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#2
Technology / Neil Armstrong proved Makkah the center of the earth.
September 12, 2009, 09:52:58 PMThe centrality of Makkah has been proved scientifically.
When the astronauts travelled to outer space and took pictures of the earth they saw that it is dark, hanging sphere. Astonished, Neil Armstrong said: Earth is a dark hanging sphere, who hung it? Armstrong was basically trying to say ALLAH is the one who hung it.
They discovered that Earth emits radiations, and they wrote about this on the web. They left the item there for 21 days and then they made it disappear. The disappearance was intent. The suppression of information here is significant. When they discovered this radiation they started to zoom in, they found that it emanates from Makkah, and to be precise, from the Kaaba. They found that this radiation is infinite. When they reached Mars, they began to take pictures, they found that the radiations continues beyond. They said this radiation had a special characteristic. The Muslim scientists believe that this radiation is infinite, and it connects the (earthly) Kaaba with the celestial Kaaba.
In the middle of the South Pole and the North Pole there’s what is called magnetic equilibrium zone. If you place a compass there, the needle won’t move since the pull is equal from both the sides, and this is why is called Zero Magnetism zone since magnetic force has no effect there.
That’s why if someone travels to Makkah or lives there, he lives longer, is healthier and is less affect by Earth’s gravity. That is why when you circle the Kaaba you get charged with energy. This is a scientific fact. Glory be to ALLAH.
There is a study that proves that the black basalt rocks in Makkah are the oldest in the world. In the British Museum there are three pieces of the Black Stone (from the Kaaba)… and they said that this rock didn’t come from our solar system. This has been proved scientifically and also published.
source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/2282323/Neil-Armstrong-Proved-Makkah-the-Center-of-the-Earth
for more info: http://ibnulazim.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/is-mecca-the-centre-of-the-world/
#3
Obituary / Condolence sa tanang Member sa Iglesia ni Cristo
September 03, 2009, 10:28:07 PM
Lawmakers condole with Ka Erdy' family, flock
Lawmakers from both chambers of Congress remembered Tuesday the good leadership of the late Eraño “Ka Erdy" Manalo, executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, and extended their condolences to his family and members of his flock.
Despite their differences in political persuasion and religious belief, lawmakers put aside their diversity and spent a few moments in solemn remembrance of the late INC leader, who they called variously as great religious leader, a man of great vision and inspiration, not only to the members of his flock but to all Filipinos as well.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives coming from some of the country's most prominent political families who were believed to have benefited from the political backing of Ka Erdie were among the first to send their condolences to the family and flock of the spiritual leader.
“Ang buong pamilyang Marcos ay taus-pusong nakikiisa at nakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni Kapatid na Eraño G. Manalo (The whole Marcos family is one with the nation in mourning the death of Eraño G. Manalo)," said Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in a statement.
"Ang aming pamilya ay patuloy na magdarasal na ang mga aral ng Diyos na kanyang isinusulong ay magpatuloy at lalung yumabong pa (Our family is praying that his teachings will live on)," added the congressman, the son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.
In a statement, presidential brother-in-law and Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo said: "I would like to extend my deepest sympathy and prayers for the bereaved family of Ka Erdy."
Manalo had been known to have supported the political careers of late former President Ferdinand Marcos, former President Joseph Estrada and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Other lawmakers in the House who also sent condolences the the INC leader were Muntinlupa City Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon, Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo, Teodoro Casiño, and Neri Colmenares.
Rep. Biazon, son of Senator Rodolfo Biazon, said that his family is extending its "most sincere condolences to the family and flock" of Manalo.
"Ka Erdy served as an inspiration and moral guide not only to the members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo but to the rest of the country, his service to God and country spanning several decades. While he will be missed here on earth, I am certain that he already has a place in heaven and his memory and teachings will continue to serve the purpose that he committed his life to do," the young Biazon said in a statement.
Reps. Ocampo, Casiño, and Colmenares said in a statement that their party is joining members of the INC in mourning Manalo's loss, saying Manalo was "instrumental in expanding this distinct church institution in the Philippines."
House Speaker Prospero Nograles said, "The collective leadership and full membership" of the House salutes Manalo, whom he described as a "true leader."
"He was a man of God whose life and sacrifices will continue to inspire millions of Filipinos and non-Filipinos worldwide to follow and live Christ's life and God's words. He lived to love," Nograles said in a statement.
Some members of the Senate expressed messages of solidarity and condolences.
Senator Manuel Roxas II said Manalo's death was a great loss, not only to the INC and its followers but to the entire nation.
"His (Manalo) inspirational leadership and great vision has brought together millions of Filipinos here and abroad through a dedicated ministry of faith and worship. Ka Erdy has made the Iglesia ni Cristo what it is today: awe-inspiring in number, influence and strength," the senator said in a press statement.
Senator Francis Escudero described Manalo as one of the country’s foremost spiritual leaders.
"The Iglesia ni Cristo would not be where it is today were it not for the tireless efforts of Ka Erdy to build upon what Iglesia founder Felix Y. Manalo established in 1914," he said.
"My whole family condoles with deepest sympathy to the Manalo family and the entire Iglesia ni Cristo. May they find peace and comfort in knowing that his loss is felt by all who knew, respected and loved him," Escudero added.
For Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Manalo was a man of great vision and an inspiration not only to his brothers and sisters in the Iglesia Ni Cristo but also to the rest of the nation.
"His dedication to bring the ministry of the Iglesia ni Cristo around the world made Filipinos proud. And that Filipino faith is being practiced and preached in over 90 countries through the INC," the senator said.
In a recorded announcement aired on dzBB radio Tuesday morning, INC spokesperson Bienvenido Santiago confirmed Manalo's death at 3:53 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2009.
Manalo was officially the executive minister of the INC, but he was also its supreme, charismatic leader who took over the church upon the death in 1963 of the founder, his father Felix Manalo. Born Jan. 2, 1925, he was the INC founder's fifth child.
Manalo died due to cardiopulmonary arrest. His remains will lie in state at INC's Central Temple in Quezon City.
source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/171217/lawmakers-condole-with-ka-erdy39-family-flock
Lawmakers from both chambers of Congress remembered Tuesday the good leadership of the late Eraño “Ka Erdy" Manalo, executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, and extended their condolences to his family and members of his flock.
Despite their differences in political persuasion and religious belief, lawmakers put aside their diversity and spent a few moments in solemn remembrance of the late INC leader, who they called variously as great religious leader, a man of great vision and inspiration, not only to the members of his flock but to all Filipinos as well.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives coming from some of the country's most prominent political families who were believed to have benefited from the political backing of Ka Erdie were among the first to send their condolences to the family and flock of the spiritual leader.
“Ang buong pamilyang Marcos ay taus-pusong nakikiisa at nakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni Kapatid na Eraño G. Manalo (The whole Marcos family is one with the nation in mourning the death of Eraño G. Manalo)," said Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in a statement.
"Ang aming pamilya ay patuloy na magdarasal na ang mga aral ng Diyos na kanyang isinusulong ay magpatuloy at lalung yumabong pa (Our family is praying that his teachings will live on)," added the congressman, the son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.
In a statement, presidential brother-in-law and Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo said: "I would like to extend my deepest sympathy and prayers for the bereaved family of Ka Erdy."
Manalo had been known to have supported the political careers of late former President Ferdinand Marcos, former President Joseph Estrada and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Other lawmakers in the House who also sent condolences the the INC leader were Muntinlupa City Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon, Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo, Teodoro Casiño, and Neri Colmenares.
Rep. Biazon, son of Senator Rodolfo Biazon, said that his family is extending its "most sincere condolences to the family and flock" of Manalo.
"Ka Erdy served as an inspiration and moral guide not only to the members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo but to the rest of the country, his service to God and country spanning several decades. While he will be missed here on earth, I am certain that he already has a place in heaven and his memory and teachings will continue to serve the purpose that he committed his life to do," the young Biazon said in a statement.
Reps. Ocampo, Casiño, and Colmenares said in a statement that their party is joining members of the INC in mourning Manalo's loss, saying Manalo was "instrumental in expanding this distinct church institution in the Philippines."
House Speaker Prospero Nograles said, "The collective leadership and full membership" of the House salutes Manalo, whom he described as a "true leader."
"He was a man of God whose life and sacrifices will continue to inspire millions of Filipinos and non-Filipinos worldwide to follow and live Christ's life and God's words. He lived to love," Nograles said in a statement.
Some members of the Senate expressed messages of solidarity and condolences.
Senator Manuel Roxas II said Manalo's death was a great loss, not only to the INC and its followers but to the entire nation.
"His (Manalo) inspirational leadership and great vision has brought together millions of Filipinos here and abroad through a dedicated ministry of faith and worship. Ka Erdy has made the Iglesia ni Cristo what it is today: awe-inspiring in number, influence and strength," the senator said in a press statement.
Senator Francis Escudero described Manalo as one of the country’s foremost spiritual leaders.
"The Iglesia ni Cristo would not be where it is today were it not for the tireless efforts of Ka Erdy to build upon what Iglesia founder Felix Y. Manalo established in 1914," he said.
"My whole family condoles with deepest sympathy to the Manalo family and the entire Iglesia ni Cristo. May they find peace and comfort in knowing that his loss is felt by all who knew, respected and loved him," Escudero added.
For Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Manalo was a man of great vision and an inspiration not only to his brothers and sisters in the Iglesia Ni Cristo but also to the rest of the nation.
"His dedication to bring the ministry of the Iglesia ni Cristo around the world made Filipinos proud. And that Filipino faith is being practiced and preached in over 90 countries through the INC," the senator said.
In a recorded announcement aired on dzBB radio Tuesday morning, INC spokesperson Bienvenido Santiago confirmed Manalo's death at 3:53 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2009.
Manalo was officially the executive minister of the INC, but he was also its supreme, charismatic leader who took over the church upon the death in 1963 of the founder, his father Felix Manalo. Born Jan. 2, 1925, he was the INC founder's fifth child.
Manalo died due to cardiopulmonary arrest. His remains will lie in state at INC's Central Temple in Quezon City.
source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/171217/lawmakers-condole-with-ka-erdy39-family-flock
#4
Health and Food / Beware! That laptop could make you infertile!
December 23, 2008, 01:36:47 AM
New York: Just give a second thought before you perch the laptop computer on your lap - it can affect your fertility. Researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that the heat generated by the laptops raises the risk of infertility in men who balance the machines on their lap, the 'WebMD' reported.
"Working on laptop computers in a laptop position causes significant scrotal temperature elevation as a result of heat exposure and posture-related effects," according to lead researcher Prof Yefim Sheynkin. Working on laptop computers in a laptop position causes significant scrotal (the pouch of skin that contains the testes) temperature elevation as a result of heat exposure and posture-related effects, say experts
Prof Sheynkin and his fellow researchers at the State University of New York came to the conclusion after studying 29 healthy young men aged between 21 and 35 for two, one-hour sessions in a climate-controlled room.
Men, beware of Viagra!
Participants were all similarly dressed in casual wears. After having their body temperature taken and standing in the room for 15 minutes to adjust to the room's internal temperature, they sat down and were given working and non-working laptop computers. The men balanced the computers on their laps.
The researchers then removed the nonworking computers, instructing the participants to hold the position for the rest of the session. Participants with working laptop computers kept the computers in place throughout the session.
The men's scrotal temperature was recorded every three minutes. The temperature on the bottom of the working laptops was also monitored. According to their findings, scrotal temperature rose with the working and non-working computers. The working ones prompted a greater increase in scrotal temperature - around 2.7 degrees Celsius - enough to cause infertility.
source: http://www.migforces.com/tech-talks-f58/beware-that-laptop-could-make-you-infertile-t5611.htm?sid=6f29c71a3660663027a627f12a630d71
"Working on laptop computers in a laptop position causes significant scrotal temperature elevation as a result of heat exposure and posture-related effects," according to lead researcher Prof Yefim Sheynkin. Working on laptop computers in a laptop position causes significant scrotal (the pouch of skin that contains the testes) temperature elevation as a result of heat exposure and posture-related effects, say experts
Prof Sheynkin and his fellow researchers at the State University of New York came to the conclusion after studying 29 healthy young men aged between 21 and 35 for two, one-hour sessions in a climate-controlled room.
Men, beware of Viagra!
Participants were all similarly dressed in casual wears. After having their body temperature taken and standing in the room for 15 minutes to adjust to the room's internal temperature, they sat down and were given working and non-working laptop computers. The men balanced the computers on their laps.
The researchers then removed the nonworking computers, instructing the participants to hold the position for the rest of the session. Participants with working laptop computers kept the computers in place throughout the session.
