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I am proud to blog the pictures of the Legoland Malaysia brochure and it has the Legoland Malaysia map. Thanks to Leroy from SG0937 for allowing me to share this.
There are 6 major attraction in the park, divided into Lego Technic, Lego City, Lego Kingdom, Miniland, Imagination and Land of Adventure
THE BEGINNING (which is the entrance)
This entrance area is where the fun begins. The Big Shop offers the largest selection of Lego Toys.
All heroes must face a challenge. On the TECHINIC Test Track, it's building up the courage to brave razor sharp turns and drops. Then power ski on Aquazone Wave Racers as you dodge water blasts.
This is where kids can captain a boat and drive their own LEGOLAND cars and even get a driver's license. And at LEGO City Rescue Academy, the entire family can race in LEGO fire trucks to hose down a "burning" building.
This kingdom is yours to protect. Conquer The Dragon, romp through the hideaways and ride astride at the Royal Joust.
At Miniland, millions of LEGO bricks form spectacular reproductions of Malaysia's landmarks, including Kuala Lumpur with Petronas Twin Tower. There will also be other Asian icons such as Merlion (Singapore), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Taj Mahal (India) and many more.
The Imagination is a place for the true LEGO fan. Everyone in the family can build and play with LEGO bricks and games. The Kid Power Towers lets you climb up for an amazing view before you drop and pull yourself up again. There are no limits to your imagination here!
Journey through this forgotten city's ancient temple ruins to recover a pharaoh's stolen treasure. Bettle Bounce gives kids a boost as they are launched up on Egyptian obelisks. And for the bravest families, test your courage at the Dino Island.


