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“In my own point of view....”

Here’s to share the “talk” through bloggers.com published by Darren Francis. I just replied my own opinion about the topic.... and guess it right. Please read on....


Topic: “Do you guys give money to children who beg?” Darren Francis says 5 hours ago In General Talks Tags: Cambodia, Asia, Beggers, Poor, Photography, Workshop Flag I just got back from conducting a photography workshop in Cambodia (http://www.darrenf.com/blog/truly-an-awesome-overseas-photography-workshop-cambodia-photography-adventure-2011). This was the second time I visited the country. My last trip was 2 years ago. One of the things I noticed was the increased in the number of children who begged on the streets. My question is do you guys give money to those children? I personally think that doing so has a negative effect as they might choose to skip education to earn money through the easy way. This makes it harder for them to break out of poverty. Whats your view?

Jec says:

I think, this problem should not be shouldered by us individuals. Generally, with the scenario of seeing kids in the streets begging, it should not be us (i mean each of us) who should break the silence - but the Government. Why should we save a kid or even a dozen? How about the kids from other communities within your country? Doing it yourself would cure only temporary pain of deep wounds. Situations like this should be entirely seen by the government. The fact is, we pay taxes and donate goods but in no way these kids lessen the beg-traffic. Another thing, by tolerating them to beg and beg would lead them to big syndicates by grouping to earn, away from going to schools instead. Yes, temporarily I would extend bread or food but never money. Kids should be exposed to pens and papers on their hands but not money... Hopefully, this talk of yours enlightens those who have hearts to save the kids..... God bless us all. Follow up comment: Again, the government should be responsible initiating local units to do their part in each community. This could be through passing a bill to support enhancement of education, jobs for the parents, health, sports and the like to avoid the children to be engaged in scrupulous activities.

Jec and the "Beans" Talk

To my world-pals:

I'm almost done with the blog (long lost template of mine) entitled "Jec and the 'Beans' Talk". I had problem recovering that.

Hope you could visit and enjoy viewing (and listening).... http://jec-bean.blogspot.com

This doesn't mean i am deactivating this (e-Revenue) blog. I will be posting stuff here also from time to time.

"Why Men Still Make More Money"




Let's face it ladies. The fight’s not fair in the business world.

We may be picking away at the salary gap but we still only earn 77 cents to every man’s dollar, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And despite filling more seats at business school, fewer than 3 percent of Fortune 1000 CEOs are women.

So how does bias run rampant in the boardroom?

Long story short, men and women are judged, rewarded, and even punished differently for doing the same job. Unjustified and unfair? Yes. But the harsh reality remains. The only way to climb the corporate ladder is to recognize how men control the power and alter your behavior accordingly. You’ve got to play the game to get to the top. Here are a few common stereotypes, misperceptions and actions that encourage or maintain gender inequity.

Men are assertive. Women are aggressive.

It’s a hustle to the top, and the male-female power struggle usually leaves women with the short end of the sword. Males are raised to be cocky and competitive but if a woman dares adopt this “go-getter” attitude, she risks being branded as domineering and difficult. Macho men have a vested interest in keeping women reserved and compliant so they’re quick to call out a bold, budding female executive. There’s a fine line between scrappiness and combativeness — one that men rarely have to walk.

Men are passionate. Women are emotional.
There’s no crying in the boardroom. Alpha males pounce on a sensitive woman like it’s their job. But I’m not just talking about a massive meltdown in the middle of a meeting. Everyday emotions get misconstrued. For example, if a man gets irate and defensive over a differing opinion, he’s applauded for being steadfast and strong. When a woman raises her voice or offers a critique, she’s the disagreeable hothead of the group.

Men scream. Women mutter.
Effective communication is the only way to get ahead. But it’s hard to get a leg up if you’re never heard. Women are too easily drowned out by men’s more emphatic, direct speech, so pick up the bullhorn and demand attention. Tone is crucial but your expressions are equally important. Instead of taking the timid route — like asking everything in the form of a question — ditch the wishy-washy language and speak with conviction. If you don’t have the courage, fake it. Sit up straight, make eye contact, and jump in.
Men steer. Women support.
More often than not, women scrap any chance of progressing into leadership roles by languishing in assisting positions. Continuously volunteering for extra work and never telling colleagues “no” chains you in a supportive role. Those feminine characteristics that make you a great secretary — compassion, attentiveness — will make you a stellar CEO. Wrench yourself out of your comfort zone and enter the fray. Make a threatened male fight for that corner office.

Men are casual. Women are coquettes.
There's nothing like Casual Friday to magnify the differences in the way men and women are perceived. While men can roll up in khakis and a t-shirt, most casual wear remains taboo for the opposite sex. Wear a skirt instead of a pantsuit, too high of heels or splashy makeup and suddenly you’re the office “floozy,” unfit for a leadership role. Your clothing is scrutinized more so than men’s. And unfortunately, your female counterparts are doing a lot of the eyeballing.

