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Quote from: chicogon on June 08, 2012, 06:23:38 AM


Morag patis ang base ug ginger 

aguy, kalami.  the best dip i can imagine.  di gyod nako makuha ang templa ani bisag unsaon.  ambot unsay gisagol ani nga wa ko kaila.

allelujah, allelujah!

Punters heading for strip joints were told to beware of bank and credit card scams.

The paper told of one Brit who had £13,000 whipped out of his account within hours of using a card in a club.

Even crossing the street away from traffic lights is dodgy, as it is illegal whatever the time of day.

The offence carries an automatic fine and anyone trying to avoid it with a bribe is thrown in jail.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/

The Stary is surrounded by bars, nightclubs, pavement cafes â€" and strip clubs and lap-dancing bars.

England’s 23-man squad will be trusted to avoid temptation.

And coach Gary Neville said: “You can never replicate the home environment. But in terms of being free to go for a coffee or to the shops, we should embrace it, even though it has never been done before.”

But the stars might want to be on their guard when they venture out. The newspaper warned of “honey traps” lying in wait for players and fans alike.

It said: “Beware if two gorgeous ladies stop you in the street and invite you for a drink.

“If you buy them a couple of drinks you could be stung with a bill for hundreds of pounds.

“Should you decline to pay up, large gentlemen with shaved heads will helpfully escort you to a cash machine.”

Two pages of the paper were devoted to a behind-the-scenes feature on police tackling local yobs at a Krakow derby match between Wisla and Cracovia.

It showed fans being repelled by CS spray as they charged gates. The piece was accompanied by pictures of the Typhoon and riot cops with shotguns.

Strict security was put in place around England’s hotel and their training base at Krakow’s Hutnik stadium last night.

But the players have been told to relax and enjoy themselves in the historic city in England’s most laid-back approach to a major tournament ever.

They will be free to have fun and encouraged to explore tourist attractions between training and travelling to games.

Manager Roy Hodgson is desperate not to repeat mistakes made in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where Fabio Capello’s bored team flopped after being shut away in remote Rustenburg.


New arrivals ... fans cheered Roy Hodgson's men --
seen after landing -- at Krakow's Stary Hotel

Some England supporters followed the squad to Poland yesterday and began chanting outside the hotel.

They are expected to travel to and from the team’s group matches in neighbouring Ukraine.

And if England make it through the group stage and quarter-finals, the fans are likely to head to Poland’s capital Warsaw.


London Media
Armed ... Polish riot police

The paper warned of the consequences of thuggery in a special Euro 2012 issue.

It said: "If things start kicking off don’t be tempted to stick around and watch the fun."

"The Polish police will come down on troublemakers like a bag full of anvils and you don’t want to be there when that happens."

"Krakow has a long history of hooligan violence. The local police have seen it all before and they will ruin your day if you try it on."

"These lads’ mums and dads rioted under Soviet machineguns so a few chairs thrown by beered-up fans won’t intimidate them."

Warning ... The Sun's Shaun Custis reads the Krakow Post article


Bullet points ... newspaper article's warning

Their arsenal also includes:

SHOTGUNS firing baton rounds, which are usually non-lethal but can kill from close range.

A TRUCK-mounted water cannon dubbed the Typhoon.

A HI-TECH sonic cannon that makes those it is aimed at wet themselves, and

HANDGUNS loaded with live 9mm ammo.

The revelations about the no-nonsense cops were made in the English language newspaper Krakow Post as the England squad checked into the five-star Stary hotel in the city centre.

And they were a stark warning to any lout tempted to try his luck.

England fans face Euro Krakdown
Euro 2012: Police dogs will target fans' tackle in Krakow

By SHAUN CUSTIS
Today at 00:34

FANS who followed England’s Euro 2012 team to Krakow yesterday were warned they face a terrifying police crackdown if they cause trouble.

Cops in the Polish city are armed with an array of weapons including shotguns â€" and a hi-tech sonic cannon that makes victims wet themselves.

A local paper said: “They will come down on louts like a bag of anvils.”

Police dogs trained to bite blokes directly in the TESTICLES will also tackle any thug England fans in Poland.

The nut-cracking Alsatians are among ruthless anti-hooligan measures prepared by cops in Krakow â€" England’s base for the tournament.