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Rupert Everett is one of a kind: openly gay, ferociously critical of Hollywood and sharp-witted as they come. No wonder he was cast as the slimy Prince Charming in Shrek 2. In this candid interview, Everett talks openly about why he was never allowed to become the next big thing following My Best Friend's Wedding.
Question: You're an old hand at these animated films
Everett: I feel like an old hand. I thought you meant a these junkets. At that I feel like a real old hand.
Question: What is it that attracts you to animated films, apart from these characters?
Everett: Well there's for an actor, a good business to start with. They're a tiny piece of work to do and if you're thinking about keeping your profile going, so for that reason they're good things to do. Another reason that's great about them, for me, is that I love cartoons. I think in terms of cinema, when I die, the things that I will always remember is, you know, going to the theatre when you're a little kid in the 60s and those curtains that were always orange. They'd lift from underneath and the thing came out from behind the curtain is those Disney films with the book and the hand opening the book. I mean, I can still really access that feeling. You know, being in that huge open, dark space, seeing that book opening and hearing that melodious voice going [whispering] "Once upon a time…" THAT, that was when it was really IT for me and once it was after that you'd become like a hooker that has been on a street corner for too long. It's like nothing really gets to you [laughter] in the same like, 100% way. When you think about that, like when you star to see those early cartoons.
Question: Why do you think you're usually or often cast as the villain?
Everett: Because I'm English [laughter]
Question: What did you think of how Prince Charming looked?
Everett: Well, I didn't think that he looked like me that much but then–
Question: but pretty handsome?
Everett: …he was nice [laughter]. Laurie [his assistant] said he looked like me.
Question: He's really egotistical. None of that is [presumably] coming from you? How much of that is coming from you?
Everett: I had to build up a lot of ego. [Laughter] Yeah, he's got a twist. He reminds me, really, I don't know if you know of an actor called Terry Thomas. He was an old English character actor, he was kind of vocally my role model while I was doing it. You know, that guy who's very brash up until the moment that someone frightens him and then he turns into a whiney, bratty, spoiled child. So Terry Thomas was my role model, although the character doesn't look like Terry Thomas at all.
Question: How difficult is it when you're not working with other actors? I mean you're there in the sound booth alone.
Everett: It's very modern. It totally virtual, it's like being a computer freak. Its like, you're on your own. You just read your lines and that's it. And that's nice, actually. You know, it's a different thing. There's no interaction between actors coming into it so I just figure that while I'm doing it: "This is it, this is modern, this is virtual. This is what the future is." I mean you're doing everything on your own and you don't even hear remembering Oh yeah! Someone read the other lines to you but it's not the real person co-star.
Question: Weren't you a bit sad that you didn't get the chance to work with Jennifer Saunders, from Ab Fab?
Everett: Um, yeah. I would've loved to work with her.
Question: Have you met since?
Everett: I went to the same drama school as her and I don't know her very well but I'd see her around every once in a while.
Question: Did you see the first Shrek before getting the offer and if so what did you think of it?
Everett: I loved the first Shrek. It's changed, the whole nature of the cinema, that when I went, as a kid, you saw people on the screen that you identified WITH. Now you see people on screen whose life you want to have, so it's a very different feeling when you go to see one now, because it's made live-action into a kind of empty void more or less. Then you get the cartoons and suddenly cartoons, the characters, have much more dimension, much more humanity and they reflect many more of the dilemmas that we have going on in our lives at the moment whereas the actual live-action movies are just selling us success. So, the characters really have any…they're all totally surreal in live action, whereas these ones cartoons, which are surreal, are much more realistic emotionally…they have inner struggle… They reflect ideas in things, you know? The thing in Shrek about ugliness and beauty and they actually do reflect things that are central to what's going on in the culture.
Question: Do you see yourself as a character actor or how do you project yourself?
Everett: Well, I'm 45 year old now, so I'm not really a juvenile lead but yeah, I suppose I could consider myself a character actor.
Question: You broke out with a lot of hype after "My Best Friend's Wedding." What's your perspective on that now, looking back?
Everett: That it was an opportunity that I had. It was great. It got me a lot of jobs for a while and for the most part it has been a journey. I think an actor's life, is very up and down most of the time and you can't really afford to spend much time reflecting on why its up or why its down or what's happening…everybody has a cross to bear in their career and some people's crosses are easier to bear than others. Basically, it's very up and down so I feel that it was a great opportunity. I was never allowed to go on to the next step.
Question: You weren't allowed why was that?
Everett: Because, I think in a trophy business, you can maybe be black but you can't, definitely not yet, be gay.
Question: What would the "next step" be?
Everett: The next step would be to play a major leading straight role in a movie.
Question: You talked about playing James Bond you'd like to play a gay James Bond?
Everett: No, I'd like to play James Bond straight.
Question: They're still casting for that, you know? You seriously have no desire to pursue it?
Everett: The Bond fans would burn down MGM if the studios got a gay actor to play James Bond. [laughter]
Question: So that was a misunderstood/ false rumour that you wanted to develop an alternative James Bond project?
Everett: No, it wasn't. That never happened.
Question: What happened to "To Kill a King?" which you shot in the UK set in England circa 1645?
Everett: It's not a very good movie I don't think it will be coming out in the States.
Question: Why is that?
Everett: It's boring.
Question: How was it playing Charles I?
Everett: Charles I was the best part of the movie and I'm not just saying that, because it was everybody said so. [laughter]
Question: Didn't you shoot the execution scene at the actual location of Charles I's execution?
Everett: We shot the execution scene at the historic location on the same day that he was beheaded.
Question: How creepy was that?
