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Tinood jud na, kay manogbong sila ug Domingo mag-atang na ang mga bogoy sa eskina.

This discovery was made while Huang Liqian, 58, was undergoing surgery in 2007. According to him, this bizarre growth was first noticed growing on the back of his neck in 1990. Prior to surgery, he said he had ignored this huge neck tumor for nearly 17 years until it developed into a 33-pound -massive neck tumor.



Read more: http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/unbelievably-most-horrible-and-unusual-human-growths-of-all-time/#ixzz0oHB5nuo5

Mga gwapa ng mga dalaga sa kabugan, nakakap-lag diay ka Ondoy Macky! It´s worth the 5 km , what´s love has to do, ha ha ha.
Balik ang mga kahoy kay tua ang kasing-kasing ni Macky nalilok!

buking lagi!

There is still a missing amount from the Japanese reparations money to the tune of 35 Billion US dollars which is somewhere in Europe´s bank. Namatay na lang si Marcos senior apan ang kwarta wala na mabalik.

kujawa diha! Normal man kana dinhe sa Germany. As a subscriber you can demand the detailed listings.

Pressy be careful with Foundation,you have to deal with the  Security and Exchange Commissions.

How about tombola? I could bring some prices for you like perfumes, body creams and the like. Ask some members who would donate in this form, simply solicitate. Please check the BIR, I´m not much acquainted on matters like this. Can anyone help, about the legalities of some fundraising in this form?

I don´t eat both. Gahi gani ang tinapay akong i-tonlo sa kape, homok lagi dayon.

St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Feast day - May 18)


A native of Tuscany in Italy, John was elected Pope while he was still an archdeacon upon the death of Pope Hormisdas in 523. At that time, the ruler of Italy was Theodoric the Goth who subscribed to the Arian brand of Christianity, but had tolerated and even favored his Catholic subjects during the early part of his reign. However, about the time of St. John's accession to the Papacy, Theodoric's policy underwent a drastic change as a result of two events: the treasonable (in the sovereign's view) correspondence between ranking members of the Roman Senate and Constantinople and the severe edict against heretics enacted by the emperor Justin I, who was the first Catholic on the Byzantine throne in fifty years. Spurred on by the appeals of Eastern Arians, Theodoric threatened to wage war against Justin but ultimately decided to negotiate with him through a delegation of five Bishops and four senators. At its head he named Pope John - much against the latter's wishes. Little is known for certain about the nature of the message which the Pope bore and the manner in which he carried out his mission. What is known is that he succeeded in persuading the Emperor to mitigate his treatment of the Arians and thus avoid reprisals against the Catholics in Italy. The Pope's visit also brought about the reconciliation of the Western and Eastern Churches which had been plagued by a schism since 482 when Zeno's Henoticon had been published. However, Theodoric had been becoming more suspicious with each passing day. While waiting for the delegation to return, he ordered the execution of the philosopher Boethius and his father-in-law Symmachus on a charge of treason; and as he got word of the friendly relations between the Pope and the emperor, he concluded that they were plotting against him. Hence, on the delegation's return to the capitol city of Ravenna, Pope John was imprisoned by order of Theodoric and died a short time later as a result of the treatment he experienced there.

Love in the Little Things   

There’s only one thing to do here belowâ€"strew before Jesus the flowers of little sacrifices, and win Him with caresses.  â€"St. Thérèse 

Mandy Sellars, a 34-year old woman, from Lancashire, was diagnosed with a rare condition involving a progressive abnormal growth of body tissues called Proteus syndrome in May 2006. She was said to be born with abnormally large feet and legs, which continue to grow into hugely oversized legs at an alarming rate, making her normal life nearly impossible. Her legs are observed to be heavier than most women and wider than the average man’s waist. She has a clubfoot which has turned 180 degrees backwards, and her left leg is about 5 inches longer than her right leg.

Da bins morag espada!

Waa jud ko magdaku sa Guindulman. Nahi-uli mi sa among pamilya 15 years old ko si Inday 2 years old. Nag 3nd year high school ko sa St Mary, mau jud ang akong gi-angayan sa daku nga kahoyng akasya. Anha mi mang-lingkod kon reses, mangaon ug binangkal , usahay galang-galang nga adunay latik, usahay binignit.
Anha pod mi magpalandong kon maghulat ug trak, MB o St Jude padolong sa Tagbilaran.
Our present Mayor did have had the same experience like me.  I keep on wondering why on earth she decided to cut them all.

ma-utak si Ate Glow, she still shines inspite of her bad records of corruption.

grabe, katalagman na kosog pa ang pangawat!

