Smallest artificial heart

Italian heart surgeon Antonio Amodeo and his team implant a tiny titanium pump, the world's smallest artificial heart, in a baby, at the Bambino Gesu' Hospital in Rome, in this undated handout picture made available to Reuters May 24, 2012. Doctors from Rome's Bambino Gesu' Hospital saved the life of the 16-month-old baby in March with the artificial heart, which weighs only 11 grams, before the infant received an organ donation.

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Fire Disaster in Butuan City ( Sunog sa NOVO)

Seventeen shop staff sleeping in a Philippines department store were killed when a fire swept through the building before dawn on Wednesday, local authorities said.

Twenty-one female employees were trapped in the fire, with one person still missing and three surviving by jumping from a second-storey window, the provincial fire department said.

Eleven bodies were recovered soon after the fire was put out, Chief Inspector Mario Palarca told AFP.

Investigators later found six other corpses, one of his aides said.

"Twenty-one people were asleep on the second floor when the fire struck the ground floor. They could not find the emergency exit because of the huge volume of black smoke," Palarca said by telephone.

Saleswoman Vicky Belez, one of the survivors, said she only survived because she was in the bathroom when the fire broke out.

"I was in the bathroom. Then I saw the huge flames outside so I ran out immediately. There was a lot of smoke and the flames were already huge," the 21-year-old said as doctors treated her burned arms.

Cashier Mylene Tolo, 22, said she narrowly made it out despite the blinding smoke and large flames, which left her with scorched arms.

"We were able to escape the fire because we were awakened by a loud explosion," she said.

The fire occurred in a three-storey department store in Butuan, a city of 300,000 people on the southern island of Mindanao.

It is common in the Philippines for people in low-paid jobs to sleep at their place of work.

The store's assistant supervisor, Berlita Ballestero, said there was only one emergency door linked to the employees' living quarters.

"They must have had trouble getting out because there is only one fire exit," she told AFP.

Loren Catedral, operations officer at the civil defence office in Butuan told AFP the blaze started on the ground floor of the building.

articles from:

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/11-dead-philippine-department-store-fire-031128154.html

TRIVIA ABOUT MOCKINGBIRD's

A MOCKINGBIRD, IN COMPARISON, BEATS ITS WINGS
ABOUT 14 TIMES PER SECOND

TRIVIA ABOUT CHEETAH's

according to what i read in discovery magazine
cheetahs communicate with each other not with roars,
But with purrs, bleats, barks, growls, hisses, and
- most adorably - chirps? cute though their
vocalisations may be, they don't detract at all from
their prowess as hunters

PISTOL SHRIMP (sonic boom shirmp)

Also known as the snapping shrimp,
This crustacean wields a deceptively
deadly claw. By "cocking" ht claw back and pointing
it at prey, It can produce a sonic boom that stuns
its poor victim the resulting jet of water reaches
97 kilometres per hour and 5,00 kelvin - close to the
temperature of the sun

DRIVING SAFETY GUIDELINES

• PREP LIKE A PRO

Do safety checks(is the can on fire? If so, replace it).
Make your cas as visible and audible as possible,
so you can be found in case of a crash. Posible
modifucations include a musical horn, neon lights
and a mounted flare cannon. Bring adequate supplies,
such as spare tyres, food and a CD with Steppenwolf's 'Born to Be Wild'


• DON'T DIE (BY FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL)

Stay awake by playing eye-spy with yourself.
"I spy with my little eye, a bush Another bush.
ANd a slightly bigger bush."
Though don't stop "spying" the road too!

• DON'T STOP FOR HITCH-HIKERS OR PEOPLE
WHO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE IN TROUBLE

Many movies take a higly sinister turn when the lead
character picks up a hitch-hiker, who invariably
turns out to be a homicidal maniac with a
dismembered body part or lethal weapon in his (or her)
knapsack. That's not even considering the potentially
spooky twist. Play it safe, don't stop for even
the most attractive travellers

• DONT TXT

Resisit the urge to ext while driving. It can
increase the distance it takes you to stop the can
by up to 21 metres

• KEEP YOUR TUMMY WELL-FUELLED

Use the heat from your car's radiator to cook food
(wrapped in aluminium foil) while on a long drive.
Good ingredients include chicken, beef, and potatoes.
Bad choices include live lobster and whole lamb carcasses

• MINIMIZE CRASH DAMAGE

In event of a collision, go back in time and make sure
you've done the following:

A. Stow anything that ca become a dangerous projectile like
books, CD's in the glove campartment
B. Ensure that your seat headrest has been adjusted to be level
with your head. The less distanse you head to headrest,
the lower your risk of whiplash and injury
C.Become just chubby enough. A study in U.S. found that
obese men were more likely tobe injured in a collision,
but moderately overweight men were cushioned from the blows

