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Faced with the strong possibility of losing a sizeable funding for a new jail facility, the Bureau of Jail Manage-ment and Penology (BJMP) is now doing everything pos-sible to realize the donation by the Virac local government of a property for the new site of the capital town's district jail.
According to Jail Senior Inspector Emmanuel Arandia, who visited Mayor Samuel Laynes at the latter's office last week, the bureau is now intent on getting the LGU's lot at Calatagan Tibang along the provincial road to Dan-icop.
For years, successive jail officials have rejected the offers of several municipal administrations to use the lot in transferring the current jail from the municipal com-pound. They cited security concerns of the move, as the site is located at a relatively isolated area and is bounded at the back by several hills about 50 meters high.
Communist rebels have been sighted in the Tibang-Danicop area. In fact, several years ago, Army soldiers raided an NPA encampment in the same mountainous area.
It may be recalled that the LGU bought the 3,000-square meter lot as counter-part for the proposed drug rehabilitation center funded with P500,000.00. The fund-ing, however, was not enough, with the one-storey concrete building uncomplet-ed and now utilized as a mu-nicipal nursery.
The district jail warden informed that the P16-million allocated for the new jail facil-ity is just enough for the con-struction of a 500-square meter one-storey building that could accommodate 100 inmates or detainees, or ―Persons Deprived of Liberty‖ or PDLs as the BJMP now calls them.
At present, the jail inside the LGU compound houses 121 PDLs in a facility original-ly built for 27, Arandia said.
The proposed facility as funded would not include a recreational area, with the building to be expanded up-wards later.
The existing building, on the other hand, would be utilized for administrative purposes and for a livelihood center for the PDLs.
Theft and robbery cases continue to bedevil the Virac police station, with the latest incident victimizing a busi-nesswoman selling imported items in Calatagan.
Unidentified suspects forci-bly opened the GI-sheet win-dow guard at the front of the A. Teves Enterprises along the national highway and took a Givenchy bag, sling bags, assorted perfumes, cosmetics and jewelries, 13 Casio G-Shock watches, and lipsticks, worth a total of P122,500.00.
Intelligence operatives have been ordered by Chief Inspector Josefino Titong Jr. to conduct follow-up investi-gation. The items are ex-pected to be sold for a frac-tion of their actual cost.
Salvador Alasco recently sent the following email as a feedback to a recent column on the power situation in Catanduanes:
―I just read your article in "Good News and a Dream". Setting aside the rest of the other news, there really had been a "long ago" plan for NAPOCOR to run a 69-KV submarine cable from main-land Bicol (Tiwi Geothermal) to Codon, Catanduanes. That is why there is that 32-km, 69-KV transmission line from Codon to Virac which your very own PIO BENAVIDEZ (NAPOCOR PRESIDENT) inaugurated last year. Per-haps it would be best to ask him why this 69-KV link had not been done.‖
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―Captain, please don't let that stay in the log,‖ the mate said. ―This could add months or years to my becoming a captain myself‖
―Is it true?‖ asked the cap-tain, already knowing the answer.
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―Then, if it's true, it has to go in the log. That's the rule,‖ said the captain sternly.

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'Nafeez Ahmed: US and its regional partners have long term interest in region's oil and are using gas attacks as pretext for military action (9 September 2013)'.
Already at the end of last month, Nafeez Ahmed published his insights in The Guardian: 'The 2011 uprisings [in Syria], it would seem – triggered by a confluence of domestic energy shortages and climate-induced droughts which led to massive food price hikes – came at an opportune moment that was quickly exploited. Leaked emails from the private intelligence firm Stratfor including notes from a meeting with Pentagon officials confirmed US-UK training of Syrian opposition forces since 2011 aimed at eliciting "collapse" of Assad's regime "from within." So what was this unfolding strategy to undermine Syria and Iran all about? According to retired NATO Secretary General Wesley Clark, a memo from the Office of the US Secretary of Defense just a few weeks after 9/11 revealed plans to "attack and destroy the governments in 7 countries in five years", starting with Iraq and moving on to "Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran." 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The region will therefore remain a strategic priority, and this priority will interact strongly with that of prosecuting the long war." In this context, the report identified several potential trajectories for regional policy focused on protecting access to Gulf oil supplies, among which the following are most salient: "Divide and Rule focuses on exploiting fault lines between the various Salafi-jihadist groups to turn them against each other and dissipate their energy on internal conflicts. This strategy relies heavily on covert action, information operations (IO), unconventional warfare, and support to indigenous security forces. the United States and its local allies could use the nationalist jihadists to launch proxy IO campaigns to discredit the transnational jihadists in the eyes of the local populace. US leaders could also choose to capitalize on the 'Sustained Shia-Sunni Conflict' trajectory by taking the side of the conservative Sunni regimes against Shiite empowerment movements in the Muslim world. possibly supporting authoritative Sunni governments against a continuingly hostile Iran." Exploring different scenarios for this trajectory, the report speculated that the US may concentrate "on shoring up the traditional Sunni regimes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Pakistan as a way of containing Iranian power and influence in the Middle East and Persian Gulf." Noting that this could actually empower al-Qaeda jihadists, the report concluded that doing so might work in western interests by bogging down jihadi activity with internal sectarian rivalry rather than targeting the US: "One of the oddities of this long war trajectory is that it may actually reduce the al-Qaeda threat to US interests in the short term. The upsurge in Shia identity and confidence seen here would certainly cause serious concern in the Salafi-jihadist community in the Muslim world, including the senior leadership of al-Qaeda. As a result, it is very likely that al-Qaeda might focus its efforts on targeting Iranian interests throughout the Middle East and Persian Gulf while simultaneously cutting back on anti-American and anti-Western operations." The RAND document contextualised this disturbing strategy with surprisingly prescient recognition of the increasing vulnerability of the US's key allies and enemies – Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Egypt, Syria, Iran – to a range of converging crises: rapidly rising populations, a 'youth bulge', internal economic inequalities, political frustrations, sectarian tensions, and environmentally-linked water shortages, all of which could destabilise these countries from within or exacerbate inter-state conflicts. The report noted especially that Syria is among several "downstream countries that are becoming increasingly water scarce as their populations grow", increasing a risk of conflict. Thus, although the RAND document fell far short of recognising the prospect of an 'Arab Spring', it illustrates that three years before the 2011 uprisings, US defence officials were alive to the region's growing instabilities, and concerned by the potential consequences for stability of Gulf oil. These strategic concerns, motivated by fear of expanding Iranian influence, impacted Syria primarily in relation to pipeline geopolitics. In 2009 – the same year former French foreign minister Dumas alleges the British began planning operations in Syria – Assad refused to sign a proposed agreement with Qatar that would run a pipeline from the latter's North field, contiguous with Iran's South Pars field, through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and on to Turkey, with a view to supply European markets – albeit crucially bypassing Russia. Assad's rationale was "to protect the interests of [his] Russian ally, which is Europe's top supplier of natural gas." Instead, the following year, Assad pursued negotiations for an alternative $10 billion pipeline plan with Iran, across Iraq to Syria, that would also potentially allow Iran to supply gas to Europe from its South Pars field shared with Qatar. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project was signed in July 2012 – just as Syria's civil war was spreading to Damascus and Aleppo – and earlier this year Iraq signed a framework agreement for construction of the gas pipelines. The Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline plan was a "direct slap in the face" to Qatar's plans. No wonder Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in a failed attempt to bribe Russia to switch sides, told President Vladmir Putin that "whatever regime comes after" Assad, it will be "completely" in Saudi Arabia's hands and will "not sign any agreement allowing any Gulf country to transport its gas across Syria to Europe and compete with Russian gas exports", according to diplomatic sources. When Putin refused, the Prince vowed military action. It would seem that contradictory self-serving Saudi and Qatari oil interests are pulling the strings of an equally self-serving oil-focused US policy in Syria, if not the wider region. It is this – the problem of establishing a pliable opposition which the US and its oil allies feel confident will play ball, pipeline-style, in a post-Assad Syria – that will determine the nature of any prospective intervention: not concern for Syrian life. What is beyond doubt is that Assad is a war criminal whose government deserves to be overthrown. The question is by whom, and for what interests?'.[1]
[1] Nafeez Ahmed, "Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern" The Guardian (30 August 2013). http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2013/aug/30/syria-chemical-attack-war-intervention-oil-gas-energy-pipelines.


