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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8F4fi_QqY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9AUxPLaR8

he's only 12

Quote from: glacier_71 on April 28, 2009, 08:28:45 AM
another: Pegasus  

hahaha manila?

the effect is like a scare of the influenza pandemic back in the 1800s.  ayaw intawn

bago ra ni cya mi reklamo ug "school bullying" perme man cya kanchawan

maayu pala te!! kahibaw ka mu swim

smashing d shuttlecock. that's me in orange

So Lors, where man ka nag compete.. like school competitions jud?

Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel’s mum last night spoke of her son’s off-screen love with his co-star, saying: “Life can’t get better for him”.

The actor and Freida Pinto have always denied their movie romance spilled over into real life.

But our pictures last week showed the pair enjoying an intimate lunch date in Israel, where Freida, 24, is filming on location.

And Dev’s mum Anita, 45, can barely contain her excitement.

The care worker told the Daily Mirror: “First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place.

“Life can’t get any better for him. Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them. Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her.”

The couple are said to have started a relationship on the set of Danny Boyle’s multi-Oscar-winning film.

And they have become increasingly close since travelling the world together to promote the movie.

Dev, 18, is so besotted with the Indian actress that he flew to Jerusalem for a quick date.

They gazed adoringly at each other over lunch as Freida took a break from filming director Julian Schnabel’s latest project Miral.

The pictures follow comments made by their Slumdog co-star Anil Kapoor, who said earlier this year that the young couple had a “magical chemistry”.


-http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/27/slumdog-millionaire-co-stars-freida-pinto-and-dev-patel-are-together-says-dev-s-mum-115875-21311129/

cute kaayu cya..

Thomas Daley

Thomas Robert Daley (born 21 May 1994 in Plymouth, United Kingdom[2]) is a British diver, who specialises in the 10 metre platform event. He started diving at the age of seven, and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and international competition at an early age. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he was Britain's youngest competitor, the youngest competitor of any nationality outside of the sport of swimming, and the youngest to participate in a final.[3] In the first post-Beijing 2008 edition of the FINA World Diving Rankings for the ten-metre platform, he reached a new career best ranking of fourth.[

He is considered a medal prospect for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and is one of the British Olympians being tracked through the years leading up to London 2012 by the BBC television series Olympic Dreams

-wiki

Haha! pwede kaayu ka sa Walkathon te

lors, same with ate raq..it's at Tacloban pud..hehe wala ko maka dala dre Cebu

ang uban?

Vcut

Grand opening for Palarong Pambansa in Leyte

TACLOBAN CITY -- Organizers of this year's Palarong Pambansa (National Games) promised a spectacular presentation involving over a thousand students for the opening of the games here on Tuesday.

The students, from various public schools in Leyte, will present a dance-drama that will showcase the culture of Leyte and Samar during the national games' opening that will have President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the main guest and speaker.

"The opening ceremony will be spectacular as 1,000 students from various schools in Leyte will perform… showcasing our culture," Department of Education (DepEd) regional director Sol Matugas told reporters here Sunday in a press conference at the poolside of the Leyte Sports and Development Center, the main venue of the games.

For this year's Palarong Pambansa, 2,873 athletes from the elementary level will compete in 25 events and 3,357 from the secondary level will compete in 29 events starting on Monday for the eliminations rounds, according to Matugas.

"It's all systems go for the opening of the Palarong Pambansa…," added Matugas.

Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla of Leyte, the main host of the games, said that P70 million was spent to refurbish the 2.5-hectare LSDC, as well as the satellite venues outside the city.

The venue's Olympic-size swimming pool, measuring 50 meters in length and 25 meters in width and with 8-lanes, was also rehabilitated.

Petilla, in the same press conference, said that venues located at the nearby towns of Tanauan and Palo would also host some games during the one-week event set to last until May 3.

Matugas said that the 2,873 elementary athletes would compete in 25 sports events while 3,357 athletes from the secondary level will compete in 29 events.

