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Sathya Sai Baba, 83. Health Critical. Some Key Links
2008-11-26 01:54:00 A select resource for critics, scholars, media investigators, and also those questioning their way out of affiliation with Sathya Sai Baba, India's most famous - and infamous - religious teacher and his international Sathya Sai Organization
Sathya Sai Baba Video. Too Weak To Cut Birthday Cake
2008-11-24 23:03:00 See videos which reveal Sathya Sai Baba, in November 2007, as unable to cut his birthday cakes any longer. See revealing photos. For some time, he has had a mask-like face, suggestive of a degenerative disease. These images completely falsify his own statements in recent years that he would not age
Father appalled by virtual audience to son?s death
2008-11-23 04:54:00 Father appalled by virtual audience to son’s death MIAMI (AP) - The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites. Abraham Biggs Sr. said those who watched and the ...
By: TexasFred's
India?s ?Emperor? Sai Baba. By His Lavish Spending Ye Shall Know Him
2008-11-22 22:45:00 Sathya Sai Baba has said that the world should come to him with empty hands. On the other hand, he has succeeded in getting many to come to him with their hands full of gold. The Golden Age of The World Sai Kingdom Is At Hand That gold is now flashing more than Disneyland-like at Puttaparthi, as ...
When Facts Fly The Coop of Massive Cover Up
2008-11-18 02:54:00 Given the sensitivity, the anguish, and difficult situations regarding family, job, studies and so on, a great amount of testimony in the hands of former devotees of Sathya Sai Baba has had to be withheld from public view.
Federal budget deficit hits record
2008-11-13 21:39:00 Federal budget deficit hits record WASHINGTON ? The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2 billion, reflecting the billions of dollars the government has started to pay out to rescue the financial system. The Treasury Department says the deficit for the first month in the new budget year was the ...
By: TexasFred's
Palin blames Bush policies for GOP defeat
2008-11-11 03:59:00 Palin blames Bush policies for GOP defeat WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, amid speculation she’ll run for president in four years, blamed Bush administration policies for the defeat last week of the GOP ticket and prayed she wouldn’t miss “an open door” for her next political opportunity. “I’m like, OK, God, if there is ...
By: TexasFred's
Transition, too, for Michelle Obama to first lady
2008-11-10 01:29:00 Transition, too, for Michelle Obama to first lady WASHINGTON (AP) - She’s been compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, is every bit as high-powered as Hillary Rodham Clinton was and has praised Laura Bush’s calm and rational approach to issues. So what kind of first lady will Michelle Obama be? It may be too soon to know - she’s ...
By: TexasFred's
The Bradley Effect
2008-11-03 23:46:00 “The Bradley effect, less commonly called the Wilder effect, is a theory proposed to explain observed discrepancies between voter opinion polls and election outcomes in some US government elections where a white candidate and a non-white candidate run against each other. The theory proposes that some voters tend to tell pollsters that they are undecided ...
By: Factsbuffet.com
An Opinion on Unique Names, from Arvid
2008-11-03 15:36:00 Arvid Huisman, columnist for Webster City's Daily Freeman-Journal, recently wrote a piece called What's in a name? Here's an excerpt: As a first grader I wanted to be named Johnnie or Bobbie or Billie or Tommie -- just about anything except Arvid. By the time I was a young adult I realized ...
Identity Theft?.hooooo are you..hooo?hooo..hooo.hooo?
