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Pacquiao vs. Bradley

While waiting for the fight…

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Mr & Mrs Facebook

(Asino ngarud ti nasusuerte, nagasgasat, kaniada, ni kadi Mark Zuckerberg, wenno ni Priscilla Chan?)  

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Canon announces EOS-1D C 4K DSLR with 8-bit 4:2:2 1080p HDMI output

(from dpreview.com) Canon has unveiled its promised 4K capable DSLR, the EOS-1D C, which can capture 4K (4096 x 2160 pixel) video at up to 24p without downscaling, from an APS-H crop of its 18MP full-frame sensor. The camera, which shares … Continue reading

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Flower still life by Vincent van Gogh rediscovered

(via Kröller-Müller Museum) Multidisciplinary research using a new X-ray technique visualizes hidden painting.  After lengthy research the Kröller-Müller Museum has another Van Gogh painting to its name: Still life with meadow flowers and roses. Its authenticity had been in doubt ever since … Continue reading

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Online petition to stop magnetite (black sand) mining in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley

Sign the petition There are a total of 158 applications for mining of magnetite, onshore and offshore. However, the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) wants the DENR to deny the applications. The group is afraid … Continue reading

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Earliest known copy of the ‘Mona Lisa’ (re-)discovered in Spain

(from latimes.com) REPORTING FROM MADRID — Spanish art curators have discovered a secret the “Mona Lisa” kept behind that enigmatic smile: a long-lost twin. Madrid’s renowned Prado Museum unveiled on Wednesday what its curators believe is the oldest copy of … Continue reading

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1,913 pass 2011 Philippiner bar exams

(Ne, addan, kitaenyo no adda nakapasa a gayyemyo, kabagian, am-ammo, iti 2011 Bar Examinations… Congratulations kadagiti baro nga abogado!) (from Supreme Court of the Philippines website) Raoul Angelo D. Atadero of Ateneo de Manila University topped the 2011 Bar Exams with … Continue reading

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World Press Photo 2012 contest winners announced; “Pieta”-like image wins Photo of the Year 2011

Apay ngata a di napili daytay photo ti pinaltoganda a konsehal idiay Caloocan City idi Enero 2011, a nagwaras iti sangalubongan? Wenno saan a naisali iti World Press Photo contest? The international jury of the 55th annual World Press Photo Contest … Continue reading

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Right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers, says study

By Rob Waugh from www.dailymail.co.uk Right-wingers tend to be less intelligent than left-wingers, and people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow up to have racist and anti-gay views, says a controversial new study. Conservative politics work almost as a ‘gateway’ into … Continue reading

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Angry Birds CEO sees opportunity in piracy

By Dara Kerr http://news.cnet.com With hundreds of millions of downloads of Angry Birds, one would think that Rovio would do everything in its power to fight piracy. But, that’s not the case. At the Midem conference in Cannes today, Rovio CEO … Continue reading

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