MikeLigalig.com

na, hala, sige.  padayon sa imong obama-bashing.  kun magpili na man lang kag sources nga sibo sa imong tinuhoan without counterchecking, padayon.

katingalahan lang why mo-insist ka nga si obama ang nagdugang ug tax sa small businesses.  read again, please.  easier still, kindly refer to reply #23, this thread.

kanang mga cronies ni obama kintahay nga arms manufacturers, which you've mentioned, are you sure you are not talking about republicans?  kun wa ko masayop, ang republicans maoy identified ug big arms business man god.  example lang si dick cheney sa panahon ni george bush...

as for some parts of mexico nga di na modawat ug dollars, well, that's business.  nisaka ang value sa mexican peso, mao nga maalkansi na.  but it is not a matter of mexican government policy nga di na modawat ug dollars, okay?  pero way makabuot sa mga negosyanteng mexicans kun di modawat.  besides, don't tell me mo-prefer na silag yuan karon.

sige, di ka muslim-basher.  mogamit lang ka ug adjective nga "muslim" kun naay manghilabot nga muslim, pero kun christian ang manghilabot, di gyod ta makadungog ug adjective nga "christian" terrorist or "christian" thief, labi na ug christian nga westerner ang gasuwat.

we are already politically correct when it comes to skin color and gender pero layo pa ta when it comes to religion. 

Obama was baptized at the Trinity United Church of Christ in 1988, and was an active member there for two decades.  Obama resigned from Trinity during the Presidential campaign after controversial statements made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright became public.  After a prolonged effort to find a church to attend regularly in Washington, Obama announced in June 2009 that his primary place of worship would be the Evergreen Chapel at Camp David. (wikipedia)

'Obama Admits He Is A Muslim' video is a product of malicious editing

December 7th, 2009

According to FactCheck.org, a widely viewed video seems to show President Obama stating that he is a Muslim is the product of dishonest editing.

Although it is titled "Obama Admits He Is A Muslim," the president in fact has admitted no such thing. The video edits and twists his actual words, sometimes turning what were denials into false confessions. For example, it edits out the words "I’m a Christian" from one quote and "my Christian faith" from another. It shows him quoting from the Quran, but snips out his quotes from the Bible and the Talmud.

Although the video gives no citations and no dates, we have tracked down the full quotes from the various appearances and provides an interesting case study of malicious editing.

http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9018893

Read the full report and supporting documents at http://factcheck.org/2009/12/truth-on-the-cutting-room-floor/

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 13, 2012, 09:18:41 AM
yep, so true... Dili nimo pwede ihabilin sa imong mga anak ang imong work/job pero ang negosyo bisan ug pila pa ka generations ni ipamana basta maayo ang pagdala, dili mawala..

hehe, pang-ayala na ni, loll.  magkagamay-gamay, pang-gaisano o pang-bohol quality.  aw, mabilin man hinoon pod nang franchise nga tudtud nga squid balls o kaha nang pizza nga booth sa mga malls... mas sayon lang idagan.

Quote from: chicogon on September 13, 2012, 09:05:48 AM
Sa akong sabot asset has little to do with real cash flow (as in cash flow vs deposited money) but "pinalit" that brings return one day, kung mawad-an kag trabaho or ability to receive sweldo. Same question I had with the first article I've read.

morag nakasabot na ko gamay tungod aning phrase nga "cash flow" nga naglutaw ra sa akong alimpatakan until fr chic mentions it.

bawo ba uroy ning accounting uy, si mr weatherman may expert ani.  mao tingali ni... asset baya ang anak, pero di tawon na ibaligya no?  in terms of cash flow, ang anak pang-cash out.

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 10:36:57 PM
kay tinood man jud nga anti american na si obama. di man gud na sija kristyano. muslim na.

note: sans religion-bashing, being muslim does not necessarily mean being anti-american.  it's just that those who attacked the u.s. (9/11, u.s. diplomatic posts, etc.) happen to be muslim.  pity those millions of muslims who are peace-loving and have nothing to do with these attacks.

wa may kalainan ning condemnation sa pag-ingon nga hollywood is america, and because hollywood people f**k just about anyone, then americans f**k just about anyone.  wrong, very wrong, sir balong.  it is never advisable to generalize anything.

sa una ra ba, niingon to si marlon brando nga "filipinos are sly".  gapasabot ba nga kamong tanan dinha nga pinoy sa u.s. sly, meaning, abilidaran sa pangilad?  di sakto.  okay? 

so please don't condemn a whole people who follow a different religious faith.  we are no longer in the dark ages.

Quotekong maka soroy ka dere sa states daghan nang mosques. dere sa ahong gi poy-an naay mosque. islam is the fastest growing religion now dere sa states.

as it is in the whole world.  hasta sa ato.  it's not obama's fault.  the muslims are simply doubly active and doubly good at evangelization compared to christians nowadays.  even the vatican admits that.

Quotein fact, obama now has the power to comandeer all the resources of the states even in peace time.

basaha na lang kun unsay powers or functions of the office of the u.s. president.  better still, basaha ang inyong constitution.

a brief look-see:

Commander in Chief

The president serves as commander in chief of the nation's armed forces. In addition to his powers over the military, the president has the authority to deploy those forces at his discretion, with congressional approval. He may also ask Congress to declare war on other nations.

Quotesa tinood lang naa nay mga countries nga dili na mo dawat ug US dollar. samot ka makalolo-oy ning america kong polihan na ug yuan ang kwarta sa insik ang US dollar.

please name these countries.  i would say, "hampasabol!"

sa ato lang, dawat gihapon kaayo nang imong dollars kun mopalit kag karne sa cebu, sir!

Quotekay ga sabot sabot na sa hilom ang mga insik ug russian nga ang yuan nay dawaton para pang bayad sa oil. dili na ang US dollar.

hehe.

