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by Journey

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The beginning of the rest of our lives!

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Great Song!

The power and brilliance of Man-Kind.

Our indefatigable and entrepreneurial ability to discover, to explore.
Starting from uncharted lands in Earth, to the untranversed seas, now to the distant galaxies of space.
How beautiful and powerful is the Human Mind. And the Universe around us.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VnpKMdNvX7w&feature=related

Glorious! Simply Glorious!

An impressive video of the naval combat fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Of China.

Soon to be the largest navy in Asia-Pacific.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0VxfnkWgA

Inspirational Video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yvyXt4B5HDE

Quote from: raldampong on May 03, 2008, 02:47:02 PM
Wa nimo gui apil ang "Knights of Templar". very interesting Topic.

Who were the Knights of the Templar?

Following the victory of the First Crusade a group of knights, led by Hugues de Payens, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem as a military force.

This proposed military force had the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were en route to the Holy Land In the year 1118 AD King Baldwin II granted the Templars quarters on the Temple Mount.

For the first nine years of their existence, the order consisted of nine knights. Speculations of treasure hunting aside, one of the reasons for the limited number of members may have been the reluctance to take Templar vows. Chastity, poverty and obedience were hardly a lifestyle greatly sought after.

In the year 1127 the Cistercian abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a rule of order for the Templars that was based on his own Cistercian order's rule of conduct. Additionally, Bernard did a great deal to promote the Templars.

Perhaps Bernard's greatest contribution to the order was a letter that he wrote to Hugues de Payens, entitled De laude novae militae (In praise of the new knighthood.)

This letter swept throughout Christendom with the result being that many men, of noble birth, joined the ranks of the Templar Order. Those who were unable to join often gifted the Templars with land and other valuables.

While it is true that the Templars were not permitted, by their rule, to own much of anything personally, there was no such restriction on the order as a whole. As such the gifts of land were accepted and put to immediate use by the order.

From humble beginnings of poverty in 1118, when the order relied on alms from traveling pilgrims, the Order quickly grew to have the backing of the Holy See and the collective European monarchies.

In the process, the order became wealthy. Aside form the gifts showered upon them, they were experts in commerce and free from the taxation and tithes imposed on other orders.

However, in less than two centuries, the Templars would meet their demise perhaps because of their wealth or fear of their seemingly limitless powers. It is generally agreed that Philip IV was envious of the Templar's wealth and sought to secure it for himself.

Regardless of the motivation, the order was taken down at the hands of Pope Clement V and the King of France in 1307.

On October 13, 1307 Philip had the Templars arrested on grounds of heresy; since this was the only charge that would allow the seizing of their money and assets.

The Templars were tortured and confessions were given. These confessions included:

    1) Trampling and spitting on the cross
    2)Homosexuality and Sodomy
    3)Worshipping of an idol named Baphomet

Philip was successful in ridding the Templars of their power and wealth and urged all fellow Christian leaders to do the same thing.

On March 19th, 1314 the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake.

De Molay is said to have cursed King Philip and Pope Clement as he burned, asking both men to join him in death within a year.

Whether the story is an apocryphal legend or a matter of historical fact depends largely on one's point of view.


Templar Knight


Burial site of Templar Knights




Templar Knight in prayer

Why I Love Thy Paths




The model and the biology building.


Perfect Shot. Symbolic.

Mr. Dioscoro Orias Ayag Jr,

As an auspicious and productive member of Bohol and of the Filipino professionals in and around the world, your contributions for the betterment of Overseas Filipino Workers, their families and friends is nothing short of excellence. It is with supreme consideration, thanks, and pride that many of us look to men of your caliber.

It reminds us, in our times, that good and honest work will always be rewarded and recognized by Providence and by men of similar character. You, sir, exemplify what it means to be successful, yet at the same time being colloquial with your fellow brothers/sisters-in-arms.

Thank you, Mr. Dioscoro Orias Ayag Jr., for being such a powerful and sharp role model to the youth of Bohol, to the entire Philippines and to the world.

You truly are a worldly man, a reticent man, a man of character, and at the same time remains humble, with etiquette that resounds a humble and reputable upbringing.

Please accept my congratulations, sir, and the salutations of everyone in this forum.


With my deep respect,
Respectfully Yours,
Bran Lorenzo Salvo Lucino Jr.

Who here still keeps in contact with old school friends from elementary, high school, and even college?

Too much talk-talk, too much gossip, too much false accusations, too much social strain--

All of which comes down to paparazzi activity. Excessive chismiss is never good for the soul.

Then it reminds me that it is always better to live the simple life; more freedom that way.

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself."

~Harvey Fierstein

“Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.”

~A Great Man

"Perfection is giving your all. So those who think those who try their hardest and fail aren't reaching perfection, they're wrong, because if you try your hardest, you have reached perfection"

~Adam Murphy

"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt

by J. McCartney

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by Ray J

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Perfect for a Friday night date.

As of recently, I subscribed to Scientific Weekly.

Quote from: grazie7y on May 15, 2008, 07:58:49 AM
Dong, request ko please beh!  Your solo close-up picture in your graduation gown and cap.  please Dong!

I still have plenty of more pictures still to be developed, 'te.
I will send you a hard copy of me in graduation regalia and a formal coat and tie picture.

Hehe, salamat kaayo for the warm wishes, 'te.

You know what astonishes me though? The fact that I'm officially a 1st year Medical Student. Thank you for believing in me, 'te. Sige ha, promise ka that you will attend my medical school graduation, pohon?

I want you to be there jud. hhehe

Your lil' bro,
Bran-Bran

My beautiful Alma Mater, O Fair Allegheny College.

So many students have passed thy halls, time has never been a limitation.
I too am captured by thy radiance. I miss thy warm embrace, the fountain of education.
The well springs that you have been--elucidating our minds, and providing us the foundation for our path.

O Glorious Alma Mater. My spirit looks back to thee again,




haha, a beautiful model. :p






Ms. Lorraine Lucino (Pre-Medicine/Medicine), and Ms. Kataoka (Mathematics, business)

The Annual Burning of the Senior Compositional Bachelor's Research Thesis








@ the Penny Bar. The Group. 

The Memories that will last a lifetime.


Ms. Machin (Medicine), Ms. Alexander (Law). Ladies, you are gorgeous as ever.


My comrades-in-arms.  Mr. Bangoy (Law), Ms. Alexander (Law), Ms. Flores (Law) and Ms. Winkle (Art History)


Mr. Kramer (Medicine), Ms. Winkle, Ms. Flores and Mr. Marsh


A random cake


The graduates-to-be. Partying 2 days before the graduation ceremony.


hahaha, good times.


The beautiful future Attorney L. Alexander and the radiant Ms. Mayers. 

O, Fair Allegheny, yonder on the hill
Through all the years our hearts are turning still
In love to thee, and so they ever will.
O, Alma Mater, Beatissima.

Warm rests the sun, so soft on wall and vine;
No air in all the world can equal thine,
Again we flame our torches at thy shrine,
O, Alma Mater, Beatissima.

