Wednesday, April 29, 2015

中招了?WorldVentures苦主报案诉冤

WV宣称,若会员决定要退出,该公司会全额退还,但网友纷纷呐喊,事实并非如此。

(吉隆坡5日讯)WorldVentures公司在我国掀起直销旅游吸金疑云,该公司辩称只是持直销执照卖T恤等、并无办旅游事务,但是否是“民不举,官不究?”但已有苦主纷纷申诉“中招了!”,更有者已在邻国举报WorldVentures。

该名读者更透露,他也亲自去函询问挪威及台湾,有关WorldVentures的合法性,皆得到负面的答覆。

这名要求匿名的读者对《人民邮报》指出,他曾于今年7月31日前往新加坡警局报案,疑WV涉及非法金字塔吸金的商业活动,要求警方彻查该公司的活动。

他说,他曾于7月17日接获一名来自新加坡WorldVentures不明身份人物的来电,询问他是否有意加入“边旅游边赚钱”的俱乐部。

“该名匿名人物声称,如今许多新加坡人已经加入该公司成为会员。对方还称有许多名人加入,但我跟她说,我没兴趣。”

他续说,其后对该公司透过网络进行多项调查,发现他们涉及招收会员的活动,及非法金字塔商业活动。


一名读者透露,他曾于7月31日前往新加坡警局报案,疑WV涉及非法金字塔和吸金的商业活动,要求警方彻查该公司的活动。—照片由读者提供—

他认为,非法金字塔商业活动是透过招收会员赚钱,而非售卖商品。

“而且,我从调查中发现,该公司并无向新加坡商业注册局注册,但仍进行多项活动,包括娱乐活动、会员招收活动和演唱会等。”
■ 挪威台湾揭WV非法


他补充,他也曾致函到给挪威博彩局,而有关单位则回复,WV是非法金字塔传销活动,必须停止一切商业活动。

他也说,他于8月29日致函到台湾公平交易委员会,该委员会也回函指出该公司违反《多层次传销管理法》第29条的规定和第18条变质多层次传销之禁止规定。

他呼吁,受害者能够前去报案,让警方能够重视此问题。
■ 金钱游戏里的受害者


旅游和文化部在接受《人民邮报》专访时透露,有关当局迄今仍未接获任何受害者的投报。

然而,为何没有受害者呢?

大马WorldVentures积极招人入会以享受低廉旅游配套,但会员必须缴付200美元,就算只购买旅游配套,不招人入会,每月还必须缴付50美元。

不过,据该公司的说法,这是会员个人的选择,与WorldVentures无关;若会员选择招人入会,公司也会缴付佣金,因此公司也没行“欺骗”之罪。

但是,一旦金钱游戏宣告终结,底层的参与者才会顿悟到他们只是付出,损失惨重。言下之意是,金钱游戏未结束前,都不会有人感觉自己受骗。

而该公司的负责人黄爵士接受《人民邮报》专访时曾辩称,入会该公司,形同加入俱乐部而要缴200美元。

但被询及为何非得缴200美元不可时,他只说:“这个是公司规定,我不方便回答”,他之后也拒绝作答为何只有拉拢另4人入会才可以抵免50美元月费,答案依然是“不方便回答”。
■ 退出会员全额归还?


大马WorldVentures还宣称,若发现别家比该公司订购的旅游配套还便宜,或者是会员决定要退出,该公司会全额退还。

但是,网友纷纷在《人民邮报》面子書上留言指出,事实并非如此。

这些网友的留言引起热烈讨论,《人民邮报》尝试联络众多当事人不果,所言是否属实,仍有待查证,兹将网友的反应归类整理如下。

网友说,会员仅可以在公司制定的冷却期内退出。另外,WV采取在信用卡自动扣款的形式,会员无法要求银行停止自动扣款,必须出示WV的信函。

许多网友只好自认倒霉,直接向银行报失卡以断月费,以“壮士断臂”方式,一了百了来止损。

但也有网友指出,若会员报失信用卡,不付月费,以为这样等于了事就大错特错,因公司或会发律师信追收所欠的月费!