The men's scrotal temperature was recorded every three minutes. The temperature on the bottom of the working laptops was also monitored. According to their findings, scrotal temperature rose with the working and non-working computers. The working ones prompted a greater increase in scrotal temperature - around 2.7 degrees Celsius - enough to cause infertility.
source: http://www.migforces.com/tech-talks-f58/beware-that-laptop-could-make-you-infertile-t5611.htm?sid=6f29c71a3660663027a627f12a630d71
#5
Facts and Trivia / 12 Days of Christmas
December 23, 2008, 12:42:38 AM
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
Today I found out, thanks to the Internet.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love,
Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.
The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on, if you wish.
#6
Technology / RECOVERING SCRATCHES CD
December 18, 2008, 11:24:08 PM
Every user has had trouble with a scratched CD. In the case of data CDs (CD-ROM), the drive cannot properly read the CD, giving rise to reading errors. In the case of audio CDs, the CD skips when we play it.
The first thing to do when coming across a CD with a read error is to clean it, to check whether it the error is not being caused by a dirty surface. You can even wash the CD gently with a little detergent, using your fingers to clean it (avoid sponges, since they can scratch the CD). If the error persists, try reading or playing the CD on another drive. If another drive (or CD player, in the case of audio CDs) gives the same result (read error or skipping, in the case of audio CDs), it will mean that the CD is scratched.
Looking against the light, the recording surface (the flip side of the label) of a CD with this kind of trouble will allow you to easily see one or more existing scratches. A CD's data is recorded on a metal layer inside it, a silvered layer on commercial CDs, which is usually golden on CD-Rs. This metal layer is inset in a transparent plastic covering (polycarbonate), used to protect the CD's metal layer and allow printing a label on the side not used for reading.
A CD-ROM drive or CD player utilizes a laser beam to read the metal layer. This laser beam crosses the plastic layer and reads the metal layer. If the plastic layer is scratched, the beam will be unable to pass through it, resulting in a read error or skipping the music. In other words, the data to be read are still in the CD, the trouble lies in the layer of plastic.
As the CD's contents are preserved, a scratched CD can be recovered by polishing its plastic surface. If, after carrying out the above cleansing, the CD persists in giving reading errors, just polish the CD with toothpaste. That's right, toothpaste. It works wonders, and you won't spend a fortune buying professional cleaning kits. Polish the scratches with a cotton swab, rubbing gently the paste-imbued swab over the scratches until they disappear or until you notice that you have removed them as far as possible. Sometimes the paste may cause new scratching, but it will be merely superficial and easily removed. After clearing the scratches, wash the CD in water.
If there are still scratches that the toothpaste has not managed to removed, use a metal polish (Brasso) in the same way as described above. Finally, rub Vaseline on the CD, very gently (do not press hard), from moving out from the centre to the rim.
The last step will be testing the CD. If it starts working properly, great. If not, repeat the above procedure, looking for the scratch that is causing the error and concentrating your polishing efforts on it.
Remember: Do not clean your CD on circular way!
source: http://www.migforces.com/trouble-shooting-f16/recovering-scratches-cd-t2912.htm?sid=3b84a98bed7aa7326bf61170afa48d50
The first thing to do when coming across a CD with a read error is to clean it, to check whether it the error is not being caused by a dirty surface. You can even wash the CD gently with a little detergent, using your fingers to clean it (avoid sponges, since they can scratch the CD). If the error persists, try reading or playing the CD on another drive. If another drive (or CD player, in the case of audio CDs) gives the same result (read error or skipping, in the case of audio CDs), it will mean that the CD is scratched.
Looking against the light, the recording surface (the flip side of the label) of a CD with this kind of trouble will allow you to easily see one or more existing scratches. A CD's data is recorded on a metal layer inside it, a silvered layer on commercial CDs, which is usually golden on CD-Rs. This metal layer is inset in a transparent plastic covering (polycarbonate), used to protect the CD's metal layer and allow printing a label on the side not used for reading.
A CD-ROM drive or CD player utilizes a laser beam to read the metal layer. This laser beam crosses the plastic layer and reads the metal layer. If the plastic layer is scratched, the beam will be unable to pass through it, resulting in a read error or skipping the music. In other words, the data to be read are still in the CD, the trouble lies in the layer of plastic.
As the CD's contents are preserved, a scratched CD can be recovered by polishing its plastic surface. If, after carrying out the above cleansing, the CD persists in giving reading errors, just polish the CD with toothpaste. That's right, toothpaste. It works wonders, and you won't spend a fortune buying professional cleaning kits. Polish the scratches with a cotton swab, rubbing gently the paste-imbued swab over the scratches until they disappear or until you notice that you have removed them as far as possible. Sometimes the paste may cause new scratching, but it will be merely superficial and easily removed. After clearing the scratches, wash the CD in water.
If there are still scratches that the toothpaste has not managed to removed, use a metal polish (Brasso) in the same way as described above. Finally, rub Vaseline on the CD, very gently (do not press hard), from moving out from the centre to the rim.
The last step will be testing the CD. If it starts working properly, great. If not, repeat the above procedure, looking for the scratch that is causing the error and concentrating your polishing efforts on it.
Remember: Do not clean your CD on circular way!
source: http://www.migforces.com/trouble-shooting-f16/recovering-scratches-cd-t2912.htm?sid=3b84a98bed7aa7326bf61170afa48d50
#7
Technology / THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD
December 18, 2008, 10:55:33 PM
THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:
*I*
* The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 .* If you find
yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112
can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**
*II*
* Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote <
/O>
keys?*
This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call
someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.
< B> Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the
person
at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on
their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your
keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away,
and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you
can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a cell phone!"*
*III*
Subject: Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call
and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve
battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with
this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This
reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
AND
*IV*
How to disable a STOLEN mobil e phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on
your phone:
* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your
handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get
stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They
will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the
SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever <
/FONT>
stole it can't use/sell it either.
If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile
phones.
source: http://www.migforces.com/trouble-shooting-f16/things-you-never-knew-your-cellphone-could-t5607.htm?sid=3b84a98bed7aa7326bf61170afa48d50
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:
*I*
* The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 .* If you find
yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112
can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**
*II*
* Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote <
/O>
keys?*
This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call
someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.
< B> Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the
person
at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on
their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your
keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away,
and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you
can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a cell phone!"*
*III*
Subject: Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call
and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve
battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with
this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This
reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
AND
*IV*
How to disable a STOLEN mobil e phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on
your phone:
* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your
handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get
stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They
will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the
SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever <
/FONT>
stole it can't use/sell it either.
If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile
phones.
source: http://www.migforces.com/trouble-shooting-f16/things-you-never-knew-your-cellphone-could-t5607.htm?sid=3b84a98bed7aa7326bf61170afa48d50
#10
Inspiration & Hope / A Very Inspiring Story
November 18, 2008, 10:53:49 PM
Enjoy. Take time to watch the very last sentence!! !!!!!! !!! !!!
A minute read.......
Read this story, and
follow the recommendation at the end...
As I was walking down life's highway
many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heaven's Grocery Store..
When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing inside.
I saw a host of Angels.
They were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket
And said 'my Child shop with care.'
Everything a human needed
was in that grocery store
And what you could not carry
You could come back for more
First I got some Patience.
Love was in that same row.
Further down was Understanding,
you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of Wisdom
and Faith a bag or two.
And Charity of course
I would need some of that, too.
I couldn't miss the Holy Spirit
it was all over the place.
And then some Strength and Courage to
help me run this race.
My basket was getting full
but I remembered I needed Grace,
And then I chose Salvation for
Salvation was for free
I tried to get enough of that
to do for you and me.
Then I started to the counter
to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
to do the Master's will.
As I went up the aisle
I saw Prayer and put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside
I would run into Sin.
Peace and Joy were plentiful,
the last things on the shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near
So I just helped myself.
Then I said to the angel
'Now how much do I owe?'
He smiled and said, 'Just take them everywhere you go.'
Again I asked 'Really now, how much do I owe?'
'My child' he said, 'God paid your bill a long long time ago.'
This poem has been sent to you
with love and for blessings.
It originated in The Netherlands
and has been around the world 9 times.
A minute read.......
Read this story, and
follow the recommendation at the end...
As I was walking down life's highway
many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heaven's Grocery Store..
When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing inside.
I saw a host of Angels.
They were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket
And said 'my Child shop with care.'
Everything a human needed
was in that grocery store
And what you could not carry
You could come back for more
First I got some Patience.
Love was in that same row.
Further down was Understanding,
you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of Wisdom
and Faith a bag or two.
And Charity of course
I would need some of that, too.
I couldn't miss the Holy Spirit
it was all over the place.
And then some Strength and Courage to
help me run this race.
My basket was getting full
but I remembered I needed Grace,
And then I chose Salvation for
Salvation was for free
I tried to get enough of that
to do for you and me.
Then I started to the counter
to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
to do the Master's will.
As I went up the aisle
I saw Prayer and put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside
I would run into Sin.
Peace and Joy were plentiful,
the last things on the shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near
So I just helped myself.
Then I said to the angel
'Now how much do I owe?'
He smiled and said, 'Just take them everywhere you go.'
Again I asked 'Really now, how much do I owe?'
'My child' he said, 'God paid your bill a long long time ago.'
This poem has been sent to you
with love and for blessings.
It originated in The Netherlands
and has been around the world 9 times.
#11
Health and Food / Vicks Vapor Rub On Your Child's Feet To Stop The Night Time Cough
November 14, 2008, 01:03:21 PM
Vicks Vapor Rub On Your Child's Feet To Stop The Night Time Cough
I received an email recently about how doctor's found great results in reducing a child's night time cough by rubbing Vicks Vapor Rub on their feet, then putting the kid's socks on, and letting them go to bed. Now this email stated that not only were they getting good results, but the Vicks technique was working 100% of the time. Hmmmmmm, Time to test.
I have a young child and now that we are entering the cold season I figured I would have the opportunity to test this method out. Well, the doctors were right. One night I woke hearing my child coughing steadily in his sleep. Remembering the email that I received a few days earlier I decided to give the Vicks a shot. I went into his room and started applying the Vicks. Now, my child is a very sound sleeper and will sleep through anything, so me applying the Vicks to his feet did not even begin to stir him from his deep slumber. I tell you this because the results were amazing. After I applied the Vicks, but before the socks were even on I noticed that his coughing subsided and his breathing was deeper. I wanted to think that this was due to the fact that I had woken him up and he was simply not coughing 'at that moment'. That wasn't the case. He had literally stopped coughing all together.
I went to bed that night and was questioned by my child during breakfast on how the socks arrived on his feet in the middle of the night... he didn't even know.
The skeptic that I am was amazed, but still thought that it was just luck. Needless to say a couple nights later my child was coughing after a long Halloween night. Immediately I went for the Vicks Vapor Rub. Again, the coughing stopped upon application. I can't believe how well this works, but I wanted to share it with other parents out there knowing that a good night's sleep is like gold!
source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Vicks-Vapor-Rub-On-Your-Childs-Feet-To-Stop-The-Night-Time-Cough&id=824562
I received an email recently about how doctor's found great results in reducing a child's night time cough by rubbing Vicks Vapor Rub on their feet, then putting the kid's socks on, and letting them go to bed. Now this email stated that not only were they getting good results, but the Vicks technique was working 100% of the time. Hmmmmmm, Time to test.
I have a young child and now that we are entering the cold season I figured I would have the opportunity to test this method out. Well, the doctors were right. One night I woke hearing my child coughing steadily in his sleep. Remembering the email that I received a few days earlier I decided to give the Vicks a shot. I went into his room and started applying the Vicks. Now, my child is a very sound sleeper and will sleep through anything, so me applying the Vicks to his feet did not even begin to stir him from his deep slumber. I tell you this because the results were amazing. After I applied the Vicks, but before the socks were even on I noticed that his coughing subsided and his breathing was deeper. I wanted to think that this was due to the fact that I had woken him up and he was simply not coughing 'at that moment'. That wasn't the case. He had literally stopped coughing all together.
I went to bed that night and was questioned by my child during breakfast on how the socks arrived on his feet in the middle of the night... he didn't even know.
The skeptic that I am was amazed, but still thought that it was just luck. Needless to say a couple nights later my child was coughing after a long Halloween night. Immediately I went for the Vicks Vapor Rub. Again, the coughing stopped upon application. I can't believe how well this works, but I wanted to share it with other parents out there knowing that a good night's sleep is like gold!
source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Vicks-Vapor-Rub-On-Your-Childs-Feet-To-Stop-The-Night-Time-Cough&id=824562
#13
Philippine Showcase / Himig ng Pag-Ibig (Dyosa Main Theme Song)
November 05, 2008, 01:19:49 AM #14
Facts and Trivia / Was Hitler The Son Of Jose Rizal?, Is this rumor true?
November 04, 2008, 11:35:04 PM
When Jose Rizal was in Europe, it was noted out that he found a European girlfriend somewhere in the border of Germany and Austria. Then it was rumored that Adolf Hitler was the son of Jose Rizal.
