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Now imagine looking at the Sun (do not actually look at the sun- this could potentially blind you). The light given off by the Sun travels further still- it takes about eight minutes to get to Earth, so when Earth-based telescopes look at the Sun, they're seeing it as it was a whole eight minutes ago. Put another way, something could happen on the surface of the Sun- a sunspot pops up, for example- and we wouldn't know about it for eight minutes.

So next time you're able to, take a look at the moon, and think about how far the light that it is reflecting has to travel before it hits your eye. It's a lot further away than that clock was, and it still takes only a little bit more than one second to get to you: that means that when you see the moon, you're not seeing what it is like now; you're seeing what it was like a second ago.

the fastest thing in the universe is light...

Is it true that the stars we see are already dead?

Light is quick stuff

Light is really, really fast, but it still takes time to get from one place to another. When you 'see' anything, what you are really doing is using your eyes to detect the light that is either given off or reflected by it. If you look at the clock across the room, you're not seeing it as it is now, but as it was a tiny, tiny fraction of a second ago. Of course, light is so fast that over such a short distance it doesn't really make a difference.

one late evening many years ago, i saw a similar sight in tagbilaran at one of the corners of m. parras st.  i couldn't help but wipe my eyes.  and wished all  the bad luck in the world for the thoughtless and careless driver responsible for the accident. 

di ako ang angay interbyuhon ani, sir balong.  ang angay interbyuhon kanang mga conspiracy theorists sa far right dinha sa merika kun diin sila aning mga estoryaha intawon.  dugay ra kong nakamatikod nga subscriber ka sa ilang mga mantalaan.  while you are free to read whatever you want, you hold the responsibility for the kind of truth that you get.

another option is to read the other side.  then shall you be in a better position to separate the chaff from the grain.  it's amazing how some truths are twisted, the kind where molehills are seen as mountains, lizards are turned into alligators, and banat-i becomes golgotha. 

An image from Nasa's Cassini mission of the spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembling a deep red rose of giant proportions surrounded by green foliage. Measurements have sized the eye at a staggering 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across with cloud speeds as fast as 330 miles per hour (150 meters per second).
Picture: AFP

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

A man with his child stands next to Greenpeace environmental activists dressed up as a polar bear on the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague. The event is part of a campaign to raise awareness about the threats to the Arctic and to advocate a ban on drilling for oil.
Picture: Reuters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Hospital doctors in Ireland have discovered a surefire, low-cost way to distract a child admitted to emergency care: inflate a rubber glove, pop out its fingers in a spiky hairdo and draw a smiley face on it. Dr Eoin Fogarty of Dublin's Tallaght hospital created these two rubber glove puppets named Jedward (R) and Mohawk.
Picture: AFP

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

30 April 2013


Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima appear on the balcony of the Royal Palace with their children, from left: Catharina-Amalia, Ariane, and Alexia in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 30, 2013.

http://www.voanews.com/

Firefighters and police officers search an area after an explosion in Prague April 29, 2013.

http://gulfnews.com/

Held by college students and sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their competition during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo. The babies, born in 2012, participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth.

http://www.voanews.com/

French performance group Compagnie Off members gather before performing 'Les Girafes', a stilt-walking show, at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.

http://www.voanews.com/

29 April 2013


A boy plays with an installation made of painted wooden eggs, attributes of the Orthodox Easter, in central Kiev, Ukraine. Orthodox believers will celebrate Easter on May 5.

http://www.voanews.com/

PEEKABOO: Palestinian refugee children played in a poverty-stricken area of Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, Sunday. (Ali Ali/European Pressphoto Agency)

http://blogs.wsj.com/

Crowds dealing with the rain at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013

http://photos.nola.com/

28 April 2013


French D.J "Vitalic vtlzr", performs during the 37th edition of 'Le Printemps de Bourges' rock and pop festival in the French city of Bourges.

http://gulfnews.com/

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, speaks to sniper team members of 3rd Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario.

http://www.voanews.com/

A streaker followed by security runs over the pitch during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Freiburg in Munich, Germany.