London Media
Nut for the faint hearted ... police dogs trained to bite testicles with their handlers in action in Krakow, England's Euro 2012 base

as for the song "déjà vu" (of various versions from crosby stills, nash & young in 1970,dionne warwick in 1979, all the way to beyoncé in 2006 and a 2010 version of a band whose name is unreadable), a dj in cebu once introduced it as "...from the republic of bohol...here's déjà vu!"

obviously, déjà vu has nothing to do with the paranormal.  it's more neurological, at least according to studies. 

Arthur Funkhouser defines three types of déjà vu in an attempt to more clearly delineate between associated, but different, neurological experiences. These are déjà vecu (already experienced), déjà senti (already felt) and déjà visité (already visited).

Déjà vecu is the most common déjà vu experience and involves the sensation of having done something or having been in an identical situation before and knowing what will happen next. These sensations are often felt through several senses: seeing, hearing, taste, touch and proprioceptive perceptions. The experience is often incredibly detailed and is usually connected to very normal activities. Although the episode itself lasts from only a fraction of a second to several minutes, it can often be remembered in minute detail long after the episode has occurred. One experiencer says, "There came this strange, almost physical up-welling of visual experience, a visual warping, and at the same time an eerie realization that everything happening now had happened before, maybe many times."

more at http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1682

What is déjà vu and how does it work? Déjà vu is considered a common phenomenon. Surveys show that about one third of the population has had the most common form of déjà vu sensations. Due to the subjective and often indescribable nature of the associated feelings, it has been difficult, to determine who is actually experiencing déjà vu. In general, however, déjà vu is "any number of hard-to-explain sometimes upsetting occurrences of unexpected recognition, in which the person involved has trouble identifying an antecedent for the events and/or places which seem so strangely and intensely familiar." Déjà vu has been defined as "familiarity without awareness." While the situational cues of a déjà vu are familiar, there is a definite lack of awareness about the specific source of the memory.

from Déjà vu and the Brain, Consciousness and Self
by Julia Johnson, http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/

We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time -- of our having been surrounded, dim ages ago, by the same faces, objects, and circumstances -- of our knowing perfectly what will be said next, as if we suddenly remember it! (Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, Chapter 39) 

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/

Déjà vu is French for "already seen." Déjà vu is an uncanny feeling or illusion of having already seen or experienced something that is being experienced for the first time.


The term was applied by Emile Boirac (1851-1917), who had strong interests in psychic phenomena.  Boirac's term directs our attention to the past.  However, a little reflection reveals that what is unique about déjà vu is not something from the past but something in the present, namely, the strange feeling one has. We often have experiences the novelty of which is unclear. In such cases we may have been led to ask such questions as, "Have I read this book before?" "Is this an episode of Inspector Morse I've seen before?" "This place looks familiar; have I been here before?" Yet, these experiences are not accompanied by an uncanny feeling. We may feel a bit confused, but the feeling associated with the déjà vu experience is not one of confusion; it is one of strangeness.

excerpts from http://www.skepdic.com/dejavu.html

yes.

see?  dogs really need eyeglasses too.

But De Lima will not back down from her determined bid to keep Abalos in jail and to absolve her suborned witnesses. This, even if Comelec itself insists (a bit weakly, it must be said) that Radam and Martirizar should remain charged because they committed the crime of fraud themselves and although one of the two Pasay judges hearing Abalos’ cases is now moving inexorably to grant the former chairman his release on bail.

But De Lima, who famously ignored the Supreme Court itself when it ordered her not to prevent Arroyo from leaving the country, will have her comeuppance. As the most zealous implementor of the assault on the judicial system by this legally challenged administration (something she agreed to become in exchange for either a Supreme Court seat or a slot in the Liberal Party senatorial ticket), she has decided to assay the role of chief violator of the laws that her “benignorant” boss simply has no patience with.

Sooner or later, whether at the polls or at disbarment proceedings, De Lima will be made to pay for her eagerness to prove that she is Aquino’s most willing perverter of the law. And there will be few in this administration who will deserve that fate more.

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/04/19/de-limas-perversions/

Both Mindanao poll officials were charged by Abalos and his commission of having committed electoral fraud in the 2007 elections. The succeeding commission led by Jose Melo pursued the case against the two, who went into hiding to avoid prosecution.

