World’s Complete List of Most Powerful Women for 2008.

Forbe’s annual ranking of the most powerful women in the world measures “power” as a composite of public profile-calculated using press mentions- and financial heft. The economic component of the ranking considers job title and past career accomplishments, as well as the amount of money the woman controls.
1. Angela Merkel
Chancellor Germany
2. Sheila C. Bair [...]

“A Life Without Complaints”

If you think you are unhappy, look at them

If you think your salary is low, how about her?

If you think you don’t have many friends…

If you think study is a burden, how about her?

When you feel like giving up, think of this man

If you think you suffer in life, do you suffer as [...]

TV Ratings (August 26-28, 2008): Kapuso Sine Novelas reign supreme during daytime

(Top) Dennis Trillo and Katrina Halili sizzle in Magdusa Ka; (below, from left) Diana Zubiri, Marvin Agustin, and Camille Prats inspire in Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan.
Courtesy of GMA-7

The battle for daytime supremacy is so fierce that two afternoon soaps held the No. 1 spot from Tuesday (August 26) to Thursday (August 28): GMA-7 Sine Novelas [...]

Dingdong-Marian birthday blowout to air on GMA-7, August 31

Watch the controversial concert of Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera this Sunday, August 31, right after Ful Haus on GMA-7.
Noel Orsal

“Maraming-maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat. Salamat po sa inyong pakiki-celebrate n’yo sa amin!” ang magkaparehong sabi nina Marian Rivera at Dingdong Dantes noong Miyerkules ng gabi sa Araneta Coliseum kung saan ginanap ang kanilang [...]

Pinoy short films participate in Bite the Mango Film Festival

Richard Legaspi’s Ambulancia (above) and Seymour Barros Sanchez’s Shorts (below) will represent the Philippines in the Bite the Mango Film Festival. This filmfest will take place at the United Kingdom from September 19 to 25, 2008.
Courtesy of Seymour Barros Sanchez
Richard Legaspi’s Ambulancia and Seymour Barros Sanchez’s Shorts were selected for screening in the Bite the [...]

Alzheimer’s Protein Tracked in Injured Brains

(TIME – WASHINGTON) — Scientists for the first time have peered into people’s brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer’s disease.
The delicate research was performed not with Alzheimer’s patients but with people suffering severe brain injuries — because a brain injury increases the risk of [...]

Georgia town seeking world record in scarecrows

HOSCHTON, Georgia — This small northeastern Georgia town’s population boom is, well, scary.
In a bid to break a world record, residents are building hundreds of scarecrows — traditionally human figures stuffed with straw and dressed in old clothes to keep farm fields clear of crows and other wildlife.
In Hoschton, there’s a mannequin dressed as a [...]

New giant clam species discovered

The new giant clam species has a deeply folded shell outline

(BBC NEWS) – A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea.
The fossil record suggests that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80% of local giant clams.
The species may now be critically endangered, researchers report [...]

Hurt feelings ‘worse than pain’

Emotional hurt may be more profound

(BBC NEWS) – The old adage “sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you”, simply is not true, according to researchers.
Psychologists found memories of painful emotional experiences linger far longer than those involving physical pain.
They quizzed volunteers about painful events over the previous five years.
Writing [...]

Gaddafi: Africa’s ‘king of kings’

(BBC NEWS) – A meeting of more than 200 African kings and traditional rulers has bestowed the title “king of kings” on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The rulers, wearing gold crowns, sequined capes and colourful robes met in the Libyan town of Benghazi in what was billed as a first of its kind.
Col Gaddafi [...]