PAS rep calls for ‘all-out war’ against extremism, racism

Parit Buntar MP Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa 

PAS rep calls for ‘all-out war’ against extremism, racism

The rising racism and religious extremism in the country must be opposed by all Malaysians or else it will destroy the nation, a PAS lawmaker told an international law conference today.

Parit Buntar MP Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said this trend was a cause for concern and Malaysians, irrespective of their race and religion, must tackle the issue at its source.

"It does not matter whether the extremist is a Muslim, Christian, Hindu, or Malay, Chinese or Indian. We must wage an all-out war," he said in the talk titled "National Unity and Harmony: Promoting Respect and Strength in Diversity".

Mujahid, who is also a PAS central committee member, was speaking at the International Malaysia Law Conference in Kuala Lumpur organised by the Malaysian Bar.

He said political parties from both sides of the divide must learn to be inclusive, or become history if they refused to adapt to changes.

"They will become irrelevant or worse, a dinosaur.  Umno will be referred to as a species by future generations. But I will stop here," said Mujahid as he moved on to his next point.

Mujahid, who is also a member of the National Unity Council, said politicians should aspire to be statesmen to take the country and the people forward.

"Don't think about the next general election, but about the next generation."

He said everyone must care for each other, and transcend race and religion to offer help.

"For example, the Malays must help the Chinese, and the Muslims aid the Christians, and vice versa. Remember, we are one, single human race."

He said there was no such thing as a superior race who lords over others, adding that such an attitude would not promote unity and harmony.

Mujahid conceded that there were a lot of misconceptions about his faith, but said history had proven that Islam could co-exist with races and religions.

"Nothing is wrong with the religion, but the people. In Malaysia, we have to be practical to tackle diversity of race and religion."

He believed dialogue could help people better understand each other, and called on the media to proactively promote unity, instead of sensationalising events to sell their stories.

"The media must be free and responsible, and give space to accommodate the views of different parties."

 – September 26, 2014.

[source::: https://my.news.yahoo.com/pas-rep-calls-war-against-extremism-racism-103645901.html]

Graduate Employment Survey 2013 --Average salary Singapore

[article source:]:::::::::http://www.salary.sg/2014/graduate-employment-survey-2013-published-2014/

Law, medicine, business and IT are tops again in the latest Graduate Employment Survey Results. Fresh lawyers earn an average gross monthly salary of $5k+, while fresh doctors and dentists make $4k+. IT, business graduates and almost all the rest get $3k+.

At the bottom of the table are: Art, Design & Media, Linguistics, Science, TCM Biomedical Sciences and Nursing.

If you compare employability, the following 4 have poor full-time permanent employment rates of 60% and below: Industrial Design, Sociology, Sports Science and Bioengineering.

Data used in this article are based on the 2013 Graduate Employment Survey Results consolidated and released by MOE in early 2014. See also our GES ranking for last year.

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We hereby present this year’s ranking:

By Average Gross Monthly Salaries (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

