Sa GMA 7 mayroon silang special na program na "Isang Tanong", kung saan binigyan nila ng pagkakataon ang mga simpleng mamamayan para magtanong sa mga tatakbo sa susunod na Philippine Presidential Election. Nais ko sanang magpadala ng sarili kong isang tanong, pero hindi ako makapagdesisyon kung anong tanong ang ipapadala ko. Dahil sa totoo lang hindi kasya sa iisang tanong lang ang mga nais kong malaman mula sa mga naghahangad na ma-upo sa mataas na pwesto sa gobyerno.
Kaya naman naisipan ko na lang na ilathala ang aking mga tanong dito sa aking blog, mga tanong na sa aking palagay na dapat na itanong ng mga boboto sa mga kandidato at sa mga sarili natin. Nawa kung hindi man lahat ng pinoy ay makakabasa nito, kahit man lang sana ilang tao lamang ang maimulat ko ang mata at ng sa ganun ay maimulat din nila ang mata ng mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila. Dahil sa totoo lang, nakakasawa na kung hindi man nakakatakot ang paglala ng kalagayan ng mahal nating bansang Pilipinas.
Kaya nawa sa mga Pilipinong makakabasa nito, pag-isipan nating mabuti ang mga sumusunod na tanong nang kahit papaano ay 'di lamang makatulong sa pagpili natin ng kandidato na hahayaan nating mamuno sa bansa, sana ay makatulong din na mabago ang takbo ng mga bagay-bagay dito sa ating bansa.
Kaya naman naisipan ko na lang na ilathala ang aking mga tanong dito sa aking blog, mga tanong na sa aking palagay na dapat na itanong ng mga boboto sa mga kandidato at sa mga sarili natin. Nawa kung hindi man lahat ng pinoy ay makakabasa nito, kahit man lang sana ilang tao lamang ang maimulat ko ang mata at ng sa ganun ay maimulat din nila ang mata ng mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila. Dahil sa totoo lang, nakakasawa na kung hindi man nakakatakot ang paglala ng kalagayan ng mahal nating bansang Pilipinas.
Kaya nawa sa mga Pilipinong makakabasa nito, pag-isipan nating mabuti ang mga sumusunod na tanong nang kahit papaano ay 'di lamang makatulong sa pagpili natin ng kandidato na hahayaan nating mamuno sa bansa, sana ay makatulong din na mabago ang takbo ng mga bagay-bagay dito sa ating bansa.
- Sa Eat Bulaga mayroon silang portion na tinatawag na "EB Heroes", na kung saan pinararangalan nila ang mga simpleng mamamayan na may malaking naitutulong, 'di lamang sa mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila kundi pati na rin sa mga taong 'di nila kilala. Ngayon, kung ang mga tao na ito na walang kapangyarihan, hindi sikat, hindi maimpluwensya, walang pwesto sa gobyerno at walang kayamanan na taos pusong nagnanais na tumulong ay nakakatulong ng malaki. Bakit ang mga kandidato na may kapangyarihan, may kasikatan, maimpluwensya at may di hamak na mas malaking kayamanan kaysa sa mga "EB Heroes" ay kailangan pa ng mas mataas pang pwesto sa gobyerno, kung talagang gusto lang nila ay ang tumulong sa tao?
- Mula pa ng maliit ako madalas ko nang naririnig ang kasabihang "A good leader is a good follower", na kung tutuusin ay tama, pano mo papamunuan ng mabuti ang bansang Pilipinas at aasahang susunod sila sa batas kung ikaw mismo ay binabaluktot ito para lang sa iyong sariling kapakanan. Ngayon, matagal na ring pinag-uusapan na ang paglalabas ng "Infomercials" ay paglabag sa rules at ito ay isang uri ng premature campaigning. So, sino ba sa mga tatakbo ang walang "infomercials"? Kung ikakatwiran nila na hindi naman ito masama kasi 'di pa sila kumakandidato, papaano naman ang pagiging patas? Oo nga at hindi nagbabanggit ng iboto ang kandidato na nasa infomercials, pero ikinukundisyon na nito ang mga tao na mabuti ang kandidato na nasa infomercials na nilalabas nila. Ngayon kung sasabihin n'yo na magiging patas kayo sa mayaman at mahirap kapag naupo kayo, ngayon pa lang pinapakita n'yo na ang pagiging hindi nyo patas. Dahil ngayon pa lang gusto n'yo nang lamangan ang mga gustong kumandidato na hindi kayang magbayad ng milyon-milyon para lang pagandahin ang imahe nila sa mga botante. Kung ang ikakatwiran n'yo naman ay ang pagkakaroon ng infomercial ng inyong kalaban kung kaya dapat meron din kayo. Ipinapakita n'yo lang na na-iimpluwensyahan kayo kahit ng kalaban n'yo, at kapag nakita n'yo na yumayaman ang kalaban n'yo sa pulitika dahil sa pangungurakot, mangurakot din ba kayo? At kahit pa sabihin n'yo na ang mga kaibigan nyo ang nagbayad ng para sa mga advertisement, hindi maiiwasan na lumutang ang tanong na, ginastusan nila ng milyones ang commercials nyo, ano kapalit?
- Sa tuwing eleksyon ang mga kumakandidato ay nangangako sa mga botante, na parang isang binatang nangangako ng buwan at bituwin sa kanyang nililigawan. Masarap pakinggan ang mga pangako, pero mas masarap kung natutupad ito. Kung nakakakuha ako ng piso para sa lahat ng pangako na 'di natutupad ng mga kumakandidato, malamang nalulunod na ako sa piso ngayon. Kaya para maiwasang mangako ang mga kandidato ng mga imposibleng bagay, tapos ay ikakatwiran ang kakulangan ng pondo para hindi matupad ang mga sinabi sa taong bayan. Sa mga kumakandidato, handa ba kayo na pumirma sa isang legal na kontrata na nagsasaad na tutuparin ninyo ang LAHAT ng inyong ipapangako, at kung ang magiging hadlang sa pagtupad ninyo sa inyong pangako ay ang kakulangan sa pondo, ibibigay ninyo ang kalahati ng lahat ng inyong yaman mapondohan lang ang lahat ng inyong ipinangako sa tao?
- Nitong mga nakaraang araw, napapabalita na ang paglipat-lipat at pagpapalit-palit ng mga kakampi. Sabi nila, normal ito sa pulitika dito sa Pinas, pero sabi ko naman normal pa ba mga utak n'yo? Paano ako maniniwala na lalabanan n'yo ang kurapsyon kung ang mga tao na kayo mismo ang nakakita ng ginagawang mali ay s'ya pang tao na kakampihan ninyo? Paano ko masisigurado na 'di kayo papayag na magpatuloy ang pag-gawa ng mali sa gobyerno kung para sa mga pangarap n'yo ay handa kayong magbulag-bulagan para lang may dagdag makinarya kayo sa pag-takbo ninyo sa eleksyon?
- Hindi naman sikreto sa lahat na ang eleksyon ay 'di nawawalan ng pandaraya. Kung gayon handa bang pumirma ang lahat ng kakandidato sa isang kasunduan na kung sino man ang mandaraya sa eleksyon, manalo man o matalo ay kukumpiskahin ang lahat ng kayamanan at ito ay ibibigay sa kung sino man ang makakapagbigay ng matibay na katibayan ng nasabing pandaraya? Nang sa ganun walang pwedeng pagkatiwalaan ang sino mang gustong mandaya dahil ang sino mang utusan nilang mandaya ay maaaring magkaroon ng interes sa kanilang kayamanan.
- Para naman sa mga botante, iboboto mo ba ang isang kandidato na bibilhin ang iyong boto, na kung tutuusin ay galing sa pondo ng gobyerno na dapat ay nakalaan sa pagpapagaang ng buhay mo? Hindi ba parang, ninakawan ka ng pera tapos ay gagamitin yun para bayaran ka? Iboboto mo ba ang isang kandidato na napakabait, tuwing eleksyon lamang? Tapos ay kala mo diyos na dapat mong paglingkuran kapag na-upo na? Iboboto mo ba ang isang kandidato na ginagamit ang pangangailangan ng mga tao para lang makakuha ng boto, pero walang ginagawa kung hindi payamanin ang sarili sa oras na na-upo na sila sa pwesto? Iboboto mo ba ang isang kandidato dahil sa nakikita mo na siya ang karapa't-dapat, o dahil lang sa mataas ang nakukuha n'ya sa survey? Dahil kung ganun, bakit pa tayo boboto kung napagdesisyunan na pala yun sa survey pa lang?
Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of good or bad luck, but often bad luck. In the Gregorian Calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year. Any month's 13th day will fall on a Friday if the month starts on a Sunday. In 2009 this applies to the months of February, March and November. The next instance of this appears on the calendar for the year 2015.The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskevi (meaning Friday), and dekatreis (meaning thirteen), attached to phobia (meaning fear).
History
According to folklorists, there is no written evidence for a "Friday the 13th" superstition before the 19th century. The earliest known documented reference in English occurs in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini:
[Rossini] was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that like so many other Italians, he regarded Friday as an unlucky day, and thirteen as an unlucky number, it is remarkable that on Friday, the 13th of November, he died.On the other hand, another theory by author Charles Panati, one of the leading authorities on the subject of "Origins" maintains that the superstition can be traced back to ancient myth:
The actual origin of the superstition, though, appears also to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate fot the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath."However, some folklore is passed on through oral traditions. In addition, "determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork." Consequently, several theories have been proposed about the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition.
Why 13 is considered as an unlucky number?
- In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve hours of the clock, twelve tribes of israel, twelve Apostles of Jesus, twelve gods of Olympus, etc., whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness.
- There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper or a Norse myth, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.
- Tradition states that Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table during the Last Supper.
- In Norse mythology, a story states that one of the nastiest Norse gods, "Loki", crashed a party at "Valhalla." Valhalla was the "banquet hall of the gods." There were 12 guest present at the hall until Loki arrived. With the mean-spirited Norse god as the 13th guest, the affair turned grim. The story goes that "Balder", "the god of light, joy, and reconciliation", died when Loki tricked Balder's sightless brother Hod into throwing mistletoe at him. Just like Kryptonite to Superman, Mistletoe was the only thing on earth that could kill Balder.
