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Slacky, you participated in Taize prayer? That is great!  Some songs in the catholic masses are from Taize, they are ecumenical in nature.

Evening Prayer  

Thank you, Jesus, for another day
I hope I’ve pretty much kept on your way.
But if somehow I’ve caused you sorrow,
I’ll try to do much better tomorrow.

I could remember a topic in our religion class in about sexuality, arousal, sex positions and pregnancy, it was a Jesuit priest, Fr Ocampo who lectured.  At the end he said,  that a pregnancy is no reason to get married.

There are solid evidence that the Bush government was warned before hand, they just kept mum. There are books written about this. But an inside job, wow.. this is a blasphemy!

Unsa man diay ang imong na-studyhan Ondoy?  Morag high falutin gajud, ang akong gamay nga otok dili makapanukad sa kalawom  sa imong mga theory or what?
This is a challenge anyway and hope to understand the sense of your postings.

ps
I´m not a deep thinker. Just an old woman.
Manay Tess

Our society is still a patriarchal one. It is difficult for a woman to be accepted in an equal footing among men. There are lots of sexisms.
So if a woman is succcesful careerwise, it is not easy for a man to look after her. Malakas ang kantyaw. I know lots of very intelligent Pinays and really successful, but a man to find to be a partner, it has still a long way to go.

Lay,

I share with your prayers God bless.

Tess

God of creation, by your word all came into existence. guide me so that I will recieve your word proclaimed through the scriptures with an open heart and mind.

Lay,

I have observed that Europeans particulary Germans are individualistic, whereas we Filipinos especially the Bol-anons are clannish, we always have an extended family ties.

Manay

This is somewhat long but worth reading folks!

St. Paul the Missionary Writer


St. Paul the Apostle was the greatest of the early Christian missionaries. He first appears in the Acts of the Apostles under the name of Saul. Saul was raised in the Jewish faith as a Pharisee trained in the strict observance of God’s Law. He believed the Law should be obeyed by himself and all Jews. Saul was upset by the early Christian Church, believing that the early Christians had broken away from their Jewish traditions. He actively persecuted the Church in Jerusalem. As the first Christian martyr Stephen was being stoned to death, Saul watched the cloaks of the persecutors (Acts 7:58).

Paul then traveled to Damascus to further persecute early Christians. On the road to Damascus Saul had an encounter with the Risen Jesus Christ (Acts of the Apostles 9:1â€"19, Galatians 1: 13â€"14). Jesus asked, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Paul replied, “Who are you, sir?” Jesus responded, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting” (Acts 9: 4 â€" 5). Jesus then sent Saul into Damascus to wait for further instructions. Saul was shaken and blinded by the experience. When a Christian named Ananias came and baptized Saul, his blindness went away. As a result of this encounter Saul became a follower of Christ. He was now convinced that fellowship with the risen Jesus Christ, not the observance of the Law, was all that was needed to receive God’s promise of salvation. (Galatians 1:11â€"12; 3:1â€"5)

Saul, whose name now became Paul, went to Jerusalem to consult with Peter (Galatians 1: 18). After his first missionary journeys, Paul was called by Jesus to proclaim the Gospel to the Gentiles. He spent the rest of his life journeying on his missions, establishing local churches, and writing to them when he heard of their accomplishments and failures. Paul’s letters are the earliest records of the life and history of the early Church. As inspired by the Holy Spirit Paul’s letters are part of the Canon of the New Testament. As a record of the happenings in the early Church they are in invaluable record of the expansion of the Christianity.


St. Paul’s Writings

All together, there are 13 epistles that bear Paul’s name as the author. However, scholars do not believe that he wrote them all. Paul himself was the author of first and second Thessalonians, Galatians, Philippians, first and second Corinthians, Romans, and Philemon. The epistles to the Ephesians, Colossians, Titus, and first and second Timothy bear Paul’s name, but it is believed that they were written after his death. The writers of these letters were disciples of Paul who wanted to continue his teaching. Whoever the authors of these epistles were, these writings have been accepted into the New Testament as inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Centrality of Jesus Christ

The most profound and moving day in Paul’s life was when he met the risen Jesus Christ. Paul was well respected by the Jewish community and his peers. But he gave it all up for Christ. “More than that, I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord.” (Philippians 3: Jesus Christ, Paul realized, was sent by the Father to bring salvation for all. Paul taught that we are united with Christ in faith and Baptism; “We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4)

