I present here a simple tutorial on how to import your blog rss feed automatically when you update your blog.

1. Go to your Facebook Page and click on the Edit Page link right below your page profile picture.

Edit Page link to the Admin page

2. In the Admin Page, edit setting for Notes.

Edit Notes settings

3. Next you’ll come to a page containing all previous notes for the page. On the right corner will be a link for you to import a blog.

Importing a blog

4. After a click on the Import a blog link you’ll be redirected to a page where you can enter your blog address. Fill in the address of the blog you want to import and click on the Start Importing button.

Entering website/blog URL

The process is completed and your Facebook page will automatically display articles from the blog you had imported every time you have and update.

1. Log in to your Facebook account and after you have logged in, type facebook.com/username in your browser’s address bar. You will be directed to the page to customize the URL.
2. The page will automatically show your Facebook profile URL (your username) and the link for you to customize your fan page URL.
3. After you click on the Set a username for your Pages a drop down menu will appear showing all your fan pages.
4. Select one of your fan pages and a box (Enter desired username) will appear next to the page name. *Note that this option will only available if your fan page has more than 25 fans.
5. Enter your desired username for the page and check the availability. This action can be done only once so choose your username (URL) very carefully.
6. When everything is done your page URL should look like this: facebook.com/yoururl.

Facebook Username Page

Custom URL setting

Hope this is helpful.

Notebook

You might notice that most of the notebooks in the market are quite dull with blank pages or lines which is the most practical for all users. There are some notebooks with background images on every pages but most probably with pictures of Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse and would not really suit you because you are not a kid anymore. So how to have an interesting notebook that suit your style? The answer is to make it by yourself. You can customize everything and then all your friends will ask where do you get that nice notebook.

Here’s how to do it:

• Start your Microsoft Word and a blank page is created automatically.

• A notebook is usually smaller in size so you would want to change the size to A5 or any other size that you want. Click on the Page Layout > Size > A5.

Changing document size

• Next is to make the cover page and the back page. I’m going to make a cover page with background image and some texts. If you want to be very artistic you can customize the cover page using Photoshop or other graphic software. To do add background image you can select Page Layout > Page Color > Fill Effects and then select the Picture tab. This method however only suitable if the picture you want to insert have the same dimension as your paper. If your image is larger or smaller than the paper size you can use Watermark. Select Page Layout > Watermark > Custom Watermark. In the Watermark pop-up box select the Picture Watermark button and then select your picture. Then adjust the scale to fit the size you wanted. Deselect the Washout button if you want your picture to be at full opacity. Note that using the Watermark tool will make all your pages to have the same background image. You’ll need to create a new document if you want different image for your back cover.

Adding background image

• Next step is to add some texts to the cover page. Create a Text Box (Insert > Text Box > Draw Text Box) anywhere you want to place the text and then type onto it. Use the WordArt tool to customize the appearance of the text (Insert > WordArt). Remove the fill and stroke for the Text Box to make it invisible.

• Once you done with the cover page it’s time to customize the inner pages. Create a new document with the same A5 size. Add background image using the same method as before but I would prefer to check the Washout button to dim the image so that it will not interfere with any writings on it.

• Some people would prefer notebooks with lines so here is the trick to add lines to your paper. In Microsoft Word 2007 the insert horizontal line function is hidden in the Page Border properties box. Select Page Layout > Page Border. When the Page Border properties box has appeared, click on the Horizontal Line button at the bottom left corner of the box. Then Horizontal Line box will appear and select the most basic line and press OK.

Adding horizontal lines

• When the horizontal line is already on the page, double-click on it to change its color or other setting. Then you can just Copy and Paste the lines to fill the rest of the page. If you have an A4 size printer you might want to create another page so that it will be easier for your to print the document.

Pages with complete lines

• When all done you can print the document by yourself or go to a printing shop to print the cover page on thicker paper and add plastic front and back cover.

• Bind them together with ring binder and you’ll have your own custom notebook.

To add you links to the page, just click on the Link Exchange link on the category menu and then click on the Add URL link. Then fill in your blog details on the Add URL page and press the Add Link button. The form contain fields for you to fill in your name, e-mail, blog name, blog url, blog description, a reciprocal link. Reciprocal link means the address of your blog that contain my link. For example if you place my link in your http://yourblog.com/links page then that will be the reciprocal link. I will need to approve your link before it will appear in the directory.

The steps are very simple but there always been a problem where some people just don’t read or understand. That is a LINK EXCHANGE page therefore if you don’t want to add my link to your blog then please don’t bother to fill in the form. I will only approve links for blogs that have my link on them. That means you have to add my link on your blog before I can approve your blog link in my directory. You can simply add my link on your page by any mean you like or you can visit the Link To Us page to view the HTML code I have provided.

