Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
AOKIGAHARA SUICIDE FOREST
The Aokigahara Forest is the most popular site for suicides in Japan. After the novel Kuroi Jukai was published, in which a young lover commits suicide in the forest, people started taking their own lives there at a rate of 50 to 100 deaths a year. The site holds so many bodies that the Yakuza pays homeless people to sneak into the forest and rob the corpses. The authorities sweep for bodies only on an annual basis, as the forest sits at the base of Mt. Fuji and is too dense to patrol more frequently.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
i believe i can fly (flight of the frenchies)
It’s not very often that watching a 4 minute video can leave you out of breath and sore from hanging on to the edge of your seat, but in this trailer for the documentary “I Believe I Can Fly” by Frenchman Sebastian Montez-Rosset, it’s entirely possible. Chronicling a group of “skyliners” (which seems like a combination of slack lining, base jumping, and a general death wish), the excerpt is absolutely beautiful, featuring vistas of the group over the gorges of Noway and in between two skyscrapers in Paris, among other death-defying locations. Along with the striking imagery, the sound design also aims to literally blow you away, as the howling winds that are out to ruin the group’s goals (and possibly their lives) can be heard in full force.
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http://www.thebadslackliners.fr/
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A Star is Born
The Cinema EOS range includes the Canon EOS C300/C300 PL digital cinema camera which is available in two models: the EOS C300, equipped with an EF lens mount for compatibility with the wide array of lenses that make up Canon's current interchangeable EF lens lineup; and the EOS C300 PL, offering a PL lens mount for use with industry-standard PL lenses. The camera features a Super 35 mm-equivalent approximately 8.29-megapixel CMOS sensor.
Also launched were seven new 4K EF Cinema Lens models: four zoom lenses covering a wide zoom range from 14.5 mm to 300 mm-two models each for EF and PL lens mounts-and three single-focal-length lenses for EF mounts.
A 4K DSLR was also announced for 2012.
As well as Canon executives and special guest Director Martin Scorsese, attendees heard from a panel of film makers who had used the new camera and saw excerpts of their work.
They included: Richard Crudo A.S.C (Max is Back); Director Felix Alcala (Sword); Vincent Laforet (Mobius); and Sam Nicholson A.S.C. (XXIT).
This short testimonial piece outlines their reactions.
To find out more about the Canon EOS C300/ C300 PL or other Canon products, please visit www.canon.com.ph. Get the latest news and updates from Canon through www.canon.com.ph/imagenation, by following them on Facebook, “Canon Digital Cameras-Philippines,” or Twitter, “Canon_CamerasPH.”
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe
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| New York City. |
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| Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. |
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| East Iceland. |
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| Restaurant near Sanyou Cave above the Chang Jiang river, Hubei , China. |
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| Seychelles |
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| Mount Roraima - Venezuela. |
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| Benteng Chittorgarh, India |
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| Norway Alesund Birdseye of City |
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| Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Verdon, Provence, France |
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| Petra - Jordan (at night) |
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Multnomah Falls, Oregon http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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| Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. |
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| Ice Canyon - Greenland |
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| Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile |
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| Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece |
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| Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway |
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| Plitvice Lakes – Croatia |
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| Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China |
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| Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora |
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| The Gardens at Marqueyssac http://www.frenchmoments.c |
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| Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland |
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| Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. |
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| Skaftafeli - Iceland |
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Drink Alkaline Water for Your Health
Alkaline drinking water is becoming increasingly trendy in the United States. This improvement in popularity is due to the many health benefits that have been reported not just in the United States but around the world.
Alkaline water is generated by a water ionizing appliance that uses electrolysis to divide water into both alkaline water and acidic water. The investigation into the health benefits of alkaline water began in Japan during the early 1950s. It was not until 1958 that these appliances were sold to the public. At first, they were used in hospitals in both Japan and South Korea. Many patients, with serious illnesses and diseases, recovered by consuming alkaline water and using the acidic water for external uses.
The home-version of water ionizing appliances were introduced to the United States in 1985. They were tested by a third party laboratory in 1986. The testing was made in accordance with FDA standards. The point of the test was to make sure that these machines produced water free from toxins.