On the personal level, individual Christians recognize that when they are united with and justified by Christ, they receive the grace needed to overcome sin and to live moral lives. (Galatians 5:16â€"26)

Justification

Paul teaches that the justice of God was saving justice at its best. God is faithful, fulfilling the promises made in the Old Testament covenant. Through the sin of Adam and Eve the human family was alienated from God. Through Christ the human family is called back into relationship with God. This process of reuniting the human family with God is called justification. (Romans 3:21â€"31) It is impossible for us to justify ourselves; we are only justified by being united in faith with Jesus Christ and by accepting the gift of grace won by Christ. (Romans 5:1â€"2) We can only be made right with God and set free from a life of immoral living by accepting the gift of God’s reconciling grace.

Life in the Spirit

Paul teaches that the love of God is being poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. (Romans 5:5) The Holy Spirit is the source of all love. The Holy Spirit creates a bond between us and God like children bound to a father. (Romans 8:14â€"16) The Holy Spirit not only establishes our relationship with the Father. Even though we are weak, the Holy Spirit helps us to live faithfully within that relationship. (Romans 8:26â€"27) It is through the Holy Spirit that we can live in love with all people. (1 Corinthians 13:3â€"7)

The Moral Life

What does it mean to live a Christian moral life? Paul thought deeply about this question. He was raised as a faithful Jew. As we have seen Paul, was raised to believe that following the strict moral code of the Jewish faith was the way to salvation. Paul believed “… the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.” (Romans 7:12.) What Paul realized, however, that because we are weakened by the sin of Adam and Eve, it was impossible to us to reconnect in our relationship with God through our efforts alone (Romans 7:14).

After his experience with Jesus Christ, Paul realized that he was not alone on the road to salvation. Jesus Christ has already accomplished salvation for us. In faith and Baptism, Christians receive the grace of the Holy Spirit, who is our constant guide. The Holy Spirit helps us to live in relationship with God and others.


source: Loyola press

Dear Liza,

If there are fotos or topics which might interest you, you can make a private contact to the member. The advantage is that it deepens the friendship among us.

ingat,
Manay Tess

The government is obliged to recognize the fact that their populace is huge. The politic is aware of their clou or political importance. If you go to Berlin , there exist a Turkish ghetto. There are schools (elementary) where  the number of non-Germans is 80%!
If I hear some discriminatory remarks from German I always say that this is a dying race, the few of the rest of pure Germans will be placed in a reserve area like Indians in the USA or the aborigines in Australia. Foreigners are here to stay for good whether they like it or not.

Muslim theologians are within themselves in disarray.  Here in North Rhine Wesphalia, the federal government is willing to put Islam as a religion course in schools, but it was diffucult to implement the teaching module since different Imams can not agree what to put as teaching material.

ps
There is a strong Turkish populace here in Germany as well as in other parts of Europe because they came here as immigrants, during the years of economic boom.

Praise and Service   

God of wonder and awe, I lift my hands as I gaze on all the wonders you have made. But my praise is empty without service. Desiring to be your blessed and shared presence on this earth, I stretch out my hands in generous giving to minister to those I love and those I don't.

Mahal jamo kon pesos!

Yes with Pempe Castro, Baby Real, Mila Anadon anhing Richard Anana etc

Saksto diay ka Lay,

Kay nagtudlo ta ug religion sa Guidnulman Elementary school! Now I remember. i only spent a year in SMA but it was a wonderful year.

Best wishes on your birthday young lady!



May God bless you always,

Manay Tess

Anchored in Love 

Renewing my fidelity to this journey, O God, encourage me to continue my way to the final port. And when my boat comes to shore, may it anchor in the harbor of your boundless love.

Si Ondoy Felix! Himos ug dagway, lami kusion!

Manay Tess

ps
Gener now it is your turn to post a foto, please!

Inday Gulle kon silang duha moadto sa sex rehab, palihug ipadala ang garter!

I have heared that sex addicts gets their testicles electroschocked. Anong say Mr Layman?

Ondoy Gener,

This is learning Bisayan in action!

