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Thursday, April 23, 2020
SB19 Lands on Top 5 of Billboard's Social 50
210 comments:
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:23 AM
To be fair, magaling din sila. Di ako fanReplyDeleteReplies
Magaling naman sila pero wag na i-pattern sa kpop kung gusto nila maging serious artists at magustuhan ng general public. Puro hype lang kasi ang kpop. Wala gaanong casual listeners. Hindi sineseryoso ng music industry.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:30 AM
At least no attitude sila. They are serious sa work nila.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:38 AM
Im a BTS fan and I'm serious about them and their music. 💜 I'm not a fan of SB19 but happy for them na nakapasok sila sa BB. I don't see anything wrong with kpop. Baka hindi ka pang aware sa success and recognition ng mga kpop artists globally.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:08 AM
Di gaya ng ibng group lalo na dito sa pilipinas kapag sumikat laki ng mga uloDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:19 AM
They are co-managed bu a Korean agency.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:41 AM
12:55 kaya may iba ibang genre ang music. Kung di mo feel music nila then don't.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:43 AM
2:19 Korean Wave parin ang nirerepresent ng SB19. Paraan lang talaga ito para ipromote na naman ang Hallyu. Kaya sila tinatawag na Pinoy Kpop.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:22 AM
12:55 "Puro hype lang kasi ang kpop. Wala gaanong casual listeners. Hindi sineseryoso ng music industry." hmm that's just what you thoughtDelete
Korean Entertainment Company ang nag hahandle sa kanila, malamang Kpop ang datingan... Pero they always bring the Ppop Branding sa mga kanta nila... atsaka "kPop"ang datingan ng kanilang pananamit... Ano ba dapat suotin nila?? Barong?? Hindi po kasi exclusive sa Korea ang Pop culture,FYI lang ha... infact, naging benchmark ng lahat ang South Korea when it comes to Pop Culture...Delete
(Hindi lang naman Ph ang may mga pop groups... Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia. Yan po ang mga bansa ang nag tatagjsan ng galing ng mga kanikanilang mga boy groups)
I think we were just used to listening on these slow, all about love songs, the kundiman style etc., That's why same goes to all that we cannot adapt to the changes of music culture... But it's a good thing that there is this country who's willing to invest time and money sa isang bansa para matulongan itong maangat ang industrya ng musika...
Thank you.. 🤗🤗🤗 from OFW sobrang saya nmin..sa article na to.. super proud sa boys..🤗🤗🤗🤗 pinuno said choice to be kind .. hnd kailangan nng mga taong hnd rumespeto kong ayaw nio uag niong basahin .. 🙄🙄🙄Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:10 PM
8:22 Wala akong alam na sikat na songs ng mga kpop idols. Sikat ang personality pero songs wala. May mga obssess lang talaga sa aesthetics nila. Nothing to do with music. & yung sound ng songs nila is all over the place parati.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:25 AM
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:26 AM
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:49 AM
Hindi naman shocking, dahil yan sa unli mention ng faneys sa official accounts para mapasama sa chart na yanDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:15 AM
Try joining us minsan hahaha para sumaya buhay mo! YieeeDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:32 AM
Ok naman na may sumikat na ganito kahit inspire lang sila ng Street Voice at Universal Motion Picture.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:37 AM
at saka Manouniverse baksDelete
Naalala ko yung Universal Motion Dancers sa kanila (UMD)Delete
Pwede naman kasing sa talent tayo tumingin dahil kahit pa inspired by Kpop sila sa pormahan, pusong pinoy pa rin naman. SAka kapwa Pinoy yan, bihira makatuntong nga Billboard kaya support na lang tayo.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Was this supposed to be funny? Try harder pleaseDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:33 AM
In fairness naman, walang attitude at maayos naman performances nilaReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:33 AM
Sorry I just don't get the hype about them regardless of their talents.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:38 AM
"Regardless of their talents" yan tayo eh. Pag may sumisikat na walang talent nagrereklamo, ngayon na hinahype ang may talent, ayaw pa rin.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:52 AM
Regardless of their talents??? I don't even know them but if they get to that level because of their talent, who are we to judge?Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:53 AM
They deserve to be notice or be hype kasi may totoong talent sila.Delete
Dpat mas magtaka k 12:33 s mga "talent" n wlang talent pero todo todo ang hype s mga to.
12:38 Overhyped sila. Di naman sila super talented. Kesyo Pinoy Kpoop ekekek daw sila.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:07 AM
Ang una kasing napapansin sa kanila yung kapal ng foundation at makeup nilaDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:18 AM
Ha? Ano po yung Pinoy Kpop? hahahahahaha Ppop kase. Di lang po sa Korea ang Pop 🤦Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:22 AM
Di mo nagets 1:18? Elementary student ka noh?!Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:15 AM
Music industry must invest in talent. I don't get why Filipinos are way too fanatics of faces without talents. Look at the west, not everyone is equally as gorgeous with what "Pinoys perspective" but they always succeed with their talents. That's why we even copied British Got Talent and America's Got Talent.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:50 AM
Truth 2:18.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:57 AM
Pinoy kpop po..kasi pinoy music pero kpop look..which is confusing.. napanood ko mga music videos nila..ok naman, may talent pero yung look talaga ang di ko magets..Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:00 AM
Kpop is Kpop. Ppop is Ppop. Period!Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:22 AM
SB19 deserves the hype lmao. Bihira na nga sa Pilipinas magkaroon ng ganitong grupo idedegrade niyo pa? Buti pa nga foreigners at international fandoms na amazed sakanila tapos kayo?? Idedegrade pa yung kapwa pinoy lol crab mentality at its finest.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:38 AM
So ano po nag papahype sa inyo?Delete
Baka need po nyo mag explore to broaden your knowledge. Para makita nyo po kung bakit napadaming tao ang narerecognize sila as legit performers. Kung may time lang naman po kayo.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:53 AM
ano po bang porma na pinoy? 2:57Delete
lets be positive na lang and wag na tayong chorva haha.
sa pagkakaaalam ko yung ibang bihis nila eh tulong ng friends ng Company nila.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:24 AM
2:57 does it mean you value physical aspects instead of talent?Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:18 AM
Hindi mo lang kasi ma tanggap. Baka nga di mo malampasan o mapantayan voice ni Stell or dancing skills nilang 5 eh🙃Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 10:33 AM
Kpop is deemed Kpop when the pop music showcases the intended goal of a certain pop music is to promote the culture and tradition of Korea. Since hindi naman 'yung ang goal ng SB19, we cannot call it as Kpop.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:19 AM
Bakit? Paano nyo ba idescribe para hindi nyo masabing Pinoy Kpop??? Nakabarong?? Artists ba natin dito laging nakabarong??Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:28 PM
I am not judging them negatively by looks (whether gwapo o hindi)..ang ibig ko po sabihin,yung image..mas kpop ang itsura at pormahan nila..sana kasi iniintindi nyo yung context..kayo po ang nagjjudge hindi ako..Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:55 PM
Sana din kase nagreresearch ka po para hindi ka nalelecturan. Haha May Kpop, may Cpop may Jpop. Lahat yan similar ang fashion.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM
d wag ka. siguro nmn nabasa mo yung title pero andito ka prin pra lng mag comment? inggit ka rinDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:40 AM
Titas of Manila, 36, kaya hindi ako makarelate sa mga songs nila. 60s to 90s ang nasa playlist ng spotify ko. lolReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:59 AM
Marami din po silang faneys na nasa 30s-50s :)) try nyo po pakinggan ang Hanggang sa Huli at Love goes.. may 90s vibe po yun 🙂Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:23 AM
ndi naman porke matanda na tayo ee ndi na tayo makaka appreciate ng new genre. Nakakabata din sa pakiramdam yung paminsan-minsan mag appreciate tayo ng mga bagong henerasyon ng Pinoy Pop Artists. :)Delete
80s and 90s music --- priceless!Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:17 AM
I'm 35 and I dig their music. It's a matter of expanding your music diversity. Music is an art, therefore, it also evolves. You should not limit your perspective.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:39 AM
They always say, "hindi kami deserving.. " pero through their hardworks, sacrifices,talent, and etc. Masasabi ko na deserve nila ang lahat-lahat ng natatanggap nila.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:16 AM
Hi tita! Try listening to theri other songs like "hanggang sa huli" I think you'll love itDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:33 AM
Im 35 and cannot relate. sorry.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:43 AM
Sorry, wala talagang dating sa akin to. I love OPM, just not this kind pls trying hard maging kpopReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:00 AM
Tagalog and English po ang songs nila and Not Korean 🙂 and also, they're promoting PPop. They're not Kpop wannabes.Delete
Hindi naman kasi sila KPOP. PPOP sila be.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:04 AM
Kapag kumakanta at sumasayaw ay TRYING HARD TO BE KPOP agad? Ayan ang panget na mentality ng mga pinoy masyado crab mentality kapag kababayan na gumawa.Delete
As I watched them, I don't think na trying hard sila maging Kpop. Kasi they're Ppop. You should watch more of their videos, I guess. Para mas malaman mo. Ako kasi pinanood ko sila kaya naintindihan ko.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:23 AM
PPOP SILA HINDI KPOP AND THEY DONT HAVE TO BE TRYING HARD BECAUSE THEY ARE UNIQUEDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:25 AM
Baka mali lang ang interpretasyon mo ng kahulugan ng OPM. Pinoy po ang kanta nila at pure Pinoy sila. Pwede mong panoorin muna ang mga videos nila at makinig sa kanila bago mo sabihing hindi sila OPM. Hindi naman yan sisikat kung kulang sa talent. Kesa naman dinadaan lang sa papogi flop naman sa talent.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:56 AM
Di po sila trying hard kpop.kasi po PPop po sila. Sila po Mismo ginagawa Ng lyrics at nag choreograph ng sayaw nila.Delete
Try niyo po ballad song nila "Tilaluha" God bless po
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:24 AM
Thanks for your opinion but make sure tama pagkakainterpret mo sakanila lolDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:14 AM
Iba iba ang taste ng tao di kita masisi kung ano panlasang meron ka. Kung ayaw mo sa kanila it's okay we won't interfere with the music preference you have, but what makes me bother is that, if you don't like the artist just keep your mouth shut. Don't degrade people - their looks, talent and personality. It's a matter of closing your mouth if you don't have something good to say. Let's not just practice social distancing and washing our hands properly, but also practice mindful acts.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:28 AM
Foreigners and international fandoms are amazed by SB19's talent and impact. Tapos kayo? Idedegrade niyo sila dahil lang may influence sila sa k-pop genre? Kung maging open minded ka lang for once, baka ma gets mo bakit deserve ng SB19 yung hype at achievements nila ngayon. Stay pressed cause SB19 will continue to dominate the international scene tapos kayo puro bash lang wala namang mapapala lmaoDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:50 AM
OPM sila. Sila nagsusulat ng lyrics at bumubuo ng choreo. English at tagalog ang gamit nila sa pagcompose. They do cover Kpop songs kasi yun ang fit sa brand nila which is sing and dance POP.Delete
They are establishing LEGIT group performance and not the typical pabebe dance and lip synched songs.