The President is expected to arrive at the LSDC at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday to keynote the opening of the Palarong Pambansa.

The President has been scheduled to stay at the venue for just about an hour, Petilla said.

The Leyte governor said that while he did not expect Eastern Visayas to be at the top of the games, he hoped that the local athletes would improve their standings from last year's Palarong Pambansa held at Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

The defending champions in both levels are the National Capital Region with Eastern Visayas landing 13th in the elementary and 17th in the secondary level.

Petilla also said the one-week event would boost the local economy, with the expected high occupancy in hotels, more patrons for restaurants and hundreds requiring transportation.

so, what inyu sport event back in high school or college days?

wala pako speaker now..but ako tigamnan

yuh.. ang jai ho maoy nindot ug melody LSS kaayu!

nice te no? haay..kakita ta tag laki nga maka kanta ta ani

First Posted 19:05:00 04/27/2009

Filed Under: Weather

MANILA, Philippines--The state weather bureau said on Monday that the low pressure area it detected on Sunday moved closer to eastern Mindanao, bringing more rains to the region.

The low pressure area, a rain-inducing weather system, was spotted at 695 kilometers east of Mindanao, embedded along the intertropical convergence zone, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its website.

The low pressure area has yet to develop into a typhoon but weather forecasters have said that it could turn into a tropical cyclone.

The rains in Luzon have been brought by the tail-end of a cold front, Pagasa added.

The weather bulletin was valid from 5 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Pagasa forecasts that “Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies wth scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms, while Mindanao and Western Visayas will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.”

“The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening,” Pagasa said.

Fruit bats may be linked in RP Ebola cases

First Posted 19:03:00 04/27/2009

Filed Under: Health, Diseases, Animals

MANILA, Philippinesâ€"A group of foreign health experts have arrived here to see if fruit bats may have infected pigs with a non-lethal form of the Ebola virus, a health official said Monday.

Eric Tayag, the head of the Philippine health department's national epidemiology center, said the experts will be looking for the source of the Ebola-Reston virus that infected thousands of pigs earlier this year.

Tayag said the experts were looking at "fruit bats (to see) if they are the source," of the virus.

However he said studies would "take a long time" before the source of the virus is found.

He did not identify the experts or say where they came from.

According to the World Health Organisation, the strain infecting the pigs is not dangerous to humans, unlike the four deadly Ebola subtypes found in Africa.

The strain was first found in laboratory monkeys exported from the Philippines to the United States in 1989.

So far, six farm workers and butchers have been found with the antibodies to Ebola-Reston and scientists are still trying to determine if the six caught the virus from pigs. It is also not clear how the pigs caught the virus.

If a link between the pigs and the workers is proved, it would be the first time humans have contracted the disease from pigs.

The six infected workers remain healthy and have not developed the disease, said Tayag.

Earlier this year, the government quarantined two farms where the virus was detected and slaughtered around 6,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the Ebola-Reston virus.

ayaw intawn..nag atbang raba jud ang leyte sa pacific..

Some Facts About Swine Flu

Q. What is swine flu?

A. Swine flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease normally found in pigs. It spreads through tiny particles in the air or by direct contact. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it tends to infect large numbers of a given pig population, killing between 1 and 4 percent of those affected. Not every animal infected displays symptoms.

Q. Where do outbreaks occur?

A. Swine flu is considered endemic in the United States, and outbreaks in pigs have also been reported elsewhere in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and parts of eastern Asia.

Q. How do humans contract the virus?

A. People usually become infected through contact with pigs, though some cases of limited human-to-human transmission have been reported.

Q. Is it safe to eat pork products?

A. The WHO says properly handled and prepared pork products are safe to eat. The swine flu virus dies when cooked at temperatures of 160ºF/70ºC higher.

Q. How high is the risk of a pandemic?

A. Since the swine flu outbreaks in Mexico and the United States were identified, the risk of a pandemic has increased. Health officials worry the swine flu might develop into a form easily spread among humans. To do this, it could combine with a human flu virus or mutate on its own into a transmissible form.

