NEW YORK : Motorola Inc. announced on Thursday that it was cutting its global workforce by 4.5 percent, or some 3,000 employees, and delaying the spinoff of its troubled cell phone unit.
Motorola, the largest US mobile phone manufacturer, announced the job cuts just hours after reporting a quarterly net loss of nearly 400 million dollars and said more than two-thirds of the layoffs would be in the handset division.
The ailing company had 66,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2007.
The Schaumburg, Illinois-based company said it suffered a net loss of 397 million dollars in the third quarter of the year after reporting a net profit of 60 million dollars for the same period last year.
Motorola lowered its forecast for the rest of the year and said it would carry out cost-cutting moves next year expected to result in annual savings of some 800 million dollars.
It said separation of the struggling mobile phone unit from the rest of the company was now "targeted beyond 2009."
"While our strategic intent to separate the company remains intact, we are no longer targeting the third quarter of 2009," Sanjay Jha, Motorola co-chief executive and head of its mobile devices division, said in a statement.
Jha, who took over the mobile devices unit in August, attributed the delay to "the macroeconomic environment, stresses in the financial markets and the changes underway in Mobile Devices.
"As part of our plan to rebuild Mobile Devices, we have announced significant actions to accelerate the consolidation of our product platforms and refocus our investment and market priorities," he said.
"These efforts will result in a leaner organization with a more competitive and cost-effective product portfolio."
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Motorola plans to cut back on the number of software platforms it uses in its mobile phones.
Jha is looking at using Google's Android open-source operating system and just two other software platforms -- Microsoft's Windows Mobile and its own P2K platform -- and would abandon at least four other platforms, the paper said.
It said Motorola is hoping that using an open-source platform will spur outside developers to come up with applications that would allow Motorola to compete with Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
Motorola has been losing ground in recent years to Apple and RIM as well as other major cell phone makers such as Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
The world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker reported third-quarter sales of 7.5 billion dollars, down 15 percent from the same period last year.
It said sales of mobile devices totalled 3.1 billion dollars in the quarter, down 31 percent from a year ago, and the unit rang up an operating loss of 840 million dollars compared with a loss of 248 million dollars a year ago.
Motorola posted a loss of 18 cents per share for the quarter but forecast earnings per share for the full year in a range of five to seven cents.
- AFP /ls
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Hahahaha.. Worked 8 months... my life is so FULL OF WONDERS!!
1. Broke up
2. Failed in exam
3. Perhaps retrenchment
*EMO* :P
Friday, 31 October 2008
Thursday, 30 October 2008
BEST SMS OF THE YEAR:
How amazing!! -
A mother makes her son "INTELLIGENT" in 20 years, but a girl makes him "FOOL" in 2 mins.
Second Best:
Arguing with boss is like wrestling with a pig in the mud . After some time, u realize that u are getting dirty, but the pig is actually enjoying
.
Third Best SMS:
Boys go to college to develop the mind; girls go to college to catch them before this happens.
A mother makes her son "INTELLIGENT" in 20 years, but a girl makes him "FOOL" in 2 mins.
Second Best:
Arguing with boss is like wrestling with a pig in the mud . After some time, u realize that u are getting dirty, but the pig is actually enjoying
.
Third Best SMS:
Boys go to college to develop the mind; girls go to college to catch them before this happens.
Girls- wear red!
AFP - Wednesday, October 29
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The popular ballad "Lady in Red" is poised to take on a whole new meaning: a study published Tuesday showed that the color red makes men see women as hotter or, more scientifically put, more attractive.
ADVERTISEMENT
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York conducted five psychological experiments to demonstrate that the color red makes men feel more amorous toward women.
In the experiments, groups of young men looked briefly at a picture of a moderately attractive woman printed on a red background, and the same woman then on a white, grey or green background. They also looked at a woman in red clothing, and the same one in blue clothing.
The men found the lady with a red background more attractive, both physically and sexually.