What is it concerning alkaline water that makes it so helpful in health regaining and preservation? Each day, because of the physiological processes in our bodies we generate waste. This waste, according to health experts, is acidic. The older we become the less effective our bodies are at getting rid of this waste. Therefore, the increasingly acidic our bodies become. Researchers have seen a correlation connecting the increase of acidic waste and our tendencies towards illnesses and diseases. There is furthermore a correlation connecting acidic waste increase and aging.
If we lessen the acidic waste inside our bodies the less susceptible we are to diseases and illnesses. Within United States and other parts of the world we expect to be inflicted with arthritis, loss of sight, brittle bones and other diseases once we get old. But research has made known that these diseases are associated to the increase in acidic waste. Alkaline water helps our bodies to dispose of the acidic waste. In doing this, the body rejuvenates and promotes our immune system in the process.
I was introduced to the Kangen water machine, early 2009. I was told about the amazing health benefits. I began to execute my own investigation, because of my skeptical nature, and was persuaded about its results. I wanted to purchase one of these apparatus and also tell people about it. But once I heard the price for the apparatus I was discouraged. Where am I going to obtain ,000 to purchase this apparatus? I had already amassed too much on my credit cards and refused to add more.
By performing some additional investigation I realized that Kangen water is really ionized water. Futhermore, I realized that there are other manufacturers and several sources for these machines. The hopeful part regarding my findings is that all the other machines were priced under ,000. I came to understand that the reason the Kangen machine was ,000 is Enagic uses an 8-level multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme. All sales reps on each one of the 8 levels must to be compensated.
My intention was now to locate the top machine that is plausibly priced according to the competition. The winner, based on data from third party sources, the history and resources of the company, machine specifications and functions, and lastly price, is the KYK Genesis.
I bought the KYK Genesis 3000, seven-plate machine. I am happy with my purchase and so is my family. The machine provides a number of pH levels. Therefore it is more than just alkaline water; the other pH levels can be used to carry out things such as remove pesticides from vegetables, disinfect cutting boards, and immerse your tooth brush to remove bacteria.
Since I bought the ionizer I designed a website to educate individuals who desire to know more. The website also shows you where to get the KYK Genesis. Just click on the banner located at the bottom of every webpage.
Go and purchase one for your family. I am sure it will be one of the best (or the best) investment you will make in your health. As soon as you purchase one, let them know I sent you – they do reward for referals.
Monday, January 30, 2012
50 Interesting Facts
1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
6. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
7. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
8. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
9. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
10. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
11. Dalmatians are born without spots.
12. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
13. The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).
14. Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left.
15. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
16. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.
17. Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks.
18. The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
19. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
20. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
21. The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
22. When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
23. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
24. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.
25. The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney.
26. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
27. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.
28. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.
29. The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.
30. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
31. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
32. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
33. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
34. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
35. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
36. The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
37. Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
38. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it
is smiling).
39. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”
40. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.
41. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
42. The average person laughs 13 times a day.
43. Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil)
44. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
45. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
46. Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.
47. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
48. Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
49. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.
50. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!
*I cannot confirm or deny any of these facts are true or false. But the article swears to them being true!*
Sunday, January 29, 2012
vakul
The headgear is called Vakul and is actually for women. Men use the Kayani or the traditional vest. They use this Vakul to protect themselves against the harsh weather in Batanes It is made from abaca fiber of the vuyavuy palm.
What do you think Guys!!!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
A bad job makes you unhappy. DUH!
(UPDATE) There’s been a bit of an uproar over a recent Australian study that found working a crummy job is worse for your mental health than not working at all.
Study participants who transitioned from being unemployed to being employed in a poor-quality job showed a worsening of their mental health, the researchers, from The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, say.
Maybe it’s me, but didn’t we already know this? A bad job makes people unhappy. A good job makes people happy. If you leave a bad job and spend some time unemployed, the one saving grace is that you’re not at the bad job, and that can make some of us happier. That seems to be what the researchers found, but I’m basing this on media reports.
