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Carlo Dolci, "St. Catherine Reading A Book" (Late 17th Century)

Alfred Stevens, "The Bath" (1867)

Mary Cassatt, "Breakfast In Bed" (1897)

Salvador Dali, "Woman At The Window" (1925)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, "Grande Odalisque" (1814)

John Singer Sargent, "Repose" (1911)

Sir Joshua Reynolds, "Princess Sophia Matilda Of Gloucester" (1774)

Gerard Hoet, "Young Man Playing The Flute" (Early 18th Century)

Titian, "Venus Of Urbino" (1538)

Frederic Leighton, "Flaming June" (1895)

Rembrandt Van Rijn, Self Portrait (1628)

Ford Madox Brown, "Romeo And Juliet" (1870)

Edgar Degas, "Two Dancers On Stage" (1874)

John William Waterhouse, "Echo And Narcissus" (1903)

Mariano Fortuny, "Odalisque" (1861)

George Benjamin Luks, "Young Girl With Doll" (Early 20th Century)

Anton Einsle, "A Woman Before A Mirror" (1841)

Paul Cezanne, "Apples, Peaches, Pears, And Grapes" (1879)

Guido Reni, "Repentance Of St. Peter" (1635)

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 12, 2012, 03:35:22 AM
kahapuhap gihapon ug madayon atong E.B  puhon. Pero murag bongga jud nig humok nga hubon ang presidente. Magnoynoying nalang ko ani ug mauhon

He he, bitaw, magmantinil ka na lang sa hubon sa yanong mga lungsoranon sa atong EB, pero kon daghan ang manambong, naa baya tingali kay kapailin-ilinan...

He he, basin diri ka nga sine na-starring...

Quote from: islander on April 11, 2012, 08:49:59 PM
hala, karon pa lagi ko nga naa diay vase nga unlan ang design...

Designer gud ang tag-iya...

Matawag pud og willing victim nis Ondoy...

Pwede pud kini ang kang Bugsay...

Hmm, di ba kaha former James Bond girl pud ni si Ms. Islander Republic...

Thanks for the cut, er, cat flowers! That's ikebana arrangement and mobile installation art rolled into one...

Thinking of life in terms of dollars and cents is the mark of a loser.

Quote from: islander on April 11, 2012, 10:50:04 AM
di lang ang pagsawop sa buwan ang gihuwat ato no?  nagpalandong pod to sa purga human ug kinaon ug kinilaw.  and he's conceptualizing designs, take note.

Designs? As in ergonomic drinking chair?

Buhati pud ang entrance sa design room ni Bugsay...

Ph.D. in Commerce, UST, acquired through an equivalency program, whatever that means...

Lingaw na pud si Botoy ani...

Famous, that is, when younger...

Bisan tingali di edaran, basta daghang giatiman...

Quote from: bugsay on April 11, 2012, 05:44:45 AM
Nagpanglantaw sa among hacienda. Wa pa tawon ka kilaw kay hayag ang buwan.

Hmm, kinabuhing haruhay... Wa ka mokitkit panagsa og bunga sa imong corn trees?

Hmm, the empire strikes back...

Quote from: islander on April 11, 2012, 09:13:55 AM
asa kaha kutob ang privileges aning mga pakapin nga diplomats kintahay pero di diay diplomats, dugang pa nga private citizens na sila kay wa na sila sa gobyerno?  mogawas, unya pagbalik magdalag awto nga tax-free?  apil ba pod kaha ang mga anak, in-laws ug mga apo? hinoon, na-issue man to sa una nga nag-diplomatic passport ug ahat si richard gomez sa panahon ni erap.

Mao ba? Basin gisangonan to siya isip secret agent...

Quote from: vrglguapo on April 11, 2012, 07:45:38 AM
tuba2 Lang sa kanto embis red wine...

...sumsoman og bolinaw nga kinilaw, tagbaw ang kahidlaw ni Agaw Islaw nga gikan sa Dabaw...

Quote from: chicogon on April 11, 2012, 07:23:56 AM
Hehehehe... hayahay! 

Hayahay pas pulis sa Pitogo...

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on April 11, 2012, 06:13:36 AM
advantage for frequent travelers. pero some of pinoys pabilin lang sa purok, handay-handay.

Naa puy mouli gikan sa abroad, lantaw-lantaw sa hacienda unya maghuwat nga di na buwanon aron makakilaw na...

Pwede playmates ang inahan ug anak...

Oi, imbis tawo ang subject sa thread, napunta man sa pagkaon...

http://www.marketmanila.com/

Some locals felt these were “sweeter’ than prawns, while others described them as having a “stronger flavor”. Crawfish would be delicious steamed with some lemon butter sauce, or even included in a seafood paella. I wish they were more abundant and available even in Manila… If you are from the surrounding provinces like Negros, Leyte, etc., do you know if these crayfish also thrive in your area? Please leave a comment if they do. Thanks.

