Source: GMA News.tv
BFP goes on full alert vs fires during Christmas, New Year
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) went on full alert starting Thursday in anticipation of possible fires during the holidays.
Metro security tightened as Misa de Gallo starts
Filipino faithful flocked to churches early dawn of Wednesday for the first of nine Simbang Gabi --literally "night mass" but actually held during dawn hours--amid increased police visibility in...
'Iwas PapuToxic' campaign says no to firecrackers
A local ecological group urged the youth to say no to firecrackers through its yearly "Iwas PapuToxic" campaign.
Comelec to resume voter registration on Monday
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to resume voter registration on Monday after the Supreme Court ordered the extension of voters’ list-up until January 9, 2010, the poll body’s...
Police fails to arrest Jason Ivler anew
Law enforcers on Wednesday failed anew to arrest Jason Ivler, an American national who was the prime suspect in the killing of a Malacañang official's son.
Arroyo vows to be media friendly next year
As part of her New Year’s resolution, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has vowed to be an "easier subject" for journalists covering her.
Drilon, Osmeña defend their eligibility to run in 2010 polls
Despite “resting" for only three years since their last term, former Senators Franklin Drilon and Sergio Osmeña III said Wednesday that there is no Constitutional provision barring them...
CA OKs appointments of 3 new envoys, bypasses 1
The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday bypassed the appointment of Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco as ambassador to Italy due to the opposition of Senate Pro Tempore Jose 'Jinggoy' Estrada.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Young actor detests the undead
There’s a tiny part of Jesse Eisenberg’s character in Columbia Pictures’ new horror action-comedy “Zombieland” that is true to life.
Ruffa Gutierrez won’t have a blue Christmas
Despite being single, actress-TV host Ruffa Gutierrez won't have a cold and lonely Christmas.
Richard Guiterrez’s love life ‘complicated’
“When the right time comes, I will tell you personally [about it]."
Meryl Streep vies against self in Golden Globe nom
Premiere actress Meryl Streep will not only compete with fellow contenders but also against herself at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
John Lloyd Cruz deported from Japan
ABS-CBN confirmed that actor John Lloyd Cruz was deported from Japan recently for not being able to properly explain the purpose of his visit.
SS501’s Kim Hyun-joong chosen as Asia’s best male star
Kim Hyun-joong, leader of K-pop boy band SS501, was chosen as Asia’s Best Male Star at the Yahoo! Asia Buzz Award 2009 held at the Hong Kong Convention Center on December 14.
Best recording experience for Callalily
The young guns of Callalily aimed for the stars on their debut album.
An unending grace: UST’s countdown to 400 years set
The University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest university in Asia, is gearing for its 400th year in 2011.
Nerve-wrecking suspense
“Inglourious Basterds” was first shown at the Cannes Filmfest last May and it won best actor for Christoph Waltz.
Pacquiao’s secret to success
If you have keenly observed Manny Pacquiao, he always prayed in the corner of the ring before and after a bout.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
NBA's Artest sends Tiger open letter of support
LOS ANGELES – National Basketball Association standout Ron Artest has sent Tiger Woods an open letter of support on his website, calling the embattled golf star "the perfect role model for me and my so
ns."Early odds favor Mayweather over Pacquiao
The Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr. bout is expected to be the biggest “odds-maker” in the making, especially for race and sports books of casinos in Las Vegas as its current lien for betting aficionados opened on Tuesday.
Record feats spark RP's 7-gold run
VIENTIANE – Marestella Torres leapt to the record books in a rare show of class, while ageless judoka John Baylon won his eighth straight SEAG medal in a couple of heart-warming golden performances at the forefront of the country’s 7-gold haul for fifth place Wednesday.
Miller, Tenorio help Alaska in OT win
MANILA, Philippines -- Alaska banked on the end-game heroics of Willie Miller and LA Tenorio to turn back Talk ‘N Text, 119-113, in overtime Wednesday night in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Ateneo wins Prada Midgets tourney
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Manila Grade School Chess Team reigned supreme in the recent 2009-2010 Private Schools Athletic Development Association Midgets Chess championships.
Filipino judoka relishes SEAG gold
MANILA, Philippines – Nancy Quillotes, the 2009 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in judo, is savoring her longed-for victory over the opponent who denied her the gold in Thailand two years ago.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress who made her debut in the 1999 television series Get Real. After it was cancelled, she was cast as Mia Thermopolis
in the Disney family comedy The Princess Diaries (2001), from which her career gained momentum. Over the next three years, Hathaway continued to star in family films, reprising the role for its sequel, and appearing as the titular character in Ella Enchanted (both 2004). Interested in other projects, Hathaway began a career transition with supporting roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain (both 2005). She subsequently co-starred with Meryl Streep in the adult comedy The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and appeared in Becoming Jane (2007) as author Jane Austen. In 2008, she earned widespread critical acclaim for her lead role in the film Rachel Getting Married, for which she won numerous industry awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Hathaway's acting style has been compared to Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn and she cites Hepburn as one of her favorite actresses and Streep as an icon. People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001 and she first appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.