2008-10-26 03:20:00 Isa sa mga ka-officemate ko recently ay naging biktima ng identity theft. Nung madinig ko na naging biktima sya ng Identity Theft unang pumasok sa isip ko eh yun high-tech version ng identity theft, yun karaniwan na napapanood sa sine na may uber hacker na naka-login sa mga government and commercial databases at pinalitan yun ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
NYT Endorses Obama
2008-10-24 19:06:00 NY Times Endorsed Barack OBama as the 44th president of the United States. We all know that almost body of the media has endorsed and fluttered, not to mention milked everything they can that is marked Barack Obama. Even if that sound so freaky, he really deserves the attention. NY Times has endorsed Hillary Clinton as ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Irritating Xmas Songs at the LRT Stations
2008-10-23 15:54:00 If I were in America, I would like to sue LRT management for playing xmas songs loudly and irritatingly at the stations. I think I might have a chance to win. Does the management of LRT lack human or social skills? Did their course at the school didn’t include social sciences? Don’t they know that in ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Supreme Court bans lawyers in small claims cases
2008-10-20 23:41:00 With not much attention from the public, the Supreme Court approved last September 9 a new Rules of Procedure for Small Claims Cases (A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC) which took effect last October 1. The Rules introduced a lot of innovations one of which is the banning of lawyers in such proceedings. According to it, no attorney will ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
P6.93M Contingency Fund and an Underequipped PNP
2008-10-17 08:09:00 he Philippine National Police delegates to Russia were provided by the Philippine government 6.93 million pesos as contingency fund. A fund, just in case, will be used for emergency purposes in Russia. That’s it, 6.93 Million Pesos as emergency fund for some PNP generals. Possibly for a purchase of tons of caviar and thousands of liters ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
What has this nation become? An Op/Ed by TexasFred
2008-10-15 19:53:00 What has this nation become? An Op/Ed by TexasFred BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The sheriff of a rural Texas county next to the Mexican border was arrested at his office Tuesday after being indicted on charges alleging he was involved in a large-scale cocaine and marijuana smuggling operation. Full Story Here: Texas sheriff indicted on drug smuggling charges MOBILE, ...
By: TexasFred's
Bakit Mabagal Maglakad ang Pinoy?
2008-10-15 15:53:00 Hindi ka ba nagtataka? Ang bagal-bagal maglakad ng karamihan sa atin. Nakakainis. Well, minsan nakakainis talaga. Tuwing naglalakad ako sa kahabaan ng Ayala, hindi ako maka-ungos o maka-overtake man lang dahil sa kabagalan sa paglalakad ng ilan o sabihn na nating ka ramihan sa ating mga kababayan. Continue reading “Bakit Mabagal Maglakad ang Pinoy?“ [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Journal that Actually Challenged the Starbucks Planner
2008-10-15 05:06:00 Finally, the Journal that bravely challenged the Starbucks Planner!!!! This notorious Journal I’m talking about is This Journal will actually Change Your Life!!!TM, which we will shorten as JOURNAL for your reading convenience. And oh, I actually do OWN one of the “This Journal will actually Change Your Life!!!TM” planners. And just a reminder, this post was not created ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Commentary: Sam Donaldson on Economic Socialism
2008-10-14 21:09:00 Sam Donaldson on Economic Socialism After Ronald Reagan was shot. he joked to his doctors just before the operation that saved his life — “I hope you are all Republicans” — to which the doctors replied, “Today, Mr. President, we are all Republicans.” Well today, with the possibility of another worldwide financial depression staring us in the ...
By: TexasFred's
Leaning Towards Crocks (the company, at least) is Easy, but this is an Abom
2008-10-14 19:44:00 BY the time I’m senile, I might favor crocks because of their soft composure and feet hugging material. But I will be dead if I gave one sister one of these. The Life on Planet Bill captures the hidden wisdom in these contraptions. Though Wikipedia has a good point for these child tether/walking reins as for safety ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
PDA Finds No Restricted Place
2008-10-14 05:46:00 Have you ever heard of PDA?! Yeah, I know there are many things which stand for PDA. For some, PDA means Philippine Dental Association. For the techies, PDA is for Personal Digital Assistant. But what does this PDA really mean?! PDA, according to the Filipinos, stands for Public Display of Affection. This is also a common ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Two Indias. Barry Pittard Reflects On India Days
2008-10-12 04:29:00 During the number of years I lived in India, I was able to see across-the-board social uplift work in some of India’s poorest villages. One of my strongest observations was the manner in which, for many years, one outfit refused to accept financial input from abroad. A great emphasis was laid on challenging the consciences ...
The Friday Follies 10-10-08
2008-10-10 19:44:00 The Friday Follies It might seem uncommon for a passenger to be allowed on a plane after grenades are found in his luggage, but the Transportation Security Administration is standing by the procedure after reportedly doing just that on Tuesday. Full Story Here: Man Allowed to Fly After Grenades Found in Luggage OK, let me see if I ...
