Bulletin of Penang Tam 3_2013

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e BULLETINof PENANG TAMIssue Nos. 3/2013

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In this Issue:-

Branch Chairmans Message

Editorial Message

Branch Activities

New Technologies

Environment

Do you Know

Quotation of the month Humors

Health Matters

How to contact us

QUOTE:A negative mind will never give you a positive Life.

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Dear TAM members,

Welcome to our branch eBulletin 3rd

Issue which is also our last Issue for 2013/2014 session. Iwould to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year and have a great horse

year ahead. I would like express my gratitude to all our committee members who have givenme the full support and trust for my first term as Chairman of Penang. Mr Cheok is instrumentalfor the success of these eBulletin Issues and we hope to produce more interesting and excitingeBulletin in coming issues.

Hope to see most of you at our next branch AGM meeting in March 2014.

Best Regards & Thank you.

Danie Wong Nei Chin

Chairman, TAM Penang

As we wind down towards the end of another year, it is time to take a look back at some of the

TAM activities carried out that helped make 2013 an unforgettable year for our members. A

summary of our branch KPI is produced below for your scrutiny. Globally, in 2013 we saw many

new technologies being introduced and a few of them were produced in this issue as well as past

issues of our e-Bulletin. On 5th. December 2013, we saw the passing of Nelson Mandela. To honor

his memory, we publish some inspiring quotes by this great former South African freedom fighter.

During the 1980s, due to rapid industrialization in the state of Penang, there was a shortage of charge men in the

industrial sectors. To overcome this shortage, TAM Penang in collaboration with Penang Penang Skills Development

Centre started the Industrial charge man training course. Since then we have trained more than a thousand charge

men for the local industry. However this year, we are indeed very sad that we lost our cash cow as we were no

longer able to conduct the charge man training course in spite of numerous attempts to continue it. Rest be assured

your Penang Committee will be working hard to look for another cash cow soon. Members are also invited to

suggest new possibilities to the committee on what type of profitable business venture to explore.

We are still not sure what to expect in 2014 but nevertheless cheers to a happy New Year 2014. Let us be strong and

wake up to the reality in 2014.

BM Cheok, Hon. Editor, TAM Penang

Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this eBulletin. SAVE TREES and

REDUCE POLLUTION.

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Penang Branch Activities Report : -

1. March -December 2013 - Held 10 Committee meetings2. 23rdMar 2013Initial dialogue with IEM Penang to discuss collaboration on seminar/training program3. 16

thMar 2013 - Dialogue with CEO of PSDC to discuss our Charge man Course technical training

program

4. 3rdApr 2013Sub-committee meeting to discuss Charge man Course technical training program5. 22

ndMay 2013Initiated 1

stwave of Email Drive to obtain email address from existing members

6. 27th

Jun 2013Launch Penang Branch e-Bulletin 1stIssue

7. 14thJuly 2013Created Face book Page and Face book Group to improve connection among TAMPenang members

8. 16th

July 2013Face book training for members on how to setup FB account and connect to TAMPenang Face book

9. 21st

Aug 2013

Continuous Dialogue with IEM Penang to establish collaboration on seminar/trainingactivities

10.26th

Aug 2013Visited HRDF Penang to find out procedures & requirements for trainings claimable11.11thSep 2013Dialogue with Head of TAR-UC branch at Penang to discuss collaboration and facilities

for training/seminar venue

12.17th

Sep 20132nd

Email Drive with members adoption method by each committee member to

complete the project13.23rdSep 20132ndIssue of e-Bulletin14.5thOct 2013Medical Talk by Specialist doctor from Gleneagles Hospital.15.5

th. Dec 2013Technical visit to TNB Gelugor Power Station

16.12th. Jan. 2014Technical talk and workshop on car maintenance

17.14

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. Issue of e-Bulletin.

Up and coming Activities:-

18.21 Feb. 2014Technical talk on new refrigerant technology for Air Conditioning Systems

19.March 2014Technical talk on Building Management Systems

20. March 2014 -- Penang Branch AGM

21. 13 April 2014 -- National AGM in KL

OBITUARY

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Ir Chin Joo Negan on 24 December 2013. He was theChairman of Penang branch from 1999 till 2001and the National President of TAM from 2001 till2003.We express our sincere condolence to his family. TAM HQ as well as TAM Penang Branchexpressed our sympathy with fitting floral tributes at this emotional time. May his soul rest in peace.

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Dr Fong Chan Onn: Skilled technicians shouldregister with TAM/Afeo.The Star Malaysia28 Sep 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: Youths interested in being skilled technicians and able to work in the Asean region should

register as technical skill graduates with the Asean Federation of Engineering Organizations (Afeo).

