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DAVAO. DCPO Director Ronald Dela Rosa shows the cartographic sketch of the alleged assassin who killed transport leader, Antonio "Dodong" Petalcorin, in the garage of his house in Matina Aplaya two days ago. (King Rodriguez)

DAVAO. Empty shells of .45 caliber pistol are scattered near the body of transport leader Antonio "Dodong" Petalcorin, who was killed by an unidentified assassin inside the garage of his house in Matina Aplaya on Tuesday. (King Rodriguez)

Madugay, mawala na jud ang "h"...

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 04, 2013, 03:32:49 PM
when i arrived to bohol in 2010, i contracted a fever. my uncle, who is a believer of filipino massage, called a local quack doctor to massage me. i kid you not, after he did his massage and whispered some unknowable words to my ears, my fever went down. na wa rajud.

i cannot explain that. i didn't even take any anti-pyretics prior.

Hmm, wa ka haplasi sa ijang laway?

Do I love my kitty, too?

I do, I love my kitty, too.
Yes, I really love her dearly.
I love her pee, I love her poo.
Yes, I truly love my pussy.

Hilot:The Science of the Ancient Filipino Healing Arts

Author: Bibiano S. Fajardo, Ma. Aleli V. Pansacola
ISBN: 9789712728143
Year Published: 2013
Edition: Newsprint
Number of Pages: 208
Language: English
Weight: 0.260 kg
Dimensions: 6 × 8.2 in

The Filipino healing tradition called hilot has spanned undocumented agesâ€"handed down from generation to generation by the Filipino sages, the albularyos. . . . This book is an eye opener to the Filipino people, who can now talk about their culture with pride, and to the scientific community, as a framework for them to take a second look. For the modern world and its problem of chronic illnesses, hilot is a definite alternative that stands equal to the other healing modalities in the world.

He he, kon yungit ang baje, imbis moingon og "hilot-hilot", ang masulti kay "hiyot-hiyot"...

Di tawon. Naa koy daghang silingan nga manghihilot, maoy ilang sulti samtang ila kong gihilot-hilot...

Mailhan ang panuhot kay magdagan-dagan man...

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 02, 2013, 08:00:26 AM

Medyo maypagkabilyakohon pud tan-awon tawhana...

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 04, 2013, 03:05:52 PM

Luwas sa lunop pero kujaw sa bagjo...

OK ra kaajo ko sa ahong plantation sa Oac...

Ang hilig ni Bay Bugs kay ang hilot-hilot nga gitawag og lingam massage...

Kalami...

Currently, fifty percent of the world’s population lives in coastal areasâ€"and as “The Day After Tomorrow” taught us, human beings and dramatic flooding don’t exactly mix.

For a sneak-peek of the upcoming planetary devastation, you need only glance at the Alaskan village of Newtok. Within as little as five years, the entire township of four hundred people is predicted to be underwater, with the US Army Corps of Engineers estimating that the town’s highest point will vanish beneath the waves in 2017.

But it’s not just small communities that will be hit. Current estimates suggest that Venice will be uninhabitable by 2100, with Amsterdam and Los Angeles being deserted fifty years later. When that happens, there will be a large number of homeless, helpless people flooding into the “safer” citiesâ€"triggering an enormous battle for resources that will pose a threat to all of us, regardless of whether or not we live on a hillside.

There’s no doubt about it: our climate is changing. We recently hit the historical milestone of four hundred parts of carbon dioxide per million in the atmosphere, and all signs are pointing towards a forthcoming “climateocalypse.” Of all the doomsday scenarios that might occur as a result of this development, perhaps none is more dramatic than rising sea levels.

Human sa kombate...


Mayor: Hmm,  how much, iha?

Girl: 200 pesos lang sir.

Mayor: What? How can you live with P200 pesos?

Girl: Ay sir, sideline ra ni nako. Blackmail man jud akong main business. Bantay ka ni mam, ha?


He he...

Ayaw bukiki-a ang samad, kay gahilom-hilom na ang hingtungdan...

Sexy girl nangumpisal. ..


Pari: Iha, unsa may imong sala?

Girl: Father, kon makabati gani kog lalaki nga mamalikas, di ko kapugong, gusto dayon nako makig-sex niya!

Pari: Boang, ka-leche gud anang sala-a. Ataya, pestengjawa!

Agoi, sigi na lang galubog ang pikoy?

