16 December 2009

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Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Pagasa expects fine weather during Christmas
Filipinos can expect generally fine weather as cyclones have little chance of forming during the Christmas holidays, state weather forecasters said Wednesday.

Andal Sr odered the killing of Mangudadatus, witness claims
“Kill them all." This was the order that Andal Ampatuan Sr., the patriarch of the powerful and Arroyo-allied Ampatuan clan, allegedly gave on November 22, the day before the gory massacre of 57...

With ‘dragon woman’ out, RP climate team loses teeth
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – On the eve of President Arroyo’s arrival here for the decade's most important meeting on climate change, the Philippine delegation is in apparent disarray. Some of the...

Airport personnel told: Don’t greet passengers Merry Christmas
Balikbayans and tourists can look forward to happy holidays this Yuletide season as the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) gears up for the needs of passengers.

MMDA-DSWD teams no match with ‘elusive’ child beggars?
Despite the combined efforts of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to rid the metropolis of child beggars, poor...

Philippine banks urged to schedule ATM repair during off-hours
Philippine banks were urged to schedule maintenance work of their cash machines during late nights or before dawn.

DOLE reminds employers of pay rules for holidays
With just 10 days to go before Christmas, the Department of Labor and Employment reminded employers Tuesday to abide by the pay rules for the holidays.

Voters can still register until January 9, 2010 - high court
(UPDATE 3 - 7:24 p.m.) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the voter registration for the 2010 elections to January 9 after it nullified a Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution that...


Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Cristine Reyes denies SMS sabotage against Heart
Sexy actress Cristine Reyes denied sending Heart Evangelista text messages that dissuade her from seeing Dennis Trillo.

Daiana Meneses exclusively dating Carlos Guevarra
Though she constantly dates celebrity Carlos Guevarra, hot Brazilian model Daiana Menezes denies that the hunk is already her boyfriend.

Dolphy still hard at work at 81
After having involved himself in the business of show for more than 65 years now, comedian Dolphy, 81, is showing no signs of slowing down.

Lenka: The female Peter Pan
Lenka said she and her high school best friend used to think that "when we grow up, our hearts will die."

How celebs celebrate Christmas
Despite his hectic schedule as a mainstay in four GMA-7 shows, Dennis Trillo makes time to personally shop for his Christmas gifts.

Dolphy’s Christmas wish: For MMFF ’09 to be a success!
Philippines’ Comedy King Dolphy has one big wish this Christmas and this is for all entries of the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival to make money and be watched by everyone!

6Cyclemind throws support behind Villar
Though there are musicians who offer their more popular tunes to politicians for financial gain, there are others who do so because they actually believe in that politician’s platform.

Parokya frontman makes hay as election fever heats up
“I did it for the money,” Miranda quipped.

Sam Milby to recharge for busier 2010
Sam has worked for four years straight now and so flying to Dayton, USA on Dec. 22 to be with his family is but an apt reward.


Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online

Tiger takes record tumble in popularity
LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods has taken the largest rating plunge in Gallup Poll history as a result of the sex scandal that forced the world's first billion-dollar athlete to halt his epic golf career.

Senate inquiry on athlete harassment?
MANILA, Philippines - At least two National Sports Association (NSA) presidents are up in arms over cyclist Baby Marites Bitbit’s claim that she was intimidated into pulling out of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos to sympathize with disqualified teammates in the spirit of “all for one, one for all.”

Gensan gears up for Pacquiao’s birthday bash
MANILA, Philippines -- General Santos City is currently gearing up for Manny Pacquiao’s 31st birthday celebration this coming Thursday (December 17).

Paciencia, Docena rule Singapore chessfest
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino wood pushers Enrique Paciencia, Jedara Docena and Arianne Bo Caoili emerged as big winners in separate chess events in Singapore and United Kingdom.

SEAG: Philippines celebrates marathon double
VIENTIANE - The Philippines won the men's and women's marathons at the Southeast Asian Games Tuesday to boost their medals haul but Thailand remained well clear of the chasing pack.

Michael Schumacher gets Ferrari green light
LONDON - The momentum behind a possible return to Formula One by Michael Schumacher gathered pace on Monday when Ferrari announced they would not stand in the seven-time champion's way.


Da who for today

Source: Wikipedia

Jerry Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨致远; traditional Chinese: 楊致遠; pinyin: Yáng Zhìyuǎn; born November 6, 1968) is a Chinese American entrepreneur and the co-founder, former CEO (or as he called himself, the Chief Yahoo) of Yahoo! Inc.

Early life
Born in Taipei, Taiwan on November 6, 1968, Yang moved to San Jose, California at the age of eight, with his mother and brother. His father died when Yang was two. He claimed that despite his mother being an English teacher, he only knew one English word (shoe) on his arrival. Mastering the English language in three years, he was placed into an AP English class.
Yang graduated from Sierramont Middle School, and Piedmont Hills High School, then went on to receive his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Career
While he studied in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, he co-created in April 1994 with David Filo an Internet website consisting of a directory of other websites called "Jerry and Dave's Guide to the World Wide Web". It was renamed "Yahoo!" (an exclamation). Yahoo became very popular, Yang and Filo realized the business potential and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. They took a leave of absence and postponed their doctoral programs indefinitely.
Yahoo! started off as a web portal with a web directory to providing an extensive range of products and services for online activities. It is now one of the leading internet brands and has the most trafficked network on the internet.

