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Rules and Options
Rules and Options The author has attempted to draw as much as possible from the guidelines provided in the 5th edition Players Handbooks and Dungeon Master's Guide. Statistics for weapons listed in the Dungeon Master's Guide were used to develop the damage scales used in this book. Interestingly, these scales correspond fairly well with the values listed in the d20 Modern books. Game masters should feel free to modify any of the statistics or optional rules in this book as necessary. It is important to remember that Dungeons and Dragons abstracts combat to a degree, and does so more than many other game systems, in the name of playability. For this reason, the subtle differences that exist between many firearms will often drop below what might be called a "horizon of granularity." In D&D, for example, two pistols that real world shooters could spend hours discussing, debating how a few extra ounces of weight or different barrel lengths might affect accuracy, or how different kinds of ammunition (soft-nosed, armor-piercing, etc.) might affect damage, may be, in game terms, almost identical. This is neither good nor bad; it is just the way Dungeons and Dragons handles such things. Who can use firearms? Firearms are assumed to be martial ranged weapons. Characters from worlds where firearms are common and who can use martial ranged weapons will be proficient in them. Anyone else will have to train to gain proficiency— the specifics are left to individual game masters. Optionally, the game master may also allow characters with individual weapon proficiencies to trade one proficiency for an equivalent one at the time of character creation (e.g., monks can trade shortswords for one specific martial melee weapon like a war scythe, rogues can trade hand crossbows for one kind of firearm like a Glock 17 pistol, etc.). -
Research Article High Prevalence of Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns in East Malaysia
Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology Volume 2010, Article ID 706872, 5 pages doi:10.1155/2010/706872 Research Article High Prevalence of Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns in East Malaysia: Challenges in Providing Effective Health Care for an Indigenous Group Jin-Ai Mary Anne Tan,1 Ping-Chin Lee,2 Yong-Chui Wee,1 Kim-Lian Tan,1 Noor Fadzlin Mahali,1 Elizabeth George,3 and Kek-Heng Chua1 1 Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia 2 School of Science and Technology, University of Malaysia-Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88999, Malaysia 3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia, Putra Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to Jin-Ai Mary Anne Tan, [email protected] Received 26 April 2010; Revised 30 June 2010; Accepted 20 July 2010 Academic Editor: Peter J. Oefner Copyright © 2010 Jin-Ai Mary Anne Tan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Thalassemia can lead to severe transfusion-dependent anemia, and it is the most common genetic disorder in Malaysia. This paper aims to determine the prevalence of thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns, the largest indigenous group in Sabah, East Malaysia. α- and β-thalassemia were confirmed in 33.6% and 12.8%, of the individuals studied respectively. The high prevalence of α-and β-thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns indicates that thalassemia screening, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis should be included as part of their healthcare system. -
Incorporating a Malaysian Nation
Incorporating a Malaysian Nation Thomas Williamson St. Olaf College What value remains in the concept of economic nationalism? As Michael Heilperin defined it in 1960, economic nationalism referred to "the desire to plan the economic life of the country as independently as possible of the condi- tion of the world economy" (19£0:20). Heilperin's analysis echoes back to old battles between mercantilists and the liberal economists, whose arguments over trade and tariffs Eric Hobsbawm has summarized (1990:24-31). The con- cept of economic nationalism reached a particular florescence after World War I, sufficient to warrant its own volume in publisher H. W. Wilson's 1933 series of "timely topics" called The Reference Shelf (Hodgson 1933). Through the depths of the 1930s depression and the return of substantial tariff barriers, to