First Friday's: Science

Friday, November 4th

4:00pm

How many colors make black? This month's activity is chromatography, a fun way to explore the separation of color pigments. 

For ages 6 and up.

School aged programs every 1^st Friday.

PAGASA warned Luzon about ocean waves

Although there are no existing typhoon and bad weather in the Philippines, PAGASA still warned the fishermen in parts of Luzon because of the strong ocean currents.

Today, PAGASA still raised gale warning in some areas especially in parts of Northern and Central Luzon.

According to PAGASA, small vessels must avoid particularly for the fisherman to go into dangerous areas because of the large waves of the ocean.

Meanwhile, it would be good weather this weekend, although based on the satellite image of Pagasa, there are scattered formation of clouds in some part of the Bicol region, Eastern Visayas and in Mindanao that might cause rain especially on the afternoon and evening.

In Cagayan, some passengers now are stranded at the dock in the town of Sta. Ana and Aparri.

It was found that more than 20 passengers are stranded in the town of Aparri, as well as nearly 30 passengers in Port Irene in Sta. ANA.

Still, it is expected to grow because the other passengers will want to take advantage of the long weekend home.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard designated their passenger assistance booth at the pier of the ship in their respective areas to assist these passengers.

Meanwhile, the nine crew in the cargo vessel that was sank last night in the ocean side of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro were already secured.

Capt. Leo Figglehorn, deputy district commander of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Metro Manila, said on the part of Silunay Island in Calapan, the crew of the MV Arayat where water entered their ship that's why they abandoned it.

Content of the said cargo vessel was tons salt.

In La Union, authorities now continue to find the two beach goers drowned in part of the town of Bauang.

According to officials, they will find all parts of the water of the community to find its victims Mark Wilson Acosta, 15, and Russel Layog, 18, both residents of the city of Baguio.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Charles Acosta together with the two missing persons is now in good condition but still in Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center.

Charles tells how gentle the ocean is when you look to it but they wonder why they are pulled by the water while bathing.

The residents there realized the strong current of sea water is the cause of the victims to be drowned.

Recently, two persons also drowned in the sea of ​​Village Tavern in the town.

Due to poor weather, passengers scheduled to return to their provinces in Bicol are disappointed particularly those who want to go vacation in Metro Manila.

It was suspended by Cebu Pacific, the trip back to the Bicol region and even to Metro Manila.

Consequently, many disappointed passengers due to delay their trip would expect to be in their province to see their loved ones.

$100-M available for the CCT - WB pres

World Bank Pres. Robert Zoellick again extended its support to the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the Aquino administration.


Pres. Zoellick met with President Benigno Aquino III to discuss the reform agenda of the administration.


Presidential Communications Sec. Ricky Carandang said today, World Bank sees that the CCT program was effective to lower the poverty rate in the country.


According to Carandang, Zoellick commited that $ 100 million was available to be borrowed by the government to finance the CCT.


During his visit to the country, Zoellick himself also visit the beneficiaries of CCT programs in poor areas in Metro Manila.

Beckham, Donovan vs Philippine Azkals

Big names in football will be visiting the Philippines, as by David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
LA Galaxy's business operations Thomas Payne announced that they will come to the country in December in full line-up to fight the Philippine Azkals football team in an international friendly match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Aside from Beckham and Donovan, the team also includes the Irish striker Robbie Keane.
"It comes in a really good time for us. Barring any kind of injury, the whole team is here. They know when they signed on, but they're going to go on a post season tour, "said Payne.
On the side of national team manager Dan Palami, he made sure that the Philippine Azkals will not lose this fight in front of Filipino fans.
"The Azkals will play as if we have to win the game," specificity of Palami.
Palami also started to invite other Filipino players outside the country to help the national team.
Among those who responded to the call were Filipino-Icelandic Ray Jonsson, Fil-British goal keeper Neil Etheridge and Fil-Dutch Dennis Cagara and Filipino-Danish Jerry Lucena.

"Some of the players we have in Europe have played against high profile players, so they're used to this," said Palami.
Meanwhile, Payne also expressed an admiration to the Filipino on display to love sports game.

