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some children are going to be very happy soon.

Lumad Basakanon contingent: Cebu Sinulog Festival 2014 grand winner of the Free Interpretation and Street Dance categories.

goodness me, guys.  don't you dare.  remember, your mothers cleaned your asses.

harrowing here now.  while i hold respect for fiestas and local culture, it's the sound of squealing pigs being slaughtered that keeps me away from such celebrations. 

today i decided against my usual hotel stay to escape our place; too tired to go out and i don't exactly relish checking into a hotel without the banana republic, that's why. 

i did all i could to keep the torturing cacophony out--plugging my ears with earphones to listen to music, locking myself in the bathroom where i kept the faucet on in full force... still i heard those dying pigs.  next time, maybe it might be best to stay underwater... 

i hope to see the day when our authorities will disallow the slaughter of pigs outside the abattoir, kindly, please, and make those poor animals' terrifying death as sudden and painless as possible.

ikaw bay ihawon nga fully conscious, lalim ba.    

glad you're not a rich derelict.  you must have been so bored with not earning your keep, you would have said you'd give it all up for a moment of sincere peace.

bonum est tibi, toto laurentius.  alenda lux ubi orta libertas.

next, guinness world record for country with the most number of corrupt legislators...

Fil-Ams set Guinness record for Tinikling dance

By Camille Diola (philstar.com)
January 20, 2014


Composite stock photos of the dancers performing the Tinikling, a Filipino traditional dance, and the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ALittleFishy/TAMU Commerce

MANILA, Philippines - Almost 400 people joined to bring the Philippines' folk dance Tinikling to the world stage with a Guinness record in Arlingyon, Texas late Saturday.

According to the Tyler Morning Telegraph, the Filipino-American Association of East Texas organized the event on turf of the AT&T Stadium.

Officials of the Guinness World Records only required 250 people to dance for at least five minutes, but the Fil-Am community brought together about 360 people to perform the native dance.

The group also made use of the performance as a fund-raiser for an upcoming center for children with disabilities in Dasmariñas, Cavite handled by the De La Salle University.

In 2012, the Fil-Am community from East Texas attempted a Guinness Record for most egg rolls.

http://www.philstar.com/

“Although aflatoxin makes peanuts taste bitter, some unscrupulous food processors or peanut vendors simply mix these bad peanuts with the good ones rather than throw them out,” he said, stressing that mixing contaminated ingredients with unadulterated ones has been prohibited by the FDA Act of 2009, and the Consumer Act of the Philippines.

“All food manufacturers are hereby warned against processing aflatoxin-contaminated or adulterated raw ingredients into finished products,” the acting Director General said.

“All consumers are strongly advised to buy only FDA-registered prepackaged products.”

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/

Foods most commonly affected by aflatoxins (from the USDA’s Food Safety Research Information Office):

• Cereals (maize, corn, sorghum, pearl millet, rice, wheat)
• Oilseeds (peanut, soybean, sunflower, cotton)
• Spices (chillies, black pepper, coriander, turmeric, ginger)
• Tree nuts (almonds, pistachio, walnuts, coconut)
• Dried fruits (sultanas, figs)
• Cocoa beans
• Milk, eggs, and meat products*

* Milk, eggs, and meat products are occasionally contaminated due to the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated feed by animals.

Aflatoxin poisoning can be broken up into acute and chronic disease depending on the amount of toxin ingested. When people (or animals) ingest aflatoxin contaminated foods, the liver is the main target for disease.

There is a direct link between aflatoxin poisoning and liver cancer. Liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma is an important public health concern in many parts of the world due to aflatoxin. In some countries, acute aflatoxin poisoning results in liver failure and death in up to 40% of cases.

Prevention and control of aflatoxin in developing countries is mainly focused on good agricultural practices.

Because it is impossible to completely eliminate this danger, in the United States feeds and grains are laboratory tested for levels of aflatoxins and food with unacceptable levels are removed from the market.

Aflatoxins are contaminants of foods intended for people or animals as a result of fungal contamination. The most common foods implicated are cereals like corn, wheat and rice, oilseeds like peanuts and sunflower, and spices. However, the toxin can affect a very wide range of food stuffs (see below).

Different factors contribute to aflatoxin contamination. In semi-arid climates, the effect of drought can increase the amount of Aspergillus in the air causing pre-harvest contamination of certain crops.

Crops grown and stored in more tropical environments where the temperature and humidity is high usually have a higher risk of both pre and post-harvest contamination. Of course, much of the problem lies with homegrown crops that are not harvested or stored properly.

from The Global Dispatch, Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2014:

Peanuts are agricultural crops that are dried after harvesting. If not properly dried, molds can grow on the raw peanuts easily, causing them to rot. As the molds feed on the grain, they produce waste products known as mycotoxins.

Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin, a natural toxin produced as a secondary metabolite to certain strains of the fungus Aspergillus, in particular Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.

The toxin is then excreted onto plants or pre-processed foods, some intended for human consumption.

Go said that as of Thursday, they were still in the process of probing on whether the contamination occurred in the pre-packing process or from raw ingredients.

“Although aflatoxin makes peanuts taste bitter, some unscrupulous food processors or peanut vendors simply mix these bad peanuts with the good ones rather than throw them out,” he said, stressing that mixing contaminated ingredients with unadulterated ones has been prohibited by the FDA Act of 2009, and the Consumer Act of the Philippines.

“All food manufacturers are hereby warned against processing aflatoxin-contaminated or adulterated raw ingredients into finished products,” Go added.

“All consumers are strongly advised to buy only FDA-registered prepackaged products,” he said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/

“Aflatoxin binds proteins, vitamins, and minerals so that the body cannot absorb the nutrients. In children, aflatoxin can stunt growth and can lead to kwashiorkor, a debilitating disease of nutritional deficiency in children. If ingested over a prolonged period of time in large doses, the poison can also inhibit the immune system,” Go said.

He added that the mutations of cell DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)  due to prolonged exposure to aflatoxin would increase the risk of developing cancer cells.

Peanuts are agricultural crops that are dried after harvesting. If not properly dried, molds can grow on the raw peanuts easily, causing them to rot. As the molds feed on the grain, they produce waste products known as mycotoxins.

The FDA did not disclose the brands of the pre-packed peanuts that they found laden with aflatoxin, as of Thursday, saying that an investigation on the possible source of the contamination has been ongoing.

“The FDA laboratory has tested several pre-packaged peanuts, both imported and locally manufactured, that contained levels of Aflatoxin B1 beyond the acceptable limit of 20 ppb (ug/kg),” Go said.

Go said the peanuts (adobo or nilaga) sold by ambulant and street vendors, could contain aflatoxin beyond the allowable limits.

According to him, aflatoxin (Aspergillus flavus) is also known as “anti-nutritional” or “anti-nutrient” toxin.

FDA warns public on peanuts bearing cancer causing fungus

By Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

MANILA, Philippines â€" The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against peanut products, including those sold by ambulant and street vendors, after receiving reports about those found to be laden with cancer-causing fungal contaminant.


photo from fda.gov.ph

In an advisory, FDA acting director general Kenneth Hartigan Go said they have tested some pre-packed peanuts positive for Aflatoxin B1, a by-product of molds.

Aflatoxin B1 is said to be one of the most naturally occurring carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by certain species of fungi.

yikes!  hahaha, i wonder how dildo kids look like.

Quote from: Lorenzo on January 24, 2014, 03:37:27 PM
Carrisime,

Salve!

Audivi Legi Venio !

toto, ocelle,

a bene placito, a mari usque ad mare.

hehe, loll!  dia si hubag, o!

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 03, 2013, 01:38:19 PM



Kinsa kahay giliwatan aning iroa...

naa ra gyod na ni pikoy o ni bugsay.  maayo ning kulinitan ning wa na motumaw.  good topic for gossip, hihihi.

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 08, 2014, 12:57:06 PM
Hmm, what happened to kitty? Be guided thus:

indeed, as memory serves me right...


top philosophicat
WHAT, ME WORRY?

but he still qualifies for the tubagbohol chess tournament this april thanks to lorenz, nyet?

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hehehe, sa tinuoray, bahalag saging, adobo ug kamunggay, sige na lang ang ginamos ug humay nga dukot, pasmo gihapon.

ayaw paniguro.  may puruhan nga nagpapordoy kay way pikoy.

tabi tuod, where na man tuod si pikoy of saudi arabia?  happy new year diha, piks.  ayaw papordoy ha?

i-regards unya mi ni pikoy, loll.

ayaw tawon uy.  tawo ray moadto ni belo.  ayaw tawon angina si botoyitoy sa kabuang ug tawo bi.

haaayyy, salamat.  makaginhawa na intawon ang mga storm-battered. 

btw, kinsa pa kaha roy mongan sa ilang anak ug agaton?  arang karaana gyod nang nganla uy. 

good acting, wrong script.

it's even a bad script.   

killjoy. ipresentar gyod ug una-una ang liwat nija nga milyonir ug nawong, hihihi.

wowie. keeping kitty warm...

hehe.  serves you right, billionaire.

where is this?  green islets, fine.  but red sails?

“If it has four legs and it’s not a chair, if it’s got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it’s not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.”

Prince Philip
WF meeting, 1986

Quote from: Lollapalooza on January 19, 2014, 01:50:45 PM

ipares ani?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYDkzqCfJzg#



sorry Madam CJ

no prob, miss loll.  sure ko gituok ang tinae ana ni manoy.  mirisi. 