Comparing the woman in a red shirt to the same woman dressed in blue, men said they were more likely to ask the lady in red on a date and to lavish more money on her.
As part of one of the experiments, as well, the researchers sought to see whether a group of women were similarly more attracted to the woman shown against a red backdrop than a background of a different color. They were not.
What the researchers call the "red-sex link" could have roots in humans' biological heritage.
For instance, among primates, females display more red on parts of their body when they are nearing ovulation, probably to attract the male of the species.
"Research has shown that male primates are indeed particularly attracted to female conspecifics exhibiting red," the study says.
To the authors of the study, University of Rochester psychology professor Andrew Elliot and post-graduate researcher Daniela Niesta, the experiments' findings confirm what "women have long suspected and claimed: that men act like animals in the sexual realm."
And, they added, the fact that men are more turned on by women in red also confirms that, although men like to think that they respond to women "in a thoughtful and sophisticated manner, it appears that at least to some degree their preferences and predilections are, in a word, primitive.
*Source
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So GIRLS. If u want to attract on more guys, wear red.. if you dont want to be so 招摇 wear others. (I only believe 7/10)
So ARE GUYS the same?? (PINK Colour shirt guy always got a lot of girl friends. WTF)
*Pictures source*
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The popular ballad "Lady in Red" is poised to take on a whole new meaning: a study published Tuesday showed that the color red makes men see women as hotter or, more scientifically put, more attractive.
ADVERTISEMENT
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York conducted five psychological experiments to demonstrate that the color red makes men feel more amorous toward women.
In the experiments, groups of young men looked briefly at a picture of a moderately attractive woman printed on a red background, and the same woman then on a white, grey or green background. They also looked at a woman in red clothing, and the same one in blue clothing.
The men found the lady with a red background more attractive, both physically and sexually.
Comparing the woman in a red shirt to the same woman dressed in blue, men said they were more likely to ask the lady in red on a date and to lavish more money on her.
As part of one of the experiments, as well, the researchers sought to see whether a group of women were similarly more attracted to the woman shown against a red backdrop than a background of a different color. They were not.
What the researchers call the "red-sex link" could have roots in humans' biological heritage.
For instance, among primates, females display more red on parts of their body when they are nearing ovulation, probably to attract the male of the species.
"Research has shown that male primates are indeed particularly attracted to female conspecifics exhibiting red," the study says.
To the authors of the study, University of Rochester psychology professor Andrew Elliot and post-graduate researcher Daniela Niesta, the experiments' findings confirm what "women have long suspected and claimed: that men act like animals in the sexual realm."
And, they added, the fact that men are more turned on by women in red also confirms that, although men like to think that they respond to women "in a thoughtful and sophisticated manner, it appears that at least to some degree their preferences and predilections are, in a word, primitive.
*Source
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So GIRLS. If u want to attract on more guys, wear red.. if you dont want to be so 招摇 wear others. (I only believe 7/10)
So ARE GUYS the same?? (PINK Colour shirt guy always got a lot of girl friends. WTF)
*Pictures source*
HAHAHAHA
How can I express my anger over these?
How can I express my disappointment over these?
WHY SHD I SUFFER ALL THESE??
F**K!
I deserve BETTER LIFE..
I deserve to live happier.
AND HELL YES! The stupid PT study is killing me off!!!
and FOR THE F**KING Nightmare. BLOODY HELL GO AWAY FROM ME!
hahahahaha!!!
I WON!!!!!!!!!! :P
How can I express my disappointment over these?
WHY SHD I SUFFER ALL THESE??
F**K!
I deserve BETTER LIFE..
I deserve to live happier.
AND HELL YES! The stupid PT study is killing me off!!!
and FOR THE F**KING Nightmare. BLOODY HELL GO AWAY FROM ME!
hahahahaha!!!
I WON!!!!!!!!!! :P
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Our BOLEHLAND Guiness World Record!