Quotewe live in dangerous times my dear.

just don't be a danger to yourself, okay?

Quoteang ka gubot karon sa middle east kanang gitawag ug arab spring dugay rang gi predict nga maoy mahitabo sa mga underground newspapers nga ga subscribe ko.

unsa man tawoy labot ni obama ani uy.  time to balance your readings with other sources...

Quotenangampanya si obama sa usa ka tindahan sa pizza. the owner of the store gave obama a bear hug. there was a huge outcry fron small business owners. nganong gakos gakos man ka anang tawhana nga against man na sija sa small businessmen.

ngiaow.  imbis ang democrats hinoon maoy ni-claim nga ang small businesses maoy "engine of job growth in America" ug si obama maoy nag-enact sa tax cuts for small businesses... labad ra pod.

Quotethank you to everyone who read my posts.

and thank you for posting too.

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 10:36:57 PM
mag tinobagay ta nga dili copy paste lopig ka. kay daghan kaajo ko ug nahibaw-an bahin ni obama nga wa ma publish sa mga regular newspapers. mahal jud hinoon ang subscription aning ahong mga newspapers. advanced kaajo ang balita. they know all about the unholy machinations of obama. he is slowly taking away the freedom of the american people.

tinuod, lupig gyod ko nimo.  and i wouldn't mind.  i'd rather be a discerning reader. 

gawas pa nga wa koy subscription anang imong mga newspapers, di sad ko daling motuo sa mga gipanuwat ana uy.  one has to be a discerning reader to know the difference between the truth and a real smear campaign.  sure ko nga dili na daily gospel ang imong subscription, sir balong. 

Quote from: Pikoy on September 12, 2012, 04:42:09 PM
unsa man diay nakon sensyahan ani dagway nya nuh bai islander? ang X? hehehe

bitaw dle nko mkita ang imahe jud.

madre ra nang gahilak.  ambot kun banned ba ang madre dinha sa inyo.

...willowy seaweeds...

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 11, 2012, 06:09:53 PM
Asa ka unfathomable, kamabaw ana...

manaway diay ka kun di ko katugkad?

free from all cares.  kinsa kahay moangkon ani?

master sa lipat-lipat...

makalingaw ang title ani nga thread... head to toe gyod?  why not head to heel?  o puno to pangagod, hihihi.

tingali ang iyang ipasabot kay dili "flowing" ang money, kana bitaw nga maihap kada adlaw.  real estate probably belongs under "dead assets", like jewelry.  i don't know where i got this term; i just heard it long ago.  di daling mahalin during emergencies, in other words.  mao nga usahay ibaligya na lang ug bargain.

ang kalami lang sa real estate like yuta kay di mawagtang.  these are my experiences, so far: sa cebu, ang among gipalit more than 10 years ago nga 1,500/sqm karon 6k na.  sa ubujan sa tagbilaran, ang gipalit namo ug 500/sqm karon 3k na kuno.  the downside diri sa manila, ang condo unit namo cost around 1.3m sa una.  karon 700k na lang, hahaha!

jewelries are another story.  paspas pod ang saka, pero kawatable.  malipat lang ko gamay, wa na ko kahibawog asa.  also, bawo ba uroy kun kinsay mopalit kun emergency.  the fastest would be at the pawnshop ni sir balong.  problema lang, one gets only 30% of the total worth.  mao ba, sir balong?

1. puno was ordered by the president to do just that; secure documents/files in robredo's four offices---at the dilg in quezon city, camp crame, national police commission headquarters, and at his condominium.

2.  he had with him a team who did the sealing of documents in those four offices; he himself stayed only at the lobby of the condominium.  they logged in, thus his name appears in the condo's logbook.  only an idiot would write his name on a logbook as proof of his presence if he had something else in mind.  they took nothing and left in 20 minutes.

3.  all along, they were accompanied by secretary de lima and a group from the presidential security team.

4.  indeed, there's an ongoing investigation about the storied arms purchase.  it isn't necessarily about puno.  in fact, his name isn't even in it, at least so far as i can glean.

i can't say i like this guy or not; i do not know him.  i'm just disgusted with the public lynching.  doubts were cast on his motives and he was never given the chance to defend himself.  now he has to go because he can no longer work under a dark cloud.

conspiracies abound.  what is clear is that there's a myriad of faceless people out to defang the president of his minions (aka, KKK--- kamag-anak, kaklase, kabarilan.  puno falls under kabarilan.)

meanwhile, there will always be untrustworthy media reports.  that's why i always take news items with a grain of salt.   

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 13, 2012, 06:52:46 AM

Bwahahaha! naa man sigoro tay member nga taga japan nga username "bahobirat" o "abribirat" naka limot nako....

ha ha ha ha! joke joke.

jatia' uy nag green  man kaayo atong jokes ron.

oh-oh.  looks like someone's going to specialize in gynecology...

kun madagpakan pod, kaput!

Quote from: Pikoy on September 12, 2012, 08:23:05 PM
i remember this song during my elementary days but i forgot to know what grade are me in, , we sung this song with action, with flowers holding both in my two hands the left & the right holding up high....

nice song lyk 8, thnks doc.. mingaw noon ko sa amuang Valley and Mountain nga ad2 ko manugway ug kanding ug baka.

sa kamot ra ang flowers?  sa dunggan diay ug sa liog?

wa kaha ni nimo masaypi nga "pearly shells"?  mora man god mog naghula-hula dance aning estoryaha.

very, very sensible advice, especially from someone who is introducing franchising.  di lang nako masunod kay zero kog negosyo.  (it's a matter of attitude, moingon na pod ang financial gurus like this guy.) 

ang tinuod kay wa ra koy kiting sa akong maguwang nga kamao kaayo, lawyer pa gyod, mao nga medyo siya ang dato.  akong gitun-an ang whys and wherefores sa iyang paagi; di gyod nako kaya.  an example: hangyo-lobo siya, maogtas na lang iyang kaatbang.  nungka mohangyo ko.  believer man kog policy that if a person wants it at that price, then he gets that price; like an artist who should get the price he wants for his painting.  naa ra nako nga mosadsad ba ko o di.  hehe, mao nga nakapalit kog butang nga 50 pesos, sakpan nako didto sa tindahan sa insik nga 15 pesos ra diay to.  well, wa man uroy ko hilanti.  porma man sad intawog way pamahaw ang nagbaligya, mao nga hala na lang.

daan man hinoon sa gagmay pa mi nga niingon among amahan nga sa tanan niyang anak morag ako ang pormang pobrehonon.  nadawat na ni nako.