"We've been playing all around the world, in front of 80-90 thousand people. But we're looking forward to a small venue, a crowd that's really gonna be close to the action. "
If you remember, Beckham is considered one of the world's highest-paid footballers, who has assisted Manchester United to win six times in the Premier League title, twice in the Football Association Cup and also in the UEFA Champions League in 1999.
Beckam was also played, were his wife was the ex-Spice Girl Victoria, at Preston North End, Real Madrid and AC Milan before signing with the LA Galaxy in 2007.

Monster Make-up Made Easy

Friday, October 28
Glen Park Library
4:00 pm

Hear spooky stories, create monster makeup effects and more at these Halloween-themed events.

It's time to scare your friends and turn your face into a skull, ghoul, zombie, vampire! After this free Halloween make-up (non-toxic) workshop you will be ready to haunt! For ages 12-18.

Destab attempt rumors are not alarming - Malacañang

Malacañang wants to monitor to intelligence community's alleged destabilization attempt against the Aquino administration.


We know that President Aquino himself said yesterday that he wants to monitor the rumored lowering of morale of the armies.


Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said, the information has arrive to them which used the deaths of 19 soldiers to stoke the emotions of the military.


According to Valte, the intelligence community has the responsibility to identify such groups and to know the ability to carry out the coup deta.


But Malacañang also abolished the fear to themselves and has the trust that any attempt against the administration will not be accomplished.


"There are those who wish to take advantage of the situation for political leverage. We are aware that there are efforts to do this ... They are trying to spread misinformation and trying to arouse emotions, "said Valte. "What we can confirm is that there are people who are trying to take advantage of the situation. There are those who are trying to ride on the issue. "


Meanwhile,  the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also denied that there is no coup deta threats to administration.


AFP spokesman B / Gen. Jose Mabanta said, even loyalty check is not needed.

Cute Love Quotes

    ©       "If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours forever. If it dosent, then it was never meant to be."

   ©      "If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my arms forever."

   ©      "Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

   ©     "Don't say you love me unless you really mean it, because I might do something crazy like believe it."

   ©     "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

   ©     "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

   ©     "We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first."

   ©     "Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief."

   ©     "Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price."

   ©     "Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate."

   ©     "Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few."

   ©     "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

   ©     "A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it."

   ©     "Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up"

   ©     "It is at the edge of a petal that love waits."

    ©      "Stimulate the heart to love, and all other virtues will rise of their own accord."

Sad Love Quotes -2

    ©    "The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone else."

    ©    "If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours forever. If it dosent, then it was never meant to be."

    ©  "If you love me, let me know. If not, please gently let me go."

    ©    "We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first."

    ©    "I dont know why they call it heartbreak. It feels like every part of my body is broken too. 

    ©    "Falling in love is awfully simple, but falling out of love is simply awful."

    ©    "Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime."

    ©    "Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate."

    ©    "Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few."

©     "Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up"

    ©    "I self destruct every relationship so that i don't get hurt... but in truth i just hurt myself worse in the long run.."

    ©    "Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love  lasts a lifetime."

    ©    "Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference."

    ©    "Why was I so blind that I couldn't see our love was changing underneath our very noses."

    ©    "Love makes time pass; time makes love pass."

        ©     "The hottest love has the coldest end."

Dancing at the Pumpkin Party

   Dances are a huge portion of the repertoire in piano pieces. I often ask my students which they think came first, dancing or music When I taught Kindermusik Young Child the curriculum called for learning circle dances. I had a small space to work in but I found my 4-7 year-old children loved dancing  My MFPA Lesson Book  B has a cluster of dance music right around Tucker's Secret Life. There is a boogie, a bop, and a folk dance. My goal at this younger Pumpkin Party was to prepare my students to accompany these dances. I taught them to start with an introduction to ready the dancers.Then the challenge was playing smooth enough for us to sing and dance with the accompanist. This is not easy for these 5 and 6's. It required weeks of practice on these songs. But it worked and it was the best activity of the hour.

  We danced around a big gathering drum which represented a birch tree to the piece "Russian Sailor Dance". We moved right, then left, and finally stopped and beat the drum through the second line of the song. Tucker was all over the boogie dance. He had some smooth moves.

   I brought back the game Mr. Music which everyone loves and introduced the quarter rest. In the game asking for a rest or being told to rest meant you could not move from your spot. Ah, to have a bit of power is so stimulating.Thanks to T. who was my student helper for one if the parties.

Donaire successfully defended his Title

NEW YORK - In the first in his career, the veteran Omar Narvaez was defeated in the fist of Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire.