1. SMU Law (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $5,617 (6,400)
2. SMU Law (4-years programme) – $5,246 (6,000)
3. NUS Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – $5,099 (5,800)
4. NUS YLL Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – $4,741 (5,200)
5. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – $4,106 (4,400)
6. SMU Business Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,975 (4,100)
7. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – $3,953 (4,000)
8. SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,862 (4,000)
9. SMU Economics (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,820 (4,000)
10. NTU NBS Accountancy and Business – $3,727 (4,000)
11. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – $3,653 (3,970)
12. SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,634 (3,750)
13. NTU NBS Business and Computing – $3,615 (4,100)
14. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – $3,540 (3,750)
15. NTU Aerospace Engineering – $3,536 (3,816)
16. SMU Business Management (4-years programme) – $3,520 (3,750)
17. SMU Economics (4-years programme) – $3,513 (3,800)
18. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – $3,512 (3,800)
19. NTU NIE Arts (with Education) – $3,506 (3,575)
20. NTU NIE Science (with Education) – $3,478 (3,800)
21. SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) – $3,468 (3,800)
22. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – $3,397 (3,800)
23. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – $3,377 (3,425)
24. NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – $3,377 (3,800)
25. NTU Computer Engineering – $3,374 (3,600)
26. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – $3,359 (3,644)
27. SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) – $3,342 (3,430)
28. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – $3,334 (3,600)
29. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – $3,322 (3,800)
30. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – $3,320 (3,553)
31. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – $3,319 (3,500)
32. NTU Computer Science – $3,306 (3,600)
33. SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,267 (3,781)
34. NTU Mathematical Science – $3,262 (3,500)
35. NTU Mechanical Engineering – $3,226 (3,500)
36. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – $3,217 (3,500)
37. NTU NBS Business (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – $3,214 (3,500)
38. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – $3,210 (3,500)
39. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – $3,208 (3,500)
40. NTU Physics / Applied Physics – $3,208 (3,400)
41. NTU Information Engineering and Media – $3,203 (3,400)
42. NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – $3,187 (3,440)
43. NTU Civil Engineering – $3,182 (3,380)
44. NTU English – $3,179 (3,400)
45. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – $3,169 (3,260)
46. NTU Bioengineering – $3,166 (3,365)
47. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – $3,154 (3,500)
48. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – $3,154 (3,300)
49. SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) – $3,150 (3,320)
50. NTU Economics – $3,148 (3,545)
51. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – $3,143 (3,200)
52. NTU Environmental Engineering – $3,140 (3,300)
53. NTU Maritime Studies – $3,111 (3,200)
54. NTU Materials Engineering – $3,096 (3,300)
55. NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – $3,083 (3,400)
56. NTU Sociology – $3,082 (3,310)
57. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – $3,068 (3,250)
58. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – $3,062 (3,370)
59. NTU Psychology – $3,061 (3,255)
60. NTU Mathematics & Economics – $3,059 (3,500)
61. NUS YLL Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – $3,042 (3,200)
62. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – $3,025 (3,200)
63. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – $3,023 (3,000)
64. NTU Biological Sciences – $3,002 (3,250)
65. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – $2,988 (3,179)
66. NTU Sports Science and Management – $2,985 (3,400)
67. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – $2,960 (3,150)
68. NTU Communication Studies – $2,956 (3,250)
69. NTU NBS Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – $2,938 (2,900)
70. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – $2,925 (3,255)
71. NTU Chinese – $2,924 (3,300)
72. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – $2,922 (3,018)
73. NUS Bachelor of Arts – $2,888 (3,080)
74. NUS YLL Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – $2,886 (3,050)
75. NTU Biomedical Sciences (Traditional Chinese Medicine) – $2,883 (3,000)
76. NUS Bachelor of Science – $2,804 (3,000)
77. NTU Linguistics And Multilingual Studies – $2,725 (3,018)
78. NTU Art, Design & Media – $2,638 (2,900)

By Permanent Employment Rate (in brackets are the median salaries)

