tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23623276661399173482024-03-05T17:39:27.828+08:00Saint Arnold Janssen YCC"The goal of life is living in agreement with nature Immenently."RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-44297470309597284652009-06-02T01:20:00.001+08:002009-06-02T01:23:43.454+08:00Does Not Want ????<div align="center">Ohh ohh...</div><a href="http://www.greendogpetsupply.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/do-not-want-dog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 352px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.greendogpetsupply.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/do-not-want-dog.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-53424073983479189612009-06-02T00:49:00.002+08:002009-06-02T01:23:55.628+08:00THE ANGRY DASCHUND<div align="center">YOU DARE INSULT ME?!!!</div><a href="http://pictures.howbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2278888257_e8a8293dc7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pictures.howbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2278888257_e8a8293dc7.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-89969858924283485222009-06-02T00:22:00.002+08:002009-06-02T00:31:45.273+08:00The Metro – New gastronomic experiences abound in Chinatown!Everybody knows that hidden in the streets of Chinatown are gastronomic treasures that aren’t available anywhere else. Well some are, but they’re sure to taste better in Chinatown. The thing is most people don’t know where to start. Well not anymore! One weekend in April, I signed up for the Big Binondo Food Wok. It’s a walking tour (get it?) with plenty of food stops along the way. Our tour guide was Ivan Man Dy, who was lucky enough to accompany a certain world-famous chef named Anthony Bourdain through the very streets of Binondo a couple of months back. If Ivan was good enough for Bourdain, then he’s more than plenty for me!<br /><br /><br />Let’s begin with a starting point that everybody knows about – Binondo Church which, conveniently sits at the beginning of Ongpin Street where a few steps away from the church, on the second floor of an unassuming building is hidden treasure number 1: the Volunteer Firefighters’ Bar.<br /><br /><p></p><p>Ok, that may not be its real name but trust me, one look at the place and that’s exactly what you would be thinking! And it’s the kind of place you don’t expect in Chinatown. It looks more at home in either Makati’s or Ortigas’ business centers. It’s very modern with the tasteful decors: vintage black and white pictures of the fires that raged through Chinatown hang on the walls and the coolest collection of firemen helmets – from antique ones to the most modern models – line one side of the place. </p><p><br />But I wasn’t here to gawk at the interior design. I was here for the food. In this place I sampled what they called “salted rice” which was nothing like its name. It’s a very tasty mix of fried rice, peanuts, some herbs and spices and some small pieces of meat (or at least I thought it was meat). Accompanying the rice was a soup with a single fishball and some iced brewed coffee. I didn’t care much about the soup but the rice was unexpectedly delicious.<br /></p><p><br />Next stop: Dimsum. Turning left from Ongpin onto a narrow street there’s a small place that served siomai. But not just any siomai, according to Ivan the stuff here is made fresh everyday in the Northern Chinese style. Honestly, I don’t know the difference between Northern Chinese cuisine from other Chinese styles of cooking but these small meat-filled dumplings were really good! They kind of reminded me of gyoza – the Japanese version of siomai – but better.<br /></p><p><br />Let’s move on to another dimsum variety: Siopao. Yes, I know, siopao are a dime a dozen, found anywhere in Manila. But I bet you’ve never had siopao this way: fried then boiled in water! Not steamed. I’ll repeat: fried then boiled. Would you believe cooking siopao that way makes them softer and a whole lot yummier! You don’t even need sauce!<br /></p><p><br />We moved along Binondo at a leisurely pace. We had to on account of the food we were ingesting: dimsum varieties, lumpia, tea eggs, hopia, etc… And while the sights of Chinatown weren’t very arresting, the history of these streets as told by Ivan was very interesting.<br /></p><p><br />There are a lot more great tasting experiences on the streets of Chinatown but I’ll let you discover them on your own. I guess that’s one reason why the food here is good. Aside from being fresh and made in surprisingly new ways, it’s the experience and joy of discovery that lends to the special taste.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-56603411557082656412009-06-01T15:34:00.000+08:002009-06-01T15:35:40.555+08:00Japan ambassador apologizes for Bataan Death March<div class="bd"> <div class="content"> <p>SAN ANTONIO – Japan's ambassador to the United States apologized Saturday on behalf of his country for the 65-mile forced walk of U.S. troops and allies during World War II that left some 11,000 prisoners of war dead.</p> <p>"As former prime ministers of Japan have repeatedly stated: The Japanese people should bear in mind that we must look into the past and to learn from the lessons of history," Ichiro Fujisaki said at the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, the San Antonio Express-News reported.</p> <p>He said his country was extending a heartfelt apology for "having caused tremendous damage and suffering to many people, including prisoners of war, those who have undergone tragic experiences."</p> <p>Although Fujisaki received a standing ovation from about half of the 400 to 500 attendees, others said the apology was overdue and didn't seem sincere.</p> <p>Former POW Hershel C. Boushey told the ambassador that he did not accept "your apology," and that the atrocities and mistreatment many suffered was severe.</p> <p>In 1942, Japanese captors marched about 78,000 prisoners of war _ 12,000 Americans and 66,000 Filipinos _ for six days on the Philippine island of Luzon to a prisoner-of-war camp in what became known as the Bataan Death March. Many prisoners were denied food, water or medical care, and some were stabbed or beheaded.</p> <p>As many as 11,000 prisoners died, according to the U.S. Air Force.</p> <p>Survivor Tony Montoya, of Woodland, Calif., also questioned Fujisaki's sincerity.</p> <p>"This young man knows very little of the atrocities," Montoya said. "They probably rehearsed him on it."</p> <p>Abie Abraham, of Renfrew, Pa., said it was time to move on.</p> <p>"I was never one of those guys that worried about whether we got an apology or not," said Abraham, a 95-year-old vet.</p> <p>"The way I look at it is _ Japan is now our ally," Abraham said. "Why should we get an apology from them?"</p> <p>Retired Tech Sgt. Joe Alexander, of San Antonio, said he was satisfied because "we finally got the apology that we wanted."</p> <p>About 73 surviving Bataan Death March veterans of the Army and former Army Air Corps members attended the convention Saturday, which served as the march survivors' final reunion.</p> </div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-71155292774207796712009-05-31T14:48:00.000+08:002009-05-31T14:49:10.840+08:004 bank guards fight off 20 robbers<div class="bd"> <div class="content"> <p>MANILA, Philippines - At least 20 heavily armed robbers wearing police and military uniforms tried to rob a Union Bank branch in Caloocan City at around noon yesterday but fled empty-handed when four of the bank’s security guards engaged the suspects in a gunbattle.