■ 必须在冷却期限退出

网友 和 决定要退出会员时,疑是过了所谓的冷却期,导致一分钱也无法领回。

“怎么我退出了会员后,一分钱都没得拿回。有谁可以帮帮我吗?”


■ 去银行报失卡了事?

网友 则在其留言下方回复;“我也是受害者!亏是肯定亏了。你可以去银行报失卡(打电话也可以),叫银行更换新的信用卡给你。这样WV就不能扣你的钱了,因为WV采取信用卡自动扣款的形式。”

面子书网友 在入会的时候,缴付约900令吉,每个月也扣除200令吉。当她决定要退出会员的时候,却无法领回之前三个月所付的款项,大喊:“我亏多了。”

“更可恨的是,我亲自打电话银行停止付款给WV,银行说不能,要有WV公司信,我只好换信用卡才能停止付款。”


■ 网友:4000令吉破财消灾

网友 说,因没检查信用卡账单,亏损约4000令吉,只能大喊无奈。当他要求上线的解释时,对方不但不给予解释,还说服他再招下线来补亏损。

“你们斩得够快,我因为没检看信用卡账单, 结果搞到亏4000令吉!那家伙招我时,也没说清楚是自动扣款!破财消灾,当施舍吧!

“那家伙不敢见我,叫我去找他的上线,他们还想说服我去拉下线入会,来补回自己的亏损。算了吧!积些阴德给自己吧!”


■ 月费换旅游配套?

她补充,尽管WV指出,若会员达到一定的级别,可以享受免费的旅游配套,但并不是用全部的分数要更换,自己还必须“”部分款项。

“要给足一年的钱,才可以换旅游配套,也不是可以全部用分数换的,自己还要贴30至50%的现金。 还设入会时,给你看的是另一个版本的视频介绍,这些都是你加入公司后才知道。”

网友 也说,她曾加入该公司,尽管该公司说月费累计一年后,可以换旅游配套,但并不是全额交换配套,另外还附带条件,会远需带一名付全额配套的非会员。

“公司说说月费可累积一年后换旅游配套,但很重要的是,并不是全额。他们所设计的旅游配套需要再另外付费,比如5天越南旅游配套是500令吉,你只可从累计中月费的100令吉扣除,并缴付余下额款400令吉。还附加条件,带一个付全额的非会员和你同房。”


■ 报失信用卡无效

她说,若,会员别以为报失信用卡,不付月费,就可以置之不理,该公司会追收所欠的月费。因此,她建议寄函到总公司退回比较妥当。

“我加入后,当一班朋友去旅游时才发现出问题所在,结果整班差不多30多人一起退会,每人损失。他们很会走法律漏洞,上线介绍时,避重就轻,说得像梦那么完美!


■ 公司涉及金字塔行销

另一方面,面子书网友 加入WV后,发现该公司涉及金字塔行销,疑是因刚加入公司,所以来得及在冷却期内决定退出,WV事后把会员费退至其信用卡,不过损失了兑换率。

“(这)是金字塔直销。我为了应酬顾客没办法参与,回家马上电邮美国母公司说要退出。”

“以美金计算的会员费从信用卡扣了,顾客有权利在指定的冷静期限里决定退出,WV也把我的会员费,退给我的信用卡公司。”

“结果,损失了一点兑换率,但怎么都好过马币千多的会费。”


■ WV手法比张健高明

面子书网友 Hen Ling 连环炮轰,指责WV是一间非法吸金的直销公司,与“未来世界首富”张健行销云数贸的手法相似,惟前者所使用的策略和手法比较高明,所以会员才雾里看花,看不透真相。

“这个WV就完全不同,高策略!人家只知是美国公司!却没几个人知道老板是谁?这就是他的高招之处!”


