Monday 29 September 2014

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Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:35 AM PDT

Question:

Based on "How I Met Myself by David A. Hill", write about a character that shows determination (perseverance / persistence)

Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

Simple Answer:

Paragraph 1:

Based on "How I Met Myself" by David A. Hill, a character that showed determined was John Taylor.

Paragraph 2:

- A man ran into John at Felka utca.

- The man looked like John.

- John followed the man to Zsolt's cafe.

- He looked for the man in the cafe.

- He could not find the man.

Paragraph 3:

- He did not give up.

- He went to Felka utca and Gergely after work every day.

- He hoped to meet the man again.

- The man never showed up.

- He went to Felka utca with Andrea.

- They could not find any man who looked like John.

Paragraph 4:

- John Taylor was determined to know why he met the man.

- He learnt that the man who looked like him was his doppelganger.

- his doppelganger wanted to give John a message.

- He met his doppelganger on 18 January from his diary.

Paragraph 5:

- 18 January was an important date.

- John read many old newspaper.

- On 18 January 1945, a mother and her child died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- He met with Mrs Fischer.

- Firstly, John learnt about Janos Szabo.

- Secondly, Janos had a wife and daugther was Kati. They died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- Thirdly, she told Joh that his face looked like Janos.

- John and Janos were born on 23 October.

Paragraph 6:

- John was determined

Saturday 27 September 2014

Novel analysis helped narrow Malaysian jet search | Nation & World ... - Blog Novel Malaysia

Novel analysis helped narrow Malaysian jet search | Nation & World ...

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:57 AM PDT

Originally published March 25, 2014 at 5:45 AM | Page modified March 25, 2014 at 5:55 PM

HONG KONG —

Investigators are closer to solving an international aviation mystery thanks to a British communications satellite and classroom physics.

An analysis of faint signals sent from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to an Inmarsat satellite led officials to conclude the plane crashed in a remote area of the southern Indian Ocean. More precise information about the plane's position when it sent the last signals is helping authorities refine the search being undertaken by planes and ships in seas 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth, Australia. Investigators had little to examine otherwise because other communications were lost early in the flight March 8.

THE TIMING

Even with other communications shut down, the plane sent an automatic signal -- a "ping" or a "handshake" -- every hour to an Inmarsat satellite. Flight 370 completed six pings, and the time each took to be sent by the plane and received by the satellite showed the plane's range from the satellite, according to the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch. This initial analysis showed the last ping came from a position along one of two vast arcs north and south from the Malaysian Peninsula.

DOPPLER EFFECT

Think of a horn being honked in a passing car. To an observer, the sound is high pitched as the car approaches and is lower after the car passes. On approach, each successive sound wave is sent from a slightly closer position to the observer. The sound waves get compressed, resulting in a higher frequency. The opposite happens as the car moves away. It's called the Doppler effect for Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who put forward the theory in 1842.

The same effect applies to the pings, which would arrive to the satellite at a higher frequency if the plane was moving toward the satellite and decrease in frequency when moving away.

For the analysis that led to Monday's conclusion the plane had crashed, Inmarsat studied the satellite communications made while the plane was on the ground at Kuala Lumpur airport and early in its flight.

It considered aircraft performance, the satellite's fixed location and other known factors. By knowing how the Doppler effect would apply to the satellite communications, Inmarsat could calculate the possible positions, direction of travel and speed of the plane.

The company then compared its predictions to six other Boeing 777 aircraft that flew the same day, and found good agreement, according to Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. Inmarsat did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The Associated Press.

"By analyzing that you can determine speed and direction," said Joseph Bermudez Jr., chief analytics officer and co-founder of AllSource Analysis, a commercial satellite intelligence firm. And by determining the area from which the last signal was sent, then estimating fuel left, it "could give you an approximate area of where the aircraft impacted."

MORE ANALYSIS

Inmarsat sent its data to investigators days after the plane went missing. But it continued to run its own analysis to see if it could wring out any more clues.

The company's engineers were dealing with a "totally new area," Chris McLaughlin, senior vice president of external affairs at Inmarsat, told the BBC. "This really was a bit of a shot in the dark." However, the latest information could only go so far in pinpointing the jet's location.

