Happy Water Festival

I wish you all the best on the Water Festival. Please take good care of your health and be safe from AH1N1.

Best Wish from the Author

Another Photo from India

Photo by: Sélim Benaissa

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Cute Chicks

by MPS

MY HEART WILL GO ON-The Song I love the best

“My Heart Will Go On” is the theme song of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Walter Afanasieff, it was recorded by Céline Dion. Originally released in 1997 on Dion’s album Let’s Talk About Love, it went to number 1 all over the world, including the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. My Heart Will Go On was released in Australia and Germany on December 8, 1997, and in the rest of the world in January and February of 1998.[1] It became one of the best-selling singles of all time, and was the world’s best selling single of 1998.

History

Horner had originally composed the song as an instrumental motif that is used in several scenes during Titanic. He then wanted to make a full vocal song out of it, for use in the end credits of the film. Director James Cameron did not want such a song, but Horner went ahead anyway and got Jennings to write the lyrics. Dion was Horner’s first choice to sing it, but when she heard the song, she did not want to record it. It was her manager and husband, René Angélil, who convinced her to record a demo version, which was something she hadn’t done for many years. Horner waited until Cameron was in an appropriate mood before presenting him with the song. After playing it several times, Cameron declared his approval, although worried that he might be criticised for “going commercial at the end of the movie.”

The song was recorded in one take and without instrumental accompaniment. Horner, Dion, and later Sony Music Entertainment decided to use this first recording because “Dion’s voice was perfect.”

The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff and released at the end of 1997. It was included later on the All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video DVD.

Just to remind the song I love. It always bring me to scene when the couple survived in such a circumstance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On

Tip to avoid installing virus file into your PC

I am sure each of you has experienced trouble caused by computer virus. You hate the virus, but there may be sometimes when you add virus to your PC without realizing you are doing so. If you like opening your folder by double clicking on it, then that is the case. However, if you are a bit advanced in understanding how virus works, then this may not be a very big problem. When virus infects the folder, it will hide your real folder and then create a fake folder which looks just the same as your folder. Anyway, if your “Folder Options” is set to Show hidden files and folders and you uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types, you maybe able to notice the difference between Folder and Fake Folder (Virus) by seeing its (exe) extension. However, sometimes it even requires you to uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) to see your files though it is not recommended to uncheck as you may delete some importance files, which cause problem to your windows. Following is an example of real folder and fake folder (after the two options mentioned are done).

E.g. Education (folder), Education.exe (virus). If you view the detail of the one with .exe extension, in the Type you will see Application, which means it will function just as an application when you double click on it.

To help you avoid all these mistakes, you are advised to always navigate or open your folder by clicking it on the left pane of windows explorer.

See how I do it in the picture bellow. This may help you to avoid mistakenly installing the virus file as virus is also a file and files do not stay in the left pane (except ZIP files).

I hope this may help you some.

If you like or dislike this article, please leave me some comments whether to help or to ask for more.

By MPS,

the author

MPSINFO VISIT HOMETOWN ON PCHUM BEN’S DAY

My house in Prey Veng province.

The two guys in the picture are my nephews: Niroth and Chhunna. The picture was taken at night in the rice field not so far from my house in my hometown.

The Kingdom of Wonder

by MPS

Workshop on the Establishment of Viewers’ and Listieners’ Club

On September 11, 2009, the Women’s Media Center of Cambodia (WMC) with financial support from the Asia Foundation, organized a workshop on the establishment of listers’ and Vievers’ Clubs. The workshop was held at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh Cambodia.

The workshop was participated by around 80 listeners and viewers from the outskirt of Phnom Penh.

Objective: The objective of this workshop is to establish 10 clubs of viewers and listeners outskirt of Phnom Penh, to share feedback and suggestion between listener and viewer audiences and producers, and furthermore, to orientate the role and responsibility of moderators.

Selection Criteria

Moderators who will be selected should meet the criteria below:

* Live in the urban of Phnom Penh city
* Ages from 20-45 years old
* Have usable radio, TV, and video player in their home
* Can gather audiences to participants to join
* Be willing to be a moderator
* Have commitment in working implementation
* Be respected by the community
* Be able to read and write the report
* Political actors and local officials will not be eligible to be moderators

Responsibilities

* To gather listener and viewer audiences
* To re-broadcast WMC’s productions
* To facilitate and organize discussion after each broadcast
* To participate in every meeting organized by WMC when needed
* To broadcast 8 times per month
* To write report and send to WMC

Duration

The working implementation will be processing from September to December 2009.