But they surfaced upon De Lima’s urging to implicate Abalos as the mastermind of the poll fraud they committed; De Lima, meanwhile, has insisted that the charges against them be dismissed because they now qualified as state witnesses. As the original complainant in the 2007 cheating case filed against Radam and Martirizar, Senator Koko Pimentel, said, the two accused Comelec officials cannot be absolved since they were the “most guilty” in the case even if they suddenly discovered (after not having said a word about it all these years that they have been in hiding) that Abalos ordered them to cheat.

the other side, in the opinion of columnist jojo robles of manila standard today:

De Lima’s latest preoccupation is imposing her will on the joint panel of her Department of Justice and the Commission on Elections which is prosecuting former Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos for supposed electoral sabotage before the Pasay City regional trial court. Time and again, De Lima has dominated the panel that is supposed to be led by Comelec and obstructed the proceedings by refusing to present the two questionable witnesses that she made unethical and possibly illegal deals with in order to “get” Abalos upon the obvious orders of her boss, President Noynoy Aquino.

De Lima is already facing a disbarment case before the Supreme Court, which has referred the matter to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines in connection with her role in the arrest and imprisonment of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. But that hasn’t deterred her from pursuing the Aquino shaky administration’s case against Abalos using former fugitive election officials Lilian Radam and Yogi Martirizar.

Quote from: maryhazel on June 07, 2012, 02:41:34 PM
nah, mobalik napod ang panahon sa wakwak hehehheheh

naa man tingaliy mga tblanders nga kun mangahubog mangwakwak, hakhakhak!

reported testimonials from filipino medical practitioners:


Dr. Natividad Fuentes, MD
Thyroid Mass


Dr. Steve Tan
Diabetes/Insomia


Ma. Luisa M. Jacinto
Pre- and Post-Menopausal Syndrome


Dr. Julius Ceasar Mirto, Dentist
Fatigue/Astigmatism/Insomia

http://thehealingpowerofmx3.blogspot.com/

Another wonder story from MX3 Capsules

(The Freeman) October 11, 2010

CEBU, Philippines - When everything seemed so hopeless, MX3 Capsule came to the rescue and cured Virgilia Librea from her seemingly incurable illness. This is her story:

In the early part of 2001, Virgilia had been experiencing abnormal discharge of blood every time she had her monthly period. She also experienced difficulty in her bowel movement and suffered pain every time she urinated, causing her much worry.

Adding to such anxiety, she noticed something hard was growing at the left pelvic bone of her body that she could even feel it with her hand. She would feel pain, too, every time she moved, thus she had to restrict her movements. This is not to mention the fact that she easily got tired and her hair was fast turning white. Laboratory tests confirmed that she had five ovarian cysts and so she thought that whatever she was experiencing then were caused by the same.

She was operated on in the latter part of 2001 for the ovarian cysts and she thought everything would be all right. To her dismay however, the doctor told her that what she felt in her pelvic bone was actually a hard mass which caused her difficulty every time she discharge her body waste, including the discomfort she felt every time she moved and therefore she would need another operation.

As she could not afford another one, upon advice of her doctor, she had to content herself with taking various herbal medicines. It went on until June 2007, but still six times daily which continued for two months. To her great relief and sheer surprise, the mass that had been bothering her for years could hardly be felt anymore.

Discharging her body waste was no longer an ordeal and she could already move freely with great ease. From then on, she has been taking MX3 Capsules three times a day which serves as her vitamin and medicine. Today, the hard mass has completely disappeared and, remarkably, she has regained her vigor and strength. Amazingly too, her hair has stopped turning white.

http://www.philstar.com/

so far, at wikipedia, xanthone is used to extend the life of plastic and not of humans.

Xanthone derivatives

The chemical structure of xanthone forms the central core of a variety of naturally occurring organic compounds, such as mangosteen, which are sometimes collectively referred to as xanthones or xanthonoids.  Over 200 xanthones have been identified. Xanthones are natural constituents of plants in the families Bonnetiaceae and Clusiaceae and are found in some species in the family Podostemaceae.  Many of these xanthones are found in the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana), which can be found in the region of Southeast Asia.

