The Cove 2009

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Synopsis:

In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan lies a shocking secret that a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep hidden from the world. In Taiji, Japan, former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O'Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation "Flipper." One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission has brought him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast. But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling and the consequences are so dangerous to human health that they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it. More

Reviews
"a certain Oscar nominee"
"strangely and unforgettably poetic"

"a rousing piece of real-world thriller filmmaking"

"Hollywood could hardly have contrived a more dynamic scenario."

"The Cove... puts Hollywood capers like Mission:Impossible to shame.
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"a powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking"

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Cendana Hikathon 2009 - Changed Date

DUE TO A CLASH WITH ANOTHER RUN ON PENANG ISLAND, WE HAVE DECIDED TO SHIFT THE DATE OF PAC CENDANA HIKATHON TO 18TH OCTOBER 2009

REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE IS NOW 27TH SEPT 2009
T-SHIRT DISTRIBUTION DATE IS NOW 11TH OCT 2009
AMENDED ENTRY FORMS WILL FOLLOW. OLD FORMS STILL ACCEPTED ON THE LINK BELOW
Date: 18th October 2009
Time : 8:00 am
Venue: Youth Park Penang
Open to public (Ages 13 and above)
Student RM8, Others - RM14
For further information please contact Alvin (012-4098521)


Old Form click here

Walk For World Pink 2009

Estee Lauder Companies present

Date: 3 Oct 2009

Venue: Menara KL

Time: 6.30pm

Distance: 3.8km

Fees: RM30

Closing date: 14 Sep 09 or reaching 1,200 participants

Reporting time: 5pm

Form click here

Online registration click here

Kebun Bunga Charity Run 2009

In Aid of Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital 'Needy Cancer Patient Fund'

Date: 27 Sep 2009

Time: 7.30am

Venue: Youth Park, Penang

Fees: RM15 (adult), RM10 (children)

Distance: 6km

Medal: first 500

Details and form click here

10th Taroko Gorge Int. Marathon 2009

Date: 7 Nov 2009

Fees: NT900

Distance: 42km, 21km

Closing date: 24 Sep 09

One of Taiwan's most scenic marathons, 10th Taroko Gorge International Marathon 2009 is now open for registration.

Online registration

Adidas King of the Road Result

Date: 2 Aug 09

Click here for details result

KRI-Bukit Kinding Trail Run 2009

KRI’s 2009 year-end event is now a trail run.
The Date: Sunday 15th November 2009
Take Off Time: 7.00 am sharp
The Venue: Bukit Kinding Resort, Tanjong Rambutan, Perak.

The Gauntlet:

For the past decade or more, KRI’s annual run has been an on-road race in suburban Ipoh. Because of the voluminous traffic and the danger it poses to the roadrunners, we had to scout for alternative sites to conduct our races. We also supported the “green earth” theme and our first off-road run was in 2006. It was a cross-country run held in the vicinity of Sunway City, Tambun, Ipoh. In 2007, we reverted to our old haunt, the Polo Ground, to run our annual 10K. Taman Botany was our choice for the 2008 run. We adopted the same “green earth” theme one more time in the garden environment of Taman Botany. This year we have settled for a less mundane sort of run. This event promises to be a tough and thrilling trail run from start to finish. On steep and rugged terrain more challenging than the Sunway Cross-country run, it will surely give you a run for your money.
The Terrain:

It’s rugged and punishing. After a shower, it’s slippery at the slopes and inhospitable thorn brushes creeps beside the trail. Be prepared to even get your footwear dirty and perhaps your clothes messed up. Of course there will be easy stretches too, especially when you hit the macadamized roads.
The View:

At the top of each hillock you will be rewarded with an unobstructed view of the country side, green forests and mountain ranges stretches as far as the eye can see. Take time also to admire beautiful bungalows built on landings cut out on the hills.
The Categories: We take in all categories of runners, boys to men, girls to women.

