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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Amir Hamidy and his associates have identified two new frog species in Belitung (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia) over 2008-2012 periods.

"We have identified to new frog species and have named them L.Ingeri and L.Kanowitense," Amir said in ad email received here on Friday.

He said he and his associates from Kyoto University, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and University of Malaya published their discovery in Zootaxa journal on July 24, 2012. 

He noted that the two new frog species were genetically different from other frogs in the world. "Usually, if two frogs have more than a 3 percent difference in genetic lenght, they can be categorized as different species. However, in the case of L.ingeri and L.Kanowitensi, there is a difference of more than 9 percent," Amir pointed out.

L.Ingeri and L. Kanowitense are considered new from species because ....

My family of three went to see an early screening of the new Disney movie, "Brave" yesterday, so I thought I would write a quick "mommy" review of the movie.

Disney definitely breaks the standard "Disney Princess" mold with this movie as Princess Merida is a fun, outgoing and wild girl that for once is not in search for the love of a prince. The characters in the movie are entertaining and I loved the way that the Scottish culture comes out in the movie. I found myself wishing for more music though, which is one of the things that I truly love about the past Disney movies. I would compare this movie more with "Shrek" than a movie like "Tangled."

As to the age of kids that would like this movie I would have to say maybe 5 years old and up. The movie is not quite engaging enough for very young viewers, which was a little disappointing for our three years old. There were parts of the movie that our daughter enjoyed, but it is engaging enough for younger viewers in the audience and made them cry, so be forewarned of this if you are bringing children under the age of five years old.

I've always been a big fan of Disney movies so on a 5-star scale I would rate this 4-star movie. It's definitely not a favorite, but I give it four stars for the relationship that builds between Merida and her mother. I think this offers a great lesson to appreciate your family and truly listen to each other's needs and concerns.

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My family of three went to see an early screening of the new Disney movie, "Brave" yesterday, so I thought I would write a quick "mommy" review of the movie.

Disney definitely breaks the standard "Disney Princess" mold with this movie as Princess Merida is a fun, outgoing and wild girl that for once is not in search for the love of a prince. The characters in the movie are entertaining and I loved the way that the Scottish culture comes out in the movie. I found myself wishing for more music though, which is one of the things that I truly love about the past Disney movies. I would compare this movie more with "Shrek" than a movie like "Tangled."

As to the age of kids that would like this movie I would have to say maybe 5 years old and up. The movie is not quite engaging enough for very young viewers, which was a little disappointing for our three years old. There were parts of the movie that our daughter enjoyed, but it is engaging enough for younger viewers in the audience and made them cry, so be forewarned of this if you are bringing children under the age of five years old.

I've always been a big fan of Disney movies so on a 5-star scale I would rate this 4-star movie. It's definitely not a favorite, but I give it four stars for the relationship that builds between Merida and her mother. I think this offers a great lesson to appreciate your family and truly listen to each other's needs and concerns.

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Amir Hamidy and his associates have identified two new frog species in Belitung (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia) over 2008-2012 periods.

"We have identified to new frog species and have named them L.Ingeri and L.Kanowitense," Amir said in ad email received here on Friday.

He said he and his associates from Kyoto University, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and University of Malaya published their discovery in Zootaxa journal on July 24, 2012. 

He noted that the two new frog species were genetically different from other frogs in the world. "Usually, if two frogs have more than a 3 percent difference in genetic lenght, they can be categorized as different species. However, in the case of L.ingeri and L.Kanowitensi, there is a difference of more than 9 percent," Amir pointed out.

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My family of three went to see an early screening of the new Disney movie, "Brave" yesterday, so I thought I would write a quick "mommy" review of the movie.

Disney definitely breaks the standard "Disney Princess" mold with this movie as Princess Merida is a fun, outgoing and wild girl that for once is not in search for the love of a prince. The characters in the movie are entertaining and I loved the way that the Scottish culture comes out in the movie. I found myself wishing for more music though, which is one of the things that I truly love about the past Disney movies. I would compare this movie more with "Shrek" than a movie like "Tangled."

As to the age of kids that would like this movie I would have to say maybe 5 years old and up. The movie is not quite engaging enough for very young viewers, which was a little disappointing for our three years old. There were parts of the movie that our daughter enjoyed, but it is engaging enough for younger viewers in the audience and made them cry, so be forewarned of this if you are bringing children under the age of five years old.

I've always been a big fan of Disney movies so on a 5-star scale I would rate this 4-star movie. It's definitely not a favorite, but I give it four stars for the relationship that builds between Merida and her mother. I think this offers a great lesson to appreciate your family and truly listen to each other's needs and concerns.

What does the writer think of the music in "Brave"?

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Ideals, reality clash at Olympic badminton

John Leicester

Associated press/London

In sports, as in life there are those who bend ruse, and those who cheat. They've always excited. And because of human frailties and pressure from sponsors, countries, coaches and athletes themselves for medals and trophies, they always will. But bending rules and spitting on them is not the same thing.

Olympic ideals of fari play, sportsmanship and all of that are just tahat - an ideal. But the reality of the Olympic Game is that success is measured in gold, silver adn bronze.

Be goode sportsman if you can but, above all, win and we will give you a shiny medal. And because these are Olympic medals, the will bring fame and perhaps fortune, too. Winning medals changes lives. Being good sports alone rarely do. Sad, perhaps, but true.