Hail Allegheny, fair thy name shall be
As light sent forth at morn o'er land and sea;
Our truest and our best we pledge to thee,
O, Alma Mater, Beatissima.


To the class of 2008: Congratulations. I'm so proud of you.
To the class of 2009: Good luck next year. I know you'll do great.

Isn't it ironic, how we take time for granted?

So many things we wanted to do--yet time was limited.

Saying good bye to all of my friends was so hard. I wanted to hold them all and keep them from leaving. One moment we were all still in the graduation grounds taking picture, the next moment, i turn around and all of us were already leaving. Separating on our own ways.

I miss all of them. Guys, I miss you so much.

<3

With My Heart,

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Congratulations Allegheny College Class of 2008!

Interesting article.

I am hesitant to believe in its accuracy due to the ill-specifics of the statistic poll. In statistical polling, the manipulation of data depends on basis of ceiling effects and or floor effects, which is directly influenced by random sampling, random assignment procedurals.

The more the random sample, the more accurate the data based on the said population being observed. The article did not go into specifics of which kinds of Americans were polled. For all we know the group polled were non-scientists, artists, or in the said sub-category. For all we know the data accumulated depended on a minimal random sample--which translates to an defficient data. Massive random sampling data is the antithesis.

Any polling that suggests a generalization on a vast population of over 300 Million people, as in the case of the United States, will be vague and improbable.

              I was amazed by the concept of Wuxia culture in its influence in Chinese martial arts romanticism in the literature that was read, illustrating the complexities and multiple sides of Chinese knight erranthood as well as Chinese concubinage. There were multiple levels and factors that influenced Chinese knight hood particularly the loyalty to the master, which is similar to the concept of Confucian loyalty. However other factors such as social ambiguity in that Chinese knight errants somewhat ostracized themselves from society, or were ostracized by society due to their individualistic nature.

            We notice this to be a major trait, as seen in the readings of Fox Volant, as well as in the character of Broken Sword, Flying Snow and Sky in the movie analysis of Hero. These characters were considered knight errants, whose main goal was to kill the Emperor of Qin in order to cease his brutal attacks on other states as well as to restore the sense of balance to the Chinese heartland. The Qin Emperor, Shi Huangdi, was responsible for the destruction of the Zhao states such as the Yan, and these knight errants feared that if Huangdi was left to proceed with his plans, would only propagate death and destruction to proceed with his planes to unite the entire country. Clearly these swordsmen did not agree with the concept of legalism of Han Feizi, that Emperor Shi Huangdi applied in his policies of regional domination. This style of rebellion against the state, which in this case was the Emperor Shi Huangdi, is exactly what I mean about the concept of societal ostracization that some Chinese knights errants applied. However, not all is observed. The two major characters in the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Li Mubai and Yu Shulien, who were knight errants looking to catch the burglaress who stole the family sword. These knights errants, were examples, such as the knight errants of the book Outlaws of the Marsh, of good heroes trying to bring justice to those who were targeted by villains. There was the classical concept of good versus evil, protagonist vs the antagonist; with the characters trying to find the sword to Master Te and fighting the assassin character named Jade Fox.
   
             There is also the concept of the Wuxia world, in that these martial artists knew each other by their martial art forms, ranging from school to school. The Wuxia world was seen in the movie when they were in the woods and literally flying and gliding on top of bamboos. This concept of Wuxia martial arts world is also seen in literary works such as Fox Volant, The 11th son and the book Outlaws of the Marsh. In the martial arts world, the members of the society are martial artists who escaped to this world from the real world, however the one irony that I find is that in this world, there are rules and regulations. There are legal bodies such as the Six Ideal Gentlemen, and there are concepts of marriage, honor, and all that ties the martial artists to the real world. I merely found it quite puzzling how it was really impossible to truly escape the real world, even in the romanticized martial arts world.

   From observing the dynamics of Chinese history from the classical period of the Han, Song, Yuan, Tang, Ming, Qing dynasties, I can understand where the concept of the knight errant came and how the concept of the martial arts world came about. Throughout Chinese history, knight errants or warriors were employed by lords and warlords, and upon the unification of China, these so called knight errants no longer had jobs or a profession that needed them. As the Chinese government and state utilized a unitary militarized system not a bandit-based system as seen in years prior to the unification of China; and seen in feudal Japan. These wandering soldiers, these so called knight errants therefore were seen as the outsides of society because of the martial thinking. Unlike the Confucian-based ideology of most Chinese at the time, these swordsmen solved their problems by the edge of the sword, instead of the pen. The stories that were written throughout the centuries about such brave and noble characters passed on from generation to generation until it was popularized by writers such as Gu  Long, John Christopher Hamm etc.    
   
               For me, considering the constant wars in China’s history, these stories of swordsmen and fighting for the good, for the bad, is a romanticization and symbolization of what was going on in China’s history. The fact that there is almost a longing for such soldiers, and pitying for them, it links us to China’s history with invaders such as the Manchu Qing, the Japanese, the Mongol Yuan and the recent European Imperialists. It was one way of talking against the current political discourse at the time it was written in, or a way to criticize a form of government, official or culture. One can see this in the book Fox Volant, which places a harsh finger on the barbarity of the Qing dynasty, particularly the Manchu people for their brutality towards the Chinese civilians. And the character of Fox Volant was the representation of Chinese innocence and Chinese need of retribution against the Manchus for the murder of his family members, particularly his father.
   
            You really cannot find this kind of discourse in history. I’ve taken multiple European history classes ranging from Roman history to French History and Russian History. From my readings of Roman History, there really was no character of a Roman knight, as most of the soldiers of the empire were legionnaires who were trained to be part of the Roman military system. There was an absence of a ‘uniqueness’ quality in Roman martial history as compared to the Chinese knight errant. The barbarians in Roman History were never sympathized, even so much as hated and degraded by Roman writers and historians. I have not read into a romanticized view of the Gaul rebels or the Germanian barbarian rebels of the Roman World. However, this is different in Chinese history. The Chinese view of the knight errant is different because they did abide by traditional Chinese rules; only differing in that they waged war against the Chinese governments who were too impulsive, or against foreigners who were in China. We don’t see a romanticization of rebels or former soldiers in French or Russian History. There is almost a solid and morbid view against rebels in Western History. The concept of if you are not part of the government, then you are an enemy, and a traitor. In Chinese martial history, the Chinese people, generally, had respect for the knight errant for his or her natural goodness, given there were some Chinese knight errants who gave into their natural brutality, but that was not the majority.
   
          The imagination of freelifestyle and chivalry was necessary in Chinese tradition because during the time of the classical periods, this concept of free-roaming was beyond reality. Many Chinese and scholars were planted in their agrarian lives, or stuck in their ministerial work, in the bureaucracy. The stories of Chinese knight errants, which was rather popular in the past as well as in the present, was a way for the Chinese reader to escape their mundane and tiresome daily world. For a moment in time, by reading these stories, they could feel as if they were in the martial arts world, flying in the leaves, walking on water, fighting enemies and tasting victory. It was necessary for the social and mind of the Chinese people during. Imagination breeds success and work, and from the history of China and its people, they are never short of imagination nor short of success.
   