Synthetic derivatives of xanthone can be added during the polymerization of polyester, to form a plastic that has a greater resistance to degradation by ultraviolet light.  The most useful derivative is tetrahydroxyxanthone. Polyester film can be used for the production of third generation printed solar cells, to make them a cost effective alternative to silica-based solar energy generation. It was originally intended that the additive be used for polyester greenhouses in hot climates, where the plastic would degrade after a few years from UV exposure. The xanthone-treated product has an extended useful lifetime of ten years instead of three. (wikipedia)

Xanthone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H8O2. It can be prepared by the heating of phenyl salicylate.  In 1939, xanthone was introduced as an insecticide and it currently finds uses as ovicide for codling moth eggs and as a larvicide.  Xanthone is also used in the preparation of xanthydrol, which is used in the determination of urea levels in the blood. (wikipedia)

14 More Mangosteen Benefits

1.) Anti-oxidant (can be measured)
2.) Anti-cancer (can be measured)
3.) Anti-aging (can be measured)
4.) Anti-hypertension (can be measured)
5.) Anti-hypoglycemia (can be measured)
6.) Anti-immune-system-depression (can be measured)
7.) Anti-blood fat (can be measured)
8.) Anti-atherosclerosis (blood vessel, heart disease) (can be measured)
9.) Anti-osteoporosis (can be measured)
10.) Anti-viral (can be measured)
11.) Anti-bacterial (can be measured)
12.) Anti-fungal (can be measured)
13.) Anti-kidney stones (can be measured)
14.) Anti-cataracts (can be measured)

http://www.bestofsupplements.com/mangosteen.htm

Proven Benefits of Xanthones

1.) Anti-fatigue
2.) Anti-obesity
3.) Anti-depression
4.) Anti-anxiety
5.) Anti-Alzheimer’s
6.) Anti-arthritis
7.) Anti--periodontic (gum disease)
8.) Anti-allergenic
9.) Anti-seborrheic (skin disease)
10.) Anti-pyretic (anti-fever)
11.) Anti-Parkinsonism
12.) Anti-diarrhea
13.) Anti-neuralgia (nerve pain)
14.) Anti-vertigo (dizziness)
15.) Anti-glaucoma
16.) Anti-pain (for example, dental pain)
17.) Anti-inflammatory (cox-2 inhibitor; like Vioxx & Celebrex but without side effects)
18.) Anti-ulcer (for example, ulcers of stomach, mouth, small bowel, large bowel)

Research on Xanthones:

Xanthones have been the subject of intense research for several decades. They are found in a select number of rain forest plants, but nowhere are they found in more abundance that in the pericarp or rind, of the Mangosteen fruit. This smooth, purple covering that was ground with ancient mortars and used to heal infection turns out to be the mother lode of beneficial Xanthones.

The two most beneficial Xanthones found in the Mangosteen have been named Alpha Mangostin and Gamma Mangostin. When isolated and thoroughly tested by researchers, these two Xanthones have been found to carry a host of benefits. According to professional journals such as Free Radical Research, Journal of Pharmacology, and the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, these Xanthones have a remarkable effect on cardiovascular health; are naturally antibiotic, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory; and are some of the most powerful antioxidants to be found in nature.

Research laboratories around the world have now been helping us understand how the Mangosteen fruit works. Modern science is just catching up with what centuries of herbal doctors have already known. For more information go to www.pubmed.com and search for “Xanthones" or "Garcinia Mangostana".

Mangosteen History and Research

With the accumulated knowledge of ancient Asian medicine, which was passed on to European explorers and settlers, it’s no wonder that so much modern research has been conducted on the Mangosteen and its beneficial properties.

An enormous amount of modern study and research has been channeled toward unlocking the secrets of this remarkable fruit. In fact, scientists have actually identified the major compounds found in the Mangosteen that are responsible for its healthful characteristics.

These days, everybody knows about free radicals and antioxidants. Free radicals attack the cells in our bodies every second of every day, and antioxidants work to the repair the damage. Much has been made of the extensive antioxidant properties of vitamins, especially Vitamin C and Vitamin E. But did you know that there exists an antioxidant that is even more powerful than any vitamin? This powerful, life-enhancing substance is called Xanthone. In fact, there is a whole family of Xanthones, and the most dynamic of these are found in the amazing whole fruit Mangosteen.

While most people know about the antioxidant benefits of Vitamins C and E, far fewer are aware of the incredibly potent antioxidant power of Xanthones. Xanthones are natural chemical substances that have recently won high praise from numerous scientists and researchers. Xanthones have been studied for their medicinal potential, since they demonstrate a number of pharmaceutical properties.

from a u.s. website that sells mangosteen capsules processed from the fruit's rind (just like our own mx3):

The Mangosteen fruit consists of the following parts:

Pericarp (rind or peel): the half-centimeter pericarp is green unripe and dark purple when ripe. It contains the highest concentrations of xanthones in the entire fruit.

