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Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 03:52:07 PM
ngeeeh.  too much force for a ragtag "royal" army.  looks like a different kind of malaysian electioneering.

sure, they need to do something about this strange situation.  but an air force with bombs?  over.

OA ra bitaw. The ruling party must be desperate.

The origins of this myth is most likely the fact that a 1945 government agency said that the human body needed around 8 glasses of fluid a day. This included the fluid from all of the foods we eat and drinks like tea and coffee. Somehow over time “fluid” turned to “water” and the modern water myth arose. This also lead to silly slogans like “if you are thirsty it is too late” â€" a concept that would seem to have been invented by water bottlers who have something to gain from excess water consumption in the population in general. So, in reality, if you are thirsty, drink some water. If you are not, don’t. -- http://listverse.com/

Actually â€" once you get your head around a new eating pattern, math and science are working in your favor. It is mathematically easier to lose than to gain. For example, if you eat 3,500 calories more than you burn, you will gain 0.3 pounds (0.14 kg), but if you burn 3,500 calories more than you eat, you will lose 1 pound (0.45 kg). Also, if you want to lose weight, you can expose yourself to significant changes in temperature which speeds up your metabolism. Finally, the above information is based on a pure fat diet â€" variations to the math occur when you introduce other types of food. -- http://listverse.com/

Truly a papabile. Such stance and substance, such passion and compassion...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 01:54:47 PM
Humble is the leader who does not think and feel he is indispensable. To the whole world Benedict XVI has admitted that “his strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.” Clearly, unlike many bishops and priests that I know, he does not see his office as a privilege, a status or an entitlement.

He he, di jud ikalimod nga naay gipahinungdan aning iyang "bato-bato sa langit"...

Malaysia's use of air strike on Sultan's followers illegal
(philstar.com) | Updated March 5, 2013 - 2:02pm
 

MANILA, Philippines - The use of air strikes by Malaysian security forces against the followers of the Sultanate of Sulu is illegal, an international law professor  said on Tuesday.

Lawyer Harry Roque of the Institute of International Legal Studies at the University of the Philippines said the Malaysian government has "committed an international wrongful act."

"Under human rights law, the use of force in police operations should be absolutely necessary and strictly proportional to the threat posed by the Filipinos in Sabah," Roque said in a statement.

He hinted that the Malaysian government has used excessive force in dealing with the members of the Sultanate royal army who are now holed up in Lahad Datu.

"Respect for the right to life of a police suspect requires that the nature and degree of force used be proportionate to the threat posed by the suspect to the safety and security of the police officers, other individuals and society as a whole.

"Malaysian law enforcement officials should, as far as possible, apply non-violent means before resorting to force, and in particular, the resort to airstrikes," he added.

Roque also appealed to the Philippine government to demand to the international community to stop Kuala Lumpur from violating the human rights  of Filipinos in Malaysia.

"The Philippine government, in addition to espousing the rights of its nationals, should also demand that the international community should ask Malaysia to cease and desist from further breaching human rights law. It should later be asked to pay compensation to the victims for its use of disproportionate use of force," he said.  - Dennis Carcamo

Agoi, the plot thickens...


Malaysia Attacks Filipino Rebels With Jets and Mortars
By FLOYD WHALEY
Published: March 5, 2013


MANILA â€" Malaysian forces used fighter jets and mortars, followed by a ground assault, on Tuesday to attack Filipino gunmen seeking to reclaim parts of northern Borneo Island for a defunct sultanate in the southern Philippines.

It was unclear how many of the nearly 200 Filipinos in the armed group were killed or wounded in the attack, but the Malaysian state news agency Bernama said no Malaysian forces were killed. It was also unclear if the assault had resolved the issue.

“The government must take action to defend the country’s dignity and sovereignty as demanded by the people,” Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in announcing the attack.

The incident began on Feb. 12 when members of the group came over on boats to the remote village of Lahad Datu in northeastern Malaysia. The group represented itself as a royal militia in service of the Sultanate of Sulu, an Islamic kingdom that for centuries ruled the southern Philippines and parts of what is now Sabah state in Malaysia.

