saluran TVi RTM (Astro 180) bermula Jumaat ini 24 Januari jam 9 malam.

Drama muzikal 30 minit bersiri 13 episod itu mengisahkan perjuangan pahit-manis dua anak muda bersepupu kelahiran Kota Singa, Alyph dan Syarif, sejak dari mula penubuhan kumpulan Sleeq sehinggalah kejayaan mereka mencipta nama dan bertapak di Malaysia seperti hari ini.

‘Sleeq & Friends’ diarahkan oleh Khalid Nadzri dan turut dibintangi artis-artis remaja dan senior seperti Puteri Chichi, Mimie Haris, Naque, Qazem Nor, Ayda Jebat, Arash Mohd, Zack Kool dan Emma Akma.

Sementara itu, bagi rangkaian hotel antarabangsa Tune Hotels, penglibatannya sebagai penaja penginapan untuk siri muzikal tersebut adalah sebahagian daripada usaha untuk terus mendekati golongan muda dan remaja di negara ini.

Menurut Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester: “Kami amat sukacita dapat bekerjasama dengan Excellent Pictures dan kumpulan Sleeq untuk drama muzikal bersiri ‘Sleeq & Friends’ ini. Melaluinya kami ingin menonjolkan Tune Hotels sebagai jenama penginapan

penginapan kegemaran dan pilihan rakyat Malaysia.”

Acara pelancaran dan pratonton siri drama muzikal ‘Sleeq & Friends’ telah diadakan di Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur di ibu negara hari ini. Selain kumpulan Sleeq, ia turut dihadiri Pengurus Negara bagi Malaysia Tune Hotels Kishore Suppiah serta pengarah ‘Sleeq & Friends’ Khalid Nadzri.

Teman-teman Sleeq yang turut berlakon dalam siri tersebut turut hadir memberikan sokongan.

Kumpulan Sleeq yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 2005 telah diasaskan oleh sepupu bersaudara Alyph dan Syarif. Sleeq telah melancarkan album EP bertajuk ‘In the Q’ pada tahun 2007.

Pada 2009 Sleeq telah mengeluarkan album penuh mereka berjudul Classiq yang mengandungi 13 lagu termasuk 12 lagu ciptaan mereka sendiri. Sebelum album ini dipasarkan lagi telah banyak lagu-lagunya mendapat tempat di corong radio, antaranya Pilihan Aku, Cun Saja, Sembunyi dan Moviestar.

Setelah menempuhi pelbagai pengalaman pahit-manis dan jatuh-bangun selama lapan tahun dalam industri muzik, Sleeq yang kini bernaung bawah Aaron Aziz Productions telah membuat keputusan untuk menetap di Malaysia sejak tahun lepas demi mengembang dan mengukuhkan lagi karier muzik mereka.

Tune Hotels merupakan peneraju konsep penginapan pakai-bayar yang kini amat popular dalam kalangan pelancong dan pelawat di seluruh dunia. Menerusi konsep ini, tamu hanya membayar kadar asas untuk bilik dan boleh memilih perkhidmatan yang diperlukan sahaja seperti pendingin hawa, tuala, internet dan televisyen. Dengan itu tamu bukan sahaja dapat menjimatkan belanja malah mengurangkan pembaziran dan menyelamatkan alam sekitar.

Tune Hotels menyediakan penginapan berkualiti tinggi dan bertaraf antarabangsa dengan fokus terhadap keperluan-keperluan utama tanpa kemudahan-kemudahan yang jarang digunakan oleh tamu seperti kolam renang, fasiliti korporat dan gimnasium. Tanpa kemudahan yang mahal dan memerlukan penyelenggaraan teliti ini, Tune Hotels dapat membuat penjimatan dan seterusnya berkongsi dengan pengguna dengan menawarkan kadar-kadar istimewa.

Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada Tune Group, konglomerat perniagaan gaya hidup yang diasaskan bersama oleh Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun yang masing-masing merupakan CEO Kumpulan dan Pengerusi Eksekutif AirAsia, syarikat penerbangan tambang rendah terbesar Asia.

Untuk maklumat dan promosi terkini, tamu boleh terus berhubung dangan Tune Hotels melalui Facebook di www.facebook.com/tunehotels dan Twitter di www.twitter.com/tunehotels.

Untuk tempahan dan maklumat lanjut, lawati www.tunehotels.com.

-SELESAI -

Mengenai Tune Hotels

Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada Tune Group, konglomerat perniagaan gaya hidup yang diasaskan bersama oleh Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels memperkenalkan inovasi yang mengubah cara perkhidmatan penginapan disediakan melalui penggunaan teknologi Internet yang berkecekapan tinggi untuk kekal berhubung dengan para tamunya. Semua Tune Hotel menggunakan konsep kecekapan ruang dengan menawarkan kemudahan yang berkualiti tinggi – tilam bertaraf lima bintang, pancuran mandi air panas yang menyegarkan dan kipas jimat-tenaga serta perkhidmatan mengemas, kad kunci elektronik, pengawasan CCTV dan kawalan keselamatan 24-jam. Syarikat-syarikat Tune Group terdiri daripada Tune Air (pemegang saham utama AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, Program Kesetiaan AirAsia BIG, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Kelab Bolasepak Queens Park Rangers (QPR) dan Kolej Epsom di Malaysia.