Details click here

Chung Ling High School Run

Date: 23 Aug 09
Time: 7.30am
Venue: Chung Ling High School
Distance: 8km


The race was delay to 8am due to heavy rain. Luckly it stopped at 8am and started to rain again after the prizes presentation and lucky draw. Then it rain all day and night long.
They were total 500 participants took part in this event. The categories were men open, men veteran and women open only.
They have a special medal, called 'Standard Timing medal' awarded to a particular runner who arrived 5 min after the overall champion. The champion timing is 29min.
Finisher medal awarded to top 20 men open and men veteran, top 18 to women open.

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Chung Hua team

O2 hiking Penang team

men veteran winners, top 20

men open winners, top 20

'Female' Athletes Fail in Gender Test

Santhi Soundarajan
Edinanci Silva

Dora Ratjen

Stella Walsh

Heidi Krieger

We're familiar with drug testing for athletes, but officials at the Beijing Olympics will be taking things one stage further and examining competitors whose sex is in doubt. And it is far from being a new problem, as Emine Saner discovers.

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Caster Semenya - 800m Women's Final In Berlin - Man or Woman

There's controversy at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin after the winner of the women's 800 meters final, Caster Semenya, was told to take a gender test.
South African teenager stormed to victory on Wednesday night, coming home in the fastest time this year – 1 minute and 55.45 seconds.
That was over two seconds quicker than defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya, who took silver. While bronze went to Britain's Jennifer Meadows.
Afterwards it emerged Semenya had been asked to take a gender test three weeks ago by the international amateur athletics federation. But the results are not due for several weeks.

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800m final video

National Wushu Championships 2009

Date: 22 Aug 2009

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Stadium Badminton KL

Entry: FREE, get ticket at selected Da Mai Cai outlet in Klang Valley

Details: click here

Love You, Beth Cooper Contest

Contest Period: August 17 – 23 2009

Release Date: August 20 , 2009

Result Date: August 27 , 2009

Redemption Date: September 3 , 2009

Details: http://contests.thestar.com.my/iloveyoubethcooper/

I Love You, Beth Cooper chronicles the story of a nerdy valedictorian who proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school - Beth Cooper during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life.

Movie Prizes
10 x I Love You, Beth Cooper Double Movie Passes

5 x I Love You, Beth Cooper T-Shirts

5 x I Love You, Beth Cooper Posters

Director Ho YuHang Won an Int. Film Award

The “15Malaysia” independent film project, a collaboration between 15 film directors and WiMAX company Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (P1), received 15,000 visitors within 14 hours of being launched.
The project producer, singer-songwriter Pete Teo, said Ho Yuhang’s short film Potong Saga alone received 5,600 downloads at www.15malaysia.com a mere 20 hours after the website was launched at 12.30am on Monday.
Ho’s film At The End of Daybreak was awarded the NETPAC (Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema) prize for best Asian film at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival last week.
Namewee, or Wee Meng Chee, who gained notoriety for a controversial song in 2007, appears in the film. More..

15Malaysia - open on 17 Aug 2009

What is 15Malaysia?

This is nothing to do with 1Malaysia!

15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders. You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia.

Fifteen short films, directed by famous directors such as the late Yasmin Ahmad, James Lee, Amir Muhammad and Ho Yuhang as well as fresh faces like Liew Seng Tat and Johan John promise a Malaysian-ness like no other.

Singer songwriter Pete Teo and the team behind Malaysian Artistes For Unity (MAFU) have worked with local filmmakers to come up with short films showcasing Malaysian social and political issues. Similar to the anti-racism song and music video Here In My Home, 15Malaysia highlights socio-political issues in Malaysia. A total of 15 filmmakers collaborated with personalities, including Adibah Noor, James Lee, Sharifah Amani, Harith Iskandar, Atilia, Amber Chia, Serena C, Minister of Health Liow Tiong Lai, Nik Aziz, Khairy Jamaluddin and many others.