A Chinese male, Huang Chuncai, with a giant facial tumor used to be recognized as a tumor man. At a very young age at four, he suffered from a noticeable rare genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis, obscuring his external appearance and warping his backbone. These unusual growths on his face caused him to have a trouble to hear, to speak and even to eat. The growths grew bigger and rapidly as he aged, knocking out his teeth, crushing his left ear to hang down his shoulder level, blocking his left eye and deforming his bone as well. In July 2007, Chinese surgeons successfully removed a massive 33-pound (or about 15kg) tumor hanging down on his face. He also had another 25-pound tumor removed successfully.

ha ha ha, kining santilmo dugay nako waka ka dongog! Na-a ba ni?

mao lagi nga morag guinea pig siya karon sa Indian military!

The human growth or tumor is the most horrible and bizarre disease that causes the sufferer to have trouble speaking, eating, or even walking. Not only this horrible disease or growth brings a defect to their physical appearance, but also makes it stressful and difficult to live a normal life.



Read more: http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/unbelievably-most-horrible-and-unusual-human-growths-of-all-time/#ixzz0oE1rLbq9


Deepak Kumar Paswaan: 7-year old with limbs growing out of his chest




Buxar, Bihar, India -- 

Seven-year-old Deepak Kumar Paswaan from Buxar (Eastern India) was born with arms, legs and buttock of a parasitic twin protruding from his chest. In his village some treat him like a god with eight limbs and others think he is the devil.



by;
Chan Lee Peng , health mad

Mao kini ang dakong pangutana, mahonong ang kagubot o masamot ang anarkiya?

in his state of mind, this would never exist!

Telegraph.UK



Indian military scientists are studying an 82-year-old who claims he has not had any food or drink for 70 years.
Mr Jani, who claims to have left home aged seven and lived as a wandering sadhu or holy man in Rajasthan, is regarded as a 'breatharian' who can live on a 'spiritual life-force' alone. He believes he is sustained by a goddess who pours an 'elixir' through a hole in his palate. His claims have been supported by an Indian doctor who specializes in studies of people who claim supernatural abilities, but he has also been dismissed by others as a "village fraud."
India's Defence Research Development Organisation, whose scientists develop drone aircraft, intercontinental ballistic missiles and new types of bombs. They believe Mr Prahlad could teach them to help soldiers survive longer without food, or disaster victims to hang on until help arrives.
"If his claims are verified, it will be a breakthrough in medical science," said Dr G Ilavazhagan, director of the Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences.
"We will be able to help save human lives during natural disasters, high altitude, sea journeys and other natural and human extremities. We can educate people about the survival techniques in adverse conditions with little food and water or nothing at all."


ps
Lupig pa ang one-day, one-eat!

malisang ko sa Cebu, mas kuyaw kaysa sa Manila ang mga taxi drivers. Dili jud ko ganahan mosoroy.
By the way Mike, you got the experience already, thanks for this info.

2010  Bol-anon sa Germany Boholhilfe e.V. presents a benefit event with all proceeds going to Boholhilfe projects.

"Boholhilfe goes international"


on Saturday, 28th August 2010 - starting 6 pm

Mensa, Gymnasium, St. Amand-Montrond Straße, 48301 Nottuln


EVENING BUFFET WITH A SELECTION OF EUROPEAN AND PHILIPPINE DISHES
A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE MUSIC WITH "ESTRELLA"
TOMBOLA WITH VALUABLE PRIZES
DANCING 'TILL MIDNIGHT
To make the evening more enjoyable please come in international costumes. There will be a prize for the most original costume!

Tickets will be sold on the evening. Entrance for age 12 and above


€ 20,00 per person including choice of philippine and european food from the buffet. € 10,00 for age 12 to 16.

http://boholhilfe.com/events/

Corona´s appointment might be disputable to  Noynoy Aquino but in taking his oath he has to toe the line as what is deem and proper in our tradition. If he do otherwise he can´t expect the people to work hand on hand for building a new future.

St. Paschal Baylon
(1540-1592)

In Paschal’s lifetime the Spanish empire in the New World was at the height of its power, though France and England were soon to reduce its influence. The 16th century has been called the Golden Age of the Church in Spain, for it gave birth to Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Peter of Alcantara, Francis Solano and Salvator of Horta.
Paschal’s Spanish parents were poor and pious. Between the ages of seven and 24 he worked as a shepherd and began a life of mortification. He was able to pray on the job and was especially attentive to the church bell which rang at the Elevation during Mass. Paschal had a very honest streak in him. He once offered to pay owners of crops for any damage his animals caused!

In 1564 Paschal joined the Friars Minor and gave himself wholeheartedly to a life of penance. Though he was urged to study for the priesthood, he chose to be a brother. At various times he served as porter, cook, gardener and official beggar.