Manay Tess

There is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

A Brief Look at St. Paul's Life and Teachings


Who he was:

A Jewish Pharisee (Phil 3:5-6; Gal 1:14; 2 Cor 11:22) who believed in the strict observance of God's Law both for himself and for all believing Jews

Why he became a Christian:

Journeying to Damascus Paul had an encounter with the risen Christ (Acts 9: 1-19). He became convinced that fellowship with the risen Jesus (Gal 1:11-12), not the observance of the Law (Gal 3:1-5), was the necessary and sufficient condition for receiving and participating in God's promise for salvation

Missionary Strategy:

Paul believed that Christ had come for all and the observances of Jewish Law were not necessary for those who believed in Christ (Gal 2:15-21 - 3:1-5). This created an ongoing battle with those who thought that Jewish observances were necessary for all those who sought entrance into the Church (Gal 5:7-12).

St. Paul's Essential Message:

In Jesus Christ God had acted to provide salvation for all who believe (Rom 1: 1-7). This salvation, whose complete realization lay in the future, has its beginnings in the present. People can experience this salvation in their own lives (Rom 8:14-17).

Centrality of Jesus Christ:

Christians are united with Christ through faith (Rom 5: 1-2) and rejoice in the gift of God's Spirit, waiting for the time when the Lord will return and the work of salvation complete (1 Thess 4:13-18).

The Christian's Bond with Christ:

Through faith and baptism (Rom 6: 3-5) the Christian assumes a new identity in Christ. On the social level, the Christian joins the community of the church, which proclaims the Gospel and lives in union with Christ's Spirit (Gal 3: 25-28). On the personal level, Christians recognize that, united with the Lord and justified by Christ, they are given the help needed to overcome any tendency for immoral living (Galatians 5:16-26).

Justification:

In Paul's thought the justice of God was salvific justice at its best. God is faithful, fulfilling the promises made in the covenant. God justifies, which means that it is God alone who reconciles humankind through Christ (Rom 3:21-31). People cannot justify themselves, but can only be justified by being united in faith with Jesus Christ and by accepting the grace won by Christ (Rom 5:1-2). Justification is not something that can be won by following the Law, but people can only be made right with God and set free from a life of immorality by accepting God's reconciling grace as a free gift.

The Wisdom of God:

The notion that God's saving work is accomplished in the crucified Jesus is a scandal to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks (1 Cor 1: 17-25). The idea that a condemned person could be a vehicle of salvation went against basic tenets of the Jewish faith. They could not believe that a crucified man could be a sign from God. It is foolishness to the Greeks because the idea that the transcendent God would be involved in human affairs was ludicrous, especially in the form of a crucified criminal.

Ipadayon ang imong sugilanon Balong, basin mahimo kana nga nobela unya ipa-film kon ugaling madiskobrehan ang treasure of Habagat!

Palihug padayon ang imong istorya nga treasure of Habagat, bisan morag hinubog apan makalingaw.

ps

adunay kweba sa Guindulman sakop sa Basdio, tagpo-an sa mga nagminahalay labi na kon bowanon.

Buwadsanga, aggressive animals are best castrated!

You can not teach people how to behave if a foreigner comes, the foreigner must adjust to the place. It is our character to say things which is not heartily meant, unsa na adan man ta ug bugal-bugal, but deep inside we are hospitable. That is a fact!

Attention Mike Ligalig and Ryan Macalandag!

Thank you so much for posting beautiful beaches of Bohol and pretty ladies in their bikinis. I was thinking all the while we have handsome guys (Bol-anon of course), why can´t they pose in tangas to excite us ladies of Tubag Bohol Forum ! (just asking)?

Manay Tess

Hallo Em,
Best wishes on your birthday! You are as young as my son. Take care and may all your wishes be fulfilled.
Manay Tess

Rowing and Sailing 

O Giver of Gifts, thank you for your graced gifts that enable me to row in life's undercurrents and sail its seas. Make me strong enough to resist the temptation to seek a secure resting place and quiet enough to learn when to row and when to sail. 

With these kind of projects, the German government is even ready to give financial assistance. How to present the project that is the difficult task.

Manay

Comparsa nights were like cultural intramurals. There were colorful dresses and dances in all forms, to the tune of jazz or cha-cha , really exciting because we have to compete with each departments. Mga b***t ang tig-todlo ug sayaw. It was fun having a good looking partner and to stroll K of C after the practice, labina kon full moon. Way pa may Personal Computer sa na ug internet. We have lots of socializing and barkadas.