#15
Inspiration & Hope / Say a Little Prayer for El Mundo
October 22, 2008, 04:19:01 AM
Mr. Leo Udtohan A.K.A El Mundo is fighting for his life against leukemia and severe asthma.
#16
Health and Food / GALL BLADDER STONE REMOVAL - The NATURAL Way
October 19, 2008, 02:02:24 AM
GALL BLADDER STONE REMOVAL - The NATURAL Way
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime.
Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer.
"Cancer is never the first illness," Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer. In my research in China, I came across some materials, which say that people with cancer usually have stones.
We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few. One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a Heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area." So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally. The treatment is also good for those with weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.
Regimen:
*For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.
*On the sixth day, take no dinner. At 6 pm, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water. Magnesium sulfate could be bought from the pharmacy.
* At 8 pm, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
* At 10 pm, take half-cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.
The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. "Usually they float," Chiu Nan notes. "You might want to count them. I have had people who pass 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. That s a lot..! "Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean up now and then .
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime.
Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer.
"Cancer is never the first illness," Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer. In my research in China, I came across some materials, which say that people with cancer usually have stones.
We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few. One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a Heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area." So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally. The treatment is also good for those with weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.
Regimen:
*For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.
*On the sixth day, take no dinner. At 6 pm, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water. Magnesium sulfate could be bought from the pharmacy.
* At 8 pm, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
* At 10 pm, take half-cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.
The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. "Usually they float," Chiu Nan notes. "You might want to count them. I have had people who pass 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. That s a lot..! "Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean up now and then .
#17
World Daily News / Beware of Chinese Products
October 09, 2008, 09:52:16 PM
Dear Colleagues, The whole world is scared of China made "black hearted goods". Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ? Let me tell u...the first 3 digits of barcode 690.691.692 are MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan . This is our human right to know, but the government and related department never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves. Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "made in china", so they don't show from which country it is made. However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is: 690-692 then it is made in China . 00 ~ 09 USA & CANADA 30 ~ 37 FRANCE 40 ~ 44 GERMANY 49 - JAPAN 50 - UK Thank you
#19
Philippine Showcase / DyesebeL's OST Aking Mundo
October 06, 2008, 11:21:47 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lIRpeUCbk&feature=related
DyesebeL's OST Aking Mundo
Julie Ann San Jose - Aking Mundo
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa n'yang mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita sya't makasama pa
Tahakin ang kanyang mundo
Na hawak sya habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling n'ya bawat sandali'y malaya.
Paano kaya'ng mabuhay?
Mundo n'ya kaya'y makulay?
Puso'y taglay ang tinding saya
Sa t'wing makikita sya.
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa n'yang mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita sya't makasama pa
Tahakin ang kanyang mundo
Na hawak sya habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling n'ya bawat sandali'y malaya.
Paano kaya'ng mabuhay?
Kung sa iyo'y mawalay?
Ikaw ang daigdig ng aking puso
Ikaw ang aking mundo.
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa mong mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita ka't makasama pa
Tahakin ang iyong mundo
Na hawak ka habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling mo bawat sandali'y malaya.
DyesebeL's OST Aking Mundo
Julie Ann San Jose - Aking Mundo
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa n'yang mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita sya't makasama pa
Tahakin ang kanyang mundo
Na hawak sya habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling n'ya bawat sandali'y malaya.
Paano kaya'ng mabuhay?
Mundo n'ya kaya'y makulay?
Puso'y taglay ang tinding saya
Sa t'wing makikita sya.
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa n'yang mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita sya't makasama pa
Tahakin ang kanyang mundo
Na hawak sya habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling n'ya bawat sandali'y malaya.
Paano kaya'ng mabuhay?
Kung sa iyo'y mawalay?
Ikaw ang daigdig ng aking puso
Ikaw ang aking mundo.
Dagat man ay naiiba
Sa lupa mong mahiwaga
Ang nais ko, sana'y minsan pa
Makita ka't makasama pa
Tahakin ang iyong mundo
Na hawak ka habang tumatakbo
Sa puso ko ay nadarama
Na sa piling mo bawat sandali'y malaya.
#20
Philippine Showcase / Ako si Kim Samsoon OST
October 06, 2008, 10:50:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf-OlJ6uy94
Ako si Kim Samsoon OST
Maybe Its You
I've been alone searching for love
'til you came along and touched my heart
with you in my life i'll never think twice
it's you i've been waiting to call
Chorus:
Maybe it's you i'm thinking of
Who'll mend this broken heart of mine
it's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll
make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Ohh....
No lonely hours but just precious times
I turn to you and i'm alright
Oh....
Never will die this feeling inside
with you every moment's forever
Maybe it's you
i'm thinking of who'll mend this broken heart of mine
It's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll
make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
(instrumental)
Maybe it's you
I'm thinking of who'll mend this broken heart of mine
it's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone
who'll make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Ohhhh....
Maybe it's you all my life
Ako si Kim Samsoon OST
Maybe Its You
I've been alone searching for love
'til you came along and touched my heart
with you in my life i'll never think twice
it's you i've been waiting to call
Chorus:
Maybe it's you i'm thinking of
Who'll mend this broken heart of mine
it's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll
make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Ohh....
No lonely hours but just precious times
I turn to you and i'm alright
Oh....
Never will die this feeling inside
with you every moment's forever
Maybe it's you
i'm thinking of who'll mend this broken heart of mine
It's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll
make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
(instrumental)
Maybe it's you
I'm thinking of who'll mend this broken heart of mine
it's you i'm wishing for who'll be with me tonight
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone who'll make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Someone to hold,someone to cry,someone
who'll make me feel alive
Maybe it's you all my life
Ohhhh....
Maybe it's you all my life
#21
Jokes and Humor / THE ARAB SHEIKH & THE ILOCANO BLOOD DONOR
August 29, 2008, 11:17:18 AM
THE ARAB SHEIKH & THE ILOCANO BLOOD DONOR
_________________________________________________________________________________
An Arab Sheikh was admitted to the Philippine Heart Center in Manila
for a heart transplant, but prior to the surgery, the doctors needed to
store his blood in case need arises. As the gentleman had a rare type of
blood, it couldn't be found locally, so, the call went out to a number
of provinces.
Finally an Ilocano was located who had a similar type of blood. The
Ilocano willingly donated his blood for the Arab.
After the surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano as appreciation for
giving his blood, a new Toyota Prado, diamonds, jewelry, and a million
US dollars.
Once again the Arab had to go through a corrective surgery. His doctor
telephoned the Ilocano who
was more than happy
to donate his blood
again.
After the second surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano a thank you card
and a jar of Almond halwa
sweets.
The Ilocano was shocked that the Arab this time did not reciprocate his
kind gesture as he had anticipated. He phoned the Arab and asked him:
"I thought that you would be generous again, that you would again give me
a Toyota Prado, Money, Diamonds and Jewelry...but you only gave me a thank
you card and a jar of Almond sweets!"
To this the Arab replied:
"Manong...I now have Ilocano blood in my veins."
_________________________________________________________________________________
An Arab Sheikh was admitted to the Philippine Heart Center in Manila
for a heart transplant, but prior to the surgery, the doctors needed to
store his blood in case need arises. As the gentleman had a rare type of
blood, it couldn't be found locally, so, the call went out to a number
of provinces.
Finally an Ilocano was located who had a similar type of blood. The
Ilocano willingly donated his blood for the Arab.
After the surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano as appreciation for
giving his blood, a new Toyota Prado, diamonds, jewelry, and a million
US dollars.
Once again the Arab had to go through a corrective surgery. His doctor
telephoned the Ilocano who
was more than happy
to donate his blood
again.
After the second surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano a thank you card
and a jar of Almond halwa
sweets.
The Ilocano was shocked that the Arab this time did not reciprocate his
kind gesture as he had anticipated. He phoned the Arab and asked him:
"I thought that you would be generous again, that you would again give me
a Toyota Prado, Money, Diamonds and Jewelry...but you only gave me a thank
you card and a jar of Almond sweets!"
To this the Arab replied:
"Manong...I now have Ilocano blood in my veins."
#22
Calape - Bohol / Santa Felomina Fiesta
August 06, 2008, 12:21:22 PM
advance happy fiesta santa felomina sa pangangan karong aug 10 sunday...
#24
Inspiration & Hope / What Goes Around Comes Around
July 30, 2008, 12:13:03 PM
One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed hel p, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me.'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have
been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the
money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I shared you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't just read it. Simply, pass this on to a friend
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
~GOD BLESS!~
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed hel p, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me.'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have
been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the
money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'
There is an old saying 'What goes around comes around.' Today I shared you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.
Don't just read it. Simply, pass this on to a friend
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
~GOD BLESS!~
#26
Jokes and Humor / Mabuti Pa Sila
July 27, 2008, 12:05:32 PM
Mabuti Pa Sila
buti pa ang kalendaryo may date
buti pa ang hersheys may kisses
buti pa ang probability may chance
yung ibang tao wala!!!
buti pa ang telepono hini-hello
buti pa ang film nadi-develop
buti pa ang typewriter nata-type-pan
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!!!
buti pa ang ems sinasagot
buti pa ang problema iniisip
buti pa ang assignment inu-uwi
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!
buti pa ang panyo nadadantay sa pisngi
buti pa ang baso dinadampian ng labi
buti pa ang unan inaakap sa gabi
yung ibang tao hindi pwede!!!!!!!
buti pa ang kamalian napapansin
buti pa ang salamin minamasdan
buti pa ang hininga hinahabol
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!
buti pa ang tindera nagpapatawad
buti pa ang awit at tugtog pinagsasama
buti pa ang sugat inaalagaan
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!
buti pa ang lungs malapit sa puso
buti pa ang bra kakabit ng dibdib
buti pa ang kotse mahal
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!!
buti pa ang kalendaryo may date
buti pa ang hersheys may kisses
buti pa ang probability may chance
yung ibang tao wala!!!
buti pa ang telepono hini-hello
buti pa ang film nadi-develop
buti pa ang typewriter nata-type-pan
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!!!
buti pa ang ems sinasagot
buti pa ang problema iniisip
buti pa ang assignment inu-uwi
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!
buti pa ang panyo nadadantay sa pisngi
buti pa ang baso dinadampian ng labi
buti pa ang unan inaakap sa gabi
yung ibang tao hindi pwede!!!!!!!
buti pa ang kamalian napapansin
buti pa ang salamin minamasdan
buti pa ang hininga hinahabol
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!
buti pa ang tindera nagpapatawad
buti pa ang awit at tugtog pinagsasama
buti pa ang sugat inaalagaan
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!
buti pa ang lungs malapit sa puso
buti pa ang bra kakabit ng dibdib
buti pa ang kotse mahal
yung ibang tao hindi!!!!!!!
#27
Health and Food / Sleep Time Linked to Postmenopausal Stroke
July 22, 2008, 03:52:57 PM
Sleep Time Linked to Postmenopausal Stroke
- Women who sleep more than 9 hours per night are 70 percent more likely to have a stroke
source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sleep-Time-Linked-to-Postmenopausal-Stroke-90392.shtml
Postmenopausal women who have less than 6 and more than 9 hours of sleep every night have increased chances of suffering an ischemic stroke
Postmenopausal women sleeping less than six hours or more than nine hours every night have increased chances of suffering an ischemic stroke, shows a study carried out by Jiu-Chiuan Chen, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. Postmenopause is a stage a woman has to go through once she reaches menopause, when her reproductive system becomes inactive.
Data provided by the Women's Health Initiative Observational study, regarding 93,175 postmenopausal women with ages between 50 and 79, was used by Chen and compared against various external factors like lifestyle, cardiovascular diseases, sleepiness symptoms, snoring and depression, in order to examine the relationship between the occurrence of ischemic stroke and the self-reported sleep durations.
The results of the study showed that about 8.3 percent of the participants in the study sleep less than five hours per night, while another 4.6 percent sleep more than nine hours. The WHIO study also reported that over a period of 7.5 years there have been about 1,166 cases of ischemic strokes among the participants.
"After accounting for all common clinical conditions predictive of stroke, we found this increase was statistically significant: sleeping nine hours or more is strongly associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke," said Chen.
Chen's team found that women sleeping more than nine hours every night have a 70 percent higher chance of having an ischemic stroke than women sleeping only seven hours every night, while those sleeping less than six hours every night were found to have a 14 percent increase in the risk of having a stroke.
"Our data do not imply that if women with long sleep cut their sleep hours they would be at a lower risk. At this point, we still cannot determine that long sleep causes ischemic stroke. The observed increase in stroke risk in long sleepers may be due to some unmeasured factors, such as undiagnosed sleep disorders, although we did attempt to account for that in our analysis," he said, while pointing out that further research must be conducted in order to understand the exact mechanism causing the results of his study.