If you browse the directory, links are sorted by PageRank. This is a customizable feature of the plugin. The plugin also count all hits in and out for all the links together with thumbnails.

Struck

Just now I’ve stumbled upon a website using the StumbleUpon toolbar about a short film titled “Struck“. It’s a story about a guy being struck by an arrow. The arrow cannot be removed therefore the guy need to live his life with an arrow stuck in his chest. It’s a short film and does not have too many dialogue but it does brings you some great messages. The film already won 12 awards and also about 40 nominations in various film festivals. I can’t embed the video here because the website is the official website for the film and they probably don’t want the video to appear elsewhere. The last person you see in the video might make you laugh haha. I wonder is it coincidence to meet the website on this day or is it because God is giving me a sign . Please take a look and give your comments.

Actual synopsis of the film:

On his way to work one day, Joel (Bodhi Elfman) is impaled through the chest by a three-foot arrow. But it doesn’t harm him. And it won’t come out. So Joel has to learn to deal – both with his newfound protrusion, and his own painful loneliness. He tries to go to work, to date women, but no one seems ready to accept his strange flaw. Little does he know, his life is about to change forever…

Website: http://www.struckthefilm.com/

Data based on manufacturers’ specifications and Wikipedia.

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Models	2010 Yamaha YZF-R1	2010 Honda CBR1000RR	2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000	2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R	2010 BMW S1000R
Engine
Type	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke inline 4 cylinders (with crossplane crankshaft), DOHC 14 valves (titanium intake valves)	Liquid-cooled, inline 4 cylinders, DOHC 16 valves	Liquid-cooled, inline 4 cylinders, DOHC 16 valves (titanium)	Liquid-cooled, inline 4 cylinders, DOHC 16 valves	Liquid-cooled, inline 4 cylinders, DOHC 16 valves
Displacement	998cc	999cc	999cc	998cc	999cc
Power	140 kW (188 hp) @ 12,500 rpm with ram air	133 kW (178 hp) @ 12,000 rpm	141 kW (189 hp)	147 kW (197 hp) @ 12,500 rpm with ram air	142 kW (193 hp) at 13,000 rpm
Bore x Stroke	78.0 mm x 52.2 mm	76.0 mm x 55.1 mm	74.5 mm x 57.3 mm	76.0 mm x 55.0 mm	80 mm x 49.7 mm
Compression Ratio	12.7:1	12.3:1	12.8:1	12.9:1	13.0:1
Fuel System	Fuel Injection with YCC-T and YCC-I	Dual Stage Fuel Injection (DSFI)	Fuel Injection	DFI with 43mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, two injectors per cylinder	Electronic intake pipe injection/digital engine management including knock sensor (BMS-K-P)
Ignition	TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition	Computer-controlled digital transistorized with three-dimensional mapping	Electronic ignition (Transistorized)	TCBI with digital advance and Kawasaki Ignition Management System (KIMS)
Transmission	6-speed w/multiplate slipper clutch	Close-ratio 6-speed w/ slipper clutch	Constant mesh 6-speed w/back-torque limiting clutch	Close-ratio 6-speed w/ slipper clutch	Constant mesh 6-speed w/multiple-disc clutch in oil bath, anti hopping clutch, cable operated
Final Drive	#530 O-ring chain	#530 O-ring chain	Chain	Chain	Chain
Chassis
Front Suspension	43 mm inverted telescopic fork w/adjustable preload, compression damping, rebound damping, 4.7 in (119.4 mm) travel	43 mm inverted HMAS cartridge fork with spring preload, rebound and compression damping adjustability, 4.3 in (103.2 mm) travel	Inverted telescopic, coil spring, fully adjustable spring preload, high & low speed compression and rebound damping	43mm inverted fork with DLC coating, adjustable rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability and top-out springs / 4.7 in.	46 mm upside-down fork, rebound and compression adjustable, 4.7 in (120 mm) travel
Rear Suspension	Single shock w/piggyback reservoir, adjustable for hi-/lo-speed compression damping, rebound damping, spring preload	Unit Pro-Link® HMAS™ single shock with spring preload rebound and compression-damping adjustability; 5.4 inches travel	Link-type, gas/oil-damped, fully adjustable spring preload, high & low speed compression and rebound damping	UNI-TRAK® with top-out spring, stepless, dual-range (low-/high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload / 4.9 in.	Cast aluminium swing arm, continuously adjustable rear inbound-rebound damping, high and low speed, 5.1 in (130 mm) travel
Front Brake	Dual 310 mm disc, radial-mount forged 6-piston calipers	Dual radial-mounted four-piston calipers with 320 mm discs	Radial mount, 4-piston calipers, 310 mm disc, twin	Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs with dual four-piston radial-mount calipers	Twin disc, floating brake discs, radial-fixed 4-piston calipers, diameter 320 mm, 5 mm thickness
Rear Brake	220 mm disc, single-piston caliper	Single 220 mm disc	1-piston caliper, 220 mm disc	Single 220 mm petal disc with aluminum single-piston caliper	Single disc brake, one-piston floating caliper, diameter 220 mm, 5 mm thickness
Front Tire	120/70ZR17	120/70ZR17	120/70ZR17M/C (58W)	120/70ZR17	120/70ZR17
Rear Tire	190/55ZR17	190/50ZR17	190/50ZR17M/C (73W)	190/55ZR17	190/55ZR17
Dimensions
Length	81.1 in (2060 mm)		80.5 in (2045 mm)	83.1 in (2111 mm)	80.9 in (2056 mm)
Width	28.1 in (714 mm)		28.0 in (711 mm)	28.0 in (711 mm)	32.5 in (825 mm) including mirrors
Height	44.5 in (1130 mm)			44.7 in (1135 mm)	44.8 in (1138 mm) excluding mirrors
Seat Height	32.8 in (833 mm)	32.3 in (820 mm)	31.9 in (810 mm)	32.7 in (831 mm)	32.3 in (820 mm)
Wheelbase	55.7 in (1415 mm	55.4 in (1407 mm)	55.3 in (1405 mm)	55.7 in (1415 mm)	56.4 in (1432 mm)
Rake (Caster Angle)	24.0°	23.3°		25.5°
Trail	4.0 in (101.6 mm)	3.8 in (96.5 mm)		4.3 in (109.2 mm)
Fuel Capacity	4.8 gal (18.2 l)	4.7 gal (17.8 l)	4.6 gal (17.4 l)	4.5 gal (17.0 l)	4.6 gal (17.5 l)
Fuel Economy	33 mpg	37 mpg			40 mpg
Curb Weight	454 lb (206 kg)	439 lb (199 kg)	448 lb (203 kg)	459 lb (208 kg)	450 lb (204 kg)
Other Features
Rider Control	D-Mode Throttle Control Valve Mapping		Suzuki Drive Mode Selector (S-DMS)
ABS		Combined ABS			Race ABS disengageable
Traction Control					DTC 4 mode dynamic traction control adjustment, only avalibale with Race ABS
MSRP*	$13,290.00	TBA	$12,899.00	$12,999.00	$13,800.00