Benefits

The successful moderators will receive incentives monthly

View from my Village and my past experience.

These all look nice to me now, but they did not, around 9 years ago.

Let me share my past experience a bit as seeing all these brought back my memory as a farmer for around ten years. My livelihood was full of farming experiences. Most of the day I had to wake up at around 4:00 AM getting ready to go to the rice field. Imagine a child of 10 years old waking up in such cold dawn with most of the time raining. Also, many times in the evenings, I was alone in the field far away from home preparing the rice ready for planting tomorrow. It is still a night mere for me sometimes.

Luckily, we are no more farmers. In 2003 my parents decided to leave this job and started a small family business as they were tired of planting rice (my family used to be one the hardworking farmers) and all their children already left them to get educated in Phnom Penh. They just sell groceries, calling cards, gasoline, manage one rice-milling machine (while the rice is being milt, it also pumps water as my father connects it to a pumping stuff-I don’t know what it is called. It pumps from a well he drilled. With this, we have enough clean water supply for our family) and some others. Besides all these, my father grows a variety of vegetables and mixture of crops (for family use)-the photos show some of these. They are now living happy lives but a bit sad because all their children are now working and studying in Phnom Penh.

For just a visit, it is fun, but not for a living; it is not fun. Visiting my village in this season makes you feel relaxed as field looks green and fresh. Nice scenery along the way, rice fields and crops around my house. I will visit there again on Pchum Ben’s Days.

Moral: If you want to move out from farming, then get yourself educated with all your effort invested and never migrate to find job in the city unless there is a job really safe for you.

Nothing is impossible

Just 21 years ago in his grandma’s place…

From one of the poorest family’s chair to the most powerful chair???
in the world.?….!!!?

Attitude leads a person to many destinies, just keep on moving?..?

OBAMA =

O- ORIGINALLY
B – BORN IN
A – AFRICA TO
M – MANAGE
A ? AMERICA?

What you can do and what you will become are all written in your name…?
So, choose your name ?wisely…. ?not ? Ah Niau, Ah Tu or Ah Kau!! ha ha ha?

I am not so sure if the top photo is really of Obama.

I am also sorry I don’t know where this original idea comes from. I just received it from a list of e-mail forwarded many times already.

Anyway, just look and think.

By MPS

ជំរឿនប្រជាជនថ្នាក់ជាតិឆ្នាំ២០០៨

ការបង្ហាញលទ្ធផលជំរឿន ២០០៨ លើកដំបូង

កាលពីថ្ងៃ ទី៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ គណៈកម្មការជាតិជំរឿនបានបង្ហាញនូវលទ្ធផលដំបូងនៃជំរឿន ២០០៨។

លទ្ធផលដំបូងនៃជំរឿនប្រជាជនថ្នាកជាតិឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ បានបង្ហាញថាចំនួនប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាមានការកើនឡើងចំនួន ១,៩៥លាននាក់ក្នុងរយៈពេល១០ឆ្នាំកន្លងមក ដែលកើនពី ១១,៤លាននាក់ មកដល់ ១៣,៤ លាននាក់ នៅឆ្នាំ ២០០៨។ ដង់ស៊ីតេប្រជាជនបានកើនឡើង ពី ៦៤នាក់ ទៅ ៧៥នាក់ក្នុង១គីឡូម៉ែត្រក្រឡា ប៉ុន្តែអត្រាកំនើនប្រចាំឆ្នាំមានការធ្លាក់ចុះ ពី ២,៤៩% នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៨ មកត្រឹម ១,៥៤% នៅឆ្នាំ ២០០៨។ កំពង់ចាមនៅតែជាខេត្តដែលមានប្រជាជនច្រើនជាងគេ ប៉ុន្តែ ខេត្តប៉ៃលិន ឧដ្ដមានជ័យ មណ្ឌលគីរី និងរតនៈគីរី មានអត្រាកំនើនប្រជាជនប្រចាំឆ្នាំខ្ពស់ជាងគេ។ ចំនួនសមាជិកគ្រួសារជាមធ្យមបានថយចុះពី ៥,២ នាក់នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៨ មកត្រឹម ៤,៧នាក់ ក្នុងមួយសហគ្រួសារនៅឆ្នាំ ២០០៨។ទោះជាយ៉ាងនេះក្តី ចំនួនសហគ្រួសារនៅតាមជនបទមានការកើនឡើង ដែលមានកំនើនប្រចាំឆ្នាំ ២,៧% គឹមានន័យថាខ្ពស់ជាងការកើនឡើងនូវចំនួនសហគ្រូស្រារនៃប្រជាជនទាំងមូល។