It's time for an upgrade
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:18 AM
Kasi kahit saan mo tignan TRYING HARD SILA nakilala or nakisakay lang sila sa HYPE ng kpop nasaan ang tatak pilipino dyan? itsura palang ohhhDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:37 AM
Yan problema sating mga pinoy. Ang hilig manghusga at kapwa pinoy pa. Why can't we just support them?Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 10:26 AM
OPM? Listen to their live performance of TILALUHA and HANGGANG SA HULI po. Ballad yun. Di ka sasayaw dun. Hugot po yun. They were the ones who wrote the lyrics of their songs most especially Sejun, the leader.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:05 AM
I'm 35 at nkarelate ako sa song nila..sobrang galing ng mga batang yan..try niyoDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:32 AM
Akala kasi ng iba pop music kpop agad lol dilang po sa korea may pop ano poDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:32 PM
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:26 PM
to you, but for us it was a gem, respect nalangDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:02 PM
isa lng po ibig sabihin nyan. wala ka po taste sa music. either that or kapanahunan ka pa po ng jussaricDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:49 AM
They are talented, masipag and dedicated. Pero sana bawasan nila makeup nila or find a foundation suited to their skin color. They don't have to look like koreans for people to listen to them. They have good voices already.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:25 AM
Di naman po nila ginagaya yung kpop e and they dont have toDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:27 AM
I met them and as i can see there's nothing on their faces, it's just a touch of powder sakto lang, and pantay ang kulay nila. Di nila tinatry maging korean, I hope you'll research munaDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:25 AM
Gusto ko lang klaruhin na ayaw mo sa kanila kasi korean ang style nila... tama ba?
DEDICATED at
interesting to point out all the qualities that we should all look out for in supporting a group but instead you focused on their 'style' ?
Is it just me pero parang may mali talaga sa sinabi mo
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:19 AM
Jusko! Anung di-tinatry? HELLO! Bulag-bulagan pa? Daming pwedeng ilatag para malaman mo na nakikisabay sila sa hype ng kpop Period!Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:52 AM
KPop Tenement version.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:50 AM
Paki explain po ang Kpop Tenement Version.Delete
Para po mas malinaw.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:11 AM
Hahahaha 12:52. Grabe ka baks. HahaDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:26 AM
Pinoy. Crab mentality editionDelete
Parang yung group dati ni marlou pero nagbinata na at nakaluwag luwag sa buhay version.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:26 AM
Wow compliment ba yan? Pero thank you na din HAHAHADelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:39 AM
Ayy nahiya naman sila sayo HAHAHAHAHAHA bakit perpekto kaba? Wala bang kapintas pintas sayo? Pag wala aba ikaw na ikaw na pinagpalaDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:18 AM
Wow parang perpektong perpekto ka sis ahDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:56 AM
Their music's not so horrible. BUT, their looks - and by that I mean the branding/imaging/packaging, etc. - masyadong trying hard to look like an actual Korean group. Is that even necessary? Can they not look Pinoy and sound like a Kpop group? They look like clowns this way. Eeeek.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:16 AM
Paano po ba mag mukhang Pinoy?Delete
Di nila kailangan magtrying hard para magmukhang kpop kase di naman talaga nila ginagaya and they look like clown? Wow can i see your face first? Sabi nga nila dont judge the book by its coverDelete
Stan talents po not the looks.. God blessDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:04 AM
Ano po ba ang Pinoy look? Yung nakakamiseta at nakatsinelas lang or yung nakabahag lang? Pahingi naman po ng example? Nalilito kasi ako. Kasi kung nanonood ako ng TV ngayon ganyan din mga pormahan ng mga artista ngayon eh. Pormang Kpop din. And may TV guesting po sila sa picture na yan. Kailangan talaga ng stage makeup kung ayaw mong magmukhang ililibing na pag nasinagan ka ng stage lights.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:08 AM
HIndi sila mukhang boyband. Hindi sila cute. Gets nyo na? Namimilosopo pa kayong mga fans eh.Delete
Hayaan mo na, Kapatid. People only understand things based on their thinking capacity and their level of perception. Sanay kasi sa PPOP groups na binabawi na lang sa visuals at pagpapacute yung performances kahit walang ka talent-talent at waley yung performance. Ngayon namang may PPOP group na sobrang dedicated mag ensayo at mag improve sa craft nila almost 24/7 of their lives, hinihila din pababa. Hindi ko na talaga maintindihan yung way of thinking ng ibang Pinoy.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:42 AM
Anong di maganda sa looks nila, halos lahat ng international reactors maganda ang comment sa looks and style nila.. Tingnan mo ang pop industry ng japan,china, at iba pang asian countries mas over the top ang damitan nila. Simple lang nga yan sa Sb19. Search ka muna.. may google ka naman diba.. Check mo style nang damit nila. Tingnan mo din instagram ng mga artista sa pinas. Tingnan mo ang style ng damit. Baka di ka pa sanay sa fashion kaya nasabi mo yan. And ito pa explain mo muna ang look ng pinoy, ano bah pinoy look?? Punta ka rin ng mga stores like forever21 bershka h&m zara ..tingnan mo style ng mga damit .. since kalimitan damit nila dun lang naman nila binili. Baka di nyo pa po gaano na observe opinyon ko lang.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:50 AM
Pero yung ibang idols na Westernized ang pormahan okay lang? Pano ba magmukhang Pinoy? Kailangan ba walang make-up? Kailangan moreno? Kailangan nakabarong tagalog? Pakilinaw po kung ano yung Pinoy look na sinasabi nyo. Kasi sa totoo lang, kayo-kayo lang din naman ang gumagawa ng standards sa look na yan eh. Sobrang nakakainis na yung stereotype nyo na walang-wala sa hulog.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:49 AM
Hahahaha hindi naman po kase K-pop style ginagamit nila according nga kay pinuno western yun. Hindi porket ganun ang pormahan ng mga k idols sila na nagmamayari ng ganung style or genre. At saka helloooo? wala na tayo sa panahon nila Maria Clara para mag baro't sayaDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Sa mga ayaw sa SB19, it's okay.Hindi naman nagmamatter opinion nyo. if you don't appreciate their Talent, determination, hardwork to raise the flag of the Philippines in the international scene, then it's your choice.. We, A'TIN will promote and support them because they deserve it..Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:37 AM
Geh ikaw na lang mag decide ng mga susuotin at maging make up artist.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:35 PM
Look pinoy? So ang gusto niyo po ba ay yung mag barong sila lolDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:03 AM
Stan SB19 stan talents!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:09 AM
These boys have trained and still training for almost 4 years. They make their own choreography, write their own songs, even arrangements of their covers may it be local,k or western songs. If you dont like their music fine walang pumipilit but dont call them names or judge them. They're on thta spot for a reason. It's just sad that foreigners appreciate them more than their own countrymen.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:44 AM
Not a fan but reading from your comment, nakakatuwa to know that they write their own songs. Bihira na yan ngayon kasi yung ibang mga artist kuno na may "talent" kuno e magkaka album wala namang original songs puro revival.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:05 PM
1:44 Naniwala ka naman na sila talaga sumusulat ng sarili nilang kanta. Maraming singers ang nakukunwari na sila sumusulat ng sarili nilang kanta kahit di naman. Nasaan ang pruweba na songwriters talaga yang SB19.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:09 AM
Wow unti unti na talaga silang nakikilala. Ang galing nilang kumanta at magharmonize. Bihira sa isang grupo ang walang sapawan at lima pa sila. Napanood ko yung Bakit Ba Ikaw nila sa MYX at doon na ako napabilib. Yung mga live performances nila solid talaga.ReplyDelete
Mukhang sa kanila na magstart ang evolution ng PPop sa OPM na dominated ng rock bands, hip hop at ballads.
