Favorite Food of Monkey

We all have a favorite food that makes our tummies smile with pleasure. Is a monkeys favorite a banana or are all the pictures of monkeys with bananas just an art? Monkeys eat bananas because there is a ton of them where they live in the wild. They do enjoy other fruits and bugs as well. Did you know a monkey peels a banana from the other end of the side that we do?

People Needs Internet

Facebook - the ubiquitous social networking website - has been causing quite a stir lately with an on-going series of changes to its default privacy settings that make certain of its users' information more public.

As an occasional and somewhat reluctant user of Facebook, my reaction to these changes has been decidedly negative - I do not like them. Sensing that my reaction was more than just a basic desire for privacy, I wondered if there was more to the issue of privacy than mere personal preference. Curious, I began reflecting  more deeply into the fundamental nature of privacy and its role in our lives.

What I came to see is that privacy is about much more than just the satisfaction of a personal preference or desire. Privacy is ultimately a basic human need. Through the relationship between privacy and vulnerability, privacy plays an important role not only in creating intimacy in relationship but in the discovery and realization of our true self.

Balkman Kick In PBA

For Petron head coach Olsen Racela, that is enough for their import to be given another chance.

Balkman, who played well below his average pace on Friday in Petron’s 73-83 setback to Alaska, took his frustrations out on his teammates on Friday, leading to a shocking gesture.

While raging on an alleged non-call on each one of the referees, Balkman, along the way, pushed aside one of the Boosters’ assistant coaches, shoved Ronald Tubid and Arwind Santos, who were trying to pacify him, and then eventually putting his hand around Santos’ neck when the latter retaliated with a shove.

But after settling down, Balkman eventually apologized  to his teammates inside the Petron dugout.

“Sila-sila sila rin (nag-ayos). Nagsalita lang ako na we’re just like family na nagaaway-away, pero sila-sila lang rin nag-patch up kung ano man kailangan pag-usapan,” said Racela.

“It was better than a speech, inisa-isa nya kaming lahat. Pati si Arwind at mother ni Arwind kinausap nya,” Racela added.

Scoring an average of 28.2 points per game since the conference started, Balkman was limited to just six on Friday night as he misfired on all but three of his 16 attempts from the floor and all four from the stripe.

And that’s what Racela believe prompted Balkman’s shocking show of frustration.

“Ganun naman yun eh, that’s how much these players want to win. Yun yung passion sa laro, kaya ganun maglaro si Balkman every game. Ayaw na ayaw niyang natatalo. Frustrated siya na di maganda laro  tapos talo na kami,” Racela said.

Yes, Racela looks keen on giving Balkman another chance, saying the American-Puerto Rican is staying so far. “He realized what he’s done kanina sa loob so okay na.”

“I told them na it’s just one game, and I know how much all of you want to win. The true character of this team will come out the next game. We’re all in this together.”

But whether Balkman would be there in the next game or not, it has yet to be decided by the Petron higher-ups.

“We’re going to talk amongst ourselves, pati sila boss Robert (Non) and boss Noli (Eala). But the important thing is, alam niya pagkakamali nya at nagsorry siya sa mga teammates niya,” Racela said. (CF)

Best Filipino Action Movie

The ten best Tagalog action movies shows that nothing beat fighting bad guys or going up against impossible odds in these Filipino thrillers. These Tagalog action movies takes violence to whole new level with death defying odds. Action is at its best when movies mix drama and bullets that are thrown into the fray. The Tagalog action movie plot lines can become intense as the protagonist tries to succeed against the toughest of odds. Here are the ten best Tagalog action movies:

"Itataya Ko Ang Buhay Ko." Captain Edmund Rosario was a well-respected police officer until he was framed for a crime he didn't commit. Now, his life gets turned upside down when he goes up against a sinister syndicate led by a high-ranking official.

"Dongalo Massacre." A military man tries to escape the horrors of a massacre he was responsible for years ago. The residents of Dongalo have different plans as they want the man to pay for his crimes.
"Pieta." This action drama follows the lives of Amanda and her son, Rigor, as they struggle to survive the hearsh realities of the streets. When her son commits a crime, Amanda takes the fall only to find out years later in prison that Rigor has slowly delved into a life of violence.
"Ben Tumbling." Stuntman Ben Tumbling becomes falsely accused and tortured by the police that left him psychologically scarred. He swears to avenge the harsh and brutal treatment by taking out any policeman in sight.