          In my opinion, I think the concept of Chinese knighthood and Chinese concubines is what adds intrigue as well as interest to Chinese culture because it is so different to other non-Confucian Asian cultures and to Western cultures. My understanding of Chinese history was rather adequate before entering this class, but after taking this class, I realized that there is so much more to Chinese philosophy and culture than historical dates. I never knew about Chinese knight errants or concubines or the concept of the wuxia martial world. And knowing more about this, understanding its intricacies, gives me a better understanding of the Chinese culture. And what a beautiful culture it is. 

Burma is now ripe for revolution. May the people of Burma rise from this disastrous event.

haha, I like that very much, 'te.

Yes, but beautiful and smart. Especially you, 'te.


My warm regards,

In my thoughts and prayers.

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.

Eternal Father,
through the resurrection of Jesus
the good news of Your love has touched the world.
By our baptism we are reborn as your Children of Light.
Through the work of Your Spirit
the glory of Your new creation continues to unfold.

Watch over Your family of faith
in the Land of the Living.
Inspire us by the prompting of Your Spirit:
that our elders may dream new dreams
and our youth may find wisdom in visions.
Give us a courageous heart,
a bold voice and openness of mind,
and above all else, ears that listen.

Help us, as Your family,
to discover Your way:
story telling and dialogue which leads to understanding;
ideas which challenge growth;
a journey which will bring hope.

We offer you this prayer
for you are our life, our strength and guide,
Our loving God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Faultless Lord, enduring death for me,
You have consummated the debt of my sins:
Your sacrifice of forgiveness was absolute!
Grant me the strength to also forgive others,
To excuse their transgressions against me.
So I may truly reflect this spiritual fruit,
Obliterate any persistent feelings of malice.
Let each trespass end as a closing chapter,
My continuing on the road of righteousness.
Forgive my sins as I aspire to forgive others.
You are truly archetypical of forgiveness.
You are a most forgiving Lord!

In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Who liveth and reigneth forever in Heaven.
This we ask In the Name of Christ Jesus, our redeemer and our Salvation.

AMEN

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Keep us from being preocuppied with money and worldly goods, and with trying to increase them at the expense of justice. Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Help us not to be ruthless with one another, and to eliminate the discord and violence that exists in the world around us. Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Let us not be impatient under our own burdens and unconcerned about the burdens of others.

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be filled." Make us thirst for you, the fountain of all holiness, and actively spread your influence in our private lives and in society.

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Grant that we may be quick to forgive and slow to condemn.

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God." Free us from our senses and our evil desires, and fix our eyes on you.

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." Aid us to make peace in our families, in our country, and in the world.

Lord Jesus, you said, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of justice, for the kingdom of heaven in theirs." Make us willing to suffer for the sake of right rather than to practice injustice; and do not let us discriminate against our neighbors and oppress and persecute them.

Amen

It is important that we all understand why point-by-point mutations occur. These mutations are responsible for the manifestation of diseases in that all diseases are a result of genetic degeneracy. The more we understand and allow ourselves to open our minds to new scientific knowledge, the more we are able to help ourselves and understand why things happen, biologically.

There is always a reason and an explanation for things.

The Brilliance and sub-intricacies of the cellular level, the molecular level.



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This is a personal favorite of mine. 

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Basic Mutanogenesis explained.

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Think of a guitar string that has been tuned by stretching the string under tension across the guitar. Depending on how the string is plucked and how much tension is in the string, different musical notes will be created by the string. These musical notes could be said to be excitation modes of that guitar string under tension.
. In a similar manner, in string theory, the elementary particles we observe in particle accelerators could be thought of as the "musical notes" or excitation modes of elementary strings.
. In string theory, as in guitar playing, the string must be stretched under tension in order to become excited. However, the strings in string theory are floating in spacetime, they aren't tied down to a guitar. Nonetheless, they have tension. The string tension in string theory is denoted by the quantity 1/(2 p a'), where a' is pronounced "alpha prime"and is equal to the square of the string length scale.
. If string theory is to be a theory of quantum gravity, then the average size of a string should be somewhere near the length scale of quantum gravity, called the Planck length, which is about 10-33 centimeters, or about a millionth of a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a centimeter. Unfortunately, this means that strings are way too small to see by current or expected particle physics technology (or financing!!) and so string theorists must devise more clever methods to test the theory than just looking for little strings in particle experiments.
. String theories are classified according to whether or not the strings are required to be closed loops, and whether or not the particle spectrum includes fermions. In order to include fermions in string theory, there must be a special kind of symmetry called supersymmetry, which means for every boson (particle that transmits a force) there is a corresponding fermion (particle that makes up matter). So supersymmetry relates the particles that transmit forces to the particles that make up matter.
. Supersymmetric partners to to currently known particles have not been observed in particle experiments, but theorists believe this is because supersymmetric particles are too massive to be detected at current accelerators. Particle accelerators could be on the verge of finding evidence for high energy supersymmetry in the next decade. Evidence for supersymmetry at high energy would be compelling evidence that string theory was a good mathematical model for Nature at the smallest distance scales.

Source
http://www.superstringtheory.com/basics/basic4.html

Astronomical Explanation.

For those who love nuclear fusion, concept of quantum mechanics, astrophysics.

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Probably one of the best tactical games I've ever played.

Highly recommended for the advanced tactical player.

If you like chess, you will like this game.

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The transformation of the greatest Sith Lord in the Star Wars Universe.

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Amazing Video.

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For the historians in here. 

It is in my firm belief, as a student-scientist, that prooves the concept of Divine Plan. Divine Intelligence. Divine Design. Mutations of genetic level is, in my opinion, is proof of Divine presence. The fact that it occurs without a reason--it happens because it just does. Many molecular biologists say that it is not the presence of the divine, but by a subjects innate inferiority that leads to such genetic impudence.

However, it is impossible to repudiate the existence of a Divine Planner. The odds that our genetic pathways, which are perfect in my opinion, developed from nothing is already in astronomical numbers. It is too perfect to have come from chance.

Mutanogenesis is not only a scientific anomoly. Mutanogenesis is proof of our Maker's Imprint. His Presence.

The evolution of life from a simple prokaryote to the multiple tiered eukaryotic species in the world is proof of that intelligence. All living beings, are genetically related.

Why is it that a simple fly, Drasophola, has 75% of the same genetic homolog as that of the Homo Sapiens sapiens? This means that humans and flies share 75% of the same genes. Why is it that a simple pea has the same hnRNAs, rnRNAs, SM Proteins, RNA Polymerase I, II, III; same formation and same replication of cells as that of a mammal? A cow? A dog? etc?

Evolution, is proven to us through molecular genetics. And is the basis of Truth.

One thing that I take from this, is that our GOD's intelligence is BEYOND this world. Our genetic complexities resounds to the Maker's unassailable brilliance.

Those who disagree with me, please do so. And provide scientific fact to support it.
Because as a believer, science, is testament to the Infinity and Divinity of the Lord.
It is PROOF.