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Larian Lebuhraya Merdaka 09

Date: 15 Aug 09
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: SK Hishamuddin, KL

This event was previously scheduled on 1 Aug, but postponed to 15 Aug due to Anti-ISA protest held on 1 Aug. Maybe due to the re-scheduled, not many participants turn up. Mostly were kids children and mainly Indian kids and some Chinese kids.
Suprisingly there was a big group of Indian kids ran without shoe. This group are future Kaki Ayam team. The 1st boy winner timing for 3km was 7.50min and ran WITHOUT shoe. The 1st girl winner timing was 9.21min, fantastic.
Due to lack of sponsor, T-shirt is for kids only and the quality of the medal also not attractive.
Top 3 cash prized and top 10 medals for each category. There were only 19 women runners, all of them should got a medal.
Some winners did not wait for the medal presentative and the organiser allowed them to collect from his house in SS3.
More photo here

Girls group

Future kaki ayam team

Women group, only 19 of them

Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2009

BLING…The Laguna Phuket Triathlon has plenty of it – more Gold, Silver and Bronze than possibly any other race in the world short of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii. Pros who have participated at Laguna Phuket have won more than 50 World Championships from every discipline in the sport: Ironman, Olympic, 70.3, Duathlon and Xterra.

Date: 6 Dec 2009

Time: 7am

Venue: Laguna Beach Resort Beach

Registration Fees: click here

Details: click here

The Ibis Koh Samui Trophy Adventure Race 2009

Date: 16 Sep 2009
Venue: Hotel Ibis Bophut Samui, Koh Samui Island
Disciplines:
-Biking in the mountains
-Woodland trails and off road running
-Sea kayaking
-Sea swimming and surprise obstacles along the course

Closing date: 15 Sep 09
Entry fees: click here
Details: click here

2nd Garuda Bali International Marathon

Date: 18 Oct 2009

Time: 6am

Venue: Nusa Dua, Bali
Distance: 21km, 10km & 5km

Closing date: 16 Oct 09

Registration fees: click here

Entry form: click here

Details: click here

Festival of Youth Selangor

When: 16 August 2009

Time: 14:00 - 19:00

Where: Padang Timur Petaling Jaya
Contact: 0193893804 zulhabri@gmail.com
Description:

The Selangor Youth Secretariat will be organising Festival of Youth from 14-16 August 2009 at Dataran Petaling Jaya(Opposite Amcorp Mall) in conjunction with International Youth Day 2009.
Among the activities during the festival includes:-

artshow from college students, concert, netball competition, 5 a-side soccer tournament, Graffitti competition, Booths for flea market and Battle of the bands.

Bottlesmoker

The Radio

Adi Band Project

Selamat Pagi Gadis

ArusGreen Love

The Lovecraft

Notis

Dewangga Sakti

Serambi

Tilu

Dichimichi

Daarchlea

Mysthicus

Canon EOS 500D Contest

Canon in conjuction with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has announced and started a contest where you stand a chance to win an Canon EOS 500D with 18-200IS kit lens, a Canon EOS 1000D + 18-55IS kit lens and a range of other Canon products.

Play the game and then in less than 50 words, tell them how a Canon EOS 500D can capture your experiences.

Closing date: 17 Aug 2009
Contest type: Online - Creative Writing / Referral
Prizes: Creative Writing section:
1st Prize: Canon EOS 500D with kit lens II
2nd Prize: Canon EOS 1000D with kit lens I
3x Consolation Prize: Canon EOS bag, miniature memory drive, lens cloth, lens cleaning pen, luggage tag
Details click here

Reviving Penang polluted rivers with EM Mud balls

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What is Em Mud Balls?

EM mud balls are known to inhibit the growth of algae and break down any sludge or slit in rivers, drains and ponds to produce beautiful clear and healthy water.
Made up of a combination of earth, EM treats rice-rinsed water and Bokashi, a fermented organic matter made using sawdust and bran.