Morning coffee

Lola: Honey, nabantayan jud nako ba nga kung mangape ta, bisag sayong buntag manginit dayon akong lawas.

Lolo: Nganong dili manginit, tan-awa ra gud nang imong totoy, natuslob na sa kape!

Quote from: bugsay on July 04, 2013, 08:05:40 AM
mosimang man o motulibag, ang kuot kuot adto paingon sa smiling nga lubot.
sagdi ang mag bagotbot, sila ray makaangkon sa panuhot.

Ang mugbo og igot-igot maoy sagad magbagotbot.
Sugo sa ilang paminsar nga baliko ug hagip-ot
Sila kunohay magmando-mando ug magbuot-buot
Kinsay magpabilin sa TB ug kinsay ipalagpot.

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 04, 2013, 01:26:07 AM
he he he, pwede pod "ka init sa payag..."

Hmm, init kay wa nay panganod?

Quote from: islander on July 03, 2013, 11:56:16 PM
itim na mata?  bakit, may bughaw bang mata dito?

Naa, oi. Ang Russian gf kunohay diay...

Quote from: bugsay on July 03, 2013, 09:13:51 PM
black eye....;D;D

Agoi, gf-beater diay...

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 03, 2013, 11:13:18 AM
it all started with the guy's comment nga affordable kaajo kono ang bajeh.

Agoi, unli rice ra ba sa Mang Inasal. Hmm, basin medyo tambokikay nis Inday...

Quote from: bugsay on July 03, 2013, 09:36:57 PM
bisan magkimot pa ang langit...modan-ag gihapon ang lubot sa aninipot.8)8)

Hmm, salamat sa maalamon mong panahom, Bay Bugs. Hinunoa, kinahanglan nga ang tinubdan sa dan-ag adunay kasilongan, kay kon ang langit nga kimot magsugod og bagutbot unya sundan og bunok kansang mga lugas nagpanuslok, hayan mapundir ang bombilya sa kibot ni Inday Aninipot, ug sa maong paagi ang kalikopan mahitumpawak sa kaguliyang ug kagubot diin mahatagan ug kahigayonan ang kumot-kumot ug kuot-kuot hangtod nga bisan asa na lang moliko ug mosimang kining atong estorbot.

Quote from: islander on July 04, 2013, 12:29:52 AM
eh?  tsk, tsk, tsk, lisod usahay ning kuwangan ug importanteng letra kay ma-terrorize ta...

Hmm, basin water-bombing ang technique pagpawong sa sunog, sama sa gihimo sa mga otoridad sa forest fires sa Sumatra.

She explained that there are seven security features in the new NGC series; the embossed prints, serial number, security fiber, watermark, see-through mark, concealed value, and security thread.

BSP Regional Director Atty. Lux Berciles said their agency is conducting seminars to raise awareness on the security features of the NGC series and the campaign for Clean Note Policy.

“We conduct four level seminars on our newly released currency, first for the general public, then for cash handlers, then for BSP use and last for currency experts,” Berciles said.

She said the New Design Series (NDS), or what is commonly referred to as "old money," will only be of value in the next three to four years.

She also encouraged holders of NDS to have them exchanged for the NGC series at BSP office, including the unfit bills.

According to the BSP officials, they also welcome organizations and groups to invite them for a seminar on the NGC series and money security features. (rm/FCC/PIA7)

By Ferliza C. Contratista
Wednesday 3rd of July 2013


CEBU CITY, July 3 (PIA) -- “Crumpling your money is not a test of its authenticity.”

This was the statement of Hazel Arante, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Bank Officer, in a recent Kapihan sa PIA forum.

Arante said it is the usual practice among Filipinos to crumple in their fist a banknote or bill when trying to test whether it is fake or not.

“Abtik kaayo ta nga mukumot dayon sa kuarta papel kay lageh og di mubukad fake (We are so quick in crumpling in our fist the paper money assuming that when it does not open back it is a fake),” Arante said.

Unfortunately, Arante said, this practice is not only futile but it is also making the banknote unfit.

She however assured that the New Generation Currency (NGC) banknotes which are now being distributed massively since 2010, has been upgraded with various security measures to prove its authenticity.

“In fact, our NGC series has been awarded Best in Security Features from among other currencies worldwide,” Arante said.