Why Friday is an unlucky day?
- Friday has been considered an unlucky day at least since the 14th century's The Canterburry Tales, and many other professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. Black Friday has been associated with stock market crashes and other disasters since the 1800.
- It has also been suggested that Friday has been considered an unlucky day because, according to Christian scripture and tradition, Jesus was crucified on a Friday.
If there is one thing I hate about the people in the Philippine government specially it's officials, that would be that they don't have brains. These people always boast of their educational backgrounds or during the election they would always lay down their beautiful plans to improve things here in the Philippines. But even if they graduated with degrees or graduated from a reputable and well known university, their credentials are nothing more than papers if they can't use their coconut shell properly.
They can never disagree with me if I would say that they are all brainless, compared to a monkey in a zoo, the monkey would have more brain than they do. If they would only give an effort to think for a solution for the problems our country is facing the solution is obvious and simple.
The problem with squatters or informal settlers and the problem that most of them have no work, there is a simple solution that could solve this two problems. Why don't the government buy these properties that is being occupied by and build an apartment type building on these lands and hiring those that can work on the construction. They could be given work and homes at the same time, if they don't wanna leave the place then at least make them occupy less space. Meanwhile in the remaining space of land the government could put up a factory or a establishment where these informal settlers could work after the building is finished.
Another simple solution that could s
olve a lot of problems is the solution for the problem regarding waste disposal. Instead of just asking people to segregate their trash, why don't the government provide trash bin where people can segregate their garbage. Then build a factory where the biodegradable waste could be processed into fertilizers, thus producing jobs for people who have no work.
These are some simple solution that could make life here in the Philippines more better, if only the people concerned would use their brains to find real solution to problems we are facing. A common reason given by people in the government why solutions can't be implemented is the lack of funds, but the solution is plain and simple that could solve tons of problems our beloved country is facing, and it is for corruption and selfishness to stop. People in the government should find solution and not excuses for their lacking of capacity to use their brains, instead of letting greed and selfishness make the decision, they should use their heads instead.
They can never disagree with me if I would say that they are all brainless, compared to a monkey in a zoo, the monkey would have more brain than they do. If they would only give an effort to think for a solution for the problems our country is facing the solution is obvious and simple.
The problem with squatters or informal settlers and the problem that most of them have no work, there is a simple solution that could solve this two problems. Why don't the government buy these properties that is being occupied by and build an apartment type building on these lands and hiring those that can work on the construction. They could be given work and homes at the same time, if they don't wanna leave the place then at least make them occupy less space. Meanwhile in the remaining space of land the government could put up a factory or a establishment where these informal settlers could work after the building is finished.Another simple solution that could s
olve a lot of problems is the solution for the problem regarding waste disposal. Instead of just asking people to segregate their trash, why don't the government provide trash bin where people can segregate their garbage. Then build a factory where the biodegradable waste could be processed into fertilizers, thus producing jobs for people who have no work.These are some simple solution that could make life here in the Philippines more better, if only the people concerned would use their brains to find real solution to problems we are facing. A common reason given by people in the government why solutions can't be implemented is the lack of funds, but the solution is plain and simple that could solve tons of problems our beloved country is facing, and it is for corruption and selfishness to stop. People in the government should find solution and not excuses for their lacking of capacity to use their brains, instead of letting greed and selfishness make the decision, they should use their heads instead.
by: Bong Barrameda, Pinoy Trivia Vol. 3
A. 20
For the Record. You can determine how far away a thunderstorm is without using any special instruments. First, wait for a lightning flash. Then count the seconds that pass until the sound of thunder is heard. Sound travels about 1 mile (1.6km.) in five seconds. Thus if there are five seconds between the lightning flash and the thunderclap, the storm is about a mile away. If ten seconds pass, it is 2 miles away, and so on.
A Friendly Reminder. If you are driving during a thunderstorm, stay in your car. It is one of the safest places to be. If lightning does strike, it will flash over the surface of the vehicle - which is virtually a metal cage - and run harmlessly to the ground. If you're on foot in the wilderness, do not take cover in cave mouths, rock-face overhangs or recesses under boulders. They create spark gaps across which lightning can arc on its way to earth, striking anyone there. However, a deep cave is safe haven as long as you go right to the back.
Barely a week have passed when typhoon "Ondoy"(international name: "Ketsana") ravaged and caused so much damage in Luzon here in the Philippines. The cities and families that was affected have just started to recover from the damages, these five days after "Ondoy" have left the country.
But as if Ondoy's damage is not enough, another typhoon is now entering the Philippines and once again it is going to pass Luzon.
According to the Severe Weather Bulletin Number EIGHT issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), 11:00 a.m. today. Typhoon "PEPENG" (international name: PARMA) continues to move, with speed of 19 kph, West Northwest and increases its threat to isabela - Aurora area. Its center, as of 10:00 a.m. today, was located 180 kms East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes, with the coordinates of 14.9°N, 125.8°E. PAGASA's forecast says that PEPENG is expected to make landfall in Aurora-Isabela area noon this coming Saturday.
Public Storm Warning Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds) is raised on the following areas:
Those living along the coast under signal #2 are advised to be on alert against big waves generated by the typhoon.
The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 p.m. today.
But as if Ondoy's damage is not enough, another typhoon is now entering the Philippines and once again it is going to pass Luzon.
According to the Severe Weather Bulletin Number EIGHT issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), 11:00 a.m. today. Typhoon "PEPENG" (international name: PARMA) continues to move, with speed of 19 kph, West Northwest and increases its threat to isabela - Aurora area. Its center, as of 10:00 a.m. today, was located 180 kms East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes, with the coordinates of 14.9°N, 125.8°E. PAGASA's forecast says that PEPENG is expected to make landfall in Aurora-Isabela area noon this coming Saturday.
- Catanduanes
- Camarines Norte
- Northern Quezon
- Aurora
- Polilio Islands
- Isabela
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Abra
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Cagayan
- Babuyan Islands
- Mt. Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- La Union
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Pangasinan
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Zambales
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- Rizal
- Southern Quezon
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Burlas Island
Those living along the coast under signal #2 are advised to be on alert against big waves generated by the typhoon.
The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 p.m. today.
Yesterday, the tropical storm named "Ondoy" by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), wreaks havoc to all the places that it passed by as it moves through Luzon.
Me and my family personally experienced it's devastating force as it passed by out town, trees are plucked from the ground, part of our roof got blown-off by the force of the wind, and water came in and flooded part of our house. But compared to other places I can say that what we have experienced is still not that bad, and I thank God for that.
According to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) as of 6 p.m. today, "Ondoy" had caused 73 fatalities.
According to Situation Report No. 7, 44 people died in Region IV-A: one in Calaca, Batangas; one in Calauag, Quezon; 23 in Tanay, Rizal; 10 in Angono, five in Baras; three in Montalban and one in Theresa, all in Rizal province.
Seven People were killed in the National Capital Region - three in Muntinlupa City, two in NIA Road, Quezon City; one in Marikina City, and 1 in Brgy. Bato, San Juan.
Twenty-one died in Region III: nine in Bulacan and 12 in Arayat, Pampanga. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, one was killed in Kabugao, Apayao.
Among the fatalities were a soldier and four volunteers from the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit who took part in the search and rescue efforts for the storm's victims.
The number of affected families across Luzon has swelled to 69,513 (about 337,216 people). The partial total number of evacuees has also reached 11,967 families (about 59,920 people) who are staying in 118 evacuation centers, NDCC data showed.
Twenty-three others were reported missing: 20 in Tanay, Rizal; two in Arayat, Pampanga, and one in Kabayan, Benguet. Four were injured: three in Kabayan, Benguet, and one in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
The NDCC's official tally, however, did not include the 36 fatalities and 100 other missing according to the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of San Isidro Church in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City.
Indeed nobody is excempted in Ondoy's destructive force, even celebrities were not exempted with the disasters caused by the tropical storm. Christine Reyes, Jean Garcia and her daughter Jenica Garcia, Kaye Brosas, Silvia Sanchez and Gladys Reyes are among the local celebrities that got stranded and asked help, when their houses were submerged in the flood caused by the heavy rain brought by Ondoy.
Today efforts are being given by everybody to help in their own way, those who are most affected by the tropical storm "Ondoy". T.V Networks and other organizations are gathering donations to help those in need, even the cyberspace are flooded with call for help. If you are interested in helping or donating here is a list where you may send your donation for those affected by "Ondoy."
Me and my family personally experienced it's devastating force as it passed by out town, trees are plucked from the ground, part of our roof got blown-off by the force of the wind, and water came in and flooded part of our house. But compared to other places I can say that what we have experienced is still not that bad, and I thank God for that.
According to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) as of 6 p.m. today, "Ondoy" had caused 73 fatalities.
According to Situation Report No. 7, 44 people died in Region IV-A: one in Calaca, Batangas; one in Calauag, Quezon; 23 in Tanay, Rizal; 10 in Angono, five in Baras; three in Montalban and one in Theresa, all in Rizal province.
Seven People were killed in the National Capital Region - three in Muntinlupa City, two in NIA Road, Quezon City; one in Marikina City, and 1 in Brgy. Bato, San Juan.
Twenty-one died in Region III: nine in Bulacan and 12 in Arayat, Pampanga. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, one was killed in Kabugao, Apayao.
Among the fatalities were a soldier and four volunteers from the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit who took part in the search and rescue efforts for the storm's victims.
The number of affected families across Luzon has swelled to 69,513 (about 337,216 people). The partial total number of evacuees has also reached 11,967 families (about 59,920 people) who are staying in 118 evacuation centers, NDCC data showed.
Twenty-three others were reported missing: 20 in Tanay, Rizal; two in Arayat, Pampanga, and one in Kabayan, Benguet. Four were injured: three in Kabayan, Benguet, and one in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
The NDCC's official tally, however, did not include the 36 fatalities and 100 other missing according to the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of San Isidro Church in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City.
Indeed nobody is excempted in Ondoy's destructive force, even celebrities were not exempted with the disasters caused by the tropical storm. Christine Reyes, Jean Garcia and her daughter Jenica Garcia, Kaye Brosas, Silvia Sanchez and Gladys Reyes are among the local celebrities that got stranded and asked help, when their houses were submerged in the flood caused by the heavy rain brought by Ondoy.