- Women who sleep more than 9 hours per night are 70 percent more likely to have a stroke
source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sleep-Time-Linked-to-Postmenopausal-Stroke-90392.shtml
Postmenopausal women who have less than 6 and more than 9 hours of sleep every night have increased chances of suffering an ischemic stroke
Postmenopausal women sleeping less than six hours or more than nine hours every night have increased chances of suffering an ischemic stroke, shows a study carried out by Jiu-Chiuan Chen, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. Postmenopause is a stage a woman has to go through once she reaches menopause, when her reproductive system becomes inactive.
Data provided by the Women's Health Initiative Observational study, regarding 93,175 postmenopausal women with ages between 50 and 79, was used by Chen and compared against various external factors like lifestyle, cardiovascular diseases, sleepiness symptoms, snoring and depression, in order to examine the relationship between the occurrence of ischemic stroke and the self-reported sleep durations.
The results of the study showed that about 8.3 percent of the participants in the study sleep less than five hours per night, while another 4.6 percent sleep more than nine hours. The WHIO study also reported that over a period of 7.5 years there have been about 1,166 cases of ischemic strokes among the participants.
"After accounting for all common clinical conditions predictive of stroke, we found this increase was statistically significant: sleeping nine hours or more is strongly associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke," said Chen.
Chen's team found that women sleeping more than nine hours every night have a 70 percent higher chance of having an ischemic stroke than women sleeping only seven hours every night, while those sleeping less than six hours every night were found to have a 14 percent increase in the risk of having a stroke.
"Our data do not imply that if women with long sleep cut their sleep hours they would be at a lower risk. At this point, we still cannot determine that long sleep causes ischemic stroke. The observed increase in stroke risk in long sleepers may be due to some unmeasured factors, such as undiagnosed sleep disorders, although we did attempt to account for that in our analysis," he said, while pointing out that further research must be conducted in order to understand the exact mechanism causing the results of his study.
#28
Bible Study / LUCIA REVEALS THE THIRD AND LAST SECRET OF FATIMA
July 15, 2008, 11:51:28 AM
The Third Secret Revealed!
by Benjamin Palacio
source: http://www.seinebight.com/third-secret.htm
LUCIA REVEALS THE THIRD AND LAST SECRET OF FATIMA
Please read & distribute to your families and friends. LUCIA REVEALS THE
THIRD AND LAST SECRET OF FATIMA
Independently of any Creed or Religion, it is better to be prepared and
be in good terms with GOD, though we never know when we will be leaving
this world.
The church has given permission to reveal to the people the last part of
the message. The Blessed Virgin appeared to three children in Fatima,
Portugal in 1917. This is a proven fact. One of these children is still
alive, her name is Lucia, and she is a recluse nun and lives in a
European monastery. Lucia disclosed the message for the first time to
Pope Pio XXII who, after reading it, seal and stored it away with out
making it public. Later John XXIII read it and in the same manner as his
predecessor, kept it out of public eye because he knew that once
revealed, it will bring desperation and panic to human kind. Now the
time has come and permission has been granted from Pope John Paul II to
reveal it to the children of God in order not to create panic but to
make people aware of this important message so everybody can be
prepared.
The Virgin told Lucia:
"Go my child and tell the world what will come to pass during the years
1950 -2001. Men are not practicing the Commandments that our Father has
given us. Evil is governing the world and is harvesting hate and
resentment all over. Men will fabricate mortal weapons that will destroy
the world in minutes and half of the human race will be destroyed. The
war will begin against Rome and there will be conflicts amongst
religious orders."
"God will allow all natural phenomenon like smoke, hale, cold, water,
fire, flood, earthquakes, winds and inclement weather will slowly batter
the planet. These things will come to pass in the year 2002. Those who
do not believe, this is the time. Your beloved mother tells you - those
lacking charity towards others and those who do not love thy neighbor
like my beloved Son has loved you all cannot survive. They will wish to
have died."
Millions are imaginable, they will come and there is no doubt. Our Lord
God will punish severely those who do not believe in Him, those who
despise Him and those who did not have time for Him. I call upon all of
you to come to my son, Jesus Christ. God helps the world but all those
who do not show fidelity and loyalty will be destroyed."
Father Agustin who lives in Fatima said that Pope Paul VI gave him
permission to visit Sister Lucia who is a recluse nun (she does not
leave the monastery nor is allowed to receive any visitors). Father
Agustin said that she was greatly overwhelmed to receive him and told
him:
"Father, our Lady is very sad because nobody is interested in her
prophecy of 1917, though the righteous are walking through a narrow
path, the evil ones are walking through an ample road that is leading
them straight to their destruction, believe me father, the punishment
will come very soon.
Many souls will be lost, many nations will disappear from the earth but
in the middle of all these, if men reflect, pray and practice good
deeds, the world can be saved. On all of these, if men persist with its
evil, the world will be lost forever.
"The time has come for all to pass on the message of our Blessed Lady to
their families, friends and to the entire world. Start praying to make
penitence and sacrifices. We are at the last minute of the last day and
the catastrophes are near. Due to this, many that were far from the
church will return to the open arms of the Catholic Church. England,
Russia, China, the Jews and Protestants, all will return believing and
worship God Our Creator, in His Beloved Son and in Our Blessed Mother
Virgin.
WHAT A WAITS US?
Everywhere there will be "Peace Talks" but punishment will come. A MAN
IN A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION WILL BE ASSASINATED AND THIS WILL PROVOKE
THE WAR. A POWERFUL ARMY WILL DOMINATE ALL THROUGH EUROPE AND THE
NUCLEAR WAR WILL COMMENCE. This war will destroy everything. Darkness
will fall over us. For 72 hours (three days) and the one third of
humanity that survives this obscurity and sacrifice will commence to
live a new era, they will be good people.
In a very cold night, 10 minutes before midnight A GREAT QUAKE will
shake the earth for 8 hours. This will be the third signal that God is
who governs the earth. The righteous and those who propagate the faith
and the message of the Lady of Fatima SHOULD NOT FEAR, DO NOT BE AFRAID.
WHAT TO DO???
Bow your heads, kneel down and ask God forgiveness because only what is
good and is not under the power of evil will survive the catastrophe. In
order for you to prepare and remain alive I will give you the following
signs: ANGUISH.........AND IN A SHORT PERIOD THE EARTHQUAKE WILL
COMMENCE...THE EARTH WILL SHAKE... The shake will be so violent that it
will move the earth 23 degrees then return to its normal position.
Then total and absolute darkness will cover the entire planet...All evil
spirits will be mingling around and free, doing harm to all those souls
that did not want to listen to this message and those who did not want
to repent.
To the faithful souls, remember to light the blessed candles. Prepare a
sacred altar with a crucifix in order to communicate with God and
implore for his infinite mercy...All will be dark; IN THE SKY A GREAT
MYSTIC CROSS will appear to remind us the price that his beloved Son had
to pay for our redemption...
In the house the only thing that can give light will be the HOLY
CANDLES...Once lit nothing will put them off until the three days of
darkness are over. Also, you should have Holy Water that should be
sprinkled abundantly on windows and doors. The Lord will protect the
property of the chosen ones... Kneel down before the powerful cross of
my Beloved Son, pray the Rosary and after each Hail Mary, you must pray
the following: "Oh God forgive us our sins, preserve us from the fires
of hell, take all souls into Heaven, especially those who are in more
need of thy mercy. Blessed Virgin Mary, protect us, we love you, save us
and save the world."
Pray 5 Creeds and the Rosary, which is the secret to my immaculate
Heart. All those who believe in my words, go and take the message to
everyone, DO NOT FEAR. FEAR NOTHING DURING THE LORD'S GREATEST DAY.
Talk to all souls now that there is time, those who keep quiet will be
responsible for all those souls who will perish ignorance. All those who
pray humbly the rosary will have the protection of Heaven and those who
are bound to die, I will help them die in peace and they will be Holy
when they enter the other world. I wish all my children to attend mass
every first Friday and every first Saturday of each month to confess and
receive Holy Communion and in doing so, save the world from TOTAL
DESTRUCTION.....
When the earth shakes no more, those who still will not believe in our
Lord will perish in a horrible way. The wind will bring gas and it will
disperse everywhere then the sun will rise. Maybe you will survive this
catastrophe.
Do not forget that God's punishment is Holy and once it has started you
should not look outside, under no circumstance. God does not want any of
his children to see when he punishes THE SINNERS...
All this encompasses with the writings of the holy scriptures... Read in
the New Testament: Lucas 21-5:121, 12:19, 20:20, 29:33 Letters of St.
Paul 3-8-14 Isaiah 40, 1:5:9. You must understand that God allows all
these to happen. The Pope and Bishops are now awaiting another message
that speaks about repentance and prayer. Remember that God's words are
not a threat but good news... Please reproduce these pages and send them
to all the people that you know so we all can have the opportunity to
repent and be saved. We do not know if those receiving this message
believe or not in God, but think, there is a reason for receiving this
message.
Maybe, the Creator is giving us the chance to be saved, no matter what
religion or Creed. If you do not believe in this message at least send
it to others, it will cost you nothing. To all those receiving it they
can have the opportunity to judge for themselves.
Remember, we can avoid a great deal if we practice the 10 Commandments
that our Father God has left us. There are just 10 simple things that if
we put into practice, we can obtain God's pardon.
Jesus in you I trust.
#31
Inspiration & Hope / Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people
June 25, 2008, 04:32:46 AM1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz.
I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
'Absolutely, ' said the professor. 'In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello.'
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 p.m.., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him.
Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.
It read:
'Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.'
Sincerely,
Mrs Nat King Cole.
3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked.
'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
'Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?' he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.
'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left.
When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies..
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.
4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway.
Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.
Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been..
The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.
5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, 'Yes I'll do it if it will save her.'
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, 'Will I start to die right away'.
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
Most importantly. ... 'Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching.'
NOW more than ever - Peace... Pass It On...
#32
Jokes and Humor / HOW TO ASK YOUR BOSS FOR A SALARY INCREASE
June 25, 2008, 03:57:17 AM
HOW TO ASK YOUR BOSS FOR A SALARY INCREASE
One day an employee sends a letter to his boss asking for an increase in his salary !!!
Dear Bo$$
In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding the need$ of u$. We are worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company ..
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I meant and re$ pond $oon.
Your$ $incerely,
Hu$am
The next day, the employee received this letter of reply :
Dear Husam,
I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOw a days, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticably well . NOw the newspapers are saying the world's leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go in to aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad. I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.
---- Your Boss.
One day an employee sends a letter to his boss asking for an increase in his salary !!!
Dear Bo$$
In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding the need$ of u$. We are worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company ..
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I meant and re$ pond $oon.
Your$ $incerely,
Hu$am
The next day, the employee received this letter of reply :
Dear Husam,
I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOw a days, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticably well . NOw the newspapers are saying the world's leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go in to aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad. I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.
---- Your Boss.
#34
Philippine Showcase / Imagine a world without Filipinos
June 18, 2008, 02:46:54 AM
Imagine a world without Filipinos
Abdullah Al-Maghlooth | Al-Watan, almaghlooth@alwatan.com.sa
source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=110923&d=16&m=6&y=2008
Muhammad Al-Maghrabi became handicapped and shut down his flower and gifts shop business in Jeddah after his Filipino workers insisted on leaving and returning home. He says: “When they left, I felt as if I had lost my arms. I was so sad that I lost my appetite.â€
Al-Maghrabi then flew to Manila to look for two other Filipino workers to replace the ones who had left. Previously, he had tried workers of different nationalities but they did not impress him. “There is no comparison between Filipinos and others,†he says. Whenever I see Filipinos working in the Kingdom, I wonder what our life would be without them.
Saudi Arabia has the largest number of Filipino workers â€" 1,019,577 â€" outside the Philippines. In 2006 alone, the Kingdom recruited more than 223,000 workers from the Philippines and their numbers are still increasing. Filipinos not only play an important and effective role in the Kingdom, they also perform different jobs in countries across the world, including working as sailors. They are known for their professionalism and the quality of their work.
Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.
So if Filipinos decided one day to stop working or go on strike for any reason, who would transport oil, food and heavy equipment across the world? We can only imagine the disaster that would happen.
What makes Filipinos unique is their ability to speak very good English and the technical training they receive in the early stages of their education. There are several specialized training institutes in the Philippines, including those specializing in engineering and road maintenance. This training background makes them highly competent in these vital areas.
When speaking about the Philippines, we should not forget Filipino nurses. They are some 23 percent of the world’s total number of nurses. The Philippines is home to over 190 accredited nursing colleges and institutes, from which some 9,000 nurses graduate each year. Many of them work abroad in countries such as the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Singapore.