Under orders from a self-proclaimed sultan based in Manila, the armed group tried to resurrect the sultunate’s claim to the area despite pleas from both the Philippine and Malaysian governments that it return to the Philippines.

Since the incursion, the Malaysian authorities have launched multiple assaults on the group, whose members had dispersed into neighboring villages, authorities said. More than 21 people have been killed in fighting in recent weeks related to the incident.

The continuing violence in Sabah, which has escalated into one of the most serious security emergencies in recent Malaysian history, has strained relations between the two Southeast Asian allies. Late Monday, the Philippine secretary of foreign affairs, Alberto del Rosario, met with the Malaysian defense and foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur in an attempt to lessen tensions.

Ok pud ang gimik no Ondoy...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 01:54:47 PM
It's a lesson for some Filipino bishops and priests who in their old age and obvious inadequacy would rather seek for extension in office or permanence in assignment. They virtually identify the church’s common good with their own personal status and are clueless that their people are unnecessarily bearing the brunt.

Agoi, kinsa kaha ning pinapatamaan nga Filipino bishops and priests...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 11:49:52 AM
eeekkk!  basin ma-ban ta ana ha?  there must be a better word for it, specially karong tingkaon na hapit... unsa kahag nganli na lang ug lbm, in keeping with wmd?

Hmm, basin wa kapugong kay hubog, mao nga DUI na lang kaha...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 11:47:47 AM
magpatudlo pa ko ni arnie unsaon pagka-terminator. 

He he, tudloan jud ka how to terminate your marriage...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 01:47:29 PM
hehe, klaro lagi ang imo nga lion dog, suffering from extreme bipolar disorder.

Precisely the reason why I'm offering an exchange...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 10:44:58 AM
nut kuno ko sa among tree... but judging from the choices, i'd rather be a nut.

Obviously, you are what you would rather be. Hmm, unsa kahang klaseha, no?

He he, ayaw na lang pagdamgo og hotel. Motel na lang, kanang naay short time nga 30 minutes...

Hmm, sabagay, naa man kay papeles to prove your Tsaynis ansistri...

Di na utot, igit na...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 10:48:53 AM
pagkatoytoy.  40 plus na ang edad, mamuso pa.

Toytoy jud tuod. Ondaaderhan, seloso ra pud kaayo ang kapuyo. Naa ba guy mawala sa iyang lalab kon mabosohan...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 10:48:01 AM
kay unsa man diay unta ang angay nga pangutana?  angay pa bang pangutan-on nganong namuso siya?

Pangutana: Unsay iyang namatyan?
Tubag: Nadunggaban kay namoso.

Agoi! Kapaet...

Quote from: islander on March 05, 2013, 10:46:36 AM
preparing to take on the world, eh?  hadlokog numero...

Di ka mahadlok malumos og ihi?

Hmm, defence budget? Di kaha ni offence budget?

AFP News â€" 32 minutes


China's defence budget is set to rise 10.7 percent this year, state media said on Tuesday as the national parliament's annual gathering opens, a slight drop from a 11.2 percent increase in 2012.

"China plans to raise its defence budget by 10.7 percent to 720.2 billion yuan" ($115.7 billion) in 2013, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a budget report that will be reviewed by the National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature.

China's military budgets have risen steadily in recent years along with the country's booming economic growth, and experts say the actual totals are usually substantially higher than the publicly announced figures.

The increases have become a sensitive topic as they come with China taking what some neighbouring countries consider a more assertive military stance on long-simmering territorial disputes.

In a departure from normal practice, the legislature had declined to announce the 2013 defence budget at a press conference on Monday, when NPC spokeswoman Fu Ying responded with frustration when she was asked about the topic.

"It seems China has to explain every year to the outside world why we should strengthen national defence and why we should increase the military budget," Fu said.