■ 对方没解释清楚条规

他续说,他曾经加入该公司,但对方没跟他解释清楚该公司汇款的条例,有误导他人之嫌,结果他每月自动扣除200令吉款项,顿时察觉WV该公司“”。

“我当初是被他们误导了,才爽快地签字答应!我们自己亏好了!千万不要为了亏掉的钱,昧着自己的良心,去拉拢亲戚朋友,害多一个无辜的人!当自己交学费,上一堂课好了。”

“签了过几天后,另一个人告诉我每月还要给月费,也就是每个月自动在信用卡里扣钱,直到你成功找到四个人为止!”


■ 合法直销收益自产品

他也说,合法的直销公司以销售产品为营运基础,公司收益的来源来自产品销售。反而,非法传销则是无产品,都是以拉。

另外,合法公司的直销员或会员无需缴付任何高额的入门费,也不会强制认购货品。而非法的传销公司中,其公司利润是以入门费为主。

“人民邮报没有错误报道!拿来跟它比的人才是误导性! Amway跟这家公司的性质完全不一样!人家Amway买的是产品!请问你的WV给了人家什么?会员开给人的订机票跟酒店住宿网站用户一分钱都没有得赚!”

“说穿了还不是靠会员去拉拢人加入会员,赚298美金会员费。招不到4人,每月就要从信用卡里扣60美金给公司,直到成功招到4个会员,才停止支付这笔钱。我自己也中过招,所以很清楚。”


World Ventures全系列报导:
系列一:【WorldVentures疑云:是旅游还是直销?
系列二:【旅游业者:为何直销执照办旅行配套?
系列三:【旅游部:WorldVentures违法!
系列四:【WorldVentures:我们卖T恤等而已
系列五:【直销界:WorldVentures行事违法
系列六:【台媒体揭WorldVentures违法吸金
系列七:【中招了?WorldVentures苦主报案诉冤
系列八:【发文告澄清 美国WV越描越黑
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

马币会否继续贬值?经济学家:保持乐观

随着马币兑新元在本月中创下新低记录后,大家似乎都对马币前景不感乐观。根据佳礼调查局的数据显示,有百分之94的网友表示,马币在未来将继续贬值。部分网友及受访人士认为,国家管理出现问题、企业外迁以及油价下跌,都是造成马币贬值的因素。

那为何我国马币存在一定压力?政府甚至需要在今年1月,重新调整预算案的支出。经济学者庄学勤就表示,这是因为我国差不多有30-40%的收入来源于石油;油价大跌,经济肯定因此受到影响。

此外,欧洲的量化宽松货币政策,也左右着马币的升降。举个例子来说,如果你有一个股票是10令吉一张,但若你变成两张,就是5令吉,再变成十张的话,就是1令吉;钞票印多了,钱肯定也会贬值。如果你身在其中,你肯定会将钱拿出来,到一些比较发达的国家、赚钱多的国家,如中国、美国进行投资。不过庄学勤表示,目前还是有一些钱是流到像我国这样的国家。

“这正是因为欧洲量化宽松货币政策从3月开始,将钱发放出来,因此你可以发现股市开始升,马币也在近期开始略有增值。”

另外,影响马币会否继续贬值的原因,当然也包括一马发展公司(1MDB)接下来的发展。万一一马发展公司出现财务问题,肯定会影响很多庞大数字,这也可能影响马币未来的走势。

至于消费税的落实,庄学勤表示,虽然很多人觉得消费税很乱,也暂时不去花太多的钱,但站在外资的立场,他们是非常欢迎我国落实消费税的。与此同时,在大家都缴税的情况下,国家收入也就会较多元化,长期来说,这将有助于国家经济发展。

对于人民担心货币将会继续贬值,庄学勤就表示,其实从国家银行发出的年度报告来看,我国目前的金融体系还是相当不错。失业率方面,我国的情况还是维持在3%以内,而通货膨胀率也继续保持在2-3%左右。