Napakahumble pala nila in fairnessReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:46 AM
Talaga? Parang di naman. Daming lowkey Pinoy artists na mas nagstart ng opm revamp na di hamak na magaling, original at creative kesa sa kpop wannabes mo.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:22 PM
2:46 I think ang tinutukoy ni 1:09 ay yung PPop genre. Hindi nya dinidiscredit ang ibang artists sa ibang genre. Sa totoo lang, napagiiwanan na tayo pagdating sa Pop. Kokonti lang sumisikat na kanta sa Ppop na danceable talaga.Delete
I'm also a fan of our bands and I also listen to local rap songs.
Pero naappreciate ko din yung type of music ng grupo na to, nakakagood vibes lang.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:10 AM
Congrats SB19!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:11 AM
Anong gustong patunayan ni kuyang nakablouse at slacks? Alam ba ng ate niya na ginamit niya yung power dress para sa interview bukas?ReplyDeleteReplies
Sana po ayos ka lang sa buhay mo. Salamat po sa pagbibigay oras sa pamomroblema sa pananamit nila. I hope one day, maging malawak yung perception mo sa kanila na hindi na nakabase yung judgement mo sa pananamit nila. Mahal ka po ng Panginoon kahit mapanglait ka. :)Delete
PPOP rising! First ever Idol Group from Southeast Asian to enter Billboards top 5!ReplyDelete
Bat ganyan pormahan nila? Nakalipstick ba yung dalawa sa kanan.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:30 AM
Style yan ay sabagay baka napagiwanan kana kaya di mo alam yung fashion heheheheDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:59 AM
Anon 1:30 style na ginagaya sa kpop. Tingnan mo ang foundation at damit, sa init sa pinas ganyan suot nila?Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:30 AM
So what if nakalipstick? Stereotyping LOLDelete
Para magmukha daw silang artist lolDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:45 AM
I agree 1:59.. parang may snow dito sa pilipinas sa porma nila..Delete
Happy ako na napapansin na internationally ang pinoy boy group pero sna naman wag ala kpop ang porma..
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:53 AM
1:59 ayos ka lang te? Judgemental natin masyado a. Western po kase yung ginagamit nilang style/genre hindi kpop fyi lang po baka kase di niyo alam pero kung di niyo parin gets search niyo nalang po :)Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:31 PM
Baka kase sa loob ng studio nagperform kaya pwede mag ganyan. Ano gusto nakasando at short para akma sa tropical climate ng Pinas? LolDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:16 AM
Kulang na lang si xander ford.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:36 AM
Nagawa mo pang idegrade yung kapwa mong pinoy na nagdodominate na sa international music scene? Porket ganyan looks nila na influence sa k-pop genre ibabash niyo na? Makapagsalita kala mo perpekto.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:11 AM
So proud of them!Delete
Kase naman po, it's not Kpop, It's Ppop~~
Try niyo panoorin lahat ng Vids nila. Kilalanin niyo na rin siguro? Para di tayo magmukhang judger. Salamat.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:19 AM
Sama ka na rin, para maganda. Sure naman akong pangit ka.Delete
hiyang hiya naman sila sayoDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:02 PM
They are so handsome lalo na sa personal. My goodness, talented, funny, witty, adorable,humble, hardworking, goal oriented,passionate at VISUALS are so good!!!Delete
Ano pa bang hahanapin ko?All in 1 sa SB19. ^_^
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:17 AM
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU SB19!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:20 AM
Congratulations to these 5 talented boys soar higher!!!ReplyDelete
Go SB19 ...We go Up..ReplyDelete
More blessings and more achievement to come.
Labyu,SB19. Congrats.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:24 AM
Go SB19ReplyDelete
Sejun Stell Ken Josh Justine
We GO UP
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:26 AM
Active parin pala ang Hasht5 hanggang ngayonReplyDeleteReplies
Bwahahahaha louder please!Delete
Sana po marunong magbasa. :) Naaawa po kasi ako sa'yo. Madali ka lang kasing maloko nyan pag hindi mo naiintindihan binabasa mo. Sana po nasa maayos na kalagayan ang buhay mo ngayon. Kahit galit ka po sa mundo, mahal ka po ng Panginoon. :)Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:24 AM
OMG baka upgraded versionDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:19 AM
Iba naman, looks nanaman ba? Hahahahaha. Wala kasing masabi sa talent. Iyak ka nalang, baka makasama idol mo sa bbs hihi.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:28 AM
Not liking their branding, but may talent sila.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:13 AM
Ano po ba branding ang gusto nyo? Paki email po ang SHOWBT Phils para po masabihan sila ng tamang branding. Salamat po.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:27 AM
Daming faney na defensive. Again THEY DONT REPRESENT THE FILIPINO SPIRIT kaya maraming may ayaw sa kanila. Yes theyre talented PERO aminin natin theyre using the image as KPOP kasi sumasabay-sumasakay sila sa Kpop hype. Sabihin nyo man na hindi yun parin yung nakikita ng karamihan. Nasaan ang branding ng pinoy dyan? Kung tagalog pumasok sa BB baka dyan dumami pa ang elibs sa kanila kung kpop na korean language nga nakakapasok eDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:28 AM
Tilaluha pakinggan nu guys. They are promoting ppop not kpop. They really are talented.ReplyDelete
So proud of you!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:33 AM
Magaling naman pala talaga pag may proper training lang.ReplyDelete
Grabe ung mga comment dto.. Chill lng po kayo..we don't need good looks we need talent.. At kung di po nla n abot ung standard nio problema nio n un...we support them bcos of their talents,npaka hard workingg sin nla para maabot ung pangarap nla.kung mkkila nio lng cla d kau mag sisi dhil npa humble nla..at isa pa.. Hindi po cla KPOP, PPOP po cla n under ng korean company.. Spread love lng dpat. Ung hate words n binabato nio sa knila gngwa nlang inspirasyon yan..by the way thank for taking time n mag comment about sa knila.. God bless and keep safe sa lahat.. 😊ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:36 AM
Infairness ang galing ha.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:38 AM
Talented sila. Kaso ang branding very kpop, Sana Mas maging distinctly pinoy ang influences Nila. May chance sila internationally Kung Mas magiging orig sila in the long run. Mas gusto ko Yung ganitong talagang nag eensayo kaysa sa mga nasa TV na puro waley at pacute Lang.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:40 AM
Deserve nila yan💙👏ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:40 AM
Uy ang galing nila.ReplyDelete
Infairness maganda yung mga songs nila. Very catchy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:49 AM
Nakakaproud SB19.. Love the PPoP.. Love SB19ReplyDelete
Wow so proud of themReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:09 AM
Dont mind the hate comments! We A'TIN love you and will support you all the way!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:11 AM
SB19 nasa Billboard Social 50. Kasabay mga sikat na artists all over the world.ReplyDelete
That is something we can be proud of.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:16 AM
5 vocals, 5 dancers, 5 rappers and 5 visuals. Congratumalations SB19!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:17 AM
Sila ba ang kumanta nung song na Basta Panget?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:18 AM
Before you guys judge please watch their music videos. They can singing and dance live.ReplyDelete
They watch their go up (sing and dance song) and hanggang sa huli a ballad song..these five guys are not only talented but also very humble.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:19 AM
Fact: 1.SB19 na na-train lang by Koreans na using the method for training K-Pop idols. Only the method of TRAINING was used! THEY ARE ALL PURE FILIPINOS.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:22 AM
i wiLL forever supports this group hanggang sa huLi,ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:25 AM
Ilan na ang sumubok na Filipino sa international scene. Let's give them a chance, Filipino sila and we must be proud of them. It's time na magkaroon tayo ng representative sa international music scene.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:33 AM
They have the voice but looks? Ppop kamo eh trained sila ng korean mngt.ReplyDelete
Congrats SB19 true ang song nyo na we Go UpReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:08 AM
SB19 worked hard to achieve this positionReplyDelete
Western pa rin pala standard ngaun
Puro Asian act na nasa chart, suportahan naman sana ng kapwa Asian
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:11 AM
A'TIN Pride!ReplyDelete
Magiging Pinoy Pride lang naman pag nakitang sikat na
Basta kami nakita na namin worth nila umpisa pa lang
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:23 AM
They truly deserve it! I genuinely support this group because of thier passion, perseverance and sincerity. It's the attitude and character that push them to the top!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:30 AM
They truly deserve it! I genuinely support this group because of thier passion, perseverance and sincerity. It's the attitude and character that push them to the top!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 3:37 AM
Malalim po ang meaning ng songs nila. FYI, theme song ng mga board takers at students ang Go Up. The message is for all of us, wag sumuko sa pangarap. We will go up! Pero kapwa Pinoy are dragging them down? Baket? Yung mga kpop ba naintindihan nyo ang lyrics?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:29 AM
I like that they look Filipino.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations SB19!!! Nakakaproud bilang isabg pilipino na napabilang kayo sa Social50, my god Social50 yun, pleass continue to create great music, stay humble, grateful, for sure more blessings will be coming your way. Talented kayo eh at matyaga. Kayang kaya nyo yan. Nandito kaming kapwa pero ni support you guys!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:44 AM
Deserve naman nila. May talent naman talaga sila when it comes to singing and dancingReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Hindi naman itsura literally ang negative comments ng karamihan dito but the image/look they try to portray. Yes they sing pinoy music and they are talented but I wish they don't copy kpop looks and wardrobe. Yung pormahan kasi nila as if may winter dito sa tin..not saying they should wear sando and slippers.. pero sana yung malapit sa pinoy image talaga..ReplyDelete
Hope you don't take this comment of mine negatively cause to be honest, wish come true ito for me since maging fan ako ng BTS.. na sana tayo din sa pilipinas magkaroon ng grupo na talagang nagttraining,and seryoso talaga sa sing and dance..unlike sa mga super sikat satin ngayon, may mga itsura pero parang di nagpractice pagnakikita ko ngpperform sa tv..
