Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv
Filipino bomber killed by US missile in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani officials say a Filipino militant wanted by the United States is believed to have been killed in an American drone strike earlier this month.
Tipster in Ivler's arrest receives half of P1M reward
The tipster who informed authorities of the whereabouts of murder suspect Jason Ivler on Thursday received the first half of the P1 million reward for him.
Bicam OKs Freedom of Info bill
The bill seeking to strengthen the people’s right to access information – especially government records – is now a step closer to becoming a law after senators and congressmen reconciled their...
Comelec defends decision allowing Estrada to run in May polls
"There might be a lot who might disagree with (the decision) simply because we believe otherwise but as far as rationalizing the decision, I think it is sound," Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said...
Poll machines to undergo lab, field tests starting Thursday
The electronic machines that will be used in the May elections will undergo a series of laboratory and field tests to ensure their efficiency in counting votes, according to the Commission on...
AFP: Let Arroyo decide on Ibrado’s term extension
The Armed Forces of the Philippines told its men on Thursday to ignore speculations on the fate of its chief of staff and appealed to politicians to stop trying to politicize the military.
Manila Bulletin editor-in-chief replaces Remonde as press secretary
Crispulo "Jun" Icban Jr., editor-in-chief of the Manila Bulletin, will take the post vacated by Press Secretary Cerge Remonde who died of cardiac arrest last January 19, radio dzBB's Tuesday...
Bullets that killed Ebarle match Ivler’s gun – NBI chief
The bullets that killed Renato Ebarle Jr. last year were from slay suspect Jason Ivler’s firearm, the chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Thursday.
Joey Ayala, Cynthia Alexander back bid of Nick Perlas
For his environmental advocacy, revered Filipino musicians Joey Ayala and Cynthia Alexander have lent their support to presidential aspirant Nicanor Perlas.
Erap to boost campaign after Comelec nod on candidacy
Former President Joseph Estrada on Thursday said he is looking to boost his electoral campaign now that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has given him the go signal to pursue the presidency...
Mother claims poverty drove her to throw kids into river
A 40-year-old scavenger claimed poverty drove her to throw her two daughters into the Pasig River in Manila, and to try to take her own life last Tuesday.
Fire hits tanker ship in Manila
A fire of still undetermined origin hit a tanker vessel docked at Pier 18 along Road 10 in Manila before dawn Thursday.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
‘What’s wrong with sex?’ – Mocha Uson
Sexy performer Mocha Uson is pissed off at what she called her “haters”---Facebook users who had her profile shut down on Jan. 12 for alleged obscene content.
No jail time for Amy Winehouse
They asked if she was guilty, and she said yes, yes, yes.
George Clooney: Herding not goats but stars this time
George Clooney stares death and devastation in the face to give hope to the thousands of Haitians who have become victims of one of the most devastating natural disasters.
Armida Siguion-Reyna assails MTRCB for ‘power tripping’
Veteran actress-singer Armida Siguion Reyna has joined critics in assailing the MTRCB for its recent suspension of the popular ABS-CBN show, “Showtime.”
Christopher and Gladys dispute over love scene
Christopher Roxas, Gladys Reyes’ better half, flared up when he learned that his wife is set to do a love scene with Derek Ramsay in "Habang May Buhay."
Juday and Ryan off to fulfill 'project'
Soap Opera Queen Judy Ann Santos will take a sabbatical to spend time with her husband Ryan Agoncillo.
2AM releases first mini-album
K-pop boy band 2AM launched its first mini-album online Jan. 21, nearly 10 months after releasing their previous “Time for Confession.”
Emilio Garcia an incestuous father in ‘Sagrada Familia’
Actor Emilio Garcia is currently reaping rave reviews for his performance in the Joel Lamangan movie “Sagrada Familia.”
Abot Tanaw enables communication for Global Pinoy Center
With its clear connection and advanced technological services, OFWs and their families can now call their loved ones for free through Abot Tanaw’s Global Pinoy Center.
