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Malaysia travel guide: what you need to know
Best time to go, culture, language, health, safety, laws, watchouts, emergency contacts and more.
By Elisabeth Baulch
and Jodi Bird
jodirbird
When to get the best weather and avoid the crowds, and why you shouldn't touch a person's head or eat with your left hand - download the Malaysia travel guide.
Laws and watchouts
Travel-size tips
Flights from Australia to Malaysia take as little as five hours.
Australians can visit for up to three months without a visa.
The weather is hot and humid, with different wet seasons in different parts of the country.
Most areas of Malaysia are relatively safe, but smartraveller.gov.au advises against traveling to some areas of East Malaysia, where there is a risk of kidnapping.
Your doctor may recommend vaccinations before traveling to Malaysia.
Malaysia is a majority-Muslim country with conservative values and some aspects of Sharia law in place.
Malaysia sits just north of the equator, so temperatures are warm and humid all year round. The wet and dry seasons vary from one part of the country to the next. Check the average temperature and rainfall in the area you're planning to visit.
Peak seasons:
December/January: West coast Peninsular Malaysia.
June/July: East coast Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Borneo).
The west coast of Peninsular Malaysia (including Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and the islands of Penang, Langkawi and Tioman) generally experience their monsoon rains between May and October. The rain tends to be heaviest towards the end of the season.
The east coast of Peninsular Malaysia experiences its monsoon from November to March. During the wet season, much of the accommodation on the eastern islands (including the Perhentian Islands) is likely to be closed or inaccessible due to rough seas.
East Malaysia (Borneo) generally experiences its monsoon between October and March, with the heaviest rain in January.
Sudden downpours can come at any time, anywhere in the country - even during the dry season.
The Cameron Highlands are the only area of the country that gets particularly chilly, with temperatures dropping to around 15°C overnight.
Air pollution, particularly in Kuala Lumpur, can be bad at any time of year, but between June and October there's an increased risk of severe smoke haze caused by illegal slash-and-burn land clearing in nearby Indonesia.
During the month of Ramadan (dates change each year), many Malaysians fast throughout the day. Some restaurants and cafes may be closed, at least until the evening.
The festival of Hari Raya Puasa (Eid) marks the end of Ramadan and is when many locals take a week-long holiday. Expect crowded roads, higher hotel prices and more difficulty getting bookings.
Chinese New Year (dates change each year) is also a busy time as many Malaysians are ethnic-Chinese.
Malaysian public holidays and school holidays can affect travel and accommodation bookings.
Christmas day is a public holiday and the season is a peak time due to the number of international visitors.
Malaysia is made up of a diverse mix of ethnic Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous cultures.
60% of the population is Muslim, with Buddhists, Christians and Hindus making up most of the remaining 40%.
Malaysian people dress and behave conservatively. Outside of tourist resorts, showing too much skin is frowned upon. Long sleeves (at least to the elbow) and long trousers/skirts (at least to the knee) are standard for both men and women. Tight clothing is also considered quite risqué, particularly for women. Dress standards are more relaxed in the cities than in rural areas.
You should dress respectfully and remove your shoes when visiting mosques. Women will be asked to wear a cloak and headdress, which most mosques are happy to provide to visitors.
Public displays of affection (anything more than holding hands) are not appropriate.
Raising your voice or making a scene is considered extremely embarrassing for all involved, so try to keep your cool if you have a disagreement with someone.
Other cultural taboos include touching a person's head, eating with your left hand, pointing with your finger, and not removing your shoes before entering a person's home.
Many Malaysians don't drink alcohol, so limit your drinking to hotels, bars and clubs, particularly during Ramadan.
Many Muslim Malaysians fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan ( dates change each year). Some cafes and restaurants will shut during the day but the streets usually liven up in the evenings when people break their fast. Tip: Chinese Malaysians don't observe Ramadan, so you'll always be able to find Chinese food during the day.
Tipping is not expected, but it's appreciated. Restaurants often add a service charge of 10%.
Official language: Bahasa Malaysia
Most Malaysians are multilingual, with English, Mandarin, Cantonese or Tamil likely to be their second language. In cities and tourist areas you should have no trouble finding people who can speak English.
The Malaysian language is written in the same alphabet as English, so you'll be able to read street signs and maps.
Most areas of Malaysia are relatively safe, but smartraveller.com.au advises against traveling to some parts of East Malaysia (Borneo) and to the region beyond the Thai border, where violence and kidnapping are a risk.
Public hospitals are run by well-trained staff, but wait times are likely to be long. Quality health care may be hard to find in remote areas. Private hospitals with English-speaking staff are available in the cities and tourist areas (see contacts below). You'll need to pay a deposit up-front or show proof of travel insurance.
Medical tourism, particularly for dental and cosmetic procedures, is becoming increasingly popular because of the lower hospital fees in Malaysia.
The tap water in Malaysia is not safe to drink. Stick to bottled or boiled water and ask for no ice in your drinks.
To avoid traveller's diarrhoea, opt for fresh, fully cooked food, wash your hands regularly and pack anti-diarrhoeals just in case.
Mosquitoes can spread dengue fever, malaria and Japanese encephalitis. Take steps to avoid bites and speak to a travel doctor about whether or not you need a vaccination or prophylactic. The risk of malaria is greater in rural areas than in the cities or coastal areas.
Air pollution can be a problem in Kuala Lumpur. Smoke haze caused by illegal slash-and-burn land clearing in nearby Indonesia sometimes creates dangerous conditions across the whole country, particularly between June and October. Check the Malaysian Environment Department website for air quality reports.
Safety standards aren't always up to scratch when it comes to buses, cars, motorbikes, jet-skis, boats and scuba diving equipment.
For the latest health and safety advice about Malaysia, including disease outbreaks, natural disasters and civil unrest, check smartraveller.gov.au
Do I need vaccinations to travel to Malaysia?
Drugs are strictly illegal and traffickers face a mandatory death penalty. It's even illegal to have drugs in your system, and travellers have occasionally been subjected to urine tests on arrival in the country.
Some aspects of Sharia (Islamic) law are in place throughout Malaysia and are particularly enforced in Kelantan and Terengganu states. Some of the religious laws only apply to Muslims, others apply to all people, including foreigners.
Anyone caught preaching a non-Islamic faith or distributing non-Islamic religious materials could be imprisoned.
Homosexual acts are illegal, and convictions can result in prison time or corporal punishment. Fortunately, the law is rarely enforced, but gay travelers should still be cautious.
Public acts of sex are highly illegal.
Prostitution is illegal (despite being quite readily available).
Possession of pornographic material is illegal, but there are no laws (currently) against viewing it online.
Alcohol can only be purchased by non-Muslims over the age of 18. There are restrictions on the sale of alcohol in areas with a high Muslim population.
For road rules, see Driving in Malaysia.
Watchouts
You're a little less likely to be scammed in Malaysia than you would be in some other south-east Asian countries, but theft is still a problem, particularly in the cities.
'Snatch and grab' robberies are committed by thieves driving motorbikes. To avoid being targeted, walk on the inside edge of the footpath and carry your bag on the arm that's away from the curb.
'Smash and grab' attacks are also made on slow-moving cars. Keep doors and windows locked and don't leave valuables on the seat.
By law, all taxis should have a working meter. Unfortunately, many drivers refuse to use them and will insist on negotiating a flat (and often inflated) fare. If your taxi is metered, watch out for unscrupulous drivers who may take the scenic route or even have a hidden button that adds a few extra ringgit to the fare.
Always cover the keypad when using ATMs, and never let your credit card out of your site when paying at restaurants.
Some tourists have reported being searched by 'tourist police' only to discover their money has gone missing, or worse - they've had drugs planted on them and are made to pay a fine (ie. bribe). If anyone tries to search you, insist that they take you to a police station or get straight on the phone to the actual police.
Some not-so-street-smart tourists have fallen victim to gambling scams after being convinced by friendly card sharks that they can't lose.
Tourist traps are many and varied, and often quite creative. Read our article on scams around the world, or search travel forums such as Tripadvisor for the latest warnings from travelers to Malaysia.
If you fall victim to theft or any other serious crime, contact the police (numbers below).
If you have a dispute with an accommodation or tour provider and you're unable to come to an agreement, you can lodge a complaint with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
For complaints about other goods and services, try the National Consumer Complaints Centre (you'll need a Malaysian-speaker to help you with the website).
If you have a problem with a taxi driver, take down their ID and licence plate number and contact the taxi company.
If your gripe is with an Australian or international tour operator, airline, or booking site, follow the usual procedures for making a complaint or seeking compensation.
Malaysia country code: +60
Police/Ambulance: 999 (112 from a mobile)
Fire: 994 (112 from a mobile)
Tourist police hotline: + 60 3 2149 6590 / Enquiries +60 3 2149 6593
Operators may not speak English. If you don't have an interpreter, call your hotel, your insurance provider, an English-speaking hospital or the tourist police. Public ambulances may be slow and ill-equipped so consider catching a taxi to hospital if you can.
Public hospitals have well-trained staff, some of whom may speak English, but wait times are likely to be long. There are many private hospitals and clinics throughout Malaysia you'll find one in most cities and tourist centres.
Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
286 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Emergency: +60 3 4141 3131
Columbia Asia Hospital - Setapak
1, Jalan Danau Saujana, Off Jalan Genting Klang, 53300 Kuala Lumpur
+60 3 5521 5151 / +60 3 4145 9999
Global Doctors Clinic
B1-C6, Jalan Kiara 3, Mont Kiara
See more private hospitals and clinics in Kuala Lumpur.
1, Jalan Pangkor, 10050, Penang
See more private hospitals and clinics in Penang.
Langkawi Hospital (public hospital)
Bukit Tekuh, Jalan Padang Mat Sirat, Kuah 07000, Langkawi
Private clinics are also available on the island.
Columbia Asia Hospital Bintulu
Lot 3582, Block 26, Jalan Tan Sri Ikhwan, Kemena Land District, Tanjung Kidurong,
97000 Bintulu, Sarawak
See more private hospital and clinics in Sarawak
Sabah - Private hospitals and clinics
Johor - Private hospitals and clinics
Malacca - Private hospitals and clinics
The US embassy has a full list of English-speaking doctors and hospitals in Malaysia, which includes some public hospitals.
Australian High Commission - Kuala Lumpur malaysia.highcommission.gov.au
6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Email: ahckl.consular@dfat.gov.au
Australian Consulate - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Suite 10.1, Level 10, Wisma Great Eastern, 65 Jalan Gaya, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Email: andrewsmk@yahoo.com
Australian Consulate - Sarawak
E39 Level 2, Taman Sri Sarawak Mall,
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak
Email: philipting66@gmail.com
24-hour Australian Consular Emergency Centre: +61 2 6261 3305 or 1300 555 135 or SMS +61 421 269 080
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Justin Bieber Cuddles Up With Selena Gomez in Instagram Photo
Posted by Cathy Martin on April 23, 2013
Posted in: Celebrities, Music, Singer.	Tagged: celebrities, entertainment, Justin & Selena, justin bieber, Selena Gomez.	3 Comments
Is Justin Bieber back to being Selena Gomez's boyfriend?
There's just no telling with these two.
The on-again, off-again duo sure did look coupled up, though, in a new photo the Biebs posted on his Instagram pageSaturday night (and then promptly deleted).
In the snap, the "Boyfriend" crooner and Gomez are canoodling, with the Spring Breakers star holding back her hair as she leans in close to the super star singer.
NEWS: Justin Bieber has Selena Gomez as his IPhone screensaver!
Insiders told E! News, the "Come & Get It" singer flew to Norway Thursday to see Bieber and traveled with him to Copenhagen, where the Biebs performed Saturday night.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Hold Hands Backstage at Jingle Ball
Posted by Cathy Martin on December 5, 2012
Posted in: Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Singer.	Tagged: celebrities, entertainment, justin bieber, Music, Selena Gomez, Singer, Songs.	Leave a comment
Once again, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez made sure to steal away for some quality time while a party raged around them.
E! News has learned that the still awfully adorable duo arrived together and were seen holding hands backstage at KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball in Los Angeles before Bieber—the two-night extravaganza's designated closing act—was scheduled to go onstage at the Nokia Theatre.
Aw, sweet.
"I see a lot a girls out there and I just want to know how many of you are single?" Bieber, who opened his set with "All Around the World," tantalized the adoring audience when he finally hit the stage around 10:15 p.m. He also hiked up his T-shirt to flash the top of his boxers during "Baby," that little rascal.
Due up before the "Boyfriend" singer?
That would be Ke$ha, the brazen pop star who joked to Rolling Stone that she wouldn't mind bedding Bieber after a round of putt-putt golf and other teen-friendly activities.
Other acts slated for tonight who probably don't annoy Gomez as much as Ke$ha includedPsy, fun., Flo Rida, The Wanted and Afrojack.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's Dinner Date Do-Over: Benihana With Friends
Posted by Cathy Martin on November 21, 2012
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez appear to be giving it the old-school try.
A night after they were spotted arm-in-arm at an American Music Awards afterparty, the possibly reconciled duo ate at a Benihana in Encino, Calif.
They were with a group, mind you. But…still.
Unlike Friday night when they left an Encino sushi restaurant separately but equally agitated, Bieber and Gomez were careful not to be photographed together on their way in and out of the teppanyaki palace.