Paschal was careful to observe the vow of poverty. He would never waste any food or anything given for the use of the friars. When he was porter and took care of the poor coming to the door, he developed a reputation for great generosity. The friars sometimes tried to moderate his liberality!

Paschal spent his spare moments praying before the Blessed Sacrament. In time many people sought his wise counsel. People flocked to his tomb immediately after his burial; miracles were reported promptly. In 1690 Paschal was canonized; in 1897 he was named patron of eucharistic congresses and societies.



Comment:

Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament occupied much of St. Francis’ energy. Most of his letters were to promote devotion to the Eucharist. Paschal shared that concern. An hour in prayer before our Lord in the Eucharist could teach all of us a great deal. Some holy and busy Catholics today find that their work is enriched by those minutes regularly spent in prayer and meditation.


Quote:

"Meditate well on this: Seek God above all things. It is right for you to seek God before and above everything else, because the majesty of God wishes you to receive what you ask for. This will also make you more ready to serve God and will enable you to love him more perfectly" (St. Paschal).


Patron Saint of:

Shepherds

The Compassion of Jesus   

I feel that if I had every imaginable crime on my conscience I should still not lose my confidence; with my heart broken by repentance I should throw myself into the arms of my Savior.  â€"St. Thérèse 

Number 1 statement makes sense for me since we tend to live in a hedonistic society. In our country people who have the money got more respects in comparison to people who wear tattered clothes.

Mao naman jud ning atong batasan Inday Bambi, mangosyoso bisan maka-block sa mga bombero. Looy kaayo kay dugay nasompo ang kayo, samot nasab kadaghan ang mga napordoy.

Thousands of people have lost their homes after a fire broke out in Muntinlupa City, near the capital Manila.

The fire lasted nearly eight hours and hundreds of families had to spend a night at an evacuation centre.

Investigators said there had been no reports of casualties.
A huge blaze has swept through a shanty town outside the Philippines' capital, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving thousands of people homeless.

Two hundred fire engines were sent to fight the flames in the Quezon City slum, outside Manila.

At least one man is thought to have died, and several firefighters were injured.

READ MORE: Massive fire engulfs Manila slum BBC.

We have a Forum member who donates regularly, David from Maribojoc. He is a philanthropist.

St. Margaret of Cortona
(1247-1297)

Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, Tuscany. Her mother died when Margaret was seven; life with her stepmother was so difficult that Margaret moved out. For nine years she lived with Arsenio, though they were not married, and she bore him a son. In those years, she had doubts about her situation. Somewhat like St. Augustine she prayed for purityâ€"but not just yet.
One day she was waiting for Arsenio and was instead met by his dog. The animal led Margaret into the forest where she found Arsenio murdered. This crime shocked Margaret into a life of penance. She and her son returned to Laviano, where she was not well received by her stepmother. They then went to Cortona, where her son eventually became a friar.

In 1277, three years after her conversion, Margaret became a Franciscan tertiary. Under the direction of her confessor, who sometimes had to order her to moderate her self-denial, she pursued a life of prayer and penance at Cortona. There she established a hospital and founded a congregation of tertiary sisters. The poor and humble Margaret was, like Francis, devoted to the Eucharist and to the passion of Jesus. These devotions fueled her great charity and drew sinners to her for advice and inspiration. She was canonized in 1728.



Comment:

Seeking forgiveness is sometimes difficult work. It is made easier by meeting people who, without trivializing our sins, assure us that God rejoices over our repentance. Being forgiven lifts a weight and prompts us to acts of charity.


Quote:

"Let us raise ourselves from our fall and not give up hope as long as we free ourselves from sin. Jesus Christ came into this world to save sinners. ‘O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!’ (Psalm 95:6). The Word calls us to repentance, crying out: ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest’ (Matthew 11:28). There is, then, a way to salvation if we are willing to follow it" (Letter of Saint Basil the Great).

Immeasurable Love   

Ah! Give me a thousand hearts to love you. But that is still too little, Jesus, beauty Supreme. Give me your divine heart itself to love you.  â€"St. Thérèse 

This is alarming because this trend holds true also  here in Germany.

I´m considering to emigrate to Canada, if the political chaos in our country is unbearable.

thanks Glace, it was really fascinating!

That´s it Islander, she had been through with different lovers in her life before she settled down for good (hopefully), she is for me a survivor, an epitome of strength!

St. Isidore the Farmer
(1070-1130)
 
Isidore has become the patron of farmers and rural communities. In particular he is the patron of Madrid, Spain, and of the United States National Rural Life Conference.
When he was barely old enough to wield a hoe, Isidore entered the service of John de Vergas, a wealthy landowner from Madrid, and worked faithfully on his estate outside the city for the rest of his life. He married a young woman as simple and upright as himself who also became a saintâ€"Maria de la Cabeza. They had one son, who died as a child.