Tokio Hotel acknowledges Filipino fans
Germany’s largest act over the past two decades, Tokio Hotel highly recognizes their avid fans here in the Philippines.
‘Drop Dead Diva:’ Celebrating beauty inside-out
It became a craze before 2009 ended, but “Drop Dead Diva’s” double personality character Jane Bingum continues to make a buzz among women.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Pacquiao is the most exciting and best fighter -- Clottey
NEW YORK – Forget Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is gearing up to fight New York’s “Grand Master” from Ghana, Joshua Clottey.
Big man ‘Brock’ sets return to UFC action
MANILA, Philippines – UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar is set to make his return to the Octagon after
making a “miracle recovery” from an illness that jeopardized his mixed martial arts career....
Wesley So looks for first Corus win
MANILA, Philippines -- A well rested Filipino GM Wesley Barbasa So is looking for his first win in the 72nd Corus international chess championship group B as he battles Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna in the 5th round at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands....
Viloria won’t overlook Colombian foe
MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title against Carlos Tamara of Colombia in “Collision Course” at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday.
Don Bosco to step up in Shell Eco-marathon
MANILA, Philippines – The inaugural Shell Eco-marathon (SEM) Asia is still months away and Team Don Bosco is making sure to be prepared as the competition nears.
Zidane chooses head over heart, tips Spain for World Cup
GENEVA – Zinedine Zidane put head before heart on Wednesday and tipped Spain to win the World Cup in South Africa this year.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick.
Early life
Schneider was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in the nearby suburb of Pacifica. He is the son
of Pilar (née Monroe) Schneider, a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a real estate broker. Schneider's father was a secular Jew and his mother was Catholic. Schneider's maternal grandmother was a Filipina who met and married Schneider's maternal grandfather, a Caucasian American army private, while he was stationed in the Philippines. Schneider graduated from Terra Nova High School in 1982.
Feature films, sitcoms, and other work
After leaving SNL, Schneider played supporting roles in a series of movies including Surf Ninjas, Judge Dredd, The Beverly Hillbillies, Demolition Man and Down Periscope. He also appeared in a recurring part on the TV series Coach. In 1996, he co-starred in the NBC sit-com Men Behaving Badly, an American take on the hit British series of the same name. The U.S. version ran for two seasons.
Schneider starred in the 1999 feature film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, a tale of a fish-tank cleaner who incurs a massive debt and is forced to become a "man-whore". This was followed by The Animal, about a nebbish who is given animal powers by a mad scientist; The Hot Chick, wherein the mind of a petty thief played by Schneider is mystically switched into the body of a pretty, but mean-spirited high school cheerleader (Rachel McAdams); and the sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. The latter movie was not well-received by critics or moviegoers, and as a result, Schneider won a 2005 Worst Actor Razzie Award for his role in the film.
In 2006, Schneider co-starred in the baseball-themed family comedy The Benchwarmers, along with his fellow SNL alumnus David Spade as well as Jon Heder. Other film roles include Schneider's appearance with Jim Henson's Muppets in the 1999 film Muppets from Space, and his role as a San Francisco hobo in the 2004 remake of Around the World in 80 Days.
Schneider's directorial debut, the comedy Big Stan, was released in some overseas markets during the fall of 2008, and is slated for U.S. release in early 2009. In the film, he stars as a con artist who is arrested for perpetrating real-estate scams. He's sentenced to prison, so he takes a crash-course in martial arts to survive incarceration.