As said earlier, mutation within a gene, also known as mutanogenesis, is the prime cause of most physical and neural degeneracy.

I can think of thousands of mutanogenetics, the two forms that I'm well acquainted with is the inhibitory/repressive abilities of certain transcriptional proteins.

Within molecular genetics, our understanding is rather elucidated, however, there are anomolies that defy traditional concepts such as basal understanding of the translational pathway, the elongation pathway, and the transcriptional pathway.

For a specific example, what happens in genetics is that we have a protein base, composed of multiple amino acids that form a nucleotidic chain. When this happens we have interaction of certain protein charges, which will attract positive or negative charged diatoms. Basically what happens is that such charges will attract the arrival of RNA Polymerase I, II or III. The RNA polymerase is imperative in that it carries with it a CTD (Cytosine Terminal Domain) which will allow it to be kinased (phosphorylated) by an important subunit known as the HAT (Histone acetyl transferase), this will acetylize all histon chains and surrounding nucleosomes, including the CTD of the RPB1 of the RNA Polymerase I, II, III. When we have this, this will allow the attraction of specific kinds of promoter complexes.

When the promoter complexes are formed, we will have the ability of elongation, then translation. When this happens, the chromatin will form. When the chromatin is formed, so long as it is induced, we will have ability for transcriptional pathway--which leads to transcription of a gene. Which, if transcribed, will mean that that particular gene (ex; a gene that is in charge of nose formation, eye formation, hair formation, activity of the left brain, right brain, formation of the lung, formation of heart, etc etc). So, as you see, the proper transcription of one simple gene resonates as an important truth for the organism.

Any inhibition of gene formation and proper transcription will lead to organismal degeneracy and instability. An example of genetic failure, natural imbalance, a genetic mistake.

This is the real life example of mutanogenesis.

What puzzles us, scientists, is that we are able to utilize ChIP analysis (chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis), Electrophoresis, genetic cloning, as well as genetic modeling through DNA linker analysis; however there are anomalies that lie beyond our understanding. These anomolies are what drives our interest to study deeper; to have a better understanding of what causes such anomaly.

Specifically, one example of a genetic anomoly that puzzles us is TAF (Transcriptional-Associated factors) mutanogenesis. Normally, TAFs will link to each other with the TFIID to allow the transcription within a TATA box of the genetic line. Even in preferred circumstances, some TAFs will not bind to TAF-linked co-activator protein syndicates. Usually the TAF will bind to the TAF-linked co-activator protein syndicates. By natural law, positive will bind to negative; and in this case an Adenosine-based factor will bind to a thymine based factor; or a cytonsine-based will bind to a guanine-based. However, in TAF mutanogenesis, these TAFs will just not bind. Or bind to one and not to others. But why do they do this?
All components necessary for proper linkage and binding and processing is there--but still problems arise.

awwww I'm so sorry Ate Belle Ayaw pood ka hilak uy, kai beautiful raba sa gawas karoon.

Louie is waiting for your safe return na jud. Remember, take some pictures ha? As in alot, lol.

Love you 'te!


PS. Ayaw na pa hilak ha, kai wala raba ko yamo ug tissues.
(((Hug))))

Wow, enjoy the country driving, 'te. Take pictures pood.

And most of all, good luck to Mike on his billiard championship!

Luuy pood si Louie ma mingaw na pood siya

YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar could reach more than 10,000 in the low-lying area where the storm wreaked the most havoc, the country's foreign minister warned Monday.

Tropical Storm Nargis hit the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, early Saturday with winds of up to 120 mph. It knocked out electricity to the country's largest city, Yangon, and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

Some sought refuge at Buddhist monasteries while others lined up Monday to buy candles, which had doubled in price, and water since the lack of electricity-driven pumps had left most households dry.

Myanmar is not known to have an adequate disaster warning system and many rural buildings are constructed of thatch, bamboo and other materials easily destroyed by fierce storms.

"The government misled people. They could have warned us about the severity of the coming cyclone so we could be better prepared," said Thin Thin, a grocery store owner.

The radio station broadcasting from the country's capital, Naypyitaw, said 3,939 people had been killed. Another 2,879 people were unaccounted for in a single town, Bogalay, in the country's low-lying Irrawaddy River delta area.

But Foreign Minister Nyan Win told Yangon-based diplomats that the death toll could rise to more than 10,000 in the Irrawaddy delta, according to Asian diplomats at the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because it was held behind closed doors.

Myanmar's ruling junta, which has spurned the international community for decades, appealed for aid on Monday. But the U.S. State Department said Myanmar's government had not granted permission for a Disaster Assistance Response Team into the country.

Laura Blank, spokeswoman for World Vision, said two assessment teams have been sent to the hardest hit areas to determine the most urgent needs.

"This is probably the most devastating natural disaster in Southeast Asia since the tsunami," Blank said, referring to the 2004 disaster that killed around 230,000 people in 12 Indian Ocean nations. "There are a lot of important needs, but the most important is clean water."

The situation in the countryside remained unclear because of poor communications and roads left impassable by the storm.

"Widespread destruction is obviously making it more difficult to get aid to people who need it most," said Michael Annear, regional disaster management coordinator for the International Federation of the Red Cross in Bangkok.

At a Monday meeting with foreign diplomats and representatives of U.N. and international aid agencies, Myanmar's foreign ministry officials said they welcomed international humanitarian assistance and urgently need roofing materials, plastic sheets and temporary tents, medicine, water purifying tablets, blankets and mosquito nets.

In Washington, the State Department said the U.S. Embassy in Yangon had authorized an emergency contribution of $250,000 to help with relief efforts.

"We have a DART team that is standing by and ready to go into Burma to help try to assess needs there," deputy spokesman Tom Casey told reporters. "As of this moment, the Burmese government has not given them permission, however, to go into the country so that is a barrier to us being able to move forward."

Myanmar Red volunteers already were distributing some basic items, said Matthew Cochrane at the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' Geneva headquarters.

The World Food Program has pre-positioned 500 tons of food in Yangon and plans to bring in more relief supplies, said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

U.N. agencies were working with the Red Cross and other organizations to see how it can help those affected by the cyclone. UNICEF spokeswoman Veronique Taveau said the U.N. children's agency alone has five teams assessing the situation in the country.

The cyclone blew roofs off hospitals and schools in Yangon. Older citizens said they had never seen the city of some 6.5 million so devastated in their lifetimes.

Many stayed away from their jobs, either because they could not find transportation or because they had to seek food and shelter for their families.

"Without my daily earning, just survival has become a big problem for us," said Tin Hla, who normally repairs umbrellas at a roadside stand.

With his home destroyed by the storm, Tin Hla said he has had to place his family of five into one of the monasteries that have offered temporary shelter to those left homeless.

His entire morning was taken up with looking for water and some food to buy, ending up with three chicken eggs that cost double the normal price.

Despite the havoc wreaked by the cyclone across wide swaths of the country, the government indicated that a referendum on the country's draft constitution would proceed as planned on May 10.

"It's only a few days left before the coming referendum and people are eager to cast their vote," the state-owned newspaper Myanma Ahlin said Monday.