US ambassadors killed in line of duty

John Gordon Mein - Guatemala, 1968: Shot dead by rebels who ambushed his car in Guatemala City

Cleo A Noel Jr - Sudan, 1973: Shot dead along with senior US and Belgian diplomats by the Black September Palestinian militant group, after being taken hostage in Saudi embassy in Khartoum

Rodger P Davies - Cyprus, 1974: Killed by sniper gunfire during a demonstration at the US embassy in Nicosia by Greek Cypriots

Francis E Meloy Jr - Lebanon, 1976: Kidnapped by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members in Beirut with another senior US official. Their bullet-riddled bodies were later found

Adolph Dubs - Afghanistan, 1979: Killed in exchange of fire after Afghan and Soviet forces tried to free him from kidnappers in Kabul hotel

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

some scenes of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya:







from http://citizenjournalistdotorg.wordpress.com/

Born and raised in northern California, Mr Stevens had been an international trade lawyer in Washington DC before joining the US Foreign Service in 1991.

In a video posted on YouTube after his appointment, Mr Stevens talked of his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in North Africa after graduating from the University of Berkeley in California.

Mr Stevens speaks in the video of the two years he spent as an English teacher in the Atlas Mountains region of Morocco and how he "quickly grew to love" the area.

On a website run by ex-Peace Corp volunteers, Mr Stevens was described as the "quintessential diplomat" by Joan Mower, who was in his training class at the Foreign Service.

Mr Stevens had "an unflappable personality... He listens to people," Ms Mower said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also paid tribute to Mr Stevens's "two decades of dedication to advancing closer ties with the people of the Middle East and North Africa".

"Chris was committed to advancing America's values and interests, even when that meant putting himself in danger," Ms Clinton said.

'Unflappable personality'

In an article in a state department publication, Mr Stevens described arriving in Benghazi in April 2011 in a Greek cargo ship to make contact with the TNC.

Mr Stevens and his team facilitated "non-lethal military assistance" to the TNC, the article said.

In diplomatic cables leaked by the Wikileaks site, Mr Stevens had earlier described Col Muammar Gaddafi as "notoriously mercurial" and wrote that he could be an "engaging and charming interlocutor".

A speaker of Arabic and French, Mr Stevens had also been posted elsewhere in the region during his career, including Jerusalem, Damascus and Cairo.

He had worked in several posts in Washington, including at the state department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens

Obituary: J Christopher Stevens

J Christopher Stevens, who has been killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, was a veteran diplomat who had been in the post of Ambassador to Libya since 22 May.

President Barack Obama described Mr Stevens as "a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States".

"Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served our country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi... His legacy will endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice," Mr Obama said.

In a statement to a US Senate committee after his nomination as ambassador, Mr Stevens wrote of his "extraordinary honour" at being selected for the post.

Mr Stevens had held two previous posts in Libya, as deputy chief of the US mission between 2007 and 2009 and then as envoy to the Transitional National Council (TNC) during the Libyan uprising in 2011, according to the US state department.

An "angry crowd" marched on the consulate on Tuesday, furious about an online film considered offensive to Islam, Libya's Deputy Interior Minister Wanis al-Sharif said Wednesday. The U.S. mission in Egypt was also attacked Tuesday in response to the film.

Al-Sharif said that consulate security staff opened fire when they heard gunfire outside the mission.

"This led to more anger and this is when the consulate was stormed," he said, suggesting that there were elements loyal to the regime of deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi aiming to create chaos among the protesters.

"Criminals managed to get in and they burned and ransacked the consulate," he said.

The U.S. mission is very badly damaged and was being looted on Wednesday, said a contractor working at the mission, who asked not to be named for security reasons.

He said he saw the bodies of all four Americans on the street Wednesday morning.

more at http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/libya-us-ambassador-killed/index.html

Obama condemns killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya

By the CNN Wire Staff
September 12, 2012
1243 GMT

(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of the United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, in a rocket attack on the U.S. Consulate in the city of Benghazi on Tuesday.

He called the attack "outrageous," and confirmed that four Americans, including Stevens, were killed.

"Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States," Obama said.

Stevens was the first U.S. ambassador to be killed in an attack since 1979.

Libya's Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keib apologized "to the American people and the government, and also to the rest of the world" for the "cowardly criminal act."

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton identified a second victim as Sean Smith, a Foreign Service information management officer who was a ten-year veteran of the State Department, a husband and a father of two.

The two other victims have not been named.

(note: lancôme is a unit of l'oreal)

US warns L'Oreal over anti-aging cream marketing

(philstar.com)
September 12, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning cosmetics maker L'Oreal SA that its website for Genefique exaggerates the benefits of the skin cream, portraying it as a drug with medical properties.

The agency issued a warning letter Friday to the company's Lancome unit, which markets Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate and similar anti-wrinkle cosmetics. The letter was posted to FDA's website Tuesday.

Lancome claims Genefique "boosts the activity of genes" and contains special ingredients that "stimulate cell regeneration to reconstruct skin to a denser quality."