The Cost of St. Paul's Discipleship


St. Paul founded the church in Corinth around the year 51. He spent about a year with them, instructing them and praying with them. He then continued his missionary journeys. But Paul remained in communication with the Corinthians. While he was proud of the people there, he was also disturbed by some of their attitudes he heard about. He was especially upset when he heard that there were Christians in Corinth attacking his credibility. So in his second letter to them, Paul describes the difficulties he has faced proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ:

Are they ministers of Christ? (I am talking like an insane person.)

I am still more, with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, far worse beatings, and numerous brushes with death. Five times at the hands of the Jews I received forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I passed a night and a day on the deep; on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure. And apart from these things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. (2Corinthians 11: 23â€"28)

Paul was able to survive this difficult life because he was in constant dialogue with God through prayer. He understood the importance of his work in proclaiming salvation in Jesus Christ.

Ondoy Paul,

Pohon malooy ang Ginoo maka uli ko mag-inom ta daplin sa bay-bay, okay?  Ikaw pili kon asang bayba-yon. My best wishes on your birthday. Yehey, Tagay!

Manay Tess

The Year of Saint Paul

Pope Benedict XVI has announced a special jubilee dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The Pauline Year, which runs from June 29, 2008, to June 29, 2009, will be celebrated with liturgies, symposiums, and special publications devoted to the life and writings of Paul.

Interesting Facts about St. Paul

1. Paul was from the Roman city of Tarsus, located in what is today southern Turkey.
  (Acts of the Apostles 21:39)

2. Paul was not physically impressive, nor was he a very good speaker.
  (1 Corinthians 2:1 and 2 Corinthians 10:10; 11:6)

3. Paul had a sister and a nephew. (Acts of the Apostles 23:16)

4. Paul was educated in Jerusalem under the famous Jewish teacher Gamaliel. (Acts of the Apostles 22:3)

5. Paul was a Pharisee (Acts of the Apostles 26:5) and a tentmaker. (Acts of the Apostles 18:3)

6. Paul was a Roman citizen from a wealthy family. (Acts of the Apostles 22:25â€"28)

7. Paul participated in the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr. (Acts of the Apostles 7:58)

8. Paul was the most prominent apostle in the early Church because he was so effective at forming
   Christian communities.

9. Although Paul wrote the most books of the New Testament, Luke, who only wrote two books,
   still gets the prize for writing more words than any other writer in the New Testament.

10. Paul’s conversion is among the most well-known.

source: Loyola Press, a Jesuit  Ministry

Dear Fellow Bol-anons,

Seeing this posting and the parade of beautiful ladies from Bohol make me proud to be a Bol-anon.
But allow me to make an statement as public relations officer of the Bol-anon sa Germany Boholhilfe e.V.
We want to distance ourselves from this organization because we advocate transparency in conducting our fundraising campaign and the release of these funds for projects purposes.
We wish you good luck to TBTK 2009!

truly yours,
Tessie Bertumen Wilms

Attentions politicians!

This is a very good project which helps the community.  If the money were all spent  to such kind of projects and infrastructures, we are in the right path to economic develpment.

If  I am your wife,    you´ll be wearing a chastity belt!

Gift of Knowledge   

O God of Knowledge, school me beyond the science of written pages to the sensitivity of inner vision. May my life itself become an enfleshed message of love, reverence and respect for you and all of creation.

Loy, it breaks my heart to hear such news, God give us freewill, sad to say to take the option not in accordance to His will,  is sad. We pray for them.

Gener sa iyo ba ito o kay Manny Paquiao?
Ganito ba ka interesting itong si Vina Morales?

Loy,  ang eskwelahan dili sokdanan sa pagka-tawo!

I spent 3 semesters BSC, became a sororian of Alpha Sigma Phi ( third batch), those were my glorious years . Remember Comparsa nights and those competitions?

Dear Inday Grace,

I praise the Holy Spirit for guiding me to this minute meditations. I read it over and over again, then I savor each word, discern the meaning. Each line is beautiful and it enriches my soul.

Have a blessed Sunday!
Manay Tess

Gener,
you should get used to our sense of humor. Bol-anon women are proud and very self secure. They are mostly loving and family oriented. Most of the Germans married to Pinay Bol-anons will attest to that. That is why they have settled in Bohol for good.  It is sometimes put to a joke that it a German flag will be openly put up due to the strong German presence here in this small island!
Manay TEss

Out of the Clouds   
Grace me, O God, with your gift of wisdom. It will challenge me to get my head out of the clouds and follow the rain down here below. Only then will my heart rediscover the life-giving waters of love's experiences and life's lessons. 

