Saturday, 31 May 2014

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Posted: 18 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT

SIBU: Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association will get members' feedback on the best way to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Its chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lee said yesterday they would be calling for a committee meeting with the implementation of GST on their agenda during the coming AGM.

He clarified that the association could only advise as the implementation would be done by members themselves.

"GST for budget hotels may be different from that of the star hotels. Clients staying in budget hotels will grumble over the tariff increased," Wong told The Borneo Post.

GST will come into effect on April 1 next year.

He figured there were two ways in going about implementing the new tax system.

"One way which we are exploring is to charge the old rates by including the GST rate of six per cent.

"The other is to charge the old rates but add six per cent GST.

"But we need to hear from members on ways to carry this out to ensure a win-win situation. The association can't tell operators what to do.

"At the end of the day, this all depends on the operators themselves," he said, adding that they had advised their members in Sarikei, Kapit and Mukah.

He stressed that it was most important for them to implement GST properly.

On another front, Wong reminded those members yet to register with the Personal Data Protection Department to do so promptly.

He said this was because they would not be able to collect personal information when the authority imposed the requirement.

The Communication and Multimedia Ministry's recent statement stated that all quarters categorised as 'data users' under Personal Data Protection (Class of Data Users) Order must be registered with the department.

Categorised as 'data users' under the order were those in the communication, finance, banking, insurance, health, tourism and hospitality, transportation, education, direct selling, property and utility sector.

It also stated that the act of processing personal data in an unregistered commercial transaction was an offence under Section 16 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709), which carries a maximum fine of RM500,000 or imprisonment of three years, or both, if convicted.

Meanwhile, Wong called on the relevant authority to act on the mushrooming of the room-for-rent here.

He claimed such operators had badly affected the livelihood of their members.

"I am compelled to speak up as many of my members have voiced concern over their drastic drop in business," he asserted.

Friday, 30 May 2014

Self Drive from Kuching to Kalimantan - Kuching Forum - TripAdvisor - Hotel in Sarawak Blog

Self Drive from Kuching to Kalimantan - Kuching Forum - TripAdvisor - Hotel in Sarawak Blog

Self Drive from Kuching to Kalimantan - Kuching Forum - TripAdvisor

Posted: 30 May 2014 05:49 AM PDT

Is it safe to self-drive from Kuching to Kalimantan? I have to drive to a place in Sanggau, Kalimantan and although I know there are tourist buses operating, in my case, I have to drive. I know how to get to the Tebedu check point. Any advice/tips for border crossings and road driving in Kalimantan will be most appreciated. Thanks all.

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Posted: 18 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT

by Kelvin Lambai reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 19, 2014, Monday

SRI AMAN: The new Hotel Seri Simanggang here can serve as a generator for the tourism industry in Sri Aman.

Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said with the completion of the hotel in November last year, it is an added option to the number of existing hotels here.

According to him, visitors from out of town often face accommodation problems whenever there are grand events held in the division.

"However, with the launch of this new hotel, the government believes it can now accommodate visitors in town," he said in his speech at the opening ceremony of Hotel Seri at Simanggang which was officiated by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud here yesterday.

Also present were Taib's wife Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim, Assistant Minister of Rural Development Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Sri Aman Resident Jonathan Lugoh and Hotel Seri Simanggang general manager Tay Choo Huat.

Abang Johari noted that the development plan of Bandar Sri Aman was part of Taib's concept to continue developing the division through the 84-acre site.

He pointed out that the 10-storey Simanggang Hotel comprised 18 rooms including the Presidential and Junior Suites, a banquet hall for 1,000 people as well as four seminar rooms.

"The overall cost of construction of the hotel as well as an upcoming commercial centre is RM43.7 million," he said.

He said the hotel, which was completed four months ahead of schedule, was part of phase one which includes 40 units of three-storey houses and 114 units of government quarters to accommodate government officers and staff based in this division.