The agency says only drug products are allowed to make such claims, and Lancome has not submitted necessary data to market its product as a drug.

The letter instructs the company to respond to regulators in 15 business days with a plan for correcting the language.

http://www.philstar.com/

practical.  but can it fly?  is it insured?

ask lang ko why ligid man na.  mag-unsa na lang ko kun mosakay kog escalator.

Quote from: Pikoy on September 12, 2012, 06:08:36 PM
Maayo pod gani kay la mangutot ug kusog tawn...

di tantong ngilngig ang abilidad atong bugoy tingali.  may puruhan pod nga siya unyay madisgrasya tungod sa pagpakusog, nagdala na hinoon ug makalisang ang iyang otot.  lalim kag dinaganay tingali sa mga tawo pagawas sa sinehan.  unya ra ba pagkaugma sa news, ang report nahimo nang terrorist attack with sarin gas inside a movie house.  mao  nga sure ko nga kadtong bugoy di to ikaw, piks.   

maajo ra pod diay nga na amerikano na ka, sir balong.

kini na lang ang ato, sir balong.  ang trend man god ning atong discussion kay ma-puro unya ta copy and paste, depende kun unsay atong nauyonan nga side sa partisan writers, manghubag na lang unya atong mga kamot di pa ta maghuman, kini na lang ang akong ipaambit nimo:

"[The Republicans] are painting Obama as an outsider and as un-American… one of the reasons this works is that people have retreated into media camps, they only watch, read media that confirms their existing biases, and increasingly the media in this country has become partisan."

- Rob Lorei, the director of news, WMNF Tampa

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 06:55:27 PM
tagae ko ug plete bi. uli ko dajon

huwat-huwat lang, pilay pad ug dako diay ug dawat ning akong singsing sa palawan pawnshop sa maribojoc...

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 06:22:51 PM
kong mao na, mo ambit na lang ko ug kinilo. naa may daghan diha sa cebu. di ba. anang mga VIP room. hihihi

yes, sir balong.  daghang kinilong baboy sa cebu.  free delivery sa imong vip room.

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 06:21:00 PM
naa may elementary schools diha islander but i cannot uproot my children. mag lisod na sila ug adjust kay mga merkano man ni sila. all born in new york. ang oldest ahong gi tudlo-an jud nga mag bisaya pero di matabang. kasabot gamay ug bisaya pero di jud maka sulti. mi surrender ko.  bisaya ni tanawon ahong mga anak pero merkano na ni sila culturally, spiritually etc. agwanta balong kay maoy sugo sa palad
hilak, dangoyngoy bakho sa kasingkasing

adjustable ning bata uy.  naka-adjust man gani ka nga pinoy diha nga dako ka nang nianha, bata pa ba kaha the other way around.  basta ning bata di mo-feel abandoned kay kuyugan ug parents, any place is paradise.  so come on, ikaw man tingali ang di gyod desidido...

balik ta sa imong reply #37...

from the deck of this news feature alone that you've so completely posted (kindly share the source too, if at all possible), one is already warned that believing in this is solely the responsibility of the reader.  i quote it here thus:

Behold the mother of all anti-Obama conspiracy theories.

as a theory: maguwang lang gamay sa hypothesis, but it remains an "imperfect fact", as in it cannot be proven as fact. 

as a conspiracy: in keeping with the word's meaning, it's "a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose", and clearly they're after muslims by way of obama.

combine the two, as a conspiracy theory: by the time i get to believe this alleged plan of obama and the muslims, i'll have to obey our senator miriam santiago's famous suggestion to another lawmaker before: i should have my head examined.    

pero kun ang usa sa imong kinaham pag-uli ang mga katingalahan nga sugo sa inyong maid, ayaw na lang.  calaboose gyod ka dayon.  di lalim atong mga human rights lawyers diri sa bohol.

sir balong, kun gusto gyod ka mouli, makauli ka dayon.  kun ang imong rason nga tungod lang kay gaeskwela pa imong mga bata ug elementary, tingalig nalipat ka nga naa pod tay elementary schools diri.

nianha ka kay nagtoo ka nga lisod sa pilipinas.  karon nga lisod na diha, naghunahuna ka nga mas maayo na diri.  puwes, come back.

if you mean it, just do it.

wa pa tingali ka kasuway nga magkutsero...

Offensive depiction of prophet

Muslims find it offensive to depict Muhammad in any fashion, much less in an insulting way. The 2005 publication of 12 caricatures of the prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper triggered riots in many Muslim countries.

A 14-minute trailer of the movie that sparked the protests, posted on the website YouTube in an original English version and another dubbed into Egyptian Arabic, depicts Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman in an overtly ridiculing way, showing him having sex and calling for massacres.

A YouTube spokesperson said the website would not take down the video at this point. The website's guidelines call for removing videos that include a threat of violence, but not those only expressing opinions. YouTube's practice is not to comment on a specific video. (http://www.cbc.ca/)

The movie lampooning the Prophet is being produced by some expatriate Christian Copts in the US.

On Sunday, Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa denounced "the actions undertaken by some extremist Copts who made a film offensive to the Prophet."

He said the offence "affects millions of Muslims around the world" and that the making of such a film could not be justified on the basis of freedom of expression.

"The attack on religious sanctities does not fall under this freedom," said Gomaa.

The offensive film coincides with a symbolic "trial" of the Prophet by anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones, who burnt the Noble Qur'an in 2010, in Florida on Tuesday.

Plot to Divide

Copts also took part in the protest against the offensive movie of the Prophet.

"I am here because I am Egyptian and reject anything that insults Islam or anything that sparks division in Egypt," Rafiq Farouk, 38, told Reuters.

The abusive movie has already drawn condemnation from Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church.

The church said in a statement that some Copts living abroad financed "the production of a film insulting Prophet Mohammad".