</p> <p>Caloocan City police chief Senior Superintendent Jude Santos said that apart from a shotgun and a .38 caliber revolver of security guard Camus Briccio Jr., the armed men “got nothing from the bank.”</p> <p>Santos said at least 20 men armed with M14 and M16 rifles and .45 caliber pistols barged into the Union Bank branch at the corner of Urbano Plata street and EDSA using the back door, guarded by Briccio.</p> <p>“The suspects looked more like Army troopers and they entered the bank with blazing guns,” Santos told The STAR, adding that most of the gunmen used bulletproof vests, with some wearing military paint on their faces and others wearing bonnets.</p> <p>Santos said the bank was closed because it was a Saturday, “but they seemed to know that a large sum was inside,” adding that the branch is the “cash center and the main depository of all Union Bank branches in Caloocan and Quezon City.”</p> <p>Santos said the bank’s main vault could not easily be forced open because “it has three layers of safety locks.”</p> <p>Some of the suspects disarmed Briccio of his shotgun and revolver while the others went to the second floor of the building, where the cash center and the main vault are located.</p> <p>But the armed men were surprised when four security guards at the second floor of the building engaged the suspects in a gunbattle.</p> <p>“The suspects… left after around 10 minutes of (firing shots) without them gaining ground,” Santos said. None of the bank’s guards were hurt as they positioned themselves behind the walls.</p> <p>As the suspects fled on board three vehicles toward Quezon City, they stopped to rob a nearby adjacent Caltex gas station and disarmed its lone security guard of his .38 caliber revolver.</p> <p>Witnesses told the police two of the getaway vehicles were Toyota Revos, one white and the other blue, but none of them was able to jot down the vehicles’ license plates. The third vehicle’s type was undetermined.</p> <p>“I suspect they were members of the notorious Alvin Flores rob gang because of their modus operandi… They are now more daring and they grew in number,” Santos said.</p> <p>He said that it was also the first time that the suspects used an M14 rifle in their operation. Police recovered shells for M14 and M16 rifles and for .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene.</p> <p>Northern Police District director Chief Superintendent Samuel Pagdilao Jr., who was conducting a safety seminar for the NPD reporters at the police station during the botched rob try, directed Santos to dig deeper into the case.</p> <p><b> - By Pete Laude (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com) </b></p> </div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-52502580450428277502009-05-31T14:47:00.000+08:002009-05-31T14:48:07.481+08:00Commission on Human Rights: Some Davao cops involved in death squad<div class="bd"> <div class="content"> <p>MANILA, Philippines – Some members of the Davao police are actually “involved” in the death squad behind the vigilante killings in the city, Commission on Human Rights chairperson Leila de Lima said yesterday, citing “confirmed information.”</p> <p>But according to De Lima, they are having a hard time convincing their assets to come out against these rogue policemen.</p> <p>“We have confirmed information that there are certain police officers in Davao who are involved in the death squad,” De Lima revealed during a dialogue with Quezon City policemen yesterday afternoon.</p> <p>“We are 100 percent morally convinced that the killings in Davao are something that is really organized,” the CHR chairperson added.</p> <p>According to De Lima, their informants have given them the names of the Davao policemen, numbering to more than 10 and even including some station commanders in Davao, whose participation in the killings allegedly range from ordering the attacks to actually firing the shots at the victims.</p> <p>De Lima refused to drop names of the Davao policemen at the moment.</p> <p>“We recorded their (informants’) statements and the names they have given. It will form part of our report,” she said.</p> <p>According to De Lima, they are working on a “breakthrough” before they conduct their next public hearing that she said is something to “watch out for.”</p> <p>To stress the veracity of the CHR’s information, De Lima said their informants had “personal knowledge” of the killings, with some of them being former members of the death squad.</p> <p>De Lima mentioned of “patterns” that point to the allegation that some policemen in Davao were involved in the death squad.</p> <p>She cited that most victims had “petty criminal records” and were minor aged.</p> <p>“The assailants are motorcycle-riding men with the attacks staged in broad daylight,” she added.</p> <p>Apart from this, she said that in most cases of killings in Davao, the response of the local police was belated even if some incidents happened near a police station.</p> <p>De Lima also said that in most instances, there were many people actually seeing the incidents but would eventually not come out as witnesses to the killings to implicate the suspects.</p> <p>Because of this, De Lima admitted that it has been a “challenge” for the CHR to convince their informants to come out.</p> <p>“There should be an honest to goodness witness protection program and at present the CHR has no capacity for that,” she said, noting that coming out to testify on the part of their assets would strengthen the case against the implicated Davao policemen.</p> <p>De Lima said that since the public hearings they conducted recently, there has been a significant decline in the incidents of killings.</p> <p>“Some say the death squad is just laying low. I hope that’s not the case,” she said. <b> - By Reinir Padua (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com) </b></p> </div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-38431295098472765102009-05-29T04:26:00.000+08:002009-05-29T04:32:19.056+08:00Buying Condoms<div align="center">A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms. The pharmacist says the condoms come in packs of 3, 9 or 12 and asks which the young man wants. </div><div align="center"><br />"Well," he said, "I've been seeing this girl for a while and she's really hot. </div><div align="center">I want the condoms because I think tonight's "the" night. </div><div align="center">We're having dinner with her parents, and then we're going out. </div><div align="center">And I've got a feeling I'm gonna get lucky after that. </div><div align="center">Once she's had me, she'll want me all the time, so you'd better give me the 12 pack." </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The young man makes his purchase and leaves.<br /></div><div align="center">Later that evening, he sits down to dinner with his girlfriend and her parents. </div><div align="center">He asks if he might give the blessing and they agree. </div><div align="center">He begins the prayer, but continues praying for several minutes. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The girl leans over to him and says, </div><div align="center">"You never told me that you were such a religious person."<br />The boy leans over to her and whispers, </div><div align="center">"You never told me that your father is a pharmacist."</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-2591500489094732572009-05-29T04:24:00.000+08:002009-05-29T04:26:29.582+08:00E-Mail from the Afterlife<div align="center">An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida, his wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email, unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her email address, he did his best to type it from memory.