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Source: New York Times QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — It was an improbable sight: a slightly hunched man, with a gait that suggested either his age (72) or infirmity (a bad back and knees that required replacement surgery), beating up a taller opponent no older than 30.  The older man ducked as the younger one tried to bang him with a piece of wood. He cut him down with a right to the abdomen and a left hook to the face, sending his adversary stumbling to the ground. Then another opponent got smacked... (more...)

Source: AsiaOne MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Storm-weary Filipinos were Thursday told to prepare for another typhoon to hit the main island of Luzon during the upcoming long-weekend holiday, with rain forecast for flood-ravaged Manila. Typhoon Mirinae, already packing gusts of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) an hour, was expected to become stronger before it slams into the Philippines on Saturday, the state weather bureau said. ‘We should expect (Mirinae) to become a very intense typhoon in... (more...)

Source: GMA Hi sa inyong lahat mga kababayan ko at home at sa abroad. Sa sobrang hirap ng buhay sa Pilipinas, ang pag-a-abroad ang unang maiisip na solusyon ng halos lahat na nandito na sa abroad. Kahit alam namin na buhay ang nakataya,sinikap pa rin naming makalabas for so many reasons. Binalewala na namin ang sarili namin, our first priority ay ang family. Minsan kahit malas ang buhay dito, tinitiis na lang para may perang mapadala sa Pilipinas. Para naman sa katulad ko na may mga asawang naiwan,... (more...)

Source: Yahoo Finance Let’s face it; we all don’t make millions of dollars a year, and the odds are that most of us won’t receive a large windfall inheritance either. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t build sizeable wealth – it’ll just take some time. If you’re young, time is on your side and retiring a millionaire is achievable. Read on for some tips on how to increase your savings and work toward this goal. Stop Senseless Spending Unfortunately,... (more...)

Source: http://tech.yahoo.com WHAT COULD BE MORE ANNOYING THAN THIS? MAYBE IF IT WAS BOLD? AND RED? OK, I can’t actually make that text red due to the publishing system I’m on, but it would certainly be annoying, wouldn’t it? And if you worked for New Zealand’s ProCare Health, it could even get you fired. That’s exactly what hapened to Vicki Walker, who was abruptly kicked out of her job for sending “confrontational emails” with text formatted in a variety... (more...)

By: Mike Krumboltz Source: http://buzz.yahoo.com Stop us if this sounds familiar: A very lucky person wins the lottery and expects life to change for the better, but instead, things go horribly wrong. It’s a story as old as the hills, but each time it happens, it causes a huge commotion in Search. The latest “victim” of sudden wealth is a young woman from the U.K. who won millions of bucks several years ago, only to lose the vast majority of it shortly thereafter. Callie Rogers... (more...)

This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 3 legs – 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which needed to be amputated.   He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him. His first owner also did not think that he could survive. Therefore, he was thinking of ‘putting him to sleep’. By this time, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She was determined to teach and train this... (more...)

(Tula ni Joey De Leon para kay Willie Revillame.) Wala na sa piling ng mga Pilipino, Tinig ng awiting Mga Kababayan Ko, At lumisan na rin noong isang Sabado, Inang nagpalipad sa awiting Bayan Ko. Ako’y sumasaludo, paalam Pangulo, May isa ‘kong lihim, kay tagal itinago, Sa lahat nang inabot kong mga namuno, Tanging ikaw lang sa luha ko’y nagpatulo. Marami ang nalungkot sa iyong pagyao, Magalang ang lahat at puno ng respeto, Nagpasalamat pa nga Kapamilya sa ‘yo, Dahil kanilang himpilan naibalik... (more...)

Here is a good article sent by Dr. Arsenio Martin of Fort Arthur , Texas. THE DIFFERENCE The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country: This can be shown by countries like India& Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor. On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich. The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available... (more...)

When things in your life seem,  almost too much to handle. When 24 Hours in a day is not enough. Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class  and had some  items in  front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them... (more...)