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Amazing video.

British Grenadiers

The Old Guard.,

Best of the Best.


Marine Corps Silent Drill Team

US Marines in France.

United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon in FRANCE

Marine Performance

USMC Silent Drill Platoon performs at Tennessee Titans game

The few, the proud, the Marines.


"America's Marines" - US Marine Corps commercial :60

Today when i was cycling at 7pm, i saw two squirrels going at it. Odd. I guess even animals have to do it; but the odd thing about it was that it was in the street.

crazy animals. puahaha 

na kujawan ko nimo, Father. Hilig ka kaayo sa mnemonics! hahahaha! I love it.

Father, you would have been a great doctor you know that? A trait of a great doctor is his/her ability to make memory-friendly mnemonics!!!!

You remind me of my Anatomy Professor who had mnemonics for all the veins, arteries, and bones, and major muscles in the body.

Quote from: Melbox on June 18, 2010, 10:24:11 AM
hahahaha... actually na derive na akong nick gikan sa akong Nanay(lola nko bali)... she use to call me "Melbucks"...

hahaha melbucks? and i'm guessing you like to go to starbucks?

Quote from: Melbox on June 18, 2010, 10:19:37 AM
@chicogon: daghang salamat sir sa pag abi-abi

@bugsay: aw, sa bohol ra na siya sir, nagsaplot lng kay gitugnaw
lamat sa pag abi-abi.

@lorenzo: Maayo sir, ty sa welcome. Surely mag enjoy ko ani na community.

Mel, i hope you enjoy your stay here. Please call me Bran.

Regards.

Quote from: Melbox on June 18, 2010, 10:07:29 AM
Maayong buntag bol-anon. Kamusta atong adlaw diha? Bag-o lng ko dinhi na community.

Kamusta Melbox! How are you!

Welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com and to our community here. Enjoy your stay. And God Bless!

Quote from: one*made*0f*nothing on June 18, 2010, 09:53:38 AM
gusto ko mahimong profesional nautical
like my chiefmate brother

Best of luck! Aim high in all that you do!

Quote from: magbalantay on June 18, 2010, 10:12:44 AM
   dili bai, based lang ni sa akong experience sa akong lolo ug papa. (May their souls rest in peace) both of them were heavy smokers. nagka cancer si lolo sa tongue when he attempted to stop smoking. akong papa, ning undang jud, diha na hinuon nigawas iya sakit....cancer of the lungs! 

May God grant them peace! Thank you for sharing with us your personal input, bro, because it does add weight when personal experience is shared. It adds the human touch to the medical and technical jargon that we are so used to hearing and reading.

Smokers (chronic cigarette smokers) have the danger of becoming hypertensive and stroke victims. The smoke that one inhales (high nicotine and tar content) damages the endothelial lining of the arterial vessels, and this leads to thrombosis--thus, thrombus formation. There are so many complications to long-term cigarette smoke. I can't even begin to remind people how many times we see patients in Med Surg, CCU, ICU with problems related to smoking: emphysema, lung cancer, tracheal cancer, laryngeal cancer, bronchitis, etc.

This is really very sad.

Very true, magbalantay. Your understanding of neoplasia of the lung is amazing. Are you a medical professional? a physician? a nurse?

I agree to your statement(s).

Excellent, bai Buwad. Kamusta naman ka? How's your kids and your family? Regards

hahahaha i can't believe it!
They even have asriel, the cat! puaahaaha. memories.

Salma Hayek; reflecting the beauty of Hispanic Women.
(she is of Spanish and Lebanese decent: her father is a mexican with lebanese ancestry while her mother is mexican of Spanish decent)

The beautiful German Vixen




http://www.myhotdesktop.com/bulkupload/8/Diane-Kruger/Diane-Kruger-28.JPG

Love it
Jay Z- Forever Young

MMMMMM!

Father, liver, with some beef strips, diced onions, potatoes, green peppers, red peppers, a dash of cinammon, some vinegar and soy sauce. voila!

santa maria madre de Dios! Esta muy bien! por supuesto !




serve this too with coke/ pepsi. Sus.

hahaha. Last week my dad and I were going to watch Robin Hood, but the darn film was sold out. We had an option of watching Karate Kid, but that, too, was sold out.

