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tech websites

http://www.wintrouble.net/
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/suwin.htm

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http://www.babyzone.com/babynames/babynames.asp

http://www.behindthename.com

http://wordbytes.org/saints/names.htm

http://www.catholic.org/saints/

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http://pregnancytoday.com

http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com

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http://www.marchofdimes.com/home.asp

Boy’s name suggestions (EJ or JE)
Ethan Jeremiah
Ethan Jacob

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Talking about today, or rather earlier yesterday…

Tutorial 6 at Unitem/OUM 11.30am – 6pm
ICTS2015 went by rather smoothly – especially the blackout earlier – about half the class disappeared; their exam 9/5
COMP3015 much more challenging – had to stop class 5.30pm – pening kepala – should’ve prepared answers to questions earlier; their exam 7/5
Pauline – hv to remember to send (for 3rd time LATEST!) hardcopy and softcopy or marks to OUM
Jonah might be barred by Capri next sem for allegedly destroying hard disk?
Bye bye class – see u in August
But where’s my paycheque????????
7.30pm went to Neopythe’s Night Dinner at Sacred Heart Hall
after that went minum some more at Kim Loong Lido with Nana and Henry

in the news:
the 4 guys who killed 2nd wife (Hasleeza) of raja dihilir perak sentenced to 20 years jail each, the 5th guy sentenced to 14 years – the karate chop guy
the GRO, 26 who was photographed urinating on a truck by a RELA man sues for Rm5 million

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Japanese Discover First New Vitamin in 55 Years

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Gulf War 2: Farouk Hijazi, who once helped run Saddam Hussein’s intelligence service and was linked to al-Qaeda captured. Tariq Aziz, deputy PM surrendered. Aziz is the only Christian among Saddam’s inner circle.

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today pretty much normal working day

pay day! but in a few days surely dry again
telekom havent come yet to install DQ
confirmed going to KL 26-30 for ISO 17799 & BS7799 Pt 2 seminar – to confirm with orn + ver (not so keen)
2 websites online for jpkn workshop (14-16 apr) pics – tim & sym
got email from david now in Japan OIC
heaviest rain & thunderstorm in months!
prepared stage manager detailed list for 29/4 dinner & gave draft to rom + emailed asmah – lots more things to brush up
haveto remember to attend for judith wedding tomorrow – beck most likely wont make it – leo moggie coming to ranau
long overdue reinstalled solarwinds engineers edition & registered on subaru/altis
long overdue also finally got round to installing on my pc – zonealarm (too secure? not so customisable), ad-aware, browser hijack blaster and spybot search and destroy) – thanks pet for the reminder…….
have to get onto these things asap! – SNMP thing, Exchange2K, AD native mode LAN, wireless LAN, Fw-1 NG can use NT or w2k ok?

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somebody won 6/49 RM7 million, my RM2.30 – down the drain – but who wouldn’t at least try?

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AiAi chicken pox 14-23/4/2003
24 – much better

she can now write 8 real way, not zero on top of zero

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Maxis promo (reg)

RM5 per month for 2 yrs
30 sen and 15 sen
012 to 012 : another 50% off

- bila expire this offer?
- coverage to Tamparuli by June 2003

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We’ve probably been receiving and forwarding the following via email and SMS, but probably never had the time or bothered to read the verses. Well, here they are…………..

“Info on SARS is in Bible Deuteronomy 28:20-22. God’s protection is in Exodus 15:26 and Psalm 91. Have faith in God and just trust Him. Bless and send to others.”

The verses are NIV version at: http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible

Deuteronomy 28
20 The LORD will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him. [1] 21 The LORD will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess. 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish.

Exodus 15
26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD , who heals you.”

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [1]
2 I will say [2] of the LORD , “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling-
even the LORD , who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD , “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”

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US Intelligence detected USD 1 billion cashed out of Central Bank of Jordan a few days before war.

Lepas tu jumpa – mula mula USD 656 million di rumah, lepas tu USD 112 million di kandang anjing

That means ada tinggal USD 200 million+ lagi hidden somewhere……….

So apalagi, mari ramai ramai volunteer pigi Baghdad, mana tau, dapat beberapa juta cukup la……..

Tapi mau hati-hati: “U.S. military officials also say that about $900,000 (RM 3.6 million) was taken by American soldiers from a cache of about $600 million in U.S. currency found in Baghdad palace complexes. Officials say most of the money has been recovered. Five soldiers are under investigation.”

Itu currency in USD 100 denomination, ertinya itu soldiers ambil 9,000 helai duit kertas tu.