So what’s an ambitious woman to do?
Knowing that office gender politics still exist is half the battle but there are things you can do to break into the boy’s club. Read our 6 tips on Excelle!

By Nealeigh Mitchell for Excelle

SOURCE: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/financiallyfit/why-men-still-make-more-money-1458756/

Chocolate may be good medicine for liver patients


Reuters - Friday, April 16

LONDON - Cocoa-rich dark chocolate could be prescribed for people with liver cirrhosis in future, following the latest research to show potential health benefits of chocolate.

Spanish researchers said Thursday that eating dark chocolate capped the usual after-meal rise in abdominal blood pressure, which can reach dangerous levels in cirrhotic patients and, in severe cases, lead to blood vessel rupture.
Antioxidants called flavanols found in cocoa are believed to be the reason why chocolate is good for blood pressure because the chemicals help the smooth muscle cells of the blood vessels to relax and widen.

A study of 21 patients with end-stage liver disease found those given a meal containing 85 percent-cocoa dark chocolate had a markedly smaller rise in blood pressure in the liver, or portal hypertension, than those given white chocolate.
"This study shows a clear association between eating dark chocolate and portal hypertension and demonstrates the potential importance of improvements in the management of cirrhotic patients," said Mark Thursz, a professor of hepatology at London's Imperial College.

The results were presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver in Vienna and follow a number of earlier scientific studies suggesting that dark chocolate also promotes heart health.

Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver as a result of long-term damage. It is caused by various factors, including hepatitis infection and alcohol abuse.

SOURCE:
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100416/tod-odd-us-chocolate-liver-odd-a929486.html

Bulag, Pipi at Bingi / Blind, Mute and Deaf - Jec Sayson (cover)

It's me singing a cover of the song "Bulag, Pipi at Bingi (Blind, Mute and Deaf), original by Mr. Fredie Aguilar. This heart-felt song that touched us Filipinos in the late 70's is about sight, speech and hearing impaired ones. It is indeed an honor singing this song for them who need us who have the eyes that can see, the lips that can sing and the ears that can hear beautiful music. Me myself is an advocate of this kind of impairment since I was diagnosed also of Glaucoma in the eyes, that I might get blind in early 40's.... God bless us all. Thanks again to Mr. Fredie Aguilar....


If you wish to translate and know the meaning of the song, please email at rolando_kojr@yahoo.com.ph

Note: no copyright infringement intended for this post...

Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests


By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer - Mon Apr 26, 6:26 PM PDT

CHICAGO - Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.

The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Overall, 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 91 died during the study, or 29 percent. Among the 387 healthiest people with none of the four habits, only 32 died, or about 8 percent.

The risky behaviors were: smoking tobacco; downing more than three alcoholic drinks per day for men and more than two daily for women; getting less than two hours of physical activity per week; and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily.

These habits combined substantially increased the risk of death and made people who engaged in them seem 12 years older than people in the healthiest group, said lead researcher Elisabeth Kvaavik of the University of Oslo.

The study appears in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine.

The healthiest group included never-smokers and those who had quit; teetotalers, women who had fewer than two drinks daily and men who had fewer than three; those who got at least two hours of physical activity weekly; and those who ate fruits and vegetables at least three times daily.

"You don't need to be extreme" to be in the healthy category, Kvaavik said. "These behaviors add up, so together it's quite good. It should be possible for most people to manage to do it."

For example, one carrot, one apple and a glass of orange juice would suffice for the fruit and vegetable cutoffs in the study, Kvaavik said, noting that the amounts are pretty modest and less strict than many guidelines.

The U.S. government generally recommends at least 4 cups of fruits or vegetables daily for adults, depending on age and activity level; and about 2 1/2 hours of exercise weekly.

read more at below source:http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_bad_habits_survival.html
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Next In Line - Jec Sayson (cover)

It's me singing a cover of the song "Next In Line", original by After Image / Wency Cornejo

5 Signs He Isn't Over His Ex


by BettyConfidential.com, on Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:00am PDT

How to tell if a guy is still hanging onto his old relationship – and what you can do to help him move on. (Kathryn H. Cusimano, BettyConfidential.com)