Ingon to si dad, "Paita pood ni!" hahaha katawa nalang mi duha on the drive back home.

He should have done that, it would have saved him this unwanted press exposure. Watching the video, I thought the congressman was going to hug the guy. hahaha.

I remember when i used to play football back in high school and one player in our team recently moved from Tennessee, that guy was one of the most aggressive players in the team. Coach and the staff used to call him "Johnny" (Johnny Reb) ; i will never forget his quintessential scream that he would make before he sacked the opposing QB (quarter back). The southern holler.

Congressman, you got guts! holy smokes! ha ha ha!
North Carolinians. puahaha! Southern spirit. 

Happy Birthday, Mr. Ferniz!
Wishing you the best on your birthday. God Bless you and your whole family.

Bran & Family

I prefer the snow.

Quote from: islander on June 17, 2010, 11:38:22 PM
what goes up must come down.  all empires collapse, from the most ancient achaemenid empire to the medieval mongol empire, srivijaya empire, down to the modern british empire, western european empires, aztec empire, and the more recent soviet empire.  the world has known over 200 empires that came and went.  how many of these tried to exterminate the jews? 

i hope this particular note is not inferred from the data you have gathered because, excuse me, the collapse of empires has nothing to do with the current israeli-palestinian issue.

The Ottoman Turks that used to govern what is now present day Israel (Palestine) conceded it to the British Empire after the ceasure of the 1st World War. The British would be influential in the development of the Israeli State.

The collapse of the the Roman Empire led to the rise of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman), which then collapsed to the Ottoman Turks (which expanded throughout southern and eastern europe for a good 4-5 centuries); before itself collapsing after the Young Turk Revolution and the ending of the 1st World War.

Additionally, i stated that all nations/ empires that tried to exterminate the Jews all collapsed. Your mentioning of the Azteca (mesoamerican), Srivijayan (south east asian) etc has no basis in this since these civilizations had no contact with the Jewish people or implemented a policy of wiping out a large Jewish population.

Azteca was overwhelmed by the Spanish (offspring of the Roman) Empire; while Srivijaya , a major sea-faring empire, was silenced by the Singhasari  and later the Majapahit Empire.

another song that i like: Might to save

Note: When Hadrian ordered the razing of Jerusalem to the ground, he also ordered the renaming of Provincia Judea to Provincia Syria Palestinia; in honor of the enemy of the Jews, the Philistines. One has to understand that the basis for this renaming was that the Jews earned the enmity of Rome with their revolts and uprisings. Hadrian was adamant about his decision and sent 12 Roman Legions to quell the rebellion.

My answer to this question:

I don't think there will ever be peace in the near east.

Quote from: islander on June 17, 2010, 10:32:38 PM
it does not mean that by virtue of the ancient name of the place the ancestors of present-day palestinians were not there.

‘Recent genetic evidence has demonstrated that Palestinians as an ethnic group are closely related to Jews and represent modern descendants of a core population that lived in the area since prehistoric times,  largely predating the Arabian Muslim conquest that resulted in their acculturation, established Arabic as the predominant vernacular, and over time also Islamized many of them from various prior faiths.’  (from Palestinian People, Wikipedia)

Genetic results can also conclude that all human beings share 99.99% of the same homeobox.

The Arabs were an ethnic group that originally came from the Arab peninsula and expanded throughout the region as traders, herders and nomads. The forced explusion of the Hebrews and the subsequent raizing of Jerusalem to the ground created a void in the region; and the region was resettled by non-Hebrews.

The term Palestine is in itself vague because the term was coined by Roman promulgation in order to erase the Jewish presence or knowledge thereof from the histories. The entire region of Provincia Judea was renamed to Syria Palestinia after the 2nd Great Jewish Revolt after the Romans sent 12 legions to Judea to raize Jerusalem to the ground and to pacify the revolt (more like a genocide).

