tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12371745292935437022024-03-08T13:14:17.294+08:00ELISE SPEAKSA blog about football (Liverpool Football Club), physiotherapy for ankle fracture (distal fibula), politics (West Malaysia, Sarawak and Australia), community work (helping poor Dayaks in Kuching), food, travel, music, movies and books.Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-6685642001744072102013-05-09T09:10:00.001+08:002013-05-09T09:10:54.923+08:00DAVID MOYES TO REPLACE ALEX FERGUSON<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description">
Everton boss
David Moyes is set to be appointed as the new Manchester United manager,
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An announcement could be made on Thursday. <br />
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Moyes is expected to tell players and staff of his decision to join United at
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He could still lead Everton out at Goodison Park against West Ham on Sunday
for what would be his final home game in charge. Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-38919008456005012552013-05-08T17:07:00.000+08:002013-05-08T17:08:21.678+08:00ALEX FERGUSON TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE SEASON<br />
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Manchester United have confirmed Sir Alex Ferguson will <strong>RETIRE </strong>as manager at the end of the season.</div>
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The most successful manager in English football history will bow out after the West Bromwich Albion game on May 19th and join the football club’s board.</div>
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Fergie, 71, said on the official club website: ‘The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time.</div>
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<em>Being a staunch Liverpool fan. if I say it's the right time for him to retire I'd get bashed by Man Utd fans so I'm just going to wish him all the best. Now the guessing game will begin. Is Mourinho departing for London or Manchester? Will Pep Guardiola consider managing Man Utd?</em></div>
Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-72763009255360723442013-05-08T16:11:00.000+08:002013-05-08T17:08:39.359+08:00LIVERPOOL TRANSFER NEWS<br />
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about who’s leaving Liverpool and who’s joining them in the summer. This is
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Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-65268344129476947182012-08-22T14:58:00.001+08:002012-08-22T15:01:48.486+08:00Liverpool transfer newsIN<br />
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1. ramirez (bologna)<br />
2. dempsey (fulham)<br />
3. johnson (man city)<br />
4. kaka (real madrid)<br />
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big names if we can get them........................WOW.<br />
<br />Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-42417493134993322172012-08-22T14:41:00.001+08:002012-08-22T20:41:30.571+08:00How I recovered fast from fibula fracture-personal story21 August 2012(revision of previous post on similar matter)<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I couldn't wait to do my x-ray on 12 December 2011 to know how my ankle bone was. When I did my x-ray on 4 November 2011, the surgeon at KPJ Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (private hospital) told me the x-ray looks good. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After 10 November 2011, I found I was able to walk and drive (auto transmission sedan). I do have the occasional pain when I walk up and down the stairs or at night when it's cold or when I use the elliptical trainer but other than that I feel fine. </span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My friend who visited me in GHKL (public hospital) told me that once I have the metal plate and screw inside my leg, it would be dangerous to go outside when there's lightning but I must say I haven't felt any pain though I have only been in the house so far when there's lightning. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I haven't tried running or other sports but I'm just grateful I can walk. I wouldn't want to have to rely on others to do basic things like walk or bathe or use the bedpan like I had to when I couldn't walk. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time, in Malaysia, people look at you funny when you use crutches. They’re either very sympathetic or they’re not. When I was at KLIA (Malaysian airport), waiting to board the plane (MAS flight), the seats meant for disabled people were all occupied by people who weren't disabled! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before that when mum and I wanted to eat at the Asian cafe downstairs at KLIA, there was one table that wasn't occupied but before we could even sit there, some lady 'took' it and mind you she and her family members could all walk without any aid! Malaysia is still an unfriendly place for people with disability. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now I know why groups for the disabled (wheelchair bound etc) used to make so much noise about making public places like malls more disabled friendly. When I was studying in Australia few years ago, I hardly noticed disabled people having much problems. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">My fracture was oblique distal fibula (left ankle). The doctors at GHKL did a good job with the surgery (23 September 2011), contrary to public perception in Malaysia that public hospitals are not good. I think they're good except that they're overworked and underfunded. The housemen were pretty professional too even though they're only trainee doctors. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Initially, I was told on the day I was discharged on 27 September 2011 from GHKL that I'd have to wait 12 weeks before I can walk without crutches but I find I can walk without any aid or support after 6+ weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I drank a lot of conventional milk (Anlene brand), green tea (Boh brand) and soya (Drinho brand), took a lot of potassium (banana, sweet potatoes, nuts, pitted prunes and dry cranberries, brocolli, carrots), consumed less red meat and more protein and made sure I did not try to bear weight before the 6 weeks was up as I was non weight bearing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Websites about other people's experience with ankle fracture like sports-injury-info also helped. Most important of all, I prayed and God hasten my recovery time. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">watch your diet (go for food that aid bone healing and avoid food that will make you put on weight due to a lack of non physical activity);</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">keep yourself busy to avoid depression so you won't be tempted to overeat to cheer yourself up, find a good physiotherapist (your physiotherapist is your best friend post op)..... I know I did at KPJ Kuching; and <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I lost a potentially good job offer because I broke my ankle a day <u>before</u> the interview and the position needed to be filled urgently. Even though I’m not very religious, I found the story of Job in the Bible very encouraging after missing out on a good job opportunity and breaking my ankle. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In addition, write about your personal experience so that others may be encouraged (I started my own blog because of my injury). Remember that when you encourage others, you will forget your own injury and you won't feel useless from not being able to do more since you cannot walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>I'm now back in practice and I'm loving it. The quality of life is better here than in KL eventhough I'd probably make more money in KL.</o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>Ps: Nicotine, alcohol and drugs slow down the bone healing process so if you’re a smoker, drinker or recreational drug user, you must avoid them if want to recover fast. </em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>Also, please invest in good crutches and if you can't afford something fancy like Mobilegs, make sure the rubber at the bottom of the crutches is not hard so the grip is better or you will slip. I changed the rubber for my crutches for RM 25 each at a nearby store selling medical supplies. I didn't want to buy expensive crutches because I knew I'd walk without them at some point.</em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>Whatever you do, don't use wheel chair because you may be too dependent on it and may lack motivation to exercise your ankle. This is detrimental because if your ankles aren't strong, you cannot bear weight! I went for more than 1 month with crutches and at times i even dragged myself (like a cripple) up the stairs but it was worth it in the end as it made me exercise my ankle so I ended up recovering faster.</em></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hope this helps. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>If you have any queries or need clarification let me know. Not being able to walk like you usually do when you were born normal can be frightening and discouraging but I'm here to tell you that YOU WILL WALK and you will do so without any walking aid whatsoever. However, you must be persistent and believe in God and yourself.</o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Elise<o:p></o:p></span></div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-66669150043911501642012-02-19T21:07:00.000+08:002012-02-19T21:07:13.070+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Liverpool transfer news</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>19 February 2012</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Mauricio Isla (Udinese)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Seydou Keita (Barcelona)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-53814578195207204892012-02-18T20:57:00.002+08:002012-02-18T20:57:58.462+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Liverpool transfer news</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>18 February 2012</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Javi Garcia (Benfica)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-12209962820823437852012-01-06T22:31:00.000+08:002012-01-06T22:31:44.888+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Liverpool transfer news</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>6 January 2012</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Adam Matthews (Celtic)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Nathan Redmond (Birmingham)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Luuk De Jong (FC Twente)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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1. Gary Cahill (Bolton)<br />
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2. Fabricio Colocinni (Newcastle)<br />
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3. Gaston Ramirez (Bologna)<br />
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4. Lukas Podolski (FC Koln)<br />
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5. Ryad Boudebouz (Sochaux)<br />
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6.Jorge Fucile (FC Porto)<br />
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7. Stephane Sessegnon (Sunderland)<br />