This is very true:





And this is also very true:

Pastilan! Di lalim kamatayona...

‘Namoso’ gidunggab patay
Ni Darrel A. Carumba (Banat) | Updated March 5, 2013 - 12:00am


CEBU, Philippines - Usa ka 44-anyos nga lalaki nga gipasanginlang nanglili sa banyo diin usa ka babaye ang naligo ang gidunggab patay sa kapuyo sa babaye  diha sa Sityo Purok Sambag sa barangay Sangi siyudad sa Toledo niadtong Domingo sa alas 7:00 sa gabii.

Ang biktima mao si Agustin Gako Canada, 44, nagpuyo sa maong lugar ug walay klarung trabaho.

Samtang ang suspek mao ra usab ang iyang silingan nga si Albert Abarquez Flores, kinsa kapuyo sa babayeng giingong gilili sa biktima nga niadtong tungora naligo sa pansayan.

Matud ni SPO4 Carmelito Hornales, desk officer sa Toledo City Police Station dihang nahinabi sa Banat News gipasanginlan ang biktima nga nanglili sa banyo apan gi-demalas kay nasakpan sa suspek.

Didto nagdali nga nibalik sa sulod sa balay ang suspek ug nikuha og kutsilyo ug gibalikan ang biktima ug walay daghang pangutana gidunggab kini sa dughan.

Ang suspek nisibat dayun human sa hitabo ug ang biktima gidali sa pagdala sa Toledo City District Hospital apan gideklarar nga dead on arrival.

Hangtud ning pagbalita padayon pa ang manhunt operation sa kapulisan sa nagtagotago nga suspek.  (/EIM) (BANAT NEWS)

Quote from: islander on March 04, 2013, 01:36:16 PM
morag di na silent whisper; morag big bang kay why man lagi nga nagdali-dali man ug pangita ang mga boys ug solid nga salin sa wmd...

Kini maoy klarong di na silent whisper...





Bwahaha! Kaging si Manoy!

Bwahaha! Wa jud tuoy kapalag!

AP
Kuala Lumpur , March 04, 2013
First Published: 23:59 IST(4/3/2013)
Last Updated: 00:01 IST(5/3/2013)


Malaysia sent hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state on Monday to help neutralise armed Filipino intruders who have killed eight police officers in the country’s bloodiest security emergency in years.

Nineteen Filipino gunmen have also been slain since Friday in skirmishes that shocked Malaysians unaccustomed to such violence in their country, which borders insurgency-plagued southern provinces in the Philippines and Thailand.

The main group of intruders comprises nearly 200 members of a Philippine Muslim clan, some bearing rifles, who slipped past naval patrols last month, landed at a remote Malaysian coastal village in eastern Sabah state’s Lahad Datu district and insisted the territory was theirs.

A view of Miniloc Island Resort from Pangulasian’s view deck. Miniloc Island Resort was the first resort in El Nido, and is home to the picturesque Big and Small Lagoons. (Photo and caption by Kitsie Torres)

I was walking around the resort, studying plants and trees when I looked up and saw a surprising sight â€" the moon in the afternoon. (Photo and caption by Kitsie Torres)

The sunrise at Pangulasian is just as beautiful as the sunset. (Photo and caption by Kitsie Torres)

One of the best things about working in Pangulasian is seeing spectacular sunsets every day. (Photo and caption by Kitsie Torres)

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/


The iconic coconut tree of Pangulasian Island Resort â€" my workplace, and the newest “eco-luxury” property of Ten Knots Development Corporation. (Photo and caption by Kitsie Torres)

Hmm, Sultan Botoy I, sounds good, eh?

Not sure, I asked the Sultan to order dinner.

Sultan E ordered a feast fit for a king. One of the dishes which I remember him ordering was sweet and sour Lapu Lapu (grouper in the Philippines is named after King Lapu-Lapu, who resisted Spanish colonisation).

The Sultan told me that he was the legitimate claimant. He also said Malaysia owed him billions of pesos for taking resources (oil and timber) from his property.

