All Catholic Filipinos have a devotion to “Mama  Mary”. It’s a cultural thing.
Americans tend to be individualistic in their approch to religion, so tend to parse Bible verses.  But the Philippines, until recently, was still a country of peasants, where religion was taught to children by stories and fiestas.
So Jesus was “Kuya Jesus”, older brother […]

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ITA 2000 was amended after several years of hibernation and the new ITA 2008 has emerged. While we are yet to digest the changes, there are some persons who are calling for changes in ITA 2000. It is not […]

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Alyssa Bustamante is only 15 years old. Still a child yet she committed a horrendous crime with reports claiming it was just so she could know what it feels like to kill someone. She strangled, stabbed and slit Elizabeth Olten’s throat and then hid her body in a wooded area close to both of their […]

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Lone Scherfig’s skilfully directed film of Lynn Barber’s poignant memoir of growing up in England in the 1960s contains some outstanding performances in the main roles.  In particular Carey Mulligan is utterly convincing as the sixteen-year-old Jenny despite the fact that the actress was herself 23 when the movie was made. For a mature young […]

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Robert Siciliano identity theft expert
One hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcasts homepage. When the hackers called Comcasts technical contact to let him know all 200 Comcast domain names and Comcast homepage were vulnerable, he hung up on them.
It has not been disclosed how the email was compromised, but there are many ways […]

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Time magazine has an article about overprotective parents. The Title is appropriate:
The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
Fair enough.
My problem is how the article is framed:
…we just wanted what was best for our kids. We bought macrobiotic cupcakes and hypoallergenic socks, hired tutors to correct a 5-year-old’s “pencil-holding deficiency,” … We hovered over every school, playground […]

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There is nothing I enjoy more than reading a book that is described by the publisher and critics as “controversial” or “provocative.”  “The Gentiles, A History of Sri Lanka 1498-1833,” a carefully researched and well written book by Agnes Padmini Thambynayagam is such a book.  As you may have guess by her name, Ms. Thambynayagam […]

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An announcement has recently been made to confirm who will be chairing an up and coming important asbestos conference that will be held next year in California. The conference will take place in March of next year at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey.
The announcement about who would be chairing this annual conference was made […]

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I have heard that they are going to be making a ninth season of this show, but that it will be about Zach Braff as Dr. John Dorian.  Now, I don’t know if that is true or not, but I can only hope that it will in fact not be true.  The entire cast is […]

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Writing and reporting on missing children is not an easy thing to do if you are a parent or someone who deeply cares about children. You tend to take it personal and start to feel like the child is like your own or a close relative that you love.
In February we heard about little 5 […]

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And it ain’t a happy day for the CRU.  True, this is a cybercrime, and the perpetrator(s) should be brought to justice.  But equally as big is the contents of the >1000 e-mails and >3800 documents. 
The Hadley Climate Research Unit has confirmed the hack, so this is not a hoax, and global-warming-skeptic sites like […]

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The mother of the youngest victim of mesothelioma in the UK has said that she will fight to learn the truth about how and why her daughter contracted the asbestos cancer that killed her, and has promised that she will do it alone of necessary because her lawyers have given up on the case.
Leigh […]

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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
Ever forge your husbands signature? Wife’s? Parents? Clients? Do you think the clerk behind the counter at Walmart is skilled in handwriting analysis? I’ve always viewed a signature as a totally ridiculous form of authentication and a total waste of my time when I sign my name. It’s always been burden […]

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When I was working as a physician in the US, our Federal clinic’s policy was to order mammograms on all women starting at age 4o.
Why was this important? Because there is some indications that mammogram and early diagnosis increases the cure rate for breast cancer in young women.
This statement is not as obvious as you […]

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A TV Channel in Bangalore ( TV9 ) reported today that mobile calls were being received from Paksitan to mobile users in Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai etc allegedly from either terrorists or terror funding organizations. The channel gave out four distinct numbers with the ISD code 092 and stated that some of the calls were […]