"We can't help you with any closer data," he said.

Gregory D. Durgin, a professor who teaches satellite communications at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said that because Inmarsat was using a different kind of satellite in a novel way, he expects it would locate the last ping from the Malaysia Airlines lane within "around 100 miles (161 kilometers) of precision."

THE COMPANY

Inmarsat Plc started out in 1979 as an intergovernmental organization with the aim of helping ships communicate while at sea. It became a private company in 1999 and listed its shares in London in 2005. Customers now include governments, airlines, broadcast media, oil and gas companies, aid agencies as well as merchant shipping. They use hand-held satellite phones, laptop size Internet devices and antennas linked to the company's 10 satellites to communicate.

_____________________

Pritchard reported from Los Angeles. Cassandra Vinograd in London and Holbrook Mohr in Jackson, Mississippi, also contributed to this report.

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Friday 26 September 2014

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Reading revolutions: serialising a novel – interview at the Malaysia ...

Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PST

You really know you're in a world wide web when an email arrives from a journalist on a newspaper in Malaysia. Elizabeth Tai contacted me for a series she was writing called reading revolutions. She'd seen that I had originally released my first novel, My Memories of a Future Life, as a four-part serial on Kindle, and wanted to ask me how that worked and why I did it. We talk about pros, cons, cautions – and tips I'd give to anyone considering doing the same. Come on over…

And in the meantime, tell me: where's the furthest-flung place you've had a surprise email from about your work?

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Thursday 25 September 2014

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PT 3: Novel - How I Met Myself- Advanced Moral Values for Sharing

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:55 AM PDT

Question:

Based on "How I Met Myself by David A. Hill", write about a character that shows determination (perseverance / persistence)

Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

Advanced Answer:

Paragraph 1:

Based on "How I Met Myself" by David A. Hill, a character that showed determined was John Taylor.

Paragraph 2:

- A man rushed into John at Felka Utca.

- The man looked alike as John.

- John Taylor was determined to follow and find the man.

- He followed the man to Zsolt's cafe in Gergely utca.

- He looked for the man in the cafe.

- He asked the cafe's owner whether he saw anybody there.

- He tottered to the toilet to investigate.

- He was in vain in the cafe.

Paragraph 3:

- He did not surrender. He kept on going to Felka utca after his routine work daily. He waited patiently at number 7 Felka utca. He hoped to meet the man again.

- He went to each flat at Felka utca. He checked all the names beside the doorbells for each flat.

- Furthermore, he visited the cafe in Gergely utca every night. However, no good news had been found.

- He went to Felka utca with Andrea. He asked the housekeeper whether she knew any man who looked like him. Unfortunately, the housekeeper did not realize anybody.

- Even though he was in vain, John did not lose hope.

Paragraph 4:

- John was determined to find out about any related incident that happened on 18 January.

- He went to Budapest City Library. He learnt that a mother and her child who died in an explosion in Gergely utca. The explosion happened on 18 January 1945. The mother's name ws Mrs. Szabo.

- Upon learning about Mrs. Szabo, he went to Gergely utca.

- He went to Felka utca. He met a man named Mr. Szabo but it was not the right guy.

- Then, he met with Mrs. Fischer who told John that his face looked exactly like Janos.

Paragraph 5:

- 18 January was an important date.

- John read many old newspaper.

- On 18 January 1945, a mother and her child died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- He met with Mrs Fischer.

- Firstly, John learnt about Janos Szabo.

- Secondly, Janos had a wife and daugther was Kati. They died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- Thirdly, she told Joh that his face looked like Janos.

- John and Janos were born on 23 October.

Paragraph 6:

- John's determination helped him to solve the mystery of his doppelganger. He believed that every cloud has a silver lining. His doppelganger saved Andrea and Kati from a terrible explosion.

Novel analysis helped narrow Malaysian jet search | CTV News

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:32 AM PDT

The Associated Press
Published Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:32AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:04AM EDT

Investigators are closer to solving an international aviation mystery thanks to a British communications satellite and classroom physics.