http://www.voanews.com/

27 April 2013


A zoo keeper shows a baby Komodo dragon to photographers at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

http://www.voanews.com/

Children and their parents play giant chess in central Yerevan on April 26, 2013. KAREN MINASYAN/AFP/Getty Images

http://photos.mercurynews.com/

A Palestinian demonstrator from the West Bank village of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, rolls a tyre near rising smoke during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a march against construction on their land by members of the Jewish settlement of Ofra on April 26, 2013. ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images

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26 April 2013


Guards of honor march with a wreath during a memorial ceremony for Chernobyl victims in Minsk, Belarus. Belarus, Ukraine and Russia marked the 27th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the world's worst civil nuclear accident.

http://www.voanews.com/

North Korean soldiers and civilians pose for photos in front of a fountain as they tour the grounds of Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang, April 25, 2013. North Korea today marked the 81st anniversary of the founding of its military. (David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

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Pope Francis greets a young girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square, April 24, 2013, at the Vatican. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

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25 April 2013


Honor guards stand in front of caskets prior to a memorial service for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, April 25, 2013, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Firefighters and other first responders were among those killed when a fire at the plant erupted in an explosion last week. Hundreds of people were injured. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)

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i got this from a pakistani...

the best cure for colds and sinusitis: cinnamon mixed with honey and warm water.  drink it.  surefire.

nipalit bitaw si banana republic ug one bottle of powdered tumeric; i didn't know what to do with it.  i'm not used to cooking with this exotic spice.  now i know...

needless to say, i haven't eaten any of this.  

of course i've tried the less expensive kind of caviar, didn't like it (what's the fuss over caviar all about, huh?), and told myself the first time that i'm going to dub myself as someone who dared throw caviar, hehe.  (sure enough, i threw a wee bit, something like a speck, on the floor.) 

i will take valencia ginamos all the time and do away with caviar, hands down.

with the welcome he's getting, it's as if js aka johnstephen may as well be an old friend.

whew!  at least, naklaro na nako.  thanks, j!

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 30, 2013, 04:23:51 PM
Hmm, wa lag apil ang African monarchs: King Mswati III of Swaziland and King Letsie III of Lesotho--o kaha ang ilang crown princes...

they were both at queen elizabeth II's diamond jubilee bash.


King Mswati III of Swaziland and his queen


King Letsie III of Lesotho and his queen

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 30, 2013, 12:40:12 PM
"I can tell you that he has never done that before and hasn't done it since. I may be anthropomorphizing his actions but its how I'm choosing to deal with loss .

go, girl, go.  you are not anthropomorphizing.  i've been with dogs, real dogs, not human dogs, most of my life and i know they mourn just as gravely as humans.  i had a dog who refused to eat for a week because a nephew, with whom the dog was close, had left the house for good.  it took me that long to assure the dog that all is fine by patting him and talking to him every chance i got.

Quote from: balong on April 29, 2013, 01:54:58 PM
gi tujo naho nga $50 ang ipa butang para mahimong 3 ka bundle. meaning to say i love you. kong tag $100 duha ra ka bundle ang $20000. gi pakapinan lang naho ug $1000 extra to make it $21,000 . para human nija ug bayad sa car naa pa sijay pocket money nga $1000.

i understand.  next time, lubos-lubosin na lang, puslan man.  aron daghan gyod ang bundles...

motuo na lang ta kay wa may mawa nato.  better be safe than sorry.

no effect whatsoever.  what did she hope to achieve?  i don't get it.  she could serve her god just as well by being just a woman.  does she mean she could achieve more by adding 'priest' to what she is?  or, how about priestess?

it's as if she's saying that being a nun is harder than being a priest.  she left the nunnery for health reasons; so being a priest is better for her health?

Quote from: jorgeanna on April 30, 2013, 02:00:25 PM


erase earaches with garlic

how is this applied?  like earplugs?

i'm thankful that i'm into 13 of the 20 on the list.  i fail miserably with no. 17 though (get enough sleep).  funny, i cope by logging on to tubagbohol during sleepless nights, which adds to no. 7.  

por santo, why man intawon nga puro man ni mga baye.  naunsa na man ning mga englishwomen tawon.  tungod ba kaha kay di sila parehag nawong ni camilla duchess of cornwall nga naminyo ug prince nga morag nawong ug kabayo?