Proud members: Students of Kojadi

Institute (from left) Kuah Chen Keong,

Leong Chee Oon, Yoong Yuen Man, Lee

Chee Loon and Tan Kai Shen showing their

TAM and Afeo membership certificates

after the presentation ceremony.

This is timely as the Asean services sector is set to be liberalised in 2015, said Kojadi Institute chairman Tan Sr

Dr Fong Chan Onn.

He added that many countries, especially Singapore and recently Malaysia, are gearing towards registration of

competent technicians.

Technicians are required in many service industries such as oil and gas, telecommunications and computer

appliances.These industries constantly need maintenance, repair and upgrading work and multinational corporations require

graduates to be skilled technicians before they are hired, he said before presenting the TAM/Afeo membership

certificates to graduates of the Malaysian Skills Certificate Level 3 who had signed up for it.

Technological Association of Malaysia (TAM)deputy president Tang Heap Seng said being a member of

TAM/Afeo would enable young people to work and travel

within Asean countries as skilled workers.

On concerns over technicians from the Philippines

and Indonesia coming to Malaysia and competing with

the locals come 2015 with the service sector

liberalisation, Dr Fong said Malaysian technicians were

ahead in technical skills and need not worry as they, too,

could go to the Philippines and Indonesia to work.

Sin Chew national edition 28 Sep 2013

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Health Talk by Dr. Srinivas at Heritage Hotel, Penang

On 5 October 2013, 50 members from TAM Penang and their spouses attended a health talk given by Dr. P

Srinivas, Consultant Geriatrician / Chest Physician of Gleneagles Medical Centre. This was followed by a dinne

after the interesting and beneficial talk.

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Technical visit to TNB Power Station at Glugor, Penang

On 5th

. December 2013, from 9am till 1pm, 22 members from TAM Penang visited the TNB Power

Station to study the generation of electricity in Penang.

Scientists makeLiFiprogressZoomSharePrintListenTranslate

Lightbulbs may one day be used for connecting to Internet

SHANGHAI: Successful experiments by Chinese scientists have indicated the possibility of the countrys netizens

getting online through signals sent by lightbulbs (LiFi), instead of WiFi.

Four computers under a one-watt LED lightbulb may connect to the Internet under the principle that light can be

used as a carrier instead of traditional radio frequencies, as in WiFi, said Chi Nan, an information technology professo

with Shanghais Fudan University.

A lightbulb with embedded microchips can produce data rates as fast as 150 megabits per second, which is faster

than the average broadband connection in China, said Prof Chi, who leads a LiFiresearch team including scientists

from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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With LiFicost-effective as well as efficient, netizens should be excited to view 10 sample LiFikits

that will be on display at the China International Industry Fair that kicks off on 5 Nov 2013.

The current wireless signal transmission equipment is expensive and low in efficiency, said Prof Chi.

As for mobile phones, millions of base stations have been established around the world to strengthen the signal but

most of the energy is consumed on their cooling systems, she said. The energy utilisation rate is only 5%.

Compared with base stations, the number of lightbulbs that can be used is practically limitless. Meanwhile,

Chinese people are replacing the old-fashioned incandescent bulbs with LED lightbulbs at a fast pace.

Wherever there is an LED lightbulb, there is an Internet signal, said Prof

Chi. Turn off the light and there is no signal.However, there is still a

long way to go to make LiFi a commercial success.

If the light is blocked, then the signal will be cut off, added Pro

Chi.

More importantly, according to the scientist, the development of a

series of key related pieces of technology, including light communication

controls as well as microchip design and manufacturing, is still in an

experimental stage.

The term LiFi was coined by Harald Haas from the University ofEdinburgh in Britain and refers to a type of visible light communication technology that delivers a networked, mobile,

high-speed communication solution in a similar manner as WiFi. Xinhua

Solar charging while parking

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Starpath spray-on coating lights up

the road

October 21, 2013

UK company Pro-Teq's glow-in-the-dark spray coating could prove a cheaper alternative to

conventional street lighting (Photo: Pro-Teq)

UK company Pro-Teq has developed a new water-resistant, spray-on coating that absorbs UV light

during the day and releases it at night, adapting to the lighting conditions in its surroundings. The

technology is being given a test run at the Christ's Pieces park in Cambridge, and could prove a costeffective alternative to conventional street lighting.

We're used to seeing solar-harvesting technology being installedprimarily on rooftops,but other

sufficiently irradiated surfaces,including sidewalks,are also being explored for their energy

harvesting potential.