Thanks for the posting Inday Grace.  Can you imagine a muslim Phil Marine in command to subdue the MNLF in Mindanao? We are so biased with  our muslim brothers and sisters which comprises 15 % of the nation´s population, that I could say  this conflict will never be settled.

Enya sings well , her music is used in most wellness institutions. She is considered the muse of Esoteric.

Mind your manners Calle!
Presidente raba ka sa dajung!

Eliana Burki melodically represents Switzerland in both traditional and non-traditional fashion. Her Alphorn is of carbon, her alpine prayer pop and she distances herself from traditional costume. However, in the meanwhile the alphorn is regarded a primordial and integral part of Switzerland.

Jazz and Blues for the sake of motivation

Eliana’s alphorn teacher Jürg Sommer was easily persuaded. Because deep down he knew that his one-and-only alphorn student would soon lose interest if he continued to teach along the traditional lines of Swiss folk music.
Eliana’s alphorn sound soon drifted in the direction of jazz and blues â€" much to the astonishment and disapproval of a few music fundamentalists, who wrote Eliana’s parents nasty letters accusing their child of «messing-up” Switzerland’s national instrument. «Many others found it great â€" including folklore enthusiasts», says Eliana looking back.

European travels with mother and alphorn

Following a performance at the Basel Jazz and Blues Festival, her mind was then made up â€" And at only 18 she decided in favour of a professional career in the music business. However, to step in contact with the public, vocal numbers were a must - and let’s not underestimate the tricky combination of playing the alphorn and voiced sound - singing requires a completely different set of muscles!

«A light and folding alphorn»

Today’s alphorn is no longer made of wood but composed of numerous feather-light telescopic carbon pieces (synthetic material) which are slotted together and find room in a sports back-pack. The horn necessitates being assembled and newly tuned before every performance.

An alphorn has five octaves â€" the higher the octave, the more powerful the tone issued. Due to the difficulties in the transmission of natural tones, musical arrangements for blues, jazz and funk with the alphorn require a rewrite.

Chinese and Americans

«The Chinese together with Americans are the most appreciative audience» reports Eliana enthusiastically. That’s why she particularly enjoys performing for a Chinese audience. In 1999 Eliana musically represented Switzerland for the first time at a world congress in Paris and since then often serves her country as musical ambassador. Her tours take her all the way from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and back in 2008.

swissinfo, Alexander Künzle, 30 May 2005

Picture caption: Eliana Burki in the year 2005, with her super-light folding carbon alphorn and the Bernese Alps in the background. (swissinfo)

More information
www.elianaburki.ch

The whole article can be read at:

http://www.swissinfo.org
 

A little bit of prayerful, quiet time every day goes a long way in clearing a path to that holy garden in our humdrum lives where the gift of wisdom is perennially blossoming. And it is thereâ€"which really is right hereâ€"where our hearts are enlightened to and set ablaze by "the fullness of him who fills all in all" (Ephesians 1:23).

He he he, medyo  curios ako dahil sa postings mo tantiya ko lady killer ka!

ps

having your children enrolled in St Scholastica is a wise decision. Sis Mary John Mananzan is a very progressive nun. I met her twice in Germany.

Manay Tess

Sensitivity is an emotional factor, this enhances our interaction with others. EQ,a higher  emotional quotient is highly regarded to  high IQ, Intelligent quotient. The reason is,  a person who has a high EQ is flexible and well adjusted specially to team working which is considered a high qualification.

Gener,

Heto ang guidelines ni Mike Ligalig;
Here's the new way to upload avatar in your profile.

1. Upload your picture in flickr.com (highly recommended).
2. Once your picture is already uploaded in flickr.com, go to "all sizes" options in flickr, and choose "thumbnail."
3. Copy the image URL of the thumbnail picture.
4. Proceed to your Profile (Forum Profile Information)
5. Choose "I have my own picture" (option in the middle).
6. Paste the image URL in the box provided.
7. Click "Change Profile" button at the bottom page.

There you go...

My ex wasn´t able to desceit me in this way so he was forced to admit the truth.