Takla / Crayfish / Crawfish
by Marketman





Late afternoon, we visited the Mangga market in Tagbilaran, Bohol to see what the local fishermen had brought back from their day’s toil at sea. Locals shop this market around 4-5:30 p.m. (and early morning, I gather) to buy the freshest ingredients for their dinner. Besides the sanga or whale meat that I wrote about yesterday, I spied these creepy crawlers that looked somewhat like crayfish or crawfish. When I asked what they were, the vendor said they were called “takla” and that they were caught in mangroves, or marshes with brackish water. After inspecting them more closely, and looking up references, they do indeed seem that these are one of dozens if not hundreds of members in the crayfish family around the world. Isn’t that cool? I had NO idea we had crayfish locally. We had no way to cook them on our brief trip, so I just took some photos (instead of buying and cooking) and added a mental note to remember and get back to Bohol in April/May so I could try them then…

Quote from: chicogon on April 11, 2012, 08:41:13 AM
Mao nang sinako ang lutoon... dili piraso hehehe 

OK ni nga pagkaon kay you spend calories trying to extract the edible parts...

Quote from: fdaray on April 11, 2012, 08:27:53 AM
Unsay ngan ana? Wa man nay maayong unod, bayanan ra ang nag-ayo.

Pwede pud ub-obon ang bayanan para solid ang busog...

Quote from: chicogon on April 11, 2012, 06:48:22 AM
Takla deri ge farm man... so fresh water pod

Ah, freshwater species diay ang sa inyong crawfish boil. Fr. Chic, hmm, unsay mas common term diha, crayfish or crawfish?

Published April 09, 2012
FoxNews.com

A 10-year-old girl from Colombia recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Univision’s Primer Impacto reported.

The girl, whose name is not being released due to privacy reasons, is from Manaure, a town in the Colombian Department of La Guajira, which is comprised of various indigenous tribes. The girl is a part of the Wayuu tribe in Northern Columbia.

According to Univision, when the girl arrived at the hospital, she was bleeding heavily and screaming from the contraction pain.

Univision reported that the girl “escaped certain death,” and doctors delivered the 5-pound, 5-ounce baby via caesarean section.

Doctors said the girl did not understand what was going on. 

"We've already had two cases - lamentable because one girl was 10 years-old.  We hope there aren't anymore,” said Dr. Fabio Gonzalez, the gynecologist who treated her.

It was unclear how the girl got pregnant or who the father is.

The case is being investigated by police; however, they need to respect the tribes’ laws, according to Univision. For the time being, the mother and child will stay at the hospital.

Experts say certain medical care needs to be given to such young mothers.

A 10-year-old’s body would not be defined for pregnancy with its short stature, said Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan, a leading high-risk obstetrician, who was interviewed by FoxNews.com in February 2010 when an 11-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy in the Northern U.S.

At the time, Al-Khan noted that a pre-teen’s chest might not necessarily be developed enough for breast tissue â€" and exposing such a young child to high amounts of progesterone and estrogen could stunt her growth.

Al-Khan said a C-section is the best bet in these cases, as such a young pelvis is not designed for childbirth.

"The textbooks don’t even tell you how to deal with a 10-year-old; it’s completely different even though we understand the basics," Al-Khan said. -- http://www.foxnews.com/

Hmm, flower salads...

Ig-agaw ra ni sa uwang. Dia ra, ay...





Taga dagat lang ang takla. 

Hmm, apil galing sa TBTK advance party...

Hmm, ari na lang mo tanan sa TB kay clean fun...

Aw, kon naay kontes, duha ra ka TB members ang akong nahibaw-an nga qualified mo-enter...

Kini na lang, mas elegant... 

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on April 11, 2012, 05:31:47 AM
The bill also expands the list of former and incumbent officials who can apply for diplomatic passports.

The expanded list would include former Senate presidents, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, associate justices of the Supreme Court, presiding justice of the Court of Appeals, secretary of the Senate, and secretary-general of the House.

The current law does not entitle these former and incumbent officials to diplomatic passports. Only former presidents and vice presidents are given such privilege.

Hmm, morag pantalya ra ang benefits sa 10-year validity. Ang giapas mao ang privilege...

US hype?

The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) accused the government of overreacting to the planned rocket launch, saying it was blindly joining the US in hyping a supposed threat of nuclear fallout from the rocket launch.

“While safety precautions against rocket debris are ok, the reaction of the Philippine government is more in line with the hype being stirred by the US in relation to so-called ballistic missile tests that the North Koreans are allegedly undertaking,” Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes said.

“The US is trying to deny North Korea’s sovereign right to launch a satellite for peaceful use by hypocritically using the specter of nuclear weapons,” Reyes said.