The term 'Palestine' is a foreign coinage, Roman to be exact. Byzantium retained the Roman standard and altered Syria Palaestinia to ~ Palaestinia Sultaris. When the Ottoman Turks took control of the region, they called it Falastin (retaining the Roman standard). And when Britain took control of the region after the defeat of the Ottoman Turks in 1918, renamed it as Palestine.

Thus, retaining the Roman standard.

Quote from: islander on June 17, 2010, 10:18:10 PM
lorenzo,

you have, indeed, inferred, in your own usual way.  inference is akin to extrapolation, which in verb form means "to come up with conclusions from known data".  please don't get me wrong, but your inference, i.e., conclusion, is a lecture on history that would have been more enjoyable to read if you bothered to summarize this particular aspect of history from your source (which, I’m prone to believe, is http://www.palestinefacts.org/ pf_early_ palestine_ brief_ history.php).  unfortunately, i find this source biased any way I look at it.  how about getting facts and distilling them from many sources first before jumping to conclusions?  there’s so much data out there from which we could infer, but it should be data from all sides that should interest us. 

"No two historians ever agree on what happened, and the damn thing is they both think they're telling the truth." (Harry S. Truman)

oh, the wikipedia (on the palestinian people) in this instance strikes me as more balanced.  (quite unlike the wikipedia entry on our homegrown iglesia ni cristo which is inherently biased.)  needless to say, for purposes of scholarly research, it would be greatly appreciated if you quote or name your source when you post entries such as these. 

and while we’re at it, we’re both veering away from this thread’s topic, a situation that you yourself insisted is something that you strictly guard against.  what could have been a topic started by you and answerable with a yes or no with some explanation perhaps for one’s answer has now morphed into a history lesson.  be that as it may, i am at least assured that you won’t delete your own entry.   

We're not veering from the topic, rather, my little inference was just to remind you that Palestine was not the original. The term Palestine was a foreign (Roman, to be exact) impression on the near east. So it gives credence to States' statement.

And as far as I know, Crete was ruled by the Greeks. That island was ruled by the ancient Minoans (Mycenaean), who were Greek-speaking people. The island was (and is)  linked to the mainland Greek-city states (Greek League). So could have the Philistines been from Crete? Sure, since Crete was part of the Greek League, and since the Philistines were Greek-speaking people.
~~

resource:
http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.html

http://www.ancient-greece.org/

Quote from: Vistabel on June 17, 2010, 03:26:16 PM
agree. kay ako bitaw sab Lolo ug Lola tinostos nga dahon sa tabacco ang ilang tabak-on halos tibook adlaw nalang nakatangag ug tinostos samtang nagtrabaho pero nangamatay sila about 78 yrs or more ug dili man cancer ang gikamatyan nila rayoma man siguro to kana bang manghubag ang mga tuhod unya di na kalakaw mao may ilang sakit (kinatiguwang nalang siguro to).

ang baho sa Tabacco nga upos maoy dili maayo para nako kay baho labina sa aircon-room/closed room.

Smoking tobacco leaves was different from the smoking of cigarettes, Vistabel. My great grandmother smoked tobacco leaves and lived up to the age of 87 years old. However, the smoking of pure dried tobacco leaves is different from the nicotine-infused and tartar-rich cigarettes that they sell in any store. Higher concentration of particulates in cigarettes.

In fact, cigarette smoking (heavy and long term) and smokers are at high risk of developing hypertension, cardiovascular problems, lung pathologies (emphysema, lung cancer etc).

Quote from: buwadsanga on June 17, 2010, 05:10:42 PM
di man mabasa Dong Lor. Na block man siguro ang youtube sa amo. Diabetic ko Dong!

Bai Buwad, make sure you take your medications. Are you on oral hypoglycemics now?

Five ways to reverse diabetes

Five ways to reverse diabetes

New treatment mode

New Cancer Treatment from Vascular Designs

Lung Cancer Facts : Preliminary Signs of Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Facts : Preliminary Signs of Lung Cancer

All about Crohn's Disease


VIB animation: Crohn's disease

A good explanation

When HIV Becomes AIDS (HIV #2)

accounting. why are they even teaching us accounting principles in epidemiology? Assets and liabilities and equity is fine and dandy, but is this really necessary when treating a patient and etiology of disease? 
When did treatment protocol require the knowledge of subsidiary and general ledgers? ha ha ha.
o man!