the import substitution policies followed by many of the postcolonial new na- tions, the considerable literature concerned with "economic nationalism" de- scribes the shifting alignments of economic and political borders (Burnell 1986; Johnson 1967; Simonds and Emeny 1935). Tracing these debates out- lines an international history of the possibilities for social affiliation during the age of nation-states. Economic nationalism takes on a particular importance in a society like Malaysia where it is difficult to locate a more conventional modern national ensemble. Several years ago, Malaysian academic and politician Goh Cheng Teik described his country's population as being one where "deep in our heart of hearts, we are still ethnic. We are Malays, Chinese, Indians, Ibans, Mela- naus, Kadazans or Bajaus, not Malaysians" (1994:5). As Goh suggests, a major challenge for articulating Malaysian nationalism is the country's prominent ethnic divisions. -
Singaporean First: Challenging the Concept of Transnational Malay Masculinity
This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Amsterdam University Press as: Lyons, L., Ford, M. (2009). Singaporean First: Challenging the Concept of Transnational Malay Masculinity. In Derek Heng, Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied (Eds.), Reframing Singapore: Memory - Identity - Trans-Regionalism, (pp. 175-193). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Singaporean First: Challenging the Concept of Transnational Malay Masculinity Lenore Lyons and Michele Ford Since Singapore's independence in 1965, the People's Action Party's (henceforth the PAP) management of ethnicity and potential ethnic conflict has depended on a strategy that emphasizes selected 'race' identities.1 Under a policy of multiracialism, all Singaporeans fall into one of four official race categories - Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Others. This policy, known as 'CMIO multiracialism', goes much further than simply providing an environment in which cultural and religious practices are observed and upheld. It downplays diversity within racial categories and emphasizes shared cultural and linguistic heritages within racial groups. In the process, race becomes an important way of labelling the population and individuals are encouraged to think about themselves using these racial categories. CMIO multiracialism relies for its legitimacy upon the imagery of an ever-present threat to national stability from inter-ethnic conflict. It is thus promoted as a pragmatic solution to the realities of nation building. The policy was developed in a context of concern about the promotion of Malay privilege under the leadership of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), in the short-lived Federation of Malaysia of which Singapore was a part from 1963 to 1965. During this period, the PAP promoted the concept of a 'Malaysian Malaysia' in which all races were given equal rights, against a 'Malay Malaysia' in which Malays (as bumiputera, literally 'sons of the soil') would be privileged above other ethnic groups (Lian and Rajah 2002). -
Studi Tentang Keris Karya Suyanto (Kajian Tentang Estetika Dan Proses Pembuatan)
Studi tentang keris karya suyanto (kajian tentang estetika dan proses pembuatan) Oleh: Estri Ristianingrum NIM. K.3201022 BAB I PENDAHULUAN A. Latar Belakang Masalah Keris merupakan benda seni dengan teknologi metalurgi tinggi yang rumit, penuh dengan sentuhan artistik serta karya yang bermutu seni yang mempunyai nilai estetika tinggi. Tidak semua orang bisa meniru dalam hal pembuatan, atau mewarisinya karena pada tiap jaman mempunyai teknik pembuatan tertentu disertai campuran bahan baku baik besi, baja, dan pamor, yang sampai sekarang masih diselimuti rahasia. Kecuali masih ada hubungan keturunan maupun keahlian dalam membuat keris ataupun memecahkan sendiri rahasia yang terkandung didalamnya melalui eksperimen pembuatan keris. Membuat keris tidaklah mudah untuk menghasilkan keris yang bermutu seni tinggi dan mempunyai nilai estetika tinggi diperlukan ritual-ritual khusus seperti menjalani laku tapa dan macam-macam latihan rohani kejawen. Selain itu membuat keris tradisional atau klasik yang sesuai dengan pribadi pemesan dan punya “isi” perlu waktu yang lama, setahun mungkin hanya bisa membuat 2-3 keris dengan biaya mahal. Ada kriteria tertentu untuk mendapatkan keris klasik atau tradisional, kriteria yang harus dipenuhi, antara lain wutuh, sepuh dan tangguh. Yang dimaksud dari kriteria tersebut adalah kondisi keris harus terlihat wutuh dengan tidak ada cacatnya, baik itu bilah, pola pamor besi, baja dan kelengkapan berupa warangka, ukiran maupun pendoknya. Dari masing-masing komponen tersebut seandainya ada salah satu yang cacat maka keris itu sudah kurang sempurna. Sedangkan yang dimaksud dengan sepuh adalah keris itu betul-betul tua usianya. Hal ini perlu diperhatikan, sebab proses kimiawi bisa merubah keris buatan manusia kini seolah-olah menjadi keris tua. Kemudian yang dimaksud tangguh adalah keris itu harus jelas asal-usulnya. -