About a 10th of Egypt's 83 million people are Christians.

excerpt from http://www.onislam.net/english/news/middle-east/458983-prophet-film-spurs-egyptian-anger-at-us.html

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 12, 2012, 04:47:10 PM
Hmm, riring its agli hid agin...

People stand around a drawing that says "Remember your black day 11 September" during the protest in Cairo. (CNN)

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is set on fire during a protest. Armed gunmen attacked the compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces before the latter withdrew as they came under heavy fire. (CNN)


Thousands angered by the film produced by expatriate members of Egypt's Christian minority in the United States protest outside the U.S. Embassy. (CNN)


An Egyptian protester waves a black flag inscribed with the Muslim profession of faith -- "There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God" -- as he stands above the door of the U.S. Embassy.(CNN)

A U.S. State Department officer was killed in the violence in Benghazi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement late Tuesday.

"We are heartbroken by this terrible loss," Clinton said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who have suffered in this attack."

more at http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/meast/egpyt-us-embassy-protests/

An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday, September 11. An armed mob protesting a film they said offended Islam attacked the consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American staff member, witnesses and officials said. (CNN)

In Libya, witnesses say members of a radical Islamist group called Ansar al-Sharia protested near the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, where NATO jets established no-fly zones last year to blunt ground attacks from then Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

The group then clashed with security forces in the city, blocking roads leading to the consulate, witnesses said.

Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Islamists, angered by a film they say defames the prophet Mohammed, scaled the walls of the embassy to tear down the U.S. flag and raise a black flag in an unprecedented security breach. (CNN)

Protesters attack U.S. diplomatic compounds in Egypt, Libya

By David Ariosto, CNN
September 12, 2012

Cairo (CNN) -- The United States said it was taking measures to protect its citizens worldwide after protesters angry about an online film considered offensive to Islam attacked U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday, killing an American.

In Cairo, several men scaled the walls of the U.S. Embassy and tore down its American flag, according to CNN producer Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, who was on the scene.

another one bites the dust.  kana kun tinuod man galing ang estorya sa babaye.  maghuwat pa ta sa official investigation.

one more hope for our country!  cheers!

welcome, dan.  here are hopes that you'll enjoy your stay.

pardon my ignorance, but what's a BPO? 

sugdi dayon, piks.  aw, naa man diay ka sa saudi.  di puwede.  malatos kag kadaghan aning kalakiha, simbako.

no, but his deputy, now resigned undersecretary rico puno, underwent a public lynching before he could even defend himself.

Quote from: taga tigbao on September 12, 2012, 01:29:57 PM
Nganong nangajo man ug pasaylo ni? Wa siguro mananghid pagsawon o kinawat ba kaha nga pasawom? 

bawot-bawot tingali ni sa tagalog nga kanta nga... "ipagpatawad mo/ minahal kita agad...", which in visayan could mean another thing, kun tuyoon (pahangyoa ko tawon kay arang mahala nimo.)  makasabot ani si hubag, bugsay ug pikoy.  ambot kaha si bai tigs.

hahaha!  paskang lingawa nako uy... enjoying this, piks, mor pa.

Quote from: Pikoy on September 12, 2012, 12:55:01 PM
Nice Bisayan Poem!

Pwd mo request bai entitled: ANG MUTYA SA SAGING MANTIKAAN NI ANUDIA...

ANG MUTYA SA SAGING MANTIKAAN NI ANUDIA

Anudia---

Lantawa king kasakit nga nahiagoman
Ning dughan kong nalumsan
Daw saging balbangaan nga gimantikaan
Sa nagbukal kong kapalaran.

Anudia---

Igo na lang ko sa pangandoy
Kay bisan damgo wa na koy makoykoy.
Hinoon, sa TB daghang marokoy
Na, hala sumpayi na lang ni, Pikoy.

thanks for the info, sir fd.  our prayers too.

usa diay ni siya sa mga abilidaran nga bol-anon who settled in davao.  way kalainan ninyo...

you mean, mas lain paminawon ang 'welcome' kay sa 'pikoy'?

a possible answer...


mas gamay si pikoy.

simbako palayo!  i don't want to hear the song of a bee.

was he a boholano?

His newspaper stints included writing for Bohol Chronicle and later as correspondent for the PNA in Davao City from 1960 to 2006. Within that period, he served as Davao Bureau chief from 1980 to 2001. (http://www.mindanews.com/)

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 12, 2012, 12:05:33 PM
isles,

i wonder if your banana republic wrote poetic notes like this to you in your yester years...

yes, hehe.

Quote..perhaps he still does, eh?

not anymore, hehehehe.

Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, Southern Mindanao police chief, told reporters here Thursday that because of this possibility, he had ordered a joint investigation by the Davao Oriental and the Davao City police.

Apoyon’s body was found floating off the beach in the municipality of Governor Generoso on Tuesday, five days after he was reported missing in Davao, where he had a house.

Morente said he wanted to know why Apoyon had a stab wound on the right side of his abdomen.

“I have directed the city director to conduct a joint investigation with the Governor Generoso police,” Morente said.

He said the stab wound was found by a coroner who examined Apoyon’s body on Tuesday.

(from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/9438/retired-journalist-found-dead-near-beach-bore-stab-wound%E2%80%94police)

oh my...

Davao Writers Guild pays tribute to Satur Apoyon on June 2
By Mindanews | Wednesday| June 1, 2011 | Filed under: Top Stories

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/31 May) â€" The Davao Writers Guild is organizing a tribute at the wake of former Guild President Satur Apoyon on Thursday, June 2 at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Parlor at 5 p.m.

This, as Task Force Apoyon was set up to investigate the circumstances behind the death of Apoyon, who was reported missing on May 19 while doing his daily walking routine from his residence in SM Village in Bangkal, this city, and was found dead along the shoreline of Tibanban, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental on May 24.