"Other components which will be built in phases are 45 units of two to four-storey shophouses, one block of six-storey commercial offices, one block of eight-storey office tower, one block of one-storey market and a bus terminal for phase two.

"For phase three, there will be 28 units of three-storey shophouses whereas in phase four, a six-storey commercial office block, an eight-storey office tower and 22 units of two to four-storey shophouses will be constructed," he revealed, adding that the overall construction cost for phases one to four involved an estimated RM200 million.

Thursday, 29 May 2014

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Posted: 29 May 2014 09:59 AM PDT

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MELAKA: The police are gathering details of the owners of eight commercial bank accounts used by a company to scam a nursery operator out of about RM300,000 recently.

Melaka Commercial CID chief Supt Ee Khong Koy said the accounts, owned by locals, were used to transfer the money to the Hong Kong-based company for a period of 10 days from April 8.

He said the victim, a 36-year-old woman from Semabok, was duped into the scam after she was told that she had won the third prize lucky draw for buying a RM8,800 watch via Internet from the company in September last year.

"The victim was informed by the company of her winning over the phone on April 8 and offered five air tickets to the South Pole and Argentina.

"However, she refused them. She was then offered RM150,000 as a replacement and instructed to make several transactions to different accounts as legal fees, apart from being offered to invest in a stock company in Europe that could generate more than RM3 million in two days," he told reporters yesterday.

Meanwhile, Ee said the police were looking for a receptionist of a hotel in Bandar Hilir here, Siti Norakmal Abdullah, 23, from Pontian, Johor to help in an investigation into the alleged use of a credit card left behind by an Indonesian tourist amounted to RM8,800.

He said the 55-year-old female tourist was said to have left her credit card after paying a deposit for her stay at the hotel on April 21.

"The suspect has since been missing from work and nine transactions for branded clothing amounted to RM8,800 had been done through the credit card on April 22 and 23," he said, adding that the tourist discovered the fraud after informing a bank in Jakarta about the loss of her credit card.

Those with information about Siti Norakmal can call Melaka CID intelligence and operation officer ASP Hasbullah Abd Rahman at 019-2229996. — Bernama

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Posted: 23 May 2014 12:04 PM PDT

by Cindy Lai, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 24, 2014, Saturday

MIRI: The management of Mega Hotel presented a cheque for RM10,000 to Sarawak Children's Cancer Society (SCCS) in support of the annual 'Go Bald' campaign yesterday.

According to the hotel's Communications Manager, Jenny Chen, the donation was contributed by the hotel and staff through Mega Hotel satellite shave which was held on April 5, during which 32 employees took part to have their heads shaven.

"Adding to this, Mega Hotel has also pledged to donate RM1.00 for every room sold throughout the month of April 2014," she told the press after the handing over yesterday.

Since 2012, Mega Hotel has been supporting the Go Bald Campaign, in aid of children with cancer, and the management has vowed that it will be their yearly charity event and part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

Also present were SCCS secretary and Head of Liaison for northern region, Jocelyn Hee, Mega's Operations Manager Javaerlyne John Jutie and the hotel's staff.

Meanwhile, Chen promised to be part of the campaign by having her head shaved and pledge for fund next year.

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Posted: 29 May 2014 04:40 AM PDT

Find the survey on the Radio Free Sarawak website

Find the survey on the award-winning Radio Free Sarawak website

Sarawak Report and Radio Free Sarawak are inviting our online readers and listeners to take the opportunity of Gawai to bring information to their villages – and also to bring information back to us.

There is a small prize raffle for all those who email us back the RFS Awareness Survey – the lucky winners will receive a free return trip for two to Singapore for a weekend, plus two nights at the Ibis Hotel!

The material we would like our 'information ambassadors' to take back to their longhouses is all the factual material they have picked up from our sites, plus the clear information below, just published in the US major news outlet, the Huffington Post, about the negative impact of mega dams on local societies and on the rest of the globe.

It was compiled by the NGO International Rivers.