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:13 AM
Hindi ko kinaya ang muk-ap nila! Lol.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 5:53 AM
Grabe ang galingReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:20 AM
Next time when you organize a Filipino boyband, can you please make sure they really look like a boyband before you demand that we support them because they are Filipinos like us???ReplyDelete
IN SHORT, THERE ARE A LOT OF GOODLOOKING FILIPINO BOYS OUT THERE WHO CAN ALSO SING AND DANCE VEN IN TIKTOK AND MALE CONTESTS IN NOONTIME SHOWS SO HOW COME THE KOREAN MANAGEMENT CAN ONLY COME UP WITH THESE GUYS? Not trying to offend anyone, I'm just genuinely curious... andaming gwapong pinoy na gusto maging boyband member eh pero hindi sila naghanap ng seryoso talaga.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Super Proud of this Boy Group. Magaling talaga sila and total packaged. And I think malayo pa mararating ng mga batang to super dedicate maabot mga Pangarap nila. Godbless you Boys! 😇ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 6:38 AM
Hello po :)ReplyDelete
Ang dami ko pong nakikitang comment about sa "Korean looks" 😊. Eto po masasabi ko :)
Pagdating po sa fashion nila sabi niyo mga KPOP wannabes po sila, ang totoo po niyan under po sila ng Korean Management kaya hindi po maiiwasan na minsan korean-inspired po ang outfit nila.
Ano po ba sa tingin niyo ang dapat nilang isuot para magmukhang pinoy po sila? 😊
Please po,sa musika po sana nila tayo magfocus , pinopromote po nila ang OPM. Sila po nagcocompose ng kanta nila, sila rin po nagcho-choreograph ng sayaw nila. :)
Sa lahat po ng nakakaappreciate ng music nila, MARAMING SALAMAT po. 😊
Try to watch their COVER of "BAKIT BA IKAW" sa MYX . :) Live po yun baka magustuhan niyo po.
PPOP Rise ! :)
Go SB19 💙
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:47 AM
PPOP IS RISINGReplyDelete
SB19 , the first Pilipino boy Group who enter Billboard Social 50
Why do some people have judge them by their looks and fashion style? There's nothing bad about wearing make up. Yeah its not common for a guy to wear make up but hey what can they d their visuals is part of their jobs. These guys here are breaking the gender norms here. It doesnt mean that their guys they cant use make up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 7:54 AM
Sorry not a basher pero sana kahit na sinasabi niyo na Ppop eh wag ipattern sa kpop pero obviously masyado silang kpop na sinasabi lang natin na ppop dahil lang pinoy members, Talented sila di naman sinasantabi yun mejo nakakdistract kasi yung pagkatrying hard to be kpop and di sila gwapo pero keri naman isantabi yun if mas maging natural sila sorry faneysReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:49 AM
Sorry di ko gets yung term na PPOP. Diba OPM din yunReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:57 AM
Always choose to be kind. - Pinuno.ReplyDelete
Hayaan naten na ung achievements nila ang humarap saknila. People will judge them lalo na sa looks, that's fine ang importante nakasuport tayo sa simula palang. May ilang negative comments about sakanila pero mdami dn nagmamahal saknila yon ang mahalaga. Kahit anong pag explain nyo sa iba may masasabi pa dn sila. Focus tayo sa goal naten. PPOP rise 💙
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 8:58 AM
Parang hindi naman makapal makeup nila. hehe. mas makapal pa makeup nung artista nakikita ko. heheReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:01 AM
Under korean entertainmeny sila, kaya ganyan sila mag damit, tsaka yung buhok nila very common naman. yung color ng hair parang di lang nmana sa kpop ako nkakakita ng ganyan. hehe so anong branding ba tinutukoy nio? Yung disiplina lang nakikita kong kpop sa knila eh. iba yung pagkadisiplina sa kanila.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Ano ba kasi yang billboard social 50 na yan? magandang achievement ba yan para sa isang artist? kung mganda i will support. pinoy pride ehReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:17 AM
CONGRATULATIONS SB19! THESE GUYS ARE INDEED TALENTED , GIVE THEM A CHANCE AND WATCH ONE OF THEIR PERFORMANCE .ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:31 AM
Very ironic of Filipinos supporting half Filipino representing Philippines yet can't support pure Filipinos simply because they're influence by other culture.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:34 PM
Hindi ko din ma-gets yung mga nega. Pure Filipinos at lumaki sa Pinas 'tong group na 'to pero hindi nila kayang tanggapin at suportahan. Buti nga merong pure pinoy na napasama sa Billboard na yan, nakikipagcompete sa mga bigating singers sa US/Korea.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:57 AM
Congrats SB19xA'TIN.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 9:58 AM
Guysss wag natin sila ijudge di naman nila sinabi na maging fan natin sila, ang gusto nila is makilala ang pilipinas,ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 10:31 AM
Whether you don't like the boys because of their style or not, you cannot deny that they have talent.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 10:39 AM
for the first time may decent na group na sing and dance dito sa pinas pero sana wag masyadong gawin Kpop style.. cringey iapply yung kpop hairstyle sa kanila.. Good luck hoping for more success to SB19 ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:13 AM
No song listeners, just the unofficial mentioning of fans that they are in the billboard chart.ReplyDelete
ACCEPT THE FACT AND MOVED ON.Replies
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:46 PM
Hi. If you just open your heart and mind, you can see the numbers of their listeners and viewers.Delete
You can't say it zero.
But if you didn't give them a chance, yea it's zero in your eyes.
Fyi they do have listeners also in other countries too. They are slowly getting known worldwide but through their real fans rather pinoy pride for them to be known globaly they do that dedicatedly because they deserve it. STAN TALENT WHO SHOWCASE OPM/PPOP with PURE FILIPINO BLOODDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:44 PM
Then don't take credit when they enter the world stage. Accept this and move on. Crab.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 11:25 AM
SB19 deserved this recognition. Let's support them. Dapat maging masaya tayo sa success nila. They will definitely go up!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:11 PM
Well deserved💙ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:42 PM
1 bash = 1 achievement.ReplyDelete
Those negative comments are our strength. Mas lalo kaming nanggigigil na suportahan ang SB19 para lalo silang umangat.
Naging basher din nila ako pero aminin na natin,TALENTED AT ADORABLE ang SB19. Mas lalo akong humanga sa pagiging HUMBLE nila.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 12:54 PM
Before you bash them, try to be open-minded at alisin nyo sa utak nyo na KPop sila dahil PPop po sila!ReplyDelete
Ok,watch their songs in YouTube search SB19 and go to their channel. Mas makikilala nyo sila dun plus ung mga interviews sa kanila. I bet, you'll fall in love with them.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:04 PM
Congrats SB19! No doubt malayo mararating ng group na to magagaling sila at mga talented.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 1:46 PM
Bakit karamihan sa mga nagcocomment dito defensive about the looks ng members (kesyo gwapo or hindi).. as if hinuhusgahan sila based jan.. eh hindi naman yun yung point ng mga 'kpop' comments.....ReplyDelete
kung nagbabasa kayo, ang sinasabi, na sna hindi kpop/western ang image/ wardrobe nila para may sarili silang identity..yung as filipinos..not necessarily barong,etc..but more like the casual clothes/look that the common filipino men wear..
Dream ko to na magkaroon tayo ng talented na boy group na makikilala internationally..yung mga nagttraining talaga kaya happy ako..gusto ko maging proud pero kpop talaga nakikita ko kahit tagalog songs nila..
- AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 2:53 PM
Wow! Nakikita mo ba wardrobe ng mga pinoy celebs dba ganyan din. Thats the trend today esp sa mga teens and these boys are still teens kaya ganyan. Also, talent po pinaguusapan dito. At hindi mo magkkwestyon yung talent ng limang to. Dahil napakatalented nila.ReplyDelete
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iOS app flagged for malware, and why you shouldn't worry
An iOS game called Simply Find It (opens in new tab), when run through BitDefender's virus scanner, reportedly returns a positive result for Trojan.JS.iframe.BKD. This has drawn into question the effectiveness of Apple's App Store approval process. Is this something that Apple should have caught, and is it something App Store customers should be worried about?
Macworld's Lex Friedman explains what BitDefender encountered: Simply Find It's IPA -- iPhone application archive -- file contains an mp3 audio file which contains an HTML iframe tag in it which points to x.asom.cn. Normally an iframe might be used on a website to embed a frame that loads another page. These iframe tags can also be abused to try and load malicious code in a webpage without being noticed by users. Currently if you try to access x.asom.cn, the page is not available. Using the archive.org Wayback Machine, you can see the last time that the site hosted any content was back in July of 2010. At that time, the Chinese page just had a message telling users that its free URL forwarding service had been discontinued. Going back further in the site's history, we can see that it used to redirect to a handful of different URLs, primarily http://126.96.36.199/jc/img/love/new.htm, which if you go to now, is a 404. It's anybody's guess what this site ever actually hosted.
Microsoft's Malware Protection Center page provides some additional details about the virus that BitDefender detected (opens in new tab). The symptoms section of the page explains that antivirus alerts can be triggered by iframes in webpages, which are only a symptom of the virus, not an actual detection that the virus itself is present. This helps explain why BitDefender detected this virus in the IPA, as well as why other virus scanners didn't detect it; it's not actually the virus.