At the meeting with diplomats, Relief Minister Maj. Gen. Maung Maung Swe said the vote could be postponed by "a few days" in the worst-affected areas. However, the foreign minister intervened to say the matter would be decided by the official referendum commission.

Pro-democracy groups in the country and many international critics have branded the proposed constitution as merely a tool for the military's continued grip on power.

Should the junta be seen as failing disaster victims, voters who already blame the regime for ruining the economy and crushing democracy could take out their frustrations at the ballot box.

I hope and pray that swift international aid be sent to help alleviate this.

Bem, leave all of the stress to God. You have my prayers for your Lolo, I pray that he will have a swift and speedy recovery.

Find strength in the Lord, Bem. Trust in Him, Always. His Will be done.

Dear Jesus,
Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick,
we turn to You in this time of illness.
O dearest Comforter of the Troubled,
alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love,
and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden.
Dear God,
we place our worries in Your hands.
We ask that You restore Your servant to health again.
Above all,
grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will
and know that whatsoever You do,
You do for the love of us.

Amen.

It is kind of the United States government to be sending economic aid to needy countries.
But even as we speak there are 40 million Americans who do not even have medical insurance.
Over 10 million American citizens live under the poverty level, including children.

There is a problem here. This country helps the world, but cannot even address the needs of its own citizens. There is a gigantic discrepancy here. Fighting a war of terrorism. What about the war on drugs that plagues our great country--drugs that are being smuggled from Mexico, Columbia etc? How are we handling this? The war on on illegal immigration? The war on poverty?

I really do hope that the aid the United States gives to Bohol will be used properly. This is coming from the expense of the tax paying American. Blood and sweat that was given to pay these taxes.

Please, Boholano politicians, do not take advantage of these funds. This money comes from the heart and hands of the HARD WORKING American citizen! Please use it wisely and with RESPECT and DECENCY!

DO NOT put it in your pockets! It belongs to the BOHOLANO PEOPLE not to you!

May 5, 2008

The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
Washington, DC

Dear Mr. President,

I once supported you back in 2001, for your staunch military action, however you bewildered us, the American people with your failed policies and your blatant lies that have cost us, the American people, Billions of Dollars and Thousands of American lives in this war. Mr. President, you have yet to solve the situation in Iraq, nor have you addressed the rampant illegal Mexican immigration to our country. You send our soldiers abroad at the whim of a nodd, but you you have yet to address the fact that our country has an estimated 20 some million undocumented illegal aliens from Latin and South America. Sir, the following is a list of grievances that you must take into consideration. You have angered the majority of us Americans. Where are you directing us, Mr. President? To the abyss? Have you betrayed the 300 Million American people? You prostitute us to foreigners, give away our jobs as if is nothing, and you send our boys and girls to unnecessary wars; to which you LIED about a great many things !

Your mistakes are unprecedented. You are a complete embarassment to the American People! And you have SHAMED the American way of life, and the name of America.



The List of Grievances
1. Lied about WMD.
2. Unilaterally invaded a sovereign nation without provocation and justification.
3. Lied during State of the Union speech re: Niger Uranium.
4. Responsible for pre-9/11 intelligence failures in White House, CIA, FBI.
5. Allowed 9-11 murderers to remain free while diverting precious military and financial resources to his vanity war in Iraq.
6. Lied about Saddam/bin Laden connection.
7. Turned Iraq into a terrorist breeding ground.
8. Lied about nation-building.
9. Opposed creation of 9-11 Commission and Homeland Security Department.
10. Disrespected and alienated the U.S. from French, German and other key allies.
11. Lied to Americans about the real cost of war.
12. Fostered an environment of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
13. Lined Halliburton's pockets in Afghanistan and Iraq with fat no-bid contracts.
14. Under-manned and under-equipped our armed forces in Iraq, resulting in unnecessary death and injuries.
15. Ignored the nuclear build-up in both Iran and N.Korea; marginalized Kim Jong Il.
16. Shunned Kyoto Treaty.
17. Lied about effects of man-made pollutants on the environment to support corporate pals.
18. Lied about the insolvency of Social Security.
19. Gave huge cuts to the wealthiest taxpayers.
20. Lied about true cost of health care bill.
21. Lied about Free Trade stand.
22. Bitterly divided the nation along religious, party and sexual preference lines.
23. Guilty of numerous cronyism appointments (Homeland Security, Supreme Court, etc)
24. Rewarded failures of Condi Rice and other cronies with key promotions.
25. Dreadful energy policies lead to record gas and oil prices.
26. Responsible for the largest debt in U.S. history.
27. Colossal failure of preparedness, rescue and relief during Hurricane Katrina.
28. Fostered a culture of corruption among GOP and top leadership (Tom Delay, etc).
29. Allowed Donald Rumsfeld to keep job despite utter failure in Iraq.
30. Presided over the U.S.'s lowest popularity throughout the world.
31. Saw No Child Left Behind fail.
32. Lied last week about Iraqi troop strength during Saturday radio address. Directly contradicted by testimony given earlier in the week by Gen. Abizaid.

May the Lord God Have mercy on you and forgive you.

And may the Eagle of America once again flex itself to its true and ideal Greatness.

The Eagle Will Rise Again


Sincerely Yours,
Bran Lorenzo Lucino Jr.

Good! This employer deserves the jail time. How dare they treat our Filipino kababayans that way.

Quote from: grazie7y on May 06, 2008, 03:24:58 AM
Dong, that looks so comfortable!  Yes, I noticed the Christmas decor but I don't want to say anything (like I didn't now  ) because I still have my Pinoy Christmas lantern hanging at my window!  It has become a source of direction for friends who come to the house for the first time - just in case they miss the house number.  "That house in Patton Avenue with Pinoy lantern."

Dong, so up to when are you staying there?  ARe you going back to NJ with your family?

haha, well I'll be finished with finals tomorrow. But from Tuesday all the way till Friday is Senior's Week. There are events going around campus only for graduating seniors, 'te, like a pig roast, formal dance in Erie, some parties, and of course! The annual Traditional Burning of the Senior Composition. All of us seniors get to burn a copy of our research papers.
Graduation is on the 11th, pero I need to move things out of my apartment. And so does my sister, kai she's staying here pood for senior's week.

Mao lagi. Ma mingaw-mingaw na pood ta ani. LOL.

I was talking to Bryan last night, and it was one of those emotional convos guys have. He said something to the line as, "Its going to be different after this, man."

I'm just sad because I'm going to be leaving my bed behind, hahaha. 'te the beds that they give us in the apartment is like so comfortable. A man can have like 2 or 2 sleeping buddies and still have space to go around. hahahaha.

'te, how does your lantern look like? Show me please!

Quote from: Happy on May 06, 2008, 03:08:58 AM
Looks nice dong

Naa pa lagi nay christmas deco

hahaha! mao bitaw no?

Outside


'twas more of a town house, really. lol


lol, Ms. Blue! Look its pointing to you!

My college apartment from Fall 2007 to Spring 2008.