God shares truth and love with the world in ongoing revelation. Beauty exists in the quiet heartbeat of the beloved. We learn to stop and attune our soul to listen, to be watered in the presence of God.

Gener,

Pakilagay nga ng iyong litrato para makita ko ang iyong mga mata.  Dahil dito daw nababasa ang kanyang kalooban!

Ate Tess

This is fantastic Felix, you are wonderful to print the recipes. I will try some of this  to share with our Bol-anon group.  God bless Ondoy Bol-anon nga na-a sa Digos!

Manay Tess
ps

adunay suman version ni-ani gihimo sa akong amiga nga Vietnamese.

Magandang araw po Gener,

I was in deep thought because of your posting.  God gave us freewill. If human being choose the wrong side, who are we to judge?
Why God allows suffering?  It is a mystery , we in our small minds can´t cope to understand. I would say we trust God´s mercy. Talk to Jesus in your own words and say how you feel.

Ate Tess

Calle.., Presidente man ka sa Dajung, morag apprenticehip na kini. Simbako ma botaran ka nga public official, sajud kana sa imong tumong!

Manay

Inday Sab-sad sakto si Lindy.  Pila ang imong edad karon?  Patagbaw sa pagkadalaga. Don´t forget to trust the Lord. Keep on praying that your choice is in consonance to His will. Enjoy life instead of confusing yourself in this situation. Cheer up, life has much to offer!

To be heard, the inner voice of our wisdom requires a daily shower of stillness and prayer. In addition, awakened senses are needed, as is a deep trust of God’s love and enduring goodness. Trusting and reverencing the still, small voice of inner truth is precious to God, others and us. 

Bless you Inday Grace,

May your soul increase, and the love of God preserves you always near to His heart.

Manay

Please stop the lascivious postings, Mayday, mayday SOS SOS, attention Admin!

Abi nimo ´Do, we must learn from this system, they have a very good city planning, where housing and eco-system must co exist.  In big cities there are sensors to measure the smog levels. If it is beyond the tolerance limit, cars users are advised to use the public transportations.

This is a beautiful sunset in a wheat field between the boundary of Solingen and Wuppertal. Take notice of an airbaloon.

Military History Companion: Friedrich Engels
Engels, Friedrich (1820-95), political economist, military writer, and theorist; friend, colleague, and adviser of Karl Marx; and founder of communism. Born at Wuppertal on 28 November 1820, he began writing political tracts in 1839. In November 1842 he visited Manchester in Britain and became a member of the Chartist movement, and first met Marx in Paris in 1844. His experiences led to writing The Situation of the Working Class in Britain (1844-5) and, in turn, The Communist Manifesto (1848). Further experience of the 1848-50 revolutions in Europe and particularly in Germany led to the writing of Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany (1851-2). In 1850 he returned to Manchester where he worked in a commercial firm, partly to subsidize Marx.

In 1870 Marx and Engels attended the Congress of the First International in London. In 1871 Engels welcomed the Paris Commune, fitting it into his view of progress through capitalism towards a dictatorship of the proletariat. After Marx's death in 1883, Engels completed and published the unfinished second and third volumes of Das Kapital.

Engels was an expert analyst of military affairs and, in particular, of the mid-19th-century revolution in military affairs and the role of industry and arms manufacture. Marx considered that he had ‘made the study of military questions his speciality’. Many of the articles attributed to Marx owe much to Engels. Their division of interest was fairly clear cut, Marx studying the political essence of wars and their character, Engels, the material basis of military affairs and the nature and origin of wars and armies.

Engels's detailed study of military affairs was fired by the Crimean and American civil wars, although much of his military analysis dates from later life. He realized that future wars between major powers would be total war, and would depend to an unprecedented degree on technology which, in turn, depended on a nation's industrial base. In 1892 he wrote ‘from the moment warfare became a branch of the grande industries (ironclad ships, rifled artillery, quickfiring and repeating cannon, repeating rifles, steel covered bullets, smokeless powder, etc.) la grande industrie, without which all these things cannot be made, became a political necessity’. In a letter of 1888 he prophesied the nature of war accurately enough. ‘No war is any longer possible for Prussia-Germany except a world war, and a war of an extension and violence hitherto undreamt of.’ The study of war could not be extracted from its political economic and diplomatic contextâ€"as he wrote, ‘diplomacy is higher than strategy’.