So we have an app, that has an mp3, that has an iframe, that loads a webpage that does not exist. I think it's safe to say that this app poses no actual threat to anybody currently. But why did this slip through Apple's review process? Shouldn't they have detected this?
No. Any app can load a webpage. A webpage can't (usually) download and run code. Exploits have been found in iOS before that allowed remote code execution from a webpage and these have been used in the past for jailbreaking. This type of exploit is fairly rare though, and no public exploits of this nature are currently known. Additionally, each iOS app runs in its own sandbox, confined to its own sort of play area. If a new exploit was discovered which allowed code execution from a webpage, it would likely require a second exploit that allowed it to break out of its sandbox in order to gain access to other data on the device. There's no reason to believe that the Simply Find It game does or will do this.
While it's certainly strange to see an app from that App Store return a positive result in a virus scanner, looking a little closer at things here, there's no cause for alarm and no real reason to think Apple missed something that they should have caught. If anything, this app might suggest that this mp3 was once on a computer that had a virus that modified it. Apple's App Store review process has always been a mystery. Apps with the ability to run unsigned code have made it into the App Store before and I'm sure they will again.
For today, however, there's no threat and no cause for additional alarm. For today, the App Store is as safe as it was yesterday.
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Thanks, great explanation! Good to know the app store is a safe place to download apps once again! :)
For the sake of argument, lets say an app gets approved for the App Store, then a shady developer makes changes on the back end to serve malicious code. What can that really do on iOS? Is there a way for a web-based exploit to break out of sandbox? Is there a way for it to gain access to personal information like contacts without user opt-in? Part of the rationale for iOS lacking inter-app communication and some of the other features of Android is that it offers higher security, so even if something like the above mentioned app had actual malware, how big a problem would it be?
certainly, think of the jailbreak hacks mentioned that use a browser hijack as soon as these become public it's possible for any developer to use the same methods to hijack your phone. it's not to block jailbreaking that the holes are patched. it's to block the insidious developer who might use the same hack on unsuspecting individuals.
So in clear if it's can be jailbreaked it's can be hack... I work at a telecom store and we had iPhone user with malware installed from apps. It's more rare than android but happen.
Jailbreak is user intervention, which means at their own risk (says so right in the name -- it breaks the root jail). Absent jailbreak, is there any reason to worry?
Of course there is -- unless you trust that both Apple's sandbox is bug-free and impregnable, and that and their review process is 100% foolproof. - There have been remote exploits that do not require any more user intervention than hitting a remote link. - Sandboxing prevents applications from using official channels to access other areas. Malware, almost by definition, is willing to try other means. I'm not about to argue that iOS is some malware-infested cesspool -- clearly, it is not. But the person who thinks there is not "any reason to worry" because some other party (in this case Apple) handles all their security concerns is the person who gets compromised.
and where does it install it in at? I am calling BS on that.
Time to register x.asom.cn so no one malicious can.

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There are a number of different ways I could go with today's Hit and Run. I could talk about Danny Haren's "Hi, I'm a D-back now" press conference,
or The Great One's Phoenix Coyotes clowning my Flyers, or Shaun White being cited for setting off a fire extinguisher in a hotel while he was drunk (and really, who among us hasn't done that?) or The Rocket vehmently denying the claims in the Mitchell report that he used The Steroids, but since the 2008 Pro Bowl rosters were announced yesterday, let's take an in-depth look at the hotties who'll be getting a free trip to Hawaii this February.
The 2008 Pro Bowl roster includes some new faces and some old favorites.
NFC Studliness
Your starting NFC QB is none other than The Gunslinger himself, Brett Favre.
Starting at running back for the NFC is Purple Jesus himself, Adrian Peterson.
My favorite Augustinian, seen here with a pretty horsie, Brian Westbrook, will also be returning to Hawaii for his second Pro Bowl appearance.
Along with Terrell Owens and Donald Driver of the Packers, two of my fellow Pitt alums, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals and Torry Holt of the St. Louis Rams (who was my downstairs neighbor in the Bouquet Gardens apartments and who insisted on playing The Chronic every morning at 5:30 a.m.) will take some receptions at wide reciever for the NFC.
Side note: Apparently, Larry and Torry don't get photographed doing weird things, because the only photos I could find of them were game shots. Yawn.
On the other side of the ball, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Vikings will mete out defensive justice like giant superheroes!
And in a move that surprised absolutely no one, Sean "Boom King" Taylor of the Redskins was posthumously voted a starter at free safety. It has not yet been announced how he will be honored at the Pro Bowl.
AFC Hotties
ON the AFC sideline, His Dreamboatiness (pictured here sharing a moment with His Holiness) Tom Brady, is your starting QB.
The Dreamboat has a number of excellent recievers to choose from including Starter Ladainian Tomlinson, Willie Parker of Pittsburgh, and my fantasy football beast, Joseph Addai of the Colts.
Tackling all comers is noted outdoorsman Matt Light of the Patriots.
Along with Asante Samuel of the Patriots, Denver Bronco Champ Bailey is all smiles.
Finally, Troy Polamalu of the Steelers is holding down strong safety. Glamour shot!


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Creflo Dollar preaches the "Prosperity Gospel"
The theology teaches that God rewards the faithful with wealth and gifts
Critics say it focuses on material prosperity rather than a relationship with God
The arrest of Georgia megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar brought renewed attention to his message of the Prosperity Gospel, controversial to some and faith-fulfilling to its followers.
Dollar, who was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting his teenage daughter, is the founder and pastor of World Changers Church International in suburban Atlanta.
It claims about 30,000 members and has a multimillion-dollar sanctuary that resembles a golden-domed spaceship atop a hill.
Dollar said in a statement he would never harm his children and that the facts in the case would be handled privately.
Prosperity ministers preach that God rewards the faithful with wealth and spiritual gifts. Pastors such as T.D. Jakes, Dollar, and Joel Osteen have become the Prosperity Gospel's most well known preachers, building megachurches and business empires with a message equating piety with prosperity.
While popular in the black church, it is not a solely black phenomenon, as seen in the ministry of Osteen, a best-selling author and megapastor at Lakewood Church in Houston. The church website says it is considered to be the largest church in America, with more than 38,000 attendees.
The Prosperity Gospel is a form of evangelical Christianity that largely grew out of the booming economy of postwar America, says Jonathan Walton, a professor of Christian Morals at Harvard and author of "Watch This! Televangelism and African American Religious Culture."
The theology's emphasis is on God's promised generosity in this life and the ability of believers to claim it for themselves. If God loves us, it teaches, then God will reward us with a new home, a good job, or good health, Walton says. God wants us to be prosperous.
One of the problems that conservatives tend to have with prosperity theology is its focus on material prosperity, says Ben Phillips, a theology professor at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Houston.
"The Prosperity Gospel tends to mask the greatest need that any individual has, and that's to be reconciled to God through faith in Christ," Phillips says.
"The point is that God is the ultimate good," he continues. "Knowing Him, being in a relationship with Him … in which He is God and we are His creatures, that is where joy is found."
Believers may argue, however, that material wealth is evidence of being in covenant with God, says Michael Long, a teacher of religious studies at Elizabethtown College and editor of the book, "I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters."
Those believers might say material goods are a side effect of believing in God and Christ, he says. "The focus is on getting right with God, but you know that when you get right with God, you're going to get something for it."
While the theology may attract more followers in a time of economic boom, the fact that it focuses so much on the individual and controlling one's own heart is a comfort in tough economic times as well, Long says.
Tom Brown, senior pastor of the Word of Life Church in El Paso, Texas, says wealth and prosperity are what God desires for us.
"Just as any parent enjoys watching their kids have fun, God delights in watching His children enjoy what money can buy," Brown writes on the website for his ministry. "I believe God is love and He desires the best life we can have."
Believers must then use their wealth to help others, Brown says – and that to have money for its own sake is pointless.
Phillips says it's true that the Bible teaches Christians to care for the poor, sick and needy, "but the Bible also teaches that God uses and permits suffering in the lives of people for His own ends and purposes."
He points to the Book of James, which says we must value the trials in our life because they shape our character.
"Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation – since they will pass away like a wild flower," it says in James 1:9-10.
Critics may say prosperity followers are wrong, but believers say they are sincere, Walton says. The pastors may be pop culture celebrities, but it doesn't mean their congregations don't find fulfillment in the message.
The pastors' wealth, derided by some as evidence of hypocrisy, could also simply be seen as evidence of their faith, Walton says.
"The wealth is part of their authority," he says.


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Most consumers with severe mental illness (SMI) want to work and
feel that work is an important goal in their recovery. When they
identify work as a goal, consumers usually mean competitive employment,
defined as community jobs that any person can apply for, in integrated
settings (and in regular contact with nondisabled workers), and that
pay at least minimum wage. Unfortunately, assistance with employment is
a major unmet need in most mental health programs: less than 15% of
consumers are competitively employed at any time.
Supported employment is a well-defined approach to helping
people with disabilities participate in the competitive labor market,
helping them find meaningful jobs and providing ongoing support from a
team of professionals. First introduced in the psychiatric
rehabilitation field in the 1980s, supported employment programs are
now found in a variety of service contexts, including community mental
health centers (CMHCs) and psychosocial rehabilitation agencies.