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife, whose husband had passed away only the day before.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream and fell to the floor in a dead faint, at the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen.....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">DEAREST WIFE... JUST GOT CHECKED IN... EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">P.S. SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-47236283237861209522009-05-29T03:00:00.001+08:002009-05-29T03:03:30.923+08:00Dog, Monkey and Leopard<div align="center">Due to his owner's negligence, a dog became lost in the deepest jungles of Africa. Wandering around, the poor dog notices a leopard hading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Just then, the dog noticed some bones laying on the ground close by. The dog immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching leopard. Just as the jungle cat is about to leap, the dog loudly says, "My, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Hearing this, the leopard slinks away. "That was too close," thought the leopard, "that dog nearly had me." </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Meanwhile, a mischevious monkey had observed the entire scene, and decided to cause trouble for the dog, while getting on the good side of the leopard as well. The monkey dashed off after the leopard, to tell him what truly happened.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The dog saw the monkey dash off, and suspiciously tailed him from behind. He overhears the monkey spilling the beans, and quickly decides on a course of action, racing back to the pile of bones.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">At the same time, the leopard has decided to take care of the dog once and for all. The monkey hops on the leopard's back, to watch the demise of the doomed dog. As the leopard approaches, he can hear the dog talking to himself: "Where's that lazy monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago for another leopard, and he's still not back!"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Hehehe....^^</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-394990328940508482009-05-29T00:38:00.001+08:002009-05-29T00:41:02.753+08:00BDO Debit Card to Verify Paypal Account: Denied!Paypal doesnt Allow Banco De Oro Debit Card [Cash Card], for their Account Verification Process.<br />But it can be used to withdraw Money from paypal account to it. The best Card to use to verify your paypal account is still EON Card of UnionBank.<br />kudoz...!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-3665981177312182072009-05-25T15:37:00.001+08:002009-05-25T15:38:35.735+08:00Guide to Tweaking Firefox 3.5 Beta 4<p>With Firefox 3 already at <a href="http://www.pinoytechguy.com/tips-and-tricks/getfirefox.com">version 3.0.7</a>, and version 3. 1 (or 3.5 if the rename rumors are true) just around the corner, I think it’s time to take a short break from all the netbook news and focus on a tweak guide for our favorite browser.<br />This compilation is not, in any way complete, but I will try to keep it regularly updated. If you have a guide or blog post that you think is useful and should be added to the list, feel free to <a href="http://www.atmaxplorer.com/contact-me/" target="_blank">contact me</a> with the details and l’ll add your post to the this list.</p> <p><img class="aligncenter" title="Ultimate Guide to Tweaking Firefox 3" src="http://www.pinoytechguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/download-firefox.jpg" alt="Ultimate Guide to Tweaking Firefox 3" border="0" /></p> <p>If you still don’t have it installed, Get <a href="http://www.pinoytechguy.com/tips-and-tricks/getfirefox.com">Firefox 3</a> now.</p> <h3>Starer Guide for Firefox 3</h3> <p>If you need an in depth starter’s guide to Firefox 3, read up DRIA’s <a href="http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/06/12/655/" target="_blank"><strong>Field Guide for Firefox 3</strong></a> for a detailed view of features Firefox 3 brings with it. Not feeling up to reading up all that? Read up Lifehacker’s highlight of the <a href="http://lifehacker.com/392160/top-10-firefox-3-features" target="_blank"><strong>top 10 Firefox 3 features</strong></a> to get you started.</p> <p>If you don’t feel that the starter’s guide is for you, why not start out with Lifehacker’s <a href="http://lifehacker.com/396312/power-users-guide-to-firefox-3" target="_blank"><strong>Firefox 3 power user guide</strong></a>. Note that if you’re a beginner with Firefox, or computing mainly, this will be a source of headaches.</p> <p><span id="more-725"></span></p> <p>Read all that? Now that you’re up-to-date with the features that Firefox 3 carries, let’s start tweaking.</p> <h3>Tweaking the Smart Location Bar</h3> <p><span>Admit it, not everyone LIKES the <strong>Smart Location Bar</strong> AKA <strong>Awesome Bar</strong>. Sure it’s intuitive but most folks would want the old Location Bar over the confusing jumble of suggestions given by the Awesome Bar. Most of folkswould be satisfied with just filtering the results to ignore some sources (like history, bookmarks, etc)</span></p> <p>Here are 7 easy tweaks you can try to tame it. Edit these entries in <em><strong>about:config</strong></em> as follows:</p> <ol><li><strong>Make the autocomplete menu show only typed addresses and not visited or bookmarked</strong> <pre><code>browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped = TRUE</code></pre> </li><li>Set the autocomplete menu to single line suggestions by installing the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227">oldbar</a> extension.</li><li><strong>Change the number of suggestions displayed in the autocomplete menu</strong> <pre><code>browser.urlbar.maxRichResults</code></pre> </li><li>Hide the star button if you prefer to use the Bookmarks menu or a keyboard shortcut (<em>Ctrl + D</em>) <ul><li>Open your <em><span class="IMM_Glossary_-_Trigger C">userChrome.css</span></em> file located in your <span class="IMM_Glossary_-_Trigger C">profile folder</span>.</li><li>Add this line to the end of the file: <em>#star-button {display: none !important;}</em></li><li>Restart Firefox for the change to take effect.</li></ul> </li><li>Always show the Go button. By default it is only displayed when you are editing the current web address. <ul><li>Open your <em>userChrome.css</em> file located in your profile folder.</li><li>Add this line to the end of the file: <em> #go-button { visibility: visible !important; }</em></li><li>Restart Firefox for the change to take effect.</li></ul> </li><li>If you enter <strong><em>firfox</em></strong> in the location bar and you try to correct it, the autocomplete menu won’t suggest anything because it only keeps working as you edit the last characters. Install the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7400">Edit Middle</a> extension, developed by harikaried, to make it work with edits anywhere.