Today efforts are being given by everybody to help in their own way, those who are most affected by the tropical storm "Ondoy". T.V Networks and other organizations are gathering donations to help those in need, even the cyberspace are flooded with call for help. If you are interested in helping or donating here is a list where you may send your donation for those affected by "Ondoy."
Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC)
72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes , QC
9299820, 9299822
looking for donations and volunteers
Relief Operations Center
AGS Annex, #446 EDSA Guadalupe Viejo after PET Tower
contact Ares at 0917.855.4935 or Rachel at 0918.924.1636
accepting donations of used clothing (esp for children),blankets,canned goods,instant noodles,bottled water,rice, etc.
Kabataan Partylist
Drop off donations or volunteer at 118-B Sct. Rallos QC.
09266677163 or kabataanpartylist@gmail.com
Brainbeam Events, Inc.
2/F MB Aguirre Cornerhs Bldg,15 Pres Ave cor Elizalde Sts, BF Homes Pque rt across the old Caltex in BF
will accept relief goods
UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL)
Donation center at CAL/text 0929-6454102
will accept goods and cash
UP Diliman USC
contact TITUS 09178001909, JOSE 09273056607 and TIN 09154906106
is collecting food, clothing and/or cash
Coffee Bean and Teal Leaf (all branches)
accepting canned goods, water, clothes, blankets, towels, medicine, and emergency supplies (no cash)
Erica Paredes
Katipunan Avenue, QC
0917-4741930
donate bread, packed juice, sandwich filling or you can help her team distribute the goods
Junior Chamber International Manila
Baypark Tent, Roxas Blvd.
will accept goods starting Monday
Tulong Bayan
09086579998 (Marilyn), 09393633436 (Jenn) 9137122, 9136254 & 9133306
is looking for donations and volunteers
Corporate Network for Disaster Reponse
bank account no. 0031 0654 02 BPI Ayala Paseo Branch
for cash donations
Akbayan
call 4336933/4336831 for details
will accept relief goods and needs volunteers for relief effots
Our Lady of Pentecost Parish
12 F. Dela Rosa corner C. Salvador Sts., Loyola Heights, Quezon City
(+632-4342397, +632-9290665)
will accept relief goods
Kapuso Foundation
2/F GMA Kapuso Center
Samar St. cor. 11th Jamboree St. Diliman, Quezon City
Call 9827777 loc. 9901/9904/9905.
accepts relief goods and cash
METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY (METROBANK)
Peso Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 3-098-51034-7
Dollar Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 2-098-00244-2
Code : MBTC PH MM
UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK (UCPB)
Peso Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 115-184777-2
: 160-111277-7
Dollar Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 01-115-301177-9
: 01-160-300427-6
Code : UCPB PH MM
BANCO DE ORO (BDO)
Peso Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 469-0022189
Dollar Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 469-0072135
Code : BNORPHM
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB)
Peso Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 121-0032000-17
Dollar Savings
Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 121-0032000-25
Code : PNB MPH MM
Sagip Kapamilya
ABS-CBN Warehouse
13 Examiner St
will accept donation goods
ABS-CBN Foundation
cash donations
BDO acct # 56300-020111
Account Name: ABSCBN Foundation
Miriam Quiambao
One Orchard Road Bldg, Eastwood City
will accept donations starting Monday
Operation Rainbow
Ayala Alabang Village
4687991
Accepts Canned Goods, Ready-To-Eat Food, Bottled Water, Ready-To-Drink Milk/ Juice, Clothing, Blankets
Monique Villonco
Whitespace 2314 Chino Roces Ave Ext
will accept relief goods in behalf of NoyMar volunteers
Every Nation, FORT
32nd St cor University Pkwy across Market Market
will accept donations for Red Cross esp. purified water, canned goods, and infant formula
CDRC
72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC.
9299820/22
will accept relief goods
Manor Superclub, Eastwood City
will accept goods and other emergency items starting Sunday at 10 am
All Petron branches
will accept relief goods
La Salle Greenhills
Drop off goods at Gate 2
Ateneo
Drop off goods at the MVP Lobby
Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah
Ateneo Cervini Dorm
Caritas Manila Office, Pandaca, MANILA
accepts relief goods esp. milk, dry clothes, food
Philippine Army Gym
Fort Bonifacio
accepts relief goods
Camp Aguinaldo
CRS Office, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
0915-1162853
will accept food, medicines, and other relief items
Radio Veritas
Veritas Tower West Ave. Corner EDSA
9257931-40
accepts relief goods
Hillsborough Village chapel in ALABANG
Water, blankets, shoes, and clothes etc. are being accepted at the Hillsborough Village chapel for families whose houses were washed out in the nearby sitios.
LUCA store
Rockwell, Eastwood, Shangri-la
will accept relief goods
Myron’s
Greenbelt
will accept relief goods
Papemelroti Stores
will accept relief goods (canned goods / milk / bottled water / clothes – NO CASH)
91 Roces Ave. / Ali Mall Cubao / SM City North EDSA / SM Fairview / SM Megamall / Glorietta 3 in Makati /… SM Centerpoint / SM Southmall
Aranaz Stores (for Payatas communities)
Rockwell and Greenbelt
will accept donations
MOONSHINE
Powerplant Mall, Rockwell
will accept relief goods
Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao (NoyMar Volunteers)
will accept relief donations as well as volunteers
Office of Congressman Ruffy Biazon
Ground Flr South Center Tower, Madrigal Business Park Alabang.
Team Manila
Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell
shall be accepting relief goods for distribution by Veritas
Luzon Relief
Renaissance Fitness Center
2nd Floor, Bramante Building, Renaissance Towers Ortigas, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City
Contact Person: Warren Habaluyas, (0929) 871 3488, luzonrelief@gmail.com
Relief goods will be accepted
TXTPower.org
will forward donations to Red Cross
Paypal
Smart Money – 5577-5144-1866-7103
G-Cash – 0917-9751092
Red Cross
1. CASH or CHECK
Please send cash or check donations to the PNRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine National Red Cross. They can arrange for donation pick-up.
2. BANK DEPOSIT
Account Name: The Phil. Nat’l. Red Cross
METROBANK
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 151-3-041-63122-8
Dollar Acct.: 151-2-151-00218-2
Type of Acct. : SAVINGS
Swift Code: MBTC PH MM
BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 4991-0010-99
Type of Account: CURRENT
BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
UN Branch
Dollar Acct.: 8114-0030-94
Type of Account: SAVINGS
Swift Code: BOPI PH MM
For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number.
Credit Card
Please fax the following info to +632.404.09.79 and +632.527.0575:
Name of card member, billing address, contact nos. (phone & mobile), credit card no., expiration date, CCV2/ CVC2 (last three digits at the back of the credit card), billing address, amount to be donated.
For online donations you may also visit our website at www.redcross.org.ph .
In-Kind Donations
LOCAL
Please send in-kind local donations to The Philippine National Red Cross – National Headquarters in Manila. They could also arrange for donation pick-up.
INTERNATIONAL
1. Send a letter of intent to donate to the PNRC
2. A letter of acceptance from PNRC shall be sent back to the donor
3. Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to The Philippine National Red Cross–National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Corazon Alma de Leon, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 2803, Philippines.
SMS and G-CASH
SMS
text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
G-CASH
text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882
Most urgent needs
Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water
Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases
Non-food items: Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap
Somewhere in Georgia back in the 1800's a poor farmer and his wife were expecting their 5th child. The farmer knew that he and his wife could not provide for this child because crops had been bad that year and he could barely feed his family of six.
When the wife went into labor the farmer called for the doctor. Unknown to the wife, the farmer and the doctor had already made arrangements to get rid of the baby. Their plan was to take the baby from the room immediately after the delivery and tell the wife that the baby died during birth.
When he left the farmhouse that night, the doctor took the baby to a nearby bridge and dropped him over the side. The wife never found out about what the farmer and the doctor had done.
It is said that on a cloudless night during a full moon, if you drive your car to "Baby Bridge" and park it in the center at the bridge's highest point. Get out of your car and sprinkle baby powder in a circle around you. Then get back in your car and turn the engine and the lights off for 10 minutes. You will hear the soft sound of a baby crying. When you get out of your car there will be baby footprints in the circle of powder.
When the wife went into labor the farmer called for the doctor. Unknown to the wife, the farmer and the doctor had already made arrangements to get rid of the baby. Their plan was to take the baby from the room immediately after the delivery and tell the wife that the baby died during birth.
When he left the farmhouse that night, the doctor took the baby to a nearby bridge and dropped him over the side. The wife never found out about what the farmer and the doctor had done.
It is said that on a cloudless night during a full moon, if you drive your car to "Baby Bridge" and park it in the center at the bridge's highest point. Get out of your car and sprinkle baby powder in a circle around you. Then get back in your car and turn the engine and the lights off for 10 minutes. You will hear the soft sound of a baby crying. When you get out of your car there will be baby footprints in the circle of powder.
DEFINITION
An urban legend, urban myth, or urban tales is a form of modern folklore with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing or horror. It's consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them., the term is often used to mean something akin to an "apocryphal story" involving incidents of the recent past. Like all folklore, urban legends are not necessarily false, but they are often distorted, exaggerated, or sensationalized over time.
Despite its name, a typical urban legend does not necessarily originate in an urban setting. The term is simply used to differentiate modern legend from traditional folklore in preindustrial times. For this reason, sociologists and folklorists prefer the term "contemporary legend".
Urban legends are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by e-mail. People frequently allege that such tales happened to a "friend of a friend" -- so often, in fact, that "friend of a friend" has become a commonly used term when recounting this type of story.
Some urban legends have passed through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations. One example is the story of a woman killed by spiders nesting in her elaborate hairdo. More recent legends tend to reflect modern circumstances, like the story of people ambushed, anesthetized, and walking up minus one kidney, which was surgicaly removed for transplantation (a story which folklorist refer to as "The Kidney Heist".)