Pregnancy: Signs and Symptoms

by: Lorenzo

Pregnancy: Signs and Symptoms

(from least, to most important)

10. Tender, swollen breasts
9. Fatigue
8. Implantation bleeding
7. Nausea or vomiting
6. Increased sensitivity to odors
5. Abdominal bloating
4. Frequent urination
3. A missed period
2. Your basal body temperature stays high
1. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test

Quote from: lionshearth on June 17, 2010, 01:57:54 PM



dunay mga nagka cancer sa baga tungod sa second hand smoke, kay mas dako ang effect ini kesa mga nanigarilyo.

Very correct, Lion.

Quote from: fdaray on June 17, 2010, 11:31:30 AM
Kon maka cause ug cancer  ang smoking ngnong dili man e totally ban ?
Ang akong mga Lolo ug Lola smokers sa dinahon nga segarilyo nga ilang likiton
miabot man ug 81 years old.

Dili ko katuo ng maka cause ug lung cancer kay nay dili smoker, nacancer man.

Mr. Daray,
Cancer (neoplasm) is an uncontrolled growth of cells due to a genetic defect of tumor suppressors, as well as a deficient cell-mediated lytic system, whose main goal is to destroy normally senescent cells (impaired ability). Lung cancer is but one type of cancer. Lung cancer is when the TNF (tumor necrosis factor) is deviated or destroyed due to a mutation of the P-53 gene in the chromosome, due to high / long term exposure of smoking. The continuous trauma to the lung epithelium by smoking and inhaling smoke changes the natural epithelium into stratified squamous epithelium, and continued irritation leads to deformity of the tissues and leads to pre-neoplastic conditions and then later neoplasia. And thus this growth spreads to the lung tissue and grows uncontrolled.

When this neoplastic growth enters the lymph node or the systemic circulation, it becomes malignant, meaning the uncontrolled growth of cells (cancer) will spread systemically. Lung cancer will spread to neighbouring organ systems that share the same blood route, thus it spreads to the adrenals, brain, liver, and bone.

Patients therefore who do not smoke can get cancer if they are exposed to the same effectors as those who smoke. In this case smoke, particulates, per chronic duration.

This is why there is such a large percentage of cancer deaths due to second hand smoking.

As far as i know, there is no debate about this anymore in the medical community. It is widely accepted truth. In fact, treatment regimen depends on this truth.
~~

what we are doing now (new treatment regimen) is called gene therapy. We are now working on synthetic gene therapy to produce excess P-53 gene products so as to combat the neoplastic growth. This has been quite effective on animal experiments; if it continues , it will  proceed to higher stages in FDA experiments and if it passes regulations, will be used in human treatment.

This treatment regimen is based on our accepted medical understanding of the processes that leads to cancer and its spread; and most of all, the mechanisms of action that facilitates it.

Yes, yes! Bastille, indeed, was the place where they placed Leo de Caprio's character in. French revolutionary thinkers associated it with Absolutism and rigidity of the Monarchy. It's funny how you mentioned Sodom and Gomorrah, because the two cities (Paris and London) were considered the cities of filth , grime, and uncontrolled revolutionary thought back in the 18th to 19th centuries.

There was a Spanish saying that conservative Spanish nobles would tell their children prior to studying in Paris,
"Estudie el académico, y no se asocie en las barras de café"
(Study and focus on academics, and do not attend the cafe bars)

The reason for this, interestingly, is because it was in the cafe bars, coffee shops that Enlightenment thought and ideas were spread amongst the third estate (the commoners). Spanish students that studied in Paris, upon entering these so called coffee shops, were overwhelmed with the foreign ideas; such as universal equality, religious freedom, republican ideals. Spain, and the Spanish society was ultra conservative and super-catholic that any notion of liberalism that was so openly accepted in France was stamped out.

Conservative cities such as Madrid, Muscovy,  Vienna, Berlin (Brandenburg), Lisbon and Rome considered the two cities (London and post-revolutionary Paris) as being the cities of filth. Paris was so feared by the Absolutist Kingdoms because of concern that the revolution would spread to their own lands.
And it did spread; by point of gun.