On the fight held at Madison Square Garden, New York, Donaire nsuccessfully defended his WBO / WBC bantamweight belt.

The "veteran's move" of 36-year-old Narvaez of Argentina is not that effective than faster punches of Donaire.

Throughout the fight, Donaire is almost aggressive as Narvaez was settled into his defensive mode.

Donaire was wearing red gloves, black jerseys and pink socks as solidarity with the celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

At the end of the 12th Round, reigning champion defended his title via unanimous decision based on three score cards: 120-108.

Donaire vs. Narvaez - Tale of the Tape

Nonito Donaire Jr.	FIGHTER	Omar Andre Narvaez
The Filipino Flash	NICKNAME	The Hurricane
Filinpino-American	NATIONALITY	Argentine
116.25 lbs	WEIGHT	117 lbs
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	HEIGHT	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
* current WBC and WBO Bantamweight World Champion * currently rated by The Ring as the number three pound-for-pound boxer in the world * former WBA Super Flyweight Interim World Champion, IBF World Flyweight Champion and IBO World Flyweight Champion	RECOGNITION	* current WBO Junior Bantamweight champion * first boxer from the 2000 Olympics to capture a major world title * successfully defended the WBO flyweight world championship belt 16 times before moving up in weight
26-1-0	RECORD	37-0-2
18	KNOCKOUT	19
28	AGE	36

Donaire vs. Narvaez - Official Weigh-in

Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire still admit to himself that he was shocked and surprised about his weight.

It was recorded that Donaire was weighed in the official weigh-in of 116.25 pounds while the limit weight for the bantamweight division is 118 pounds.

Remeber that the WBO and WBC champion that he believe that he can't go for the 116 pounds but still he is surprised for the result of the hard training.

Apparently, before the official weigh-in, he weigh almost 118 pounds when he weighed himself in the hotel.

He also tried to tried to go up and down the stairs twice just to reduce his weight because he weighed 118.4 pounds, until he actually reduce it down to 118 pounds exact in the weighing scale.

But the surprise and shock came to him when he stand up in the weighing scale and see the resulting official weigh-in.

"I went down and when i stepped onto the scale, and when it said 116 - boom - I was shocked and surprised," says Donaire.

Also the boxing observers was surprised for the result of his official weigh-in.

This is the lightest weight of Donaire among his recent three fights.

Victor Conte, nutritionist of Donaire, was also surprised for the resulting weight and was blamed because of the result.

But his trainer Robert Garcia is determined that there will be no change about Donaire just because of his light weight.

The Argentinian undefeated junior bantamweight Omar Narvaez was heavier than Donaire's weight of 117 pounds.

Beny Esteves was the referee for the Donaire-Narvaez showdown, also the judges were Julie Lederman, Thomas Schreck and Steven Weisfield.

Richard de Cuir will serve as the fight suprevisor.

Tiffany Ashley De Guzman-Viray will sing the national anthem "Lupang Hinirang", while Lianah Sta. Ana will sing the "Star Spangled Banner".

The two were both from Freehold, New Jersey.

Author Reading: The Comfort Garden

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Glen Park Branch Library

6:30 pm

Author Laurie Barkin will discuss, "The Comfort Garden," her account of the five years she worked as a psychiatric nurse on the surgical/trauma unit at San Francisco General Hospital.

The Comfort Garden serves as a metaphor for the emotional support caregivers need to do the work they do and illuminates the issues of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma that may develop in caregivers when exposure to tragedy becomes routine.

I support electoral Sabotage vs Arroyo - Malacañang

Malacañang is hoping that the truth will reveal on the electoral sabotage faced by former President Gloria Arroyo and several other personalities.

Based on the recommendation of the DoJ-Comelec fact-finding panel, they wanted to file a sabotage case in election of Arroyo for allegedly deceiving the 2007 midterm elections.

Pampanga Rep. DOJ. Arroyo wanted to face the preliminary investigation something questioned by his camp.

Presidential Communications Sec. Ricky Carandang said, hope that it will clarify what really happened in the election.

According to Carandang, he does not yet seen the case so he cannot tell yet how strong Arroyo is and can be convicted .

"We hope this case will Eventually lead to the truth about what really happened During the election," says Carandang. "I have not yet seen the actual case."