Starpath doesn't produce electricity, but it does

offer a possible alternative to street lighting, with

very low installation and maintenance costs, as it

can be just sprayed onto an existing surface and

then further coated to make it waterproof.

According to the company, the coating absorbs

and stores UV light during the day and releases it

at night, when its particles are able to adjust to the

available natural light, and glow with the

appropriate level of intensity.

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The coating is currently being trialled in Christs Pieces, a park in the centre of Cambridge,

UK, where it has been sprayed on a total area of 150 sq m (1,600 sq ft). Pro-Teq says the

coating took only 30 minutes to apply, with the surface being ready for use after only four

hours.

"Our surface works best over tarmac or concrete, predominantly tarmac, which is the main bulk of theUK path network," explains Pro-Teq sales director Neil Blackmore. "When it's coming to the end of its

useful life, we can rejuvenate it with our system, creating not only a practical, but a decorative finish."

Starpath has anti-slip properties, and can help users avoid collisions at night, without resorting to

artificially-painted lines to divide the path. The coating is also non-reflective, and the company

website lists a choice of 11 different colours. On the flipside, problems might be encountered during

the winter months, with less light available during the day and the possibility of snow blocking out light

from the path.

The video below details how the resurfacing technology works and explains how quickly the coatingcan be laid out onto a path.

Source:Pro-Teq

US Navy launches drone from

submerged submarineDecember 5, 2013

Sequence photo of the launch of the XFC (Photo: NAVSEA-AUTEC)

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Today, the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announced that it had successfully

launched a drone from a submerged submarine. The all-electric eXperimental Fuel Cell

Unmanned Aerial System (XFC) was launched in the Bahamas from the Los Angeles-class nuclear-

powered attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) using a system that allowed the drone to be

deployed without modifications to the boat, or requiring it to surface.

The XFC unmanned aircraft was developed by the NRL in less than six years from initial concept tocurrent stage. Its all electric and powered by a fuel cell that allows it to stay aloft for more than six

hours. According the NRL, the UAV is relatively low cost, flies at low altitude, and is designed for

Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The craft has folding wings and is

designed to be launched from a pickup truck or small surface vessel.

For the submarine test, the XFC was placed inside of a Sea Robin launch vehicle. The Sea Robin

fits inside of a standard vertical Tomahawk missile launch tube, such as those aboard the USS

Providence. After launching, the Sea Robin rose to the surface and took on the appearance of a spar

buoy.

After the Sea Robin opened, the XFC used its electrically-assisted take-off system to raise itself

vertically out of the container, and after reaching operating speed and altitude unfolded its wings for

horizontal flight. The XFC flew for several hours as it beamed back a video feed to the Providence. It

then returned to the submarine and its surface support vessels before landing at the Naval Sea

Systems Command Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC), on Andros Island in the

Bahamas.

Source:US Naval Research Laboratory

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Oil spill-absorbingmaterial inspired by

cactus needles ByBen

Coxworth .Aug ust 8, 2013

Cactus needles draw moisture to the plant, just like the new material draws in oil droplets from the

water

When an oil spill occurs at sea, there are already a number ofpossible optionsfor gathering the oil

that floats in a layer on the waters surface. Some of the oil also forms into tiny suspended droplets,

however, which have proven much more difficult to gather. Now, Chinese scientists have developed

what could be a solutionand it owes a debt to the humble cactus needle.

Although it may seem that the only purpose of cactus needles is to protect the plants from peoples

bare feet, they also help provide the cacti with water. They do so by collecting moisture from the

desert air, which forms into droplets and is carried to the base of each needle via surface tension.There, it can be absorbed through pores in the plants surface.

A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently taken that same principle, and applied it

to a material that shows promise as a means of absorbing the oil spill droplets.

At first glance, the material appears to simply have a rough surface. Upon closer inspection, however

it can be seen that the surface actually consists of an array of tiny conical copper spikes. These

spikes are affixed to a flexible synthetic substrate that is known for its tendency to absorb oil, but not

water.

When the material is placed in oil-contaminated water in a lab, micron-sized droplets gather on thespikes and are then drawn to the substratejust like the water droplets do on cactus needles. Its

reportedly able to remove up to 99 percent of the droplets from water samples, and it gathers oil

continuously.

A paper on the research was recently published in the journalNature Communications.

Source:Chinese Academy of SciencesviaPhys.org

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Eco Friendly Toilet

DO YOU KNOW THAT ..

Beer contains all 13 essential nutrients of life.

Having positive thoughts increases your brains ability to make better decisions.