余秘叶‧警察局不该搬
2008-10-27 18:10
秋杰路警察局要搬迁，本来是一件很平常的事。但是，警局搬迁的原因不是因为当地缺乏人气，冷冷清清，太平盛世，而是环境不卫生以及当地罪案率高的缘故。搬迁理由不只牵强，更让人民摸不著头脑，感觉非常奇怪和难以置信。
警察的天职不是维持社会治安，保卫人民財富吗？为何当局在一个所谓“罪犯天堂”的秋杰路警察局
选择搬迁，而不是想尽办法打击罪犯呢？
在一个罪案率高的地区，警察若无能为力，还有谁有能力对抗坏人，当地居民、商家还是游客吗？试问，这个地区还能住人吗？
警方应该正面看待罪案与卫生问题才对，而不是消极选择放弃离开。如果当局认为现有警力不足以保护警员安全或严打罪犯，当局是不是应增加警力，以及训练警员身手和提高专业水平？
如果说警局的环境不够卫生，当局是不是可以向吉隆坡市政局投诉，要求官员认真执行美化城市计划，天天打扫秋杰路地区？
当然，上述所提的一些方案也许是一般居民或警方本身都想到的。只是问题关键在於当局有没打击罪犯和保卫社会安寧的意志与决心。如果有部份警员的想法是希望能在舒適环境和少有罪案的地区上班，那么也许只能说，警察行业不適合这类想法的警员。
坐落在繁荣闹市中的秋杰路原是纪念社会名人富豪陆秋杰。然而，现在的秋杰路不是环境清幽舒適或上流人士出没地区；而是人蛇混杂的红灯区，治安也亮红灯。一个环境的好与坏，除了风水问题，可说是由人打造出来的，怎样的人，就造就怎样的环境。
话说回来，国內治安败坏已不是新鲜课题。朝野政党经常在国会为社会治安和整顿警队课题爭辩不休；可是，现今的治安问题与警方的办事能力有没获得改善？人民对警方的公信力有没提昇？
以前，坏人只在晚间干案，现在，无论早午晚，只要走在路边、家门前、公园、银行外、加油站等，都可能被攫匪盯上。
目前经济不景气，可预见是罪犯將更加猖獗，威胁社会安寧。我们的警察必须下定决心面对挑战、改变观念、改善工作態度，认真执法为民除害。
星洲日报／有话直说‧作者：余秘叶‧2008.10.27
*Source*
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Still looking for the news..
FOUND IT
Policemen beat a retreat
KUALA LUMPUR: A police beat base located in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur has been shut down because the “presence of criminals could make it unsafe” for police officers.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the beat base was located in a dirty area where police faced the possibility of being exposed to contagious diseases.
The presence of criminals also posed a threat to the safety of police officers.
He said this in a written reply to Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS - Titiwangsa).
Dr Lo’ Lo’ had asked why the beat base along Jalan Haji Taib was closed considering that vice activities were high in the area.
She also wanted to know what kind of action had been taken by the police to curb vice activities in the Chow Kit area.
Syed Hamid said police were in the midst of finding a new location for the beat base.
In an immediate response, City Chief Police Officer Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Sabtu Osman said the beat base was not shut down but relocated to bigger premises near Jalan Raja Bot.
“We moved there to provide better service as we have increased our manpower and need more space,” he said.
Dr Lo’ Lo’s question was the 30th in the Order Paper and hence did not get a mention in the House during the daily one-hour Question Time.
However, Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS - Kuala Krai) managed to raise the matter when he interjected during Azmin Ali’s (PKR - Gombak) speech during the debate on Budget 2009.
Dr Mohd Hatta said that if the police themselves felt unsafe in a beat base, it would be even worse for the public.
“Maybe it would be better to put the beat base in the army barracks.”
Dr Mohd Hatta then managed to raise the issue again during his own debate on Budget 2009 saying that Syed Hamid’s response was irrational and hoped he would clarify his written answer as this was not the kind of police the people wanted.
“The police are there to make a place safe. If they themselves are scared and run away, how can we hope for others to want to be there?” he asked.