All the while I was getting anxious as his subjects, who were sitting in another table, kept on ordering food and drinks.

The waiters glanced at me as if to ask: "Who's going to pay for all the food?"

I did. I don't remember exactly how much I paid. Probably it was worth a king's ransom.

Anyway, will the real Sultan of Sulu please stand up?

COPYRIGHT: ASIA NEWS NETWORK

In 2000, I was in Zamboanga City to cover the Sipadan kidnapping where 21 people, including foreigners, were abducted from the island, famous for diving, by the Abu Sayyaf who brought them to Jolo.

My Filipino contacts told me that they could arrange a meeting with "Sultan E", who according to them, had a more legitimate claim to the throne.

Sultan E agreed to meet, but refused my suggestion that I meet him in his "palace" in Zamboanga City. I was curious about his palace as I was told it was just a house.

So, I suggested dinner at Skypark hotel, the tallest hotel in Zamboanga City, with a restaurant on the top floor with a majestic view.

Sultan E arrived at the restaurant. The 60-something man looked like he could have worn better clothes. He introduced me to his "chief of staff" who was also poorly dressed.

Then one by one Sultan E's subjects trooped into the restaurant. There were about a dozen of them. They looked downtrodden and hungry.

"OMG, don't tell me that they want to be fed," I thought, smiling as I shook their hands.

There was also a claimant who made the lobby of Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu his office. He claimed to be a nephew of a so-and-so Kiram.

It seems these pretenders will either be Kiram I, Kiram II, Kiram III, Kiram IV or Kiram X.

"He is a slimy character," a senior Sabah journalist told me. "He tries to show that he is living the high life. But somehow he will manage to squeeze some money from you."

Then, you have the Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo. He and others who have claimed the non-existence of the royal family for themselves, have conferred honorific titles on Malaysians despite controversy surrounding the legitimacy of the titles.

In 2010, in a rented boardroom in Kuala Lumpur, Putra Eddy T. Sulaiman, who called himself "executive secretary and Keeper of the Royal Seal for the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo", presented the titles - Justice of Peace and Darjat Kebesaran Kesultanan Sulu - to several Malaysians.

There are more claimants to the Sultan of Sulu throne in the Philippines, especially in Jolo, an island in Sulu province. Jolo used to be the centre of the Sulu sultanate government.

At the height of its power in the 16th century, the Sultanate of Sulu covered Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Sibugay, Palawan and North Borneo (Sabah).

Since the death of Sultan Mahakutta Kiram in 1986, the Philippine government has not formally recognised a new Sultan of Sulu. This gave birth to uncountable pretenders to the throne of the once mighty sultanate.

In 2011, Sabah chief minister Musa Aman said the state government did not recognise the Sulu sultanate.

"Let the relevant authorities take appropriate action," he said in reference to a case where a businessman caused an uproar in Sabah when he was allegedly proclaimed as the Sultan of Sulu.

Photographs of the purported installation of Datu Mohd Akjan Datu Ali Muhammad in his house in Kampung Likas in Kota Kinabalu were published in the newspapers and posted on the Internet.

Akjan later denied he was crowned Sultan of Sulu.

By Philip Golingai in Kuala Lumpur/The Star | Asia News Network â€" Mon, Feb 18, 2013


Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - The joke in Sabah is there are so many claimants to the Sultan of Sulu throne that every other Datu (of Sulu royalty) you meet is a sultan-wannabe.

In the 2000s, there was a Datu who made the lobby of Hyatt Regency Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu his office. "Sultan R" wore all white and a songkok with the crest of the Sulu sultanate.

He told anybody who would listen that he was the real claimant. And like other "genuine" claimants, he would have in his James Bond bag a chart to show his royal genealogy.

Those who believed his claims would be sorry they ever met him as they would be conned into some scam connected to the romance of the lost sultanate.

Sa akong tan-aw, arikla (o kaha takriyos) man ni...

Bwahaha! Samtang ang uban gadamgo nga milyonir sila, damgo lang pud tawon si Botoy nga tsikboy siya...

