Monthly Archives: May 2013
Foods that cause pain
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
May 1, 2013
The body is a wonderful natural chemical factory. Whatever we eat, drink or apply to our body is absorbed and automatically transformed to energy (fuel) or to various hormones and substances that control our total bodily function, including thought processes, mental state, behavior, and cellular responses and reactions. Continue reading
Kagawaran ng Kultura?
by Fermin Salvador.
May 1, 2013
Walang kagawaran (department) ng kultura sa US, ang federal man o mga pang-estadong gobyerno. Pero pag binanggit ang pariralang “kulturang Amerikano” ay wala marahil lahi sa mundo na walang sariling pakahulugan o interpretasyon. Continue reading
BOSTON MASSACRE II City without fear
by Fred C. Wilson III
May 1, 2013
On Income Tax Day April 15th two bombs detonated killing three people injuring over 200 others at the Finish Line of the Boston Marathon. Bloody mangled remnants that were once whole human beings littered streets, walls, and sidewalks of that historic city. What was supposed to have been a sunny Bostonian day celebrating their 116th marathon ended in carnage. Continue reading
Voters Mandate To GOP Lawmakers: No Compromise On Budget Cuts
by Don Azarias
May 1, 2013
Those mostly Democrat-leaning American voters might be wondering why the majority of Congressional Republican lawmakers are standing their ground and refusing to compromise with President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies regarding the seemingly never-ending budget battle. Continue reading
“I Do Not Have Any Choice”
by Arnold De Villa
May 1, 2013
We all have pet peeves. Mine is the one that poses itself as a dead ended excuse, a cul-de-sac, and a blocked response. It goes like this: Question: “Why did you come into this situation?” Answer: “I do not have a choice”. Question: “Is there anything else that you could do?” Response: “I do not have any choice”. Question: “Why did you have to pay so much?” Answer: “I have no other choice”. It goes like a pit – ad infinitum, ad libidem and ad nauseam. Continue reading
Why China wouldn’t go to war vs. U. S.
May 1, 2013
If China attacked the United States, she had better knock her out in the first strike. Otherwise, the U.S. would unleash 1,654 nuclear warheads on 792 deployed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), B-52 bombers, and B-2 stealth bombers. China has approximately 240 warheads and an undetermined number of ICBMs. But who would fire the first ICBM? Continue reading
Fixating on 10-year deficit reduction targets
May 1, 2013
Given the depressed state of the U.S. economy, policymakers’ goal should be stimulating near-term economic recovery, not reaching an arbitrary 10-year deficit reduction target, a new Economic Policy Institute-The Century Foundation report finds. In Dangerous targets: Why setting a specific deficit reduction target would worsen the economic and fiscal situation. Continue reading
Feud of Claudine and Gretchen Barretto intensifies
May 1, 2013
There is no stopping, it seems, the new feud of actresses and sisters Claudine and Gretchen Barretto. It all started partly in an innocent comment by a netizen allegedly bashing Julia and her entry into show business. It was later alleged that elder sister Gretchen had claimed that the netizen was actually Claudine who was not happy that their niece, Julia, was starting to make a name for herself in showbiz. Continue reading
Cagayan’s Callao Cave: Home to ancient Filipinos
May 1, 2013
TUGUEGARAO CITY – “Dumanonkayo, apo, ditoy taeng ti kataengan a Pilipino.” The greeting – typically Ilocano, a major language in the northeastern part of Luzon, including the province of Cagayan – welcomes visitors to one of the province’s best tourist attractions, the seven-chambered Callao Cave, 21 kms northeast of this capital city. Continue reading
Pacquiao back in the ring in November in Macau
May 1, 2013
MANILA – Filipino world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will return to the boxing ring this year after all. Pacquiao’s handlers indicated that he will go against either Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios in Macau or Singapore in November. Rios has a 31-1-1 record with 23 knockouts while Alvarado’s recprd os 34-1 with 23 knockouts. Continue reading