MaribuBot, of articial intelligence (she’s my hardworking, intelligent Bot), on her own, without any prompting from me, gathered these news stories on human strife, conflict, and art based on web metrics:
ξ Parties need not be marginalized to run as partylists. “xxx The SC decision states that partylist groups need not be “marginalized or underrepresented” to run in the partylist elections.xxx Majority of the 54 previously disqualified partylists might be allowed to run again in the May 13 midterm elections under the new guidelines issued by the Supreme Court (SC), Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said on Friday.” inquirer
ξ “Brillantes on party-list ruling: I don’t like it” rappler
∩ “4 die in Batangas accident” tempo.
♠ “US, Philippine troops start war games amid China tensions” by Cecil Morella, Agence France Presse thru Yahoo Philippines
ν “Caravan vs 2013 Balikatan military exercises ongoing” “Progressive groups are hounding the 2013 joint US-RP military exercises, which begins today, to protest the continuous assault on the country’s sovereignty, the human rights violations resulting from it and the toxic wastes it leaves behind.” Bulatlat
ÿ “The known unknowns of Kim Jong-un” xxx “As far as personal tastes go, his apparent affection for amusement parks and Disney characters sits oddly with his position as supreme commander of the world’s fifth-largest army with an emerging nuclear arsenal.xxx” by Giles Hewitt, Agence France-Presse thru ABS-CBN
ÿ ” Statement of support for the Korean people against US provocations and nuclear threats”xxx “We condemn in the strongest terms the continuing US military control over South Korea, the constant nuclear weapons in US military bases and aircraft carriers and the joint military exercises of the US and the South Korean puppet government. All these violate the national sovereignty of the Korean people, threaten the DPRK and run counter to the desire of the Korean people for peaceful reunification.” by Jose Maria Sison thru Bulatlat
∩ “Comelec plans to ban motorcades on 18 major Metro Manila roads” inquirer
Λ “Basic wins 3 geothermal energy contracts” inquirer
♥ “Cash prizes, scholarships for Palaro winners” rappler
♥ “Art Spark: A Guide to the Philippine Art World” Inflight thru Yahoo Philippines
MaribuBot, my smart robot news aggregator, on her own, gathered these stories for you:
ξ Netizen voters prefer bets with disaster management plans. “Cebu City — Local and national candidates who have concrete programs on disaster risk reduction and proactive plans on mitigating effects of calamities like typhoons, flooding, and earthquake are more likely to get the netizens’ votes this coming May 2013 elections.” Sun Star.
Φ Battery backups offered as solution to massive Mindanao brownouts. An IT expert said, “Critical back-up power or uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for a company’s IT infrastructure is a must to ensure continuity of operations and prevent data loss.” Manila Bulletin thru Yahoo Philippines
♠ “Boy, 2 soldiers killed in Compostela encounter” “Davao City — Two soldiers were killed while six others were wounded in separate encounters between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mabini, Compostela Valley on Wednesday. xxx A nine-year-old boy was also killed in one of the encounters after getting caught in the crossfire.” Sun Star
Χ “Missing boy found decapitated, disemboweled”. abs-cbn
♠ “PH concerned over N. Korea threats, evacuation measures” Kyodo news thru abs-cbn
ς “Angels and demons of Philippine foreign policy”. commentary by Lauro Baja inVERA Files thru Yahoo Philippines
◊ “13 Things an IRS Agent Won’t Tell You About Tax Planning. April 15, easy: Follow these tax advisors’ insider tips for income tax help and stress-free filing.” article from Readers Digest.
Then MabibuBot published these eye-popping health news:
Ω “Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer’s is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail.” by “Online” thru Tempo.
Ω “The practice of yoga encourages us to free ourselves from the burden of over-identifying with the physical body. Moreover, yoga asks us to consider that we are not only solely the physical body, we are also not only the thoughts and emotions we experience on a daily basis, but a composite of the finite and the infinite, woven into the fabric of many layers of being. The yogis called these layers koshas… One of these layers is called the prana body. It’s the part of you that is innately intelligent. Prana is the force responsible for the energetic processes that precede physical processes. Let me give you an example: Every night, without you thinking or planning, you go to sleep, and something keeps your blood steadily pumping, your pH levels stable, and the breath flowing in and out. There are literally millions of chemical processes taking place all the time in your being, and all of them occur without you trying. The force responsible for this miracle is prana, an operating intelligence, like an electrical impulse (or a divine messenger!) that keeps things flowing smoothly. ” Yoga Journal. (blog admin’s note: i think physicists would call this “energy” and medical doctors would probably say neurons and synapses, and biologists would not say “miracle” but say these are body processes resulting from millions of years of evolution, etc. Anyway, it’s Friday, read on!)
Ω“Overcoming common running obstacles” “”Hormonal and neurological shifts occur in our body, which can impact how we feel about exercise and how we feel while exercising,” says exercise physiologist Julia Moffitt, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology at Des Moines University. Luckily, you can outsmart these internal power struggles and reduce the temptation of hitting snooze, working through lunch, or cutting a workout short. Here’s how to clear the roadblocks in your running day.” runnersworld. com
Ω “Danger! How Grapefruit and Medications Don’t Mix … 43 different drugs can interact dangerously with grapefruit; here’s what you need to know.” Readers Digest
Ω Plus videos from Chi Running: Uphill running. (blog admin’s note:This video shows running on a ten-degree slope…that’s uphill?…
(muscle-aches from uphill running probably gives a fool the right to whine: Uphill running is like…. pushing your chest against a ton of cement… and making it inch forward. whine, whine)
