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Navarra also thanked President Obama for directing the Interagency Working Group, through the White House Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Americans, to address the issue of Filipino World War II veterans and their claims under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

There are several bills introduced in the House, which would direct the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to review more than 4,000 claims that have been rejected because of eligibility issues.  “We are hoping for a legislative remedy so that eligible veterans who have appealed receive their rightful benefits,” Navarra said.

Navarra points out further that the Filipino American community in the US continues to help the Philippines not only because of sentimental attachments but because they want to see their mother country achieve economic progress.

Every year, several community organizations send medical and humanitarian missions to towns and barrios in the Philippines, fund sustainable projects, and invest in scholarships, schools and other forms of long-term assistance.

INQUIRER.net US Bureau
1:55 am | Sunday, September 15th, 2013


WASHINGTON, DCâ€"The national umbrella group of Filipino American organizations welcomed the news of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Philippines on October 11 and 12.
“For many centuries, Filipinos have been part of American history,” says National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) national chairman Ed Navarra. “His visit coincides with the celebration of Filipino American History month.”

Navarra adds, “President Obama has many reasons to be proud of our community’s many significant contributions to our nation.  And we will continue to play a vital role in shaping this country’s future.”

Now nearly four million strong, Filipinos in America are a growing political force. They voted in large numbers in the last presidential election, comprising the second largest Asian American group to cast their ballots.

Spurred by the overwhelming support of Hispanic and Asian Americans, President Obama delivered on his promise to push for comprehensive immigration reform this year.

“We are encouraged by the president’s determination to fix our country’s broken immigration system,” Navarra says. “We continue to hope that Congress will do its part to make immigration reform a reality and move this nation forward to greater prosperity for all Americans.”

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 15, 2013, 06:29:02 AM
"Samok kaayo ang iro kay sige'g agi-agi sa among tungod, ug kay wa pa mi pulutan, magsinamok pa gyud, mao nga akong gipatay aron himuong pulutan," sulti ni Vicente sa pakighinabi sa SuperBalita niadtong Byernes.

Suma sa taho sa pulis nga nag-inom ang suspek kauban ang mga higala dihang milabay ang iro. Tungod kay wa nay pulutan, gipusposan og kahoy dayon giihaw.

Dihang nangita na ang tag-iya sa iro aron iyang pakaunon, giduol siya sa silingan ug gisultihan sa gidangatan sa iro.

Dali siya nga misumbong sa mga opisyal sa barangay, ug ang barangay opisyales na ang mitawag og mobile patrol aron ipadakop ang suspek.

Nasayran nga labrador ang kaliwat sa maong iro nga sukad pa niadtong 2001 nga gialimahan sa tag-iya.

Si Vicente nagkanayon nga nahimo niya ang pagpatay gumikan wala silay pulutan niadtong higayona.

"Samok kaayo ang iro kay sige'g agi-agi sa among tungod, ug kay wa pa mi pulutan, magsinamok pa gyud, mao nga akong gipatay aron himuong pulutan," sulti ni Vicente sa pakighinabi sa SuperBalita niadtong Byernes.

Ang tag-iya sa iro mipasaka na og kaso Byernes didto sa korte batok sa suspetsado.

Mipuluta’g iro gikiha
SuperBalita Davao 
Ni Jeepy P. Compio
Friday, September 13, 2013


USA ka traysikad drayber ang gibalhog sa selda sa San Pedro Police Station human niya gipatay ang iro aron himuong pulutan alas 4:00 sa hapon, Huwebes.

Ang suspek mao si Gomer Vicente, 23, molupyo sa Barangay 76-A Bucana, siyudad sa Davao.

Si Police Officer 2 Lloyd Remonde, duty desk officer, nagbutyag nga mipatala sa ilang buhatan si Zaldy Cortez, 49, molupyo sa maong dapit kinsa maoy tag-iya sa gipatay nga iro.