Schneider has also appeared in numerous comedies starring his SNL comrade Adam Sandler. The comedic characters Schneider plays in these films include an overly enthusiastic Cajun man who proclaims the catch-phrase, "You can do it!"; an amiable Middle Eastern delivery boy; a prison inmate; and Sandler’s one-eyed Hawaiian sidekick, Ula. Schneider has uttered the line "You can do it!" as a running gag in Sandler's films The Waterboy, Little Nicky, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, and Bedtime Stories, as well as in a deleted scene from Click. (A sample of Schneider saying the phrase also turns up in the song "Original Prankster" by The Offspring.) Returning the favor, Sandler appeared in a cameo to spout the same line in Schneider's The Animal, in which as a reference, Adam Sandler utters: "Yeah! You can do it!", and showed up briefly in Schneider's The Hot Chick. Schneider narrated Sandler's 2002 animated movie Eight Crazy Nights, and voiced the part of a Chinese waiter. Schneider also had an uncredited cameo as a Canadian-Japanese wedding-chapel minister in the 2007 Sandler-Kevin James comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and played a Palestinian cab driver who serves as the title character's nemesis in the 2008 Sandler film You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
Schneider played a variety of roles in the 2005 TV special Back to Norm, starring another former SNL player Norm Macdonald, and appeared on episodes of the popular TV shows Seinfeld and Ally McBeal. Schneider hosted the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97 TV special, and the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, and is a frequent guest on NBC’s late-night variety program The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (Schneider's most recent appearance with Leno was on the July 24, 2007 episode of The Tonight Show ; he showed up in drag as actress Lindsay Lohan after Lohan cancelled following a controversial arrest for driving under the influence.
Schneider stars in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, 1999
Besides his efforts in movies and television, Schneider appeared in the music video for country singer Neal McCoy's "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", as the song's title character. Schneider met McCoy while the two went on a USO tour in support of U.S. troops two months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Personal life
In 1996, Schneider established the "Rob Schneider Music Foundation." The foundation returned music education to Pacifica's elementary schools by paying the teachers' salaries and providing funds for instruments and other equipment. Prior to Schneider's efforts, the school system had done without music education programs for many years.
Schneider once co-owned the DNA Lounge, a San Francisco nightclub.
Schneider's mother has made cameo appearances in her son's films, playing a cheerleading contest judge in The Hot Chick, a restaurant patron in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and a nosy neighbor in The Animal.
Schneider is an environmentalist. He drives a Toyota Prius hybrid automobile, and served as host for the 13th annual Environmental Media Awards in 2004.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 3:13-19
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: (he appointed the twelve:) Simon, whom he named Peter;James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
colubrine • \KAHL-yuh-bryne\ • adjective
*1 : of, relating to, or resembling a snake
2 : of or relating to a large cosmopolitan family (Colubridae) of chiefly nonvenomous snakes
Example Sentence:
"By the time the music starts throbbing at 9, there will undoubtedly be a colubrine line slithering down Mass. Ave." (Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe, March 2002)
Did you know?
"Colubrine" may be less common than other animal words, such as "canine," "feline," and "bovine," but it has been around for a good long while. Ultimately derived from the Latin "colubra" ("snake"), it slithered into the English language in the 16th century. ("Cobra," by the way, comes from the same Latin word, but entered English through Portuguese.) Some other words for "snakelike" are "serpentine" (a more common alternative) and "ophidian" (from the Greek word for snake: "ophis").
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
Better Way of Eating Fruits
EATING FRUIT – Guide
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think It’s important to know how and when to eat..
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! – FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD – Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid.. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining – every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor) my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc. – actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes – all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.. Don’t even drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE: Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene – the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.. Once this ’sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this article shares it to 10 people, you can be sure that we’ll save at least one life. Read this…It could save your life!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
A Kind Lawyer
One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two men eating grass by the roadside. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.
“Why are you eating grass?” he asked one man.
“We don’t have any money for food,” the poor man replied.
“Oh, well please come along with me then.”
“But sir, I have a wife with two children!”
“Bring them along! And you, come with us too!”, he said to the other man.
“But sir, I have a wife with six children!” the second man answered.
“Bring them as well! The more the merrier!”
They all climbed into the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limo. Once underway, one of the poor fellows says, “Sir, you are every so kind. Thank you so much for taking us all with you.”