• STAY HYDRATED 

Avoid driving distraction: construct a hands-free
drink dispenser, like this "beer helmet". Only use beer on arrival


original article from discovery magazine

BLANKET OCTOPUS

You know an animal is tough when it preys
on the portuguese man-of-war (physalia physalis),
A jellyfis-like creature known for having one of the
most painful stings on the planet.
Luckily, These octopuses are immune to toxicity, A fact demonstrated.
when they rip off the man-of-war's tentacles and
Brandish them as weapons

BARRELEYE (hidden eyed fish)

This deep-sea fish won't be winning any
beauty contest soon, The reason? ITS EYE, rather than being located on the outside of the head, are enclosed in a transparent, fluid-filled compartment, almost like passengers peering out of a can windshield, These ultra sensitive eyes scan upwards for silhouettes of prey.

Chili Flavored Ice Cream Only in Philippines (sili ice cream)

Proud to be Pinoy at sabihing "More Fun in the Philippines" in new Trending Food in Albay, Bicol, the Chili Flavored ice cream, it was spicy but refreshing . They also have Chili Shakes that really refreshin too.

Little Rome of Philippines (Lipa, Batangas)

Why they call it "Little Rome of the Philippines" in that case, i wonder how it can be called something like that. Well, as i seached about the City of Lipa, I found these reasons why:

14 churches including their Archdiocesan Shrine of Batangas, Philippines.

• Divino Amor Chapel (Redemptorist): M.K. Lina St., Poblacion, Lipa City
• Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Chapel
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church: Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City
• Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage: Lodlod, Lipa City
• Parish of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace: Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City
• Carmel of Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace: Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City
• San Sebastian Cathedral- C.M. Recto Ave., Poblacion, Lipa City
• Archdiocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer: Banay-banay, Lipa City
• San Antonio de Padua Church: Bolbok, Lipa City
• San Isidro Labrador: San Isidro, Lipa City
• Santo Nino Parish: Marawoy, Lipa City
• Santo Nino Parish: Pinagtung-Ulan, Lipa City
• Parish of St. Therese of the Child Jesus: Talisay, Lipa City
• St. Benedict Monastery: Pinagtung-Ulan, Lipa City

5 Seminaries and Monasteries

• St. Francis de Sales (major seminary)
• St. Francis de Sales (theological seminary)
• St. Francis de Sales (minor seminary)
• Oblates of St. Joseph (College of Philosophy)
• Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary
• Carmelite Monastery of Lipa

And other Retreat Houses

Are you Onychophagyians?? (habits of biting nails)

Onychophagy is a scientific name called to people having fun biting their nails or their Habits of biting own nails.

Giant Golden Crown flying Fox (Largest Bat in the world)

Giant Golden Crown flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus) or literally called "Kabog" in the Philippines. This is Large and Huge Bat in the world. It's wingspan is 5 ft. and 7 in.  long, And you can see it only in Philippines

PS: they only eat fruits so don't worry :)

HOW TO READ BAR CODES

ALWAYS READ THE LABELS ON THE FOODS YOU BUY--NO MATTER WHAT THE FRONT OF THE BOX OR PACKAGE SAYS, TURN IT OVER AND READ THE BACK---CAREFULLY!

With all the food and pet products now coming from China, it is best to make sure you read label at the supermarket and especially Walmart (ASDA - US owned) when buying food products.
Many products no longer show where they were made, only give where the distributor is located.
The whole world is concerned about China-made "black hearted goods".
Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ?
The world is also concerned about GM (Genetically Modified) foods; steroid fed animals etc in USA.

It is important to read the bar code to track its origin.
How to read Bar Codes .... interesting!
This may be useful to know when grocery shopping, if it's a concern to you.
GREAT WAY TO "BUY UK" AND NOT FROM CHINA or USA!!
If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan .
If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 00 - 09 then it's made or sourced in USA
This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.
Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "MADE IN CHINA", so they don't show from which country it is made.

However, you may now refer to the barcode - remember if the first 3 digits are:
690-692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA
00 - 09 ... USA & CANADA
30 - 37 FRANCE
40 - 44 GERMANY
471 ... Taiwan
49 ... JAPAN
50 ... UK

We need every boost we can get! Pass this on to everybody.
The government won't help us, so we MUST help ourselves.

Credits from Satish Kaku

Quote Unquote (Bill and Melinda Gates foundation)

Bill Gates

"IF I HADN'T GIVEN MY MONEY AWAY, I WOULD NOW HAVE MORE MONEY THAN ANYONE ELSE ON THE PLANET"

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates founded a Foundation named "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" in 1994
it is the largest organisations in the world, the minimun donation of its foundation is amounting to US$1.5 billion
each year or 5% of its assets. The Goes to research such as AIDS, educational scholarships, agricultural
development and more.