DAVAO. Si Gomer Vicente gihinabi sa pulis sa San Pedro Police Station niadtong Byernes human niya gipatay ang iro aron himuong pulutan sa ilang pang-inom. (Jeepy P. Compio)

"Observer A is dead."

Hala, botar pa mog retards...

How perceptive of you, Madame. Looks like Jabba is a bungled reconstruction of Humpty after the latter's great fall...

How sad. The second highest official of the land seeing in mayhem an opening for self-promotion. What a despicable political opportunist.

Sureness nga ganahan ani nga movie ang atong cat ladies diris TB...

Whisper of the Heart (耳ã,'すませば Mimi o Sumaseba?, lit. "If you listen closely") is a 1995 Japanese animated drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. --Wiki

4. Just pretend

The boardroom isn’t the only stage for aspiring performers. Earlier this summer, Chinese state-owned CCTV was looking for a 45-55-year-old Caucasian male to act as a “shrewd business man” for a program based in Malaysia during the Qing Dynasty.

Meanwhile, “hunk type” male club dancers were needed for performances outside Beijing. In Bangkok, a TV company was looking for pole dancers for a “large movie production.” And martial artists of all ages and sizes were needed to star in an online series.

No experience necessary.

3. Pretend to be an English teacher

No TEFL? No problem! The simple fact English is a first language is more often times than not, enough to get one's foot in the English teaching door in China. English isn't your first language? Just be very blonde and very blue eyed.

2. Pretend to be a business tycoon

In China, foreigners are sometimes paid to don a suit and tie and act like company bigwigs to impress representatives from other Chinese companies. On occasion, agencies post ads for fake Warren Buffets on online job boards.

A young Canadian businessman in Shanghai admits to obtaining the services of a “distinguished-looking U.S. gentleman” he found at a bar to act as CEO of the company he worked for in order to help negotiate a US$1.8 million contract. The sit-in CEO was flown first-class to Harbin, put up in a five-star hotel with an unlimited bar tab and given cash. All to attend one meeting, shake hands and exchange pleasantries.

Did it work?

“It sure did,” confirms the Canadian.

1. Pretend to be a priest

For years, foreigners in Japan have acted as fake priests to perform Western-style wedding ceremonies. Qualifications? Be presentable, have a grasp of the local language -- and look foreign. Fake priests earn about 10,000 yen per ceremony.

“It doesn’t really matter if I’m not a real priest, people don’t care, as long as I look the part and read my lines correctly,” one make-believe minister told the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Want to preside over a ceremony? One veteran offers a how-to ebook.

The great pretenders: Foreigners in Asia get paid for faking it
Elsewhere in the world, impersonating a businessman is called fraud. In China, it's called an honest day's work
http://travel.cnn.com/
By Mitch Moxley
23 November, 2009



'You want me to be what? CEO of a Canadian company in China? Yeah, no problem. Sure. Sign me up.'


Asia has long been a destination for foreigners looking to score an easy buck. But grinding up the corporate ladder is painful and helping Korean kids with their ABCs isn't everyone's dream gig. Some expats have found more 'imaginative' ways of turning a buck.

Bwahaha!

Completely naked before the 4 men, who were kneeling in front of her, the ordeal lasted for 10 minutes. Maggie was asked thrice to turn around. Jose entered the room and undressed himself. He pushed her backward and pinned her down on the bed. Twice, when she went into a state of shock, her attackers poured water on her face and slapped her to revive her. After the gang finished the rape, at 6 a.m. they put her in a taxi, in front of the Free Press Building near Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Channel 5.

At home, her mother, her brother-in-law Ben Suba, and several PC officers, policemen and reporters, were present, and she said: "Mommy, Mommy, I have been raped. All four of them raped me."

On June 29, 1967, dela Riva, with her lawyer, Atty. Regina O. Benitez, filed a complaint with the Quezon City Police Department Headquarters, and submitted to an internal medical examination by Dr. Ernesto Brion, NBI Chief Medico-Legal Officer. --Wiki

The four accused, by means of force and intimidation, and with the use of a deadly weapon, raped her.