Moon's effects still mysterious

Still, many details of the moon's effects on animal behavior remain largely unknown due to a low volume of research, especially compared with the much broader base of research covering the effects of the solar cycle on animals.

"As humans, we rely on vision and are less aware of the nocturnal world," said Kronfeld-Schor. "Many of us are afraid of night creatures, and it is more difficult to see and study them."

The potentially disruptive role that artificial light plays in these cycles also remains poorly understood, though preliminary studies have found that in the presence of light pollution, some nocturnal animals are less likely to forage and follow other natural patterns of activity.

"Light pollution is expected to have similarly wide and diverse effects from the individual to community level, and on invertebrates as well as vertebrates," Kronfeld-Schor told LiveScience. "The effects are just beginning to be revealed."

The team hopes their review will provide a stepping stone for future research in nocturnal life, as well as the effects of light pollution on nocturnal behaviors and circadian rhythms.

In other cases, the moon's effects are more mundane. Communication patterns, for example, change with increased light availability at night for certain species of birds. Eagle owls use white throat feathers to communicate with other birds at night, and tend to increase this activity during nights surrounding the full moon when their feathers are more visible. Other owls, on the other hand, avoid activity during full moons, a behavior that scientists think helps them avoid predators.

Reducing activity to avoid predation during periods of brighter light is a common way that land animals react to the lunar cycle. Marine animals, however, often react more to the opportunities associated with changes in tides. Some species of sea turtles, for example, wait for the full moon's high tide to ride waves onto shore and lay their eggs far up on the beach.

Doodlebugs â€" the larvae of dragonfly-like insects called antlions â€" actually dig larger holes for trapping insect prey during full moons. This changed behavior may be the result of their insect prey becoming more active under the light of the full moon, making the extra effort of digging larger holes pay off.

Animal lunacy

In order to understand the broad effects of natural moonlight on nocturnal creatures, the team organized the effects into the categories of reproduction, communication and foraging/predation, and addressed each of these categories across a variety of animal groups.

One of the most stunning behaviors the team covers in their report is a moon-induced mass-spawning event that occurs every December in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Each year, hundreds of species of coral spawn together at the same time. A variety of environmental factors â€" including temperature, salinity and food availability â€" likely contribute to the timing of the event, but the level of moonlight appears to be the main trigger. When the light is right, hundreds of corals release their sperm and eggs in synchrony, increasing the probability of fertilization.

Those who believe in true lunacy â€" the craziness stirred in animals by the lunar cycle â€" will be disappointed to learn that many animals simply adjust their behaviors in response to changes in light levels and tides, rather than to anything supernatural. Still, other behaviors do follow more mysterious circadian clocks controlled by the lunar cycle, the team reports today (July 2) in the journal the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

"The moon may act as a synchronizing cue between individuals, as a cue for other environmental parameters â€" spring tides, food availability â€" or simply allow animals to use vision," said Noga Kronfeld-Schor, a biologist at Tel Aviv University and co-author on the report. "The behaviors it affects are wide and diverse, ranging from long-term processes such as timing reproduction and migration to direct response to light levels."

By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer

11 hours ago


Plenty of myths and fables have tried to explain the loony effects the moon seems to have on animals, but far fewer scientific reports have formally addressed the issue. Now, in a comprehensive review, scientists have found the indirect, and sometimes direct, ways the lunar cycle drives animal behaviors.

The review also suggests light pollution, which can block out some of the moon's glow, may disrupt natural patterns associated with Earth's only satellite.

China executes 35-year old Filipina drug mule
By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief

Published: 14:28 July 3, 2013


Manila: China has executed a 34-year old Filipina drug mule who was convicted of drug trafficking in 2011, prompting waves of condolences aired on radio and TV to her family in the Philippines.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm that our Filipina [compatriot] was executed in China this morning,” said Raul Hernandez, spokesman of foreign affairs department.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was allowed to meet briefly with her family members who travelled to Shanghai on July 1, ahead of her execution on July 3, said Vice President Jejomar Binay.

The relatives wanted her body to be cremated, said Binay, adding they also asked for privacy.

Quote from: islander on July 03, 2013, 02:07:25 PM
sugod nag liko ang manorya...

Hmm, unsa kaha kon kauban pa sa kukabildo si Senyor Bugsay...

Hmm, nganong dili. So far hinuon wa pay known case...