Isidore had deep religious instincts. He rose early in the morning to go to church and spent many a holiday devoutly visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas. All day long, as he walked behind the plow, he communed with God. His devotion, one might say, became a problem, for his fellow workers sometimes complained that he often showed up late because of lingering in church too long.

He was known for his love of the poor, and there are accounts of Isidore’s supplying them miraculously with food. He had a great concern for the proper treatment of animals.

He died May 15, 1130, and was declared a saint in 1622 with Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri. Together, the group is known in Spain as “the five saints.”



Comment:

Many implications can be found in a simple laborer achieving sainthood: Physical labor has dignity; sainthood does not stem from status; contemplation does not depend on learning; the simple life is conducive to holiness and happiness. Legends about angel helpers and mysterious oxen indicate that his work was not neglected and his duties did not go unfulfilled. Perhaps the truth which emerges is this: If you have your spiritual self in order, your earthly commitments will fall into order also. “eek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness,” said the carpenter from Nazareth, “and all these things will be given you besides” (Matthew 6:33).


Quote:

“God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.... See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food; and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food’” (Genesis 1:28a, 29â€"30a).


Patron Saint of:

Farmers
Laborers

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit   

Poverty of spirit paves the way for sanctityâ€"for the kingdom of God within us. 

Quote from: way_paki on May 15, 2010, 10:13:14 AM
maayo hinuon nang naa si kris sa pinas kay tungod sa iyang ka tactless, tanan transparent. makahibawo ta ug kinsay nagbinuang sa malacanang.

Please be reminded that electing Noynoy means good governance is expected, and Kris Aquino is not tactless. She might be emotional but she is a very intelligent person.

this is so trivial, I think every sector should join hands together to uplift our economy. Forward to progress.

Apil nako Padre, pinaka dako nga nuts!

St. Matthias

According to Acts 1:15-26, during the days after the Ascension, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (about 120 of Jesus’ followers). Now that Judas had betrayed his ministry, it was necessary, Peter said, to fulfill the scriptural recommendation: “May another take his office.” “Therefore, it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrection” (Acts 1:21-22).
They nominated two men: Joseph Barsabbas and Matthias. They prayed and drew lots. The choice fell upon Matthias, who was added to the Eleven.

Matthias is not mentioned by name anywhere else in the New Testament.



Comment:

What was the holiness of Matthias? Obviously he was suited for apostleship by the experience of being with Jesus from his baptism to his ascension. He must also have been suited personally, or he would not have been nominated for so great a responsibility. Must we not remind ourselves that the fundamental holiness of Matthias was his receiving gladly the relationship with the Father offered him by Jesus and completed by the Holy Spirit? If the apostles are the foundations of our faith by their witness, they must also be reminders, if only implicitly, that holiness is entirely a matter of God’s giving, and it is offered to all, in the everyday circumstances of life. We receive, and even for this God supplies the power of freedom.


Quote:

Jesus speaks of the apostles’ function of being judges, that is, rulers. He said, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28).

Lift me, Jesus!   

The elevator which must raise me to heaven is Your arms, O Jesus!  â€"St. Thérèse 

daghang masustansya nga pagkaon sa ato sama sa kalamunggay ug saluyot.

Our Lady of Fatima- Please pray the rosary for world peace especially today!



Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. (See February 20 entry for Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto). Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia. The third visionary, Lucia dos Santos, became a Carmelite nun and died in 2005 at the age of 97.
Mary gave the children three secrets. Since Francisco died in 1919 and Jacinta the following year, Lucia, who later became a Carmelite nun, revealed the first secret in 1927, concerning devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second secret was a vision of hell.

Pope John Paul II directed the Holy See's Secretary of State to reveal the third secret in 2000; it spoke of a 'bishop in white' who was shot by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows into him. Many people linked this to the assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981.

The feast of Our Lady of Fatima was approved by the local bishop in 1930; it was added to the Church's worldwide calendar in 2002. Sister Lucia died in 2005 at the age of 97.




Comment:

The message of Fatima is simple: Pray. Unfortunately, some peopleâ€"not Sister Luciaâ€"have distorted these revelations, making them into an apocalyptic event for which they are now the only reliable interpreters. They have, for example, claimed that Mary's request that the world be consecrated to her has been ignored. Sister Lucia has agreed that Pope John Paul II's public consecration in St. Peter's Square on March 25, 1984, fulfilled Mary's request. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prepared a June 26, 2000, document explaining the “third secret” (available at www.vatican.va).
Mary is perfectly honored when people generously imitate her response “Let it be done to me as you say” (Luke 1:38). Mary can never be seen as a rival to Jesus or to the Church's teaching authority, as exercised by the college of bishops united with the bishop of Rome.




