THE PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 metres (85 ft) above sea level. The current locks are 33.5 metres (110 ft) wide. A third, wider lane of locks is currently under construction and is due to open in 2016.

France began work on the canal in 1881, but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease. The United States took over the project in 1904, and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan. The shorter, faster, and safer route to the U.S. West Coast and to nations in and around the Pacific Ocean allowed those places to become more integrated with the world economy. It takes 20 to 30 hours to go through the Panama Canal.

During construction, ownership of the territory that the Panama Canal now passes through was first Colombian, then French, and then American. The US continued to control the canal and surrounding Panama Canal Zone until the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties provided for handover to Panama. After a period of joint American–Panamanian control, the canal was taken over by the Panamanian government in 1999, and is now managed and operated by the Panama Canal Authority, a Panamanian government agency.

Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in 1914, when the canal opened, to 14,702 vessels in 2008, the latter measuring a total of 309.6 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons. By 2008, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal; the largest ships that can transit the canal today are called Panamax.The American Society of Civil Engineers has named the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world.


















Thats enough of Panama for a day,see you guys soon for more informative articles.hope you guys enjoyed it.see you soon=)
link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal

Why I Choose iPhone over Android

1: One iOS

I think the greatest focal point of the iPhone is that there is one and only creator of the iPhone. For those of you who possess iPhones, this sounds like an easy decision. Definitely Apple is the main producer of the iPhone. Anyway in the realm of Android, there are numerous adaptations of Android and pretty much the same number of sorts of Android smartphones from creators, for example HTC, Motorola and Samsung.

Having only one maker of the iPhone is leverage on the grounds that the center usefulness of every form of the iPhone is the same as the following. You do not need to stress over distinctive producers, or contrasting diverse models from contending makers.

 http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-your-iphone-or-ipad-for-ios-8/

 

 

 

2: Secured Operating System

When in doubt, Apple gadgets have a substantially more secured improvement environment. This implies that application designers are more restricted in what their applications can do. Furthermore, clients are restricted to how they can utilize their smartphones. This is extraordinary from the viewpoint that the working framework is really all around shielded from viruses and malware.

This keeps iPhones and the general Apple environment really clear of most viruses that hit other working frameworks all the more regularly.

http://247latestnews.com/apple-ios-found-most-secure-mobile-operating-system-against-spywares/



3: Over 1,000,000 Applications
  
The Apple application store has a bigger number of applications accessible for download than whatever other merchant. In any case, for the greater part of us, the offering purpose of Apple's application store is not in the quantity of applications, anyway rather the way of the applications accessible. All in all, application designers will generally attempt and create items for iOS instead of for Android. This implies numerous mainstream applications may turn out first for iOS before they are accessible for Android gadgets.

Over the long haul, this is less and less of an issue, yet even right up until the present time some of my most loved applications are as yet missing from the Android play store.

http://mashable.com/2013/10/22/apple-app-store-1-million/

 

 4: The Apple Ecosystem

Apple gadgets work exceedingly well together, particularly in the event that you have an Apple TV, Macbook and an AirPort Express.

One of the fundamental explanations behind getting an iPhone would be on the off chance that you claimed other Apple gadgets. Mac devices work exceedingly well together, particularly on the off chance that you have an Apple TV,  Macbook and an AirPort Express. These devices are all fabricated together to work with one another, so it is easy to send feature from your iPhone to your Apple TV or music to your AirPort Express.

The drawback is that this can get really lavish. Be that as it may once more, on the off chance that you as of now have one or more iDevice, an iPhone would function admirably together with them.

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5: Apple Stores

Last, but not least, purpose behind getting an iPhone is the system of Apple stores all through the world. This is one of the best highlights of Apple gadgets. You can discover Apple stores in most real shopping centers and urban areas, and it is the ideal spot to run with inquiries and bring your broken gadget to get it settled.

You cannot get this kind of convenience with most different gadgets. Apple constructs and keeps up every one of its items, so when something is not right, the producers are the ones who fix it. If you somehow managed to get an Android smartphone and had more inquiries or needed to get it adjusted, there are very less spots to take it to. Apple stores, then again, offer day by day arrangements to examine and fix your gadget.