The way this creole language is spoken sounds just like Papamiento (a creole language spoken in Netherlands Antilles); syntax is abnormal and phonetics as well. I love it! I hope this creole language is preserved.

Chavacano is officially recognized by Spain as a Spanish creole language in the Philippines.

This video is interesting:
TVE news report on Chavacano


Who here knows how to speak this creole language?
I can follow it to an extent, but some words are indigenous.

Oh no! 

Good game, Swiss team, good game~

Quote from: chicogon on June 16, 2010, 09:38:49 AM
Pamahaw dang paniudto nagluto kog atay sa manok, guisado lang ug ge dayan-dayanan ug sibuyas nga puwa ug gamay'ng toyo, bahaw nga pansit bihon ug salin nga lechon paksiw... timing nitawag si Ms. Dabins sige pakog habhab, bwahahaha!!!

sarap!

Quote from: Mulligan on June 17, 2010, 08:28:20 AM
and Ms. K,  sometimes, silence means yes and could be the mother of all f***-ups in a corporate world.  hehe    

or in the medical field, when interns are told something, its best to just be silent and nodd our heads in front of our attending/instructors. It's okay to be confident, but there are some docs that have what we call the "God Complex", specially surgeons. When they say something , we learned that its just best to be silent or just nodd.

One time, we asked one attending to repeat something (this was when we were being taught the brachial plexus on a body), the doc said to us,
"Oh oh, don't tell me, you want to be an Otolaryngologist?"

We responded, "No, Doctor..."

He replied back, "When unless you listen hard the first time, i suggest you go to the ENT floor!"

aish..aish..

Quote from: bugsay on June 17, 2010, 12:32:56 PM
ako ma'y kuyawan nimo bai Lorenz nga mag lift ug weights kon naa kay kasuko.....

di man gani ko ganahan mag workout kon naa la'y gamay gikalagutan..

haha, bro, its a good way to relieve stress. boxing is good too. 

pero, the best way to relieve stress/anger is something more primal. i leave that to you to decipher. lol

by: Sade

Sade - Clean Heart (with lyrics)

by: Sade

Sade - Give It Up (with lyrics)

by: Sade


Sade "Cherish The Day"

beautiful lebanese singer.


Nancy Ajram - Enta Eih

beautiful lebanese song



Nancy Ajram All New 2009 نانسي عجرÙ...

i dated a girl who told me that one of her hobbies was "casual sex"

our conversation revealed that she would have sex with random people when she was 'pissed off'.

o man. my curiosity incurred a whopper of an answer.

Quote from: lionshearth on June 17, 2010, 12:19:48 PM
inum ug tubig isa ka gallon,kay kon maluya na mawala na ang kasuko.

bai lion,

kujawa mana oi! one gallon?

bai, mo inom lang ta ug usang gallon nga tuba. sure ko, ma wa jud atong problema for time being.

Quote from: magbalantay on June 17, 2010, 11:22:23 AM
  I totally agree with you Lorenz. Ato na lang hangyo unta sa mga smokers not to smoke in public places. Tapokon na lang ni sila sa smoking areas/ smoking rooms. Bahala na sila oi basta dili lang sila mangangin sa uban.
          IFTHEY WANT TO DIE, LET THEM DIE ALONE!   

Indeed. My grand aunt died because of second hand smoke, and she never smoked a day in her life. She was a college professor at Bohol University School of Nursing; and was exposed to smoke from colleagues , the doctors, and the students that smoked. (It was pop culture to smoke in the 70's). There are many rare cases of older patients who have smoked long term and have lived a long life, yes, sure. However, for the majority, long term smoking destroys the delta p-53 tumor suppressor gene, and this is positively attributed to systemic neoplastic growth and eventual malignancy.

Quote from: fdaray on June 17, 2010, 11:31:30 AM
Kon maka cause ug cancer  ang smoking ngnong dili man e totally ban ?
Ang akong mga Lolo ug Lola smokers sa dinahon nga segarilyo nga ilang likiton
miabot man ug 81 years old.