Hmm, so you mean, empresses are an ugly lot?

Help!

Kaluoy sa Kahitas-an, di kaayo dimalas. Pero mauwaw lang ta kon kita lay perming gastohan...

Hahay, kanus-a pa kaha ko swertehon aning lotto. Unya na tingali kon mopalit na kog tiket...

Quote from: islander on March 04, 2013, 01:36:16 PM
morag di na silent whisper; morag big bang kay why man lagi nga nagdali-dali man ug pangita ang mga boys ug solid nga salin sa wmd...

He he, madaot ang imagination ni Bugsay aning imong kalaki...

Quote from: chicogon on March 04, 2013, 02:00:44 PM

Hmm, Her Majesty the Queen...

Quote from: chicogon on March 04, 2013, 02:00:44 PM
Basin nagtakuban ra na siya...

He he, basin tuod, unya diay scammer...

Quote from: islander on March 04, 2013, 02:16:05 PM
(in person, and when not campaigning, this woman's imperiousness matches her face.  you know what i mean...)

Honestly, I don't know what you mean. A little explanation, please?

He he, wa lang ka kaila kay wa man ni sa Tsayna...

Quote from: chicogon on March 04, 2013, 01:55:21 PM


Dia luto na ang lechon

Agoi, may piborit. Dugay jamo tang mahubog ani nga sumsoman, an!

Quote from: islander on March 04, 2013, 02:41:57 PM

Potosyap...

Analysts said the most direct path out of poverty was improving worker skills, using higher tax revenues to boost spending on infrastructure, and rebuilding the country's manufacturing sector.

To this end, many economists endorse the Aquino government's cash transfer programme as well as reforms to the education system, which include extending the primary and high school system from 10 to 13 years.

But for people such as mother-of-five Remy del Rosario, who earns about 1,500 pesos ($36) a week selling cigarettes on a Manila roadside, talk of structural reform and inclusive growth mean little.

With her bus driver husband out of work, the family has no savings and her income is barely enough to cover food, bus fare, and prescription medicines.

"Other people may be better off now, but we see no improvement in our lives," she said. ###

The government is spending more than $1 billion this year on one of its signature programmes to bridge the rich-poor divide.

The conditional cash transfers programme will see 15 million of the nation's poorest people receive money directly in exchange for going to school and getting proper health care.

However Louie Montemar, a political science professor at Manila's De La Salle University, said little had been done at the top end to impact on the dominance of the elite.

"There's some sense to the argument that we've never had a real democracy because only a few have controlled economic power," Montemar told AFP.

"The country dances to the tune of the tiny elite."

Nevertheless, the government and economists say there are many other reforms that can be taken to bring about inclusive growth.

The tendency for the same names to dominate major industries can be partly attributed to government regulations that continue to allow near monopolies and protections for key players.

For decades after independence from the United States in 1946, important sectors such as air transport and telecommunications were under monopoly control, according to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies paper.

Despite wide-ranging reforms since 1981, big chunks of the market remain effective oligopolies or cartels, it said.

Habito said the path to riches for the few is also helped by a political culture that allows personal connections to easily open doors.

The Aquino government's mantra since succeeding graft-tainted Gloria Arroyo's administration has been good governance and inclusive growth, and their efforts have been applauded by the international community.

In contrast, about 25 million people, or one quarter of the population, lived on $1 a day or less in 2009, which was little changed from a decade earlier, according to the government's most recent data.

Some of the elite families have dominated since the Spanish colonial era that ended in the late 1800s.

Prominent Spanish names, such as Ayala and Aboitiz, continue to control large chunks of the economy and members of the families are consistent high placers on Forbes' annual top-40 wealth list.

Their business interests range from utilities to property development to banking, telecommunications and the booming business process outsourcing industry.

Many of the ethnic Chinese tycoons, such as Sy and Tan, got their start soon after the country gained post-World War II independence from the United States.