“当然,也有人也表示大马外债从2013年的6966亿令吉增加到了2014年的7447亿令吉,但其实如果与GDP(国内生产总值)来做一个比较的话,2013年的6966亿令吉占了GDP总值的70.6%,而2014年的7447亿令吉则是占了GDP总值的69.6%,整体看来,情况其实已经有所进步了。”

庄学勤强调,我国在经历了1997年的金融风暴后,就已经将国家储备金增加到差不多9、10个月(基本上一个国家的要求是6个月的储备金),这也是为什么马币虽然一直贬值,但利息却没有增加。

“很多时候,一个货币贬值,利息就会增加,原因就是希望你不要将钱拿出去,而利用利息来补偿你。”

除此之外,政府也会在5月21日宣布第11个大马计划蓝图,加上年底召开的东盟经济论坛(大马是本次论坛主席国),庄学勤表示,相信这一切都将有助于国家经济发展,因此他也乐观看待马币会稳定、逐步地回升。

source: http://cforum2.cari.com.my/portal.php?mod=view&aid=58714

Friday, April 24, 2015

*oday's ar*icle is brough* *o you by *he le**er '*'

Zan Azlee, Astro Awani | Updated: April 23, 2015
(First published on: April 23, 2015 07:06 MYT)


Zan Azlee is s*ar*ing *o *hink *ha* all public display of the cross or any*hing similar *o i* has *o cease in order *o keep *he peace in Malaysia.
*he Malay Muslims in Malaysia are a very special group of people. Among *heir most significan* charac*eris*ics are *ha* *hey are very sensi*ive, emo*ional and easily offended.

Hence, *hey need special pro*ec*ion from *hose who can pro*ec* *hem. Wha* *his means is *ha* *hey usually have a guardian, or guardians, cons*an*ly looking ou* for *hem.

When *hey are young children, *heir paren*s would shel*er *hem from harm and evil *hough*s by condi*ioning and con*rolling *heir minds cons*an*ly.

*hey are *augh* religion from a very young age and *he reason for *his is so *ha* *hey will have a strong founda*ion in *heir fai*h and won'* be easily corrup*ed when *hey are older.

Unfor*una*ely, a lo* of *he religious *eachings *hey receive are merely ri*uals *hat *hey are told *o perform ins*ead of actually being *augh* *o unders*and *he fai*h be**er.

So, when *hey grow older and *urn in *o adul*s, they can'* be weaned off the pro*ec*ion *hey have been given. *hey lack *he abili*y *o *hink for *hemselves.

*he very *hing *ha* *heir religious *eachings was suppose *o provide *hem with became *he very *hing *hat *hey lacked, which is, a s*rong founda*ion in *heir fai*h.

And *ha* is why *hese Malay Muslims will forever require pro*ec*ion and *aking care of. *he sligh*es* change in *he environment *ha* *hey are used *o will shake *heir fai*h.

If ano*her group of people who prac*ice a differen* religion *han *hem s*ar*s *o use *he same language as *hey do *o conduc* *heir prayers, *hey will ge* confused.

So, *he easies* solu*ion in order *o overcome *his problem is *o jus* ban all non-Malays from using *heir language for *heir prayers. Problem solved.

When *hey see *hings *ha* are coun*er-cul*ure wi*h wha* *hey are used *o, *hey ge* easily influenced and *he risk of *hem emula*ing wha* *hey have seen is very highly likely.

And ye* again, the mos* convenien* solu*ion is *o ban every*hing *ha* is differen* from *he Malay Muslims’ own cul*ure so *hey won’* be *hrea*ened. Problem solved.

And so i* is when i* comes to having big crosses being displayed in clear view of *he Malays, *hey would obviously be very *hrea*ened by i*.

From *heir lack of a s*rong religious founda*ion, jus* *he mere sigh* of a cross, or any*hing similar *o a cross (like *he le**er ‘*’, for example), would s*rip *hem off *heir fai*h.