Maggie was homeward bound (No. 48, 12th Street, New Manila, Quezon City) from the ABS-CBN Studio on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, driving her bantam car with her maid Helen Calderon, when the 4 accused, using a Pontiac 2-door convertible car, waylaid her. Inside the 2nd floor room of the Swanky Hotel, dela Riva was made to sit on a bed, with Pineda and Aquino standing in front of her, and Jose and Cañal sitting beside her. Pineda said, "Magburlesque ka para sa amin!" ("Dance nude before us!")

Maggie was a rising young ABS-CBN television star in 1967, when she was abducted, raped and tortured by a notorious gang of young men at the Swanky Hotel in Pasay City. At 4:30 a.m. on 26 June 1967, accused Jaime Jose Y Gomez, Basilio Pineda, Jr., Eduardo Aquino Y Payumo, and Rogelio Cañal Y Sevilla, principals, with accomplices Wong Lay Pueng, Silverio Guanzon Y Romero and Jessie Guion Y Envoltario, having conspired together, forcibly abducted Maggie, 25, and brought her to the Swanky Hotel in Pasay City.

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 â€œCompared to other investments that are prone to theft and maintenance issues, Space condormitels will be managed for you and you will just wait for the returns,” Oreta said.

“Imagine, an investor purchasing a three-bedroom unit at a little over P1 million and can have it leased out at the rate of P4, 000 per bed. With its profit earning possibilities, a Space unit owner can maximize his yield on rentals, receiving as much as 8 percent on return on investments, not to mention the asset value appreciation,” he further noted.

Future tenants of Space can meanwhile enjoy hotel-like amenities such as air-conditioned lobby, large garden, lounge benches and a sky garden.

The condormitel is likewise equipped with fire and smoke detection system, water reservoir, standby emergency power, security card key, centralized garbage collection, high-speed elevator, CCTV, study hall, retail outlets- all of which would help ensure a convenient and secure living experience.

“Space is a condormitel concept. It’s a condominium, dormitory and hotel that operates as one. It is a real estate asset for it is fully secured with a Condominium Certificate Title (CCT), can be leased out like a dormitory, and comes with service comparable to a hotel,” Major Homes president Jose Francisco”Quinto” Oreta V explained.

Each of the units will be fully furnished with a minimum of three beds and study desks, giving unit owners the freedom to have their own spaces rented out on a “per bed” and not “per unit” basis, as well as greater chances to earn better profit. Unit cuts at the Space range from 15 sqm. to 19 sqm.

According to Oreta, Space condormitels will particularly cater to students, BPO workers and transient residents seeking an upgrade from the typical bed space setting by giving them access to hotel like service, amenities and facilities.

“It’s a win-win situation for both investors and end-users. Through the condormitel, we are able to create for investors a profitable investment model for end-users, Space represents an upgrade from typical dormitory experience,” Oreta explained.

Take realty developer Major Homes, whose Space condormitels located in various key areas in Metro Manila promise to completely redefine and raise the known benchmarks on Philippine property investment.

With a total of three projects in the Space condormitel series, these developments allow future owners to rent our units on a per bed basis. This will give the Space projects a strong rental component that could guarantee good returns.

Rising 28 storeys, Space San Marcelino, Space Romualdez and Space Taft condormitel are combinations of condominium and dormitory units that will be operated as hotels. Each property will be built near educational institutions, commercial establishments, hospitals, government agencies and other places of interest.

(The Philippine Star) | Updated September 14, 2013 - 12:00am



Each of the units will be fully furnished with a minimum of three beds and study desks, which may be rented on a “per bed” basis.


MANILA, Philippines - Whether it’s to ensure the survival of a firm or to secure a better life for an individual, an investment represents an intelligent, thoroughly studied move to entrust your hard-earned money on something of value.