Pertanyaan media:

Cymantha Sothiar

Mobile: +6012 315 3638

Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com

Rover Systems Wireless Alarm Systems by Rover Systems

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ROVER SYSTEMS - CCTV PHILIPPINES USING CCTVs TO PREVENT CRIME

By Ms. Marlet Salazar (Published June 12, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer, Gadget Section Page 3)

While CCTV (closed-circuit television) has always been a popular tool for solving crimes, it is now gaining use in preventing security problems.

Here in the Philippines, people are now growing to be dependent on CCTVs in solving crimes. In many other countries, though, the priority is using CCTVs as an alarm system to alert people of an impending crime, according to Jonathan Co of Faire Technologies Inc. “Wouldn’t it be more helpful if we can stop a crime from happening,” he asked.

Faire Technologies, one of the largest distributors of professional security surveillance solutions in the country, now highlights the importance of pairing up a CCTV with an alarm systems. Its products are used in retail, commercial, industrial, and government sectors.

The company has been providing security solutions to various establishments, homes, and industries for 18 years now. CCTV is just one of the products in its portfolio. It also carries brands from Israel, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States

“We have products that can cater to mid-end to the highest end market,” Co said. “We can supply virtually across all vertical markets depending on the budget of the customer and the complexity of their needs.”

Faire Technologies launched new products from HID, iProteq from Rover Systems, and Optex.

HID Proximity cards and readers can be seamlessly integrated with an access control systems. Some of HID’s innovations with this card eliminating the hassle of looking for the card inside a bag or pocket. As long as the card is with the person, all he/she needs to do is pass the proximity machine to be able to be “read”

The uPass Access is a small UHF reader that reads access badges at a distance of up to two meters or six feet. The ultra-small reader fits on doorpost in any interior and it’s easy to integrate with any type of security systems.

iProteq’s portable wireless alarm control panel is an all-in-one systems with advanced web-based remote programming software. It also has real-time monitoring of iProteq panels and security devices. It can arm and disarm the system from anywhere using a smartphone and web applications.

This system comes with an intelligent digital motion detector. The digital full-area vision is able to distinguish between infrared signals received from a human and those received from an animal.

Optex did a demonstration on Zoo, a fully integrated cost-effective, professional-grade wireless security system. This alarm system has a coverage of up to 12 meters and 90-meters wide. It can also be placed outdoor and its Internet-based operation and surveillance can connect up to 12 cameras on-site

Homeowners or building owners can monitor from wherever they are by just logging on to a website. An alarm system will easily alert the household or the building owners of burglars or criminals who want to enter their establishment

Faire Technologies also carries brand like FlexWatch, Micron, Iotecx, Samsung, Shepeherd, Jablotron, kantech, American Dynamics, Endura, Software House, Secure Link Pro 3, FaceID, and Touch Checker.

It has 17 Showroom nationwide with 13 based in Metro Manila and the rest in Cagayan de oro, Cebu and Davao. Its main office is located at 49 E. Fernandez St., San Juan, Metro Manila with tel. nos. 723-7959, and 7441389 to 91. Its e-mail is info@fairetech.com

www.roversystems.com.ph

Vermont-Samurai-Kaiju-Festival-2009-poster-series-by-Sean-Hartter by asianculturalcenter vt

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Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT) presents the second annual Vermont Samurai Kaiju Festival Saturday and Sunday October 24 and 25. This celebration of Japanese pop culture focuses on two genres of Japanese film: samurai (warriors) and kaiju (mysterious beasts.). The events all take place in downtown Brattleboro and are all free admission with suggested donations gratefully accepted by ACCVT a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. More information at the Festival website, www.vermontsamuraikaiju.org.

Events begin Saturday morning the 24th, 9-11:30am at Marlboro College Graduate School, 28 Vernon Street, with a video game contest featuring Godzilla: Unleashed, a 3-D video game. The game is set during a series of disasters and includes alien invaders and more than twenty kaiju. This event, coordinated by Harvey Nystrom and Carlos Schallenberger, also features a buffet brunch sponsored by Brueggers and Riverview Café. (More about Harvey at www.asianculturalcentervt.org/html/contact.htm.) There will also be a table to Mould Your Own Hero (Or Monster) with clay provided by Beth Meachem of Greater Manchester Arts Council. Everyone will treated like a winner. Prizes (certificates thanks to First Run Video) will be drawn like a raffle. Suggested admission for video game contest and brunch $10 per person.

Saturday afternoon the 24th takes place at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street. At 1:20 pm, Dianne Clouet presents Kamishibai, Japanese folktales told with small pictorial panels. Children and adults gather round the mini theatre to hear and watch. More information is available at www.storybike.com. Free public event, donations appreciated.