Experts worry that the more the virus circulates, the more likely a pandemic strain will emerge. But there is no way to predict when a pandemic strain will develop.

Q. Does a vaccine exist?

A. Pigs in North America are routinely vaccinated for swine flu, but no vaccine exists for humans. In any case, the flu virus evolves quickly, meaning that vaccines are soon obsolete.

Health officials say there is no suggestion that the vaccine prepared for seasonal flu will protect against swine flu.

While people who are given the seasonal flu vaccine will probably not be protected against swine flu, it may prevent them from getting the seasonal flu. If they are then infected with swine flu, that reduces the possibility of the two flus mixing in that person to create a potential pandemic strain.

Q. What other treatment is there?

A. The swine flu virus detected in Mexico and the United States appears to respond to treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). In terms of prevention, maintaining good hygiene, for example, regular hand-washing and staying a safe distance from those infected, may help.

mao!! pero maski di ka inlove maka appreciate ka sa song:)

You are the reason that I breathe
You are the reason that I still believe

mwAH

sa mactan pacific cebu resort hehe

nag beachvolleyball  :D

painit napud :D:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ0FhVZce2o&feature=related


You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can deel your halo
You know you're my saving grace

you are the reason i still believe

anyway,

My cousin who took up nursing, toa sila i assign sa public hospitals.. grabe jud daw ila hands on experience.. with patients from different walks of life..  u know..

so i won't wonder nganu chicken nalang kaayu sa states

completo gud ug mga gamit..

I hope mag medical mission mo dre sa Philippines.. siga jud inyu mata sa deceases nga ma encounter lors..

hehe extreme wishful thinking

Salon de Rose?

not anymore.. paspas man gud mo depreciate ang cellphone.. lugi kaayu ko if i do

normal lang..

cge maghuwat pata sa uban.. i know misleading ang title .. mas makalingaw jud nuon

sa beach

pero really ate. i thought naka gets kaw..so ako lang gi associate imo post..haha which was a great experience jud nuon if nama-o pato..naa pay hagdanan gud

bwahahahahaha

goodbye nth pesos for repairs

mao lage. ako ani i ilis for real sa Colon ko mupalit kana refurbished nya gagmay nga texting ug call rajud ang feature. para di maghuot dughan ug naay guba.ughhhhhhh

ma connect raman imo answer ate.. falls,, gilid gilid,,, okay na na

bwahahahahaha

i accidentally dropped my n95 phone .. ugh!!! di na musiga ang screen. though naa pa display..

i will never mahalon again!!!!

hahahaha... makita man jud na sa dagway te if naa potential maka pasi-aw..hahaha

hehehe.. wa tale ka naka enroll s.educ te.. hihi
or basin gi chicken pox ka ato panahona maong absent.. hahahahha

gisapot ko!!!  (imagina ang font size ani 36 in BOLD CAPITAL letters)

yup i do

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 23, 2009, 11:59:31 AM
LOL
Bem, I love your bandera. "Maldita"

naay black ana.. Maldito

hair highlights

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Jaheem Herrera woke up on April 16 acting strangely. He wasn't hungry and he didn't want to go to school.
Jaheem Herrera's mother thinks he hanged himself because he was perpetually bullied at school.

Jaheem Herrera's mother thinks he hanged himself because he was perpetually bullied at school.


But the outgoing fifth grader packed his bag and went to school at Dunaire Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia.

He came home much happier than when he left in the morning, smiling as he handed his mother, Masika Bermudez, a glowing report card full of A's and B's. She gave him a high-five and he went upstairs to his room as she prepared dinner.

A little later, when his younger sister called him to come down to eat, Jaheem didn't answer.

So mother and daughter climbed the stairs to Jaheem's room and opened the door.

Jaheem was hanging by his belt in the closet.