I will miss you. The memories, the crazy times, the parties, the get togethers, the karaokes, the bed attacks! hahaha
Oh How I will truly Miss living here.




Hallway to our apartment




North Village Building C, room 107
Mi Casa!




kitchen/living room area


lol, ah, good times in here.

Quote from: kiamoy` on May 06, 2008, 02:30:56 AM

wahahaha! that's what they say.
pero lors. i think if post ko pic ni mom..makaingon pud mo look alyk ko mom.wa..libog nako..

Hahaha! Bem, you cannot deny it beb. Ive seen a picture of your mom too. You are like a carbon copy of your Daddy. Mingga jud ka sa imong daddy uy! You are his daughter jud! hahaha lingaw-lingaw.

Don, has more of a Spanish look to him. Definitely in Dad's side of the family. Probably from the Execel or Torrero side.

The Tan Dynasty, LOL

Andre is the only one that looks identical to Mommy. Ang beauty ni Andre is identical to our Chinese Lola, Lola Nating, my mom's mother.

My dad said one time that Andre is the only 'Intchik' Lucino. LOL.




Andre with Lolo, my mother's Papa


haha, this is where Andre gets it from jud. Mommy! 

Quote from: kiamoy` on May 05, 2008, 11:31:56 PM


c dadi,

Bem, you look like your Dad. Carbon Copy jud.
You have the same forehead formation, nose, same cheek bone formation, smile, the eyebrow formation, hair type, and of course, the eyes. You and your father also have identical smiles.

Like Daddy, Like Daughter.


Haha.

There is a report, guys. I read it today in the Economist Journal, apparently in the Month of March 2008, over 75,000 American jobs were lost. Most of these jobs were IT-based, and manufacturing based. Sent abroad.

In the month of April 2008 alone, 20,000 more American jobs were lost. And again, they were mostly IT-based, and manufacturing.

Do we see a pattern here?

Reclaim our jobs for the American people. Stop these ridiculous tax breaks for the 2% rich elite! Why are the middle class burdened with ridiculous tax increases, and at the same time the middle class is being attacked--giving our jobs away to foreigners.

Mr. Bush! and your Republican Party, what are you doing for our people? Do you expect us to dangle in the wallows of your economic failure?

Why are we even in Iraq? Pull our troops back, now! We are spending $5 BILLION a DAY! for this war! Over 4,000 American soldiers dead. Over 75,000 American soldiers have been maimed or severely wounded.

And at the same time, we are spending billions for this war, which will soon hit over 1 Trillion Dollar mark, you are giving our jobs away to India, China, etc!

I pray for the little babies. As for the suspect. I don't know. I just don't understand the world now a days. Where art though, oh Ethos and Mores?

ha, I like that one, Swak-meister.

God Is Love.

All the Time.

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 05, 2008, 10:02:10 AM


Dodong i was really wondering where the Papa was, kay usually naa man jud ang Papa Duck sa likod...

basi naligsan na???

Sigoro, 'te. Luuy lang pood na sila no? They are like people pood. Mama ug papa mo sacrificio para ilang anak. Even animals have a natural instinct to protect their anak, no? I am really amazed by that.

Animals are innocent beings. As they do not have the concept of right or wrong. No evil in them.

Quote from: orChids on May 05, 2008, 08:16:55 PM
Ang Papa?basin ug tua sa laing Mama?

I didn't think about that, lol. Sigoro, maybe Mr. Dad was spreading his seed ? Kuyawa pood ning mga lalaking ducks

by Jesse McCartney

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Quote from: ytesski on May 05, 2008, 02:08:18 PM
Thank you guys for all your support! The TB advices really helped me. I was doing the deep breathing over and over, praying, and pacing back and forth to the restroom!   In the green room, the band members keep telling me that "Tess you can do this!" and that "our songs are much better that the other bands"! I have to admit that few of the songs that the other bands performed were really good knowing that they are beginners like me too. We all had fun and I love it! Definitely, I will do it again and this time with my mother-in-law and Smiffy! 

Thanks Ate Ging, Minyat Ba-be Smiffy, and Tia Edna for coming! You guys rock! 

I'll post the pictures in another thread!

Congratulations and Salutations!

Your brilliance shines! Always believe in yourself, 'te, and all will be fine. And More!

I am sure of it.

Quote from: Edelweiss on May 05, 2008, 02:25:29 PM
Hi Mike,
I would like to say thank you for creating this site out of your frustration. gi TUBAG sa ginoo ang imong mga pangandoy nga ma TUBAG ang imong mga kamingaw sa Bohol. karon Mike daghan na ang mo TUBAG sa imong mga pangutana kay daghan na ang mga members sa TUBAGBOHOL.
although i'm not a Boholana by blood but i love Bohol and would like to settle in Bohol for good pohon. i know your site from bohol.ph kay nagsurf ko didto looking for a lot to buy aron katukoran unya sa among payag kung mo retire na mi sa akong husband in few years time. i saw your link and i thought its a political site for unanswered question of the people to the government. TUBAGBOHOL is a unique name na intriga ko so i click the link, that was in June 2007 kanunay kong mobisita pero wala ko mo register not until September when you made an appeal for your Papa wa na ko kaagwanta ning respond ko nimo, and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship with you and other TUBAGBOHOL members. although wala pa ko kakita ninyong tanan (aside from my lil sis Beth by choice  in Manhattan) i'm looking forward to meet as many members as possible during my short stay in Bohol this coming July. i'm so proud to be a part of TUBAGBOHOL family  and its noble projects in the future more power and success to our TUBAGBOHOL.
bisag talagsa ra ko mo post diri pero kanunay baya ko molili. this is my 100 post na ka abot ra jud ko at long last congratulations to me. 
I love you all

Wow. Reading that made all the hairs in my body stand up. Powerfully said.

Mike, it is evident to all of us the profound impact Tubag Bohol has made. To you, to all of us.

Through Christ, that goodness is shown in all of us. May the Lord continue to shine down his blessings on all of us. Giving us our daily bread, our daily wine.

With My Heart,

Performed by Jesse McCartney

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Interesting version 

Reese,

Kummusta uy! Ngano wa pa man ka ning sulud sa atong payag? Dali na uy, kai perting init sa gawas. Tugnaw diri sa sulod kai naa man ug AC. Dali Na! Sulud Na!

ahahaha! Maybe its a Warai trait?



Love you,

Ms. Blue,

Your absence has made many of us Blue. Dali Na! Balik Na!

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Missing You,
Your Tubag Bohol Family Member

 

The Spanish government is hesitant to give financial aid to Latin American countries because of their constant begging for Spanish funds. Per se Mexico, Peru, Columbia, Argentina. Spain retains a rather deaf ear to these countries.

However, when it comes to the Philippines she is far more lenient. It is faster for a Filipino citizen to become a Spanish citizen; and Spain has minority rights that specifically includes the Filipino. The same does not apply to foreign nationals that are living in Spain.

Out of the continuum of Spanish-speaking countries, no other nation has the apple of Spain's eyes as that of the Philippines.