1. SMU Law (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 100.0% (5,547)
2. SMU Law (4-years programme) – 100.0% (5,000)
3. NUS YLL Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – 100.0% (4,500)
4. NUS Bachelor of Dental Surgery – 100.0% (4,000)
5. NTU NIE Arts (with Education) – 100.0% (3,498)
6. NTU NIE Science (with Education) – 100.0% (3,498)
7. NUS YLL Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons) – 100.0% (3,025)
8. NUS Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – 98.2% (5,000)
9. NUS YLL Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – 97.5% (2,950)
10. NUS Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) – 97.3% (2,900)
11. NUS Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management) – 96.8% (3,000)
12. NUS Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons) – 96.4% (3,500)
13. NTU NBS Accountancy and Business – 96.1% (3,350)
14. NTU NBS Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – 95.7% (2,700)
15. NTU Aerospace Engineering – 95.3% (3,500)
16. SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 95.2% (3,000)
17. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons) – 94.4% (2,800)
18. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) – 94.1% (3,050)
19. SMU Economics (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 94.0% (3,600)
20. SMU Business Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 93.8% (3,580)
21. NTU Civil Engineering – 93.8% (3,100)
22. NTU Maritime Studies – 93.3% (3,000)
23. SMU Accountancy (4-years programme) – 93.2% (2,825)
24. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering) – 92.4% (3,200)
25. SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 90.9% (3,800)
26. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) – 90.3% (3,200)
27. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) – 90.0% (3,175)
28. NTU Mathematics & Economics – 89.6% (3,000)
29. SMU Information Systems Management (4-years programme) – 89.5% (3,300)
30. NTU Mechanical Engineering – 89.5% (3,100)
31. NUS Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) – 89.2% (2,900)
32. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) – 88.9% (2,700)
33. NTU Electrical and Electronic Engineering – 88.7% (3,100)
34. SMU Economics (4-years programme) – 88.6% (3,339)
35. NTU Computer Science – 88.5% (3,125)
36. NTU Biomedical Sciences (Traditional Chinese Medicine) – 88.4% (2,807)
37. NTU Computer Engineering – 88.2% (3,175)
38. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) – 88.0% (3,200)
39. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) – 87.9% (3,000)
40. NTU NBS Business and Computing – 87.5% (3,400)
41. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) – 87.5% (3,110)
42. SMU Business Management (4-years programme) – 87.3% (3,200)
43. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) – 87.2% (3,225)
44. NTU NBS Business (3-yr direct Honours Programme) – 85.7% (3,000)
45. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – 85.6% (3,200)
46. NTU Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – 85.1% (3,200)
47. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) – 83.9% (3,005)
48. NTU Mathematical Science – 83.7% (3,000)
49. NTU Economics – 83.5% (3,000)
50. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) – 83.3% (3,425)
51. SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) Cum Laude and above – 83.3% (3,200)
52. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) – 83.3% (3,080)
53. NUS Bachelor of Business Administration – 81.7% (3,000)
54. NTU Environmental Engineering – 81.5% (3,000)
55. NTU Linguistics And Multilingual Studies – 81.3% (2,625)
56. NTU Chinese – 80.5% (3,000)
57. SMU Social Sciences (4-years programme) – 79.8% (3,000)
58. NTU Information Engineering and Media – 79.6% (3,200)
59. NTU Communication Studies – 79.6% (3,000)
60. NTU Materials Engineering – 78.9% (3,000)
61. NUS Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) – 77.8% (3,050)
62. NUS Bachelor of Social Sciences – 76.8% (3,200)
63. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) – 75.9% (3,000)
64. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – 74.6% (3,200)
65. NUS Bachelor of Science (Hons) – 74.0% (3,100)
66. NTU Psychology – 71.8% (3,000)
67. NUS Bachelor of Arts – 70.1% (2,800)
68. NTU Physics / Applied Physics – 69.2% (3,300)
69. NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – 68.9% (3,100)
70. NTU Bioengineering – 68.8% (3,125)
71. NTU Biological Sciences – 68.1% (3,000)
72. NTU English – 67.3% (3,100)
73. NUS Bachelor of Science – 65.1% (2,800)
74. NTU Art, Design & Media – 61.4% (2,500)
75. NUS Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) – 60.0% (3,000)
76. NTU Sports Science and Management – 59.1% (3,000)
77. NTU Sociology – 55.8% (3,100)
78. NUS Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) – 53.6% (2,650)

华裔织梦 彩虹织机 (rainbow loom) 暴红 ---创业点滴

华裔织梦 彩虹织机暴红

记者 崔芳

October 22, 2013 06:00 AM

家住纽约曼哈坦的魏女士不久前向其他家长发信求救∶「Auden说全校的同学都在玩橡皮筋(rubber bands)，类似友谊手鍊(friendship bracelets)，能告诉我这是什么吗？」担任儿科医师的魏妈妈不好意思地说，家有三岁丶五岁丶八岁的三个女儿，竟然不知道最受学童欢迎的玩具，「感觉自己落伍了」。