A masterful analysis of a handful of faint signals sent from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to an Inmarsat satellite led officials to conclude that the Boeing 777 crashed in a remote part of the southern Indian Ocean. More precise information about the plane's position when it sent the last signals is helping authorities refine the search being undertaken by planes and ships in seas 2,500 kilometers southwest of Perth, Australia. Investigators had precious little information to examine otherwise because the transponder, identifying the jet to air traffic controllers, was deactivated about the same time the jet veered off course from its original destination, Beijing, early March 8.

THE PINGS

Even with other communications shut down, the plane sent an automatic signal - a "ping" or a "handshake" - every hour to an Inmarsat satellite. The pings did not show the jet's location, speed or heading, but an initial analysis showed the last ping came from a position along one of two vast arcs north and south from the Malaysian Peninsula.

For its more detailed analysis, Inmarsat studied the pings sent from Flight 370 on the ground at Kuala Lumpur airport and early in its flight. It considered aircraft performance, satellite location and other known factors to calculate the possible positions, direction of travel and speed of the plane. It then compared its predictions to six other Boeing 777 aircraft that flew the same day, and found good agreement, according to Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. Inmarsat did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The Associated Press.

DOPPLER EFFECT

Think of a horn being honked in a passing car. To an observer, the sound is high pitched as the car approaches and is lower after the car passes. That's because on approach, each successive sound wave is sent from a slightly closer position to the observer. The sound waves get compressed, resulting in a higher frequency. The opposite happens as the car moves away. It's called the Doppler effect for Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who first put forward the theory in 1842.

The same effect applies to "pings" from the plane to the satellite orbiting in a fixed position, which would arrive at a higher frequency if the plane was moving toward the satellite and decrease in frequency when moving away.

MORE ANALYSIS

Inmarsat sent its data to investigators days after the plane went missing. But it continued to run its own analysis to see if it could wring out any more clues.

The company's engineers were dealing with a "totally new area," Inmarsat's McLaughlin told the BBC. "This really was a bit of a shot in the dark." However, the latest information could only go so far in pinpointing the jet's location.

"We can't help you with any closer data," he said.

Satellite specialists were impressed by Inmarsat's analysis.

"They exploited a digital trail that was never intended for that use. It was just a shadow that somebody spotted and made use of," said David Cyganski, dean of engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Gregory D. Durgin, a professor who teaches satellite communications at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said that because Inmarsat was using a different kind of satellite in a novel way, he expects it would locate the last ping from the Malaysia Airlines plane within "around 100 miles of precision." (160 km)

THE COMPANY

Inmarsat Plc started out in 1979 as an intergovernmental organization with the aim of helping ships communicate while at sea. It became a private company in 1999 and listed its shares in London in 2005. Customers now include governments, airlines, broadcast media, oil and gas companies, aid agencies as well as merchant shipping. They use handheld satellite phones, laptop size Internet devices and antennas linked to the company's 10 satellites to communicate.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

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MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...
MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...
MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...

MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...

Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:21 PM PDT

The novel is about John Taylor who is a British expatriate working in Hungary as a computer programmer.

His wife is Andrea who is a Hungarian language teacher and has a daughter who is Kati.

The story starts on the evening of 18 January.

He is knocked down in the street by a man who is his double.

This incident bothers him a lot. He has recurring dreams about his meeting with that man.

Finally, he finds out that the man is his doppelganger who comes to give him advice or warning.

John Taylor's life has change substantially after the incident.

There are few questions that are required to be resolved by him: -
1. Is he really doppelganger?
2. What is the doppelganger trying to tell him?
3. Is John going mad?

MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 03:04 AM PDT

PT3: Novel - How I Met Myself

1. John Taylor
- 34 year-old-Englishman
- around 6.5 feet tall
- light brown hair and eyes
- has a moustache

- is a computer programmer
- sent to work in Budapest, Hungary
- happy at work

- his wife is Andrea, his Hungarian language teacher
- very hardworking husband
- protective family man

- stable and confident young man until he meets his doppelganger

- troubled by doppelganger and recurrence of dreams
- determined

2. Andrea
- young Hungarian language teacher
- dark brown hair, blue eyes with beautiful smile
-observant
-concern
-loving wife
- accommodating
- humble and versatile

3. Janos Szabo
- a good family man
- not very healthy
- became extremely upset and was never the same again after the tragedy

4. Zsolt
- Owner of a bar at Gergely Utca
- Friendly
- Helpful
- Open to changes

5. Kati
- keeps parents busy

6. Paul Harris
- A close friend of John
- A journalist
- Understanding
- concern

6. Mrs. Fischer
- a little deaf
- hospitable
- sympathetic

7. Petra
- Old friend of Andrea.
- Helpful

MASTER TUITIONThe Bahasa Malaysia Specialist and The English ...