Tonight, Gomez held her hand in front of her face as the paparazzi took aim, while Bieber, who arrived in athletic shorts after a workout at an Equinox gym but left in black pants, walked to his car surrounded by an all-male entourage.
Gomez paid a visit to her doctor earlier today to get her throat checked out, a precautionary measure to make sure she hadn't caught bronchitis from her step dad.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez: PDA After the AMAs
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Justin Bieber may have taken his mother as his date to the American Music Awards, but by the end of the night Selena Gomez was by his side.
Although they spent much of their weekend fighting, Bieber, 18, and Gomez, 20, certainly looked like a happy couple at an afterparty at the JW Marriott Los Angeles on Sunday night. The "Baby" singer, wearing the same outfit he had on at the show (including those odd red studded loafers!), and the "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress, who was casually dressed in boots and jeans, arrived together at the bash.
She had her hand around his arm in a clear public display of affection.
The on-again couple stood side-by-side at the party while chatting with his mother, Pattie Mallette, who was Bieber's official date at the award show earlier in the evening. Then they sat next to each other among a large group of friends and chatted casually.
Jenny McCarthy, who playfully tried to put the moves on Bieber during the AMAs, was also at the party and shared her Jelena sighting on Twitter. "My cub @justinbeiber brought his acceptable and beautifully aged beauty Selena to the AMA after party. Guess I'm back on the prowl. Rww!"
Later in the evening, Bieber went with Gomez to her L.A. home.
Things seem to be looking up for the couple. A week after splitting, they appeared to be trying to work out their woes during the week, spending time at Gomez's house and arriving together at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. But a Friday night dinner date went off the rails — and Gomez left minutes after arriving. She then spent Saturday night with her best bud Taylor Swift, and seemed to be sending some kind of a message with the T-shirt she wore that said, "You make me happy when skies are gray."
As for Bieber and Gomez's off-again, on-again relationship status, a source close the couple told Us Weekly, "They are [young]. It changes from day to day. It's hard to say how they will end up. … We'll see."
Because of his rocky relationship with Gomez, Bieber invited his 37-year-old mother to the American Music Awards on Sunday. (He asked her on Twitter!) During the show he picked up three awards, including Artist of the Year. When he gave his acceptance speech, he brought Mallette to the stage. "This is my mom," he told the crowd. "She's little but she's beautiful." Turning to Mallette, Bieber said, "I want to thank you for just always believing in me."
So while his relationship with Gomez seems to change from day to day, Bieber can always count on his mom!
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez: The Aftermath of Their Dinner-Date Spat
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Talk about a dinner date gone wrong.
After heading to the Laugh Factory comedy club together Thursday night, Justin Bieberand Selena Gomez were spotted back together again at Japanese restaurant Yamato in San Fernando Valley, Calif., Friday evening, a source told E! News.
But the outing was far from romantic.
According to the source, the former Wizards of Waverly Place star drove to the restaurant, and the Biebs showed up in his car a few minutes later.
"Something must have happened inside the restaurant, because 10 minutes after he arrived, they both stormed out looking stone-faced," the source said. "They were very serious and did not look happy at all. She got in her car, and Justin got into his.
"Selena drove off and Justin just sat there for a few minutes. I think he was waiting for her to calm down. He then drove to her house. When he got there, he started buzzing her gate. But she was obviously not letting him in. He continued trying. Then, after a while he got out of his car, he was obviously frustrated and went up to the gate and started yelling 'Selena' over it. But…she was not coming out."
"It was at this point [Justin] started to yell at the paps," the source continued. "He was obviously annoyed that they were there and witnessing everything. He was mad. Selena then came out, because there was such a commotion, he got in his car and left."
But, it appears that wasn't the end of the couple's tumultuous evening.
"Something must have happened overnight, though, because his car was there this morning."
The couple first called it quits two weeks back, before reuniting a few days later in Los Angeles.
Selena Gomez "Doing Well" Post-Justin Bieber Split, Stuns at Glamour Women of Year Awards
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Eat your heart out, Justin Bieber.
Selena Gomez was honored at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards Monday night in NYC, and boy, did she look amazing! The newly single singer-actress was all smiles at the event, stunning in a sexy white Giambattista Valli dress.
So how is Ms. Gomez holding up in the wake of the Jelena breakup news? The 20-year-oldWizards of Waverly Place starlet told E! News she's "doing well" and really felt "so blessed" to be a part of Glamour's event.
And as Selena was presented with the Independent Spirit award by Ethan Hawke, the Biebs was performing in Brooklyn. The "Boyfriend" singer even tweeted some sage advice he got from "a stranger [he] just met," saying, "Life is short. It's gonna be what it's gonna be. As long as u put your best foot forward."
Wise words that Justin—and Selena!—sure seem to be putting into practice.
Justin Bieber Talks Selena Gomez Breakup: "I Don't Know What's Going On in My Life"
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Justin Bieber is talking about the end of his and Selena Gomez's romance—sorta.
The "Boyfriend" pop star was asked about the breakup a few hours after E! News exclusively reported they had split.
"I don't know what to say," he said in an interview with the Open House Party radio show on Saturday, neither confirming nor denying the news. "I don't know what's going on in my life. To even assess that it doesn't make sense 'cause I have not made any comment."
Bieber laughed when the show's host cracked that he could pull a Taylor Swift by singing about it.
Both Gomez and Bieber are now in the NYC area. The former Wizards of Waverly Placestarlet was spotted at LAX yesterday catching a flight there while Bieber has a concert tomorrow at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Now I want to hear from you. Do you think Selena and Justin will get back together? Should they? Chime in below.
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Anaerobic Digestion technology is well established, hence biogas is often categorised as a 'first generation' biofuel. However, biogas derived from organic wastes does not compete with food production, and is considered to be sustainable.
The latest EurObserv'ER Biogas Barometer report estimates about 13.4 million tonnes oil equivalent (m toe) of biogas primary energy were produced during 2013 - 1.2 m toe more than in 2012 representing a 10.2% growth.
The latest news and statistics on biogas production and use in Europe are available from the European Biogas Association website.
Developing use of biomethane for transport is the focus of several projects such as BIOMASTER, MADEGASCAR, GasHighWay, BioGas Max, Urban Biogas, Green Gas Grids and Baltic Biogas Bus, which aim to increase its use in the market.
In March 2014, Waste Management Inc., Ventech Engineers International LLC, NRG Energy Inc. and Velocys plc formed a joint venture to produce renewable fuels and chemicals from biogas and natural gas using smaller-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology. The joint venture's first facility will be at East Oak, Oklahoma. Velocys, will supply the Fischer-Tropsch reactor and catalyst.
On 18 December 2012 it was announced that VERBIO Straw project, Germany, has been selected to receive counterpart funding of €22.3m under the first call for proposals of the NER300 funding programme for innovative low-carbon technologies. The Project will be built as an extension to an existing ethanol-biogas plant in Schwedt, Germany, to produce biogas. The Project will have a design capacity of 25.6 Mm3(S) of biogas containing 12.8 Mm3(S) of methane and make use of 70000 t/year of straw. The process comprises raw material handling, biomass pre-treatment of biomass by steam and enzyme successively, production of biogas by anaerobic fermentation, and biogas post-treatment. The produced gas will be cleaned to natural gas quality and fed into the grid. The Project is planned to be located in a refinery site of PCK Raffinerie GmbH (Refinery Site) and it benefits from the existing site infrastructure.
The FP7 project BioWALK4Biofuels aims to develop an innovative system for the treatment of biowaste and use of GHG emissions to produce biofuels, through the use of macroalgae.
The Eureka BIOGASFUEL project is developing a dual-fuel supply system for diesel engines using alternative fuel. The research programme on fuel will assess the possibility of using biogas as a fuel for compression ignition engines of non-road vehicles and machines used in agriculture.
The objective of the IEE project FaBbiogas is to elaborate a solid information base on FaB (Food and Beverage) waste utilisation for biogas production and to prove the efficiency and feasibility of FaB waste-based biogas implementation projects. The EU project FABbiogas (Intelligent Energy Europe) project aspires to change the mindsets of all stakeholders in the waste-to-energy chain by promoting residues from FAB industry as a new and renewable energy source for biogas production. Project outputs will support the diversification of energy sources within FAB companies, leading to wide-spread valorization and efficient integration of FAB residues into energy systems and boosting the realization of a growing number of biogas projects in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and Poland.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute IKTS, Germany, have developed the first-ever biogas plant to run purely on agricultural wastes. This demonstrates that pretreatment with enzymes can greatly increase biogas yields from cellulosic residues such as corn stalks.
In the US, MagneGas has developed a technology to produce a mix of hydrogen and carbon monoxide from sewage and other liquid organic wastes using a patented technology called Plasma Arc Flow™, based on flowing the target liquid waste through a submerged electric arc between two electrodes. The arc decomposes the liquid molecules into atoms and forms a plasma around the tips of the electrodes at about 10,000°F / 5,500 C. The Plasma Arc Flow moves the plasma away from the electrodes and controls the formation of MagneGas that rises to the surface for collection. MagneGas is composed of hydrogen (55-65%), carbon monoxide (30-35%), carbon dioxide (1-2%), water vapor (2%), and trace gases (0.5-1%). The gas mixture can be used in a similar way to natural gas or can be co-combusted with existing hydrocarbon fuels.
Biogas can be produced via anaeobic digestion of farm or food processing wastes, and converted to heat and power on site. For example, in Europe companies such as ENER-G offer small-scale CHP (4kWe to over 10MWe) from biogas, with around 170MWe currently installed (May 2015).
Gas is widely used as a transport fuel in many European countries, notably Italy, which boasts 650,000 gas powered vehicles. Sweden is a world leader in upgrading and use of biomethane for transport, and has many 'biogas vehicles', including private cars, buses, and even a biogas train and a biogas powered touring car team.
The Netherlands is also expanding it's use of natural gas vehicles, and in September 2010 opened its 50th CNG filling station.
In February 2014 Cambi AS inaugurated a facility near Oslo to convert 50,000 tonnes of food waste to biogas, and produce LNG as a transport fuel for a local bus fleet. The biogas liquefaction plant was delivered by Wärtsilä Corporation and will produce fuel for 135 buses. The plant is operated on behalf of EGE (Waste-to-Energy Agency) and the City of Oslo.
New techiques are being developed to increase the methane content in 'product gas', so that it is suitable for direct injection into the grid. For example ETW Energietechnik in Germany, which uses Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) technology developed by Schmak Carbotech.
In December 2013, the UK National Grid and Future Biogas announced an £8m anaerobic digestion project at Lindholme. The system will convert 35,000 metric tons of biomass into 12,000 cubic metres of biomethane for injection into the natural gas network. In February 2014, Iona Captial and Scotia Gas Networks announced an investment in a joint venture Keithick Biogas, the first biogas-to-grid project in Scotland, UK.
In Summer 2012, a new liquefied biogas plant in Lidköping, Sweden, started operation. The plant produces transport fuel for cars, trucks and buses, in both gaseous and liquefied form, and is run by Lidköping Biogas AB. Orignally owned by Göteborg Energi AB and the Municipality of Lidköping, with Swedish Biogas International Lidköping AB owning and operating the biogas production plant. It has since been sold to Fordonsgas a subsidiary of Air Liquide, France.
The UK's largest retailer, Tesco, is commissioning 25 Iveco EcoDaily light commercial vehicles fuelled by sustainable liquid biomethane for its online retail and delivery service tesco.com. The fuel is made by UK company, Gasrec (the first commercial producer of Liquid Biomethane in Europe), and is created by extracting naturally occurring methane from organic waste in landfill sites and converting it to a high quality, clean fuel. [Source: Gasrec].
In the UK, the University of East Anglia (UEA) Low Carbon Innovation Centre (LCIC) and Hardstaff Group (Nottingham, UK), have modified a standard Optare Solo single-deck diesel midibus from the Anglian Bus fleet. Originally powered entirely by diesel, the Mercedes-Benz engine has been adapted to run for 60-80 per cent of the time on biomethane.
In September 2014, Neste Oil announced plans to build a biopropane unit at its refinery in Rotterdam. In addition to the unit itself, the investment will include storage tanks and pipework. The project will start immediately and the plan is to begin sales of biopropane at the end of 2016. The total value of the investment is approximately EUR 60 million.
The new unit will purify and separate biopropane from the sidestream gases produced by the refinery. The process will increase the added value of this sidestream significantly, as the gas in question has been sold as fuel for power plant use up until now. When the new unit is complete, biopropane production is expected to total 30,000-40,000 t/a. Biopropane has a comparable set of properties to fossil propane and is suitable for use in existing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) applications [Source: Neste Oil].
If methane is accidentally released into the atmosphere, it is much more damaging than carbon dioxide as a GHG. In 2008, the Naturemade certification system was initiated in Switzerland to guarantee the ecological quality of the biomethane injected into the grid. To qualify, the emission of biomethane (also known as 'methane slip') must not exceed 1% of the total biomethane generated by a plant [Source: BioGas Max].


