eXp diver

NST ALOR STAR : A fishing trip for 10 people proved a disaster when one drowned and another was found unconscious near Pulau Perak, 60 nautical miles from Langkawi, near here 23 October 2012. Rosli Mohamad Isa, 32, was believed to have drowned after he ran out of oxygen supply from his diving equipment. His friend, Harris Abdullah, 44, was hospitalised after he fell unconscious while trying to rescue the victim. Harris, from Gurun, near here, was admitted to Langkawi Hospital. He is also asthmatic and in critical condition. Rosli and nine of his friends went fishing in a rented boat when the mishap took place on Sunday. Rosli, a technician at the Sungai Petani Municipal Council, had decided to take a dive about 10am. His friends felt something amiss after Rosli failed to emerge about an hour later and Harris went to search for him. Friends on the boat panicked when they saw Harris and Rosli floating in the water. They fished out both men before alerting the Malaysian

A few years ago I had to hack a couple of family email accounts after the passwords were lost. It took a few weeks, but I finally guessed the password of one and the answer to the security question of the other, which enabled me to change the password and recover years of vacation photos. This exercise showed me that when it comes to the security of online accounts, the biggest threats aren't necessarily viruses and spyware, but poorly chosen passwords, user names and security questions that can make accounts crackable by familiar people—and hackable by bad guys using common software. Retirees with limited tech-savvy can be especially vulnerable, putting them at risk as they increasingly handle their banking, credit-card and retirement accounts online, check their Social Security benefits, or access their health-care plans. According to the Pew Research Center, people age 70 to 75 had the largest percentage increase in Internet use in recent years. And regardless of their

Kuantan, Pahang : Six divers who went missing following a diving trip off Pulau Tioman have been found safe after they spent 21 hours floating at sea. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) district enforcement chief Maritime Capt Abdul Aziz Idrus said a local tugboat,  Kencana Makmur , located and rescued the divers about 20 nautical miles north of Tulai Island, about 3km from Chebeh Island in Tioman here, Sunday. The six divers were Yang Jia Xing, 26, Lim Kong Hooi, 27, Leong Li Kar, 26, Maggie Lim, 27 (all Malaysians), Chinese national Xu Zhiming, 33, and Singaporean Hu Jin Jie, 25. They were found at about 9am. "Mersing Maritime Base informed our East Region Operation Centre at 4pm Saturday that the divers have not emerged after starting their dive at 12pm Saturday. "We activated Kuantan's operation centre at 4.30pm and mounted a search and rescue operation. Three of our boats,  KM Gemia ,  Rescue Boat 6  and  Flash Boat 14 , joined by the Royal Mal

THE reports “ Tweet with caution ” ( The Star , May 15) and “Twitter users warned” ( The Star , May 13) highlighted that there is a heavy price to pay if social network users are not careful when posting conversations or in exchanging their views. As mentioned in the articles, in both Malaysia and Britain, there have been instances where users were brought to court and were penalised into paying damages (in fact, quite heavily) and also sentenced to jail for their tweets which were found to be defamatory and harassing in nature. Honestly, the social networks, namely Facebook and Twitter, being the most popular, are definitely excellent and wonderful interaction and communication tools. These sites, together with many others in the market, have helped enhance and ease communication, interaction and information – bringing individuals, families, friends, groups, communities and also business societies closer. At large, many in the world have benefited, both socially and commerc

Decompression Sickness (DCS), as it is commonly know, is caused by a build up of nitrogen bubbles in the body. When we breathe underwater, approximately 79 of the air (depending on gas blend) we're breathing is nitrogen. As we descend deeper in water, the pressure around our bodies increases, causing nitrogen to be absorbed into our body tissues. Decompression Sickness is the term uses to describe the illness and effects that result from a reduction in the ambient pressure surrounding the human body. As long as the diver remains at pressure, the gas presents no problem. If the pressure is reduced too quickly, however, the nitrogen comes out of solution and forms bubbles in the tissues and bloodstream. This commonly occurs as a result of violating or approaching too closely the diving table limits, but it can also occur even when accepted guidelines have been followed. ( Like in the video above) Bubbles forming in or near joints are the presumed cause of the joint pai

YAM Raja Datuk Seri Ashman Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah 28 December 1958 - 30 March 2012 Almarhum Raja Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah died in the early hours of Friday, 30 March 2012, at his residence in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. Almarhum’s remains were brought to Istana Iskandariah and was subsequently interred at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum after Asar prayers at Masjid Ubudiah. Almarhum Datuk Seri Raja Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah, 54, semasa hayat baginda merupakan seorang raja yang rendah diri dan berjiwa rakyat. Dilahirkan pada 28 Disember 1958 di Pulau Pinang, baginda merupakan anakanda ketiga Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah dan Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Bainun, daripada lima adik-beradik iaitu Raja Muda Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, Datuk Seri Raja Azureen, Datuk Seri Raja Eleena dan Datuk Seri Raja Yong Sofia. Baginda berkahwin dengan Datin Seri Noraini Jane Kamarul Ariffin, 53, pada 26 September 1991 dan dikurniakan seorang putera Datu