Pulp (fruit) â€" the fleshy interior that is responsible for its reputation as the best tasting fruit in the world.

Seeds â€" usually one to two in number within the pulp. The Mangosteen fruit has been used for centuries as a folk-lore medicine.

Mangosteen RX is not a proprietary formulation, it is pure 100% Mangosteen from the hull (or pericarp) of the fruit. The hull is the part of the fruit that is richest in Xanthones. The results are a better quality of life for a fraction of the cost.

Warnings

Use of supplements containing mangosteen is safe for most people, but some must use caution. For example, because of its high sugar content, people with diabetes must use it carefully and should first consult with a doctor, Sloan-Kettering warns. Additionally, in at least one case, someone using mangosteen juice daily for a year developed lactic acidosis. Due to the potential risks, you should always discuss your complete medical history with your doctor before using any alternative treatments.

http://www.livestrong.com/

Medicinal Properties

Like many other fruits, mangosteen contains high levels of antioxidants, which protect your body from free radicals. Free radicals may contribute to cancer and other health conditions such as heart disease and stroke. Due to its medical properties, mangosteen and supplements containing it may help treat certain medical conditions, including immune function and mental acuity, but more study is necessary, the American Cancer Society reports. Do not take mangosteen to self-treat any medical condition without first consulting with your health practitioner.

Effects on Cancer

While some companies that manufacture and market mangosteen juice and mangosteen supplements as a treatment for people with cancer, no scientific evidence to date supports these claims, the American Cancer Society reports. In addition, using juices or supplements containing the fruit may interfere with certain drugs used in chemotherapy to treat cancer, Sloan-Kettering reports. More study is necessary to determine whether mangosteen can be beneficial for cancer patients. Do not use it to treat cancer without first consulting with a medical professional.

this is about the fruit itself, the part that's eaten, and not the rind.

Nutrition Facts

A 1-cup serving of mangosteen canned in heavy syrup that has been drained of its juices contains 143 calories, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. The fat content stands at about 1 g, while a serving of the fruit has about 35 g of carbohydrates, which includes 3.5 g of fiber. The fruit also contains several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus.

i'm taking these at the moment.  i don't know the results yet.  there are testimonials, both from people i haven't met and close relatives and friends, but i have to experience the results myself.  if i feel better soon, then that's it.  of course, i'm also taking prescribed medications by a medical doctor.

wa pa gyod siya makontento nga daghan hinoon ang nitambid niya, bonus pa nga mga balhiboon?

ayaw na lang ninyo likoa ang estorya kay baye na siya
ang tan-awa ang lugar sa itlog unta nga wa diha.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 02:18:57 PM
That one refers to the auxiliary brain...

...whose i.q. had hit the ground?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 02:18:13 PM
Ah, age is in eye of the beholder and the tongue of the speaker...

and what be the age, my pet, to someone who sees not and speaketh not?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 02:16:49 PM
...garnished with the holy golden deposits at the entrance to the nasal passages...

liquid gold mixed with copper ores, to be exact.

not much difference, really.

lagerfeld must see these new models.

Quote from: islander on June 07, 2012, 11:44:23 AM
But we won't be seeing Choupette fashioning custom-made Chanel wares anytime soon, as Lagerfeld described the act of humanising pets as 'circuslike'.

'circuslike'?  what circus?

aw, kun si mingming maoy mosweldo ninyo, mahimo ninyong ibilin si ma'am.

Quote from: bugsay on June 07, 2012, 01:37:26 PM
kuyaw ni'g naay moambak sa tulay...

hampasabol.  my banana republic will never do that.  para iring...

In other areas, the unexplained deaths of cattle or other livestock were often taken as proof that a type of vampire known as an Ustrel was at large.

These were believed to be the spirits of children born on a Saturday but who died before receiving baptism.

On the ninth day after its burial, an Ustrel would climb out of the ground and attack cattle or sheep by draining their blood before returning to its grave before dawn.

To kill an Ustrel, a village would have to go through a ritual known as lighting of a needfire.

This involved extinguishing all the village household fires on a Saturday morning before rounding up all the cattle and sheep in an open space.

From there the animals were marched to a nearby crossroads where two bonfires, lit by a new fire created by rubbing sticks together, had been set up.

By guiding the animals between the fires the vampire would become stranded at the crossroads where wolves devoured it.

Before the bonfires burned out, someone took a flame and used it to relight all the household fires in the village.