An urban legend, urban myth, or urban tales is a form of modern folklore with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing or horror. It's consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them., the term is often used to mean something akin to an "apocryphal story" involving incidents of the recent past. Like all folklore, urban legends are not necessarily false, but they are often distorted, exaggerated, or sensationalized over time.Despite its name, a typical urban legend does not necessarily originate in an urban setting. The term is simply used to differentiate modern legend from traditional folklore in preindustrial times. For this reason, sociologists and folklorists prefer the term "contemporary legend".
Urban legends are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by e-mail. People frequently allege that such tales happened to a "friend of a friend" -- so often, in fact, that "friend of a friend" has become a commonly used term when recounting this type of story.
Some urban legends have passed through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations. One example is the story of a woman killed by spiders nesting in her elaborate hairdo. More recent legends tend to reflect modern circumstances, like the story of people ambushed, anesthetized, and walking up minus one kidney, which was surgicaly removed for transplantation (a story which folklorist refer to as "The Kidney Heist".)
Due to problems with my Internet connection I wasn't able to update my blog for a long time, but now with a new Internet Service Provider, I am back. The long period of being offline gave me time to think of other topics I want to share here in the owlery, starting with this topic.
Last week news came out, stating that the Philippines would face a problem with power shortage as announced by the Secretary of the Department of Energy Angelo Reyes.
In a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Secretary Reyes said that the country's power supply is at a critical level that it may lead to power interruptions in Luzon by 2010.
He also added that the Visayas region started to experience power shortage last year, while Mindanao is beginning to experience the same problem this year.
"This is one dimensional problem on supply. It will impact on tourism, investment, business sector, etcetera." The Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the hearing on the proposed P933-million budget of the Department of Energy (DoE) for 2010.
The DoE chief, however, said that the government can still prevent a full-blown power crisis by using a provision in Republic Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.
"Under Section 71 of the EPIRA law provides that the government can come in with the President declaring an emergency. That declaration has to be concurred by Congress by approving a joint resolution." Reyes said.
But according to the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), the association which sells electricity to the power distributors, it's impossible for a power shortage to occur next year. For only the Visayas Region has a problem, for electricity supplies are sufficient in Luzon and Mindanao.
Ernesto Pantangco - President of PIPPA also said "Private sectors are now putting in much needed investments to not only improve on the reliability but also improve capacity."
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV
Last week news came out, stating that the Philippines would face a problem with power shortage as announced by the Secretary of the Department of Energy Angelo Reyes.
In a budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Secretary Reyes said that the country's power supply is at a critical level that it may lead to power interruptions in Luzon by 2010.
He also added that the Visayas region started to experience power shortage last year, while Mindanao is beginning to experience the same problem this year.
"This is one dimensional problem on supply. It will impact on tourism, investment, business sector, etcetera." The Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the hearing on the proposed P933-million budget of the Department of Energy (DoE) for 2010.
The DoE chief, however, said that the government can still prevent a full-blown power crisis by using a provision in Republic Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001.
"Under Section 71 of the EPIRA law provides that the government can come in with the President declaring an emergency. That declaration has to be concurred by Congress by approving a joint resolution." Reyes said.
But according to the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), the association which sells electricity to the power distributors, it's impossible for a power shortage to occur next year. For only the Visayas Region has a problem, for electricity supplies are sufficient in Luzon and Mindanao.
Ernesto Pantangco - President of PIPPA also said "Private sectors are now putting in much needed investments to not only improve on the reliability but also improve capacity."
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV
PROBLEMS
Problems, everybody has them, no body is exempted from having problems. Whoever you maybe or whatever you do, you would always face problems everyday. It doesn't matter how big your problem is, what matter is how you tackle these problems to come-up with a solution. Problem solving is one of those abilities that allegedly distinguishes human beings from other animals. Though many creatures can solve problems, and some even uses tools, humans are the only creatures that invent new innovations to solve problems. This article would feature tips on how one could face his problems to find solutions to answer this problems.
PROBLEM SOLVING
Problem solving is a mental process and is a part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.
Considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of more routine or fundamental skills. Problem solving occurs when an organism or an artificial intelligence system needs to move from a given state to a desired goal state
THINGS TO REMEMBER
Identify Your Problem. Like a soldier going to war, you can't fight in a war and hope to win it, if you lack the information about your enemy. Try to specify what the real problem is and what causes it, so that you can derive the specific solution for your problem. For example, if you want to find something you need in your messy room, you can try and search every square inch of your room for it or you can identify the specific problem, which in this case is that you can't find anything in your room and it is caused by the mess and by the unorganized things in it. By identifying your problem you can immediately realize that the best solution to your problem is not to search the whole room but to clean it up and organize everything in it
Set Your Goals. After identifying your problem the next thing you need to do is set your goals. Your goals should be the possible and achievable given the parameters posed by the problem. The goals set should answer the question, "What do you want to achieve and/or change?"
Brainstorming. Now that your goal is set, it's now time to flex your mental muscles and think of all the possible ways in achieving your goal. Try to remember successful ways of solving a problem or achieving your goals that you have done in the past. Be creative, think of ideas out of the box and don't restrict yourself in any way. Consider all solutions even those that you might think to be nonsense or unusual solutions. It would help if you write everything that you would think about down on a piece of paper.
Considering The Consequences. After listing down the possible solutions in achieving your goals, it's now time to consider the the positive or negative consequences of all the solutions on your list. When doing so, you need to answer questions like, "What are the advantages and the disadvantages?" It is better to look at the advantages first before looking at the disadvantages, for if you look at the disadvantage first you might get so disillusioned that you cannot think of any advantages. Another question needed to be put in consideration is, "What are the risks, what caution is needed and what problems can occur?" Giving a solution to a problem can cause other problem so you need to put in consideration the risk of the solution causing another problem, the problem that could occur and the caution needed to be taken so it would not cause another problem. For example the invention of the automobile to replace horses, yes cars can take you to one place to another faster than a horse, but it caused problems with air pollution.
Pick The Best One. After taking things into consideration and deliberating on every possible solution, it's now time to pick the best solution among the list that you have created.
Execute It. After picking the best solution, all there is to do is to execute it and see what happens. If you are dealing with an issue such that conditions change upon execution, don't be afraid to reevaluate your strategy. Remember, changes in parameters of the issue do not necessarily mean the steps you've taken failed. It is sometimes necessary to execute your original plan fully to gain more insight into the problem. Unless this is a one shot deal, trial-and-error is often an excellent approach.
Evaluate The Results. Finally upon executing the solution, it is now time to evaluate the results. When evaluating the results you need to see if the results that you expect was achieved. If not see if there was an error in planning or execution? Did new parameters present themselves? Reevaluate in light of these discoveries and approach the problem again. Sometimes you can repeat your original plan if the error was in the execution. However, if the parameters have changed then a new strategy is often necessary.
Solving a problem is easy, all you need is the know-how on dealing with it.
Problems, everybody has them, no body is exempted from having problems. Whoever you maybe or whatever you do, you would always face problems everyday. It doesn't matter how big your problem is, what matter is how you tackle these problems to come-up with a solution. Problem solving is one of those abilities that allegedly distinguishes human beings from other animals. Though many creatures can solve problems, and some even uses tools, humans are the only creatures that invent new innovations to solve problems. This article would feature tips on how one could face his problems to find solutions to answer this problems.
PROBLEM SOLVING
Problem solving is a mental process and is a part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.
Considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of more routine or fundamental skills. Problem solving occurs when an organism or an artificial intelligence system needs to move from a given state to a desired goal state
THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Keep Your Calm. Like in any situation loosing your calm would surely result in disaster. So keep your cool, you need it to see things more clearly.
- Don't Stay Up Late. It has been proven that a good night sleep would help clear your mind and help it to function more efficiently, so if you still can't think of a solution don't stay up late. Have a good night sleep and in the morning your mind would be ready to find a solution.
- One Problem At A Time. When you are facing more than one problem, don't think of a solution for all of it at the same time. Organize your problems and identify which is needed to be prioritized the most and tackle them one problem at a time.
- The More The Merrier. When searching for a solution to your problem you don't need to be alone, consider other people and what they can do to help you with your problem. If you can't see a solution from your point of view, seek advice and opinion from other peoples point of view.
- Every Problem Has A Solution. We have to remember that there is no such problem that has no solution. It may be hard to find a solution but still there is a solution, all we need to do is never to give up looking for it.
- Drinking, Drugs and Death is NOT A SOLUTION! Remember that when facing a problem drowning yourself in alcohol, taking drugs and death are not the solution to your problems. You may forget your problems for a while when you are drunk or high with drugs but it will still be there when you are already sober, and no mater how big your problem may be it's not worth taking your own life or the life someone else. These will not solve your problems but would make things worst for you and for everyone around and loves you.
Identify Your Problem. Like a soldier going to war, you can't fight in a war and hope to win it, if you lack the information about your enemy. Try to specify what the real problem is and what causes it, so that you can derive the specific solution for your problem. For example, if you want to find something you need in your messy room, you can try and search every square inch of your room for it or you can identify the specific problem, which in this case is that you can't find anything in your room and it is caused by the mess and by the unorganized things in it. By identifying your problem you can immediately realize that the best solution to your problem is not to search the whole room but to clean it up and organize everything in it
Set Your Goals. After identifying your problem the next thing you need to do is set your goals. Your goals should be the possible and achievable given the parameters posed by the problem. The goals set should answer the question, "What do you want to achieve and/or change?"
Brainstorming. Now that your goal is set, it's now time to flex your mental muscles and think of all the possible ways in achieving your goal. Try to remember successful ways of solving a problem or achieving your goals that you have done in the past. Be creative, think of ideas out of the box and don't restrict yourself in any way. Consider all solutions even those that you might think to be nonsense or unusual solutions. It would help if you write everything that you would think about down on a piece of paper.
Considering The Consequences. After listing down the possible solutions in achieving your goals, it's now time to consider the the positive or negative consequences of all the solutions on your list. When doing so, you need to answer questions like, "What are the advantages and the disadvantages?" It is better to look at the advantages first before looking at the disadvantages, for if you look at the disadvantage first you might get so disillusioned that you cannot think of any advantages. Another question needed to be put in consideration is, "What are the risks, what caution is needed and what problems can occur?" Giving a solution to a problem can cause other problem so you need to put in consideration the risk of the solution causing another problem, the problem that could occur and the caution needed to be taken so it would not cause another problem. For example the invention of the automobile to replace horses, yes cars can take you to one place to another faster than a horse, but it caused problems with air pollution.
