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You Know World Cup 2010 Is Here When…
1) Someone mentions "South Africa" and instead of thinking about the native men over there…
…running away with hammers and sticks.
And instead of thinking about the native women in Africa…
…posing for a photo with emo faces. Probably because their men are running away with hammers and sticks.
It reminds you of…
Cristiano Ronaldo running – without the hammer and stick of course.
And also…
Female football fans supporting – without emo face but with a sexy boobs appearance obviously! (I know where you're looking at!)
2) Mamak outlets have food named after the participating countries.
Whatever country in the World Cup, you'll see it right on the World Cup special-edition menu!
Translation: Dude, why Roti Canai Brazil expensive like crazy?
Translation: Because Brazil kick ball like crazy! 5 times champion! Crazy record, crazy price!
Yeah right crazy record – more of a crazy rip-off!
3) World Cup related companies give out stress balls.
Just like this one from Tiger, a famous beer company. Maybe you can squeeze it while watching the matches – to release tension.
So in case you hate a particular country – this one is Germany for example – you can crush them with your very own hand!
Die you Germans! *no offense ya*
4) Electronic companies selling new HD TV for better World Cup watching experience.
Yeah right WTFBBQ-HD-FTW-TV. Marketing strategy at its best.
Seriously? =/
5) Everyone wears football jerseys of World Cup countries.
They say it's the passion for football. And also to promote the country they support.
But for me, I think I'll wear the jersey of Malaysia's football team.
I, as a true Malaysian, support Malaysia in becoming one of the participating countries in the near future! Vision 2020 FTW!
1Bola Sepak. 1Malaysia. Malaysia Boleh!

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"The people and the army are one hand," the chant of Egypt's January 25th revolution on the eve of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, has yielded in the face of toxic gases, rubber bullets and live ammunition from the security forces, composed of army and police, to "the army and the police are one dirty hand."
The trust and gratitude the Egyptian people once felt toward the military for their solidarity in ousting Mubarak has evaporated as the brutality of the army and police has caused scores of deaths and thousands of injuries.
Not only tear gas and rubber bullets, but also toxic gases -- which cause seizures and reportedly led to several deaths by asphyxiation -- and live ammunition have been aimed at the protesters. Tweets from all over Egypt reveal the shock at this criminal behavior. One said, "I am out of words. Egyptian army is murdering Egyptian civilians. That's our worst living nightmare."
The November revolution differs from the 18 days that led to Mubarak's downfall not only in the escalating violence, but also in the new coalitions that have emerged as well as the old alliances that have been exposed.
The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic opposition group, has fractured: Members of its youth have aligned themselves with the protesters, while the leadership has supported the position of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that the parliamentary elections, which began today, must go forward. Banking on a good showing in the elections, the Muslim Brotherhood leadership stayed away from Tahrir Square for the first week of this month's protests.
Islamist youths discovered their leadership's duplicity on the first day of the demonstrations, November 18, which was called as a day of protest by Islamists. The plan to have a contained demonstration backfired and led to the current nationwide uprising.
Nawara Negm, a female journalist, activist and member of the Muslim Brotherhood, said in an interview posted on YouTube that they were urged to leave Tahrir Square on the first night of the protests, when a few hundred youth activists moved in to reclaim the square.
"The Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi leaders insisted we go home after the Friday protests .... I decided to stay with my brothers and sisters here in the sit-in in Tahrir Friday night until our voices are heard. Then the brutal, deadly attacks on us started. I cannot help but think now that those Islamists' leaders had some sort of a deal with SCAF, but thank God it did not work out."
After days of equivocating on the violence, the U.S. first called on the military to halt its attacks on the protesters, and then, in a dramatic change of position, withdrew its support for the SCAF.
The White House statement, issued early Friday morning, called for "full transfer of power to a civilian government" in a "just and inclusive manner."
It was greeted with incredulity in Tahrir. As in the January revolution, the U.S. government has been perceived as supporting its allies -- the SCAF as much as Mubarak -- over the democratic aspirations of the people. That the tear gas canisters still bear the moniker "Made in the USA," as they did in January, does not help.
In its support for proceeding with the parliamentary elections, the U.S. finds itself in an odd allegiance with the SCAF and the Muslim Brotherhood and out of touch with the sentiment on the street.
Tahrir Square never has been about "free and fair elections first," although the people have that expectation. The revolution of people carrying signs asking for "dignity," "freedom," "equality" and "social justice" always encompassed much more than political processes.
The people dying on Egypt's streets are fighting for the true conditions of a just society. Elections, which in Egypt always can be manipulated, cannot be trusted to deliver that goal.
Far from promoting democracy, holding the parliamentary elections on time ignores the will of the people -- not to mention the sacrifices of those who have been killed or wounded -- and plays into the hands of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Many factors taint the elections:
- Holding the elections amounts to a forced approval of SCAF's brutal repressive practices, with the violence still ongoing throughout Egypt, out of the sight of the cameras in Tahrir Square.
- Exerting total control over the media, SCAF manipulates public opinion with unchecked lies about protesters (think of the three American college students who were detained) and bullies independent networks, such as ONTV, with defamation campaigns, often targeting individual reporters, such as Yousri Foda.
- After refusing for months to allow international monitors to observe the elections, SCAF relented at the last moment. But irregularities such as removing the ballot boxes to remote locations remain troubling. A full post-election evaluation will reveal the monitors' assessment of the transparency and honesty of the elections.