Movie legend: Christopher Lee as Count Dracula gets his comeuppance
with a stake through the heart in the 1958 film Dracula

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

One account maintains that a vampire was the soul of an outlaw who died in the mountains or forest or along a country road, and whose corpse is eaten by crows, wolves, or some other such scavengers.

Because such a soul is not permitted to enter heaven or hell it remains on earth haunting the place where he was killed strangling and drinking the blood of anyone who comes by.

Another account states a person who died a violent, unnatural death or whose corpse was jumped over by a cat before burial, can become a vampire.

In such cases during the first 40 days after burial, the bones turn to gelatin and the vampire performs mischief at night  - releasing animals from their pens, scattering house hold items, and suffocating people.

During the first forty days it can be destroyed by a Vampiridzhija - a professional vampire hunter capable of seeing them - or alternatively devoured by a wolf.

However if not destroyed in this time period the Vampire would develop a skeleton and becomes even more fierce.

BATTY BELIEFS: EUROPE'S FEAR OF VAMPIRES IN THE MIDDLE AGES

The belief in vampires was widespread throughout Bulgaria and other parts of central Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

The word vampire is derived from the original Slavic term opyrb or opir which later appears as vipir, vepir, or vapir.

Drunkards, thieves and murderers were all believed to be likely candidates to become vampires.

Appearing completely normal, they would arrive at a town and live amongst the people often even marrying and fathering children. But at night they would wander the countryside in search of blood.

These types of vampires could be destroyed with a stake through the heart.

'To kill the vampire you had to remove the shroud from its mouth, which was its food like the milk of a child, and put something uneatable in there,' said Borrini.

'It's possible that other corpses have been found with bricks in their mouths, but this is the first time the ritual has been recognised.'

While legends about blood-drinking ghouls date back thousands of years, the modern figure of the vampire was encapsulated in the Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 novel 'Dracula,' based on 18th century eastern European folktales.

video link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2154837/Vampire-skeletons-unearthed-Bulgaria-iron-stakes-plunged-chests.html

The succession of plagues which ravaged Europe between 1300 and 1700 fostered the belief in vampires, mainly because the decomposition of corpses was not well understood, Borrini said.

Gravediggers reopening mass graves would sometimes come across bodies bloated by gas, with hair still growing, and blood seeping from their mouths and believe them to be still alive.

The shrouds used to cover the faces of the dead were often decayed by bacteria in the mouth, revealing the corpse's teeth, and vampires became known as 'shroud-eaters.'

According to medieval medical and religious texts, the 'undead' were believed to spread pestilence in order to suck the remaining life from corpses until they acquired the strength to return to the streets again.


The remains of a female 'vampire' from 16th-century Venice, buried
with a brick in her mouth to prevent her feasting on plague victims

However last month Italian researchers discovered what they believed to be the remains of a female 'vampire' in Venice - buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century.

Matteo Borrini, an anthropologist from the University of Florence, said the discovery on the small island of Lazzaretto Nuovo in the Venice lagoon supported the medieval belief that vampires were behind the spread of plagues like the Black Death.


Find: The two skeletons were discovered during a dig outside a monastery
in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol


Sozopol: According to the head of Bulgaria's natural history museum
100 corpses of  people who were stabbed to prevent them from becoming
vampires have been discovered across the country over the years

The skeleton was unearthed in a mass grave from the Venetian plague of 1576-- in which the artist Titian died-- on Lazzaretto Nuovo, which lies around two miles northeast of Venice and was used as a sanitorium for plague sufferers.

Borrini said: 'This is the first time that archaeology has succeeded in reconstructing the ritual of exorcism of a vampire.

'This helps ... authenticate how the myth of vampires was born.'

According to Mr Dimitrov over 100 buried people whose corpses were stabbed to prevent them from becoming vampires have been discovered across Bulgaria over the years.

He added: 'I do not know why an ordinary discovery like that became so popular. Perhaps because of the mysteriousness of the word "vampire".

'These people were believed to be evil while they were alive, and it was believed that they would become vampires once they are dead, continuing to torment people.'

According to Dimitrov, 'vampires' were often aristocrats and clerics.

He added: 'The curious thing is that there are no women among them. They were not afraid of witches.'

The two skeletons, believed to be around 800 years old, were discovered during an archaeological dig near a monastery in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol.

Bulgaria's national history museum chief Bozhidar Dimitrov said: 'These two skeletons stabbed with rods illustrate a practice which was common in some Bulgarian villages up until the first decade of the 20th century.'