The information we would like you to bring back from the longhouses is completed surveys, showing local people's opinions about the key issues currently facing them in Sarawak.

We have prepared an Awareness Survey, available in English, Malay and Iban, to find out how people feel about some of the problems in rural areas relating to poverty, deforestation, governance, education and health in their areas.

Over the next few hours this Radio Free Sarawak Awareness Survey, will be available for you to download live on the link http://radiofreesarawak.org/survey/ and we are relying on conscientious readers and listeners to bring these questions back to their longhouses and get as many people to answer them as possible.

How to conduct the survey

Once you have downloaded the survey in the languages of your choice, you can make as many copies as you like on your computer, to enable you to interview as many people as you are able. You will then be able to send these surveys back by email to us – closing date June 30th.

Each time you email a survey we will put your email address into our raffle to draw the prize! (all email information will be kept confidential).

We hope this survey will help us gain a better picture of the way local people are thinking and what they want. We will evaluate their responses in a report and the more replies we get, the more informative the results will be.

Please help us by taking our survey up to your village – we hope to get as many longhouses as possible from all over Sarawak represented!

Your duty as question master is not to influence the respondent and not to let others influence them either – but we have no problem with you doing the questions in a group context.

Have fun helping us!

And now read the 10 top things you need to know about dams that Sarawak Energy's Norwegian boss Torstein Sjotveit forgot to tell you!

Vital information that the Sarawak authorities have kept missing from Sarawak's dam debate.

1. 50,000 Large Dams Are Clogging the World's Rivers:

About 50,000 dams dams with a height of 15 meters or more and millions of smaller dams have been built on the world's rivers. Some of them date back centuries, but most were built after World War II. About 5,000 dams have a height of 60 meters or more; another 350 such giants are currently under construction.

2. Dams Are Changing the Face of the Earth:

Dams have fragmented two thirds of the world's large rivers and flooded a land area the size of California. Their reservoirs contain three times as much water as all the world's rivers, and constantly lose close to four Niagara Falls to evaporation. Damstrap 40 cubic kilometers of sediments every year, and starve deltas of the silt that protects them against the intruding sea.

3. Dams Provide Important Services:

Dams generate 16% of the world's electricity and irrigate food crops for 12-15% of the world's population. To a lesser extent, dams have also been built for water supply, flood protection, navigation and tourism purposes. Most dams have been built for irrigation, but 80% of the water they store is used for hydropower.

4. Dams Kill Fish:

Dams block the migration of fish, deplete rivers of oxygen, and interfere with the biological triggers that guide fish. They also reduce the ability of rivers to clean themselves. Due to dam building and other factors, the population of freshwater species declined by 37% between 1970-2008 – more than the populations of any other ecosystems. Tropical freshwater populations declined by a stunning 70%.

5. Dams Are Changing the Climate:

Dams are not climate-neutral. Particularly in the tropics, organic matter rotting in their reservoirs emits methane, an aggressive greenhouse gas. Scientists have estimated that reservoirs account for 4% of all human-made climate change, equivalent to the climate impact of aviation. The floods and droughts caused by climate change in turn make dams less safe and less economic.

6. Dams Displace People:

Dams have displaced an estimated 80 million people, with 23 million alone in China. Displacement robs people who are already poor and marginalized of their resources, skills and cultural identity, and impoverishes them further. Dams have also negatively impacted about 500 million people living downstream. The benefits of dams often bypass the people who sacrifice their livelihoods for them.

7. Dams Can Put Human Rights at Risk:

Most dams that displace large populations are being built by authoritarian governments. In Burma, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Sudan and other countries, dam builders have often responded to opposition with serious human rights violations. In the worst dam-related massacre, more than 440 indigenous people were killed to make way for Guatemala's Chixoy Dam in 1982.