The evidence for the effectiveness of supported employment comes
mainly from two types of research: day treatment conversion studies and
experimental studies. Four studies have examined what happens when day
treatment programs are replaced with a supported employment program. In
every case there was a substantial increase in employment rates. The
percentage of consumers obtaining competitive jobs quadrupled after
conversion of day treatment to supported employment, while competitive
employment rates in centers not converting their services were
unchanged. No negative outcomes were reported in any of these studies,
except a small minority of consumers who missed the social contact in
day treatment. Centers converting to supported employment had
overwhelmingly favorable reactions from consumers, family members, and
program staff.
A second source of evidence has been 9 carefully controlled experimental studies comparing supported employment to
traditional vocational approaches (e.g., skills training preparation,
sheltered workshops, transitional employment). All 9 studies showed better employment outcomes for consumers receiving supported employment.
Importantly, these studies suggest that supported employment is
superior to other vocational approaches in both urban and rural areas,
for persons of different ethnicities, for both men and women, and for a
wide range of other consumer characteristics. In fact, we have yet to
find any characteristic that would be the basis for excluding someone
from a supported employment program. For example, consumers seem to
benefit more from supported employment than alternative programs
regardless of employment history, clinical history, diagnosis, or,
surprisingly, the presence of co-occurring substance use disorders.
Together, these two lines of research suggest that between 40% and
60% of consumers enrolled in supported employment obtain competitive
employment while less than 20% of similar consumers do so when not
enrolled in supported employment. Other employment outcomes, such as
duration of employment and wages, also generally favor supported
employment programs. Moreover, the beneficial effects of supported
employment are long lasting, as seen in one study that interviewed
consumers 10 years after they were first enrolled.
Many consumers hold more than one competitive job before finding one
that is optimal for them. Research suggests that when consumers have
jobs that match their preferences and capabilities, they are able, with
ongoing assistance from the supported employment team, case managers,
family members, and others, to keep these jobs over a period of time.
Career advancement is a critical issue for all workers. Unfortunately,
job opportunities available to consumers with SMI are often restricted
because of consumers' limited work experience, education, and training.
Consequently, most initial supported employment positions are
unskilled. In addition, most supported employment positions are part
time. Consumers often limit work hours to avoid jeopardizing Social
Security and Medicaid benefits. A continuing challenge for supported
employment programs is helping consumers capitalize on educational and
training opportunities so that they may qualify for skilled jobs and
develop satisfying careers.
Research has identified several critical ingredients of supported
employment that are predictive of improved employment outcomes. These
include the following:
For a more detailed description, we suggest an outstanding new manual that has just been published: Becker, D. R., & Drake, R. E. (2003). A working life for people with severe mental illness. New York: Oxford Press.
Supported employment programs with greater fidelity to these
principles have been found to have higher employment rates. We use a
"fidelity" rating scale to measure the degree to which a program
follows these practice standards. Already in widespread use, the
15-item Supported Employment Fidelity Scale provides consumers
and family members with a tool to identify local providers who offer
the best practice and to advocate for better services.
Supported employment has not been found to lead to increased risk
for rehospitalization or any other negative outcomes. On the other
hand, enrolling in a supported employment program does not, by itself,
increase quality of life or self esteem. However, consumers who are
employed for a meaningful length of time demonstrate significant
improvements in self-esteem and symptom management compared with
clients who do not work.
Access to supported employment continues to be a problem, despite
extensive evidence showing its effectiveness. Less than 25 percent of
consumers with SMI receive any form of vocational assistance, and only
a fraction of them have access to supported employment. Supported
employment programs are now commonly found in CMHCs in some states, but
their capacity falls far short of the need. Barriers to implementation
of high-quality programs exist at many levels-within federal,
state, and local governments (e.g., insufficient and fragmented
funding, complexity of Medicaid reimbursement policy, lack of attention
to outcomes), within agency or program administrations (e.g.,
resistance to change, preoccupation with financial issues, leadership
issues), among clinicians and supervisors (e.g., low expectations for
recovery, lack of understanding), and in the collaboration with
consumers or families (e.g., lack of information). Information about a
national strategy to address these issues can be found at the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center web site.
Consumers and family members can have influence over setting
standards and ensuring adherence to the standards of supported
employment at all levels. They need to know what good services look
like and how to advocate effectively in legislation and funding
decisions. They should seek membership on advisory boards at all
levels. They can collaborate with state officials to fund supported
employment programs and to establish standards according to
evidence-based practices and have them incorporated in licensing
standards, requests for proposals for grant funds, and so on. At the
program level, consumers and family members can demand that entrance
criteria for supported employment be based on a consumer's desire to
work rather than symptoms or work history. They can also participate in
designing supported employment programs. On an individual level,
consumers and family members can advocate for consumer choice and for
services that are proven to be effective.
In conclusion, the main message that we would like to convey is that
supported employment is well defined, it is effective, and it is
relatively easy to implement, compared with many other types of
psychosocial practices.
Reviewed by Gary R. Bond, Ph.D. & Kikuko Campbell, M.P.H., M.A., June 2003


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Tim Reynolds (AP)
CORAL GABLES .- Duke Johnson plays football for one reason. It's not to hear himself touted as Miami's best hope for success this season or for attention, fame or individual accolades.
It's so his mother will never worry about where to sleep again.
A few years ago, long before Johnson became the Hurricanes' star running back, he, his mother and his sister were forced to sleep in a car. They got back on their feet quickly and life returned to normal, but Johnson never forgot what those couple days were like.
"Things like that just make you see the big picture," Johnson said. "She never stopped working. She never quit. Anybody could have quit and said, 'OK, I'm done.' She kept going and kept fighting to get me and my sister in a better place."
Things are most definitely better now. His mother, Cassandra Mitchell is still working, doing her shift and then logging tons of overtime in her role as a corrections officer for Miami-Dade County. And her son is following her lead, working harder than ever with hopes of taking her and the Hurricanes where they want to go.
Among players with at least 300 career rushes and receptions entering this season, no one will enter 2014 averaging more yards per touch than Johnson, whose sophomore season was cut short when he broke his right ankle against eventual national champion Florida State. He's healed and already raring for the start of camp in early August.
"He did things during spring break that he hadn't done since he played Optimist football," Mitchell said. "I'm like, 'Where is my son? What did you do with Duke?' He's always working out, three times a day, early in the morning, late at night. I see him jogging in the street when I thought he was asleep. And then I see him and he says, 'No, you told me to go running.'"
Mother knows best.
When Johnson started rehabbing from the broken ankle, his mother would regularly ask if he was running yet. He'd always say no; eventually she stopped asking. Then one day, he casually mentioned he was running, like it was no big deal — and his mother urged him to do even more, because she felt that he wasn't in the right kind of shape last season.
So he got bigger in his upper body and feels better than ever.
"I'm looking forward to camp," Johnson said.
The Hurricanes started last season 7-0 and climbed to No. 7 in the nation before Johnson got hurt and a freefall began. Miami finished 9-4 and unranked, blown out by Louisville in the Russell Athletic Bowl. When this season starts against those same Cardinals Miami will have a new quarterback — likely freshman Kevin Olsen or transfer Jake Heaps.
Ryan Williams was slotted as the starter before a knee injury in the spring, and he won't be ready for the opener.
"Not worried at all," Johnson said. "Whoever the quarterback is won't have all the pressure. I will accept that role."
Johnson is a rarity, a Miami native not all that unimpressed with the city's temptations. He is usually at home, playing video games or cards. When he goes out, it's often to a bowling alley.
"People, if they knew Duke, really knew Duke, they would be amazed at what he's really like," Mitchell said.
He's also tired of watching his mother work. And when it comes time for Johnson to decide his future — he is already mentioned as a 2015 draft candidate should he elect to leave Miami early — he will be more fixated on what she can get out of the deal than any potential riches that will be coming his way.
He's a mama's boy, and proudly.
"Honestly, I play for her," Johnson said. "At the end of the day, if I didn't have the childhood I did and if it wasn't as tough as it was and my mom didn't struggle the way she did, if I didn't want better for her, I probably wouldn't play football. The reason I play is for her."


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As parents, hubby and I always believe that play is very important in Lil Pumpkin's childhood. It's not just a luxury she can have when she's "free", but a necessity for her to learn, grow and discover the world we live in. It's where her mind and spirit comes alive, and we see how imaginative she is!
|Dinosaurs Playground at Kim Keat
|Watermelon Playground at Tampines
Since I'm so interested in our playgrounds nowadays, it made the most sense that I'll be choosing that as my theme to investigate more on its history and find out more for ourselves on what makes them iconic.
|Mangosteen Playground at Tampines
Designed mainly by Mr Khor Ean Ghee {former in-house designer of HDB}, these were built in the 1970s and 1980s for children to play safely, and to learn about local identity so you will see many designs like dragons, sampans {wooden boats} and even mangosteen fruits that are very unique to our local culture and history.
This cultural aspect is something I find lacking in most modern playgrounds, which is a shame since that's what makes them most meaningful and original to Singapore.
|Dragon Playground at Ang Mo Kio
|Dragon Playground at Toa Payoh
One amazing thing that I really, really love about the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 is its long-lasting battery life. I'm not used to this kind of "luxury" on my electronic devices! :P We brought it out to try out its video and camera functions {more on that in a bit} at the Watermelon playground for a day and it was still going strong! It can last up to 18 hours and is so good it can even help to charge our other smartphones and tablets haha.
