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DID YOU KNOW THAT ? ...

* If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction ..

* if you are an average American, in your whole life you will spend an average of six months waiting at Red Lights...

* It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open...

* Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)  invented the Scissors...and the first Machine Gun. A vegetarian, he dissected animals to study and learn more about human anatomy.

* Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing...

* Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite...

* The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet...

* The words "racecar; "kayak" and "level" are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left...

* Banana is the worlds most perfect food...

Let's GO Banana! - The Worlds Most Perfect Food!

Bananas containing three natural sugars: sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber; can give an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute
workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron-- bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work: Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. InThailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%.

So! -- a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, --"A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

FOOTNOTES TO HISTORY:

In other countries like the U.S., Russia, China, Bolivia, Vietnam, etc... their National Hero is a leader of the War or Revolution;  while in the Philippines the National Hero is just a REFORMIST.

The Americans were the ones who chose JOSE RIZAL as our National Hero.

This was because Rizal was a perfect example of a hero whom the masses can imitate,  which could not resist to their foreign rule.

In Renato Constantino's essay entitled "Veneration without Understanding", conservative illustrados composed the Philippine Commission which approved the laws making Jose Rizal as the National Hero.

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Hiligaynon Version of the National Anthem

Himno Nacional de Filipinas

POINTS TO PONDER: "IRAQ" Very interesting - Did you know?

1. The "Garden of Eden" was in Iraq. In sumerian the word “Eden or Dilmun" meant simply "fertile plains".

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of ancient civilization.

3. Noah built the "Ark" in Iraq. In year 2900 BC Noah or “Ziusudra" built the ark in Sumer, now southern Iraq.

4. Abraham (2166-1991 BC) was from Ur, in southern Iraq. Abraham’s original name was "Abram" (Father/leader of many).

5. The prophet Jonah was from Nineveh which lies on the east bank of the river Tigris in Iraq.

6. Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC), King of Babylon - captured Jerusalem in 589 BC. He is also credited with the construction of the famous "Hanging Gardens of Babylon” one of the seven  wonders of the ancient world.

7. The "Tower of Babel" was in Iraq. Referred to by the Babylonians as "Etemenanki", this was built to stand 295 feet high . It begun crumbling in 478 BC.

8. The prophet Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

He was a priest who in 598 BC, had been deported as a prisoner fromJerusalem.  He settled in Tell (Mount) Abib near Chobar in Babylonia.

9. Belshazzar (553 BC)--The last native king of Babylon was warned of his doom by a miraculous "handwriting on the wall" which was interpreted by the prophet Danie l (5:1-4).

10. Melchior-King of Arabia, one of the three wise men from the east who paid homage to the infant Jesus was from Iraq. The two others were Gaspar of Tharsis (now part of modern day Spain) and Balthasar of Sheeba (Ethiopia).

And you may probably know, that Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But did you know that Iraq is the second?

However, is is referred to as Babylon/Babylonia, Land of Shinar, Accad, Assyria, Chaldea and Mesopotamia.

The word "Mesopotamia" coined in antiquity by Greek historians, meaning "(the land) between the rivers" specifically between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. The name Iraq means a country with deep roots.

Now, since America is typically represented by an Eagle; what do you say about this verse in the Koran Prophecy:

(9:11)"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo!, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; -- for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace"

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(From: Manny Faelnar) RE: Menardo Jimenez speech at Siliman Univrsity---July 14/06

In our quest to defend, protect and promote our Non-Tagalog Filipino languages, lets us ponder on the words of Menardo G. Jimenez, Senior Vice President Retail Business Group, PLDT, and OIC Wireless Consumer Division, Smart, given at the 93rd Commencement Exercises of Silliman University this year: 
 
"When you go out to the real world, you will realize that there are many people out there who have great ideas and great  plans. And that is good.

But like I always tell my team in PLDT, what separates the good from the great is execution. We can spend endless hours and  tons of money  strategizing, planning, team building, and analyzing  to come out with a  great plan. But until we execute that plan, that's  all it will ever be, a plan."
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