Quote:

“Throughout history there have been supernatural apparitions and signs which go to the heart of human events and which, to the surprise of believers and non-believers alike, play their part in the unfolding of history. These manifestations can never contradict the content of faith, and must therefore have their focus in the core of Christ's proclamation: the Father's love which leads men and women to conversion and bestows the grace required to abandon oneself to him with filial devotion. This too is the message of Fatima which, with its urgent call to conversion and penance, draws us to the heart of the Gospel” (The Message of Fatima, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 26, 2000).

Love is Eternal   

I understood that love comprised all vocations, that love was everything, that it embraced all times and places…in a word, that it was eternal!  -St. Thérèse 

Mike, nahibal-an naba ang ngalan sa mga nabiktima? I´m so concerned on this.

BBC

People who regularly put in overtime and work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests.

The findings come from a study of 6,000 British civil servants, published online in the European Heart Journal.

After accounting for known heart risk factors such as smoking, doctors found those who worked three to four hours of overtime a day ran a 60% higher risk.

Experts said the findings highlighted the importance of work-life balance.

The researchers said there could be a number of explanations for this.

People who spend more time at work have less time to exercise, relax and unwind.

"Employers and patients need to be aware of all of the risk factors for coronary heart disease and should consider overtime as one factor that may lead to a number of medical conditions."

   

They may also be more stressed, anxious, or have depression.

A career-minded person will also tend to be a "Type A" personality who is highly driven, aggressive or irritable, they say.

"Employees who work overtime may also be likely to work while ill - that is, be reluctant to be absent from work despite illness," they add.

Technology linked to happiness, study claims

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, analysed the results of a survey of 35,000 people around the world.

Access to communication tools was found to be the most valued.  It is partly because women tend to have a more central role in family and other social networks, said researcher Paul Flatters of Trajectory Partnership, which conducted the research on behalf of the BCS.

"Our hypothesis is that women in developing countries benefit more because they are more socially constrained in society," he added.

The study also found that the correlation does not appear to increase with age, despite the efforts of various countries to get their older populations online.

"Whether young or old, we're all social beings, we all have a need for the things IT access facilitates," said Mr Flatters.

We need ways to help recover those increasingly large parts of our lives that we have ceded to technology, to regain mastery over technology and learn to use it in a healthy and positive way," he said.
While having a computer is considered synonymous with a good education worldwide, the emerging middle classes of India think it is also a sign of prosperity, she said.

"Whether that prosperity in terms of monetary returns actually materialises is not documented, but it is very real in terms of perception," she said.

Pressy, this posting is very impressing, do we have the chance to implement it?

Eat moderately,Glace!

Hallo Inday Grace, kamusta ka?  Mao baya kini ang tambag sa mga cardiologist dinhe. Ang pinaka masustansya ang chestnuts. Eating nuts should be varied since they contain different nutrients.

The photos might seem exaggerated but the message is clear.

Boracay as an island is congested.  Thailand is a lot cheaper.

Scientists say fathers who smoke and drink should be aware they are potentially not just damaging themselves, but also their heirs. The US study was presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
It suggests that a father's health plays a greater role in the health of future generations than has been thought.

Professor Cynthia Daniels, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, has written books on male and female reproduction.

She said men who drank a lot of alcohol had been shown to have increased rates of sperm defects; and nicotine from tobacco found its way into seminal fluid as well as blood.

Professor Daniels said: "We need to open up our eyes and look at the evidence. BBC




"My advice to young couples would be moderation. Substances that have an impact on reproduction are often also carcinogenic.

"If I was a young man I would not drink very heavily and not smoke two packets of cigarettes a day while I was trying to conceive a child."

Professor Neil McClure, a fertility expert at Queen's University Belfast, UK, said the DNA in sperm cells was more tightly packed than in other cells, and so, to some extent, was protected from damage.

However, once sperm cell DNA was damaged, it had no mechanism by which to effect repairs.

BBC

Conservative leader David Cameron has become the new UK prime minister after the resignation of Gordon Brown.

Mr Cameron, 43, entered 10 Downing Street after travelling to Buckingham Palace to formally accept the Queen's request to form the next government.

karon pa jud ko kabasa, maajo kay wa maglipak!

Eating nuts may help lower cholesterol levels, US research suggests.

The review of 25 studies, involving nearly 600 people, showed eating on average 67g of nuts - a small bag - a day reduced cholesterol levels by 7.4%.

The US Loma Linda University team believes nuts may help prevent the absorption of cholesterol.

It is not yet clear why nuts have this effect, although one suggestion is that it is down to the plant sterols they contain, which are thought to interfere with cholesterol absorption.

