Earlier May in this year, the world had been shocked by the Influenza A (H1N1) viruses that causes death. The first case that happen is in the Mexico and after that it slowly dispread to another place. Now, the world is worried about this case and everyday the people that are infected with this virus are increasing. The number of death also increasing everyday. The WHO and Health Ministry are encouraging people to take precaution for less go out or wearing mask when go to crowded places. This can decrease the percentage of getting the virus. In Malaysia, until 30 August 2009 the death of Influenza A (H1N1) viruses was increased to 72 persons .

Here are some questions that can help the people know more about the Influenza A (H1N1) viruses:
What is the A (H1N1) influenza?
It is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. It regularly causes high flu outbreaks in pigs but with low death rates. There are four main sub-types of the virus, but the most recent isolated influenza viruses from pigs have been H1N1 viruses.

How does it spread?
Influenza A (H1N1) viruses do not typically infect humans though they do occur through close proximity or contact with infected pigs or contaminated areas. Cases of human-to-human spread have been documented.
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What are the symptoms?
The symptoms are similar to those of regular flu:
- Fever
- Lethargy
- Runny nose
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Lack of appetite
- Vomiting and diarrhoea in some cases.

How common is the A (H1N1) flu infection in humans?
In the past reports of about one human A(H1N1) flu virus infection had been received every one to two years in the United States. From December 2005 till February 2009, 12 cases have been reported.
Has this strain of flu been seen before?
No. Flu mutates constantly, so it is common for new strains to emerge. Pigs can also be infected with both human and avian influenza, and the current circulating A (H1N1) flu strain appears to contain genetic elements from all three.

Can the A (H1N1) flu be treated with antiviral drugs and flu vaccine?
The A (H1N1) flu is resistant to two common drugs – Amantadine and Rimantadine. The A (H1N1) flu viruses are very different from human H1N1 viruses. Therefore, vaccines for human seasonal flu would not provide protection. However, a “seed vaccine” has been specifically tailored to this swine flu and will be manufactured if officials deem it necessary.

Can people catch A (H1N1) flu by eating pork?
No. The A (H1N1) influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products are safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 70ºC and above it will kill the swine flu virus.

How long is someone with the A (H1N1) flu considered contagious?
People with the A (H1N1) influenza virus infection should be considered potentially contagious as long as they are symptomatic; possibly for up to seven days following the onset of the illness. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.

What can I do to protect myself from the A (H1N1) flu?

There is no vaccine available right now to protect against the A (H1N1) flu.
However, you can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza by:
- Covering your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or handkerchief when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the waste basket after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also helpful
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people. - If you get sick with influenza, stay at home and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Consult your nearest healthcare facility if you think you have any of the symptoms.

What precautions are in place in Malaysia?
- The Health Ministry’s operations room in Putrajaya has started a 24-hour monitoring of the situation. The public can call 03-8881 0200/300 for enquiries.
- Those returning from Latin American countries and found to have flu-like symptoms will be quarantined.
- Health Ministry officials are conducting health screenings on passengers arriving from the United States.
- Thermal scanners will be placed at international airports to speed up the screening process for A (H1N1) flu.
- Public and private medical practitioners have been instructed to report to the district health office any patient with influenza-like illnesses or severe pneumonia symptoms and who had travelled to the affected countries after April 17.
- Travel Advisory from the foreign ministry

Know the difference!
Make an informed decision and take the right action!
Understand the difference between Cold & Influenza A (H1N1):
Symptoms                             Common Cold                            Influenza A (H1N1)
Fever                                      Rare                                   Characteristic, high (38° C) lasts 3-4 days
Headache                               Rare                                    Prominent
General Ache                         Pains Usually Slight              Often Severe
Fatigue                                  Very Mild                            Can last up to 2-3 weeks
Extreme Exhaustion                Never                                  Early and Prominent
Running/Stuffy Nose              Common                              Sometimes
Sneezing                                Usual                                    Sometimes
Cough                                   None/Mild                            Severe, without phlegm in the beginning
Sore Throat                           Common                              Sometimes
Chest Discomfort                  Mild to moderate hacking      Common: Can become severe
                                             cough

Foundation to help needy students settle PTPTN loans
Needy college and university students who do well will receive help from the Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation to settle their National Higher Education Fund Corp (PTPTN) loans when they graduate.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the foundation will help those who graduate with first class honors and are active in co-curricular activities. The foundation will take into account the family income as well as the number of siblings. Khaled also said that liberalizing the higher education sector in the country does not mean it will be a free-for-all with any foreign university allowed to set up branches here.