So wha* would be *he mos* obvious solu*ion *o *he problem? Wipe ou* all public displays of *he cross and every*hing *ha* resembles i*. Problem solved.

茨廠街外国女郎”脱衣露奶”



昨日(4月23日)下午,网路上流传一段在茨厂街发生的“外国女郎脱衣露胸部”视频。
根据茨厂街小贩透露,该外国女郎在“金莲记”吃东西后没钱结帐,而“金莲记”老板女儿要捉她去警察局时,外国女郎就脱上衣以及胸罩引起围观。消息来源透露,该外国女郎带些醉意,所以才会失去理智脱衣。


女子极力澄清自己没有偷东西!

但是鬼相信咩?于是她走投无路之下…
慢慢脱去外套…被档主以为要逃跑,再次警告她。
殊不知…
她竟然狗急跳墙!脱掉全身!你以为她有留着内衣?
NOOOOOOooooo!她连内衣都脱掉!
最后一脸胜利的模样和档主叫嚣!不断大喊“Shame On You(丢脸)!”
虽然许多网民在该影片下留言说该外国女郎是因为偷取物品才被捉取,但事实并非如此。不过,影片还有另一个看点,那就是周围路人都举起手机在拍摄,更有一男为了找更好的角度走到女郎面前拍摄。有网民指出,为何没人在现场阻止该外国女郎脱衣,也没人拿东西帮她遮住。

也有一女子在影片下留言说她认识影片中的外国女郎,她相信那位外国女郎不会偷东西。
茨厂街小贩指出外国女郎闹事后已经被警察捉回警察局了。

若影片被删除,请见谅:


经网民的人肉搜索,她是一名来自澳大利亚,2012年来马来西亚,现在在某件综合诊疗所的一名护士小姐。名为:Shanna Avril Princess KadazanDusun 现在居住在 Bangsar 。

据《人民邮报》探悉,这名赤裸上半身在茨厂街闹事的女子疑似是一名卡达山人,这名身材姣好的女子更曾参加过本地选美比赛。强大的网友还搜出,该名女郎曾在2005年参加过《 Dewi Remaja》,之后还参加过TV3举办的《Pengacara Jemputan Nona》。


据《人民邮报》的报道指出,该名女郎早前在茨厂街某餐厅用餐时,叫了两瓶啤酒但却没有付全款就离开,所以该餐厅东主的女儿向前要求她付全款。该餐厅也提供出当天的CCTV记录,确实记录到该名女郎并没有付第二瓶啤酒的钱就离开。

有点小醉的女郎可能受不住气,一时大发脾气脱个清光以示自己清白,并大方的让人任拍。

该餐厅的东主表示该名女郎已不是第一次吃东西不还钱,她经常会出现在茨厂街附近一带,并常常会赊账。

网民看了这则短片后反应却很两极化,有部分网民以为白衣女子是游客,并指白衣女子脱掉上衣就足以证明她没有偷东西,更认为商家如此对待游客是不礼貌的行为。 但也有网民认为单看短片很难判断谁对谁错,也有网民质疑偷东西的人,还会脱光上衣让路人拍?

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Top 10 annoying habits on social media


JUST ABOUT everyone uses social media for a variety of reasons, including to post photos, share their feelings, to catch up on the news or to see what others are up to.

While its appeal includes being a simple and useful platform, some of our online habits may unintentionally be rubbing others the wrong way.

This week, Metro Online shares a non-exhaustive list of annoying habits that we may be guilty of, in no particular order.


1. Not thinking before sharing

Recklessly sharing information online when one has no way of verifying its credibility can do more harm than good.

Some old news may resurface from time to time and there are others who take pleasure in misinforming the public by posting false news, such as a death of a celebrity.

It is a challenge to identify what is real and what isn’t.

A general rule of thumb is to question what you read and see online. If in doubt, don’t share at all.