Kalau jumpa ini pun ok juga – gold plated AK-47 – buli jadi souvenir…….belum lagi itu solid gold toilet paper holder

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Tonite results were more 50s that 21st century
12 goals were scored between top pedigree clubs, in the most exciting ways possible

Champions League Quarterfinals 2nd leg

man utd 4-3 real madrid (5-6), at one point ronaldo’s 3rd goal made the aggregate 6-3, meaning Man Utd needed to score 4 goals to win. They managed two, both from sub Beckham, including one from a free kick in the 71st. The exhiliration was such that even Fergie was proud in defeat.
ac milan 3-2 ajax (0-0). Ajax had a foot in the semis twice, leading twice, but AC Milan scored their 3rd goal in stoppage time!

clash of the titans!

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=94850&cc=4716

2nd leg will be at Old Trafford on Wednesday, 23 April. DO NOT MISS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

UEFA Champions League
Stats: Real Madrid – Man Utd

Final score Santiago Bernabeu Attendance: 75,000

Real Madrid 3 – 1 Man Utd

Luis Figo (12)
Gonzalez Blanco Raul (28)
Gonzalez Blanco Raul (49)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (52)

Preview | Full Time Report | Live Commentary

Teams
1 Iker Casillas*
3 Roberto Carlos*
4 Fernando Hierro*
2 Michel Salgado
10 Luis Figo*
16 Conceicao Flavio*
6 Ivan Helguera
24 Claude Makelele
5 Zinedine Zidane*
7 Gonzalez Blanco Raul
11 Luiz Ronaldo*
*Fabien Barthez 1
Wes Brown 24
*Rio Ferdinand 6
Gary Neville 2
Mikael Silvestre 27
*David Beckham 7
Nicky Butt 8
*Ryan Giggs 11
*Roy Keane 16
Paul Scholes 18
*Ruud van Nistelrooy 10

Substitutes
13 Sanchez Cesar
22 Francisco Pavon
14 Jose Maria Guti
8 Steve McManaman
21 Santiago Solari
9 Fernando Morientes
18 Javier Portillo
Lopez Felipe Ricardo 19
Laurent Blanc 5
John O’Shea 22
Darren Fletcher 31
Quinton Fortune 25
Diego Forlan 21
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 20

Substitutions
J Guti for L Ronaldo (83)
J O’Shea for M Silvestre (58)
O Solskjaer for G Neville (86)

Yellow Cards
None Gary Neville (64)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (71)
Paul Scholes (77)
Roy Keane (90)

Red Cards
None None

Referee: Anders Frisk

preview:
ferguson: champions league is bigger than the world cup

post match:
fergie: we we mesmerised……
real silky passes
counter attack speed of real often left man utd trailing
where is man utd supporters? what do they say?

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Real Madrid v Man Utd: Preview

PA

Juan Sebastian Veron has been ruled out of Manchester United’s crunch Champions League tie with Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.

The ?28.1million Argentinian has failed to recover from the knee-ligament injury he picked up against Leeds at the beginning of the month and it is thought Sir Alex Ferguson could rule him out of the vital Premiership trips to Newcastle and Arsenal in a bid to ensure he is fit for the second leg of the quarter-final on April 23.

The only other absentee from the flight to the Spanish capital was Phil Neville, who is suspended after picking up his third booking of the competition in the 2-0 defeat by Deportivo La Coruna, which wrapped up the second group phase.

It means England duo David Beckham and Nicky Butt are almost certain to be recalled after starting Saturday’s 4-0 win over Liverpool on the bench, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to step down.

United are without a win in three previous trips to the Spanish capital, although they have managed two draws, most recently at the same stage of the competition three years ago when they had the better of a goalless stalemate.

On that occasion, they were still eliminated, as Raul added a brace to a first-half Roy Keane own goal to give Real a 3-0 lead in a match they eventually won 3-2.

Ferguson admitted it was that defeat which prompted his decision to operate with a lone front man in Ruud van Nistelrooy, plus a supporting striker in the form of Paul Scholes.

The decision appears to have been vindicated this season at least. The only times United have not won in 12 Champions League outings were against Maccabi Haifa, Basle and Deportivo, when qualification for the next phase had already been secured.

Van Nistelrooy in particular has an enviable record in Europe, netting a club-record 22 goals in 23 Champions League appearances for the club, and needs one more to set a new competition best for a single season, having already netted 10 times.

French duo Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele have been given the all-clear for Real Madrid.

Neither midfielder played in the Primera Liga derby win over Rayo Vallecano after returning from international duty with injuries.

Makelele suffered a thigh injury in his right leg while Zidane damaged his right foot in last Wednesday’s Euro 2004 qualifier against Israel.

However, both players have trained and will be available to face United.

Defender Ivan Helguera, rested for the 3-1 win over Rayo, will also return.

Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League Form
Last 10: w w w d w d l d l d
Last 5 home: w w w d l
Last 5 away: w d l d d
Man Utd
UEFA Champions League Form
Last 10: l l d w w w w w l w
Last 5 home: d w w w w
Last 5 away: l l w w l

Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League Top Scorers
Gonzalez Blanco Raul 9
Jose Maria Guti 5
Zinedine Zidane 2
Luis Figo 2
Steve McManaman 2
Luiz Ronaldo 2
Michel Salgado 1
Albert Celades 1
Jorge Lopez Tote 1
Javier Portillo 1
Man Utd
UEFA Champions League Top Scorers
Ruud van Nistelrooy 13
Ryan Giggs 5
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4
Juan Veron 4
Paul Scholes 2
Gary Neville 1
Wes Brown 1
David Beckham 1
Laurent Blanc 1
Diego Forlan 1

Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League Results
Sep. 17 at Roma 0 – 3
Sep. 25 v Genk 6 – 0
Oct. 2 at AEK Athens 3 – 3
Oct. 22 v AEK Athens 2 – 2
Oct. 30 v Roma 0 – 1
Nov. 12 at Genk 1 – 1
Nov. 26 at AC Milan 1 – 0
Dec. 11 v Lokomotiv Moscow 2 – 2
Feb. 19 v Borussia Dortmund 2 – 1
Feb. 25 at Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1
Mar. 12 v AC Milan 3 – 1
Mar. 18 at Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – 1
Apr. 8 v Man Utd 3 – 1
Man Utd
UEFA Champions League Results
Aug. 14 at Zalaegerszeg 1 – 0
Aug. 27 v Zalaegerszeg 5 – 0
Sep. 18 v Maccabi Haifa 5 – 2
Sep. 24 at Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 2
Oct. 1 v Olympiakos 4 – 0
Oct. 23 at Olympiakos 2 – 3
Oct. 29 at Maccabi Haifa 3 – 0
Nov. 13 v Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 0
Nov. 26 at Basle 1 – 3
Dec. 11 v Deportivo La Coru?a 2 – 0
Feb. 19 v Juventus 2 – 1
Feb. 25 at Juventus 0 – 3
Mar. 12 v Basle 1 – 1
Mar. 18 at Deportivo La Coru?a 2 – 0
Apr. 8 at Real Madrid 3 – 1

* goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for visiting club
* goal stats include goals scored in Champions League qualifying matches

post match report:

Real Madrid 3-1 Man Utd: FT Report

PA

Manchester United’s Champions League dream was left dangling by the thinnest of threads after they were taught a footballing lesson by mighty Real Madrid.

Ruud van Nistelrooy feels the full force of Fernando Hierro (BenRadford/GettyImages)

A battling last 35 minutes at the imposing Bernabeu Stadium, which should have brought them more than Ruud van Nistelrooy’s single strike, could not gloss over what had gone before.

With Zinedine Zidane at his dazzling best and Raul clinical in his finishing, United were almost out of the tie before they had got a foothold into it.

Just as he did at Old Trafford three years ago, Raul scored twice, either side of the interval, his efforts following a magnificent opener from Luis Figo, one of the holders’ galaxy of true world stars.

And if the margin of defeat was not bad enough, Sir Alex Ferguson will be forced to plan for the second leg without England duo Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, who both picked up cautions which mean they will miss the visit of the nine-times European Champions to Old Trafford in a fortnight.

In his pre-match press conference, in which he also apologised for his claim that UEFA fixed the quarter-final draw – a move that will probably fail to prevent him being landed with a hefty fine – Ferguson claimed the Champions League was bigger than the World Cup.

As a comparison, the early stages of this encounter was the equivalent of Brazil squaring up to an enthusiastic minnow, determined and eager but lacking in true quality, Ferguson’s beloved Scotland for instance.

For a side who claim to be among Europe’s elite, the gulf in class was almost embarrassing. In Zidane, Real had the man who dictated the tempo of the game and carved out the opening two goals with stunning simplicity.

All over the pitch though, the white shirts were dominant. Once again, David Beckham was badly outgunned by Roberto Carlos, who, apart from testing Fabien Barthez with one blistering drive, also nearly benefited from a kind bounce when he chased 40 yards downfield to pressurise Neville into a back pass and continued his run, eventually charging down Barthez’s rushed clearance with the rebound bobbling inches wide.

If talent among the offensive players was to be expected, Ferguson might have been alarmed at the ease with which the home defenders, marshalled superbly by veteran Fernando Hierro, kept the visitors at bay.

Apart from an early snap-shot from Paul Scholes which Iker Casillas did well to save at his near post, United created a single chance, which Van Nistelrooy should have taken instead of burying it into the side-netting after Scholes had sent him clear.