Many historians and apologetics like to argue that Spain has a philic interest on the Philippine. And when we look to history, we realize that the basis of colonizing the new world was the fact that Columbus thought that the new world (caribbean, central, south america) was the Spice Islands, India. Hence the term "Indio" was referred to the Meso-American natives. As the Spaniards thought, for a while, that the new world was actually India and the caribbean islands were the famed spice islands (Indonesia-Philippines-Malaysia).

They found the new world by accident, but their original target was the riches of Asia-the-Oriental East.

For half a millenia, Spain referred to the Philippines as her Bastion in the Orient. For a while, even before the erruption of the Spanish-Philippine War, there were proponents in the Royal Cortes (Spanish Parliament) that were in favor of officially making the Philippine Islands into a Royal Province of Spain. With all Filipinos having the same rights as citizens of Spain. And officially removing the Friar-based control of the Islands.

The erruption of the war and the eventual American intervention displaced such notions. There are military historians, politicians in Spain to this day who have a nostalgia for the Philippines.

His Majesty King Juan Carlos I, is one of them. Hence, there is such a warm reception of Filipinos in Spain. Out of all Latin Countries, Spain favors the Philippines the most.

I say we take advantage of this. Spain is rich. Let her invest in the Philippine. The mother longs for her separated child. One cannot deny that our culture is Spanish. We are a product of complete Hispanization. European Culture transfused into an Asian people. And we cannot deny our Hispanic roots. Our churches, language, religion, and psyche is a testament to that. To deny our Hispanic roots is to deny our own history, our own character.

Out of the many world leaders, none stands out the most as our beloved President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Her tireless efforts of championing the Philippines to the world, in ASEAN, in OPEC, in the UN etc have been well documented by world leaders, economists and students.

She has stood the test of many coupes, death threats, and political uprisings.

God Bless President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo! No matter what opposition say about you, Madam President, there are many of us who support you. We Love you!



Mabuhay Ang Pilipinas!

The two heads of states, one the Monarch of the former colonizer, the other the head of the former colony.
The two talk of enhancing bilateral ties between Spain and the Philippines. President Arroyo is asking for increased Spanish investment in the Philippines as well as increased diplomatic relations.

King Juan Carlos I, as a supporter of Hispano-Filipino relations, has talked about rekindling the relationship of the two countries. HRM Juan Carlos was said to have wanted to rekindle the 'Motherly' relationship of Spain to the Philippines.



Out of the many colonies Spain had throughout her empire, the Philippines was the one that Spaniards, to this day, feel bitter about loosing to the Americans.

Thank you for respecting. Don't be a stranger.

digitalpro, please post some more on our subjects. Please refrain from using repeating symbols.

Welcome to Tubag Bohol

Gec,

Hazel and I are part Warai-Warai. We will be hunting you

Maybe you can help in the hunt by hiding in ICM?



Shall I bring a box of Cognac?

Quote from: C2H4 on May 05, 2008, 12:14:04 AM
Thanks, dong. I'll keep on running...puede jogging nalang? Murag dali ra ko hangakon anang running da...

I'll jogg with you, my dear Ethyl. We'll keep on pace. Onward ta duha, so long as dili jud ta mo give up.

Keep on pace, beautiful.

I love it.

Yea, definitely. Just in case.

That gentleman is an honorable man. Life, in all of its forms, is precious.

OT: The mama is directing her babies to safety intawn.

On a side note, your dad has a nice looking 'stache. I like how he formed that. Haha

Quote from: Ginger on May 04, 2008, 10:34:33 PM
Dong, I think it's obvious that I look like my father. Not just his physical structures but also some of his attitudes. Sometimes, I wish I looked like my mother because she was so beautiful when she was still young.

         

haha what a cute family portrait. Hazel, you have your father's nose and eyes. You have your mother's cheeks and eyebrows.

Think about it this way, at least you don't have to suffer the balhibo traits that I get from my father.

There is nothing wrong with your nose at all. Cute na cute.

Quote from: Ginger on May 04, 2008, 10:13:26 PM
Dong, can I go with you? I heard GEC also wants to drink my salabat.

So long as my sweater isn't stained.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 05, 2008, 05:33:22 AM
The Nuclear Power Plant has caused untold sufferings to millions of Filipino souls. 97% of the 90 million Filipinos are not aware about this top government secret. For 32 years, we are paying to our foreign creditors millions of pesos "everyday" for nothing. It is too painful to the human soul to even think of this Bataan Project. The Panglao Airport Project fund will be taken from foreign loans. Can we pay for it when in fact thousands of government worker retirees have not received their pension benefits.

One Boholana died outside of a government hospital in the middle of a cold night after she was denied hospital admission. Yet, our government is paying millions of pesos everyday to a "good Bataan Nuclear project" that does not even provide a single light of candle.

Every day in DYRD alone, countless number of Boholanos and Boholanas are crying and pleading for people on air for them to donate a few pesos to buy medicine for their dying loved ones. I've witnessed this horrible human condition in our province for nearly 3 and a half years of my work stint in Bohol Chronicle-DYRD. Many times I had to give my own money to suffering people because I cannot stand to look at human suffering.

They love to think of a multi-billion airport project but the government has no idea how painful it is to see weeping Boholanos who cannot buy a single capsule of Tuseran and tablet of Medicol.

Mike, I really do not know how to react to this. Aside from a feeling of deep guilt and helplessness. I did not know the intricacies of the corruption in the local level. You have illustrated to me just the evil it is.

Why do they not learn from their mistakes?

We are supposed to learn from history. Instead we are repeating it, over and over again.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 05, 2008, 05:21:52 AM
Bran, in Bohol alone, we have two multi-billion dams that remain useless until today.

Since time immemorial, people in Panglao are complaining over lack of clean water. People in Panglao don't have access to potable water. They buy water from Tagbilaran through truck delivery service. Now, they're talking about multi-billion airport when the government cannot even address the issue of clean water supply to our people.

My blood boils in reading this, Mike. Thank you for sharing this with me.

Quote from: B:) on May 05, 2008, 05:17:40 AM
there are a lot of scary rumors out there and it all started even since last year when the Canadian and Euro money became higher than a $.

My hubby and I's money market accounts, before, the interest was 8 % then down to 6% then down to 4.5 % sus lately nahimo na gyud intawng 2.6% Can you imagine how big drop that is?
Unya ang friend ni Bob na bankcrupt few years ago kay ang iyang stocks nga millions, nahimong cents. But he's doing alright now.
Then just lately, one of my credit card company offered me a 50% discount to rent an SUV! Ingon ani na gyud intawn sila ka desperate.
Unya karon, dili gyud ko makatuo sa news, si Pres.B ming demand napod ug another billions to give to the war in Iraq. Baw kung duna pa ba kahay miracle nga modagayday sa iyang utok nga moingon ug "intawn, pagmata na Mr.Pres".

Unya kining rumors napod bahin aning another great depression, mag-ampo nalang ta ani.

I speculated the same thing as well, Beth. American unrestrained consumption drives this discourse. Back in 2000, the dollar was worth more than the Euro. As soon as we engaged in this War, the Euro overtook the Dollar.