Joint expo to showcase R&D

THE International Exposition of Research and Inventions of Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA), which will be held for the fifth time this year, will draw the attention of local and international industries.
The exposition to be held from Oct 8 -10, is jointly organised by the Higher Education Ministry and Universiti Malaya.
The exposition themed “Driving research innovation towards value creation,” would be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
It would see a total of over 500 exhibits, from 19 public universities (IPTA) and three private institutions (IPTS) of higher learning.
From left: UM deputy vice chancellor (Research and Development) Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Jainul Maah, Higher Education Ministry planning and excellence department director Prof Dr Mohd Jailani Mohd Nor, Prof Radin Umar, Prof Dr Ghauth and PECIPTA 2009 committee chairperson (university level) Prof Dr Rosmawati Mohamed.
At a press conference recently, Higher Education Ministry director-general Prof Datuk Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said that the ministry already had plans to look into the details of these inventions.
One of the ways to do so, he added, was through expositions like PECIPTA.
The focus of this exposition is to showcase the research and development (R&D) works that have been done, and encourage the commercialisation of the products featured and hope to attract not only local visitors, but more foreign visitors, as this event is aimed to expose the level of research and output that has been done by Malaysian universities.The research capability of Malaysian universities is comparable to that of international standards. Over 30,000 visitors in the previous PECIPTA event, and this year, hope to see more visitors.There will also be a competition to spice up the event.


 

Armed with an 8.1-megapixel camera, the Sony Ericsson W995 is the second phone from Sony Ericsson that bridges the gap between its Walkman and Cyber-shot portfolios.

Sony Ericsson is finally melding its Walkman and Cyber-shot lines into feature-packed phones.
The first was the W902 and the W995 is its second effort. The W995 manages to fulfil nearly all the requirements of a high-end user as we will find out.

Build quality
The W995 is a compact slider phone. The sliding mechanism is smooth, solid and feels durable.The face of the phone is mostly dominated by a 2.6in inch screen and a few handy buttons. These buttons allow you to navigate most of the functions of the phone without having to use the keypad.

Sliding open the phone reveals the keypad which is quite comfortable to use as it has good tactile feedback. You will use it mostly for dialling numbers and composing messages.

The face and battery cover are made with brushed metal while the other parts are made of high quality plastic to give the W995 a strong but lightweight feel and slim shape.

The 2.6in screen is considered large for a phone of this size. It is extremely clear and stays that way even when outdoors. It does lose a bit of contrast under direct sunlight on a cloudless day though.

Aesthetically, the phone has a macho, sophisticated, high tech look. It also looks beautiful when the phone lights up in the dark.

User experience
This phone is really easy to use as it has a lot of shortcuts for applications. Plus, you can even configure your own shortcuts so you do not have to enter the main menu to drill down to your applications.
Dialling contacts through the address book or keying in numbers is easy. And when you dial a number, the phone will look up names in your address book that have the corresponding number. You can then select a name instead of dialling the whole number.

The W995 supports SMS, MMS and e-mail messaging. You can view SMS and MMS messages as a list or conversations.

The phone can handle e-mail attachments but there isn’t a document viewer on the phone, so you can’t view Word, Excel or PDF files.

Sounds good
The media centre menu is much like a mini XMB (CrossMediaBar) interface found on the PlayStation3.
You can use it to access your music, photos, videos, RSS feeds, podcasts and even games. We found it intuitive and easy to use.

You can activate the Walkman 4.0 player by just pressing a button. The volume control is on the right of the phone but the buttons were a bit hard to press as they were too tiny.

There are also rewind, play/pause and forward buttons beside the volume control. Holding down the Walkman button and ¬shaking the phone activates the ShakeControl for adjusting the volume and changing tracks.

The SensMe feature works with MP3s that are tagged and analysed by the Media Go application on a computer and then loaded back into the phone.
The tagged MP3s fall into four quadrants of moods — sad, happy, fast and slow — so you can select songs based on mood rather than thumbing through a playlist.

Being a Walkman phone, the W995 delivers superior sound quality. It has stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the phone, a 3.5mm jack for your headphones and is bundled with premium in-ear earphones.
Other features include a graphic equaliser with presets or you can even configure your own setting.
This phone is definitely strong on bass so I had to turn it down a bit with the help of the equaliser.
Those who like heavy bass however will enjoy the sound. No distortions whatsoever were heard during testing.

Camera
The quality of the photos are as good as those of a camera though there is a bit more noise in low-light conditions.
This is understandable given the fact that the 8-megapixel sensor is made much smaller to fit into the phone.
An LED flash provides adequate lighting. The Cyber-shot shooting modes and settings also allow you to take photos in diverse conditions.
The built-in image stabiliser works well in properly lighted conditions but your hands have to be more steady to get the best shots. Also, the colours of the photos turned out wonderful.