Cathy Ann, a 35-year-old Filipino nurse who has been working in the Kingdom for the last five years and before that in Singapore, said she does not feel homesick abroad because “I am surrounded by my compatriots everywhere.†Ann thinks that early training allows Filipinos to excel in nursing and other vocations. She started learning this profession at the age of four as her aunt, a nurse, used to take her to hospital and ask her to watch the work. “She used to kiss me whenever I learned a new thing. At the age of 11, I could do a lot. I began doing things like measuring my grandfather’s blood pressure and giving my mother her insulin injections,†she said.
This type of early education system is lacking in the Kingdom. Many of our children reach the university stage without learning anything except boredom.
The Philippines, which you can barely see on the map, is a very effective country thanks to its people. It has the ability to influence the entire world economy.
We should pay respect to Filipino workers, not only by employing them but also by learning from their valuable experiences.
We should learn and educate our children on how to operate and maintain ships and oil tankers, as well as planning and nursing and how to achieve perfection in our work. This is a must so that we do not become like Muhammad Al-Maghrabi who lost his interest and appetite when Filipino workers left his flower shop.
We have to remember that we are very much dependent on the Filipinos around us. We could die a slow death if they chose to leave us.
source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=110923&d=16&m=6&y=2008
Abdullah Al-Maghlooth | Al-Watan, almaghlooth@alwatan.com.sa
source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=110923&d=16&m=6&y=2008
Muhammad Al-Maghrabi became handicapped and shut down his flower and gifts shop business in Jeddah after his Filipino workers insisted on leaving and returning home. He says: “When they left, I felt as if I had lost my arms. I was so sad that I lost my appetite.â€
Al-Maghrabi then flew to Manila to look for two other Filipino workers to replace the ones who had left. Previously, he had tried workers of different nationalities but they did not impress him. “There is no comparison between Filipinos and others,†he says. Whenever I see Filipinos working in the Kingdom, I wonder what our life would be without them.
Saudi Arabia has the largest number of Filipino workers â€" 1,019,577 â€" outside the Philippines. In 2006 alone, the Kingdom recruited more than 223,000 workers from the Philippines and their numbers are still increasing. Filipinos not only play an important and effective role in the Kingdom, they also perform different jobs in countries across the world, including working as sailors. They are known for their professionalism and the quality of their work.
Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.
So if Filipinos decided one day to stop working or go on strike for any reason, who would transport oil, food and heavy equipment across the world? We can only imagine the disaster that would happen.
What makes Filipinos unique is their ability to speak very good English and the technical training they receive in the early stages of their education. There are several specialized training institutes in the Philippines, including those specializing in engineering and road maintenance. This training background makes them highly competent in these vital areas.
When speaking about the Philippines, we should not forget Filipino nurses. They are some 23 percent of the world’s total number of nurses. The Philippines is home to over 190 accredited nursing colleges and institutes, from which some 9,000 nurses graduate each year. Many of them work abroad in countries such as the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Singapore.
Cathy Ann, a 35-year-old Filipino nurse who has been working in the Kingdom for the last five years and before that in Singapore, said she does not feel homesick abroad because “I am surrounded by my compatriots everywhere.†Ann thinks that early training allows Filipinos to excel in nursing and other vocations. She started learning this profession at the age of four as her aunt, a nurse, used to take her to hospital and ask her to watch the work. “She used to kiss me whenever I learned a new thing. At the age of 11, I could do a lot. I began doing things like measuring my grandfather’s blood pressure and giving my mother her insulin injections,†she said.
This type of early education system is lacking in the Kingdom. Many of our children reach the university stage without learning anything except boredom.
The Philippines, which you can barely see on the map, is a very effective country thanks to its people. It has the ability to influence the entire world economy.
We should pay respect to Filipino workers, not only by employing them but also by learning from their valuable experiences.
We should learn and educate our children on how to operate and maintain ships and oil tankers, as well as planning and nursing and how to achieve perfection in our work. This is a must so that we do not become like Muhammad Al-Maghrabi who lost his interest and appetite when Filipino workers left his flower shop.
We have to remember that we are very much dependent on the Filipinos around us. We could die a slow death if they chose to leave us.
source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=110923&d=16&m=6&y=2008
#35
Philippine Showcase / Do I Make You Proud
June 04, 2008, 03:10:09 PM
http://www.livevideo.com/video/F8CCF18D8D104AB7AF740E05C699046E/do-i-make-you-proud.aspx
Honoring the young Boholano achievers who carve their names in history
Honoring the young Boholano achievers who carve their names in history
#36
Inspiration & Hope / It's Time To Pause and Ponder
June 04, 2008, 02:36:53 AM
A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint.
The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into a pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands.
When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?"
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about the story the next time you see someone spill milk at a dinner table or hear a baby crying. Think first before you lose your patience with someone u love.
Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into a pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands.
When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?"
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about the story the next time you see someone spill milk at a dinner table or hear a baby crying. Think first before you lose your patience with someone u love.
Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
#37
Love Talk / How to survive emotional shocks after heartbreaks?
June 03, 2008, 03:04:20 AM
How to survive emotional shocks after heartbreaks?
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
#38
Technology / Transparent Screens from Apple
June 02, 2008, 01:58:32 PM
#39
Bible Study / I asked God
June 02, 2008, 01:38:53 PM
I asked God...
I asked God why I wasn't rich.
He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings,
who was lonely, and had no one to share it with.
I asked God why I wasn't handsome.
He showed me a guy more handsome than any other,
who was ugly because of his vanity.
I asked God why He'd allowed me to become old.
He showed me a boy of 16,
who lay dead at the scene of a car accident.
I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house.
He showed me a family of six,
who had just been evicted from their tiny shack,
and were forced, to live on the street.
I asked God why I had to work.
He showed me a man, who couldn't find a decent job,
because he'd never learned to read.
I asked God why I wasn't more popular.
He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer there.
I asked God why I wasn't smarter.
He showed me a natural born genius,
serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked God why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.
He showed me His Bible.
He showed me His Son
who took my place at the judgment.
I knew then how much He loved me.
What's eating you today?
Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart?
Know, then, that you are loved.
Have a WONDERFUL day!
Then brighten someone else's day, in any way you care to.
Remember, a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Just reach out and touch someone's life and brighten up his or her day.
I've Been Through The Storm, But Look At Me I'm Still Standing, I'm Still Here.........
If it doesn't kill you... it will make you stronger.
"If you see people without a smile today, give them one of yours!"
I asked God why I wasn't rich.
He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings,
who was lonely, and had no one to share it with.
I asked God why I wasn't handsome.
He showed me a guy more handsome than any other,
who was ugly because of his vanity.
I asked God why He'd allowed me to become old.
He showed me a boy of 16,
who lay dead at the scene of a car accident.
I asked God why I didn't have a bigger house.
He showed me a family of six,
who had just been evicted from their tiny shack,
and were forced, to live on the street.
I asked God why I had to work.
He showed me a man, who couldn't find a decent job,
because he'd never learned to read.
I asked God why I wasn't more popular.
He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer there.
I asked God why I wasn't smarter.
He showed me a natural born genius,
serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked God why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.
He showed me His Bible.
He showed me His Son
who took my place at the judgment.
I knew then how much He loved me.
What's eating you today?
Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart?
Know, then, that you are loved.
Have a WONDERFUL day!
Then brighten someone else's day, in any way you care to.
Remember, a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Just reach out and touch someone's life and brighten up his or her day.
I've Been Through The Storm, But Look At Me I'm Still Standing, I'm Still Here.........
If it doesn't kill you... it will make you stronger.
"If you see people without a smile today, give them one of yours!"
#40
Family & Parenting / Some Stories About Marriage
June 01, 2008, 04:12:24 AM
Once there was a young man who was so eager to know about marriage in other cultures around the world. So one day, he asks his father. “Dad, is it true that in Indian or in Arabian culture, the husband doesn’t know to whom he is marrying until after several days of their marriage?†The father smiled and said,†Son, actually it did happen everywhere all the time.â€
The moral lesson of this story is that during our engagement period, we are so in love and too blind to see the flaws and imperfection of the one we fall in love with. Just like what it implies in the next situation.
After a lengthy quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you." The husband replied: "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice it."
Truly marriage is a very powerful institution that only God can revoke its purpose. In order to make a marriage work happily ever after, it would be a perfect combination for a blind wife and a deaf husband. For a blind wife will not see the mistakes of her husband and a deaf husband will not hear the naggings of his wife.
The moral lesson of this story is that during our engagement period, we are so in love and too blind to see the flaws and imperfection of the one we fall in love with. Just like what it implies in the next situation.
After a lengthy quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you." The husband replied: "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice it."
Truly marriage is a very powerful institution that only God can revoke its purpose. In order to make a marriage work happily ever after, it would be a perfect combination for a blind wife and a deaf husband. For a blind wife will not see the mistakes of her husband and a deaf husband will not hear the naggings of his wife.
#41
MAYBE
love is not about finding the perfect person; it's about learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Maybe
God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe
when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, oftentimes, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new
one which has been opened for us.
Maybe
it is true that we don't know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe
the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Maybe
the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.
Maybe
you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do.
Maybe
there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.
Maybe
the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
Maybe
you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.
Maybe
you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
Maybe
giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe
happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.
Maybe
you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Maybe
you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and
enough hope to make you happy.
Maybe
when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Maybe
you should try to live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Maybe
you could share this with those people who mean something to you, ...with those who have touched your life either positively or not,
with those who can and do make you smile when you really need it, ...with those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, and ...with all those whom you want to know that you appreciate them and their friendship.
love is not about finding the perfect person; it's about learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Maybe
God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe
when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, oftentimes, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new
one which has been opened for us.
Maybe
it is true that we don't know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe
the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Maybe
the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.
Maybe
you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do.
Maybe
there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.
Maybe
the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
Maybe
you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.
Maybe
you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
Maybe
giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe
happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.
Maybe
you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Maybe
you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and
enough hope to make you happy.
Maybe
when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Maybe
you should try to live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Maybe
you could share this with those people who mean something to you, ...with those who have touched your life either positively or not,
with those who can and do make you smile when you really need it, ...with those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, and ...with all those whom you want to know that you appreciate them and their friendship.
#42
Poems and Poets / A Love Story
May 31, 2008, 08:15:06 AM
A Love Story
Once there were two complete strangers
Which by chance fall for each other
It started from a single chat
A feeling that’s so very hot…
They constantly chat day and night
Sharing their feelings of delight
Loving each other with all their might
Believing their feeling was right…
One day they had an awful fight
Both were arguing who is right
Exchanging words of obliteration
Until they lost each other’s passion…
It’s so sad how their story ends
Two broken hearts that can’t be mend
Is this really be their end?
Or something still waiting to happen…
Once there were two complete strangers
Which by chance fall for each other
It started from a single chat
A feeling that’s so very hot…
They constantly chat day and night
Sharing their feelings of delight
Loving each other with all their might
Believing their feeling was right…
One day they had an awful fight
Both were arguing who is right
Exchanging words of obliteration
Until they lost each other’s passion…
It’s so sad how their story ends
Two broken hearts that can’t be mend
Is this really be their end?
Or something still waiting to happen…
#52
Philippine Showcase / Mag Exorcist Tayo
April 05, 2008, 03:52:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5m4AY74bE&feature=related
Bitoy - Fr. Yoyoy V. - Mag Exorcist Tayo - Feb. 2, 2007
Bitoy - Fr. Yoyoy V. - Mag Exorcist Tayo - Feb. 2, 2007
#56
Calape - Bohol / Nagdugong Santo Intero
March 24, 2008, 12:33:49 PM
suroy mo simbahan sa pangangan calape bohol kay nagdugo daw ang rebulto sa santo intero since the night of Good Friday.
#57
Family & Parenting / The Ideal Wife: 4 to 6 Years Younger - This means more children
March 20, 2008, 03:11:50 AM
The Ideal Wife: 4 to 6 Years Younger - This means more children
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Hugh Hefner or Michael Douglas are just faithful followers of an evolutionary pathway. A new statistical research published in "Biology Letters" reveals that monogamous men indeed have more children if their wives are younger than them, more exactly, by 4 to 6 years.
The research team used the data from a Swedish research, applied a simple equation to the age difference of the parents and the number of offspring, and discovered that, in the case of the adults keeping monogamous relationships throughout adulthood, the highest number of children was delivered by couples in which the husband was 4 to 5.9 years older than the wife.
"Men want women younger than themselves because they are physically attractive, while women tend to prioritize a partner who can provide security and stability, and so tend to opt for older men," said co-author Martin Fieder at the University of Vienna.
Others stress that it is not about the age difference, but the age of the mother.