2. Posting daily selfies

Few would bat an eyelid at the occasional selfie but eye-rolling will happen when one’s newsfeed sees a constant stream of a friend’s face.

Some may argue that it is their prerogative to post harmless photos of themselves but no one needs a daily reminder of what you look like.



3. Constant status updates

Everyone wants a platform to be heard and social media is the way to go. However, constant updates throughout the day can get annoying for some, more so when they are mundane or overly negative, such as bemoaning certain aspects of one’s life or criticising others, including family members and colleagues.

Remember that not all our thoughts are gems and limiting these status updates can be a good thing.



4. Couples who are overly affectionate online
“Despite working until 11pm, my boyfriend drove to my house just so he could give me a hug before heading back home,” or “My girlfriend spent the whole afternoon baking my favourite goodies.”

Are you guilty of frequent online displays of affection?

It’s okay to share particularly sweet gestures occasionally but to do so in front of your 400 Facebook friends several times a day can be too much.



5. Parents who overshare information on their kids
Children are the pride and joy of parents and it is only natural to share pictures or anecdotes of the funny things that they say or do with friends. However, frequent postings with up-to-the-minute details of your child’s day is unneccessary.

It’s fine to share particularly funny or cute occurrences but for everything else, you may want to save it for your close family members.



6. Incessantly posting photos of food and drinks
An annoying craze that many of us may be guilty of committing is religiously photographing our food and fancy coffee art.

We hit cafes and eateries that serve Instagram-worthy grub but not everybody cares about what you may be eating in that moment. Appetising food that fill up our newsfeeds can get annoying — more so when one is on a diet.



7. The fitness enthusiast show-off
From constantly sharing a screenshot of your runs and workout summary to posting daily gym selfies or your latest workout gear, this is undoubtedly another irritating trend.

While healthy living is what we should aim to incorporate into our lives, showing off your activities may not necessarily inspire others to do the same. Conversely, it can come across as boastful or narcissistic.



8. People who hashtag too much
Hashtags are useful when one needs to find trending topics or search for matters of interest. Unfortunately, too many people abuse them. Not every post deserves a hashtag and too many hashtags can get annoying.

Further aggravating your peers is the use of hashtags that are unrelated to your post. Do your friends a favour by keeping it relevant.




9. Posting too many motivational quotes
Everyone needs a boost from time to time and motivational quotes can help pick us up when we are feeling down. While such quotes can serve as a good reminder for us to get going in life, a constant flood of these messages can eventually lose its impact. You may see less likes, shares, retweets or favourites in due time.



10. People who check in everywhere
Some of us are obsessed with letting people know our whereabouts by “checking in” on social media in real-time. If you have an open account, you are not only opening the door to the public to see what you are up to, but it is an invitation for predators to stalk you. If you must, check in only after you have left the location.


■ For a video of this story, visit https://youtu.be/SgdrgfBiNHY

以后收到詐騙简讯千万别删,教你分分钟整死他….!(只限用在騙子身上)




收到骗子简讯怎么办?? 请别急着删除, 大家可以试试这样…

TIPS.1 冻结卡号
收到骗子要你汇款的简讯后先别忙着删除 看看他的卡号是什么银行的, 并登录该银行的网上营业厅 输入该骗子的卡号,密码随便填写, 只要3次错误,此卡在24小时之内 是不能进行任何的交易了(就是被冻结了) 他就等着吧 你看他不爽或者心情不好了 就天天给他来3次,叫他再骗人! 如果人品大爆发,密码对了,请你把钱转到灾区 实在是经济有困难的就转给自己

TIPS.2 同性恋交友骚扰
先查出这个手机号的城市 然后找到哪个城市的同性恋交友网站 註册帐号 联繫方式留下那个手机号码

TIPS.3 出租网站骚扰
在当地的房屋出租网站发帖 「市中心两室一厅,月租300, 急出手,24小时开机」 同样留下那个电话 随便提供一个租房网站 先註册,再选地区,再发布信息 就等着骗子被骚扰吧,呵呵