Kode Provinsi : 33 Nama Provinsi : JAWA TENGAH
STATUS DESA BERDASARKAN INDEKS DESA MEMBANGUN Kode Provinsi : 33 Nama Provinsi : JAWA TENGAH KODEKAB KABUPATEN/KOTA KODEKEC KECAMATAN KODEDESA NAMA DESA IDM STATUS 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001101 PANULISAN BARAT 0,6824 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001102 PANULISAN 0,7640 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001103 PANULISAN TIMUR 0,7232 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001104 MATENGGENG 0,7023 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001105 CIWALEN 0,6985 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001106 DAYEUHLUHUR 0,7441 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001107 HANUM 0,7050 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001108 DATAR 0,6212 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001109 BINGKENG 0,6380 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001110 BOLANG 0,6238 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001111 KUTAAGUNG 0,5663 Tertinggal 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001112 CIJERUK 0,6098 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001113 CILUMPING 0,5781 Tertinggal 33001 CILACAP 1201260 DAYEUHLUHUR 33001114 SUMPINGHAYU 0,5624 Tertinggal 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001201 PURWASARI 0,7159 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001202 CILONGKRANG 0,7246 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001203 TARISI 0,5908 Tertinggal 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001204 BANTAR 0,6181 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001205 SIDAMULYA 0,6465 Berkembang 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001206 ADIMULYA 0,7787 Maju 33001 CILACAP 1201260 WANAREJA 33001207 -
A Study on Traditional Javanese-Malay Kampung Structure, Culture and Community Activities in Kampung Sungai Haji Dorani, Selangor, Malaysia
The Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2013 Official Conference Proceedings Osaka, Japan A Study on Traditional Javanese-Malay Kampung Structure, Culture and Community Activities in Kampung Sungai Haji Dorani, Selangor, Malaysia Rohaslinda Binti Ramele, Juichi Yamazaki Kobe University, Japan 0142 The Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2013 Official Conference Proceedings 2013 iafor The International Academic Forum www.iafor.org 64 The Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2013 Official Conference Proceedings Osaka, Japan Introduction After Malacca Sultanate era, since 1511, Malaysia was ruled under Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial government. It was during British era, when three major races in Malaysia; Malay, Chinese and Indian, were being separated in three different settlement areas; rural, town and plantation. Since then, Malay has been mainly involved in agriculture, Chinese in commercial and trading, while Indian in plantation works, usually rubber and oil palm. Malaysia gained independence in 1957, and Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo Island integrated in 1963. Today, it consists of 12 states and 2 federal districts; Kuala Lumpur and Labuan, where each state contains districts and villages. The population of Malaysia reached 28.9 million in 2012. Today, it consists of Malay (which includes the minorities of Javanese, Minangkabau and Bugis), Chinese, Indian and aborigine ethnics in the Peninsula; Orang Asli, and in the Borneo Island; Iban, Kadazan, Melanau etc. Being the major race in the country, Malays are also the major race in the rural areas, where a village is called Malay Kampung (kampung means village in Malay Language). A traditional Malay Kampung is usually a paddy village or a farm village, which is mostly located in the coastal areas, where the earliest settlements were built. -