Pick The Best One. After taking things into consideration and deliberating on every possible solution, it's now time to pick the best solution among the list that you have created.
Execute It. After picking the best solution, all there is to do is to execute it and see what happens. If you are dealing with an issue such that conditions change upon execution, don't be afraid to reevaluate your strategy. Remember, changes in parameters of the issue do not necessarily mean the steps you've taken failed. It is sometimes necessary to execute your original plan fully to gain more insight into the problem. Unless this is a one shot deal, trial-and-error is often an excellent approach.
Evaluate The Results. Finally upon executing the solution, it is now time to evaluate the results. When evaluating the results you need to see if the results that you expect was achieved. If not see if there was an error in planning or execution? Did new parameters present themselves? Reevaluate in light of these discoveries and approach the problem again. Sometimes you can repeat your original plan if the error was in the execution. However, if the parameters have changed then a new strategy is often necessary.
Solving a problem is easy, all you need is the know-how on dealing with it.
FEAR
Fear is an emotional response to a threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. Some Psychologists John B Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear is one of a small set of bsic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as joy, sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. Worth nothing is that fear always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable.
Fear is also an important protective instinct. At any hint of danger, the hormone noradrenalin is released into the blood, and prepares the body for action: skin goes pale as blood is diverted to the muscles; sweating increases to cool the muscles; faster breathing provides more oxygen for the muscles; fast heartbeats push more blood to the muscles; gut and bladder relax as blood is diverted from them to the muscles.
BURYING OSTRICH'S HEAD
A popular belief about ostriches is that they bury their heads in the sand when they are afraid, in the hope that their enemies will not notice them. Ostriches may well listen intently for sound with their heads close to the ground, and sometimes they even lower their heads to rest their neck muscles.
Some believe that the rumor that ostriches bury their heads in the sand comes from the fact that ostriches ingest sand and pebbles, which help them swallow their food; people may have noticed them picking up pebbles in their mouths and believed that the ostriches were burying their heads instead.
Another possible reason for this belief could be the scientific fact that, when threathened, the ostrich will fall forward in the sand and lay its head to the ground, so that its body will resemble a bush to passing predators. This action is especially common when the ostrich is attempting to protect its eggs. Because their head and neck are the same color as the sand, to an observer, it may look as though the ostriches bury their heads in the sand.
Even if the reason of this rumor is still uncertain, it is certain that they never bury their heads in the sand. If they did, they would probably suffocate.
Fear is an emotional response to a threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. Some Psychologists John B Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear is one of a small set of bsic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as joy, sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable. Worth nothing is that fear always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable.Fear is also an important protective instinct. At any hint of danger, the hormone noradrenalin is released into the blood, and prepares the body for action: skin goes pale as blood is diverted to the muscles; sweating increases to cool the muscles; faster breathing provides more oxygen for the muscles; fast heartbeats push more blood to the muscles; gut and bladder relax as blood is diverted from them to the muscles.
BURYING OSTRICH'S HEAD
A popular belief about ostriches is that they bury their heads in the sand when they are afraid, in the hope that their enemies will not notice them. Ostriches may well listen intently for sound with their heads close to the ground, and sometimes they even lower their heads to rest their neck muscles.Some believe that the rumor that ostriches bury their heads in the sand comes from the fact that ostriches ingest sand and pebbles, which help them swallow their food; people may have noticed them picking up pebbles in their mouths and believed that the ostriches were burying their heads instead.
Another possible reason for this belief could be the scientific fact that, when threathened, the ostrich will fall forward in the sand and lay its head to the ground, so that its body will resemble a bush to passing predators. This action is especially common when the ostrich is attempting to protect its eggs. Because their head and neck are the same color as the sand, to an observer, it may look as though the ostriches bury their heads in the sand.
Even if the reason of this rumor is still uncertain, it is certain that they never bury their heads in the sand. If they did, they would probably suffocate.
GREED
Greed is defined in the dictionary as an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Greed is the excessive or rapacious desire and persuit of money, wealth, power. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholicism.
Buddhist believe greed is based on incorrectly- connecting material wealth with happiness. This is caused by a view that exaggerates the positive aspects of an object; that is, acquiring material objects has less impact than we imagine on our feelings of happiness. This view has been corroborated by studies in the field of happiness. This view has been corroborated by studies in the field of happiness economics, which confirm that beyond the provision of a basic level of material comfort, more wealth does not increase happiness.
Greed is a form of idolatry, according to the Bible (Colossians 3:5). The most common explanation is that the greedy person values money or possessions more than God. This may also be connected with worship of the golden calf.
WHAT MAKES A PERSON GREEDY?
In my point of view people the reason why people become greedy could be associated with a lot of things.
Envy, a person's envious nature could make one greedy, no matter how a person is brought up by his parents, he still find things that he envy with other people. The urge to acquire the things we envy about other people and the desire to make others envy us of what we have could make us greedy.
Power, in a world where money makes it round, wealth is seen as equivalent to power. People striving for more power would strive more wealth and thus become more and more greedy.
Sadness, as defined above greed can be considered as the incorrect-connecting of material things to happiness. A lonely person desperately seeking happiness may get the idea that acquiring material thing could make him happy. A person would try to acquire more and more material things for he thinks it make him feel happy, not realizing that these things doesn't really makes him happy.
GREED IS IT GOOD?
The answer to this question is a big "No", greed would never be good for a person and for everybody around him. A person who is greedy would only listen to his greed, he would never be satisfied no matter how much he acquire in life.
A greedy politician would never think of helping his constituents for he is more focused increasing his wealth more than the problem of his homeland. Just like here in the Philippines, even if people are dying of hunger and the country is filled with problems, some if not all government officials keep stealing from the public funds and putting it into their own pockets.
I mean how much do these pigs need to get by their daily lives? Isn't it enough that they have several mansions when their constituents live on the streets? Isn't it enough that they have billions in their bank accounts, when the less fortunate doesn't even have a peso in their pocket? Isn't it enough that they eat more than five times daily and could afford a million peso dinner, when their fellowmen can't even afford to eat two decent meals in a day? I can't understand how their conscience, if they still have one, could take all of these things and still tell everybody that they are good politicians.
Yes, they may die a wealthy person but could they take their wealth to the afterlife? Yes, they may be entombed in a golden casket when they die, but would the gates of heaven open for their soul? Or would their greediness pull them down to hell?
Greed is defined in the dictionary as an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Greed is the excessive or rapacious desire and persuit of money, wealth, power. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholicism.
Buddhist believe greed is based on incorrectly- connecting material wealth with happiness. This is caused by a view that exaggerates the positive aspects of an object; that is, acquiring material objects has less impact than we imagine on our feelings of happiness. This view has been corroborated by studies in the field of happiness. This view has been corroborated by studies in the field of happiness economics, which confirm that beyond the provision of a basic level of material comfort, more wealth does not increase happiness.
Greed is a form of idolatry, according to the Bible (Colossians 3:5). The most common explanation is that the greedy person values money or possessions more than God. This may also be connected with worship of the golden calf.
WHAT MAKES A PERSON GREEDY?
In my point of view people the reason why people become greedy could be associated with a lot of things.
Envy, a person's envious nature could make one greedy, no matter how a person is brought up by his parents, he still find things that he envy with other people. The urge to acquire the things we envy about other people and the desire to make others envy us of what we have could make us greedy.
Power, in a world where money makes it round, wealth is seen as equivalent to power. People striving for more power would strive more wealth and thus become more and more greedy.
Sadness, as defined above greed can be considered as the incorrect-connecting of material things to happiness. A lonely person desperately seeking happiness may get the idea that acquiring material thing could make him happy. A person would try to acquire more and more material things for he thinks it make him feel happy, not realizing that these things doesn't really makes him happy.
GREED IS IT GOOD?
The answer to this question is a big "No", greed would never be good for a person and for everybody around him. A person who is greedy would only listen to his greed, he would never be satisfied no matter how much he acquire in life.
A greedy politician would never think of helping his constituents for he is more focused increasing his wealth more than the problem of his homeland. Just like here in the Philippines, even if people are dying of hunger and the country is filled with problems, some if not all government officials keep stealing from the public funds and putting it into their own pockets.
I mean how much do these pigs need to get by their daily lives? Isn't it enough that they have several mansions when their constituents live on the streets? Isn't it enough that they have billions in their bank accounts, when the less fortunate doesn't even have a peso in their pocket? Isn't it enough that they eat more than five times daily and could afford a million peso dinner, when their fellowmen can't even afford to eat two decent meals in a day? I can't understand how their conscience, if they still have one, could take all of these things and still tell everybody that they are good politicians.
Yes, they may die a wealthy person but could they take their wealth to the afterlife? Yes, they may be entombed in a golden casket when they die, but would the gates of heaven open for their soul? Or would their greediness pull them down to hell?
SLOGAN ORIGIN
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish and Irish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, sluagh meaning "army", "host" and gairm meaning "cry". The battle cry of the Old Highland clans were said to be the name of the clan or the leader of the clan, repeated again and again by the soldiers in unison as they moved against the enemy. Slogans vary from te written and the visual to the chanted and the vulgar. Often their simple rhetorical nature leaves little room for detail, and as such they serve perhaps more as a social expression of unified purpose, rather than a projection for an intended audience.
EMBLEMS
Slogans are used in emblems, specifically in Scottish heraldry, in the same way as a motto is used. While mottoes may have several different origins, slogans are considered to originate as, or represent, war cries or battle cries. They usually appear above the crest on a coat of arms.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
Here is a list of the very famous commercial slogans by different companies around the world...
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish and Irish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, sluagh meaning "army", "host" and gairm meaning "cry". The battle cry of the Old Highland clans were said to be the name of the clan or the leader of the clan, repeated again and again by the soldiers in unison as they moved against the enemy. Slogans vary from te written and the visual to the chanted and the vulgar. Often their simple rhetorical nature leaves little room for detail, and as such they serve perhaps more as a social expression of unified purpose, rather than a projection for an intended audience.