The study, and the way the press has been covering the research, got me thinking about whether we’ve all just become a bunch of whiners. I’ve been spending some time with a sanitation worker lately for a story I’m writing about government workers, and this guy’s job is pretty disgusting and difficult, but he wasn’t complaining.
“I have to work,” he said. “A man don’t work he don’t eat.”
This wasn’t his dream job. In fact, he laughed out loud when I asked him if he had a dream job in mind. “I’m 44 years old,” he said. “I stopped dreaming about jobs. I work to live and support myself and my family.”
Is he happy? I’m not a psychologist, but he seemed content to me. But let’s say his job was impacting his mental health, then what? People often do jobs they hate, or don’t quite love, for a paycheck. I’m not saying you shouldn’t find a job you love, but all this focus on work happiness is making me unhappy.
There are endless books written about the topic, and endless experts telling you how to make your life better and happier. Alas, the reality is many of us don’t love what we do but still have to do it no matter how it impacts our happiness quotient.
Sorry happiness gurus.
(UPDATE) As for the mental health study, I just heard back from one of the authors, Peter Butterworth with the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University, and he stressed that “We’re not advocating that people shouldn’t work.”
And, he continued,
“From a mental health perspective, there is an enormous amount of evidence showing the benefits that flow from being employed vs unemployed.”
But, he added,
“There is also another body of research that shows how the characteristics of work – including psychosocial factors – influence health. What we’ve done is to combine these 2 fields of research and found that the poorest quality work does not lead to any mental health benefits over unemployment. Certainly long term unemployment has a significant cost to a person’s mental health – but so to does employment in the poorest quality jobs. It’s likely to be the case that the benefits of being employed do not outweigh the costs associated with working in such a poor quality job.
There’s more work to be done looking at the effects over time. While we found no evidence of a positive effect across the period of time that we studied in this paper, the next step in our research is to better understand whether, compared to those who are unemployed, the mental health of those in the poorest quality jobs deteriorates over time or whether, despite the short-term adversity, poor quality jobs do actually provide a springboard to better outcomes for individuals.
The context is also important. In Australia, the availability of a universal social safety net is likely to moderate the most adverse consequences of unemployment. While there is criticism of the adequacy of income support payments, it may be that access to unemployment benefits and health care may help people to avoid the worst consequences of unemployment, such as extreme poverty.”
Clearly, long-term unemployed Americans are at greater risk for ending up in financial hell because we lack similar safeguards.
Have you done a job you hated for a paycheck, or for the learning experience? I have. I spent endless years, it seemed, writing for trade publications about everything from underwear to restaurant equipment. And I was also a greeter at CBS’ program analysis division. That job entailed me canvasing the streets of Manhattan to find tourists who’d be willing to view pilots for stupid sitcoms; and you better believe I spent many nights thinking my college education was worth crap.
I kept moving forward and eventually found work I loved, but I wonder now if I were drinking the well-being Kool-Aid back then if I ever would have been able to find career bliss, or should I say, career OK-ness.
by: EveTahmincioglucareerdiva
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Earth Hour 2011
This Earth Hour 2011: 8.30pm, Saturday 26 March, celebrate your action for the planet with the people of world, and add more to your Earth Hour.
From its inception as a single-city initiative -- Sydney, Australia - in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into a global symbol of hope and movement for change. Earth Hour 2010 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 128 countries across every continent coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that unites us all -- the planet.Sign up to earthhour.org, switch off your lights for Earth Hour 2011, and share the positive actions you will sustain for earth beyond the hour.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Oman protesters set up camp in Muscat govt district
By Reuters
MUSCAT (Reuters) - About 100 Omani demonstrators set up tents on Tuesday in a district of the capital housing the main government ministries, demanding political reform.Protests against autocratic rulers sweeping the region have not spared conservative and usually tranquil Oman at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula whose Gulf Arab dynasty has long been backed by Washington.
In power for 40 years, Sultan Qaboos this month began moves to cede some legislative powers to the partially elected Oman Council, which is so far only an advisory body. At present, only the sultan and his cabinet can legislate.