“Fact of the matter is, North Korea has said over and over again that the rocket launch is for peaceful scientific use. It has even invited foreign journalists and observers to witness the launch and scrutinize the rocket,” he added.

Bayan said the US remains the world’s biggest nuclear threat since it possesses some 5,100 nuclear warheads strategically placed all over the world in its nuclear submarines and military bases. In contrast, North Korea has suspended its nuclear weapons test and uranium enrichment program and allowed international inspectors to monitor activities at its main nuclear complex.

“The nuke bogey is just the latest US ploy to justify sanctions and military intervention against North Korea. It’s the US which has long been threatening North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea does not pose a threat to the Philippines or any nation in Asia for that matter. North Korea has always aspired for peaceful reunification with South Korea and for the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula,” Reyes said.

“The US on the other hand, has always sought to establish its military presence everywhere in the world, acting as some kind of global police. It is now seeking to expand its permanent military presence in the Philippines.”

The group also called the Philippine government’s posturing versus North Korea hypocritical. “The PH government is up in arms over North Korea’s rocket test, but is eerily silent about the use of US drones in Philippine airspace. The PH government has not even sought any explanation for the US government’s secret storage of nuclear weapons in the Philippines during the last century,” Reyes said. Bayan likewise noted that based on a declassified document from the independent non-governmental organization National Security Archive based in the George Washington University, the US government had secretly stored nuclear weapons in the Philippines during the Marcos regime. --http://ph.news.yahoo.com/worst-case-scenario-evacuation-luzon-201715257.html

Philstar â€" 1 hour 35 minutes ago


MANILA, Philippines - Cities and towns across Luzon â€" including Metro Manila â€" are on standby for possible evacuation in case a rocket launch being readied by North Korea goes awry and rains debris on the Philippines.

“All local government units in Luzon were asked to come up with plans in the event that the debris falls in their area of jurisdiction. These include identifying food assistance, evacuation and medical contingency,” said Allan Tabell, a director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and liaison to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

“(DILG) Secretary (Jesse) Robredo has ordered all governors and mayors in northeastern Luzon including Bicol to prepare contingency plans. We are talking about practically the entire Luzon,” Tabell said in a press briefing yesterday.

“There’s a possibility of mass casualty,” the DILG official said. “If it (debris) falls on a populated area, there is a possibility of suffering casualties. That is what we are preparing for. Walang kapalit ang paghahanda (There’s no substitute for preparedness),” he added.

More at: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/worst-case-scenario-evacuation-luzon-201715257.html

Philstar â€" Tue, Apr 10, 2012


MANILA, Philippines - The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has placed its personnel on red alert to monitor the controversial satellite launch of North Korea this week.

Government officials yesterday also warned the public of possible rocket debris that might fall into Philippine territory.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has issued a “notice to airmen” or Notam regarding the diversion of flights from the northeast portion of northeastern and eastern Luzon that could be hit by derbis from the North Korean rocket.

NDRRMC executive director Benito Ramos said the areas that might be affected include Buguey, Gonzaga, Santa Ana in Cagayan; Palanan, Maconacon, Divilacan, Dinapigue; Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan, Baler, and Dingalan in Aurora; Real, Infanta and Nakar in Quezon; and Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur in Bicol.

Debris may also hit Basco, Batanes, Ramos said.

Officials of the NDRRMC, CAAP, and Philippine Airlines have met last March to discuss the alternative flight plans to be used by PAL planes that normally traverse the northeastern part of Luzon.

The airliner would re-route some flights to avoid the possible effects over Philippine territory of the plan of North Korea to launch a satellite into orbit this month.

PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said that a stage of the rocket that would put the satellite into orbit is expected to fall just east of Luzon when the launch is conducted between April 12 and 16, which would force PAL flights to divert their routes to avoid the area.

More at: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/govt-red-alert-rocket-debris-164719850.html

Ayaw lang pagdali. Mobalik ra unya na...

...by an All Terrain Armored Transport Walker.

Paborito ni Islander...

Kenkoya pud ning bataa, way angay sa Siok Tong...

Third Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule for Civilian National Government Personnel
Effective June 1, 2011
(In Pesos)