The lawyer smiles and replies: “No problem, the grass at my home is about two feet tall…”
Source: GMA News.tv
Filipino bomber killed by US missile in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani officials say a Filipino militant wanted by the United States is believed to have been killed in an American drone strike earlier this month.
Tipster in Ivler's arrest receives half of P1M reward
The tipster who informed authorities of the whereabouts of murder suspect Jason Ivler on Thursday received the first half of the P1 million reward for him.
Bicam OKs Freedom of Info bill
The bill seeking to strengthen the people’s right to access information – especially government records – is now a step closer to becoming a law after senators and congressmen reconciled their...
Comelec defends decision allowing Estrada to run in May polls
"There might be a lot who might disagree with (the decision) simply because we believe otherwise but as far as rationalizing the decision, I think it is sound," Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said...
Poll machines to undergo lab, field tests starting Thursday
The electronic machines that will be used in the May elections will undergo a series of laboratory and field tests to ensure their efficiency in counting votes, according to the Commission on...
AFP: Let Arroyo decide on Ibrado’s term extension
The Armed Forces of the Philippines told its men on Thursday to ignore speculations on the fate of its chief of staff and appealed to politicians to stop trying to politicize the military.
Manila Bulletin editor-in-chief replaces Remonde as press secretary
Crispulo "Jun" Icban Jr., editor-in-chief of the Manila Bulletin, will take the post vacated by Press Secretary Cerge Remonde who died of cardiac arrest last January 19, radio dzBB's Tuesday...
Bullets that killed Ebarle match Ivler’s gun – NBI chief
The bullets that killed Renato Ebarle Jr. last year were from slay suspect Jason Ivler’s firearm, the chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Thursday.
Joey Ayala, Cynthia Alexander back bid of Nick Perlas
For his environmental advocacy, revered Filipino musicians Joey Ayala and Cynthia Alexander have lent their support to presidential aspirant Nicanor Perlas.
Erap to boost campaign after Comelec nod on candidacy
Former President Joseph Estrada on Thursday said he is looking to boost his electoral campaign now that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has given him the go signal to pursue the presidency...
Mother claims poverty drove her to throw kids into river
A 40-year-old scavenger claimed poverty drove her to throw her two daughters into the Pasig River in Manila, and to try to take her own life last Tuesday.
Fire hits tanker ship in Manila
A fire of still undetermined origin hit a tanker vessel docked at Pier 18 along Road 10 in Manila before dawn Thursday.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
‘What’s wrong with sex?’ – Mocha Uson
Sexy performer Mocha Uson is pissed off at what she called her “haters”---Facebook users who had her profile shut down on Jan. 12 for alleged obscene content.
No jail time for Amy Winehouse
They asked if she was guilty, and she said yes, yes, yes.
George Clooney: Herding not goats but stars this time
George Clooney stares death and devastation in the face to give hope to the thousands of Haitians who have become victims of one of the most devastating natural disasters.
Armida Siguion-Reyna assails MTRCB for ‘power tripping’
Veteran actress-singer Armida Siguion Reyna has joined critics in assailing the MTRCB for its recent suspension of the popular ABS-CBN show, “Showtime.”
Christopher and Gladys dispute over love scene
Christopher Roxas, Gladys Reyes’ better half, flared up when he learned that his wife is set to do a love scene with Derek Ramsay in "Habang May Buhay."
Juday and Ryan off to fulfill 'project'
Soap Opera Queen Judy Ann Santos will take a sabbatical to spend time with her husband Ryan Agoncillo.
2AM releases first mini-album
K-pop boy band 2AM launched its first mini-album online Jan. 21, nearly 10 months after releasing their previous “Time for Confession.”
Emilio Garcia an incestuous father in ‘Sagrada Familia’
Actor Emilio Garcia is currently reaping rave reviews for his performance in the Joel Lamangan movie “Sagrada Familia.”
Abot Tanaw enables communication for Global Pinoy Center
With its clear connection and advanced technological services, OFWs and their families can now call their loved ones for free through Abot Tanaw’s Global Pinoy Center.