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I previously posted this bit of neck porn, but in honor of "John's Neck" week, I thought I'd repost this new and improved version here --in case some of you missed it. Kind of like recycling - mainly, because it's getting crunch time on finishing my fic for the "Back to Basics" challenge, but I wanted to contribute to this worthy subject -- so enjoy! Oh, and there's some "pretty" at the end!
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RENE MARIE / "Voice Of My Beautiful Country"
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A simple plot will make the problems with OPS clear. Players whose OPS is a constant are (supposedly) indistingushable from one another, so it is instructive to examine what this means quantitatively. If we plot OB on the vertical axes and SLG on the horizontal axis, then players of equal OPS will lie along lines of slope -1 in the plane:
On the other hand, players with equal RC (per plate appearence or OB*SLG) form a hyperbola in the (OB,SLG) plane.
It is clear from these plots that only when OB and SLG are very close (that is, OB is roughly equal to SLG) does OPS approximate RC well:
Another way to compare the two measures is to plot what a constant OPS contour looks like when it is mapped into the RC formula. To do this we simply take the formula for a constant OPS contour (SLG= -OB+c) and substitute it into f=OB*SLG. This gives g=OB*(c-OB) where c is the OPS value of interest.
This plot makes it clear that OPS is mapping players of dissimilar RC value into the same class, a potentially dangerous result when one is interested in ranking player ability for trades or drafts. This phenomenon can easily occur in the typical range of player abilities, as the next plot will make clear.
Here we have plotted the OPS to RC contour mapping for OPS=0.65 and OPS=0.7. A player at (OB,SLG) of (0.325,0.325) on the OPS=0.65 contour is actually superior to all players with OB<0.22 or OB>0.48 on the OPS=0.7 contour. This is shown graphically via the following procedure. Draw a vertical line from a point p on OPS=0.65 contour down to its corresponding point q on the RC mapping curve. [In this case we have chosen p=(0.325,0.325) on the OPS=0.65 contour.] Then draw a horizontal line thru point q and find the 2 intersection points r1 and r2 with the OPS=0.7 RC mapping curve. Then verticle lines from r1 and r2 up to the corresponding OPS=0.7 contour give you the points s1 and s2 on the OPS=0.7 contour that are equvalent to point p in terms of RC value.
The closer we make the two OPS contours, the poorer OPS does in terms of correctly sorting out the true (in terms of RC) differences between players. For example, a player at (0.3,0.3) with OPS=0.6 is actually better than all players of OPS=0.605 with OB<0.264 and OB>0.341, and he is better than all players of OPS=0.601 with OB<0.283 and OB>0.318. In essence, OPS overrates low OB, high SLG and hi OB, low SLG players. As there are generally many low OB, high SLG players in a given card set (particularly given the super advanced ballpark homerun rules), OPS can easily cause one to overrate such players to the detriment of ones overall team quality. If one is playing in a high ballpark homerun stadium, OPS could cause a significant and costly (in terms of winning %) skew towards low OB sluggers in player selection.
In order to make the errors inherent in OPS as explicit as possible, consider the following two figures. Figure 6 is a plot of 'whitened' OPS minus 'whitened' RC. Positive values indicate regions in the (OB,SLG) plane where OPS overestimates relative value with respect to RC, and negative values are regions where OPS underestimates relative value. Since OPS and RC have intrinsically different scales, Figure 6 was generated by mapping both OPS and RC to have an average value of 0 and a variance of 1.0 over the unit square (this is what 'whitening' essentially means for the purposes of this discussion). This makes the two measures directly comparable in a statistical sense. Since OPS is trying to estimate RC, one can then see how good that estimation is by taking the difference of the two whitened functions.
To make regions of over- and under-prediction clearer, Figure 7 is a repeat of Figure 6 with a flat surface at height 0 (i.e., the level at which whitened OPS and RC coincide) included:
In summary, be very careful when using OPS to approximate RC - you may not like what you get !!!!


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on Objections to RH Bill
Posted by butalidnl on 26 May 2011
The RH Bill debate is going strong. Anti-RH bill advocates are raising a lot of questions about the RH bill; some of which are valid questions (and some quite invalid). I have listed down some of these questions, with some kind of response to them.
The RH Bill is against the will of God.
This is one of the more popular lines of attack of the CBCP. It is also the most flimsy. Because, if the RH bill is against the will of God, then why is it that it is supported by the Iglesia Ni Kristo and various Protestant churches? These groups even cite scripture as the basis for their position. From this, we can say that the RH Bill is merely against the will of the CBCP, or at most the Vatican. This is much less than the will of God.
"Go forth and multiply…" This is supposed to be the basis for the Catholic position, if Manny Pacquiao and some others are to be believed. But if we look at the Bible, God only used such a formulation twice, both in Genesis. This was addressed first to Adam and Eve, and then to Noah's family after the flood. In both occasions, the earth was empty, and needed to be filled in by humans. God did not repeat this statement at more recent occasions, particularly not during the New Testament.
RH Bill Won't End Poverty.
Of course it won't, it wasn't meant to. The RH Bill addresses the problem of poor people getting even poorer because they bear too many children; or of families who become poor because they have too many children. The RH Bill is aimed at providing a basic service to society. It is similar to vaccination campaigns, or a firefighting service.
Too Expensive, No Money in Budget
The RH Bill is estimated to cost about P3 billion/year. This is not much, if compared to things like Congress' pork barrel allocations, or GOCC bonuses. The RH Bill is only "too expensive" if your starting point is that it is not important. However, since reproductive health is a basic government service, money must be provided for it. In addition to RH being a basic service, it also protects basic women's rights. It is essential.
It is actually cheaper, from the perspective of the national budget, to fund contraceptives and sex education, than to spend for having too many children. Children of the poor go to public schools (and some even go on to state universities); they would need health services, and some poor families get subsidies on rice and other things. These cost much more than the RH bill will.
Sex Education will Encourage Promiscuity
The experience in other countries show that sex education actually delays the age when a teenager has his/her first sexual act. Perhaps this is because if they have had sex education, they know the consequences of sex, and are less curious about it. "Sex Ed" from porn is not sex ed; porn doesn't explain sexuality at all. If we deprive teenagers of sex ed, they will resort to porn for whatever information on sex they can get from it.
Some parents are afraid that teachers would explain "too much" or be "to eager" when they give sex ed. I disagree. In 1972, when I was at my 2nd year in high school in Cebu, we had lessons on the human reproductive system. I remember that our teacher taught it as if it was just another topic. For teachers, sex ed is just another topic – they will teach it in a matter-of-fact or even boring way. Parents have nothing to worry about.
RH Bill Promotes Abortion
This is easy to answer: it does not. In fact, the RH bill categorically states that it is against abortion. Any abortifacient contraceptives (e.g. "morning after" pill) can be designated as such in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the RH Bill and prohibited. And if needed, the CBCP could sue in court to remove a contraceptive from the list of approved contraceptives if they are proved to be abortifacient.
In a way, those who oppose the RH Bill are the ones promoting abortion. Because many women don't know how to avoid pregnancy, about 100,000 a year abort their pregnancies. And 1000 Filipinas a year die of abortion-related complications. If these women had sex education, they wouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place, and thus they wouldn't have been forced to resort to abortion. Sex Education reduces the number of unwanted pregnancies, and thus of abortion.
Why not include a list of Contraceptives which are not Abortifacient?
Contraceptives in general do not cause abortion. Almost by definition, since they prevent pregnancies, they have nothing to do with abortion. If there are contraceptives that do cause abortion, these should be specified and prohibited, but in the law's Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Including them in the IRR would make it more flexible – so that the list could be expanded (or shortened) based on further developments and research, without having to amend the whole law.
Sex Education Should Teach Values
I agree. But the question is: which values would that be? In some places in the US, they experimented with teaching sex ed using the "abstain from sex" approach. In other words, they taught teenagers merely not to have sex. And since they shouldn't have sex, they didn't teach birth control. Well, the result was that these teenagers ended up having as much sex as those without sex education, and they didn't know how to avoid pregnancy. This shows that a "no sex" approach to sex education doesn't work.
On the other hand, the approach could be what is called the "ABC" approach. A, for abstinence. B, for "be faithful" (hopefully, referring to married couples). And C, "use contraceptives", for those who can't abstain nor be faithful. There are still values taught here: children are taught to abstain or be faithful as earlier options to having sex.