</li><li>To hide the web feed icon from the location bar, add this line to your userChrome.css file: <em>#feed-button[feeds] { display: none !important; }</em></li></ol> <h3>Pinoy Tech Guy’s recommended Addons</h3> <p>Addons extend the functionality for Firefox 3 to do almost anything we do online. Sure, having too much of them will bloat your browser to the point of no return but having a reasonable number of usefuk addons really help enhance the experience. Here’s Pinoy Tech Guy’s top picks:</p> <ul><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865">Adblock Plus</a> - Don’t go online without an adblocker. Yes. Ads are the bread and butter of most bloggers (like me) and you can disable Adblock for us but 99.9% of the time, you need an adblocker to keepthe popups and all sorts of attention grabbing nonsense like screaming ads or push the button ads. Be sure to put Pinoy Tech Guy on the white list when you install this :).</li><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722">No Script</a> - Secure’s your browser by removing scripts from any site that is not in the white list. No more malware for you. Again, be sure to put Pinoy Tech Guy on the white list when you install this :).</li><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201">DownThemAll</a> - want to save all the pictures but they’re thumbnailed and you have to click them one by one to save the original? Not anymore. DownThemAll or DTA for short saves you from trying to painstakingly download all files from a page of links or images. It will download all links or images in a single click. How’s that for convinience?</li><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122">Tab Mix Plus</a> - Tab Mix Plus gives you full control of Tabs on Firefox. From how they open and close, the order of tabs, auto reloading tabs etc.</li><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410">Foxmarks Bookmarks Synchronizer</a> - Got multiple installation of Firefox on several computers and you need to sync them all? Or do you frequenly loose your bookmarks when ever Firefox crashes? Formark’s Addon is of excellent help against these two problems. It even allows you to backup your bookmarks manually to a file if you ever need to import it to another browser.</li><li> <a class="external-link" href="http://www.download.com/All-In-One-Sidebar/3000-11745_4-10500385.html">All-In-One-Sidebar</a> - contains all relavant menus and contexts onto an easy access sidebar. It contains Bookmarks, History, Add-ons, Downloads, a multipanel window and even menus from other Addons like FireFTP.</li></ul> <h3>Performance tweaks</h3> <p>Firefox 3 is swift and snappy but since we performance junkies want more from it, here’s a few tweaks to improve page loading time.</p> <ol><li>Enter <em>about:config</em> in the location bar:</li><li>Alter the entries as follows: <ul><li><strong>To enable/disable Single Click Select URL of address bar </strong> <pre><code>browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll = True<br />browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll = False</code></pre> </li><li><strong> To auto Complete URL while typing in the address Bar</strong> <pre><code>browser.urlbar.autoFill=True</code></pre> </li><li>strong> <strong>To set the number of auto complete URL in the address bar</strong> <pre><code>browser.urlbar.maxRichResults = #</code></pre> </li><p>(# indicates the number of auto complete URLs shown. The default is 12)</p><li><strong>To disabler Browser Toolbar Tip</strong> <pre><code>browser.chrome.toolbar_tips = False</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To</strong> <strong>paste copied content by clicking the center button on the mouse</strong> <pre><code>middlemouse.paste = True</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To disable blinking text</strong> <pre><code>browser.blink_allowed = False</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To create a single close button to for all Firefox Opened Tabs.</strong> <pre><code>browser.tabs.closeButtons = 3</code></pre> </li><li><strong> To increase number of recently closed tabs.</strong> <pre><code>browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo=15</code></pre> </li><li><strong>Right click view source in your editor</strong></li><pre><code>view_source.editor.external=True<br />view_source.editor.path= Path of Editor</code></pre><li><strong>To enable fast scrolling across tabs</strong> <pre><code>toolkit.scrollbox.scrollIncrement =75</code></pre> </li><li><strong> To stop displaying website icon in address bar and on the tabs</strong> <pre><code>browser.chrome.site_icons = False</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To enable spell check in text fields</strong> <pre><code>layout.spellcheckDefault = 2</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To speed up the browser</strong> <pre><code>network.http.max-connections 30 to <strong>96</strong><br />network.http.max-connections-per-server 15 to <strong>32</strong><br />network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server 6 to <strong>8</strong><br />network.http.pipelining false to <strong>true</strong><br />network.http.proxy.pipelining false to <strong>true</strong><br />network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 30 to <strong>8</strong><br />network.http.pipelining.ssl false to <strong>true</strong><br />network.http.proxy.pipelining false to <strong>true</strong></code></pre> </li><li><strong>To disable annoying browser behavior</strong><br />Change the followowing values to ‘false’ <pre><code>dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar<br />dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar<br />dom.disable_window_move_resize<br />dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To<strong> show more tabs on single window</strong></strong> <pre><code>browser.tabs.tabMinWidth = 75</code></pre> </li><li><strong>To display search results in new tab</strong> <pre><code>browser.search.openintab=True.</code></pre> </li></ul> </li><li>Right-click anywhere and create a new Integer named <strong>nglayout.initialpaint.delay</strong> and set its value to <strong>0</strong>. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.</li></ol> <h3>Session Restore Saving Frequency</h3> <p>Whenever Firefox crashes it will try to restore all of your open tabs to the way they were. This has come in handy several times for me before, but sometimes I notice that it isn’t able to restore <em>all</em> of my tabs for me.</p> <p>That’s because Firefox, by default, only saves the session restore data every 10 seconds, but you can configure that time interval to whatever you would like.</p> <ul><li>Enter <em>about:config</em> in the location bar.</li><li>Look for <strong>browser.sessionstore.interval</strong></li><li>The default value is 10000 which is 10000 milliseconds. Change this to any value you want. For example, entering in 1000 would cause the session restore data to be saved every 1 second, whereas a value of 20000 would make it happen every 20 seconds.</li></ul> <h3>Tweaking the Full page Zoom</h3> <p>Firefox 3 introduces full page zoom, that is, instead of just making text bigger or smaller, it resizes the full page including images and layout.</p> <ol><li>If you just want to zoom text, in the <strong>View</strong> menu, select <strong>Zoom</strong> and mark <strong>Zoom Text Only</strong>.</li><li>Firefox 3 remembers what zoom level you used for viewing pages in a domain and will automatically zoom them the next time you visit any page in the same domain. If you prefer Firefox not to remember it: <ul><li>In the location bar, enter <em>about:config</em> to access the advanced preferences</li><li>Look for <em>browser.zoom.siteSpecific</em> and double click it to set it to false.</li></ul> </li><li>Another change you may quickly notice is that in Firefox 3 pressing <em>Ctrl</em> (or <em>Cmd</em> on Mac) and scrolling up and down, zooms the page in and out, unlike Firefox 2 and previous versions which used to work the opposite way.