"I always used to see these things on TV, dead people on the news," says Bermudez. "I saw somebody die and to see this dead person is your son, hanging there, a young boy. ... To hang yourself like that, you've got to really be tired of something."

Bermudez says bullies at school pushed Jaheem over the edge. He complained about being called gay, ugly and "the virgin" because he was from the Virgin Islands, she said.
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"He used to say Mom they keep telling me this ... this gay word, this gay, gay, gay. I'm tired of hearing it, they're telling me the same thing over and over," she told CNN, as she wiped away tears from her face.

But while she says her son complained about the bullying, she had no idea how bad it had gotten.

"He told me, but he just got to the point where he didn't want me to get involved anymore because nothing was done," she said.

Bermudez said she complained to the school about bullying seven or eight times, but it wasn't enough to save him.

"It [apparently] just got worse and worse and worse until Thursday," she said. "Just to walk up to that room and see your baby hanging there. My daughter saw this, my baby saw this, my kids are traumatized."

She said Jaheem was a shy boy just trying to get a good education and make friends. Video Watch what experts say about bullying in schools »

"He was a nice little boy," Bermudez said through her tears. "He loved to dance. He loved to have fun. He loved to make friends. And all he made [at school] were enemies."

Bermudez said she thinks her son felt like nobody wanted to help him, that nobody stood up and stopped the bullies.

"Maybe he said 'You know what -- I'm tired of telling my mom, she's been trying so hard, but nobody wants to help me,' " says Bermudez.

After Jaheem's death, the school board expressed condolences, saying the school staff "works diligently to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all students."

Trying desperately to understand what went wrong, Bermudez asked her son's best friend to recount what happened on the day Jaheem killed himself.

"He [said he was] tired of complaining, tired of these guys messing with him," Bermudez said, recalling the conversation with Jaheem's best friend. "Tired of talking, I think to his teachers, counselors and nobody is doing anything -- and the best way out is death."


Allegations of such severe bullying surprises experts familiar with the school district. It's anti-bullying program was considered exemplary and includes programs to raise awareness and a specially trained liaison. Students are even asked to sign a no-bullying pledge. But other parents told CNN they have complained about bullying as well.

Despite recent strides towards preventing bullying in schools and increased awareness programs, a Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network study showed that 65 percent of teens are bullied each year and most believe adults can't help them.

Less than a month before Jaheem's death, a boy in Massachusetts killed himself after being bullied, harassed and called "gay."

Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, says to be effective, awareness programs need to include education about the harm that can be done by teasing someone about sexuality or perceived sexuality.

"Anti-gay language is really the ultimate weapon for a bully who wants to degrade his or her peers," she says. "And any effective response to bullying has to take that on."

Bermudez doesn't understand why the children at school couldn't learn to get along. Because of it, she'll never get to see her son grow up.

"My baby, that's my only boy, and I lost him now," says Bermudez. "He was my first child and ... to lose him 11 years after, he didn't live his life."
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She hopes her son's death will result in positive changes that will help other kids being bullied.

"Those that are being bullied -- they need to talk to their parents, they need to not hold back," she says. "I lost my son and now something has to be done.

-cnn

dali ra kaayu ko gutomon karun panahona.nganu kaha

Do you remember that horror movie?
The monster looks exactly like this.


Mexican Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum

The Mexican axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) salamander has the rare trait of retaining its larval features throughout its adult life. This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude from the back of its wide head.

Found exclusively in the lake complex of Xochimilco (pronounced SO-chee-MILL-koh) near Mexico City, axolotls differ from most other salamanders in that they live permanently in water. In extremely rare cases, an axolotl will progress to maturity and emerge from the water, but by and large, they are content to stay on the bottom of Xochimilco’s lakes and canals.

Close relatives of the tiger salamander, axolotls can be quite large, reaching up to a foot (30 centimeters) in length, although the average size is closer to half that. They are typically black or mottled brown, but albino and white varieties are somewhat common, particularly among captive specimens.