So what makes an intelligent investment?

The real estate sector remains among the most practical and intelligent options as the value of property often increases over time, giving investors’ returns that are higher than expected. This holds true if your investment is placed with a reputable developer.

Klaro nga TB cats ni sila...

Quote from: islander on September 14, 2013, 06:59:41 PM
how nice.

Thank you.

On June 26, 1967, four men abducted and raped movie actress Magdalena "Maggie" dela Riva, 25. Her testimony led to the conviction of Jaime G. Jose, Basilio Pineda, Jr., Edgardo P. Aquino, and Rogelio Cañal, who were all sentenced to death. The execution of Jose, Pineda, and Aquino was shown live on television in 1972. Cañal died in prison. The case was the basis for the 1994 film The Maggie dela Riva Story (God... Why Me?) directed by Carlo J. Caparas and starring Ricky Davao and Dawn Zulueta. -- http://www.pep.ph/

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on September 14, 2013, 07:22:35 PM
ang ato ani nga ika-offer ang sekwate ra gyud sa Painitang Bol-anon for Kristen.

Aw, basta kinasingkasing lang...

He he, permi man jud good si Botoy ba...

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 13, 2013, 09:47:50 AM
Kristen Stewart was paid $500,000 to spend just 15 minutes with a middle-eastern prince.

Wow! That comes to $33,333 per minute. Ngiga...

11. Itbayat

Itbayat is the only low-altitude town on this list. But what it lacks in altitude it makes up for in latitude.

As the northernmost town in the Philippines, and thus the furthest from the equator, Itbayat experiences four seasons instead of two. It can out-winter Baguio between November and February, when temperatures crash down to 44 F (7 C).

Itbayat looks more like an English moor than a tropical island town. (English seafarers settled the area in the 17th century and called it Orange Isle.)

Ivatans, the native inhabitants of this frontier town, brave the cold winds with thermal garments called vakul and kanayi. Their houses are built with sturdy walls of coral bound by lime.

Getting there: Flights from Manila and Tuguegarao serve Basco, Itbayat’s neighboring island, at least once a week. A four-hour boat ride or 10-minute flight links Itbayat and Basco.

10. Lake Sebu



Lake Sebu spills into seven waterfalls -- two are connected by a high zipline.\


With its flotilla of lilies and schools of tilapia fish, Lake Sebu on the island of Mindanao is full of postcard-caliber beauty.

Even better, the namesake town feels good on the skin, with temperatures seldom warmer than 77 F (25 C).

Sebu and two other lakes in the town empty down into seven waterfalls, two of which are connected by a high zipline. Acrophobic tourists can settle for canoe rides with the T’boli, a tribe of weavers.

Weather-induced shivers are eased by their warm hospitality, if not their traditional cloth (t’nalak) that's sold around town.

Getting there: Fly or sail to General Santos City, then take a bus to Koronadal. Ride another bus to Surallah, where vans and jeepneys can shuttle you to Lake Sebu.

9. Banaue



The rice terraces of Ifugao are more than 2,000 years old.


Banaue is one of four towns in Ifugao province that make up the UNESCO-listed Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.

While these visually stunning monuments of ancient engineering are widespread in Asia, those in Ifugao trump most in terms of altitude and steepness. The highest ones tower around 4,900 feet above sea level.

The variety of rice grown here adapts to freezing temperatures.

Getting there: Overnight buses depart Manila for Banaue nightly.

8. Marawi

In a predominantly Catholic, tropical country, Marawi is an oddity, as much for its largely Muslim populace as its climate. Mosques and torogans (royal houses) dot the city.

On the island of Mindanao, the city’s 2,600-foot-high elevation ensures temperatures regularly plummet to at least 57 F (14 C).

Marawi’s reputation as a dangerous town has stunted its tourism potential. A "zone of peace" is the local university, which at 1,000 hectares is virtually a city within a city, complete with a hotel.