EMBLEMS
Slogans are used in emblems, specifically in Scottish heraldry, in the same way as a motto is used. While mottoes may have several different origins, slogans are considered to originate as, or represent, war cries or battle cries. They usually appear above the crest on a coat of arms.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
- The run-up to World War II saw growing American resentment against products labeled "Made in Japan." The ever ingenious Japanese thought of overcoming this by renaming one of their industrial centers "USA." The center's exports were thus marked "Made in USA."
- The American Dollar may travel over the world, but the American advertising slogan needs an extra bit of laundering. General Motors is aware of this, for it's Chevy Nova had some trouble in Puerto Rico because "No va" means "It doesn't go" in Spanish. The Pepsi company had a similar problem when it opened shop in China. Its slogan "Come alive with Pepsi" was rendered into the Chinese "Pepsi brings your ancestor back from the grave."
Here is a list of the very famous commercial slogans by different companies around the world...
- Information Driven - Oracle
- Welcome to the Human Network - Cisco Systems
- Do you... Yahoo!? - Yahoo
- Where do you want to go today? - Microsoft
- High Performance, Delivered - Accenture
- Intel Inside - Intel
- The World's Online Market Place - eBay
- Buy it, Sell it, Love it - eBay
- Let's make things better - Philips
- Sense and Simplicity - Philips
- Life's Good -LG
- Like.no.other - Sony
- It's a Sony -Sony
- Imagination at Work - General Electric (GE)
- Everything we do is driven by you - Ford
- The car in front is a Toyota - Toyota
- Moving you forward - Toyota
- Connecting people - Nokia
- Hello Moto - Motorola
- I am what I am -Reebok
- Just Do it - Nike, Inc
- Imposible is Nothing - Adidas
- Because you are worth it - L'Oreal Cosmetics
- A diamond is forever - De Beers
- Keep Walking - Johny Walker
- The King of Good Times - United Breweries
- Coffee at its Best - Nescafe
HUMAN HEAD
In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones, consisting the cranium and the facial bones. The cranium is formed by 8 bones: the frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, the occipital bone in the back, the ethmoid bone behind the nose, and the sphenoid bone. The face consists of 14 bones including the maxilla (upper jaw) and mandible (lower jaw). Except for the mandible, all of the bones of the skull are joined together by sutures, synarthrodial (immovable) joints formed by bony ossification, with Sharpey;s fibres permiting some flexibility.
HISTORY IN A SKULL
Like the face of a living individual, a human skull and teeth can also tell, to a certain degree, the life history and origin of its owner. Forensic scientists and archaeologists use metric and non-metric traits to estimate what the owner of the skull looked like. When a significant amount of bones are found, osteologists can use traits, such as proportions of length, height, width, to know the relationships of population of the study, with living or extinct populations.
MALE AND FEMALE SKULLS
In general, male skulls tend to be larger and more robust than female skulls, which are more slender. Male skulls typically have more prominent supraorbital ridges (situated above the eye socket.), a more prominent glabella (The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges. Also called mesophryon.), and more prominent temporal lines. Male skulls on average have larger, broader palates, squarer orbits, larger mastoid processes (a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.), larger sinuses, and larger occipital condyles than those of females. Male mandibles typically have squarer chins and thicker, rougher muscle attachments than female mandibles.
All of these features vary considerably within human populations, making it difficult to identify the sex of a skull without knowledge of the population from which it came.
SHRUNKEN HEADS
A shrunken head is a human head that has been prepared for ritual use or trade.
Most known shrunken heads were manufactured either by indigenous peoples in Malanesia and Amazon Basin, or by European or Euro-Americans attempting to recreate the practice. In Amazon, the onlu people known to have shrunk human heads are the Shuar, Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna, collectively classified as the Jivaroan peoples of Ecuador and Peru. Among the Shuar, a shrunken head is known as a tsantsa, also transliterated tzantza.
HOW ARE SHRUNKEN HEADS ARE BEING MADE?
The skull was removed from the head; the maker would make an incision on the back of the neck and proceed to remove all the skin and flesh from the cranium. Afterwards, they place red seeds underneath the eyelids and sewed them shut. The mouth was held together with three palm pins. Fat from the flesh of the head was removed. The flesh was then boiled in water which a number of herbs containing tannins were steeped, then dried with hot rocks and sand, while being molded by the preparer to retain its human feature. The skin was then rubbed down with charcoal ash, with the belief that this would keep the musiak, or avenging soul, from seeping out. The lips were sewn shut and various decorative beads were added to the head.
WHY ARE SHRUNKEN HEADS MADE?
The practice of preparing shrunken heads originally had religious significance; shrinking the head of an enemy was believed to harness the spirit of the enemy and compel him to serve the shrinker. It was said to prevent the soul from avenging his death.
HEADHUNTER
A headhunter or head hunter is someone who engages in the cultural practice of headhunting.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
Among the headhunting Ilongots of Nueva Viscaya in the Philippines of old times, an upcoming father-in-law was expected to give his future daughter-in-law with a stock of knives and spears as a pre-wedding gift. While for the husband-to-be, the best present he could possibly offer to his bride was a freshly cut human head.
In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones, consisting the cranium and the facial bones. The cranium is formed by 8 bones: the frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, the occipital bone in the back, the ethmoid bone behind the nose, and the sphenoid bone. The face consists of 14 bones including the maxilla (upper jaw) and mandible (lower jaw). Except for the mandible, all of the bones of the skull are joined together by sutures, synarthrodial (immovable) joints formed by bony ossification, with Sharpey;s fibres permiting some flexibility.
HISTORY IN A SKULLLike the face of a living individual, a human skull and teeth can also tell, to a certain degree, the life history and origin of its owner. Forensic scientists and archaeologists use metric and non-metric traits to estimate what the owner of the skull looked like. When a significant amount of bones are found, osteologists can use traits, such as proportions of length, height, width, to know the relationships of population of the study, with living or extinct populations.
MALE AND FEMALE SKULLS
In general, male skulls tend to be larger and more robust than female skulls, which are more slender. Male skulls typically have more prominent supraorbital ridges (situated above the eye socket.), a more prominent glabella (The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges. Also called mesophryon.), and more prominent temporal lines. Male skulls on average have larger, broader palates, squarer orbits, larger mastoid processes (a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.), larger sinuses, and larger occipital condyles than those of females. Male mandibles typically have squarer chins and thicker, rougher muscle attachments than female mandibles.
All of these features vary considerably within human populations, making it difficult to identify the sex of a skull without knowledge of the population from which it came.
SHRUNKEN HEADSA shrunken head is a human head that has been prepared for ritual use or trade.
Most known shrunken heads were manufactured either by indigenous peoples in Malanesia and Amazon Basin, or by European or Euro-Americans attempting to recreate the practice. In Amazon, the onlu people known to have shrunk human heads are the Shuar, Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna, collectively classified as the Jivaroan peoples of Ecuador and Peru. Among the Shuar, a shrunken head is known as a tsantsa, also transliterated tzantza.
HOW ARE SHRUNKEN HEADS ARE BEING MADE?
The skull was removed from the head; the maker would make an incision on the back of the neck and proceed to remove all the skin and flesh from the cranium. Afterwards, they place red seeds underneath the eyelids and sewed them shut. The mouth was held together with three palm pins. Fat from the flesh of the head was removed. The flesh was then boiled in water which a number of herbs containing tannins were steeped, then dried with hot rocks and sand, while being molded by the preparer to retain its human feature. The skin was then rubbed down with charcoal ash, with the belief that this would keep the musiak, or avenging soul, from seeping out. The lips were sewn shut and various decorative beads were added to the head.
WHY ARE SHRUNKEN HEADS MADE?
The practice of preparing shrunken heads originally had religious significance; shrinking the head of an enemy was believed to harness the spirit of the enemy and compel him to serve the shrinker. It was said to prevent the soul from avenging his death.
HEADHUNTERA headhunter or head hunter is someone who engages in the cultural practice of headhunting.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
Among the headhunting Ilongots of Nueva Viscaya in the Philippines of old times, an upcoming father-in-law was expected to give his future daughter-in-law with a stock of knives and spears as a pre-wedding gift. While for the husband-to-be, the best present he could possibly offer to his bride was a freshly cut human head.
TEARS
Tears are the liquid product of a process of crying to clean and lubricate the eyes. The word lacrimation,(from L. Lacrima meaning Tear) which can be also spelled as lachrimation, may also be used in a medical or literary sense to refer to crying. Strong emotions, such as sorrow or elation may lead to crying. The process of yawning may also result in lacrimation. Although most land mammals have a lacrimation system to keep their eyes moist, humans are the only mammal generally accepted to cry emotional tears.
WHAT'S IN A TEAR?
Tear fluid contains water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium and potassium. Some of the substances in lacrimal fluids(such as lysozyme) fight against bacterial infectin as a part of the immune system. Lysozymes does this by dissolving the outer coating of certain bacteria. It is a typical body fluid with a salt content similar to blood plasma.
TEAR TYPES
Basal Tears is the tear that continually keeps the cornea wet and nourished. It lubricates the eye, and help to keep it clear of dust.
Reflex Tears is the tears that is produced when the eye gets irritated by foreign particles, or from the presence of irritant substances such as onion vapors, tear gas or paper spray in the eyes environment, including the cornea, conjunctiva, or nasal mucosa. It can also occur with bright light and hot or peppery stimuli to the tong and mouth. It is also linked with vomiting. These tears attempt to wash out the irritants that may have come into contact with the eye.
Emotional Tears this is the increased lacrimation due to strong emotional stress, suffering, mourning or physical pain. this practice is not restricted to negative emotions; many people cry when extremely happy. In humans, it can be accompanied by reddening of the face and sobing - cough-like, convulsive breathing, sometimes involving spasms of the whole upper body. Tears brought about emotions have a different chemical make up than those for lubrication; for it contain more of the protein-based hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and leucine enkephalin (a natural painkiller) than basal or reflex tears.
ONION TE
ARS
The substance in onions that makes us cry, is a gas called propanethiol-S, which is released into the air when a fresh onion is cut. When this gas reaches the eye, it combines with the water in the eye to form a weak acid. This acid irritates the eye and causes the lachrymal, or tear-producing glands, to fill the eye with tears in an effort to wash the acid away.