Perhaps one of the most useful inventions and advances of technology was the GPS chip, allowing users to navigate around the world. Forget about paper maps, directions given by other people or websites. The GPS revolution has become so massive that everyone uses on-the-go navigation.
Navigating on your smartphone is the easiest method to find your way around town. Perhaps the most familiar one is Google Maps because it comes preinstalled as the navigation system of most smartphones. That is Google Maps came with almost all smartphone until Apple developed its own navigation app: Apple Maps. A third app gaining popularity is Waze and it is no wonder it was purchased by Google.
The giant company has invested massive amounts of money, time and resourced into developing a world map and the Street View option. The Street View car allegedly traveled more than 7 million miles in order to that photos for all public roads (99% of them). Taking 360-degree photos is a tedious job and it allowed users to preview their route from a first person perspective. Recently, the company has invested even more money by using complex software to provide users with 3D imaging for the most popular areas around the world. Therefore, besides enjoying the first-person perspective, travelers can also zoom on the surrounding area and it can also tell you information about the traffic situation of the moment. Traffic alerts are very important since it saves time and frustration.
Other positive things about Google Maps is its clean interface and the direction button which offers you the amount of time needed and your available options for traveling by car, by foot or public transport. The app also offers spoken direction, alert mode and written directions. To denote a location, Google Maps uses an arrow pointing the direction faced by the user. The company invests constantly into their apps and therefore, Google Maps is a very strong opponent and very difficult to defeat by other similar applications.
Apple's navigation map has been created so that Apple's device will no longer use Google Maps. At the beginning, the app has several bugs, but nowadays it seems to be properly functioning and improving constantly. According to users, Apple has the most pleasing look and it gives a modern feel to the map. The app is also properly integrated along with other iOS apps, giving users suggestions for upcoming events they might need to travel to. Also, the app offers OpenTable option, used to make restaurant reservations or to share a ride with someone. Similar to Google's interface, Apple Maps has a simple and easy to use one with an input address and a destination one. The focus of the app is to provide navigation, while Google Maps is more focused on places, a focus better for tourists.
Waze belong to the Google company since 2013 (technically it is owned by Alphabet). However, the aesthetics of the app is very different to Google Maps. After downloading the app, users need to create an account using their phone numbers or their Facebook account. The main screen has a Spotify icon allowing users to connect to their Spotify account so as to manage their music directly from Waze. The orange button (map-marker symbol) allows users to report traffic, car or speed accidents. This option allows users to follow alternative routes and avoid traffic jams. The sound can be turned on/off or the alert mode can be activated.
All in all, the three apps have their pluses and minuses. In the end it is all about your taste in design and interface.