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26 May 2011 at 11:28 pm
3 billion indeed is not a lot but it's significant when we are facing some challenge allocating budget for academic programs.
RH Bill is designed to suck us dry even more!
A dangerous part of the BILL is SECTION 33 Repealing Clause – All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
This is a powerful clause!
It's worth repeating. Hopefully the public will not turn their blind eye from this loophole.
Any other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this ACT must be repealed, amended or modified.
This BILL not only has a fang it has saw tooth designed to cut and change old rules if it does not agree with this act. Yay!
SECTION 32 BTW which states adherence to the constitution directly contradicts SECTION 33 . These guys are soooo confuse they couldn't get their (clown) acts together?
SECTION 33 states that it must repeal, amend and modify laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations that go against it.
So any laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations under the constitution that protects the public, consumers at large if it does not agree with the Bill, must be repealed and/or modified to give favor to the enactment/implementation of the Bill.
Ok, my right arm stretching high to kwestiyon (interpileyt)…
Ouch! Did pres. Aquino even notice this?
I wonder what will happen to the Republic Act No. 7394 also known as the Consumers Act of the Philippines if they repeal, modify or amend because it will potentially interfere with RH Bills means to raise money to fund their RH BILL 4244.
Why did this got me thinkin'?
Here's the scenario:
Since this Bill, as the Pro-RH insists is necessary and must be implemented with no delay, knowing the cost involved.
Where will the allocated funds be coming from? Our 2011 academic funding for this school year is already short.
With 229 legislative districts that will require funding for implementation — rumors spreading (and it wasn't me) that at least 10 million pesos each annually (which I'm not really sure if it's enough or too much because they don't have any realistic figures…yet), we are talking about 2.9 Billion pesos and change.
Although that's a drop in the bucket compared to corruption that is costing our government 200 times more each year.
I'm pretty sure this ain't coming from the deep pockets or salaries of our Politicians, since the average salary of a Congressman ranges from 450,000 – 550,000 pesos annually and with all their expenses like large houses and properties, expensive cars, personal and family expenses I don't think they are able to fund their ACT.
Aside from World Bank support, the most identifiable source I can only think of is to increase income taxes, increase VAT and reduced other entitlements or social service spending.
Increasing the income tax will probably not generate much because of high unemployment not to mention those people that are earning off the books and are not declaring income (who knows how many are there).
So to get everyone on board to contribute the best target will be adding VAT.
Tax everything that the public buys.
Of course there will still be those few that slips off and fall into the cracks (like prostitution and illegal drugs – I don't think they have figured out how to tax them yet) but generally everyone will still be taxed because the burden will start from the producers of goods.
Of course if production of consumer goods will cost more due to impose VAT, to keep the producers profit protected they will have to either increase their price or reduce the size and/or quality of their production.
For instance a sardine can cost 5 pesos to produce and with added taxes it will now cost them 1.00 peso more. It will be silly to expect the business people to be nice and patriotic by not passing the cost to the consumers.
That'll be bad to the economy if the businesses that provide jobs don't make profits.
Somebody's got to give!
If they increase the price people will cut back in buying so a clever method (commonly practiced in US) is to reduce the quality (use cheaper raw material if available) or bring the size down unnoticeably.
If a Sardine can weigh about 4 oz. the next time you'll read the label, it will probably shrink down to 3.5 oz (who would notice that!). Besides I won't have no choice…I can only afford (the unnoticeably newly reduced size) hamburger once every 2 weeks.
I guess Ramen noodle will become a frequent staple. Darn, baka naman pati flavoving tanggalin nila…naloko na!
So if they (RH BIll supporters) think they can afford this RH Bill with their hard earned money, then hell yeah go for it!
After all I believe they are smarter than a fifth grader. Right! ra — yyyyyt!
Filipino must stop clowning around the moral jargons. Lets look at the economics because that's where all these stuff boils down to.
Ready to support or boycott and abolish!
Read some more to be enlightened. We don't just speak against RH Bill purely on moral grounds, though it is our strongest argument.
We stand by reason of science, sanity, protection of our constitution whose ultimate goal is to protect the welfare of the Filipino citizens.
Thanks for allowing us bloggers to share our thoughts in your blog site.
I hope you don't mind me sharing the link to the blog I wrote. Hopefully will educate the open minded Filipino's.
All the best.
16 September 2012 at 3:01 am
1. Bkit lhat ng nagtatanggol sa RH ay di bumabanggit ng tungkol sa Planned Parenthood Federation (USA) na unang gumamit ng mga salitang birth control at family planning (sinimulan ng feministang si Margaret Sanger na ibinandera ang tagumpay ng legal abortion sa America)? Yan ang nasa likod na batayan at nag-uudyok kina Edcel Lagman atbp, pra isulong ang RH bill, na siya nmang titiyak na di tayo dadami pra lging may sobra ang agrikulturang mga produkto na kailangan ng mga industriyalisadong lugar gya ng America at Europa. Pg dumami tyo, sila ang magugutom! O kung gusto nila ng di-angkat na pagkain pahihinain nila ang industriya at muling magtatanim. Plagi kasing pinalalabas na hindi mabubuhay ang mahihirap na bansa kung wala ang Kanluran. Luma na yang "white man's burden.
2. Wala naman tlagang bansa ang umuunlad dahil sa pagpapaliit ng populasyon. Ang USA, China at Japan ay laging nsa 10 pinakamatataas na populasyon pero sila ang ilan sa pinakamayayamang bansa. Yun nmang karamihan sa bansang Africa na mas mahirap sa atin ay may populasyong mababa pa sa 5 milyon. kahit si Lee Kuan Yew ay nagsisisi sa pagkontrol ng dami ng tao sa Singapore. Ngayon kasi nagtatandaan na sila at kokonti ang pamalit na kabataan sa kanilang lakas- paggawa. Kelangan nilang umangkat at umupa ng manggagawa mula sa ibang bansa. Di tulad natin nagpapadala pa.
3, Gasgas na ito pero di pa rin nasasagot: bakit di ayusin ang pamamahala gaya ng maayos at makatarungang badyet, erarikasyon ng pangungurakot, paghalal sa mga taong tunay na maglilingkod gaya ni Noynoy at Robredo? Bakit pilit pipigilan ang pagsipot ng mga bata, ang lakas ng kinabukasan?
4, Hindi direktang pabor sa aborsyon ang RH Bill, pero pag ang gusto mo ay pigilin ang pagbubuntis, pero tumuloy pa rin ito, ano ang iisipin mong gawin? Aminin lang.
di ipin
5. Kung talagang para sa reproductive health ito, bakit pinipigil ang reproduksyon?
6. Pangangalagaan ang buhay ng pamilya, ksama ang buhay ng di pa ipinanganganak ayon sa Konstitusyon. Ano ang pangangalagaang buhay kung pipigilin ito sa paglilihi pa lamang? Parang sinabi nating bibigyan ng insentibo ang lahat ng konektado sa pagpapaunlad ng industriya ng saging, pero bawal ang magtanim ng saging!
7. Mganda naman ang pangangalaga sa kababaihang buntis. pabor ako dyan. Sana walang pamimilit sa opsyon ng mgastos at di pa tyak kung ligtas na artipisyal na kontrasepsyon. At saka yung pangungunahan ang pamilya sa edukasyong pangkasarian.
8. Marami pa tyong batas na gagawin, Sana mangibabaw plagi ang lohika at moralidad pra di natin sinisira ang ating matinong paninindigan. Bawat ipinapasang batas ay dapat maglingkod sa tao, hindi tao ang maglilingkod sa batas.


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n54 E60/E61 535i N54 - Never a UK factory option (3.0L i6 cylinder Twin Turbo).