- Governance is in chaos. The country, in effect, has three governments, not to mention SCAF: the new prime minister, Kamal Ganzouri, appointed by SCAF and still forming a Cabinet; the interim prime minister, Essam Sharaf, supposedly still in position; and a Tahrir-formed Civil Council, led by the former diplomat and Nobel Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, former Muslim Brotherhood leader Aboul Fotouh and others.
The November protests have shaken Egypt out of a period of post-revolution stagnation, with serious implications for the future. With the exception of those who have joined the protests, the military, from the generals at the top to the soldier on the street, has violated the trust of the people. Now they are seen in the same light as Mubarak.
Many Muslim Brotherhood youths have broken off and have joined forces with the broad coalition of protesters. Al Azhar, Egypt's leading religious institution, has weighed in with the people against SCAF. And the "leaderless revolution" now has political backing. A coalition of many leaders from the principal parties, called by ElBaradei, has formally asked SCAF to leave. Also, representatives of the principal revolutionary movements have come together to support ElBaradei as prime minister over the SCAF's choice of Ganzouri.
The Egyptian people, who at times since January have seemed apathetic about the future of the revolution, have shown their determination to reclaim it. The protesters all determined to stay in Tahrir, and on the streets and squares of Egypt, until SCAF steps down, hands power to a civil body, and submits to a public independent investigation into the violence and killings in January and February, the October Maspero protests (when the police attacked peaceful Christian Copts) and the strife in November.
As noted by a slogan pasted to the walls at Omar Makram Mosque (now turned into a field hospital), "You can Crush the Flowers, but It Won't Delay the Spring."


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I'm in the midst of chaos.
But in reality, I only perceive it as chaos. It's a wonderfully blessed life I have, and I'm letting myself perceive said chaos and losing sight of what is ahead. I need to focus on simplicity; I need to slow down. I must quit worrying about the future and appreciate today.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." – Matthew 6:34
I'm currently packing. The answer to the question I had a few weeks ago "how does one pack for five months?" still eludes me. And now I'm down to four nights left, with a mess of things surrounding a few suitcases. And I'm stressing out majorly.
But why? Why stress when the things that I pack do not matter. It doesn't have to be overwhelming, if I just go at it with a different perspective – that it will be okay if I miss something, if I have wrinkly clothes, or if I look completely disheveled in the airport.
What really matters is taking time to appreciate how blessed I am, and being grateful to the One who has blessed me. I have this opportunity to travel to Hawaii and live with dear friends for five months while taking a few online classes and spending precious time with my friends and godson. I feel spoiled. And all I've been doing is stress about just how I'm going to pack for it.
Today as I was throwing clothes into a suitcase and worrying about running out of time, I realized that rather than hurrying to finish, I need to slow down. I need to live this moment too, instead of only looking ahead.
So, I'm going to soak up these few days I have left in Illinois. I'm going to spend my time with those dear to me and I'm going to drink coffee and I'm going to read. I'm going to pack, yes, but I'm going to be more relaxed about it. Because why stress? Why, when it hides everything good in the days to come. While my countdown will continue because of the tremendous excitement I have for Hawaii, I won't only see it as a countdown of days till I get out of here, but as how many days I have to enjoy here, in Illinois.
With this in mind, I DO have time to write here, and I DO have time to wander around town doing nothing, and I DO have time to sit in a coffee shop and read, and I DO still have time to spare. Because even if I end up throwing the remaining things I think I need in a bag at midnight the night before I leave, it will all be okay. And this trip will still be good. And a blessed life will go on. I'm thankful for that, and everything else in my life – the things in the past and in the future and right now, this very second.
Let's all take time to appreciate and live in this very moment.
To complement this reflection I offer a no fuss tart. Simple. Beautiful. Fresh.
Fresh Raspberry and Lemon Cream Cheese Tart
1 prebaked piecrust in tart pan (Recipe for pie crust that I used at bottom of this post)
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup sugar
Juice and Zest of 1 large lemon (or about 2 Tablespoons juice and 1 teaspoon zest)
½ cup heavy whipping cream, cold
2 cups fresh raspberries
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until softened and a bit fluffy. Add vanilla, lemon juice and zest to mixture and stir until combined.
Add heavy cream to a separate bowl. The colder the cream, the easier it will whip. Using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer (or a regular whisk), whip the cream until peaks form.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined. Spread into chilled tart crust and top with fresh raspberries. Garnish with lemon zest. Best if served chilled and on the same day it's prepared.
Pie Crust:
1 ½ sticks unsalted butter (3/4 cup), cold and cut into small pieces
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup ice water
Combine salt and flour in a medium size bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly. Gradually add ice water until mixture forms into a dough ball. Divide in two, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least an hour. Roll out 1 ball into a circle large enough to fit a standard size tart pan. Place in pan and cut around edges so there is no excess dough. Prick the bottom several times with a fork and bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, or slightly browned. Remove from oven and allow it to cool completely before filling. This will make two tart shells.
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San Francisco files suit to keep CCSF open
Accreditation panel accused of retaliation
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit Thursday against the commission that is set to revoke City College of San Francisco's accreditation next year and said he hopes to halt the process that could shut down the school of 85,000 students in 2014.