Everett: It was very weird, actually because I'm not really a method actor, you know. I'm not one of those people who get all ! [feigns an overly dramatic expression] Sharon Stone, for example, she says like we were play these real life characters and she says to me;" has yours entered you yet?" [laughter] And I say, "What?!!!" [more laughter] And so, I wasn't planning on or didn't think I was going to be "entered" by Charles I. BUT, on the day of my character's execution you could see all these pictures of where he was executed the whole trip was the same. I had to come down the staircase, like he did, walk through this big room which he built and then go down onto the scaffold and I'll tell you…IT WAS REALLY TERRIFYING. It was the weirdest felling and the only time that I've ever felt like that in acting. You'd keep thinking about what execution is such a weird process. I mean getting your head around it. When you have to put your head on the block and somebody's going to chop it off. I was very, very weird. Great, but the film's not very good, so I don't think its going to come out in America anyway.
Question: Getting back to what we were talking about earlier…
Everett: NO! [joking]
Question: Dealing with the fact that the first Shrek had inverted human expectations, how attracted were you, as a gay man, to the idea that you'd be playing Prince Charming the quintessence of…pompousness
Everett: I don't think you should think of yourself as a gay man playing Prince Charming you're an actor playing Prince Charming. The interesting thing about Prince Charming in this film is that he's NOT Prince Charming. He's a snake. So the thing that's interesting to an actor is, really, the fun you can have playing a character that is stereotypically one thing and then you're going to discover that there's another facet to him. That gives you a lot of opportunities as an actor. In terms of being "a gay man" playing Prince Charming, the only reflection that you could possibly have about that would be that it's not really worth commenting on.
Question: But don't you think that Prince Charming is a closet case? A little too close to his mum…he would never really want Fiona
Everett: He would never REALLY want her? Well let's hope, if you say nice things about me to everyone and all the focus people, I'll prove it in the third one Shrek 3. [laughter]
Question: Well what kinds of stuff are you working on now?
Everett: It's called "A Different Loyalty," I did that and "Stage Beauty" which is in the Tribeca Film Festival next week and a French film which will be shown at Cannes and another film with Emily Watson called "A Walk Through the Woods."
Question: So what do you think of the idea of method acting that it's just not necessary to you?
Everett: Everyone does what they have to do to get "turned on." Some people will…I think its great, the method is. I think it works brilliantly for American actors, for example, because but then that's also because the business here is so much more…If you're an English actor, for example, half the time you're going to be doing T.V. cop shows for a bit, then half the time you're going to be doing T.V. adaptations of Jane Austen books [laughter] and then half the time you're going to be doing the odd, spy type film but you're not going to be using the same tool that you use in American acting. I don't even think method is necessary in American acting now because all you need here is money, really to be an actor, in a way. Now acting's all about success, in America, but when I was a kid, back when the method was really at it's strongest, when American cinema was a very detailed reflection of American life. You know, Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront" is a reflection, it's a portrait of an American life. Mission: Impossible 2 is nothing about anything. [laughter] It's about someone having a lot of money that we want to have as well. It's a different world they're talking about, so the method is great for that kind of acting which is really particular and detailed. Scorsese still uses it, not many others its completely unnecessary now.
Question: Which other actors do you really respect or would like to work with?
Everett: All of them! Particularly the ones with the money. [laughter] Keeping going as an actor, and I know this can sound boring depending on how you look at it, but it's a tough job to keep going. The music business, the movie business they're very tough businesses to keep going in and they're mindfucks as well on a major scale. I feel admiration for anyone who keeps it up.
Question: Why do you keep it up? Why do you keep going?
Everett: Well that's what I do.
Question: Do you get disillusioned, cynical, do you want to chuck it all in ever?
Everett: I get Furious! Furious! You could end up a basket case easily because you spend I have a bike and I bicycle around a lot and I find myself just arguing not just with myself with studio heads, business managers, people about work it can make you angry.
Question: So how do you make progress?
Everett: Because that's only one side. The other side is not that important anyway and mostly you just have to hope for an opportunity and hope to be able to do everything as wall as you can when the time comes.
Question: You want to write or direct or explore any other aspect of the craft? What about your memoirs, your own take on the whole thing?
Everett: No, there's nothing interesting in that.
Question: If you weren't an actor, what would you be doing?
Everett: I don't know. I don't know what I'd do.
Question: Well, what did you want to be when you were a child? What did you want to become when you grew up?
Everett: I wanted to be an actor always.
Question: I was fascinated that you said that you still go out to the movies because a lot people, mainly actors people would recognize, stay at home.
Everett: No, I don't go to the movies that often. There aren't that many movies in theatres that turn me on.
Question: What originally made you decide to become an actor?
Everett: Originally it was actually seeing movies when you'd go to the theatre in the old days. When you were in the cinema when you were a kid that was, to me, the first thing. Like going to see those big spaces with those curtains that were kind of orange that lifted from underneath. Then the film sort of came up from behind the curtains. I don't know if you have that same memory but that, for me, was like…it was the experience, the ritual of the whole thing.
Question: Well what was the last movie that got you excited?
Everett: "Talk to Her" by Pedro Almodóvar, I liked a lot. You know, I like lots of movies still. In Miami, the only movie that's ever on is "Selena" and "Star Wars II." [laughter] I really enjoyed Selena. There's such a good moment in "Selena" where Selena's going into the Beverly Centre to buy an outfit and no one knows who she is and this snotty, white trash woman says; "Oh you can't afford that" and Selena goes "Okay." Then some Latino dude is delivering a package and goes "Oh! It's Selena!" And then he goes down and the camera follows him down to the hall in the back of the Beverly Centre and to every Latino person he says "Selena is in the house!" and they're all going crazy and then there's this rampage and they're all running through the Beverly Centre. All the white folks think its a terror attack but all of the Latinos are running up to the shop where this BITCH is refusing to sell the dress to Selena and its really a good Hollywood moment! [laughter] Chris Pryor.