DarkHorse posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Sat here seasonally flu'd up, digging around and found myself... wishing that the UK had the option of the N54 3.0L i6 cylinder Twin Turbo configuration in the E60 LCI range (only USA), which would have allowed some fiddle factor for a petrol in the lighter E60 platform (relative to the next gen F10/F11). Instead the UK 535i remained the V8 NA version, though I think there was an E90 335i N54 turbo petrol offereing. 10 Reasons The E60 535i Is Better Than The M5 article (when tuned to ~400hp and 430ft/lbs of torque). 1. It is insanely, stupidly powerful 2. It's a faster street car 3. It's one of the best handling sedans ever made 4. It gets better gas mileage 5. It runs on corn 6. It's more reliable 7. It's cheaper to maintain 8. It's cheap to buy 9. It has an awesome secret transmission 10. The tuner is the coolest thing ever In the video below, the tuned up 535i N54 (3.0L i6 cylinder Twin Turbo) looks ~4 seconds to 60mph and ~10 seconds to 100 mph (see at 1min 27sec).
Turbo intake pipe connector?
Changy posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Guys I have been having issues with my 530d E60 2004. I started with the increased emissions and found the air filter totally blocked. I removed the garbage and fitted a new filter and for a week it was fine. Then I took the car to ATS for an Aircon recharge and 200 yards after leaving the garage the emissions light was back on. Because the Muppet with the antibacterial spray had gone Chuck Norris on every type of air intake I foolishly thought it was the cause of the problems especially when the car was fine an hour later and behaved again for almost a week. Then I was cleaning the engine bay, closed the bonnet and on the very next journey on came the light again. I was now thinking loose connection on wires or vacuum pipe; probably on the MAF. I got a new Bosch MAF from a mate who had bought one for his car only to realise he didn't need it. Today I decided to take advantage of the sub-30-degree weather and change it. I didn't realise there were two outer Torx screws and then two inner screws with the bottom right one of the latter being a bit harder to access. I removed the connecting wire looms and felt the intake pipe move very easily. A bit of disconnecting and movement and I took it off. I am not an expert of these matters but surely that is my turbo intake? The pipe just sat over the opening, it was not fixed using anything despite there being a bolt hole there? Am I correct in thinking that is the turbo intake and if yes, how is it normally fixed? Any advice and suggestions gladly welcomed Changy
535D turbo issues
Amsingh187 posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Hi guys, Took my e61 535d to two independent specialists and had two different solutions presented. First one connected a diagnostic and a whole load of faults popped up with regards to DPF/ glow plugs/ air mass/ charge pressure/ exhaust pressure. He then, Took off the engine cover and checked the vac pipes and said they looked bad and that he couldn't see the two rods from the bottom of the turbos moving when revving the engine. Told me to have the pipes replaced first before going down any other route. I do have a 4 star warranty but this will not cover such components like pipes and plugs. Nice chap, didn't charge me a penny for his time and gave me the option of contacting him if Iwanted to go ahead. £140 labour plus the pipes which I said I can get at trade price too. Second garage, looked at the pictures I hadtaken of the diagnostic and said that the plugs replacement and pipes etc would cost me £560 and can get me in next week. Now, I know it may seem that the second garage is trying to take advantage of me but what could the issues be? Obviously I would like to keep as much money in my own pocket. If the vac pipes aren't doing their job then replacing those first would be the most efficient option before going through the warranty company which would want to wriggle out of paying anything?? Anyone else had similar problems or knows which garage to trust? Any help would be appreciated and please forgive me for my naivety. Thanks. Ams.
535D E61 Turbo issues
Amsingh187 posted a topic in Hello I'm NewHi guys, Took my e61 535d to two independent specialists and had two different solutions presented. First one connected a diagnostic and a whole load of faults popped up with regards to DPF/ glow plugs/ air mass/ charge pressure/ exhaust pressure. He then, Took off the engine cover and checked the vac pipes and said they looked bad and that he couldn't see the two rods from the bottom of the turbos moving when revving the engine. Told me to have the pipes replaced first before going down any other route. I do have a 4 star warranty but this will not cover such components like pipes and plugs. Nice chap, didn't charge me a penny for his time and gave me the option of contacting him if I wanted to go ahead. £140 labour plus the pipes which I said I can get at trade price too. Second garage, looked at the pictures I had taken of the diagnostic and said that the plugs replacement and pipes etc would cost me £560 and can get me in next week. Now, I know it may seem that the second garage is trying to take advantage of me but what could the issues be? Obviously I would like to keep as much money in my own pocket. If the vac pipes aren't doing their job then replacing those first would be the most efficient option before going through the warranty company which would want to wriggle out of paying anything?? Anyone else had similar problems or knows which garage to trust? Any help would be appreciated and please forgive me for my naivety. Thanks. Ams.
Leak from Turbo Seal
Steve_5eries posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010I have increased emissions, on looking round my engine bay I found a gas leak around the point where my intercooler pipe meets my turbo. Replaced the seal on the end of the intercooler pipe and there's still a leak??? Any ideas?
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Turbo fitting
Witold posted a topic in E34 1988-1996Hello everyone I am a new member of this forum so please excuse me for any mistakes. I am interested in increasing power in my beloved bmw e34 m20b25 engine. Thinking about turbo or compressor. Does anybody know where i can do that? I am from Staines-upon-Thames, Heathrow area. Thanks in advance for your help.
HELP needed with E60 '04 525d loss of power after 5 mins of driving
e39_nurburg posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Hello everyone. I have a 2004 525d Touring which has recently developed an issue with loss of power. (120k Miles). When started cold, I can drive normally and I have full power until about 5 mins in, it's almost like there is no boost whatsoever. It does still rev out, but takes about 2 mins to get to 60MPH. With enough space, I can reach 90MPH on the motorway, but this would take about 5 mins. There are no warning lights or messages on any display. What have I done so far? The first thing I did, was a full filter service and engine oil, hoping that whilst doing so, i could spot something physically wrong, like a split hose. I took the EGR off (which actually wasn't too bad) gave it a thorough clean and replaced. Cleaned the MAF sensor with electrical cleaner. Connected BMW DIS and run some diagnostics and checked the fault codes. Changed both thermostats Went for a long drive, and believe completed a forced regen (brother in passenger seat activating and confirming status with DIS). Although, didn't see any smoke, hear anything and the exhaust tip was as spotless as before. My thoughts are that it might be the turbo or a blocked DPF. (the exhaust tips have been extremely clean since I purchased the car 12 months ago.). I ran a back-pressure test through DIS, and the values were fine. However, it seems like it could be electrical. My caveman logic says that "if I have full boost when cold, then disappears when warmed, must be electrical?" I read a post about checking to see if the actuator arm moves when you turn the ignition on. I checked this, and it twitches slightly, but not much. Video here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4v4po1wnyhehim0/2017-06-04 14.40.06.mp4?dl=0 The turbo spins freely and the play is within tolerances. DIS reveals the following error codes: 4521 DDE: Charge-air pressure control, control deviation 3F57 DDE: Charge-air pressure controller Does anyone have any ideas on how to test this further? I really cant pocket a new turbo on this car, so I'm hoping it is something friendly. I haven't checked any vacuum hoses. Thanks in advance to all!