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Don't lose your vote in May!
READING residents are being urged to check they are properly registered to vote under the new Individual Electoral Registration system introduced by Central Government this year, or risk losing their vote at next year's Local and General Elections.
A new system of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) has been introduced this year and means each and every individual is responsible for registering themselves to vote. Previously, one person in every household was responsible for registering everyone else who lives at that address.
Under the new Cabinet Office rules, the changes mean that every local authority in the country now needs to go through a process of matching the names of all unconfirmed electors, with individual data held by Central Government. Where matches cannot be made because the Government does not hold the relevant data, the individual will be asked for further information and/or documentary evidence, or risk losing their vote.
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Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs petitioning Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday for a masked and socially distant start to the NFL season will not wear headdresses or face-paint after George Floyd dies in Minneapolis police custody.
The reigning Super Bowl champion's move has pleased Native Americans as a good first step, but frustrates some of the 17,000 fans who will be in the stands as the team steps onto the field first in front of an audience – albeit smaller than normal. during the coronavirus pandemic. Enforcement of the new restrictions also comes when the team tries to claim masks, which has proven difficult in some public practices.
NFL teams featuring Native American mascots are under increasing scrutiny after the Washington team decided to change its name after a long and often controversial dialogue with fans and the public. The Chiefs also announced last month that the team was discussing the future of its tomahawk chop celebration amid complaints that it was racist.
Students at the nearby Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, called for changes, among other things.
"Using that mascot and having this following of mostly white people wearing face-paint and headdresses and doing the tomahawk chop and energizing them and giving them that sense of power and then thinking that nothing about that being wrong is just mind blowing to me, "said William Wilkinson, past president of Haskell's University Student Government Association.
Wilkinson, who is Navajo, Cherokee, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, said the team's nickname will eventually have to change too.
"It dehumanizes us and gives us Indians the image of being that wild animal hungry to fight when we're nothing like that in real life," said the 22-year-old business major from Madison, Wisconsin.
Ty Rowton, a self-described superfan who goes to games as an X-Factor and wears an arrowhead, beads and a player-signed cloak, has made a change to his costume. Instead of face paint, he sticks duct tape with Bible verses on his face.
He was stopped by security while he was wearing makeup for a training camp, but said he has since received approval for the ensemble. Still, he thinks the team changes are an overreaction and says fans love to pose with people wearing headdresses. He also thinks the team should keep the tomahawk chop as well.
"It is something that whirls us together and that we do as one. It was never meant to be disrespectful at all, "he said.
Gaylene Crouser, executive director of the Kansas City Indian Center, said it was wrong to use "a race of people as mascots". Her group has been calling for change for years and she believes the dynamic may shift.
"It was always swept under the rug, but because the Washington team relied so much on it to make the change, some of the others are now feeling the heat," she said. "I hope this is the beginning of the end of this acceptable racism."
After Floyd's death, calls for treatment of racial issues have become more common. Floyd, a black man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer tied his knee to Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes while being arrested for counterfeit money. The officer and three other officers were dismissed and charged with Floyd's death.
65-year-old fan Connie Jo Gillespie, a mix of East Woodland Shawnee, Plains Cree and Mississippi Chickasaw, supports the headdress ban, but believes the Chief's name should stay. She sees herself as a hardcore fan and praised the team's efforts to work with national organizations that work closely on issues affecting Indians.
For example, the Chiefs celebrate American Indian Heritage Month by inviting elders to a game each year and having them perform a ceremonial "Blessing of the Drum and the Four Directions of the Arrowhead Stadium".
"The KC Chiefs have the ability to culturally educate non-Indians about our heritage, culture and traditions by name," she wrote. "Together with local and regional Native American leaders and tribesmen, they use this opportunity wisely to act culturally, educate and respect the culture and heritage of the Indians."
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A long three at the buzzer by sharp-shooting Dom Iero (attached video) wins semi 67-66; Iero beats Green to at the buzzer 67-66 in semi-final Then Harrison Blackledge wins the district final vs Lake with a clutch pull up twelve footer with 2.9 seconds to go.
Parent Issue: Should My athlete transfer; Is It Wrong for another Coach to Contact my son?
The first parent-raised question on our site regarding player development turned into a fantastic discussion and the thread is still active. The new issue raises questions about a player returning from injury and the timeline for reclaiming his starting spot; from there the question of a possible transfer is raised; and finally, the parent asks if a coach from another school contacting his son about a possible transfer is ethical. Coaches here at beyondthehardwood.com have gotten started on this new and controversial scenario and it has already gotten heated! Take a look and share your experience and expertise!
This thread is reserved for the parents of athletes to voice their feelings on issues that have arisen with the coaches of their sons and daughter to generate positive discussions with the coaches here at the site. This is NOT intended to be a "coach-bashing" post; THE PURPOSE HERE IS TO SET UP A WAY FOR PARENTS TO EXPLAIN ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN AND THEN RECEIVE OBJECTIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COACHES HERE AT THE BEST-LAID PLANS. The goal is for member coaches to continue to better understand the parent perspective while giving the parent a look into the mind of a coach who has no reason to be anything but objective. The thought here is that this could be a VERY PRODUCTIVE discussion. Looking forward to getting some parents in to help generate a good discussion.