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:35 AM PDT

Question:

Based on "How I Met Myself by David A. Hill", write about a character that shows determination (perseverance / persistence)

Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

Simple Answer:

Paragraph 1:

Based on "How I Met Myself" by David A. Hill, a character that showed determined was John Taylor.

Paragraph 2:

- A man ran into John at Felka utca.

- The man looked like John.

- John followed the man to Zsolt's cafe.

- He looked for the man in the cafe.

- He could not find the man.

Paragraph 3:

- He did not give up.

- He went to Felka utca and Gergely after work every day.

- He hoped to meet the man again.

- The man never showed up.

- He went to Felka utca with Andrea.

- They could not find any man who looked like John.

Paragraph 4:

- John Taylor was determined to know why he met the man.

- He learnt that the man who looked like him was his doppelganger.

- his doppelganger wanted to give John a message.

- He met his doppelganger on 18 January from his diary.

Paragraph 5:

- 18 January was an important date.

- John read many old newspaper.

- On 18 January 1945, a mother and her child died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- He met with Mrs Fischer.

- Firstly, John learnt about Janos Szabo.

- Secondly, Janos had a wife and daugther was Kati. They died in an explosion in Gergely utca.

- Thirdly, she told Joh that his face looked like Janos.

- John and Janos were born on 23 October.

Paragraph 6:

- John was determined

Thursday 18 September 2014

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REPORT: Malaysia Bans Book Launched By Prime ... - Novel M'sia

Posted: 16 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Shi'a Muslims in Malir, Pakistan performing zanjeer–ritual flagellation

The Home Ministry has banned a book launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2012 for purportedly promoting Shia teachings, The Malaysian Insider reported.

Citing Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, the news portal said that "Perempuan Nan Bercinta", written by local author Faisal Tehrani, was deemed "likely to be prejudicial to public order".

There are two main schools of thought in Islam: Sunni and Shi'ite.

The former is seen as orthodox and traditionalist, and is the only branch of Islam recognised in Malaysia.

The latter with its strong theme of martyrdom was banned in 1996 by the National Fatwa Council which ruled that its teachings were deviant.

According to The Malaysian Insider, Najib, when launching Malay-language book in 2012, had said that the country's novelists have the freedom to write.

It's unknown why the Home Ministry decided to ban the novel now.

Read the original article here.

Tuesday 16 September 2014

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The 'disgusting' Malaysia Airlines novel and other controversies ...

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:33 AM PDT

This entry was posted by Rachel Williams on June 24, 2014 at 2:33 pm

The 'disgusting' Malaysia Airlines novel and other controversies

Families of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have denounced a novel inspired by the mystery. Danica Weeks, the wife of missing New Zealander Paul Weeks, says she is "disgusted" by the release of the book, which came out three …

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Tags: &#39disgusting&#39, airlines, controversies, Malaysia, novel
Categories: Malaysia Airlines

Monday 8 September 2014

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REPORT: Malaysia Bans Book Launched By Prime ... - Novel M'sia

Posted: 16 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Shi'a Muslims in Malir, Pakistan performing zanjeer–ritual flagellation

The Home Ministry has banned a book launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2012 for purportedly promoting Shia teachings, The Malaysian Insider reported.

Citing Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, the news portal said that "Perempuan Nan Bercinta", written by local author Faisal Tehrani, was deemed "likely to be prejudicial to public order".

There are two main schools of thought in Islam: Sunni and Shi'ite.

The former is seen as orthodox and traditionalist, and is the only branch of Islam recognised in Malaysia.

The latter with its strong theme of martyrdom was banned in 1996 by the National Fatwa Council which ruled that its teachings were deviant.