Herrera accused the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of targeting City College because students and faculty opposed state efforts to downsize colleges when California was cutting spending during the depths of the recession. He said the commission had supported the state's efforts.
"The commission acted improperly to withdraw accreditation from City College for having embraced a different vision," Herrera said in announcing the suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court.
In addition to what he called the commission's retaliation against the college, Herrera accused it of multiple conflicts of interest and having an "improper evaluation process" for community colleges it accredits in California, Hawaii and the Pacific islands.
Herrera is seeking an injunction against the commission to vacate its decision to revoke accreditation.
Herrera filed a separate legal action - not a lawsuit - against the state Board of Governors, which oversees California's 112 community colleges. In it, he accused the board of improperly relinquishing its authority over the colleges to the accrediting commission, which he called a "wholly unaccountable private entity."
"The evidence is clear that the (commission) ignored multiple conflicts of interest, flouted laws and allowed its political advocacy to color public responsibilities it should frankly never have been given," Herrera said. "The state Board of Governors is also to blame for unlawfully ceding its public duties" to the commission.
An unsigned statement e-mailed from the commission Thursday evening said the agency was surprised to learn about the legal actions, had not fully reviewed the allegations and will respond in court.
Nevertheless, "these actions appear to be without merit and an attempt to politicize and interfere with the ongoing accreditation review process with respect to the City College of San Francisco," the message said.
Regional agencies
The commission, based in Novato, is one of the country's six regional accrediting commissions for community colleges. All are private, supported by the dues of member colleges. The U.S. Department of Education evaluates them every five years.
Herrera, who said he has been investigating the commission for weeks, based some of his allegations on recent findings by the Department of Education, which upheld four complaints about the commission made by the college system's faculty union in April.
The Department of Education said the commission had too few teachers on teams that visit and evaluate colleges, used unclear language in evaluating colleges and had no clear policy on conflicts of interest.
The commission gave the appearance of a conflict when it let the husband of commission President Barbara Beno serve on the team that visited City College last year, the federal agency said.
The department also said the commission takes too long to sanction colleges.
The commission found so many problems with City College's fiscal management and governance that it issued its most severe sanction in July 2012 and gave the school a year to improve or risk losing its accreditation.
Forfeit funding
Without accreditation, colleges forfeit the public funding that keeps them operating.
Throughout the next year, City College officials tried to address the many deficiencies cited by the commission, even as students and the faculty union protested and resisted what they considered austerity measures.
In July, the commission found that City College was still out of compliance and issued its devastating decree.
But the union continued its fight, and succeeded in turning the tables somewhat on the commission by calling its problems to the attention of the Department of Education.
Now, Herrera is marshaling the efforts into legal action.
Response required
The legal action against the Board of Governors, which demands that the state-appointed board take a more active role in the accreditation process, requires that California's community college Chancellor Brice Harris respond within 45 days. Herrera can sue if he is not satisfied with the response.
Both the Board of Governors and City College repeated what they've said all along: They're focused on repairing the school's deficiencies and not on attacking the commission.
"Regardless of one's views about the (commission), by its own admission City College did not meet the standards that all 112 community colleges in California have agreed to meet," said Paul Feist, a spokesman with the statewide community college chancellor's office.
He pointed out that the Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, a state-funded agency that helps schools and colleges in crisis deal with financial troubles, independently found an array of financial management problems at City College that persist even a year after the school was first sanctioned.
"City College cannot become the battleground in the fight concerning accreditation without sustaining further damage to this important institution," Feist said.
City College spokeswoman Jennifer Aries said, "Our focus remains on the road map to recovery."
Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail email@example.com. Twitter: @NanetteAsimov


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Ex-boxing champ Vinny Paz accused of assault: 'I got robbed'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Ex-boxing champion Vinny Paz, who's accused of biting a man, knocking out his teeth and sending him to a hospital, appeared in court on a felony assault charge on Wednesday and was released.
Paz, a five-time world champion who broke his neck in a car crash, is known for his comeback story, which was dramatized in the 2016 film ''Bleed for This,'' starring Miles Teller. He appeared in Providence District Court on Wednesday morning, not long after turning himself in on a warrant issued by police on Tuesday.
Paz, who appeared in court with black eyes, did not enter a plea and was released on personal recognizance. He was ordered to have no contact with the man he's accused of beating and was scheduled to appear in superior court in April.
Witnesses told police that Paz accused the man of stealing $16,000.
Outside court, the retired champ maintained his innocence, telling reporters, ''I got robbed.'' He called himself the victim and said he planned to go to a hospital after leaving court.
Asked if he regretted taking the law into his own hands, he replied, ''No.''
Paz, 55, retired from boxing in 2004. Since then, he has had several brushes with the law, including a 2012 no-contest plea to disorderly conduct for a fight with two women at a Providence bar. He also pleaded no contest in 2007 to drunken driving.


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Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Played regularly by the Jerry Garcia Band from 1981 onwards.
Reach for the sun, catch hold of the moonNotes
They're both too heavy but what can you do?