On November 17, 2008, The Wall Street Journal reported that Jerry Yang would step down as CEO as soon as the company found a replacement. He had been criticized by many investors, including Carl Icahn, for not increasing revenues and the Yahoo! stock price.
On January 13, 2009, Yahoo named Silicon Valley veteran Carol Bartz as its new chief executive, effectively replacing Yang. Yang regained his former position as Chief Yahoo and remains on Yahoo's board of directors.

Criticism
China
Jerry Yang was criticized for a statement regarding the role of Yahoo! in the arrest of mainland Chinese journalist Shi Tao by Chinese authorities.
While in China, Shi Tao used a Yahoo email address to notify a pro-democracy website that the Chinese government ordered the Chinese media not to cover the fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 on June 4. Yahoo! provided the Chinese security agencies with the IP addresses of the senders, the recipients and the time of the message. Tao was subsequently convicted for “divulging state secrets abroad.” Yang was heavily criticized and Reporters Without Borders called Yahoo! “a Chinese police informant” whose actions led to the conviction of a journalist and writer.

Jerry Yang declared, "To be doing business in China, or anywhere else in the world, we have to comply with local law[s]." This was controversial, as critics claimed Yahoo! violated international law as well as a 1989 decision by the U.S. Congress to prohibit U.S. companies from selling "crime control and detection" equipment or software to the Chinese Government.

The New York Times reported that political prisoner Wang Xiaoning and other journalists had brought a civil suit against Yahoo for allegedly aiding and abetting the Chinese government which, it was claimed, resulted in torture that included beatings and imprisonment.
More recently Jerry Yang was summoned to Washington to answer for Yahoo's comments regarding its role in the arrests of Shi Tao and other journalists in China.
On November 14, 2007, Yahoo agreed to settle with affected Chinese dissidents, paying them undisclosed compensation. Yang stated, "After meeting with the families, it was clear to me what we had to do to make this right for them, for Yahoo, and for the future." In response, Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos, chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, stated, "It took a tongue-lashing from Congress before these high-tech titans did the right thing and coughed up some concrete assistance for the family of a journalist whom Yahoo had helped send to jail. What a disgrace."
Jerry Yang recently wrote a letter to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice requesting her assistance in freeing the jailed dissidents. In addition, Yang established the Yahoo! Human Rights Fund, a fund to provide "humanitarian and legal support" to online dissidents. One of the first public projects of the fund was financing the establishment of the Laogai Museum, a museum opened by noted Chinese dissident Harry Wu to showcase China's laogai penal system.

This change of heart has not been able to stop the chain of events that began with the arrest of jailed dissident Li Zhi, which resulted in another lawsuit being filed against Yahoo on behalf of Plaintiffs Zheng Cunzhu and Guo Quan who allege the loss of property and a garment business. The complaint alleges, "violation of international law including torture and prolonged detention, as well as unfair business practices, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment and assault."

Microsoft
Yang was also criticized by shareholders for rejecting an offer of $33 a share from Microsoft in May 2008 - Microsoft subsequently walked away from the negotiations. In November 2008 the shares were valued at only $14 and Google also decided not to proceed with commercial search advertising arrangements under negotiation influenced by the concerns voiced by the US authorities regarding the effect on competition in the market. On July 29th, 2009, Yahoo! and Microsoft announced a search deal to compete against Google, after the Bing search of Microsoft was successfully launched earlier in June.


Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7:18-23.

The disciples of John told him about all these things. John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?" When the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'" At that time he cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted sight to many who were blind. And he said to them in reply, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me."


Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

whimsical • \WIM-zih-kul\ • adjective
1 : full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims
2 *a : resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; especially : lightly fanciful
b : subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change

Example Sentence:
The whimsical decor of Mary’s home reflects her playful personality.

Did you know?
As you may have guessed, the words "whimsical," "whim," and "whimsy" are related. All three ultimately derive from the word "whim-wham" ("a whimsical object" or "a whim"), which is of unknown origin and dates to at least 1500. "Whimsy" was the first of the three to spin off from "whim-wham," debuting in print in 1605. English speakers then added the adjective suffix "-ical" to "whimsy" to create "whimsical," dating from 1653. "Whim," which came about as a shortened version of "whim-wham," appeared as early as 1641 in a sense that is now obsolete, but its current sense of "a sudden wish, desire, or change of mind" didn't appear in print until 1686.


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life

Top Ten Tiger Woods Lessons for Success:
1. Expect to win. - Know in your heart that you are a winner.
2. Let your expectations show - Express no doubts, let your competitors and your friends know that you have none.
3. Work, practice, work, and practice some more - At the top of his field, he can still be seen hitting buckets of balls until dark - even if he's just won.
4. Dress and act like a winner - This is a part of keeping yourself in a winning frame of mind.
5. Have a sense of drama - don't create it but know it when you see it. You don't have to seek out publicity, but know how to accept and use it when it comes to you.
6. Know that there is always room to grow - Being the best does not mean you can't be even better.
7. Hang with the winners - They understand the pressures and situations in which you will find yourself.
8. Put yourself in situations where you are not known as a success - May be difficult, but this helps you to stay real.
9. Value and protect your free time and do what you enjoy - The discipline of being a winner needs a safety valve from time to time.
10. Remember those who need help - Somewhere, someone helped you - be willing to give back.


Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

How Smart Is Your Right Foot?

Trust me and try this.
It takes only few seconds.
This is so funny that it will boggle your mind and, you will keep trying, it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can’t!!!

Steps
1. While sitting, lift your RIGHT FOOT off the floor and make clockwise circles.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6″ in the air with your RIGHT HAND.
Your foot will change direction!!!
I told you so. And there is nothing you can do about it.

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