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8. Esteban Granero (Real Madrid)Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-44692407335106473822012-01-01T02:36:00.000+08:002012-01-01T02:36:03.561+08:00MGSKL souvenir<div style="text-align: justify;">Just something to remind me of secondary school (Methodist Girls' School KL, Malaysia)</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MGSKL 100 years (1996) mug & pen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheng Kim purple sports house shirt (front)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* <em>do check out Amy Grant's video "thy word is a lamp unto my feet" on youtube. The title is also my old school motto.</em></div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-78503496777345077582012-01-01T01:14:00.001+08:002012-01-05T00:42:39.039+08:00Evolution of the rocking chair<div style="text-align: justify;">Mum's always loved her old lazy chair but she couldn't take her eyes off the modern rocking chair (see below) we saw at Boulevard shopping mall in Kuching.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although it 'rocks' as it should, given the name, the mechanics and design is slightly different from the traditional rocking chair below. It cost RM 320.00, which is more than the traditional rocking chair but if you really like the rocking chair and want something that looks sophisticated and can blend in with your existing modern furniture, this would be a good buy. It's easy to use and suits both the young and old. The seat is also adjustable unlike the traditional rocking chair.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sadly, we couldn't buy the chair we saw because they're out of stock and only have the display unit. We were told by the salesperson that we'd have to wait about 2 months or so for the new stock to arrive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If we end up buying it, I can't wait to see how it'll look in our living room when placed alongside our Lorenzo furniture. One things for sure, it won't look out of place like mum's lazy chair. This is arguably one of the best things to come out of China.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hope the new year brings good luck to you.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liverpool managed to win without Suarez with Bellamy and Gerrard both scoring. Andy Carroll didn't score but played really well. I'm still not sure about our chances of finishing 4th because Spurs still have 2 games in hand and Arsenal have been playing well. We still need to sign a proven goalscorer next month when the transfer window opens or we'll struggle especially when Suarez doesn't play.</div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-43251611462808962302011-12-31T23:44:00.000+08:002011-12-31T23:44:54.001+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Liverpool transfer news</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>31 December 2011</strong></div><br />
1. Gary Cahill (Bolton)Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-16509498398879624782011-12-30T02:44:00.000+08:002011-12-30T02:44:54.340+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Liverpool transfer news</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>30 December 2011</strong></div><br />
1. Darren Bent (Aston Villa)<br />
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2. Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid)<br />
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3. Denis Garmash (Dynamo Kiev)<br />
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4. Demba Ba (Newcastle)<br />
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5. Joe Allen (Swansea)<br />
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6. Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina)<br />
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7. Andriy Yarmelenko (Dynamo Kiev)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet & sour crabs<br />
(Best I've tasted was at the seafood restaurant in Kuala Ampang, KL)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled cuttlefish<br />
(Best I've tasted was at a stall in Satok, Kuching)</td></tr>
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(Best I've had was at a seafood restaurant in Taman Melawati, KL in the same row as Thurkah's)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now I know some of you may think that the list is incomplete but the ones I've named are what I think are the best. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've tried NZ oysters, butter prawns, scallops, sea cucumber, Tasmanian tuna and Norwegian salmon but still prefer the ones I've named above. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't hate meat but there's something about seafood that makes me like em' more than meat.</div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-45802779692088418032011-12-22T20:33:00.000+08:002011-12-22T20:33:34.348+08:00North Koreans mourn the death of Kim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ccsNr9UJeVY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's strange to see North Koreans weeping for Kim considering what he was but I'm reminded of what my South Korean friend told me when I was studying in Australia few years ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">He told me that North Korea is so 'isolated' from the world that some of the women there do not even know how to wear sanitary pads and had to be taught how. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Apparently, despite what you might have heard about the North-South Korean relationship, South Korea gives aid to North Korea and sanitary pads for women are among them apart from medical supplies, clothes and food.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hopefully, Kim's death would mean the country really opening up to the world. If China can do it, so can North Korea. The transition, if any will be difficult in the beginning but nothing is easy in the beginning.</span></div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-54246919609911790322011-12-22T20:07:00.000+08:002011-12-22T20:07:56.632+08:00Violence against female protesters in Egypt shocks the world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/jKWOkOfyK5M?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Horrible, disgusting, unbelievable, sinful?