确实，用不同颜色的橡皮筋制作手鍊的「彩虹织机」(Rainbow Loom)风靡美国中小学校园，家长们想不注意都难。学生们手腕上带着花花绿绿丶设计不同的手鍊，课间休息时围在一起交流经验，一些家长反映，孩子周末整天在家忙着「编织彩虹」，还要求带橡皮圈上学。

美国数以万计的中小学生对「彩虹织机」爱不释手，但这一玩具其实非常简单，套件包括两个塑料模板丶一枚钩针丶24个塑料C形别针和600条五颜六色的迷你橡皮筋。一个套件售价15元左右，可编织24个手环丶戒指丶项鍊或钥匙鍊。袋装橡皮筋可另外购买，售价5元左右。

黄章竣为爱女 发明彩虹织机:

目前，「彩虹织机」拥有15名全职员工，每月销售上百万套套件，橡皮筋销量则达到300万至400万袋，并租用一个7500平方尺的仓库来处理分销工作。这样初具规模的企业，却源自一位父亲参与女儿的手工活动。「彩虹织机」的发明者丶现居密西根州的马来西亚华裔黄章竣(Cheong Choon Ng)接受本报记者采访时表示，彩虹织机走红令他感到惊讶，他当初发明彩虹织机完全是为了在女儿们面前露一手。

三年前的一天，黄章竣看到当时12岁和9岁的两个女儿在编织手鍊，觉得很有趣，「我想在女儿们面前表现一下，但因为橡皮筋小，我手指太粗，事与愿违。」具有机械工程背景的他找来木板丶钉了几排图钉来代替手指，「橡皮圈绕来绕去，可以设计出更长更宽及不同图案的手鍊」。两个女儿黄靖晶和黄靖雁终于心服口服，开始用模板丶图钉和钩针编织手鍊，乐在其中，并送给朋友们做礼物。

靖晶建议爸爸设计并销售织机，而黄章竣看到女儿们玩得起劲，也动了创业念头，「很少有玩具能令孩子们这么着迷」。他花了半年多的时间专心研究，改良彩虹织机，前后共尝试了28种不同设计，「由于是新发明的产品，没有行业标准，只能自己和家人测试，直到满意为止，然后投入生产。」

但创业面临着诸多挑战，当时，黄章竣在日产汽车公司(Nissan)担任碰撞测试工程师，而妻子曾婷雰是全职主妇，「我的工作是家庭唯一收入来源，积蓄也只有1万元，而作为华裔父母，还希望给女儿们上大学积攒学费，创业是很艰难的决定。」

通过朋友介绍，黄章竣找到了可信赖的中国供应墒，投入5000元用于制作模板模具，又投入另外的5000元制作套件的部件。2011年7月，重达2000磅的橡皮筋运抵密西根的家中，黄章竣下班回家后组装套件，妻子则在白天忙碌，开始在网路上出售彩虹织机。

  

工程师创业 全家人仰马翻:

但是，彩虹织机销售很不理想，一是新产品扩大知名度困难，另外许多人买回家不知道如何玩。两个女儿帮忙制作指导视讯，解释做不同手鍊的方法，放在youtube上，同时，黄章竣也购买谷歌付费广告，吸引用户。尽管这样，订单也多在100元至200元之间。

这样维持一年多，2012年8月突然时来运转，接到一个万元「大」订单，令全家人惊喜万分，一家「学习快车玩具」(Learning Express Toys)专卖店的老板订了24台彩虹织机很快卖光，两天后店主又打电话订货。「学习快车玩具」专卖连锁店在全美有130家店铺，不久，其他店铺也开始进货。

                             

可是要包装上万元的彩虹织机套件，黄家忙得人仰马翻，不得不求助街坊邻居，「姑姑丶奶奶丶小孩子们都来帮忙包装，我会付给他们钱，带小朋友们去吃冰淇淋，大家都很开心。」但随着订单源源不断而来，黄章竣开始雇用全职员工，并于9月份向日产提出休假三个月的请求。