"I think it's obvious to everyone that something is structurally wrong. The oligarchy has too much control of the country's resources," Cielito Habito, a respected former economic planning minister, told AFP.

He presented data to the same economic forum at which Konishi spoke, showing that in 2011 the 40 richest families on the Forbes wealth list accounted for 76 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

This was the highest in Asia, compared with Thailand where the top 40 accounted for 33.7 percent of wealth growth, 5.6 percent for Malaysia and just 2.8 percent for Japan, according to Habito.

According to the Forbes 2012 annual rich list, the two wealthiest people in the Philippines, ethnic Chinese magnates Henry Sy and Lucio Tan, were worth a combined $13.6 billion.

This equated to six percent of the entire Philippine economy.

AFP â€" Sun, Mar 3, 2013


Optimism is soaring that the Philippines is finally becoming an Asian tiger economy, but critics caution a tiny elite that has long dominated is amassing most of the new wealth while the poor miss out.

President Benigno Aquino has overseen some of the highest growth rates in the region since he took office in 2010, while the stock market has hovered in record territory, credit ratings have improved and debt ratios have dropped.

"The Philippines is no longer the sick man of East Asia, but the rising tiger," World Bank country director Motoo Konishi told a forum attended by many of Aquino's economic planning chiefs recently.

However economists say that, despite genuine efforts from Aquino's team to create inclusive growth, little progress has been made in changing a structure that for decades has allowed one of Asia's worst rich-poor divides to develop.

The two were among more than 40 people who were detained last week in connection with Leniata's slaying. The others were eventually released due to lack of evidence, but police said more arrests are expected.

In rural Papua New Guinea, witchcraft is often blamed for unexplained misfortunes, but the brutal killing was met with outrage across the South Pacific island nation, drawing condemnation from the prime minister, police and diplomats.

Police said the hundreds of onlookers, many of whom were children and teenagers, were powerless to stop the mob who participated in Leniata's killing in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen. Police officers were also among the spectators, but were outnumbered and couldn't save the woman, national police spokesman Dominic Kakas said. An internal investigation is under way into the police's actions at the scene.

Murder in punishable by death in Papua New Guinea, although no one has been hanged since the country became independent in 1975. --http://www.nydailynews.com/

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 03, 2013, 11:41:06 AM
A woman in Papua New Guinea was stripped, tortured with a fiery iron rod, covered in gas, and burned alive on a mound of car tires in front of hundreds of onlookersâ€"all for being a supposed witch. If it wasn’t for the gas and car tires you’d probably assume this happened in the sixteenth or seventeenth century and not in February 2013. Like something out of the Salem Witch Trials, the perpetrators let mere hearsay convince them the twenty-year-old woman was a witch, and took their revenge in horrific fashion.

Two charged in 'witch' killing of young mom who was tortured and burned alive in front of hundreds of people
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013, 8:38 AM

Papua New Guinea authorities charged Janet Ware and Andrew Watea with murder over the slaying of 20-year-old Kepari Leniata, who was accused of sorcery by relatives of a 6-year-old boy who had recently died in a hospital.



Bystanders watch as a woman accused of witchcraft is burned alive in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea.


SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea police charged two people on Monday with the grisly killing of a woman who was burned alive in front of hundreds of people, including young children, after being accused of witchcraft.

Janet Ware and Andrew Watea were charged with murder over the slaying of Kepari Leniata, a 20-year-old mother who was stripped, tortured with a hot iron rod, doused in gasoline and set alight on a pile of car tires and trash by a mob earlier this month.

Leniata had been accused of sorcery by relatives of a 6-year-old boy who had recently died in a hospital. Ware and Watea are believed to be the boy's mother and uncle, police said in a statement.

Divorces--or, for that matter, divorce settlements--are not ironical. Love admits no irony nor, for all intents and purposes, any other figure of speech. Love itself is a figure of speech. --Botoy

The best way is, di na lang mokaon, hangin na lang ang kuhaan sa sustansya...