Ni Stephanie Viovicente-Berganio
SuperBalita Cagayan de Oro
Tuesday, July 2, 2013


GIBUTANG na lamang sa daplin sa dalan ang patay nga anaa na sulod sa lungon human miulbo ang sunog sa 2nd floor nga bahin sa usa ka punerarya nga nahimong sa Rizal-Gomez St., siyudad sa Cagayan de Oro.

Nagsugod ang kalayo sa 2nd floor nga bahin sa Somo funeral homes mga alas 1:30 sa hapon nga miabot pa sa 30 minutos ang pakigbugno sa mga bombero gikan sa Bureau of Fire Protection ug lain-laing fire volunteers.

Gibutyag ni City Fire Marshal Shirley Teleron nga dili pa nila masuta kung unsa ang hinungdan sa pag-ulbo, apan usa sa ilang giimbestigahan mao ang giingong nabiyaan nga niluto. Gibana-bana adunay damyos nga P300,000 ang maong sunog.

Apil sa nasunog mao ang mortuary sa maong punerarya ug samtang adunay usa ka patay nga gisulod na sa lungon ug kamulo gihaya gibalhin an lamang kini sa daplin sa dalan sa mga hingtungdan niini.

Gikataho nga ang maong punerarya gitukod tuig 1950 nga orihinal nga gipanay-iyanan ni Ciriaco Somo ug kasamtangan nga gidumla sa anak niining si Jenny.

Gikagubtan usab pag-ayo nga daw adunay na-trapped nga tawo sa sulod apan gihimakak kini ni Teleron ug miingon nga sa ilang pagsusi sa area, wala silay nakita nga lawas sa tawo. Sa paspas nga pagresponde sa mga bomber, wala na mikaylap pa ang kalayo sa kasikbit nga mga establismento.

Hangyo lamang ni Teleron sa mga residente nga unta magbinantayon pag-abot sa pagluto ug dili kini basta bastang mobiya sa mga puloy-anan.

Quote from: islander on July 02, 2013, 10:58:28 PM
mind, he's no idiot.

Hmm, mora lag exhibitionist siya diri...

Indeed. And when the stars fade away, the sun comes up...

Quote from: islander on July 02, 2013, 10:42:51 PM
tawo na lang kaha, aron di maligsan ug careless drivers kun gabii?  flashlights and christmas lights will be rendered obsolete...

Hmm, willing ka nga ikaw ang eksperimentohan?

Cute jud bitaw mga bataa...

Agoi, kataas ni Inday. Lawom jud pud kaayo tingali...

He he, ang uban kutob ra sa athlete's foot syndrome...

Indeed. In fact he spent his batboyhood here...

Ano ba namang kamalasmalasan ang naganap sa buhay mo, Marj, na hindi mo natagpuan ang isang matinong tao tulad ni Botoy...

The analysis was funded by grants from the Kellogg Company as well as other food and nutrition companies.

Because none of the studies randomly assigned people to eat different amounts of whole grains, including cereal fiber, they can't prove it was the fiber, itself, that prevented diabetes and heart disease.

But a large enough long-term study to prove cause and effect would be difficult, the study team wrote.

"It may simply be, people (who eat cereal fiber) are full longer, and therefore they don't eat so much, and they're leaner," Fung, who wasn't involved in the new study, told Reuters Health.

"Another possibility is people who eat a lot of cereal fiber, they don't just eat a lot of cereal fiber. They're also more healthy" in other ways, she said.

SOURCE: http://bit.ly/14MVLs2 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, online June 26, 2013.

His team's review included 28 studies that looked at the risk of developing diabetes among people who ate different amounts of whole grain and bran, 33 studies on the risk of cardiovascular disease and 19 on obesity.

Qi and his colleagues found that overall, people who ate the most cereal fiber or whole grains and bran had an 18 to 40 percent lower risk of diabetes than those who ate the least.

Likewise, people with diets high in cereal fiber had a 22 to 43 percent lower risk of stroke across the studies and were 14 to 26 percent less likely to die of cardiovascular disease.

Fiber-rich grains were also tied to a lower body weight, but the effect was small. Two studies found people who ate the most of those grains lost about one more pound than other participants, the researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The benefits of whole grains in general - without bran and outside of cereal fiber - were less clear, they said.

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat a diet high in fiber-rich whole grains are less likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, according to a review of past studies.

The analysis was conducted for the American Society for Nutrition. In a position statement, the group said evidence suggests foods with cereal fiber or mixtures of whole grains and bran are "modestly associated" with a reduced disease risk.