Dr Mohd Hatta said if the place was dirty, it was up to the police to organise gotong-royong activities to clean it up.
He added the only kind of contagious disease in the area was sexually transmitted, adding that getting infected was a matter of choice.
*Source*
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I REALLY LOVE BOLEHLAND!!!!!
2008-10-27 18:10
秋杰路警察局要搬迁，本来是一件很平常的事。但是，警局搬迁的原因不是因为当地缺乏人气，冷冷清清，太平盛世，而是环境不卫生以及当地罪案率高的缘故。搬迁理由不只牵强，更让人民摸不著头脑，感觉非常奇怪和难以置信。
警察的天职不是维持社会治安，保卫人民財富吗？为何当局在一个所谓“罪犯天堂”的秋杰路警察局
选择搬迁，而不是想尽办法打击罪犯呢？
在一个罪案率高的地区，警察若无能为力，还有谁有能力对抗坏人，当地居民、商家还是游客吗？试问，这个地区还能住人吗？
警方应该正面看待罪案与卫生问题才对，而不是消极选择放弃离开。如果当局认为现有警力不足以保护警员安全或严打罪犯，当局是不是应增加警力，以及训练警员身手和提高专业水平？
如果说警局的环境不够卫生，当局是不是可以向吉隆坡市政局投诉，要求官员认真执行美化城市计划，天天打扫秋杰路地区？
当然，上述所提的一些方案也许是一般居民或警方本身都想到的。只是问题关键在於当局有没打击罪犯和保卫社会安寧的意志与决心。如果有部份警员的想法是希望能在舒適环境和少有罪案的地区上班，那么也许只能说，警察行业不適合这类想法的警员。
坐落在繁荣闹市中的秋杰路原是纪念社会名人富豪陆秋杰。然而，现在的秋杰路不是环境清幽舒適或上流人士出没地区；而是人蛇混杂的红灯区，治安也亮红灯。一个环境的好与坏，除了风水问题，可说是由人打造出来的，怎样的人，就造就怎样的环境。
话说回来，国內治安败坏已不是新鲜课题。朝野政党经常在国会为社会治安和整顿警队课题爭辩不休；可是，现今的治安问题与警方的办事能力有没获得改善？人民对警方的公信力有没提昇？
以前，坏人只在晚间干案，现在，无论早午晚，只要走在路边、家门前、公园、银行外、加油站等，都可能被攫匪盯上。
目前经济不景气，可预见是罪犯將更加猖獗，威胁社会安寧。我们的警察必须下定决心面对挑战、改变观念、改善工作態度，认真执法为民除害。
星洲日报／有话直说‧作者：余秘叶‧2008.10.27
*Source*
********************************
Still looking for the news..
FOUND IT
Policemen beat a retreat
KUALA LUMPUR: A police beat base located in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur has been shut down because the “presence of criminals could make it unsafe” for police officers.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the beat base was located in a dirty area where police faced the possibility of being exposed to contagious diseases.
The presence of criminals also posed a threat to the safety of police officers.
He said this in a written reply to Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS - Titiwangsa).
Dr Lo’ Lo’ had asked why the beat base along Jalan Haji Taib was closed considering that vice activities were high in the area.
She also wanted to know what kind of action had been taken by the police to curb vice activities in the Chow Kit area.
Syed Hamid said police were in the midst of finding a new location for the beat base.
In an immediate response, City Chief Police Officer Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Sabtu Osman said the beat base was not shut down but relocated to bigger premises near Jalan Raja Bot.
“We moved there to provide better service as we have increased our manpower and need more space,” he said.
Dr Lo’ Lo’s question was the 30th in the Order Paper and hence did not get a mention in the House during the daily one-hour Question Time.
However, Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS - Kuala Krai) managed to raise the matter when he interjected during Azmin Ali’s (PKR - Gombak) speech during the debate on Budget 2009.
Dr Mohd Hatta said that if the police themselves felt unsafe in a beat base, it would be even worse for the public.