Reach for the stars, smack into the sky
You don't want to live but you're chicken to die
Chicken to die
Run, run, run for the roses
Sooner it opens, the quicker it closes
Man, oh, man, oh friend of mine
All good things in all good time
All good things in all good time
Reach for the rose, get caught on the briar
You're warming to love, next thing there's a fire
The trouble with love is its other face
You just want the cup, you don't want the race
No, you don't want the race
Run for the money, caught short on the rent
Big ideas but the money's all spent (note 1)
If you got the do-re, I got the mi
And I got a notion we're all at sea
Yeah, we're all at sea
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Congratulations to the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire team for hosting an excellent Faire! Along with countless happy visitors, I had a great time learning about all of the awesome projects that were being presented, such as a remote-control Nerf gun, soda can crusher, and miniature drum set. The MakerBots were out in force, and the rockets and foam planes were a'flying. You can see the rest of my photos here, and watch a news segment about the event here. I'm ready for next year already!
Did you make it out to the Faire? Be sure to share your photos and memories in the comments! Here are some of my favorites:
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Intended as a comprehensive online encyclopedia of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, YouMass documents the lives and activities of the campus community, its departments, programs, faculty, staff, and students. At its heart, YouMass is a collaboration between the Du Bois Library's Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) and the campus community, and we encourage members of the community to help us tell your stories, document your organizations, and share information about who you are and what you do.
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Sun Microsystems has released what it claims is the world's first generic communication protocol between a Key Manager and an encrypting device into an open source community. The protocol is implemented as a complete toolkit and is downloadable from the OpenSolaris website.
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1 package dry yeast, instant, 7 gr
3/4 cup yogurt, room temperature
1/2 cup (125 ml) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup olive oil
1 egg white
1/2 tsp salt
~2 1/2 cup flour
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1/4 cup dill, chopped
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A key feature (in my view) of Readonly that others haven't mentioned yet is that a Readonly hashref will prevent you from modifying the referenced hash. The constant pragma, in contrast, only prevents you from changing the top-level reference value. The constant will always point to the same hash, but that hash can be modified. Maybe this might change in future, I don't know, but in the meantime I've been bitten by this not-entirely-constant nature of the constant pragma (inadvertently using a "constant" hash as a global variable...). It's fine for scalar and array values, but a bit dodgy for hashes, IMHO.
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Slow Cooker Moroccan Red Lentil Soup with Harissa
Dear Brandy,
It's your birthday, and as you've probably gathered, a few of us "got together" to throw you a virtual bash.
It was my job to make the soup course. I thought it would be fun to cook a Moroccan lentil soup, since that's what we ate when we had lunch together in December.
This soup, which I made in my crockpot, doesn't really taste anything like the other, but it's still really good, especially with some of the homemade Harissa on top.
Brandy: I hope we get to have soup together again soon, and I wish you all the best this year…I just know it's going to be an amazing one for you :)
Recipe for Crockpot Moroccan Lentil Soup with Harissa
Yield: 10+ servings
Harissa is a Northwest African chili paste. You can buy it in in the international section of some markets, but I really prefer to make it at home (the storebought versions I've tried were way too salty). If you opt not to make the Harissa, you can add a bit of cayenne pepper to the soup recipe to give it a little more heat.
For the soup:
*1 tablespoons olive oil
*1 large onion, peeled and chopped
*4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
*2 organic carrots, chopped
*2 organic celery ribs, chopped
*one 28 ounce can organic plum tomatoes, with liquid
*2 cups red lentils, rinsed, picked over, and drained
*1/2 cup organic raisins
*4 cups vegetable broth or water
*1 teaspoons ground cumin
*2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
*1 1/2 teaspoons ground tumeric
*2 teaspoons paprika
*2 teaspoons ground ginger
For the Harissa:
*1 ounce dried hot chiles (I used guajillo), soaked in hot water for about 30 minutes to soften
*1 fat clove of garlic, peeled
*pinch of sea salt
*1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more if needed to blend the harissa
*1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
*1 small handful of cilantro
For the soup:
1. Place all ingredients in your crockpot. Turn it to the "low" setting, and cook for 7-8 hours (or even a bit more, if you like). Feel free to taste it and adjust the spice level and/or the amount of liquid while the soup is cooking.
2. Serve topped with a spoonful of the Harissa, which adds a nice little punch of spice.
For the Harissa:
1. Process all ingredients in a blender until a fairly smooth paste forms. Transfer to a small glass jar and top with a little more olive oil. Store the harissa you don't use up as a garnish for the soup in the refrigerator; it will keep for 3-4 weeks.
Soup and harissa adapted from Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World
Additional courses made for Brandy's Virtual Surprise Party:
Salad: Michigan Salad from Living Mostly Meatless
Pasta: Quinoa Linguine with Cherry Tomatoes and Bacon from Cooking with Books
Meat: Beef Machaca Tacos from Farm Girl Gourmet
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Your service adviser/ manager needs to check the latest BMW recall bulletins. The recall was posted this month ( November ). It is questionable wether this will resolve the shut down problem though.........
I believe it is now a recall coming out very soon on the stalling issue. A remap of the engine management.
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Jack Hawley MOA and RA #224, KE9UW ("Chuck")
Do you believe the v 14.2 software update is the engine management remap recall?? I haven't gotten the v14.2 update but my understanding is that it is available for the asking at the dealerships. Not a recall-yet??