Lead researcher Joan Sabate said increasing nut consumption as part of a healthy diet should be recommended.

He added: "The effects of nut consumption were dose related, and different types of nuts had similar effects."

Ellen Mason, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, agreed, but she urged people to go for unsalted nuts.

pure fantasy Doy!

May 12
Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

So often we hear people or even ourselves excuse an action by saying "I was only following orders." But for Nereus and Achilleus this excuse could not stand in the face of the cross.

Everything we know from authority about the two first- century martyrs comes from a testimony written by Pope St. Damasus in the fourth century and inscribed on a memorial tablet that commemorates their lives. But even this commentary comes 300 years after they died.

Damasus tells us that Nereus and Achilleus were soldiers in the Roman army where they helped carry out the persecution of Christians. They probably had nothing against Christians and didn't carry for the bloody slaughter they were commanded to perform, but they obeyed these cruel orders out of fear of dying themselves. After all, that was what soldiers have always been expected to do.

We are not told how they were converted, only that it was a "miracle of faith." After this miracle, they threw down their weapons and escaped from their camp, discarding armor and arms as they went toward their new life in Christ. As participants in the persecution they knew perhaps better than any other Christian what pain awaited them. Faith, however, had triumphed over fear of death and the victory of faith was the sweetest they had known.

We are told they were martyred but Damasus doesn't mention how.

Later legend had it that they served Flavia Domitilla, the great-niece of Emperor Domitian, and were exiled and executed with her when she converted. This legend probably originated in the fact that the martyrs were buried in what was later known as the cemetery of Domitilla.

Prayer:
Saints Achilleus and Nereus, pray for those in the military and armed forces throughout the world that they may always see God as their authority and obey God's orders first. Amen

Maturing by Enduring   

Stay with the darkness, the emptiness, the confusion, and let it work out its purification and maturation in us. 

Calle mantinir ang imong pagka-presidente sa Dajong! Undefeated! ha ha ha ha

Bisag-unsaon pa ninyo ang inyong mga "choices", ang ating kapalaran ay iginuhit na ng tadhana.

Manay, malipay gyud si Kaayuhan ani.

Now that elections are over and wala nay pangampanya overtones, maybe we can move forward with our tree awareness.

hinaot unta nga they will replant trees to replace those that they cut down.


Adunay pahalipay sa mga nakadaug kay kon mokalma na, ato silang sudyaan!

You made a good decision Ben, our country needs professional like you! take care and God Bless.

Sonod pohon lansar Inday Anne!

Congratulations Mayor Fe Anana Piezas and Vice-Mayor Eden Hohmann in Guindulman!

kining mga nakadaog gipa-owanan ug kwarta gikan sa Bangko Sentral?

St. Ignatius of Laconi

Feastday: May 11
1701-1781

Ignatius was the son of a poor farmer in Laconi, Italy. He was born on December 17, 1701. When he was about seventeen, he became very ill. He promised to be a Franciscan if he would get better. But when the illness left him, his father convinced him to wait. A couple of years later, Ignatius was almost killed when he lost control of his horse. Suddenly, however, the horse stopped and trotted on quietly. Ignatius was convinced, then, that God had saved his life. He made up his mind to follow his religious vocation at once.

Brother Ignatius never had any important position in the Franciscan order. For fifteen years he worked in the weaving shed. Then, for forty years, he was part of the team who went out from house to house. They requested food and donations to support the friars. Ignatius visited families and received their gift. But the people soon realized that they received a gift in return. Brother Ignatius consoled the sick and cheered up the lonely. He made peace between enemies, converted people hardened by sin and advised those in trouble. They began to wait for his visits.

There were some difficult days, too. Once in a while, a door was slammed in his face, and often the weather was bad. Always, there were miles and miles to walk. But Ignatius was dedicated. Yet people noticed he used to skip one house. The owner was a rich moneylender. He made the poor pay back much more than they could afford. This man felt humiliated because Ignatius never visited his home to ask for donations. He complained to Brother Ignatius' superior. The superior knew nothing about the moneylender so he sent Ignatius to his home. Brother Ignatius never said a word, but did as he was told. He returned with a large sack of food. It was then that God worked a miracle. When the sack was emptied, blood dripped out. "This is the blood of the poor," Ignatius explained softly. "That is why I never ask for anything at that house." The friars began to pray that the moneylender would repent.

Brother Ignatius died at the age of eighty, on May 11, 1781. He was proclaimed a saint by Pope Pius XII in 1951.

Finding My Way Home   

Dear Lord, as long as you are with me in the Where, the How and the Who of my life, I know I will find my way home to You. For You are both my path and my compass. 

not mean that the future is dependent on the past gikan ni kang Ondoy Bran

This is true but you could boldly face the future being equipped with the lessons from the past.

