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Defined that way, you should expect that any person going to work outside of his or her country for a period of time would be an expat, regardless of his skin colour or country. But that is not the case in reality; expat is a term reserved exclusively for western white people going to work abroad.

Africans are immigrants. Arabs are immigrants. Asians are immigrants. However, Europeans are expats because they can’t be at the same level as other ethnicities. They are superior. Immigrants is a term set aside for ‘inferior races’.

Why are white people expats when the rest of us are immigrants?

Surely any person going to work outside their country is an expatriate? But no, the word exclusively applies to white people


Tanned elderly retired British couple living in Costa Blanca
Expats or migrants? Photograph: Alamy

Mawuna Remarque Koutonin
Tuesday 17 March 2015

In the lexicon of human migration there are still hierarchical words, created with the purpose of putting white people above everyone else. One of those remnants is the word “expat”.

What is an expat? And who is an expat? According to Wikipedia, “an expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of the person’s upbringing. The word comes from the Latin terms ex (‘out of’) and patria (‘country, fatherland’)”.

hehehe, i know now how to scare you, crow hubag.

Quote from: hofelina on March 12, 2015, 04:20:54 PM
this is tough!

Not Always Easy Minute Meditations
To love someone who doesn’t love us… It’s not easy! Because if we know that a person doesn’t like us, then we also tend to bear ill will. But no! We must love even someone who doesn’t love us! Opposing evil with good, with pardon, with sharing, with welcome.

arang gajod lizora, labi nag gamagamaan tag estorya.  but what a great reminder anyhow.

http://www.slideshare.net/

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 18, 2015, 01:56:24 PM

truly.  you've set an example here.

tubagbohol is happiness because of tubagbohol friends.

por santo.  nanghugas ba kaha na siya usa nag-exhibition?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPwtOibysDs

btw, does this guy have a name?  i can't imagine him to be communist leader eugen leviné, 36 years old at the time of execution.  he looks different...


wikipedia

Born        May 10, 1883
                    St Petersburg, Russian Empire

Died        June 5, 1919 (aged 36)
                    Stadelheim Prison, Munich, Weimar Republic
Political party     Communist Party of Germany

cool communist.

original 'planet of the apes' cast:

    Charlton Heston
    Roddy McDowall
    Kim Hunter
    Maurice Evans
    Linda Harrison
    James Whitmore
    James Daly
    Robert Gunner

remake 'planet of the apes' cast:

    Mark Wahlberg
    Tim Roth
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Paul Giamatti
    Estella Warren

at least, fish have scales.

how nice.  di na lang ko mangambisyon nga mosakay ani.  adto na lang kog bohol nga mag-fast craft.

Scott Cromwell/Caters

http://news.yahoo.com/

Scott Cromwell/Caters

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A canine-crazy photographer helped make his dog healthy after seeing him raid the fridge by posing him up with fruit. Scott Cromwell, 43, from Oklahoma City, caught faithful mutt Winston guzzling hot dogs after he looted the refrigerator.

Well-trained Winston was then happy to get his five-a-day by taking tongue-in-cheek snaps with red apples, bananas, grapes, limes and orange. Snapper Scott matched the color of the background to the fruit to create the eye-catching photos. The shots were given added gravity by placing the fruit on Winstons head in a nod to the myth behind Sir Isaac Newtons discovery of gravity after an apple fell and hit him on the head. (Caters)

Photography by Scott Cromwell

Reuters / Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko looks back, followed by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a meeting in Minsk, Belarus February 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Grigory Dukor)

hahaha!  maayo na lang akong kaila si mary sy dili si merry sy.

Hawaii is perfect for exchanging vows while serene waves lap at her feet. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/)

hahaha!  humans are truly funny.

simple.  romanians speak romanian, not german and french.

another one bites the dust...

mga cats nga nanglibak:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974

mora lagi ug art works ug artist nga gisapot.

nagluha gyod kog kinatawa ani.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjtVDG0drG0

Quote from: Lollapalooza on March 11, 2015, 11:28:09 AM
hahay 6 aftershocks jud among nabati gahapon pinakakusog gabii kay 3.4 magnitude.. kulang sa tulog mga tao ron..

goodness me.  hope all's okay now.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on March 10, 2015, 02:23:08 PM
It wasn't easy to rise again after falling. I just know how to hide my pain.. trust me Tita Isles, no one would believe nga problemado ko cos they all see me as smiling always.... kuha lang ko strength from God and family..

how nice to know that this holds true with you, loll.

the dad who need not snooze alone

with a cat

with a dog

the dad on a game and a game face

there's a dad under there

the dad who braids his little girl's hair

the moment this dad first sees his baby

the dad who holds hands with dolls

the dad who wears a baby

Sulat si Juan ug love letter gamit ang alphabet:

ABC- always be careful
DEF- don't ever forget
GHI- go home immediately
JKLM- just keep loving me
NOPQRSTUVW- no one perfectly quite romantic shall treat u very well

naglibog si Juan kay 3 letters na lang nahabilin!...

XYZ- xee you zoon!

No. 4: Munich (Germany)

Auckland's bustling city, situated in the middle of lush greenery, offers outdoor lovers the ultimate mix (Daily Mail)

No. 3: Auckland (New Zealand)

No. 2:  Zurich (Switzerland)

The extremely livable city is home to Belvedere Palace (pictured), Graben Street and world-famous coffee (Daily Mail)

No. 1: Vienna (Austria)

nobody ever said that rabbits can't wear costumes.

arang gajod.  believe it or not man ning estoryaha uy.