Engels's views on the military revolution taking place at the time were sound enough, but hardly unique, and he would probably not have gone down in history as a great military thinker and analyst were it not for his friend Marx. It is questionable whether either of them would be remembered today had their work not been taken up by Lenin. But for the study of the 19th-century revolution in warfare his work is important.

â€" Christopher Bellamy

Son of Wuppertal, Friedrich Engels

Born: 28 November 1820
Birthplace: Barmen,Wuppertal  Germany
Died: 5 August 1895 (cancer)
Best Known As: Karl Marx's collaborator and editor
Friedrich Engels moved from Germany to England in 1842, where he worked as a manager in a factory. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, which suggested that the poor working class would only benefit if they fought for socialism. Engels had met Karl Marx in 1844 and together they wrote the Communist Manifesto, predicting ultimate victory for the proletariat. After 1848 Engels returned to England and financially supported Marx, whose works he also edited and translated.

Gener,

You will enjoy your stay. We are like a big family. Where ever you go and you met a Bol-anon the joy is enormous, the feeling is you found somebody like a long lost relative!
Especially here in Germany, I always ask, Bisaya Ka? Asa man sa Bisaya? If the answer is positive , purbidang sadya jamo.

Manay Tess

The song Africa still tops them all!

I attended a mass, and our officiating priest told us that during the prayers for the faithful we could go to the altar,  say our prayer request and  light a candle (provided in front of the foot of the altar).  It was  a short agonizing moment for me since this corruption in Pinas is endless, so I did participate and said my prayer request for the politicians in my country the only Christian land in Southeast Asia, that corrupton and scandal be put to an end. Kyrie was sung after the prayer request, and to my surprise the community sung loud. I was emotionally moved.

Hallo Leo,

Thanks for this video.  How are you doing nowadays?

take care always,
Manay tess

Dear Belle,

These are wonderful pictures, really breathtaking!  Thanks for sharing.

Tess

Yes , they´re suspected to be using genmanipulated soya beans. Its difficult to check the raw materials and how it affect our health.

Thanks for the blessings Bran, I wish you the same!

Can you imagine Ate returning back billon of US dollars!!

When being kissed, I close my eyes to concentrate on this moment, enjoy and savor the pleasure and intensify the emotions!
What is important is here and now!

Dear Gener,

Please don´t get intimidated because Visayan or Bol-anon is spoken which is abvious to this Forum. It is very nice to practice the dialect and this is our venue the Tubag Bohol Forum.
If you are enjoying the english and tagalog part please stay, things which are talked in bisayan and you are curious please forward it to me and I will translate. ( My personal opinion).

ingat ka lagi Kabayan,
Ate Tess for the bisayan Manay Tess

A Maroccan friend made a black tea for me wth peppermint (herba buena), dates was also served.

foto from Gabriele Zeidler



Autumn scenery, Wupper river between Solingen, Remscheid and Wuppertal ( these are the 3 towns composing the Bergischen land).

I always dream of my dead mother if one of my children gets terribly sick.

ps
Beautiful dreams happens to compensate for unpleasant realities or situations.  This is to balance our psyche.

Bush reacted instictinctively after  Sept 11, but in the long run the political and military measures was almost paranoid.  It was unstoppable especially the sending of more troops to a foreign land.
It is an undeniable fact that the US  Marines/ armies, soldiers  who were sent there were mostly traumatized when they returned. I don´t think they would voluntarily return to their posts/assignments if asked again.
There are lots of casualties, victims (locals), families who suffered, is it worth dying for?
The effort is almost a Sissyphus task.  I hope Obama has better options.

Here are some infos about date as a fruit;
A  Date fruit  is the product of a date palm, a tree native to Northern Africa and the Middle East, although it is also cultivated in other parts of the world. In addition to being eaten fresh, the date fruitfruitfruit is dried and eaten whole as a snack or included in an assortment of desserts. Many regional Middle Eastern cuisines incorporate datesdatesdates, as do Mediterranean cuisines like those of Italy and Greece. Dried datesdatesdates are usually readily available in most markets, and fresh datesdatesdates can be found in specialty markets in season.
A full grown date palm, or Phoenix dactylifera can reach 82 feet (25 meters) in height, with a spreading crown of greenish leaves. The date fruitfruitfruit grows in heavy clusters suspended under the leaves, and they are yellow in the early ripening stage, or kimri, the Arabic word for unripe. Some consumers enjoy date fruitfruitfruit in the next stage, khalal, meaning full sized but crunchy, while others wait for datesdatesdates to reach rutab, ripe and soft. When the date fruitfruitfruit is allowed to sun dry on the tree, it is considered to be in the final tamr stage of ripening.