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Gas, only if no charcoal on hand.
Charcoal only!! It gives good heat and you can add your favorite wood chips or chunks for smoking!
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred."
- Niccolo Machiavelli
Gas, only if no charcoal on hand.
Charcoal all the way...
Pretty much same as everyone. Charcoal for taste. I have both and each has its place. My weber charcoal has a gas lighter on it makes it almost as fast as gas if you wait for the heat up on gas.
Charcoal, unless you are in a hurry...
For me taste matters more than convenience. Hence, Charcoal For the Win.


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Get a FREE Steam Key for Merchants of Kaidan (PC) via Indie Gala *Expired*
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Giveaway by Indie Gala:
- Merchants of Kaidan (PC) – FREE
Merchants of Kaidan is a challenging trading game fused with lots of RPG elements. You start very humble, one cart, a purse of gold and silver coins is all that you have. Your task is to roam the world and search of opportunities to score some profit. Buy low, sell high – a merchant's motto is easy to grasp. And yet the job is harder than it seems.
Check out the game on Steam here.
All you have to do is follow the simple instructions on the giveaway page. A Steam key will then be emailed to you within 60 minutes.
Click here to get your FREE copy.
Available for a limited time only.


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380hp Porsche 718 Cayman GTS, Boxster GTS incoming
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Porsche is presently finalizing the new top-of-the-line GTS-specification models for the Cayman coupe and Boxster adaptable. The 718 Boxster GTS and 718 Cayman GTS are expected to be officially unveiled later this year. Both mid-engined offerings are powered by a tweaked version of the 2.5-litre, turbocharged, flat-four engine. The motor is expected to develop 380hp, representing an increase of about 15hp over the engine found in the current Cayman S and Boxster S.
Spy shots at the Nürburgring have spotted the sports cars being tested and showed a new front bumper and twin central exhausts. Besides this, the GTS-spec models will also feature suspension upgrades in form of electronically controlled adaptive dampers and a slightly lowered ride height. Along with the Porsche Active Suspension Management, both cars will also likely to get the Sport Chrono package. We expect the 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS to be showcased at the upcoming LA motor show.