COOL: The W995 comes with a kickstand and stereo speakers on the top and bottom so you can watch videos comfortably.
Videos are captured in WQVGA resolution at 30fps in MP4 format. The videos turned out clear, and the audio was crisp and loud.
As the phone has a kickstand and stereo speakers positioned on the top and bottom of the phone, you can comfortably watch videos with stereo sound.
Supported video formats are MPEG4 and 3GP. However for a phone with all the ¬necessary hardware that is touted as a great video playback phone, there is no support for more advanced codecs such as DivX which is a bit of a letdown.
Also, the W995 comes with 118MB of internal memory and an 8GB M2 card so there should be ample space to store all your media.
Productivity
The W995 comes with the usual assortment of notes, alarm, calendar and reminder functions to keep track of your appointments and meetings.
But that’s as far as productivity applications go for the W995. It would’ve been cool to have document viewers or editors installed to do some work on it.
There are several games on the phone ranging from puzzles to racing and action games. There is even a game that asks you questions based on the songs on your phone.
Fitness fans would be happy to know there is a WalkMate step counter application. It can be set as your wallpaper so you can check how many steps you’ve done for the day.
The Light application which uses the LED flash as a torchlight is quite useful.
The most interesting thing about it is that it can be set to blink out an SOS signal. Great for those “I’m stuck on a desert island with a coconut tree” situations.
The W995 has a aGPS that works with Google Maps and other navigation applications that can give you voice directions as well as location services.
The aGPS also allows you to geotag the photos that you snap.
In terms of battery life, if you use the phone for calls and SMS, watching videos, listening to music, snapping pictures and moderate surfing, it will last about three days on a full charge.
You can charge it using the supplied charger or through a USB port but the phone uses a proprietary connector.
           

Sony Ericsson W995 — it looks stylish, is easy to use, the screen is lovely and it has good speakers.

Plus, the camera could even replace a basic point-and-shoot camera.
All in all, the W995 performed well and I felt a little pang when I had to part with it. That’s when you know it’s a good product.
Pros: Easy to use; large, bright screen; excellent camera; good sound quality; 3.5mm audio jack; stylish phone.
Cons: No DivX codec support.
W995
(Sony Ericsson)
3G phone
Camera: 8.1 megapixels with autofocus and LED flash
Display: 2.6in screen (240 x 320 pixels), 256,000 colours
Messaging: SMS, MMS, e-mail
Connectivity: GSM 850/ 900/1800/1900, HSDPA 900 / 2100, Bluetooth, USB, WiFi
Expansion slot: M2 (up to 8 GB)
Phone memory: 118MB internal memory, bundled with 8GB M2 card
Battery Type: 930mAh lithium polymer
Standby/talk time: 360 hours/4 hours
Other features: aGPS, kickstand
Weight: 113g
Dimensions (W x D x H): 49 x 15 x 97mm
Price: RM1,800

                                        Event: 11TH UMS Convocation 2009
                                        Date: 10-13 October 2009
                                        Venue: UMS 

Every year there are many of the graduates will be graduate. In this year, the convocation of the UMS is coming to the 11th convocation. The 11th UMS Convocation will be held on10 untill 13 October 2009 at UMS in Cancelory Hall.

For more detail information visit the UMS website: http://www.ums.edu.my

15 August 2009, Saturday

As a university student, everyday is busy with attending the class and a lot of assignment that never finish (very very tired huhu ). Sometime not enough sleep and the next day curi-curi sleep in the class …ZZZZ HEHE! im not a clever person ( but not stupid ok huhu ), so every time learn or do one things also very lambat tangkap punye. People finish already but im still doing it. If read the books other just need to read one time but me??? Repeat and repeat and repeat……(do no how many times until understand).  The university life are not interesting that what I thought as I youngest. A lot of thing that are happen are different. First time come to the UMS, what is my feeling? Erm… do know how to say it. Happy? Sad? Maybe both. Happy because can take an aero plane (hahaha… so childish) and sad because need to leave my sweet home and my lovely family.  Miss them so much. Now I am in the University for 2 years already and just 1 year left. Hopefully, I will successfully graduate. (Hope God Bless Me) Peace!!   

16 August 2009, Sunday
This year is the last year of my study and I had busy with the Final Year Project 1 (FYP 1). To graduate I need to complete my FYP 1 and FYP 2 (taking in the 2nd semester). So that, everyday my life still busy… nothing special happen and just like everyday eat, sleep, do my assignment , watch movie (just in the laptop not in cinema) to relax my mind from thinking of  the a lot of work and just relax and enjoy the movie…..


