BEWARE OF BUYING HAIR ACCESSORIES ANYWHERE: READ THIS!

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Beware when you are travelling to China. Just try to be careful when you are buying hairbands down the road… Who knows what it is made from?

These hairbands were made from used condoms and threads. That was so disgusting! I would not want to use them!!!

 

 

 

BEIJING (AFP) – Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

‘These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well… threatening the health of local people,’ it said.

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

‘People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,’ the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying.

A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 sen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.

China ’s manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.

How background people ruin your photos

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Who is Jesus?

Who is Jesus?

 

 

 

 

IN CHEMISTRY, HE TURNED WATER TO WINE.  

 

 

 

 

IN BIOLOGY, HE WAS BORN WITHOUT THE

NORMAL CONCEPTION;  

 

 

 

 

 

IN PHYSICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF

GRAVITY WHEN HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN HISTORY, HE IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END;

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN GOVERNMENT, HE SAID THAT HE SHALL BE CALLED

WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, PRINCE OF PEACE  

 

 

 

 

IN RELIGION, HE SAID NO ONE COMES TO

THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH HIM;

 

 

 

SO, WHO IS HE? HE IS JESUS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ECONOMICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW

OF DIMINISHING RETURN BY FEEDING 5000 MEN WITH

  
TWO FISHES & 5 LOAVES OF BREAD;

 

 

 

 

 

IN MEDICINE, HE CURED THE SICK AND THE

BLIND WITHOUT ADMINISTERING A SINGLE DOSE OF

DRUGS,

Top Ten Things Women Shouldn’t Do in Public

Source: Divine Caroline

Women who take CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS beware!!!:We have a CYCLE for a reason

Source: Candyblush 

I’ve been really thinking what to blog, but I can’t seem to know what to blog anymore. Until, when I was going to random forums, I stumbled into this true story shared by a lady.

PS. Please do read this, it’s very important. You’ll never know, it might soon happen to you,too.

Recently this past week, my cousin Nicole Dishuk (age 31…newly graduated student with a doctoral degree about to start her new career as a Doctor…) was flown into a nearby hospital, because she passed out.

They found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by helicopter to the ER to operate. By the time they removed the right half of her skull to relieve the pressure on her brain; the clot had spread to her brain causing severe damage.

Since last Wednesday night, she was battling… they induced her into a coma to stop the blood flow, they operated 3 times… Finally, they said there was nothing left that they could do… they found multiple clots in the left side of her brain… the swelling wouldn’t stop, and she was on life support…

She died at 4:30 yesterday. She leaves behind a husband, a 2yr old Brandon and a 4yr old Justin… The CAUSE of DEATH – they found was a birth control she was taking that allows you to only have your period 3 times a year… They said it interrupts life’s menstrual cycle, and although it is FDA approved… shouldn’t be – So to the women in my address book – I ask you to boycott this product ; deal with your period once a month – so you can live the rest of the months that your life has in store for you.

*Please send this to every woman you know – you may save someone’s life… Remember, you have a CYCLE for a reason !

The name of this new birth control pill is LYBREL . If you go to Lybrel.com, you will find at least 26 pages of information regarding this drug.

The second birth control pill is, SEASONIQUE. If you go to the website of, Seasonique.com, you will find 43 pages of information regarding this drug.

The warnings and side effects regarding both pills are horrible. Please, please forward this information to as many daughters & sons, co-workers, friends and relatives. Several lives have already been changed.

I got this from FemaleNetwork.com 

It’s really scary right? I do hope you have learned something from this post.

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Gerunds and Infinitives: Their Noun Rules

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Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like other nouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects. Here are five noun-uses of gerunds and infinitives (and one additional non-noun use, the adjective complement, that we throw in here, free of charge).

Gerunds and infintives can both function as the subject of a sentence:

1. Playing basketball takes up too much of her time.
2. To play basketball for UConn is her favorite fantasy.

It is not impossible for an infinitive to appear at the beginning of a sentence as the subject (as in Ib), but it is more common for an infinitive to appear as a Subject Complement:

1. Her favorite fantasy is to play basketball for UConn.The gerund can also play this role:
2. Her favorite fantasy is playing basketball for UConn.