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Q: MS Outlook Calendar with color categories sync to iPhone I have a problem with the iPhone calendar and the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar category colors.
Is there a app which is compatible with the MS Exchange category colors?
I understand that in apples view each calendar must have an color.
But for my plans I need no color for a calendar... I need colors for the categories and I must set them, too.
Thank you in Advance!

A: I spoke to an Apple Supervisor today who confirmed that the iPhone iOS currently is not set up to enable one to have different color categories for different types of appointments in a single calendar, but he agreed that it is a good idea. He said the best way of increasing the likelihood that Apple will make this enhancement is to go to www.apple.com/feedback and to make this enhancement request. He said the more people that ask for it the greater the likelihood Apple will make the modification. So please go to www.apple.com/feedback and request this enhancement.

A: We use categories to register labour types for our project software and project billing. With Apple's mail it is indeed not possible. You can register categories using OWA, which is an app from Microsoft available thru Apple's appstore at no charge. But it requires of course an Exchange environment accessible through an URL. URL-s of apps: iphone, ipad

A: It is a bit of a fudge but it works; you need the WeekCal app.
WeekCal syncs with Exchange and has a feature where you can set a rule to apply selected colours to created or imported events. For example I use red for medical appointments in exchange and type rz somewhere in the location.  The rule I have set up in WeekCal is any event with rz anywhere in the location field is coloured red.  Easy.