The Samburu of Kenya

Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Morans, or warriors, wear red ocher paste to shield themselves from the sun. They are charged with guarding the herds and defending them against predators.

http://www.bloomberg.com/

The Chukchi of Siberia


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Chukotka, February 2012

The Mursi of Ethiopia


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Mr. Sea, Hilao Moyizo Village, Omo Valley, July 2011

The Tibetans of China


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Khampa Nomads, Nan-Tso, Central Tibet, July 2011

The Kazakhs of Mongolia


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Altantsogts, Bayan Oglii, March 2011

The Mustang of Nepal


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Jamyang, Pasang, Thupten, and Tsering, in Chele Village, Upper Mustang, May 2011

The Banna of Ethiopia


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Bana Warriors, Bori Village, Southern Omo, July 2011

The Asaro Mudmen of Papua New Guinea


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Asaro, Eastern Highlands, 2010

The Drokpa of India


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Dha Village, Kashmir, February 2012

The Vanuatu of the Republic of Vanuatu


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Ni Vanuatu Men on Rah Lava Island, Torba Province, September 2011

The Nenets of the Siberian Arctic


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Brigade 2, Yamal Peninsula, Ural Mountains, March 2011

The Tsaatan of Mongolia


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Chiubaam, right, and his son Zorigo in Renchinkhumbe, in Khovsgol Province, February 2011

Before They Pass Away: A Photographer Races After Vanishing Tribes

By Jane Hwang
Jan 7, 2014

The Huli Wig of Papua New Guinea


Photograph by Jimmy Nelson BV courtesy teNeues
Huli Wig Men, Ambua Falls, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea, 2010

isog man jamo ug nawong. ikomparar kuno nato...


2014 wonder woman (gal gadot)


1970s wonder woman (lynda carter)

aguy, abot man gyod intawon sa atup uy.

Chausie

   

country     France
origin        Hybrid
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      Ticked

Chartreux            

   

country     France
origin        Natural
body type  Cobby
coat          Short
pattern      Solid

Chantilly/Tiffany

   

country     United States
origin       
body type 
coat         
pattern   

California Spangled Cat    



country     United States
origin        Crossbreed
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      Spotted

Burmilla    



country     United Kingdom
origin        Crossbreed
body type 
coat          Short/Long
pattern

Burmese

   

country     Burma and Thailand
origin        Natural
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      Solid

British Longhair
   


country     United Kingdom
origin       
body type  Cobby
coat          Long
pattern

Ernest Hemingway was one of the more famous lovers of polydactyl cats. He was first given a six-toed cat by a ship's captain. As provided in his will, his former home in Key West, Florida (The Ernest Hemingway Home & Musueum), currently houses approximately fifty descendants of his cats, approximately 50% of whom are polydactyl. The house and its feline residents make a brief appearance in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill.



"One cat just leads to another...
the place is so damned big it doesn't really seem as though
there were that many cats until you see them all moving
like a mass migration at feeding time..." - Ernest Hemingway 

and tb's raquel too!

British Shorthair    



country     United Kingdom
origin        Natural
body type  Cobby
coat          Short
pattern      All

Brazilian Shorthair

   

country     Brazil
origin        Natural
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      All

Bombay    



country     United States
origin        Crossbreed
body type  Moderate
coat          Short
pattern      Solid

Birman    



country     Burma
origin        Natural
body type 
coat          Semi-Long
pattern      Colorpoint

Bengal    



country     United States
origin        Hybrid
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      Spotted/Marbled

Balinese    



country     United States
origin        Crossbreed
body type  Oriental
coat          Long
pattern      Colorpoint

Asian Semi-longhair    



country     Great Britain
origin        Crossbreed
body type 
coat          Semi-long
pattern      Solid

Asian (cat)


   
country     Developed in the United Kingdom-Britain
origin       
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      Evenly solid

Arabian Mau    



country     Arabian Peninsula
origin        Natural
body type 
coat          Short
pattern

American Wirehair    



country     United States
origin        Mutation
body type  Oriental
coat          Rex
pattern      All but colorpoint

American Shorthair



country     United States
origin        Natural
body type 
coat          Short
pattern      All but colorpoint

American Polydactyl    

   

country     United States
origin        Mutation
body type  Moderate
coat          Short/Long
pattern      All

American Bobtail

   

country     United States
origin       
body type 
coat         
pattern

American Curl    



country     United States
origin        Mutation
body type 
coat          Short/Long
pattern      All

Australian Mist    



country      Australia
origin        Crossbreed
body type  Moderate
coat          Short
pattern      Spotted and Classic tabby

Aegean cat

              

country      Greece
origin        Natural/Standard
body type 
coat          Semi-long
pattern      Bi- or tri-colored

Abyssinian



country     Egypt
origin        Natural
body type  Oriental
coat          Short
pattern      Ticked