</li><li>By default when you press <em>Ctrl + =</em> and <em>Ctrl + -</em> to zoom in or out a page (<em>Cmd + =</em> on Mac), Firefox magnifies to 30%, 50%, 67%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 120%, 133%, 150%, 170%, 200%, 240% and 300%. If you want to define more or less fine steps or need to zoom to larger levels you can customize Firefox full page zoom: <ul><li>Enter <em>about:config</em> in the location bar to access the advanced preferences.</li><li>Look for <em>toolkit.zoomManager.zoomValues</em> and replace the default values with your preferences. For example to set quicker values like 10%, 50%, 100%, 200%, 300% and 500% you will need to enter <em>.1,.5,1,2,3,5</em>.</li><li>You will also need to increase the default 300% zoom in level. Look for <em>zoom.maxPercent</em> and set it to <em>500</em> to match the highest step set above.</li><li>You may need to to do the same with the lower limit. Look for <em>zoom.minPercent</em> and set it to <em>10 </em>to match the lowest step set above.</li></ul> <p>Note that the zoom steps only affect zooming in and out with the keyboard or via <strong>View</strong>><strong>Zoom</strong>><strong>Zoom In</strong>/<strong>Zoom Out</strong>. Mouse scroll zooming uses its own steps but respects the maximum and minum zoom levels. </p></li></ol> <p>As stated above, the list is in now way exhaustive or complete. If you want to contribute or want to share something that’s already posted and would like it to be included here <a href="http://www.atmaxplorer.com/contact-me/" target="_blank">contact me</a> or leave a comment.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><em>P.S: This is just a compilation of information for Firefox 3 users, if you feel that your post not should be here send me a holler and I will remove it.</em></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-73908478229342866392009-05-25T00:20:00.000+08:002009-05-25T00:22:47.484+08:00Protect Your Kids: Keeping Children Away from Adult Sites<div align="center"><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b> This document is adhered to help parents understand how to protect their children from inappropriate online material.<br /> <br />The first step to protect your family is to install parental control software on your computer. Some of the best-known and respected parental control software packages are CyberPatrol, Net Nanny and Safety Surf. Also, some ISPs (Internet Service Providers, the companies that let your modem connect to the Internet) provide content filtering as part of their basic service. Check with your ISP to see if this is an option they offer.<br /> <br /> Parental control software works by blocking access to specific websites and online content. In most cases, when you buy the software it already contains a large list of sites that are inappropriate for children. You can then update the software through the manufacturer's website or, in some cases, the software will update itself.<br /> <br />Another way filtering software works is to block sites based on key words, such as "s*x." However, filtering software doesn't have to just block access to adult-oriented material. You can configure the software to filter for topics such as tobacco, drugs and drug culture, alcohol, violence and racism.<br /> <br />Since there might be only one computer in your household, and you might be using the same computer as the children, you can set up the system to filter content during certain hours, such as when you're at work and not around to supervise your children's web surfing. You can also setup the system to create a password, that only you know, to override the restrictions.<br /> <br />Some programs can also block personal information, such as name, address and phone number, from being sent from your computer. This is an excellent way to protect children from potential online predators.<br /> <br />Many programs allow you to create different levels of security and filtering based on the different ages of the computer's users. Children can be given high security and heavy content filtering, but when you log on to the machine, you can set it to not filter any content at all.<br /> <br />One thing to remember is that by installing filtering software on your computer, you might also restrict childrens' access to legitimate sites. This is especially true if you rely on key words (such as "s*x") for blocking. Certain key words appear on legitimate news and information sites, so it's best to experiment with different settings when configuring the filter controls.<br /> <br />Installing filtering software is no guarantee that children won't be exposed to some inappropriate material online. New websites pop up everyday, so it's important to keep your software up to date. Also, learn how your Internet browser software works so that you can check the sites your family has visited (this is the "History" feature, which displays a list of websites visited by the web browser).<br /> <br />Talking to your children about the possible dangers that exist on the Internet, and supervising their web surfing are still the best ways to protect them.<br /></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b> <br />Some key general Internet-related safety points for your children: </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><ul class="bbc_list"><li><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>Tell them to never give out personal information about themselves or the family to strangers they might meet online or in a chat room. </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></li><li><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>Remind them that online it's easy for people to pretend to be someone else. They can easily change their name, age and gender in an effort to get close to children. </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></li><li><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>Teach them that they should never meet a new online friend without an adult present. </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></li><li><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>Tell them to never give out their picture to a stranger, and that if they ever get a picture with sexual content, or something they find disturbing, that they should get off the computer immediately and tell you about it. </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></li><li><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>Let them know that if they encounter something or someone dangerous that they can tell you about it, and that you won't blame them or get mad. </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></li></ul><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b> <br /> <br />Here are some sites where you can get parental control software:<br /> ICRAplus (free)<br /> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026020002/http://pinaylive.streamray.com/p/offsite.cgi?http://www.icra.org/icraplus/" class="bbc_link new_win" target="_blank"> http://www.icra.org/icraplus/</a><br /> <br /> CyberPatrol<br /> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026020002/http://pinaylive.streamray.com/p/offsite.cgi?http://www.cyberpatrol.com/" class="bbc_link new_win" target="_blank"> http://www.cyberpatrol.com/</a><br /> <br /> Safety Surf<br /> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026020002/http://pinaylive.streamray.com/p/offsite.cgi?http://www.safetysurf.com/" class="bbc_link