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Ian Cox, a U.K. consultant and former CIO, is proposing in his new book, "Disrupt IT – a radical transformation of IT" that the time has come for IT leadership roles to undergo a seismic shift from a hardware mindset to that of a software approach to management.
In an interview with ITWorldCanada.com, Cox says, "The current model, ways of working, structures, etc, of the IT department are out-of-date, remnants of the mainframe, PC and client-server ages. Technology has changed massively since those days; its role and use within the organization has changed, knowledge and awareness of non-IT staff is so much better and the offerings of vendors far more mature and comprehensive."
What Cox is saying is CIOs should no longer have staffs with a focus on outdated technical skills. "The focus on a new set of core competencies means that many of the more technical roles that the IT function has acquired over the last 20-30 years in areas such as building, maintaining, and supporting infrastructure and applications are no longer core activities and should therefore be outsourced to partners unless they are a source of competitive advantage or differentiation," he says.
In a statement that might make some CIOs uncomfortable, Cox argues most aren't suited to their roles simply because they haven't adapted to new technology and the digital age of IT. "The role of the organization's technology leader has to change to keep in line with this shift. Organizations need a different type of CIO, one that can play a leading role in the digital age. And that needs different skills, experience and qualities to those CIOs needed in the past.
"CIOs that can develop these skills and make the transition from technology and service provider to technology and service broker will not just have a more stable future, they are likely to become a key figure in the digital transformation of their organizations," Cox says.
Compensation for CIOs also needs to be restructured, too, Cox advocates. "The digital business needs its CIO to focus on using technology to generate value, creating new revenue streams and driving growth. Their performance should therefore be measured in terms of the value they create and their contribution to revenue and other business metrics in addition to the cost and performance of the technology and services they are managing on behalf of the business," he explains in the book.
Doug Henschen, executive editor of Information Week, in a commentary piece for InformationWeek.com, backs up Cox's thinking. "You say you're an old-school business intelligence or data-warehousing professional? Well, like many technology professionals, you're likely to be treading water when it comes to salaries and total compensation," he writes.
He cites a salary survey by Information Week that says, "The 410 staff- and 336 managerial-level intelligence/analytics and data integration/warehousing professionals in our survey are challenged and in demand. So why is compensation barely inching up?"
Henschen suggests in the survey that the problem may be the recent trend of dedicated analytics. In effect, its recent adoption may be hindered by CIOs who don't understand its role in IT. "The use of advanced analytics is old hat within many industries, but the technology and techniques are being embraced more broadly. Retailers, financial services, telecommunications companies, and healthcare organizations are all highly likely to have dedicated analytics teams, according to research by SAS. But with the exception of financial services, where analytics methods are most entrenched, more than half of the teams in retail, telecom, and healthcare have been established within the last five years," he says.
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DIIV announce Electric Ballroom show for September
Following their appearance at Field Day last-month, DIIV have announced they'll be returning to the capital in September, where they will play their biggest headline show to-date on these shores.
Zachary Cole Smith & co will play the Electric Ballroom in Camden on September 25th.
Tickets for the one-off-date go on sale this Thursday (July 14) from 10am, priced at £13.00 plus the usual booking fees.
DIIV's latest LP 'Is the Is Are' is out now.


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While SSDs are at a premium compared to mechanical drives, it seems to me that with no moving parts, these drives should practically last forever, if they are rarely written to.
On the other hand, SSDs aren't very mature. And while, in theory, they should last a very long time, there may be other technical defects that could cause premature failure.
So, I've got two lines of thought, leading to contrasting conclusions:
- pro: no moving part;
- cons: not as mature as other solutions, which is a point for something which must be relied upon as a backup drive.
I am thinking about purchasing a 128GB HDD and putting it into an external enclosure to backup important data, but I am unable to assess the relative merits of the two.
Am I missing something else which could tip the balance towards one choice or the other? Is my reasoning flawed in some way?
Other possible caveats:
- Is S.M.A.R.T. available over USB (3 or 2). [I do have eSata, so this isn't all that important]
- Can you TRIM over USB (3 or 2)? If not, is there a way to optimize the drive after the fact?


