Google has teamed up with Twitter to help publishers. The publishers will now be able to show articles instantly to people who avail their services on mobile phones.

The plan which is to be implemented this fall would make it easier for publishers to spread their content on mobile devices. Such kind of efforts have already been implemented by the likes of Apple, Facebook and Snapchat.

What Google and Twitter are planning is little different. The users of Twitter and Google will now get full articles whenever they click on a link when navigating through phones. The articles will appear almost instantly without having them to wait. Until now, they had to wait for several seconds for the article.

What’s more different is the fact that the publishing tools being created by Google and Twitter are open source so it is likely that many tech companies will adopt it.

“I’ll do it later”

Procrastination and how to avoid it

Mei H.

Face it—even after you’ve created a schedule or a list of things to do, you still tend to disregard this. Why? Because of distractions—the Internet, friends, etc.—because of this, you seem to not get things done on time, and result to cramming at the last minute. Procrastination can lead to a lot of problems—failed quizzes, disappointments. It can even affect your health, if it continues to progress.

How do you stop this, then? Here’s a list to follow, and hopefully—you would be able to ban procrastination permanently.

1. 1.       Set goals. Keep your mind set on finishing these goals, and do anything you can to complete them.
2. 2.       Prioritize. If the urgency of one thing is greater than other, for example, schoolwork and a social event—make sure you finish what is more important rather than having to fuss over about it during the last minute.
3. 3.       Turn productivity into a habit—If you turn your back on procrastination and make productivity a habit, then you would be able to focus on your more and have a lot of time for yourself later on.

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LOSE YOURSELF TO DANCE:

Five songs to get you up on your feet

Martine H.

Are you feeling down or just plain tired? Are you looking for a way to bring energy back into your veins? Then dance! It doesn’t matter if you have two left feet—if you want to get up and jumping, then why not turn up the music and start moving? Here’s a playlist to help you get started

Lisztomania- Phoenix

Being one of Phoenix’ signature songs, this has a fun, 80’s vibe to it– listen to it the moment you wake up in the morning, or on the way to work or school.

Great DJ- The Ting Tings

This is the kind of song where you would just turn the volume up and play air guitar. Listen to this song when you’re tired and need a little something to get your body going.

Lose yourself to dance- Daft Punk

Like any other Daft Punk song, you will find yourself dancing after a few seconds into the track. This is the perfect song to listen to after a long day—with its relaxing basslines and amazing vocals.

Civilization- Justice

During lazy afternoons or times when doing anything seems like a bad idea, a quick listen into Civilization would get you up and at it instantly.

Young Blood-The Naked and Famous

Being a staple song for every party, Young Blood would give you a fresh vibe and get you high and energized for as long as you want.

Now, all you need to do is put your headphones on and turn the volume up.

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The distinctive culture of Malaysia makes their country more colourful than any other countries in Asia. To begin with, the Malay is considered the largest ethnic group in Malaysia and they continually honour their pioneering race from the past until present. In the history of Malaysia that started fifteen hundred years ago, they were influenced by other foreign and Asian countries like China, India, Eurasia and others. Among these countries, China and India greatly influenced them in many aspects of their culture. These two countries served as Malaysia’s major traders that changed a large part of Malaysians’ daily lives. These three different races combined as one to create a unique inheritance that still exist in modern times. The Chinese immigrants consists the twenty five per cent of ancestry.They were the largest race who had a great impact in Malaysian culture. They were the one who influenced Malaysians in terms of practices, beliefs, and arts. Apart from Muslims, the Chineseintroduced the religion of Buddhism and Christianity. They were also very influential in business and commerce that helped Malaysia in economic growth. In addition to Chinese influence, India also had a significant contribution in Malaysian culture and Indians consists of ten per cent of ancestry. As an example, Malaysians applied the Hindu traditions when it comes to wedding ceremonies. Aside from this, Malaysia has multilingual adaptation from other countries. The English language was largely spoken by the influenced of British colonizers. Cantonese, Hokkien and Mandarin were taught by Chinese while Tamil and other languages came from Indians.

The Malay population mostly live in the Eastern and northern part of Malaysia. They are very conservative so everyone is expected to dress up properly. When it comes to religion and politics, they are sensitive with this point of view since they really give importance on these topics and very particular in hearing feedbacks. In Malaysia, they value their unique culture and they treasure the customs and traditions they learned from other countries. They celebrate the heterogeneous society which is very relevant in relation to their religious practices and festivals. Malaysians are optimistic and very polite. They treat each other with respect and most of them have introverted personalities. In Kuala Lumpur which is the capital city of Malaysia, you’ll taste a large variety of food that would really make your stomach full. As part of their culture, they considered food as their ultimate pride. Indeed, Malaysians had been blended with different religions, races and traditions yet they managed to unite each other’s differences.

C. Tizon

References:

http://www.geographia.com/malaysia/cultures.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g293951-s202/Malaysia:Culture.html

http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Malaysia.html