Tokio Hotel acknowledges Filipino fans
Germany’s largest act over the past two decades, Tokio Hotel highly recognizes their avid fans here in the Philippines.
‘Drop Dead Diva:’ Celebrating beauty inside-out
It became a craze before 2009 ended, but “Drop Dead Diva’s” double personality character Jane Bingum continues to make a buzz among women.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Pacquiao is the most exciting and best fighter -- Clottey
NEW YORK – Forget Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is gearing up to fight New York’s “Grand Master” from Ghana, Joshua Clottey.
Big man ‘Brock’ sets return to UFC action
MANILA, Philippines – UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar is set to make his return to the Octagon after
making a “miracle recovery” from an illness that jeopardized his mixed martial arts career....Wesley So looks for first Corus win
MANILA, Philippines -- A well rested Filipino GM Wesley Barbasa So is looking for his first win in the 72nd Corus international chess championship group B as he battles Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna in the 5th round at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands....
Viloria won’t overlook Colombian foe
MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight title against Carlos Tamara of Colombia in “Collision Course” at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday.
Don Bosco to step up in Shell Eco-marathon
MANILA, Philippines – The inaugural Shell Eco-marathon (SEM) Asia is still months away and Team Don Bosco is making sure to be prepared as the competition nears.
Zidane chooses head over heart, tips Spain for World Cup
GENEVA – Zinedine Zidane put head before heart on Wednesday and tipped Spain to win the World Cup in South Africa this year.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick.
Early life
Schneider was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in the nearby suburb of Pacifica. He is the son
of Pilar (née Monroe) Schneider, a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a real estate broker. Schneider's father was a secular Jew and his mother was Catholic. Schneider's maternal grandmother was a Filipina who met and married Schneider's maternal grandfather, a Caucasian American army private, while he was stationed in the Philippines. Schneider graduated from Terra Nova High School in 1982.Feature films, sitcoms, and other work
After leaving SNL, Schneider played supporting roles in a series of movies including Surf Ninjas, Judge Dredd, The Beverly Hillbillies, Demolition Man and Down Periscope. He also appeared in a recurring part on the TV series Coach. In 1996, he co-starred in the NBC sit-com Men Behaving Badly, an American take on the hit British series of the same name. The U.S. version ran for two seasons.
Schneider starred in the 1999 feature film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, a tale of a fish-tank cleaner who incurs a massive debt and is forced to become a "man-whore". This was followed by The Animal, about a nebbish who is given animal powers by a mad scientist; The Hot Chick, wherein the mind of a petty thief played by Schneider is mystically switched into the body of a pretty, but mean-spirited high school cheerleader (Rachel McAdams); and the sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. The latter movie was not well-received by critics or moviegoers, and as a result, Schneider won a 2005 Worst Actor Razzie Award for his role in the film.
In 2006, Schneider co-starred in the baseball-themed family comedy The Benchwarmers, along with his fellow SNL alumnus David Spade as well as Jon Heder. Other film roles include Schneider's appearance with Jim Henson's Muppets in the 1999 film Muppets from Space, and his role as a San Francisco hobo in the 2004 remake of Around the World in 80 Days.
Schneider's directorial debut, the comedy Big Stan, was released in some overseas markets during the fall of 2008, and is slated for U.S. release in early 2009. In the film, he stars as a con artist who is arrested for perpetrating real-estate scams. He's sentenced to prison, so he takes a crash-course in martial arts to survive incarceration.