According to The Malaysian Insider, Najib, when launching Malay-language book in 2012, had said that the country's novelists have the freedom to write.

It's unknown why the Home Ministry decided to ban the novel now.

Read the original article here.

Sunday 7 September 2014

Giddens Ko's new film to hit theaters in Malaysia, Singapore｜Arts ... - Blog Novel Malaysia

Giddens Ko's new film to hit theaters in Malaysia, Singapore｜Arts ...

Posted: 25 Aug 2014 06:14 PM PDT

A still from the movie. (Photo/Amazing Film Studio)

Cafe. Waiting. Love, the new romantic comedy by Taiwanese writer and filmmaker Giddens Ko, is set to hit theaters in Malaysia and Singapore after brewing up success at the domestic box office.

Co-produced by Ko and adapted from his novel of the same title, the film will start showing in Malaysia on Aug. 28 and in Singapore on Sept. 4.

At a press conference in Singapore Sunday, the film's director Chiang Chin-lin said he hopes the movie illustrates how "everyone is waiting for someone."

Maegan Lai, who plays a barista in the film, told the press how she had to learn to make coffee for her role and ended up preparing every single cup that appears on screen.

"Cafe. Waiting. Love" follows the story of college girl Si-ying (played by newcomer Vivian Sung), who works part-time in a coffee shop and develops a secret crush on a frequent customer.

When she is not thinking about her crush, she hangs out with her wacky friend A-Tuo. As the film progresses, Si-ying begins to discover the story behind the coffee shop and its owner.

The film raked in an impressive over NT$100 million (US$3.33 million) at the Taiwan box office in its first week after its release on Aug. 15, according to Amazing Film Studio, one of the film's production companies.

It is currently showing in Hong Kong and Macau.

Cafe. Waiting. Love is the third novel of Giddens Ko to be adapted into a film.

In 2011, his novel-turned-film You Are the Apple of My Eye became a blockbuster in Taiwan and surpassed the 2004 Hong Kong film Kung Fu Hustle to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in Hong Kong's history.

Ko's Killer series was also adapted that same year into The Killer Who Never Kills, which failed to become a huge hit but earned a best newcomer prize for singer and lead actor Jam Hsiao in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

References:

Cafe. Waiting. Love　　等一個人咖啡

Giddens Ko　　九把刀

Chiang Chin-lin　　江金霖

Maegan Lai　　賴雅妍

Vivian Sung　　宋芸樺

You Are the Apple of My Eye　　那些年，我們一起追的女孩

Friday 5 September 2014

The 'disgusting' Malaysia Airlines novel and other controversies ... - Blog Novel Malaysia

The 'disgusting' Malaysia Airlines novel and other controversies ...

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:33 AM PDT

This entry was posted by Rachel Williams on June 24, 2014 at 2:33 pm

The 'disgusting' Malaysia Airlines novel and other controversies

Click here to read the full article

Tags: &#39disgusting&#39, airlines, controversies, Malaysia, novel
Categories: Malaysia Airlines

Thursday 4 September 2014

Reading revolutions: serialising a novel – interview at the Malaysia ... - Blog Novel Malaysia

Reading revolutions: serialising a novel – interview at the Malaysia ...

Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PST

And in the meantime, tell me: where's the furthest-flung place you've had a surprise email from about your work?

REPORT: Malaysia Bans Book Launched By Prime ... - Novel M'sia

Posted: 16 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Shi'a Muslims in Malir, Pakistan performing zanjeer–ritual flagellation

The Home Ministry has banned a book launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2012 for purportedly promoting Shia teachings, The Malaysian Insider reported.

Citing Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, the news portal said that "Perempuan Nan Bercinta", written by local author Faisal Tehrani, was deemed "likely to be prejudicial to public order".

There are two main schools of thought in Islam: Sunni and Shi'ite.

The former is seen as orthodox and traditionalist, and is the only branch of Islam recognised in Malaysia.

The latter with its strong theme of martyrdom was banned in 1996 by the National Fatwa Council which ruled that its teachings were deviant.

According to The Malaysian Insider, Najib, when launching Malay-language book in 2012, had said that the country's novelists have the freedom to write.

It's unknown why the Home Ministry decided to ban the novel now.

Read the original article here.

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