Dili ko katuo ng maka cause ug lung cancer kay nay dili smoker, nacancer man.

Mr. Daray,

They will not ban smoking totally because it is a lucrative business and has influence in congressional bodies vis-a-vis lobbyists.

Audrey Tautou

Not too bad; over 80 this week.

Quote from: islander on June 17, 2010, 11:54:42 AM
basa mo ni lorenzo here at tb.  wagtang gyod dayon inyong anger.

haha, i did not know that so many read my posts. the effect of which, i leave to the reader.

I go to the gym and lift weights, practice fencing, or cycle 2-3 times in the trail.

long term smokers are so heavily addicted and dependent on nicotine and the habit of smoking that it is almost impossible for them to quit (some do tho). i think there are rare cases of some aged smokers that do not succumb to cancer; because for the most part, lung carcinoma is highly affiliated to long term smoking. Smoking not only harms the smoker but, as you said, those around (2nd hand smokers).

pictures by: Zimbio

Christians on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.









pictures by: Zimbio

Brazilian Evangelist Christians embrace in prayer during their mass baptism ceremony in the Jordan River on October 4, 2009 at Yardenit in northern Israel. Hundreds of worshippers from northern Brazil immersed themselves in the biblical river as part of their pilgrimage to the Holy Land.









pictures from: zimbio

Orthodox Baptismal







Syrian Orthodox Priest blesses the crucifix with the water from the Jordan River.
The river where Jesus Christ was baptized in by John the Baptist.

A Syrian baby being baptized into the Orthodox Church

(yes there is a small pocket of Orthodox Christians in Syria)


A Syrian-Orthodox priest baptizes an infant on the banks of the Jordan River on April 14, 2009 at the Qasr El Yahud baptism site near Jericho in the West Bank. Hundreds of pilgrims gathered at the site where according to Christian tradition John baptized Jesus in the waters of the biblical river.

http://www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Orthodox+Christians+Hold+Baptism+Jordan+River+3dyrMP7dkvsl.jpg

Beautiful Tel Aviv, Israel

picture by: Nina Britariov

1980's classic


Eternal Flame - Guitar Instrumental - Tribute To The Bangles/Atomic Kitten. For Jackie

indeed. denial does not dim the truth, but only delays the inevitable.

quite hard. my first love is a curse and a blessing to me.

A curse because i think of her from time to time.
A blessing because she showed me how to love, and ignited the fire.

Her lips were soft, so soft. I perfected my kissing with her.

i write her emotional letters ,
she reads them.

then lips touch lips.

hehehe sweet naman! beautiful bitaw.

or let me add ;

don't be sad when the subject of your love goes away,
let tears flow as it eases the pain,
most of all, dont be afraid to let that special someone
wipe the tears away.

indeed. because in the end, the woman towers above the man in this relationship.

sweet naman.

Unrequited love.

I was cleaning my room today and getting things organized when i found the copy of Nascent Constellation that you gave me.
I find it funny how you always make yourself known as if to tell me that you're there.
So i'm going back to Philippines this July btw.
Yea, our plan to go together in '07 never manifested,
so i'm going back alone in '10.
I wish you could see it with me, Robbo.

Al.

Very nice, Thanks, Virgil.

How i miss her.

Silence is the best bitaw.

Good article, Mike.

Mike, I highly suggest ASUS.

I dont know what made him do this, God bless his faith, but to go into a personal war to kill (even an enemy of the nation) is not warranted. Joking aside, it is good that he was arrested by the Pakistani forces and was prevented from going on his lone mission. For sure, he would have been gunned down by islamofascists in Afghanistan.

Let the military deal with security matters.

Islander, if i may infer:

Prior to the Great Jewish Revolt, present day Israel was known as Judea, it was only after the pacification of many Jewish revolts that the Romans changed the name from Judea to Palestine.

