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Archive for the 'Controversy' Category

Singapore: Catholics outraged at ‘Jesus’ hand cream and bubble bath

Reported in Independent:
A retailer in Singapore has withdrawn a cosmetics range with a religious theme after people complained that the products were “disrespectful” to Jesus.
The tongue-in-cheek range, named Lookin’ Good for Jesus, upset Catholics, who said the line trivialised Christianity. The cosmetics, made by a US company, include hand cream and bubble bath.
The [...]

‘Biggest celebrity sex scandal in the history of the Chinese internet’

Scandal, scandal, scandal. More on Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, and Cecilia Cheung.
An unlikely coalition of pop idols, communist censors, Hong Kong police and a Catholic bishop are fighting to stifle the biggest celebrity sex scandal in the history of the Chinese internet.
As well as crashing servers in celebrity-obsessed Hong Kong, the gossip has spread [...]

Wowowee rehearsal video posted on YouTube

(Via Clear Proof of Wowowee Controversy!!!)

Teri Hatcher doesn’t want her vagina examined by doctor from Philippines

In a controversial clip from the premiere of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, Teri Hatcher refuses to be examined if the doctor is from ’some med school in the Philippines.’ Why did the popular TV series single out the Philippines? Watch the video.

Vanessa Hudgens nude scandal; more photos emerge

vanessa-thumb.gifEven after Vanessa Hudgens of Highschool Musical had apologized to her millions of fans for her nude self-photos that had leaked via the Internet, it seems more raunchy stuff is coming out.

NBI agents arrest Filipino blogger

mark-verzo.gifMark Verzo is arrested by Philippine authorities. While news and blogs described him in derogatory terms as an alleged porn site operator, PinoySpy highlights the fact he’s an active blogger and a developer of some local startups.

Loren Legarda wants ‘boy bastos’ to go down

Press Release:
Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the authorities to close down the web site boybastos.com, which she said provides Internet users, including minors, free and unrestricted access to the largest online accumulation of “extremely hardcore pornographic materials” of Filipino women and girls.
“This is by far the filthiest Internet site we’ve come across that offers open [...]

Wowowee: Willie Revillame - Joey De Leon spat splits divided nation

willie.gif The alleged cheating in the game show Wowowee hosted by Willie Revillame has exploded into a word war between Willie and veteran comedian Joey De Leon who hosts rival Eat Bulaga.

NCAA Basketbrawl: Letran, San Beda riot videos uploaded to YouTube

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San Beda-Letran Riot

Malaysian newspaper sorry for Jesus Christ pic holding cigarette

In Malaysia, a local newspaper has stirred furor over by publishing Jesus Christ smoking — the newspaper claimed its graphic artist was not aware that the Jesus image downloaded from the internet was holding a cigarette!
The Tamil-language newspaper Makkal Osai, in a frontpage apology, said the publication of the smoking Jesus Christ was a mistake. S.M. [...]

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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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