8. Dams Are Expensive:

Large dams belong to the most expensive investments many governments have ever made. An estimated 2000 billion dollars has been spent on dams since 1950. Due to planning errors, technical problems and corruption, dams experience average delays of 44 percent and cost overruns of 96 percent. Such massive overruns make them uneconomic.

9. Dams Don't Last Forever:

Sooner or later reservoirs silt up, and the cost of maintaining dams becomes bigger than their benefits. In the United States, more than 1000 dams have been removed at great cost. When dams are not properly built or maintained, they can break. In the world's biggest dam disaster, the failure of China's Banqiao Dam killed an estimated 171,000 people in 1975.

10. Better Solutions Are Usually Available:

In 2012, governments and businesses installed 75 gigawatt of wind and solar power, compared with 30 gigawatt of hydropower. Such alternatives fare even better when social and environmental impacts and transmission costs are included. The International Energy Agency has proposed that 60 percent of the funds needed to achieve energy access for all should go to local renewable energy projects.

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Sunday, 25 May 2014

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MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) and Ministry of Tourism have been urged to check the status of some budget hotels and inns including 'homestays' in the city.

These lodging facilities are mushrooming due to rising demand of tourists and visitors in tandem with the fast-paced progress of the city.

Welcoming the establishment of such services befitting Miri's resort city status, Assistant Minister of Communications Datuk Lee Kim Shin, when asked for comment yesterday, said: "It is a good and healthy trend for tourism and service industry in Miri as a resort city. Visitors and tourists alike now have a choice of more affordable accommodation here."

However, Lee said it is important for operators to be properly registered with a licence from Miri City Council and the ministry to safeguard the image and reputation of the city and Sarawak.

Disclosing this to The Borneo Post after launching the inaugural inter-hotel Bewabaco (Bed, Waiters, Bar, Cooking) games held at Bulatan Park here, he said: "In case of any untoward incidents like fire or building collapse, guests staying in the hotels are not protected (by insurance). It will give a negative and bad image on the industry and Miri."

On the right to use the 'homestay' tag name by some operators, Lee reminded them not to simply use it as it may confuse when it doesn't meet the expectation of visitors and tourists.

Lee said homestay carries certain requirement or criteria to entitle an operator to advertise the service. "It is not just providing their guests with bed and bathing facilities (shower and toilets) among others. There is more to it. I believe that they are using the word 'homestay' to attract more guests," he added.

As such, he reminded the operators to apply and get registered with Ministry of Tourism apart from getting a proper licence from city council.

Earlier in his speech, Lee who is also Senadin assemblyman, reminded hospitality and service industries players to stress on the quality and standard of their services.

"It is not just about good service. Guests are expecting more than good service …. they want quick, efficient services that worth paying for," he said, adding that it is important for the industry to always upgrade quality and standard of services in the hotels and its staff, especially front-liners like receptionist.

The Bewabaco games which encompass cooking, bed-making, bartenders and waiter and waitress race was organised by Grand Palace Sports and Recreational Club. Around 40 staff from Grand Palace Hotel, Meritz Hotel, Imperial Palace Hotel and Mciti Suites took part in the games.

Commending Grand Palace Hotel for initiating the games, Lee said it was one way to upgrade the standard of services apart from sending them to refresher courses or in-house training.

Meanwhile, Grand Palace general manager Vincent Nonis, said they are looking into the possibility of making the games an annual event here in Miri.

"We hope to get more hotels to participate in the games next year. We sent invitations to other hotels in Miri but they can't send teams this year due tight schedules and unforeseen circumstances," he added.

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Posted: 18 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT

by Kelvin Lambai reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 19, 2014, Monday

SRI AMAN: The new Hotel Seri Simanggang here can serve as a generator for the tourism industry in Sri Aman.

Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said with the completion of the hotel in November last year, it is an added option to the number of existing hotels here.

According to him, visitors from out of town often face accommodation problems whenever there are grand events held in the division.

Abang Johari noted that the development plan of Bandar Sri Aman was part of Taib's concept to continue developing the division through the 84-acre site.