And there's a genetic mutation many of us have that can affect how fast our bodies metabolize caffeine. The gene is called CYP1A2 -- if you have the slow version, it would explain why you crawl the walls after only a cup or two or why it might contribute to your high blood pressure.

Women should take particular note. Coffee may increase menopausal hot flashes. And pregnant women might be more likely to miscarry -- the jury is still out -- but caffeine does reach the fetus and might restrict growth. Doctors recommend only a cup a day during pregnancy.

And interestingly enough, the way you make your coffee could also make a health difference -- there's a compound called cafestol in the oily part of coffee that can increase your bad cholesterol or LDL. It's caught in the paper filters, so as long as you use those to make your morning joe, you should be fine. But if you're a lover of French press, Turkish coffee or the boiled coffee popular in Scandinavian countries, you could be putting your health at risk.

For many of us, coffee is a blessing. And as long as you avoid its pitfalls, current science seems to be saying you can continue to enjoy it, guilt free.

http://edition.cnn.com/

So why was coffee given a bad rap for so long?

Earlier studies didn't always factor out serious health behaviors that used to go along with coffee, such as smoking and a lack of physical activity. Today's coffee drinker doesn't necessarily fit that mold and researchers are more likely to screen for those behaviors in their results.

Make mine a tea

While the health benefits of coffee keep rolling in, the complete story isn't so rosy. In some studies, very high consumption -- six or more cups a day -- reduced the benefits.

Some populations can find coffee consumption potentially harmful. People with sleep issues or uncontrolled diabetes may need to ask their doctors before adding caffeine to their diets. There's also a concern about caffeine use among youths.

Chock full o' studies

Coffee has been studied a lot, and not just recently.

The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which began in 1986, and the Nurses' Health Study, which started in 1976, have been following coffee consumption habits of healthy men and women for decades.

"We did not find any relationship between coffee consumption and increased risk of death from any cause, death from cancer, or death from cardiovascular disease. Even people who drank up to six cups of coffee per day were at no higher risk of death," writes Dr. Rob van Dam of Harvard's School of Health.

Another recent study looked at coffee consumption and multiple sclerosis. It found high coffee intake -- that's four to six cups a day -- reduced the risk of getting MS. So did drinking a lot of coffee over five to 10 years. Researchers now want to study coffee's impact on relapses and long-term disability in MS.

Add this to the existing research on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and investigators now believe coffee could be neuroprotective, meaning that it is possible the drink is suppressing the production of inflammatory markers in the brain. And it may be more than the caffeine in coffee that's responsible. Researchers are starting to look at other compounds in coffee that may help as well.

Before you run off to your favorite coffee spot for a double mocha latte, note one thing about these studies.

Most research defines a "cup" of coffee at 5 to 8 ounces, about a 100mg of caffeine, and black or maybe with a bit of cream or sugar. It is not one of those 24-ounce monsters topped with caramel and whipped cream.

Good to the last drop

Coffee lovers rejoice! There are more studies than ever encouraging you to sip for your good health.

A huge study of more than 25,000 coffee drinkers in South Korea shows that moderate daily consumption -- that's three to five cups a day -- is associated with a decreased risk for coronary artery calcium. CAC is a great predictor of future heart disease and hasn't been studied much in the past.

Four cups of coffee a day was also recently found to moderately reduce one's risk for melanoma, a highly dangerous skin cancer. It has to be leaded, though; in the study decaffeinated coffee didn't provide any protection. The study supports a previous finding of a link between coffee and a reduced risk for basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.

Coffee is practically a health food: Myth or fact?

Sandee LaMotte, special to CNN
March 5, 2015

Story highlights

    New studies add to growing evidence for the health benefits of coffee
    Personal factors like age and genetics can reduce those benefits
    The method you use to brew your coffee can make a health difference

If you chose fact, you're right. New studies this week add to dozens more reporting the health benefits of coffee, including protection from type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, liver disease, prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, computer back pain and more.

But if you chose myth, you'd also be right. There are times when coffee is bad for you, and it depends on your genetics, your age and even how you make your coffee.

Mukesh Singh, centre, is shown outside a New Delhi court in 2013. In an interview from the same year, he told a documentary maker that women are more responsible for rapes than men. (Reuters)

more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/interview-with-mukesh-singh-india-gang-rapist-gets-documentary-banned-1.2981178

well, mukesh singh, if you're lucky to escape the death penalty and your small body member down below you, near your ass, the one that you used for raping, @sshole, is CUT OFF, remember, it's your fault for having a small body member.

mas katuhoan ni...

photoshop (ra unta).  eagle and panda are wiser than that.  they would avoid each other.

Tim O ‏@SittingByTheSea

Amazing photo of little man riding a pigeon. Apparently the pigeon escaped.

putin, the most popular...


Katrin Scheib ‏@kscheib

And now the Putin-#WeaselPecker has laser eyes and the blessing of the Orthodox Church. What's not to love?

Tom Di Fonzo ‏@tomdfonzo

Just joining in.

The Poke ‏@ThePoke

What do you see? Weasel and woodpecker or white and gold?

Wheeeeeee!

 
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