The Gods & the Forge
ificah International Foundation of Indonesian Culture and Asian Heritage The Gods & the Forge Balinese Ceremonial Blades The Gods & the Forge in a Cultural Context This publication is the companion volume for the exhibition of the same name at the IFICAH Museum of Asian Culture in Hollenstedt-Wohlesbostel, Germany December 2015 to October 2016. Title number IFICAH V01E © IFICAH, International Foundation of Indonesian Culture and Asian Heritage Text: Dr. Achim Weihrauch, Efringen-Kirchen, Germany Dr. Udo Kloubert, Erkrath, Germany Adni Aljunied, Singapore Photography: Günther Heckmann, Hollenstedt, Germany Printing: Digital Repro Druck GmbH, Ostfildern, Germany Layout: S&K Kommunikation, Osnabrück, Germany Editing: Kerstin Thierschmidt, Düsseldorf, Germany Image editing: Concept 33, Ostfildern, Germany Exhibition design: IFICAH Display cases: Glaserei Ahlgrim, Zeven, Germany "Tradition is not holding onto the ashes, Metallbau Stamer, Grauen, Germany Conservation care: but the passing on of the flame." Daniela Heckmann, Hollenstedt, Germany Thomas Moore (1477–1535) Translation: Comlogos, Fellbach, Germany 04 05 Foreword Summer 2015. Ketut, a native of Bali, picks me Years earlier, the fishermen had sold the land up on an ancient motorcycle. With our feet bordering the beach to Western estate agents, clad in nothing more resilient than sandals, we which meant however that they can now no ride along streets barely worthy of the name longer access the sea with their boats ... to the hinterland. We meet people from dif- ferent generations who live in impoverished It is precisely these experiences that underline conditions by western standards and who wel- the urgency of the work carried out by IFICAH – come the "giants from the West" with typi- International Foundation of Indonesian Culture cal Balinese warmth. -
THINGS to KNOW ABOUT KUALA LUMPUR to HELP YOU PREPARE (This Information Was Compiled by AUSA from Various Online Sources) 1. Lo
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT KUALA LUMPUR TO HELP YOU PREPARE (This information was compiled by AUSA from various online sources) 1. Location and Geography 2. Official Language and Religion 3. National Flag 4. Climate 5. Cuisine 6. Law and Politics 7. Currency 8. Tax Free Shopping 9. Key Words/Phrases Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur is a generally safe place for all. However, there is no harm practicing common sense and precautions like you would do at home. Location and Geography The geography of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is characterized by a huge valley — known as the Klang Valley — bordered by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east, several minor ranges in the north and the south and the Malacca Straits in the west. The name Kuala Lumpur literally means muddy confluence; Kuala Lumpur is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers, facing the Malacca Straits. Located in the center of Selangor State, Kuala Lumpur was previously under Selangor state government. In 1974, Kuala Lumpur was separated from Selangor to form today's Kuala Lumpur under the Malaysian Federal Government. Its location on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which has wider flat land than the East Coast, has contributed to its faster development relative to other cities in Malaysia. The city is currently 243.65 km² (94.07 sq. mi) wide, with an average elevation of 21.95 m (72 ft.). Official Language and Religion Malaysian (Malay: Bahasa Malaysia), or Standard Malay, is the official language of Malaysia and a standardized register of the Malacca dialect of Malay. It is over 95% cognate with Indonesian. -
Daftar Fasilitas Asuransi Kesehatan Tingkat Pertama
DAFTAR FASILITAS ASURANSI KESEHATAN TINGKAT PERTAMA PROVINSI KANTOR REGIONAL KANTOR CABANG NAMA DATI2 KODE PPK NAMA PPK ALAMAT PPK TELF. PPK N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 00080010 KLINIK POLRES ACEH BARAT SWADAYA N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 00080011 KLINIK POLRES ACEH BESAR IMBRAHIM SAIDI NO. 1 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 00080012 KLINIK SPN SEULAWAH BANDA ACEH MEDAN KM 61 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 00080009 SIKES LANUD ISKANDARMUDA JL. PANTE PERAK BANDA ACEH N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U002 DR. IMRAN A. GANI DESA LAMTEUNGOH 85260153917 