Turbo Pressure Converter Price Please
waynesmith880 posted a topic in Cotswold BMWHi, Please could I have a price for a single pressure converter - part nr. 11658509323 Car is a 535D M Sport LCI - GU57XYK I had them all replaced by an indy approx 1 year ago or so and I believe them to be the new type with the round cover on the end. The bracket is for the new type so it is just the PC that i require. Also, just in case, how much is a length of blue vacuum hose - part nr. 11657796879 Many thanks Wayne
help! hybrid turbo leaking oil - e60 530d (RESOLVED + BACKBOX DELETE)
jinsta posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Long story short, had my turbo rebuilt with hybrid specs, but leaking oil through the hotside (downpipe) - any reason this would happen like? Cars a 2004 530d, m57n 218bhp model - me units a GT2260V and at time of job fitted new turbo inlet/oulet pipes/gaskets/all oem, fitted new crankshaft breather, engine oil flush etc Have no oil passiing from cold side or manifold side of turbo. It has a nice mist from the breather exit pipe to air pipe Motor has SWIRL FLAP/EGR/DPF/CAT deletes in place, bigger IC. I've done maf/map sensor/air filter/oil filter/new turbo seals/vac lines All these mods have been in place years and ran fine with original turbo unit producing just under 300bhp. The unit was only removed as it had a slight whine and suspected carbon buildup, never passed oil/was bone dry when removed. The hybrid turbo was fitted, it leaked so sent back, apparently nowt found wrong but had few bits swapped out as precaution, was then fitted second time...same problem, unit removed again and now going back for further inspection Turbo Sepc: Everything you would expect from a reconditioned unit, including electric actuator + following hybrid specs: # MACHINE COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND FIT LARGER EXTENDED TIP BILLET COMPRESSOR WHEEL 6 BLADE # WAS INDUCER 44.50 EXDUCER 60.00 # NOW INDUCER 49.50 EXDUCER 62.00 # CUTBACK TURBINE WHEEL BLADES FIT 360 DEGREE BEARING UPGRADE # FIT STAGGERED GAP PERFORMANCE OIL SEALS. In terms of... Oil loss...exhaust is caked in oil, lost probably 2ltrs all in over last 3month - this makes for a very smokey drive, the hotter the exhaust gets. Kinda hoped it would burn off, but seeing as its still leaking, no choice now but to have removed and cleaned (i've just taken off and will be doing this while awaiting turbo to be returned, will delete backbox at same time as this will be ruined too) Diognostics....car had zero faults prior...but have two popping up now, one relates to MAF, other to 02 sensor in cat - sensor is on downpipe and has had allot of oil pass over it so not surprised with this fault, suspect its throwing the MAF off too as that was changed within the last 12mths too (new bosch unit) Performance...turbo seems to be performing well, feels strong by far then the original unit, but ideally needs to be mapped again - cant do until leaks sorted (bit useless mind if problem persists ) I've also had compression test done on engine and everythings within tollerenace, tried a thicker grade oil (so 5w/40 opposed to 5w/30, still ll04 approved), metioned before but crankshaft breather. Return pipe from turbo is stock, cant really mod this and at a good factory angle Was thinking maybey it needs a restrictor of sort as the jap folk often use them, but turbo company said not needed as not a ball bearing turbo, completely differnt turbo Any ideas??
Turbo strange noise
One British Brexit please posted a topic in General DiscussionRe : Turbo noisy!? car : BMW 525 d Auto E60 2005 , 110,000mls I am not a racer and the vehicle has been well looked after by the previous one owner but it seems to make a little bit of high pitch whistle extra noise at slow speed and moves low revs ( in fact it sounds quite good ) - is this a problem on horizon that needs to be dealt with ? - if a problem what can be done about it? - if a new turbo , then which good one would you recommend to buy privately and ill ask professional to fit it ? ( I understand the turbos on the E60's are not particularly good ??) I look forward to your replies and suggestions from those that know Kind regards, Luke
Turbo S/N identification
ikr3512 posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Hi All Can anyone id this turbo on my 525 I think its the wrong one fitted S/N fcg01765f I can't get the other numbers off it at the moment I may use carb cleaner. any ideas please I think its off a 530D not sure which model many thanks
Replaced the turbo today....
savcom posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Hi all. About a month ago I started hearing a whine from the engine when lifting off the loud pedal that didn't quite go down in pitch with the engine revs. No smoke and no apparent loss of power, but nevertheless I asked my mechanic to listen and he confirmed my suspicions that the noise was coming from the turbo. So today we fitted a new Garrett, new oil pipe & banjo bolts and changed the oil breather for the vortex one. The total job took about three hours including new oil and air filters and a brief check of the electrical connections on the injectors, which I didn't think was too shabby. She is all back together and humming away nicely and the first thing I've noticed is how much quicker the pick up is when accelerating. It's really quite noticeable! We were right with the turbo - there is +/-1mm sideways play in the bearings so it was definitely on its way out! So it's steady driving for a while to let everything bed in and then we should be back to normal. Off to see a little two-seater something-for-the-weekend tomorrow if the weather holds... Fingers crossed! That'll be a nice steady hour's run for the new turbo. Let's hope it all goes well! Cheers SavCom
525d limp mode Turbo problem continues
ikr3512 posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Hi All my car has had a few issues since i got it some months ago and I have asked a few questions before but as I have fixed the vac pipes and pressure control valve on the turbo and blocked off the egr it still keeps cutting out if i drive it too hard like the safety manifold pressure sensor triggers I have fitted a new one and it was worse so refitted the orignal.I was told by the old owner the turbo came off a 330d but are the same is this correct I ask or do I need to reduce the actuator back a bit or dose the 330's turbo boost at a higher level and the map software is being triggered because its looking for 525d pressures. I have looked at the exhaust just to be sure its not blocked it looks ok but would a duff cat cause problems, the car starts and drives fine and as long as I don't gun it to hard runs fine the egr did have an issue causing staling whilst coasting down hill when I blocked off the vac pipe it stopped that so the only issue is this what looks like over pressure causing limp mode no lights on dash any ideas please
Tom Ballard posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010HI ALL, IM NEW TO ALL THIS BOUGHT MYSELF A 2004 535D. EVERY RECEIPT FOR THE CAR, ALL SERVICED BY BMW UP UNTIL APRIL 2015. I WAS RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO THE SOUTH OF UK AND BACK AT THE WEEKEND AND ON THE WAY BACK I WAS CRUISING AT 70/75MPH. I GOT CAUGHT BEHIND A BAD BOY CORSA WHO WOULDNT SHIFT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE SO I UNDERTOOK HIM. IN MY FRUSTRATION I PUT MY FOOT DOWN. A WAY TO SHOW HIM WHO IS BOSS REALLY. WE ALL DO IT. AS I ACCELERATED FROM 70 TO AROUND 100 (I HAD MUSIC BLASTING) I NOTICED A STRANGE VIBRATION SUDDENLY. I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 60 AND TURNED MY MUSIC OFF. GUT WRENCHING THINKING I HAD BLEW UP MY BEAUTY. THE 535 STILL SEEMED TO HAVE THE POWER THERE BUT IT SOUNDED HORRIFIC, AS IF THE EXHAUST WAS BLOWING MASSIVELY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE EXHAUST MID SECTION. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THAT AREA. I PULLED OVER IN THE NEXT SERVICES, 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THE SOUND WASNT COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AS I HAD HOPED. I POKED MY HEAD UNDER THE CAR AND SAW/HEARD NOTHING BAD FROM THERE. HOWEVER AT IDLE, THE ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN STRAIGHT AWAY AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER WHILST I WAITED FOR MY FRIEND WITH HIS TOW TRUCK. THE SOUND WAS STILL BAD BUT WASNT AS BAD AS WHEN IT WAS WARMER WHEN I HAD PULLED OVER. THE CAR IS NOW SAT ON MY DRIVEWAY AND IM AWAY IN SCOTLAND FOR WORK. I PLAN TO GET HOME TO IT AT THE WEEKEND AND HAVE A BETTER LOOK AND MAYBE EVEN CALL THE AA OUT TO SEE IF THEY CAN EVALUATE THE SITUATION. TILL THEN, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS? OR HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE? IM HOPING ITS NOT TOO PRICEY, ALREADY HAD TO COUGH UP FOR A NEW CRANK VIBRATION PULLEY, ALTERNATOR AND AIR CON COMPRESSOR. WITH NEW BELT OF COURSE. HELP PLEASE GUYS GREATEST REGARDS TOM
Oil in Intake 520d
euclid posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010It's been a while to open the hood and just noticed that just about every fitting on the air intake has some oil on the outside. What caught my eye was a lot of black oil on the EGR valve cover flange. Didn't have the time to take things apart but I'm sure that everything inside the air intake must be splattered with black oil. The car has 61k on the clock and for this engine this amount of oil is unusual. Any ideas what could it be other than the usual EGR or turbo oil leakage? Oil breather maybe??
acceleration, bang, 60mph, boohoohoo
Lexusbud posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Hey guys, back again with an issue! So, brief history: 530d 04 E60 125K Had a leak a couple of days ago, which was solved due to a inlet pipe not being connected.. So, not an hour ago something under the bonnet gave an all mighty pop/bang. Was overtaking, so giving it some, and pop... Engine tone completely changed, no pull, so cruised at 60 until I could stop. Expecting the turbo, I looked at the left side of the engine, nothing too untoward. However the right side of the engine has signs of a burst pipe
E28 M535I restoration,,, then to be turbod
boo:) posted a topic in Projectshello, thought i would start a build thread on the old girl shes a genuine 1987 BMW E28 M535I automatic with the sport box, full leather adjustable interior, genuine 86k ,mileage, the usual m535i goodies and also some genuine Alpina rims i live in North Wales, im currently building a VW Corrado hil climb car with a 20vt, and also building my current Audi TT mk1 hybrid (should be around 350bhp ) and also obviously the E28 currently the car does not run due to fuel pump has packed in broken down GOOD POINTS #clean interior #its an e28 m535i #low mileage #well maintained mechanicals #ex bmw display car in north wales area #private plate BAD POINTS #needs 2 sills #2 rear arches (partial) #brake pedal is hard as hell!! #needs a respray #bits of scabby rust here and there (floor pans solid ) #bumpers need restore my plans atm is to get her running healthy, then to sort out the brakes, then the sills and other rust, then onto restoring the body work and interior before going to another full strip, repaint and then a turbo and manual conversion on her here are some pics so far, some progress including heavy jet wash, new plugs, and freeing up some of the brakes so going to get there in the end hopefully,, bonus of it all is that i only paid £250
M106 m30b35 turbo
bmwaddicted posted a topic in E28 1982-1988Hello, I am new user here. Just upgraded e28, there was M106 engine, the new upgrade is M5 engine from e34.