The long-lasting battery life is also awesome because with both 4G/LTE and wifi connectivity, that means I can blog pretty much anywhere, anytime and I don't need to worry about lugging around extra cords for charging it!
|Versatile kickstand allows you to hold, tilt, stand & hang the unit
|Playing with our DIY Watermelon Playground
Thankfully I've got hubby who helped me to find an Android app on the tablet to help us come up with a template for the Watermelon playground structures.
|Colouring time!
|Family effort to make our DIY Watermelon Playground
I might post a tutorial on this so keep a look-out ;)
|Pretty similar to the real thing, right?? :P
|So. Much. Fun. Perfect for minifigs & other small dolls.
I think it's the perfect size for minifigs, but any small doll would do.
The tablet has a powerful 8 megapixel rear camera that lets you capture and share sharper photos and videos. Pretty useful if I'm outside blogging and I want to just take good quality photos without using any additional devices. The wide aperture lens also means more light can reach the camera sensor to take better photos in places with dim lighting.
|Full HD screen & Dolby Audio speakers
I had so much fun using the tablet for my #ProjectRESGIcons challenge that just for my readers and friends, I've ONE Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 10" {Android} worth S$599 to give away! I've listed some specs above, but see the full product information on the Lenovo Singapore website.
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2. Be a Sakura Haruka Facebook page fan
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5. Leave me a blog comment telling me which Singapore icon you want to rediscover with your kids & why + FB name you used to like the pages + name you used to subscribe to the newsletter. For those unsure of how to comment, choose "Name/URL" option then add your name and comment.
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* Winner will be announced by Wednesday 18 Feb 2015 on this blog post and notified via email with further instructions on how to collect prize. Winner have 2 days to reply, or the prize will be redrawn.
* Sakura Haruka is not responsible for any prizes lost, damaged or misplaced in delivery.
* Disclosure: This post is part of the Lenovo Singapore #ProjectRESGIcons campaign. Lenovo Yoga 2 10" Tablet was provided by Lenovo Singapore for giveaway. All opinions are my own.


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Amanda Jacobs: We all deserve a break
Last weekend marked the traditional beginning of summer — the season of cooking out on the grill, lying out by the pool and freaking out about whether your bathing suit still fits.
Summer is also a time for vacations — and not just family getaways to Disney World or the Wisconsin Dells or the Grand Canyon. At this time every year, students across the country gear up for their summer breaks.
Aside from a summer job or a reading list for next year's English class, students don't have much to worry about during their delightful three-month hiatus from classes.
As a result, we are conditioned to look forward to summer from a young age. But as we grow up, our summers gradually become more serious as our lifeguard and baby-sitting gigs gradually turn into internships and "real person" jobs.
Then suddenly we're out of school and our summer breaks are gone. June, July and August become simply three more months on our work calendars.
Don't get me wrong — I still look forward to summer. I love sunshine and warm weather and wearing flip-flops and swimming. But I'm sure you would agree that a three-month vacation would make summer even better.
After all, don't we all deserve a break? We work hard all year round, and a summer vacation would give us a chance to relax and recharge. Plus, we would come back to work refreshed and ready for action; morale and productivity would increase at offices around the nation.
Let me tell you a little story that demonstrates how great time off from work can be: A few days ago, I woke up to sunlight streaming through my blinds and bolted out of bed in a panic. I have to be at work at 5 a.m., so I should be up well before the sun.
My clock proclaimed that it was 6:01 a.m., which was not OK. I jumped out of bed like an Olympic gymnast, wondering why my alarm hadn't gone off and why my phone was not displaying missed calls from my co-workers wondering where I was.
As I frantically starting dialing the Times number to let them know that I would be in right away, I had a startling realization: It was Saturday. My alarm did not go off because I didn't need to wake up early, and no one had called me because I didn't have to be at work.
Once my heart palpitations settled down, I was overwhelmed with joy and relief. I had the whole day ahead of me to do whatever I wanted, and I savored every moment of that day off.
Now multiply that by three months. Wouldn't you be overjoyed if you had an entire summer off of work?
Maybe once the federal government is finished dealing with the wars and the economy and all of the rest of the nation's problems (which I'm sure will be any day now), they can hammer out a national Summer Vacation Plan.
Of course, the logistics would be difficult. These would have to be paid vacations in order for people to get very excited about them, and we couldn't very well shut down the nation's entire workforce for three months.
Maybe each business could divide its employees into thirds and give each group one summer month off. Or maybe employees could alternate weeks off throughout the whole summer.
Or maybe I should have thought this through a little better.
Oh well. I guess it's impractical for everyone to have a summer break, so we'll just have to enjoy the days off we already have. Especially in the summer.
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Archive for the 'John 10:10' Tag
What's in the Glass?
A recent beer commercial stated that it's not whether your glass is half full or half empty, it's whether you can get anymore. However, what really matters is not whether the glass is half full or half empty, but what what matters is what is in the glass.
For many Christians, they are satisfied that they have Christ in their life. For others, they want to have the full and meaningful life of Christ – they are "maxed-out." But the tragedy is that we are not living the overflowing life of Christ.
Jesus said he came that we might have life "abundantly." That word "abundantly" is "perissos"in the Greek New Testament and means overflowing. Jesus wants not only to fill us with life, but to have that life overflowing to others. Can you say with the Psalmist, "my cup runneth over?" (Psalm 23:5). Do others enjoy the blessings that overflow from your life with Jesus? What is overflowing from your life?
John 10:10 (NASB)
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly."


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Finance Minor
Non-Lindner students interested in the Finance minor must meet the following requirements to apply:
- Have 30 earned semester credit hours.
- Have at least a 3.0 University GPA and be enrolled in a four-year degree granting program.
- Complete at least 50 percent of all minor coursework in the Lindner College of Business.
- Earn a 2.0 in minor courses to be certified with the minor.
Review the program outline or contact the Lindner College of Business Undergraduate Office at 513-556-7030 for more information.
How to Apply
Business students
File an online Business Minor Application Form. Please be sure you're logged into Lindner Central with your central university username and password before clicking the link below. Once you're logged in, you'll be directed to the appropriate form.
Non-business students
Apply to enroll in a minor program by filing the online Business Minor Application Form. Students will be notified by email of their acceptance into the program and the process for registration in the required Lindner classes. Most business minors require a 3.0 University GPA for admission (Professional Sales and Family Business require a 2.5 GPA; Business Administration requires a 2.0 GPA).
Contact us
Brian Hatch
Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Real Estate, and Insurance and Risk Management
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Turntable Films- "Misleading Interpretations"
Stabbed in the heart and he still makes it to the show on time! After their stellar debut mini-album, Turntable Films made it into my most anticipated for 2012 and "Misleading Interpretations" does not disappoint. It is sad though to see they're a trio now, which must be a recent development as I can hear former keyboardist Nozomi Funada all over this track (I think she even has a cameo in this video?).


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The trampoline fits perfectly in our garage along with a rug, their castle from last year and their play tent! Hopefully this will get them through winter until we can get the Trampoline to the backyard. The only draw back is that I can't park the car in there, but since I am not taking Caleb to school and he is riding the bus, I have no need to get the car warmed up so early in the mornings.
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10. Proclamation signed by Wolf taken from the Marlow Magnet, June 8, 1893, regarding the destruction of all fences that do not belong in the Indian lands, and the removal of all non-Indians who are on the nation's lands.
11. Editorial on Call by Jonas Wolf, June 9, 1893 from the Marlow Magnet, regarding the legislation necessary to transmit the money given by the federal government to the tribe.
12. Two editorials on Call of Wolf taken from the Purcell Register of June 16, 1893 who in turn took the article dated June 13, 1893 from the Kansas City Times of June 14, regarding the law debarring certain groups from receiving any of the allotment money.
13. Editorial on Call by Wolf from the Purcell Register, June 30, 1893, regarding the decision to distribute the money according to the old annuity law.
14. Editorial on Wolf, from the Marlow Magnet, November 2, 1893, regarding statehood for the five tribes.
15. Proclamation of Wolf from the Alliance Courier, January 4, 1894, regarding appointing the legislature to convene in special session.
16. Message of Wolf on January 24, 1894 from the Indian Citizen, Feb. 1, 1894, regarding questions of allotment and statehood.
17. Editorial on Wolf, from the Purcell Register, February 23, 1894, regarding a commitment appointment by Gov. on the questions.
18. Arrest of Wolf, from the Muskogee Phoenix, May 10, 1894, regarding the arrest of the Governor for alleged embezzlement.
19. Arrest of Wolf by the Alliance Courier, May 11, 1894.
20. Editorial on the arrest of Wolf by the Duncan Banner, May 12, 1894.
21. News item on Wolf, by the Duncan Banner, May 12, 1894, regarding the indictment by the Grand Jury of Wolf.
22. Editorial on the first report of the Indian Agent, from the Minco Minstrel, June 22, 1894, regarding non-Indians on Indian lands.
23. Editorial on Wolf by the Wagoner Record, May 18, 1894, regarding the arrest of the Governor.
24. Interview with Wolf by the Marlow Magnet, June 28, 1894, regarding the alleged intruders in the Chickasaw Nation.
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This fantastic photo was taken on the ninth hole of the LPGA Australian Open at Canberra, as Karrie Webb waited for a troop of kangaroos to clear the fairway. This is the same tournament where a Swedish golfer suffered a Black Widow spider bite while attempting to qualify. Australia, you're terrifying and magical and even your beer snakes are dangerous.