The strongest evidence for benefit came from cereal fiber, researchers said. That would include breakfast cereals as well as breads and brown rice with a high fiber content listed on the label, according to Teresa Fung, a nutrition researcher at Simmons College in Boston.

"Cereal fiber may be one of the protective ingredients of whole grains that contribute to lower disease risk," Lu Qi, one of the study's authors from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, told Reuters Health in an email.

Quote from: chicogon on July 03, 2013, 12:18:52 AM
Hahahaha.... abi nako EB nga eye ball

Bwahaha! Ka-imagine lang hinuon ko og TB members licking each other's eyeballs!

Li Shizhen (1518-93), a medical scientist of the Ming Dynasty, was the author of Compendium of Materia Medica. To complete this book, he spent nearly 30 years touring the country, collecting herbal specimens and folk prescriptions. He also personally tasted and tested many herbal drugs to understand their medicinal effect. In addition, he consulted more than 800 medical books. Running to 1.9 million characters, the book records 1,892 kinds of drugs, which is 370 kinds more than any other previous work, and over 10,000 prescriptions, in addition to more than 1,000 illustrations of drugs. Its high scientific value not only resulted in its huge popularity throughout the country, as evidenced by repeated editions after it was initially published in 1596, but also in translated editions into Latin, German, French, English, Russian and Japanese, among other foreign languages, thus making it a document of medical science of global importance. -- http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/

Compendium of Materia Medica is a pharmaceutical text written by Li Shizhen during the Ming Dynasty of China.

The Bencao Gangmu is a medical text with 1,892 entries, each entry with its own name called a gang. The mu in the title refers to the synonyms of each name. The book has details about more than 1,800 drugs (Chinese Medicine), including 1,100 illustrations and 11,000 prescriptions. It also described the type, form, flavor, nature and application in disease treatments of 1,094 herbs. His Compendium of Materia Medica has been translated into many different languages, and remains as the premier reference work for herbal medicine. His treatise included various related subjects such as botany, zoology, mineralogy, and metallurgy. The book was reprinted frequently and five of the original editions still exist. --Wiki

Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 â€" 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was one of the greatest Chinese doctors, polymaths, scientists, herbalists and acupuncturists in history. His major contribution to clinical medicine was his 27-year work, which is found in his epic book Compendium of Materia Medica (Pen-tsao Kang-mu or Bencao Gangmu). He is also considered to be the greatest scientific naturalist of China, and was very interested in the proper classification of herb components. --Wiki

Artist  George John Pinwell (1842â€'1875)
Title  Study for 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin': The Children
Date  c.1871
Medium  Gouache on paper
Dimensions support  175 x 295 mm
Collection  Tate
Acquisition  Presented by Alfred A. de Pass 1910

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: Rattenfänger von Hameln) is the subject of a legend concerning the departure or death of a great number of children from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicolored clothing, leading the children away from the town never to return. In the 16th century the story was expanded into a full narrative, in which the piper is a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizenry refuses to pay for this service, he retaliates by turning his magic on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as a fairy tale. This version has also appeared in the writings of, amongst others, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm and Robert Browning.

The story may reflect a historical event in which Hamelin lost its children. Theories have been proposed suggesting that the Pied Piper is a symbol of the children's death by plague or catastrophe. Other theories liken him to figures like Nicholas of Cologne, who is said to have lured away a great number of children on a disastrous Children's Crusade. A recent theory ties the departure of Hamelin's children to the Ostsiedlung, in which a number of Germans left their homes to colonize Eastern Europe. --Wiki

Mainitong gihalad sa masulob-ong mga pumapanaw...

Hmm, mora diayg paingon mohilak ang himi nga langit...

Hmm, morag ni ni mapasa from parent to offspring. Ambot lang kaha in the case of glow-in-the-dark rats...

Chinese Rat and Monkey are full of energy. They have an active social life and like adventure. They are both rather extreme, and this may cause competition between them. Fortunately, these two love to argue and be dramatic.

These two make sparks in the bedroom. Rat may need to learn to control their jealousy, however as Monkey may get sidetracked with an affair or two. In business, these two are unstoppable. They love power and money. Rat instinctively knows that Monkey wants to feel they are in charge. Rat is cagey enough to be able to indulge this and keep things running smoothly.