ជំរឿនប្រជាជានថ្នាក់ជាតិ២០០៨ បានរៀបចំឡើងដោយ វិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិស្ថិតិនៃក្រសួងផែនការក្រោមការត្រួតពិនិត្យពី កណៈកម្មការជាតិជំរឿន និងការណែនាំពីគណៈកម្មការបច្ចេកទេសជំរឿន និងមានការឧបត្ថម្ភគាំទ្រពីសម្នាក់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា UNFPA JICA រដ្ឋាភិបាលជប៉ុន និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាឡឺម៉ង់។

NO ENTRY

Everyday, at the junction in front of the Ministry of National Defense (publicly known as DN),there is at least one accident whether less injured or dead.

The picture above can answer the question why there is always such problem. (Sorry, the picture is not clear as I shot it at night; please try to see it and think)

It is a NO ENTRY destination, but they still keep going without paying any attention. Both of them took most part of the road. They are putting themselves at risk. Don’t they understand the SIGN or don’t they care about what may happen to them?

I know that some people don’t respect the law/rule; instead, they may only be afraid of policemen.

Please rethink about your safety.

by MPS

I just want to wear this dress

Me in the painting

​និយាយ​បន្តិច​ចុះ​​

ទើប​ដូរម៉ូតូ​ថ្មី​ ​ខ្លាច​ខុស​ច្បាប់​ប្រញាប់​យក​ទៅ​ដាក់​កញ្ចក់​។ រួច​ហើយ​ទៅ​បញ្ជាក់​ទី​លំនៅដើម្បីធ្វើស្លាកលេខ ។ ដល់​ត្រង់​នេះ​ដូច​ជា​មាន​ការ​លំបាក​ណាស់​សម្រាប់​អ្នក​មក​ពី​ខេត្ត​ដូច​ ខ្ញុំ​​គឺ គេ​មិន​ងាយ​បញ្ជាក់​អោយ​ស្រួលៗ​ទេ គេ​ត្រូវ​ការ​នេះ​ត្រូវ​​ការ​នោះ​ទម្រាំ​តែ​បញ្ជាក់​បាន​ ត្រូវសុំច្បាប់កន្លែងធ្វើការអស់មួយថ្ញែព្រោះតែចង់ធ្វើជាពលរដ្ឋល្អ។ បន្ទាប់ពីបានលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ហើយត្រូវបន្តទៅធ្វើស្លាកលេខទៀតនៅថ្ញៃបន្ទាប់។ នេះគឺជារឿងកាន់តែពិបាកជាងការសុំលិខិតបញ្ជាក់ទៅទៀត។ មនុស្សទៅធ្វើច្រើនខ្លាំងណាស់ ចំណែក​កន្លែងធ្វើ តូចចង្អៀត​។ អី្វដែលពិសេសនោះ គឺនៅទីនោះមានបង្អួចច្រើនណាស់ដែលយើងត្រូវទៅតាមដំនាក់កាល​របស់គេ។ អ្វីដែលចម្លែក គឺថានៅតាមជញ្ជាំងមាន​បិតពាក់ស្លោកជាច្រើនដែលនិយាយពី សច្ចៈ​ធម៌​ ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវ ជាដើម និងថែមទាំងមានម៉េក្រូប្រកាស​ក្តែងៗ​ថា​ មិនមានការបង់ប្រាក់បន្ថែមនានាទេនៅតាមដំនាក់កាលនិមួយៗក្រៅតែពីតម្លៃ​​ បណ្តោះអាសន្ន​ ជាមូលដ្ឋានដែលប្រហែលជា ១៦ដុល្លារជាងបូកទាំងថ្លែពាក្យសុំផង។ តែតាមពិត មានការបង់បន្ថែមខ្លះៗទៀតនៅតាមកន្លែងមួយចំនួន​។

អ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចង់​សំណូមពរ គឺថាគួរតែមានកន្លែងធ្វើស្លាកលេខអោយបានធំជាងនេះ រឺត្រូវបន្ថែមអោយបានច្រើនកន្លែងដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបនឹងតម្រូវការជាក់ស្តែងក្នុងន័យសម្រូលដល់ប្រជាជន និងលើកកម្ពស់ការគោរពច្បាប់អោយបានកាន់តែ​ប្រសើរ​ឡើង ព្រោះបើប៉ូលីសខំតែចាប់ ដល់ពេលទៅធ្វើស្លាកលេខមានការលំបាកបែបនេះ នោះការគោរពច្បាប់​ និងការអនុវត្តច្បាប់នឹងពុំមានប្រសិទ្ធភាពឡើយ។

សូមអស់លោកថ្នាក់លើ ជួយទៅអើតមើលកន្លែងធ្វើស្លាកលេកនោះផង ព្រោះហាក់ដូចជាមានភាពមិនប្រក្រតិមួយចំនួន។

ខ្ញុំតែងតែបានបំពេញកតព្វកិច្ចជាពលរដ្ឋល្អម្នាក់ ចុះអ្នកវិញ?