Both of these verbal forms can further identify a noun when they play the role of Noun Complement and Appositive:

1. Her desire to play basketball for UConn became an obsession.
2. I could never understand her desire to play basketball for UConn.
3. Her one burning desire in life, playing basketball for UConn, seemed a goal within reach.

The infinitive is often a complement used to help define an abstract noun. Here is a very partial list of abstract nouns, enough to suggest their nature. Try following these adjectives with an infinitive phrase (their desire to play in the championship game, a motivation to pass all their courses, her permission to stay up late, a gentle reminder to do your work) to see how the phrase modifies and focuses the noun.

advice appeal command decision desire fact instruction motivation

opportunity order permission plan possibility preparation proposal recommendation

refusal reminder request requirement suggestion tendency wish

 

Verbs that take other verb forms as objects are called catenatives (from a word that means to link, as in a chain). Catenatives can be found at the head of a series of linked constructions, as in “We agreed to try to decide to stop eating between meals.” Catenatives are also characterized by their tendency to describe mental processes and resolutions. (Kolln)

Although it is seldom a serious problem for native English speakers, deciding whether to use a gerund or an infinitive after a verb can be perplexing among students for whom English is a second language. Why do we decide to run, but we would never decide running? On the other hand, we might avoid running, but we would not avoid to run. And finally, we might like running and would also like to run. It is clear that some verbs take gerunds, some verbs take infinitives, and some verbs take either. The following tables of verbs should help you understand the various options that regulate our choice of infinitive or gerund.

Infinitive phrases often follow certain adjectives. When this happens, the infinitive is said to play the role of Adjective Complement. (This is not a noun function, but we will include it here nonetheless.)

1. She was hesitant to tell the coach of her plan.
2. She was reluctant to tell her parents, also.
3. But she would not have been content to play high school ball forever.

Here is a list of adjectives that you will often find in such constructions.

ahead amazed anxious apt ashamed bound careful certain content delighted

determined disappointed eager eligible fortunate glad happy hesitant liable likely

lucky pleased proud ready reluctant sad shocked sorry surprised upset

Although we do not find many infinitives in this next category, it is not uncommon to find gerunds taking on the role of Object of a Preposition:

1. She wrote a newspaper article about dealing with college recruiters.
2. She thanked her coach for helping her to deal with the pressure.

Two prepositions, except and but, will sometimes take an infinitive.

1. The committee had no choice except to elect Frogbellow chairperson.
2. What is left for us but to pack up our belongings and leave?

And, finally, both gerunds and infinitives can act as a Direct Object:

Here, however, all kinds of decisions have to be made, and some of these decisions will seem quite arbitrary. The next section is about making the choice between gerund and infinitive forms as direct object.

Francis Magalona’s Blog

On 08.08.08, Filipino Rap King, FrancisM (full name: Francis Durango Magalona) was diagnosed with leukemia. During his 36-day stay at the Medical City, the 43 yr. old multi-awarded icon decided to chronicle his story for whatever purpose it may serve.

 

On these following pages, you will be a witness to his journey as he battles this most serious form of cancer of the blood.

 

The exact type of leukemia that he has is called AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia with Mixed Lineage) or MLL.

 

The stories shall be told with words and pictures by Francis himself, Pia Magalona and their daughter, Maxene. This blogumentary is dedicated to all those afflicted with any disease, especially leukemia. It is a personal account of how one man and his family choose to cope. One day at a time.

 

LET GO AND LET GOD.

This is the introduction you can read from the Filipino Master-rapper’s blog. To read more click here 

Francis Magalona died 12 noon today

The talented and popular young composer, Pinoy master rapper/singer, and actor Francis Magalona died 12 noon today. He was diagnosed with Leukemia mid last year.

Condolence to his family. He will surely be missed not only by his loved ones but also to a lot of Filipinos.

 

 

(Millions of Filipinos will be praying for you and your family…)

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