18 August 2009, Tuesday
Midterms are coming… Oh no, the time was going too fast now already half of the semester.Again busy with study and doing revisions for the whole subject. Last weeks, I am having three midterm papers for three days directly. Oh My God the whole day is fully-packed and also rushing for the assignment.  When having a midterm I will study until overnight for the midterm for tomorrow. Although this is not a good habit but this is my style. From the secondary school I always do that, although my parents said sleep early don’t overnight and they said again and again but I not heard that because I am very stubborn girl and the youngest girl in the family. Hehehe! They do nothing with me. Thus, at University when I overnight for study I will think of my parents and miss them and make a call for them and talking for a while and release my tension for a while.

23 August 2009, Sunday      

In the last mid-semester, my friends and I have gone visited the Crocodile Farm at Tuaran and KellyBays. We went there for 2 days 1 night. ( 20- 21 August 2009). 

CROCODILE FARM:

 At Crocodile Farm I saw that many crocodiles. In my life I never see crocodile in real just saw them on picture or television. First time saw the crocodiles it was very big and terrible. Then I also saw the workers feed the crocodiles. The crocodiles were snatching the chickens with each other and quarrel. Beside that, we also saw a crocodile show that showing the 2 workers are playing with the crocodiles. In the Crocodile Farm, there is not only having the crocodiles.There also have others animals such as, many types of fishes, deer, peacocks, snakes, chickens and others. I very enjoy with the trip. We had taken many pictures at there.

                                                                                    
                                                 KELLYBAYS:

KellyBays is a sea but we need to take a boat around 5 minute to there.  When arrived there we were playing the games and after that we going to the sea and swim.  But the clouds start raining and follow by lighting after some time we were swimming.  At night, I was having a delicious and nice dinner ^_^  very enjoy with the foods and eat a lot hehe. Very nice yummy yummy…hehehe! After taking the dinner we were build the camp to sleep (but im not build it ..hehe^-^).  The night was still raining, so the fire camp is cancel. The whole night we are free to do activities. The next day, after taking the breakfast we were free to do activities, some of us are swimming, play banana boat, relax at the sea side and do what they like.  At noon, we were keeping and prepare to back UMS . Although was tired but still enjoy the holiday!

Lab 1: Creating Blog
My lab is on Tuesday at 11 a.m. In the 1st Lab, we had asked by our beautiful tutor Miss Faridah Fadhilah Mohamad to create the blog.

Lab 2: Your Blog is Your CV
For the second lab, is a continuous of the first lab. We need to add a calender and add 2 link to the favourite bloggers / websites
in our blog that we had create on the first lab. We had been asking to add the link to this book---'Access denied Access Denied : The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering, publish by MIT Press' at : http://opennet.net/accessdenied.
Next, we need to create several pages that function as my CV.
for example: description about FYP, clubs that we join, talent and etc.

Lab 3: Adding relevent CV information in Blog
During this lab, we will use the lab session to add relevent info in the Blog which also as our Assignment 2. 


Lab 4: Using XAMMP for Local WordPress Theme Development
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install and configure XAMPP for the desktop.
Once that’s out of the way, we’ll install WordPress so that you can have your very own professional,
light-weight PHP and WordPress development environment.
You will also install a free WordPress Theme Chamelon available at http://alkivia.org/chameleon/ or at Lab Activities->Lab 4 folder at opencommittee.com.
To sum it up in one sentence: XAMPP, which stands for Cross-Platform (X) Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl, is a popular, free and open source web server package that you can use to install a web server onto your desktop. XAMPP allows you to develop PHP and Perl-based server-side scripting applications without the need for a remote web server, offering you the opportunity to work faster, develop stuff more securely, and work on your apps without an internet connection.
Full documentation available at:
http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/web-development-tutorials/using-xampp-for-local-wordpress-theme-development/
Or you can watch this video on how to install XAMPP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWRB-maTVyM