ទស្សនផ្ទាល់ខ្ញួន

MPS

Mona Lisa smiles on after Russian teacup attack

PARIS (AFP) – An "unhinged" Russian woman threw a teacup at the world’s most famous painting, Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa," but it emerged unscathed due to its bullet-proof glass cover, the Louvre museum said on Tuesday.

"The young woman took a cup out of her bag and threw it over the heads of other people who were looking at the painting. The cup smashed on the bullet-proof glass which was slightly scratched," a spokesman said.

"It looks like it was done by someone who was unhinged and wanted to draw attention to herself," he said.

The woman put up no resistance when museum guards apprehended her after the incident on August 2.

She was handed over to police who said the woman "did not have all her mental faculties and has been transferred to the police psychiatric infirmary."

The Louvre, the biggest art museum in the world, has thousands of paintings, but most of the millions of visitors a year make a bee-line for the Mona Lisa, known in France as La Joconde.

The 500-year-old painting was stolen in 1911 from the Louvre but was returned two years later after an Italian was arrested for its theft.

It was doused with acid by a vandal in 1956 and later the same year a Bolivian damaged it again by throwing a rock at it.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090811/od_afp/entertainmentfranceartmuseumoffbeat_20090811142815

Prevalence of Smoking by Country in the World

Data are for men and wo men 15 years or older. Country/territory Total (% of population) Men (% of population) Women (% of population) Nauru 54.0 61.0 47.0 Guinea 51.7 59.5 43.8 Namibia 50.0 65.0 35.0 Kenya 49.4 66.8 31.9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.0 NA NA Serbia and Montenegro (former country) 47.0 52.0 42.0 Mongolia 46.7 67.8 25.5 Yemen 44.5 60.0 29.0 São Tomé and Príncipe 44.1 NA NA Turkey 44.0 60-65 20-24 Romania 43.5 62.0 25.0 Slovakia 42.6 55.1 30.0 Kiribati 42.0 56.5 32.3 Tuvalu 41.0 51.0 31.0 Lebanon 40.5 46.0 35.0 Venezuela 40.5 41.8 39.2 Argentina 40.4 46.8 34.0 Albania 39.0 60.0 18.0 Bangladesh 38.7 53.6 23.8 Nepal 38.5 48.0 29.0 Tonga 38.3 62.4 14.2 Greece 38.0 47.0 29.0 Laos 38.0 41.0 15.0 Panama 38.0 56.0 20.0 Kyrgyzstan 37.8 60.0 15.6 Georgia 37.5 60.5 15.0 Niue 37.5 58.0 17.0 Cuba 37.2 48.0 26.3 Benin 37.0 NA NA Cambodia 37.0 66.0 8.0 Papua New Guinea 37.0 46.0 28.0 Bulgaria 36.5 49.2 23.8 Russia 36.5 63.2 9.7 Macedonia 36.0 40.0 32.0 Andorra 35.9 43.7 28.0 Cameroon 35.7 NA NA China 35.6 66.9 4.2 Hungary 35.5 44.0 27.0 Ukraine 35.3 51.1 19.4 Germany 35.0 39.0 31.0 Korea, South 35.0 65.1 4.8 Mexico 34.8 51.2 18.4 Tunisia 34.8 61.9 7.7 France 34.5 38.6 30.3 Poland 34.5 44.0 25.0 Uganda 34.5 52.0 17.0 Brazil 33.8 38.2 29.3 Kazakhstan 33.5 60.0 7.0 Switzerland 33.5 39.0 28.0 Lithuania 33.4 51.0 16.0 Spain 33.4 42.1 24.7 Japan 33.1 52.8 13.4 Croatia 33.0 34.0 32.0 Luxembourg 33.0 39.0 27.0 The Netherlands 33.0 37.0 29.0 Myanmar 32.9 43.5 22.3 Armenia 32.5 64.0 1.0 Philippines 32.4 53.8 11.0 Estonia 32.0 44.0 20.0 Moldova 32.0 46.0 18.0 Ecuador 31.5 45.5 17.4 Ireland 31.5 32.0 31.0 Norway 31.5 31.0 32.0 Indonesia 31.4 59.0 3.7 Djibouti 31.1 57.5 4.7 Latvia 31.0 49.0 13.0 Tanzania 31.0 49.5 12.4 Denmark 30.5 32.0 29.0 Bolivia 30.4 42.7 18.1 Syria 30.3 50.6 9.9 Belarus 29.8 54.9 4.6 Czech Republic 29.0 36.0 22.0 Jordan 29.0 48.0 10.0 Uzbekistan 29.0 49.0 9.0 Peru 28.6 41.5 15.7 Cook Islands 28.5 40.0 17.0 Israel 28.5 33.0 24.0 Belgium 28.0 30.0 26.0 Guatemala 27.8 37.8 17.7 Vietnam 27.1 50.7 3.5 Brunei 27.0 40.0 14.0 Vanuatu 27.0 49.0 5.0 South Africa 26.5 42.0 11.0 United Kingdom 26.5 27.0 26.0 Malaysia 26.4 49.2 3.5 Maldives 26.0 37.0 15.0 Algeria 25.2 43.8 6.6 Slovenia 25.2 30.0 20.3 Trinidad and Tobago 25.1 42.1 8.0 Canada 25.0 27.0 23.0 El Salvador 25.0 38.0 12.0 New Zealand 25.0 25.0 25.0 Data are for various years. Includes countries where more than 25 percent of total population smokes. Source: World Health Organization.

