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Archive for March, 2008

Unemployed man finds 10 grand in mailbox

Would you do the same?
An unemployed man in Japan had an unexpected windfall in his mailbox when he found one million yen (10,000 dollars) in cash from an anonymous benefactor, police said Friday.
The 61-year-old man discovered the wad of cash last week along with a slip of paper with the message, “Please make use [...]

Playboy to launch edition in Philippines; but no nudity

A watered-down version of Playboy will soon be launched in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, inspired by the success of the local franchises of soft-porn men magazines such as FHM and Maxim.
No opposition has been heard from Church and political leaders in the Philippines.

(Indonesians burn advance copies of Playboy Indonesia)
In neighboring Indonesia, protesters had [...]

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Another US Democrat involved in sex scandal

Associated Press:
THE Mayor of Detroit has been charged with perjury and other crimes, after sexually explicit text messages surfaced that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy also charged Democrat Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 37, with obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.
Former chief-of-staff Christine Beatty, 37, who [...]

Honest politician: NY Gov. Paterson admits he tried marijuana, cocaine

New York Times:
A week after admitting that he had been unfaithful to his wife on multiple occasions, Gov. David A. Paterson made another confession about his past, telling a television interviewer on Monday that he had tried both cocaine and marijuana in his early 20s.

Read the transcript here.

World’s tallest man gets free car

Ukrainian Leonid Stadnik, the world’s tallest man, measuring 2.55 meters high according to the Guinness World Records, receives a free car from Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. The which was specially adapted for him by Ukrainian corporation Autozaz-Daewoo.
Learn more about Leonid Stadnik.

PUTA President says teachers will visit 3 universities

PESHAWAR: A delegation of 30 University of Peshawar (UoP) teachers will visit India in April to interact with Indian scholars and intellectuals for promoting understanding between teaching communities of both the countries, Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA) President Dr Arbab Khan Afridi told Daily Times on Thursday.
The PUTA president, Dr Arbab Khan Afridi, who is [...]

Ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and wife had threesome with male aide

In yet another sex scandal that rocked American politics following the Spitzer scandal, a former aide to ex-Ner Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey has come forward to claim that he, the ex-Gov and his wife Dina Matos McGreevey had threesome sex.

Former campaign aide Teddy Pedersen said he had consensual sex with the couple for about two [...]

Finland’s foreign minister sent text messages to topless dancer

Finland foreign minister Ilkka Kanerva sent about 200 text messages from his mobile phone to Johanna Tukiainen, 29. In one of the messages, the government officials asked her what she was wearing under her tight dress.
Another message suggested an arrangement with Miss Tukiainen and her sister, Julia, who has worked in adult industry.

Source: The Telegraph

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer sex scandal: Who is the call-girl “Kristen”?

Known only as “Kristen” the high class escort girl who brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in a sex scandal has identified herself as Ashley Alexandra Dupre, 22, a former resident of Belmar, N.J. Spitzer, who was referred to by an FBI agent in an affidavit as Client 9, paid $4,300 for one night [...]

Set on fire: FHM Philippines model Scarlet Bouffard, 3 others found dead in Olongapo City

(Check out Scarlet Bouffard’s gallery on FHM)

The body of FHM Philippines magazine model and Viva Hot Babe Scarlet Garcia (aka Scarlet Bouffard) and three others were found dead inside their rented townhouse at Gordon Heights in Olongapo City.
ABC-CBN News (read full story) quoted:

A model for male magazine and three others were found dead inside their [...]

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Playstation Network's Video Delivery Service To Offer Movies and TV Shows For...


Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today launches the company?s new video delivery service on PLAYSTATION Store for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStation Portable) systems in the United States.

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Microsoft warns of new attacks

Microsoft warns of new attacks

Microsoft is warning users of a newly reported attack on one of its ActiveX browser components.

The company said that it had received reports of a limited number of targeted attacks on a flaw in ActiveX control for Snapshot Viewer, a browser plug-in for Microsoft Office Access 2000, 2002 and 2003. The vulnerable control is not present in Office Access 2007.

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30th National Disability Week

I rarely search for government websites, especially a agency as old as MArcos, like this one. The National Council on Disabled Affairs, however, as a physical therapist, I was drawn by this event...

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Buried Seed Vault Opens in Arctic [old news but never knew]


The entrance to the underground Svalbard Global Seed Vault juts from a hillside in the Norwegian Arctic. (Credit: John McConnico/Associated Press)

After several years of planning and digging, the world has its first secure, deep-frozen repository for backup supplies of seeds from hundreds of thousands of plant varieties that underpin agriculture.

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Pinay from Manila is one of Obama?s lead campaigners

MANILA, Philippines - ?Yes we can. Maraming salamat po." This was a portion of a letter that was from a Filipino, but not just from an ordinary Pinoy. Eddie Charmaine Arivan Manansala wrote to leaders, family, and friends last June 24 encouraging them to help ensure Barack Obama?s victory in the 2008 US presidential polls.

?I look forward to working with you in the upcoming months as we engage the Asian American and Pacific Islander community nationwide, as well as in key battleground states," she told Obama supporters in her letter.

Mga pinoy nga naman. IDOL!!! PAPICTURE!

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Six kids, one birthday

Oh baby! Meet the 1-year-old Masche sextuplets and their proud parents.

A jumbo family
The Masches give new meaning to the phrase "one big happy family."

Bryan and Jenny Masche's sextuplets, Bailey, Blake, Cole, Grant, Molli and Savannah, were born on June 11, 2007, and life for the couple hasn't been the same since.

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Typhoon Frank Live in the Philippines! One Night Only (we hope)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A powerful typhoon that weakened into a tropical storm blew Tuesday toward Japan, leaving at least 12 people dead in the Philippines, officials said.

- So is Frank's international name Mitag? The typhoon was weakened perhaps by egg offerings to Sta. Clara but it still continued to wreak havoc upon the rice-producing provinces of Luzon. I hoped the storm was too early for the plantings, or else rice hoarders will have a newer reason to drive Filipinos crazier.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/philippines.typhoon.ap/

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University of Florida Professor Designs Plasma-Propelled Flying Saucer

Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.

University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a ?wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,? or WEAV.

The U.S. Air Force and NASA have expressed interest in the aircraft, he said.


Illustration of proposed prototype mini-flying saucer.

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Worker Freak-Out Caught On Tape Creates Internet Phenomenon

WAGA: A bizarre surveillance video is making the rounds on the Internet showing an office worker who suddenly gets violent and begins trashing not only his desk but the entire office, much to the shock of several coworkers. A healthy debate rages online as to the authenticity of the tape which has been widely circulated with the title "Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane."


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Action star Rudy Fernandez succumbs to cancer; he was 55

MANILA, Philippines - Action star Rudy Fernandez succumbed to cancer early Saturday morning, ending a battle that lasted several months.

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