“Maybe it would be better to put the beat base in the army barracks.”
Dr Mohd Hatta then managed to raise the issue again during his own debate on Budget 2009 saying that Syed Hamid’s response was irrational and hoped he would clarify his written answer as this was not the kind of police the people wanted.
“The police are there to make a place safe. If they themselves are scared and run away, how can we hope for others to want to be there?” he asked.
Dr Mohd Hatta said if the place was dirty, it was up to the police to organise gotong-royong activities to clean it up.
He added the only kind of contagious disease in the area was sexually transmitted, adding that getting infected was a matter of choice.
*Source*
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I REALLY LOVE BOLEHLAND!!!!!
Another fatal accident in Lion City
There goes another pretty young lady, who should be having bright future and enjoy her life... Having her life ended with tragedy..*Source -> Lian He Wan Bao (No link)
BOLEHLAND is so happening!
1st happening!
Teenager gang raped by 8 PPL !!!!!!
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 15-year-old sneaked out of her Kampung Ajil home about 1.30am on Friday for a romantic tryst with her boyfriend. It turned into a nightmare of sexual violence as she was gang-raped by her 15-year-old boyfriend and seven others, aged 15 to 19
Her boyfriend had taken her to a vacant house where he and three others raped her.
She has identified the three as locals from her village, said a police spokesman.
He then took her to another vacant house in a nearby village where she was forced to have sex with four strangers.
When they were done, he was dropped off at a friend's home. She lodged a police report later that day.
Her boyfriend and an 18-year-old from the same village have been arrested.
Police are searching for the remaining six suspects who are believed to be in hiding.
*Source*
2nd happening
Bogus cop rapes girl in presence of boyfriend
TAMPIN: A Form Three student from a secondary school near here was repeatedly raped by a bogus policeman in a rubber plantation in Felda Bukit Rotan near here early on Wednesday morning.
The girl was on her way home about 1am after going to Gemas town with her boyfriend when they did not realise they were being followed by two men in a car from Gemas to Felda Jelai.
When they reached a bridge at Pasir Besar, the vehicle overtook their van and forced them to stop.
It is learnt that as soon as the boyfriend stopped the van, a man opened the door and identified himself as a policeman before pulling out a knife and holding it to the boy-friend's abdomen.
The couple were forced to drive to a nearby rubber plantation where the two men then asked the boyfriend to stay in the van while one of them took the girl out.
The man then ordered the girl to undress and threatened her with the knife. He slapped her a few times when she refused.
While one of the men stood guard at the van with the boyfriend, the other raped the girl thrice till about 6am before the two men left the couple at the plantation.
The victim and her boyfriend later lodged a report at the Gemencheh police station.
District police chief Superintendent Zull Aznam Harun confirmed that a report had been lodged and that police had mounted a search for the suspects.
He said the victim had been sent to the Tampin Hospital for a medical check-up.
*Source*
3rd happening
Raped by intruder
PONTIAN: A 25-year-old woman who forgot to lock the front door of her house in Taman Megah was raped by an intruder yesterday morning. The woman woke up about 1am to find a masked man in her bedroom. After raping her, the man, believed to be in his 20s, robbed her of cash and valuables. She lodged a report at the Pontian district police headquarters. She said just before she went to bed, she had gone out to check on her laundry that was drying in the garden.
*Source*
4th happening
Cashier killed in cybercafe attack
JOHOR BARU: A cybercafe cashier in Taman Setia Indah here was killed and two of his co-workers badly injured when they were attacked by five parang-wielding men yesterday.
The masked assailants entered the cybercafe about 12.30am when it was about to close.
They set upon the three workers, slashing them in the head, arms and body. The shop was empty at that time.
Acting state Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Che Yussof Che Ngah said initial investigations showed the assailants had not tried to rob the workers.
He said the assailants escaped in a waiting car immediately after the incident.
The victims were rushed to Sultanah Aminah Hospital after police arrived but the 21-year-old cashier died on the way to hospital.