Axolotls are long-lived, surviving up to 15 years on a diet of mollusks, worms, insect larva, crustaceans, and some fish. Accustomed to being a top predator in its habitat, this species has begun to suffer from the introduction of large fish into its lake habitat. Natural threats include predatory birds such as herons.

Populations are in decline as the demands of nearby Mexico City have led to the draining and contamination of much of the waters of the Xochimilco Lake complex. They are also popular in the aquarium trade, and roasted axolotl is considered a delicacy in Mexico, further shrinking their numbers. They are considered a critically endangered species.



-national geographic

kani cya nik? same photographer..junie melecio
same model

i really think it's a good shot..

uu..pero usahay pud tummy (mag koub) usahay pud starfish (hapla tanan hasta armgs ug legs..)

i-pm nya ko ninyu peeps sa experience if naay naka unforgettable ug washing machine dre. hahahaha

uhmm excuse me lang. guys.. clarification, the last pic  i posted (girl diving - my officemate) was taken by moleexxic ..member pud cya dre.. from Bohol..

i just love this photo so much.  i was there man gud when it was taken..

Quote from: glacier_71 on April 24, 2009, 09:29:37 AM
mao niy akong position kung matog ko. i find it very relaxing.

kung naa koy partner, unya kini nga bed, well, i think if there's a will there's a way...makaraos pa rin kami  hahahaha.

Side Sleeper (with your knees slightly bent)

If you sleep on your side with your knees slightly bent, but not completely in a fetal position, it shows that you are a sincere and loving person. You are sensitive, polite and gentle.

or

Fetus
Those who curl up in the foetus position are described as tough on the outside but sensitive at heart.

Nice GlacE!

tuna sandwhich

Quote from: Ginger on April 25, 2009, 01:29:57 AM
in the hammock

maayu kay wa ma bogto ang higut!

Quote from: glacier_71 on April 24, 2009, 09:48:58 AM
hehehe. hide and seek. nya seek and you will find.

eureka!!

di na sab kailangan.hehehe..

haha dik o ana glace..sakit likod na

Alcoy

dear ate aleth

asa ka?

bim

di na kailangan ug tips or the what-nots sa first surveyed keyword

Ever wondered what netizens from Pakistan to the Philippines search for while surfing the Internet? For an insight into which topics interest people in different parts of the world, all you need to do is type a keyword into Google Trends.

The site provides the number of searches on a particular topic relative to each country's Google usage since 2004. A quick search produced these surprising results.



Keyword: Sex
Top countries: Pakistan, Egypt, Vietnam, Iran, Morocco

Keyword: Health
Top countries: Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Philippines

Keyword: Wealth
Top countries: Singapore, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand

Keyword: Technology
Top countries: India, Pakistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore

-rdasia

 Turn it off, turn it back on. Nine times out of ten, rebooting your computer will solve the problem.

- We're like Santa: We know if you've been bad or good. Fessing up to what really happened is going to save time â€" and I'm going to figure it out anyway.

- Use ''strong'' passwords. We suggest combining letters and numbers â€" but not your birth date â€" to create a ''base'' password, and adding a unique suffix for each site you use.

- Make sure you have current antivirus and anti-spyware protection.

- Remember: Public Wi-Fi is public. If you don't have a compelling reason to check your e-mail or bank account while sipping a latte at the mall, don't do it.

- Give it a rest. Turn off your computer when it's not in use. It'll save energy and clears out the RAM, which would otherwise slow your machine over time.

- If you want to see less of me, get a Mac.

- No, you can't use your mobile phone to pop popcorn. Check internet rumours at snopes.com first before you pass it on.

- Sometimes we talk about you â€" in codes like ''HKI error'' (for human-keyboard interface) or ''PEBCAK'' (problem exists between chair and keyboard).

- If you don't understand me, I'm not doing my job. Confusing tech jargon is a sign of insecurity, not intelligence. 

-rdasia

As mentioned, there are so many faces in Bohol already. Nasagulan najud.
Crab mentality.

hahaha...  naughty ka ate!