How to make a Mud Balls?

2.5kg of Rice bran, 1 kg of Brown Sugar, 1 litre of Enzyme & mix all with clay to make Mud Ball. Leave the mud ball for 7 days and it's ready to do water treatment of river or lake.
Vidoe click here

GEORGE TOWN: Penang took a giant leap in the rehabilitation of polluted rivers and beaches with the launch of a campaign using 1.2 million environment-friendly mud balls yesterday. Known as effective microorganism (EM), the material will improve the water quality and revive aquatic life. More

Reviving Penang polluted rivers

All for cleaner rivers

Balling mud for good cause

TF Run 2008 Dry-fit T-shirt for Sale

Dear all,

There are approximately 700 pcs dri-fit white TF Run 2008 tshirts for sale. The stocks came in a little late after the TF Run 2008 last year. We are calling runners / friends / relatives to support in purchasing this special printed tshirt. The CARIF [Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation] is selling for RM40.00 each. Available sizes from S - XL. Interested, please place your order via amelia0202@gmail.com and will let you know where to pick up. Your support is greatly appreciated.
best regards

amelia0

Sand Arts

Watch this beautiful sand art video

Aliens In The Attic - Contest

Contest Period: August 10 – 16, 2009

Release Date: August 13 , 2009

Result Date: August 20 , 2009

Redemption Date: August 27 , 2009

Details: click here

Aliens in the Attic, co-scripted by one of the writers of Madagascar and the Academy Award® - winning Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is an adventure/comedy about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions - while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle. 20th Century Fox and The Star Online are giving you the chance to win exclusive merchandise from this film.

Prizes

2 x Aliens in The Attic T-Shirt

2 x Aliens in The Attic Pencil Topper

2 x Aliens in The Attic Spring Toy

2 x Aliens in The Attic Scene & Sticker Set

2 x Aliens in The Attic Character Figurine Sets of 4

UP - Movie Ticket Redemption

!!!CLOSED!!!

Up! Up! And away!
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as Disney-Pixar sets new heights with their latest movie, "Up".
This movie also sets a milestone for Pixar as it marks their 10th theatrically release.
This comedy adventure sees Carl Fredrickson, a cranky 78 year old ballon salesman, fullfilling his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he attaches his house with thousands of hellium filled ballons and flies to away to the wilds of South America. Unfortunately for him, he discovers too late that an overly optimistic 8 year old Wilderness Explorer will be together with him on the trip.
"Up" is Disney-Pixar's first 3D animation movie, will be playing in local cinemas (in 3D, 2D digital and standard format) from Aug 20.
The Star Online, in cooperation with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, is giving 100 lucky winners a chance to watch the movie in 2D digital version at a special screening.
Contest Mechanics
To get your free tickets, just SMS your MyStar ID and IC number (please make sure your IC number is updated in your MyStar profile) using this code: STAR <> REDEEM <> MyStar_ID <> IC Number Example: STAR REDEEM JACK09 821102052371 And send your SMS entry to 32088
If you’re one of the first 100, an acknowledgement SMS will be sent back to you. Please note that each SMS will be charged RM 0.50 for each successful entry. Normal telco charges apply.

Details click here

BookFest @ Malaysia 2009

Date: 22 - 31 Aug 2009

Time: 10am - 10pm

Venue: KLCC Convention Centre

Entry ticket: RM2

Details: click here

H1N1 Song

PBIM - New Starting Time for Each Categories & Forum

Some minor adjustment has been made to the starting time of each categories.

Full Marathon - 2.30am

Half Marathon (Men) - 3.00am

Half Marathon (Women) - 3.15am

10KM - 6.15am

Fun Run - 7.15am

All participants are to report to the marshall one hour before their event.