Schneider has also appeared in numerous comedies starring his SNL comrade Adam Sandler. The comedic characters Schneider plays in these films include an overly enthusiastic Cajun man who proclaims the catch-phrase, "You can do it!"; an amiable Middle Eastern delivery boy; a prison inmate; and Sandler’s one-eyed Hawaiian sidekick, Ula. Schneider has uttered the line "You can do it!" as a running gag in Sandler's films The Waterboy, Little Nicky, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, and Bedtime Stories, as well as in a deleted scene from Click. (A sample of Schneider saying the phrase also turns up in the song "Original Prankster" by The Offspring.) Returning the favor, Sandler appeared in a cameo to spout the same line in Schneider's The Animal, in which as a reference, Adam Sandler utters: "Yeah! You can do it!", and showed up briefly in Schneider's The Hot Chick. Schneider narrated Sandler's 2002 animated movie Eight Crazy Nights, and voiced the part of a Chinese waiter. Schneider also had an uncredited cameo as a Canadian-Japanese wedding-chapel minister in the 2007 Sandler-Kevin James comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and played a Palestinian cab driver who serves as the title character's nemesis in the 2008 Sandler film You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
Schneider played a variety of roles in the 2005 TV special Back to Norm, starring another former SNL player Norm Macdonald, and appeared on episodes of the popular TV shows Seinfeld and Ally McBeal. Schneider hosted the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97 TV special, and the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, and is a frequent guest on NBC’s late-night variety program The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (Schneider's most recent appearance with Leno was on the July 24, 2007 episode of The Tonight Show ; he showed up in drag as actress Lindsay Lohan after Lohan cancelled following a controversial arrest for driving under the influence.
Schneider stars in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, 1999
Besides his efforts in movies and television, Schneider appeared in the music video for country singer Neal McCoy's "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", as the song's title character. Schneider met McCoy while the two went on a USO tour in support of U.S. troops two months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Personal life
In 1996, Schneider established the "Rob Schneider Music Foundation." The foundation returned music education to Pacifica's elementary schools by paying the teachers' salaries and providing funds for instruments and other equipment. Prior to Schneider's efforts, the school system had done without music education programs for many years.
Schneider once co-owned the DNA Lounge, a San Francisco nightclub.
Schneider's mother has made cameo appearances in her son's films, playing a cheerleading contest judge in The Hot Chick, a restaurant patron in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and a nosy neighbor in The Animal.
Schneider is an environmentalist. He drives a Toyota Prius hybrid automobile, and served as host for the 13th annual Environmental Media Awards in 2004.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 3:13-19
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: (he appointed the twelve:) Simon, whom he named Peter;James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
colubrine • \KAHL-yuh-bryne\ • adjective
*1 : of, relating to, or resembling a snake
2 : of or relating to a large cosmopolitan family (Colubridae) of chiefly nonvenomous snakes
Example Sentence:
"By the time the music starts throbbing at 9, there will undoubtedly be a colubrine line slithering down Mass. Ave." (Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe, March 2002)
Did you know?
"Colubrine" may be less common than other animal words, such as "canine," "feline," and "bovine," but it has been around for a good long while. Ultimately derived from the Latin "colubra" ("snake"), it slithered into the English language in the 16th century. ("Cobra," by the way, comes from the same Latin word, but entered English through Portuguese.) Some other words for "snakelike" are "serpentine" (a more common alternative) and "ophidian" (from the Greek word for snake: "ophis").
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
Better Way of Eating Fruits
EATING FRUIT – Guide
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think It’s important to know how and when to eat..
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! – FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD – Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid.. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining – every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor) my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc. – actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes – all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.. Don’t even drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE: Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene – the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.. Once this ’sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
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Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
A Kind Lawyer
One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two men eating grass by the roadside. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.
“Why are you eating grass?” he asked one man.
“We don’t have any money for food,” the poor man replied.
“Oh, well please come along with me then.”
“But sir, I have a wife with two children!”
“Bring them along! And you, come with us too!”, he said to the other man.
“But sir, I have a wife with six children!” the second man answered.
“Bring them as well! The more the merrier!”
They all climbed into the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limo. Once underway, one of the poor fellows says, “Sir, you are every so kind. Thank you so much for taking us all with you.”
The lawyer smiles and replies: “No problem, the grass at my home is about two feet tall…”