Five Countries in Deep Trouble

Mexico. Thousands of would-be tourists from America and elsewhere had to cancel spring break trips to Mexico due to ongoing violence related to the drug trade. Mexico was the second country recently identified by the U.S. Joint Forces Command as possibly poised for a "rapid and sudden" collapse. Mexico's "politicians, police, and judicial infrastructure are all under sustained assault and pressure by criminal gangs and drug cartels," says the report.

The violence and tourism decline could not come at a worse time. Economists predict a 3.3 percent contraction of the Mexican economy this year. The poor economic growth means that the government is getting strapped for funds. In April, it asked the International Monetary Fund for a $47 billion loan. While credit-rating agencies don't expect Mexico's debt to grow riskier soon, and the risk of its sovereign derivatives has not skyrocketed like some other countries on this list, serious problems still remain for the Mexican economy. The country depends on the United States to consume its exports and pay Mexican immigrants who send money back home. If the U.S. recession deepens, Mexicans will feel the pain as much as Americans.

Pakistan. The country has already almost gone bankrupt once in the past six months. In October, only an emergency $10 billion in support from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and others prevented Pakistan from defaulting on its debt. During that crisis, the cost of insurance on Pakistan's debt exploded. Even though the situation has calmed since then, investors are not getting comfortable with Pakistan. It still costs $2.2 million a year to insure $10 million of Pakistan's sovereign bonds.

The economic situation isn't all bad. The Asia Development Bank recently predicted that Pakistan's economy will grow 4 percent in the next fiscal year beginning in July, compared to 2.5 percent growth estimated this year. But the wild card that could change everything is the country's political situation. Pakistan is one of the most unstable countries in the world. On April 13, White House counterterrorism consultant David Kilcullen said that a political collapse in Pakistan could come within months. A 2008 report from the U.S. Joint Forces Command identified Pakistan as a country at risk of a "rapid and sudden collapse," one that would create a devastating security problem for the world. The report says that "the collapse of a state usually comes as a surprise." Anyone banking their money on Pakistan's economic growth might not know what hit them.

Ukraine. While Iceland may have suffered the worst financial collapse of the global recession, Ukraine has also received a dubious honor: It had the priciest sovereign credit-default swaps for the first quarter of the year. It currently costs about $3.9 million to insure $10 million of Ukrainian five-year sovereign bonds. A year ago it cost just under $3,000. S&P rates them CCC--the seventh-best (out of eleven) rating, indicating that Ukraine is vulnerable to nonpayment.

As the government tries to solve the crisis, Ukrainians are getting squeezed. Kiev, one of the oldest capitals in Europe, has had to shut down free clinics, schools, and increase public transportation costs in order to close a deficit. The Institute for Economic Research and Consulting is forecasting a GDP contraction of 12 percent. The Ukrainian stock market has fallen 25 percent so far this year. The Ukrainian currency, the hyrvnia, is also plummeting, falling 35 percent against the dollar in the last six months. The Ukrainian government's efforts to shore up the currency, including setting a floor for which the hryvnia can be traded, have so far been in vain.

Venezuela. Hugo Chavez has inextricably tied the Venezuelan economy to oil, and that didn't look so bad before the financial crisis. Oil profits helped deliver massive economic growth, so much that 4.8 percent growth in 2008 was seen as a disappointment. But with oil prices having plunged due to the global slowdown, the fortunes for Chavez's strategy have changed. Many economists are predicting negative growth for Venezuela this year, such as the 4 percent drop predicted by Morgan Stanley.

From June to September, the cost for an investor to buy insurance against Venezuela's debt almost doubled. Right now, to protect $10 million in Venezuelan sovereign bonds against default, an investor would need to spend $1.8 million each year. S&P gives Venezuela's sovereign bonds a BB rating, meaning Venezuela faces "major ongoing uncertainties" that could lead to "inadequate capacity" to meet its obligations. S&P also has a negative outlook for the bond rating, meaning it could decline in the next six months to two years.