He pointed out that the 10-storey Simanggang Hotel comprised 18 rooms including the Presidential and Junior Suites, a banquet hall for 1,000 people as well as four seminar rooms.

"The overall cost of construction of the hotel as well as an upcoming commercial centre is RM43.7 million," he said.

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Posted: 11 May 2014 12:21 PM PDT

I am going to take you to a country which is full of islands. Any guess? Yes, you are right. It's Malaysia. There are878 islands in Malaysia. This country is known for its stunning sights and attractions. We are going to explore its astounding natural beauty that magnetizes vacationers/ tourists or visitors attraction. It's a country of exclusive culture and tradition. It's one of the best places on the globe with delicious cuisine and hospitable people. Kuala Lumpur is its capital with charming iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Malaysia has many offshore geographical places. There would be around 510 which include ridges, sandbank and rocks. It's a multicultural state with many festivals and celebrations. Tour to Malaysia, is really a unique and pleasant experience.

There're lots of choices to stay in Malaysia, so it's tough to decide where to stay?

Mid-range hotels and 5 stars hotels with Chinese, Indian or Malaysian traditional cuisine and cozy rooms are easily available for vacationers/visitors anywhere in cities. You can enjoy luxury hotels or resorts located on islands. Accommodation is so cheap in Malaysia, you can easily get a room for $ 3 to $ 9 USD/night. Private rooms are available for $ 11 to $ 20 USD/night. You can camp in Taman Negara and can save lodgings cost.

Anyways, here're some suggestions.

Lone Pine Hotel, located Batu Ferringhi, Penang Island, posses welcoming staff, stunning swimming pool, lip-smacking food, and calm atmosphere with beautiful sea views. You can get a huge variety of cocktails in bar corner.

Golden Sands Resort by Shangri-La, located on Batu Ferringhi beach, Penang Island, is a fantastic family resort, offers services such as water sports, tennis court, delicious food, pools, cozy rooms, hospitable staff and family entertainment center. Its cuisine includes Bar & Grill pizzas and seafood, tea/coffee, snacks, pastries.

Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, is a fantastic hotel with superb services. Welcoming staff, comfortable rooms, suspended pool and delicious Malaysian food make it more worthy staying.

Tanjong Jara Resort, located on Batu, Dungun, is one of the top 25 hotels in Malaysia, offers services such as Spa village, Pools, tennis court, delicious dining out, air-conditioned rooms, seafood and bar. You can spend a relaxing morning with coffee and newspaper on the beach.

Berjaya Tioman Resort, located in Pulau Tioman, is a traditional Malay style resort, offers services like pools, golf, tennis court, spa, coffee, snacks, global drinks, tasty food, air-conditioning cozy rooms and water sports including diving, fishing, snorkelling etc.

The Majestic Hotel, Majestic Malacca, Cameron Highlands Resort and Sama-Sama Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur, Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa and Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi, Miri Marriot Resort & Spa, Mega Hotel, Grand Palace Hotel and Imperial Palace Hotel in Miri, Seven Terraces, Yeng Keng Hotel, Museum Hotel and Hotel Panega are also wonderful places to stay in Malaysia.

As far as meal is concerned, you can have it in restaurants, western hotels , cooking own when living in camping or as a street meal and just have to pay $1 to $3 USD /head for street meal, $4 to $6 USD/head in restaurants while western food is a bit expensive. Malaysia is a Muslim country that's why drinks are expensive here. Anyways, here are some suggestions of restaurants for you.

Dining in the Dark, located on Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, is an amazing restaurant deeply into darkness and offers delicious food including soups, desserts etc.

Black Forest, located on Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, offers German cuisine.

Kebaya, located on Stewart Lane, Georgetown, Penang Island, offers good services and food.

Living Room Cafe Bar & Gallery, located on Batu Ferringhi, Penang Island, is a good place for families, lovebirds, special occasion or groups. You can enjoy Bar, Asian and Eclectic cuisine here until late night.