"Hinukay Ko Na Ang Libingan Mo." A bar singer and husband are kidnapped by an obsessed man who rapes the wife and kills her husband. The murder victim's twin brother, fresh from prison, sets out on a quest for vengeance against the man who murdered him.

"Tumbasan Mo Ng Buhay." A cop's son has been kidnapped after being mistaken for a member of an affluent family. Now, the kidnappers force the cop to bring in a rich man's son in exchange for his own.

"Ang Pumatay Nang Dahil Sa 'Yo." Sargeant Emilio Sanchez dislikes Americans and wants  fellow Filipinos to stand on their own. When his sister is raped and murdered, he sets out on a quest for revenge against the ones responsible.

"Capt Jaylo: Batas Sa Batas." This action movie is based on the true life of the chief of narcotics section of the Western Police District, Captain Reynaldo Jaylo. The Tagalog film is a dedication to law enforcement who fight against the criminal elements that spread fear to law abiding citizens.

"Kilabot At Kembot." A NBI agent, Kilabot, leaves the force after failing to track down the killer of his partner. He makes a living as a tattoo artist, but his life gets complicated when he encounters a nightclub dancer, Kembot, who attracts the attention of a boss in a kidnapping syndicate.

"Marami Ka Pang." Two cops, a veteran of the streets and one fresh out of the academy, make an unlikely pair to fight crime. Things get more complicated when they discover that they are actually father and son!

Intel 10-core/20-thread Xeon E7 server CPUs

Intel has announced availability of its 32nm 'Westmere-EX' Xeon E7 server CPUs featuring six-, eight- and ten-cores.

There are 18 new Xeon E7 processors in all, ranging from the 10-core 2.40GHz 130W TDP E7-8870 (unit price in 1K tray is $4,616) to the 6-core 1.73GHz 105W TDP E7-2803 (unit price in 1K tray is $774) .



Intel claims that the E7 offers 40% greater performance compared to the Xeon 7500 series, also revealing that the E7 has set over a dozen performance world records. The E7 can be scaled from dual-sockets all the way up to 256-sockets.



"The new Intel Xeon processor E7 family delivers record breaking performance with powerful new security, reliability and energy efficiency enhancements. The industry momentum we're seeing for this new server processor architecture is unparalleled in Intel's history," said Kirk Skaugen, VP and general manager of Intel's Data Center Group.




All E7 processors feature Intel's Advanced Encryption Standard New Instruction (AES-NI) which allows systems to quickly encrypt and decrypt data, and Intel's Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) which is used to protect applications from malware.

Adobe vs Corel

If you are referring to vector programs Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator, well for me I prefer Corel Draw because:

1. Nodes are more controllable.

Which is basically the most important thing for me when I create a vector image, and I think is also the point for vector programs: Controlling the nodes.

Don't get me wrong, AI is easier to use specially if you are already familiar with photoshop. (Well, it's like the vector program version of photoshop) There's a wide variety of brushes to be used (that is not available in Corel) and it's like converting bitmap images to vector made easy. Managing colors like gradient and Filters are a plus factor.

But there are tons of downloadable vector images on the net that you can just download. So easy, everyone can do it. Premade vector artworks.

For Corel, once you get the hang of working in it, you'd find that there's a lot of things (preferably tricks) that you can do in there wherein you can't work with in AI. You can work on your own vector image, your own one that will not look like "they've seen it somewhere else" kind of stuff.

Easier to control nodes will make it all possible. You can break a line into nodes and make that one line into a ship, a logo, create your own font or into a portrait of a person.

My point is, in Corel, you can create vector images, as in Create them, not edit. It's like giving you a paper and pencil, rather than giving you someone elses work and plagiarizing it. The gui must be hard to get used to at first, but it is real easy, even more easier than AI if you get used to it.Just an opinion. ^^ In editing photos I prefer Adobe Photoshop. It's good to be familiar with other programs may it be vector based or bitmap, so you'd be able to switch between the two. It wouldn't hurt to also learn how to use AI and Corel. Makes the artwork look good.

LOVE CAN DIE

Why does love die if love never dies?
People say that true love never dies. And so we live hoping for the happy endless love. How then does it happen that seemingly love dies, slips through the fingers? "Was there death of love or had he/she just left me, with love not gone?” - both answers are hard to understand.
When we are in the hurting situation of lost love we ask ourselves: "Where has the love gone?" Not WHY, but WHERE. After being absolutely crazy in love, we just cannot believe into the complete end of love, the death of all feelings and memories.Then what really happens to it, if love never dies?