When the Romans exerted their influence in Judea in 63BC, this lead to hostility between the two peoples and would later lead to the Roman pacification of Jewish revolts and thus lead to the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70AD. The Jews would later revolt in the 2nd century AD in what is known as the Bar Kokhba uprising, which lead to a prompt and devastating Roman response. The Romans implemented an ancient world version of 'Shock And Awe' by destroying and razing Jerusalem to the ground and pacified the Jews in Judea, thereby forcing the Jewish people in a diaspora. Many of whom were forced to leave for Hispaniola and Central Europe. The Jews in Iberia would later be called Sephardi Jews and the Jews in present day central and eastern europe would be called the Ashkenazi Jews.

Rome, by Imperial Promulgation under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, renamed Judea ("Provincia Judea") into Palestine ("Syria Palaestina") in order to erase the memory of the Jews. The Arabs then came to settle Judea (since it was devoid of its original inhabitants). The Byzantines retained the Roman name and modified it to "Palastinia Sultaris"; and when Byzantium was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, it was renamed to Falastin; the Arabs have retained the term Falastin. The English equivalent of Falastin is: Palestine.

Prior to the Great Revolt, the Arab presence in Judea was minimal. Hebrews dominated the land, and it was only after Hadrian sent 12 Roman legions (a force of about 60,000 men) to pacify Judea did their presence fall. Rome tried to exterminate the Jews in that savage campaign, as it did with the Carthaginians in their 3 Punic Wars. The difference here is that Rome did erase Carthage from the known world, even as much as pouring salt over Carthage and enslaved its entire population, thereby stamping out the only rival to Roman domination of the Mediterranean World. Rome, however, was not successful in regards to its extermination of the Jews. While Rome did destroy Jerusalem and forced the Hebrews in a global diaspora, the Jews outlived the Roman Empire, and have resettled their original homeland. The descendants of Abraham continue to pray before the wall of the Great Temple, while, the Eagle of Rome has long rusted into oblivion.

Note: all an every power that tried to exterminate the Jews all failed. Alexander's Empire collapsed, Babylon collapsed, The Roman Empire collapsed , Nazi Germany collapsed, and most recently the Arab nations that tried to stamp out Israel were defeated in all of its wars with Israel.

Quote from: kiamoy on June 17, 2010, 12:14:34 AM
all believes that there's one supreme being

Yes.

All three claim Abraham {Ibrahim, for the muslims} as their patriarch.

Difference:
1. Jews and Christians believe that Abraham's rightful heir was Isaac (son of Sarah).
2. Muslims believe that Ibrahim's rightful heir was Ismael , not Isaac.

--

Something that is worthy of consideration is that in the Q'uran, it does not specifically name the child that was to be sacrificed by Ibrahim before the Almighty One. Muslims believe that it was Ismail, however, the Q'uran does not say the name of the child. The Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) of the Holy Bible explicitly names the child; It was Isaac, not Ismael.

From the Q'uran:

"So when they had both submitted their wills (to God), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice), we called out to him, ‘O Ibrahim! Thou hast already fulfilled thy vision’ - thus indeed do we reward those who do right. For this was obviously a trial - And we ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice ..."
(Surah 37:99-106).


However, in the Old Testament Bible (Talmud), the child was Isaac.


From The Bible

"When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of The Lord called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!"
"Here I am," Abraham replied.
"Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."

(Genesis 22: 9-12)

Islander, thank you for the link to the site.


On differences:


1. Judaism & Islam: Are both prophetic, both uphold the laws, both do not recognize Christ as the Son of God
1.2 Judaism does not record Christ Jesus, nor is he considered a Prophet, but a rabbi
1.3 Islam does not recognize Christ Jesus as the Son of God in the Christian Sense, but is a Prophet in Islam.
    Jesus Christ is known as 'ISSA' in the Q'uran and was the prophet prior to Mohamed.
1.4 Islam and Judaism do not believe that a man can be equivalent to God nor believe that the Almighty would become man


2. Christianity believes that Righteousness is impossible task. Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned before God."
2.1 Salvation is in not in works, not in righteousness, but in faith in Christ Jesus. (Salvation Tenet)
2.2 The prophets prior to Christ upheld the Law, but Christ (The Word Made Flesh) perfected the Law. Faith supersedes the Law.
2.3 Christianity upholds that there can be no prophet after Christ (The Word Made Flesh), therefore nullifies legitimacy of Islam.