TIPS.4 验证简讯骚扰
找一找当地行动电话的网站 登陆时有接收简讯一个选项 是可以让行动电话公司给手机发一个验证码的简讯 然后不停地让行动电话公司发吧 估计收简讯也够骗子喝一壶茶的啦

TIPS.5 收款人支付手续费
某银行职员同样收到简讯 「请把钱汇到**********账号上」 就按照账号每次汇出1分钱, 便从收款人账户扣掉2元 连续汇出大概1元多钱 这时,终于收到收款人发来信息: 别再汇款了,已经扣掉200多了, 你是内行吧!叫我们怎么生活呀! 汇款时选「收款人支付手续费」, 每笔2元,哈哈。。

大家都知道怎么对付骗子吧… 可是千萬別拿來作弄朋友,這後果會很嚴重哦!!!!
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Monday, April 20, 2015

5 Ways to Play Two Subtitles At The Same Time On Your Videos

In some areas of the world, if you go to the cinema you might see more than one set of subtitles on screen at once. This is because the country might have more than one major language and so just showing one subtitle language isn’t enough to cater for the majority of watchers. This becomes a problem at home though as DVD/media players and TVs cannot display more than one subtitle at once on discs or when playing video files and you would have to encode the subtitles you want into the video file itself.

Thankfully, this doesn’t have to be the case on a computer and it’s quite easy to display two subtitles on a video at the same time if you have the right media player software to allow it. Here we show you 5 solutions for playing two or more subtitles on your Windows computer, all you need is the video file and the required language SRT subtitle files.

Tip: For best results you should rename the SRT files to nameofvideo.language.SRT, for instance my_video.eng.SRT. Then place the files in the same folder as the video. This way the media player will pick up the subtitles without you having to manually search for them. Also make sure your subtitles are synced correctly or they will display at different times.


1. KMPlayer

KMPlayer has been able to play more than one subtitle at once for quite a few years. Apart from that ability, it also boasts a number of options for displaying, loading and saving the subtitles back out again. Some of the other subtitle features are merging subtitles together, subtitle explorer/editor, syncing, multiple display and effect options, online subtitle finder and the ability to show up to three subtitles on screen at once.


By default KMPlayer will show the first subtitle at the bottom if you have SRT files located in the same directory as the video file. You can add a second by right clicking on the video window > Subtitles > Subtitles Languages > 2nd Subtitle and selecting the file you want to add at the top of the video. Adding a 3rd Subtitle from the same menu will display it on the middle of the image. BE AWARE THAT KMPlayer OFFERS ADWARE DURING INSTALL.



2. Daum PotPlayer

PotPlayer is from the same developer that’s responsible for creating KMPlayer who decided to leave that project and start another. Unsurprisingly PotPlayer also has a range of subtitle options like KMPlayer, including a subtitles browser and plenty of tweaking and display options. PotPlayer can show two subtitles on the video at the same time.


How to add a second subtitle onto the video is very similar to KMPlayer, right click on the video > Subtitles > Add/Select Languages > 2nd Subtitle, and select the language to be placed at the top of the video. If the second SRT subtitle file is not in the same folder you can manually load it.



3. Media Player Classic – Home Cinema

Media Player Classic – Home Cinema has been around for years and has gained popularity among PC users, not least for being able to smoothly play full HD content on low end or old hardware. The disadvantage of MPC playing two subtitles at once is it can’t do it out of the box and requires you to do a few things first.


Firstly, you need to install a Directshow filter called VSFilter which takes care of showing the second subtitle. Download and install VSFilter and tick the box to configure it when the install is complete. In the Main tab tick Override placement and enter a vertical (V) number somewhere between 0-25 to put this subtitle at the top. Click OK.


Secondly, open MPC-HC and go to Options (O) > Advanced, double click the BlockVSFilter entry to make it False. Click OK, close and reopen MPC-HC.