Getting there: Head to Iligan by bus or jeepney from Cagayan de Oro. Marawi is a jeepney ride away, along the Amai Pakpak Avenue from Iligan.

7. Lantapan



Just waiting to be made into a sweater.


Splayed on a high plateau, Bukidnon province is full of cool locales, such as the provincial capital Malaybalay (another "Little Baguio") and Dahilayan, a foggy barangay turned famous zipline resort.

The coldest of the cold is Lantapan, a breakaway district of Malaybalay on the slopes of the Kitanglad mountain range.

Lantapan is so cold that dew sometimes lingers as late as noon.

Spared by typhoons and seated on fertile earth at 4,000 feet above sea level, the cool climate has made Lantapan one of the Philippines’ prolific vegetable baskets.

Mountaineers know Lantapan as the gateway to Dulang-Dulang, the country’s second-highest point after Mount Apo.

Getting there: Buses ply the scenic highway between Cagayan de Oro and Malaybalay every day. Jeepneys bound for Lantapan are stationed at the Malaybalay public market. Manila-Cagayan de Oro flights run daily.

6. Davao City



Davao City's Philippine Eagle Center gets you close to the country's national bird.


Encompassing 244,000 hectares, Davao City on the island of Mindanao takes in towering mountains and dramatic green landscapes, as opposed to the heaven-scraping high-rises and concrete jungles that dominate other large Philippine cities.

The durian capital of the Philippines, it's one of three cities that share Mount Apo, the highest peak in the country.

You can walk a tough trail all the way to the top of Apo (9,692 feet/2,954 meters), but the hot and the restless can make faster, less grueling ascents in districts like Toril, Marilog and Calinan, whose mountain resorts offer untainted air, pine-canopied trails and invigorating falls.

Getting there: There are direct flights to Davao City from Manila, as well as from regional points like Singapore.

5. Canlaon City



Canlaon Volcano has erupted more than 20 times in the last 100 years, making it the most active volcano in the central Philippines.


Canlaon City rivals Don Salvador Benedicto as Negros Island’s summer capital.

At 2,600 feet above sea level at the foot of Canlaon Volcano, the city experiences a cool microclimate warmed up by hot springs that dot the terrain.

Numerous waterfalls, including some that have carved natural slides down the mountains, are a great way to experience the city’s refreshing feel.

It's colder on the Saddle in the Sky, the ridge dividing the volcano’s two craters.

Midsummer nights are dreamlike at the gargantuan balete tree, located in the city’s Japanese-run agricultural estates. The famous tree, believed to be more than 1,300 years old, draws innumerable fireflies nightly.

Getting there: Scenic land routes lead to Canlaon City from Bacolod, Dumaguete and San Carlos.

4. Don Salvador Benedicto

"Little Baguio" is used to describe pretty much any place in the Philippines with any coniferous vegetation whatsoever.

But the moniker fits Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB), a town 2,500 feet above sea level on Negros Island.

From the 60 F chill (16 C) to the pine-lined thoroughfares and random lion monuments, DSB is a micro-Baguio, sans crowds.

Fun experience for motorists: at Magnetic Hill along KM34 on SB13, the road’s subtle incline creates the illusion of an invisible force tugging vehicles.

Getting there: From Bacolod, DSB is an hour trip by bus or van; it's a half-hour flight or a day’s ferry ride from Manila.

3. Sagada



The cloud ocean, as seen from Kiltepan.


Episcopal missionaries resided in Sagada in the 1900s, where they were pleased to discover the climate was cool enough to grow lemons.

These days the locals are predominantly Protestant, but they still grow the lemons in their yards.

Jutting 5,300 feet above sea level, the so-called Philippine Shangri-La offers an ideal climate to grow a variety of fruit.

After dark, the town can turn wintry, reaching the low 50s F (10s C) in January and February. Kape alamid (civet poop coffee), one of many local delicacies, is a great way to warm up.