Don S
Kind of hard to see it as a 'response' per se, since they have to have been working on it continuously for some time. Interesting timing, but I have read of others getting the new software installed just prior to the announcement of the NHTSA investigation. Probable they were trying to be as proactive as they can be and solve the issue and avoid the investigation, but there are have been enough complaints filed that the investigation likely would have had to happen even if BMW had found a fix earlier. Certainly the problem is widely publicized and some dealers pulled these models from their floors back in August. So, while I have only experienced mild issues compared to some, I am keeping fingers crossed that this new software really is the answer.
Jim Douglas '00 K1200RS >138,000 miles -- Black, 01/10/2000 to present
Gone: White '09 K1300S sold @ 22k mi, Black '93 K1100RS traded @ 78k mi, Red '85 K100RS sold @ 44k mi, '06 Kaw 650R chrome yellow track bike sold http://www.seagullbb.com/
It is my hope as well that this is a valid resolution to the problem at hand however a product and manufacture such as BMW shouldnt have to be threatened by NHTSA to address poor engineering or quality control to resolve valid problems with thier products that can be life threatening.
This behavior pattern of BMW's customer service is what has lead me down a path over the past couple months away from the BMW show room and into the hands of another manufacture. So much to the point that I have sold my BMW in the last week and will be taking delivery of a Concours 14 in the next 2 weeks.
I havent purchased the Concours yet although I have some concern of the heat issue on the right side. I spent some seat time on one and it wasnt that big of a deal. There isnt much difference between the 2008 and 10 other than relocated mirrors, some minor fairing revision to address the heat and a little bit bigger windscreen. The biggest difference is there are alot of 2009's floating around that are able to be had for as low as 10400.00! The new 2010 msrp is 14995 and there isnt alot of leeway that dealers are willing to give up. Same power plant, brakes, frame, etc.
My wrist has served me well over the course of 39 years of riding therefore I am not that interested in the traction control and heated grips can be had for 150 bucks.
I think I will sway towards the 2009 and save 4K.............
I will let you know, should be picking one up in the next couple weeks.
I'm headed over to the dealer today, to pick upanother bike they just finished reworking for us. I'm going to ask them about the v14.2 software...
so does the 4.12 firmware upgrade superceed the Throttlebody cleaning or is it included?
2011 R1200 GSA Smoke Grey Metallic Matt
2009 G450X White
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The way I heard it, BMW will provide the software update and cleaning is not necessary or required (which means they are not going to pay for it).
R1200GS LC Rallye
Jack Hawley MOA and RA #224, KE9UW ("Chuck")
So, have you heard if BMW is no longer recommending the regular addition of the fuel additive? The 6-pack of Techron was pretty cheap at Costco, so no big deal, but it would be nice not to have to add something to every fillup. My biggest worry with that is getting it on the paint.....
Jim Douglas '00 K1200RS >138,000 miles -- Black, 01/10/2000 to present
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|Letter from Joseph E. Field to Mary Jones, 1867
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|Copy of a letter to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas, from Joseph E. Field. Second letter is a copy of a letter to Cromwell Anson Jones from Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas.
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|[Copy of a letter in the hand of Henry Cowing] Mr Fields Letter to Cowing in 1867 Mr Cowing Dear Sir The tract of land I have sould you, was my head right clame from the Texas Government as a single man it was acquired befor the Mexican War according to Mexican Laws in 1837 or 8 I made a contract with E K Whightman which was never consummated to exchange it for a peace of land at the mouth of Cones Creek in forty five I left Texas and was abstant until fifty seven on my return I ascertained that the patent without my permission had been given by the state authorized to a strainger in Matagorda County allso that an instrament purporting to be a saile by Contract to have been put upon record in the above County conveying the above land to anderson Jones for the consideration of five thousand Dollars done after the Contract with K Whightman sould his intire ---------------------------------------------------- estate to a W Ludlow in which he bound the Latter to carry out the Contract with me I was told was recorded in Matagorda and was of the same date and witnessed by the persons at that infaver of Jones at the time of the above record in faver of Jones from the best information I have I was residing in the island of Cuba and it was done without my knowledge or consent. Joseph E Fields P.S. I will further state that have never requested Anson Jones to do any thin for me in the way of biseness J.E.F. (2) Yes my son Anson Jones ((((((<>))))))) Yes my son I am glad you sat down I wanted to write you . You are doing very well here but in some things you can yet improve you need a little more tact and policy about trading. you are most too blunt but I think you will acquire this after a while with some study and prac - tice. You should be a little more industrious too you would please Mr Sydum better though you are serving him very well now which I am glad to see I hope you will spare no pains to please him. You can do well here if you will . Endeavor to act honestly and honorably in all things. It will add greatly to your esteem together with strict attention specially as you are probably looked at our of one corner of the eye. yes Set no reproach of that kind be cast upon you. Sharp eyes are watching you. Act as if you prided yourself on honor - able parentage, and disdained to cast -------------------------------------------------- a blot upon it . Honesty is one of the best ways to do this. You will then be honored no matter what your station. I desire to see you succeed and please your employee. You should attend to your prayers more recollect you are dependant on the supreme one for every blessing you enjoy. I am glad you are leaving off that per nicious habit You will improve by it. You must learn to best the books it will insure you better wages. but I will advise you some other time, for the present good night from your loving father Anson Jones
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The pumpkin apple butter was so easy- it was really similar to my previous post about homemade applesauce.