By: TexasFred's
Gmail Multiple Sessions Alert: This account is open in 1 other location
2008-09-23 13:56:00 "This account is open in 1 other location at..." Gmail user interface provides this message when your account is used in multiple locations simultaneously. One of the most important and interesting security feature that any web mail service would wish to provide. I suppose Gmail is the only web mail service that has this type of security feature (let us know if any other does). Users become aware of any misuse of their Gmail accounts.Gmail is countering the number of active sessions per account in providing this information; so "open in multiple locations" means that there are multiple active session for this particular account. Gmail also provides more details about each session making it easy to track the misuser. Access Type, IP address and Date/Time are displayed as details.EffectivenessAll these details are visible to all web sessions including misuser's session; so the effectiveness of this feature is in doubt. For example, a misuser can sign out as soon as this information i...
Gmail Multiple Sessions Alert: This account is open in 1 other location
2008-09-23 13:56:00 "This account is open in 1 other location at..." Gmail user interface provides this message when your account is used in multiple locations simultaneously. One of the most important and interesting security feature that any web mail service would wish to provide. I suppose Gmail is the only web mail service that has this type of security feature (let us know if any other does). Users become aware of any misuse of their Gmail accounts.Gmail is countering the number of active sessions per account in providing this information; so "open in multiple locations" means that there are multiple active session for this particular account. Gmail also provides more details about each session making it easy to track the misuser. Access Type, IP address and Date/Time are displayed as details.EffectivenessAll these details are visible to all web sessions including misuser's session; so the effectiveness of this feature is in doubt. For example, a misuser can sign out as soon as this information i...
None of the Above, some explanation and opinion
2008-09-20 19:22:00 None of the Above, some explanation and opinion I want to make something crystal clear to any and ALL that read here. A while back I had a blog roll called None of the Above. It was mine, I dreamed it up, I owned it, I supported it and I advertised it, and all things considered, I ...
By: TexasFred's
Has Sathya Sai Baba Moved An Inch To Clean Up His Yard?
2008-09-14 13:32:00 My years in India furnished moving testimony to widespread harmonious relationships between Indian people of many religious and even non-religious backgrounds. This was no matter of mere tolerance but rather of most genuine acceptance of each other. Many are the instances of Indians visiting each other’s places of worship, family and other social, political and ...
Blogging - An Alternative for the Unemployed?
2008-09-13 14:05:00 there is a growing number of people who are unemployed today. Recent graduates have no jobs to find. And since there is money here in blogging, this is one way of having an income for the unemployed. Click here to read more -> Blogging - An Alternative for the Unemployed? [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Sathya Sai Baba Continues To Ail
2008-09-12 04:20:00 Mrs Geetha Reddy, Tourism Minister of Sathya Sai Baba’s State, Andhra Pradesh, had to provide a helping hand to the supposed Divine Hand of one who said that we would not see him age after his 60’s birthday. Devotees honest enough to admit it would have to attest that he has made many mistaken prophecies ...
The 3 Most respectable Filipinos..
2008-09-11 06:31:00 I am doing a small survey: Who are the 3 most respectable Filipinos alive today? Amazingly, people find it difficult to answer this question. I guess that is how bad we see our leaders have become? [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Hurricane Ike: Projected Path as of 09-10-08
2008-09-10 20:56:00 From the National Hurricane Center AT 200 PM EDT…1800Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 85.8 WEST OR ABOUT 255 MILES… 410 KM…WEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA AND ABOUT 395 MILES… 640 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/HR. A TURN ...
By: TexasFred's
Hurricane Ike: Projected Path as of 09-09-08
2008-09-09 18:05:00 From the National Hurricane Center UPDATED: AT 500 PM EDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED JUST OFF THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN CUBA NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES…145 KM…WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ...
By: TexasFred's
Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike
2008-09-08 14:51:00 Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - As a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba, a tropical storm warning was issued for the Florida Keys early Monday. Residents from Key West to the Gulf Coast watched Ike’s unpredictable path, worrying it could hit anywhere in the U.S. from Texas to ...