Dates are so sweet. In United States they are usually available around Christmas time. They grow in clusters, and each cluster can contain up to 1700 dates.
 

Belle, ngano man tuod nga manaog man sila? Ingon si Uyang sa una,  mohalok kono sa yuta.

what we badly needed is safety consciousness, it is not wise to say Bahala na ang diyos, the companies are profit oriented. Ma-usik ang mga kinabuhi angin sa walay pagtagad!

I would like to share to you my kids name;

Mayumi the eldest is 26 and Christopher is 15.  I still call them baby, anak, langga-langga or engel ( Angel). Their German friends are confused of these calls but I still do insist.  I see the love of God through their eyes and smiles.  They make my life complete.

Slacky,

They need each other, now the new president has another orientation so we will try to see Obama´s step if he is a bootlicker like Bush.

Manay

I agree very much with GEC348,


Manay Tess

Hola Amigo,

Maajo man diay ka mo-drawing ug bata!  Pogiboys. Makalingaw kining edara. Please enjoy every minute because kids grew fasts.

thanks for sharing,

Manay Tess

Sakto ka Loy, busa si Bush dili welcome sa Germany, pag-anhi niya 2 years ago, ang iyang security grabe kay daghan ming ga-demo!

dates tam-is man kana jamo!  Kana gamiton kon maghimo ug fruit cake!

Elections in the USA is over, welcome Obama!
Savor the victory and we gíve the benefits of doubt. All politicians promise one thing and deliver, if at all, another.
TB ang akong pangutana;
What do you remember most about George Bush?

This would be a great lesson, the shipping/maritime companies should coordinate with the Phil Weather Bureau and Phil Cost Guards, to avoid sea mishaps, especially typhoons nowadays are so often and the strength is uncertain.
The Governor must be wiser now.

Buwadsanga,

Give this lady some flowers, ( ajaw ka nang  kororotsi). She will appreciate it. Also take some night swimming, very romantic gajud!  Good luck.

Manay Tess

ps .
ask A Layman for tips kay banggit kana nga playboy sa Guindulman!

Yehey Mabuhay si Calle pagka Presidente sa Dajung!

Women has most to suffer, just like the Viagra.  Men are enjoying this, but were they able to ask women if we approve of Viagra where they have a prolonged erection, hapdus gud kana!

This is another Filipino belligerence, if spread outside we will be internationally well-known again!

Hallo Ondoy Bran,

Thanks for this Psalm, what an absolute truth.
I am blessed for having 2 wonderful kids, I fill fulfilled as a woman and they have enriched my life.
Manay Tess

by John Garth

Migraines are linked with low oestrogen - high levels of which can stimulate breast cancer

They may feel like someone is pounding your head with a hammer, but migraines could mean you are much safer from breast cancer, according to a new study.

Research has shown that women with a history of migraines have a 30 per cent lower risk of breast cancer compared to other women.

Researchers suspect the pattern is related to the production of oestrogen.

The female sex hormone is already known to stimulate the most common kind of breast cancers, those that are driven by hormones.

But today's study points out that hormones also play a part in migraines, with women two or three times more susceptible than men.

Migraines, which can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and noise, often strike when oestrogen levels fall due to the time of the month.

But during late pregnancy, when oestrogen levels are high, four out of five women who normally suffer the intense headaches find that they clear up.

The U.S. research team looked at the histories of more than 3,000 women, nearly 2,000 of them with a history of breast cancer.

Dr Christopher Li, who led the study, said that women who get migraines 'may have a chronically lower baseline estrogen', adding: 'That difference could be what is protective against breast cancer.'

'This gives us a new avenue to explore the biology behind risk reduction. Hopefully this could help stimulate other ideas and extend what we know about the biology of the disease.'

The study, conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, is published in the specialist journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

The study comes after research published earlier this year showed migraines may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes in women.

Separate research has also suggested migraine sufferers could be more likely to be struck by blood clots in their veins.