*from Motorcycle.com

Other models were viewed but not compared because of difference in engine capacity, power output range and categories. There are a lot of data that I was unable to find so please share them if you have any. Write them in with your comments. These are just technical specifications. I hope you can share your experience with the bikes in the comments. Next are 600cc bikes.

Paypal fund withdrawal

Here are the list of banks being accepted by Paypal for direct debit:

1. AFFIN BANK BERHAD
2. ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
3. AMBANK BERHAD
4. BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD
5. BANK KERJASAMA RAKYAT BERHAD
6. BANK MUAMALAT BERHAD
7. BANK OF AMERICA
8. BANK SIMPANAN NASIONAL
9. CIMB BANK BERHAD
10. CITIBANK BERHAD
11. DEUSTCHE BANK
12. EON BANK BERHAD
13. HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD
14. HSBC BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
15. MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD
16. OCBC BANK (M) BERHAD
17. PUBLIC BANK BERHAD
18. RHB BANK BERHAD
19. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MSIA BHD
20. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND BERHAD (RBS)
21. UNITED OVERSEAS BANK

Withdrawal to banks in United States are free of charge but for banks in Malaysia, the withdrawal fee is RM3 if the withdrawal amount is less than RM400 but free of charge if the withdrawal amount is RM400 or more. This fee is better than withdrawal to prepaid cards where the fee is RM20 for every withdrawal. Minimum withdrawal amount is USD10 or RM40. Paypal had also noted that some banks might introduce additional charge for the transfer so you might need to check with your banks about that.

Here’s something even better, withdrawal to bank accounts will only take about 2-3 business days but withdrawal to card will take from 5-7 business days.