Now, even the Canadian Dollar is worth more than the American Dollar.

This is a concern as for years, the American Dollar was always worth more than the Canadian Dollar.

Our loans, our lethargy, and complete dependence on others is the destabilizing factor for our country.

Dependence on fuel, dependence on manufacturing, dependence on service, so on so forth.

I agree with the concept of Defensive Americanism. Keeping American Jobs for American people. The more we export jobs to foreigners, the less there will be for us, the American people. It is so simple, yet so expansive, in concept. The less jobs there are, the higher the unemployment rate. Which affects tax income. Which influences and increases the strain on financial assistance sectors. How can we provide financial assistance when overall American jobs are being exported away. This affects tax payment.

Which all goes back to American jobs. We need to protect it for American citizens.

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 04, 2008, 11:00:42 PM
It is happening Dodong.

And everybody up THERE know all about it and made them worry a lot!

Mao lagi na giingon ni Benne san nga ug mag hatsi na ta ang ubang nasud will get the cold.

The symptom is already appearing, sad to say.

People in the 30's were so un aware, nagmata nalang sila one day nga wala na sila jamo!

Guys dont be blinded. Better save your money if you have/if you can  now.

AHORA MISMO!

It is our non-stop spending that caused this looming recession. We brought it on ourselves. It is just hard to comprehend that the United States, the economic giant that it is, is experiencing such financial hard times. A nation that boasts an economy of 13+ Trillion Dollars a year. Then I read reports of how much we're spending on this Iraqi situation. We are spending $5,000,000,000.00 a day. So far we have accumulated over $1 Trillion dollars in debt just on the military alone. And what do we have to show for it? It grieves me to aquiesce to the fact that this country hasn't even caught Osama Bin Laden, and nor is the situation in Iraq improving.

I can only hope that the economy jumps again. What we DO need to do is start securing American jobs. We're too dependent on foreign states. What affects them, affects us. Specially our laughable dependence on oil. What we DO need to do is start developing renewable resources such as hydrogen fuel cells. Japan has done it, so has the Netherlands and countless other western european states.

Its amazes me how much government talks about change. The need of change. But as we speak, the same government in power is still formulating contracts and strategic initiatives with OPEC states. We are giving them the power to control our economy. We need to stop this parasitic dependency.

I hope change comes soon. Else we continue to linger in this so called 'thread'.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 05, 2008, 05:10:32 AM


The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was coated with all goad intentions of energizing the country, providing electricity to all corners of the Philippine Islands. Until now the multi-billion dollar Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has not even provided energy to light a single candle. Guess what? Our government is paying literally millions of pesos every day for that nuclear power plant. And the rest of the nation does not know about it.

Mike, I never knew about this; thank you for sharing it with me. Im interested in why the nuclear plant isn't producing power yet. Failure to finish construction? What is preventing full operation?

Thanks.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 05, 2008, 04:55:44 AM
There is no problem about promoting Bohol and building an airport. The problem is when selfish politicians just want to benefit from public funds and use an airport project, or any government project for that matter, as cover-up of their greed.

I completely agree about the necessity in overlooking every action these politicians make and do. I believe that the national government needs not only provide financial assistance but provide financial monitoring. To the dime-monitoring. If such a project such as Panglao International Airport is truly going to break ground, the Kagawaran ng Pananalapi needs send officials to monitor every action the Provincial Government of Bohol does--in terms of using the funds.

Any violation or tampering of funds for its intended purpose should be addressed by political sanctions.

It is disgusting to even think that there are politicians in our beloved Bohol that would take advantage of tax payer's money. Sick and disgusting.

Quote from: olintaha on May 05, 2008, 04:03:32 AM
On top of the unanswered issues on the sufficiency of water and power to operate an airport of international standard, there's one more thing that our paisanus may not have known until now.  The Mactan International Airport is in serious legal battle with the City of Lapulapu for unpaid realty taxes which has now reached to the horrendous sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (PhP255,000.000.00).  So how could Mactan settle its tax liability if future revenues will be reduced by competition with a neighbor international airport in Panglao?

This reminds me of my two neighbors.  Si Jose nag tukod og sari-sari store sa ilang silong. Pagkahibawo ni Juan, nagtukod pod og sari-sari store sa atbang. Ang resulta silang duha nahimong SIRASIRA STORE. 

This gross misappropriation of funds, lack of accountability in paying taxes is perplexing. How  is such an aiport even allowed to continue to operate with its failure in paying taxes? The officers and financial team should have already been approached by the Kagawaran ng Pananalapi and held accountable.

It is disgusting to hear reports like this, its almost a reality opener in understanding the corruption that is going on in the country. Wherever there is money, the intensity of corruption increases.

In regards to the Panglao case, as much as I would love to see the development of Bohol and the construction of an airport, logistically and logically I cannot help but consider the factors that would arise in the process. Such as water importation, funding, effects of crime rates, corruption--hopefully not as aggragated as the 250 Million Peso-debacle observed in Macton International Airport.

Just my view.

Excellent performance; very deep.

I hope not. I truly hope that this won't happen any time soon.

Tu me dices, que te gusta mi poesia.
Y yo te digo, que sin ti no existiria.
Y si te preguntas, porque digo eso?
Te explicare en varios versos.

Cada musico, tiene su musa.
Cada poeta, tiene su inspiración.
De la forma que cada cual se expresa,
Depende de lo que siente en su corazón.

Una persona, es mi musa.
Mi amor por ella, mi inspiración.
Tu eres esa bella persona.
Y la dueña de mi corazón.

Asi que seguire soñando,
Y seguire escribiendo.
Porque todo lo que necesito,
es el amor que por ti siento.

Sir Gec, my mission this summer is to find you.

I will find you, promise you that.

By A. Hepburn



For attractive lips, speak words of kindness

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

By M.M. Brazier-Heulsman

Lie still my love, sleep on til the morn,
As I lie here, let me watch you sleeping,
So quiet and so warm,
I cradle you in my loving arms, just like an innocent child,
A handsome man, so nice, so kind and with a manner so mild,
Beside me you lie as you dream,
Your loving heart beating slowly,
I whisper to you softly those three most precious words "I LOVE YOU",
Your endless dreams are yours to hold,
In the shadows of sleep, they continue to unfold,
But dream on my darling, until the morn,
As I lie beside you so quiet and so warm.

In this world full of hurt and pain,
I need someone who would help me through the rain.
To comfort me when Im sad,
Doing everything just to make me glad.

In this world I need a Brave Knight,
Who would never give up any fight.
A knight who would dry away my tears,
Telling me to overcome my fears.

A knight who loves me for who I am inside,
With him there's nothing more I need to hide.
A person who will still be standing strong,
Eventhough everything has gone wrong.

I need someone who is willing to give me more,
Someone I can call my Knight In Shining Armor.

I'll be the door keeper.

I too want to see the face of the elusive yet poetic Sir Gec.

haha, Sra. Orchids, le canta con mi!

Sing with me

hahaha, estoy muy alegre que usted tiene gusto de esta cancion. ¡Cante con mi! ¡ayayaya!