By: TexasFred's
Normality by weekend the goal in Big Easy
2008-09-07 18:57:00 Normality by weekend the goal in Big Easy NEW ORLEANS ? Federal and local officials pledged to try and get residents’ lives back to normal this weekend as 315,000 people who evacuated the city for Hurricane Gustav slowly made their way back home. But they also warned that no one should expect too much as the ...
By: TexasFred's
Hurricane Ike: The Projected Path
2008-09-06 22:13:00 Hurricane Ike: The Projected Path My most sincere hope is that the thing dies down to nothing more than a tropical storm, I have friends and immediate family in the projected path. If Ike cooks up to a Cat 4 or more, while making his way through the Gulf of Mexico, I hope that those folks in ...
By: TexasFred's
The Friday Morning Firing Line
2008-09-05 14:37:00 The Friday Morning Firing Line DETROIT (AP) - Only hours after agreeing to resign and serve time in jail as part of plea deal, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick expressed regret for the scandal that has engulfed the city - and left the door open for a return to public life. Full Story Here: Detroit mayor, soon off to ...
By: TexasFred's
Palin: Democrats spreading misinformation and lies
2008-09-05 01:50:00 Palin: Democrats spreading misinformation and lies MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday blamed supporters of the Democratic presidential ticket for spreading “misinformation and flat-out lies” about her and her family. But her spokeswoman said Obama’s campaign was not responsible, even though a Palin fundraising letter named the Democratic ticket with the words: ...
By: TexasFred's
La Oreja De Van Gogh:A Las cinco en el Astoria (Mi Opinion)
2008-09-04 22:57:00 Por fin ya tengo el disco en mis manos y despues de repasarlo poco a poco y escuchar cancion por cancion, frase a frase. He sido admirador de el grupo desde ‘dile al sol’ cuando el 28 los dio a conocer y en mexico la cancion paso desapercibida. recuerdo que yo estaba sentado viendo un canal ...
Thursday Thoughts on Worldly Matters
2008-09-04 22:00:00 Thursday Thoughts on Worldly Matters CHICAGO (AP) ? The Reverend Jesse Jackson is being treated at a Chicago hospital after experiencing severe stomach pains. Full Story Here: Jesse Jackson in hospital for stomach pains Sarah Palin is a powerful woman. She knocked it OUT of the park and it gave Je$$ie a belly ache. I love Sarah Palin! ...
By: TexasFred's
Chrome or Firefox - which browser to choose?
2008-09-04 15:14:00 Chrome is the newest baby in browser family or the next competitor in browser war. What ever it is, Google released their browser named Chrome. But Mozilla Firefox is the most popular browser in the world right now and Google was the major supporter for Firefox. Even while supporting it, they have built their own browser free and open source. Here we are looking at the two browsers and trying to compare them to decide whether to switch to the new one or not leaving our old but fascinating friend Firefox?Interesting features1. One Process per each tabTab is not another thread running inside the browser process; there is a separate process per tab. Even if one tab crashes, the rest of the tabs will be running as nothing happened; which was not available in Firefox. This is one of the most interesting features.2. New tab is filled with useful linksFor a new tab in Firefox, you can load a predefined page, a blank page or a predefined set of page links (using an extension). But you would...
Chrome or Firefox - which browser to choose?
2008-09-04 15:14:00 Chrome is the newest baby in browser family or the next competitor in browser war. What ever it is, Google released their browser named Chrome. But Mozilla Firefox is the most popular browser in the world right now and Google was the major supporter for Firefox. Even while supporting it, they have built their own browser free and open source. Here we are looking at the two browsers and trying to compare them to decide whether to switch to the new one or not leaving our old but fascinating friend Firefox?Interesting features1. One Process per each tabTab is not another thread running inside the browser process; there is a separate process per tab. Even if one tab crashes, the rest of the tabs will be running as nothing happened; which was not available in Firefox. This is one of the most interesting features.2. New tab is filled with useful linksFor a new tab in Firefox, you can load a predefined page, a blank page or a predefined set of page links (using an extension). But you would...