"The age of the mother is likely to be more important than any age difference: the older the mother, the lower her chances of having more children," said Erik Lindqvist at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in Stockholm, Sweden.
But the measurements have showed that this factor does not count much.
"We added that factor into the calculation. The importance of the age difference didn't change," said co-author Fred Bookstein, statistician at the University of Washington.
Still, this pattern does not fit in any culture. A Finnish research published last year in "Biology Letters" investigated the case of the Saami (Laps) people of preindustrial Finland, finding that men had to marry a woman about 15 years younger.
The team gathered data from church records of 700 couples from the Utsjoki, Inari and Enontekiö settlements going from 17th to 19th century, with the purpose of taking out of the equation the child survival boosted by modern medicine. The women's age was the main factor influencing the biological success (translated in the number of surviving children): the younger the woman, the more healthy children she could deliver. An old wife or husband decreased significantly the couple's fertility.
Anyhow, I cannot imagine anyone today in the western world regarding himself/herself biologically unsuccessful with no more than 1-2 kids. On the contrary...
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Hugh Hefner or Michael Douglas are just faithful followers of an evolutionary pathway. A new statistical research published in "Biology Letters" reveals that monogamous men indeed have more children if their wives are younger than them, more exactly, by 4 to 6 years.
The research team used the data from a Swedish research, applied a simple equation to the age difference of the parents and the number of offspring, and discovered that, in the case of the adults keeping monogamous relationships throughout adulthood, the highest number of children was delivered by couples in which the husband was 4 to 5.9 years older than the wife.
"Men want women younger than themselves because they are physically attractive, while women tend to prioritize a partner who can provide security and stability, and so tend to opt for older men," said co-author Martin Fieder at the University of Vienna.
Others stress that it is not about the age difference, but the age of the mother.
"The age of the mother is likely to be more important than any age difference: the older the mother, the lower her chances of having more children," said Erik Lindqvist at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in Stockholm, Sweden.
But the measurements have showed that this factor does not count much.
"We added that factor into the calculation. The importance of the age difference didn't change," said co-author Fred Bookstein, statistician at the University of Washington.
Still, this pattern does not fit in any culture. A Finnish research published last year in "Biology Letters" investigated the case of the Saami (Laps) people of preindustrial Finland, finding that men had to marry a woman about 15 years younger.
The team gathered data from church records of 700 couples from the Utsjoki, Inari and Enontekiö settlements going from 17th to 19th century, with the purpose of taking out of the equation the child survival boosted by modern medicine. The women's age was the main factor influencing the biological success (translated in the number of surviving children): the younger the woman, the more healthy children she could deliver. An old wife or husband decreased significantly the couple's fertility.
Anyhow, I cannot imagine anyone today in the western world regarding himself/herself biologically unsuccessful with no more than 1-2 kids. On the contrary...
#58
Music and Video / Bee - Here Comes The Sun
March 20, 2008, 02:24:01 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6sOIURE7xs&feature=related
Bee - Here Comes The Sun - Sheryl Crow daw
Bee - Here Comes The Sun - Sheryl Crow daw
#59
Health and Food / Breakthrough: The Molecule Causing Priapism Has Been Detected
March 15, 2008, 04:09:18 AM
Breakthrough: The Molecule Causing Priapism Has Been Detected - It's the adenosine
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Figurine of Priapus discovered at Pompeii
Many men cannot maintain an erection even for a few seconds. Others cannot get rid of it. Priapism is prolonged penile erection in the absence of sexual arousal; the penis does not return to its flaccid state, even if there is no excitation, within about four hours. Even kings have been affected by this, like Carol II of Romania. A new research has connected priapism to adenosine, a molecule involved in energy transfers inside the cell.
You could say "What a lucky guy!", but the condition is often painful. Moreover, it is considered a medical emergency, which must be treated immediately by a qualified medical practitioner.
Priapism can be connected to hematological disorders, like sickle-cell disease, leukemia, thalassemia, and Fabry's disease, and neurologic ones like spinal cord lesions and spinal cord trauma (hanging causes erection victims).
Drugs too can cause priapism: intra-cavernous injections for treating impotence of (papaverine, alprostadil), antihypertensives, antipsychotics (e.g chlorpromazine, clozapine), antidepressants (trazodone), anticoagulants, cantharides. Alcohol and cocaine too can be blamed for this.
Priapism can cause damage to blood vessels of the erectile tissue, resulting in erectile dysfunction (impotence), but also ischemia, penile thrombosis (blood clotting in the penis). In severe cases, the ischemia can provoke gangrene, and penis removal is required.
This new research, carried out by a team led by Yang Xia at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and published in "Journal of Clinic Investigation," is a breakthrough in understanding the molecular base of priapism. Male mice devoid of the protein ADA, which decomposes the adenosine molecule, were found to develop priapism, which was treated via ADA therapy.
Further investigation showed that high concentrations of adenosine provoked priapism by activating the A2B adenosine receptor in mice lacking ADA. Higher adenosine signaling via A2B adenosine receptor was also found to cause priapism in SCD transgenic mice, used as model of the disease.
"Approaches to either reduce adenosine levels or block A2B adenosine receptor activation might provide new ways to treat priapism," wrote the authors.
The name of the disease comes from the Greek god Priapus, who was punished by the other gods, for an attempted rape of a goddess, to wear a huge and useless erect penis.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Figurine of Priapus discovered at Pompeii
Many men cannot maintain an erection even for a few seconds. Others cannot get rid of it. Priapism is prolonged penile erection in the absence of sexual arousal; the penis does not return to its flaccid state, even if there is no excitation, within about four hours. Even kings have been affected by this, like Carol II of Romania. A new research has connected priapism to adenosine, a molecule involved in energy transfers inside the cell.
You could say "What a lucky guy!", but the condition is often painful. Moreover, it is considered a medical emergency, which must be treated immediately by a qualified medical practitioner.
Priapism can be connected to hematological disorders, like sickle-cell disease, leukemia, thalassemia, and Fabry's disease, and neurologic ones like spinal cord lesions and spinal cord trauma (hanging causes erection victims).
Drugs too can cause priapism: intra-cavernous injections for treating impotence of (papaverine, alprostadil), antihypertensives, antipsychotics (e.g chlorpromazine, clozapine), antidepressants (trazodone), anticoagulants, cantharides. Alcohol and cocaine too can be blamed for this.
Priapism can cause damage to blood vessels of the erectile tissue, resulting in erectile dysfunction (impotence), but also ischemia, penile thrombosis (blood clotting in the penis). In severe cases, the ischemia can provoke gangrene, and penis removal is required.
This new research, carried out by a team led by Yang Xia at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and published in "Journal of Clinic Investigation," is a breakthrough in understanding the molecular base of priapism. Male mice devoid of the protein ADA, which decomposes the adenosine molecule, were found to develop priapism, which was treated via ADA therapy.
Further investigation showed that high concentrations of adenosine provoked priapism by activating the A2B adenosine receptor in mice lacking ADA. Higher adenosine signaling via A2B adenosine receptor was also found to cause priapism in SCD transgenic mice, used as model of the disease.
"Approaches to either reduce adenosine levels or block A2B adenosine receptor activation might provide new ways to treat priapism," wrote the authors.
The name of the disease comes from the Greek god Priapus, who was punished by the other gods, for an attempted rape of a goddess, to wear a huge and useless erect penis.
#61
Health and Food / Energy Drinks Destroy Your Teeth - Low buffering ability
March 15, 2008, 04:03:24 AM
Energy Drinks Destroy Your Teeth - Low buffering ability
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Man, you drink some energy beverage and you work like a machine. At least, this is what advertising says. Science presents another story about drinking too much caffeine. And a new research published in the journal "General Dentistry" shows that energy drinks can make your teeth look like those of a meth consumer. And the consume of energy drinks is continuously rising...
Previous studies showed that acidity in beverages like soda can cause tooth erosion, due to the effect of acid on the teeth enamel, which can eventually cause teeth decay. No matter if diet or regular, ice tea or root beer, when drunk daily, they are important factors in provoking the erosion of the teeth enamel.
The pH (the measure of acidity) level of soft drinks is not the only element involved in this intricate process. Beverages can have a "buffering capacity," an ability to neutralize acidity.
The research team investigated acidity levels of five popular drinks. The lowest buffering capacity was found in "high energy" and sports drinks, making them the strongest potential teeth destroyers.
These drinks are increasingly consumed by adolescents and young adults, who put their teeth under a permanent attack of these acids, fact aggravated by the porosity of the enamel in immature teeth. Even specialists say that, nowadays, they treat more patients in their teens to 20s for tooth erosion.
"They drink a great deal more sodas, sports drinks, and energy drinks. The results, if not treated early and if extensive, can lead to very severe dental issues that would require full mouth rehabilitation to correct," said Dr. Raymond Martin, spokesperson of the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dentists even come with some advices:
- Use a straw and position it at the back of the mouth in order to avoid the contact of the liquid with your teeth.
- Wash the mouth after consuming acid drinks.
- The best option is to limit the consume of sodas, sports and energy drinks.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Man, you drink some energy beverage and you work like a machine. At least, this is what advertising says. Science presents another story about drinking too much caffeine. And a new research published in the journal "General Dentistry" shows that energy drinks can make your teeth look like those of a meth consumer. And the consume of energy drinks is continuously rising...
Previous studies showed that acidity in beverages like soda can cause tooth erosion, due to the effect of acid on the teeth enamel, which can eventually cause teeth decay. No matter if diet or regular, ice tea or root beer, when drunk daily, they are important factors in provoking the erosion of the teeth enamel.
The pH (the measure of acidity) level of soft drinks is not the only element involved in this intricate process. Beverages can have a "buffering capacity," an ability to neutralize acidity.
The research team investigated acidity levels of five popular drinks. The lowest buffering capacity was found in "high energy" and sports drinks, making them the strongest potential teeth destroyers.
These drinks are increasingly consumed by adolescents and young adults, who put their teeth under a permanent attack of these acids, fact aggravated by the porosity of the enamel in immature teeth. Even specialists say that, nowadays, they treat more patients in their teens to 20s for tooth erosion.
"They drink a great deal more sodas, sports drinks, and energy drinks. The results, if not treated early and if extensive, can lead to very severe dental issues that would require full mouth rehabilitation to correct," said Dr. Raymond Martin, spokesperson of the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dentists even come with some advices:
- Use a straw and position it at the back of the mouth in order to avoid the contact of the liquid with your teeth.
- Wash the mouth after consuming acid drinks.
- The best option is to limit the consume of sodas, sports and energy drinks.
#62
Health and Food / Obesity Strikes the Boobs - Higher inflammation due to the fat tissue
March 15, 2008, 04:00:31 AM
Obesity Strikes the Boobs - Higher inflammation due to the fat tissue
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Large women may pride on their huge breasts. But size is exactly the cause of their end. A new research published in the journal of "Clinical Cancer Research" shows that overweight or obese women with breast cancer experiencea more aggressive condition and have lower survival rates.
"The more obese a patient is, the more aggressive the disease. We are learning that the fat tissue may increase inflammation that leads to more aggressive disease," said co-author Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The researchers monitored 606 female subjects with locally advanced breast cancer and classified them using their body mass index (weight by height) into 3 categories : normal/underweight (maximum 24.9), overweight (25 to 30) or obese (over 30).
5 years later, the survival rate was 56.8% in the case of the obese women, 56.3% for overweight women and 67.4% for those with a BMI of maximum 24.9. The 10-year survival rate resulted to be 42.7% for obese subjects, 41.8% in the case of overweight women and 56.5 % for normal/underweight women.
Inflammatory breast cancer, linked to worse survival rates compared to non-inflammatory breast cancer, represented 45% of the cases of obese women, 30% in overweight women and just 1 % in normal/underweight women.
The recurrence of the cancer was also more likely in BMI over 25. In 5 years, breast cancer was experienced again by 50.8% of obese women, but only by 38.5% of normal weight women. 10 years later, 58% of the obese women had breast cancer again, compared to 45.4% of the normal weight women.
"Physicians need to pay close attention to breast cancer patients because commonly used drugs, such as tamoxifen, tend to increase weight gain during treatment. Following the nausea, our patients tend to overeat, which further increases their risk of weight gain. We need to implement lifestyle modifications interventions and develop better methods to follow these patients closely," Cristofanilli said.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Large women may pride on their huge breasts. But size is exactly the cause of their end. A new research published in the journal of "Clinical Cancer Research" shows that overweight or obese women with breast cancer experiencea more aggressive condition and have lower survival rates.
"The more obese a patient is, the more aggressive the disease. We are learning that the fat tissue may increase inflammation that leads to more aggressive disease," said co-author Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The researchers monitored 606 female subjects with locally advanced breast cancer and classified them using their body mass index (weight by height) into 3 categories : normal/underweight (maximum 24.9), overweight (25 to 30) or obese (over 30).