There are few people, however busy their lives, unable to remember the last meal that they consumed. But Prahlad Jani is one of them.

And the reason is that the last morsel of food that he says passed his lips did so in the early years of World War II.
‘I can’t recall exactly what it was,’ the 82-year-old Indian admits. ‘It was such a long time ago.’

During the 70-odd years since, Mr Jani says he has eaten not so much as a single grain of rice nor consumed a drop of water. And while such an extended gap between meals might be expected to have a fatal impact on the activities of one so deprived, this octogenarian says he’s never felt better.

More at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1274779/The-man-says-eaten-drunk-70-years-Why-eminent-doctors-taking-seriously.html#ixzz2MXarZh54

Pwede pud i-promote as supervisor...

Paetz...

If kitty isn't regal, I don't know what is.

Oriental sangfroid to the max...

Bwahaha!

Signs and tests

There is no test that can determine for sure whether you have RA. Most patients with RA will have some abnormal test results, although for some patients, all tests will be normal.

Two lab tests that often help in the diagnosis are:

Rheumatoid factor test

Anti-CCP antibody test

Other tests that may be done include:

Complete blood count

C-reactive protein

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Joint ultrasound or MRI

Joint x-rays

Synovial fluid analysis --  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Symptoms

RA usually affects joints on both sides of the body equally. Wrists, fingers, knees, feet, and ankles are the most commonly affected.

The disease often begins slowly, usually with only minor joint pain, stiffness, and fatigue.

Joint symptoms may include:

Morning stiffness, which lasts more than 1 hour, is common. Joints may feel warm, tender, and stiff when not used for an hour.

Joint pain is often felt on the same joint on both sides of the body.

Over time, joints may lose their range of motion and may become deformed.

Other symptoms include:

Chest pain when taking a breath (pleurisy)

Dry eyes and mouth (Sjogren syndrome)

Eye burning, itching, and discharge

Nodules under the skin (usually a sign of more severe disease)

Numbness, tingling, or burning in the hands and feet

Sleep difficulties

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. It can also affect other organs.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

The cause of RA is unknown. It is an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.

RA can occur at any age, but is more common in middle age. Women get RA more often than men.

Infection, genes, and hormone changes may be linked to the disease.

Dali ra tang ma-high ani...

Luoy pud...

Di ni tinuod, oi...

He he...

The tarpaulin does not say vote for or against certain candidates but is only informing the churchgoers who among the candidates belong to Team Buhay and Team Patay.

I think the Catholic Church sector is constrained to exercise its right of information and expression given the fact that they were ridiculed by some sectors about the existence of the Catholic vote.

And of course they are flexing their muscles against the real threat that another controversial bill will be pushed in Congress like the divorce bill or the same sex marriages.

The Comelec should not fear about the tarpaulin found in the church in Bacolod.

With due respect to the Comelec it is not an election material but the Church’s visible expression of its opinion on the RH bill vote in Congress.

and by the way more archdiocese are supporting the move of the Archdiocese of Bacolod and more tarpaulins bearing the same content will come out and posted in the Catholic Churches.  The Comelec is over acting to what is a legitimate exercise of the freedom of expression of the Church.

It is better if the Comelec should ensure that the PCOS machine to be used in the election is “cheat-proof” and will ensure accurate, transparent and tamper-free results.

It should also regulate the posting of clear campaign materials all around the country because so far the Comelec is all talk and no action in this area.

By Ricky Poca
Cebu Daily News
7:03 am | Sunday, March 3rd, 2013


The Archdiocese of Bacolod came up with a very innovative way to express its position or opinion on the candidates who  voted for or against the Reproductive Health Bill.

They classified them into two groups; Team Patay who voted for and Team Buhay who voted against the RH bill.

The tarpaulin posted in front of the Church caught the attention of some people and became controversial.

Those who fell under Team Patay complained and asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to take out the tarpaulin because it violated election laws.

The Comelec  asked that the tarpaulin be taken out because it is in violation of the election laws.