Top Spot Food Court, located Bukit Mata Kuching, Kuching is a family restaurant, offers best seafood and opens until late night.

Jambu Restaurant and Lounge, located on Crookshank Road, Kuching is a restaurant offers best pasta in town. It also deals with Bistro, Bar for cocktails and Tapas etc.

Black bean, The Heritage, Tribal Stove and Bella Italia are also superb restaurants in Kuching with the fantastic setting near river.

La Casa Kuantan, Crocodile Rock Pizza & Grill Restaurant, Satay Zul, and Dallah Restaurant in Kuantan offer great services with superb cuisine.

Malaysia is a country with many attractions or points of interests and more exciting thing is those are quite cheap. Here're some suggestions, and you must visit those places once you are in Malaysia.

Birch Memorial Clock Tower, located in one of the biggest cities of Malaysia named "Ipoh". Here're plenty of attention-grabbing sights such as museums, temples and historical buildings.

Galeria Perdana, Rice Museum, and Padi Langkawi, in Langkawi, are amazing places with precious stuff and collection, to visit. Langkawi is a beautiful island with lovely beaches and plenty of interesting sights. Ave Stella Maris Catholic Chapel is a beautiful church. Langkawi Wildlife Park and Underwater World are educational and exciting places with lots of fun.

The Islamic city "Kota Bharu" is a great city with royal places, museums, and plenty of other eye-catching sights.

Taman Negara National Park is a beautiful park in oldest rainforest Taman Negara. It's a place with lots of activities like trekking, safaris, and canopy walks.

Islamic Art Museum, Petronas Twin Towers, Putrajaya Bridge, Petrosains Science Discovery Centre, Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Thean Hou Temple, and Lake Garden Parks are some suggested amazing places to visit in Kuala Lumpur.

Mount Kinabalu National Park, is the best choice for hiking, this Park is full of fun and will never disappoint you on your visit.

Malaysia is a land of festivals and celebrations as multicultural people exist here. Tourists or vacationers can enjoy these festivals almost every month of the year. Here are some suggestions for our visitors.

Tamil Community celebrates festival named "Thaipusam". It's a unique festival that is worth seeing. It can be best observed at Batu Caves in Selangor or Penang, in Januanry.

Chinese New Year is celebrated in February and last for 15 days. You can enjoy lion dances, fireworks, and delicious Chinese meal.

In April, Good Friday and Malaysia Water Festival are celebrated.

Wesak Day, and Harvest Festival are celebrated in May.

June is a month with amazing festivals like Hari Gawai and Dragon Boat Festivals.

July and August are the months with festivals such as the Rainforest World Music Festival, Independence day, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hungry Ghost Festival.

September becomes more colorful with Malaysia Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hari Raya Haji, Deepavali Festivals of Lights, and Christmas are celebrated in October, November and December.

Malaysia is not less than a heaven for shopaholics. Super international brands have covered Malaysian market and have luxury stores here. Sales at shopping mall attract many tourists every year. Mega Sales held on Christmas and Independence Day and last up to two months.

Utama, BB Plaza, Fahrenheit88, Lot10, Plaza Low Yat, Suria KLCC and Sogo are some remarkable shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur.

ICT@Komtar, Island Plaza, Midlands One Stop, Plaza Gurney, Prangin Mall, Queensbay Mall and Straits Quay are some suggested shopping centers in Penang.

Langkawi Fair is a beautiful place for a shop in Langkawi.

Malaysia is a country with beaches. Therefore, beach holidays can be enjoyed all around the year. Summer season is mild, and usually climate is pleasant in Malaysia so you can visit it in all seasons. Anyhow, December and January are two peak tourists' seasons. From June until August is also a good time to enjoy beaches activities.

I assure you, your vacations to this country holding natural beauty, would be a treasured and unforgettable experience.

Sunday, 18 May 2014

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Posted: 10 May 2014 11:18 AM PDT