Penang Bridge International Marathon Forum

Date: 16th August 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: Naza Talyya Hotel, Tanjung Bungah
Charges: FREE for PBIM 2009 participants

Details: click here

8,500 Participate in Adidas King of the Road Run

THE Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and Adidas should be commended for making the Shah Alam-Adidas King of the Road run on Sunday a successful event with about 8,500 participants.
Except for some confusion during the prize-giving ceremony, the programme went without a hitch. And, the confusion could have been avoided if the participants had used their registered numbers.
Adidas Malaysia sports marketing associate K. Krishnan said most of the top runners’ numbers were collected by their managers.
“The numbers were wrongly distributed among the participants. At the finishing line, the officials recorded the numbers according to the participants’ finishing, and the winners were announced according to our master list. This could have been avoided if the participants had worn their respective registered numbers.

RESULTS
22km
Men
Open: 1. Robert Kilagat Kosgei 1’08:08; 2. Kennedy Kiproo Kilan 1’08:09; 3. Kipkemoi Gilbert 1’09:00
Veteran: 1. Lautredoux Jean Pierre 1’14:43; 2. Charoen Khangkharo 1’24:27; 3. Khanit Tengmisi 1’26:03
Women
Open: 1. Lydia Rutto 1’22:29; 2. Catherine Kwamboka 1’22:47; 3. Margeret Wangui 1’23:37
11km
MEN
Open: 1. James Meragu 37:40; 2. Denise Njuguna 37:53; 3. Charles Maina 38:10
WOMEN
Open: 1. S. Sangeetha 53:24; 2. Susilah Chebichi Mutai 54:40; 3. Kara Bancroft 1’00:21
8km
MEN
Senior veteran: 1. M. Ramakrishnan 29:55; 2. G. ToihaLan 32:10; 3. Sompong Patinapran 32:20
Senior boys: 1. B. Girivasan 28:55; 2. Daniel Prakash 29:47; 3. M. Pratab 30:08
WOMEN
Veteran: 1. Lai Yook Ching 39:17; 2. Agnes Tee Yoke Loi 39:56; 3. Low Wah Leng 40:05
Senior girls: 1. Onauma Suwanno 35:34; 2. N. Sri Suganyaa 38:56; 3. Y. Deepa 39:09
6km
Boys: 1. Nattapon 23:31; 2. Theerawat Sengsuk 23:32; 3. D. Aridas 23:46
Girls: 1. Sasiwikom Rakkhaphan 29:28; 2. Sawin Kaur 29:56; 3. P. Vijayaletchumy 29:57

Details click here

Malakoff Run KL 2009

Date: 20 Dec 2009

Where: Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort
Time: 7.00 am for the 12km and 7.15am for the 6km
Fees for 12km Run: RM40 for the public and RM30 for Pacesetters members
Fees for 6km Run: Men‘s & Women’s 6km RM15 for the public & Pacesetters members; Junior category RM10 for the public & Pacesetters members.

Closing Date & Max Entries 12km Run : 6 Dec 2009 or 1,500 entries whichever comes first.
Closing Date & Max Entried 6km Run: 6 Dec 2009* or 1,300 entries* for 6km & 200 entries* for Junior category. *whichever comes first.

Details: Click here

Download form: click here

Larian Lebuhraya Merdeka 2009

Details : http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/2626762_qsilf/LebuhrayaMerdeka.pdf
Distance: 4.5km
Fee: RM 12.00
Contact person: Siva 013-341 8516
Offer cash prize for top3 and finisher medal for top 20.
Please take note, the start time is 4:30PM not morning.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 15 AUG 2009 AT 4.30PM

This event previously was scheduled on 2 Aug but have to postpone due to the Anti-ISA protest at the racing location.

Mizuno Wave Run 2009 - Vest Layout

Date: 25th October 2009 (Sunday)

Venue: Stadium UPM, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang

Time: 7:30am

Fees: Member - RM25, Non-member RM35

Medals: Men Open - 500, Women Open - 250

Closing date: 12 Oct 2009

Form click here