POLITICS: MY OPINION ON VP NOMINEE GOV. SARAH PALIN
2008-09-03 21:07:00 I usually don't comment on political issues unless in private settings and intimate debates. On August 29, 2008, I watched John McCain showboat Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin around like new prize he had just won. Like everyone else, I was like "Who is this again"???This is the first election I really have paid attention too. Barack Obama will do that to you. LOL!!! I found out that I do have an opinion about Govenor Palin.The only problem I have with this lady is why would she want to take this job with all that is going on with her family?? I'm not saying that women can't have a career and take care of their household. This certainly has been proven that it can be done over and over. But what would it take for Gov. Sarah Palin to say my family is more important than my career and I'm going to scale back. Obviously, a very young child with down syndrome definitely did not stop her from taking the vice president nomination. So what would??? People argue well she has a husband. L...
By: Ghetto Fabu
Would you blog a horrible experience?
2008-09-03 15:26:00 Blogging has been a good medium to express our feelings, get information, make money online, as well as sharing experiences in our daily lives. You blog about your first Google Adsense payment, you blog about how successful your SEO experiments are, you blog about which restaurant you had a great time, etc. Click here to read ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Better use
2008-09-03 13:42:00 Spring configuration xml is used for defining the wiring between different object. It has the following format. <beans> <bean id=".." class="..."> ... </bean> ...<beans>Classes specified in the configuration file will be instantiated by Spring container. And those objects will be bound with each other accordingly. Any java class specified under attribute named "class" will be instantiated. There is no much limitations on the classes that can be used for this here. It does not need to be a JavaBean. It can be any POJO (plan old java object). The only requirement is that this class must be possible to instantiate.So why does this tags are named <beans> and <bean>? This seems to be misleading.In Spring one way of binding objects is using the beaness of java classes. But that is not that only way to bind them together, constructor can be used to bind objects. So if configuration file used tags as follows, it would be more mea...
Use "object" instead of "bean" in Spring Configuration XML
2008-09-03 13:42:00 Spring configuration xml is used for defining the wiring between different object. It has the following format. <beans> <bean id=".." class="..."> ... </bean> ...<beans>Classes specified in the configuration file will be instantiated by Spring container. And those objects will be bound with each other accordingly. Any java class specified under attribute named "class" will be instantiated. There is no much limitations on the classes that can be used for this here. It does not need to be a JavaBean. It can be any POJO (plan old java object). The only requirement is that this class must be possible to instantiate.So why does this tags are named <beans> and <bean>? This seems to be misleading.In Spring one way of binding objects is using the beaness of java classes. But that is not that only way to bind them together, constructor can be used to bind objects. So if configuration file used tags as follows, it would be more mea...
Human Rights World Report 2008. India In Sore Shape
2008-09-02 04:25:00 The Human Rights Watch World Report 2008 is in marked conflict with Sathya Sai Baba’s promises made over many decades. He has said that he would first save India and then the rest of the world - this within his own lifetime. His millions of followers hear his blatantly untrue statements but remain silent and blindly ...
Condom Talk
2008-09-01 05:12:00 Women in Cambodia are using condoms not only for safe sex but also for something else. Who would have thought they could also use the rubber’s lubricant for curing acne? There must have been a moment of inspired madness for whoever discovered that gem of insight, condom in hand and curiosity in mind. Produced by ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya is officially on!
2008-08-28 15:30:00 As I watch the news today, I learned that the Oscar de la Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao fight is officially on. I’ve been monitoring this match up since it started from rumors, then the talks about stipulations, the contract, the rumors that is will not push through. And now, finally after all the negotiations has ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Is Partitioning a hard disk into multiple drives bad?
2008-08-27 13:59:00 Hard disk partitioning is almost a must, according to what I have heard so far from my colleagues and other professionals (may be same for you). I am used to partition a hard disk at least to three drives; "C" for OS (Operating System), "D" for programs and "E for other files like documents, archives. But I got a chance to read some material on hard drive performance and it completely argued my partitioning practices.When considering the speed in reading a file from hard drive following are two important points related to partitioning.1. Files in outer tracks are readable much fasterIt is a well known theory in hard disk read/writes that performance is much higher in outer tracks compared to inner tracks.2. When partitioning a hard disk, the first partition is created in the outer tracksIn creating partitions, the first partition is created in the outer most tracks while each new partition is created in inner tracks than the previous. So the partitions in a hard disk would look as t... |
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