Lab 5:Building your first dynamic website – Part 1: Setting up your site and database connection
Before the lab session, download and print full documentation at:
http://www.acrobatcx.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_dynamic_site_pt1_print.html
This is Part 1 in a three-part tutorial series. In this tutorial series, you will learn how to use Dreamweaver CS4 to create a dynamic (or data-driven) website. You'll learn how to retrieve data from a database and display it on web pages. You'll also use Dreamweaver to create a form that enables visitors to provide feedback (or comments about a product or idea) and then saves their comments in a database.
In this part, you learn the difference between static and dynamic websites, how to set up and define a PHP site in Dreamweaver, and how to set up a MySQL database and user account and connect to your database. I assume that you have familiar with the Dreamweaver workspace
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you'll need to install the following software and files:
Software    : Dreamweaver CS4 (will be given in the lab)
Sample files    : feedback_php.zip (ZIP, 42K) (downloadable at opencommittee.com Lab 5 folder)
Review your task
The website you'll create consists of:
•    A page that provides a form for leaving comments and displays the comments already left by others.
•    An administrative section for managing the comments. This section can be accessed only by the site's administrators and consists of the following pages:
o    A login page that allows administrators to authenticate
o    A page for administrating feedback
o    A page for deleting feedback items
o    A page for changing the status of feedback items

Lab 6: Building your first dynamic website – Part 2: Adding and displaying user feedback
Before the lab session, download and print full documentation at:
http://www.acrobatcx.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_dynamic_site_pt2_print.html
In Part 1 of this tutorial series, you set up your development environment, including web server, database, application server, and Dreamweaver.
In this part you are going to develop the most important functions of your dynamic website: allowing users to add feedback and showing the feedback already gathered.
At first, the focus will be on retrieving and displaying data from the database and on adding to the database information from a form submitted by the user.
The layout of the page, including images and colors, will be added after this functionality is in place.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you'll need to install the following software and files:
Software    : Dreamweaver CS4 (will be given in the lab)
Prerequisite knowledge
Building your first dynamic website – Part 1: Setting up your site and database connection

Lab 7: Building your first dynamic website – Part 3: Building the Administrative backend
Before the lab session, download and print full documentation at:
http://www.acrobatcx.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_dynamic_site_pt3_print.html
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this tutorial you set up your development environment and created a dynamic site for gathering and displaying feedback in the form of user comments.
In this part of the tutorial, you will add a page to your site that allows an administrator to remove or approve feedback items. To do this you will need to:
•    Protect this page so it can be accessed by authorized users only
•    Define a list of authorized users
•    Implement a way for authorized users to authenticate themselves (login) and to logout
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you'll need to install the following software and files:
Software    : Dreamweaver CS4 (will be given in the lab)
Prerequisite knowledge
•    Building your first dynamic website – Part 1: Setting up your site and database connection
•    Building your first dynamic website – Part 2: Adding user functionality



                    ##  ASSIGNMENT 1:Collaboration using Web Technology ##


in this first assignment we need to make collaboration with 3 students who study at the universities abroad

discussing how they use web technologies in teaching & learning or universities-related activities.

We can contact them through Instant Messenger of your choice (e.g. Yahoo Messenger, MSN or Skype) or by email. Then

Write an essay not more than 10 pages about your discussions and any relevant documents or websites of their activities. Beside that, we

must provide authentic prove of your discussion in terms of email, IM chat and their photo. Also need to provide references or URL

of their universities and details about the students you collaborate with.

                                                  ##  ASSIGNMENT 2: ##

Assignment 2: Due 31 August 2009 (50 marks)
Web blog is one of the social networking platforms in this century. In this assignment, you are

required to complete your blog that you’ve created in the previous lab sessions and make it as

your Curriculum Vitae or Resume. The purpose of this CV is to enhance your chances when you

apply for jobs after graduation or to further studies at higher degree.
Basically, you blog must contain (but not limited too):
1.    Your education background
2.    Your skills (programming) and talents
3.    Description about your outstanding assignments or projects
4.    Few posts (3 – 4 posts) about the daily life of a university’s student
5.    One coverage about any selected events in UMS (refer to UMS website)
6.    One video of your own recording posted at YouTube regarding ‘How To’ or your

own thought
7.    One post of your thought about recent issues related to higher education
8.    One post about any world issues, one post about latest technology in ICT
9.    Additional useful widget/add-ons
10.    Any other information that will enhance your CV
The marks will be given according to the following criteria:
a.    Original Content
b.    Creativity
c.    Clear and easy navigation
d.    Ideas and thoughts (Speak your mind!)
e.    Language
f.    Professionalism
Make sure you write a correct URL of your blog.

                                                  Project TiTle :

          UMS ICT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROFILE SYSTEM SYSTEM

                                                   DeScRipTioN :

This UMS ICT research and development profile system is a system that is to store and keep

the information about the journal and the research paper or the information that are related to

the ICT. Not only that, in this profile system it will also shown all the other information. For

example, the achievement and award that got by the lecturers, the current researches that are

doing by some of the lecturers and the researches that are still in progress and all other

information that related to them.

I am doing the  group project that consist of 2 person, my friend Loh Meng Fun and I.

She is doing the user Module and I am doing the Admin Module.