Travelers can see just how cool it gets by hopping into the teeth-chattering waters of Sumaguing Cave or climbing to the top of Kiltepan, a vantage point offering views over an ocean of clouds.

Getting there: Regular buses and jeepneys depart Baguio’s Dangwa terminal for Sagada, a five-hour ride.

2. Tagaytay



Just like the Hamptons. But with fishermen on bamboo rafts.
Tagaytay is to Manila what the Hamptons are to New York City.


Just more than an hour from Manila, this city hosts second homes of the capital's well-off, who are drawn to the lower temps and authoritative views of Taal Volcano, the smallest active volcano in the world.

Imelda Marcos once invited Ronald and Nancy Reagan here to check out her "palace in the sky," a mansion roosting 2,300 feet above sea level. Today, moneyed locals live out only slightly less Imeldific retirements in the city’s Swiss-style log homes.

Getting there: Tagaytay-bound buses travel along Manila's Taft Avenue near the MRT station or from the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue. If driving, follow the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) toward Tagaytay via the Santa Rosa or Carmona exits. Or get on Mabini Superhighway after SLEX, exit to Tanauan, and follow the Talisay-Tagaytay route.

1. Baguio



Tourists check out Mansion House, summer residence of the Philippine president in the mountain town of Baguio City.


Inspired by the British Raj, American colonists built a sanatorium in the chilly heights of Benguet Province in 1903 for heat-oppressed, homesick soldiers.

By 1909, the place was transformed into an American town, Baguio, with the help of Flatiron Building architect Daniel Burnham.

For a few summers, the American governor-general would move the seat of government here from humid Manila.

At 5,200 feet above sea level, Baguio enjoys low temperatures -- in 1961 it dropped to a recorded low of 43 F (6.3 C).

Even though the governors-general are long gone, the city remains a summer capital and vacation favorite, packed to the precipice, especially during Holy Week.

Tourists eat perennial peanut brittles and strawberries fresh from the nearby fields of La Trinidad.

Getting there: From Manila, an eight-hour bus ride is the standard way to reach Baguio (flights are rare, save for the odd charter). Buses leave from Manila's Caloocan, Cubao and Pasay residential areas.

11 coolest towns in the Philippines
As in, literally cool. The Philippines isn't just for bikinis -- cold weather attire is sometimes required
By Al Gerard de la Cruz, for CNN 30 May, 2013


Framed by the equator and Tropic of Cancer, the Philippines is one sunshiney place.

Some locals cope with the heat by swarming the sugary beaches. Others turn air-conditioned malls into their second living room.

Then there are those who seek refuge in the upland barangays (villages), such as Bucari in Leon or Mantalongon in Dalaguete, where the elevation offsets the Philippines' equatorial warmth.

In its provincial boondocks, the Philippines has the ultimate paradox: the cool tropical town.

Blissful temps, however, aren't the only things that make these towns cool.

Lingaw jud kaayo...

Maayong pagkabuak ang itlog ni Robert...

That's better. (REUTERS/China Daily)


This image was reportedly taken just three days after the near filicide. The keeper who rescued the little elephant, who is now called Zhuang-zhuang, has reportedly adopted him and the two are getting along swimmingly. "They have made a good bond," a zoo spokesman said. "We don't know why the mother turned on her calf, but we couldn't take a chance [that she would do it again]." 

By Lauren Hansen   |  September 13, 2013
http://theweek.com/

An inconsolable calf weeps in an enclosure at a zoo in Rongcheng, Shandong province, China. (REUTERS/China Daily)


If you can stomach the why of these tragic and visible tears, read on.

Just days after this baby elephant was born in late August, its mother stomped on it, injuring its legs. Hoping the incident was an accident, the keepers returned the infant, after it recovered, to its mother â€" who went right back to trying to kick it to death.

The calf was rescued by a zoo keeper and was taken to a separate enclosure where the above photo was taken. The abandoned animal reportedly wept for five hours. "He couldn't bear to be parted from his mother and it was his mother who was trying to kill him," a keeper said.