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The kia forte is an excellent vehicle for people who need something reliable that also gets great gas mileage. It's very basic, but it works. On the highway I have averaged 40 mpg. There is a lot of room in the back and the trunk is very spacious. The sound system is very modern with bluetooth and usb capabilities. The warranty is amazing and I have received free oil changes for the first few years of ownership.
I love being able to pack up and hit the beach. I drove 3 hours to Virginia beach and maintained 44 mpg the entire time.
It is a really boring car, people are not going to be impressed with it. The plastic interior worries me a bit. I'm not sure the resale value is going to hold as well.
I bought the car in 2010 brand new and have only put about 45,000 miles on it so far. The price was good at around $18,000 with a sunroof. I haven't had any major issues with the car besides regular maintenance needs done.
Was on a road trip to a couple of states and it had no issues with it. The seats were comfortable throughout the trip.
I really like the color as it is a unique blue color. It is reliable and at the time I bought it not, too expensive for a new car. At the time I got this it had a ten year warranty on most items of the car. The car is a V8, so it does have some good speed to it. I like that the back seat can be folded down, and it does quite a big trunk.
The front of the vehicle is too low to the ground, as if there is more than three inches of snow it is easy for the car to get stuck. I can't usually get the Bluetooth to sync with my phone. It used to not work most of the time, but now it won't synchronize at all. I think the technology in the car is outdated to what we have now on our phones.
Where is the cheapest place to buy a Kia Forte in Richmond, VA?
Pence Kia seems to be staff with sales and service people that are both friendly and professional. Scheduling routine service appointments for your vehicle is painless, as they are a pleasure to deal with over the phone. Scheduling an appointment is made even easier with the option to do it online! I've never had too much an issue with them, and when we had problems, management solved it quickly and efficiently.
This is our 2nd Kia Sorento. The first one we purchased in 2013 and decided to trade that one in because of the gas mileage issue that Kia had with those vehicles. At least that was one reason. The other reason for upgrading to the 2014 was the fact we needed a larger engine to handle the mountain roads. We severely underestimated our first choice. The Kia dealership worked with us and applied the gas rebate as well as offering us a decent deal to stay with Kia Motors so we did. The Salem dealership is no stress and very easy to deal with. For that reason alone, I will go back to them.


A year ago the RSS Advisory Board moved to its own domain, losing all Google juice associated with its old site. Because the search term RSS is enormously popular, we've found it difficult to attract search traffic and build a decent Google pagerank. It took nearly a year to crack the top 100 for that term on Google; we're currently up to the 80s.
I've been using this experience to learn the arcane art of search engine optimization (SEO).
The first SEO technique I undertook to make Google happy was to add my sites to Google Webmaster, a free tool that shows you how Google's discovering and indexing your content. Once you verify your site's ownership by adding a meta tag to the home page's header, you can view search query stats and page rank information, create sitemaps and find out the errors Google encountered while crawling your site. This week, Google added a killer new feature: Link reports that count incoming links for each of your pages and list all of those links.
Next, I developed an XML sitemap for rssboard.org and a user-friendly site index and error page.
Though it's tough to quantify whether SEO techniques are working, the board's site has risen consistently (but slowly) in the rankings.
I've found that proper "301 Moved Permanently" redirections from the old site to the new preserve much of your Google juice.
This brings back not so fond memories of the one and only time I helped a relative try out some cyber venture. The site is long gone and we fiddled and tweaked away at trying to get the site up onto the first page for our chosen target search phrase.
What I really learned is the patience of a saint. That and how quickly Google Ads empties your wallet and won't (can't) account for what they're charging for clicks.
Oh. That and never to do a business with a relative. But that one I learned back in my lemonaid stand days.
Hmm ... I see the site at #178 now.
Definitely do a 301 Moved Permanently from the old site, seconded.
You'll need some serious "trust" links to break the top ten, if you can't transfer the accumulated past reputation.
This is great help. I have been working for HedgeStop.com, start-up financial news website for young professionals, and we have been trying to move our way up the search engine results for a while now.
Will definitely check this out! The fantasy stock market game on HedgeStop is the best on the web and hopefully with these tricks, it will move higher up the pecking order.
That wasn't an option in this case. We had to start anew.
Another good trick is seeding comment boards with comments like the above blatant plug for HedgeStop.
See the URL href'd from my name for my personl SEO adventure. The biggest help for me was creating links from other domains I own ... surprisingly, Google doesn't seem to care that most of these live at the same IP address. I have a log available on-line if you're interested. I'd be willing to get together a pool of a *few* people with a significant number of domains at their disposal to do reciprical SEO. -b.
Make a few Blogs, add content occasionally to keep it fresh and link to yourself. Make sure you use technorati.com for your blogs.
If you have a sitemap.xml on your server Google now finds them with GoogleBot. But having a Google Webmaster account is pricless.
I also use linksmanager.com for inbounds that do not penilize me for link farming.


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Stuart Broad fined, awarded demerit point for profanity
The incident occurred on the final day of the final Test when a throw from Sam Curran hit Faf du Plessis which led to a heated exchange with Stuart Broad.
SA vs ENG, 4th Test: Mark Wood stars as England take upper hand
Wood first struck three sixes and two fours as he scored 35 as part of an extraordinary last-wicket stand of 82 with Stuart Broad.
SA vs Eng, 1st Test: Sam Curran's four-fer reduces Proteas to 277 for 9 at Stumps
Vernon Philander held in from one end for South Africa and was batting on 28 runs when stumps were drawn for the day.
England replacements determined to prove a point: Joe Root
Fast bowlers Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and spinner Jack Leach have all contracted a flu-like illness which is spreading in the team.
David Warner will bounce back after Ashes horror, feels Nathan Lyon
Warner became a victim of England pacer Stuart Broad seven times in Ashes this year.
I don't care if Warner gets another duck, he's going to be a lock for the Australian summer: Ponting
Australia have retained the Ashes Series 2-1 but in the ongoing Test match, they seemed to be staring at defeat after Day 3 of the fifth Test with England already 382 runs ahead of them.
Stuart Broad has got into David Warner's head: Steve Smith
Talking about the series so far, it is tied at 1-1 after Australia won the first match, drew the second, and lost the third to England.
Ashes 2019: Smith double ton helps Australia post mammoth 497/8 to leave England reeling
Returning to the team after being out with a concussion injury he picked up in the first innings of the second Test, Smith showed the world why he recently surpassed Virat Kohli as the best Test batsman in the ICC rankings.
Ashes 2019: Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne take Australia to 170/3 on rain-hit Day 1
There was no stopping Steve Smith at the other end though as he marched on to his fifty by hitting Ben Stokes for a four in his unique fashion.
Jofra Archer has attributes to be a Test cricketer: Stuart Broad
Notably, Archer bagged his maiden Test wicket as he trapped Cameron Bancroft in front of the sticks with a delivery that jagged back sharply.
Ashes 2019: Australia 80/4 at stumps on Day 3
For England, Stuart Broad picked up a couple of wickets while debutant Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes picked up a wicket each.
Ashes 2019: England reduce Australia to 80/4 at lunch on Day 3
For England, pace spearhead Stuart Broad picked up two wickets with debutant Jofra Archer and in-form Chris Woakes scalping one each.
Sehwag trolls himself, pays 'tribute' to Aryabhatta
During India's tour of England in 2011, the visitors were whitewashed 0-4 in the Test series and in the third Test match in Birmingham, Sehwag, who did not play the first two matches, was dismissed for a duck in both the innings.
Ashes 2019: Magical Smith saves Australia the blushes
Smith first shared an 88-run ninth wicket stand with Peter Siddle who scored 44 off 85 balls and then stitched together a 75-run partnership for the last wicket with Nathan Lyon (12 not out) to take the Aussies to a fighting first innings score.
Sam Curran, Jack Leach move up in rankings after Lord's Test
England's players will get a chance to improve their rankings in the upcoming Ashes when they take on some of the best in the business.
England bowl out Ireland for 38 to win lone Test by 143 runs
Chris Woakes took six wickets for 17 runs and Stuart Broad 4-19 in an Ireland second innings that lasted just 15.4 overs.
She's beautiful: James Anderson thought on 1st meeting Stuart Broad
Anderson (575) and Broad (437) are England's leading Test wicket-takers and they have taken plenty while on the field together -- 851, to be exact, which is behind only two other combos: Australia's Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, and Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka.