new_win" target="_blank"> http://www.safetysurf.com/</a><br /> <br />Good Internet safety information sites for both kids and adults are:<br /> GetNetWise.org:<br /> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026020002/http://pinaylive.streamray.com/p/offsite.cgi?http://kids.getnetwise.org/" class="bbc_link new_win" target="_blank"> http://kids.getnetwise.org/</a><br /> <br /> RestrictedToAdults.org:<br /> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026020002/http://pinaylive.streamray.com/p/offsite.cgi?http://rtalabel.org" class="bbc_link new_win" target="_blank"> http://rtalabel.org</a><br /><br />source: PT<br /> </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-91709575581253012052009-05-25T00:11:00.001+08:002009-05-25T00:13:07.654+08:00Why Manny Pacquiao's Called Mexico Boxers No.1 Enemy<div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><b><b><a href="http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l455/aham9/pacman.jpg" class="highslide"><img src="http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l455/aham9/pacman.jpg" alt="http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l455/aham9/pacman.jpg" class="bbc_img" /></a><br /><br />Nice....XD<br /></b></b></b></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-67794025086866729792009-05-23T15:45:00.002+08:002009-05-23T15:50:22.975+08:00Essence of Flores De Mayo<b>Flores de Mayo</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> festival held in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> in the month of May. It lasts for a month, and is held in honor of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mary" title="Virgin Mary" class="mw-redirect">Virgin Mary</a>. The <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Cruzan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Santa Cruzan (page does not exist)">Santa Cruzan</a></i> is a parade held on the last day of Flores de Mayo in honor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_of_Constantinople" title="Helena of Constantinople">Reyna Elena</a>.<br /><br /><h2><span class="mw-headline">In Bicol</span></h2> <p>In the Bicol region, especially in the locality of Barangay Sabang in Naga City, this annual affair is held every Wednesdays and Saturdays of the entire month, headed by the legion of mary, presidium cause of our joy, rañeses and alcantara's family, with the last day called as "katapusan".The ritual is started with the rosary, with every decade followed by Spanish marian songs:</p> <p>-Reina del Rosario-</p> <pre>Reina del Rosario<br />Madre del amor<br />Guarda nuestras almas<br />Prestanos favor<br />(repeat)<br /></pre> <p>-Dios te Salve-</p> <p>Dios te salve, salve maria Llena eres de gracia El señor es contigo Y bendita tu eres Entre todas las mujeres Y bandito es el fruto De tu vientre Jesus</p> <p>-Venid-</p> <p>Venid y vamos todos Con flores a porfia Con flores a Maria Que madre nuestra es (repeat)</p> <p>Solo-</p> <p>De nuevo aui nos tienes Purisima doncella Mas que los cielos bella Postrados, postrados a tus pies Venimos a ofrecerte Flores del bajo suelo</p> <p>Con que filial le anhelo Señora tu lo vez (repeat)</p> <p>-Dulcisima Virgen-</p> <p>Dulcisima Virgen Del cielo delicia La flor que te ofresco Recibe proficia (repeat)</p> <p>Solo-</p> <p>Los valles alegran Benifico rayo Del sol que engalana Las flores de Mayo</p> <p>Risueñas se abren Y el caliz asoma Y es parsen en torno Balsamico aroma (repeat)</p> <p>Jasmin, asuzena Claveles, galanos De ofrenda servidme Venid amis manos Mostrad hoy y gala Mayo lozania</p> <p>Que va recibiros La Virgen Maria (repeat)</p> <p>-Adios-</p> <p>Adios Reina del cielo De estrellas coronada Adios madre adorada Adios, adios, adios (repeat)</p> <p>Adios, adios</p> <p>The traditional MARIA with its respected meaning is said after the salve and the litany.Dating back to the Spanish times, this tradition is said in the Hispanic language.after the ceremony, simple snacks are given to the children who attended the devotion.There is also the aurora in which mary is brouht to the procession.Alabasyon is called to the sang prayers for the holy cross.</p> <p><a name="In_the_Tagalog_region" id="In_the_Tagalog_region"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">In the Tagalog region</span></h2> <p>In the Tagalog region, this custom and celebration started after the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 and after the publication circa 1867 of Mariano Sevilla's translation of the devotional Flores de Maria or Mariquit na Bulaclac na sa Pagninilaynilay sa Buong Buan nang Mayo ay Inihahandog nang manga Devoto cay Maria Santisima (The Flowers of Mary or the Beautiful Flowers that in the Meditations During the Whole Month of May are Offered by Devotees to Mary the Holiest). (<a href="http://www.filipino.com.au/categ/culture/floresdemayo.htm" class="external free" title="http://www.filipino.com.au/categ/culture/floresdemayo.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.filipino.com.au/categ/culture/floresdemayo.htm</a>)</p> <p><a name="The_Sagala" id="The_Sagala"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">The <i>Sagala</i></span></h3> <p>A Sagala is a religious-historical beauty pageant held in many cities, towns and even in small communities throughout the Philippines during the month of May. One of the most colorful May-time festivals in the Philippines which depicts the finding of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. Many movie and television personalities participate in the events and are featured as major sagalas and escorts.<a href="http://www.intas-travel.com/incentives/fiesta_floresdemayo.html" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.intas-travel.com/incentives/fiesta_floresdemayo.html" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>This festival was introduced by the Spaniards in the Philippines and has since become part of Filipino traditions identified with youth, love and romance.</p> <p>The procession commemorates the search of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena (Reyna Elena) and her son, the newly converted emperor Constantine. After the Holy Cross was found in Jerusalem and brought back to Rome, there was a joyful celebration for thanksgiving.</p> <p>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novena" title="Novena">novena</a> in honor of the Holy Cross precedes the <i>Flores de Mayo</i> or <i>Santacruzan</i>.</p> <p><a name="Order_of_the_procession" id="Order_of_the_procession"></a></p> <h4><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">Order of the procession</span></h4> <p>This colourful pageant parade is arranged in this order:</p> <p>1. <b>Methuselah</b>- he is bearded, bent with age, riding a cart looking preoccupied with toasting some grains of sand in a pan over a fire. This is a reminder that all that glitters will end up as dust like that which he is toasting.</p> <p>2. <b>Reyna Banderada</b> - a young lady dressed in a long red gown carrying a yellow triangular flag. She represents the arrival of Christianity.</p> <p>3. <b>Aetas</b> - represents the animist Filipinos prior to the islands' conversion to Christianity by the Spanish.</p> <p>4. <b>Reyna Mora</b> (Queen Moor) - represents the Filipinos who converted to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_Philippines" title="Islam in the Philippines">Islam</a>, which arrived in the Philippines two centuries before Christianity.</p> <p>5. <b>Reyna Fe</b> (Queen Faith) - symbolises the virtue of faith,the first of the theological virtues. She carries a cross.