Early life and career
Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Gerald Hathaway, a lawyer, and Kate McCauley, an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps. The family moved to Millburn, New Jersey, when she was six years old. She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. Hathaway has mainly Irish and French ancestry, with more distant German and Native American roots.
Hathaway was raised a Catholic with what she considered "really strong values," and has stated she wanted to be a nun during her childhood. However, at the age of fifteen she decided not to become a nun after learning that her brother, Michael, was gay. Despite her Catholic upbringing, she felt that she could not be part of a religion that disapproved of her brother's sexual orientation. She has stated that she is a non-denominational Christian because she has not "found the religion" for her.
As a child, Hathaway was involved in a Montessori program at Brooklyn Heights Montessori School as a preschooler and was then able to enter first grade at the Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn, NJ while she was technically still a kindergartner. Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School where she participated in many school plays; her high school performance as Winifred in Once Upon a Mattress garnered her a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award nomination for Best Performance by a High School Actress. During this time, Hathaway was also involved in plays such as Jane Eyre and Gigi at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse (which is located in Millburn, across the street from Hathaway's middle school). She spent several semesters studying as an English major and Women's Studies minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, referring to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions, because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up." Hathaway was a member of the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program and was the first teenager ever admitted into the program. She is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers performing on stage to film roles.
A soprano, Hathaway performed in 1998 and 1999 with the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at Carnegie Hall and has performed in plays at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, NJ. Three days after her 1999 performance at Carnegie Hall, she was cast in the short-lived Fox television series Get Real, at the age of sixteen.
In January 2008, Hathaway joined beauty giant Lancôme as the face of their fragrance Magnifique. In October of that year, Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live. Hathaway's first film of 2008 was a modern adaptation of the 1960s Mel Brooks television series Get Smart, in which she starred opposite Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin. The film was a hit at the box office and received mostly positive reviews, prompting talk of a sequel. She also made a cameo appearance in the corresponding film Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. In October 2008, she premiered the drama Passengers, alongside Patrick Wilson, as well as the drama Rachel Getting Married, opposite Debra Winger. Rachel Getting Married premiered at the 2008 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and garnered her widespread critical acclaim for her performance as Kym, including nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Hathaway stated that the film appealed to her because of its real depiction of relationships and because of the strong emotional connection she felt with her character.
Hathaway appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released on January 9, 2009, in which she starred opposite Kate Hudson. Hathaway described the film as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so." She appeared with Hudson on the February/March 2009 cover of Modern Bride despite her admission that she is "not the type of girl who dreams about her wedding." In addition to providing her voice for episodes of The Simpsons and Family Guy in 2009, Hathaway also appeared as Viola in the New York Shakespeare Festival's summer 2009 production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park, opposite Audra McDonald as Olivia, Raul Esparza as Duke Orsino, and Julie White as Maria.
Hathaway's film projects include a Tim Burton-directed adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp, the romantic comedy The Fiancé, an adaptation of the Julie Buxbaum novel The Opposite of Love, the Garry Marshall-directed ensemble comedy Valentine's Day alongside Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba and Ashton Kutcher, and an adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, in which she will play the title role on the stage and screen.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 1:1-17.
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah. Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
sastruga • \SAS-truh-guh\ • noun
: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind -- usually used in plural
Example Sentence:
"Over the sastrugi it is all up and down hill, and the covering of ice crystals prevents the sledge from gliding even on the down-grade." (Robert Falcon Scott, Journals: Captain Scott’s Last Expedition)
Did you know?
If "sastruga" and its plural "sastrugi" seem like unusual English words, that may be because in some ways they are. Many of the words we use in English can be traced to one of two sources: about one-quarter of our vocabulary can be traced back to English's Germanic origins, and another two-thirds comes from Latinate sources (most such words come by way of French or from Latin directly, but Spanish and Italian have made their contributions as well). "Sastruga" was borrowed from German, but is not Germanic in origin. It’s originally from "zastruga," a word that comes from a dialect of Russian and means "groove," "small ridge," or "furrow." "Sastruga" is not widely used in English, and when it is used, it often takes the plural form, as in our example sentence.
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
A Stranger Passed By
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh, excuse me Please" was my reply. He said, "Please excuse me too; Wasn't even watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a different story is told,How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My daughter stood beside me very still.When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I said with a frown. She walked away, her little heart was broken. I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said, "While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, But the children you love, you seem to abuse.Look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."By this time, I felt very small, and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed;"Wake up, little girl, wake up," I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
She smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree. I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue." I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."Are you aware that: If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for couldeasily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family --an unwise investment indeed.
So what is behind the story?You know what is the full word of family?
FAMILY= (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Joke # 1
May itatanong ako sayo...
at gusto ko ang sagot ay OO o HINDI...
ayaw ko ng mahabang paliwanang...
HINDI KA BA NALILIGO?
tandaan: ang sagot ay OO o HINDI
Joke #2
Boy: Tay, pag malaki ba ang etits ibig sabihin matalino?
Tatay: Aba oo anak! Kaya nga napakatalino ko e.
Asan nanay mo?
Boy: Andun po sa kwarto may kasamang genius.
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