Sige Doy palihug, this is interesting.

Salamat sa info Jas4.

  Bottle  of Merlot

A  man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an unusually  attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cosy little  restaurant.
So the waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said,  'This is from the gentleman who is seated over there,' and indicated  the sender with a nod of his head.

She  stared at the wine coolly for a few seconds, not looking at the man,  then decided to send a reply to him by a note.
The waiter, who  was lingering nearby for a response, took the note from her and  conveyed it to the gentleman. 

The note read:  'For me to accept this bottle, you  need to have a Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the  bank and '7' inches in your  pants'.


After  reading the note, the man decided to compose one of his own in return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed  him to deliver it to the lady. 

It read: 
'Just  to let you know things aren't always what they appear to be: I have  a Ferrari Maranello, BMW Z8, Mercedes CL600, and a Porsche Turbo in  my several garages; I have beautiful homes in Aspen and Miami , and  a 10,000 acre ranch in Louisiana .. There is over twenty million  dollars in my bank account and portfolio. But, not even for a woman  as beautiful as you, would I cut off three inches. Just send the  wine back.... Tiger. 

I wish you lots of wisdom and strength as you begin another year of life, happy birthday Indayon!

Basin ang driver hubog, sa ato kay magpataka ug drive bisan naka-inom.

My daughter used the pills at the age of 23 upon meeting her first boyfriend. At first she gained 15 kilos, I told her to change the pills, she did and she got lung emphysema. She was 4 days in intensive care unit because of this blood clot in her lungs and the doctors found out the there are some DNA mutations that caused viscosity in her blood. I don´t have any medical experience or background but this I would like to share to you.
Manay

she turns 50!

The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth-control pill or simply "the pill", is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen  (oestrogen) and a progestin  (progestogen). When taken by mouth every day, these pills inhibit female fertility. They were first approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1960, and are a very popular form of birth control. They are currently used by more than 100 million women worldwide and by almost 12 million women in the United States. Usage varies widely by country,  age, education, and marital status: one quarter of women aged 16â€"49 in Great Britain currently use the pill (combined pill or progestogen only pill or "minipill"),  compared to only 1% of women in Japan.Wikipedia

Bantog ra katsila-on imong dagway Topac!

Please pray and invoke the Saint of the day because  they are blessed with graces to be bestowed on their feastday;

St. Damien of Molokai
(1840-1889



When Joseph de Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, few people in Europe had any firsthand knowledge of leprosy (Hansen's disease). By the time he died at the age of 49, people all over the world knew about this disease because of him. They knew that human compassion could soften the ravages of this disease.
Forced to quit school at age 13 to work on the family farm, six years later Joseph entered the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, taking the name of a fourth-century physician and martyr. When his brother Pamphile, a priest in the same congregation, fell ill and was unable to go to the Hawaiian Islands as assigned, Damien quickly volunteered in his place. In May 1864, two months after arriving in his new mission, Damien was ordained a priest in Honolulu and assigned to the island of Hawaii.

In 1873, he went to the Hawaiian government's leper colony on the island of Molokai, set up seven years earlier. Part of a team of four chaplains taking that assignment for three months each year, Damien soon volunteered to remain permanently, caring for the people's physical, medical and spiritual needs. In time, he became their most effective advocate to obtain promised government support.

Soon the settlement had new houses and a new church, school and orphanage. Morale improved considerably. A few years later he succeeded in getting the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse, led by Mother Marianne Cope (January 23), to help staff this colony in Kalaupapa.

Damien contracted Hansen's disease and died of its complications. As requested, he was buried in Kalaupapa, but in 1936 the Belgian government succeeded in having his body moved to Belgium. Part of Damien's body was returned to his beloved Hawaiian brothers and sisters after his beatification in 1995.

When Hawaii became a state in 1959, it selected Damien as one of its two representatives in the Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol.




Comment:

Some people thought Damien was a hero for going to Molokai and others thought he was crazy. When a Protestant clergyman wrote that Damien was guilty of immoral behavior, Robert Louis Stevenson vigorously defended him in an "Open Letter to Dr. Hyde."


Quote:

During the beatification homily, Pope John Paul II said: "Holiness is not perfection according to human criteria; it is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone; it is the Lord who brings us to holiness, when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament."

God is Love   

God is our deepest desire. God creates us out of love, for the purpose of love, as the fulfillment of our love. 

Saving energy

In our own lives today, most frustrations aren't worth our energy. When we avoid strife, it is a mark of honor.