Ohtani has the WBC, but will Mike Trout ever lead the Angels to a championship? | Agree to Disagree


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There is only one reason that Chuck Hagel was picked by President Obama to be US Defense Secretary, and why Obama will go nuclear to get him confirmed:
Hagel is the only person alive now dumb enough to deploy US "peacekeeping" troops to what is surely a "West Bank" deathtrap. Don't believe me? Well, in early 2009, two years after Hamas violently took over Gaza, Hagel along with a ragged has-been crew of "Israel Lasters" had some strong "recommendations" for the incoming President Obama.
I will let Hagel's 2009 "recommendations" speak for themselves. But to lend a note of rationality, Florence Gaub, a NATO researcher, in 2010 published a NATO Research paper outlining some of the problems of such a deployment. (I.e. it would need about 60,000 US/Nato troops and about 160 billion Dollars over 10 years) I and I will excerpt her report as well.
Obama's determination in confirming Hagel is based on Obama's belief that Hagel will cripple Israel at any price: including the deaths of thousands of US soldiers at the hands of Hamas suicide bombs in the Palestinian Authority.
"A Last Chance for a Two-State Israel-Palestine Agreement," April 2009. "Submitted to the administration of President Barack Obama" by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Chuck Hagel, et al.
The U.S. parameters should reflect the following fundamental compromise:
[A] non-militarized Palestinian state, together with security mechanisms that address Israeli concerns while respecting Palestinian sovereignty, and a U.S.-led multinational force to ensure a peaceful transitional security period. This coalition peacekeeping structure, under UN mandate, would feature American leadership of a NATO force supplemented by Jordanians, Egyptians and Israelis. We can envision a five-year, renewable mandate with the objective of achieving full Palestinian domination of security affairs on the Palestine side of the line within 15 years. Page 6
III. Substantive Issues to be Resolved: Israel-Palestine
The borders between the two states must be physically secure and fully controlled for their entire length. A U.S.-led multinational force would likely be essential for a transitional period once a peace agreement is concluded. Palestine would likely be non-militarized. No doubt Jerusalem will require a special security and administrative regime of its own and special arrangements will be needed for the use and regulation of Palestinian airspace. Page 12
Security. Demilitarization of the Golan Heights and limited forces zones on both sides – all likely to be supervised by multinational forces featuring American leadership – will be mandatory. Page 13
Annex: Addressing Israel's Security Challenges
Beyond the current efforts we expect that, upon the full agreement of the parties, there will be a robust international effort involving outside armed forces for a period of indeterminate length assisting Palestinian authorities in executing their responsibilities in the security sphere and helping them build capacity in order eventually to act without outside assistance. Page 14
Naturally, the U.S. will play a large and perhaps decisive role. Yet it should not act alone – there should be broad participation reflecting international consensus on the importance of supporting the emergence of a truly sustainable two-state outcome. Page 14
Although General Jones' mandate has focused exclusively on the Israel-Palestine track, clearly there would also be a robust American role in implementing the security-related aspects of any Israel-Syria accord. Beyond helping the IDF with improving capabilities designed to compensate for full withdrawal from territory occupied on the Syrian front since 1967, the U.S. would undoubtedly play a vital role in monitoring a demilitarized Golan Heights and providing early warning services to both parties. Page 16
In our view there is no avoiding a central U.S. role in helping the parties (especially the Palestinian side) meet their security-related responsibilities to each other in the context of two states. Page 16
Research Paper – Research Division – NATO Defense College, Rome – "NATO: Peacekeeping in the Holy Land? A feasibility study," by Florence Gaub. March 2010.
This paper argues that such a mission would struggle to be successful, and is very likely to fail. Although the idea is attractive to some who would like to prove NATO's global peace-enforcing capacity, the chances are that this endeavor would turn bad and tarnish NATO's image in more ways than one. NATO is not currently ready to take on this kind of mission, and might never be. Page 2
Bright lights, big city
Also, there are over 19 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. In total, 4.2 million inhabitants in the area live in cities of this kind, with more than half a million living in refugee camps. This itself implies two things: first, arms caches are difficult to locate without local knowledge, and arms smuggle is facilitated greatly. Disarmament measures would be even more difficult to enforce than they already are under friendlier circumstances. Page 8
Less is not more, less is less
Independently from the local security forces, the NATO force in Palestine (hence the minimalist version) would, if it follows the example of the successful cases of Bosnia and Kosovo, need forces ranging from 43,700 to 76,000 men, including the police forces. Of these, between 16,100 and 28,000 would patrol Gaza, and between 27,600 and 48,000 the West Bank. Page 10
Current theatres of operations would have to be reduced in size before a suitable size NATO mission in Palestine would be available without introducing longer deployments – something many Allies would like to avoid. Page 11
Who dunnit?
Stabilisation missions are largely infantry missions. This is topped in our case by the fact that in worst case scenario, the tasks would entail urban warfare and counterinsurgency, which are also infantry heavy tasks. Page 11
According to some estimates, 57,000 of the 76,000 men would preferably be international civilian police or gendarmerie. Page 11
Time is Money
Aside from the costs for the mission itself, additional costs can be expected, due to the training of the Palestinian police, building infrastructure and providing equipment. Some estimates calculate between $9.61 billion and $16.72 billion per year, not calculating reconstruction efforts, which in the case of the recommended 5 years would result in a total number between $48.05 billion and $83.6 billion. Page 11
In a Nutshell
NATO's mission in Palestine would have slim chances of success, and a high probability of failure. One should not be blinded by perceptions of a historical opportunity and embark on an endeavor that could cost NATO credibility, prestige, money and lives simply because it seems to be a politically symbolic chance in a lifetime to establish NATO as a global security provider.
The territory involved presents aspects that would cause any campaign planner nightmares – densely populated, urban areas with highly intermingled conflicting populations, a volatile political ambiance where the tides can turn any second, and a very experienced opponent if it ever comes to counterinsurgency. Thus, this mission would need thorough preparation, careful planning, sufficient staffing and funding, a significant amount of political will, and would leave a very narrow margin for success. At the current stage, and with its other operations ongoing, it seems irresponsible to hasten NATO into a mission that has all the ingredients to turn into a quagmire that equals the Alliance's involvement in Afghanistan. Page 12
And now for my analysis: Florence Gaub's NATO College real analysis exposes Hagel's US "peacekeeping" "recommendation" for the US defense policy fraud it is. Based on Hagel's sheer hate of Israel, and without a whit of real thinking, Hagel would have had Obama commit the greatest US defense error in US history bringing the deaths of thousands of US soldiers, and the destruction of Israel, America's anchor in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean.
Can anyone imagine the depraved analysis Hagel has been spewing while, at this very moment, he is currently the "Co-Chair" of Obama's "President Intelligence Advisory Board" ("PIAB")?
In fact, Obama specifically nominated Hagel as Co-Chair of the PIAB as reward for Hagel's 2009 insane Middle East "recommendations." No wonder Obama's policy has enabled Iran's nuke program, and betrayed all our historic allies. "Hagel" and "Intelligence" are mutually exclusive terms. For 3 years, Obama has seen Hagel prove himself to be a useful-idiot who will dance to any Kill-Israel tune Obama plays for him.
So, in conclusion, Obama will do anything and everything to get Hagel confirmed because Obama knows Hagel, and only Hagel, hates Israel enough to sacrifice 1000s of US soldiers in body bags, and dumb enough to gladly blow 160 Billion US dollars, we don't have, in order to grossly cripple, or perhaps even destroy Israel. In 2007,
Hagel saw Hamas takeover the Gaza Strip in 10 seconds flat. So in 2009, he knew the 60,000 US troops he was recommending Obama send into the "West Bank" would have been instantly trapped by Hamas, and subject to multiple Marine Beirut Barrack's-type suicide blasts and kidnappings. But to compound Hagel's rank stupidity, Hagel also wanted to put US troops on the Golan at the same time. Imagine what Assad would have done with US troops on the Golan Heights!! Add to the thousands of US body bags,
Hagel would happily spend 160 Billion US dollars we will have to borrow from the Chinese (over ten years of a minimum deployment) to expose US troops to mass-murder suicide bombing by Iran's Hizbullah, and Tel Aviv to Hamas fired chemical-katyusha rocket barrages. (As an author's note, if AIPAC plans on lobbying the US Congress for their "West Bank/Golan-for-Dead-US-GIs" "peace" plan, they should also plan on fighting Mark Langfan like they did in 1994; when they tried it the first time, and lost. Remember well the Nickels' Defense Authorization Amendment fight!!!! See, US Troops On Golan Quicksand, by Mark Langfan,1994,
But get this, in early 2009, Hagel proved his total obsession with annihilating Israel by his stating in the 2009 paper's preface: "In short, the next six to twelve months may represent the last chance for a fair, viable and lasting solution." (Toto, we're not in Nebraska 2009 anymore!) So, in 2009, Hagel was fiercely advocating for 60,000 US troops to have been already deployed by 2010, and 45 Billion US dollars already poured down the drain!! Such defense policy insanity conclusively proves Hagel is uniquely and inherently disqualified to be US Defense Secretary. Hagel's 2009 "White Paper" shows only one thing: Obama has, in Hagel, knowingly nominated someone whose abysmal defense policy judgment is only "exceeded" by his evident virulent hate for both Israeli and American Jews.
The US Senators now voting for Hagel's confirmation don't know that they are now really voting for a deployment of 60,000 US soldiers to the "West Bank" and Golan Heights. If the Senators don't stop this catastrophic train now, the Obama-Hagel "peace" locomotive will run them over when the actual time comes for the deployment decision.
Calling Israel's "Guardian" Chuck Schumer? Where are you?