'If your country is so good f*** off back there': Video shows foul-mouthed racist rant by woman on the Tube

Police released images of the unidentified woman during the incident

A passenger filmed the three-minute incident and posted it on YouTube


Racist rant: Police are searching for this woman after she was caught on camera screaming racist abuse at a passenger on the Tube

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312900/Video-shows-foul-mouthed-racist-rant-woman-Tube.html#ixzz2RyPF3Hqk

'Woman on a tram' to spend Christmas behind bars 'for her own protection' after court views video of alleged racist rant


Racist rant: Police took Emma West into custody after a video (pictured) appeared on the internet showing a woman apparently abusing tram passengers

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2070647/Racist-woman-tram-spend-Christmas-bars-protection.html#ixzz2RyNlKRtz

Tube racist whose champagne-fuelled tirade was viewed by thousands on YouTube is sentenced to five months in prison

Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, abused passengers on the Central Line train and was given a 21 week jail sentence
   
Film uploaded to YouTube has been watched 200,000 times

'I used to live in England and now I live in the United Nations,' she said

'Anyone viewing it would feel a deep sense of shame that our citizens could be subject to such behaviour,' said judge at Westminster Magistrates Court


Vile: A child in the Central Line carriage looks on as Jacqueline Woodhouse hurls abuse at other passengers


Racist ranter Jacqueline Woodhouse, left, 42, arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court yesterday to face sentencing - she was jailed for 21 weeks. The expletive-laden rant at passengers on the Central line in January was filmed by Galbant Singh Juttla, right, who also attended court.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2151576/Woman-jailed-21-weeks-racist-Tube-rant-seen-YouTube.html#ixzz2RyLoaY4o

some london headlines:

Black teenager punches woman after she calls him a 'smelly Nigerian' in latest shocking racist footage filmed on the Tube


Violence: The female passengers, left, makes racist comments until the boy is so angry he lunges at her

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260124/Black-teen-punches-woman-calls-smelly-Nigerian-shocking-racist-video-filmed-Tube.html#ixzz2RyHIrEp5

the continuing saga of bigotry...  of course, there's no more hanging, but the discrimination remains, in different forms.  vive la différence!

Lady Gaga is known for her daring fashion choices, inspiring her millions of fans, or "little monsters," worldwide. This little monster pawsitively channels Lady Gaga's Joe Calderone persona. (Getty Images)(Getty Images)

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Who wore it best? Purrhaps Nicki Minaj could take a fashion tip from this cat, who chose not to over-accessorize the "American Idol" judge's signature pink wig. (Getty Images)

(Getty Images)

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(Rex USA)

(Rex USA)

(Rex USA)

Cat Deeley and this furry animal don't just share a name. The "So You Think You Can Dance" host and this pretty kitty have the same purrfect expression. (Rex USA)

The Jedi Kittens are striking back with with an action packed adventure. Who can resist the X-Wing and Tie Fighting kittens! The videos, shot by a Los Angeles man named Zach King, are taking the internet by storm. (http://www.finalcutking.com)

The cat, Henri, le Chat Noir, in a scene from the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux," by William Braden. The cat video won the Golden Kitty Award at the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival, Aug. 30, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/William Braden)

Holly the 13-year-old cat is not afraid to jump in the water as she tries to shed the nearly eight pounds from her 18-pound frame that experts have advised her owners she needs to lose. (ABC News)

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 28, 2013, 04:48:25 PM
cute oi, wa hibaw i ug contestant pud ni sa rene balong chess tournament

hinaot si mike ligalig ang trainor.

never say never.

hello, js.  nice of you to come in.  welcome!

si pikoy sa tinuoray mopauli kay i-deport man sa saudi arabia ang mga gwapo.  it's in the news, morpa.

http://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=72315.new#new

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 29, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
Agoi, bantog rang wa na kaduaw sa TB...

pikoy, we are concerned...

Caring side: Omar Borkan Al Gala shows his caring side as he plays with a young child in a part


Brooding Omar Borkan Al Gala
On his Facebook page he wrote: 'The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.'

The UAE released an official statement indicating that the religious police were concerned about the unexpected presence of an unnamed female artist in the pavilion at the Jenadrivah Heritage and Culture Festival.