3 lbs of baking apples
1 can (15 oz) of pure pumpkin puree
1/2 tbs pumpkin pie spice (or a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, ginger, etc.)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 c. water (or cider/apple juice)
First, peel the apples. This was the worst part. I don't love peeling apples. After that, it's a breeze. I sliced the apples and then used my Pampered Chef food chopper to finely chop them. You can chop them by hand, that was just mucchhhhh easier.
Next, throw the apples and all of the other ingredients into your slow cooker. Mix everything really well. Turn it on high for 2 hours (stirring every 30-45 minutes) and then down to low, stirring every hour, for another 5-7 hours. It'll be very thick when it's done and slightly lumpy, but not chunky. If you notice that it seems like it's burning or getting too dry, you can add more liquid- a tablespoon or so at a time.
So, it's a very easy process and quite rewarding. This is one of my favorite treats, which I have been known to plead with my mom to make. She's been so great to give me multiple batches each fall, but it was time for me to learn it myself. It was awesome because I didn't even need a recipe. Thanks, mom!
Pumpkin apple butter was made for toast and biscuits, but try it on a toasted turkey sandwich (with brie!), mixed into oatmeal or cottage cheese or many other various ways. It will not disappoint you.
Enjoy! Remember to hug your loved ones today. Every day we get to spend with the people closest to us is such a blessing.


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November 1, 2019
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Healing War Trauma details a broad range of exciting approaches for healing from the trauma of war. The techniques described in each chapter are designed to complement and supplement cognitive-behavioral treatment protocols—and, ultimately, to help clinicians transcend the limits of those protocols.
For those veterans who do not respond productively to—or who have simply little interest in—office-based, regimented, and symptom-focused treatments, the innovative approaches laid out in Healing War Trauma will inspire and inform both clinicians and veterans as they chart new paths to healing.
Table of Contents
Part I: Surviving Both War and the Battles Back Home. Rabb, Introduction. Scurfield, Platoni, Rabb. Survival Modes, Coping, and Bringing the War Home: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Zacchea, Veterans' Advocacy: Social Justice and Healing Through Activism. Part II: Culture-Specific and Community-Based Approaches. Wilson, Culture-Specific Pathways to Healing and Transformation for War Veterans Suffering PTSD. Valdes, The Journey Home From War: The Quilt and Pillow Pal Ceremony. Csandl, Veterans' Sanctuary: The Journey to Open a Therapeutic Community. Part III: Expressive-Experiential Approaches. Wise, Nash. Metaphor as Heroic Mediator: Imagination, Creative Arts Therapy, and Group Process as Agents of Healing With Veterans. Capps, Writing by Service Members and Veterans: A Medium to Promote Healing in Self and Others. Daniels, War-Related Traumatic Nightmares as a Call to Action. Part IV: Mind-Body Approaches. Mizuki, Mindful-Awareness Practice to Foster Physical, Emotional and Mental Healing with Service Members and Veterans. Platoni, Hypnotherapy in the Wartime Theater and Afterwards: OIF, OEF and Beyond. Kirsch, Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) with Alpha-Stim Mild Electrical Triage of the Brain with War Veterans. Part V: Animal-assisted/Outdoor Approaches. Cortani, Service Dogs and Other Canine Assistance Services for Wounded Warriors. Buckley, Raulerson, Back in the Saddle and SCUBA Warriors: Innovative Therapies to Healing. Part VI: Technological/Web-based Approaches. Casura, Healing Combat Trauma: The Website, the Vision, the Impact. Rizzo, SIMCOACH: An Online Intelligent Virtual Human Agent System for Breaking Down Barriers to Care for Service Members and Veterans. Part VII: Other Creative Approaches. Scurfield, Platoni, Resolving Combat-related Guilt and Responsibility Issues. Williams, Slogging the Bog of War to Return to the World of Work. Lanham, Pelletier, Spirituality in Facilitating Healing From War Trauma. Scurfield, Platoni, Afterword.
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Raymond Monsour Scurfield, DSW, LCSW, is a Vietnam veteran who was a social work officer on one of the Army's two psychiatric teams, professor emeritus of social work at the University of Southern Mississippi, and the founding director of the VA's National Center for PTSD in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Katherine Theresa Platoni, PsyD, maintains a private practice in Centerville, Ohio, is a colonel in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army Reserve, and serves as Army Reserve Psychology Consultant to the Chief in the Medical Service Corps. She is a veteran of four deployments, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
"Think of Healing War Trauma as a counterinsurgency field manual to battle the invisible and incapacitating wounds sustained by hundreds of thousands during a decade of war. Helping these soldiers requires more than talk therapy and drugs, and the editors, both combat veterans and mental-health professionals, offer an exciting array of creative and complementary treatments—and hope—in this handbook."
—Ann Gerhart, senior writer, The Washington Post
"This shining gem belongs on the desk of all who seek to heal war trauma. Confronting the complexities of the wounded soul reminds us of the need to broaden the scope of treatment strategies. Clearly, one size does not fit all, and this book opens our minds to possibilities. The chapter on resolving combat-related guilt is alone worth the trip to the bookstore. A beautiful blend of theory and practice."
—Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD, Lt. Col. (USAR, Ret.), author of The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook and The Resilient Warrior Before, During, and After War
"Therapist/veterans Scurfield and Platoni are among our most experienced practitioners in the treatment of the psychological traumas of war, and their knowledge has been hard-won in both the clinic and on the battlefield. Here they take an eclectic and pragmatic look at therapeutic alternatives to trauma treatment. This is not only an essential work for health-care professionals, it is an accessible must-read for those seeking to understand the challenges faced by thousands of veterans."