By that time though, the Old Trafford men were already two down and starting at elimination.

The goal from Figo which opened Real’s account was a moment of pure genius.

Taking Zidane’s square pass 10 yards from the byline and a couple of yards outside the box, the Portuguese international spotted Barthez marginally out of position and drifted a curling effort over the Frenchman’s head and into the top corner.

Penalty? Wes Brown escaped after this clash with Ronaldo (ShaunBotterill/GettyImages)

Barthez could hardly be blamed for that, although questions will be asked about how Rio Ferdinand was caught out of position for the home side’s second, Zidane again providing the assist, threading a pass beyond England defender into the path of Raul, who clinically dispatched a low shot.

It could hardly have been worse for Ferguson’s men, although it should have been, referee Anders Frisk somehow failing to spot Wes Brown’s clear penalty box foul on Ronaldo.

A small mercy that proved to be as the visitors, unable to bring on the couple of extra men it looked as though the needed, were carved open again three minutes after the restart, Figo taunting Wes Brown in the box before laying the ball off to Raul, who fired home his second from the edge of the area.

Outclassed they may have been but one accusation never levelled at Ferguson’s team is that they gave up. So, led admirably by Neville, they managed to force their way back into the game.

The England defender followed up his inspirational right-wing charge with a pin-point cross which Ryan Giggs would have prodded home had it not been for Casillas’ point-blank save.

Fortunately, van Nistelrooy was on hand to nod home the rebound, setting a new competition record of 11 goals in a single season.

It was little consolation to the Dutchman at that stage but if he had followed it with a 12th shortly afterwards after somehow dribbling his way into space eight yards out, Real might have been quaking.

Instead, Casillas made the block and the home side escaped, just as they did when Beckham drove a tame effort wide from a good position.

The patience Ferguson had been calling for from his team had disappeared in a frenzy of desperate attacks, which somehow failed to bring a just reward.

However, it also left them wide open to conceding a fourth on the counter.

Fortunately, it did not arrive, a small piece of fortune on a night which will not be fondly remembered in the red half of Manchester.

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Ferguson defiant despite defeat

Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United’s Champions League dream is still alive despite tonight’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final at the Bernabeu.

Beckham: Injured against Real (AdamDavy/Empics)

Raul scored either side of the interval after Luis Figo had put the home side in front with a brilliant curling effort to leave United with an uphill battle.

However, Ferguson’s men battled back and grabbed what Ferguson called a ‘vital’ away goal through Ruud van Nistelrooy.

‘I thought it was a fair result,’ reflected Ferguson on ITV1.

‘We had our moments, and our attacking play was good in the second half.

‘We got that vital away goal, which may be the best thing to come out of the night.’

Ferguson gave special mention to Spain striker Raul, who scored his second brace against United following his Old Tafford double in the quarter-finals three seasons ago.

‘Raul is so difficult to play against when he starts taking up the positions he did tonight,’ said Ferguson. ‘He always seems to be an outlet for them and we never contained that part.

‘We know Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo are great players but we could have handled that. Raul was very difficult.

‘My only hope is that he doesn’t like travelling. Failing that, we will stop him coming into the country for the second leg.

‘Real Madrid have bought some great players over the last few years but, at the moment, Raul is the best in the world.’

If United’s task in the second leg wasn’t hard enough, they will also have to do without Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, who are both suspended after picking up bookings.

John O’Shea will probably take Neville’s place but Ferguson admitted the loss of Scholes will be hard to overcome.

‘It is a big loss,’ he admitted. ‘It’s important now that we get Juan Sebastian Veron fit.’

Madrid midfielder Steve McManaman revealed the Real Madrid players were disappointed not to have kept a clean sheet – and that United were very much still in the tie.

‘We shouldn’t have conceded a goal, it was very quiet in the dressing room after the game,’ said the former England midfielder, who was among the unused substitutes.

‘United started defensively and looked to hit us on the counter-attack.

‘In the past United have never given us so much possession.

‘I felt they backed off and gave us the ball.’

The one-time Liverpool favourite added: ‘I don’t know if we were a bit naive at 3-0 up.

‘If it had finished like that the tie would have been over, but at 3-1 it is still alive.

‘However, we’ll always fancy our chances of scoring.’

Madrid defender Fernando Hierro added: ‘It’s a good result although obviously the way the game was going 3-0 would have been a lot better.

‘The goal gave Manchester more for the second leg but it is not a bad result for us. I still think Manchester United are a great team.’

David Beckham acknowledged how torrid a start it had been for the Red Devils.

‘The first half was very difficult. We gave them far too much respect and they were able to do what they wanted,’ he said.

‘The second half was much more even and the goal is very important for the second leg.’

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my blog is one day old – created it last night

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