He was 75.

more at http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/06/01/davao-writers-guild-pays-tribute-to-satur-apoyon-on-june-2/

a real, real love poem.  di ani mahiluna ang kalag ni anudia.

now pa ko nga naa diay ngan ug baye nga anudia.  a cursory googling, and i realized it's not even a spanish name, at least according to the internet highway.  the nearest i found was anudiya, which is a tamil female name.  interesting.  hinaot nga way makahunahuna nga ang angga ani nga name is anus.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 12, 2012, 10:06:38 AM

i use banana too to dislodge fish bone in the throat.  works every time. 

if a banana is unavailable, i ask around for anybody who was born feet first.  as those who qualify for this are rarer than a banana, i then use the paw of a cat to gently massage the part of my neck or the part just under the chin (outside, please; not inside) where i believe the fish bone is stuck inside.  of course, the cat is always mine.  a stranger of a cat would be impossible to hold, much less lead its paw to massage my neck.  works every time, too.  (for the curious, yes, any cat i "use" keeps its moveable nails safely inside their "sockets".)   this may fall under health myth instead of health capsules, but it's no myth for me.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 11, 2012, 10:54:36 PM
You mean, the remaining 86% don't admit?

maayo gani kay honest ka.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 11, 2012, 10:51:37 PM
Hmm, kaya ni Bay Bugsay nga mag-multitasking, dukdok sa TB samtang naay giromansa...

tumoong pahak.  unlan ra na.  ajaw tawon pasumanginli si good boy.  kun matug.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on September 11, 2012, 10:27:38 PM
if you are on TB, you are not one of the 4,000 right now.

warning: this fact may be counterproductive.  di na lang mo-post ang uban aron ingnon...

her personal defense:

"buing man gyod ko sa una, pero kamao sad ko morespeto ug mga tiguwang uy.  kini, gihiwian lang ko, litsugas ba..."

oh-oh.  ayo-ayo dinha, loll.  wish you well.

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 03:54:47 AM
pero kong di-a pa lang ka mag pojo sa states, ma feel jud nimo nga mas lisod ang kahimtang karon sa mga tawo. personally i have friends who have lost their homes to foreclosure. usa sa ahong amiga by the name of baldev, she is from india, is married to a pinoy. nawad-an intawon ug trabaho iyang bana, mao nga na pogos na lang nga manarbaho sa china ang iyang bana nga si danny. . ang ilang balay dere sa poinciana na foreclose intawon. gi short sale. that was her dream home kay nia lagi sa millionaires row. million dollar homes ang ilang gipoy-an sa bella lago. mao nay ngan sa ilang "subdivision" dere sa among dapit. tulo sila ahong mga amigo nga na foreclose ang balay. maayo na lang kay naa may laing balay si baldev, tua sa palm beach.

too bad about your friends.  they chose a home at a millionaire's row and it was foreclosed?  it could mean they didn't have enough money to pay for the loan they made on it.  it could also mean they counted their chickens before they were hatched.  when the going was good, they must have thought they had it all, forgetting the fact that no good thing lasts. 

anything could have happened (the loss of a job; and he did lose it) or death (simbako lang), and the house on millionaire's row will still have to go.  why blame a sitting president for a personal decision that was planned to be supported by money that was not in one's pocket yet?

here are some reasons given for the u.s. recession:

Suspect Lending Practices

To entice homeowners into the mortgage market, lenders started offering “sub-prime” mortgages. These mortgages had characteristics that appealed to low-income families, including low or zero down payments, long amortization periods, and low “teaser” interest rates that accelerated quickly after the initial year or two of the loan. To push mortgage sales, many unregulated lenders engaged in unscrupulous practices, such as approving loans to borrowers who weren’t required to provide proof of employment and income, or didn’t possess any assets.

Homes as ATMs

The growing use of home prices to finance increasing consumer spending also contributed to the crisis. Households used the extraordinary run-up in home prices to refinance their debt and used some of the extra cash to buy more goodsâ€"boats, cottages, and new consumer electronicsâ€"while foregoing savings. Why save money when the prevailing wisdom at the time was that home prices could only go up, never down?

The mix of lax regulation, aggressive and dishonest lenders, naive borrowers, inappropriate policy responses by the Fed, and low household savings eventually led to a housing market meltdown beginning in late 2006 and a severe U.S. recession that just came to an end last summer. However, that doesn’t explain why some bizarre lending practices in the United States came close to toppling the entire global economy. (Kip Beckman, Principal Research Associate, Forecasting and Analysis, February 16, 2010, http://www.conferenceboard.ca/insideedge/2010/february-2010/feb16-what-caused-the.aspx)

americans are a dynamic people.  when the financial navel-gazing ceased, they were dynamic enough to realize that their lifestyles were propped up by credit.  they realized that they were living beyond their means.  and they did something about it; they started spending less and saving more.  some took to blaming their president.

your friend though can still count his blessings.  he has a job in china and a house in palm beach.  he can always aim again for a house on millionaire's row when he's already a millionaire.   