Argentina. The Argentine economy is notorious for its boom and busts. The country last defaulted on its debt in 2002, but enjoyed economic improvements through most of this decade. During that last financial crisis, citizens staged protests known as cacerolazos, which means "banging of pots and pans," but the demonstrations resulted in broken windows and fires. Argentina has not seen that kind of violence stemming from the current financial crisis yet, but foreign investors are worried the economy is back to "bust" mode. CMS Datavision ranks Argentina as having the third most expensive credit derivatives in the world. Right now, Markit composite prices show an annual cost of $3.2 million for an investor to buy protection against $10 million of Argentina's sovereign debt. Moody's rates Argentina's sovereign bonds as B3, meaning a high, speculative credit risk, and S&P as B-, meaning that more bad economic news for Argentina could lead to default. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development gives Argentina a seven, its riskiest classification rating.

Five Countries to Keep An Eye On

Latvia. Iceland isn't the only country that's seen massive protests against economic hardship. In January, a 10,000-strong demonstration in Latvia's capital, Riga, turned into a riot. Tremendous economic growth since the end of the Cold War earned Latvia its place as one of the "Baltic Tigers." GDP growth was 11.2 percent in 2006, for instance. But Latvia's Ministry of Finance forecasts a 14.9 percent drop in GDP this year. Latvia is getting a $7.5 billion emergency loan from the IMF, but the organization is sitting on part of the money because of the Latvian government's failures thus far to reform its budget. The past two years have seen the cost of Latvia's credit default swaps increase over one-hundred fold. Moody's rates Latvia's bonds as Baa1, or "moderate" credit risks, and projects that they could become riskier bets in the medium term.

Croatia. The country's beaches on the Adriatic Sea draw so many visitors that tourism is almost 20 percent of the country's GDP. But since the recession is taking a bite out of travelers' pocketbooks, Croatia's economy is getting bitten as well. The government forecasts unemployment could rise as high as 12 percent this year. And a recent poll found that 78 percent of Croatians think the country is going in a bad direction, with unemployment cited as the primary reason. All this bad economic news might be one of the reasons S&P projects a possible rating decline for Croatia's BBB-rated bonds. The BBB rating means that Croatia does not have payment problems yet, but are in a position where their ability to pay for debt could be easily weakened.

Kazakhstan. While the Central Asian nation's GDP has grown in recent years, Kazakhstan has two problems that have created the potential for economic disaster: a reliance on foreign lending and a reliance on oil. Kazakhstan holds 3.2 percent of world's oil reserves. But the soaring oil prices that have boosted Kazakhstan's economy are no more, and investors have pulled money out of Kazakhstan in response. The cost of buying protection against Kazakhstan's debt has skyrocketed about 75 percent during the past year. The cost is back up to a peak reached in October, and it currently costs $875,000 a year to insure $10 million of Kazakhstan's debt. S&P has a negative outlook on Kazakhstan's BBB-rated sovereign bonds, meaning they could get riskier in the next six months to two years.

Vietnam. Unlike many of the other countries on this list, Vietnam has had some good news recently. The Asian Development Bank forecasted Vietnam's economic growth at 4.5 percent for the next year, the highest in Southeast Asia. Yet the country just registered its slowest economic growth in a decade. A survey found that 46 percent of Vietnamese were afraid of unemployment in January, up from 9 percent in September. Both Moody's and S&P have a negative outlook for Vietnam's sovereign bonds. The price of its sovereign derivatives has almost doubled in the past year. Vietnam falls into the riskiest of the five tiers as rated by AM Best. In particular, the firm identifies Vietnam's financial system, plagued by "relatively poor infrastructure and cumbersome bureaucracy," as "very high" risk.