'Her visit to the UAE stand was a coincidence as it was not included in the programme which we had already provided to the festival’s management,' the head of the UAE delegation to the festival, said in a statement.

He has not been confirmed as one of the three men, but his made-up appearance and his refraining from confirming that he was one of the trio, suggests he could be taking advantage of the speculation to boost his public profile.


Mixed message: The UAE released an official statement indicating that the religious police were concerned about the unexpected presence of an unnamed female artist at the festival in Riyadh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 29, 2013, 11:52:43 AM
Kinsa ni, si Engr. Pikoy?

may-ong-may-ong.  wa gani hibaw-ig si engineer pikoy ni nga nagtakoban.

Made up: The young man in question appears to be wearing eye-liner in many of his photos

Although it has not yet been confirmed that he was one of the men Al Gala has posted a link to the original news report on his Facebook page.

His Facebook page is full of posed photos in which Al Gala looks moodily into the camera - it looks as if he is wearing dark eyeliner.

Several of them feature him posing in a sports car as well as blowing out smoke and looking into the distance thoughtfully.

On his Facebook page, Al Gala has 139,616 likes and about 36,487 talking about him.

A report in Arabic newspaper Elaph which said: 'A festival official said the three Emiratis were taken out on the grounds they are too handsome and that the Commission [for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices] members feared female visitors could fall for them.'

His identity was revealed by Jezebel who reported that he had been deported back to United Arab Emirates.

Although it has not yet been confirmed that he was one of the men, Al Gala has posted a link to the original news report on his Facebook page, along with statements such as: 'The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.'


Criminal looks: The internet is awash with speculation that this is the man who was kicked out of Saudi Arabia for being too handsome

I'm too sexy for Saudi Arabia: Actor Omar ordered out of country because his good looks would drive women to distraction 

Omar Borkan Al Gala is a poet, actor, and photographer from Dubai

Removed from festival in Riyadh by religious police in the Islamic kingdom

By Jill Reilly
26 April 2013

   
Source of speculation: Omar Borkan Al Gala, a poet, actor, and photographer from Dubai

The internet is awash with speculation that this is the man who was kicked out of Saudi Arabia for being too handsome.

Omar Borkan Al Gala, a poet, actor, and photographer from Dubai, is reported to be one of three men removed from a festival in Riyadh earlier this month by religious police in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices in Saudi - where there are strict rules governing interaction between men and women who aren't related - had the men deported back to Abu Dhabi in case women should 'fall for them'.

goodness me.  hadlokan sad kog debate kun naay magtan-aw.  maayo ra kog one-on-one... pero wa man ko magpatuga ug lansar, bisag barangay councilman. 

when and if she gets to the senate, will chank fravez and the court be far behind?

ang nude dancer diay kun i-time lapse mamorag ohong.

understandable.  who would want to sit beside you, satan?

i guess the trick here is to enter backward, or head first...

and now, to be more specific...

without the car plate ID i would have taken it for an alien toilet seat.

aaahhh, you can eat friends and unfriends, like or unlike them, here, fast.

better obey or you will be coat

Sting

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Steven Tyler

Slash

Rod Stewart

Robert Plant

Ozzy Osbourne

Meat Loaf

Keith Richards

Jon Bon Jovi

Johnny Rotten

James Hetfield

Iggy Pop

Gene Simmons

David Bowie

Charlie Watts

Bruce Dickinson

Bono

Axl Rose

Alice Cooper

probably rocking their bellies now, or are now supernovas...



Mick Jagger

wa ba kaha madaot ang eyesight sa bank teller ani, sir bals?  ang bakos for $100 bills unya ang gibakos $50-dollar bills...

hahaha!  mora na kog bangko ana.  naa ba kaha ani si sir balong?

Quote from: Lollapalooza on April 29, 2013, 09:26:12 AM
Wa nako kakita ug tawong naggamit ani.. sa gamay pa ko kani gyud gamiton sa mga tao kada mamalengke...

ngano bitaw nga nawala man na sa market?  nagsige kog pangita ani kay arang kalig-on ug mahimo pa gyong laundry bag sa washing machine para sudlan sa mga sensitive nga panapton.