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With that, we should whole up the main 5 motivations to pick iOS over Android:

1. There is one and only maker of the iPhone, so you will not need to examination shop brands.

2. Apple is bolted down working framework implies that its gadgets are super secure from viruses and malware.

3. iOS applications are by and large the first available and there is an immense determination.

4. Apple gadgets work awesome with other Apple items.

5. Apple stores offer a helpful area to get your failing gadget took a gander at or to have inquiries replied.

Video Of Girl Group’s Brawl With Cab Driver

A video of an altercation happening between a group of girls with a taxi driver has become the most talked-about topic of social media today.

The mini blitz was said to be caused by a minor accident which had the girls’ Myvi to be side rammed by the cab at a Petron petrol station in Seksyen 7, Shah Alam.

In the viral 1:02-minute clip, the girls can be seen throwing profanities and acting out of control to a cab driver. One girl was even recorded trying to hit the man in her raging fit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ofBZhZDMl4

However, another video recording have surfaced not long after the first one gained notoriety, that could prove the girls are innocent all along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqZbcLGP3c

The girl claimed that the cabbie had hit their car first before the fuss soon turned bigger and uncontrollable, which led to the public to get involved.

The taxi driver then smacked one of her girlfriends and the brawl soon took a turn for the worse.

http://www.ohmedia.my/2015/03/sambungan-video-amukan-gadis-myvi-di-shah-alam.html

In the second video, the much-older man said he did that because he was outraged by one of the girls’ rudeness towards him.

The girls and the cab driver were soon brought to the police station to settle their fracas but soon turned ugly again when one of the girls’ father came in and punched him, leaving him with a bleeding nose.

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Girl falls to her death from second floor of Kenanga Wholesale City Mall

A six-year-old girl died after falling from the second floor of the Kenanga Wholesale City Mall in Kuala Lumpur today.

The girl was believed to have been playing at the escalator when the incident occurred at 3.04pm.

Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainol Samah said the girl, Nurhayada Sofia Musa, came to the mall with her parents. She died on the spot due to serious head injury.

"The actual cause of the incident is still under investigation. Initial probe found no signs of foul play."

Zainol said the case was classified as sudden death and the girl's body was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=div3fllOfmg

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Hi comrades,good to see you guys again,how was your holiday??hope you people enjoyed..=).todays let me share with you something called "Today in History"...so let me bring you back in time to this very same date in 2007,22 feb 2007.

The introduction of NUSAJAYA.

Officially launched on 15 February 2007, Nusajaya is one of the five flagship zones of Iskandar Malaysia – a 550,000-acre economic corridor three times the size of Singapore. Iskandar Malaysia is envisioned to become a sustainable metropolis of international standing by 2025.

Spanning 24,000 acres, Nusajaya is undisputedly the largest urban integrated development in Southeast Asia

Nusajaya is strategically located in the epicenter of the new economic Asia. Nusajaya's strategic location and proximity to Singapore provides immense potential for economic growth. Nusajaya is served by two international airports and five seaports for what is arguably the best connectivity in Southeast Asia.

Nusajaya is planned as a sustainable city. Inspired by the best the world has to offer, Nusajaya is planned, designed and intended as a new type of city where the social and community areas plus intrinsic needs such as safety and security, transportation, convenience and enriched lifestyle are part and parcel of an integrated master plan. Five years on and Nusajaya is already a benchmark for other cities around the world. The Nusajaya Safety and Security Master Plan is the first in the world to be developed on such a scale and magnitude.

The thrusts of Nusajaya's development are signature and catalytic developments aligned with the identified sectors and industries in the 10th Malaysia Plan. They are sectors and industries such as Government, tourism and leisure, education, creative, healthcare and wellness, business and industry, commerce and finance as well as property and infrastructure. These signature and catalytic developments are designed to enrich the quality of life and living experience. Developments such as EduCity™ and LEGOLAND® are also identified Entry Point Projects in the Government's Economic Transformation Plan.

UEM Sunrise and Iskandar Investment are the major forces behind Nusajaya's remarkable success. These two entities work closely with Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), local authorities, other developers and local as well as global investment partners with the distinct objective to deliver the singular most ambitious development project the nation has witnessed. Spanning 24,000 acres, Nusajaya is undisputedly the largest urban integrated development in Southeast Asia and is envisioned as the nation's most modern, connected and liveable city.