A close up of one of the 'vampire'
skeletons discovered with a metal
bar through its chest

According to pagan beliefs, people who were considered bad during their lifetimes might turn into vampires after death unless stabbed in the chest with an iron or wooden rod before being buried.

People believed the rod would also pin them down in their graves to prevent them from leaving at midnight and terrorising the living, the historian explained.

Are you sure digging him up is a good idea? Archaeologists find Bulgarian 'vampires' from Middle Ages with iron rods staked through their chests

By Daniel Miller
06 June 2012

If you thought vampires were simply the stuff of myth and legend-- and perhaps the odd teen horror film-- think again.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed two skeletons from the Middle Ages pierced through the chest with iron rods to keep them from turning into the undead.

They are the latest in a succession of finds across western and central Europe which shed new light on just how seriously people took the threat of vampires and how those beliefs transformed into the modern myth.


Find: Two skeletons, believed to be those of suspected Medieval vampires,
were discovered with iron poles plunged through their chests in the
Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol

kun ang tiil naay pangagod unya giinom ug apil ang gitusloan, budlat gyod ang mata tibuok semana.

until lorenz comes, ako usa nga way alamag... i'd call this the lazarus complex.   

where's the stocks king balong?  busy raking in his profits?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 12:14:31 PM
He he, the primordial soup has a mish-mash of ingredients...

i thought it's called soup no. 5.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 12:13:27 PM
Steam engine? How obsolescent...

as befits your day and age and tastes.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 12:10:59 PM
Hmm, with the flow of creative juices being controlled by the anal sphincter?  

made brighter by the sacred juices from the ears.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 07, 2012, 12:13:51 PM
The couple tried to reconcile at the behest of the court, but the wife wouldn't part with her cats and instead split with her husband.

hahaha!  the husband must lack feline grace.

i will not trek this path.  my banana republic knows that i will limit my picking up of stray cats to 449.

The first observation of the Transit of Venus-- where the planet passes directly between the sun and the Earth-- was made by Salford stargazer William Crabtree in 1639.

The former Manchester Grammar School pupil's observation-- lauded by some as the birthplace f modern astronomy-- was made with a helioscope from his bedroom window and proved that planets orbit the sun and not the Earth.

To mark Crabtree's legacy, the room where he made the discovery was transformed to how it would have been in his time, using furnishings from Ordsall Hall.

Organisers linked up with NASA for the special event, which involved actors in period dress recreating Crabtree's moment of discovery.


Re-enacting the Ford Madox Brown painting of
William Crabtree's observation of the transit of Venus

Footage from the house at Lower Broughton Road-- which retains Tudor features from his day-- was beamed to millions of internet users from NASA's site.

Meanwhile, a giant projector on the side of the house was set up to screen images of the Transit from NASA's telescope in Hawaii, and guests at the event were able to take part in a question and answer session with the American space agency's experts.

more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2155140/Transit-Venus-2012-Spectacular-seen-time-2117.html#ixzz1x8eouuyM

THE SALFORD SIDE STREET WHERE MODERN ASTRONOMY WAS BORN: HOW THE TRANSIT WAS FIRST SEEN IN 1639

Ford Madox Brown's 'Crabtree watching the Transit of Venus in 1639'
shows how Crabtree captured the transit-- a groundbreaking
achievement for the time

Many ways to view it, many places in the world to see it:
Professor Hashim Ahmed Yousif al-Sayed, dean at the College
of Science at the University of Bahrain, projects the sun's
image for students

A composite sequence photo of the steps of the entire transit of
Venus seen over the sky of Seoul, South Korea, 6 June 2012

Transit of Venus
Bratislava Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia, 06 June 2012

Transit of Venus
Sarajevo, 06 June 2012

Transit of Venus
Sofia, Bulgaria, 06 June 2012

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 07, 2012, 12:02:27 PM
Ngipon ray may-ong, oi...

daan pa lagi ko.

REUTERS/NASA/AIA/Solar Dynamics Observatory/Handout
Transit of Venus
05 June 2012

ig-unsa ni nimo siya, hubs?  may-ong-may-ong man god mo...

AFP
Transit of Venus
Maryland, USA, 05 June 2012

binangkal na imbis babycakes haw...

Choupette was given to Lagerfeld by his French model muse Baptiste Giabiconi in January and she has since become his primary preoccupation.