Brake change now horrible squeezy/jinggly noise plus a million other issues
Azzy420 posted a topic in E60/E61 2004-2010Hi guys I really need some help. I have only owned my 520D LCI M Sport Auto for 2.5 months and I think its gonna be an expensive ride to keep and maintain - I hope its just me being over paranoid, but please have a read of the problems I am having. I am the second owner on my vehicle, according to the service manual its had 3 services, 2 prior to owning the car, and 3rd was done at 40k when I bought the vehicle. I don't think any services have been done on the car as the original pollen and air and fuel filter were still in the car, and I do not think the garage I bought the car from did an oil change either (I am assuming this based on the fact that its been 2 months I have been chasing him for an invoice, and he has failed to send me this. I was told he was going to type one up and post it me, which never happened) Whilst under the car noticed that a few clips and screws were missing for th eparts you would remove in order to get to the turbo, so I am assuming my car has had a turbo change also! Rather than repeating myself again in this thread I have attached a link to the other thread I have listed my problems in as they do not stop there. Hope you can help/advise me what to do http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/87246-advice-needed-changing-brake-pads-discs-sensors-hand-brake-shoes/?p=921643 Also my stats have gone coz the temp is below 80C whilst I was driving on motorway, which means my car has poss been not regenning either, (only god knows how long this has been for) so I may well have a blocked DPF very soon too! GREAAAAT!!!! Also when I was messing around in the hidden menu, I found a message reading 320d now what does that mean - could this poss tie in with my doubt of having a replacement turbo in my car?
W444KYY posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Afternoon Lads/Lasses I recently bought my E39 530D in Imola Red from Flandy off the forums. I gave the car to my BMW specialist to give a once over and he has pointed out the following issues, can anyone shed some light into the costs of repairs and if they are really a must to do straight away as i am a bit limited on cash flow... Inspection service due brake fluid change anti freeze change o/s/f rear bottom arm n/s/f anti roll bar link rear brake pads and discs (obviously this is a must) o/s/r rose bush and integral link (my mechanic refused to test drive the car as he said the wheel will fly off) ? handbrake shoes and handbrake is way to tight fuel pipe excessively corroded I appreciate that the car is 12 years old, so majority of the above is simply down to age, wear and tear however the major issue that i am extremely concerned about is, the engine is miss firing, randomly the car will start juddering and shaking excessively, especially at a set of traffic lights, or sometimes whilst driving, at which point i turn the engine off, start her back up and she is fine, however the fuel economy is just horrendous...literally i have spent £140 on fuel on the past 200 miles? £20 a day and i hardly drive no more than 30-40 miles if that? most of it is on the motorway as i use the car to go to work. The mechanic did say it needs a injector test, he also mentioned that at some point in her life she has been ran on red diesel as the fuel pipes have red dye remains. Has anyone had a similar problem? Oh and the turbo is loosing pressure however when i have driven the car i have noticed no lack of power as such, just a very loud wishing or whistle? Any feedback will be much appreciated, as i have only bought the car last week and already have a quote of £550 for parts plus £350 labour and that does not include diagnosed the judder/injector issue or the turbo whistle!
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stevie_c posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Hello guys! As some of you know, I have some odd happenings with my turbo. Does anyone have diagrams or pictures as to where all the vacuum hoses are located into and out of? I have changed the boost control solonoid and replaced some small diameter hosing that runs along the top of the block just under the rocker cover. Changing this hosing made quite a difference in pick-up but hasnt solved the problem, I am still convinced it is a vacuum leak somewhere and want to eliminate all the easy (and cheap) options before replacing the turbo. If I can get the locations of all the hoses it could be, I can inspect them and change/rule them out. many thanks!
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e39_nurburg posted a topic in E39 1996-2004Hi guys, my turbo is fine but i thought i would do a bit of research anyway. I found this turbo on ebay germany, the seller is turbo_max_de and has 100% feedback. Does 350 euro sound cheap? There are quite a few sellers selling e39 turbos at this price in germany. How much is a refurb unit in the uk? http://www.ebay.de/itm/Garrett-Turbolader-fur-BMW-5er-auch-Touring-135-KW-184-und-142-KW-193-PS-2-/121053370849?pt=DE_Autoteile&fits=Platform%3AE39%7CType%3A530d&hash=item1c2f57d9e1
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johncornwallcar posted a topic in E39 1996-2004My 530D touring (114k) has been virtually faultless until about 14 months ago when the turbo blew, big time, causing oil fire I got a reman unit and had it fitted by my local garage, all good except that it whistled a lot at low revs, power delivery and consumption all fine with no smoke. after 7- 8k however Im getting intermiitent power problems, mostly on motorways, put foot down at say 60mmph and response is zero, if it s a hill it will slow and the revs will gradually decrease. After a few miles and a bit of juddering normal service will kick in again. the problem might not occur for up 200 miles but at other times can be more frequent. Garage put it on diagnostics for me and it came up with P1E30, Boost Control or Boost Control Valve. Phoned Turbo supplier ( Essex Turbos) they say most likely cause is carbon build up on the vanes, but I cant understand this as I had the oil breather changed and the In Intercooler cleaned when the new turbo was fitted. Im no expert to say the least but im wondering if; - An unrelated problem is present and the Turbo fault code hasnt cleared from the previous issue - The boost Control Valve/sensor is faulty - There is a problem with the replacement turbo (I hope not as the guranttee has expired) Also I dont know whether to to take it to my local garage again or whether I need a BMW specialist workshop to have a look at it. Bearing in mind its a 10 year old car which is no worth a fortune Would welcome any thougts


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An angry Twitter employee who was very anti-Trump decided to deactivate the President of the United States of America's official, blue-checked Twitter account before leaving for their final day of working at Twitter.
Originally a Twitter post from the Twitter Government account informed the social media metaverse that Trump's account was "inadvertently deactivated" but assured the community that it wouldn't be "happening again".
Earlier today @realdonaldtrump's account was inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee. The account was down for 11 minutes, and has since been restored. We are continuing to investigate and are taking steps to prevent this from happening again.
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017
After conducting the investigation the support discovered that the culprit was actually a customer support employee who was there on their final day and decided to exact some sense of social justice.
Through our investigation we have learned that this was done by a Twitter customer support employee who did this on the employee's last day. We are conducting a full internal review. https://t.co/mlarOgiaRF
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017
The responses to the incident were mixed.
Some users were happy that Trump's Twitter account was deactivated for all of 11 minutes. Others said it was like music to their ears.
On the other side of the table, however, there were some who asked some very good questions, such as why a low level customer support employee would be given the power to silence the President of the United States?
Basically, Twitter doesn't have special access or security measures in place of world leaders or politicians.
This news is and isn't shocking. Twitter has long been pulling lots of censorious strings on behalf of Leftists on the platforms, and they have been especially lenient toward actual harassment groups like Zoe Quinn's CON, which was given special recommendation in their Trust and Safety section. Others like Anita Sarkeesian, the creator of Feminist Frequency, is also a special partner with Twitter as one of the prime recommended services through their Trust and Safety Council, despite Sarkeesian being a known harasser.
Many Leftist and Social Justice Warriors in news journalism have been begging Twitter to delete Donald Trump's Twitter account, so it looks like they got what they wanted… for 11 minutes.