5 years later, the survival rate was 56.8% in the case of the obese women, 56.3% for overweight women and 67.4% for those with a BMI of maximum 24.9. The 10-year survival rate resulted to be 42.7% for obese subjects, 41.8% in the case of overweight women and 56.5 % for normal/underweight women.
Inflammatory breast cancer, linked to worse survival rates compared to non-inflammatory breast cancer, represented 45% of the cases of obese women, 30% in overweight women and just 1 % in normal/underweight women.
The recurrence of the cancer was also more likely in BMI over 25. In 5 years, breast cancer was experienced again by 50.8% of obese women, but only by 38.5% of normal weight women. 10 years later, 58% of the obese women had breast cancer again, compared to 45.4% of the normal weight women.
"Physicians need to pay close attention to breast cancer patients because commonly used drugs, such as tamoxifen, tend to increase weight gain during treatment. Following the nausea, our patients tend to overeat, which further increases their risk of weight gain. We need to implement lifestyle modifications interventions and develop better methods to follow these patients closely," Cristofanilli said.
#63
Health and Food / Men Skipping Sleep Turn Obese - It's about hunger hormone
March 15, 2008, 03:57:59 AM
Men Skipping Sleep Turn Obese - It's about hunger hormone
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Lazy people should sleep more. But how can a hard working man be an obese person? A new Japanese research shows that men who sleep less than five hours a night are exposed to turning obese and to having high levels of glucose in the blood, which is the first step
towards diabetes.
"Lack of sleep triggers a hormone in the blood which stimulates the appetite (ghrelin, the most powerful appetite stimulant yet discovered). It increases a sense of hunger as well as an appetite for high-calorie food," said lead author, Nihon University medical department associate professor Yoshitaka Kaneita.
The team looked at 21,693 men in 1999 and made a follow up in 2006. Average weight men in 1999 were 1.36 times more likely to turn obese if they slept less than 5 hours a night on average in the subsequent 7 years compared with the category of those who slept more. The likelihood of the short-sleepers to have high blood sugar levels increased by 1.27 times.
There is no similar research made for women. And the recommended daily sleeping time for an adult is 8 hours.
Still, a research made at Northwestern University in 2006 found that children who sleep more will store less body fat than children who sleep less, and that the former are less likely than the latter to be overweight five years later.
Children with more sleep hours presented lower BMI (body mass index) and later in their development they were less likely to be overweight than those who slept less. The results were similar even when putting in the equation factors like BMI, parents’ income and education, race and ethnicity.
The team found that one more hour of sleep translated in a decrease of children’s risk of being overweight from 36 % to 30 %, while for older children the drop was from 34 % to 30 %.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that children aged 5 to 12 should sleep 10 to 11 hours per night, while teenagers 8 to 9 hours, but the research encountered situations when, on weeknights, 7-year-olds had less than 10 hours of sleep, while by the age of 14, weekday sleep time dropped to 8.5 hours.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Lazy people should sleep more. But how can a hard working man be an obese person? A new Japanese research shows that men who sleep less than five hours a night are exposed to turning obese and to having high levels of glucose in the blood, which is the first step
towards diabetes.
"Lack of sleep triggers a hormone in the blood which stimulates the appetite (ghrelin, the most powerful appetite stimulant yet discovered). It increases a sense of hunger as well as an appetite for high-calorie food," said lead author, Nihon University medical department associate professor Yoshitaka Kaneita.
The team looked at 21,693 men in 1999 and made a follow up in 2006. Average weight men in 1999 were 1.36 times more likely to turn obese if they slept less than 5 hours a night on average in the subsequent 7 years compared with the category of those who slept more. The likelihood of the short-sleepers to have high blood sugar levels increased by 1.27 times.
There is no similar research made for women. And the recommended daily sleeping time for an adult is 8 hours.
Still, a research made at Northwestern University in 2006 found that children who sleep more will store less body fat than children who sleep less, and that the former are less likely than the latter to be overweight five years later.
Children with more sleep hours presented lower BMI (body mass index) and later in their development they were less likely to be overweight than those who slept less. The results were similar even when putting in the equation factors like BMI, parents’ income and education, race and ethnicity.
The team found that one more hour of sleep translated in a decrease of children’s risk of being overweight from 36 % to 30 %, while for older children the drop was from 34 % to 30 %.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that children aged 5 to 12 should sleep 10 to 11 hours per night, while teenagers 8 to 9 hours, but the research encountered situations when, on weeknights, 7-year-olds had less than 10 hours of sleep, while by the age of 14, weekday sleep time dropped to 8.5 hours.
#65
Philippine Showcase / sway- MYMP
March 15, 2008, 03:40:38 AM #68
Philippine Showcase / M.Y.M.P. -- Sa Kanya (LIVE at Music Museum)
March 15, 2008, 03:20:25 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRncFXgtPFY&feature=related
M.Y.M.P. -- Sa Kanya (LIVE at Music Museum)
M.Y.M.P. -- Sa Kanya (LIVE at Music Museum)
#71
Philippine Showcase / Maging Sino Ka Man - Nyoy Volante & Arnee Hidalgo
March 15, 2008, 02:53:11 AM #74
Philippine Showcase / I'm in love with you (Jacky Cheung and Regine Velasquez)
March 14, 2008, 06:23:24 AM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2RvQ7UgnJUE&feature=related
I'm in love with you (Jacky Cheung and Regine Velasquez)
I'm in love with you (Jacky Cheung and Regine Velasquez)
#75
Music and Video / Alvin And the Chipmunks - Come Get It
March 14, 2008, 06:13:57 AM
[mp3tube]f2ec50e8d39c488bdd4d61de4e6a53dc[/mp3tube]
Alvin And the Chipmunks - Come Get It
Alvin And the Chipmunks - Come Get It
#76
Music and Video / Alvin and The Chipmunks - How We Roll
March 14, 2008, 06:12:05 AM
[mp3tube]4141e84041b1bfacf4de44b52dd2ead5[/mp3tube]
Alvin and The Chipmunks - How We Roll
Alvin and The Chipmunks - How We Roll
#77
Music and Video / Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie Scene - "Funky Town" (HQ)
March 14, 2008, 06:04:47 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1tXMDw0OMc&feature=related
Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie Scene - "Funky Town" (HQ)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie Scene - "Funky Town" (HQ)
#82
Health and Food / Save Sex, Get Slim
March 13, 2008, 03:54:20 AM
Save Sex, Get Slim - Sex, the main motivation for slimming in the case of men
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
There's no much motivation in making a man engulf a huge steak with French fries and a large beer. Losing weight is another issue. Still, there is hope: warning overweight men that the extra fat can lead to impotence could be a crucial and effective urge to make them adopt weight-loss strategies.
"Most men are oblivious to the fact that being overweight could cause erectile dysfunction and this link could be the key to fighting obesity. The high levels of obesity in Australian men has significant consequences for chronic diseases, both physical and psychological," said Professor Gary Wittert, the head of the school of medicine at the University of Adelaide, who intends to use the results of two large surveys targeting men's sexual health, the Florey Adelaide Male Aging Study and the Men in Australia Telephone Survey.
Obesity does not restrict blood circulation only to the heart and other inner organs, but to the penis as well. In fact, sexual function is the first that the organism can neglect.
"While it is common knowledge that the blood vessels to the heart are affected by obesity, that similar effects occur with the blood vessels to the penis, resulting in erectile dysfunction and poor urinary tract function, is not so well known. As Australian men are deeply concerned about erection problems, perhaps more so than possible cardiovascular disease, this may present an opportunity to improve communication about the benefits of weight loss," said Wittert, who is also Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, a member of the Hanson Research Institute and founding member of the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health.
Men are not very cooperative in receiving health information, that's why specialists must find a gender-specific method. At the moment, 67% of Australian men have a body mass index (BMI) higher than 25, being either overweight or obese. In the US, the number goes close to 80%.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
There's no much motivation in making a man engulf a huge steak with French fries and a large beer. Losing weight is another issue. Still, there is hope: warning overweight men that the extra fat can lead to impotence could be a crucial and effective urge to make them adopt weight-loss strategies.
"Most men are oblivious to the fact that being overweight could cause erectile dysfunction and this link could be the key to fighting obesity. The high levels of obesity in Australian men has significant consequences for chronic diseases, both physical and psychological," said Professor Gary Wittert, the head of the school of medicine at the University of Adelaide, who intends to use the results of two large surveys targeting men's sexual health, the Florey Adelaide Male Aging Study and the Men in Australia Telephone Survey.
Obesity does not restrict blood circulation only to the heart and other inner organs, but to the penis as well. In fact, sexual function is the first that the organism can neglect.
"While it is common knowledge that the blood vessels to the heart are affected by obesity, that similar effects occur with the blood vessels to the penis, resulting in erectile dysfunction and poor urinary tract function, is not so well known. As Australian men are deeply concerned about erection problems, perhaps more so than possible cardiovascular disease, this may present an opportunity to improve communication about the benefits of weight loss," said Wittert, who is also Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, a member of the Hanson Research Institute and founding member of the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health.
Men are not very cooperative in receiving health information, that's why specialists must find a gender-specific method. At the moment, 67% of Australian men have a body mass index (BMI) higher than 25, being either overweight or obese. In the US, the number goes close to 80%.
#88
Music and Video / When I Fall In Love
March 09, 2008, 04:27:02 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgNzs4lRr7E&feature=related
Celine Dion & Anne Murray - When I Fall In Love
Celine Dion & Anne Murray - When I Fall In Love
#91
Music and Video / Time After Time
March 09, 2008, 03:55:09 AM
[mp3tube]db493243cb8477ef036fd2098dd3decb[/mp3tube]
Smallville Season 1 OST Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
Smallville Season 1 OST Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
#93
Science and Research / What's the Meaning of Male Genital Mutilation?
March 08, 2008, 11:42:58 PM
What's the Meaning of Male Genital Mutilation? - It increases trust amongst men
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Maasai circumcision. The teenager must prove his manhood by not displaying any sign of pain
Weird like it sounds, about 20% of indigenous cultures worldwide practice male genital cutting, varying from circumcision to the removal of a testicle. Now, we know also why: Chris Wilson, a doctoral candidate in Cornell's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, says that this decreases the chances of fertilization from extramarital sex, reducing conflict among men in tribal societies.
The research published in the journal "Evolution and Human Behavior" points to the immediate reasons behind the ritual "male genital mutilation," like religion, tradition, hygiene or initiation into adulthood. But these explanations only cover a deeper evolutionary purpose, even if men are not consciously aware.
"Because genital alteration is a painful and even risky procedure, especially under primitive conditions, it must have some evolutionary benefit or it would not have persisted," wrote Wilson.
Male genital operation is not only practiced in 180 indigenous societies, but it is experienced by about 33% of all men worldwide. The differences in the way of making the procedure point that various societies developed the practice independently thousands of years ago.
"Genital cutting may limit extramarital sex. In evolutionary terms, a man benefits from such affairs by passing his genes to a child who requires no further investment on his part. If natural selection has designed the genitals for fertilization, then changing that design will harm this function. In particular, modifying the shape of the genitals makes it physically less likely that a man will impregnate a woman during an affair, and, therefore, the evolutionary incentive for adultery is smaller," said Wilson.
As a result, this will increase trust amongst men within a society, decreasing conflict triggered by paternity issues and cheating. Wilson has discovered much higher degrees of cutting in societies where men practice polygamy and the wives live far apart. This increases the possibilities for extramarital affairs, as the man cannot look after all his wives at once. The male genital mutilation just increases confidence between the married men and bachelors.
This seems to really work, as Wilson discovered decreased degrees of extramarital affairs in societies practicing male genital mutilation, compared with cultures that do not. Moreover, in societies that practice genital cutting, older men were trusted more and offered benefits to younger men who underwent the procedure, thus the operation eliminates mistrust and raises social status.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Maasai circumcision. The teenager must prove his manhood by not displaying any sign of pain
Weird like it sounds, about 20% of indigenous cultures worldwide practice male genital cutting, varying from circumcision to the removal of a testicle. Now, we know also why: Chris Wilson, a doctoral candidate in Cornell's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, says that this decreases the chances of fertilization from extramarital sex, reducing conflict among men in tribal societies.
The research published in the journal "Evolution and Human Behavior" points to the immediate reasons behind the ritual "male genital mutilation," like religion, tradition, hygiene or initiation into adulthood. But these explanations only cover a deeper evolutionary purpose, even if men are not consciously aware.
"Because genital alteration is a painful and even risky procedure, especially under primitive conditions, it must have some evolutionary benefit or it would not have persisted," wrote Wilson.
Male genital operation is not only practiced in 180 indigenous societies, but it is experienced by about 33% of all men worldwide. The differences in the way of making the procedure point that various societies developed the practice independently thousands of years ago.