Quote from: balong on September 12, 2012, 03:54:47 AM
ISLANDER,

nalipay ko nga nia ka nag kalingaw ug reply . i can see that if you can vote you will vote for obama. kay ang injo god nga kanunay ma basahan sa newspaper pabor man ni obama.

way sapayan, sir bals.  a healthy discussion and expression of opinions on various things and events i gather is always welcome anywhere, this forum included.

voting for obama if i were in the u.s.?  not necessarily.  who can say if my reality there would be similar to yours, personal bias included?

diay, dili tanan nga mabasa diri sa ato pabor ni obama.  pareha ra tag mabasa kay ang sources sa mabasa diri wa may kalainan sa sources dinha.  besides, we're just as engrossed with our own affairs here, it's not as if everyone bothers about the u.s., to be honest.

ang ako lang nga na-interesado ko sa imong posts ug tubag-tubag kay having had a past career in writing, believer ko ug balance in reporting, of which the initial step to take is to try to understand all sides to get at the truth.  please note that in the process i take care to understand yours.  it also pays to try to understand the politics of the authors/sources of your posts, if at all possible. 

writers have their own biases too, as you can see.  when an article appears to be painfully subjective, i try my best to find out why (even at the expense of forgetting my daily laundry). 

be assured that i'll try my best to be as objective here as i can, which is something that i could very well be because i'm but an observer who won't be voting for anyone in the u.s.

hinay-hinayon lang ni nako ha?

all for a healthy discussion and how our thoughts can be kept from going berserk.

faet kun naay magdamgo nga mademonyohan unya tionan dayon ang tapad.  sa kakurat sa tapad, mangrakrak dayon.  aruy, they'll be sleeping like angels forever.

nganong gipasumanginlan man intawon ang mata sa iring ani nga makahilo man diay ni?

dyak bi nimbol, dyak bi kwik
dyak dyamp obir de kandelstik.

warning to perezkelly:  niliko na ni nga thread ngadto sa ilonggo-visayan nga way klaro.  unsaon, nagtagbo na man pod ning duha nga ginganlan ug bolbuhol ug hubag bohol.

welcome ka jamo, pikoy!  pareha diay ta nga nagbasabasa una ug dugay dinhi usa ni-register aron moapil.  mo-feel at home gyod ka dinhi.  tan-awa, di ba naghinam na ang imong mga kasangkayan nga makighimamat nimo.  bahalag pundir ang flourescent.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on September 11, 2012, 05:36:08 PM
Leaving the country as a tourist but with the intention of working abroad
Escort Services â€" tourist/workers “escorted” at the country’s airports and seaports

unfortunately, these two are the most common.  hapit tanan nakong makaila sa gawas, in one way or another, had been "tourists" sometime in one of their exits from our country.  the second one, the "escort services", is part of the package.  somehow our own immigration people at our airports are in cahoots with illegal recruiters.  i say this without batting an eyelash. 

in 2010, the "escort service" fee (purportedly to "smoothen" your exit through immigration at our airports, otherwise those people will hold you back because they know you're a fake tourist) was 5k pesos.  by the middle of 2011, it rose to 15k.  ambot pila na karon.  naa na silay contra-senyas between job recruitment guys and immigration personnel.

i went out once at around the same time; the immigration guy at the airport repeatedly told me that as an ofw i have to go to another queue.  ang tonto, i thought, gustong maniguro sa 15k.  it is as if it was beyond him that all who go out are not necessarily ofws. 

di ni matabang.  mosumbong ka ikaw pay matutyo because the burden of proof is on you.  wa baya nay receipt nang imong ibayad.  diha bitaw nisuway ug sumbong, bahalag di siya madayon sa gawas, aguy, giadto man hinoon sa ila.

unsa god diay, kapeligro ba diay ani.  mao ba ni ang bojangjang?  kun mao, sa valencia childhood vacations ko ani nakakat-on nga ibutang sa baba dayon ihuyop gikan sa straw or hollow thin bamboo aron iigo sa kaduwa.  mora kintahay ug blowgun unya kini ang bala.   

yes.  democrats are pro-choice.

mga batan-on lagi, unya ambot nganong medyo hambogon man intawon ning mga nanrabaho ug telecom servers, pagpangutana nako kun unsaon nga di na ko makadawat sa ilang ads, gitubag lang kog angay gani unta ko magpasalamat kay privileged kuno ko nga makadawat ug ads nila. 

whew!  purya.  wa koy laing nahimo gawas sa pagbira ug bawos tungod sa akong kasuko.  mga wa moy batasan; angay lang mong moingon nga privileged mi kun free among load! 

pero unsa mang gyod ang network that's the least irritant, kanang kinamenosan ug unwanted adverts?  wa pa ko kasuway sa sun cellular, pero ang smart ug globe nagcontest lang.  matod pod sa among household help, mas kusog kuno mangawat ang globe ug load.  how true is this?

as for those pesky unwanted sms ads and offers, wa gyod na silay respeto sa oras.  sa gawas sa una, nireklamo ko sa nangadto nga smart personnel kay makadawat kog sagunson nga texts sa akong roaming bahin sa ilang mga offers and contests ug unsa pang mga way hinungdan, usahay alas tres sa kaadlawon, matarantar intawon kog unsay emergency sa amo.

ENERGY

Democrats:
-Seek to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil by developing domestic wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear and hydropower, biofuels, oil, clean coal and natural gas, as well as by increasing energy efficiency in buildings, industries and homes, and promoting "advanced" vehicles and fuel economy standards.
-Want to protect "sensitive" public lands, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, from exploration.

Republicans:
-Support opening the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for exploration.
-Seek allowances for more oil and natural gas exploration on federally owned and controlled land.

MIDDLE EAST HOT SPOTS

Democrats:
-Iran: Support President Obama's commitment to "using all instruments of national power" to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
-Syria: Vow to work to end regime of President Bashar al-Assad and support a political transition.

Republicans:
-Iran: Say the threat of a nuclear Iran has grown under President Obama because of a "failed engagement policy."
-Syria: Support a transition to a "post-Assad Syrian government" that would be "representative of its people."

-from  USA Votes 2012, Democratic, Republican Platforms Reveal Stark Policy Differences, Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/content/comparing-the-democratic-and-republican-party-platforms/1501610.html

ECONOMY

Democrats:
-Seek to extend tax cuts put in place under Republican President George W. Bush for Americans earning less than $250,000 a year.
-Support the expiration of tax cuts imposed at the same time for those earning more than $250,000.