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Most kids pick up a magic trick or two but give magic up. Not magician Jeremiah De Matteis. Something kept him going.
"I started out watching a TV show called Masters of Illusion," De Matteis said. "And I loved it and I wanted to learn. I knew my friend at church. I knew his older brother was learning magic. So I asked him if he could teach me, and he said, 'Yeah sure! Bring a deck of cards next week and I'll show you a trick.'"
This man who taught De Matteis his first trick was Ryan Ramirez. De Matteis called Ramirez his mentor.
"I share every trick with Jeremiah," Ramirez said.
De Matteis says a trick becomes a magician's own when he first starts doing it; every magician puts his own spin on a trick. De Matteis took David Blane's trick of putting a card in a fruit and gave it his own style when he made the audience's card appear in an orange.
The style De Matteis performs is called mentalist magic. It's all about presentation. Mentalist magic revolves around the premise that the magician can read someone's mind. So if a person were told to pick a card from a deck then put it back, the magician reads the person's mind and finds their card, though the trick is usually something completely different.
"A magician does twenty thousand things," magician Pablo Bautista, De Matteis' pupil said, "but the audience only sees one."
De Matteis also loves the Lord and serving others. He became a Christian in November of 2009 and his life was transformed. De Matteis came to The Master's College because he wanted to serve others. In his magic he also tries to integrate his faith.
"It's like a lot of hip-hop artists are like 'Yeah, I'm a Christian rapper, but not all of my songs are Jesus, Jesus, Jesus' you know. There are different issues." De Matteis said. "I definitely want to bring like not only a Christian aspect to some tricks, but there are also some tricks and some points where I just want to perform."
Magic started off as a hobby for him, but recently it has become more than that.
"I had an opportunity to go to Ohio," De Matteis said. "I just couldn't make it because I had to perform at a wedding. But, I mean, I think [magic] can take me, at least, around the country. [I am] thinking of possibly coming up with a sermon message with a few tricks and possibly do chapels around the country."
De Matteis has performed for small audiences, he has performed for a school talent show in front of 500 people and recently he had his own show that about 200 people paid to see. Regardless of the size of the audience, when De Matteis performs he knows that this is where God has called him to be.
"It feels natural." he said. "Also I perform because I hate it. And what I mean by that is I hate being in front of people. I don't like big crowds. It's really my time where I can humbly say, when people say 'Yo, you did a good job,' I can be like 'Thanks. That was all God because I don't like being in front of people'…It's my chance to decrease so that He may increase; it's not my stage, it's His."
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An alien spaceship crashed into Tokyo Bay and cannot return home. So the aliens become Japanese citizens and begin a home-stay program. They are given the name "Dears," meaning "beloved friend."
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Imagine living in a world with computers that can be designed to look like toys, animals or even people. They are called Persocoms. A poor boy named Hideki Motosuwa stumbles across a Persocom that he finds in the trash. When her new owner turns her on for the first time, Chi does not work properly. She has no memory. Without her operating system, Chi should not be able to be as aware as she acts. Hedeki teaches Chi to talk, cook, work and dress. He eventually discovers that Chi is a special Persocom, a Chobits.
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Citizens' involvement and the representation of passenger interests in public transport
Unlike many other industries, public transport is dominated by monopoly conditions and a strong political influence on the service provided. The traditional position of its users has been weak also where private enterprise plays a greater role. The paper analyses the users' role in this sector and proposes to allocate their interests to the political, planning, provision and customer service levels. Suggestions for user representation and involvement are discussed. Experience to date suggests that competition "for the market" encourages also a better provision for the passengers' needs, although the political influence is likely to remain strong also in future.
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Organisations urged to team up to prevent homelessness
Mayor Andy Street set up the Homelessness Taskforce in collaboration with local authorities in May.
The West Midlands Homelessness Taskforce and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) are joining forces to step up to battle against homelessness – with a focus on prevention.
Set up in May 2017 by Mayor Andy Street, the Taskforce aims to 'design out' homelessness in all its forms.
Now, the taskforce is working with CIH to invite public service organisations across the region to get involved in its work to address the systemic and structural issues which can cause homelessness.
According to reports, the single biggest cause of homelessness in the West Midlands is eviction from a private rented property following the end of a tenancy, with other key causes including that of domestic violence and relationship breakdown.
The Homelessness Reduction Act, which came into force last year, means that many organisations – including Jobcentres and adult and children's social services teams – have a new 'duty to refer' people who may be homeless or threatened with homelessness within 56 days to a local authority of the individual's choice.
But the systems are said to be struggling under demand, with 58,660 West Midlands households owed a homelessness duty.
Latest statistics show that 2,670 West Midlands households – including about 5,000 children – are in temporary accommodation such as B&Bs and hostels; twice the national average rate (outside of London).
The taskforce and CIH have said that they believe there is an opportunity to embed homelessness prevention and early intervention measures into a range of services and systems across the region.
The new 'duty to refer' only requires a service to make a referral, while the new project aims to develop a 'commitment to collaborate' which demands a higher standard.
It's hoped that greater engagement between organisations will ensure a joined-up approach to preventing people from becoming homeless and, if successful, the approach could be replicated nationwide.
CIH CEO, Terrie Alafat CBE, is said to be writing to chief executives of organisations across the West Midlands to invite them to take part in a series of roundtables to develop a shared commitment to collaborate, and to identify any barriers and challenges.
"Together we can design out homelessness but it does require a co-ordinated approach – that means all of us pulling out all the stops. In a country as rich as ours everyone should have access to a decent and affordable home", she said.
"This is an opportunity for all the key players in the West Midlands to get around the table to come up with solutions together.
"The aim is to take the duty to refer to a whole new level by getting as many organisations as possible involved in designing homelessness out of our systems and the ways that public services are delivered. Collaboration will be absolutely vital to the success of this work", Alafat added.
On the announcement, Andy Street said: "There is a tremendous will in the West Midlands to work together to prevent homelessness happening in the first place.
"We are delighted that CIH are keen to be at the forefront of this work by leading on our regional ambition to move beyond the duty to refer and develop a voluntary commitment to collaborate to prevent and relieve homelessness across sectors."
Councillor Sharon Thompson, cabinet member for housing at Birmingham City Council and chair of West Midlands Homelessness Taskforce members' advisory group added: "I am thrilled that CIH is working with us to take our prevention approach into its next phase.
"A commitment to collaborate will build on the conversations that are already being had and start to put in place the necessary measures that will ensure, in the West Midlands, no-one will suffer the indignity of becoming homeless.
"In Birmingham, we launched a city-led prevention strategy, where clear commitments were made by over 30 organisations across the public, private and third sectors, many of who operate on a regional level.
"This provides the perfect platform for continuing our work, now with CIH, to ensure that a commitment to collaborate will be successful and make impactful change."


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How a tattoo machine works – These days, a lot of people have tattoos – you may even have one or two. But how much do you know about how the actual process works?
Tattoos are created by injecting ink into the skin, between layers. It's done with an electric machine that looks and sounds rather like a dental drill (although, in our opinion, the dentist's chair is way scarier than the tattoo chair). The machine's needles puncture the skin really, really fast – anywhere between 50 and 3000 times a minute) and deposit a teeny bit of ink about a millimetre under the skin each time. It's pretty damn accurate.
The tattoo machine
The tattoo machine as we know it now was invented by Samuel O'Reilly in the late 1800s and has remained pretty much the same since then. The machine is actually based on something called an autographic printer, invented by Thomas Edison to engrave hard surfaces; a quick change to the tube system and something called the 'rotary-driven electromagnetic oscillating unit' and ta-da! One tattoo machine.
What is a tattoo machine even made of?
Most modern tattoo machines are made up of a whole bunch of components:
· A needle (sterile, natch)
· A system of tubes that draw the ink through the machine
· An electric motor to keep it going
· A foot pedal, kind of like the pedals on a sewing machine, that controls the movement of the needle
Of course, tattooing equipment hasn't always been quite so high-tech. Back in the day, picks, rakes, combs and chisels were used to cut or puncture the skin before pigments were added. Some Arctic and sub-Arctic tribes even created inkages by pulling a thread coated with soot through the skin. Bet the tattoo machine doesn't seem so scary now, does it?