When this pairing consists of a Monkey man and a Rat woman, everything is peachy. She adores him and he appreciates her fine qualities of intelligence, charm and spontaneity. They will share a great sense of humor.

When this pairing consists of a Rat man and a Monkey woman, it still works great. They get along well the vast majority of the time unless she strays. He can become jealous of her flirtatious ways. They make great friends, and many couples in this pairing will have that to sustain them through any rocky times. -- http://www.alwaysastrology.com/

Hmm, dinhi sa Pinas malagmit naay bill nga ingon ani nga i-file sa bag-ong Kongreso...

The number of people aged 60 and above in China is expected to jump from the current 185 million to 487 million, or 35 percent of the population, by 2053, according to figures from the China National Committee On Aging. The expanding ratio is due both an increase in life expectancy â€" from 41 to 73 over five decades â€" and by family planning policies that limit most urban families to a single child.

Rapid aging poses serious threats to the country's social and economic stability, as the burden of supporting the growing number of elderly passes to a proportionately shrinking working population and the social safety net remains weak.

Zhang Ye, a 36-year-old university lecturer from eastern Jiangsu Province, said the amended law was "unreasonable" and put too much pressure on people who migrate away from home in search of work or independence.

"For young people who are abroad or work really far away from their parents, it is just too hard and too expensive to visit their parents," she said. "I often go to visit my parents and call them ... (but) if a young person doesn't want to, I doubt such a law will work."

Later Monday, the court in Wuxi ruled that a woman and her husband must visit her 77-year-old mother â€" who lives 40 kilometers (25 miles) away â€" at least once every two months in addition to mandatory holiday visits, or face possible fines and detention, according to the state-run People's Court Daily.

China's legislature amended the law in December following frequent reports of elderly parents neglected by their children. It says offspring of parents older than 60 should see that their daily, financial and spiritual needs are met.

Although respect for the elderly is deeply engrained in Chinese society, three decades of market reforms have accelerated the breakup of China's traditional extended family, and there are few affordable alternatives, such as retirement homes.

Xiao said even before the Law of Protection of Rights and Interests of the Aged was amended, there were several cases of elderly parents suing their children for emotional support. Court officials generally settle such cases by working out an arrangement for sons or daughters to agree to visit more frequently. Typically, no money is involved.

In the first ruling since the new wording, a court in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi ordered a couple to visit the woman's mother or face possible fines â€" and even detention.

One of the drafters, Xiao Jinming, a law professor at Shandong University, said the new law was primarily aimed at raising awareness.

"It is mainly to stress the right of elderly people to ask for emotional support. ... We want to emphasize there is such a need," he said.

Cleaning lady Wang Yi, 57, who lives alone in Shanghai, said the new law is "better than nothing." Her two sons work several hundred kilometers (miles) away in southern Guangdong province and she sees them only at an annual family reunion.

"It is too little, for sure. I think twice a year would be good," she said. "We Chinese people raise children to take care of us when we are old."

Associated Press
LOUISE WATT 3 hours ago



In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, a group of elderly men take a rest on their wheelchairs at a park in Beijing. New wording in the law requiring people to visit or keep in touch with their elderly parents or risk being sued came into force Monday, July 1, 2013, as China faces increasing difficulty in caring for its aging population. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)


BEIJING (AP) â€" Mothers and fathers aren't the only ones urging adult children to visit their parents. China's lawbooks are now issuing the same imperative.

New wording in the law requiring people to visit or keep in touch with their elderly parents or risk being sued and facing penalties came into force Monday, as China faces increasing difficulty in caring for its aging population.

It remains to be seen how much the amended law changes the status quo, however. Elderly parents in China already have been suing their adult children for emotional support, and the new wording does not specify how often people must visit or clarify penalties for those who do not.

Quote from: islander on June 29, 2013, 05:00:00 PM
Characteristics of Batterers

Often have low self esteem

Even though a lot of batterers might appear to be 'tough", "strong", and "confident", more often than not they really suffer from low self-esteem. If they are emotionally "needy", and they have become dependent on their partner, the thought of losing that partner feels threatening and thus behaviors of controlling and jealousy follow. This holds true not only for heterosexual relationships, but in gay and lesbian relationships as well. For male abusers, they may feel that they fall short in the area of their own sex stereotype and so they overcompensate with hyper-masculinity.

Hmm, the bully type?

The cave at night

The cave by day