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Apple Is Most Certainly Working On The 'iCar', According To New Report
Oliver Haslam· February 13, 2015
Every so often a story comes out of left field, and more often than not it includes Apple somewhere in the headline. The latest rumors that have Apple working on its own automobile fall very much into that category. At first the suggestion of a car with an Apple logo on the back seems almost incomprehensible, but the rumors keep on coming.
While it's already known that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reportedly wanted to create his very own iCar, a recent spotting of a driverless Apple-hired Dodge Caravan in San Francisco added fuel to the speculation, and now new rumors have the company working to make such a thing a reality after it started poaching staff from electric car maker Tesla. One employee, newly employed in Cupertino reportedly told BusinessInsider that "Apple's latest project is too exciting to pass up. I think it will change the landscape and give Tesla a run for its money."
The notion of Apple employing people that used to work at Tesla isn't a crazy one, after all, there are plenty of software engineers and the like working on making electric cars. It's the news that the particular people Apple are after have skills particularly suited to building cars that has people wondering whether we really could be seeing an Apple car in the future. Reports also have plenty of people in Silicon Valley all too keen to express their belief that Apple is at least working on a car behind closed doors, even if it may never come to fruition.
While Apple building a car might seem strange, it's worth remembering that the idea of an Apple smartphone or Apple smartwatch were treated with skepticism before their announcement. With its huge cash reserves we wouldn't be at all surprised to see Apple chipping away at its own smartcar in the same mold as a Tesla, but we won't start saving for one just yet either.
All we want to know is this; will the iCar have a glowing Apple logo on the back?
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In addition to general business, announcements, and information-sharing, we continued to participate in and/or facilitate various facets of pre-Opening training and development programs, with emphasis on those centered on our student leaders and student organizations. We discussed and agreed upon strategies to caution our students against and to be vigilant in regard to appropriate behavior in off-campus settings. Finally, and certainly not least, we participated and/or led, with the rest of our associates, the various activities of this year's Opening Weekend.


Anthony Rizzo Grew His Hair Out. Guess What? Looks Awesome!
Anthony Rizzo Grew Out His Hair. Guess What? Looks Awesome!
Remember ladies, this man has a girlfriend.
It's been a good year for the Cubs first baseman. First he helped bring a World Series to Chicago. That's really all you need to do in my eyes to have a good year. But God apparently decided that more good fortune need to fall upon Anthony Rizzo.
Exhibit A: Those gorgeous curly locks. If I grow my hair out it literally just grows out. Like straight out. Straw-like has been used as an adjective for my hair. Rizzo? Gets the hair of an angel. Not fair.
According to Mark Grote, it'll be cut soon. Probably orders from his lovely girlfriend. She's already battling every woman in Illinois, she doesn't need this.
I personally think he should leave it. Maybe it has a Samson quality to it and Rizzo would hit 60 bombs with it. I guess we'll never know.
In other news Cub broadcasts are coming to Rockford. Exciting news.


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Just in time for the party season, and all your gatherings in between, Lexia is everything we love about modern style. Far from your regular maternity styles, this unique off shoulder design features an asymmetrical neckline revealing the perfect amount and cinches in under the bust line for a truly flattering silhouette. Pregnant, or not, this effortless style will instantly pick up your look and be a piece you'll love forever.
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Inherits from Mobile and includes iOS devices iPhone 5, iPad Air, Ipad Mini 2 and later, Android devices with more than four cores or a clock speed above 1.6HGZ.
Inherits from Mobile and includes all other mobile devices.
They appear in the Fmod Unity settings within the dropdowns but we cant do a bespoke Android build and a bespoke iOS build.
We want to do this so we can optimise the mix and do a specific iOS Device mix and an Android Mix.
There isn't a way to do this currently in the integration, although that does sound like something that would be very useful. I will add a task to investigate the best way to introduce this.
In the meantime, you can get around this in a couple of ways.
Otherwise you can use Mobile High/Low and comment out the section in: SettingsEditor.cs, AllowBankChange() that stops those options from having bank options.


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Eliane Radigue was born in Paris. She studied electroacoustic music techniques at RTF under Pierre Shaeffer and Pierre Henry, later becoming Henry's assistant at the Studio Apsome. She has had residendes at the New York University School of the Arts, at the University of Iowa, and at the California Institute of the Arts. In 1975, Radigue became a disciple of Tibetan Buddhism. After four years of study, she began a large-scale cycle of works based on the life of the 11th century Tibetan master Milarepa. Three recordings of this work, "Songs of Milarepa," "Jetsun Mila," and "Mila's Joumey Inspired By A Dream," have been released by Lovely Music. Radigue's music has been performed throughout Europe and the United States. She currently lives in France, where she continues to compose electronic music and to study the teachings of the Tibetan lamas.
Eliane Radigue works with electronic sounds on tape to create an ambience within which sound seems to move in a continual flow around the listener. Her music has been described as "infinitely discreet ... next to which all other music seems to be tugging at one's sleeve for attention."
Recent performances have been at galleries and museums such as the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs (Paris), Foundation Maeght (St. Paul de Vence), Albany Museum of the Arts (New York), Gallery Rive Droite (Paris), Gallery Sonnabend (New York), Gallery Yvon Lambert (Paris), and Gallery Shandar (Paris); at festivals including the Festival de Como (Italy), Paris Autumn Festival, Festival Estival(Paris), International Festival of Music (Bourges, France); and at the New York Cultural Center, Experimental Intermedia Foundation(New York), The Kitchen (New York), Columbia University (New York), Vanguard Theatre (Los Angeles), LACE (Los Angeles), Mills College (Oakland), University of Iowa, Bennington School of Music, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the NEMO Festival (Chicago 1996). She has been on many broadcast programs including France Culture, France Musique, distribution via satellite covering over 50 stations in the U.S. including special programs on KPFK(Los Angeles) and KPFA (San Francisco).
Ces trois dernières pieèces constituent la "Trilogie de la Mort".
Songs of Milarepa, Lovely Music VR2001.
Mila's Journey inspired by a dream, Lovely Music LCD2002.
Jetsun Mila, Lovely Music LM2003.


La recherche contre les acouphènes, ce sont plusieurs pistes qui avancent en parallèle.
Blocking receptors in the brain could restore motivation and stop the negative emotions that come with pain, research with rats suggests.
A new study of 46,034 brain scans suggests women's brains are more active than men's.
Lizards whose ancestors went through stressful times may better cope with stress. Could the same be true for humans?
Researchers may have figured out a key difference between people with severe and more mild PTSD.