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U007 DR.MUHAMMAD ALI JL.SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA NO.1 81269124571 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U008 KLINIK AISHA - 10 JL.T.ISKANDAR SIMPANG COT IRI 08126910292 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U004 KLINIK M.C MEULIGO BUNDA JL.B.ACEH-MEDAN 10LR.REFORMASI 06517413589 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U005 KLINIK MEURASI LAMBARO JL.BANDA ACEH-MEDAN KM 4,5 0811684550 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U001 DR. FIA DEWI AULIANI, MARS Jl.BANDA ACEH-MEDAN KM 25 0651-92195 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. ACEH BESAR 0008U010 KLINIK AISHA - 07 JL. BANDA ACEH-MEULABOH 08126910292 N. ACEH D. REGIONAL I - MEDAN BANDA ACEH KAB. -
The Hindu Rights Action Force and the Malaysian Indian Minority After the 2018 General Election in Malaysia
This document is downloaded from DR‑NTU (https://dr.ntu.edu.sg) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The Hindu Rights Action Force and the Malaysian Indian minority after the 2018 general election in Malaysia Kaur, Arunajeet 2018 Kaur, A. (2018). The Hindu Rights Action Force and the Malaysian Indian minority after the 2018 general election in Malaysia. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 319). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100483 Nanyang Technological University Downloaded on 02 Oct 2021 08:57:55 SGT NO. 319 THE HINDU RIGHTS ACTION FORCE AND THE MALAYSIAN INDIAN MINORITY AFTER THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION IN MALAYSIA ARUNAJEET KAUR S. RAJARATNAM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SINGAPORE 27 DECEMBER 2018 Acknowledgement This paper was accomplished with the support and advice of Ong Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman of RSIS. Abstract The Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) came out from a series of controversial actions perceived by the Malaysian Indian community as discriminatory. The issues were topical occurrences such as the errant destruction of Hindu temples and the body-snatching cases of Tamil Hindus, thought to have been converted to Islam, as well as the state of poverty confronted by the Tamil Hindu community in Malaysia. From a protest rally in November 2007, led by mainly Malaysian Tamil lawyers, the Malaysian Indian community framed its demands in legal terms and questioned the position of not only the Malaysian Malay-Muslim majoritarian government but also the decolonising decisions of the departing British colonial authorities at the point of Independence in 1957. The 2007 event become known as the HINDRAF rally. -
The Malays in Singapore: Political Aspects of the "Malay Problem"
I ' THE MALAYS IN SINGAPORE: POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE "MALAY PROBLEM" , , THE MALAYS IN SINGAPORE: POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE "MALAY PROBLEM" By LYNDEN H. S. PUNG, B.A. (Hons) A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts McMaster University (c) Copyright by Lynden H. S. Pung, September 1993 MASTER OF ARTS (1993) McMASTER UNIVERSITY (political Science) Hamilton, Ontario TITLE: The Malays in Singapore: Political Aspects of the "Malay Problem" AUTHOR: Lynden H. S. Pung, B.A. Hons (University of Waterloo) SUPERVISOR: Professor Kim Richard Nossal (Acting) NUMBER OF PAGES: ii, 136 ii ABSTRACf The social, economic, and cultural aspects of the "Malay problem" has received attention at the expense of political issues. There are glaring differences in perspectives on the sources of the Malay problem; however, the debate on the Malay problem has tended to attribute the source of "Malay weakness" to Malay culture or personality. As a consequence, there is a huge gap in the literature on the politics of the Singapore Malays; this thesis will focus on the political aspects of the Singapore Malay community. Whereas the administration views Malay cultural values as an obstruction to the acculturation of the Singapore Malays with "modem" functional values which encourage the acquisitive spirit and subsequently, the aspiration for economic success, the Malays argue that the problems afflicting the community extends into the political sphere. For the Malays, ) political issues are as significant and pressing as are the non-political aspects of their relative / " social, economic, and political weakness.