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The Most Reliable Strategy of Locating a Sushi Spot
A lot of individuals consider sushi as one of their favorite foods. Well, any sushi lover will be happy to know that there are certain strategies that they can apply to get the best spot where they prepare the best sushi. In the following literature, we are going to discuss more on these strategies so that you can have your best experience.
You can start taking a gander at all the sushi eating joints in your region. All quality sushi spot has a display area for the fish. Never waver to investigate what they have here as they have the primary intention is to show the customers that they have quality food. This is your time to make sense of anything about the eating joint and if you know how to spot good fish, you'll know whether they have quality ones. Does the fish look juicy or dry? If you figure out that the sushi chef isn't displaying the fish, ask them why. Most sushi culinary experts love what they do and they aren't apprehensive about displaying to individuals on how they do it. An eatery that neglects to have this area implies that they have a great deal to stow away and it's absolutely impossible that you can consider eating there. If they are not displaying their items to general society, what other way would you be able to believe in what they are preparing?
Secondly, try staying away from "all you can eat" sushi restaurant. The principal issue with such eating areas is that they chiefly manage a great deal of client and also unique nourishment implying that they pre-cook their sustenance and keep it prepared for the customer; here, quality and freshness isn't something that you can depend on. The best way that I can assure you of the difference in quality is if you perform a test. Visit a sushi only eatery and analyze the taste. You are going to learn that there is a very big difference between the two since preparation and quality matters a lot. Spotting something quality is hard. Something else that you ought to check out is if individuals are given the capability of ordering things all at once or they come a piece at a time. You'll learn that quality restaurants place more emphasis on the dinner experience, giving the customer the opportunity to savor each piece of sushi that they are consuming. You shouldn't ignore this in the restaurant that you are visiting.
Since rice is for the most part given with sushi, you should take a gander at the quality. You wouldn't desire that your food doesn't taste good just because the rice was of poor quality. The short-grain rice used in sushi eateries is blended with an assortment of fixings to make it sweet. It gives it its sweet flavor. Take a gander at their menu intently to spot if they have conventional nourishment included. Those sushi eateries that don't have customary sustenance imply that their gourmet specialists aren't that gifted. After you follow the above guidelines, you will get the best sushi restaurant.
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June 30th 2016, marks the graduation of the first class of the University of Nicosia MSc in Digital Currency. This is the first class of graduates, of the first academic program in the world, on Bitcoin and related decentralized Blockchain technologies.
Part of the Business School, the MSc program puts professionals on the cutting edge of FinTech and computer science innovation, equipping them with the research, mindset, tools and practical know-how to transform their existing businesses, be more valuable as employees, or start new innovative ventures in the decentralized digital currency and Blockchain industry.
"Graduating from the world's first Masters in Digital Currencies has acted as a catalyst towards a successful career within the industry. Connecting with highly motivated peers and industry leaders, you develop a deep understanding of the technology which becomes invaluable towards advocacy and leadership within this emergent ecosystem," said Rupert Hackett, General Manager at Bitcoin.com.au, Board Director of the ADCCA (Australia Digital Currency Commerce Association) and 2016 graduate.
What began as an experiment in being the first university globally to accept Bitcoin for tuition payments in 2013, has culminated to a complete graduate program on the forefront of global education, now providing additional support to students with over €300,000 in scholarships.
"While traveling across 4 different continents, I was able to obtain a Masters Degree in Digital Currency, which landed me my dream job! Thank you to all the professors, TAs, students, and all the people behind the scenes that helped make for such a powerful experience!" Griff Green of Slock.it
The 15 graduates of this June's class come from 9 different countries and stem from diverse backgrounds such as computer and political science, FinTech, banking and professional services, trading, consulting and entrepreneurship, while some of them stepped into the program already holding PhDs.
"Digital currencies and blockchain technology will radically transform our lives in the coming decades. Not only will banking and financial services be greatly disrupted, but new and innovative forms of collaboration will be enabled — immune to censorship and permissionless by design. I am ecstatic to be part of history, graduating in the first cohort to receive MSc degrees in Digital Currency," said Paul Jones, Researcher at CryptoIQ and 2016 graduate. "With their world-renowned MOOC and graduate programs in this cutting-edge field, the University of Nicosia is blazing a trail for future FinTech business leaders. My favorite part of the program is the diversity of the students and instructors, literally from all corners of the world, yet sharing the same deep passion for this ground-breaking technology. Embrace the future of money, commerce, contracts, business structures, etc., and apply for the MSc degree in Digital Currency."
As part of the program, students were expected to go through a rigorous and constantly updated curriculum, taught by leading experts in the field. They learned how decentralized currencies and distributed ledgers operate at their core, how they increasingly interface with international finance, banking and regulation, and how these fit in innovation frameworks. They were then, given a choice of programming or non-programming electives to specialize in.
Programming electives include Cryptographic System Security (COMP 530) and Digital Currency programming (COMP 541). Non programming elective students can choose among learning more about Digital currencies and how they can impact the Developing world (DFIN 535), Alternative investments and the financial markets (DFIN 534) and Digital Currency Information Systems (MIS 536).
Students can finally conclude their studies and proceed with their future employment or research goals, with a capstone Project or Thesis.
"We, the blockchain enthusiasts are many times rushing through the mutating crypto-space at a fast pace. Having a structured master class that University of Nicosia provides, helps keep you right in the center of activities, with the helpful support of fellow students, sharing our experiences from all parts of the world," said Gregor Borosa, founder at exa2.net and 2016 graduate.
The first part of the MSc, an Introduction to Digital Currencies, is offered as the first free MOOC on the topic, and is available to everyone who wants to learn the basics of this technology and its potential impact. More than 4,000 students have enrolled to date and the next cohort of both the MOOC and the degree program, starts on September 5th. Those interested can sign up and find more information about the program and the available scholarships here.
We wish our first, pioneering graduates, the best of success in their future ventures!


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Bonus Codes - How Bonuses Work
Everyone knows that the best part about gambling online is being able to take advantage of the various promotions and casino bonuses. All top-rated New Zealand mobile casinos offer some form of bonus or another. This may come in the form of a no-deposit bonus, a free spins bonus or a cash match bonus on your first casino deposit. If you are familiar with the online casino scene you may have also heard of bonus codes. These are specific promotional codes that unlock casino bonuses when used at the casino itself. But what exactly are bonus codes and how do they work?
What are Bonus Codes?
A bonus code is an online casino promotional code made up of numbers and letters. Depending on what type of bonus is being offered, the code will often contain the name of the casino or the type of bonus on offer. For example, a free spins bonus offering 100 free spins might have a bonus code that appears as such: 100SPINSNOW. A bonus code is essentially a way for the casino to market themselves and their current bonus promotions. Instead of relying on players making their way to the site on their own, they can draw players through to their site by offering bonus codes on review sites, info sites and gambling forums.
How to Find a Bonus Code
A simple web search will bring up loads of websites that list and rate the best bonus codes for each online or mobile casino. There are many different types of bonus codes that each relate to a specific type of bonus. Some bonus codes are specifically for a no-deposit bonus while others can only be used on pokies and some for cash match first deposit bonuses. Getting your hands on a casino bonus code is the easy part, it's what you do with it that counts.
In most cases, the only way to "cash in" your bonus code is to sign up to the specific online casino and make a deposit into your account. Before you do this, it is important to find out exactly what the bonus offers and what the wagering requirements are. In most cases, the casino bonus offers a huge cash match bonus but has very strict wagering requirements with a 40x playthrough. In such cases, it would be better to avoid the casino altogether and look for a bonus with more lenient playthroughs.
Activating your Bonus Code
It is essential that you find out all the details of a casino bonus before you sign up. If you do happen to come across a bonus that can be useful, you can use your bonus code directly on the site itself. To activate your bonus code, you will need to log onto the home page, sign up for a new casino account and insert your code in the promotional code space provided in the enrolment form.
Once your application has been processed, the bonus code will be activated and your free spins or no-deposit bonus will be activated. For cash match bonuses, the bonus will only come into effect once you have made your first deposit.


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A cute little Spirit Quartz cluster! Natural and delicately coloured Amethyst in a smaller palm sized offering. Many tiny perfect little micro crystals surround and cover the top of the matrix and points. This gives it lots of sparkle. The cluster sits flat and will be a welcome addition to crystal collection. RocknCrystals have been importing Spirit Quartz direct for many years and we always have several specimens online to choose from. A great gift or treat.
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