1. Legal Tender. The banknotes and coins must not be defaced (damaged or spoiled by writing or drawing) for them to be legal tender. Any party can refuse to accept payments using defaced notes or coins. For coins, there are limits to which you can use them to make payments. 50 sen (Malaysian cent) coins can be used to make payments of up to RM10 while 5 sen, 10 sen, and 50 sen coins can be used as legal tender up to RM2. 1 sen and RM1 coins has been removed from usage and no longer valid as legal tender.
2. Defaced Malaysian Currency. Any banknotes should not be defaced with words, signs, symbols, drawings, or messages. You should also not drill holes into coins. Any defaced banknotes or coins will not have any value and you can always reject these defaced notes in payments. Defaced banknotes and coins cannot be exhanged for new currency at any banks because they have already lost their values.
3. Soiled Malaysian Currency. Old banknotes may become soiled (dirty due to usage) or deteriorate which might cause the security feature of the notes not to be as effective as a brand new notes. Soiled banknotes can be exchanged or deposited at any commercial banks in Malaysia.
4. Mutilated Malaysian Currency. Mutilated or damaged banknotes can be exchanged for new currency at any Bank Negara Malaysia branch or branches of commercial banks and Islamic banks. Badly mutilated or damaged banknoted may need further examination and valuation before any amount is refunded. Mutilation cause might be fire, water, chemicals, explosives, animals, insect or rodent damage, or suffered as a result of being buried or decomposed. However, the decision to award compensation is at the discretion of Bank Negara Malaysia.
5. Reproduction of the Malaysian Currency. It is illegal to reproduce the Malaysian currency or to use any photograph, drawing or design of any note, coin or any part of the note or coin, of any size, scale or colour, in any advertising or on any merchandise or products, which are manufactured, sold, circulated or distributed except with the permission of Bank Negara Malaysia. A fine up to RM5,000 will be implied if convicted.
6. Counterfeit Malaysian Currency. Counterfeit banknotes or coins do not have any values and cannot be exchanged with new currency. If you suspect someone has given you counterfeit Malaysian currency:

• Delay the person (passer) who gives you the counterfeit banknote if possible and observe the passer’s description, as well as that of his/her companion if any, and the vehicle registration number used by them.
• Do not write on, cut or re-circulate (use) the counterfeit currency.
• Preserve the condition of the counterfeit currency by using envelope or plastic cover. Record the details about how you got the currency, who gave it to you, where and when you got it.
• Take the counterfeit currency to the nearest police station and surrender the counterfeit currency after lodging a police report.

This article was derived from The Malaysian Currency booklet by http://www.bankinginfo.com.my/. Log on to the website for more information about the Malaysian currency.

Petronas had been around in many motorsports activities with participation in rally championship, Formula 1, and World Superbike Series, Super GT and touring car championships. The company was involved in the World Superbike Series with Foggy Petronas Racing in 2006 where Petronas debut it’s owned motorcycle the FP1. Since 1997, Petronas joined Formula One after owning 40% stakes of Sauber Petronas Engineering. After Sauber Team had been bought by BMW, Petronas still continues the involvement by being the premium partner of the BMW Sauber F1 team.

Yamaha had been a really successful manufacturer and brand especially in MotoGP. Both companies has had various experiences in racing and hopefully this new partnership will help the Yamaha and Rossi to maintain both Constructors Championship and Riders Championship respectively. The new livery of the Fiat Yamaha Team riders and bikes with PETRONAS branding will be seen for the first time on Friday April 10th as the riders begin free practice for the 1st GP event – the night race in Qatar on Sunday April 12th.

LiteForex.org

I’m now a Forex trader thanks to LiteForex.org allowing trading to start from as low as USD1.00 deposit. Most forex trading platforms require starting deposit of USD200 with credit card or bank transfer payment. Two trading accounts are available, LITEForex and REALForex that are focused to both beginners and experts respectively. A demo account is also available for try outs and understand how the trading works before starting to inject real money into the trade. Account deposit ranges from USD1.00 to USD3000 for LITEForex account and from USD10 to unlimited for REALForex account. Read Trading Account Types for more information about the accounts.

Since last week I’ve been using the demo account to understand the trade and starting from Saturday I’ve opened a real LITEForex trading account and deposited USD5.oo from my PayPal account. Forex or currency trading is a risky business so I’m very cautious and only participate in trades that look promising. LiteForex.org make it possible for everybody to be a currency trader by allowing low account deposit and payment with credit cards or online money transfer services such as PayPal, Moneybookers, AlertPay and other services. Before anybody starting to join the program, note that as for now fund withdrawal is only payable to Paymer, MoneyBookers, and AlertPay, e-Gold, but not to PayPal. Hopefully they will upgrade the service and allow withdrawal to PayPal soon.

*Note:

Currently (April 2009) LITEForex accounts no longer support PayPal deposit but still accept Moneybookers and AlertPay.