在休假刚满两个月后，日产公司一再催促复职，黄章竣面临到底要不要回去工作的决定。善解人意的老板鼓励他创业，并与他签订「君子协定」，创业不成功可随时回日产工作，给他吃了定心丸。2012年11月他全心投入彩虹织机，编织在美国创业的梦想。

黄章竣了解到，「学习快车玩具」通过在店里演示如何制作手鍊成功推销彩虹织机，他也鼓励其他玩具和工艺品专卖店采用同样的策略，进一步扩大彩虹织机的销量。目前有600多家墒店出售彩虹织机产品，「学习快车玩具」连锁店将彩虹织机列为2013年夏最受欢迎的玩具之一。 此外，手工艺品连锁店Michaels也加入，并重点推销。

 

小朋友编手鍊 别出心裁:

其实，彩虹织机真正火起来是今年夏天。不少夏令营禁止营员使用电子产品，需要动手，又要发挥想像力丶创造力的彩虹织机也成为家长们的最爱。黄章竣说，「因为我也是家长，知道一些玩具不值得买，孩子们新鲜劲儿过了就将其丢在一边，而彩虹织机可以一用再用，孩子们享受其中的乐趣。」

彩虹手鍊不仅是学生个人佩带的饰品，也成为街坊节的热卖品，许多青少年丶儿童出售手工编织的彩虹手鍊，每条一丶两元。还有一些小朋友别出心裁，举办以编织彩虹手鍊为主题的生日聚会，而男生表现出与女同学一样的兴趣。

如何制作彩虹手鍊的视讯也成为YouTube上点击量最高的视讯之一，彩虹织机的Youtube官房帐户已吸引近 460万人次，而其他人也开始张贴「教学」视频，一个名为Ashley Stephe的用户视频受到不少人追捧，人气最旺的两个视频，一个是解释如何制作「星爆手鍊」(starburst)，一个解释如何制作「鱼尾」(fishtail)，而前者自8月1日以来已经吸引约45万人次观看。最近配合南瓜丰收，Ashley又适时推出如何制作南瓜结(pumpkin charm)的视讯。这些视讯也对彩虹织机的流行起到推波助澜的作用。

在拿到妈妈购买的彩虹织机套件后，Auden第一件事就是打开youtube学习制作鱼尾，「星爆手鍊」属于高阶，对她来说还具有一定的难度。但魏女士说，Auden在学校与同学们取经，进步很快，并手把手把工艺传授给两个妹妹。

谈到彩虹织机何以能创办成功，黄章竣说，他从小学画画，对艺术设计一直很感兴趣，而21岁来到美国，在Wichita堪萨斯州立大学先后完成机械工程及汽车冲撞安全本科和硕士学位，所受训练严格，加入日产公司后，又在人员管理丶质量控制丶产业链管理丶外包方面等学到很多知识。黄章竣也开玩笑说，小时候父母逼他上中文学校，现在也派上用场，因为要与设在广东东莞的供应墒打交道，之前从未造访过中国的他，如今每年都要去两丶三次。

迎接挑战 要发明新东西:

但黄章竣坦言，彩虹织机刚刚起步，正面临着许多挑战。最困扰他的问题有二，一是如何应对「山寨」。他的模板和C形钩获得「功能专利」(utility patent)，但仍遭到不少墒家仿冒，他对Toysrus及另两家制造墒提出专利侵权投诉；二是如何推陈出新，使彩虹织机经久不衰。在彩虹织机之前，傻瓜皮筋(Silly Bandz)也曾风靡一时。「我知道彩虹织机不是永远，我的使命是发明新的东西，也许下一个发明比彩虹织机还要大。」

Source: 世界新闻网-北美华文新闻丶华墒资讯 

http://www.worldjournal.com/view/full_living/23865910/article