Police withheld his identity as well as those of his colleagues, both believed to be in their 20s.
The condition of one of the injured workers was so serious that he had to be transferred to a hospital in Singapore later.
Yussof said a manhunt had been launched for the five suspects, believed to be locals in their 20s.
"We are also trying to verify the possibility that the suspects and the victims knew each other," he said, adding that those with information should contact the nearest police station.
*Source*
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THIS IS INDEED BOLEHLAND!
Teenager gang raped by 8 PPL !!!!!!
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 15-year-old sneaked out of her Kampung Ajil home about 1.30am on Friday for a romantic tryst with her boyfriend. It turned into a nightmare of sexual violence as she was gang-raped by her 15-year-old boyfriend and seven others, aged 15 to 19
Her boyfriend had taken her to a vacant house where he and three others raped her.
She has identified the three as locals from her village, said a police spokesman.
He then took her to another vacant house in a nearby village where she was forced to have sex with four strangers.
When they were done, he was dropped off at a friend's home. She lodged a police report later that day.
Her boyfriend and an 18-year-old from the same village have been arrested.
Police are searching for the remaining six suspects who are believed to be in hiding.
*Source*
2nd happening
Bogus cop rapes girl in presence of boyfriend
TAMPIN: A Form Three student from a secondary school near here was repeatedly raped by a bogus policeman in a rubber plantation in Felda Bukit Rotan near here early on Wednesday morning.
The girl was on her way home about 1am after going to Gemas town with her boyfriend when they did not realise they were being followed by two men in a car from Gemas to Felda Jelai.
When they reached a bridge at Pasir Besar, the vehicle overtook their van and forced them to stop.
It is learnt that as soon as the boyfriend stopped the van, a man opened the door and identified himself as a policeman before pulling out a knife and holding it to the boy-friend's abdomen.
The couple were forced to drive to a nearby rubber plantation where the two men then asked the boyfriend to stay in the van while one of them took the girl out.
The man then ordered the girl to undress and threatened her with the knife. He slapped her a few times when she refused.
While one of the men stood guard at the van with the boyfriend, the other raped the girl thrice till about 6am before the two men left the couple at the plantation.
The victim and her boyfriend later lodged a report at the Gemencheh police station.
District police chief Superintendent Zull Aznam Harun confirmed that a report had been lodged and that police had mounted a search for the suspects.
He said the victim had been sent to the Tampin Hospital for a medical check-up.
*Source*
3rd happening
Raped by intruder
PONTIAN: A 25-year-old woman who forgot to lock the front door of her house in Taman Megah was raped by an intruder yesterday morning. The woman woke up about 1am to find a masked man in her bedroom. After raping her, the man, believed to be in his 20s, robbed her of cash and valuables. She lodged a report at the Pontian district police headquarters. She said just before she went to bed, she had gone out to check on her laundry that was drying in the garden.
*Source*
4th happening
Cashier killed in cybercafe attack
JOHOR BARU: A cybercafe cashier in Taman Setia Indah here was killed and two of his co-workers badly injured when they were attacked by five parang-wielding men yesterday.
The masked assailants entered the cybercafe about 12.30am when it was about to close.
They set upon the three workers, slashing them in the head, arms and body. The shop was empty at that time.
Acting state Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Che Yussof Che Ngah said initial investigations showed the assailants had not tried to rob the workers.
He said the assailants escaped in a waiting car immediately after the incident.
The victims were rushed to Sultanah Aminah Hospital after police arrived but the 21-year-old cashier died on the way to hospital.
Police withheld his identity as well as those of his colleagues, both believed to be in their 20s.
The condition of one of the injured workers was so serious that he had to be transferred to a hospital in Singapore later.
Yussof said a manhunt had been launched for the five suspects, believed to be locals in their 20s.
"We are also trying to verify the possibility that the suspects and the victims knew each other," he said, adding that those with information should contact the nearest police station.
*Source*
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THIS IS INDEED BOLEHLAND!
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