Do you ever get the feeling that there are three people in your relationship – you, your guy and his ex? Does he still talk or email with her often? Or maybe he holds an unhealthy grudge, or seems preoccupied with what she’s doing now? If any of these scenarios sound familiar, it may mean that he hasn’t completely let go yet. How can you tell if he’s not really over his ex? Tina B. Tessina, PhD, psychotherapist and author of Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting About the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage offers five warning signs:
1. He wasted no time before jumping into his next relationship. If you started dating this guy shortly after his latest breakup, there’s a good chance he’s not completely over his ex – no matter what he says. “There are hopes and dreams we have when we get into a relationship that we lose when we lose that relationship,” says Tessina. “It takes some time [to get over those things].” She points out that men often avoid the grieving process that follows a breakup, even though it can be instrumental in helping them assess the relationship and move on. “You want to be sure he can talk about it – that he can analyze it a little bit, and can say what went wrong and what went right and what part he played in what went wrong.” But even if he isn’t quite there, it doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed. As Tessina explains, “It just means you need to understand that he still has some processing to do, and he’s probably going to do some of it with you.”
Read Should You Friend Exes on Facebook?
2. He fell for you before his relationship ended. These are men like John Edwards and Tiger Woods, who tell you their previous relationships are over or broken, but they still go home to their wives or girlfriends. It sounds obvious, but these guys are bad news. “It doesn’t matter if he says the relationship is bad,” Tessina says. “He has a cheating mentality.” And if he cheats on her, he probably wouldn’t have a problem with cheating on you. Even if he does eventually leave his wife or girlfriend – a very big if, by the way -- and you’re willing to give it a go with this guy, he literally hasn’t had any time on his own to process the demise of that previous relationship so you could run into the same problems as in #1, above. Bottom line: This is probably not someone you want to be with.
3. When it comes to his ex, he only deals in extremes. If your new guy can’t say his ex’s name without spitting, this is another warning sign. “If he’s talking about her constantly, and she’s either the most wonderful thing in the world or the most terrible thing in the world, but it’s unrealistic, you need to ask him about his role in the relationship,” says Tessina. There are two people in every couple, and there’s no way his ex was as great or awful as he makes her sound. “If he’s not talking about it at all, you need to say ‘I think it’s valuable to for us to talk about our past relationships so we can see what went wrong and what we need to do differently in this relationship.’”

Read more at below source....

SOURCE: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/5-signs-he-isnt-over-his-ex-1278423/

I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore - Jec Sayson (cover)

It's me singing a cover of the song "I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore ", original by Reo Speedwagon

Quake in western China kills 400, buries more



By GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press Writer Gillian Wong, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 29 mins ago

BEIJING – A series of strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan area of western China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, officials said. Many more people were trapped, and the toll was expected to rise.

The largest quake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as magnitude 6.9. In the aftermath, panicked people, many bleeding from their wounds, flooded the streets of a Qinghai province township where most of the homes had been flattened. Students were reportedly buried inside several damaged schools.

Paramilitary police used shovels to dig through the rubble in the town, footage on state television showed. Officials said excavators were not available. Crews worked to repair the damaged road to the nearest airport and clear the way for equipment and rescue teams. Hospitals were overwhelmed, many lacking even the most basic supplies, and doctors were in short supply.

By nightfall, the airport was operating with emergency power and receiving relief flights carrying medical workers and supplies, state media reported.

Downed phone lines, strong winds and frequent aftershocks hindered rescue efforts, said Wu Yong, commander of the local army garrison, who said the death toll "may rise further as lots of houses collapsed."

With many people forced outside, the provincial government said it was rushing 5,000 tents and 100,000 coats and blankets to the mountainous region, with an altitude of around 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) where night time temperatures plunge below freezing.

Workers were racing to release water from a reservoir in the disaster area where a crack had formed after the quake to prevent a flood, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

The Wednesday quake, which struck at 7:49 a.m. local time (2349 GMT, 7:49 p.m. EDT), was centered on Yushu county, in the southern part of Qinghai, near Tibet, with a population of about 100,000, mostly herders and farmers.

Lightly populated by Chinese standards, the region is remote, making the rescue operation logistically difficult. Relief flights, for example, need to carry in spare jet fuel to augment the limited supplies stored at Yushu's airport, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

The USGS recorded six temblors in less than three hours, all but one registering 5.0 or higher. The China Earthquake Networks Center measured the largest quake's magnitude at 7.1. Qinghai averages more than five earthquakes a year of at least magnitude 5.0, Xinhua said. They normally do not cause much damage.

Residents fled as the ground shook, toppling houses made of mud and wood, as well as temples, gas stations, electric poles and the top of a Buddhist pagoda in a park, witnesses and state media said. The quake also triggered landslides, Xinhua said.

"Nearly all the houses made of mud and wood collapsed. There was so much dust in the air, we couldn't see anything," said Ren Yu, general manager of Yushu Hotel in Jiegu, the county's main town. "There was a lot of panic. People were crying on the streets. Some of our staff, who were reunited with their parents, were also in tears." (Read more at below source)

SOURCE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_china_earthquake