TEAR CULTURE
In nearly all cultures, crying is seen as specific act associated with tears trickling down the cheeks and accompanied by characteristic sobbing sound. Emotional triggers are most often anger and grief, but crying can also be triggered by sadness, joy, fear, laughter or humor, frustration, remorse or other strongly- experienced emotions. In many cultures, crying is associated with babies and children. Some cultures consider crying to be undignified and infantile, casting aspersions on those who cry publicly, except if it is due to the death of a close friend or relative. In most cultures, it is more socially acceptable for women and children to cry than men.
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ROCODILE TEARS
It isn't true that a crocodile weeps crocodile tears for it has no tear glands. But the reptile does shed a tear-like eye secretion whenever it opens its mouth to gobble up a big victim, or whenever its jaws are forced far apart, just as our eyes water when we yawn. The phrase crocodile tears has come to mean tears shed or grief expressed in an insincere way, something the creature is mentally incapable of indulging in.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
WHAT'S IN A TEAR?
Tear fluid contains water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium and potassium. Some of the substances in lacrimal fluids(such as lysozyme) fight against bacterial infectin as a part of the immune system. Lysozymes does this by dissolving the outer coating of certain bacteria. It is a typical body fluid with a salt content similar to blood plasma.
TEAR TYPES
Basal Tears is the tear that continually keeps the cornea wet and nourished. It lubricates the eye, and help to keep it clear of dust.
Reflex Tears is the tears that is produced when the eye gets irritated by foreign particles, or from the presence of irritant substances such as onion vapors, tear gas or paper spray in the eyes environment, including the cornea, conjunctiva, or nasal mucosa. It can also occur with bright light and hot or peppery stimuli to the tong and mouth. It is also linked with vomiting. These tears attempt to wash out the irritants that may have come into contact with the eye.
Emotional Tears this is the increased lacrimation due to strong emotional stress, suffering, mourning or physical pain. this practice is not restricted to negative emotions; many people cry when extremely happy. In humans, it can be accompanied by reddening of the face and sobing - cough-like, convulsive breathing, sometimes involving spasms of the whole upper body. Tears brought about emotions have a different chemical make up than those for lubrication; for it contain more of the protein-based hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and leucine enkephalin (a natural painkiller) than basal or reflex tears.
ONION TE
ARSThe substance in onions that makes us cry, is a gas called propanethiol-S, which is released into the air when a fresh onion is cut. When this gas reaches the eye, it combines with the water in the eye to form a weak acid. This acid irritates the eye and causes the lachrymal, or tear-producing glands, to fill the eye with tears in an effort to wash the acid away.
TEAR CULTURE
In nearly all cultures, crying is seen as specific act associated with tears trickling down the cheeks and accompanied by characteristic sobbing sound. Emotional triggers are most often anger and grief, but crying can also be triggered by sadness, joy, fear, laughter or humor, frustration, remorse or other strongly- experienced emotions. In many cultures, crying is associated with babies and children. Some cultures consider crying to be undignified and infantile, casting aspersions on those who cry publicly, except if it is due to the death of a close friend or relative. In most cultures, it is more socially acceptable for women and children to cry than men.
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ROCODILE TEARSIt isn't true that a crocodile weeps crocodile tears for it has no tear glands. But the reptile does shed a tear-like eye secretion whenever it opens its mouth to gobble up a big victim, or whenever its jaws are forced far apart, just as our eyes water when we yawn. The phrase crocodile tears has come to mean tears shed or grief expressed in an insincere way, something the creature is mentally incapable of indulging in.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
- When the Trigeminal nerve(the one that bears the sensory pathways of the tear reflexes) is cut, tears from reflexes will stop, but not emotional tears. Likewise, application of cocaine to the surface of the eye inhibits the reflex even under exposure to strong tear gases.
- A newborn infant has insufficient development of nervous control, so he/she "cries without weeping."
- Lest the cornea be damaged in surgery or other failure of lacrimal function occur, it is not a serious matter, for the accessory glands are enough for general secretion.
- Most mammals will produce tears in response to extreme pain or other stimuli, but crying as an emotional reaction is considered by many to be a uniquely human phenomenon, possibly due to humans' advanced self-awareness.
- Some studies suggest that elephants, gorillas and camels may cry as well.
- You'll shed less tears if you cut off last the root end of the onion. For that's where the irritating gas is mainly stored.
- Some modern therapy movements such as Re-evaluation Counseling teach that crying is beneficial to health and mental well-being, encouraging it positively.
MALE OR FEMALE?
It's quite difficult to tell if a goldfish is male or female, for the only time male and female goldfish look different from each other is when they are ready to breed. The male develops small white spots, called tubercles, on his gill covers. The female, on the other hand, will fill up with eggs and look fatter than the male.
FISHY TIPS
If you can afford it, thaw frozen fish in milk, for it draws out the frozen taste and produces a fresh-caught flavor. You can also try soaking a fish in vinegar and water before cooking it for a sweet tender taste. To remove the fishy smell from your hands, wash with vinegar and water, or salt and water.
OPERCULUM
Pronounced as oo pur'kyoo lum, it is a lid or flap covering an aperture, such as the gill cover in some fishes or the horny shell cover in snails or other mollusks.
FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Three out of every four tropical marine fish sold in American Petshops came from the Philippines.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
It's quite difficult to tell if a goldfish is male or female, for the only time male and female goldfish look different from each other is when they are ready to breed. The male develops small white spots, called tubercles, on his gill covers. The female, on the other hand, will fill up with eggs and look fatter than the male.
FISHY TIPS
If you can afford it, thaw frozen fish in milk, for it draws out the frozen taste and produces a fresh-caught flavor. You can also try soaking a fish in vinegar and water before cooking it for a sweet tender taste. To remove the fishy smell from your hands, wash with vinegar and water, or salt and water.
OPERCULUM
Pronounced as oo pur'kyoo lum, it is a lid or flap covering an aperture, such as the gill cover in some fishes or the horny shell cover in snails or other mollusks.
FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Three out of every four tropical marine fish sold in American Petshops came from the Philippines.
DO YOU KNOW THAT...
- The most poisonous fish in the worls is the Stone fish.
- The largest known fish in the sea is the Whale Shark. It weighs up to 20 tons and grows to a length of 40 feet.
- Jelly Fish, not sharks, are the deadliest killer in oceans and seas. A certain kind of box jelly fish kills more people than all the shark species do put together.
- The elephant snout, an African fish, communicates with other fish by emitting an electrical signal, sort of a fish's version of Morse Code
- In Japan meat from the 'Fugu' or spiny puffer fish is considered to be a rare delicacy, however the liver and intestines contain a powerfull neurotoxin and the slightest contamination during preparation can be deadly. Restaurants who serve fugu must have a 'Fugu certified' chefs.
- In Japan about one hundred people on average die annually from fugu poisoning.
- All the sturgeon, which eggs are made caviar, caught in British waters are property of the Queen.
COINCIDENCE
Two brothers in Bermuda were killed while riding the same motorcycle in the same street by the same taxi and by the same driver, carrying the same passenger; but exactly a year apart: 1962 and 1963
OH BABY
In Detroit sometime in the 1930s, a young mother must have been eternally grateful to a man named Joseph Figlock. As Figlock was walking down the street, the mother's baby fell from a high window onto Figlock. The baby's fall was broken and both man and baby were unharmed. After a year, the accident happened again involving the same baby, falling from the same window and onto the unsuspecting Joseph Figlock as he was again passing beneath. And again, both the baby and Figlock survived the event. (Source: Mysteries of the Unexplained)
TIME TO LIVE AND DIE
Most babies are born between midnight and 6 A.M., it is the same time when most heart attacks occurs.
BULLET ON A TREE
Henry Ziegland thought he had dodge fate. In 1883, he broke off a relationship with his girlfriend, who then committed suicide. The girl's brother was so furious that he hunted down Ziegland and shot hiim. The brother, believing he had killed Ziegland, then turned his gun on himself and took his own life. But Ziegland had not been killed. The bullet, in fact, had only grazed his face and then lodged in a tree. Ziegland surely thought himself a luck man. Some years later, however, he decided to cut down the large tree, which still had the bullet in it. The task seemed so formidable that he decided to blow it up with a few sticks of dynamite. The explosion propelled the bullet into his head killing him. (Source: Rippley's Belive It or Not.)
SEPTEMBER 28TH
On September 28 Filipino President Diosdado Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga, in 1910; On the same date President Ferdinand Marcos died in Hawaii in 1989.
COME IN AND OUT WITH A COMET
Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley's Comet In 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910. He himself predicted this in 1909, when he said: "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.
THE TITANIC AND THE TITANIAN
Morgan Robertson's short fictional novel "Futility", described the maiden voyage of a transatlantic luxury liner named the Titan. Although it was touted as being unsinkable, it strikes an iceberg and sinks with much loss of life. In 1912 the Titanic, a transatlantic luxury liner widely touted as unsinkable strikes an iceberg and sinks with great loss of life on her maiden voyage. In the Book, the Month of the Wreck was April which coincidentally the same month the Titanic sank. Months after the Titanic sank, a tramp steamer was traveling through the foggy Atlantic with only a young boy on watch. It came into the boy's head that it had been thereabouts that the Titanic had sunk, and he was suddenly terrified by the thought of the name of his ship - the Titanian. Panic-stricken, he sounded the warning. The ship stopped, just in time: a huge iceberg loomed out of the fog directly in their path.
- a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.
- the condition or fact of coinciding
Two brothers in Bermuda were killed while riding the same motorcycle in the same street by the same taxi and by the same driver, carrying the same passenger; but exactly a year apart: 1962 and 1963
OH BABY
In Detroit sometime in the 1930s, a young mother must have been eternally grateful to a man named Joseph Figlock. As Figlock was walking down the street, the mother's baby fell from a high window onto Figlock. The baby's fall was broken and both man and baby were unharmed. After a year, the accident happened again involving the same baby, falling from the same window and onto the unsuspecting Joseph Figlock as he was again passing beneath. And again, both the baby and Figlock survived the event. (Source: Mysteries of the Unexplained)
TIME TO LIVE AND DIE
Most babies are born between midnight and 6 A.M., it is the same time when most heart attacks occurs.