But with due respect to the Comelec I think the tarpaulin posted inside a private property is beyond their reach because it is not favoring any candidate nor endorsing any candidate.

The tarpaulin merely informed the public candidates that the Church deemed to belong to Team Patay and those who are in Team Buhay.

I think what the Archdiocese is doing is exercising its freedom of expression and the Constitution is very clear that no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of expression etc.  Freedom of expression is guaranteed by the Constitution and should be upheld.

Besides the pro RH Bill advocates ridiculed the Catholic Church by asserting that there is no Catholic vote.

This is the life!

Hmm, as in morag napus-an?

With the advent of the internet and the ability to easily create web sites without any regulatory involvement, as well as the ability to operate from other jurisdictions, boiler rooms have continued to operate into the 21st century. It is easy for scammers to set up a web site in one country, operate from another country and target victims in a third country, hiding their identity and making it difficult to trace them. Financial regulation varies significantly from country to country, and some countries deliberately promote low regulatory environments in order to attract financial business. This makes it easy for boiler rooms to use this to their advantage. Financial Regulatory Authorities in each country have significant difficulty enforcing rules on scammers in other countries. With low financial literacy by investors or victims (particularly in the increasingly complex ways that global financial markets operate), and without better coordination between financial regulators in different countries, boiler rooms continue to operate.

Modern boiler rooms

Although many disappeared in the 90s following the burst of the "dot-com bubble", many boiler rooms still operate across the world. Advances in telecommunication technology mean that a company can viably operate in one country while calling prospective investors in another. The advantage of such an operation is that a company can operate without fear of prosecution from the investor's native legal system. For example, many boiler rooms contacting prospective investors in the UK will operate from Spanish cities such as Barcelona and Valencia.

Etymology

The term is likely to have originated from the cheap, hastily arranged office space used by such firms, often just a few desks in the basement or utility room of an existing office building.

In the early 1970s (and possibly earlier) boiler room was a term used by political parties for a room with many telephones used to call prospective voters. The name came from all the telephone lines being pipelines going outside the room, similar to how a real boiler room has lots of pipes going outside the room.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission paints the following picture:

The brokers sat "cheek by jowl" in a room the size of a basketball court. All of their desks were lined up side by side in rows. The firm held mandatory sales meetings every morning at 8:30 a.m. at which time sales techniques were demonstrated and scripts for the firm's "house stock" . . . were distributed. Brokers were expected to follow the scripts and only give customers the information they contained.

Some traits of a boiler room include presenting only good news about the stock to be sold and discouraging outside research by customers or brokers working there.

The "night singer of shares" sold stock on the streets during the South Sea Bubble. Amsterdam, 1720.


Business structure

A boiler room usually has an undisclosed relationship with the company being promoted or undisclosed profit from the sale of the house stock they are promoting. The managers of the boiler room usually have close ties to the same owners of the company whose stock is being promoted. After the sales force of the boiler room sells their clients on the idea of the IPO, they are not allowed to sell the shares that the customer invested. This is because there is no real "market" for the shares, so any shares sold before buyers are attracted would create a large loss in the price of the stock, due to it being thinly traded with no public support. Once the insider investors are in place, a boiler room promotes (via telephone calls to brokerage clients or spam email) these thinly traded stocks where there is no actual market. The brokers of the boiler room actually "create" a market by attracting buyers, whose demand for the stock drives up the price; This gives the owners of the company enough volume to sell their shares at a profit, a form of pump and dump operation where the original investors profit at the expense of the investors taken in by the boiler room operation.

from Wikipedia


In business, the term boiler room refers to an outbound call centre selling questionable investments by telephone. It typically refers to a room where salesmen work using unfair, dishonest sales tactics, sometimes selling penny stock, private placements or committing outright stock fraud. The term carries a negative connotation, and is often used to imply high-pressure sales tactics and, sometimes, poor working conditions.

Solb!

Hmm, anthropologists are, in a manner of speaking, anthropophagists?