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FreeMediaOnline.org, Free Media Online Blog, November 18, 2009, San Francisco — One of the worst managed U.S. federal agencies will have a new leadership. President Obama has announced his intention to nominate former CNN chairman and CEO Walter Isaacson, a Democrat, to chair the Broadcasting Board of Governors, BBG, an independent federal agency […]

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The owner of a New York building is to be cited as a result of improper removal of asbestos in the building, with a tip off resulting in authorities not only investigating the allegations but also catching the building owner and his workers in the act of improperly disposing of the asbestos.
There are very strict […]

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That’s the title of a new campaign by the Family Research Council, trying to get the word out on how so many diseases and conditions (>70) are already being treated successfully with adult stem cells.
Currently the most common and effective treatments using stem cells are various forms of cancers and anemias, he said, though adult […]

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An Appeals Court is said to have upheld a multi million dollar verdict against Georgia Pacific in the case of a woman who was exposed to asbestos and went on to develop asbestos cancer from her home remodelling business.
The original trial saw the jury award Joan Mahoney over six million dollars back in 2008 […]

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Quick. Name the most dangerous terrorist organization in the US, organizations that are responsible for  47 of the53 most destructive terrorist attacks in the US.
Muslims? No.
Right wing Militias? No.
The Christian fundamentalist types? No.
It’s the Animal rights extremists.
Via SecondhandsmokeBlog, quoting from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision U.S. v Christianson:
… between 2000 and 2005, 43 […]

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A man from California has been charged with providing asbestos removal workers with certification without actually providing them with the proper training. The man has been accused of trying to defraud employers as a result of his practices.
The man, Rogelio Lowe from E&D Environmental Safety Training Inc, is said to have been providing workers with […]

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According to a recent report the Wisconsin State Department of Commerce has had to retract a report that related to serious violations of health and safety, including asbestos violations, at the University of Wisconsin. It will now be looking at and rewriting the report before any further steps are taken.
An official from the Department of […]

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The CDC announced an increase in STD’s and an administration spokesman insisted that it’s all Bush’s fault, because some schools preach abstinence:
“Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent after almost being eliminated,” said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease […]

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“The Silent Hour: A Lincoln Perry Mystery” opens with Private Investigator Lincoln Perry working solo while his partner Joe Pritchard mends in Florida. Perry is receiving letters from Parker Harrison, convicted murder, who is seeking his help. When the letter campaign doesn’t work, Harrison comes in person. Simplifying greatly, Harrison wants Perry to find the […]

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According to researchers working at a Boston women’s hospital an immunosuppressant drug called Sirolimus can help with mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is linked to long term or high level exposure to asbestos, which is a known and potentially deadly carcinogenic that was once widely used in a range of applications.
The […]

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Yesterday kicked off Anti-bullying Week and it goes from November 16-20 2009. One thing that is really being focused upon is the problem of cyber-bullying. As we all know, this is a problem that is out of control and at some point, someone needs to put a stop to it. The problem is a huge […]

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A recent report has shown that the number of mesothelioma victims is continuing to rise in the West Midlands area of England. Home to the Black Country, which was know for its rich industrial history, as well as many other industrial areas, this is a region where malignant mesothelioma is said to be rife.
Reports were […]

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An asbestos victim who has contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has won a massive twenty million dollars after contracting the disease through exposure to asbestos on a secondary basis. The woman, and nursing professor, is thought to have been exposed to asbestos through washing clothing.
It is claimed that she used to wash her grandfather’s […]

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Well I was right, it was an interesting 90 minutes. Not without it’s technical challenges, but what would a live program be without some challenges?
I was very happy that country band ‘front man’ Sam Watkins decided to take part. Sam Watkins was the person that put on the benefit concert for Haleigh Cummings in Austin, […]

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Chance and Chloe quietly enter the Chancellor Mansion. He tells Chloe she doesn’t have to worry, the doctor released him and even signed the release form. He says he just didn’t want the women folk to fuss over him and he says as he looks at Chloe well except for one certain woman that is.
Cane […]

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