—Barry Goldstein, MD, PhD, author of Gray Land: Soldiers on War and associate professor at the University of Rochester


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i was just reading some information on yellow fever virus , and it says that yellow fever virus is an acute viral disease. i dont quite understand what the "acute" in there means. can some one plz explain to me in simple terms?
Generally, acute means it's "sudden", i.e. first you don't have it, and after the exposure to the virus you do. Acute also means it's more or less temporary. Although if you don't manage to get rid of the virus, the infection may become chronic – that is, long lasting.
Examples of an acute viral infection: influenza, Ebola ( 🙂 )
Examples of a chronic infection: herpes simplex infection (in the central nervous system, after an initial acute phase). HIV infection is also chronic (similarly after an acute phase).
so do we have acute bacterial disease
Yes, in a similar manner. E.g tuberculosis can often be a chronic infection lasting for decades (although if the infection causes no visible symptoms, it is often called subclinical). A bacterial pneumonia, on the other hand, is a usually a typical acute infection: a quick onset with clear symptoms and lasts for a limited time (if not treated by antibiotics it either goes away eventually or kills the patient, but rarely becomes a chronic infection).
I don't think there are universal criteria to determine when exactly an infection is acute and when cronic, but you could think it this way: if you fall and hurt your knee the pain is acute. If you have a poor back and it has been aching for months of years, the the pain is chronic. With infections it's pretty much the same 🙂


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Look Who's Playing Bingo Karaoke at Greenwood Senior Center
The coolest generation mixer in town.
When your senior center hosts 200 partygoers on a Friday night, when most of them are drinking microbrews, and when about half of them are under 35…maybe it's time to redefine the idea of a "senior center."
The Greenwood Senior Center—a boxy, linoleum-floored space operated by the Phinney Neighborhood Association—struck gold four years ago when it launched its monthly Bingo Karaoke fundraiser. Inspired by gay-bingo events for AIDS awareness, Greenwood staffers added the karaoke twist. They were pleasantly surprised when twenty- and thirtysomethings started a run on tickets you'd expect for a KeyArena concert.
Folks sure aren't here for the food; on a Friday night in December, the entryway has the ballpark aroma of popcorn, and the kitchen dishes out $3 Tater Tot Boats. In the beer line, players juggle their daubers, inky wands used to mark bingo cards.
Paul Villa and seven friends, ages 25 to 45, cram around a table in folding chairs. "I thought, That's something different to do on a Friday night than our usual routine," he says—namely bar hopping on Capitol Hill, where Villa owns the Lobby Bar.
Five feet away, Rick Leary stands at a table topped with a red disposable tablecloth and a delicate marzipan birthday cake from Nielsen's Pastries. He's here for his 70th birthday party. "It was her idea," he says, pointing to his daughter, who held her own 32nd birthday bash here.
The young woman who yells "Bingo!" on tonight's first round earns a chorus of good-natured boos, a shower of everyone else's crumbled bingo cards, and $30. Karaoke begins, with songs wedged between rounds to keep up the night's frantic pace.
In 2010, 10.9 percent of King County was over age 65; in 20 years, that number will nearly double. And with a widening gulf between how a 65-year-old has fun and a 95-year-old relaxes, senior programming is being redefined. Besides the booze-heavy bingo karaoke, Greenwood Senior Center recently hosted a lecture series on cannabis.
At Villa's table, no one's thinking about cross-generation socializing. The group gets so rowdy that the karaoke wrangler leans over to say, "You guys are fun!" Villa's friend Caleb wins the night's biggest jackpot, $383, and they all make plans to return next month. Then it's time for another bingo round and the players toast—with their inky daubers, not their drinks.


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A federal judge for the Northern District of California on May 11 dismissed a legal action filed by Charles Schwab against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) challenging a complaint the regulator levied against Schwab on Feb. 1. That complaint claimed Schwab violated FINRA's rules by requiring its customers to waive their rights to bring class actions against the firm.
But the judge allowed the issue to move forward through FINRA's disciplinary process. The ruling on May 11 by U.S. magistrate judge Elizabeth LaPorte "addressed the procedural issue of which forum, FINRA or the federal court, will first hear the dispute," Schwab spokesman Greg Gable told AdvisorOne.
The ruling, which was a "procedural ruling only," Gable said, "means that the process will proceed through a series of disciplinary hearings, leading up to a final review by a Federal Circuit Court." LaPorte's decision, he said, "did not make any adverse ruling with respect to the merits of Schwab's position on the case itself. The case will now be heard on its merits by the FINRA disciplinary panel."
FINRA spokeswoman Nancy Condon declined to comment.
When Schwab filed its countersuit on Feb. 1, the firm said that it believed "a federal court is in the best position to properly and efficiently resolve this novel dispute and intends to defend against any disciplinary action brought by FINRA while seeking a prompt judicial determination of the underlying legal issues."
FINRA's complaint against Schwab charged that in October 2011, Schwab "amended its customer account agreement to include a provision requiring customers to waive their rights to bring or participate in class actions against the firm." Schwab sent the amended agreements to nearly 7 million customers, FINRA said.