It began with the Hebrews; part of the covenant between the Eternal God and Abraham of the tribe from Ur.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 14, 2010, 02:54:37 AM
if women controlled wallstreet? The world could have been broke long time ago. Kiams women in nature really  likes to spend money.  

I agree.

My father is the one that controls the money. Fiscally conservative and very responsible in financial management. My mother is kind hearted, she gives to who ever needs help especially to family in the Philippines. My father is very stern, and prompt when it comes to finances. Engineering mentality. I would say that I would like to be just like my dad when it comes to financial responsibility and control of what I make.

This is really interesting how we can use indomethacin to not only inhibit COX1 and COX2 but can also be used to treat acute gout and has effective regimen as compared to say, colchicine. For chronic gout: best to use allopurinol (moa: inhibitos xanthine oxidase; thus prevents uric acid from being formed) and probenicid (also used as adjuvant to antimicrobial therapy.

One thing i realize is that there are so many treatment indications for such drugs. But toxicity is already such a concern. Worrying about hematologic effects and then GI disorders too.

No wonder why residents and attending physicians are so strict; sharp memorization is necessary.

Dr. Barone, you rock.

Work, work, review.

Dear _______________,



I still cannot believe your words and your mannerisms and what you said to me that day. Sure, it's been years since then, but do you think i can forget the harshness of your tongue that was targeted to me? You know that i used to hold you in such a pedestal , perhaps it was my youthful inexperience that warranted such judgement, nevertheless, it was so.

I considered you my morning, my evening, my northern star, yet you spurned me to the side. You bewitched me, darling, truly you did, for it took me so long to get over you. Years.

Tell me, were our kisses, our romantic moments, where they nothing at all to you? Perhaps for you, but for me, as sad as it is, i still think about them even when another loves me. Lee invited you to an outing with us last month and do you know what that did to me?

How should i have known that you were coming; had i known beforehand, i would have never agreed to attend. But i do not regret seeing you, oddly enough. If i may, you have grown ever so beautiful as you graced in age. Your kindness has not changed, tho the wounds you gave me still throbs from time to time, why did you have to be so beautiful? It would have been easier for me to get over you had you been just 'average' looking.

You know, when i saw you again, you ignited something. Damn you. I hate you for this. I hate you..yet..i love you...

Why have you bewitched me again?




A.

Quote from: bugsay on June 16, 2010, 01:11:56 PM
mahigumaon kaayo ko sa music sa 80's bai Lorenz...

permi madungog sa baylehan...hehehe

daghang mga kagahapon ang nahulma aning panahuna...

Your former love had good choice in songs, bugsay. hehe.

she left a mark on you, i see.

im surprised you caught it so quickly, bugsay. the lyrics to this song is so touching, i could not help but use it as a message.

ps. as much as you still remember your former love, am sure she still remembers you too. even when i force myself to forget my 1st gf, i fail utterly. how can i forget her lips..the lips that i first kissed? and her body that used to taunt me in dreams in yesteryears. the aroma sweeter than nectar, and more exotic than pomegranate. she was both a blessing and a curse. a blessing because to have loved her was an awakening; a curse because separation from her was..unbearable.

i have not seen her in 7 years. and still.

Roxie A. Yockey

Yesterday life was so precious, so new
Filled with the promise
Of dreams to come true
Yesterday we held hands
And walked in the lane
Yesterday I asked you
To take my ring and my name
Yesterday we took our stroll down the aisle
Yesterday we married
We did it in style
Yesterday we had a daughter
We had a child, can this be true?
Yesterday we had a son
And now there are two.
Yesterday our daughter took our son by the hand
Helping him to walk, helping him to stand
Yesterday all of our parents
Were here and alive
Helping us along, helping us strive
Yesterday our grandparents
They were here too
Loving and laughing
Seeing us thru
Yesterdays are such a very special time
Single days in a journey
All falling into line
And what do you think happens
When yesterdays are all thru?
Why, we give them our blessings
And pass them all on to you.

The dead they sleep a long, long sleep;
The dead they rest, and their rest is deep;
The dead have peace, but the living weep.
~Samuel Hoffenstein