Earlier, the camp of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not surprised from the recommendation of the DoJ-Comelec fact finding committee

According to Atty. Raul Lambino, the spokesman for the former president, said they already expecting the results of the investigation, it led especially by Justice Secretary. Leila de Lima and Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes.

The lawyer also feared that the government will not be fair in  preliminary investigation against the former president.

Hide in a drainage before death - Gadhafi

Tripoli, Libya - Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril detailed today his version about Moammar Gadhafi's death.

Jibril, executive committee in the interim government of the National Transitional Council (NTC), said Libyan leader did not fought  when the rebels in his hometown in Sirte got him.

Wearing his underwear and trousers, Gadhafi is armed with his gun but it is not usually used by the former leader of Libya, something that surprised Jibril.

It was realized that Gadhafi was hiding in a large drainage hole and still in good physical before the rebels got him outside.

The prime minister cannot confirmed if the NTC fighters shoot Gadhafi's head.

Jibril also said, Gadhafi was still lived a few minutes for allegedly bring him to the hospital and then eventually died.

There are also reports that the 69-year-old former Libyan leader is planning to escape after NATO warplanes bombed the convoy being ridden by Gadhafi.

When Gadhafi was found in the hole he plead not shot to shoot him.

Aside from Gadhafi, also killed his son Mutassim while some officials also caught thereafter.

It earned a some negative reaction from the video showing that he is alive when arrested and eventually just killed.

Based on amateur video that appeared in some Arab satellite TV stations,Gadhafi is still shouting and fighting against the arresting insurgents.

You can see at the video that he is suffering having wound because of his bloody clothes and face.

But no there is no remedy for his condition until it eventually died.

There is another report also that says they just killed him to finish the war in Libya and the loyalists surrendered it.

Libya's ambassador also revealed to the United States Ali Aujali that the National Transitional Council and some citizens of Libya wanted to keep Gadhafi alive when he was arrested by the rebels.

This is said to take him on the International Criminal Court and answer the involving crimes.

Following the confirmation of  Gadhafi's death, Libya turns a celebration that was conducted by the people.

You can hear the noise of the residents as honking the cars and a release of celebratory gunshots.

Hotels in Gadhafi's hometown Sirte as well as the capital of Tripoli also celebrate the said death that the staffs danced while blowing the flag of Libya.

The video footage also shows the Libyan people hug each other and climbing on the roof and pickup trucks and celebrates for the win.

The world leaders also celebrated the confirmation of Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the dictator who ruled for 42 years in that country.

For other head of states, it was a big problem that was gone now Gadhafi was gone.

But according to others, the death of Gadhafi is a new beginning for Libya and as a historic "turning point" in the history of the country that lived 42 years under the iron hand dictatorship with Gadhafi.

Among those persons that sending their congratulations for freedom of Libya were United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Even in other countries the Libyan commmunity also celebrates, particularly in Malta and Tunisia.

In February, the start of the protests in Libya that take six months before Gadhafi was gone in Tripoli.

Month of March when the allied forces launch the airstrike on Libya after the United Nations approved the implementation of the no-fly zone.

Gadhafi and his two sons was given a warrant of arrest by the International Criminal Court but they not caught.

In the final months of civil war the former Libyan leader is not showing to the public and hide until be found in Sirte where he was born and died.

Meanwhile, some experts believe in various parts of the world that the violence have not yet finished in Libya despite the confirmation of the death of former Libyan leader.

According to the Libyan expert John Hamilton, of Cross Border Information, a residual force of Moammar Gadhafi still can make revenge for the death of their leader.

It is still a hypothesis that when the anti-Gadhafi forces were celebrating, there were the forces of Gadhafi that were planning to take revenge.

North Africa  expert from Cambridge University, George Joffe also said, the new challenge that will be facing for the six million people of Libya is the rising again to achieve the new system of democracy.

"These groups need to be carefully either disbanded or integrated into the armed forces ... Questions remain about who these militias answer to, how They manage their relationships with each other and what their demands are," said Libyan expert Alex Warren, from the Middle East and North Africa research and advisory firm, regarding NTC militias.

Right now, it is scheduled to move the headquarters of the interim government of Libya of NTC, from Benghazi to the capital of Tripoli to develop a transitional government within three days. (Reuters / AP / Al Jazeera / CNN / BBC/ Bomboradyo)