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Our clinics are all drop-in, so you do not have to make an appointment. They are held at day centres, drug and alcohol services or hostels across Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
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If you are given a follow-up appointment and cannot attend, please call us on 020 3049 4700/4550/4555.
Your first appointment can take up to an hour. You will be seen by a nurse or specialist worker who will ask you some questions about your general health, and how you would like to be contacted, for example by text, telephone, letter or follow-up appointment.
Depending on your health needs, we may need to carry out further tests. We will help you to register with a GP and will discuss and agree your care plan with you.
We work closely with other healthcare agencies and some voluntary organisations and share information if it is in the best interests of the patient. If you do not want your information to be discussed with other agencies, please make this clear to the nurse caring for you and your wishes will be respected.
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Burger King's Deal with the Devil
Sometime last year, the Burger King finally showed his face. After decades of being known only in name, with nothing to show for his existence but the cardboard crowns that come with kids meals. After years of consuming greasy food and buying cheap excuses for jalapeno poppers which consisted of breaded cheese with little bits of jalapeno hidden inside and wondering, "who exactly is this king and why can't he afford whole jalapenos?" Finally, the man himself has come out of hiding.
To my delight, he made his first appearance to the nation in a commercial for a breakfast sandwich. But there was something not quite right about him. His appearance sent a cold shiver down my spine. Was it the fact that the poor man in the commercial woke up to the menacing grin of the king sitting next to him in his bed? Though this fact was unsettling and probably gave the King a bad start to his career as a mascot, he appeared in other commercials where he wasn't sitting in bed next to a non consenting individual, yet I felt that same e erie chill at the sight of his face.
When Jack first came out of his box a few years ago, he had the potential to come off just as creepy as the king, with that disproportionately large head, sharp-jagged saber of a nose, equally sharp hat, and large eyes lacking pupils. Maybe it's the smile, or maybe it's because he's a dedicated family man, but Jack turned out to be a lovable TV personality.
The King, however, though sporting a grin, seemed to reflect the darkest depths of the abyss.
He tried different ways to gain favor, including making an interception and a touchdown in one commercial. But his efforts were in vain. Something about the King just didn't sit right.
I tried to put it out of my mind, dismissing it as just my imagination, but something has come to my attention recently. I now know what it is about the King that is so disturbing.
I have recently become aware of some games that the King is partaking in. Not Playstation, not Gamecube or Wii, these are Xbox games. That's right, the King is in league with Lucifer.
For those of you who don't know, Xbox is a product of the devil.
Once upon a time, there was Atari, and the world was at peace. Then came Nintendo. Atari retired and the world was still at peace. Then came the Sega Genesis. Instead of one gaming platform, there were now two, and the children of the world were forced to decide which games to keep and which ones to sacrifice. This was the beginning of the Console Wars. From Nintendo came Super Nintendo and from Sega came Saturn, and the wars got bloodier. Then, Sony came along and threw Playstation into the mix. Now there were three platforms, and the world was chaos. As gamers became adults, they discovered the ability to own two platforms at one time. This brought back some balance, but not peace. Nintendo produced the N64, but it was a far cry from the Playstation. Sony produced the PS2 and Sega produced the Dream Cast. Just when it seemed like this war would never end, Nintendo and Sega made a truce. The world of Sega merged with the world of Nintendo. Finally, peace was at hand, and the people rejoiced. But it was not to be. At this opportune time, the evil Xbox slipped on to the scene. The wars started up again, only bloodier and more chaotic than they had ever been before. Xbox wowed some of the people with it's graphics and x'tra abilities, but those who were true chose good gaming over fancy graphics.
Now it turns out that the dark shadowy organization which controls Xbox has had it's hand in the entire console wars from the very beginning. It's mission is fear and chaos. That is what is wrong with this Burger King. He is a troubled soul who has become affiliated with this dark force. But I believe there is good in the King. Somehow he was seduced by these evil demons and he was already under their control when he came into the public eye.
Either that or his plastic face is just fucking creepy.
Labels: Humor
Curtis Sutton said...
That's the funniest thing I've read in the last eight days.
What? Those Jalapeno Poppers were awesome.


TICKETS: Regular admission is $25 for adults, $15 for students; flex passes offer four ticket vouchers at a discount, and preview tickets are discounted. Details at theatre.indiana.edu.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU Department of Theatre and Drama announces its second annual Indiana Festival Theatre season. Hosted in the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center on the IU Bloomington campus, the new season offers a slate of classic comedies and musicals for theater lovers of all ages.
Kicking off the summer in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre will be "Damn Yankees," the much-loved musical that takes a swing at America's most legendary sports franchise. "Damn Yankees" opens June 14 and plays through July 1. Meanwhile, as a special offering for children -- and the young at heart -- Robert Kauzlaric's adaptation of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" will play in the Studio Theatre from June 23 to July 7.
Opening July 5 in the Wells-Metz Theatre will be "The Taming of the Shrew." Kate and Petruchio, perhaps Shakespeare's rowdiest couple, will battle it out through July 28. And if all that Elizabethan-style domestic hilarity has audiences itching for even more laughs, the infamous Sycamore family of Kaufman and Hart's "You Can't Take It With You" will supply a hefty dose of good old-fashioned American family chaos. "You Can't Take It With You" will also be in the Wells-Metz from July 12 to 29. These two shows will run in repertory.
Closing out the summer with a four-day engagement is "Happily Ever Chloe." Featured in the Premiere Musicals Workshop at IU last summer, "Chloe" returns with a more fully realized production Aug. 16 to 19 in the Wells-Metz Theatre. This is the latest incarnation of an exciting new musical by Grammy Award-nominated IU alumni Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid.
For additional details about the season, visit theatre.indiana.edu.
The season is part of IU's second annual Summer Festival of the Arts, a 113-day event that features visual arts, music, cinema, dance and theater on the Bloomington campus.
June 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.
June 19-23 at 7:30 p.m.
June 24 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
June 26-30 at 7:30 p.m.
Synopsis: "Damn Yankees" has just about everything one could hope for in summer entertainment: Baseball, love, music, laughs and -- of course -- a deal with the devil. It's 1955, and baseball fan Joe Boyd, whose beloved Washington Senators are buried in the basement of the standings, is approached by the charming but devious Mr. Applegate. Is Joe desperate enough to trade his soul for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory over the vaunted "damned Yankees" in New York? Joe becomes a young baseball sensation and takes the Senators into the winner's circle, but will baseball glory really bring him happiness? And what will he do about that contract he signed with Mr. Applegate?
Synopsis: "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" reminds audiences there are two sides to every story. The long-suppressed account of the Big Bad Wolf is brought to light in Piggsylvania's trial of the century, where the audience acts as the jury to decide the Wolf's fate.
July 6-7 at 7:30 p.m.
July 8 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
July 15, 17, 19, 21 at 7:30 p.m.
July 25, 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Synopsis: In Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," passionate and cocksure Petruchio -- eager to win a challenge and claim a dowry -- marries temperamental and headstrong Katharina and takes her, kicking and screaming, to his country estate. But Katharina is a woman to be reckoned with. Will Petruchio "tame" her or will Kate find love on her own terms?
July 13-14 at 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at 2 p.m.
July 18, 20 at 7:30 p.m.
July 22, 24, 26, 28 at 7:30 p.m.
July 29 at 2 p.m.
Synopsis: In "You Can't Take It With You," Tony Kirby and Alice Sycamore find themselves in the happiest of conditions: love. But when Tony's parents come to dinner at the Sycamore home, chaos ensues. Can Tony and Alice's true love weather the storm of parlor printing presses, federal investigations and explosive basement fireworks? In this classic comedy about love, social class and family dynamics, the Sycamores may be mad, but they only prove the rest of the world is madder.
When: August 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.; August 19 at 2 p.m.
Synopsis: Adopted Asian-American Chloe Ellsworth finally finishes college and returns home to her family farm in Middle Valley, Ind. Just as she's about to settle into her new life, her royal birth family lands on her doorstep and demands that she return with them immediately to her native country -- to take her place on the throne. This life-altering disruption sends her on a fairy-tale journey, a lifelong quest to discover who she really is and her true place in the world.