Saturday the 24th, 2pm at the Latchis, Ultraman, the original series from 1966 will be shown. The creator of Ultraman, Eiji Tsuriburaya, a pioneer in special effects, was the one who also first brought us Godzilla 12 years earlier. As in many of the earlier kaiju films, the monsters in Ultraman were often actors skilled in martial arts who donned enormous costumes. Ultraman comes from a distant nebula and has martial arts moves, light rays and other tools to defend humans, the ability to teleport himself and to move objects by psychokinesis. His one weakness is his rapid loss of his internal solar energy. Suggested donation for admission: $6 for one film, $10 for both films.

Saturday the 24th, 4pm at the Latchis: Love and Honor (Bushi no Ichibun, in Japanese, with subtitles, 2006, 121 minutes) from renowned director Yoji Yamada. The tale comes from one of Japan’s most revered authors of Samurai fiction, Shuhei Fujisawa. The story features a young warrior in feudal Japan who becomes blind and the heroic loyalty of Kayo, his wife. Samurai are the warriors from Japan for hundreds of years up to the 19th century, but their way of life continues to offer timeless and relevant lessons for today. Samurai code of conduct and values include loyalty and sincerity, stoicism and thrift, self-control and self-reliance, finesse and timing. Suggested donation for admission: $6 for one film, $10 for both films.

Saturday the 25th features a double bill: Gamera the Invincible (1965, 80 minutes) at 2pm and Gamera the Brave (2006, 96 minutes) at 4pm.

In between the two Gamera films, there will be Mould your Own Hero (or Monster) out of clay at a table in the Latchis lobby. Also during the Intermission and before the films, Sean Hartter, creator and donor of the Festival poster series, will be available to autograph the 11x17" posters which will be available for $16 each, $72 for the set of 5,as a fundraiser for the 501(c)(3) non-profit ACCVT. The first fifty people who make a poster purchase will also receive a 4x6 samurai- or kaiju-themed drawing in the in pencil and sharpie on sketchcard by Sean Hartter.

Kaiju or daikaiju is the genre name of films popularized in Japan that are about giant monsters. The word, kaiju, actually means ‘mysterious beast’ in Japanese. Kaiju are typically modeled after conventional animals, insects or mythological creatures. The kaiju genre of Japanese cinema grew from the mid 1950s. Godzilla and other monstrous creatures endanger or save the world and sometimes both in the same movie. In this Brattleboro festival, Two Gamera films will be featured in a double bill Sunday the 25th at 2pm and 4pm.

Putting monsters and warriors together in the same festival celebrates Japanese arts and culture and provides insights into today’s human condition. There is also a connection between art, fictionalized destruction in the kaiju films and dealing with the memories of actual devastation in wartime. Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT) is hosting an ongoing exhibit of exquisite rare fabric collage artworks created by young women survivors of the 1940s Hiroshima devastation. The art making was a chance to provide the students with some normalcy in otherwise shattered lives. The kaiju genre took off in Japan in the ‘50s and provided an outlet for people to identify with grief over the devastation and loss, a chance to get in touch with collective grieving.

Events are for all ages. Although the films are rated for general audiences, parents should decide if the monsters in the films might make their children uncomfortable. All Festival films are matinees and show at the Latchis in the wheelchair accessible Ballroom Theatre, upstairs from the main theatre.

Festival events at The Latchis are free admission thanks to the generosity of sponsors, with suggested pay-as-you-wish donations per person greatly appreciated by ACCVT of $6 per film or $10 per matinee double feature or $10 for the Video Game Contest and Brunch.

These events are made possible through a grant from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts and through the generosity of the Latchis; Darren Goldsmith, Theatre Manager; Marlboro College Graduate School; the Grad Center’s Kelly Fletcher and Kathy Urffer, and the film distributors: Media-Blasters, Mill Creek Entertainment, and Funimation. Also thanks to Steve Bissette at Center for Cartoon Studies and Tony Drapelick at S.I.T./World Learning for promoting the event, and especially to Sean Hartter for donating the amazing poster graphics for the Festival. Thanks also to media sponsors Brattleboro’s Reformer, WKVT and WTSA, and Boston’s Artscope Magazine, and to Vermont Artisan Designs for their ongoing support, and to Steev Lynn, Harry Van Baaren of hvbimaging.com, Alec Silver and Leah Silver for their work on the 30-second youtube video-radio spot which be viewed on the Festival website, vermontsamuraikaiju.org, Zinn Graphics in West Brattleboro for printing the posters and Kadin Maile for the Wii controllers for the Video Game Contest.

Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational resources organization based in Brattleboro, VT, and online at www.asianculturalcentervt.org Brattleboro that connects people and institutions through the arts and cultures of Asia by promoting and coordinating festivals, forums, films, exhibitions, presentations, training and workshops, and classes to the public for all ages and with a web-based resource on regional Asian culture events.

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