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Daniel Pranjic (Bayern Munich)</div><div style="text-align: left;">source: guardian</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The statement read: "Luis Suárez is our team‑mate and our friend and as a group of players we are shocked and angered that he has been found guilty by the FA. We know he is not racist. We are a squad of many different nationalities and backgrounds. All of us support the club's commitment to fighting racism. All of us accept there is no place in the game for any form of discrimination. As a group of players we totally support the Kick it Out Campaign. We have lived, trained and played with Luis for almost 12 months and we don't recognise the way he has been portrayed. We will continue to support Luis through this difficult period, and as a popular and respected friend of all his team-mates, he will not walk alone."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Suarez was found guilty for racially abusing Patrice Evra and was banned for eight games and fined 40,000 pounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liverpool have 14 days in which to appeal against the extent of the FA's punishment once they receive the commission's findings in writing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Turnes said: "We have had offers from Italy and England but the kid will not leave the club."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Guinness World Records adjudicator Rob Molloy, right, confers the title of the shortest woman of the world to Jyoti Amge, in Nagpur, India, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Amge was declared the shortest woman in the world measuring 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) by the Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/bSgfe0x7kw0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-26355699718627265702011-12-21T12:56:00.001+08:002011-12-21T12:56:57.002+08:00Liverpool's Suarez found guilty for racially abusing Manchester United's Evra <a href="http://ping.fm/mof5I">http://ping.fm/mof5I</a>Elisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119599203798654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237174529293543702.post-28145333179989683002011-12-21T12:50:00.000+08:002011-12-21T12:50:33.499+08:00Liverpool's Suarez found guilty for racially abusing Manchester United's Evra<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suarez was found guilty by an FA Independent Regulatory Commission on Tuesday for racially abusing Patrice Evra.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The FA said in a statement: "An Independent Regulatory Commission has today found a charge of misconduct against Luis Suarez proven, and have issued a suspension for a period of eight matches as well as fining him £40,000, pending appeal."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The commission's ruling stated: "Mr Suarez used insulting words towards Mr Evra during the match contrary to FA Rule E3(1); "The insulting words used by Mr Suarez included a reference to Mr Evra's colour within the meaning of Rule E3(2);"Mr Suarez shall be warned as to his future conduct, be suspended for eight matches covering all first team competitive matches and fined the sum of £40,000; "The [penalty] is suspended pending the outcome of any appeal lodged by Mr Suarez against this decision."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The FA confirmed that Suarez's suspension will not start until the outcome of any appeal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The statement added: "Mr Suarez has the right to appeal the decision of the Independent Regulatory Commission to an Appeal Board. An appeal must be lodged within 14 days of the date of the written reasons for the decision.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The penalty is suspended until after the outcome of any appeal, or the time for appealing expires, or should Mr Suarez decide not to appeal. The reason for this is to ensure that the penalty does not take effect before any appeal so that Mr Suarez has an effective right of appeal."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liverpool issued their initial response in a statement, outlining they were "surprised and disappointed" and said they found it "extraordinary" the FA had taken Evra's word.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They did not officially confirm whether or not they would be appealing, but said: "Liverpool Football Club is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the Football Association Commission to find Luis Suarez guilty of the charges against him. We look forward to the publication of the Commission's Judgment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We will study the detailed reasons of the Commission once they become available, but reserve our right to appeal or take any other course of action we feel appropriate with regards to this situation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We find it extraordinary that Luis can be found guilty on the word of Patrice Evra alone when no one else on the field of play - including Evra's own Manchester United team-mates and all the match officials - heard the alleged conversation between the two players in a crowded Kop goalmouth while a corner kick was about to be taken."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>ps: I'm also surprised that the FA believed Evra and I wonder whether Suarez would've received the same punishment if he was a Man Utd player.</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">LIVERPOOL TRANSFER NEWS</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">20 December 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspurs)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> source: footy bunker<br />
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2. Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel)<br />
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3. Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville)<br />
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