Music is able to repair brain damage as well as return lost memories.

Ignorant people are more likely to believe they are brilliant, while intelligent people are more likely to

underestimate themselves.

When a drunken person is talking, 75% of whatever he/she says is true.

Singing helps reduce feelings of depression and anxiety. It increases oxygen to your lungs and helpsbetter posture

Due to increased brain activity, people with higher intelligence tend to have a harder time falling asleep at

night!

The average woman smiles 62 times a day. The average man smiles only 8 times.

The growth of cancer cells can be slowed down by smoking marijuana.

Sharks are the only animals that never get sick. They are even immune to every known disease

including cancer.

Daytime naps improve memory; and also cut the risk of heart disease.

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Over 90% people make their important decisions of the day while taking shower!

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels that

bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

The wedding ring goes on the left ring finger. Because it is the only finger with a vein that

connects to a heart!

Chocolate lowers cholesterol, relieves stress, strengthens the immune & reduces anxiety.

Your brain is more active when youre dreaming than it is when youre awake.

It would take more than 1000 years to watch every video currently on YouTube.

THE TECHNOLOGY OF FUTURE BABIES. THE PACIFIER OF FUTURE BABIES.

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Chinese Proverb:'When someone shares something of value with youand you benefit from it,You have a moral obligation to share it with others.'

5 Nice Little Beliefs!

1. Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the People gathered but only one boy

came with an umbrella.

THAT'S FAITH!

2. When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her.

THAT'S TRUST!

3. Every night we go to bed, without any assurance of being alive the next morning but still we set the alarms to

wake us up.

THAT'S HOPE!

4. We plan big things for tomorrow inspite having zero knowledge of the future.

THAT'S CONFIDENCE!

5. We see the world suffering... But still we get married?

THAT'S OVER CONFIDENCE!!

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Inspiring Quotes by the Great Nelson Mandela

We were saddened, together with the rest of the world, to hear of

the passing of Nelson

Mandela, a man who spent

almost three decades in

prison for fighting for

freedom, to emerge and lead

his country to a better future.

He died at age 95, and will be

missed by many. To honor his

memory, here are some

quotes of the former South

African freedom fighter,

writer, politician and leader.

RIP Nelson Mandela ~ July18, 1918 - December 5,

2013 ~

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Photos That Move The Human Spirit

12 year old boy playing the violin

at the funeral of the teacher who

helped him escape poverty.

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Photos That Move The Human Spirit

Heart surgeon after a 23 hour

heart transplant operation with

very little resources and only

one assistant (sleeping in the

corner).

Father and son after 60 years 1949-2009).

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Leo the dog sits for the 2ndconsecutive day at the burial site ofits owner, who died in a landslide.

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Interesting info to share

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Eat fruits and greens every day to stayhealthyZoomSharePrintListenTranslate

Two servings of fruits and

three of vegetables a day will

help keep the doctor away,

according to the Nutrition

Society of Malaysia.

Its president Dr Tee E Siong

advised people to eat adequate

amounts of fruits and vegetables

daily to keep healthy.

Fruits and vegetables play

an important role in the

prevention of diseases. They

have micronutrients andphytonutrients which are not

found in animal food.

Supplements cannot replace

fruits and vegetables, he said.

To fight rising prices, Dr Tee said people could buy seasonal fruits or plant fruits in their garden.

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H O W T O C O N T A C T U S .

P e r s a t u a n T e k n o l o g i M a l a y s i aTECHNOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA

PENANG BRANCH

C/o:- Intelligence Technology Services Sdn. Bhd.560 & 562, Jalan Sultan Azlan ShahSungai Nibong, 11900 Penang

Tel:04-658 2658 (Ms. Lim) Fax:04-658 4452

Email: [email protected]

TAM website: www.tam.com.my

OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2013/2014CHAIRMAN : MR. DANIE WONG NEI CHIN

IMM. PAST CHAIRMAN : IR. TANG HEAP SENG

VICE CHAIRMAN : MR. ALEX POO TENG SOO

: MR. SOON YIN LOU

HON. SECRETARY : MR. BALASUBRAMANIAM SANYASI

HON. TREASURER : MR. WONG MENG THIM

HON. EDITOR : MR. CHEOK BOH MING

COMMITTEE MEMBERS : MR. DANIEL RAPHAEL

: MR. OOI BENG HUAT

: MR. RANJIT SINGH

: MR. NG KUM LOKE

: MR. VIJAENDRE SELVEN

HON. AUDITOR : MR. MOY FOOK WAH

: MR. ONG KOOI WAH