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It's the thorniest of all grooming issues – how a man can keep his tackle looking tip-top. And with a rash of articles coming out lately about manly missteps in this most tender of regions, we thought it important to offer up some solutions for downstairs' dilemmas.
A little hair is fantastic, but when it starts to appear as if Don King's 'do is residing in the Calvins, it's time for some pubic pruning. Not only do surveys show women prefer men neat and tidy — it's also a hygienic advantage since body hair is the ultimate home for odor-causing bacteria.
The other big advantage of a tidy trunk line is the addition of an "optical inch." To cut those oversized "pubic enemies" down to size, the simplest thing to do is invest in a body hair trimmer. Easy as mowing the lawn, simply start on the trimmer's longest setting and work on down as the look and feel dictates (no pun intended). When trimming the pubic area, also make certain to trim hair around the stomach and navel to give an even, natural-looking appearance.
It's widely known that the male groin has a distinctive (if not universally appreciated) aroma. This musky smell is largely a result of the concentration of apocrine sweat glands in the region, some of which produce a modified form of sweat that some people find sexually attractive (hmmmmmm?????). Unfortunately, after a hard day's work, these odors can become more toxic than intoxicating.
The solution? A quick dust with a refreshing talc-like powder designed just for 'the boys'. Not only will such powders keep the fellas clean and fresh, they're also a great solution for "batwings" — the unfortunate affliction where a sweaty sack temporarily bonds to the thighs. Application is simple – just sprinkle or spray a moderate amount of these miracle powders in the ole' boxer briefs and then hit the road.
Chafing in those most-intimate of areas is a rarely discussed, but surprisingly common (and painful) issue for men. The area between a man's legs is especially prone to chafing due to the combination of friction and sweat, especially for an athletic gent.
Staying chafe-free is easy though with the aid of an anti-chafing powders that keep skin dry and friction free. As mentioned above, just sprinkle one of these miracle powders in the drawers before suiting up. Should man-chafing still rear its ugly head, a little skin-soothing balm can calm, repair and protect. Additionally, if all else fails, an underwear switch might be in order.
The ball-shaving movement originally started in adult films — and not just for aesthetic reasons. Removing that hair is a trick of the trade that makes "the boys" look more impressive. As everybody knows, optically, anything that's light tends to look larger.
If you fancy the XXX-look, begin by cropping longer hairs with a body hair tool, trimmer or scissors. Before applying blade to balls, a steamy shower is recommended to soften up skin and hairs. Once out of the shower, pat that unit dry and generously apply a sensitive shaving cream or shave oil to the base and the boys. From there, carefully (like you need telling) shave with a fresh razor and blade that you feel comfortable with (no straight-edge surprises needed here), making sure to rinse the blade often. When finished, apply a gentle after-shave balm to calm everyone down.


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Labour and the Greens, rivals in the Mt Albert by-election, have teamed up to deliver a 'State of the Nation' address.
2017 is an election year - not just in Mt Albert, but the country - and the two parties are showing off their idea of an alternative government.
The event's taking place at the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall.
Mt Albert goes to the polls in February, Labour's Jacinda Ardern and the Greens' Julie Anne Genter vying for the job. Both are currently list MPs.
National elected not to stand a candidate.
The Greens are also livestreaming it on their Facebook page.
This livestream is now over.


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Smartphones of the future: what to expect ?
countinue reading
In fact, it did not take smartphone long to push regular phones to the margins of history. But how will smartphones evolve further? What will replace them? After all, the race for the highest screen resolution, the highest number of megapixels in a camera or for the most impressive processing power seems like a dead


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$8,000 and the $6500 Tax Credit Due to Expire April 30th
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Home Buyers in Useful Information about York PA and surrounding area's don't forget to take advantage on the tax credits that are available to you. I know it is cold outside and seems like spring is a long time off but before you know it spring will be here. If you are going to be buying a home this year and it is your first home that you have owner in over 5 years you will eligible for up to $8,000. If you have owned a home in 5 of the last 7 years you may be eligible to get $6500. You must have a contract ratified by April 30th and settle on the home prior to June 30, 2010. Hurry before you lose out on it. Contact us here at Pilgrim Team at Professional Realty Associates for more information.


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