He even gets his maids to keep a diary of her moods, movements and eating patterns if he's not with her.

'In the nine months, we already have almost 600 pages... I think it could be funny to make a little book of Choupette's diary.'

But we won't be seeing Choupette fashioning custom-made Chanel wares anytime soon, as Lagerfeld described the act of humanising pets as 'circuslike'.

Last year while sat with former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld for Interview's September issue, he said: 'If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.'


Karl Lagerfeld

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'She has lunch and dinner with me on the table, with her own food. She doesn't touch my food.

'She doesn't want to eat on the floor. She sleeps under a pillow and she even knows how to use an iPad.' he told WWD.

And while he's away on business he revealed that he has recruited two personal maids to provide Choupette with round-the-clock care.

He added: 'She is beyond spoiled.'


Bathroom trained: Choupette sits perched on the edge of a sink in Karl's house

Karl Lagerfeld's kitty crazy: Chanel designer's cat eats at the table, has an iPad - and TWO maids to call on

By Sadie Whitelocks
06 June 2012

He revealed last year that he could never imagine having children of his own.

But Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld seems to be discovering his paternal side after welcoming Choupette the Siamese cat into his Paris home.

Over the past few months the 78-year-old fashion mogul has invested time teaching his female feline the art of fine dining and, gearing her up for the modern world, how to work an iPad.

He even congratulated the kitten on her progress by posting a Twitter picture of her busy playing on the Apple device.


My clever kitty: Karl Lagerfeld posted a picture via Twitter
of his Siamese cat busy playing with its iPad

liwat gyod diay nimo si kitty.

beauty mark diay.  maayo gani kay di cyst.

Convinced that his son was victim of medical malpractice, Mr Santos has now registered a complaint with the police who have launched an investigation

He said: 'Fifteen minutes after rushing him away for resuscitation, they came and told me he was dead and handed me his body. Perhaps they didn't examine him properly. Dead people don't just wake up and talk. I'm determined to find out the truth.'

The local state department today confirmed the boy had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition and was declared dead after suffering cardiac-respiratory failure.

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'Then Kelvin just laid back down, the way he was. We couldn't wake him. He was dead again.

Mr Santos rushed his son back to the Aberlardo Santos hospital in Belem,where the doctors reexamined the boy and confirmed that he had no signs of life.

He said: 'They assured me that he really was dead and gave me no explanation for what we had just seen and heard.'

The boy's family decided to delay the funeral for an hour in the hope that he would wake up again, but ended up burying him at 5pm that day in a local cemetery.

The child's devastated family took him home where grieving relatives held a wake throughout the night, with the boy's body laid in an open coffin.

But an hour before his funeral was due to take place on Saturday the boy apparently sat up in his coffin and said: 'Daddy, can I have some water?'.

The boy's father, Antonio Santos, said: 'Everybody started to scream, we couldn't believe our eyes. Then we thought a miracle had taken place and our boy had come back to life.

Two-year-old Kelvin Santos was declared dead on
Friday after he stopped breathing during treatment
for pneumonia.

'Dead' Brazilian boy 'sits up in coffin at his own funeral and asks for WATER before lying back down lifeless'

    *Kelvin Santos stopped breathing during treatment for pneumonia and was declared dead on Friday
    *On Saturday he allegedly sat up in his coffin and asked his father for a glass of water

By Tammy Hughes
06 June 2012

A two-year-old boy sat up in his coffin and asked for water before laying back down again lifeless, according to a Brazilian news website.

In a case that seems almost too incredible to be true, ORM claimed that Kelvin Santos stopped breathing during treatment for pneumonia at a hospital in Belem, northern Brazil.

He was declared dead at 7:40pm on Friday and his body was handed over to his family in a plastic bag.

(AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
Transit of Venus
Maryland, USA, 06 June 2012

(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Transit of Venus
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 06 June 2012

REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Transit of Venus
Kathmandu, 06 June 2012

nagmahay ko sa akong gikaon.  turones de mani, de kasuy, de pili, expired na diay.  or maybe i overate, daghan ra kog gilamoy, mao nga naluya ko kay nadaot akong tiyan, huhuhu.  never again na gyod as in...

na-royal blood nang king tungod ni vrglguaps.

i lost interest in this when i realized that our skies were overcast.  wait na lang ko for second best, like top quality pictures on the internet.

delicado gyod tuod sa psyche.  maghusa man sad ta ani...