BULLET ON A TREE
Henry Ziegland thought he had dodge fate. In 1883, he broke off a relationship with his girlfriend, who then committed suicide. The girl's brother was so furious that he hunted down Ziegland and shot hiim. The brother, believing he had killed Ziegland, then turned his gun on himself and took his own life. But Ziegland had not been killed. The bullet, in fact, had only grazed his face and then lodged in a tree. Ziegland surely thought himself a luck man. Some years later, however, he decided to cut down the large tree, which still had the bullet in it. The task seemed so formidable that he decided to blow it up with a few sticks of dynamite. The explosion propelled the bullet into his head killing him. (Source: Rippley's Belive It or Not.)
SEPTEMBER 28TH
On September 28 Filipino President Diosdado Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga, in 1910; On the same date President Ferdinand Marcos died in Hawaii in 1989.
COME IN AND OUT WITH A COMET
Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley's Comet In 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910. He himself predicted this in 1909, when he said: "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.
THE TITANIC AND THE TITANIAN
Morgan Robertson's short fictional novel "Futility", described the maiden voyage of a transatlantic luxury liner named the Titan. Although it was touted as being unsinkable, it strikes an iceberg and sinks with much loss of life. In 1912 the Titanic, a transatlantic luxury liner widely touted as unsinkable strikes an iceberg and sinks with great loss of life on her maiden voyage. In the Book, the Month of the Wreck was April which coincidentally the same month the Titanic sank. Months after the Titanic sank, a tramp steamer was traveling through the foggy Atlantic with only a young boy on watch. It came into the boy's head that it had been thereabouts that the Titanic had sunk, and he was suddenly terrified by the thought of the name of his ship - the Titanian. Panic-stricken, he sounded the warning. The ship stopped, just in time: a huge iceberg loomed out of the fog directly in their path.
LEAP SECOND
Four or five million years ago, a day lasted only 22 hours. The lengthening of the day is due to the very gradual slowing down of the Earth's rotation on its axis. Since the introduction of the "coordinated universal time" as the world's standard form of time measurement in 1972, one "leap second" has been added onto the last second of each year to make up for the planet's deceleration.
THE TIME IT TAKES
The durations, in seconds, of certain events: bee's wing beat (0.03); human heartbeat(1); time it takes for sunlight to reach the earth (492); the earth rotates on its axis (86,164.1); the earth completes an orbit around the sun (31,557,600).
DO YOU KN
OW THAT...
Four or five million years ago, a day lasted only 22 hours. The lengthening of the day is due to the very gradual slowing down of the Earth's rotation on its axis. Since the introduction of the "coordinated universal time" as the world's standard form of time measurement in 1972, one "leap second" has been added onto the last second of each year to make up for the planet's deceleration.
THE TIME IT TAKES
The durations, in seconds, of certain events: bee's wing beat (0.03); human heartbeat(1); time it takes for sunlight to reach the earth (492); the earth rotates on its axis (86,164.1); the earth completes an orbit around the sun (31,557,600).
DO YOU KN
OW THAT...- The duration for Pluto to go around the sun is equivalent to 248 earth years.
- "Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
- A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
- Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th in it.
- Easter is the first Sunday after the first Fool Moon after March 21
- Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.
- If the sun stopped shinning suddenly, it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of the fact.
- In 1947, heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths.
- Light travels at the rate of 186,200 mile a second.
- More than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth were extinct before the coming of man.
- The greatest snowfall ever in a single storm was 189 inches at the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in February, 1959.
- The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory in 1582 AD, and was adopted by Great Britain and the English colonies in 1752.
- The monastic hours are matins, lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline.
- The wristwatch was invented in 1904 by Louis Cartier.
COLOR BLACK
Black is the total absorption of all color and the absence of light. It was used for mourning by the Egyptians and Romans, today almost all countries associate it with death and mourning. Black has also been recognized to imply humility and secrecy. It is frequently associated with witchcraft. In India and other countries in Asia, black represents the serfs and slaves. In the Hindu Upanishads, the black color of the fire was considered to be the color of the earth.
BLACK SLOGAN
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he Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., popularized the slogan "Black is beautiful" in a poster campaign in 1967, but another black civil rights leader, Stokely Carmichael, had used the phrase a year earlier at a Memphis rally. However, both may have been inspired by a line from the Song of Solomon in the Bible: "I am black, but comely."
FROM WHITE TO BLACK
In 1959 John Howard Griffin, an American journalist and author much of whose writing was about racial equality, went to a doctor who administered the drug Oxsolaren, which makes skin turn a dark brown upon exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp. Used with a vegetable dye, it allowed Griffin to "pass" for black and find out first-hand the prejudices Negroes had to endure. On assignment from Sepia magazine, he journeyed through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He walked, hitchhiked and rode buses through the Deep South for six weeks and discovered to his dismay the extent and intensity of the racial hatred that existed. He turned his experiences into a 1961 bestseller titled Black Like Me, and in 1964 it was made into a movie. The book was not popular with some of Griffin's neighbors; in fact they hanged him in effigy.
AETA
Aeta (
pronounced as "eye-ta,") are the indigenous people who lived in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. They are considered to be Negritos, who are dark to very dark brown skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature, small frame, curly hair, small nose and dark brown eyes. The word Aeta is from the Chinese word haitan, which probably derives from the Malay hitam, meaning "black."
Black is the total absorption of all color and the absence of light. It was used for mourning by the Egyptians and Romans, today almost all countries associate it with death and mourning. Black has also been recognized to imply humility and secrecy. It is frequently associated with witchcraft. In India and other countries in Asia, black represents the serfs and slaves. In the Hindu Upanishads, the black color of the fire was considered to be the color of the earth.
BLACK SLOGAN
T
he Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., popularized the slogan "Black is beautiful" in a poster campaign in 1967, but another black civil rights leader, Stokely Carmichael, had used the phrase a year earlier at a Memphis rally. However, both may have been inspired by a line from the Song of Solomon in the Bible: "I am black, but comely."FROM WHITE TO BLACK
In 1959 John Howard Griffin, an American journalist and author much of whose writing was about racial equality, went to a doctor who administered the drug Oxsolaren, which makes skin turn a dark brown upon exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp. Used with a vegetable dye, it allowed Griffin to "pass" for black and find out first-hand the prejudices Negroes had to endure. On assignment from Sepia magazine, he journeyed through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He walked, hitchhiked and rode buses through the Deep South for six weeks and discovered to his dismay the extent and intensity of the racial hatred that existed. He turned his experiences into a 1961 bestseller titled Black Like Me, and in 1964 it was made into a movie. The book was not popular with some of Griffin's neighbors; in fact they hanged him in effigy.AETA
Aeta (
pronounced as "eye-ta,") are the indigenous people who lived in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. They are considered to be Negritos, who are dark to very dark brown skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature, small frame, curly hair, small nose and dark brown eyes. The word Aeta is from the Chinese word haitan, which probably derives from the Malay hitam, meaning "black."
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species, in everyday usage it almost always refers to the Ovis aries. Numbering a little over 1 billion, domestic sheep are the most numerous species in their genus.
Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purpose, sheep are raised for fleece, meat(lamb or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by sheering(shaving). Its meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meet today, and are also raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.
A sheep makes a bleating sound, and its baby can identify its mother by her bleat. Lamb is the lowest in cholesterol of all red meats there in the market. Sheep have naturally occuring oil in their wool called "lanolin". This oil makes the wool water repellent and prevents the cold rain and snow from penetrating to the sheep's skin.
Sheep have no top front teeth but the roof of their mouth is hard. This permits sheep to eat vegetation close to the ground and prevents them from pulling up plant roots. One difference of a goat to a sheep is that sheep are grazers, while goats are browsers. This means that goats prefer to eat leaves from trees and small shrubs, whereas sheep prefer grass.
BLACK SHEE
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Since early times black sheep were considered less valuable than white ones because their wool could not be readily dyed. Shepherds also belived that black sheep frightened the other sheep. Fortunately, they were rare, as most domestic sheep range from white to light brown. By the late 18th century, the expression black sheep came to be applied to disgraced people.
SHEEPSKIN
Most people still refer to diplomas as sheepskin, a slang coined by American students. But the fact is most diplomas are no longer made of genuine parchment or sheepskin. What graduates now grasp with joy is plain heavy paper.
INSOMNIAC'S PARADISE
The Falkland Islands, a group of British isles east of the southern tip of South America, is an insomniac's paradise. Here the human population of just over 1,900 can count up to 695,000 sheep - a ratio of 1,916 sheep for every person. In New Zealand the ration is 20 to 1, and in Australia it's 10 to 1.
Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purpose, sheep are raised for fleece, meat(lamb or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by sheering(shaving). Its meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meet today, and are also raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.
A sheep makes a bleating sound, and its baby can identify its mother by her bleat. Lamb is the lowest in cholesterol of all red meats there in the market. Sheep have naturally occuring oil in their wool called "lanolin". This oil makes the wool water repellent and prevents the cold rain and snow from penetrating to the sheep's skin.
Sheep have no top front teeth but the roof of their mouth is hard. This permits sheep to eat vegetation close to the ground and prevents them from pulling up plant roots. One difference of a goat to a sheep is that sheep are grazers, while goats are browsers. This means that goats prefer to eat leaves from trees and small shrubs, whereas sheep prefer grass.
BLACK SHEE
PSince early times black sheep were considered less valuable than white ones because their wool could not be readily dyed. Shepherds also belived that black sheep frightened the other sheep. Fortunately, they were rare, as most domestic sheep range from white to light brown. By the late 18th century, the expression black sheep came to be applied to disgraced people.
SHEEPSKIN
Most people still refer to diplomas as sheepskin, a slang coined by American students. But the fact is most diplomas are no longer made of genuine parchment or sheepskin. What graduates now grasp with joy is plain heavy paper.
INSOMNIAC'S PARADISE
The Falkland Islands, a group of British isles east of the southern tip of South America, is an insomniac's paradise. Here the human population of just over 1,900 can count up to 695,000 sheep - a ratio of 1,916 sheep for every person. In New Zealand the ration is 20 to 1, and in Australia it's 10 to 1.
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