Before you go taking a long walk off of a short pier, there is good news and a happy follow-up photo!

Cool.

He he, we know which one is you-know-who...

He made it a point throughout his career as conqueror to wipe the Christian religion off the face of the earth, and thus, Christian areas, such as Armenia and Georgia, were depopulated. 60,000 civilians in Armenia and Georgia were spared to become slaves, while every major city in both countries was sacked and destroyed, and every inhabitant in it beheaded. The total is estimated to have been one million killed. The total number of people killed during his career is a broad estimate of 17 million. His motive was a desire to own the entire world for himself. He died in Otrar, near Karatau, Kazakhstan, on February 17, 1405, after contracting bubonic plague. He was planning an imminent invasion of China. -- http://listverse.com/

Timur then entered the capital of Delhi, pillaged it, burned it to the ground, and executed 100,000 innocent civilians in one day, by having them beheaded or speared. Timur claimed in his memoirs that he wanted to restrain his army from killing all these people, but could not, and besides this, he finally decided that he should not restrain his men, because it was the will of Allah that the residents of Delhi had to die.

In 1398, Timur invaded northern India, massacring whole cities of Hindu people in every direction. His only real motive for the invasion was India’s vast gold and gem treasuries. He was opposed in December of that year by Sultan Mehmud, who sent 120 war elephants against him. Timur forced the elephants to panic back into their own lines by stacking wood on the backs of all his camels and setting the camels on fire, then goading them toward the charging elephants. The camels bellowed in agony and the fiery sight did the trick. The elephants turned around and fled.

All he cared about was conquering people, taking everything they owned, and subjugating them. Isfahan, Iran, surrendered without a fight in view of his massive approaching army in 1387, and he treated them mercifully, until his tax collectors started collecting impossibly high tax revenue, whereupon they were killed in the streets. When Timur heard this, he ordered his army to about-face, march on the city, and kill every single living thing in it, even the rats. Birds were shot out of the sky by his archers. The people, men, women and children were beheaded, to a total of 70,000 in just over two days of slaughter. He then ordered their heads piled up as 28 giant towers in the grassy hills around the city, each tower consisting of about 1,500 heads.

Western history remembers him best as “Tamerlane.” This is an Anglicization of “Timur-e-Lang,” or “Timur the Lame.” He suffered an injury to his left foot in battle which never properly healed. He intended to restore and expand the Mongol Empire famously founded over a hundred years before by Ghengis Khan. Timur invaded from present Uzbekistan in all directions, and everywhere he conquered, entire regions of inhabitants were murdered.

Oi, wa pa man si Bay Tigs. Si Tagatigbotoy lang una ang inyong weatherman.

Reporting live from PAGASA:


Weather Advisory

Issued at: 11:00 AM, 13 September 2013

At 10 am today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) which is embedded along the monsoon trough, was estimated at 210 km East of Baler, Aurora (16.5°N, 124.5°E).

"This study does not state that these women suffered from depression before the study. It could be that by asking the women to focus on their weight caused them to focus on a perceived weakness rather than being happy with their current condition. This could decrease their happiness," said Hamrick, who was not involved in this study.

"Obesity is indeed a complex issue. Looked at in through the prism of energy medicine, one of the biggest underlying causes of obesity seems to be the 'emotional baggage' that people accumulate during their lives," Bradley Nelson, DC, international lecturer in bio-energetic medicine and energy psychology, told dailyRx News.

"Emotional energies often become lodged in the body during intense emotional events, leading not only to emotional eating and self-sabotage, but to physical pain and disability as well. Energy medicine sees different emotions as different vibrational frequencies. Trapped emotions are discrete areas of energetic disturbance in the body, that seem to facilitate and enhance negative emotional responses to food, relationships, situations and more," said Dr. Nelson.