Republicans:
-Seek to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans, pending reform of the federal tax code.
-Want to rein in government spending and reduce regulations.

SMALL BUSINESSES

Democrats:
-Call U.S. small businesses the "engine of job growth in America."
-Support tax cuts for small businesses enacted by President Barack Obama.

Republicans:
-Call small businesses the "backbone of the U.S. economy."
-Seek to reform the tax code to allow businesses to "generate enough capital to grow and create jobs."

HEALTHCARE

Democrats:
-Oppose any efforts to privatize or set up a voucher program for Medicare, the U.S. healthcare program for the elderly.
-Seek to expand health benefits and reduce fraud.

Republicans:
-Vow to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health reform legislation dubbed "Obamacare" by critics.
-Seek to modernize Medicare and say the program, in its current form, is unsustainable.

IMMIGRATION

Democrats:
-Want comprehensive immigration reform that would bring undocumented immigrants "out of the shadows," requiring them to "get right with the law, learn English and pay taxes" to be considered for citizenship.

Republicans:
-Oppose any form of "amnesty" for those who "by intentionally violating the law" when entering the United States "disadvantage those who have obeyed it."

diay klaro nga difference sa democrats and republicans.  take your pick, fil-am voters. 

USA Votes 2012
Democratic and Republican Platforms:

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Democrats:
-Support "marriage equality" and efforts to secure equal legal treatment for same-sex couples.
-Support full repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 measure defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Republicans:
-Support the Defense of Marriage Act.
-Back the rights of states and federal governments not to recognize same-sex relationships licensed in other jurisdictions.

ABORTION

Democrats:
-Support Roe versus Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.

Republicans:
-Support a "human life amendment" to the Constitution.
-Oppose use of public revenue to promote or perform abortion or fund organizations that do so.

Quote from: balong on September 11, 2012, 02:38:02 PM
mao ni ang kasagaran nga buhaton sa mga democrats. si bush maoy ilang pasanginlan. sa presidente pa si bush, medyo nag sugod na ug ka lisod  ang kahimtang sa states. but it was still manageable. so when obama ran for president, he promised changes. he fulfilled his promise. america has changed for the worse, not for the better. america has become much more worse under obama. daghan na kaajong mga cities dinhi sa states nga na bankrupt. daghang mga police gi pang lay off kay dili na maka apas ug sweldo mao nga misamot ug saka ang crime rate. naay guidelines ang mga polis. kong dili jud grabe ang hitabo, they will not answer it

di ba mao sad ang buhaton sa mga republicans, pasumanginlan si obama, nakalimtan nga ang pagsugod sa recession ang policies sa administration ni bush nga republican?

the u.s. recession officially started in december, 2008, during the presidency of george w., a republican.  it did not happen overnight, naturally.  thus one can safely say that the run-up to the recession happened during the term of president bush and broke loose at the end of his term.  obama simply inherited it.

some economists (nobel awardee paul krugman, for one), point to republican partisanship as the reason why the u.s. can't seem to get out of its current financial quagmire. 

this is a good read, though a very long one.  but here one can get a clearer picture of the reasons for the u.s. financial slump:

Economy killers: Inequality and GOP ignorance
Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 05:58 AM PDT
By Paul Krugman and Robin Wells

By failing Econ 101, Republican leaders failed the country and repeated the errors that caused the Great Depression

link: http://www.salon.com/2012/04/15/economy_killers_inequality_and_gop_ignorance/     

sige, mulls.  guten appetit!  bai hubs, unsa man nang pagkaona?

kay ngano, when man diay nauso nga kinahanglan magpatupi una usa magpatuli?

Quote from: LanggamTamsi2 on September 11, 2012, 01:07:19 PM
HAhahahhah islander, nahuman na na, ang iya na pod mama ang maproblima sa iyang wed dress kon maminyo man siya kay wa koy cguro kon nia pa ba kaha kos kalibutan inigkaminyo niya.

opkors naa ka pa.  di na lang gyod hinoon ka mahimong bridesmaid...

now pa pod ko nga sikat diay ang passion fruit sa australia.  australian passion fruit mismo ang sikat sa kalibotan, although popular pod ang passion fruit sa peru.  sa ato, morag sa davao ra man tingali ug certain parts of luzon ni sikat.

barayt.  barayt iringa, liwat kaayo ang tag-iya.

...unfathomable depths...

naa ra hinoon ni sa mga admins (now named 'executives') or ni webmaster kun asa ni angay; ako naanad na ko nga anhi ko motuod sa weather report ni mr weatherman.  kini bayang weather report news pod kay kinahanglan timely and current. 

asa man diay tuod ni angay, bai tigs?  maghilak gyod kog adto ni ibalhin sa "mga iro nga liwat sa tag-iya".  maglisod kog labaw kun adto ni sa "knowing god"...  

Quote from: LanggamTamsi2 on September 11, 2012, 12:26:23 PM
Gee, I can't Believed  I did this Baptism dress..Am proud of it..

unsa kaha ug imo na lang tiwason?  you'll have to do her wedding dress one day... 

nalibog ko beforehand kay inig abli aning duha ka prutas kay pareha man ug insides, hehe.  the taste is another matter.  i had a cursory taste of both, which i don't remember anymore.  besides, these fruits are not very common hereabouts.

as usual, i got curious.  are passion fruit and pomegranate one and the same?  not at all, i found out. 

according to wikipedia, passion fruit (grenadilla in tagalog, wa ko kahibawo sa bisaya ani; scientific name: Passiflora edulis) "...is round to oval, either yellow or dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds".

Ripe purple type from Australia and its cross section


pomegranate (granada in bisaya, scientific name: Punica granatum) "...is a berry and is between a lemon and a grapefruit in size, 5â€"12 cm in diameter with a rounded hexagonal shape, and has thick reddish skin".

The pomegranate

/wikipedia, including images