</p> <p>6. <b>Reyna Esperanza</b> (Queen Hope) - symbolises the virtue of hope, the second theological virtue. She carries an anchor.</p> <p>7. <b>Reyna Caridad</b> (Queen Charity)- symbolises the virtue of charity, the third theological virtue. She carries a red-coloured heart.</p> <p>8. <b>Reyna Abogada</b> (Queen Lawyer) - the defender of the poor and the oppressed, she wears a black graduation cap and gown (toga) and carries a large book.</p> <p>9. <b>Reyna Sentenciada</b> (Queen Convicted) - has her slim hands bound by a rope, she stands for the innocents who have been unjustly convicted. She is accompanied by two Roman soldiers.</p> <p>10. <b>Reyna Justicia</b> (Queen Justice) - a personification of the "Mirror of Justice", she carries a weighing scale and a sword.</p> <p>11. <b>Reyna Judith</b> (Queen Judith) - represents the biblical widow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith" title="Judith" class="mw-redirect">Judith</a> of Bethulia who saved her city from the Assyrians by slaying the cruel <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holofernes" title="Holofernes">Holofernes</a>. She carries the head of her victim in one hand and a sword in the other.</p> <p>12. <b>Reyna Sheba</b> (Queen Sheba) - represents the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba" title="Queen of Sheba">Queen of Sheba</a>, who visited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Solomon" title="King Solomon" class="mw-redirect">King Solomon</a> and was overwhelmed by his wisdom, power and riches. She carries a jewelry box.</p> <p>13. <b>Reyna Esther</b> - the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther" title="Esther">Jewish queen of Persia</a> who spared her people from death at the hands of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haman" title="Haman">Haman</a> through her timely intervention with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus" title="Ahasuerus">King Xerxes</a>. She carries a scepter.</p> <p>14. <b>Samaritana</b> (The Female Samaritan) - the woman whom Christ spoke to at the well. She carries a jug on her shoulder.</p> <p>15. <b>Veronica</b> - the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Veronica" title="Saint Veronica">woman who wiped the face of Jesus</a>; bears a bandana imprinted with the three faces of Jesus.</p> <p>16. <b>Tres Marias</b>(The Three Marys)- each Mary holds an attribute associated with her:</p> <p>a. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary_Magdalene" title="Saint Mary Magdalene" class="mw-redirect">Mary of Magdala</a> - a bottle of perfume;</p> <p>b. The Virgin Mary - a handkerchief;</p> <p>c. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_the_mother_of_James" title="Mary, the mother of James" class="mw-redirect">Mary, the mother of James</a> - a bottle of oil.</p> <p>17. <b>Marian</b> - each figure alludes to a title of the Virgin Mary or is associated with her.</p> <p>a. A-V-E--M-A-R-I-A - eight "angels"- girls all wearing long white dresses and wings- each holding a letter to complete the word "AVE MARIA."</p> <p>b. <i>Divina Pastora</i> (Divine Shepherdess) - a shepherdess' staff.</p> <p>c. <i>Reyna de las Estrellas</i> (Queen of the Stars) - a wand with a star.</p> <p>d. <i>Rosa Mystica</i>(Mystical Rose)- a bouquet of roses.</p> <p>e. <i>Reyna Paz</i> (Queen of Peace) - the symbol of peace.</p> <p>f. <b>Reyna de las Propetas</b> (Queen of the Prophets)- an hourglass.</p> <p>g. <b>Reyna del Cielo</b> (Queen of Heaven)- a flower; has two little "angels" accompanying her.</p> <p>h. <i>Reyna de las Virgines</i> (Queen of the Virgins) - a rosary; also accompanied by two little "angels".</p> <p>i. <i>Reyna de las Flores</i> (Queen of the Flowers) - a bouquet of flowers.</p> <p>18. <b>Reyna Elena (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_of_Constantinople" title="Helena of Constantinople">Queen Helena</a>)</b> - the last member of the procession, she represents Saint Helena, legendary finder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Cross" title="True Cross">True Cross</a>; this is signified by the small cross she carries in her arms. The role is usually awarded to the most beautiful girl in the procession. For the Santacruzan to be more exciting, the identity of the maiden playing Reyna Elena is kept a secret until the day of the parade.</p> <p>a. <i>Constantine</i> - the escort of <i>Reyna Elena</i>, he is a young boy wearing the <i>barong tagalog</i>. He represents the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Constantine" title="Emperor Constantine" class="mw-redirect">Emperor Constantine</a>.</p> <p><br />The procession is then followed by the steady beat of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rondalla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rondalla (page does not exist)">rondalla</a>, playing and singing the Hail Mary in Spanish ("Dios Te Salve"). The devotees walking with the procession hold lighted candles in their hands and sing the prayer as they go along.</p> <p>After the procession, there is a <i>pabitin</i> that serves as a culminating activity for all the children to enjoy. A <i>Pabitin</i> is a square trellis where goodies (candies, fruits, small trinkets, etc.) are hung by strings. This trellis is, in turn, tied to a rope and is suspended on a strong branch or pole. The children then gather under the trellis and they jump as high as they can to try to pick the goodies as the trellis is slowly lowered to them while someone jerks it up and down repeatedly until all the goodies are gone.</p> <p>It is customary for males attending the Santacruzan wear the traditional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barong_Tagalog" title="Barong Tagalog">Barong Tagalog</a> and that the females wear any Filipiniana- inspired dress.</p> <p><a name="External_links" id="External_links"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/culture2.htm" class="external free" title="http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/culture2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.philippines.hvu.nl/culture2.htm</a></li></ul>Source: wikipedia<br /><br /><img src="http://www.bidvertiser.com/bidvertiser/images/blank.gif?bdv_ver_code=BDV-765261-BDV" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-30207375261376547352009-05-22T01:29:00.000+08:002009-05-22T01:30:26.138+08:00All your movies on a single DVD: studyPARIS (AFP) - - Scientists unveiled new DVD technology on Wednesday that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.<br />ADVERTISEMENT<br /><br />A team of researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, used nanotechnology to boost the storage potential nearly 10,000-fold compared to standard DVDs, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.<br /><br />"We were able to show how nanostructured material can be incorporated onto a disc in order to increase data capacity, without increasing the physical size of the disc," said Min Gu, who lead the team.<br /><br />Discs currently have three spatial dimensions. 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What was so special about this man that he would be so honored? One might say he was really a very ordinary man, a simple priest, but one who followed his vocation in a totally committed and extraordinary way.