Belarus. Minsk, the capital of Belarus, was mostly destroyed during World War II and much of the city was rebuilt in the form of hulking, utilitarian, Soviet-style buildings. Belarus also retains a heavy Soviet influence in its financial system--all but one of the country's 31 banks is controlled by the state, according to AM Best. Because of Belarus's failure to reform its financial system, the firm gives the country its highest score for financial risk. Even though Belarus scores relatively well for political stability, that economic rating is enough to push it into the riskiest of the report's classifications.

Belarus's problems aren't just speculative. Although its economy is still growing, the IMF expects it will expand 1.4 percent this year, compared to 10 percent last year.The country's government has also been approved for a $2.46 billion IMF loan. But the IMF now forecasts that the country will need a further $10.7 billion in 2009. Still, other experts disagree about just how fragile Belarus's economy is. Its bonds are rated as B1 from Moody's, meaning high credit risk but also at the top of the pack of the high-risk countries.

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kisa na imo avatar glace? i crush :D

I'm sure you guys know the meaning of this question

so please answer in ONE to THREE WORD/S only heheheh




in the car.

ako roommate atong college mag away mi if adto sa hiphop rnb station or sa classic station.hahahaha

t ginger!!!!!!!

dili uy..it's like 15 man sad mi ga share ana nga bottle

dah! mirisi

sisig, potato chips coke

nangatol ako ulo tan aw sa pics dah. hahaha

lisud jud frugal life uy.pero am trying.. really! travelling man ako weakness..karong bag-o

i consider the TB peeps as my close friends.. uban dre mas kahibaw on what i really feel then sa uban nako everyday kuyog

luoya lage atong mga igsuon no? wala sila sa last breathe sa ila manghud.. grabe najud to kalagot.. wa pa gane naka adjust sa ila pain from their sister's situation nya dia gidakop na sila.. lupig pay dhay pusil nga dala ang pag trato.

kuya, asa ang location sa first pic? thanks

hahaha u diay no? wa man gud ko magbasa ate. lol!!  yuh rosy cheeks na cya..mukilaw gud na kamatis. sahay mao ra kan-on with asin

hala!! Happy Birthday TB!!!

love is quintus

Dear

Thank you sa lunch:) gwapoha jud nimo.

nahan ko mu absent..

i miss the little prince

Has the sheep eaten the flower?
ehehhehe

done~

The Little Prince.. draw me a sheep!!! hehe

yes ate.!! Her books are all good..feel good books..

the type of books you need when you want to read but you don't want any more problems in solving, or understanding the text..

it makes you laugh, cry, think about life.. lol

i'm looking for her book "where rainbows end"

i only have the German or I think this is Irish .pdf file.

i even think ill buy the English novel nalang.

mao raman na ako gi inom pud te..

wala nako mi apil inom sa 3 pa ka bottle ana, 2 pa ka mojitos ug 2 ka tanduay long neck ug red horse..

na lingaw man gud ko snorkel

Quote from: Ginger on April 22, 2009, 01:59:20 AM
me, too. If You Could See Me Now - send it now.

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hahahaha.. naka open gud ko dayun sa  thread.. title palang.. yes maam!

u diay no? thanks nikon

nagsunod sunod lage mga ouchness?

nik..katong last post nako nga girl nag dive..what imo comment ato?

 Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, asserted Monday that extraterrestrial life exists, and that the truth is being concealed by the U.S. and other governments.

He delivered his remarks during an appearance at the National Press Club following the conclusion of the fifth annual X-Conference, a meeting of UFO activists and researchers studying the possibility of alien life forms.

Mankind has long wondered if we're "alone in the universe. [But] only in our period do we really have evidence. No, we're not alone," Mitchell said.

"Our destiny, in my opinion, and we might as well get started with it, is [to] become a part of the planetary community. ... We should be ready to reach out beyond our planet and beyond our solar system to find out what is really going on out there."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/20/ufo.conference/index.html

welcome sa TB sal

i hate you!

rosy cheeks ko karun kay na paig sa init sa hangin sa dagat..hihi..karun lang na:(

i want ginabot!!

burger steak ug buwad nga gagmay ang pino jud