Macky, it is sad to reminisce the hard work done by your lolo, who might have thought the trees are for the coming generations.

another poem to my gone trees;

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?  We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.  ~Jack Handey

I´m happy to hear from you Mackyboy, unsa man ang exam nimo? Kamusta ang kinabuhi diha?Labina ang mga bata ?
Abi nimo wala jud ko matandog sa biay-biay ni Lombog kay ang tawo nga gamay ug pangisip maghuna-huna ug in-ana nga butanga.
I´m so ashamed about this whole acacia  affair in Guindulman. It seemed that nobody cares. I´m ashamed that an elected official an expatriate who had learned a lot from the USA didn´t apply it in our country. I got the impression that she is willing to improve our town but she got no scruples.
I wish that the rest of century trees be spared and preserved.

Here´s a nice poem;

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods.  But he cannot save them from fools.  ~John Muir

from der Spiegel online.net;

http://www1.spiegel.de/active/quiztool/fcgi/quiztool.fcgi?id=49989&a=312&aa=4

There are some questions hanging in my mind, like why are there no persons concerned in Guindulman? Were there no infos disseminated from the Mayor´s office? Are the Guindulmanons not worth asking about the intentions of the mayor to cut the trees?

St. Catharine of Bologna
(1413-1463)

Some Franciscan saints led fairly public lives; Catharine represents the saints who served the Lord in obscurity.
Catharine, born in Bologna, was related to the nobility in Ferrara and was educated at court there. She received a liberal education at the court and developed some interest and talent in painting. In later years as a Poor Clare, Catharine sometimes did manuscript illumination and also painted miniatures.

At the age of 17, she joined a group of religious women in Ferrara. Four years later the whole group joined the Poor Clares in that city. Jobs as convent baker and portress preceded her selection as novice mistress.

In 1456 she and 15 other sisters were sent to establish a Poor Clare monastery in Florence. As abbess Catharine worked to preserve the peace of the new community. Her reputation for holiness drew many young women to the Poor Clare life. She was canonized in 1712.



Comment:

Appreciating Catharine’s life in a Poor Clare monastery may be hard for us. "It seems like such a waste," we may be tempted to say. Through prayer, penance and charity to her sisters, Catharine drew close to God. Our goal is the same as hers even if our paths are different.


Quote:

Catharine wrote a book on the seven spiritual weapons to be used against temptation. "Jesus Christ gave up his life that we might live," she said. "Therefore, whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of the Passion; fifth, mindfulness of one’s own death; sixth, remembrance of God’s glory; seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert" (On the Seven Spiritual Weapons).


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Art
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Finding My Way Home   

Dear Lord, as long as you are with me in the Where, the How and the Who of my life, I know I will find my way home to You. For You are both my path and my compass. 

This  is terribly sad, I´m sending my sympathy to the grieving families.

husband and wife sang together.., my pledge of love can now be broken!

Survey results simply give you statistics, but in choosing a good candidate this does not matter.

St. Peter of Tarentaise
(c. 1102-1174)

There are two men named St. Peter of Tarentaise who lived one century apart. The man we honor today is the younger Peter, born in France in the early part of the 12th century. (The other man with the same name became Pope Innocent the Fifth.)
The Peter we’re focusing on became a Cistercian monk and eventually served as abbot. In 1142 he was named archbishop of Tarentaise, replacing a bishop who had been deposed because of corruption. Peter tackled his new assignment with vigor. He brought reform into his diocese, replaced lax clergy and reached out to the poor. He visited all parts of his mountainous diocese on a regular basis.

After about a decade as bishop Peter “disappeared” for a year and lived quietly as a lay brother at an abbey in Switzerland. When he was “found out,” the reluctant bishop was persuaded to return to his post. He again focused many of his energies on the poor.

Peter died in 1175 on his way home from an unsuccessful papal assignment to reconcile the kings of France and England.

Open your Heart   

As God walks the universe and encounters human souls, a sign hangs at the entrance of every mind, of every heart. Is it “Open” or Closed?” The Lord awaits our decision. 

Lombog, palihog ayaw tamaya si da Binsi kay siya usa ka tawo nga adunay prinsipyo.

I do hope that the PNP keep an eye on him because there is a reason for buying a  deadly weapon, heaven forbids.

As Mike opened a thread about the acacia cuttings, I informed some friends and relatives in the USA, who knows the mayor very well. At first there was a great outcry but slowly the topic died like a ningas kogon. I insisted that we put our signatures and pay a page of a local newspaper ( I was willing to pay ), walay signatures, walay email ug laktod pagkasulti nahilom.

Dako ang akong pasalamat sa mga taga Tubag Bohol Forum members nga nagpakabana sa napotol nga karaang akasya.
I dont know how to confront her in my coming vacation. Salamat ninyong tanan.

Pressy, give this German national a good spanking!

Ga hoot ang akong dughan gatan-aw sa akasya, porbida! Is Mayor Piezas really happy now?