</p> <p><img src="http://www.svdvocations.org/getfile/f662e32a-b7c3-47f4-8d7f-6e7f25d115e9/arnold-jpg.aspx" alt="" width="225" align="right" height="300" />St. Arnold Janssen - Founder of the Society of the Divine WordArnold Janssen was the second son born to Gerhard and Anna Katharina Janssen. He grew up in a devoted Catholic family of seven children, five brothers and two sisters. His father was a freight hauler, a man of deep faith who educated his children to think beyond their own limited world-view and be aware of the missionary needs of the Church around the world. Their family prayer included a nightly rosary which was followed by the Prologue of St. John’s Gospel: “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”</p> <p>As a young man, Arnold developed an early interest in the natural sciences. He went on to study in this field and qualified to be a high school teacher. Having completed these studies, he went on to study theology and was ordained a diocesan priest for the Diocese of Muenster on August 15, 1861. His first assignment was to teach in a secondary school in Bocholt.</p> <p>After twelve years at his post, he became restless and wanted to devote himself more toward issues of the Universal Church. He first did this through the printed word with his Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart with its focus on news of the missions and what Germans might do to promote mission activities. This quickly became a popular monthly magazine amongst Catholics. Arnold became more acutely aware that there was no German mission-sending religious society and wanted to see that need filled. This is where his deep faith in Divine Providence showed itself. He was determined to found a German mission-sending society at a time when anti-Catholic laws in Germany forbade such religious schools. At one point, Arnold went with some Ursuline nuns to visit J. A. Paredis, Bishop of Roermond, to discuss his plans. The Bishop’s comment after the visit was, “He wants to build a mission house and he is penniless. He’s either a fool or a saint.”</p> <p>On Sept. 8, 1875, with only three candidates, little money, and a run-down inn which he was able to purchase just across the German border in Steyl, Holland, Arnold founded his mission seminary and a religious order, to be named “The Society of the Divine Word,” honoring that special devotion he had developed in his childhood with those evening recitations of St. John’s Prologue with his family. The beginning was difficult, with his first few candidates leaving, but eventually, more and more candidates came, joined and stayed. He steadily guided this new Society for 34 years and quickly expanded it to include religious brothers. Arnold also helped co-found the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters (SSpS) and the Holy Spirit Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (SSpSAP).</p> <p>Arnold’s dream proceeded with a speed that probably surprised even him. At his death in 1909, the missionary societies that he had founded had over 1,500 priests, brothers, Missionary and Adoration Sisters working in the missions in China, Italy, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, U.S., Chile, Japan and the Philippines. Today those societies number over ten-thousand members in nearly 70 countries. The dream of a determined ordinary priest has been realized.</p> <ul><li>November 5, 1837 – Arnold Janssen is born in Goch, Germany.</li><li>1849 to 1861 – A time of studies at the minor seminary at Gaesdonck, mathematics and natural sciences at Bonn University, theological studies at Münster.</li><li>August 15, 1861 – Ordained a priest for the Münster Diocese.</li><li>1861 to 1873 – High school teacher of mathematics and natural sciences (Bocholt).</li><li>1869 – Director of the Apostleship of Prayer in Münster.</li><li>1873 to 1875 – Chaplain for the Ursulin sisters in Kempen.</li><li>January 1874 – Begins publishing the magazine, Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart.</li><li>September 8, 1875 – Opens the Mission seminary in Steyl, Netherlands.</li><li>1877 – Opens the Mission House for retreats, thus promoting the lay retreat movement.</li><li>March 2, 1879 – Sends the first two SVD missionaries to China, Fr. John B. Anzer, SVD, and Fr. Joseph Freinademetz, SVD.</li><li>December 8, 1889 – Co-founds the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit.</li><li>December 1896 – Co-founds the cloistered sisters, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration.</li><li>1889 to 1909 – Period of expansion of missionary work to Argentina (1889); Togo (1892); Brazil (1895); New Guinea (1896); Chile (1900); U.S.A. (1900); Japan (1906); Paraguay (1908); Philippines (1909).</li><li>January 15, 1909 – Arnold Janssen dies at Steyl, Netherlands.</li><li>October 19, 1975 – Arnold Janssen is beatified in Rome by Pope Paul VI.</li><li>October 5, 2003 – Arnold Janssen is canonized by Pope John Paul II.</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-84055090421001417942009-04-09T00:22:00.002+08:002009-04-09T00:23:28.397+08:00Prayer to St. ArnoldLoving God, you called Arnold to follow your Son, the Divine Word, in proclaiming the Gospel to all peoples. Burning with love for him and filled with his Spirit, he dedicated himself totally to the spreading of your Kingdom of peace and love.<br />Therefore, with confidence we pray:<br />St. Arnold, implore for us a burning love for Christ and a dedication to the missionary calling of the Church.<br />Guide us to build families and communities where justice, compassion and equality are lived.<br />Help us to stretch our hearts to embrace all peoples of our one world.<br />May the Light of the Word and the Spirit of Grace transform our world and free our hearts so that we become fully alive with Jesus’ Spirit.<br />Amen.<br /><br />(With permission, Society of the Divine Word, Via dei Verbiti, 1-00154 Rome)<br /><br />Courtesy of:<br />http://www.churchoftheascension.net/divineword.html<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362327666139917348.post-78122059237783937582009-04-09T00:22:00.001+08:002009-04-09T00:22:30.854+08:00Prayer for the Missions and MissionariesWe beg you to watch over your missionaries who have left all things to bear witness to your gospel and to your love. Be their “mighty shield and strong support, their shelter from the heat, a shade from the noonday sun, a guard stumbling, a help against falling.” (Sir. 34:16)<br /><br />Guide and enlighten them by your Word and example. Lift up their hearts in the face of trouble and danger. O Lord, grant that wherever they go, the image of Your crucifixion may go with them, that in times of danger and difficulty they may learn from it a true meaning of sacrifice. Let them find strength and consolation in it, in their weakness. Through it, let them find light and firmness of spirit in every crisis of their apostolate. Since they do not seek earthly honors and comforts, grant their labors the fruits which they ardently desire, namely the power to save all people and to lead them to you, who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Finally, Lord, increase the number of their flock. Lead them to praise and thank You who have redeemed them and who wish to bring them to their eternal reward. Amen.<br /><br />(With permission, Society of the Divine Word, Via dei Verbiti, 1-00154 Rome)<br /><br />courtesy of:<br />http://www.churchoftheascension.net/divineword.html<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://secure.bidvertiser.com/performance/bdv_rss_rd.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&click=1&rsrc=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://bdv.bidvertiser.com/BidVertiser.dbm?pid=199352&bid=577641&PHS=199352577641&rssimage=1&rsrc=3" border="0"/></a></div>RØN™http://www.blogger.com/profile/06302606674004340346noreply@blogger.com0