Beetwing the Olympics ideals and the Olympics reality is a trap that eight badminton players fell into at London 2012.

They didn't cheat. Instead, the tried to win - by deliberately trying to lose. They bent the rules to breaking point. But the didn't trample on them like doped sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics or Fred Lorz in 1904, the New Yorker who hitched a ride by car for much of the Olympics marathon and then ran over the finish line in first place. It's not like a boxer taking a dive of a soccer player scoring in his own goal to get a fat envelope from syndicate. Those are cheats, dammed cheats. The women badminton players form China, South Korea and Indonesia are not.

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Supporters of music downloading claim that making music readily available contributes to the increased popularity of the artists. The concept of making music available for free downloads has in fact contributed to the frame of the music industry. Being available for download, music reaches the crowd in a relatively lesser amount of time thus boosting its popularity. 

On the other hand, through downloading music makes it readily to the masses, it also makes it spreadable and wide overly. Something that is scarce is precious while something that is plentiful and easy to get tends to have lesser value. 

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Downloading music gives rise to copyright and piracy issue. By downloading music you lose its originality. When you use the copied version of music; you indirectly encourage piracy. As you download music, you do not go for the purchase of the original copies of music, which may result in an indirect violation of copyright.

 

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SPORTSMANSHIP

Ideals, reality clash at Olympic badminton

John Leicester

Associated press/London

In sports, as in life there are those who bend ruse, and those who cheat. They've always excited. And because of human frailties and pressure from sponsors, countries, coaches and athletes themselves for medals and trophies, they always will. But bending rules and spitting on them is not the same thing.

Olympic ideals of fari play, sportsmanship and all of that are just tahat - an ideal. But the reality of the Olympic Game is that success is measured in gold, silver adn bronze.

Be goode sportsman if you can but, above all, win and we will give you a shiny medal. And because these are Olympic medals, the will bring fame and perhaps fortune, too. Winning medals changes lives. Being good sports alone rarely do. Sad, perhaps, but true.

Beetwing the Olympics ideals and the Olympics reality is a trap that eight badminton players fell into at London 2012.

They didn't cheat. Instead, the tried to win - by deliberately trying to lose. They bent the rules to breaking point. But the didn't trample on them like doped sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics or Fred Lorz in 1904, the New Yorker who hitched a ride by car for much of the Olympics marathon and then ran over the finish line in first place. It's not like a boxer taking a dive of a soccer player scoring in his own goal to get a fat envelope from syndicate. Those are cheats, dammed cheats. The women badminton players form China, South Korea and Indonesia are not.

The eight badminton players fell into at London 2012 because they ....

I am sure most of you have downloaded music a number of times. Downloading music is one of our favourite activities on the Internet. Most of us love surfing websites that facilitate music downloads. Downloading music may make it conveniently available. But does it have a negative effect on the music industry?

Downloading music makes it readily available to the masses. Music reaches the masses in minute. When it can be downloaded, music lovers get what they need without struggling for long periods of time. When music becomes available within sometime after its release, it is a real musical treat for those waiting for the release.

When you download music, you save on the cost that would be incurred if you would have decided to buy it. The original copies of music need you shell out big bucks. If music is downloadable, you are sure to save money and thanks to the facilities of free downloading.

Supporters of music downloading claim that making music readily available contributes to the increased popularity of the artists. The concept of making music available for free downloads has in fact contributed to the frame of the music industry. Being available for download, music reaches the crowd in a relatively lesser amount of time thus boosting its popularity. 

On the other hand, through downloading music makes it readily to the masses, it also makes it spreadable and wide overly. Something that is scarce is precious while something that is plentiful and easy to get tends to have lesser value. 

The practice of downloading music tends to the diminishing sales of music cassettes, CDs and DVDs. It reduces the sale figures of music companies. It has an adverse effect on the music industry.

Downloading music gives rise to copyright and piracy issue. By downloading music you lose its originality. When you use the copied version of music; you indirectly encourage piracy. As you download music, you do not go for the purchase of the original copies of music, which may result in an indirect violation of copyright.

 

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SPORTSMANSHIP

Ideals, reality clash at Olympic badminton

John Leicester

Associated press/London

In sports, as in life there are those who bend ruse, and those who cheat. They've always excited. And because of human frailties and pressure from sponsors, countries, coaches and athletes themselves for medals and trophies, they always will. But bending rules and spitting on them is not the same thing.

Olympic ideals of fari play, sportsmanship and all of that are just tahat - an ideal. But the reality of the Olympic Game is that success is measured in gold, silver adn bronze.

Be goode sportsman if you can but, above all, win and we will give you a shiny medal. And because these are Olympic medals, the will bring fame and perhaps fortune, too. Winning medals changes lives. Being good sports alone rarely do. Sad, perhaps, but true.

Beetwing the Olympics ideals and the Olympics reality is a trap that eight badminton players fell into at London 2012.

They didn't cheat. Instead, the tried to win - by deliberately trying to lose. They bent the rules to breaking point. But the didn't trample on them like doped sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics or Fred Lorz in 1904, the New Yorker who hitched a ride by car for much of the Olympics marathon and then ran over the finish line in first place. It's not like a boxer taking a dive of a soccer player scoring in his own goal to get a fat envelope from syndicate. Those are cheats, dammed cheats. The women badminton players form China, South Korea and Indonesia are not.

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