More research is needed, according to the scientists, to determine relationships between mental health and healthy weight maintenance.

"The challenge is to prevent weight gain and its harmful health consequences, such as diabetes, while simultaneously structuring the programs in such a way that they counteract impairments in mental well-being," said Dr. Holle.

This study was performed in Germany, where 60 percent of the adult population is overweight or obese, similar to the statistics of the United States.

The study pointed to case studies in which women felt less under pressure mentally when not preoccupied by keeping their weight down. However, the study also pointed to the current programs in Germany's health and wellness industry, questioning the productiveness of the current practices to reduce obesity.

Cliff Hamrick, LPC, of Havamal Therapy, told dailyRx News, "This study does show that the relationship between weight, exercise, and happiness is a complex one. However, there are many other studies that show that increased exercise combats depression.

The study focused on 3,000 female participants over a period of seven years. Body mass index (BMI) was recorded as the study progressed, as was the women's quality of life perception, based on questionnaire responses. BMI is a ratio of a person's height to weight that is used to see if someone is a healthy weight.

A heavy weight gain, of 10 percent of body weight or more, was associated with physical health impairments but also with improved happiness.

"The results show that the influence of body weight on physical and mental health is complex. However, the understanding of these associations is crucial for developing medically effective and cost-effective strategies to prevent and manage obesity," Dr. Holle, head of Economic Evaluation workgroup at the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, said in a press statement.

The authors concluded that there is a complex relationship between mental health and physical health. They believe that more research is needed to help understand the relationship so that effective strategies can be developed for managing obesity without impairing mental health.

"Maintain a healthy weight."

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, led by Professor Dr. Rolf Holle, found that women's happiness increased as their weight increased. Regardless of whether the women were already overweight as the study began, or if they started gaining weight as the study progressed, the perceived quality of life for the women in the study increased as their weight increased.

http://health.yahoo.net/
By Carrie Harper
Fri, Sep 13, 2013
   

Obesity is a global epidemic, affecting many populations around the world, as wellness professionals struggle to find solutions. But do the solutions lead to happiness? As women start to feel healthier, do they feel better?

A recent study showed that women felt happier when they allowed themselves to gain weight.

However, overweight and obesity are linked to health problems and disease.

Bwahaha!

BI records also revealed that Richard Cambe left the country long before the pork barrel scam came out in public.

He reportedly went to Hong Kong on May 17, 2012 on board Cathay Pacific flight CX-918.

Cambe is said to be Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr.’s chief political adviser.

Napoles’ cousin and former employee Benhur Luy, one of the whistle-blowers, claimed that Enrile, Sen. Estrada and Revilla were among the lawmakers who allowed bogus NGOs of Napoles to use their PDAF for ghost projects.

Reyes, former top aide of Enrile, left the country on Cebu Pacific flight 5J-362 last Aug. 31 bound for Macau.

Plaza reportedly left for Hong Kong on Cebu Pacific flight 5J-108 last Wednesday.

He served as Agusan del Sur representative from 2001 to 2010. Plaza was among the 28 lawmakers tagged by whistle-blowers to be among those who allegedly allowed businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles’ dummy non-government organizations (NGOs) to use their pork barrel fund or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for ghost projects.

Ruby Chan Tuason left the country on Cathay Pacific flight CX 906 last Aug. 26 bound for Hong Kong.

Tuason is the former social secretary of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

She was tagged by the whistle-blowers as Napoles’ conduit to the offices of Enrile and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 14, 2013 - 12:00am


MANILA, Philippines - Aside from Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes, former chief of staff of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, records from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) showed that former Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza and two other persons linked to the pork barrel fund scam might have also left the country.

Using only the names published in the newspapers as their basis, a BI source checked on the travel records and discovered that three other persons implicated in the pork barrel fund scam have also left the country.

Wan milyon = wan sak sapal...

Nayabag na...

Till your next cuckolding, then...

Hoy, ako lang kang girespetaan, unggoya ka.