"Genital cutting may limit extramarital sex. In evolutionary terms, a man benefits from such affairs by passing his genes to a child who requires no further investment on his part. If natural selection has designed the genitals for fertilization, then changing that design will harm this function. In particular, modifying the shape of the genitals makes it physically less likely that a man will impregnate a woman during an affair, and, therefore, the evolutionary incentive for adultery is smaller," said Wilson.
As a result, this will increase trust amongst men within a society, decreasing conflict triggered by paternity issues and cheating. Wilson has discovered much higher degrees of cutting in societies where men practice polygamy and the wives live far apart. This increases the possibilities for extramarital affairs, as the man cannot look after all his wives at once. The male genital mutilation just increases confidence between the married men and bachelors.
This seems to really work, as Wilson discovered decreased degrees of extramarital affairs in societies practicing male genital mutilation, compared with cultures that do not. Moreover, in societies that practice genital cutting, older men were trusted more and offered benefits to younger men who underwent the procedure, thus the operation eliminates mistrust and raises social status.
#94
Science and Research / The Champs of Sex
March 08, 2008, 11:34:43 PM
The Champs of Sex - Resulting from the annual Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Here come the results for the 2007-2008 Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey. It was made on a pool of 26,000 people from 26 countries around the world, and the results may be surprising or not.
The list is topped by the Greeks, 87% of them having sex at least once a week, followed by the Brazilians, with 82%. Third on the list, with 80%, are the Russians. 60% of the Australians have sex weekly.
Only 55% of the British have sex at least once a week; the number is 53% for Americans and Nigerians, and 34% (!) for the Japanese.
Austrians appear to be the world's most experienced lovers - Austrian men have had 29 sexual partners and Austrian women 17, while the smalest numbers have been recorded in the case of the Chinese (4 sexual partners for men and 2 for women).
But if 60% of the people saw sex as "fun, enjoyable and a vital part of life," overall, just 44% of the subjects were "fully satisfied" with their sex lives and only 48% said they "usually" had orgasms. Nigerians compensated low quantity with quality: 78% of the Nigerian women said they regularly had orgasms, followed by Mexican women, with 74%. Japanese women bottomed this issue as well: only 10% of them regularly have orgasms.
64% of the men, compared to 30% of the women, regularly have orgasms. About 25% of men said they had had difficulties in getting an erection, and 29% had had problems maintaining one.
Of those who were sexually satisfied, over 80% said they felt respected by their partner. About 30% said they would like more fun and intimacy during sex.
"Our findings suggest that achieving sexual satisfaction starts from your first sexual experience. 37 % agree that their sex life has been positively affected by their first sexual experience," said a spokesperson for Durex.
The study reports that Americans, on average, have sex once every 4.3 days and spend 57 minutes per week engaging in foreplay and sexual intercourse. While the numbers may seem high, the global rates show a frequency of sex once every 3.5 days and a weekly time allotment of 71 minutes.
37% of Americans feel their sex lives have been negatively impacted by daily stress.
Heterosexuals had an average number of partners during their lives of 13 for men and 7 for women. Homosexuals had an average of 108 partners for men and 11 for women.
The duration of the contact decreased with the age: those aged 16 to 24 make sex for about 24 minutes during an encounter; those over 55 can barely do it for 12 minutes. Still, among the latter, 48% practice oral sex and 34% use sex toys.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Here come the results for the 2007-2008 Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey. It was made on a pool of 26,000 people from 26 countries around the world, and the results may be surprising or not.
The list is topped by the Greeks, 87% of them having sex at least once a week, followed by the Brazilians, with 82%. Third on the list, with 80%, are the Russians. 60% of the Australians have sex weekly.
Only 55% of the British have sex at least once a week; the number is 53% for Americans and Nigerians, and 34% (!) for the Japanese.
Austrians appear to be the world's most experienced lovers - Austrian men have had 29 sexual partners and Austrian women 17, while the smalest numbers have been recorded in the case of the Chinese (4 sexual partners for men and 2 for women).
But if 60% of the people saw sex as "fun, enjoyable and a vital part of life," overall, just 44% of the subjects were "fully satisfied" with their sex lives and only 48% said they "usually" had orgasms. Nigerians compensated low quantity with quality: 78% of the Nigerian women said they regularly had orgasms, followed by Mexican women, with 74%. Japanese women bottomed this issue as well: only 10% of them regularly have orgasms.
64% of the men, compared to 30% of the women, regularly have orgasms. About 25% of men said they had had difficulties in getting an erection, and 29% had had problems maintaining one.
Of those who were sexually satisfied, over 80% said they felt respected by their partner. About 30% said they would like more fun and intimacy during sex.
"Our findings suggest that achieving sexual satisfaction starts from your first sexual experience. 37 % agree that their sex life has been positively affected by their first sexual experience," said a spokesperson for Durex.
The study reports that Americans, on average, have sex once every 4.3 days and spend 57 minutes per week engaging in foreplay and sexual intercourse. While the numbers may seem high, the global rates show a frequency of sex once every 3.5 days and a weekly time allotment of 71 minutes.
37% of Americans feel their sex lives have been negatively impacted by daily stress.
Heterosexuals had an average number of partners during their lives of 13 for men and 7 for women. Homosexuals had an average of 108 partners for men and 11 for women.
The duration of the contact decreased with the age: those aged 16 to 24 make sex for about 24 minutes during an encounter; those over 55 can barely do it for 12 minutes. Still, among the latter, 48% practice oral sex and 34% use sex toys.
#95
Science and Research / Who Are the World's Most Promiscuous Women? - And why?
March 08, 2008, 11:31:25 PM
Who Are the World's Most Promiscuous Women? - And why?
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Biologically, men are designed to be more active sexually, because of the higher quantity of testosterone in their bodies. And except some remote cultures, like in Tibet or Southern India, where polyandry (a woman can have several husbands) is practiced, this does happen. But the annual Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey, made on 26,000 subjects from 26 countries, found that New Zealand women have in fact more sex partners than New Zealand men! This is unique amongst the countries of the world: women more promiscuous than men! A total record... Kiwi women had an average of 20.4 sexual partners, thrice the global average of 7.3, and double compared to British or Australian women. This is "Girl Power" or the meaning of "girls can do anything" went to extremes.
The New Zealand National Council for Women warns that young women act more like men behaving badly, losing that touch of femininity, and this wrong behavior is put on the high alcohol consume at the parties.
"Politically and economically, New Zealand women are blazing across the barriers. [But] women need to realize that empowerment does not disenfranchise them from being a woman. Women need to know that it is perfectly acceptable to act and behave like a woman and not a 'blokette' with something to prove to their male counterparts," council president Christine Low told TVNZ, marking the International Women's Day.
"Kiwi women drank just as much as Germans or Russians. But for some reason there's a perspective that women's drinking is worse here than anywhere else. Maybe [New Zealand] women don't know how to behave," said German-born Helene Wolf, a Wellington resident, told Stuff.co.nz.
But a TVNZ Sunday investigation into the sexual behavior of Kiwi women revealed that young New Zealand women are regularly getting drunk and cruising around in packs searching for men to have sex with.
"There was anecdotal evidence from the five women on the show that the Durex survey findings were valid. There's a new kind of mating ritual sex is the point of entry into the relationship. There's no dating culture any more," said Janet McIntyre of TVNZ.
These women know how to rapidly make the difference: if the first sex night was not satisfactory, they did not waste their time with such obsolete issues like dating before engaging into a relationship. These NZ women, all in their twenties, stated they felt empowered by having sex and all of those who had experienced one-night stands had been under the influence of alcohol.
This behavior impacted the men: a 2007 Bloke survey revealed that 29% of the 5,000 men felt they had been pressured into having sex or had had sex unwillingly. Oh, my God! We can witness such a situation ... I wonder what would be the opinion of our grandpas about this.
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia
Biologically, men are designed to be more active sexually, because of the higher quantity of testosterone in their bodies. And except some remote cultures, like in Tibet or Southern India, where polyandry (a woman can have several husbands) is practiced, this does happen. But the annual Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey, made on 26,000 subjects from 26 countries, found that New Zealand women have in fact more sex partners than New Zealand men! This is unique amongst the countries of the world: women more promiscuous than men! A total record... Kiwi women had an average of 20.4 sexual partners, thrice the global average of 7.3, and double compared to British or Australian women. This is "Girl Power" or the meaning of "girls can do anything" went to extremes.
The New Zealand National Council for Women warns that young women act more like men behaving badly, losing that touch of femininity, and this wrong behavior is put on the high alcohol consume at the parties.
"Politically and economically, New Zealand women are blazing across the barriers. [But] women need to realize that empowerment does not disenfranchise them from being a woman. Women need to know that it is perfectly acceptable to act and behave like a woman and not a 'blokette' with something to prove to their male counterparts," council president Christine Low told TVNZ, marking the International Women's Day.
"Kiwi women drank just as much as Germans or Russians. But for some reason there's a perspective that women's drinking is worse here than anywhere else. Maybe [New Zealand] women don't know how to behave," said German-born Helene Wolf, a Wellington resident, told Stuff.co.nz.
But a TVNZ Sunday investigation into the sexual behavior of Kiwi women revealed that young New Zealand women are regularly getting drunk and cruising around in packs searching for men to have sex with.
"There was anecdotal evidence from the five women on the show that the Durex survey findings were valid. There's a new kind of mating ritual sex is the point of entry into the relationship. There's no dating culture any more," said Janet McIntyre of TVNZ.
These women know how to rapidly make the difference: if the first sex night was not satisfactory, they did not waste their time with such obsolete issues like dating before engaging into a relationship. These NZ women, all in their twenties, stated they felt empowered by having sex and all of those who had experienced one-night stands had been under the influence of alcohol.
This behavior impacted the men: a 2007 Bloke survey revealed that 29% of the 5,000 men felt they had been pressured into having sex or had had sex unwillingly. Oh, my God! We can witness such a situation ... I wonder what would be the opinion of our grandpas about this.
#97
Bible Study / Santa Santita
March 07, 2008, 04:18:00 AM
source: http://www.santasantita.com/
Malen is the only daughter of Chayong, a prayer woman in Quiapo who complements her trade with selling rosaries and scapulars. Stubborn and willful, Malen listens to nobody and does what she wants, even if it is against her mother's wishes. No wonder she becomes easily involved with Mike, a charming and wily tourist driver, who is very much like her.
Fr. Tony is a troubled priest who seeks sanctuary in Quiapo. Assigned to a room below the place where Malen and Chayong live, he is witness to Malen's flagrant disobedience. He knows Chayong's grief when Malen leaves her to go away with Mike. It doesn't take long for Chayong to grow weak and eventually die of heartbreak.
But Malen comes back, and when she does, she has no choice but to take over her mother's job as a prayer woman. She has to survive! So despite the negative comments of other prayer women, Malen stays at the church and accepts prayer requests from desperate souls in exchange for donations. Surprisingly, her prayers get answered even if she does not mean them. Malen can't understand why, but her clientele keeps growing. She is earning good money, so why should she care?
As for Mike, he continues to be the hustler that he is. Besides being the personal driver of Mrs. Hoffman, he is also fooling around with her. When Mrs. Hoffman refuses to pay him for his additional services, he flies into a rage. A traffic accident leads him to shoot a man.
He seeks refuge in Malen. But after a while, he leaves her again. He goes to the province to visit his young son, who is terminally ill. Malen too falls ill. But three days after her ordeal, she wakes up to find that her customers whose prayers were answered have come to her house to thank her. News about her power as a prayer woman has spread.
Malen struggles with her newfound power. She can now heal people, and even the devout and hardworking nun, Sister Dolor, is convinced. She had been able to heal an old, festering wound on the nun's foot. Malen talks to the alcoholic priest who lives downstairs and seeks his advice. The experience transforms her. And him. She is able to forgive herself for her sins, especially those against her mother.
But now comes her biggest test. Mike's son has died and he brings him to her. For the first time in her career as a prayer woman, she finds herself praying and trusting with all her heart. Can she bring him back to life? Will God grant her this prayer?
Does she or does she not have the gift?
#98
Philippine Showcase / THE PROMISE
March 07, 2008, 02:55:45 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkc444GG4A&feature=related
OGIE ALCASID & REGINE VELASQUEZ - THE PROMISE
OGIE ALCASID & REGINE VELASQUEZ - THE PROMISE
#99
Music and Video / Boyz II Men - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
March 05, 2008, 12:19:23 AM
[mp3tube]dd5a98ce3a70cb642f0421bc34cb5211[/mp3tube]
Boyz II Men - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Boyz II Men - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
#100
Music and Video / Guns n Roses - godfather theme
March 04, 2008, 12:53:12 AM
[mp3tube]c263ecf0720fd92cf0de73222db438ed[/mp3tube]
guns n roses - godfather theme
guns n roses - godfather theme