Salary Grade

     Step 1     Step 2     Step 3     Step 4

1   8,287     8,393     8,501     8,610
2   8,932     9,047     9,162     9,281
3   9,628     9,751     9,876   10,004
4   10,358   10,491   10,626   10,763
5   11,145   11,288   11,434   11,581
6   11,992   12,146   12,302   12,462
7   12,880   13,045   13,213   13,384
8   13,833   14,011   14,192   14,375
9   14,857   15,048   15,242   15,439
10   15,948   16,153   16,360   16,571
11   17,099   17,318   17,540   17,765
12   18,333   18,568   18,805   19,047
13   19,658   19,908   20,162   20,420
14   21,078   21,346   21,618   21,894
15   22,688   22,994   23,305   23,621
16   24,423   24,752   25,085   25,424
17   26,292   26,644   27,002   27,366
18   28,305   28,684   29,068   29,458
19   30,474   30,880   31,292   31,711
20   32,810   33,246   33,688   34,140
21   35,219   35,685   36,158   36,638
22   37,812   38,310   38,815   39,327
23   40,604   41,136   41,676   42,223
24   43,612   44,179   44,756   45,340
25   46,848   47,456   48,071   48,696
26   50,334   50,982   51,642   52,310
27   54,088   54,782   55,487   56,201
28   58,132   58,874   59,628   60,392
29   62,488   63,282   64,088   64,905
30   67,944   68,814   69,697   70,592
31   79,729   80,777   81,841   82,921
32   91,226   92,425   93,642   94,878
33   107,470         

(As per Executive Order No. 40, s. 2011)

Dia ra, ay. Pero ayaw kalipat. Di ni siya taga Corella...

Pwede pud ni for a smaller group... 

Oi, miuliay diay? Hmm, basin unhan niya ang iyang katagilungsod sa pagka-haciendero...

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 05:11:43 PM
sakit ning kusion sa kiting uy.  lupig pay napaakan ug takla.

Aw, gilokan diay ka kon bugan ang kusion?

Bwahaha! Nailad si Bugsay, abi niyag si Ms. Kardashian...

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on April 10, 2012, 05:45:43 PM
kapugngan pa ang baha dili ang ihi sa bata.

He he, lisod man gani pugngan ang ihi sa gainom...

Kalapati na mababa ang lipad na lang diay ang allowed...

Baratohon ra man ni nga posisyon...

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 08:06:42 PM
but frankly, relampagos is going too far.  come on, no legislator uses his own money for infrastructure projects.  so why should he stake his claims or get credit for them?  besides, there is a law against such billboards or banners.  doesn't he read such laws when he's a lawmaker himself?  okay, so maybe it's not a law (as yet) because congress, relampagos included, didn't take up this proposal by senator santiago against "epal", but it's a policy of the local government department.  couldn't he just respect it because he's representing a district, which is local anyway?  it's called delicadeza.

Hayan ang delicadeza wa ilhi ni Relampagos;
Klaro nga mas suheto siya sa mawos nga ginamos.

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 07:55:13 PM
expect that.  he can no longer run as mayor after 3 terms (9 years).  i heard that he tried running for congressman before, but the late venice borja agana (dubbed as "no talk" because she couldn't speak bisaya) prevailed.  it was i think a 3-way  fight--- a certain lapez (dubbed as "no walk" because he was on a wheelchair), and dan lim (dubbed as "putok" because he and his allegedly goons were involved in a gunfight).  viva, boholano wit!

Hmm, so far, putok rules!

Quote from: syhannah on April 10, 2012, 06:43:43 PM
Kung nanghingampa si Dan Lim tungod lang tarpaulin aw mag gamw pud siya og iyaha..ipakita pud kun unsa iya mga projects aron makita ang katag db?

Nangita lang siyag patyanan...

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 09, 2012, 01:05:46 PM
Politics as usual. What is Dan Lim's motive for this? Is he planning to run as congressman after his tenure as mayor ends?

Kon mahimo lang, modagan pagka-presidente sa nasod... 

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on April 04, 2012, 12:45:06 PM
Magpakulata lang ba si Congressman Relampagos?

Mas maayo nga lang nga magpakulata kay sa magpakusi...

Tungod sa kadato sa tag-iya mora na hinuon og stuffed toy...

Bayoton man gud ning Frenchmen...

Bahal ang paboritong pares ani ni Bay Bugsay...

Hmm, morag si Fr. Chic ray ka-afford ani...

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 05:01:30 PM
mao nay pag-emote kun kusion ni hubag.  lahi pod ang pag-emote kun kusion ni bugsay.

Hmm, di ba diay depende sa parte sa lawas nga kusion...

Maayo gani ni nga deer kay kahibawong mobasa...

Iyang igsoon... 

The lucky few who were able to escape...

He he, full meal jud diay...

Cool. Pwede tikyopon kon way uwan unya landong...

Pwede himoong snacks kon magkalisod...

Tan-awa, di ba Islander jamo ang stroking...

Ang No. 12 maoy klarong nakaigit...

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 04:30:36 PM
ikaw nang gapuwa.  ajaw pahiri si chriswise sa nigawas sa "it happens"...

Utot ra tawon to, dots...

Quote from: islander on April 10, 2012, 04:30:36 PM
wa man nay pilion si bugsay kun mangusi, same team or not. 

He he, kusier diay si Bugsay. Busbos ang unlan kon maohon...

Hmm, kinsa kahay nanundog...

Cuteness overload...