The government also said it would double monthly welfare payments and increase pension benefits. But workers at many public and private companies have continued to stage sit-ins and strikes over wages, including at two refineries on Sunday.
The camp in Al Khuwair is the second in the capital. Several weeks ago prostesters set up tents outside parliament. Activists are also camped out nightly in tents in front of the governor's office in Salalah in the far south and in Sohar where at least one person died in protests and clashes with police last month.
"The new appointed ministers can't miss us here. We hope some of them to step out from their offices to have discussions with us," said Ahmed Al Zadjali, an unemployed protester.
Huge placards will greet ministers when they drive into the zone: "We are still waiting for the jobs," "Get rid of corruption", and "All officials must be accountable".
Qaboos has ordered a salary hike of up to 100 rials ($260) a month from April 1 for civil servants, including the security forces, but protesters say the private sector has been ignored.
"Nothing for the private sector so far, apart from the unemployment benefit. The people in these government buildings are benefitting from the demonstrations," said Yacoub Al Mawli, a receptionist at the Rusayl Industry Zone in Muscat.
Wealthy Gulf Arab oil producers launched a $20 billion aid package this month for their less prosperous neighbours Oman and Bahrain -- a job-generating measure that should enable the two countries to upgrade their housing and infrastructure.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
About mhonTv
So what is MhonTv anyway?
MhonTv is the internet TV YouTube channel created for you, If you are aged 18 to 90 years old, then MhonTv is all about you. Distinctively Filipino and commercial free, it broadcasts daily 24 hours a day and includes a hectic ridiculous mix of drama, comedy, adventure, reality, action, music, news and current affairs, gaming, documentary and more. No longer will you have to watch television for adults…MhonTv really is the place to be.
about me
Hi , Im edmund estillore this is my first time doin a blog , i dont have any idea.. how and what,where i go start , to create but of course .. I would and I could try to be better what i can do for this..heheh. Im 34 yrs of age and im a filipino currently living and working in Muscat Oman. Im a graphic artist/designer . i like dogs, cats , fish, movies, beach, I do hiking, swimming , volleyball, and internet surfing.. currently am single for a moment and lookin.. (anybody there yooohooo) ha ha .. jokin.. a simple guy, down to earth personality, a good listener, friendly.. ehemm.. .
my bells palsy Oh! my its not Fun...
Ok so i got a bells palsy , originally this is my 3rd time having this illnes... 8 days now , and the left side of my face is still droopy...it sux soo bad i cant ever smile ,, i wanna be normal , i wish this has never happened to me , i wonder if it was from stress , from the cold air my living conditions at the time , i dont know ! i'm two faced i feel like both side's of my faces are two different personalitys , i cant even smile. i cant even get too happy , i have some movement on my rightside , cant smile , just a little , cant lift my eye brow to much , cant flair my nose on the right side , cant make a smoochie face cause my lip on the right side is droopy... huuuHHH...(well thats what i feel, first 2 days of symptoms till now)
No worry guys i am calm, and i would be ok for a couple weeks and already consult to my doctor and prescribe me a steroids and vitamin B's. a little bit of irritated coz right now my right eye, is so blurry looki'n while i am doing this blog...
Bell's Palsy what is it?
Bell's palsy is an acquired weakness of one side of the face, due to an injury to the facial nerve. The symptoms on the affected side typically include inability to close the eye, to smile, wrinkle the forehead and whistle. Speech may be mildly slurred. Tearing occurs because the eye does not close completely. Taste sensation may be diminished on the front half of the tongue. Sounds may appear louder on the affected side (hyperacusis) -- this may be caused by paralysis of the stapedius muscle but also occurs independantly. Papillitis may be seen of the fungiform papillae of the affected side. Bell's palsy usually develops over hours to days. The peak involvement usually happens within several days. Mild pain behind the ear is common at onset, as is a subjective sensation of "numbness" of the affected side. Usually it is first noticed when a persons observes it in a mirror, or on eating because food tends to collect between the cheek and gums.
So guys..Tell me is there any other alternative fast cure for this kind of illnes.. Share me guys.. thanx..
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