For Nusajaya, it had been about staying true to its vision. The past few years have seen a marked increase in the number of strategic partners coming on board; the developments launched and completed; and the investors committing to ventures in various key sectors of Nusajaya.

Medini Mall

Newcastle University

Columbia Asia Hospital

Rumah Iskandar Malaysia

Legoland

reference:  http://www.nusajayacity.com/introduction/nj.html

do check it out and enjoy guys,till next time,byeeee...=)

10 Things to do in IOI City Mall, Putrajaya

Hi guys!!!

I nak ajak you alls to hangout in the newly opened shopping centre in town. IOI City Mall has FOUR levels with 350 specialty shops, anchor tenant includes of Golden Screen Cinemas, Parkson and HomePro. Other highlights of the mall is the Olympic size skating rink - Icescape Ice Rink and indoor entertainment park called District 21.  This new shopping mall in town will provides a complete shopping, leisure and dining experience at the South of Klang Valley. Now, let see what you can do in IOI City Mall. Shall we?? 

1. Ice Skating at Icecape Ice Rink

Now not only Sunway Pyramid has an ice skating rink, IOI City Mall now has one called Icescape Ice Rink which is by far the largest ice surface that you can skate in Malaysia.

2. LINE Friends Pop-Up Store

The LINE Friends Pop-Up Store will give LINE fans the ultimate experience whereby they can purchase official LINE merchandise, collect limited edition products and also participate in various activities as well as giveaways.

3. Dining at IOI City Mall - from local, Japanese to Korean

4. Shopping at IOI City Mall

5. Shop for your home furniture at HomePro and Index Living Mall

6. District 21 Challenging Theme Park

District21 is the premise to this first-of-its kind, themed action park, located in a 70,000 sq.ft. indoor atrium at IOI City Mall. Incorporating 11 adventure attractions, many of which have never been seen in Asia. District21 offers activities for all visitors to get you climbing, jumping, riding, sliding and flying. The 11 adventure attractions including Wall climbing, Roller glider, Go Pedal, Pump Track, Low Ropes, Trampoline, The Maze, Free fall ( buggy jumping), Sky Trail, Tubby Ride and Carousel. The future is not yet defined, neither are your limits, challenge them at District21.

7. Shop at the brand new TESCO Supermarket

8. Hangout around the fountain at IOI City Mall and Lake Symphony at night

You can check here for the video https://instagram.com/muhammadiqmaliddin

9. Watch movie at Golden Screen Cinema

10. Dal.komm Coffee

You should try this coffee and experienced the best view ever.

reference :http://www.tianchad.com/2014/11/10

Lets learn japaneseee!!!

hi guys,i know some of us been to Japan,but how many of you know the language??here's something for you guys to start off..enjoyyy :)

Hello! Hi!      : Ohayo! (to wish someone in the morning)
                         おはよう
                         Konnichi-wa (to wish someone in the afternoon)
                        こんにちは
                        Komban-wa (to wish someone in the evening)
                        こんばんは
                         

                      
 You're really pretty  : Kimi-tte honto-ni kawaii-ne 
                                       あなたは本当にきれいです

 You're  handsome     : Anate sugoku kakkoii-ne
                                       ハンサムですね

   
Where is the bus station?  : Honto-ni ikitai?
                                            どこにバス停がある

sapporro bus station

Hope this gives you a kickstart to go deeper in this beautiful language.Do practice guys,who know one day it might come in handy...:)

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From Convent to ALAM

I am a Convent girl. A PURE CONVENT GIRL. Ever since I was seven, I attended Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Kajang. Growing up in an all girls school, I never had to think twice to express myself, physically mentally and emotionally. So, how was Convent like you’d wonder?  I basically knew almost everyone in school, seniors, juniors, their siblings and family members. You can say it’s somehow like a whole big family. Some of them had generations in school since female siblings and mothers all studied there. Sometimes absent mindedly I still get confused with primary school’s song with the secondary one. We had to shift chairs from classes during Moral or Agama class. Convent never seemed to have enough chairs or tables. The second floor toilet was rumoured to be haunted but I never thought twice to use it alone. We would clap for kelas terkotor louder than kelas terbersih. The complains about canteen food was endless and you can hear about cockroaches or lizards in them when you’re “lucky”. Classes’ names were based on ‘permata’ for e.g. Intan, Berlian, Rubi, Mutiara, Nilam, and Zamrud.