This table is extracted from Encarta, but there is no year indicator. Thus I am not so sure if it is a recent figure.

What I really want to attract attention here is for Cambodia, which is still high in the rate of smokers. I am not sure if the law to ban smoking in public areas is passed or not yet. However, I am happy that many people care and many Cambodian public places now do not allow smoking. Hopefully, Cambodia will soon be a smoke-free country.

“My father who had been a very strong smoker, gave up smoking many years ago when he first listened to a program in which a doctor introduced the danger caused by smoking. He completely gave up smoking after that sudden. I wish sooner or later more and more people give up smoking. If you cannot give it up completely, please just try to reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke. My father said it was difficult at first but not too hard. ”

I share this experience here because I am much aware that giving up one’s habbit is not easy. It needs time and committment.

Just care for all my people,

MPS

Computer Addicted

The Great Solar Eclipse in July 22, 2009

The longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st century

Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009
Type of eclipse
Gamma: 0.0696
Magnitude: 1.0799
Saros: 136 (37 of 71)

Maximum eclipse

Duration: 398 s (6 min 38.8 s)
Location: Pacific Ocean
Coordinates: 24°12?36?N 144°06?24?E / 24.21°N 144.10667°E
Max. width of band: 258.4 km

Times (UTC)

Partial eclipse 23:58:18 (Jul 21)
Total eclipse 00:51:16
Central eclipse 00:54:31
Greatest eclipse 02:35:21

The solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places. It caused tourist interest in eastern China, Nepal and India.

The eclipse was part of saros series 136, like the record-setting solar eclipse of July 11, 1991. The next event from this series will be on August 2, 2027. The exceptional duration was a result of the moon being near perigee, with the apparent diameter of the moon 8% larger than the sun (magnitude 1.080) and the Earth being near aphelion where the sun appeared slightly smaller.

This was the second in the series of three eclipses in a month, with the lunar eclipse on July 7 and the lunar eclipse on August 6.

Visibility
It was visible from a narrow corridor through northern Maldives, northern Pakistan and northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati.

Totality was visible in many large cities, including Surat, Vadodara, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Dinajpur, Siliguri, Tawang, Guwahati, Chengdu, Nanchong, Chongqing, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huanggang, Hefei, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo and Shanghai, as well as over the Three Gorges Dam. According to some experts, Taregana in Bihar, India was expected to be the “best” place to view the event.
A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbra, including most of Southeast Asia (all of India and China) and north-eastern Oceania.

Duration
This solar eclipse was the longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality lasted for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. The uninhabited North Iwo Jima island was the landmass with totality time closest to maximum, while the closest inhabited point was Akusekijima, where the eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 26 seconds.

Reaction
Indian scientists today observed solar eclipse from fighter jets. Fighter jets were pressed into service to allow Indian scientists study solar eclipse from the sky. The Chinese government used the opportunity to provide scientific education and to dispel any superstition. Since the solar eclipse occurred almost exactly 10 years after the Falun Gong movement was banned, it was feared that Falun Gung would use this event to show that the heavens is displeased with the Chinese government.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2009