The Schwab waiver was also sent to clients of registered investment advisors that custody assets with Schwab, Sarah Bulgatz, director of Corporate Public Relations at Charles Schwab, told AdvisorOne at the time FINRA filed its complaint.
The Schwab agreement also included a provision requiring customers to agree that arbitrators would not have the authority to consolidate more than one party's claims. FINRA's complaint charged that both provisions violate FINRA rules concerning language or conditions that firms may place in customer agreements.
Schwab's declaratory judgment action against FINRA, filed on Feb. 1, sought a "court determination that the class-action waiver provisions of the arbitration agreement between Schwab and its customers are enforceable under recent United States Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act and are not barred by any FINRA rule."
FINRA, Schwab said at the time, "contends that its rules prohibit use of the class-action waiver by brokerage and investment banking firms under its regulatory authority and has stated that it has instituted disciplinary proceedings against Schwab requiring that the class action waiver provision be removed. FINRA claims that its rules are not governed by the Federal Arbitration Act."


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Coming into Saturday's game at San Jose, the Houston Dynamo knew one of the big challenges would be stopping the duo of Chris Wondolowski and Steven Lenhart.
After their 1-0 shutout win over the Earthquakes at San Francisco's AT&T Park, it was mission accomplished. And a big reason for that success falls on the play of center back pairing Bobby Boswell and Geoff Cameron. The tall defenders were matched up with the pair throughout the game, and while they gave up a few chances, Houston's central defense held firm in helping the team secure another three road points.
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"[Lenhart's] a basher, he looks for contact and that's pretty much it, and Wondo's a pretty clever player, he'll drop back and find those spots open and waiting for the flick," Cameron told reporters after the match. "I thought they had their chances, but I thought we did pretty good defending them."
The production is not surprising since the Dynamo anticipated that getting the ball to the forward pair around the box would be a main strategy of the Quakes coming into the match. Houston's response was to stay out of trouble both mentally and positionally against the pesky pair. It paid off. While the San Jose pair combined for nine shots, only two tested Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall – who had five saves total on the day.
"They kept on pumping balls into the box and we just said, 'Be honest with him'," said Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear about neutralizing Lenhart's impact on the game. "Don't dive in, don't get into too tight because he likes to grab and push you around. Make sure you stay on your feet."
Despite the strategy, Wondolowski still provided some nervy moments.
"There was one play where he got me good," Cameron said. "Bobby went to deflect and Lenhart got a flick and I was just about to go [forward] and Wondo stuck his long leg out and just directed it the other way.
"I was caught because I was already stepping to the ball and, luckily, we put a bunch of pressure on him and he shot it wide," the US international continued. "I was sweating there for a bit."
Despite those flashes, the center backs' ability to keep the dangerous forward pair off the board helped Houston produce a stifling defensive effort for their second road shutout in a row.
"I thought [Cameron and Boswell] had their hands full because [Lenhart and Wondolowski are] a good pairing," Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com. "But our [pair] is pretty good, too."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com and can be reached for comment at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Why Mr. Sato Took on the 1,050-Piece Bacon Burger [VIDEO]
A man walks into a Japanese Burger King and orders a bacon burger laden with 1,050 pieces of swine...
No, this isn't the beginning of a bad joke — it actually happened, and there's a viral YouTube video to prove it.
In the video (above), we a see a guy sit down at a table and unwrap a mountain of bacon loosely held together by two buns and some nominal garnishment. He measures the mound of pork against his iPhone. He bows his head in a short prayer and starts stuffing his face. Eventually he takes an alternating-hand approach — a bite of bacon from his right, a bite of bun from his left. After making a valiant effort, but relatively small dent in the monstrosity before him, the man retires to a bathroom with a decidedly queasy look on his face.
The video has been viewed about 300,000 times since it was posted online Tuesday, and been picked up with short accompanying blurbs in many corners of the Internet.
But there have so far have remained a number of unanswered questions: Who is this hero of gluttony? Why did he do it? Did he survive? Mashable Skyped into Japan to learn more.
Steven Simonitch is a 24-year-old American living in Nagano Prefecture. An English teacher by day, he moonlights as a senior writer for the news site rocketnews24.com, which posted the bacon video.
The man in the video is Simonitch's colleague at the site. Despite working with him and considering him a friend, Simonitch still knows our mysterious hero only by the name Sato-san — or, Mr. Sato.
Mr. Sato is 38. He's single. He doesn't speak much English, like most of the website's staff. "He's kind of our guinea pig," Simonitch says. "If we have some random crazy idea we just say, 'Let's have Mr. Sato do it.'"
Mr. Sato recently shaved his head like this. He's also eaten this, as well as another burger topped with a piddling 105 pieces of bacon. When the iPhone 4 was released in Japan in 2010, he gained fame by waiting in line dressed up like this.
Simonitch wasn't present when Mr. Sato took on the 1,050-piece bacon burger, but his colleagues tell him "the stench of bacon just filled the whole room. They're probably going to have to scrub out the walls." As for Mr. Sato's health, Simonitch says he's doing fine after the showdown.
Mr. Sato helped launch the Japanese version of the site in 2008, and today it employs him and several others full time. It's become huge in Japan, ranked among the country's top 200 websites. But Simonitch says Mr. Sato and company have recently been looking to get more traction with English readers. Mission accomplished.
Do you want to see more from Mr. Sato? Let us know in the comments.


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