When you open a video file and want two subtitles, you can access the the bottom subtitle from the right click > Subtitles menu, the second subtitle is accessed via Filters > “VSFilter (auto-loading version)”, a green arrow icon in the system tray is also visible where you can right click and alter the top subtitle.


If you find playback with two subtitles to be jerky or resource intensive, a fork of VSFilter called XY-VSFilter is faster and more optimized, this should be able to help produce a smoother experience.



4. BS.Player

BS.Player is one of a few media players that offer a paid version which is a pricey €29.90 for a year’s worth of Pro version updates. Thankfully the free version handles playing two subtitles at once with ease. A few options for uploading/downloading subtitles, timings and how they get displayed are available.


Like the other programs, adding subtitles is very easy. Right click on the video, go to Subtitles and choose Primary or Secondary for a sub menu listing the bottom and top subtitles. BS.Player offers to locally install a number of third party codecs such as AC3 Filter, while not necessary to display two subtitles they may be required to playback your videos correctly.



5. Merging the Subtitles into one File

This last method isn’t actually a piece of software but is instead a simple way to display two or more subtitles at once in just about any media player that supports playing SRT subtitle files. It’s is done by simply merging the SRT files from different languages into one main file so you only ever have to load one subtitle SRT. The advantage is this also works for DVD players, TVs and hardware multimedia players that support a single SRT subtitle file.


You can follow the guide in our “How To Add Two or More Subtitles to Video” article. The resulting SRT file should allow the player to play all the subtitles together automatically at the bottom of the video with optional different colors.

Additional Note: SMPlayer is a frontend GUI for the command line MPlayer which is the engine behind a number of media players. Although it claims to have the ability to play two subtitles at once we were unable to get the second subtitle to work. It should also be possible with the ffdshow video codec to display two subtitles although it can be tricky to setup for all but experienced users. Another way is using the Greenfish subtitle player to show a secondary subtitle in a separate window.


source: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/playing-two-subtitles-at-the-same-time-in-dvd-player-and-computer/

Friday, April 17, 2015

17 Powerful Images Showing The Devastating Effects Of Overpopulation

It’s no secret that we are exploiting our planet and running out of resources at the speed of light, but many people refuse to take notice. These unbelievable photos of environmental damage, collected into a book by environmental awareness platform Global Population Speak Out, show the harsh realities of the ecological and social tragedies that Earth is suffering. Its title: “Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot.”

This book has plenty of powerful images illustrating the problems generated by overpopulation and consumption, together with quotes from famous writers, scientists and ecologists to help understand and raise awareness about the destruction of natural environments.

Global Population Speak Out provides a link for everyone to have a look at the book online for free, but if you want it in your bookshelf, you can also find it on Amazon.


Surfing on a wave full of trash in Java (Indonesia), the world’s most populated island

National Willamette forest, Oregon (USA), 99% deforested



The Yellow river in Mongolia is so polluted that it’s almost impossible to breathe near it

Ken River oil field, California (USA) – exploited since 1899

Fire at oil platform in Gulf of Mexico, April 2010

Landscape full of trash in Bangladesh


Indonesian forest transformed into palm plantation

Part of the Amazonian jungle in Brazil, burnt down to be “repurposed”


World’s biggest excavator, Bagger 288, used to extract coal in Tagebau Hambach strip mine (Germany)

Landfill in Accra (Ghana). Our electronic rubbish usually ends up in Third-World countries


Mexico City landscape, 20 million inhabitants

Albatross killed by excessive plastic ingestion in Midway Islands (North Pacific)


Landscape covered in greenhouses , Almeria (Spain)


Tar-rich zone in Alberta, Canada destroyed by mining and toxic wastes


The Maldives are flooding because of global warming and human action. They will sink in 50 years

Mir mine, Russia. This gigantic hole is the world’s biggest diamond mine.

Enormous iceberg melting near Svalbard island in Norway